Chapter Three: Old Friends

Ahsoka Tano looked through the cockpit at the blue and silver swirls of hyperspace, she had found a location were multiple different clones she knew were stationed.

They exited hyperspace and she landed far away from where they were heading, and her and Rex began walking well the others left the planet.

When they arrived, they watched the troopers patrol around it happened to be that Commander Cody, Wooley, Boil, Waxer, Odd Ball, and the Bad Batch were meeting here to go on a mission for the Empire.

Ahsoka and Rex quickly snuck based the patrol units and into the base, they avoided the troopers till they got to the hangar and they snuck into the Bad Batch's ship and waited until the Bad Batch and the others entered hyperspace, then Ahsoka grabbed a blaster and set it to stun well Rex set his twin blasters to stun and they stepped out and stunned them, they didn't have any time to react they were stunned before they could.

Ahsoka and Rex quickly rerouted the hyperspace trajectory to Tatooine where they were scheduled to meet up with the others.

Ahsoka stood with Rex "I'm so glad we succeeded now we just need to get their chips out and we have more allies."

"We did good, we also need to remove their de-aging component, so they can live long lives, not what we were meant to" Rex responded.

"I'm glad, because your human just like the rest of us, just because you have the same face and voice doesn't mean your same" Ahsoka replied.

"Yes, and you've made sure we all know that, Soka" Rex told his wife as he hugged her.

"Can't let you guys think your something you're not, Rex" Ahsoka replied.

xXx

Obi-Wan Kenobi stood in the blazing Binary-Suns of Tatooine, as he looked across the Judland Wastes, his belief that the Empire would not come here was true, he had not run into any Imperial entanglements, he lived as a hermit and no one bothered him, that worked for him, but every day he wondered if his brother was alive out there somewhere, Anakin was to stubborn to die, but he found no suggestion in the Force that he was still alive, but he held out hope, the sound of a ship jolted him out of his thoughts.

Ahsoka landed the starship in the Judland wastes without issue, she then returned to Rex's side watching the unconscious clones, they had administered a sedative so they didn't wake up, until they got on their freighter where they had a medbay and Kix to remove their chips.

Obi-Wan quickly moved towards where the Imperial starship landed when he felt a remarkably familiar Force-Signature.

Ahsoka also feeling a familiar Force-Signature quickly exited the Imperial ship and headed toward it.

"Master Kenobi" Ahsoka spoke first running towards him in her excitement.

"Hello, Ahsoka" Obi-Wan accepted her hug.

"You survived the purge? Why on earth are you on Tatooine?" Ahsoka asked happily.

"Yes, it is quite obvious I survived the purge, and I'm on Tatooine because there is little Imperial presence here" Obi-Wan answered.

"May I ask, why are you using an Imperial ship?" Obi-Wan inquired.

"Oh, Rex and I were just doing a rescue mission" Ahsoka responded.

"Rex? Didn't all the clones turn against the Jedi?" Obi-Wan inquired surprised.

"They did, but not by choice, they have inhibitor chips in their heads and when the Chancellor ordered them to Execute Order 66 they basically became droids, all you have to do is remove the chip, that's how I survived" Ahsoka answered.

"Palpatine's plan was quite impeccable, it would seem" Obi-Wan stated thoughtfully.

"Well come along Obi-Wan" Ahsoka said as she led him towards the ship.

"General Kenobi" Rex sprung to attention at the sight of Obi-Wan "we thought you were dead sir, I'm glad you aren't."

"Thank you, Rex, but you know I'm not a general anymore, both of you call me Obi-Wan, I prefer it"

Obi-Wan spoke as he looked at the clones laid carefully on the floor "I assume this is who your rescuing?" he looked at Cody, Waxer, Boil, Odd Ball, and Wooley with affection.

"Yes, we're going to meet up with Kix and the others" Rex answered.

"I thought they would be here by now" Ahsoka said starting to worry.

"I thought they would be t_" Rex was interrupted by the sound of a freighter approaching.

"Well, I suppose that's them" Rex spoke up.

They exited the Imperial ship and walked towards the freighter before they could say hello and the others could comment they were interrupted "Mommy, Daddy" called some small children.

"Hi, baby's" Ahsoka said as she scooped up two of them well Rex grabbed the other one.

"Were you good with your uncles?" Rex asked.

"Yes, Daddy" replied the one he was holding.

Obi-Wan stared in shock "are you going to introduce me?" he asked when he finally found his voice.

Ahsoka laughed at his expression "These are Rex and my children, Skylar is three" she pointed at the one Rex was holding, she was Ahsoka's miniature "this is Arexa, she's Skylar's twin" she looked at the little girl with brown eyes and blue-striped Lekku and Togrutan face markings "and this is Anakin, he's two" she said looking at the boy with blonde hair and blue eyes.

"You named him after Anakin" Obi-Wan said.

"Yes, he even looks like Anakin, doesn't he?" Ahsoka asked.

"He does" Obi-Wan replied simply.

"I miss him" Ahsoka said a sad look passing through her eyes.

"I hope he's still alive" Rex said.

"I do to" Obi-Wan added as he thought of his former Padawan.

They all paused before Wolffe spoke "you got them, didn't you?"

"We did, we can start the procedures immediately.

xXx

Cody started to wake up, he felt something was different, it did not feel like if he saw a Jedi, he had to kill it.

Ahsoka walked in and said, "I see your waking up, are you okay?"

"No, I'm not, I killed General Kenobi and I couldn't stop myself" Cody spoke.

"it's fine, Cody, Obi-Wan isn't dead, he's outside waiting for you to wake up, you didn't have a choice the inhibitor chip in your brain prevented you from fighting against the order, but now that the chip is gone you'll be fine" Ahsoka spoke calmingly.

"Wait we have chips in our head that control us?" Cody questioned.

"You do" Ahsoka replied "they made you like droids, no free will."

"Can, I talk to General Kenobi?" Cody asked.

"I'll go get him."

Moments later Obi-Wan entered.

"Hello Cody" Obi-Wan spoke first.

"I'm sorry about trying to kill you General" Cody said.

"You didn't have a choice they controlled you, and call me Obi-Wan, I'm not a General anymore."

"Alright Obi-Wan."

He's outside waiting for you to wake up, you didn't have a choice the inhibitor chip in your brain prevented you from fighting against the order, but now that the chip is gone you'll be fine" Ahsoka spoke calmingly.

"Wait we have chips in our head that control us?" Cody questioned.

"You do" Ahsoka replied "they made you like droids, no free will."

"Can, I talk to General Kenobi?" Cody asked.

"I'll go get him."

Moments later Obi-Wan entered.

"Hello Cody" Obi-Wan spoke first.

"I'm sorry about trying to kill you General" Cody said.

"You didn't have a choice they controlled you, and call me Obi-Wan, I'm not a General anymore."

"Alright Obi-Wan."