And now, the end of an era. Hope y'all enjoy!

Cody was tired.

He was laying on a sleeping pad, in his General's old hut, staring up at the ceiling, trying to keep his eyes open.

The war had ended. The Rebellion had won. Luke was safe- and had saved the galaxy, as Obi-Wan had predicted. Although Cody was not present during that final battle, he had heard his brother's eye witness account when Rex had come to bring the good news to him on Tatooine.

Rex… Rex was now helping train the newcomers to the New Republic. Someone had to whip the shinies into shape. The two brothers talked every week, sharing stories- in Cody's case not so exciting as Rex's tales.

Every week Rex always reminded Cody that the clone had a place in the training facility if he wanted it. But Cody was done with fighting. Done with war. He never wanted to see a blaster again.

That and Tatooine seemed to have captured the man's heart and soul. True, the sand was still kriffing annoying, but the planet seemed to be his last desperate hold on the memory of his Jedi General.

Cody had kept Luke safe on Tatooine, whether the boy knew it or not. He watched from the distance and never approached him. Cody would watch him leave the planet and then patiently wait for a call from Rex, who would warn him the boy was coming back. The clone couldn't count the times that Boy had gotten into trouble. Sometimes Cody wasn't able to follow him- and it drove him mad!

If he had to rescue one more Jedi, Cody swore he'd throw himself into the Sarlacc pit. Jedi were too stubborn to know when to quit. Case in point: the time Luke surrendered to the Hutts to rescue his friends.

You can bet Cody was watching through his binoculars. You can bet he was cursing the boy's stupidity and foolishness that somehow worked out in the end. Kriffing Skywalker luck. It either was a blessing or a curse- and Cody really didn't want to find out.

After all these years, all these deaths, and all these adventures, the clone was tired. He had fulfilled his missions, his battles, and his assignments. He had served his General as a good soldier should- loyal and willing. He had done everything anyone had ordered him to- some orders at a cost to his conscience and his will. And he was tired of it.

Cody was snapped out of his thoughts at a small chuckle, "We're all tired of it."

The clone looked around and tried to find the source. He knew that voice. But- but it was impossible.

"Nothing is impossible if you trust in the Force."

Nope. Only Obi-Wan would say something like that. Cody smiled and looked around, fighting back tears, "Sir?"

A tsking noise was heard followed by a sigh, "Cody, I told you to call me Ben. Or Obi-Wan. You know this."

"Sorry, Ben. Old habits die hard." Cody tried to sit up but found that his energy had seemed to have vanished. In his right hand, he gripped the old holo-viewer with the photos of his past brother's and sister. "Where are you?"

"Sitting right next to you. Of course, you can't see me. It's rather hard to see a ghost without a strong connection to the Force."

Cody smiled and turned on the holo, eyes fixed on the old photo of Obi-Wan asleep on Cody's shoulder. "I can see you well enough, Obi-Wan."

"I take it you liked my present?"

"Very much. Although I prefer the real you to a holo." Cody leaned back and smiled up at the ceiling. "I was so mad when I found out you weren't coming back to Tatooine."

"Our paths lied in different directions, Cody."

"Luke was as stubborn as you."

Obi-Wan chuckled, "You don't know the half of it."

"And I don't want too." Cody sighed and closed his eyes, exhaustion taking over. "Obi-Wan… I'm so tired."

"I know, Cody. As am I. But I think we'll both find peace very soon."

Cody felt tears begin to stream down his face. He had already known deep inside what was happening. But for the sake of Rex, he had denied it. A brother never leaves a man behind… and Cody didn't want to start now. But no matter how hard he tried, there was no strength left in his body. Panic seemed to seize his mind and he felt the urge to cry out in terror.

A cool breeze whisked past the clone's face and a soft voice whispered, "Shhh…. It's alright. You're alright."

"General… Ben… I- I don't-"

"I know, Cody. I know. But it's time." A soft chuckle was heard, "Why do you think I'm here?"

Cody felt the tears streaming down his face and made no attempt to conceal them. "I guess I always thought I would die in the middle of a battlefield like all clones, not alone in a hut… Even 99 was a true soldier."

Although Cody couldn't see the Jedi, he had the feeling that Obi-Wan was shaking his head and pinching his nose. "Cody, Cody, Cody…. What am I going to do with you?"

"Uh…"

"Don't answer that."

"Yes, sir."

"Obi-Wan, Cody. OBI-WAN."

"I'm sorry, sir- Obi-Wan. I'm too tired to argue anyway…" Cody's grip tightened on the holo-projector that was trying to slip out of his weakening fingers. "What's going to happen to Rex?"

