Hiding Chapter 1

Order 66

Echo was walking around on the beautiful day, when his commlink went off. "The time has come EXECUTE ORDER 66!"

### 3 days earlier

"Echo, it's time for shooting practice. Are you ready?" Fives asked

"Yeah, but I don't I don't get why we have to practice every other hour, this past week." Echo said

"It's what Palpatine wants all of us to do." Fives said

"I know. But it doesn't make any sense."

Echo and Fives went into the shooting rings and everyone was waiting for the general's orders.

"Ok, everyone! The Chancellor wants you to shoot some targets, and besides you can never have too much practice." General Skywalker said

"Yes, sir!" Everyone said and they all went to their stations.

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After the shooting practice, Echo collapsed on his bunk

"Aw, Echo, it wasn't that tiring." Fives said sitting down on his own bed

"Easy for you to say. How many rounds did you use?" Echo asked

"52. You?"

"76."

"No wonder you are exhausted, Echo." Fives said

"You think?"

"Hey, Echo… Have you ever thought, what your life would be if you left the army?"

"Yeah." Then Echo thought back to the day he saw Emily. 'That was three years ago, I bet she found a different man, anyways. There are a lot more guys in the galaxy.'

### Present Day

Echo and less than half of the 501st was told to go to Utapau, to help General Kenobi and the 212th. When all of a sudden…

"Execute Order 66!" Chancellor Palpatine said over the commlink

'Are you crazy?!' Echo thought lifting his gun 'NO!' Echo threw his gun to the side 'What was I doing?!'

Then all of a sudden he heard a heavy cannon go off, and Echo turned around. He saw part of the cliff and a couple figures fall into a hole, and they fell with a loud 'splash'.

"This isn't right!" Echo said and he ran far from his brothers, when his commlink went off. "Hello?" Echo asked

"Where are you, Echo?" Cody asked

"Nowhere." Echo said

"Chancellor Palpatine wants us to meet up in the center two klicks east from our current position." Cody said

"I won't be coming." Echo said

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, I will be loyal to the republic and not join the separatists. If it means me leaving, then so be it." Echo said shutting the commlink off, he took the commlink off his gauntlet. He threw it to the ground and he stepped on it. "Goodbye, brothers." and Echo ran off

###

"If it means me leaving, then so be it." Then Cody saw the commlink shut off.

"Go find him. Bring him back, alive." Cody said

"Yes, sir." The troopers said and they ran off

"Why, Echo?" Cody asked and he walked off.

###

Echo ran far off into the desert and he later found a cabin very far into the middle of no where. Echo walked up to the doorstep and knocked on the door.

"Coming." An elderly woman said and when she opened door she had a worried look on her face. "Hello, officer, did I do anything wrong?"

"No, mam." Echo said

"Oh, then why do I have the honor, for your visit at my lovely home?" she asked sweetly

"I need to borrow, a ship. If you don't mind, but I am being followed."

"Of course, you can borrow one of my ships. In fact, you can keep the ship, I have plenty more, and you don't have to pay me back." She said

"Thank you, before I forget, what it your name?" Echo asked

"It's Emma, Echo." Amy said

"Wait… How did you know my name?" Echo asked

"No time." Emma led Echo to a new ship. "Here's the keys, now go before they catch you." Emma said handing Echo the keys.

"Thank you." Echo said closing the ship doors and Echo went into the cockpit. When he started the engines he went into space and when he put the coordinates in, he went into hyperspace.

###

Cody turned his commlink on. "Did you find him?"

"No, sir, he flew off in a ship." A trooper said

"Get back here, the gunships will be landing soon." Cody said

"Yes, sir." The trooper said and they turned the commlink off.

###

When Echo landed on the ground, he changed his clothes and he put all his armor and gear into a bag. Echo then walked out into the early morning town, and he was greeted with a nice cool breeze. "I have to go see some old friends." Echo said and walked to the familiar cabin far out of the town.

Echo knocked on the door and he heard a child talking. "Mom, can I go see who it is?"

"Sure." A woman said back

When the door opened, the girl had a shocked face "Echo?" she asked

"Yes, Michelle, it's me." Echo said and Michelle hugged him.

"I thought I would never see you again." Michelle said

"I promised I would come back, didn't I?" Michelle nodded "And I kept that promise."

"Michelle, who are you talking to?" a woman asked walking into the room.

"Hello, Maureen." Echo said

"Hello, Echo. How is the war?" Maureen asked

Then all of a sudden the radio turned on, "Attention, everyone. The war is now over, now you all can live in peace. There is now a GALACTIC EMPIRE, to protect and serve. That's all." And the radio turned off

"Jehaatir." Echo said

"How is it a lie?" Michelle asked

"The war isn't over, it just created a new one. There is no more Republic, not even Separatists, all it did was give new life to this war. The wars will never end its immortal." Echo said

"What happened to your brothers?" Michelle asked

"They, are now a part of the Empire. They aren't my brothers, and never will be, from now on. Well, the ones that stuck around, they are a disgrace to the Republic. I have to go into hiding, stay in the shadows, and protect you guys, for whoever that tries to harm any of you." Echo said

"We are very thankful for it, thank you." Maureen said

Then all of a sudden there was knocking on the door. "Open up, from the order of the Empire." A man said outside of the door.

"Welcome to the Empire." Echo whispered to himself