"Push forward men!" Rex yelled through his comm, "We've got them cornered"

There was a chorus 'Sir, yes, sir' as the troopers responded to his order, Rex continued to fire shots in all directions as he, his men and Ahsoka continued to press forward on their mission. They were trying to capture Teth, a separatist invaded planet, which if they captured it, would be an important victory for the Republic. It would open many hyperspace lanes for the Republic's cargo and cruisers and would allow them to track any long-distance comms from the separatists. Winning this planet meant one step closer to winning the war.

Ahsoka had been on front of Rex the entire time, giving him cover from the front, while he covered her back, this was their preferred fighting style. Ahsoka used her lightsabres in a flash of colour as she deflected blaster shots and sliced the droids in half. Enjoying the rush of adrenaline the battle was giving her but also knowing she was going to have some battle fatigue when they finally captured this planet. "To your left Rex!"

Rex immediately sent a shot out to his left and smiled as he saw another clanker fall, "Thank you, sir!"

Ahsoka nodded and focused her attention back on the droids on front of her, they only had a small number left before they would be able to storm the building to take control. Ahsoka glanced around her, searching her surroundings for anything that might be able to help. Her eyes fell upon a large cliff just west of their position, it had a few boulders laying on top of it. She smirked as she holstered her blasters, raising her hands into the air she used the force to push the remaining droids back or to the ground, while they were distracted, she then turned her attention to the rocks on the cliff. Focusing harder than she had, she pushed the force out until she could feel the weight of the rocks within the force.

Ahsoka took a breath and her eyes remained closed as she drifted the rocks to their position and hovered over the droids. She opened her eyes and saw a few battle droids glance up.

"I knew this was going to happen when a Jedi got involved" One of the battle droids muttered

Ahsoka gladly removed the force from the hovering rocks and watched as the rocks crushed the remaining droids one by one. Once all the rocks had fallen, Ahsoka and her men scanned the area to ensure it was clear for them to proceed.

"All clear men" Ahsoka smiled, "Good job out there"

"Thank you, Commander,"

As Ahsoka turned to face the building once again, she felt a disturbance in the force. Immediately she pulled her lightsabres from her holster and crouched down into her attack stance. The Clones didn't hesitate to follow and circled around their Commander, some facing towards the building while others focused on the back.

Ahsoka's eyes narrowed as she used her heightened sense of vision to try look further ahead, she could see and sense the movement within. After a moment or two she saw various droids bringing out what looked to be an armoured canon out onto the balcony that directly overlooked down into their clearing.

"Get down. Now!" Ahsoka yelled

The Clones scattered immediately, finding various places to duck and cover just as they heard the canon shoot. Rex, who had removed his helmet after the battle had finished, blinked as a blinding white light took over his vision. What was going on and what just happened?

As the blinding light and the piercing noise in his ears began to fade away, Rex slowly got up from his position on the ground, ensuring he didn't make himself too dizzy by getting up too fast. Everything had happened so fast, one minute they had won the battle and the next minute Ahsoka was yelling at them to get down. All he could remember was a blast of light and then...nothing. He glanced around the clearing, counting his brothers and noted mentally that they all seemed to have no obvious signs of injury. But there was someone missing.

Rex's eyes scanned over the zone again, which only confirmed his worst thought. The Commander was missing.

"Has anyone seen Commander Tano?"

"No, Captain" Coric called from just up ahead as he was helping another trooper to their feet

"She was standing there just before the canon was fired" Fives pointed to across the clearing where smoke was still gathered around the area the canon had hit.

Rex pulled his deecee's from his holster and slowly approached the area. "Commander?"

Silence was Rex's answer, which was most definitely not a good sign, but he tried again anyway.

"Commander Tano, please respond if you can hear me?"

Slowly the smoke began to evaporate from the area to give Rex and the squad a better view of the surprising area. Nothing seemed to be on fire or shooting at them again, which was very odd considering how enjoyable the battle droids found shooting at them. What made it stranger however, was the fact that there was a crater in the ground with no sign of the Commander.

"Did she make it out?" Jesse questioned

"I...I don't actually know" Rex sighed, Ahsoka was turning into a miniature version of General Skywalker, that's for sure.

Or at least, they all thought there was no sign of the Commander.

As the quietness of the clearing surrounded them once again, Rex's ears picked up on a small humming noise that sounded suspiciously like purring coming from the giant hole in the ground. He raised his eyebrows. What in the Kriff was going on here? Rex stepped a bit closer to the ground and peered in, honestly not too sure on what to expect. He had thought maybe he would see an animal in there considering the purring noise it was making. But what he saw, he was not prepared for.

"Comm General Skywalker, right now! We have a problem"

Jesse nodded quickly and pressed his Comm link. "General Skywalker, do you copy?"

Static greeted him for only a moment before the calm voice of General Skywalker appeared. "Skywalker, what's wrong Jesse?"

Jesse's eyes flickered to Rex, whose attention had turned back to the hole in the ground. He honestly wasn't sure what was going on himself. "We need reinforcements sir"

"What happened?" Anakin queried, he had felt a change in the force back on the ship, one moment it was there and then it disappeared.

"Canon fire, sir" Jesse responded. "We destroyed the wave in the field and were readying ourselves to storm the building but before we could they fired a canon"

"And Ashoka?"

Jesse remained silent for a moment, "We...We're not sure, sir"

"What do you mean you're not sure?" Anakin asked slowly, his worry for his padawan growing immensely. Why did she always have to get hurt on her own?

"Well, you see, sir. Commander Tano warned us of the incoming canon, we ducked and covered as best as we could. Then when the fire was over, Commander Tano had vanished"

Anakin frowned; how could she just vanish out of thin air? Something didn't add up. "Thanks Jesse, can you put Rex on?"

"Yes, sir"

There was shuffling for a moment as Jesse approached Rex and informed him that the General wanted to speak to him. Rex nodded and switched his comm link on to the correct frequency. "Captain Rex speaking, sir"

"Good to hear your voice Captain" Anakin smiled, it was always reassuring hearing the calm tone from his Captain. "Have you found Ahsoka yet?"

Rex glanced back into the hole, not quite sure on how he was going to explain this. "Yes, sir. I have located Commander Tano..."

Anakin sighed; he could feel a 'but' coming on.

"But you should come, sir. I think we're going to need those reinforcements to help us take the building. And someone will need to watch Commander Tano"

"What do you mean someone will need to watch her? What has happened down there Rex?!"

Rex sighed, rubbing his free hand on his buzz cut, "Honestly sir, you wouldn't believe me if I told you right now. It would be best if you came planet side"

Anakin sighed, "Okay Rex, myself and some men will be planet side shortly. Remain where you are and protect your men and Ahsoka at all costs until I arrive"

"Thank you, sir. And I will sir"

The comm ended and Rex was greeted with very confused looks from his men, he just shrugged his shoulders and turned his attention back to the hole.

"So...Whose going to pick it up?"