Echo was taking his new post in the rebel base pretty well. He had learned a handful of new tricks to help him at his job and got along well with Zeb in helping him create new security clearances and traps while also helping Rex come up with battle strategies.

He had just finished his rounds for the day when he heard someone behind him say "So Echo?" Said clone turned and smiled to see his ori'vod standing near the hanger as he said "I heard about that little incident you had in the dessert a few days ago."

Echo blushed, he was hoping to keep Rex from finding out about that little incident but he assumed Ahsoka must of told him. Echo sighed as he said "Yes well I didn't want to worry you and nothing even happened."

Rex shook his head as he said "Almost getting caught by a spider is not nothing vod. Trust me. Though I suppose that's partly my fault. I know what happens when clones get bored. I'm just glad you have something to do now."

Echo looked down bashfully and said "Yeah I'm glad to be able to be helping out as well Rex. Though I still feel a bit strange without my armor." Rex seemed to glare a that as he said "I still think they're over exaggerating but what can we do? Although…."

Rex had a glint in his eye and Echo knew the captain had an idea. "What are you planning Rex?" Said man smirked as he replied "Come on I know someone that can help us modify your armor." Echo jumped at that.

Was Rex serous, was he truly going to be able to wear part of his armor? Rex seemed to understand what Echo was thinking and nodded as he started walking off. Echo began to rush behind him, excited to get part of his amore back. For a clone their armor was a big part of their identify, especially how they designed it.

It wasn't long till Rex and Echo where in the small garage of the base where Sabine was looking down at the clone armor and siad "I can definably make it so that you can put some of it on. But what parts do you want to keep?"

Echo thought about that and said "Well my chest plate is important, the hand print has bean with me since I stopped being a shiny." Rex smirked happy to hear that from his vod'ika, Sabine nodded and asked "Anything else?"

Echo thought about that for a bit and then said "I think just the arm gauntlets, anything else wouldn't make much sense." Rex raise a brow and siad "You could always use something else Echo, just to personalize it, you know show you're an ARC."

Echo sighed as he said "I'm not an ARC anymore Rex, I'm not even a trooper." Rex grabbed his shoulder and made him face him as he said "Don't you dare say that. We may not be fighting in the GAR anymore but we're still troopers. We fight to protect others Echo and you are and always will be an ARC. That means you are part of the best of the best. Don't you ever sell your self short like that again."

Echo was surprised at the praise Rex was giving him, even if it was in anger, usually they where trained not to let their new statues go to their heads. Sabine then said "While a warrior is more than their armor, it does play a big part in the Mandalorian culture as well. How about the major shoulder pads here, these are specifically for ARC's right?"

Echo nodded as he replied "Yeah they are usually two are only for ARC's while captains wore one." Sabine nodded as she said "Then I'll get to work. Would you like me to customize it with a little more color or leave it as it is?"

Echo held his breath at that and said "Leave it as it is for now. It holds to many memories." Sabine nodded as she replied "I understand." And with that she got to work.

As Sabine worked on Echo's amore, Rex was going on to help Ezra with his extra training. Echo asked to come along and Rex agreed saying "Might as well, don't want another incident going on." Echo groaned, he was never going to let him live that down.

As they got to a small spread of land off the base but still in the perimeters they found Ezra, Kanan, and Myra at a pile of rocks. Kanan was meditating on a boulder, Ezra was studying one and Myra had her arm stretched out at another.

The two clones looked confused at the scene but just shrugged as they walked up and Rex said "Hey kid time for your lessons." Ezra looked up smiling as he said "Oh good, I didn't know how much longer I could take this."

Kanan opened his eyes a with a glare at his Padawan as he said "Ezra you have to learn to study your surroundings, stretch out and sense what is around you." "Then why did you make me stare at the rock."

Kanan sighed as he said "I wanted you observe it so you could get an idea on how to levitate heavier objects." Ezra jumped at that saying "Seriously, you mean I'm going to get to do that soon?"

Kanan nodded but said "Only when you've learned to concentrate better and get a better understanding of what you're doing." Echo raised a brow at that, he didn't think he'd ever understand jedi methods.

Suddenly they heard some rattling and looked to see some of the rocks that Myra was concentrating on shaking. Kanan smiled as he said "Good now hold on to that and…." Before Kanan could say more some of the rocks bolted up and Rex shouted "Incoming!"

They all had to dodge behind some boulders, but Echo looked out see Myra just opening her eyes to see the rocks falling back down. She gasped and seemed unsure of where to go so Echo ran out and pushed her aside behind a boulder.

Once all the noise and dust was settled down the two looked up and found themselves face to face. They both blushed at that and separated as they came out from behind the boulder and Myra said "I'm so sorry is everyone okay?"

Ezra and Rex came out the younger saying "We're good." Kanan coughed as he came out as well and said "Just a bit of dust. What exactly happened Myra?" She sighed and said "I don't know really. I think I just pushed too hard or got frusterated."

Kanan sighed as he said "We'll work on that, that's what practice is for. For now practice is over for the day." Ezra exclaimed "Sweet! Hey Rex, what are you going to teach me this time?" Rex smirked as he replied "A little trick me and my buddy Cody used when we had a traitor in our mists."

