"Alright, the last one has been set general." Blitz said as he was crouched next to one of the several cannon placements set on the floor. Being the heavy expert, Blitz was assigned to set up the turrets for the ambush that was about to start.

The squad had only gotten on Christophsis the day before the assignment was set, and there was mixed feelings on having the unofficial leader being on the other side of the ambush points set up among two tall buildings. Jack of course voiced his opinion, offering to go with him for the set up, but was denied and with the rest of his squad was placed with Anakin and another squad among the 501st.

Obi-Wan gave a small nod in response to the clone before activating his communicator, turning to the tower across from theirs. "Anakin, how are you doing over there?"

"We're all set." Anakin answered as he turned to the clones, with Deadshot on his stomach, a true sniper in his hands while Jack laid next to him with a zoom visor attachment on his helmet, acting as his spotter. "And I got some guys here who are anxious to get going."

"You ready for this Jack?" Tacs asked as he knelt next to the boy and Deadshot.

Jack let out a calming breath as he answered. "I've been cooped up in that base for almost a week without action. I will admit though I'm a little nervous on our first battle on the ground."

"What's to worry about?" Stiches asked as he fixed his rifle. "We're the ones who have the element of surprise, things should go rather smoothly."

"Don't expect it to be easy." Rex said as he turned to the squad, having heard their conversation. "You've dealt with simulations, not live Clankers. You had done well for your training, but those serve as nothing more than a warm up compared to the real thing. You'll see the field is much different then that."

"Yes sir." The squad responded.

As they then got ready for the battle to start, Jack and Deadshot could see the droid forces approach. Jack whistled for a bit, seeing the rows upon rows of droids being followed by several of their tanks. He's studied what the tanks can do, but seeing that they were closing in and knowing he may have to worry about a tank blast hitting them put him on edge.

"Report?" Anakin asked.

"The droids are moving as planned." Jack answered. "They'll be within the cannons' range in another minute or two. About a battalion in strength along with a few tanks."

"Thank you."

"Wait!" Jack shouted as Deadshot recoiled back from his sniper, almost in confusion before looking back into it. "The droids, they're splitting up."

"What?" Rex questioned as the whole room turned to the two lookouts.

"They're forming into three groups." Deadshot responded as his scope zoomed in, seeing the droid battalion split up as they marched. "One is following their intended path forward, while two are marching over to our and General Kenobi's positions."

"This isn't right." Anakin said as he looked down to the droid forces.

"Look!" One of the clones said as he pointed to Obi-Wan's position. There was blaster fire going on, leading to Jack to realize what's happening. They're positions have been compromised.

The droids knew what they were planning.

"Obi-Wan, what's going on over there?" Anakin questioned through his communicator.

"We're cut off." Obi-Wan answered, the comm loud enough for the whole room to hear. "The droids are on to us."

"We got clankers heading in our building." Deadshot added. "We better do something fast if we want to avoid getting overran."

"Gunship come in, we need an evac on the South Tower." Anakin ordered to the patrolling gunship, getting a confirmation from the pilot.

"Guess that's the change." Deadshot said as he and Jack got up.

"South Tower? We're in the North." Rex responded.

"Not for long." With the ignition of his lightsaber, Jack saw first hand how easily the weapon could cut through even the reinforced glass of Christophsis' buildings. Two swift cuts and a push with the Force was all that was needed to completely blow away the glass. "Rex, fire your cables."

The spectacle was short lived, as Rex gave the order for several clones to fire grapple cables across the way, all of which connected to just above the window to Obi-Wan's position.

"Oh blast." Stiches muttered as he put together was going to happen.

Without even a moment's hesitation, Anakin and Rex used a pair of rifles to start sliding across the cables. Jack soon followed, with Tacs and the rest of the clones just behind them.

Jack did his best to avoid looking down, instead focusing on Rex's back as the long slide went underway. He wasn't scared of heights, but the fall would be a long and painful one should he lose his grip. He just had to focus on Rex at his front and Tacs at his back and everything would go fine.

