This chapter takes place in the season 6 when order 66 is tested.

Chapter 22

Anakin took Laetitia to the bridge on the ship.

"Rex, gather everyone. I have an announcement to make."

"Yes, sir."

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Every clone trooper was present in the bridge.

"Hey kid. You on the mission to Ringo Vinda?"

"Oh, great. We're gonna work with Commander Feisty again."

"Better get used to it, Tup." Laetitia said with a chuckle. She didn't look at the clones as soldiers or clones. They were like her friends and she treated them as her uncles or bigger brothers.

Anakin stepped in "As you may, or may not, have heard, Commander Naberrie will be joining us ad a commander of 501st legion. Try to not get on her bad side. She's hard to defeat, verbally and physically."

"You're the one to blame for that one. Everything I have, I got from you." She whispered to her father.

"That's great!"

"We look forward to that, commander."

"Finally! Someone fun to work with."

"Try not to get smashed, kid."

All clones gathered around her and complimented her. She was close to everyone in Anakin's legion but was especially close to Fives, Rex, Kix, Tup and Cody in Obi-wan's legion.

Rex joined them "You know, kid, you need to get big. Has to happen sometime. Otherwise, you'll get crushed in the battlefield."

"Technically, I'm older and more mature than you are and that's all that matters. Besides, let them come. They'll be sorry they did. Now, are you good with a blaster?"

"You can ask the separatists, kid."

"Then can you teach how to use one?"

Rex was taken by the commander's question. "I don't understand. The Jedi use their Force and lightsaber to fight."

"We do but I wanna know how to fight without one. You know, in case I get crushed."

Anakin said "Rex, if I were you, I'd save my breath. She's too stubborn, just like her mother."

And you're not? Leah said through their bond.

Anakin shrugged "Okay everyone, now back to business. Generals Tiplar and Tiplee still need our help in defeating Admiral Trench."

Laetitia couldn't believe what had just happened. Why would Tup kill master Tiplar? Tup was one of the sweetest clones she knew.

"How's he doing, Rex?" Anakin asked as he walked in.

"Let me check on him." Leah interfered. "Master Ti taught me a few things."

She touched Tup's face and checked his eyes. There seemed nothing wrong with him but he was acting weird.

"Good soldiers follow orders. Good soldiers follow orders." Tup kept saying like he was a droid or something. It was like he had lost his mind.

"Tup, are you okay?" Laetitia asked him. He was her friend and she was worried about him.

As soon as Tup came back to reality and saw Leah, something in him got released. Without understanding what he was doing, he broke her arm and pushed her down and sat on her.

"Ow!"

"Leah!"

"Tup! Get off of her." Fives said pushing him back but it wasn't working.

Master Tiplee interfered and used the Force to get him off of her.

Anakin helped his daughter to get up "Leah! Are you alright?"

Leah was hurting. Her arm was broken. "I'll live." She groaned. "We need to get him to the med bay and find out what's wrong with him."

Tup was sedated and tied to a stretcher in the med bay. He was coming into.

"Fives, what's happening to me?"

Everyone in the room was confused.

"You don't remember?"

"No!"

"You murdered general Tiplar."

"What? No!"

Laetitia walked in. her left arm was in bandage.

"What happened to you, commander?"

She didn't know how to answer him and just looked at him with wide open eye.

"Tup, you broke her arm and tried to kill her."

"I … I couldn't have!"

"You did."

He was starting to lose it again. Anakin looked at Kix, saying to sedate him.

"I don't understand! How could this happen?! What's happe…" he never got to finish his sentence because he was sedated and went to sleep.

"What do you think, general?"

Anakin rubbed his neck "Did you check all of his scans?"

Kix nodded "There is nothing wrong with his results. As far as I can tell, this is a combat-related stress. It's like he … "

"Snapped." Laetitia finished for him.

"But that doesn't make any sense. Kix, you should know better. It's not in our design to 'snap'."

Fives said "He's right. We've been through a lot together. He doesn't seem to remember what happened. It's like he's sick or drugged."

"Well, it could be a toxin or a virus. I can't be certain."

"If that's the case, how did he get it in the first place? Or, more importantly, who's behind it?" Laetitia asked.

Anakin knew where his daughter was getting. "Let's talk outside."

He turned to face her "You think the separatists are behind this?"

"Who else if not them?"

"There have been rumors that separatists have been trying to develop an anti-clone virus biological warfare. So it is a possibility." Tiplee said.

Fives was getting irritated and desperate "So what do you think we should do?"

Leah sighed "We need to take him to Kamino. We neither have the equipment nor the knowledge to deal with this. Master Ti will know what to do."

"I agree."

"Alright. Rex, accompany Tup to Kamino with Fives and return. I need you here." Anakin said.

Fives stepped in "General, with respect, but do I have the permission to stay on Kamino with Tup? He's my friend."

Anakin sighed "Okay but you …"

He was interrupted by Laetitia "I'm going too."

Anakin looked at her as she had slapped him. "No, you're not. If what you think is correct, then it's too dangerous for you to be there. Besides, I need you here in the battlefield. We still have to deal with Trench."

"I know but you have master Tiplee for that. I want to see what is really wrong with him. Besides, I can't fight with a broken arm."

"I'll take a banged-up Laetitia Naberrie over any Jedi master any day." He added "No offence, master Tiplee."

Laetitia looked down. She didn't want to worry her father.

Anakin looked at her "If I order you to stay, are you gonna stay or you're just gonna disobey me and go to Kamino anyway?"

"Am I getting predictable?" Laetitia asked.

"A little bit." Anakin said mimicking her.

They all laughed at the father-daughter quarrel.

Anakin groaned giving up "Fine! Go to Kamino and find out what's wrong with him but BE careful. Understood?"

Leah smiled "Yes, master."

Done :)