Hey, everybody. Back with another chapter.
This will cover the brain worms episode. Hope you like it.
Let's get to it.
Chapter 26- Brain Invaders
As the sun sets over Geonosis, the area around the collapsed Progate Temple is busy. Gunships are arriving to take the remaining soldiers back to the ships, and a transport has just landed to take the captured Poggle the Lesser up to the fleet.
As two Delta Force commandos lead Poggle onto the transport, Barriss and Ahsoka walk off the transport, having recovered from their earlier ordeal in destroying the factory. Master Mundi follows them off the transport a moment later.
As he walks up to the others, Master Mundi says, "I'm afraid we have a complication."
"Don't we always?" Anakin asks.
"I've just received a distress signal from our forces on Dantooine. Master Windu's defenses held, but at a great cost to his men. A relief team, carrying troops from the Terran nation of Italy, is on its way, but Master Windu's forces need medical supplies immediately. We can obtain these supplies at the medical station near Ord Cestus," Master Mundi explains.
"We're delivering Poggle to Coruscant, and Cestus is not exactly on the way," Anakin points out.
"The Republic must begin debriefing Poggle right away if we're to get useful intelligence from him," Luminara says.
"Master, I suggest we let our Padawans handle the supply mission," Anakin says.
"Whatever needs to be done, Master. I'm happy to help," Ahsoka says.
"As am I," says Barriss.
"I'll come along. You two can't go without adult supervision," Hall says teasingly.
"Hey!" Ahsoka and Barriss both respond, drawing laughs from the others.
"Very well. Take a medical frigate. And after we've delivered Poggle to Coruscant, we'll rendezvous with you for the voyage to Dantooine," Obi Wan says. Everyone nods, and they separate to go about their various tasks.
A short distance away, some clones and Deltas are taking the time to catch a quick nap. As they are napping, behind a boulder, an unnoticed Geonosian brain worm hatches and slithers over to one of the clones, going right up his nose. The clone only moves a little bit, still fast asleep.
A clone commander walks up, sighs, then fires his blaster in the air. The Deltas are on their feet in second, whipping around with assault blasters aimed while the clones also scramble to their feet.
"Sorry, boys. Hope I didn't interrupt any pleasant dreams," the clone says.
"Next time, douse us with water or something so you don't risk us shooting you by accident," one of the Deltas says gruffly.
"Noted," the clone says.
"Got another mission, sir?" one of the other clones asks.
"You bet. We're making a medical supply run to Ord Cestus," the commander says.
A clone groans as he stands up and says, "Ugh. Thought we were bred for battle, not running errands."
However, as he stands up, he finds himself face to face with his commander, who says harshly, "Hey. We were bred to follow orders, Pulsar. You got a problem with that?"
"No, sir. No problem," Pulsar responds.
"That's what I thought. Now move!" the commander orders, and the clones gather up their things and begin to move out
Pulsar looks at the one clone still sleeping and calls, "Scythe. Come on. Up, brother. Up and at 'em."
Pulsar starts to walk away, thereby missing Scythe twitching and writhing on the ground for a few seconds before calming and getting up.
Seeing Scythe now up, Pulsar says, "Hey, Scythe. Welcome back to the land of the living."
"Thank you, sir," Scythe responds, rather calmly, almost eerily so.
The clones join the rest of their company, which join up with Barris, Ahsoka, and Hall in boarding the medical frigate, unaware of anything wrong. The medical frigate takes off and head out of Geonosis' atmosphere.
As they get beyond the rings of Geonosis, Barriss, looking up at a transmission from Kit Fisto at the medical station, says, "We are ready to make our jump, Master Fisto."
"Good. I look forward to your arrival," Kit says. Moments later, the ship jumps to hyperspace.
Hall makes his way to the mess hall, feeling very hungry after everything on Geonosis. When he gets there, there's just a single clone cook in the hall.
"What's your name?" he asks.
"Zulu, sir," the clone says.
