Reminder: Please kindly note that this is a remix of angelrider13's fic titled: Resist Order 66. This has been written with her permission and blessing.

- Part 1 of 2

Of Gree, of green, and of parallels.

There are far worse places to be than Kashyyk. At least that's what Gree tells himself when he has not felt the sun in what feels like eons. Vast trees litter the planet and shelter its inhabitants from the sun's rays, but he has to wonder at what cost when he finds himself trudging through rain and mud, his brothers at his side.

General Yoda walks in the middle of their formation, so small and utterly otherworldly among their white white armour; Gree often finds himself wondering just how different serving under General Yoda is compared to serving with General Unduli. General Unduli had been their mother, their sister, their calm in the storm- she had been everything that his brothers and he had needed in this war. But General Yoda is different and it isn't until Gree finds himself standing behind the other that he realizes why.

He and Scout are keeping watch at the Command Center. The Wookies and the other troops are below on the ground, working on their defenses against the Separatists, because not even the neutral are safe in this never ending war. This is the first time in a long time he's worked with General Yoda and it shows as Gree stumbles along at every turn, much to the General's amusement.

It would be an understatement to say he is nervous when General Yoda is around. After all, General Unduli is straightforward, fights with sharp angles and quick turns, and smiles when she thinks nobody is watching. Gree sees though and he's sure he's not the only one as in his brother's private circles, they can count off on one hand the amount of times they've seen something akin to happiness on their General's face.

But Yoda… Yoda is strange with his riddles, his backwards speech, and his kind sad frown that can turn into a smile at a moment's notice.

Unduli treats Gree and his brothers like wayward children in a distant but caring manner. Yoda, however, does not treat them like soldiers or children or even clones. Instead, ever since he had been under Yoda's rule, Gree finds in himself some gleeful childish joy when he is able to answer Yoda's questions properly. He thinks this is what it must feel like to be a student and to have a competent teacher.

Yoda shifts in front of him and it pulls Gree back to the present. In the distance, he can hear sounds of battle; explosions are muffled among the trunks of the trees, and shots ring through the leaves and branches, echoing back to the command center like jagged shattering glass. Gree discreetly cracks his knuckles behind the General and hopes Yoda doesn't hear; after all, he is made for action, not for stillness.

He wonders if the General feels the same as Yoda hums and taps his cane on the floor.

If Scout feels as restless as Gree does, he says nothing; he only moves his binoculars here and there, quietly pointing things out to Yoda, who nods along. He's a good brother with a gift for spotting things others overlook, and Gree is pleased to have him at his side as he moves away from the duo towards the shadier part of the Command Center. Gree thinks if this battle goes well, he'll talk to both Generals about offering Scout a promotion.

His comm goes off, cutting through his thoughts like a black ship sliding into harbor. He blinks and holds out his palm, a small blue holo appearing and-

And-

Execute Order 66.

And Gree is suddenly misplaced. He finds himself responding to the holo before it blinks out. He has no time to think, no time to reflect, no time to feel before he finds himself walking back into the command station.

Knowledge slowly makes itself clear in the way of plans springing forth in his brain as if he's known this Order all his life. This Order that is a Contingency and only meant to be invoked if the Republic is in danger. In danger because of the Jedi.

The very same Jedi who have been the one shining Hope of them clawing their way out of this bloody ceaseless war.

Execute Order 66.

Gree's steps are as sure as the sun's setting path and he wonders at how his body can hold him up when his heart is shaking and his soul is screaming. His pace never falters, his stride never changes, as every step brings him closer and closer to the Jedi General who has seen more planets fall and rise than any other being he knows.

His blaster is heavy in his hands as he comes to a stop next to Scout. His brother acknowledges his presence with a slight tilt of his head and Gree dimly realizes that he hates the way their helmets shield and chain them both. He cannot see the other's eyes, cannot see his expression, but he does not need to see to feel his brother's rising terror that they cannot control their actions; they aim at their General's small small back in unison and-

Execute Order 66.

The General is suddenly not there as he moves, his small form tucking and rolling away from the shot that would have pierced his heart. There is a flash of green; Gree hears the familiar hiss and feels the familiar burn of a lightsaber before he is flung backwards. Far far away, he thinks he hears Scout's agonized scream of pain but it is cut short as Gree slams into the railing of the Command Center- the same Command Center that his brothers had built and fortified with their own two hands.

He has a second to breathe before something lands in front of him. Gree blinks darkness from his vision and half succeeds as he opens his eyes to so much green. A fuzzy Yoda looks back at him and even in his disoriented state, Gree can see sorrow etched into every furrow on the General's forehead. It hurts that he's one of the reasons why the Jedi looks oh so sad.

Then his world goes black and Gree's last thought before everything fades away is that there are certainly worse places to die on than on Kashyyk.

On the same planet far far away, Master Luminara Unduli looks up and hears a whisper before she disappears further into the green, leaving behind her troops, knocked out and laid gently on the forest floor.

A/N

Because I'm excited that I'm writing again, here is another chapter :) This time, it's focusing on Gree and the interaction and musings on Master Yoda.

Hope you enjoy~

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