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Downtime with the disaster lineage
#fan art#artists on tumblr#star wars fanart#star wars: the clone wars#fix it au#captain rex#obi wan kenobi#anakin skywalker#ahsoka tano#Post-War Vacay with the buds#Anakin doesn’t fall -au#no order 66#within a few moments of this image Obi-Wan lifted all the remaining petals and dunked them on Anakin which started a war#That Anakin won because chosen ones are OP#Rex continued filming and sharing to the group channel containing all the ex-commanders of the ex-GAR on their own respective vacays
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Rex: You said that you were going on some spiritual retreat!
Cody: Namaste
Rex: And you're supposed to be dead!
Fox: ...I got better?
#does tatooine count as a spiritual retreat#sw#tcw#Post Order 66 AU#Commander Cody#Commander Fox#Captain Rex#sw incorrect quotes
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After months of waiting patiently I'm FINALLY able to post my contribution to the @rexsokazine !! I'm incredibly honored to have been invited to participate in this zine as a guest artist.
Everyone running the event was so kind and understanding and I'm very grateful for that, especially given the fact that I had one thing after another happen last year. Thank you guys for such a good experience 💛 and thanks to all of the other participants for helping to make such a gorgeous final product!! 😍
#star wars#rexsoka#commander rex#rex+ahsoka#can be taken as romantic or platonic idc#i think it was placed in the romantic section of the final zine but i drew it to be ambiguous#ahsoka tano#ahsoka#post order 66#rex#clone wars#fanart#zine contribution#fandom event
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𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐀 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦
Captain Rex x Reader Every waking moment you had to yourself, you spent on trying to remember. To remember his touch. His voice, his warmth. His face and his eyes. But how could you when after so many years it's become nothing but a blur? And each time you're close, each time your mind drags back pieces of the puzzle together, you're interrupted. Word Count: 1,462 Warnings: Angst A/N: This idea came to me whilst listening to Once Upon A Dream from Sleeping Beauty and I couldn't help myself but vomit words onto screen, I hope whoever reads this enjoys this because I loved the idea TT
The city lights from below twinkled and burned brightly like the stars in the dark sky above. A miniscule smile rested atop your lips, a familiar gleam sparkling in your irises.
The cold autumn breeze flew past you, ruffling your unruly hair into an even more so, larger mess.
A blue, old scarf a size too big hugged and entangled your shoulders, floating up and down with the cold. Your fingers twiddled with the loose threads, feeling the coarse material between the pads of your fingers. It was a gift from him. The man from your dreams.
You used to love him. You used to miss him. You used to wait for him.
You used to walk with him,
Once upon a dream.
His hands used to be warm, his gaze so smitten.
That look in his eyes, was so familiar a dream.
His voice used to be so soft, his touch so tender.
Those visions of him, you knew they were seldom true.
His embrace endearing, his kisses slow and passionate, as though you were the most delicate flower he had ever the pleasure of finding.
His love was your hope, like that of a sprouting seedling in a vast desert. His scent was your calm, like the sound of rain pattering against glass. His voice a lullaby to your dreams.
And now all you had left of him was the old, scruffy, pale blue scarf.
And you loved it as much as you loved him and he loved you.
The faint scent of his cheap cologne still lingered. You had done your best to find the brand, but failed. How hard was it to find the same exact cheap cologne? Very, you had come to realise.
The Empire destroyed everything. It took him away, it destroyed his memory.
"Y/n?" His voice asked, but it wasn't his voice. This one had a husky timbre to it, as though he hadn't felt anything but the familiar burn of a cigar against his lips in a long time. It wasn't the same.
"Hunter?" Your voice came out soft, quiet as though he had interrupted an intimate moment you were having.
He took a long moment to continue, his gaze sturdy and focused on your figure.
"Someone's here to see you."
His eyes met yours as you shifted around, a brow raised questioningly. His shoulders stiffened, his breath catching in his throat. He knew what you were about to say.
"Tell them-"
"It's urgent," He interrupted, putting emphasis to his words, swallowing harshly as he felt his throat tighten, "I wouldn't be here if it wasn't," He paused again, this time his gaze dropping to the wet concrete beneath his feet, and suddenly he was all too aware of the loud pattering of the rain against his hair and the concrete, of the rough and short beats of your heart echoing in his ears, "Trust me." His gaze rose back to yours.
With a shake of your head, you pulled the scarf tighter around yourself. This was one of the few bits of time you had to yourself, that you could spend on thinking. Thinking of him.
Amongst the many missions and bounties, your mind always failed to remember him. The faces of his brothers, the different tones and accents and timbres, they all mixed and matched together until it was all a blur. At first, you were happy to be surrounded by Hunter and the Batch. But now you could barely remember the face of the man from your dreams.
The door creaked shut behind you, the sound of rain muffled by the all-too loud music of the bar below. You hated it. You could never focus with it on.
The heavy scent of alcohol lingered in the air, like a poisonous fog ready to fill your lungs and taint your blood. Your chest felt stuffy every time you were forced to be in the vicinity of the awful stench.
Hunter's heavy boots thudded against the concrete floor, his head hung low as he kept a fast. steady pace, refusing to give you enough opportunity to question him, enough chance to prod him where you needed to get your answers.
He wouldn't give in so easily even if you tried.
Not tonight.
Though it seemed you hadn't felt the need to ask.
Not tonight.
Your mind was in a different plane, a different galaxy. A distant past.
The hallway seemed to narrow down the longer you walked, winding around corners and staircase openings like a never-ending labyrinth. You were slowly becoming sick of it. Why was this building so dauntingly tall?
The walls seemed to be crumbling down and wailing for repair with each crack that extended down hallways, staircases and rooms. Grimaced faces were painted on the sickly orange walls, freshly patched spots grasping to hold the structure together as the building shook with the volume and vibrations of the music.
Hunter hated it too. But he could bare with this for a moment longer. For you.
His throat dried up as the door came into view, and his ears heard the way the pace of your heart picked up as he spoke, "They're behind that door."
His hands fell to his side, smearing the sticky sweat on his armoured thigh, and his steps slowed down, his own heart matching the pace of yours. You must have known by now, right?
"Who is it?" You asked as you came to an abrupt stop, just inches away from the door. You looked up at him, your eyes searching his. The two of you stared into each others eyes, silently communicating through the miniscule, atomic-like movements of your irises.
It wasn't hard to know what you were thinking. Nor what Hunter was.
Who is it? He imagined your voice to be soft, velvety like freshly cleaned cushions, the unsure tenderness of it warming his heart.
Go ahead and find out. You imagined his voice to be gravelly, like waves crashing against a sandy shore, the hum they left behind sending shivers down your spine.
With a soft sigh, you turned away from his towering frame.
Lifting a shaky hand, you turned the knob.
The door creaked uncomfortably, like the wornout strings of an old violin.
A gentle, dimmed light flooded the hallway, painting it a sickly shade of yellow. Was this a hotel or a pigsty?
You could almost taste the years worth of dust on the tip of your tongue.
The doorknob felt rough and weak under your touch, the dragged wood pressing against the pads of your fingers.
With a heavier push, the door managed to pull open, screeching in protest until it came to a final stop.
Your chest stopped heaving up and down as the air was caught in your throat.
A sudden lightheadedness hit you, eyelashes blinking rapidly as you tried to get a tighter grasp on the doorknob. For a moment, you scrunched your eyes shut, and fought away the dizziness that clamped around your temple like a pair of metal tongs.
When your eyes opened again, you felt a pair of arms get a hold your waist.
Was someone hugging you?
Maybe, you thought and as you slowly looked down, you noticed a pair of armoured arms wrapped around you. Hunter's arms.
Did you fall?
You couldn't feel your legs.
As you looked up again, it all dawned on you.
