" During the waning hours of the Clone Wars, the 501st Legion were discreetly transferred back to Coruscant. It was quiet. Too quiet. Every trooper knew what was going to happen, what we were about to do. Under the direct Command of Lord Vader, our orders were to storm the Jedi Temple there. Did any of us have any traitorous thoughts? Even I had a few words in my mind. But no one said a thing. Not when our Gunships landed outside the Temple Staircase. Not when Lord Vader and us marched on the Temple. Not a word. "

The LAAT ride from Utapau was a long and quiet one. With several troopers bunking inside with me all readying and checking their Blasters. We all knew what was going down. We all knew what we were about to do.

"Hey."

My inner thoughts were screaming that this was not right. We served with the Jedi for so long, leading us into battle. Are we really about to execute them all?

"Hey.."

It was still incredible hard to fathom. Even now, she had the blade of a Jedi in her backpack like some sort of prize. Whilst it felt somewhat satisfying to gun down a Jedi, that one was just a young girl. A Padawan. Was this really right-

"Hey!"

Of course, Dare's thoughts were cut off as a Clone Trooper was trying to reach her.

"What?"

"You've been staring at the floor for a while, Commando. You aren't thinking of anything, are you?"

"What's it to you, Trooper?"

"Order 66 was quite clear. We are eliminating the Jedi for treason against the Republic, and if any-"

"If any Clones go against the order, they too will be executed. I know it. Just keep checking your blaster and lay off."

Dare went back to the floor as the Trooper simply shrugged his shoulders as the LAAT started lowering down in front of the Temple. There, he was waiting. The one who I had been mostly serving during the war. Anakin Skywalker. Except he wasn't wearing his usual attire. No. He donned robes befitting that of a Sith; the very thing the Jedi were to destroy.

As soon as they left the Gunships, they took off and began to march on the Temple. All of their boots clanked together in rhythm as they followed the newly anointed Darth Vader. As soon as we entered the front door of the Temple, blasters cocked and ready as we entered the main hall.

It was truly a place of the Force. It was almost archaic the way the inner temple was constructed. It looked as old as the planet itself, very well maintained. But there was one thing that was very much prevalent. It was too quiet. There was no-one around.

Everyone marched further into the Temple. Waiting to see what happens. Then it happened. From the ceiling, several Jedi of varying sizes, race and age dropped down and started attacking everyone, Trooper and Clone alike. Dare swapped her DC-15m to the Shotgun Configuration and started filling various Jedi with Buckshot. That was one thing her training gave her; Jedi do not have much of a response against Shotgun Shells, or cones of damage.

Meanwhile Anakin marched towards one of the teaching chambers whilst Dare and the others cleaned up. One by one, all the Jedi started falling. It was poetic. It was a massacre. Dare occasionally swapped to her Sniper configuration and shot several rounds towards Jedi attacking Clones in the distance, giving them covering fire as we started torching the sacred books of the Order.

Even the most grand Library in the Temple was not safe. Dare stepped into it and suddenly several Jedi popped out from behind the holo bookcases.

"You disgrace the Order! Can't you see you're being manipulated?!"

"Branding us as Traitors yet you don't realize just who you're serving!"

Dare started getting angry as the Jedi in front of her started screaming, barking orders at her. Calling her a disgrace to the Republic. That really hurt on the inside. She knew what she was doing.

"You're a Disgrace to the Galaxy. You were supposed to defend us, not kill us!"

"Calling us Traitors, yet who's the real traitor?"

"ENOUGH!"

Dare shouted in anger under her helmet as she pulled out her weapon, changing it to the Shotgun variation and started blasting the Jedi in front of her. Several ducked out of the way of the initial barrage of Energy, as she relentlessly pursued the ones running away. She decided not to call for help from her fellow Brothers and Sisters. This got personal. Dare slowly walked through the Library, planting an explosive on each side of the holo bookcases that she walked past.

"Stop!"

A Jedi called out as I heard the crackle of a Lightsaber, to which I instantly turned to it's source and spotted the Librarian. A defenseless librarian holding a Lightsaber. But Dare could tell they were frightened. Their hands were shaking, the blade swung from side to side just like their hands did.

"Move along."

"N-No. I can't just let you destroy this place..!"

"Move along, Citizen, this doesn't concern you."

Dare kept a more professional attitude, despite burning with fury on the inside. A Jedi dropped behind me and ignited their blade twice. Twice? Dare turned to it and spotted that it was a dual wielder. A duel wielding Jedi. That's a new one. The only other one who duel wielded Lightsabers against her was Asajj Ventress that one time.

"Surrender, Clone."

"Speaks the Traitor to the Republic."

Dare immediately ran forward and charged the Jedi, they responded with a block of both Blades. However Dare saw ahead of that and slid underneath them; pulling out a low grade Pistol and firing a Blaster Bolt into the back of one of their arms; causing them to drop the Blade in that hand.

As they bent to pick it back up, Dare reached into her backpack and pulled out the same Saber she got when she murdered that Padawan on Utapau, igniting it. This immediately made the wielder tear up as they recognized the hilt.

"No... Anri... You... You will pay for this!"

The Jedi roared which caused Dare to clutch her helmet for a few moments. The Jedi was using a weaker Force Scream technique, causing her to be slightly paralyzed for a moment. They took this as an opportunity, and the Jedi rushed her. However, Dare rose up the ignited blade and sliced downward, cutting the Jedi cleanly in half as the scream subsided.

"No..."

Dare turned to the Librarian who still had a blade in hand, frightened beyond all belief. Without any hesitation, Dare put the blade back into her backpack after turning it off, and pulled out her main weapon again, unleashing a volley of Blaster Bolts towards the Librarian; causing them to drop to the floor with a loud thud. Then she walked out of the Library, but not before setting off the explosives she had placed on each bookcase.

Pressing the Detonator, the Library exploded with an immense amount of dust and debris as she continued walking out with her weapon in hand. She didn't look back. She didn't have the time.

After a long time, the Blaster Fire subsided as the Temple grew quiet. The only noises were the chatter of Clones, and the roaring fires that were created amidst the chaos. As their job had finished, they started to return to their Gunships.

" With the destruction of the Jedi Temple, Order 66 was complete, and Palpatine's rise to power was fulfilled. As a reward for our service, the 501st Legion were put under the direct Command of Lord Vader, who had returned to us in a more sinister looking attire. We had new objectives. Rally under our new Empire, and start eradicating any Jedi that remained. The days of the Republic were over. The war had now finally ended. But I wished it had ended a different way... "