Chapter Two

Watch out! Here comes Chapter Two! I really intended to add chapters to my other stories before I update this, but when I sat down to write all I could think of was this story. So here we are. Thanks so much for reviewing people! By the way, have you noticed that EVERYONE loves to injure Rex in their stories? Poor guy. Lol! :D

Ahsoka stared at Rex in horror as he tossed and turned with agony. Believe it or not, the droid was first to figure out what needed to be done. "Take it off!" it exclaimed and hurried to remove the bacta bandages. Almost as soon as they were gone, Rex went limp. Ahsoka slumped by his bedside with relief. "What happened?" she gasped. Bacta was supposed to be soothing, not cause agonizing pain and a high fever! The droid pressed a wet washcloth to Rex's forehead and tried to make the fevered captain comfortable. Ahsoka tried to make sense of what she just saw. Bacta was soothing and cleansed wounds on non-Force sensitive patients. On Force- sensitive patients, it caused affects very much like what Rex just went through as a result of the midi-chlorines in their blood. But Rex wasn't Force-sensitive. He was a clone for Force's sake! It was genetically impossible! Was it? She remembered the strange thing that had happened when Rex had dashed to the transport. There was only one way to find out if he was a Force- sensitive. She straitened up. "Droid?" she asked. The droid stopped and looked at her. "Yes, Miss Tano?"

"I want you to take a sample of this captain's blood and analyze it for midi-chlorines. Can you do that please? It is a matter of great importance." She gave it a friendly smile. "And please don't tell anyone- not even Master Skywalker- for it is highly classified information." The droid seemed flattered that it would be trusted with such an important errand. "Right away Miss Tano!" it exclaimed, before rushing to do as it was told. A few minutes later the droid returned with the results. Ahsoka sank into a nearby chair as she scrolled through them. Rex's midi-chlorines were higher than Anakin's! "What does this mean?" she thought. "What does this make him?" she wondered and cast a glance at the sickly Rex. If the results were true, this made Rex a genetic miracle, and to bounty hunters as well as anyone who wants to make some money, valuable. Bounty hunters were continually kidnapping clones and selling them as slaves. Ahsoka had to admit, clones made the perfect slaves. They were bred to do and be good at anything they were ordered to do, and they could adapt quickly and easily. Clone Slavers, as they were called, could make a fortune off a few captured clones, and they were becoming a big problem to the Republic.

A Force- sensitive clone would be like a rare jewel to the Clone Slavers, and Ahsoka's first thoughts were on how to keep Rex safe from those villains. She had no doubt he could take care of himself, but Clone Slavers tended to gang up on and single specific clones out and catch them unarmed. Those cowards! Ahsoka hated them as much as she did the Separatists. Next she wondered about what this made Rex. He was stronger in the Force than Anakin! Did that make HIM the Chosen One? If so, what did that make Anakin? Just a really strong Jedi? She needed help. Someone who would know exactly what to do. It couldn't be Anakin, he'd just be jealous! Obi-Wan wouldn't be much help either. He'd just say something mystical which would be absolutely no help at all. Probably something along the lines of, "The Force works in mysterious ways. That's all I can say." Then he'd shrug dismissively. No, she needed someone else. A name popped into her head and she hurried to her quarters.

"Master Yoda?" she stood before the holo image of Yoda sitting comfortably on his hover chair. "Padawan Tano," he acknowledged. "Why call me you did?" he asked. "A personal matter of great importance has arisen, and…" she paused. "I feel that Masters Kenobi and Skywalker would be of no help. So I came to you."

"Tell me the problem, will you?"

"Well… um…" she took a deep breath. "It's Clone Captain Rex." Then she told him the whole story, starting with the battle and ending when she left to talk to Yoda. When she was finished, Yoda was silent for a moment as he meditated on this new situation. "Thinking of doing, what were you?"

"Well, I considered keeping it a secret but the Force doesn't seem to like that suggestion." The Force played a big role in a Jedi's decision-making. A Jedi would suggest something to the Force with their mind, and if the Force felt uneasy with it, it was probably a wrong decision. If the Force didn't react at all, the Jedi needed to relax and clear their mind, because the Force will always respond but the Jedi sometimes aren't able to hear correctly or at all because of worry and distractions. If the Force felt content with the suggestion, then it was probably a good decision. "I also considered telling Kenobi and Skywalker but the Force didn't like that either. Instead it led me here. I feel that you have some answers."

"Say what to do, I cannot. But to help, I am willing. Tell the other Jedi, you must not for sure. Lead to only suffering, on the captain's part it would. Recondition him they would, for Skywalker's jealousy. Make him a target for Clone Slavers, it also would."

"Should I tell him? Clones are horrible liars, and if he were questioned he would give himself away."

"Teach him to avoid giving to much information, you can. Keep this from him, you should not. Change his life, this will."

"Does this make him the Chosen One?"

"Think it does, I do. To dark to be the Chosen One, Skywalker is."

"What about Anakin? He would try to kill Rex! This news might even turn him to the Dark Side!"

"Just a powerful Jedi, Anakin is. Hope, I do that turn he will not." Yoda smirked, something very rare for him. "Like him better a Jedi, not a Sith, I personally do."

"Should… should I train him?"

"Seen the captain, I have. A good presence, he has, unlike Skywalker's darkened one. Object to it, I would not, if secret it could be kept. But depends on him, it does. Ask him, you should, before doing anything."

"Thank you, Master Yoda," Ahsoka said, bowing respectfully. Just as she cutting the connection, Anakin burst in. She jumped and let out a little yelp of surprise. Anakin looked dark and angry and his eyes looked sort of yellow. He towered above her and griped her shoulder tightly. "What were you doing?" he demanded forcefully. "I..I was… Ahsoka stammered. "ANSWER ME!"

Oh, I'm so mean aren't I? Yet another cliffhanger. So did you like it? Did you think it was lousy? Review and let me know!