The man from your dreams.
At first, you only saw the faded maroon poncho. It was overly large, and clearly didn't fit. It looked old, tattered as loose threads stuck out at odd angles.
And then you glanced down. White armour clung to his legs, embracing his feet and shins and thighs.
Your gaze wondered up, spotting the helmet seated atop a bed behind him. Blue streaks dancing down the expanse of the white coat of paint. It lingered there, pricking at your heart strings as though wanting them to snap one by one.
It hurt.
Your chest was burning.
Your throat tightened, the painful drags of a wail tugging at your voice chords.
The arms around your waist tightened, a familiar head of ashy, chestnut brown hair tickling at your skin.
Where were you again?
Your eyes fluttered, blinking erratically as you fought to look up. Your mind couldn't let you.
You couldn't-
You couldn't rememeber his face.
A hand flew to your gaping mouth, covering the strangled whimper that erupted from deep within your chest, tearing at your throat as slowly, slowly you allowed your eyes to look up.
It hurt.
Did he always look so familiar? So.. Awfully perfect? So familiarly strange?
His warm, honey gold irises were locked onto you, wide and unblinking and disbelieving.
New wrinkles and aged lines dragged at his tanned skin, painting the picture of an abandoned, weary, scarred soldier, an abandoned and forgotten man.
His hair was still that beautiful blonde, his sun-kissed skin and chapped lips still brought out that awfully familiar, but long forgotten feeling in the pits of your stomach.
It's him.
It's-
"Rex?"
#captain rex x reader#star wars#the clone wars#angst#captain rex#tcw#star wars fanfiction#star wars the clone wars#sw tcw#sw tcw fanfic#tcw rex#ct 7567#the bad batch#the bad batch hunter#order 66#post order 66#jedi reader#star wars x you#captain rex x you#star wars prequels#tcw fanfic#rex x you#clone trooper#clone trooper rex x reader
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Me: Why do i love making myself sad by thinking about the clones and order 66 and the jedi so much?
Also me: Captain America: The Winter Soldier is my favourite movie of all time.
#being forced to turn on the ones you fought alongside for years#mind control making you try to kill your closest friends#being forced to fight for an evil that secretly grew within the supposedly good government#being freed from the mind control and having to be on the run not knowing who you are and what your place is#having to live with the guilt from the things you had no choice but to do#these concepts are nothing new to me#they've been on my mind for a decade#also project insight reminds me of the death star#star wars#marvel#the clone wars#the clones#order 66#the jedi order#the fall of the jedi#comander cody#obi wan kenobi#the winter soldier#bucky barnes#steve rogers#captain america#captain america: the winter soldier#ca:tws#mcu#captain rex#the bad batch#tbb crosshair#the 501st#kate's post
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Hey can yall help me find a fic? Pretty please? It's one of my favorite and I swear I bookmarked it but I can't find it now.
Its a post order 66 stars wars fic. I think there's two in the series? But the premise is that padme gives birth on the way to mustfar so she and obi ean go on the run and meet up with Rex and ahsoka. Everybody is having a bad time in their grief and lashing out at obi wan who slowly stops talking. Eventually obi wan goes off on a solo mission and ends up rescuing Cody and a few other clones. They continued to go off on missions together and continue to save more clones. Eventually everybody starts to heal and make up.
#Star wars#Ao3#Fanfics#Post order 66#I would love to find this fic again#It's so so good and real and the angst is beautiful#Hurt/comfort#I know a popular star wars fic author deleted their works but I don't think this was one of theirs#obi wan kenobi#commander cody#Codywan#captain rex#ashoka tano#padme amidala#bail organa#The twins are technically there existing as babies#please help#I think it was called the price of grief or something similar
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There is one rule in the Star Wars universe and its that the more trauma someone goes through, the hotter they become.
#star wars#captain rex#Post order 66 that man managed to become a 12/10#din djarin#obi wan kenobi#gregor#kanan jarrus#alexsandr kallus#Sabe#Like.... all the skywalkers#Maul#Finn
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“Ahsoka-” Rex hesitated for a moment, trying to find the right words for what he wanted to say, before continuing, “Why are you here?”
“What do you mean?” Her face had a quick flash of puzzlement but her tone was gentle.
“Are you here because of the rebellion?”
“No, Rex.” She stepped closer and looked him square in the eyes, “I’m here for you.”
— BlueStarlalight, from Chapter 3 in ‘Untrained’
#fic: rated m#post order 66#canon divergence#rexsoka#rexsoka fic quotes#captain rex#ahsoka tano#star wars#the clone wars#star wars the clone wars#swtcw#star wars rebels#BlueStarlalight
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classes have been kicking my ass but have this
#obligatory quality warning. why does it do me like this#commander fox#captain rex#star wars#the clone wars#sw tcw#some of the lighting in this is a bit all over the place bc i was experimenting a lil#i wanted to mess around with clothes too so imagine this is a mission or maybe some kinda post-order 66 au or smth#no i did not draw this because i ran out of cigs and havent been able to get a new pack. what are you talking about#dont talk to me about the background. i hate backgrounds
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I am going to hurt everyone with my next fic, it’s totally not about if Anakin hadn’t become a sith but was with Ahsoka and Rex when order 66 activated and how he has to try not to get killed or accidentally kill Rex until he can get the inhibitor chip removed, I would never do that :3
#tcw rex#tcw#sw tcw#the clone wars#anakin skywalker#clone trooper rex#ahsoka tano#order 66#tcw fanfic#:)#lmk if you wanna be tagged when I finish and make the actual post for the fic
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Rex headcanons Pt. 1
Revels in even the smallest shred of attention from those he loves, which typically doesn't exceed more than the Jedi and his brothers. I can imagine Rex, running on absolute fumes and aching to go horizontal after the latest campaign, giving in when Fives or Jesse (or anyone else) smile at him with hope reflecting in their eyes – hope of spending time together, sharing laughs and drunken confessions. It wasn't often he was granted the opportunity to stop being Captain Rex (Ori'vod, the Battalion called him) and let his guards down. Though not blessed with ease in conversation and a relaxed disposition that some of his brothers developed after leaving Kamino, Rex craves connection more than anything. He wishes to understand the secret aspirations of his brothers just as much as he wishes to know their deepest fears so that he may do his best to ensure they never happen.
In the same vein, Rex prides himself in his implementation of risk prevention strategies. But he blames himself when things go haywire. Like his Jedi general, releasing control and accepting loss are difficult for Rex. If he could take blaster bolts to bring back every fallen brother, he'd do it without thinking – and he'd wear each scar with pride. This doesn't stem from a place of pride or wanting to be a hero. It goes back, instead, to the isolation he remembers before finding those he belonged with, those who looked like him, spoke like him and understood the loneliness he'd felt and could not go back to. Instead, it was the dread that filled him each time he thought about the dreams of a brother burning out like yet another star from a dying system that kept his feet trudging through each battlefield. There was a hope that, after the war, the clones would be granted more humanity.
When graced with time, Rex will say a silent prayer for the brothers who perished so that he could continue their mission. At first, he keeps his helmet on to hide the streaks of dampness that leave trails through the dirt and grime on his cheeks. As the months and years go by, however, he removes his helmet so that his brother's identity is not the only one left unknown by the harsh world he died in. (The tears eventually hesitate to fall too, and he hates it.) The prayers usually are an angry jumble of chaotic thoughts accompanied by the hope that his brothers' souls will find peace now that they were not being forced to fight a war that wasn't theirs. Ahsoka realizes this and encourages Rex to meditate and let his anger go to the Force.
Since Saleucami, Rex has been preoccupied with thoughts of building his own home and family. He wonders if there could be someone out there waiting for him, someone he'd have the pleasure to know and protect of his own volition. He finds himself daydreaming about four walls that he can call his, that he can fill with the things he chooses – to eat warm meals in, rather than a bland ration bar. Ideally, it'd be enough land to have space for any brothers who wish to visit or stay.
