The final days of the war. No one acknowledged it aloud, but everyone knew it. The end was coming. It was only a matter of who moved first.

The Supreme Chancellor had been kidnapped, and rescued. Battles were quickly escalating, each one impacting drastically, as everyone knew it could be the battle to end the Clone Wars.

Torrent Company was Utapau, along with the 212th and General Kenobi. They had been dispatched there to help Kenobi reclaim Utapau and destroy General Grievous. The cyborg was dead now, thanks to the Jedi.

And then the order came.

All commanding officers got the holo-call from the Chancellor, and it was passed to every clone.

"Execute Order 66."

Order 66. The Jedi were enemies of the Republic, and had to be eliminated immediately. The Chancellor now commanded them, the Jedi were traitors and any and all were to be executed.

They fired on the traitor Kenobi, blasting him off the cliff face.

There were only two clones who weren't affected. The captain of the 501st, and one of their medics. Two clones, who were off to the side. One about to leave, the other ready to do what he could to help the Jedi.

They were about to be transferred back to Coruscant.

Captain Rex and his brother Kix, a medic, stood to the side, out of sight, watching as troopers filed back to the gunships.

"You sure about this Rex?" The blonde clone glanced over at the medic.

"Yes." Kix sighed, but didn't argue with his captain. "You better get going, Kix. Don't want to miss your ride."

Kix gave Rex one last, long, look. "You be careful, vod. Find her, and keep her head and yours down."

Rex clasped his arm. "I will. You be careful too, and do what you can, vod. Live to fight another day."

"Live to fight another day."

With that, Kix walked towards the Republic gunships, leaving Rex.

When he reached the gunships Sergeant Appo stopped him. "Where's the captain?"

Kix lowered his head. "He's…gone."

There was a stunned silence from the 501st for a brief minute. It seemed impossible that Rex was gone. He had been one of the best, always managing to survive impossible odds. Now he was gone.

But they couldn't grieve. They were needed back on Coruscant.

"Damned Jedi." Appo cursed. Because there was no way Rex would get killed by some clanker. It had to have been Kenobi.

Nothing more was said as the 212th and Torrent Company boarded their ships and took off towards the capital.

Appo, who had just realized that as second highest commanding officer, he would now lead the 501st, only had one thought.

The Jedi would pay.