"Rex isn't as young as he thinks either. He'll be joining you soon."

"Does it hurt… to die?"

Obi-Wan didn't answer immediately. "Actually, I don't know. I didn't exactly die a normal death. It was more of a swish and then I was dead."

"Well, you're useless."

"Sorry, Cody…" Obi-Wan sighed, "But there's no need to be afraid. Fear only keeps you in the dark and prevents you from experiencing the joys of life."

"Obi-Wan, I'm dying."

"Which you then live through the Force. It's time to be that annoyingly stubborn commander I've known and calm your fear."

Cody wanted to slap his General. Again. But he was too weak to lift his arm and unable to touch the ghost so the entire thing would be a little pointless. "Obi-Wan… I never really thought I'd… well, die like this. In the Clone Wars, no one thought they'd ever die, but then they did and then we all mourned to the best of our abilities and then we'd march on only to watch more brother's die and then when Order 66 came we killed hundreds of Jedi brothers and sisters and watched more brothers get killed by them in self-defense and then we'd-"

"Cody, you're rambling. Calm down."

The clone took a deep breath and let it go slowly, "I guess what I'm trying to say is….after everything I've been through, this is how I'm going to die. Alone, in the desert, from old age." Tears streamed down his face, "Even 99 had brothers to mourn him after his passing. I'll just be… a forgotten memory." The holo-projector slipped out of his hand and clattered to the floor, sending a new wave of sorrow through his heart and mind. He longed to reach out and grab it again but found it impossible to move.

A soft hand gently placed the projector back into the weak clone's hand, placed it over his heart. "You're not alone, brother."

Cody managed to lift his heavy eyelids and squint through the tears. The features were hard to make out, and the colors were hard to see, but Cody would never forget that face. "Rex?"

The man smiled and squeezed Cody's hand. "Time to let go."

Cody closed his eyes and put on a brave smile. And then he slipped into the dark.

Light.

A very bright light.

Cody was a little confused. Wasn't death sort of… death? He was sitting in a dark room with a doorway of light, inviting him. The clone hesitantly stood up-and was a little shocked at how easy it came to him. He looked down at his body and found that he was wearing his old Republic armor, a fact that greatly confused him.

"Cody."

Cody's eyes flew upward and he stared at the figure who had suddenly appeared in the doorway. "Obi-Wan?"

Obi-Wan smiled and walked towards the clone. "Surprised to see me?"

"Uh… You look…"

"Alive? Nice?"

"...Young." Cody stared at the ginger hair and bright eyes. The tunic was also from the Republic days and one that Cody had thought Obi-Wan had thrown away a long time ago.

"Have you looked at yourself?"

Cody was unable to look at his face, but he had the sneaking suspicion that his hair was no longer white and from the ease of movement, he didn't feel old. "Sir… what happened?"

Obi-Wan shook his head while chuckling softly. "I knew you'd go back to calling me 'sir', immediately when you turned into your younger self. As for what happened… well, you died."

"But… I don't feel dead."

"That's the beauty of the afterlife. It is never-ending"

Cody just blinked and tried to wrap his head around that concept. Obi-Wan rolled his eyes and put his hands on the man's shoulders. "Don't try and understand it. Just accept it. Now come, there are people who want to see you." The Jedi gently pulled on the clone's arm and Cody began to walk.

"What? Who?"

"Well…" Obi-Wan and Cody walked through the door of light and Cody blinked several times, trying to see. "You'll find out very soon."

Before Cody's eyes were adjusted, someone slapped him across the face, sending him back into the Jedi's arms, who was apparently ready to catch him.

"HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU THINK I WAS LYING?" Fives crossed his arms and glared at the bewildered Commander.

Cody didn't know how to react to an angry Fives, but he definitely didn't know how to react to Bacta's sudden appearance and another slap.

"YOU IDIOT, YOU COULD HAVE DIED! WHY THE HECK DID YOU DO THAT?"

"Do what?" Cody was so confused.

Waxer slapped him next but didn't yell anything.

Cody threw his arms in the air. "What was that for?"

"Nothing," Waxer grinned. "I just wanted to slap you."

Obi-Wan chuckled at Cody's bewildered face.

The clone finally threw all of his knowledge on death and living aside and decided to just roll with it. He growled, "Why you little-" and jumped at Waxer, attempting to nugie his brother.

Waxer gave out a scream and ran in the opposite direction, with Boil rolling his eyes and shaking his head. "You're such an idiot!"