When asleep somewhere he knows is safe, he finds himself dreaming of someone beside him. The apparition has no specific traits or physicality; it's just the idea of having someone close, someone near, that gets him to relax and begin drifting into a dream. He likes to run through the mental catalogue of planets he's seen, the foliage, the weather, and the people. Though when awake, he does his best to push the fictional future he dreamed of deep down into the pit of his stomach; the possibility of not having that someday causes fear to fill his heart. And fear, he's heard, ultimately leads to suffering.
#ct 7567#captain rex#star wars#the clone wars#clone headcanons#headcanon#order 66#post order 66#clone trooper jesse#arc trooper fives#501st battalion#79s clone bar#kaminoans#clone troopers#saleucami#the deserter#remember that episode?#yeah#anakin skywalker#mentioned#did op make themselves sad?#yes#will it happen again?#most definitely#rex lovers im sorry#sfw post
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The saga of the dead cacti...
For @bitwhizzle, for her pursuit of Rex & Cody taking selfie.
#I'm in a bit of slump#burn out so to speak#nothing better for this than making a low pressure gift#star wars#sw fanart#the clone wars#tcw fanart#commander cody#captain rex#no order 66#post war#civilian life is kinda kicking cody's ass#as in the world refuse to abide to strict military rules and it's annoying cody to all kind of seven hells#don't talk to him about “inside plants”#this is his 5th cactus#he would like to switch but Rex is on a streak#because he not-so secretly loves watching Cody kills the unkillable#poor cody#poor cactus
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After rescuing Leia from the Death Star and getting back to the Rebel base:
Rex: .....
Cody: What are you thinking about?
Rex: I'm just- there's just something really familiar about her
Cody: Who? The Princess?
Rex: Yeah! It's like- I swear at several points it feels like I'm talking to a miniature Fox
Cody: ........now that you say it-
Leia, in the distance: What are you?
Han, muffled: .....an idiot sandwich
Leia: Correct. Now stay out of my way, or I'm going to put you onto the menu!
Cody:
Rex: It's uncanny
Cody, wholly starting to believe in reincarnation: Yeah
Rex: Cody I'm scared
#they are honestly terrified for a moment before finding out fox is still alive#then it's a moment of relief#and then they realise that there are now two fox's running around#rip everybody#sw#tcw#sw ot#post order 66 au#captain rex#commander cody#leia organa#han solo
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The Ballad of the Doe:
Angst AU time:
The clones who died before order 66 were devastated when they saw what was happening to their siblings. Watching them loose their individuality that they tried so hard to gain. The clones formerly apart of the 501st battalion suffered the worst, if it was watching their brothers in the 501st or seeing what happened to the 332nd company
But at lest when they died they were set free, right?
Any clones that died while fully under the control of the chip didn’t come back to themselves after death. Instead they turned into a Doe. These clones had no memories of their life or who they used to be, just impressions. They knew they had a life knew they used to have a personality, but no idea what that used to be.
So when Hardcase, Tup and Fives saw Jesse’s death and went to greet him in the afterlife they didn’t see the brother they knew and fought with so many times. Instead they saw John Doe.
As far as everyone knows, there is no cure. And all that’s left of those brothers are shells.
#clone trooper jesse#arc trooper jesse#332nd company#501st battalion#order 66#post order 66#arc trooper fives#clone trooper tup#clone trooper hardcase#the clone wars#I ve been listening to ride the cyclone recently#and the ballad of Jane doe#inspired me#Star Wars#how are we thinking captain Rex and Ashoka react?
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In Command - Part 17
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A/N: I HAVE FINALLY RETURNED WITH A NEW INSTALLMENT OF THIS VERY NEGLECTED FIC (sorry). As always, thank you to the outstanding @teletraan-meets-jarvis for beta-reading for me!
Chapter Rating: E (18+ MINORS SKEEDADDLE)
Warnings: canon-typical violence, language, explicit sexual content (fingering, cum eating)
Word Count: 8.8k words
It was not an easy night.
Rex awoke with Lothal’s twin moons high in the sky, casting wild, flickering reflections across the walls from the small water deposit inside the cave. He tried to will the ache in his chest away, hoping he could just doze back off and ignore it, but it eventually blossomed into a searing pain that felt as though it was tearing his upper torso apart. He wasn’t sure how long he tried to ignore it, and he didn’t realize he was groaning quietly until he felt a hand press against his cheek. His eyes flew open to find Senna hovering over him, her features etched with concern.
“I’m giving you another dose. Hang on.”
He might have protested if he was more alert, but before he could even think of an argument, there was a slight pinch in the muscles of his neck. The painkiller did its job almost instantly, flooding his body with relief, but it was nothing compared to the warmth he felt at the sight of seeing Senna still there, still with him.
After all this time and everything I’ve been through, I’ve at least got that going for me.
He let his head rest back against the bag heavily as she wiped sweat from his face with a cool, damp cloth. She offered him more water, and that was when he realized desperately needed to relieve himself.
Kriff.
He tried to roll over and stand on his own, but even with the painkiller winding its way through his system, his knee buckled almost immediately when he tried to put weight on it.
“Rex, stop. What do you need? I can get it.”
He grimaced at her. “Not something you can get, love.”
Senna was clearly confused until understanding dawned across her face. “Ah. Ok, well I’ll help you stand and get outside.”
“Sen, I can’t ask-”
“You’re not asking. I’m telling you. I’d have done this even if we weren’t madly in love with one another.” She winked at him teasingly as she quickly pulled her clothes on, but the words she’d said made him almost giddy.
He gave her a pained smile. “I’d somewhat hoped to not ruin the magic just yet.”
She grinned back at him and shrugged. “Who says it’s ruined?”
Gently, she helped pull him to his feet, taking all of the weight off of his injured leg, and the two of them carefully started moving towards the mouth of the cave. Rex had always hated depending on people for seemingly routine tasks when he was injured or incapacitated, but somehow, having Senna hold him up and help him was far less humiliating than he’d anticipated. In fact, there was something oddly intimate about it.
Madly in love with one another.
He was certain he’d never get tired of hearing those words. They sounded so good falling from her lips, he’d almost wondered if he’d dreamt them in the moment. Luckily, he had a massive wound in his chest to ensure he knew he was, in fact, quite awake.
Rex managed to lean himself against the cliff’s face, bracing one shoulder against the rock, and was relieved that Senna turned away, absently kicking at a clod of dirt to give him a semblance of privacy. He managed to relieve himself with only minimal awkwardness and grunting, finally managing to fasten his pants closed again.
Feeling triumphant and perhaps overly confident, Rex tried again to stand on his own once more, pressing his palms against the rocky wall, and again, he failed as his leg crumpled beneath him. Senna’s hands caught him immediately as his knee buckled, and she managed to haul him back to his feet.
“Stop being so stubborn and let me help you,” she muttered, pulling his arm back over her shoulders as she dug her fingers under his belt to hold him up. There was only a little heat in her words, but as he looked at her, he could see she was smiling. Everything about them felt natural to him: leaning on her for support, allowing her to help him, allowing her to love him fully and loving her just as much in return. Being with her was easy, the easiest thing he’d seemingly ever done. Of course, Rex understood there would be hard times still. It was inevitable, but at least for now, he relished this moment with her and the newness of it all. He smiled to himself as they limped back to the bedroll.
Senna managed to ease him down with only minimal grunting and shuffling, offering him a sanitation wipe for his hands from the medpack before lying down next to him and pulling the blankets back up over them. Rex shifted onto his side to face her, propping himself up on one elbow. Her eyes crinkled slightly as she smiled at him, reaching out to gently touch his chest.
