A/N: So, no one ever acknowledges the fact that Anakin has a robot hand. Ever. It's most likely because an appendage like that really isn't all that useful, unlike, say, Echo's. But there's bound to be tons of stories of the 501st hearing all about it. So here are some of those with my spin on them. I don't own Star Wars, that would be Disney.
After the massive battle of Geonosis, Anakin was given command of the rather depleted 501st Legion. When he first boarded the Leveler, the Acclamator on which the remnants of the shattered legion were stationed, he was welcomed by cheers. "Troopers… I really, really don't think this is necessary." At that moment, the trooper he would later find out was CT-7567, Rex, piped up. "Oh, it's absolutely necessary, General! We may have saved you, but had you not decided to help us, we wouldn't even be here!" With that proclamation came more cheers. Obi-Wan, who had gone with Anakin simply said, "I have a feeling you'll need to get used to this, Anakin." Anakin glared at him, and said in response, "What makes you think you won't be?" Obi-Wan stopped at that, having been successfully countered. Instead, he just turned on his heel, and boarded the shuttle. As it left the hangar, Anakin turned to face his troops once more. Suddenly, a hand was raised. Pointing to the trooper, he asked, "What is it?" The trooper in question responded, "Pardon me for being blunt, sir, but… what exactly happened to your hand during that battle? It looks like it's been replaced!" Anakin was stunned. He had not at all expected anyone aside from the Jedi or Padme to know about it that quickly. However, instead of getting frustrated for bringing it up, he gave the order for all troops to meet him for a full debriefing, with the commanding officers personally meeting him on the bridge afterward.
A short while later, in the onboard operations control center…
When he entered, he found the clones sitting in what boiled down to a glorified lecture hall. It was there he found out exactly how bad the situation was. Obi-Wan had forced him to go through all the technical readouts of everything the GAR had to offer, so he knew nearly two full legions (they'd be a regiment short) could fit on an Acclamator. But the troops he had didn't number in the thousands. They barely even broke a thousand. That was only half a regiment. And so it was that he told the tale of how he lost his hand. Of course, being Anakin, he added on a few (read: many) extra notes that didn't actually happen. When he finished, however, he asked the troopers one question: "How'd you find out?" The trooper who had first spoken up about it replied, "Firstly, permission to speak?" "Granted. Though you mind telling me your name if you have one?" "Coric, sir. I'm a medic. When you first came onboard something about your hand seemed… off to me. Like it was out of place. Then I noticed what looked like a small wire poking out from underneath your glove. After asking my batchmate Nax, who's a bit of a tech geek, to confirm, he told me it was. After putting two and two together, I realized, 'The general's got a damn robot hand!' Then, the accusation." Anakin stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Makes sense. I'll have to get R2 on fixing that." Then, snapping out of his musings, he barked, "Troopers… dismissed!" With that, the troopers saluted, and, after returning the salute, they walked out, with Anakin heading to his room onboard the ship.
A/N: And that's that! Review with who you'd like to see next (as in, which clones will find out about it)