Echo frowned at that and said "Rex about Cody?" Rex looked up with a raised brow asking "What about him?" "When we were doing the Mandalorian farewell you never said his name. Does that mean…?" "Echo, not now."

Echo stiffened at that and said "He's alive isn't he. You never would have left Cody out, you would never forget him." Rex looked out and said "Echo there's nothing to talk about, just let it go…" "No!" Echo shouted.

Everyone was shocked. In all his time there Echo had never shouted. Suddenly Kanan said "Ezra, Myra, you two should got back to base. I don't think this is for us to hear." Myra crossed her arms as she said "What about you?"

"I'm a leading officers so I have the right to know if somethings off and right now somethings telling me that there is something very off here." The two started walking off not happy with being told what to do but knew that he had a point, it really wasn't their business. Not that they couldn't ask Ahsoka about it.

Once the two left Kanan looked to Rex and said "He has a right to know Rex. I've heard you mention this Cody a few times. A brother of your's right." Rex sighed, with Echo and Kanan both ganging up on him he knew he wasn't going to get out of this so he said "Yeah he's a brother. He always will be to me at least."

Echo's eyes softened at that and he walked up to him and asked "What do you mean?" 'He couldn't mean….' Rex sighed and said "When I discovered the chips I told some of the others about them, like Wolffe, who listened and took the chip out. Others like Cody, well he didn't listen. He didn't believe me, it cost us our friendship."

Kanan's eyes widened at that he tried to warn others but some didn't listen, why? Echo looked shocked and said "I'm sorry captain." Rex could see the pain in his brother's eyes and he felt horrible but he knew Echo wanted to know the whole story so continued.

"That wasn't the worst part. After killing Kenobi and the chips affect wore off, Cody still decided to fallow the empire. Last I heard he was an instructor for a bunch of storm trooper in training."

At those words Echo felt his legs buckle and Rex grabbed him before he fell and said "I'm sorry vod'ika. I'm so sorry. I should have told you but you were already suffering so much I didn't want to tell you. Really it was to save me from my own torment. I don't want to remember Cody the way he is now but the way he was."

Echo could only nod as a few tears trailed in them and he said "I understand captain. I probably do the same." Kanan couldn't help but keep gaining more and more respect for the clones, he had served with them but when the attack happened he felt so betrayed it was hard to see them as people again.

Now more and more he was looking at them again like allies and even more like humans. For what he was seeing now was true human emotion. Emotions he had felt himself long ago.

It took Echo a while to process what had happened. Rex took him back to rest and told Ezra practice was canceled for the day, he didn't question it as he knew that whatever was happening was rough on the two clones.

He and Myra had tried to ask Ahsoka what was happening and she had explain it was a subject that deeply hurt all of them, especially the clone brothers, and it was best they be the ones to tell them when they felt ready. If they ever would be.

As Echo sat up in his bed he looked to Rex who was sitting across form him and asked "Do you know where he's stationed?" Rex sighed and said "Yeah I do. Doesn't do me any good though. He wont listen."

Echo then asked "Have you tried." Rex sighed as he said "Echo please just trust me on this." "But we could try. Rex please there's so little of us left and…." "And I won't risk you!"

Echo jumped at that and Rex calmed himself as he said "Look Echo, Cody is loyal to the empire now. He won't care if you are a brother or not he will turn you in if he finds our your a rebel. Please don't go looking for him. I rather only remember him as he was I don't want to have another reason to think badly of him."

And with that Rex left, not able to bring himself to say more. Echo just looked at his older brother walk off and looked down sadly. He wished he could do something for his brothers but if they didn't tell him how to help how could he.

Then an idea came to mind. He got up and decided to see if Kanan was up for an adventure. 'You really did rub off too much on me Fives.' He thought with a smile as he walked off.

"What no Echo you're crazy?" Echo looked pleadingly as he said "Kanan please, if you had a chance to find another jedi wouldn't you?" "I did try that once and it almost got me and Ezra killed. Sometimes the risk isn't' worth it." "It is for me!"

Kanan looked at those pleading eyes and remembered the look of regret in Rex's, how much had Rex suffered by losing his best friend. Echo looked down as he then said "Kanan, when two brothers become best friends it's a bond that well, I guess it similar to how you jedi would be with your padawans."

Kanan was stricken by that, if he had a chance to find his master he knew he never hesitate. "Rex and Cody where each other best friends of their brothers. Losing your best friend for us is traumatizing. I know."

Of course he would know, Kanan thought, he lost his own and many others. Kanan then sadi "I could see why you would be so desperate then to help Rex. You don't want him to suffer." Echo nodded and Kanan sighed as he said "I can't believe I'm doing this, Ezra must be rubbing off on me. But let's go try and make a family reunion."

Echo smiled as he said "You mean it?" Kanan shrugged as he said "Not much going on here and if we can get another well trained soldier on the team while getting some empire information then fine me be."

Echo smiled as he then said "Good, but first we have to figure out where the base is." Kanan smirked as he said "I know someone who can help us with that." Let's just say Ahsoka was a little more willing than they expected to help, and would be covering for them too.

That last part still surprised them but they weren't about to questions it an headed off as soon as possible. Next stop Kamino, timira city.

A new adventure for Echo awaits. Will he get his ori'vod back or is Cody to far gone, and what will happen when Rex find out about their plan, cause really Rex would find out. He knows them all to well.