“How are you feeling?”
“The best I’ve ever felt,” he rasped, feeling his cheeks beginning to ache from his smile.
She rolled her eyes at that. “I’m serious, Rex.”
He caught her hand, bringing it to his lips and brushing a kiss against her knuckles. “So am I.”
Senna ducked her head slightly, dipping her nose beneath the covers, and even though the dim lighting made it impossible to tell, he was certain she was blushing. After a few moments, she scooted closer to him, close enough that their noses brushed in the dark, and Rex slipped a hand into her hair, cradling the back of her head as he pulled her lips against his.
Maker, he was certain he’d never get tired of kissing her either now that he’d been given permission to. And the best part was how eagerly she kissed him back, as if she too was basking in the newness of it all, of the fact that she no longer had to keep that part of herself locked away.
“Careful,” she whispered, mischief dancing in her eyes. “Or else I may have to take you for another ride.”
He chuckled against her lips. “As if I’d deny you that.” His hands were already moving, slipping underneath the blankets to her waistband, her skin flushed and warm under his fingertips. She groaned into his mouth as his tongue slipped past her lips, teasing her gently.
“You need to sleep,” she mumbled, her scolding tone half-hearted at best.
“I’ll sleep when we get picked up tomorrow,” he murmured, slipping his hand into her trousers. Despite her protests, Senna’s legs fell apart to grant him access, and he found the warm wetness of her arousal waiting for him underneath her undergarments. He huffed in satisfaction as he felt her breath stutter when his fingers grazed her soaked core.
“Besides,” he whispered against her ear. “I don’t think I could go back to sleep knowing how wet you are right now.” His fingers gathered her slick, circling her clit, and her hips bucked against his hand. Her fingers dug into his forearm, and she pressed herself closer to him, making it easier for him to slide two fingers into her cunt.
“Rex,” she whined.
“I’m right here, love. Tell me what you want.”
The wound in his chest protested slightly as he worked his arm, plunging his fingers further into her and searching for the spongy place deep inside of her, but the pain certainly wasn’t enough to deter him, not with the way Senna looked right now. Her chest heaved with each high-pitched moan and gasp, and her cunt clenched around his digits. He felt her hips rise to meet his hand, pressing her clit against the heel of his palm, and he applied pressure, watching as the tendons in her throat became more pronounced. She gasped when he found that sensitive place inside her, pressing against it with the pads of his fingers as he pushed a third finger into her.
The cave’s quiet was punctured by Senna’s whimpers and the obscene wet sounds coming from between her legs as Rex worked to bring her to orgasm. His cock was straining in his pants, but at the moment, he was completely focused on Senna, his own pleasure distant in his mind as she came undone for him. He’d pleasured other partners before, but there was something so very different about watching Senna come undone for him.
He wanted to see her orgasm so badly, and he needed to be the one to give it to her.
Her brows pinched together as she stared into his eyes, and he felt her body shudder once more, her cunt clenching around his fingers. He’d dreamt of giving her this pleasure for months, of what it would feel like and how she’d look, but nothing he’d ever imagined compared to this, and he was certain he’d never get enough of it, of her.
The times they’d been intimate prior to tonight had been laced with apprehension, the looming question of what everything meant hanging in both of their minds. But now, he knew where he stood with her, no more secrets keeping them from fully indulging and letting go.
And he certainly wasn’t going to be held back any longer.
“Don’t stop,” Senna whispered.
Her eyes were pleading, begging for release, for pleasure that only he could give her, and he wanted nothing more than to watch her fall apart on his fingertips. He wanted to learn how to perfectly strum every inch of her, to map every place that made her orgasm, to memorize every sound so that he could know exactly how close she was to the precipice. The knowledge that he’d get to do just that, spend as long as he wanted touching and kissing every inch of her unhindered sent excitement coursing through his veins.
She’s mine, and I’m hers. And I get to touch her like this. I get to sleep with her, sleep next to her, wake up with her in my arms. All of it.
She was clutching his forearm so tightly, he was certain her fingernails were leaving crescent-shaped indentations in his skin, but when her spine arched and his name fell from her lips, he knew there would be no stopping himself from pulling her over the edge, no matter how much his body protested. His hips jerked reflexively, and pain shot through his leg. He buried his face in Senna’s neck, grunting against her skin.
“Rex, we can-” she tried, noting his clenched teeth and labored breathing.
“Shhh,” he whispered. “Let me take care of you. Tell me what you want.”
“Kiss my n-neck,” she whimpered, relenting to him. “I… I like it when you do that.”
Rex tilted his head so that he could press his lips against the sensitive place on her throat that he’d made a note of the first night they’d been intimate. Senna’s response was immediate, and Rex’s pulse thrummed with pride as she clenched around his fingers.
“Rex… fuck, right there. Fuck. I’m close.” Senna was frantically grinding against his palm now. “L-let me touch you. F-fuck let me-”
“No, Sen. This is about you,” he replied huskily, gritting his teeth against the pain in his chest and leg. He wanted to see her come undone again for him, needed it, and that trumped all of the pain he felt. He sucked the skin of her throat, and felt her pulse leap under his tongue. He loved that he could feel her approaching her orgasm, that the signs were already so apparent to him, but he’d always been able to read Senna.
Now, he was just allowed even more.
“Cum for me, Senna.”
Her back arched, and he pulled back to take it all in. Sweat beaded along her hairline as her mouth fell open. The tendons in her throat were taut under her skin as she unleashed a stuttering moan. He felt her cunt spasm around his fingers as she suddenly rocked forward, curling over herself and whimpering as she rode through her orgasm.
“Rex, I-I…”
“I know, love. Let me have it all.”
She shuddered a few more times, her cunt clenching in tandem with the waves of her climax before she finally slumped against the cave floor, her chest rising and falling as she tried to catch her breath. When she finally opened her eyes, she grinned dopily at him, reaching towards his belt, but he stopped her.
“But you-”
“I’m fine,” he reassured her. “That was what I wanted.” He leaned back, sucking her release from his fingers, and Senna playfully growled.
“See? The magic’s still very much intact. Especially if you keep doing that to me.”
Rex grinned, leaning down to kiss her. “I look forward to doing that more often. To doing everything more often.”
He felt her mouth curl into a smile against his lips. “I’m open to trying anything if that’s the sort of orgasm I’ll get.”
Rex stroked her cheek, resting his forehead against hers. “I’d give you anything you asked for, Senna Aven.”
She bumped her nose against his before settling back onto her bedroll, her eyes still sparkling as she watched him readjust. Her hand gently grazed the bandage on his chest, smoothing over the edges that were starting to peel up slightly.
“Maybe we wait for the more physically demanding asks until you get better.” Her voice was soft, and he could tell she was thinking about how he’d almost died. He hadn’t needed to be awake to know how strenuous that time had been on her. The minute he’d opened his eyes, he had been able to see the strain she’d been under, the fear and the desperation that came with him being on the brink of death. He’d felt a certain amount of guilt that she’d felt that way on his account, a guilt which had grown when he’d realized she’d sacrificed some of her own life force to save him.
But now I carry a piece of her with me. Forever.
He rested his hand on top of hers, meeting her eyes. “I love you,” he said quietly, hoping the words brought her peace and reassurance that he was still here, that he was hers.
“And I love you,” she whispered back. “I’m sorry it took me so long to come around. I just… I wasn’t sure I could be with you and keep you safe. But maybe I can do both.”
“We keep each other safe,” he said quietly. “That’s what we’ve done from the start.”
“That’s right,” she agreed with a small smile. “There… there’s something I haven’t told you about me, Rex.”