"Blast them!" A droid ordered, and in response the battalion below began to send a storm of plasma up to them.

Jack almost let go the moment a shot went right past his face. Had that of been shot a second sooner, he'd have half a circle cut right up his face. Not a pleasant way to go at all. He had sighed in relief as he was lucky, having to be grateful of the droids' horrible aim.

He then flinched as a shot scrapped the back of his armor, soon after being followed by a shout of horror from behind him. His eyes widened in horrible shock, being able to tell based on the scream now where the trooper was a moment ago. Just a foot or two right behind him.

"TACS!"

"Eyes forward kid!" Rex yelled, keeping Jack from changing his focus to the following clone.

It pained Jack, but he knew better than to do anything to try and help Tacs. No one aside from a Jedi could survive a fall this high onto solid ground. His brother in arms is dead, and it wasn't a pleasant way to go out either.

Keeping focused, he saw Anakin kick through the glass and ignited his lightsaber once more, cutting up three droids in seconds. Rex was the next one in, followed by Jack. As the others would pile in, Jack and Rex were quick to follow the Jedi Knight, the boy having a glare under his helmet.

As they approached the door to Obi-Wan's position, Jack and Rex fired at the droids, taking them down and clearing the way in. The three then made it into the room, their whole squad taking position and firing at the opposing droids. Jack would take cover to their right, across the room from Blitz, who was distinguished by the minigun he had.

"This way is clear." Anakin said as he stood next to Obi-Wan, the two Jedi blocking the blaster bolts that came at them.

"How did you get here?" Obi-Wan asked.

"I improvised."

Despite the added firepower, the droids were slowly making their way closer to the group. Seeing this, Obi-Wan used the Force to lift up one of the set cannons and threw it, knocking a majority of the droids back and giving them some room to operate.

They then began to retreat, with Jack and Blitz covering their backs as they moved. Once they were beyond the droid's vision, they all filled the elevator closest to them, setting it to go for the roof.

Jack took the small amount of time they had to reflect what had happened just now. In the span of possibly a minute, he had zip-lined across two tall buildings, lost someone he considered a brother and survived a small firefight in close quarters. It all happened so fast and yet it was just his first mission.

'This... this is what war is like…' He sighed as he heard the door begin to open. He was quick to getting ready, following everyone as they ran out to the pickup position.

However, the gunship had yet to reach them, leaving them open on the roof. "Now what?" Anakin asked.

Jack's body then turned as he heard the rest of the elevators open, droids leaving them. The droids were quick to fire, forcing the clones to all enter cover while Obi-Wan and Anakin were set on taking the fight to them. Jack would take cover next to Stiches and Deadshot, all firing to cover the Jedi while Blitz fired into the group of droids, taking them down one at a time.

As the gunship began to approach, the elevator they came up on opened once more. With it, a Tactical droid exited, along with over a dozen droids following it. Jack growled under his breath as his eyes focused on the leading droid. A tactical droid was slightly more advance, not much stronger or more accurate then a regular battle droid, but could hold a lot more data.

Data to process attacks and plans. Jack's eyes then narrowed as the gunship landed behind them, the clones slowly piling into it as the droids advanced. The tactical droid followed in response, closing in on Jack's cover.

"Cover me!" Jack said as he jumped over the cover, surprising the droid as he slammed the butt of his gun right into its head. Once it was stunned, he threw the gun at a following battle droid before gripping the tactical droid's head. With a single, strong pull, he ripped the head off its body and kicked the machine away.

He then retreated back alongside Deadshot and Stiches, the three of them getting on the gunship just as Blitz did. The two Jedi were the last ones on board, and with everyone set the gunship took off away, its strong hull easily brushing off the blaster fire the droids fired.

"Rex." Jack spoke up, getting the captain's attention. "I thought we might need a parting gift after that whole mess."

"Good move kid, this may give us some answers." Rex said as he took the head away from Jack, who looked down.

"Hey, you okay?" Deadshot asked as he placed a hand on Jack's shoulder.

