Please, please, let me stare!

Part four: The Village (1)

This one is almost without Rex and A'kari, but this part is needed for the whole plot and character development thing, since I have to add new characters and let you know them better.
It's still better that the Underwater war in the tcw so enjoy

He looked up to the sky. The ships were flying above his head, with a loud humm and screech of engines; the sun was shining right through the glass of his visor. It was just a few minutes of rest.
The ships were to transit the supplies for the locals. Some to assist medically. Either way, soldiers got their directions. Anakin approached him and sat on a crate nearby.

"If you could only know how happy I am that this wasn't another fight on Felucia..." He stood beside Rex and also looked up.

"I feel like there will be another one..."

"So you're the Force sensitive now for making such clear predictions."

"I'm afraid sir this is just a regular soldier experience. We always have a battle where we want them... the least." Rex took his helmet off. "We're just lucky to have battles with hostile fauna. Or flora, if we remember Umbara."

"No wonder they are so bitter, living in a place like that."

They observed the scenery just a bit. It looked beautiful – ships landed on the ground, orange canyons are rising around. The blue sky above... Then, the duty had to call. Rex left his helmet on a crate and, with a determined pace, walked over to soldiers to give them his commands. He was coordinating the operation until it was dark, and there was nothing to coordinate at all. His issue was to take all the responsibility at once.

"Captain, we have a problem."

"Go on." He turned to a soldier, listening to him attentively.

"Some of the crates with provision and medicaments contained... something else."

"What exactly?" He crossed his arms, intrigued and cautious.

"Drugs, sir." Soldier nodded. "Three crates were half-full with drugs."

Rex raised his eyebrows. He put away whatever it was in his hand and asked the clone to show the crates to him.

"Where did they ship the crates from?"

"It was donated from a friendly planet. Peaceful, not neutral, though. Allied with The Republic."

Rex approached the crates in the ship. Indeed, they were half-full with a strange substance, which, according to the scanner, was a drug that was used as a medical treatment in ancient times before it became illegal due to it's narcotic features. This substance was forbidden in any form unless sertified for use in scientific purposes.
This planet was way too far from scientific purposes.

"Call General Skywalker..." He said. "He might want to know why we are staying here for a bit longer."

And, as the clone went for a general, Rex went down on his knees to look closer at the crates. He hadn't hoped for a tag, basically an authograf, who did this. He didn't even know if it was his jurisdiction to investigate this.
He heard footsteps behind him. Rex expected to see Anakin, but instead, Ahsoka came.

"Anakin is on the call for Temple matters, I am helping you now."

His gaze softened.