A sudden slam of force came from behind, almost sending Cody onto his face. Ti had come up and hugged his big brother from behind, his arms wrapped around the man's waist tightly. Cody was unable to get free of the younger clone's grip for the next five minutes, much to everyone's amusement and laughter (and Waxer's delight).

Faces and voices from pleasant past memories appeared and greeted their old friend. Echo and Fives introduced their training group, the Domino Squad. Cody practically threw his arms around an embarrassed Hevy before scolding him for being such a hero. He shook hands with Droidbait and Cutup before turning his attention to a waiting 99.

99 stood at a semi-attention, a large smile on his face. Cody gave him a gentle hug. "Good to see you, brother."

"I'm glad you're here Cody. Wooley has been having difficulty keeping your men in line."

Wooley threw his hands in the air. "It's not my fault the General kept trying to go back to the land of the living! Someone had to make sure he didn't just vanish into thin air."

Obi-Wan rolled his eyes. "I was fine."

"NO YOU WERE NOT!" shouted practically every clone in the 212th. Cody covered his ears and took a moment to recover from his deafness before turning a questioning eye to Obi-Wan.

"It's a long story…" The Jedi ran his fingers through his hair, a little annoyed. "But to make it short as possible, someone had to help Luke stay on the right track. When the 212th found out I had to go back, they would literally hold me down and I had to just talk through the doorway, trying to sound as normal as possible. The only way I actually did make it out was when the 501st was willing to lend a hand… and that was only about five times- one of them being right before you died."

Cody could easily picture Waxer, Boil, and Ti sitting on top of the General while everyone else guarded the doorway… and he wasn't sure how he felt about the situation. "So… am I the last one here?"

99 shook his head. "No… Rex and Wolfe are the last ones. Everyone else is present."

"No, we are not!" Bacta shook his finger at the older clone. "Kix is still missing!"

Boil rolled his eyes. "Bacta! We've been over this. Kix went missing right after Fives died. If he's not up here, then where would he be?"

"Have you seen him?" Bacta growled.

Waxer slung his arm over Bacta's shoulder and smiled reassuringly. "No, but that doesn't mean he's not up here. You try finding someone up here!"

"I do! And I can! Kix. Is Not. Here."

"BACTA!" a dozen clones yelled, making Cody flinch away from the sound… again.

After seeing several more brothers, Obi-Wan managed to drag Cody away from the men. "He can join you later! Now go bug Anakin!"

Cody was a little confused about how the faces of the clones went from angry to happy in a split second and they ran off somewhere down the halls of-

Cody did a double take. "Uh… Obi-Wan?"

"Yes?"

"Why is the afterlife Kamino?"

The Jedi laughed. "It isn't really. It's just how you imagine it. For instance, I see the Jedi Temple. Most of the clones see Kamino. Now come, I want to introduce you to some of my friends."

The first friend was someone Cody had never seen in his life. But Obi-Wan seemed excited to introduce the two, so who was he to object?

He was an older man, with long brown hair. He was sitting on the ground, cross-legged, eyes closed and hands on his knees wearing the attire of a Jedi, tunic with a long brown robe. Cody tried to recall all the Jedi he had met over the years, and none of them seemed to match this one.

Obi-Wan motioned for Cody to wait in the doorway a moment before quietly approaching the figure. He said something that Cody couldn't hear to the Jedi and the man opened his eyes revealing a stubborn, but kind light inside. The two spoke softly for a moment before making their way over to Cody.

"Master," Obi-Wan started, gesturing to the clone. "This is Commander Cody. Cody, this is my Master, Qui-Gon Jinn."

Suddenly, Cody realized why his general was so excited. He quickly stood at attention and nodded politely. "It's an honor to meet you, sir. Obi-Wan has spoken highly of you."

Qui-Gon's gaze was steady and contemplative. He did not respond for a moment before his face broke into a small smile. He gave a small bow. "The honor is all mine. I'd like to thank you for keeping my Padawan safe. It isn't easy for a Master to leave their student alone. Obi-Wan has also spoken highly of you."

Cody shuffled his feet, a little embarrassed. "I'm glad to be of assistance. But I think it was more of Obi-Wan keeping me safe than the other way around." Memories of Order 66 came flooding back and Cody stiffened slightly. "It may have been better if I wasn't there, sometimes."

"Cody, I thought we had gotten through this, I don't blame you," Obi-Wan smiled gently. "Never have and I never will."

"You must learn to forgive yourself if you ever wish to be truly at peace." Qui-Gon nodded.

Cody pinched his nose, feigning exasperation. "Now I know where the General got his crypticness."