He couldn’t keep his eyebrow from rocketing up, and he could see it immediately made her nervous. “It-it’s nothing major. I just…it doesn’t feel right that you don’t know.” Her tongue darted out to wet her lips. “Just before…well, before the war ended, I was granted the rank of Master. I’m a Jedi Master.”
Rex stared at her for a moment as he turned the new piece of information over in his mind. He was far from an expert in Jedi traditions, but he knew it was no small feat to be granted the rank of Jedi Master. That honor came with multitudes of privileges and responsibilities, none of which the Senna he knew seemed that interested in, so it did surprise him slightly. She was still watching him nervously, as if that piece of knowledge was something she’d long kept secret.
She has, he thought. It’s the last bit of herself she’s kept hidden from me.
“Did you think that would change how I see you?” he asked, trying to probe for the source of her nerves.
“Not necessarily. It’s… it’s something that was so new, and then when the Order fell, it didn’t feel right to even mentally acknowledge that. I felt like I’d failed and let the entire Order down, but it is a piece of me. Who I was… am. I’m… I’m a Jedi Master. And I wanted you to know that.”
He squeezed her hand. “Well, since we’re sharing, I was technically a commander for a short while. I was promoted before Ahsoka and I left for Mandalore, but when I didn’t carry out Order 66, I was verbally demoted to captain again. Not sure how official that became since the ship we were on went down. But-” His mind stuttered as the image of the young Togruta he’d escaped with came to mind.
Ahsoka. I haven’t told her.
“Rex?” Senna had lifted her head to look at him, clearly concerned something in the memory had wounded him. He smiled reassuringly.
“There’s something else I meant to tell you. Never found the right time. But Ahoksa commed me.”
Senna’s eyes widened, and she propped herself up. “When?”
He cringed slightly, embarrassed now at how much space he’d put between them.
I thought it was for the best.
And deep down, in the moment, he’d wanted that conversation with Ahsoka for himself. But now, it felt only right to share that with Senna, someone who cared just as much about the young Togruta’s wellbeing.
“I had a message waiting when we got back from the capital.”
She nodded, her teeth digging into her lip as she watched him for a few moments. “How is she?” she finally asked.
“Safe. On Raada.”
“Yes, that’s good, but how is she, Rex?”
He sighed, letting his gaze drift up to the ceiling. “Still hurting. Still finding her way.”
Senna snuggled closer to him, pressing her forehead against his bicep as she ran her fingers along his arm until they interlaced with his own, gently squeezing his hand.
“Do you think she’ll come back to the fight?”
His eyes burned slightly, and he cleared his throat hard to keep the sudden rush of emotions at bay. “I hope so. I really do. But I’d understand if she didn’t.”
Senna appeared to note the change in his tone, and she kissed his shoulder. “She’ll come back, Rex. Like I did. It might take longer, but I do think she’ll come around eventually. And I’m glad she called you.”
He smiled, turning his head to meet her eyes. “I told her I was with you.”
Senna raised an eyebrow. “And what did she say about that?”
Rex chuckled. “She liked the idea. I obviously told her things weren’t romantic at that point.”
Senna rolled her eyes. “Obviously.”
“But she knew anyway. And I… I think she liked the thought that I wasn’t alone. That I had someone with me, someone she knew, in whatever capacity that was.”
He felt Senna hum against his skin. “Well, next time you talk to her, you can tell her things worked out. And that I was an idiot. She always did tease me about overlooking the obvious things in favor of making everything more complicated.”
Rex smiled, managing to place a kiss to her forehead. “I think I can take some of the blame as well. I’d been trying to find the right place and time to talk to you for weeks, and just could never find the right way to start.”
So instead everything came rushing out all at once. Every draft I’d thought through, unfiltered and anxious. The same thing happened last night.
But it worked.
“You came around in your own time, and that’s all that matters,” he whispered.
They drifted off intertwined with one another, both smiling as sleep took them.
—
The sun filtered in through the cave entrance, bouncing off the surface of the small pool of water and the various rock formations, warming Senna’s cheeks and the parts of her that were poking out from under her blanket. Gently, she shifted, turning her face to look at the sleeping form lying next to her. Rex’s face was peaceful as his chest rose and fell in rhythm with his deep breathing. He had an arm draped over her, and when she shifted, she felt his grip on her waist tighten, a smile playing across his lips as he slowly opened his eyes to look at her.
“Good morning,” she whispered.
“Morning,” he rumbled.
“How do you feel?” she asked, searching his expression for any indications of him being in pain.
He smirked. “All things considered, not bad.” His eyes were playful, but she could see he still was a little uncomfortable. Leaning over, she dug through the medkit for another pain killer dose, but when she rolled back over, he stilled her hand.
“I’m alright.”
“You’re hurting, Rex.”
“It’s not that bad.”
She didn’t buy it, and she knew he could see her skepticism.
“I want to wait in case the pain gets bad,” he said quietly. “Just in case our ride gets held up or we need to move. We’ve only got, what, one more in there?”
Senna sighed. “Yeah. Just one more after this.” She met his eyes. “I just hate seeing you hurt.”
Rex huffed a laugh, wincing slightly as he reached to cradle her cheek with one hand. Senna leaned into his touch, sighing as she felt the warmth of his palm against her skin. She closed her eyes, placing her hand over his.
“I promise I’m better than I’ve been in months, even though it might not look like it,” he replied, brushing some hair out of her face.
She chuckled quietly, turning to kiss his palm. “You’re cheesy, you know that?”
He shrugged. “I’ve heard that, although never in this sort of situation.” He played with one errant curl that framed her face. “I’d tried for so long to plan this big speech out to tell you how I feel, and you sort of got every draft of that last night. Everything just came pouring out at once.”
She smiled, feeling her cheeks warm. “I’m glad it did.” Her fingers brushed his brow, smoothing over the bandage on his forehead.
“Maker, you’re beautiful,” he whispered.
“I’m yours,” she replied, leaning down to kiss him deeply.
“You sure?” he asked, his hand trailing along her back.
“Yes, for the first time in a long time, I am finally sure about something,” she said, resting her forehead against his. They sat like that for a few moments, basking in the peace.
While part of her still whirled with worry of what was to come, the most overwhelming thing Senna felt was relief: relief that they were alive, relief that she’d been honest with Rex and herself, relief that he still felt the same, even after everything.
We’ll make it work. We’ll figure it out. Together.
Senna had the silliest thought for just a moment of the two of them just staying there, in this cave, hiding away from the galaxy and just being with one another. She immediately discarded it, knowing there was no universe in which that was a realistic option, but it was a nice thought, to just be with Rex.
“I should get up and get us ready to move out when Echo gets here,” she sighed after a few minutes. “I expect they’ll be here sometime before this evening.”
Rex tightened his grip on her. “Just a little while longer? I’ve been wanting this for a long time.”
She thought about it and then slipped back under the blankets with him, wrapping her arms carefully over his chest. “Me too, even if I was too stubborn to admit it,” she sighed, tucking her head into the soft spot near his shoulder. “What are we going to tell the others?”
She felt his fingers run through her hair, twirling her curls over his fingertips. “Whatever we want. We don’t even have to tell them anything if you don’t want to.”
Senna turned to look at him, resting her chin on his chest. “I don’t really care if you don’t. I just don’t want people to think that we…we’re compromised and unable to do our jobs. This work, this rebellion… it’s everything to me, Rex. I want to keep fighting.”
He grunted a little, brows furrowing. “Yeah, well those in charge don’t seem to feel the same.”
“Is this about the Ilum information?” she asked, stiffening slightly. It wasn’t as if she hadn’t had the same thoughts, felt the same frustration. Even still, she felt the need to defend the rebellion and its leaders, as if admitting the movement that had given her life meaning at her lowest was flawed would destabilize the ground beneath her feet. She met Rex’s eyes. “They’ve got to make the best decisions they can based on very small pieces of intelligence. If they don’t think it’s feasible, then I have to respect it, whether or not I agree with it.”