The boy shook his head in response. "No, I don't think I am."

"It isn't easy, but it's going to happen with how things are." Stiches said, the squad having their own small spot at the corner of the gunship. "Deaths just happen, especially if you're a clone."

Jack turned away, his head down as he responded. "That doesn't make it easier."

"It's okay to remember kid." Blitz spoke, giving his two credits in as he placed his rotary canon down. "Just don't let the emotional bagged keep you down. If I were to guess, I'd say there's a chance none of may see the end of this war."

"Then we'll just have to beat every Clanker we come across." Jack said, getting smirks from the clones.

"That's the spirit kid."

"First mission and that's what happens." Jack sighs as he and the rest of his squad and another were making their way to their barracks. Two hours after the mission, the two were ordered back their shared barracks by Rex and Cody. No info on why, just that they were needed right away.

"Still a little shaken huh kid?" Jester asked.

"More just upset over the outcome." Jack responded. "There's still something I have to do, hopefully I can do that once this whole mess is over with."

"Must be important." Blitz commented, elbowing Jack's arm. "Better not cause too much trouble in the future.

"Don't worry, I'm not that dumb."

Once they were close to their barracks, they could hear Slick, their platoon sergeant. "No, no way. My guys are the best. No way are they capable of something like this."

"Something like what?" Chopper asked as the group of eight entered, seeing Slick talking to Rex and Cody. Something Jack picked up quickly during Kamino was how to tell out a clone, even if all their voices were the same. It was something he was grateful for, saved the trouble of mixing them up.

"You called them here?" Slick asked as he turned to the commanding officers.

"Of course we did." Rex responded. "We're getting to the bottom of this." That didn't sound too good to Jack.

"Look, let me have a few minutes with them first." Slick whispered. "They trust each other, and some are still warming up to Jack. If they hear that one of them betrayed us…"

"I don't think that will be necessary." Cody said as he walked up to the squads. "You're men are tough right?" Without waiting for a response, he continued. "Take a seat gentlemen."

The clones and Jack all then sat in their own places, with Jack sitting down in front of one of the crates. "We have a turncoat in our midst, and we think it's one of you." Jack's eyes then widened as he flinched. He assumed that all of the clones would turn to him instantly, thinking him as the most likely candidate. He did see them look at him, but they all seemed to turn to one another as well. Good, they didn't just throw him under the bus in suspicion.

The first of the group that Cody and Rex interrogated was Jester, who seemed extremely nervous over this. "I-I don't know, I was doing the things I always do after a mission."

"Things like what?" Rex asked as Jester clasped his hands together.

"I'm sorry sir, I'm just a little nervous. You're my CO."

"The way I see it, you tell the truth and you got nothing to be nervous about."

"Jester is telling the truth." Sketch, one of Jester's squad mates spoke up, defending him. "Cleans his weapon after every mission. First thing, every time. Kinda obsessed that way."

"Is that right?" Cody asked. "You were cleaning your weapon?"

"Yes sir." Jester responded.

"Go on the computer while you were at it?"

"No sir, I didn't even fire it up. You can check."

Rex and Cody looked at each other, seeming on the fence over something before continuing. "Show me your weapon."

Jester in turn retrieved the DC-15S rifle and gave it to the commander, who without even having to look close could see how clean it was. "Yep, freshly scrubbed."

"Rags in the corner." Jester added as Cody handed his weapon back.

"Good man." Cody then turned to Punch for the next questioning. "You, you were cleaning your weapon too?"

"N-no, I was hungry. I went back to the mess." Punch answered.

"Right away?" Rex questioned as he held his hands behind his back.

"Oh yeah."

"Anyone with you?"

"Sketch and Stiches sir."

"We got to the mess at the same time, got our grub and sat together." Sketch added on, getting a nod from Stiches.

"Anyone else in the mess that can confirm that?"