"Well, Zulu, what kind of ingredients do you have here? Maybe I can show you some of the meals we eat on Terra," Hall says.
"Sure, sir. Come on in," he says.
Hall follows Zulu into the kitchen, looking around at the various ingredients. While none of them look like ingredients on Earth, enough of them look similar enough that he asks as he points to some dead creatures, "Are those fish?"
"Pretty much," Zulu says.
Hall walks up and takes a good whiff of them, then glances around at other ingredients. "These things smell like a fish on Earth like salmon. My momma used to make a really good grilled salmon. I see some similar ingredients to what she used here, so maybe I can make something like it. What do you say?"
"Feel free, sir," Zulu says.
Hall smiles as he takes a few of the fish, fires up the grill, then throws the fish on the grill. He starts grilling the fish, while sprinkling seasoning and some juice from a fruit on the fish as they grill.
"Do you cook a lot, Colonel Hall?" Zulu asks.
"Not a whole lot. I eat a lot at base mess halls, but I do like to cook. Deserts, especially. Maybe when we have more time, I can show you some of family recipes," Hall says as he turns over the fish.
"Sounds good to me, sir," Zulu says.
The two continue to chat for a minute while the fish finish cooking. Then, Hall gets them off the grill and onto plates.
Zulu takes a sniff and says, "Oh, that smells good."
"Well, take one," Hall says.
"Thank you, sir," Zulu says. He starts eating the fish, and rolls his eyes in delight while saying, "Oh, that's good. You'll have to teach me how to do this."
"I can do that," Hall says.
Right then, Ahsoka and Barriss walk into the mess hall. "Hello, Padawans. I just grilled up some fish. Want to try it?" Hall asks.
Ahsoka and Barriss glance at each other, then shrug and take the last two fish.
Hall walks out of the kitchen and joins them at a table. As Ahsoka and Barriss taste the fish, they both start to smile.
"This is delicious," Barriss says.
"Thanks. It's a family recipe," Hall says.
"This is the best fish I've ever had. And that's after tasting seafood dishes from California," Ahsoka says, referencing the time she had spent in California leading up to the Battle of California.
"Is all food this tasty on Earth?" Barriss asks as she takes another bite.
"No. There's plenty that's even better. You haven't lived until you've had a bacon cheeseburger," Ahsoka says.
"I'm a little jealous of you, Ahsoka, if you got to eat such delicious food for months," Barriss says with a smile.
Hall laughs a bit, then asks, "So, what brings you here so late? I thought you two were going to get some kip?"
"Kip?" Ahsoka asks.
"Military jargon for rest," Hall says.
Barriss and Ahsoka nod in understanding, then Ahsoka says, "I couldn't sleep. It was too quiet."
She then pauses, then says, "Barriss said something to me, about enjoying the peace while it lasts. As a Jedi, I'm not sure how to do that."
Hall sighs a bit as he sets his fork down. "You're going to have to learn Ahsoka. That's one of the first things I had to learn how to do. As a member of the Delta Force, I was sent on the most dangerous missions, often in areas or countries where America otherwise had no presence. The Deltas were often used for missions that the US did not want official ties to. As such, I was deployed more frequently than most other men in the Army. I quickly realized that a life dominated mainly by combat and war isn't much of a life, nor is it a happy one. So, I took the time when I was home to enjoy myself. Have fun. I even got married about a year and a half ago. Through all this, I learned that if you can't learn to accept the peace when it comes, you'll never be at peace yourself, and your life will be a shadow of what it could be."
Ahsoka and Barriss both look at him, considering his words. Finally, Ahsoka asks, "How do you sleep at night? Especially after you come back from a mission?"
Hall chuckles. "It got easier when I got married. Having my wife by my side made it easy to get to sleep. But, since marriage is forbidden for you Jedi, let me suggest something else that has helped me in the past. Go back through your memories, and find one of when you were the most happy and at peace. Let that memory fill your mind, and let that peace from that memory calm you," he says.
