AN: Sorry it has taken me so long to update. I've been swamped with finals and testing, graduation, and job searching. Thank you for sticking with me and patiently waiting for this update, you guys are amazing! I tried to make this a linger chapter too so hopefully that helps!

This idea is something that came about when I asked a few of my friends for suggestions and between us we came up with this story. We hope you find it just as funny as we do!

Disclaimer: If I owned Star Wars Clone Wars then there would be more clone brother bonding and lots of pranks… since that didn't happen it is apparent I do not own it.


"The Captain and Commander should have a kid."

Tub choked and spit out his water, Jesse whacked him on the back and glared at the speaker, Dogma stopped with his fork halfway to his open mouth, Kix kicked the offender as hard as he could under the table, and Echo groaned and banged his head on the table, repeatedly.

"Fives. What the haran made those words come out of your mouth in that order?" Kix demanded, resisting the urge to check his ARC brother for a fever.

"I don't know. I just think they'd be cute parents. Ahsoka seems like the type to get really attached to younglings and I think even our beloved captain could be a family man." Fives shrugged

"Don't you think it's still too early for that? I mean they just started publicly dating and they're not even married yet. Not to mention, where would they raise a kid right now?" Tub interjected now that he could breath properly again.

"I didn't say right now." Fives retorted "But I still think they'd make a great family. We could be the doting uncles."

Jesse and Echo snorted in unison. "The day Rex and Ahsoka allow their children around you for an extended period of time will be the day Hoth becomes a vacation destination."

The others nodded their agreement and went back to their meal.

It wasn't until the next day that Torrent Company realized Fives's words were more than a random thought blurted out.

"So guys, I researched the next planet we are going to drop of relief and help rebuild, and guess what I found." Fives announced as he slide in at the table.

"Do we want to know?" Dogma asked skeptically.

"Yes. You do." Fives "I discovered that on the planet, Tooka's or Loth-cats are very popular. Apparently you can catch them and even tame them."

"And what exactly are you going to do with that information?" Coric asked suspiciously, joining the table

"Catch one as a pet for the Captain and Commander of course." He replied

The table was silent for a second while everyone looked up at him.

"Catch one… as a pet… for Rex and Ahsoka… the Rex and Ahsoka that currently live on this ship and are our COs?" Jesse questioned

"Duh. I saw it on a holo-vid once, this couple adopted a pet before they had a kid. Kinda like a first step to a family."

"So you figured it would be a good idea to catch one of these Loth-cats and give it to our Captain and his girlfriend, our Commander?" Coric asked

"Yeah, basically. Anybody going to help?" Fives asked looking at his brothers around him.

"What the hell, could be fun. I'm in." Hardcase stated excitedly

"We're going to end up in so much trouble." Tub stated but the twitch of his lips gave away his excitement

"I'll do it just to see the reactions when you give it to them." Jesse added

"I'll go just to make sure you don't get yourself killed or court martialed" Echo resigned

"I for one will not participate." Dogma back out

Everyone looked to Coric for his voice in the matter.

"I'm not going to tell you not to, but don't come crying to me or Kix when you get all scratched up."

"Did you get it?!" Tub shouted

"No you Di'kult!" Fives yelled back as he picked himself off the ground

"Maybe we should corner it instead of surrounding it!" Jesse suggested

"Maybe we should just stun the Loth-cat and call it good!" Hardcase threw in

"No Hardcase! That only makes it angrier!" Echo countered

"Grrr… I say we try and corner it next." Fives grumbled as he continued to brush the dirt off his armor

"Fine. I'll take Tub and Hardcase and we'll start herding it to that rock formation over there. Fives, you and Jesse wait over there until we get it cornered." Echo ordered

"What if we just feed it?" Hardcase asked as the group separated

"Good luck with that vode! If you can get that close to it, it'll probably bite your fingers off!" Fives yelled

"Still think this is a good idea?" Jesse grumbled

"Of course! I haven't had this much fun since we made the hanger bay into a climbing course! And it'll be so worth it to see Rex and Ahsoka's reactions when we give it to them!" Fives cheerily answered

Ten minutes later and the troopers had managed to corner the Loth-cat against the rock formation. The loth-cat, unhappy with its situation, hissed and spat at the clones, with hackles raised.