"I can sir." Blitz spoke up, having the attention shifted to him. "After the mission ended, I stayed in the mess for most of the time. Volunteered to help man it for the next few hours until another mission came up. Those three all came in at the same time, I can say that for certain."

"Would the staff support that claim?" Cody spoke up, getting a nod in response.

"Hut was right next to me the whole time. He'll back me up if you ask him anything."

"Oh we will."

"Captain, please just give me a moment with them." Slick said as the two officers moved on to Gus.

"It's okay sir, I've got nothing to hide." Gus interrupted, motioning to the bandage wrappings around his left bicep. "I was in the infirmary. Got banged up pretty good by one of those Clankers. Med droid was patching me up." Cody would then inspect the bandaging for a bit, leading Gus to add more. "Doc's got all the records if you want to check."

Cody then released Gus' arm and nodded, leading the two over to Jack. "So kid, what were you doing once you got back?"

"I went out of the base for a bit, got the authorization and everything." Jack answered, getting suspicion looks from the whole room.

"And what exactly was the reason for going out of the base just like that? Shouldn't you of gotten checked up?" Rex asked, crossing his arms over his chest. "You were grazed by a shot during our entry into the south tower."

"The shot didn't make it all the way through my armor. The angle was off just enough to make it go through the thickest part on our backs. I got lucky."

"But why wouldn't you get checked? The shot would've gotten through and cause quite the mess for you."

"If it got through I would be dead." Jack then sighed as he saw where this was going. "I did get a nasty bruise from the impact though. I asked Deadshot to check it before I left, he can confirm it."

"Is that true? He went to you for it?" Cody asked, turning to the sniper of the platoon.

"Yeah, said it wasn't bad enough to bother the medics with. He just wanted to make sure that it wasn't anything too serious that was numbed by his adrenaline." Deadshot answered, to which the officers turned back to Jack.

"Let's see the bruise."

Jack nodded instantly and removed his chest and back armor, leaving him in the regulations clothes. He then turned his back to the group and pulled his shirt up, revealing a large bruise that spanned across his shoulders, the source seeming just between the two pads of bones. "Once Deadshot confirmed it was a bruise, I left the base to go clear my head. Tacs died just behind me for the same shot, he just couldn't keep his grip after the impact. I… wanted to set something up for him."

"You set something up for him?" Cody asked while Rex inspected the wound, testing a prod or two on the supposed injury, getting flinches of pain from the boy.

"Yeah, I made a small tombstone for him." Jack answered as Rex backed away, nodding in conformation that the wound was real. "It isn't much, just some rubble that was able to stand on it's own." He added as he turned and pulled his shirt back down. "I used my knife to mark his name and CT number on it. Haven't been able to sharpen it yet."

"Can we see it?"

Jack didn't even hesitate as he reached to his leg and pulled the knife out of it's sheathe just on the side of his shin. He flipped it to hold the blade portion of it and handed to Cody, who saw the small chips on the tip and upper edge of the blade, like someone was cutting into something tougher than the knife was meant to.

"Still has the nicks and everything." Cody commented before handing the knife back to Jack, who holstered it immediately. "Good job kid."

"Could've said that before sending me on a panic attack Cody." Jack chuckled, getting an elbow to the side from Blitz, who was giving him the 'you call them sir' look.

"The officers then moved on to the last of the group, a clone named Chopper. "So, Chopper ol' boy, what's your alibi?"

"I was in the mess hall."

"No you weren't." Sketch said as he got up, getting everyone's attention and raising their suspicion up to a whole new level. "I-I mean, you-"

"If you know something kid you should speak up." Cody said to Sketch.

"Chopper came in… a lot later, after everyone else."

"Where were you before you entered the mess Chopper?" Rex asked, his gaze hardening.

"No where, walking around."

"Son, you know we'll need a better answer then that."

Chopper sighed, almost as if caught red handed before speaking. "I was hiding, at the south exit. Didn't want anyone seeing me string these together." Reaching behind his back, Chopper pulled out a ring of different battle droid fingers.

