Me: Hey Hey Hey! Everybody! I got something new for you! A Hunger Games Crossover. Yes this was something I had on my mind ever since I read the book, then saw the movie, then read the book and saw the movie.

Rex: I like it!

Banana: Banana!

Buneary: Bunny!

Me: No! I don't own Star Wars: The Clone Wars no matter how much I wish I did and I don't own the hunger games either.


The last thing that Clone Captain Rex remembered was smashing into something hard as their ship lost control.

As he woke, he pushed himself to his feet slowly before he looked around the cockpit of the Twilight. Commander Ahsoka Tano sat quietly in the center of the floor as the 4 remaining clones: Jesse, Hardcase, Kix, and Coric, along with General Skywalker, came to.

"Where are we?" Ahsoka asked.

Rex looked out the view port and realized they were in a forest or some kind of woods. He suddenly felt calm and peaceful as though he knew these woods. Without a second glance, he tore his eyes away from the view port and made his way outside the ship. He wasn't aware that he'd been followed out.

"District 12," Rex whispered into the wind.

"What?" Skywalker said as he came to stand beside his captain.

Rex said nothing but took off in the direction of the place he knew was home. Skywalker had stared after him for a moment, then signaled the others, and they took off after him. Once Rex reached the edge of the woods he stopped and gestured for the others to do the same. He silently checked the area before he dashed towards the hole in the electric fence. It wasn't electrified because of lack of power in District 12. He slipped through the hole and waited for the other 6.

His men seemed at unease. Skywalker looked around at the village that was District 12 before he turned back to Rex and whispered hoarsely, "Rex, where the hell are we?"

He didn't answer straight away, but ran through town. The square was empty as if everyone were either at work or lunch. He knew where they were. He stopped at a shabby two-story, wooden house and pushed open the door slowly with his eyes closed.

He neither looked at Skywalker nor turned around as he spoke in a soft whisper, "Home." He took a step inside the door but was suddenly on the floor having been tackled and hugged tightly.

"Hi Molly," Rex laughed prying his now 12-year-old sister off of him.

Molly knew that was her older brother even through the armor and helmet. They had talked; even though it had been three years ago, she remembered. She squealed with delight and ran inside to tell her mom, Kathryn.

His men gave him looks through their helmets but said nothing. Rex stood up and walked inside holding the door open for the others to file past him into the house.

Rex removed his helmet, as did the other clones. Molly ran out of the weaving room, the room his mom did her sewing hin, and then froze looking at Ahsoka. Then she darted back inside the room.

"What was that all about?" Ahsoka asked.

Rex of course knew perfectly well what it was about. With her orange skin and white and blue-striped headtails, Molly must have thought the Togruta was from the capital. He waved his hand in a gesture that meant 'wait here' and walked in the room. His mom looked up at him almost in disbelief before she walked around the table and hugged him tightly. She let go and looked at him.

"My how you've grown," She said softly. "We've missed you."

Rex closed his eyes, then opened them, and whispered, "I've missed you, too."

As the clones stood waiting, Skywalker approached the room silently. Rex looked over his shoulder at him, and Molly ducked behind an open closet door.

Rex chuckled softly, "It's okay Molly; he's a friend."

So, Molly peeked out from behind the door. That was when Rex realized how thin Molly actually looked. He could nearly see her ribs through her blue sweater.

Skywalker frowned as he made the same observation as his captain. "She looks half-starved." He commented dryly.

Rex snorted and railed, "Everyone here is." Then he realized that he was out of line and snapped to attention. Skywalker gave a slight nod in acknowledgement, and Rex relaxed. He turned to address Rex's mother, "Anakin Skywalker," he said holding out his hand for shaking.

"Kathryn Nimana." She said grasping his hand in a firm grip even though her arms were skinny.

While Anakin and Kathryn talked, Rex went back out and showed his men the living room. They sat for a while in silence until Hardcase piped up, "I'm hungry."

Molly walked in and sat on Rex's knee. "That's an understatement," She said.

"You're always hungry, Hardcase." Coric said rubbing at the back of his neck.

They all laughed at that, and as the laughter faded, Molly spoke.

"Are you coming to the reaping, Rex?" She asked. Rex's smile faded and he blinked.

"What's the reaping?" Kix asked. He'd noticed his sudden change. Someone who relied on the smallest clicks and details to tell a man apart in a sea of near identical faces would have seen it.

Rex wiped his face of all emotion. There was a long, tense, uneasy pause as he tried to find the words to tell them the truth.

Molly walked outside; a mixture of horror, fear, anger, and grotesque littered her eyes.

Finally Rex took a deep breath and spoke, his voice dry and bitter, "The reaping is the selection of children to compete in the Hunger Games." He continued on before he could be interrupted. "The Hunger Games is a competition where the," he swallowed as his voice cracked a little, "24 competitors selected fight to the death."

He noticed the same emotion cross his brothers' faces: anger. The look disappeared just as quickly as it had been seen. That didn't bother Rex. They all hid their emotions.

Each year since he left he'd been registered, and he willed his name to not be chosen. It never had. But this year something felt strange. Even though after this year it was his last time, he knew it would be him.

