Chapter 5 Reunion
When Michelle opened the second gift was a hand pistol. "Woah! Thank you!" Michelle said hugging Echo and Kix.
"How about you put the dress on?" Echo asked and Michelle nodded going into her room. When the door closed Kix turned to Echo.
"Are you crazy, Echo? Giving a gun to a little child?" Kix asked getting mad
"We were given guns way younger than her, Kix." Echo said looking at Kix
"Yes, but we were bred for that. She isn't, she's just a child, Echo. What if the Empire finds her holding a gun? What will you do when they figure out we are clones that went AWOL? What will you do if they kill her for gun possession?" Kix asked harshly
"Easy, we stay hidden. If we stay hidden the Empire won't know anything." Echo said and then Michelle came out in the pretty dress. "You look beautiful, Michelle." then there was stomping downstairs.
"Follow me, trust me." Michelle said running back into her room. Then Michelle went under her bed.
"Hey, kid. We can't all fully fit under your bed." Kix said
"Trust me." Michelle said then Kix and Echo went under her bed. Michelle then pressed a button from under her bed. The floor moved and they started falling. "You can open your eyes now."
Echo got up and helped Kix to his feet. "Where are we?" Kix asked when he was fully to his feet.
"We are under the house." Michelle said walking to a desk with computers. She turned the screens on and the rooms showed.
"Commander Cody wants us to check the whole house and report anything suspicious." a stormtrooper said on the screen
"So, Cody's with the Empire," Kix said "well, I better tell Rex when we meet him."
"You could have asked me, I saw Cody shoot General Kenobi down." Echo said
"General Kenobi isn't dead. He's at Tatooine, healthy as ever." Kix said "Though he told us not to go see him."
"Where are we supposed to find this 'Captain'?" Michelle asked
"Naboo, but first we need to find a ship." Kix said
"Done." Michelle said pressing a button and a platform opened. A ship came up onto the platform.
"You're smart, Michelle." Echo said
"Well after you left I had nothing to do, so I started building this." Michelle said indicating the base.
"Don't you have any friends, Michelle?" Kix asked
"No, I used to though, then a very close friend of mine backstab me and said I was saying bad things behind their backs. Before I met you Kix, Echo was my only friend. I dropped out of school after all my friends turned against me. I stayed home with my mom and now, I don't have anyone." Michelle said
"You have us Michelle. We will bring you where ever we, go and we will protect you." Echo said and Kix nodded
No, just go, I will be fine, I will just slow you down, like everyone else on the planet." Michelle said
"No, you will be fine with everyone else." Kix said "We will need you, the Captain will love you." Echo nodded
"Are you going with us, Michelle?" Echo asked and Michelle nodded
"Well, then what are we waiting for?" Kix asked from the ship then Michelle and Echo walked up the platform and into the ship.
"This is the ship I crashed on, isn't it?" Echo asked
"Yes, I repaired it myself." Michelle said
"Does it work still?" Echo asked and Michelle shrugged
"Well, do we have any other choice?" Kix asked
"No, not really." Echo said
"Well, then lets go." Kix said sitting down in the co-pilot seat.
"Oh, so I am the pilot, now?" Echo asked
"I'm a medic, not a pilot." Kix said and then Echo sat onto the pilot seat.
"Let's go." Echo said turning the engines on and then they flew into space. Echo then put the coordinates in and they went into hyperspace.
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They landed by a little lake and 7 figures came out from the bushes with their guns pointed at the three.
"Captain, sir." Kix said saluting and then Echo saluted right after.
"Kix, Echo it's good to see you both alive, vod." Rex said holstering his blasters. "Who is this little one here?"
"My name is, Michelle. Are you apart of the 501st, too?" Michelle asked and Rex chuckled
"We all are, soldiers of the GAR , and most of the all 501st soldiers, well whats left of it." Rex said
"Captain, Commander Cody's with the Empire." Kix said
"I see." Rex said then an Imperial ship flew over their heads.
"Why is the Empire here?" Tup asked
"The Commander knows!" Echo yelled and then Rex walked over and slapped Echo in the face.
"Get a hold of yourself, Echo." Rex said
"Thank you, I needed that." Echo said rubbing his cheek.
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"Why do you have ARC Trooper armor?" a stormtrooper asked
"Why do you want to know?" Maureen asked
"Because he is a criminal to the EMPIRE!" the stormtrooper said furiously
"Who?" Maureen asked and the stormtrooper growled loudly. Then the stormtrooper laughed.
"If you won't tell us, maybe we can persuade you, forcefully." the stormtrooper then turned his comlink on. "I need some examining 212 to cell 1264."
"Yes, sir." then the stormtrooper turned his comlink off.
"Be happy while you can, because soon you will spill everything." he said
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"Scout everywhere, report back to me at 0600 exactly."
"Yes, sir!" and the squad split up.
"Yeah, that's Cody, he liked using 0600 a lot." Rex said "We need to split up I will follow Cody, the rest of you can go in any direction the rest went. Got it?"
"Yes, sir!" everyone said
"I'm no sir anymore, just Rex. Let's go." Rex said and everyone split up.
Rex went in the direction Cody went. 'When I find Cody, I am going to knock some sense into him.' Rex thought. Then there was ruffling in the trees and Rex got into defensive position taking his blasters out. Silence. Rex holstered his weapons and kept moving.
Couple minutes later there was more ruffling in the trees. 'Just birds, but why is there so much ruffling?' Rex thought to himself.
"Halt where you are rebel scum! Traitor!" a mysterious voice said "Put your hand up where I can see them!"
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Happy Valentines Day!