"Battle droid fingers." Rex spoke, his tone harsh as it was forbidden to take any pieces of a droid for mere trophies.

The scarred clone sighed once more as he leaned back on his bed, looking at the droid fingers. "I just, I just wanted something back. I guess I felt like… like they owed me."

"I always knew there was something deficient about you." Gus said as the clones in the room all stood, their gazes set on Chopper.

Jack was the only one in the room sitting, his fist slightly clenched at the though of Chopper being the traitor. The same one who had gotten Tacs killed. The droids might have done the deed, but the one who betrayed them is just as guilty as the droid that pulled the trigger.

At the accusation, Chopper turned his back to the group, in both shame and annoyance.

"This isn't good Chopper." Slick said as he walked up to his subordinate. "Lying about where you were, taking forbidden items from a battlefield. I know, I put up with the attitude because you have skill. But if you can break these rules, your whole character is in question here."

That seemed to drop the full weight of the situation on Chopper, as he stood up as he began to speak louder. "What? No, hang on! I'm no spy!"

"Chopper we're all brothers. But how can we trust a single thing you say now?" Slick asked as Jack released his tightening fist.

The tone in Chopper's voice, the desperation of the sudden understanding of everyone's thoughts on him. He felt alone and cornered, different among all of his brothers. A feeling Jack has felt since the moment he started his training on Kamino.

"I'm telling you, I didn't do it!"

"I believe him." Jack said, getting the whole room's attention.

"Jack, are you sure?" Blitz asked, using his name for the first time, signaling the seriousness of the situation.

"Yeah, I'm certain." Jack responded, Chopper noticeably relaxing a bit. "Let's just say I have a knack for telling when someone is lying or telling the truth. I don't fully understand it, but I have never been wrong with this kind of stuff." He then stood up as he walked up to the group, putting his hand on Rex's shoulder. "Chopper broke the rules by taking those fingers, but I don't believe he would ever turn on the Republic."

"See, the kid believes me. I swear I-"

"It's okay." Slick interrupted as he put his hand on Chopper's shoulder. "I'll get you a proper investigation. You don't have to say anything till the Jedi come back and talk to you."

Rex and Cody's eyes narrowed while Jack's ears twitched slightly as he released Rex's shoulder. The twitch of his ear was his reflex when something doesn't feel right in the slightest. What did he mean by till the Jedi get back?

"Maybe you should talk sir, tell them where you were!" Chopper said as he shrugged Slick's hand off and turned to the sergeant, pointing accusingly at him. "I was at the south exit, remember? I saw you go in sir, I saw you."

"Chopper, I have been patient-" Slick started as he attempted to grab Chopper's hand, only for the clone to swat it away and continue.

"Everyone turned right, towards the barracks and mess. You turned left, toward the command center. Where were you going sir?"

"Obviously, the kid feels cornered." Slick said to the others.

"Sergeant, what did you mean till the Jedi get back?" Cody asked as the room focused solely on Slick, surrounding him as they realized the implication in his comment. "How did you know the Jedi were gone?"

"I really wish you hadn't noticed that sir." Slick said under his breath. In the next moment, Slick punched Cody across the face, knocking him back into Rex, who managed to catch him. He then elbowed Chopper in the jaw, stunning him as he jump rolled over the beds, right to the door.

"It was Slick?" Rex said in half shock, the whole room stunned aside from him and Cody. "Slick's the traitor?" The two officers then began to pursue the turncoat, leaving the rest of the squad reeling in shock.

One of them however, was clenching his fist in anger, his face twisted in pure rage as he looked at the door. Jack's anger has reached a boiling point, and in such he took off, pushing past the clones and out the door, sprinting as fast as he could to keep up with the running clones.

It wasn't long before he caught up to the officers, surprising them at his quick recovery and pursuit. "Kid?"

"We can't let him escape!" Jack yelled as he began to move ahead, showing speed that the clones never thought the kid would possess at his age. The speed wasn't enough to catch up to Slick, but it was putting him ahead of the troopers behind him, a feat in its own right.

