Meet a real King of the Monsters

Chapter 20: Long Live The King

Azula and Shredder took off the headsets connecting them to the control panels of the Gojiran Kaiju Girl Clones while Darth Vader stood from his seat. His breathing was coming in and out in rapid speed as objects around the room shook and rattled before being crushed. Darth Vader turned around and walked out of the room. Azula and Shredder following after him.

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"From the looks of it," Optimus spoke up, looking to see Gojira climbing on the cables that anchored Atlas as he was walking beside Ezra to rejoin the Rebels. "You made the right call, after all Ezra."

"Maybe, but I just know Kannan is going to give me a lecture either way" Ezra replied back. "And I deserve one. I did just take off and disobey orders."

"I'm not going to judge, given my history," Ahsoka said to the Jedi Padawan as she walked up to him from the others. "It was foolhardy to run off like you did." she admitted.

"But you did what you felt was right," Optimus added. "You can feel sorry for going against your Master, but don't be sorry for following what you believed."

Zeb and Sabine walked up to him. "Don't worry, I'm only slightly angry at you for bailing us," the female Mandalorian greeted him with a slight glare yet lighthearted smile. Ezra looked around. "Wait, where's Kannan? Or Rex and the others?"

"Stormtrooper," Hera replied. "Kannan stayed to hold him off, Rex, Wolfe and Gregor stayed to give him back up."

Optimus turned from conversing with the Autobots. "A Jedi and three veteran Clones against one Stormtrooper?" he asked.

Ezra and Ahsoka suddenly felt something in the Force and they ran in the direction of Atlas Academy.

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For a brief moment, Kannan felt like a Padawan again. A Padawan watching as soldiers who fought alongside him and his master suddenly turning on him. Memories of his memory being murdered in cold blood filled his head the instant the Clone revealed his face to him. He almost attacked Rex and the others when he saw them.

"Good soldiers follow orders."

The same words uttered before were being uttered now. The fear he felt passed now. He was not a Padawan anymore. He was older now, wiser, stronger and he was more prepared this time.

He hid in the shadows of the assembly area for the moment with Rex. Wolfe and Gregor were doing the same while keeping a careful eye on the enemy Clone Trooper. For whatever reason, this Clone thought that Kannan had come here to Remnant to kill him, that he was here for revenge. Kannan couldn't deny that he had strong feelings about Clones, admittedly biased ones that showed when he first met Rex and his brothers, but well deserved nonetheless. But he never tried to seek out Clones to kill at random though, partly because the ones who killed his Master were long dead anyway and mainly because it wasn't the Jedi way.

This Clone however, thought that was exactly what he was here for and that gave him a slight edge. This time, it was the Clone who was more afraid than him and he could use that.

"Hiding like cowards, are we?" The Clone asked aloud in anger. "Guess not much has changed then, has it? Only way you could've survived this long."

Kannan kept out of sight, dashing to another piece of machinery for cover while Rex moved a different way. The Clone kept scanning the room, his gun following his line of sight as he walked. Scared or not, he still figured himself the hunter in this scenario that much was clear.

"I know you're not alone either," Caine continued. "I know there's at least two more of you running around. You're controlling the male Kaiju out there. I remember you Jedi could do that with animals, one of your best tricks. Well, once you're all gone, he'll be easier to contend with."