* Together * A Star Wars Story * Captian Rex

Chapter 21 - Hondo somehow spiked the drinks

Do you ever have that sinking feeling in your stomach when two different groups friends come together? I don't think I had ever heard of this feeling until I caught some Holo net one night, but I have now felt this term in real life. 

Through various connections that I have, some thanks to my time with Hondo and other ways, we found where Count Dooku had been holding out. Slightly hidden in the outer rim where Anakin volunteered to go after him. 

As expected, he was "captured" and brought to Dooku's ship, slowly waiting to be transferred to Raxus, where he would be taken to the separatist government, but that's where we come in. 

Obi'wan is infiltrating Dooku's ship while the resolute waits for his signal to engage. I stand off on the bridge, deep in my thoughts as Ahsoka talks to Rex about something. The anger starting to build in my chest as i think about how close we are to the count. how close we are to ending the war, if we can secure him. The justice for the lives lost a little over a year ago and all the lives since.

"Master what do you think?"

I snap back into reality as I turn my attention to Ahsoka both Rex and her now looking to me. "I"m sorry snips my thoughts were elsewhere, what were you saying?"

"oh come on, not you calling me that now too" Ahsoka wines as Rex gives a slight chuckle, the both of us making eye connect with each other The frown i had now turned slightly upward.

Ahsoka reminds me much of Kori, her humor, the sarcasm, the banter with Anakin. the friendship she gives me. Some part of the hole that kori left behind has been mending not just with Ahsoka but with Rex as well. not completely, it will never be the way it was before but like a broken mug, the pieces are starting to fit back together slowly. never the same but still just as good as before.

"Rysa Dear, I have Anakin and would like to request your assistants" I hear from my comm from Obi-wan making me chuckle lightly.

"what a nice way of asking, tell Anakin this is how you ask to be rescued"

I hear a gasp from the other side of the line as i instruct the resolute to get closer, i then hear a chuckle as anakin snaps back "well maybe you can be the damsel in distress for once and i'll do the rescuing".

I shake my head even though the pair can't see as I reply "if our roles were reversed i wouldn't need to be the damsel".

Rex and Ahsoka laugh as i tell the helmsmen to start firing on the separatist ship. I put my hands back behind me as the ships slowly starts to come apart. 

"Rysa, Dooku escaped we could use reinforcements"I hear from the master as Ahsoka commands the men, Rex stands next to me as i reply "Yes, I'll follow y'all after i finish with the separatist ship, then save the day again"

"Rye this is serious"I hear Anakin say as they zip out of sight making me sigh "Yes so serious"

Rex puts a hand on my shoulder as we finish with the main ship "You alright sir?" 

I sigh as I turn to him and watch Ahsoka lead the men to ships to go save Anakin, "I'm just tired"

Rex looks to me with a sad smile "I'll make sure Kix gives you extra sleep meds tonight" I roll my eyes but smile at his attempt to joke around.

By the  time we get to the planet that Anakin and Obi-wan crashed at, there didn't seem to be any sign of Dooku. Ahsoka and I stand close to were I feel their force signatures.

"they're in here" I say as I start to lift the rocks my muscles straining from the weight of the rocks

"Ahsoka" I say as she moves next to me to give support as Anakin and Obi-wan stumble out coughing up half a lung as we set the rocks aside. i look behind them and see no Dooku then look to them.