They managed to get Krell to confess and record it. Cody was in there for two hours. Fives didn't blame him. The 212th were used by Krell just as much as the 501st. At least the two battalions never…never… Fives couldn't finish the thought. The deaths that happened that day when the two battalions went against each other was horrid. Rex was in there now. Neither officer was letting him in the room. That much frustrated him, but at least he could keep an eye on the other troops.

Hardcase kept snickering every time he looked over at him. Dogma looked like he wanted to hit the heavy, and Tup looked like he wanted to hit both of them. Fives watched them quietly. He was glad Hardcase made it through this. Kix and Jesse had been so broken with out him. He was glad Dogma made it put as well even if he had nearly had he and Jesse executed. Tup had been so scared at Umbara. Fives couldn't be what he wanted. Not this time at least. He always saw Tup as a younger brother. Echo was… Echo was more like his twin.

"You would know exactly what to do in this situation, Eyayah," Fives whispered to himself glancing up at the dark sky of the shadow world.

Echo had been deviously smart. He would have already cracked how he got back in time. He would've already fixed the chip problem. He would've already saved the galaxy. He… he wouldn't have let Krell stand for one second. That guilt snagged his heart again when he heard Rex and Cody's voices down the hall. They were discussing patrols. Fives wondered if they were going to execute Krell this time or wait for back-up.

"Fives. We need to talk. Now."

The ARC winced. Rex was still pissed at him. Great. Cody seemed to be very quiet with his anger towards Fives, but that was mainly because he didn't have all the facts yet. When he did Fives was going to get an earful of a very angry lecture. The younger brunette turned his head to the captain who had a fire in his eyes. Kriff that had been an order.

"Yes, sir," Fives swallowed lightly as he glanced at Cody who was already leaving for the command center.

/—/—/

"What the hells were you thinking!?"

"Krell was trying to get us killed so I stood up to him!"

"You brought attention to yourself! You told me Umbara was bad! You told me Krell was bad! Yet you do everything in your power to make sure all attention was on you!"

"I was doing what I thought was right!"

"By letting him torture you!? By disobeying your own kriffing order?!"

"You would have done the same thing! Don't deny that!"

"He could have killed you Fives!"

"Better me than you!"

The words hurt. They stung like a blaster bolt. Fives knew that, but that sentence flew out of his mouth faster than he wanted. His mind didn't want to say that out loud, but anger over-rid his rational thoughts. Rex stared at him silently the anger still in his eyes, but there was also something in them that Fives couldn't necessarily place.

Fives cursed internally at himself as he turned his gaze away. He couldn't meet that gaze. The gossip he had heard between Hardcase and the others came to mind causing his cheeks to burn.

"Fives."

The ARC glanced up at the blonde seeing that he had gotten closer. Fives stiffened lightly when the two locked eyes. They had never discussed this. This tension that always hung around the two of them. It was there the first time Fives lived this life and it was still here now that he got a do over.

"Rex."

Gods his voice didn't even sound like his own. Kriffing Hardcase. What the hells is going on with him? Why now? Rex set a hand on his shoulder meeting the ARC's gaze.

"Fives, I don't know what happened here the… first time around, but you can't do that. I understand where you were coming from, but you basically set yourself up to die. Krell was going to execute you right there and then. I can't lose you. That would kill me," Rex spoke softly setting his forehead against Fives'.

Fives melted into the touch closing his eyes and breathing in Rex's air. He mumbled an apology and sighed relaxing slightly. This…this was okay. This was fine. Rex shifted his hand and settled it across the back of the ARC's neck. Yes…definitely okay.

"Just try not to get yourself killed from now on okay?"

"Roger roger."

"Don't be a wise ass."

Fives snorted a bright laugh escaping him.

/—/—/

Cody glared at Krell twirling the stun baton he had in his hand. He had been given strict instructions to get as much information as he could from Krell. He was given the orders "through any means necessary". He was very happy.

Rex had given him every little detail since they landed. Torture. Torturing Rex's ARC. Hells no. He was going to enjoy every second of this.

Krell glared at him. The fake jedi had yet to say a word since he woke up. He had snarled at Cody's medic though. That had gotten him a swing to the head from Cody's blaster. That had felt good.

"You're going to give me some answers, shabuir. If you die it can be easily passed as an accident. So don't test me," Cody growled lowly venom in his voice as be glared at the Besalisk.

Krell merely rose his head high and smirked at him. Cody was going to have a bunch of fun with this. That was guaranteed.