So the next chapter for Tortured Force, I hope you enjoy this one as well.

(24/02/22)

(Draco POV)

A few weeks had passed, Kenobi, Anakin and Rex all getting to know me better, becoming good friends. All of them saw how the dark side of the force wasn't really evil it did encourage evil thoughts but it wasn't, just the person who used it. Sure it did have its temptations but with a strong enough will and a way to channel the emotions, it was controllable.

Practising some meditation and calming techniques thanks to Obi-Wan, Anakin was more a 'find a patrol of droids and cut them down' to calm down kind of person.

Even though he couldn't see it through my helmet, I was giving him a deadpan stare along with Obi-wan when he also heard of his method.

So here we were standing in two towers, Rex and Anakin in the north, me and Kenobi in the south.

Looking out over the city, the droids approaching our position. I had to say it was quite a pretty city.

Looking back I saw commander Cody and a clone known as Slick walking out, since the first incident with Rex and the other clones I only trained with the force when no one was around or people who knew about it.

Another reason was that the force just gave me a feeling not to trust Slick, still didn't know why yet, though the force had yet to lie so far so I would continue to trust it.

Kenobi and Cody talked with each other as they kept an eye on the droids. A few minutes later I heard the elevator opening again, droids pouring from it.

"Sir the droids are splitting up." A clone exclaimed, no one noticing the droids that had just arrived up here.

"We've got droids here already," I said ducking behind cover as laser fire flew past me.

As everyone turned around in shock, several clones got hit as their unpreparedness cost them their life.

Everyone now firing back into the elevator as a seemingly endless amount of droids sprung forth.

"Our position has been compromised." Another clone yelled as he ducked behind cover as we tried to retreat backwards, laser fire flying past him.

Kenobi then threw the damaged canon into their lines, halting their progress a few extra seconds. His communicator went off as he cut down another droid.

"We've been cut off, the droids are on to us." He yelled over the laser fire.

As he said this a couple more clones succumbed to the droids. Sighing I decided to take matters into my own hands. Breaking from the cover I charged directly at their line, discreetly using the force to deflect the blaster fire as I turned around quickly lobbing a droid popper at the flanking droids ending up back towards the droids I was charging and opened fire.

Only a couple of seconds later the sound of smashing glass came to me, looking back I saw Anakin and Rex with a few other clones fly into the room as the elevator stopped spewing out droids, Anakin cutting down the remainder.

"This way is clear," Anakin stated as his clones provided their support.

"How did you get over here?" Kenobi asked, not caring about the answer at the moment.

"I improvised." He answered, his answer fitting my impression of him so far. While he had his faults, he more than made up for them with his personality and skills.

"Let's just get out of here, you have an escape route?" I asked him as we fell back to the elevator he had cleared.

"Yeah, we got a gunship going to pick us up from the roof." He answered as we elevator opened showing the roof.

Looking around I still didn't see anything. "Is it really small?" I ask as Rex and Cody chuckle, even Kenobi chuckled as Anakin looked at me annoyed.

"Just be patient." He said annoyed as we headed to a raised platform.

When we got there however droids once again started pouring from the elevators. Seriously how many droids could these elevators fit?

I then noticed that a tactical droid exited the elevator we came out of. Rushing towards it I then heard the gunship finally arrive, guess Skywalker was right.

Jumping on top of it, ripping the head off it before running back to the gunship, barely enough room for all of us, the droids trying their hardest to hit something once again.

"Maybe this can provide us with the information we seek," I said holding the head.

-o0o-

Landing at the base we then headed to the control centre following Rex and Cody as Kenobi and Anakin went off somewhere else.

Heading to the holo-table I hooked up the tactical droid's head. Before Rex could start it up I stopped him. "Hold it dinosaur, I ripped this thing straight off the droid, it probably wasn't the best way to make sure it retained its information," I said as I fiddled around with, crossing wires, connecting circuits.

"Why did you call me a... dinosaur?" He asked as I realised he probably didn't know what one was.

