1486 POV

Beltron

No shot were fired once we touched down on Beltrons surface. I didn't like the idea of Kallus being in charge of this mission, but I don't question my orders, I don't want to. My planets air was cold; the sun was setting over the tall blue trees, a light spread of snow crunched under my boots as I move in.

"The protestors must be inside the bunker. Commander, tell you men to secure the area, you're with me." I do as ordered and tell my men to search and secure the perimeter. I then select three of my best to move in with Kallus and I. The doors to the base side open and we head inside carefully

"I'm picking up multiple targets." I say looking down to the scanner on my left gauntlet, slowly one at a time we move in. I could feel my heart racing inside my chest, not from nerves, I don't get nervous. "Isla, Reto advance." I order to two of my Lieutenants, they obey my given orders and advance, I slowly pick up the rear when Kallus moves up in front of me.

"Commander, where are the targets?"

"Below us Sir." I answer looking up from the small holo map I displayed. "The doors will no doubt be locked."

"Find a way to get through Commander.:

"Yes sir." I say with a nod. My programmed DNA allowed me to do many things; I was programmed to not only be a leader, and a good soldier, but also a very good mechanic. I open the top panel were a multitude of wirer and switches are hidden, they were dusty and old, this whole bunker looked this way, worn down and broken. I took my time sifting through the wiring until I found what I was looking for, a black wire; I quickly remove it and the doors slide open. Shots were immediately fired by the protestors. I keep my head down as I tell my men to move back, I remove a pouch from the back of my belt and open it up, I hold three orbs in my hand twirling them in my gloved fingers. Theses devises are rarely used, but I was told that they were once used by Clones to take out Separatist droid's. I roll the devises far into the darkened room and wait; I see a ray of blue static and see the lights above flicker then shatter only moments later once the static vanishes, I activate the side lights on my helmet and walk in woth Kallus and my men.

"Nicely done Commander."

"Thank you sir." I reply ducking down behind a shipment crate as gunfire continues to ring through my ears. I hold my breath, ok here we go, I pop my head over the crate and fire three shots killing two protestors. I move closer yet staying close to the ground. I continue to fire killing multiple targets, ordering my men through my comlink. I instantly take cover once wall turrets are activated and blast many of my men dead, I grip my blaster handle tightly then pull out from my hiding place and begin to shoot. I managed to disable three of the wall turrets allowing my men to get closer. I had an open window I took it, but dropped to my knees when my head instantly felt like it had been set on fire, my body was hunched over hands over my head as I cry out in pain from the constant pounding I felt. What's going on, what's happening to me?

Commander? are you alright? I am unable to answer Kallus, my brain was refusing to function. What am I, who am I really, am I anyone at all? Am I nothing more than a clone, a number? No I'm a soldier, I keep peace. I'm a peacekeeper? Am I the definition of peace for the Empire? Why am I questioning myself, my orders…are they flawed…am I flawed? I stagger on my hands and knees once the head ach passes. "Commander, can you hear me?" I see Agent Kallus standing over me.

"Yes….yes Sir, I'm fine." I breath getting to my feet again, shaking any remaining pain off. "Something just doesn't feel right."

"Well whatever it is get rid of it I need you here and now."

"Yes Sir." I stood straight at attention as I spoke then follow Kallus behind one of the larger storage crates. I'm stunned to see six surviving protestors, three men and four women, all of them hand their hands raised as my men surrounded them gun aimed and ready to fire.

"Do as we say and you shall not be harmed. You are all under arrested for stealing Imperial property and supplies."

"Our people need that medicine." An elderly man spoke holding one of the scared women. "None of us can afford it."

"It's not our faults that you bucket heads are taking everything from us!" One of the small boy's glared.

"Eyein, be quiet!" One of women orders pulling him away from me.

"Commander, bind them, then take them to the transports for processing." Kallus ordered turning to me.

"Processing? Is that really necessary sir? I mean some of them are only children."

"Those are my orders Commander, do not question them. Now do as you're told."

I stand there for a moment, thinking…thinking all of this over…wondering what the heck I'm doing, my head then began to buzz again, my vision even burred this time too. "No." I finally say weakly removing my helmet.

"Repeat that Commander and do so carefully." Kalus glares his eyes directly on my own.

I take one step forward not blinking my deep brown eyes. "No sir."

"Are disobeying me Commander?"

"I think that's what the no was implying sir."

Kalluses cold gaze on me narrows as his eyes do the same. "You will be court marshaled if you do not follow my orders this instant Commander."

"Or what you'll lock me up in AHH" My hands move to my head again as it starts to beat like a heartbeat, a very painful one. I don't remember much of what happened before Kallus had stunned me unconscious. I saw blurred images, hear gunfire and screaming, shouting from everyone. I could see my men moving in to the family ready to arrest them. "NO!" I yell aiming my E-11 blaster rifle at Kallus, finger on the trigger ready to fire. My blasted eyes wouldn't focus onto anything around me; my head was still spinning, my ear rung from the constant blasting in the room. I squeeze the trigger on the blaster right at Kallus. Everything goes silent after that, I hear a woman's scream followed by sobbing, I blink a few times trying to restore my vision, I could see for only a brief moment….I see blood…..the woman who screamed was holding the boy who had stood up to me in her arms, she was crying…..I shot him, the boy who stood up to me who looked no older than ten, lay bleeding out on the ground because of me. The next thing I knew I was laying on the ground too as a result of Kallus stunning me, I just lay there looking at the dead boy wondering what I was doing.