Nothing Left

by Nipan and Yuputka

Commander Cody died in Order 66, CC-2224 survived. He lost everything that day... or did he? His wife, his unborn child, his trust and friendships. Now he lives for one thing... Revenge. He will find and kill Captain Rex for killing his wife and child. And every day... He closes the gap.

5. Chapter 5: Loose Ends

Chapter 5: Loose Ends

(A/N: I'm publishing this earlier than I was planning for FoxFace. I want to thank everyone for reading my stories, and those of you who bother to review. But I extend special thanks to FoxFace for keeping up on my story, and reviewing each and every chapter. I thank you very much, FoxFace, and I am glad you enjoy this story! I love Cody and Barriss Offee pairings, and glad that you like it! Thanks again, everyone!)

Cody lay on his stomach in the cold darkness of a Tattooine night. Sand had found it's way through his clothing to irritate his skin, but he payed no attention to it, instead focusing on scouting out the small farm with his holo binoculars.

All seemed quiet... It was the middle of the night, after all.

Cody gritted his teeth in frustrated impatience. How he wished he could just go down there and kill him now! But he knew he must wait. He would prefer to kill him away from the ex-Jedi.

Cody had no qualms with Ahsoka Tano, so if she stayed out of the way, she would not be hurt.

The Next Morning

Cody watched silently as Rex exited the small home to disappear inside the smaller building.

A small smile touched the lips of the watching clone when he noticed that Rex was wearing his pistols. The good Captain knew his old friend was coming for a visit...

Cody frowned when Ahsoka appeared in the doorway, speaking unintelligibly, her lightsabers mounted on her hips.

Shabla. Cody cursed. She knows.

Cody looked over next to him at the large sniper rifle, staring at it for several moments before shaking his head. No. A Jedi deserved a better death than that, and if he died by her hands, he would still be with Barriss and his child.

Cody still had to take Rex down with him, otherwise, these last eight years of searching and waiting, would all be in vain. Nothing.

Standing slowly, Cody stared down at the small buildings before making his way down the sandy hill to stand between the house and smaller building.

Ahsoka was gone, and Rex was just exiting the smaller building.

"Hello, Rex." Cody smiled coldly at the other clone, finding delight in the expressions of shock and fear that passed over the Captain's face.

"Cody?" Rex asked carefully.

Cody sneered at him. "I'm no longer Cody. You destroyed Cody eight years ago." He responded, cold with anger. "I am CC-2224. I replaced Cody."

There was silent for several moments before Rex nodded slowly, sadly. "You're right. You're not Cody." He answered, slowly placing his hands on his blasters. "The Cody I knew wouldn't have murdered Zakk."

Cody laughed out loud. "Was that his name? Doesn't matter anymore. It is the name of a dead man. A name to add to my list of kills." His laugh echoed, carrying across the sands as he looked at Rex in anger and hate.

"I've learned a lot of things since Order 66, Rex." Cody hissed. "One of those things was that I never should've trusted anyone. Especially you."

Rex straightened up slightly. "What do you want, Cody?" He demanded.

Cody just smiled at him. "Cody can't hear you anymore. However, I will respond as he should've." The smile that spread over his face gave him a barbaric look. "I'm here to tie up some loose ends. I've followed a long rope, and finally found the end!" He shouted, his blaster pistol in his hand with a flash, and, before Rex could move, he levelled the gun and fired.

Cody grinned. His revenge would be fulfilled. It was just a matter of time.