Tale of The Shadow - Complete!

Chapter 8

Somewhere elsewhere in the universe…

Wrecker gasped when a blinding light guided him to a place unknown to him. It looked to be a very peaceful planet, full of life and cheers. He saw mountains, jungles, snow and peace in one view. 

"You lost, big fella?" 

Wrecker turned away only to see a clone in what he knew as arc trooper armour, he was in white and blue, the symbol of the 501st on his shoulder pauldron. His hair was a bit long and needed to be trimmed but the man had a wicked smile on his face. A faded '5' was on the side of his head.

"Yeah, if you don't mind" Wrecker grunted out, accepting the hand off the floor. "Where am I?".

"I can't answer that" 

"Why?" 

"Because the Empress is not dead once they are gone, everything will make sense. Just return back to where you are from and remember. 'The end is near, a shadow is coming'. You got that?" 

Wrecker itched his head and nodded, "who are you?" 

The clone only grinned as he smirked, "Fives", before the light took over the vision of them both and Wrecker fell back into the darkness. 

"WRECKER!" 

The demolition expert snapped awake hearing his family, he sat up to find a close to crying Omega, he immediately pulled her close as his three lovers kneeled down in front of him. 

"Are you okay?" Hunter asked softly, Wrecker barely nodded as he rubbed the back of their daughter, he spoke about what had just happened. 

"You spoke to Fives! He's alive?!" Echo exclaimed, Wrecker nodded, pulling Echo in close. 

"So Fives basically gave you instructions to do what we are about to…" Tech never finished as the Marauder dropped out of hyperspace and they entered a literal warzone around Coruscant. 

Immediately Tech and Echo jumped into the pilot seats and the others strapped in with Omega clinging to Hunter who held her while Wrecker ran for their cannon. His head was still hurting but the others knew that it wasn't going to stop him having a bit of fun. 

"Glad you could join us boys. The Empress has moved to hide on the top floor. We have the imperial distracted. Get in, take them out and end this for us all, Rex out" 

Those were simple instructions but they all knew it would be tricky. 

"Omega, promise me. You will stay close" Hunter ordered, he was putting the rest of his armour on while Omega was suiting up. 

"I promise" Omega said with a smile accepting her bow from Echo who squeezed her shoulder as Tech landed the ship in an enclosed place. They would sneak in through the back door. 

What shocked the group the most was when they all stepped out of the ship and Tech locked it. A shadow like no other surrounded it and it vanished in front of their eyes.

"Where did it go?" Omega asked only for Tech to scan their surroundings. 

"It's still there, it seems it somehow has…" 

Tech didn't finish as Echo snatched him and pulled him into the shadows just as many TIE fighters flew past shooting at them. 

"Less talking, more running!" Echo ordered, Tech nodded. Omega sprinted with them but was slower, Hunter scooped her up knowing it was probably safer. Since they had all learned she was their daughter, all of them felt more protective over her. 

It took them a good nine minutes to find an easy way to and that was the elevator shaft, thankfully the lift was at the bottom so they didn't have to worry about being crushed.