"Any ideas on how we're going to catch it and get it back to the ship?" Jesse muttered

"We could always stun it." Tub offered Hardcase's earlier suggestion

"Stunning it only disorients for a little while, then makes it mad." Fives countered

The other threw out suggestions that were soon rejected. All except for Hardcase. The brother had been oddly silent and was watching the cornered loth-cat. With no preamble, he removed his helmet and walked forward.

"Hardcase! Are you trying to get your face scratched off?" Echo asked indignantly

"Shut up and watch." Hardcase hissed back

Slowly Hardcase reached into one of the pouches on his hip and withdrew a ration bar before cautiously extending his hand towards the tooka.

The tooka stopped hissing for a second and cocked its head in curiosity at the food Hardcase offered it. Slowly it took a step forward, and then another, and then another until it was able to tentatively sniffed the bar and then reach out with a paw, quickly swiping the ration bar and nibbling on it. While it was focussed on the food, Hardcase gently petted its head. The animal tensed for a few seconds and looked up but before long went back to the food and allowed the trooper to slowly begin petting it more and more. When the tooka had finished it meal, Hardcase cautiously picked it up around the middle and held it out as it flailed around for a minute before settling back down.

The other troopers stared at the interaction in shock. They never would have guessed Hardcase could be that calm or that food would be the easiest and fastest way to capture the furry creature.

"Ready to go? If we don't get this little guy back to our bunks before everyone else starts boarding, someone is going to catch us and spoil the whole thing." Hardcase asked, pretending to ignore the dropped jaws of his brothers.

"Ahh… Yeah we should probably go." Fives answered lamely.

The others nodded and followed after the two.

When they reached the Resolute, Fives, Echo, and Jesse wandered off to act as interference while Hardcase and Tub got their newest member settled. The plan was to wait until the ship was in hyperspace to present the tooka to Rex and Ahsoka. At dinner the mess was buzzing with rumors and hushed whispers.

Ahsoka looked across the table at her boyfriend.

"Is it just me or does something suspicious seem to be going on around here?"

"It's not just you, I've noticed as well." Rex replied with a sigh

"What do you think is going on?" Ahsoka asked, waving her fork around at the fellow soldiers eating

"I don't know what Fives and Hardcase especially have been trying to avoid me and some of the others are acting strange as well."

"Don't they always act strange?" Ahsoka's brow quirked

"Even more strange than usual." Rex rolled his eyes and his lips twitched upwards.

Ahsoka was just about to comment further when a commotion was heard at the doors of the mess to which every eye was turned towards.

Dogma was cursing and yelling while flailing his arms around; angry hisses and spats accompanied Dogma's barrage of obscenities. One phrase, however, was very clear: "Fives I'm going to kill you!"

When Fives and fellow accomplices got a good look at the source of the hissing they scrambled from their seats and raced to Dogma's assistance.

When the commotion finally died down, there was a couple of beats of silence before Ahsoka bend over laughing.

"Where did you get a Tooka?" She asked when she stopped laughing

"And Why?" Rex added, eyes narrowed slightly

Fives and the others looked sheepish.

"Ah… It was all Fives's idea!" Jesse deflected

"Thanks Vod." Fives muttered holding the Tooka out at arm's length to avoid the sharp claws.

"Want to explain some things?" Rex crossed his arms and looked at the ARC trooper.

"Well ah… you see… me and some of the boys thought it might be a good idea if… we got you two a pet."

"You thought it would be a good idea to get us a pet? A pet?" Rex blinked a few times trying to comprehend what Fives was saying "Fives do you have any idea where we live?"

Rex would have continued but his girlfriend reached out before he could and took the Loth-cat from Fives. The animal quieted down quickly in her arms and started purring, much to the astonishment of everyone present.

"I think it was a sweet idea Fives." Ahsoka stated and gave Rex a look that told him to go along with it.

"We figured it was better than trying to adopt a kid." Fives grinned and the rest of the boys present laughed.


AN: I just got a new laptop so hoping my updating over the summer will increase. However, I am looking for jobs and getting ready for school this fall so please be patient with me! Thank you! Please R&R!

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