It was unfortunately not enough to stay close enough to the traitor, as when they turned the corner he was gone. "Blast!" Jack shouted as he punched the wall, leaving a small dent on it.

"Kid, relax. He couldn't of gotten far." Rex said as they caught up. "We'll find him, he's likely going to try and get out of here."

"So the airfields then. Got it." Jack was about to start running, but was stopped when Cody grabbed his arm. "What?"

"Take it slow kid. We need to get gear to be able to follow him. If you're going to be chasing him with us, you follow our rules, got it?" Jack grunted but showed no signs of resisting, prompting Cody to let him go.

"Good, now let's get set." Hastily getting wrist radars placed and DC-15S rifles, the clones and boy were out in the airfield in less then ten minutes, spread apart by several meters to best track the traitor.

It didn't take long before something came up on Rex's radar. "I've got someone by the gunships."

"That's our Slick." Cody responded as the three began to move towards the ships through the rows of AT-TEs. "It's the fastest way out, but it won't be fast enough to get away."

"You've got no place to run now you piece of rankweed!" Jack yelled as they rounded the way to Slick's tracker. But once he would be in view, they saw no one at the location. All they saw, was Slick's belt, the self-destruct command having been set.

"Move, move!" Rex ordered and the trio began to run towards the AT-TEs, only to stop when they all started to detonate as well. With no options left, they all dived to the ground, bracing themselves as dozens of explosions went off around them.

Looking up, they could see the total carnage of everything. Most of their gunships and AT-TEs were destroyed, and those that remained were beyond repair, having chunks of shrapnel lodged across them from the explosions. Even their weapons depot was destroyed.

"He knew where we'd look." Rex concluded as they began to stand up. "He's not trying to escape. He knows all our moves before we even make them."

"Blast!" Jack yelled as he slammed his fist on the ground. "How can we even get him if he's able to predict us like that!?"

"Sir." A clone spoke up, approaching the three. "Slick ran into the command center."

"Jack, stay with them and guard the perimeter. No one moves without us knowing." Cody ordered.

"But sir!"

"Follow your orders!"

Jack was left slack jawed, completely surprised at the fact he was left to stay. It was aggravating to no end, was it that they didn't trust him? Or did they honestly think they could take care of Slick on their own.

He hated it, but when he saw the chaos and damage from the explosions he relented and followed through with coordinating the clones, setting them up in separate positions all around the area. It took time, but every nook and edge was completely guarded, all except for the way to the command center. It had only been a few minutes, but Jack knew that it would have taken them that long to reach the full way, especially since Slick likely would make it that the doors would close behind him to buy time.

"Kid, where do you want us?" The last batch of clones, a pair of Shinies, new troops just like him, asked as they stood at the ready, 15A blaster rifles in their hands.

Jack looked down for a second, weighing potential options in his head. He could stay with the guards set up and guarantee that Slick doesn't get out. Or he could move out, and see if Rex and Cody need his help. But if he does, he risks getting into serious trouble for disobeying orders. But at the same time, there's no certainty of what will happen. Rex and Cody were good, but Slick is far better than what they expected.

"Kid?"

Settling his mind, Jack turned to the two and pointed to them with two fingers. "Guard the entrance that leads to the command center. Keep it closed until either I, the captain and commander, or the Jedi come through, clear!?"

"Understood!"

Jack then nodded and took off, following the hall of open doors towards the command center. Had it of been his first day here, he would have no clue as to where to go, with most of the halls looking identical. But he had time to learn, and now knows the layout of the base like the back of his hand.

It took about two minutes, but he had managed to make it to the command center. The door was closed, so he had to punch in the command, but before he did he could hear fighting on the other side. Along with the identical yet so different to him voices of clones.

"All of you just blindly following orders! And for what!?" He heard Slick shout, following the sounds of punches. "At least I get something out of all this suffering!"

Jack then began to put in the commands, kicking himself mentally as he had to wait for the process of it to go through.