Ahsoka and Barriss both smile a bit. Then, the doors to the mess hall open, and two clones appear in the doorway.
"Evening, Ox, Edge. Would you like to join us? Colonel Hall has made some delicious fish," Ahsoka says.
The two don't respond however, and just stare at them. Hall, feeling very uneasy, let's one of his hands drift down to his hip and rest on his blaster pistol.
"Troopers. State your business," Hall orders.
In response, the two walk into the room, raise their blasters, and fire at the three. Ahsoka and Barriss immediately ignite their lightsabers and deflect the blaster bolts. Hall ducks to avoid a blaster bolt, then jumps up and fires his blaster pistol, killing Ox. Ahsoka then uses the Force to throw Edge into the wall, knocking him out.
Right then, two more clones race through the door, weapons ready. Hall ignites his lightsaber, and he and the two Padawans aim their sabers at the two clones.
"What are you doing?" the commander, Trap, asks.
"Two clones just attacked us. What is going on?" Ahsoka demands.
"Trap, do you know what happened to those troopers?" Barriss demands.
"Couldn't tell you, Commander. I'm just as confused as—" Trap says.
Barriss cuts him off. "You're in charge of those men. Did you order them to kill us?" she demands.
"No, sir. I did not," Trap responds.
"What is going on, then?" Hall demands angrily.
"We don't know. We heard shots," the other clone says.
"Give us one reason why we should believe you!" Hall demands.
"Look, no guns," Trap says, and he and the other clone set down their blasters.
This pacifies Ahsoka, Barriss, and Hall, and they deactivate their lightsabers.
"These men wouldn't just attack us without reason," Barriss says.
"My Master had a clone betray them once, a traitor who was paid off by Ventress," Ahsoka says.
"It can't be that simple. Something was wrong with their manner. They seemed like they under some sort of mind control," Hall says. He has a sneaking suspicion about what the source could be, as he was the only present to witness it, but he decides to keep it to himself.
"Excuse me, sir. We should make sure that we're still in control of the bridge," Trap says.
Barriss raises her wrist and says into her commlink, "Bridge, this is Barriss. Respond." There is nothing but static.
"We need to get up there. We need to find out what's going on," Ahsoka says.
"We need someone to watch Edge. He'll be coming around soon. You, clone, what's your name?" Hall asks the other clone.
"Havoc, sir," the clone says.
"Havoc, you stay here and watch Edge. Stun him if he wakes up and is still violent. The rest of you, with me," Hall says as he makes his way out of the mess hall. Ahsoka, Barriss, and Trap follow him, while Havoc remains behind to watch Edge.
(Bridge of the Resolute)
Obi Wan, Anakin and Rex make their way up towards the viewport, where Luminara is standing.
"The cargo ship failed to check in on schedule. I attempted to contact them. There is no reply," Luminara says.
"I don't like it. Something's up," Anakin says.
"It is certainly most unlike either Padawan to lose contact," Luminara says.
"They're in trouble," Anakin insists.
"Anakin, have faith in your Padawan," Obi Wan says.
"She would have checked in," Anakin persists.
"Like you always do?" Obi Wan asks.
"Touche," Anakin says, using a phrase he learned on Terra.
"Sometimes I don't think you realize how alike you two have become," Obi Wan says.
"We need to continue our interrogation of Poggle," Master Mundi interrupts.
"Yes, agreed. He's being most uncooperative," Obi Wan says.
"Should we let the CIA at him?" Anakin asks. A small team of American CIA agents is aboard the ship, including field agents, analysts, and interrogators.
"Not yet. Maybe we'll go that route if he continues like this," Obi Wan says before walking away with Master Mundi and Luminara.
Anakin pauses for a moment to say to Rex, "Keep your ears open in case Ahsoka calls," before following them.
(The medical frigate)
Hall leads the two Padawans and Trap down the hall. As they approach the bridge, ray shields pop up in the corridor ahead of them.
