A/N Vex did not take part during the siege of Lothal, so we move to the next mission.
Since the incident that claimed our command ship, everyone has been on edge. Currently we are in the middle of a meeting to discuss what our next move will be.
"We need to establish a base. But none of our potential bases have the tactical advantage to protect what is left of our fleet." Hera points out.
"I may have a solution. I know a commander from the Clone Wars who has a vast knowledge of the Outer Rim. And his military expertise would prove extremely useful." Ahsoka cryptically implies.
"Where do we find this 'Commander'?" Sato asks with a heavy accent.
"That's the problem; I lost contact with him some time ago. But I have a few leads." Ahsoka says.
"Leave it to us Ahsoka." Hera says proudly.
"I think I will tag along for this assignment." I appear beside Ahsoka, and whisper to her, "I am going to need one of your lightsabers." She discretely passes one over to me.
"I will meet you at the ghost with the tool to find him." Ahsoka walks off.
When Ahsoka arrives at the Ghost, she brings in an old Droid Head.
"Is that a tactical droid?" Kanan asks.
"These droids were excellent at finding things. Found my master and me a few times when we didn't want to be found. The last I heard, my friend was in the Seelos System. And Kanan, when you find him, you must trust him." She finishes sternly.
"If he is as good as you say, how can we afford not to?" Kanan replies.
"Trust him." Ahsoka says once more before leaving.
"What was that all about?" Ezra asks.
"I have no idea." Kanan answers. All the while, I stay silent. Once we reach Seelos, Sabine plugs in the Tactical Droid. I buzzes and the crew are unsure about what it is doing.
"I think its scanning for something." Sabine says.
"7567, 7567, 7567," The droid starts emitting a signal.
"Its got something, lets see what it is." Sabine says, piloting the ghost in the direction the droid was somehow 'pointing' to.
"That's an old Republic tank, from the Clone Wars." Kanan whispers to himself, his features becoming angry. The walker stops as the Phantom lands (Yes I missed a small part, will fix that in the whole story edit.).
"Before we leave, I need your Kyber Crystals Ezra, Kanan." I say suddenly. But the look I gave was enough of a reason for the two to give them up, or at least one anyway. Kanan tried to pull a fast one, and although I did nothing about it, it didn't go unnoticed. When we walked out of the Phantom, we waited for Ahsoka's friend. The door of the modified walker opened and three aged men walked out.
"What do you want?" The lead one asked.
"We are looking for someone!" Ezra called back.
"Well that's too bad, there's no one out here!" The man replied.
"Hey, does the number 7567 mean anything to you?" Ezra asks.
"What did you just say?" The two other men quickly readied their weapons.
"I said 7567?" Ezra repeats.
"Well that's my birth number!" The man replies.
"Birth number?" Ezra says to himself
"They're Clones!" Kanan called out igniting his lightsaber. Faster than lightning, I ignite the one Ahsoka gave me and hold it to his neck.
"Don't even try Jarrus, or I will have to cut you down!" I call out so the clones could hear.
"Jedi!" the Clone with a cybernetic eye yells. As he tries to aim his rifle, the lead clone holds it down. "But the Jedi…" The clone begins to protest.
"They weren't the ones to betray us, remember Wolffe." The lead clone calms his brother. "Sorry, Wolffe has a conflicting memory, and besides, we haven't seen Jedi in… well, its been a while."
Both Kanan and I deactivate our lightsabers.
"Ahsoka sends her regards Rex, but unfortunately, she had a mission to do, so she sent us." I say.
"Ahsoka Tano, Hah, I fought with Commander Tano from the Battle of Christophsis to the Siege of Mandalore, and a friend of hers, is a friend of mine." Rex says cheerfully, "Meet Commanders Wolffe," he gestures to the clone to his right, "And Gregor." He gestures to the clone on his left, who has a crazed look in his eyes. "My names Rex, Captain," He stands at attention, "501st Clone Battalion, we served under General Skywalker and Commander Tano during the war." He finished and gestures for us to come inside.
"I think I will stay out on the 'balconies' for now Rex, but when you guys are finished, I need to ask you something in private." I say to Rex, while handing Ezra's Crystal back to him.
"I will meet you there then." Rex acknowledges. Once they finish, we fly the Phantom up to the makeshift landing pad, and get the walker going, to keep ahead of the sandstorm behind us. While viewing the scenery, Rex comes up behind me.
"What do you want to talk about?" Rex asks.
"What do you know about dimensional travel?" I ask only for him to shake his head.
"You would not have brought it up if it wasn't possible, but I never believed it possible."
"I am living proof of it Rex, you and Ahsoka are the only ones who know this. But you should know we are going to have company, thanks to Wolffe." I begin. Rex looks unsurprised.
"What did he do?" Rex asks calmly.
"He alerted the Empire of us, but he only wants the best for you and Gregor. But when it is proven, don't act expecting, because the timeline will change, and I may not be able to hide my secret, which will cause a large problem for other dimensions. Also, he kept messages from Ahsoka hidden from you because he believed it would be better that way." I finish. Rex looks hurt but I can sense he understands Wolffe's position.
"What does the Empire send after us?" Rex asks.
"Three AT-AT Walkers, and I can try to sample some of their armour for the rebellion. But when Ezra convinces Kanan to come back and help you, join the rebellion, because I want to keep this timeline as close to normal as possible." I explain.
"I can do that." Rex grins, happy that he can help someone again.
"Also, what do you know of General Kota and his whereabouts?" I ask, knowing that if Kota exists now, his fleet likely will too.
"No, but I have a feeling you have a few ideas?" Rex quips.
"Yes, but it is not for another several months yet, so we have to wait." I say. "You should head back, events will be in motion shortly." I give Rex a quick salute, and head off to join the rest of the crew.
(Events up to the end of 'Relics' episode have no change, will add the details later)
Walking to Ahsoka's location with Rex makes me feel ecstatic. This moment is one of the few times that Ahsoka gets emotional. and it is one of the important parts for the bonding of Ahsoka and the rest of the Spectres.
"You got older." Rex says with a chuckle
"Had to happen sometimes Rex." Ahsoka retorts, and throws her arms around Rex for an embrace.
"Thank you, for trusting my friend." Ahsoka says to Kanan.
"It wasn't easy," Kanan tries to be humorous.
"Nothing of value ever is." I say before Ahsoka could, making her smile.