"Yeah, I bet you sold your brothers out for some real shiny coins huh?" He heard Rex say along with struggling, likely holding Slick back. Jack clenched his teeth in irritation as the door was still processing, and felt shocked when he heard more strikes, along with a small crack and Rex's voice. "Gah!"

"Yes she offered me money, but she offered me something more important. Something you wouldn't understand. Freedom!"

The door then opened, getting the three clones attention as Jack jumped through the still opening door by diving through it. Rolling over his shoulder, the boy was quick to his feet as he reared his fist back. Before Slick could react, Jack slammed his fist against the side of the clone's face, stunning him long enough to rear his fist again. He then threw his fist and punched him just below his jaw, knocking the clone off his feet and onto his back.

Slick was fading in and out of consciousness, losing the battle and collapsing down. Across from him, panting from the exhaustion of the running and adrenaline, Jack let his arms fall to his side. "That… was for Tacs." He panted out as he kept his eyes on Slick, not fully believing the clone's condition.

"Kid?" Rex spoke up, getting Jack's attention. His eyes widened slightly and reached down to him, helping the captain up. "What are you doing here? We told you to stay back at the airfield."

"Sorry, I had to see this through." Jack answered, noticing Rex putting a bit more pressure on his left leg. "What happened to your leg?"

"Eh, he just got a lucky couple shot in, nothing major."

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure he almost broke it." Jack responded with a small smile. "Guess it was a good thing I showed up then?"

"We would have handled it." Cody said as he approached the two. "But we'll give you the benefit of the doubt, just this once. Clear?"

"Thank you, sir." Jack smiled, his guard lowering as he knew they wouldn't punish him. He could relax, he managed to get the justice needed, for Tacs and all of the other clones that were killed because of Slick's betrayal.

"Now, let's take him in." Rex said, the three turning to the downed clone, who seemed to be coming back to consciousness.

Jack took it upon himself to be the one to cuff Slick, setting his arms behind his back and picking him up to his feet. As he did, Slick's eyes were then focused, and he felt himself cuffed. "Come on, let's go." Jack ordered as he pushed Slick, forcing the clone to walk while he kept a firm hold on the clone's arms.

Cody then opened the door for him, and he marched him out. "So much for getting freedom then, huh traitor?"

Not long to exiting, Anakin and Obi-Wan both turned the corners, having returned from their mission. "Slick? It was you?" Seeing how they knew about a traitor, they were likely gone to go try and find out who the spy was.

"He gave us a bit of a chase sir." Rex reported.

"You couldn't be a greater disappointment." Anakin said as he crossed his arms. "How could you of done this to all your brothers?"

Slick gave a bittersweet chuckle before responding. "Rich coming from a Jedi. It's the Jedi who keep my brothers enslaved. We do your bidding, we serve at your whim. I just wanted something more."

"And to get it you would toss aside your brothers." Jack responded, getting Slick to turn back to him.

"I… I love my brothers. Something that you would never understand. I was striking a blow for all clones."

"If you loved your brothers like I do, you would never of put them at risk like this." Jack glared as he looked up to the clone. "The men that I now serve by are as much my brothers now as they are yours. I chose the same fate as all of you, to serve side by side to fight in this war. You think I don't understand, but I believe you're the one who can't understand it. You betrayed every single one of our brothers."

A pair of clones then approached the group, and Cody gave them a simple order. "Take him to lock up." They took Slick from Jack, and just as quietly as they came, they left.

"Were you able to salvage anything from the weapons depot?" Obi-Wan asked, getting a response from Jack.

"Slick made a complete mess of things. We hardly have anything left at this point. But we did manage to save the heavy cannons."

"That's good. Because there is about a thousand battle droids on their way here."

"The fight goes on gentlemen." Anakin said before the two Jedi turned around, heading to get everything set up for the incoming invasion.

Jack sighed as he knew they'd be fighting by the morning tomorrow. It was all part of being in a war. When in the middle of an active battlefield, there would be no breaks. Only more loss.

And there was nothing he could do about that.