"Well, someone doesn't want any surprise visitors," Hall comments.
"I'll attempt to override the controls," Barriss says as she kneels down by the control panel.
Suddenly, Hall senses something behind him. As Trap prepares to fire his blaster, Hall whips around, grabs the blaster, and sidesteps while yanking on it, pulling Trap alongside him. He elbows Trap in the face, twists his wrist to get him to let go, then gets him in a wristlock and throws Trap over his shoulder.
Trap gets on his hands and knees and turns to face them, his eyes rolling up into the back of his head as a worm comes out of his mouth, confirming Hall's fears. Hall reaches forward, grabs the worm, and yanks it out of Trap's mouth before punching Trap hard enough in the face to knock him out.
Ahsoka and Barriss just stare at Hall for a moment, not believing how fast that happened. They only speak after Hall throws down the worm and stomps on it.
"What was that?" Ahsoka asks.
"I was afraid of this. Down in the Geonosian temple with Skywalker and Kenobi, we saw something like this. The Geonosians queen attempted to take control of Luminara's mind with a worm like this. I thought they'd all been buried when we destroyed the temple. Some must have survived and infected one or more of the clones," Hall says.
"We should quarantine the ship," Ahsoka says.
"That may not do it. There's no knowing how many clones have these things in their heads. But we should contact Master Fisto and warn him," Hall says. He motions for the two Padawans to follow him.
As they round a corner, they see an open doorway up ahead, and they can hear something from it.
"Wait. That sounds…" Barriss starts.
"Geonosian," Ahsoka finishes.
The three make their way up to the doorway and peak in. They see a number of clones gathered around a table, and two clones pinning a third to the table. The pinned clone is struggling as another clone walks up, holding an egg with a brain worm coming out of it in his hand.
"We have to help him," Ahsoka says, but it's too late. Before they can act, the brain worm surges forward and goes right up the clone's nose. The clone thrashes around for a minute, then stops and straightens up, and the clones release him.
Suddenly, a clone comes up behind them and starts firing his blaster at them. Reacting on instinct, Hall draws his blaster and shoots the clone in the face. The clone falls dead, but the sound alerts the clones in the room.
The three turn to face the clones. One walks towards them with two eggs in his hands, but Ahsoka uses the Force to pull them towards her and cut them in two.
The clones start firing their blasters at them. Barriss and Ahsoka block them with their lightsabers while Hall fires back, forcing them to take cover.
"You two, make for the vent! I'll try and reach the bridge!" Hall says.
"But…" Ahsoka tries to protest.
"Go! If I stay down here to run, they'll focus on me. And I've faced worse. Just go!" Hall orders.
Wanting to stay and help, Ahsoka and Barriss give in and leap up towards the ceiling. Hall fires and kills two clones before running out of the room and back the way he came, drawing the clones after him.
In the pipes overhead, Barriss says, "I'll go to the engine room and disable the thrusters. You go to the aft comm-center and get a message to Master Fisto. We have to stop this thing from reaching the medical station."
"But what about Colonel Hall?" Ahsoka asks.
"We have to trust that he knows what he's doing. If he doesn't…then we'll have a real problem on our hands," Barriss says.
"That's comforting," Ahsoka says sarcastically. She then sighs and says, "I don't know, Barriss. I think we should stay together."
"As do I. Unfortunately, that's not a luxury we have right now. One of us must succeed, Ahsoka. And right now, we have the best chance of success while Colonel Hall is distracting them. And if you need to do, you'll do what must be done. I know it," Barriss says.
"Yes, of course. Then, I'll see you soon," Ahsoka says. She and Barriss then head separate ways in the piping system.
As they are doing this, Hall races through the halls of the ship. Hoping to temporarily shake his pursuers, he cuts around a corner, then hurries into the mess hall. Hoping to find a place to hide, he ducks into the kitchen.
