IT'S NOT ABANDONED I PROMISE!

JUST HAD TO FINISH PLANNING!

Welcome back everyone! The mid season break is over and it's back to writing! My plans for the second half of this "book" are almost complete. Chapters will be coming out twice a week with one being at the beginning and the other being at the end unless I say otherwise.

Without further ado here is Broken!

By the way the winner of the Poll was indeed Fives.

I'm not telling you what it was for.

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Fives was leaned up against Rex's back as he finished up repainting his armor. The 501st was headed back out to the war, and Fives was headed back to Kamino to train some shinies. The two wanted to spend some time together before they were separated again. It had been two weeks since the sith incident. Two weeks since they had gotten Echo back.

"Commander Tano is working on pulling a squad together. She said that her friend Barris had one as well," Rex hummed lightly, sparking a conversation.

"Really? She'll do well," Fives answered only partly paying attention as he set aside his brushes.

"I recommended a few to her. Echo did as well. At least from the ones that he knew," the blonde continued as he patched up his jaig eyes.

Fives smiled lightly at that. Echo had been trying to get used to being back with the 501st after being away for so long. He was adjusting well.

"He's doing better. That's good," Fives grabbed his blaster and set to cleaning it as he leaned further into Rex's back.

"Speaking of doing better, you seem to be getting back to your old self," Rex set down his stuff to glance over his shoulder at his ARC.

"What, like the bravado? It's easy to fall into. You and Echo seem to balance me out, so that helps too," Fives shrugged lightly as he took apart his blaster.

"And what else," Rex cocked an eyebrow knowing there was more.

"Tup had his chip removed. That makes me feel a million times better about the future. Commander Tano helped me clear my head after the evil Sith take over. She's been trying to patch up some cracks and it seems to be working," Fives sighed rolling his eyes as he turned to look at the blonde.

"That's good. It's good to see you back to being a huge headache for me," Rex laughed lightly turning back to his armor.

"Now wait a minute!"

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Fives rolled his shoulders keeping his gaze straight ahead as the gunship slowly landed. Echo sighed loudly over their shared comms as the two ARCs listened to the sound of the rain. The gushing wind and loud rain made it nearly impossible to talk without using the comms through their helmets.

"Try not to scare the shines, Echo," Fives nudged his brother-by-choice as they finally landed planet side.

"What, with my cybernetics or my death stare," the half cyborg grinned back at Fives as they stepped out of the 501st gunship and into the Kaminoan docking bay.

"Both," Fives laughed, the sound making Echo smile.

"As Captain Rex would say, 'Roger, roger,'" Echo mocked lightly remembering their time on Rishi together.

"Don't let him hear that," Fives smiled before turning off his inner comm system.

Echo did the same as General Jedi Master Shaak Ti walked over to them. The torgruta Jedi was one that was well respected amongst the clones due to her motherly personality to them as cadets and mentoring passion to them as they stepped out into battle.

"General," Echo dipped his head in respect.

"Sir," Fives nodded standing tall as he did the same.

"ARC trooper Echo and ARC trooper Fives. It is good to see you two are well. I am aware that your mission here is to train knew recruits for the ARC trooper position, but I called you here for a different objective," the red skinned torgruta smiled at them as she glanced between the two.

"Sir," Echo asked confused while Fives tilted his head to the side.

"I received an alarming message from both Master Kenobi, Master Secura, and Master Plo Koon. Once I confirmed that the contents of said message was true I forwarded it to Master Windu and Master Yoda," General Shaak Ti spoke as she motioned for them to follow her.

"It was about the chips wasn't it, sir," Fives swallowed heavily his heart picking up.

"Yes. I asked Master Kenobi who told him and he told me it was Commander Cody, Commander Wolffe told Master Plo Koon, and Commander Bly told Master Secura. It was obvious that whoever found out about the chips was a clone, but what was more surprising was that each master told me to keep it quiet from Knight Skywalker. I concluded that the clone who found them was from the 501st, but would need to be able to reach the commanding officers of each battalion," the Jedi nodded as she continued on.

As the General explained everything Fives and Echo kept an eye on their surroundings. Not once had they come across a Kaminoan. Not once. It was almost like they weren't even on sight.

"Sir, why are you telling us this," Fives asked finally not liking where the conversation at all.

"I thought that the one who found it would have been Captain Rex, but as I began to dig more into this enlightenment I noticed a few patterns. Commander Cody and Captain Rex's protectiveness towards you two was something I noticed immediately back when Kamino was attacked. Echo's return was another piece of the puzzle I found interesting. Fives, you were the one to discover the chip. Weren't you," General Shaak Ti finally turned to look at them.

Fives was speechless. He knew the news would spread among the clones and the Jedi who were to be trusted quickly, but this was unexpected. The ARC blinked in shock beneath his helmet.

"I… yes sir. I… how did you… sir, it's complicated," Fives swallowed his mind racing at the reveal.

Echo placed a hand on Fives' shoulder to help ground him. The cybernetic ARC was just as shocked, but managed to keep it together.

"I thought so. The reason you're here Fives is so you can help me with these chips. Every trooper, born and unborn, is to be rid of them by the end of this week. Some of the Kaminoans have been helping and the ones who have refused have been locked away. Will you help me," the Jedi smiled brightly even though the shadow of the dark side loomed on the subject of the chips.

"Yes, sir. Where do you need me," Fives stood taller, removing his helmet and for the first time in a long time he felt true hope.

"How can we help," Echo smiled removing his helmet.

Shaak Ti smiled and motioned for them to follow her.

/—/—/

"This is big, Rex. The Jedi are on our side! The clones on Kamino are getting rid of their chips before their even born! Nala Se was thrown into captivity, Echo is helping others with their cybernetics, the reconditioning has stopped! It's almost too good to be true," Fives panted as he rattled off to the elder clone from the other side of the holo.

Rex smiled as he watched his ARC. This is what he had missed. The excitement that Fives could carry. The fire in his eyes. The way his hands would move when he talked. The passion in his voice. This is what he had missed.

"That's great Fives. We're getting a few steps closer everyday. I'm glad Echo is doing well," Rex smiled as he leaned back in his chair ignoring the set of paperwork on his desk.

"Are you kidding!? This is more than great! This is all I hoped for," Fives practically jumped for joy in his bunk.

Rex laughed loudly when the ARC hit his head on the top of his bunk. The brunette cursed loudly as he rubbed his head. The sound if Echo's laughter could be heard in the background of the holo. Yeah, this is what he had missed. He's happy he has it back. He missed the sound of Fives' actual laughter.

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Hope you guys enjoyed!

Questions will be answered at the top of the next chapter as always. Don't be afraid to criticize my writing and let me know if you see typos. Trust me I can take it. Just don't be cruel about it.

Once again, in case you didn't read the top, chapters will come out twice a week. One at the beginning of the week and another at the end of the week.

Love you guys Glogirl out!

On the next episode of Broken…

"This is sick. It's like we're droids. How many of them are there?"

"The name is Hunter. That's Crosshair, Tech, and Wrecker. We're the Bad Batch. Who the hell are you?"

"If you don't shut the kriff up I'm going to castrate every single kriffing one of you! Starting with you Fives!"

"I'm missing a leg and half my hand. Do I look okay to you?"