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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Title: Feelings

Chapter: 5

The youngling was actually surprised when Webb and the female human pilot gave each other the hand-to-elbow grip. The pilot was in her mid twenties and her name was Dern, based on what Webb had called her. She wore similar armour to the clone troopers, but it was a more delicate and tougher looking armour. The colour though was different as it had a golden reddish colour. As both the clone and the youngling went into the ship, Ekusira saw the woman's helmet was on a rack in the cockpit. On the helmet was a familiar T shaped visor.

"Leaving the Empire and your brothers behind, huh? You sure about that?"

"Yeah, I'm definitely sure about that."

"Trying to elope with the Twi'Lek? A bit too young, don't you think?" asked Dern, eyeing the girl.

"She looks young, but you know, we're chronologically around the same age."

"Yeah, I know, but I still think that she is too young for you. Where did you get her anyway?"

"During one of my missions after the formation of the Empire."

"You sure you want to go to Concord Dawn?"

"Yeah, I'm sure."

"Alright then, Concord Dawn it is," said Dern, piloting her ship to a course and activated her hyperdrive. "And by the way, if any one of you is hungry, go to the galley. I got plenty of food for the three of us for a week. Oh yeah, inside the medical box, take the yellow coloured vials and inject yourself with it. You going to need it if you want to live on the planet."

"Thanks Dern, I owe you one," said Webb, bringing his former commander with him to the galley.

"Eloping? She thinks we're eloping?"

"She was just teasing us, commander. She knows that you're a Jedi."

"What do you mean she knows?"

"She's an experienced Mandalorian even though she might not look like one. And she knows a Jedi when she sees one."

"Are you sure that the planet is safe for me to live in? Mandalorians and Jedi had a terrible history together, especially after what Master Windu had done to your template."

"You're asking me now?"

"I know. I didn't give much thought about it when I heard the name of the planet. But when I got to know her, suddenly it occurred to me that I might not be safe at all in Fett's homeworld."

"I admit that a lot of Mandalorians hated the Jedi, but some actually don't really mind having a Jedi as part of their family. Dern is one of those that would probably accept you in."

"Are you sure about that?"

The clone took a while to answer, "Yeah," he replied, with a feeling of doubt, "I am."

Ekusira nodded, "Stop calling me commander since the galaxy has changed. You can call me by my name."

"Fair enough."

"How do you know so much about Mandalorians, Webb?"

"I read a bit about them while I was training. The rest through Lieutenant Book."

"Lieutenant Book?"

"He's a clone trooper from the Pathfinder Regiment. We met during the mission on Creat. Since that mission, I had been contacting him to know more about the Mandalorians."

"Where did he get the information from if he is a pathfinder?"

"He had an obsession for Mandalorians and actually met one of the Cuy'val Dar. Go figure about that."

During the two and a half hour journey to their destination, Webb told her everything from the time he received the notorious order to the time he met her. In return, she told him her experience during the same period.

"Tell me one thing, Webb. Did my master fight back?"

"No. When she heard the clicks of our guns, she turned, deactivated her lightsaber and stood up straight. She was prepared to be shot. It was like she already knew she's going to die at that moment."

"One of her abilities was to partially see the future. I think she had seen what would happen to her and accepted the fate," Ekusira said sadly.

There was silence for a few minutes before the youngling spoke again.

"What were her last words to you Webb?"

Webb began to recall the moment before his men shot Hellon. It happened more than a week ago, but he felt it was a long time.

"Her last words were…," Webb looked straight at his former commander's eyes, "I love you, Webb and I know you feel the same way for me."

There was another moment of silence. Webb spoke again, "She gave us a solemn smile before we shot her."

Ekusira and Webb were at the cockpit when the ship finally reached Concord Dawn. Dern called someone through her ship's communicator and a male's voice responded by giving the ship permission to land at the compound.

As the ship descended further to the surface, the young Jedi saw a large circular, domed building, half buried into the ground. She wasn't sure what kind of building it was, but felt it was some sort of underground bunker. Ekusira saw four people coming out from an opening and waited for the ship to land.

As all three got out from the ship, the four people took off their helmets, revealing themselves to be males. Webb quickly recognized three of them, but the fourth was a stranger. Webb estimated the man to be in his early forties and he was wearing similar armour as Dern, but it was brownish green in colour and even more delicate and tougher than Dern's.

"Dern called us about you. Do you still want us to call you commander?" asked one of the men, pointing the question to Webb.

"I don't expect you to," replied Webb, "Smiley."

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