As he races into the kitchen, he ducks just in time to avoid getting hit in the head by a frying pan. Looking up, he sees Zulu holding the pan.
"Stand down!" he orders.
Zulu freezes. "Wait. You're not brainless?" he asks.
It's then that Hall notices an unconscious clone and a smashed brain worm a few feet away. He looks at Zulu and smirks. "Good work, Zulu. You got away from 'em?" he says.
"Yeah, but what's going on?" he asks.
"While we were on Geonosis, these worms infected one or more clones. They act as mind control for whoever they infect. Pretty much the entire ship is infected. Me and the two Padawans are trying to figure out a way to stop the ship and get help, but I had to shake the clones on my tail," Hall says.
"Well, what are we gonna do?" Zulu asks.
"You, stay here. Use that guy's gun if you need to, and stun any clone who comes into this room. Once this guy wakes up, have him stay here. I'm going to head for the bridge," Hall says.
"Good luck, Colonel," Zulu says. Hall nods and hurries out of the kitchen, then out of the mess hall. Seeing no clones around, he hurries towards the bridge.
Meanwhile, Ahsoka has reached the comm-center, and established a connection to Master Fisto on the medical station. "As long as these things are on board, we dare not dock with the medical station," Ahsoka says.
"You must bring the ship in. The only way we can stop these parasites is to analyze them," Kit responds.
"You don't understand how terrible these things are. What if they get loose?" Ahsoka asks.
"We will take precautions," Kit answers.
"I have a bad feeling about this, Master Fisto, but I will follow your instructions," Ahsoka says.
She then starts working to establish a connection to the Resolute. After a minute, a transmission of Rex pops up on screen, abd he says, "Cargo Ship TB-73, this is clone Captain Rex. Please respond."
"Rex, this is Ahsoka. Boy, am I glad to hear your voice," Ahsoka says.
"Likewise, sir. I've got someone here who wants to speak with you," Rex says as he steps aside and Anakin steps into view.
"Ahsoka, what's going on? Are you okay?" Anakin asks.
"Well, not exactly," Ahsoka responds. She then explains the situation to Anakin, and how she, Barriss, and Hall are trying to stop the ship.
"Make sure you have a wrist com. Keep it on. I'm going to interrogate Poggle. He might have some answers. Find Barriss and Colonel Hall and wait for my signal," Anakin says.
Ahsoka nods before the transmission is cut off. Then, she senses something and turns to see Barriss on the other side of a glass screen.
"Barriss, you're back. Were you successful?" she asks.
Barriss doesn't respond, but rather just stares at Ahsoka intently.
"Barriss, what's wrong?" Ahsoka asks.
Barriss is still for a moment, then raises her hand.
"Barriss, no!" Ahsoka says, starting to realize what's happening.
But, before she or Barriss can do anything, Barriss suddenly starts jerking before collapsing to the ground. Behind her is Hall, holding a taser in his hand.
"Colonel Hall! What did you do?" she asks.
"I tased her. Gun can do a lot of things, but sometimes a nice taser can get the job done too. Come on. She's not gonna stay down for long," Hall says.
Ahsoka quickly complies, and she and Hall race out of the room, trying to find a place to hide.
Meanwhile, on the Resolute, Anakin is heading off the bridge towards Poggle's cell. However, on the way, he runs into Lieutenant Colonel Carter from the 101st Airborne. "Sir, I couldn't help but overhear your conversation with Commander Tano. May I offer a suggestion, sir?"
"What is it?" Anakin asks a little impatiently.
"I don't want to see a Jedi like you torture Poggle or anything, or get too fierce in your interrogation. Fortunately, there are some men on this ship very skilled at interrogating unwilling individuals," Carter says.
It takes a second for Anakin to catch on. When he does, he nods. "Send them in," he says.
A minute later, the door to Poggle's cell opens. The Geonosian looks up to see a man in a suit and three men in simple black walk in.
Poggle speaks in his native tongue, and his translator droid translates, "Who are you?"
