"Hey, boys... and girls. Any chance I can use your squad's expertise for a mission-?" Rex watched the squad look at each other with excitement at the prospect of another mission.
"FINALLY!" Wrecker cheered. "I'm tired of waiting around for Cid."
"Yeah, what'd she make us retrieve a bunch of cats from some old Opar for?" Flash grumbled.
"Hey, at least Dume and Delvin have lots of new friends," Noble quipped. "You should have seen the look on General Chance's face though."
"Oh, I've seen it," Echo remarked with a shudder. "More leeches in the pantry for her to deal with."
Dume the Loth wolf barked in an offended tone.
"Yeah, you," Flash shot Dume a look. "You sneaky little mutt; come here!"
He then proceeded to tackle the large dog, who promptly rolled on his back. Letting out a small chuckle at the sight, Echo turned back to Rex. "What do you need, Rex?"
"Jia and I will explain everything when you get to Coruscant," Rex said.
"Coruscant-?" Hunter repeated. "That's a big ask, Captain."
"Hey, we went before," Noble pointed out.
"And what's so bad about Coruscant, anyway?" Omega added.
"It is the galactic capital, and thus, the heart of the Galactic Empire," Tech explained. "As Dean stated previously, planetary security is tighter on Coruscant than anywhere else."
"But the Empire thinks we're dead," Echo mused. "They weren't looking for us then, and they won't be looking for us now."
"I'd like to keep it that way," Hunter muttered.
Pleased to find that the batch was on board, Rex continued his explanation. "It's a covert mission. A simple data extraction, but a crucial one. I'll send over a flight plan to bypass Imperial security and coordinates to a safe landing zone."
"We're on our way," Was Echo's response. With that, the call ended.
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Toni watched the Marauder touch down on the landing platform outside the Martez sisters' garage, wondering why Rex had decided to call in Clone Force 99, instead of any other clone in his network. Was it because of their previous records back in the war? After all, they had proved impressive on Anaxes.
Going out to meet them, she, Rex, and Chuchi walked out to the landing platform as Sergeant Hunter stepped out with a young girl, Wrecker, Tech, Flash, Noble, and Echo.
Where's Crosshair...? Toni wondered, furrowing a brow.
"Glad you made it," Rex began before turning to the girls. "This is Senator Chuchi. And I'm sure you already know Commander Valorum."
Toni coughed into her fist. "We're not fighting a war anymore, Captain."
"Eh... still," Rex replied with a shrug. "Time doesn't matter."
"You can say that again!" Wrecker chortled, giving a small salute. Toni chuckled softly. Here she was, a survivor of the Jedi Purge after what happened on Utapau. Cody had turned on her and her master, yet these clones still respected her and the position she, as a padawan, used to hold over them. It brought back memories from before everything fell down.
"These-" Rex gestured to the batch. "-Are the special clones I told you about."
The girl waved at them. "Hello."
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Earthlings 2: The Dark Age
Hayran Kurgu"...And the Jedi rebellion has been foiled. The remaining Jedi will be hunted down and defeated!" With the end of the Clone Wars comes the fall of the Republic. At Chancellor- turned- Emperor Palpatine's orders, clone troopers across the galaxy turn...