"It is an extinct animal on my planet, one was called a Tyrannosaurs Rex, it was one of the strongest dinosaurs around," I said connecting the final wire. "I'll look for a picture so you can see."

"I see," Rex said slowly as Cody was having a good time at the expression on his face.

Playing the droids memory. The precise location of what was meant to be our ambush of their forces. "The republic army is in the north and south tower, level forty-six." It started before it changed to a conversation between someone in a cloak and a clone. "You will find the ambush force on level forty-six in the north and south tower." The clone said as the droid head started sparking before shorting.

"Blast," Rex growled banging his hand on the holo-table.

"I see we are not the only ones having a bad day," Anakin said as he and Kenobi walked into the room.

"Generals, they knew all our intel. We have a spy in our ranks, a clone to be precise, though it could be a commando droid." Cody started as they arrived at the holo-table.

"That would explain the ambush," Anakin stated as Kenobi then said. "The question is who. it is unlikely that a commando droid could stay hidden this long."

"But then who would betray their brothers to the seppies," Rex asked still a little astounded that a clone could be responsible.

"Anakin and I will take a trip behind enemy lines, you, Cody and Dead Space stay here and find the spy," Kenobi said turning for the door before stopping as he was about to leave.

"Let no one know of our mission, and suspect everyone outside of this room as a culprit." he finished as he and Anakin left the room leaving me alone with the other two.

"So where do we start?" I asked as Cody then noticed a communicator blinking.

Picking it up he alerted us to the fact. "Some left this comm-link on, someone has been listening to everything we said." He said making Rex look round in shock as he was about to leave.

Turning my focus onto finding out how the spy got information out of here. "Hey you, stop!" Rex yelled as he and Cody gave chase to a suspect.

Leaving them to it I turned to the Astromech. "Hey R2, can you help me?" I asked as the droid came over to me. "I need you to look for any patterns in the outgoing communications, similar wavelengths, frequencies anything," I said as he beeped a bit before plugging in to do just that... I assume at least, going to have to learn how to understand astromech beeps and boops.

A few minutes later Rex and Cody came back grumbling. "One of us," Rex said annoyed. "Great now which one." He continued as they walked up to see what I am doing.

"What are you doing?" Cody asked looking at the pad in my hand and R2 plugged into the console, he still didn't know about me being able to use the force yet.

"Looking for how the spy or traitor now got his messages out, I doubt he wrote a note," I said seeing Cody about to speak before grumbling, probably something to do with the note comment.

"Found anything yet?" Rex asked as I handed him the pad.

"Maybe, these systems are still relatively new to me so a second opinion wouldn't hurt," I said shrugging as he took a closer look at the information.

"There are some spotty and irregular transmissions, they show up every few days then disappear." He said.

"Where are they coming from then?" I asked looking over his shoulder. "They're only coming from one terminal in the entire base, Slick's barracks." He finished.

"Slick's not going to like this," Cody answered.

"No, he isn't." Rex agreed, about to leave before I stopped them. "Rex, don't trust slick," I said making him look round. "Why?" He asked confused.

"The force," I said simply making him nod and Cody look at me strangely. "The force? Your not a Jedi are you?" He asked making me sigh and Rex get uncomfortable.

Thinking of what to answer that with, I then spoke. "No, I am not a Jedi." I decided as Rex fingered his pistol, flicking it to stun.

"...Then what are you?" He asked, one of the believers that there are only two sides to the tale.

"If I had to say what I am closest to, then that would be a Sith," I answered as his eyes widened in surprise.

"You're with the enemy!" He yelled throwing a fist at me which I blocked before spinning him around and putting him in a headlock.

"If you were listening then you would've heard closest, not is," I said as Cody relaxed a little.

"So you aren't?" He asked as I released him, Rex taking his hand off his pistol, ever since I saved him he had become a good friend of mine. We had been spending a lot of time together giving each other training and tips.

"If by being one then I haven't had any training from a Sith, I just use the dark side of the force more than the light side," I answered as he nodded.

As Cody and Rex were leaving I called out to Cody. "And Cody, Rex, Anakin and Kenobi know about this if it makes you feel any better." At this, he nodded as they left for the barracks.