The two Jedi chuckled softly. The three exchanged a few more words before Obi-Wan excused them. Qui-Gon only let them leave once Cody agreed to drop by sometime and have a cup of tea (which made Cody roll his eyes. If Obi-Wan had turned out so much like Qui-Gon, why was Anakin so….Anakin?).

The next friend looked vaguely familiar. A woman with long blonde hair and a tall, resounding stance, wearing a long blue dress that finished the look of 'important figure'.

"Satine, this is Commander Cody. You may remember him from his short time escorting you to Coruscant. Cody, this is Duchess Satine of Mandalore."

Now Cody remembered her. Although he didn't remember her being so… happy. And he also didn't remember Obi-Wan smiling that much at her.

Satine gave a nod of the head and a smile. "How do you do, Commander?"

"Very fine, my lady." Cody gave a short bow to her.

"I hope you've kept Obi-Wan out of trouble."

"To the best of my abilities… Which means he still got in trouble." Cody grinned at Obi-Wan, who rolled his eyes.

Satine patted Cody on the shoulder. "I'm sure you did better than anyone else could of."

Obi-Wan wrapped his arm around Satine's waist. "He certainly tried."

The duchess shook her head and clicked her tongue. "My dear Obi-Wan. What are we going to do with you?"

Cody was still debating if he should comment about the sudden closeness of the Jedi and Duchess- but after a moment discarded the idea. The afterlife was a strange place and something told Cody that the Jedi Code was different here.

Next on the list was a very pleased Senator Amidala. Cody's conversation was short and brief, but the two promised to talk later.

On the way to Obi-Wan's last friend the two ran into a few more senators, clones, and Jedi, all called greeting to the two and Cody smiled at all of them.

His attention was caught by a sudden screaming, "AHHHHH!"

Obi-Wan looked at Cody, his eyes suddenly concerned. He sprinted off without a word and Cody ran after him. Whatever the clone had been expecting, this was not it.

Anakin Skywalker was standing in the middle of a room. Actually, standing wasn't the right term. He was more hanging from a light fixture off the ground, trying to avoid the dozens of clones that were trying to pull him down. The man looked up at the opening doors, panic in his eyes and practically screamed, "Master! Help me!"

Obi-Wan examined the situation for a moment before slowly shaking his head. "I think you can handle this on your own, Anakin."

"You're as useful as Snips!"

Said padawan** was standing off on the side, roaring with laughter at the sight of her terrified master. She managed to burst out, "Serves you right!" before falling onto the ground, completely losing it.

Ti stood off on the side, looking a little worried for Anakin's well-being. But every other clone had that crazy grin on their face before Anakin finally lost his grip and was dragged down. And thus the tickle-torture began.

Cody decided he would leave the clones and the Jedi, too afraid to ask what Anakin had done to deserve this. Obi-Wan followed behind, humming contently to himself.

"Uh… sir?"

"Yes, Cody."

"Well… what exactly do we do now? There is no war, no Empire, just…"

"Peace?"

"If you count the clones attacking General Skywalker as peace, then yes."

Obi-Wan laughed and sat down on a couch. "Now, we rest. Simple as that."

"I don't know if I can do that, sir."

"Well, I know I need it! I have been unable to sleep properly without my favorite pillow."

Cody rolled his eyes, but a smile broke out on his face, "Of course, sir." He settled down next to Obi-Wan, who immediately leaned on his shoulder and fell asleep.

This gave Cody the time and quiet to try and figure out what to make of this new 'life'. He tried to come up with an explanation and failed miserably every time. After almost an hour, he finally gave up and just accepted this new outcome.

Then he closed his eyes and leaned against his sleeping General.

The nightmare was finally over.

**Note: this was written before the Star Wars Rebels Finale and I love this joke so... Ahsoka's dead here. That's really the only thing that I think Padawan and I took liberty in.

Also, I have no idea if the afterlife works like this in Star Wars, but it should! Everyone running around together and being very happy. Also giving Anakin a terrible time as punishment.

ANYWAY-

*CUE ENDING CREDIT THEME. BA BA BA BAAAA, BAAAAA, BA BA BA BAAAAAAAAA, BA, BA BA BA BAAAAAAAAA, BA, BA BA BA BAAA!*

Special thanks to my wonderful Padawan for enduring through this entire thing together. If you are all sad that it is over do not worry! We are going to post General Kanine very soon. Hope to see you all there. Please leave an overall review of what you thought of this story, it helps to improve our writing and can help us improve General Kanine before it is posted.

Hope you enjoyed this ride and May the Force be with you all!

Oceanera12 and ArtyandTintinFan