He looked at her. “Do we? We risked a lot for that information, and to have it just shrugged away is…I don’t even know. Infuriating. It fits with everything else we’ve provided, so why would they just toss it away?”
Senna wasn’t used to seeing Rex insubordinate, and it shook her slightly.
We all have our limits, and he’s been through a lot. Especially in the last few rotations. He has a right to be frustrated.
She sighed, turning to press her cheek against him again. “I know. Trust me, I know.”
Rex stared at the ceiling of the cave for a few moments, and she could tell he was trying to carefully word his next question.
“All of that, the not having our intelligence valued by leadership who aren’t out in the field with us, doesn’t that…bother you? And make you think that maybe this isn’t all worth it?”
Senna squeezed her eyes shut, trying to steady herself as some of the fears she’d dismissed threatened to come creeping back in. “Of course it bothers me, but what other choice do we have? It’s do this or do nothing.”
“Would nothing be so bad?”
“I don’t think I could live with myself.”
He sighed. “Yeah, I thought so.”
“You could just walk away from this that easily?” she asked quietly.
“No, no it wouldn’t be easy. This is a fight I actually get to choose to believe in, not like the war. There, I was just lucky my personal loyalties aligned with what I was created for. But…in the same breath, if Organa and the others aren’t going to listen to what I have to say, then I don’t see the point in continuing to risk it all. Last time I was ignored, I wound up shooting my own brothers.”
Senna flinched at the mention of Umbara. Rex had confided in her about that campaign over one of their dinners, about how Pong Krell had lied and manipulated and misled him and his men. She knew it still haunted Rex, so it was understandable that he’d be cautious when he felt like he was being shrugged off or manipulated.
But this was different. Very different. The rebellion leaders had good intentions and weren’t purposefully sending people to their deaths like Krell. They wanted to make the galaxy better, not purposefully cause harm.
But if the results are the same, needless risk and deaths, then does their intent really matter?
She dug her teeth into her lip, trying to still her racing mind. Rex was right; doing nothing wouldn’t be terrible for them. In fact, it would damn near be bliss, just the two of them off on some remote planet. They could survive on their own, disappear and never be heard from again, and that thought did have a certain appeal. But it also conflicted with how she’d been raised, and she knew that deep down, Rex felt the same, even if he was saying otherwise right now. Still, it was nice to fantasize about how their lives might look if they abandoned the rebellion and let the galaxy do as it would.
But she loved Rex for his tenacity, for his selflessness, for how much he cared. Those qualities mirrored her own values and intentions in so many ways, and she knew those were what kept them both in the fight, even on bad days.
Feeling his eyes on her, she glanced up and met his gaze.
“I don’t disagree with your frustrations and your reasoning,” she said carefully, “but I have to believe I can drive change by being part of the rebellion. I can’t give up on it yet.”
Rex brushed some hair away from her face, sighing deeply. “I respect that. And that’s one of the many reasons I love you. You’ve got a lot of faith for someone that’s been through so much.”
“You’re one to talk.”
“It’s in my programming,” he joked dryly.
“No, it’s because you’re a good person, Rex,” she replied, squeezing him gently.
He smiled, and she was almost certain there was a slight flush in his cheeks at the compliment. It was incredibly endearing, and somehow, she felt herself falling even more in love with him. Taking her hand in his, he kissed the top of her head.
“I’d never give up the fight while you’re still here, Senna. And I won’t ask you to either.”
Relief flooded through her, and she buried her nose in his chest, sighing deeply.
“Thank you for understanding,” she said softly.
“Of course,” he replied. “I meant it when I said I love you.”
“Good. Because I’m not letting you take that back ever.”
—
Senna managed to get everything repacked and Rex’s bandages changed one more time before the emergency beacon comm buzzed, alerting them to an incoming call. She felt her shoulders sag slightly with relief as Rex answered and Echo’s voice piped up on the channel.
“Rex, we’re approaching your location now. You should see us in a moment.”
Rex handed Senna the beacon as he pulled his shirt back down. The wound in his chest was looking significantly better even with just a day’s worth of healing, and Senna knew it concerned Rex. He’d been watching her carefully all morning, as if he was waiting on her to collapse from the strain. Fortunately, aside from some lingering exhaustion, she really didn’t feel terribly different. She was almost certain that the act of channeling her life force into him had taken a larger toll than the loss of the force itself, but it wasn’t a point she wanted to debate with Rex. She could see he felt guilty, but she hoped it would fade with time, time that they’d have together because of what she’d done.
No regrets on my end.
Unfortunately, his leg was still greatly limiting his mobility, so he could do nothing other than sit and watch as Senna grabbed her macrobinoculars and moved to the mouth of the cave, carrying the beacon with her. She scanned the horizon until she finally picked up the approaching ship. It was an Omicron-class attack shuttle that looked like it had been to hell and back.
Certainly traveling in style, she thought grimly, her mouth pulling into a tight line.
The shuttle landed carefully about a hundred meters from the cave entrance, folding its wings up as it touched the ground gently.
“They’re here,” Senna announced. “I’ll be right back.”
“Not like I’m going anywhere,” Rex huffed from where he sat.
Senna grinned, tossing a wink over her shoulder at him as she made her way towards their rescuers.
The shuttle door opened and a set of stairs dropped to the ground as a group of clone troopers in armor unlike any Senna had ever seen stepped out, walking to meet her. Echo was the first one to her, his scomp arm giving him away even before he removed his helmet. Senna gave him a big hug that seemed to momentarily catch him off guard, but he chuckled, returning her embrace.
“I’m so glad you’re here. We were in a pretty bad jam,” she told him, patting him on the back congenially.
“You’ll have to tell us all about it once we get you loaded up. There were some Imperial scout patrols we spotted on the way in, and I don’t want to wait around too long. I doubt they’ll give us as warm of a welcome.”
Senna managed to suppress the shudder that threatened to tear through her.
A few more hours and we might have been up to our necks in Imps.
“Seems your timing is impeccable,” she joked dryly. “Care to quickly introduce me to your brothers?”
The second clone was lean with armor that most closely resembled the armor that Senna was used to from the troopers she’d worked alongside, although it had clearly been repainted, as they all had. His helmet gave off a particularly menacing impression despite its teal coloring that wasn’t alleviated when he removed it to reveal a face that was tattooed in the pattern of a skull on one side. He wore a red headband that also had a skull depiction that somewhat matched the scarf around his neck. The clone’s voice was surprisingly gentle as he extended a hand to her. “Hunter ma’am…er, General,” he corrected, glancing down at her lightsaber.
Senna’s eyes widened as her hands flew to cover her weapon from view instinctively. Echo gently grabbed her arm. “I didn’t know,” he said quietly. “But it’s alright. We’re friends. I promise.”
“No one was supposed to know,” she muttered.
“But Rex does?”
She nodded.
“Well, your secret’s safe with us,” the largest clone rumbled from beneath his helmet. Pulling it off, he revealed an incredibly scarred face and one milky white eye, but the warmth he exuded almost negated his size and physical appearance. “We’re good at keeping secrets.”
“That’s Wrecker, and that’s Tech,” Echo said, gesturing at the last clone in white armor accented with orange and black. The clone was busy typing something on his datapad and halfheartedly waved hello before pushing his visor back up a little further on his helmet, his goggles reflecting the glow of the datapad’s screen.
“Well, it’s great to meet you. Also, for the record, not a general,” she said turning to Hunter.
He nodded. “Commander, then?”
“Nope, just a normal technical specialist that also happened to be a Jedi,” she grinned. That statement finally grabbed Tech’s attention as he looked up from his datapad, readjusting his goggles to survey her more carefully with bright, attentive eyes.