The man in the suit smiles. "We are from the Central Intelligence Agency. Also known as the CIA. We recognize that means nothing to you. But it will soon. You see, you have information. We want it. And you're going to share it. If you try to resist and be uncooperative, we have ways of…motivating you," he says.
Back on the ship, Hall and Ahsoka continue to run. Barriss is not far behind, but they are able to keep just ahead of her.
"Ahsoka, go on. I'll hold her off," Hall says.
"No. I'm not gonna just leave you here," Ahsoka says.
In a very firm tone, he says, "Leave me to stop her and wait for Skywalker to give instructions. That's an order, Commander!"
Recognizing he technically is higher ranked than her, Ahsoka sighs and runs on while Hall turns around and pulls out his lightsaber, igniting its blue blade.
Barriss races around the corner, lightsaber at the ready. She narrows her eyes and lunges at Hall. Hall easily blocks her blow, and the two begin a fierce lightsaber duel. Hall is able to tell he is better at dueling than Barriss, but not wanting to kill her, takes it a bit easy.
On the Resolute, Anakin makes his way onto the bridge. "I've made contact with Ahsoka," he says to the assembled leaders, which include Obi Wan, Luminara, Master Mundi, and Rex.
"What's their status?" Obi Wan asks.
"Geonosian parasites have infected her crew," Anakin says.
"How did they get on board?" Obi Wan asks.
"Poggle said the parasites must have need a new host after we raided the Queen's temple," Anakin says.
"You interrogated Poggle?" Luminara asks.
"No, I didn't. A few CIA interrogators did, and they got him to talk. And he told them how to stop the worms," Anakin says.
Meanwhile, on the ship, Ahsoka is back up in the pipes. Her commlink starts to beep. She presses it and says, "This is Ahsoka. Come in."
"Ahsoka, listen to me. The worms are affected by the cold," Anakin says.
"Cold? That's how we stop them?" Ahsoka asks.
"Rupture the coolant system. Did you hear me? Rupture the coolant system!" Anakin says.
"The coolant system. Got it," Ahsoka says. She drops down out of the pipes and heads off towards the room where the coolant system is located.
It doesn't take her long to get there. Once inside the room, she presses a few buttons, then pulls a lever. There's a sound like something is shutting down, and then freezing air starts flowing out of the vents.
At almost that time, the ship drops out of hyperspace near the medical station. On the station, Kit, who is monitoring space scanners, says, "That's Ahsoka's ship. It just came out of hyperspace. Send out the tugs to help guide them in."
Within a minute, two tugs are dispatched and head out to meet the ship. As they head out, in the command center, Kit says, "Warn all medical hazard crew that I don't want anyone boarding that ship until the parasites are contained. Sound all the alarms and prepare the subzero conduits."
The two tugs form up on the frigate. They engage their tractor beams, and start moving the ship towards the medical station.
Meanwhile, on the ship, Hall and Barriss are still engaged in their duel. Hall glances around at all the cold mist coming out of the vents and smirks. "Looks like you're out of time," he says, guessing the cold's purpose. He then jumps back into a cloud of mist, deactivates his lightsaber, and runs.
Barriss follows after Hall as up at the bridge, Ahsoka has finally managed to get in. Despite the cold, she hunkers down and waits for the ship to dock.
Rounding a corner, Hall sees a small pipe above him. He ignites his lightsaber, and cuts it, sending a stream of cold mist out of the two openings. He grabs it, then turns around and aims it right as Barriss comes around the corner.
Barriss cries out in pain and falls to the ground. She tries to get back to her feet, and for a brief moment, regains control and says, "Kill me, please."
"Not gonna happen," Hall says as he continues to aim the pipe at her.
Barriss screams, and right then, the worm comes out of her mouth. Glaring at it, Hall drops the pipe and walks up to Barriss. He reaches forward, grabs the worm, and pulls it out. As he does, Barriss crumples, unconscious.
