A/N: Enough people have gotten on my back to continue this fic. I will be completely honest with my readers, I have no wish what-so-ever to write this. It may seem a like I have no intrest because I don't. I do not ship this pairing and am only writing due to the demand. I am also out of ideas and don't remember where I am going with this. I will need reader input to keep going. Enjoy and leave a review on your way out!
Due to popular demand and request, I have brought back my Rexsoka fic. Please understand that I am ONLY writing this because of how popular it was with the reading public. If I don't get enough reviews/feedback, updates will slow even more and I may even consider pulling it again. Please deal with me.
Chapter 3: Operation: Rescue Pt.IRex took his place beside General Skywalker as the gunship engine began to hum. He watched General Kenobi and Cody jump aboard a nearby larty and the first take to the air. Not far away, Ahsoka couched behind a cluster of ammo crates. She quietly checked and rechecked the supplies I her satchel while she listened for the last LAAT/I engine to hum to life. She popped her head over the crates just enough to watch the gunships soar into the planet's atmosphere. As soon as the ships containing Rex, Cody, Anakin, and Obi-Wan disappeared over the bow of the cruiser, Ahsoka jumped to her feet and raced for the last larty.
She grabbed hold of a Clone Trooper's extended hand and jumped aboard. She moved to the rear of the compartment and let out a heavy sigh.
"Everything alright, Commander?" asked the trooper who had pulled her aboard.
"Yes, everything is fine." She responded. I hope it will be. She added in her head.
She knew Admiral Yularen would eventually send Wolff to find her and when he found her room empty they would know she had snuck off the Resolute. Then Anakin would be notified and she would be over her head in poodoo. All she wanted to do was sneak onto this mission and prove she was responsible enough with troops. Ahsoka shook her head. "The Clones can manage on their own anyways. What difference does it make if I'm there or not. Skyguy shouldn't keep me away from the missions any longer." The gunship soared through a layer of clouds and came through above a beautiful landscape. Ahsoka popped her head out just enough to catch glimpses of thick pine forests and rolling hills and a bright blue river pushing its way through snow covered mountains. She frowned. Once Grievous knew the Republic had come, the paradise planet would be covered in gouges, scorch marks, and bodies once the fighting started.
Anakin yelled to the pilot, "Take us into that forest!" He wouldn't dare an attack with the sun directly above the building. It would blind him and his troops and give Grievous the advantage. Obi-Wan still felt calm through the Force, so he guessed the Seppies didn't know about them yet.
"Nervous, Anakin?" Obi-Wan laid a gentle hand on his former padawan's shoulder.
"No, just trying to come up with a suitable plan." He squinted against the setting sun and watched the other gunships hover around his.
He could have sworn he felt Ahsoka through the Force. But she was back on the Resolute how could she be here? He would have seen her or Admiral Yularen would have told him about a stowaway. Anakin grunted when the LAAT/I suddenly lost altitude.
"Sorry, Generals. Scouts report observation points on the next ridge. Should we set down here?" the pilot asked.
"Yes. Let's make camp in these woods." Anakin jumped out of the larty as soon as it touched down. The Clones followed and started to unload the ammo crates. Anakin walked over to where Rex and Cody were directing troops and Obi-Wan followed.
"Gentlemen." He said.
Rex stopped moving troops when General Skywalker and Kenobi approached him and Cody.
"Gentlemen." He heard Skywalker say, but his attention was pulled away as he saw a blur of orange and blue slink farther into the trees. He raised an eyebrow and looked for the blur. When he didn't see it again, he turned back to his General.
"We should lay low for a few days and get an idea of the land and how we might be able to get into the deserted palace from here without alerting Grievous until the right moment." Anakin shook his head and walked away. Rex just opened his mouth how much of the order had he missed? He had only turned around for a second. Cody took off his helmet and looked at Rex.
"You saw it too?" He asked.
"Yeah." Rex removed his helmet as well and clipped it to his belt. He pulled a crate onto his shoulder and turned back to Cody.
"Don't tell Skywalker about that okay?" He asked.
"Don't worry, Rex. It's safe with me." Cody said with a small smile. He picked up a small crate full of grenades and followed Rex over to the stockpile of ammo.
Grievous growled and knocked the head off of yet another droid. They were so stupid! He pounded his way over to the holding cell containing the Republic Senator. The man had beady black eyes and a pudgy face. He cowered in the corner and scooted farther back as Grievous came into his line of view.
"The Republic is bound to come for you soon. They care too much for their Senator's. Any last information you would like to spill?" Grievous hacked, "You know I'll get it out of you one way or another." He let out a rough mechanical laugh.
Senator Gopple smeared a smudge of thick blood form the back of his neck before standing and looking up at the Separatist Commander's hulking, robotic form.
"I-I will nev-never tell yo-you an-an-anything." He mumbled.
"Soon, you will wish you had." He turned and stomped back the way he came, cape flowing behind him.
Ahsoka peered around a tree at the partially assembled camp. Troopers had seen her, but could she still enter the camp without her Master and Kenobi noticing her? She let her eyes wander around looking for the two older Jedi. She spotted Anakin with Rex and Obi-Wan handing Cody a small datapad. So the Generals and their Seconds in Command were all together and in one part of the camp. Ahsoka crept through the foliage, if she could enter the camp while Rex, Cody, Anakin, and Obi-Wan were distracted, she could grab supplies and get back out before anyone noticed missing rations and sleeping bag.
Carefully gauging the locations of the Clones around her through the Force, she determined that it would be best if she tried to mix in with the troopers unloading gear from the gunships. She slunk into camp and squeezed between two Clones carrying a heavy crate. Ahsoka leaped into a ship and clambered quickly to the back, nabbing a backpack as she went. Knocking the lids off a few crates, she rummaged through them; looking for anything with value. Stuffing food and supplies into the pack, she replace the lids and jumped out of the ship before running to the edge of the camp, heart speeding up as Anakin turned towards the gunships, brow furrowing, sensing a very familiar presence in the Force.
"Please don't sense me!" Ahsoka thought. Anakin walked forward a few steps, scanning his surroundings. This was the second time he thought he felt Ahsoka in the Force. He narrowed his eyes. He had left his Padawan on the Resolute. His conscious must be playing tricks on him.
As soon as Anakin turned back to Obi-Wan, Ahsoka scampered farther into the woods, looking for a suitable place to make camp and monitor the mission until it was her time to get involved.
A/N: I just typed this up really quick based on the previous chapter and where I thought I was going with it. This part is also really short, bear with me. Please read the first Author's Note for my rant on how to keep the updates going. I, personally, didn't really like this chapter, my writing seems really weak.