Ahsoka stood in the council chambers, arms crossed, studying Anakin's hand holding her braid in front of her. Emotions rolled through her head, but one thought stopped them all.
Can I truly abandon my brothers?
She reached her hand out, and took the braid. Her master smiled, pleased, and Yoda spoke again.
"Pleased to have you back, we are, Padawan Tano. Join us for your knighting ceremony later tonight, shall you?" She gave him a soft smile back.
"Of course, Master." Ahsoka bowed and walked out of the room, wandering the halls. What did this mean for her? Would she become a General and command a legion? She supposed she would soon find out.
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Anakin pondered how he would make sure his former padawan was safe as she left the 501st to command her own legion. He then had the perfect idea.
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Rex stopped in the middle of reprimanding a group of shinies as he waited anxiously for Ahsoka to return. Anakin's voice had come over the speakers, saying: "Torrent Company, please report to hangar 21. Torrent Company to hangar 21."
He turned to the shinies, saying, "This isn't the end of it. I will decide your punishment later," and ran off.
When the captain arrived, the nearest soldiers saluted him, but most of the attention was directed toward the General, who stood on a raised platform. The crowd of troopers hushed as he cleared his throat.
"So, boys, I'm assuming you know about Ahsoka's trial?" When nobody answered, he continued. "She's decided to return to the Jedi and the GAR, but not as a commander. She's being appointed the position of General, of the 322nd. I know you might not want to, and that's okay, but would any of you be willing to transfer to her legion? Seeing as it will be made up of mostly shinies, I want some more experienced members to with her to help her."
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Jesse and Fives immediately raise their hands, volunteering, and a moment later, Rex had made his decision, too. Kix, their senior medic, raised his hand as well, probably so he could keep the shiny medics from making too many mistakes, and Anakin smiled.
"Great! Well, if you'd like to transfer, come see me in a moment. The rest of you are dismissed." As the crowd dispersed, Rex made his way forward, immediately being flanked by Fives and Kix. Jesse walked to his right.
"Sir." Rex stood at attention, the others following his lead as Anakin approached.
"At ease, boys," Anakin said, nodding as they relaxed slightly. "Rex, since, Ahsoka doesn't have a commander, I will be promoting you. Thank you, all of you, for volunteering. I'll sleep much better knowing she's safe. She will be arriving here to say farewell to the others and myself, and you will leave to go to theSavior, the venator the 322nd will be assigned, and meet the first group of shinies and the officers assigned to the ship. Understood?"The clones all nodded their heads. "Good. Rex, I want to see you for a moment. Dismissed." The other three troopers trotted off, leaving Rex and Anakin relatively alone.
"What is it, sir?" Rex ventured after a small silence. With a small sigh, his now former General replied.
"Rex, I want you to promise me you'll keep her safe. Please, it's not an order. Just a request from a friend." Rex hesitated, knowing he couldn't promise anything in the midst of a war.
"I will try my best, General. Though I can't guarantee anything." Anakin's gave him a small smile and looked relieved.
"That's all I can ask of you, Rex. Now go join your brothers. You've gotta decide if you're gonna keep the blue or not now." Rex straightened as Anakin winked and walked off. That was the first lesson any clone cadet got. War doesn't come with a guarantee.
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Ahsoka walked off the small transport ship to see a small group of clones with Anakin standing right beside them. She walked up to them, admiring the new sienna markings on their armour to correspond with the blue.
"Nice armour. Much better than plain blue." She winked at them mischievously, and Fives did a very bad job covering his laugh now that his helmet was off. Anakin rolled his eyes, chuckling.
"Glad to have you back, General." Rex said, smiling openly. Ahsoka smiled back, then slapped her face.
"Oh, I gotta say bye to the others. By the way," she said, turning to Anakin. "Do you have my lightsabers?" Anakin snapped his fingers.
"Right! Here," He said, producing them from the right side of his belt. "Now go on." He ushered her toward the main hangar, where a legion awaited.
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Kix took a deep breath as he left theResolute, the first venator he had called home. The place where he had pestered his former general and former commander to get their injuries attended to. The clones were just as stubborn, sometimes needing to be stunned in order to get checked up on. They were docking in the hangar of theSavior, and walked out to see a group of about twenty-five squads standing there in shiny gear, and the first thing he thought was,here we go again.
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The episodes following this proceed like this: The mission where Tup kills a Jedi goes the same, except for the fact that Rex, Fives, Jesse and Kix are not present, so Appo is the second-in-command, and Tup doesn't have Fives with him on Kamino, and dies from their experiments. Nobody ever finds out what happened. The Bad Batch meet Anakin on Anaxes, and the 322nd is there too, instead of Mace Windu and his troops. The group is the same, and the mission plays out the same, except that Ahsoka and Fives go instead of Anakin to Skako Minor. Fives is overjoyed seeing his brother again, but Echo still joins the Bad Batch, but Clone Force 99 starts working with the 322nd as often as they can, as they take a liking to Ahsoka and Fives as well as Rex. Ahsoka is on a subtle mission alongside the Bad Batch when she encounters Bo-Katan Kryze. She offers the same alliance as she did in canon. The Bad Batch accompany the 322nd to Mandalore, and since they get done faster with their help, they get back to Coruscant before Anakin finds out Palpatine is a Sith Lord, and so when he does, Ahsoka is there to keep him from disobeying Windu's orders. Thus, Order 66 is never executed. But now what will happen?
Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed this, cause I sure enjoyed writing it. Once again, if you have any ideas on OCs, please tell me. Don't forget to review, and I'll see you later!