Hall looks at the worm as it struggles in his hand. "You and your kind have caused a lot of trouble. The rest may survive to get studied. But you…you're not that lucky," Hall says in a low voice. He then squeezes and crushes the worm in his fist. He then picks up Barriss, slings her over his shoulder, and heads for the bridge.
A few moments later, the tugs are able to guide the ship up to the medical station and dock it.
The subzero conduits attach to the ship. Within a minute, a clone says to Kit, "The temperature inside is below freezing sir."
"Let's board, then, but stay on guard. They may still be dangerous," Kit says.
Soon after, he and a number of clones board the ship. They find unconscious clones everywhere, with barely moving brain worms beside them. The brain worms are contained and taken away for analysis, while clones move the unconscious clones off the ship. Another clone finds Zulu barely conscious in the kitchen from the cold and helps to his feet and off the ship.
Meanwhile, Kit and two clones make their way to the bridge. Upon entry, they find Hall huddled on the floor, with his camouflage jacket around Ahsoka, and him clutching the two Padawans close to try and keep them warm. Barriss is unconscious, and Ahsoka almost is, but Hall, who is both from North Dakota and is trained to deal with the cold, is just shivering but is fully conscious.
Hall looks up at Kit and smiles. "Hello, Master Fisto. We need to pick up some medical supplies. We can't stay long," he says with an air of humor.
Kit smiles as he kneels down in front of them. "You three have done enough. Let us handle it from here," Kit says. The two clones pick up Ahsoka and Barriss and hurry them off the ship. Kit helps Hall to his feet, and to his surprise, Hall is able to walk off the ship without any support. As they head for the exit, Hall says, "You know, I'd kill someone right now for a mug of hot chocolate."
Kit laughs. "You must show me this hot chocolate you speak of, if it is good enough to kill for," he says.
Hall makes his way through the medical station. He soon runs into Anakin and Obi Wan.
"Colonel Hall!" Anakin exclaims.
"Hey, Skywalker. Good to see you again," He says, still shivering.
"How are you still functional like this after being in the cold like that?" Obi Wan asks.
"I was trained to deal with the cold as a Delta. Plus, I'm from North Dakota," Hall says.
Anakin and Obi Wan nod, both having visited North Dakota during their time in America, and remembering how cold it gets there.
"Where's Ahsoka?" Anakin asks.
"Not sure. Ask Master Fisto," Hall says. Anakin nods and hurries off.
"Come on. Let's get you warmed up," Obi Wan says, putting his hand on Hall's shoulders and leading him towards a mess hall.
As they enter, two clones are waiting. One brings a blanket forward and wraps it around Hall, then leads him over to a heater.
As he sits down, the other clone approaches with a drink container. "What's that?" Hall asks.
The clone hands it to him. Hall looks into it, then his eyes widen as he recognizes the brown liquid. He looks up at Obi Wan, who chuckles. "I brought a bunch of it from Earth when we left. I thought there would be plenty of chances to use it soon enough. I didn't think I'd need it this soon, though," he says.
"Thank you, Kenobi," Hall says before starting to sip the hot chocolate, glad that his whole ordeal is over.
And that's the end of the chatper. Hope you liked it.
I decided to do the whole cooking scene to add a little bit more humanity to Hall, as we've just seen him as a warrior at this point.
Also, for those wondering, Zulu is an OC of mine. I may use him again in this story.
And just to address something Ahsoka said. I chose to have her tell Barriss she hasn't lived until she had a bacon cheeseburger because bacon cheeseburgers are one of my favorite foods. If you agree with me, include that in any review you leave.
So, I'm not gonna be doing the next three episode. I don't really know Episode 9, I'm not sure about how to do Episode 10 in this sense, and I feel like Episode 11 wouldn't work. So, the next three chapters are going to cover episodes 12-14 of Season 2, the start of the Death Watch arc. I hope you're excited for it.
Next chapter may not be up for a few days. Until then, please leave a review, and stay tuned.