Echo let out a chuckle at Tech’s reaction. “I figured you two might get along.”
“As much as I’m enjoying all this chit-chat, we really should get you two loaded up on the Marauder,” Hunter interrupted. “The patrols weren’t too large, but I’d still rather not risk it.”
“You’re right,” Senna agreed. “You guys are going to have to help move Rex. He’s not in much of a state to be doing anything right now. Also, if you’ve got better first aid on that ship, he could probably use a second look. I’m not well-versed in medicine, but I did what I could.”
“I’ll get him,” Wrecker grunted, stepping into the cave. The massive clone squatted down next to Rex, and the captain reached up to grasp his arm in greeting.
“Good to see you again Wrecker. If you’re gonna pick me up, maybe do it a little gentler this time.”
Wrecker cackled at that. “If you insist, Cap.” Slipping his arms under Rex, Wrecker lifted him bridal style as if he was weightless, carrying him back out towards the ship.
“I probably could have walked on my own, you know,” Senna heard Rex mutter as he was carried past her.
“Yeah, well better safe than sorry,” she called after him, biting back a giggle.
Suddenly, Hunter stiffened next to her, whirling to look out over the plains behind them. Senna followed his line of sight, noting nothing at first aside from the breeze whistling through the grass. It was quiet. Too quiet.
Taking notice of his brother’s reaction, Tech stepped forward, bringing up his macrobinoculars to look in the direction Hunter was staring.
“It seems we’ve been spotted. One patrol inbound, about a klick out and closing fast. It would appear they have a troop transport and an AT-DP.”
“Great. Better hustle,” Hunter grunted.
Senna nodded, sprinting back into the cave to grab her bag while the clones crouched down behind a rock formation to huddle up. As she sprinted back to them, she could hear Tech speaking quickly to Hunter.
“I still need time to complete the pre-flight sequence since the hyperdrive’s been misbehaving. Otherwise, I feel our chances of getting out of here will be significantly lower.”
“Then do it,” Hunter sighed. “We’ll keep them busy until she’s primed for takeoff.”
“I think I can help with that,” Senna said. “Tech, can you get my bag aboard?”
The goggled clone nodded, taking her sack and sprinting off towards the ship without another word. Senna unclipped her lightsaber from her belt, and that seemed to serve as the cue for Hunter and Echo, who both slid their helmets back on. Senna’s eyes widened as she noticed that Echo’s helmet snapped into place under the equipment wrapped around his head.
“Ok, I have a lot of questions about that helmet later,” she said with a grin.
“Thought you’d like that,” he chuckled, his voice now modulated through the vocoder.
Hunter drew his weapons. “Alright, take cover behind the rocks. Echo and I will draw them in, you slice and dice. Also, if you’ve got any ideas about how to take down that walker, I would love to hear them.”
Senna’s teeth dug into her lip as she considered it. “Let me think on it a bit and I’ll get back to you,” she said, ducking down behind the rocks.
Adrenaline thrummed through Senna’s body as she felt the rumble of the approaching transport grow louder until it felt like it was rattling her chest, and the ground shook slightly with each of the walker’s heavy steps. Her tongue darted out to wet her lips, and she felt sweat begin to bead along her brow. Hunter and Echo crouched down beside her, training their blasters on the transport and starting to pepper it with fire. Senna drew hers as well from its place at her hip, firing at the oncoming transport. A few return blaster bolts hit the rocks in front of them, and they ducked lower, covering their heads as pebbles and dust rained down around them.
“You got any explosives or disruptor cannons on that ship?” Senna yelled over the noise.
“Nothing big. We were due for a restock when you commed. Just got a few detonators on me,” Hunter replied, continuing to fire at the transport as it began to slow. The walker was now within range as well, and its weapons shrieked as it unleashed a barrage on their cover. Senna covered her face as much as she could as a cloud of dust inundated them, coating her tongue with dirt and stinging her eyes. She coughed and spluttered loudly as the two clones next to her continued to fire.
“That walker is gonna be a problem,” Hunter shouted over the din.
“Alright, since we’re out of luck with anti-tank explosives, we’re going to have to get that thing close enough for me to do something about it. Our blasters will be useless against its armor,” Senna yelled back, blinking hard to clear the grime from her eyes.
“I’m assuming that’s when you’re going to get that fancy saber out?”
She smirked. “That’s the plan.”
Hunter nodded, and she was pretty sure he was grinning under his helmet. “You got it.”
The troop transport skidded to a stop a few hundred meters from their position, and stormtroopers began pouring out of it, their armor glinting in the sunlight. The walker moved into position behind them, steadily bombarding the rocks Senna and the clones were hunkered down behind. Senna tried to cover her head and make herself smaller, and Echo grunted next to her as a large chunk of rock cracked against his helmet.
“Are you alright?” he yelled over the commotion.
“Yeah, but we’ve gotta scatter these guys a little. We’re sitting mynocks with that walker!” She chewed her lip for a moment. “Hunter, how many of those detonators do you have?”
The sergeant reached into a hip pouch, pulling two out and waving them at her. “These and a few more. Should be enough to be a problem.”
Senna nodded. “Great. Toss these into the middle of the pack when I give the signal. Echo, give him cover fire.”
“What about you?”
She unclipped her lightsaber from her belt, grinning. “Like you said. Time for the fancy saber.”
Hunter and Echo nodded in acknowledgement. Senna moved to a low crouch and focused on the environment around here. She could feel the troopers across from her, the pilots of the walker, and something else. It felt cold, strange, threatening, but distant.
No time to examine anything. Worry about what’s in front of you. Focus.
Taking a deep breath, she opened her eyes.
“NOW, HUNTER!”
Hunter stood, flinging the explosives right into the middle of the pack of approaching stormtroopers. Senna leapt over the rocks as the explosives went off with a roar, immediately downing half a dozen of the troopers. Several more were flung in various directions from the blasts while the remaining ones still on their feet scattered for cover. Echo picked off a few that were on the ground while Senna advanced on the soldiers that were still standing on their right flank. In two bounds, she was on them, her lightsaber humming as it sliced through metal, plastoid, and flesh.
She didn’t relish killing, but she did love the feeling of the warmth racing through her, the presence she’d cut herself off from for over a year. It felt right, smooth, as if she was a fish in a current, made to swim through the flow around her. She felt everything, but most of all, she felt like herself, really and truly, for the first time in a long time.
Turning, Senna reached out with the Force to fling a line of advancing troopers coming from the other direction back against the rocks. Hunter was on them in an instant, pulling a vibroblade from a sheath on his wrist and slicing through any blasters within his reach as he fired with the DC-17 in his other hand.
“BEHIND YOU!” she heard Echo yell, and she felt one of the troopers behind her raising his blaster and taking aim at her. She dropped the blade of her lightsaber behind her back just as the weapon fired, deflecting the shot back into the stormtrooper’s helmet.
“Not bad for a technical specialist,” she heard Hunter laugh.
“We’re not done yet!” she shouted back.
“Heads up!” Hunter tossed her two more detonators. “For the walker!”
Senna nodded, taking off towards the lumbering machine at a sprint. She zig-zagged as she raced forward, leaping between the rocks as the walker fired at her, sending dirt and rocks flying from her footprints, but she managed to stay a step ahead. When she was within ten meters of it, she reached out and focused, channeling the Force around her into a jump. She leapt through the air, landing crouched on top of the walker. The metal hummed underneath her fingertips, but she was already moving again, reaching for the hatch and ripping it open. Two startled Imperials yelled as she dropped the detonators in before slamming the hatch shut and sprinting towards the front of the walker. She dropped into a slide, slicing off the cannon on the front panel with her lightsaber as she skidded by it, wincing as the edge of the viewport scraped her back and shoulders.