Rex had never stayed to watch the games. Instead he left. Rex knew they had no choice but to stay and watch,

It was too late to go hunting, and with grief, anger, and homesickness in their hearts, they slept through the night.

Rex woke earlier than any of the others that morning. He changed into a set of hunting clothes and left his armor in a neat pile next to the bed in his room. Then he slipped outside the door pausing to pet Molly's goat on the head and started down the road to Katniss Everdeen's house.

Before he reached her house he turned on the ear piece comlink in his ear. He knew his men would wake soon and he didn't want them to be worried.

He tapped the door lightly. Katniss was sure to be up. He heard a low "who is it?" and answered his name.

Katniss opened the door and stepped out. A game bag hung from her shoulder. He smirked.

"It's about time you're back, Rex." She said hugging him with one arm.

He chuckled softly, "Let's go. I've got 10 to feed."

She looked at him, "Ten? I thought there were 4 of you." She started walking and he fell in step beside her.

"Well," He said, "let's just say there's a few friends staying over." He looked at her cautiously, and she understood what he meant.

Back at the house, Coric was the first of the clones to rise. Molly was in the kitchen sitting at the table with some other guy. He didn't stand just yet, but looked around at his vode (1). Rex was gone. He pushed himself into a sitting position. His movements woke Hardcase who looked up at him.

"What's up Coric?" He asked rubbing his eyes as he yawned.

"You seen the captain?" He asked quietly. Hardcase shook his head and sat up. He had slept in his armor and felt stiff.

Molly walked to the door of the living room. "He's out hunting." She sat down on the old tattered couch.

"Hunting?" Kix grunted out from where he stretched out on the floor. He sat up and rubbed his shoulder.

"Mhm." She ran a hand through her blond hair.

"Someone has to feed us," said a deep weary voice. Coric looked at the man in the kitchen. "Name's Jared*." His face was covered in soot or ash.

As they were doing introductions, the other clones and Skywalker woke. Ahsoka came out of Molly's room and stretched. Her lightsaber was clipped to her belt. She rested a hand on it as she spotted the man in the kitchen, but her master shook his head slightly and she relaxed.

Coric seemed to go from sleepy curiosity to overprotective medic mode as he looked from Jared back to Kix who was still rubbing his shoulder. Kix held still as Coric checked over his shoulder. He had been dimly aware that it hurt yesterday. but had paid it no mind. In truth, it hurt even worse than yesterday.

"Ripped tendon," Coric muttered pulling his fingers away as Kix winced. Kix figured it was. Coric worked gently and quickly with the ease of long practice. He was someone that Kix admired greatly as a comrade, fellow medic, and a brother. When he was finished, he flexed his shoulder gingerly. "Thanks vod."

He was sure that Hardcase was bound to start complaining about food, showers, etc. very soon. For several minutes he debated duck taping Hardcase's mouth shut but the medic, good-nature part of him won. After a few minutes of silence, and Molly bouncing around playing her flute, he heard laughter outside. One of them was a female. The other was Rex.

Rex pushed open the door, but let Katniss inside before him. He had a rather large boar draped over his shoulder, and Katniss had her game bag full of nuts and berries. She was carrying a box filled with about 30 loaves of bread. However, Rex had picked out a few loaves of Molly's favorite herb and cheese stuffed bread.

Kathryn came out of the kitchen wiping her hands on her apron. "Why hello Katniss, dear. How's little Primrose?"

"Hello Mrs. Nimana. Prim is back on her feet. Nothing can ever keep that girl down.

"Stuff her full of government rations. That's sure to put her out," Rex said setting the boar on the counter top for his mom then taking the box from Katniss and putting it on the table.

Katniss chuckled and peered in the living room where the sound of laughter was heard. She blinked when she saw Ahsoka, who was dancing around with Molly. Molly put down her flute, smiled, and grabbed Ahsoka by the arm to pull her into the kitchen.

"Hi Katniss. This is Ahsoka. What's in the box Rex?" She bounded past her and stopped beaming up at her older brother. He smiled and her and pulled the lid off the crate. Molly gasped as she saw its contents. "All this for us?"

"Mhm." He took out his pocket knife and selected a loaf of Molly's favorite bread. Despite how happy he seemed, deep down, he felt guilty. Here he was, well fed while his family was starving. His mother blinked when she saw the amount of bread in the crate.

"How'd you afford all of this? Surely we don't have that much money?"

Rex handed a slice to Molly who bit into the fresh bread and devoured it in a couple of bites. "Uh... no, we don't." He said. At her look he added quickly, "Don't worry I didn't steal it." She rolled her eyes and went about gutting the boar.

The reaping was tomorrow and he knew he'd be leaving, possibly for good. There would be no way to avoid it this time. He introduced Katniss to the others, but the rest of the day went by quickly, and uneventfully.


Me: And we're breaking it off here with 15 minutes before bedtime. I must say that was better than I thought.

Rex: yup

Co: I liked it.

Mike: I did too. Now read and review and maybe I won't have to eat you.

Me: Mike is a dragon.

Rex: Ret'!