"General why exactly are we needed on Corellia?"

"There's a two fold problem, the leaders of Corellia suspect that Separatist forces are either on the planet right now or are heading their way, there's also the fact that people seem to be disappearing at a high rate and the circumstances behind their disappearance is...unusual to say the least"

"So we're going to see what's happening to the people and then also trying to find out if there are Separatist forces on the planet"

"Exactly"

"How long will it take to get there?"

"About two days if my estimations are correct"

"By the way General how did you hear about the trouble anyways?"

"An informant known as the Spying Diner heard about it somehow and passed that information on to the Council, or at least they heard about the disappearances. Senator Organa informed us about Corellia suspecting Separatist forces on the planet or heading their way"

"Anakin do you know if the Spying Diner left any other messages?"

"None that I can think of and what's more is that the Spying Diner contacted the Temple in person this time at least that's what Master Ti said"

"That's rare"

"Indeed it is mostly their messages are through notes and a complicated contact system"

"Then why go in person?"

"Who knows, either they don't trust the system anymore or..."

"Or something happened that made them decide to make contact directly and in person instead of using the system that's been set up for a few years now"

Anakin and Obi-wan switch to mental contact briefly deciding to talk between just the two of them

*Master you don't think he actually is starting to remember are you?*

*No, the Force won't allow him to remember especially during his last years but it has allowed him the skills he learned during that time period if only a little earlier than before*

*OK then*

So they soon arrive at Corellia and things actually start normally, only a small group of clones were on the planet to keep the panic down when suddenly it was confirmed that there were Separatists

"Master we need a new plan"

"We know Ashoka, unfortunately Obi-wan and I couldn't think of any plan b and right now isn't a good time to think of one on the fly"

"Why not you do it all the time? I also want to know why there's no plan b"

Anakin decides to switch to mental communication with his Padawan so that she understood just how serious the situation really was, because while they did occasionally use mental communication during a mission most of the time they used the comm system so that those close by could hear as well, especially if there's a plan being made

*This time we have to...concentrate fully on the battle Ashoka thus the reason why we can't make up a new plan on the fly, and as for why there's no plan b we made several in private but unfortunately due to the fact that Obi-wan and I remember the first time we fought the Clone Wars we immediately scrap any plan b that's made because we remember that the plan b didn't work out so well originally. And Snips you're also going to have to come up with a rescue plan

*What for?*

*Obi-wan and myself are about to get caught, that means get into hiding as fast as you can if possible*

*But Master...*

*No buts Ashoka, hiding, now*

*Yes Master* (out loud) "come on guys, let's go"

"Are we meeting up with Generals Kenobi and Skywalker Commander?"

"No, we have a new mission to think of, come on let's get out of the open"

They soon find an abandoned building

"Okay, now then you probably couldn't tell but my Master and I were having a conversation through our training bond and he and Master Kenobi have been captured, that means we now not only have to fight the Separatists but also formulate a rescue plan to save those captured"

"Can't they rescue themselves Commander?"

"Probably not Hardtop, which means we're the ones who need to rescue them, we also still have to find out what's happening to the civilians all while not getting caught"

"Do you have a plan Commander?"

"Maybe, but I won't know for sure until we try it, besides it's not actually a plan and more of an idea"

"Commander, is it possible to contact the Jedi Council, get leadership and guidance about this? I hate to say it but you're just a Padawan and while you do have battle experience I'm not sure if you've ever planned something this big before, and I'm sure that the Council needs to know about Generals Skywalker and Kenobi being captured"

"Sadly we can't do that, Master Skywalker tried to contact the Temple shortly before the battle broke out and couldn't get through"

Then Ashoka thought of something, something she could use only because of the circumstances. She remembered that she actually had a bond with Master Yoda due to the fact that the Force bound him, Master Kenobi and her Master when they came back from the future into the current time period, a few years before the Clone Wars actually began and that there were bonds with Master Jinn and Senator Organa as well. Though the bond with the Senator didn't actually allow for communication, her bonds with the other Jedi did, but she had also been warned shortly after getting back to the Temple with her new master that while the Jedi knew of the bonds even they didn't fully understand and that the bonds were to be kept a secret if at all possible from the clones just in case of trouble that would lead back to Palpatine

(Sighs) "I'm open to ideas if you have any other than that there's not much to do but wait until they make a public announcement"

"Commander earlier you said you had a plan, what was the plan?"

"Like I said it's more an idea than a plan, and the supposed plan was to simply try and blend in as civilians while waiting for notice of their public execution and then when the time is right storm the place"

"That's no plan at all"

"Exactly my thought, so like I said I'm open to ideas since we can't currently contact the Council"

"Maybe now that we're on planet we can make the attempt"

"And be discovered instantly"

"Maybe not"

"What do you mean Waxer?"

"You know that I'm a scout clone, that's the best thing I'm good at what you don't know is that Master Yoda called me to the Temple shortly before the mission and gave me a device that jams communication trackers and taught me how to properly use it so that I could continue training as a substitute communication clone. I can use the device so that you might be able to safely contact the Jedi Temple from the planet's surface and get orders or guidance from the Council"

"Did Master Yoda say anything to you when he gave you the jamming device?"