The ground rushed up at her as she slid off the front of the walker, and she managed to roll as she slammed into the dirt, scrambling forward as the mechanical beast exploded, teetering forward and falling. Hunter and Echo grabbed her just as the walker fell, diving out of the way and obscuring them in a huge dust cloud. The durasteel groaned and smoldered, and the ground shuddered beneath them as what remained of the crew compartment crashed down a few meters from them.
Senna could smell smoke and burning electronics as she lay in the dirt between Hunter and Echo, trying to catch her breath and listening for any signs of life from their attackers. There were none, and she closed her eyes, trying to steady her breathing.
Not bad for being rusty.
She heard approaching footsteps and opened her eyes to find Wrecker’s massive boot centimeters from her face.
“Awwww come on!” Wrecker moaned. “I wanted to blow it up!”
“Better luck next time, big guy,” she joked as he pulled her to her feet with ease.
Wrecker helped Hunter off the ground next, and Senna yanked Echo up, dusting off his kama as he straightened. Hunter’s hand flew to the comm button on his helmet.
“Talk to me Tech. Are we ready to go?” Senna saw the clone’s spine straighten as he dropped his hand. “We’ve got to go. Tech says there’s another speeder inbound, and it’s going to be here in a few seconds. Ship’s ready and I think I’ve had enough fun for one day.”
Senna nodded, but the chill she’d sensed still lingered. Reaching out, she felt it surge suddenly, curling through her veins. She didn’t know who or what was on that speeder, but a sharp spike of fear tore through her.
Whatever was coming wasn’t good.
Echo seemed to notice her discomfort, tilting his helmet at her, but she just gave him a tight smile. “He’s right. We should go.”
Dipping his head, Echo started sprinting towards the ship. Hunter glanced at her, but followed Echo, seemingly understanding there’d be time for questions later. Senna let Wrecker go ahead, lingering slightly to scan the horizon before turning and running. The cold was piercing now, growing stronger with every passing second, and Senna tried to keep her alarm in check. She’d never felt anything like this, but she’d heard Anakin describe it enough to recognize the sensation: it was the presence of a Dark Force user, and they were strong.
Senna could now hear the speeder approaching above the sound of the walker burning and the whine of the shuttle’s engines. The Marauder was close, but tossing a glance over her shoulder, she confirmed the speeder would overtake them.
I’d rather meet them in the open, away from the ship.
And in spite of herself, she was curious. She slowed, reigniting her lightsaber.
Echo and Hunter had paused, noting her hesitation.
“GO!” she shouted over her shoulder. “I’ll buy you some time, just leave the stairs down for me when you take off.”
Hunter started to argue, but Senna was having none of it, raising her hand.
“That’s an order, Hunter.”
“Let’s go,” Echo urged, seemingly understanding something was wrong. Hunter glanced at the approaching speeder, clearly weighing his options before he appeared to concede with a nod. Without further argument, the clones sprinted for the ship just as the speeder disappeared into the dust cloud the walker had created.
Senna turned to face the new enemy, squaring her feet in the dirt as she reached out again.
The speeder was mostly obscured from view by the lingering dust cloud, but she could just make out the silhouette of a tall, armored figure as the engine quieted to an idle. The newest assailant appeared unrushed, observing her for a moment with a strange interest before walking towards her with a slow, deliberate pace. Senna narrowed her eyes, reaching further to try and glean anything, but without warning, her chest tightened, and her breath caught in her throat. She felt darkness reaching back, squeezing her lungs, and she fell to her knees, gasping. The darkness felt overwhelming, consuming, and for a moment, she wondered how Anakin had stood against this feeling so many times and come back seemingly unphased. A chilling voice slithered through her mind.
Well hello, Master Aven.
“Who are you?” she shouted, trying to keep her voice from shaking.
Get it the fuck together, she internally chided herself.
The voice intruded into her head once more.
I am the one who will correct the wrongs of those who came before me. I am the Grand Inquisitor.
The figure extended his arm, igniting a dual bladed lightsaber that glowed red in the dust. Senna’s breath caught in her throat as her fears were confirmed.
A Sith.
She scrambled backwards in the dust as the Inquisitor slowly began to advance on her. Senna could see his face clearly now; he was a Pau’an, tall and thin with the trademark pale skin and red markings. He wore black armor emblazoned with the Imperial symbol that appeared spotless even with the surrounding dust swirling in his wake. His eyes glowed yellow, and his lip was curling into a grin that revealed sharp teeth.
“Now now, little one. There is no need to run. It will only prolong things,” he said, finally speaking aloud. His voice was soft and yet threatening in its tone, and it sent another shudder rippling through Senna. Behind her, she heard the engines of the Marauder fire up as it lifted off the ground. The Inquisitor’s yellow eyes flicked to the ship, and he huffed a laugh.
“It appears your friends are leaving you to die. No matter, they will be dealt with in due time.”
Senna pushed herself to her feet, trying to hide the way her legs were shaking underneath her. Her anger fought for control with her fear.
“You will not harm them,” she snarled. “I won’t let you.”
The Pau’an raised an eyebrow in amusement. “Oh? I don’t know that you’ll have much say in the matter.”
Rage flared within Senna, winning the battle with her apprehension, and she charged him. The Inquisitor’s grin widened as he deftly blocked her first blow with no more effort than if he were swatting an annoying insect. Senna continued to swing her blade wildly, and he continued to parry her at every turn. As she sidestepped him in an attempt to flank, he thrust out his hand, lifting her off of her feet and flinging her into the rock face with a flick of his wrist. Her shoulder blades slammed into the stone knocking the wind out of her, and she knew she was going to bruise as she fought to refill her lungs with air.
The bruises are the least of my problems at the moment.
The Inquisitor was already coming towards her again, glowing red blade at his side, prepared to attack again. Senna huffed frantically, scrambling to get back on her feet.
GET UP. GET UP. GET UP.
Suddenly, the ground between her and the Inquisitor exploded with blaster fire, and a new cloud of dust was kicked up as the Marauder hovered above them. Whoever was flying had maneuvered the ship to allow Wrecker to shoot at the Inquisitor with the ship’s gun, and Senna could hear him cackling gleefully through the ship’s open door. The Pau’an leapt backwards away from her, deflecting the blasts back towards the ship. Some of the bolts peppered the outside, scarring the hull, but mercifully not hitting anything critical.
They won’t be that lucky forever.
Senna saw her chance and took it, hooking her lightsaber back on her belt, sprinting towards the open door on the side of the ship as hard as she could. She could see Hunter hanging out of the door, peppering the Inquisitor with fire and dodging the deflected bolts that were slamming back into the side of the ship.
“COME ON, SENNA!” Hunter shouted. “TIME TO GO!”
Channeling the Force once more, Senna leapt, stretching her arms out towards the dangling stairs. Her fingertips slammed into the bottom step and she held tightly as her legs swung wildly underneath her. Her knuckles creaked from the strain, and she ground her teeth, clinging hard as the ship shuddered and jerked.
“ECHO, COVER ME. I’M GONNA GRAB HER. TECH GET US OUT OF HERE!” Senna looked up in time to see Hunter hook a cable to his belt and carefully make his way down the steps towards her as the ship quickly began gaining altitude. He reached out, grabbing Senna’s wrist and helping her pull herself back up. The ship rocked violently again, and Hunter swore as he gripped the cable holding them and wrapped his other arm around her waist. Senna fumbled to find a handhold on his armor and wound up just clinging to him clumsily as he yanked her up the stairs with him. With one final lurch, they flew through the hatch together and collapsed on the inside of the Marauder just as Echo slammed the door closed behind them.
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More concept art for the fic idea I’ve been working on. I’m not exactly sure when it will be released, but drawing out what I think could happen helps :)
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