Hello! Welcome to my first story. I will be doing a series of one-shots to begin with and then move on to a chapter format story. I hope you enjoy. I do not own Captain Rex or any part of Star Wars. If I did I would start the show again. I only own Captain Blast.
During training, Captain Rex had never really contemplated the meaning of war. He had been bred to fight and nothing else. As he gained combat experience he truly began to understand its meaning. He understood that war was hell, and that many soldiers and innocent people died. Nonetheless he still understood he was a soldier and that he was a leader of men. He felt it was his duty to get his men through the war. He did know when the war would end. All he knew was that he had to do his best to get his men through it no matter if it whole end in 3 days or 3 years. One experience in particular had influenced his thoughts on war.
It had been during a particularly bloody battle. Rex was just a Lieutenant at the time. At first Rex or more formally CT-7567 , thought it was just another battle, on another planet, on another day. Rex could not even remember the name of the planet. As his gunship descended through the cloud layer it an all the other gunships started taking fire from the ground. Over the comlink he heard the anguished cries of one of the gunship crews as they fell to the ground in flames. " Prepare for action!" The pilot of his own gunship yelled. He checked to make sure he took the safety of his blaster and that his helmet visor worked properly. " Go! Go! Go! His captain at the time, a clone named Blast as he had been a demolition man before becoming an officer. He had also completed the grueling ARC trooper course back on Kamino. Everyone in the platoon looked up to him. Rex stepped out of the gunship and sprang into action. He immediately took cover behind a boulder and opened fire with his blaster to cover the engineer platoon who were moving up to blow a communications tower. As he moved up himself he immediately saw what the separatists had done to the people of the planet.
"Oh Kriff!" Rex exclaimed when he saw the men, women, and children lying on the ground dead. He thought to himself in order to comprehend why the Separatists would want to commit genocide. " Because their heartless bastards" Captain Blast explained to him after the battle. " But sir" Rex inquired " They are fighting us, they have no quarrel with the native population." Blast looked at him coldly," Haven't you listened to the intelligence reports Lieutenant! The Seppies will kill anyone who doesn't submit to their rule." Rex thought to himself for a second and said, " Sir I know understand why we are fighting the Separatists and I understand that they are evil and need to be stopped at all costs!" "Very good Captain" Blast replied. "Sir am being promoted because I understand the meaning of war"? Rex said stunned."No, You are being promoted because you are a damn good leader and you asked a question that no one outside of us clones had thought. They think that all we know how to do is fire a blaster. They are dead wrong! We think and we have fun like any other human. Nonetheless It is our duty to fight."
A whole year later Rex was an ARC trooper himself and fighting to defeat the evil Separatists. He was a leader of men who understood the reason why they fight. It was his duty to fight and claim victory for the Republic.
Well how was that for my first time? I know this might not be that good but bear with me, I will improve over time. Feedback , comments and suggestions are encouraged but any hate (flame) may result in a ban. You have been warned. Until next time this is CT-7567, may the Force be with you.