"Only that it might come in handy in the future and that I would know when to use it, oh and that it would also connect us to someone known as the Spying Diner if we wanted to confuse anyone further"

"Then that's what we'll do, we'll contact the Spying Diner and ask him to relay the message, but first we're going to need to get to a place to make contact with them"

"How are we going to do that Commander?"

"I've got an idea, but it's risky"

"We're ready Commander"

"Okay then here's the plan, we're big enough that we can split into two groups, group A will make contact with the Spying Diner and use him as relay while group B is the diversion so that the enemy doesn't find out what we're going too soon"

"Sounds easy enough"

"Here's where it gets tricky though see we need to make the enemy think that we have a third group that's trying to rescue the ones captured when in reality there is no rescue plan currently in place nor is there actually a third group. This part of the plan is also where it gets extremely risky because if it's discovered too soon that there is no third group the group that's acting as a diversion is at great risk for severe retaliation and the possibility that the other group going for communication will also be discovered before the message can get out and a conversation can happen. I need orders but I don't want to take any unnecessary risks, unfortunately this is the only plan I could think of on such short notice"

"Don't worry Commander we trust you and honestly this plan has merit"

"Okay then, we start in two hours, I want to make sure that people are relatively safe first"

Two hours later they enact Ashoka's plan and it works to perfection. Ashoka manages to get a full hour with the Council gaining guidance in the initial planning and then permission to proceed as she saw fit afterwords, she also gained a code name, one she had been given before but one she also didn't remember, however the Force did

"Known as Fulcrum from now on in this type of contact you will be"

"Understood Master Yoda, anything else I should be aware of?"

"Yes Padawan Tano, what you did today you will use whenever you need to contact us like this to ensure that you remain safe, hopefully this doesn't happen often but just in case we want you to be safe and as such need you to use the Spying Diner as a relay from now on, we will inform them of your code name so that they know it's from you"

"Understood Master Windu"

Communication is cut and the group reunites at the designated point

"So what's the plan Commander?"

"Well you may or may not like this but here goes. First of all there isn't going to be a rescue mission"

"But..."

"Let me finish Hardtop, there's a reason why there isn't going to be a rescue mission. As I was saying first there isn't going to be a rescue mission because we have another role. We're going to provide distraction and chaos by attacking the droid factory, we're also going to be gaining public support so as to hopefully find the factory faster. Second of all we're going to wait for three weeks before we even attempt to find out where Master Skywalker and Master Kenobi are being kept because the Council thinks they won't execute anyone for at least that long, though I have permission to initiate a rescue myself if I am proven wrong"

"What do you mean Commander?"

"Simple, the Temple is going to try and send a few Jedi here so as to mount a more successful rescue then if it was just me and you guys but if the enemy tries anything sooner we're all my Master has in regards to a rescue and even that would be a bit problematic due to the fact that we won't know anything about the conditions before hand and also won't have a lot of people which means if something goes wrong that's it and the team coming will have to rescue us alongside my Master"

Over the next few days things went according to plan initially but then one day during a mission to find the factory things went really wrong and Hardtop and two others were missing and presumed captured or killed, one of which was Ashoka

"What do we do with the Commander lost?"

"I don't know, but we'll figure something out we have to"

"Did the Commander ever say what we're supposed to do if she was lost?"

"Not that I'm aware of"

What they didn't know was that Ashoka had made preparations in case something happened before the rescue team arrived. Hidden at there original hiding place was files and instructions for the clones in the event she was lost to them through capture or death

"For now what do we do?"

"We go back to original base and make plans from there, that's where most of our supplies are anyways"

"Okay then let's do that"

They get to the original base and that's where they discover Ashoka's gift to the clones left behind

"Sir these are instructions from Commander Tano if something happened to her"

"When did she have time to make these and then leave them in a place we could find them?"

"Who knows sir, but if she had been with us I don't think we would have found these instructions"

"Think the Commander knew this was coming?"

"No I don't, but considering who her Master is I wouldn't be surprised to find out she prepared something in advance just in case, after all we were given clear instructions from the start that if we lost her we were to come here to restock and regroup"

"So what are our orders then?"

"Looks like she wants us to stay put for a few days and then venture out in civilian clothing and see what possibly could have happened. She also mentions continuing the mission to find the droid factory and gain trust of the public"

"Did we ever find out if the people knew their leaders asked for Republic help?"

"That's not indicated at all so I don't know but it wouldn't surprise me if the people knew but were just waiting for the right time to speak up or strike"

"So for now we wait?"

"Yep, she also said that there's a possibility that she might make it back before we decide to venture out but if not these written orders are what we're supposed to do"

"What about afterwords?"

"I'm not sure but I think we should contact the Jedi Temple and let them know what's happened"

"That rescue team should be on the way so maybe they'll transfer us to their command at least temporarily"

"We'll see, for now though we do indeed need to obey our current orders, now then who's hungry?"

They decided to have a meal and then get some rest knowing that soon enough they would be busy again

"Waxer if we need to communicate with the Jedi Temple we'll do it directly this time, I don't think a relay would be a good idea with us having no Jedi with us"

"Okay, what I was given will still work the same as when we did a relay, the relay was just an extra protective measure was all"

"Okay then that's all I needed to know"

Three days later they ventured out and discovered that their missing comrades had indeed been captured and were now to be executed at the same time as the others because the Separatists had finally made an announcement about the original capture and the capture of the other three