Waiting a few seconds I then followed them. Arriving at the opposite door they did, once I did I sat down and meditated.

Five minutes later the door opened and Slick was running right for me. Sighing I raised my hand, trapping him. Looking around he started to panic, he probably thought there wasn't any Jedi left on the base.

Opening my eyes I saw Slick looking at me in panic. Even though I was fighting alongside them, I still instilled fear into some of them, my armour and voice-only contributing to it. "Hello... Slick." I said demonically this along with my regular voice made it sound practically like death himself was talking to him.

Seconds later Rex and Cody rush out the door to see me in a meditative pose and Slick floating in the air.

"So Slick anything you would like to tell us?" I asked as he reached down to his belt. "Yeah, freedom is worth more than life." At this his utility belt started beeping, leaving only a few seconds to do something I pushed Rex and Cody away, unfortunately, that meant Slick could jump towards me, blowing up right next to me, sending me flying away towards an At Te

Groaning as I tried to stand up again when I was then sent back to the ground as it exploded, the left of my face feeling as though it was being ripped apart and set on fire. Growling I did my best to stagger to my feet barely aware that most of our tanks and artillery exploding as well.

Feeling my face which shouldn't be possible since I had a helmet I felt something wet, pulling my hand away I saw a black liquid come with it... My blood. Ever since I had been experimented on by those droids when I was a prisoner, whatever they did to make me able to turn into smoke also turned my blood black as well.

A couple of seconds later I could hear reasonably well again, the sound of two pairs of feet reached me. "Dead, Dead Are you alright?" Rex asked as he and Cody rushed to support me.

"Yessss." I struggled to get out the pain masking anything else I felt.

"Come we need to get you to the medbay," Rex said as they helped me walk to it.

-o0o-

I was just staring at the wall my back to the door. It had been a few hours since Rex and Cody had dropped me off, they didn't want to leave but I although with great pain reminded them that they still had to tell Kenobi and Anakin about the damage and help other people who might have gotten injured from the explosions.

Sighing I now looked at my new appearance, apparently, the universe thought that just having scars was enough. I now looked like an even worse two face. The helmet had done its job well, only skin and flesh was missing from the left side of my face. I now looked like a cross between venom and terminator.

Now I really was going to have to wear my helmet all the time. Just how to get the parts for it before anyone saw me first.

As this thought occurred the door opened revealing Rex, Cody, Anakin and Kenobi. "Dead?" Anakin asked cautiously as they walked into the room.

"Are you okay now?" He continued almost making me laugh. Was I okay, half of my face was gone, though since I had been tortured already I had gotten used to it.

"I guess," I said with a more noticeable hiss still facing the wall, it had also cost me a bit of my throat.

"We heard what happened, we are sorry for what happened to you." Kenobi continued as they stopped at the end of the bed.

"It was my own fault," I said before continuing. "I ssshould've been more careful." I finished as we then just stood and sat in awkward silence, broken by Rex.

"Do you want to leave?"

"I need a new helmet first," I stated making the others wonder why.

"Why?" Cody now asked feeling a bit guilty that he and Rex contributed to my condition indirectly.

"Would you like to see," I asked making them curious.

"I would say so," Anakin answered prompting me to turn around and look at them.

Sharp intakes of breath and gasps happened when they saw the extent of the damage. "You see why?" I said as they nod.

"Well Anakin and I will be talking to the council about the situation, please take a few days off before you start fighting once again," Kenobi said making me nod, I needed to train more, leaving soon after.

"I'll go get a spare helmet," Cody said as he and Rex both left, leaving me alone in the room once again.

Looking at my reflection once again I sighed. Maybe it would've been better if I had died on that ship I thought sadly. This thought only lasted a few seconds before all the anger the pain had been blocking was released. Growling lightning erupted from my body striking the room, shorting the lights, leaving the room in darkness except for my lightning and eye glowing an angry red.

So I hope you enjoyed this chapter, thanks for all the favourites and follows it is nice to see people are at least enjoying the story.

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