Chapter 57

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After getting Kix onto a medical shuttle to take him to Kamino, we quickly lost contact with the shuttle. Anakin, Rex and Fives went to investigate and ended up finding Tub after infiltrating a Separatist shuttle leaving the system. Fives went with Tub to Kamino, feeling like he needed to be there for his best friend. Something happened on Kamino which leads to me standing around the table in the strategy room with some other masters, including Anakin and Shaak Ti who oversaw what happened on Kamino.

"I can't believe Fives would try to assassinate the Chancellor," Anakin says in disbelief as we see the recordings. I can't either. Fives wouldn't do that.

"The Kaminoans feel a virus corrupted the clone's inhibitor chip, which has led to this behavior," Shaak Ti says. "ARC Trooper Fives feels he is the victim of a plot, Separatist or otherwise."

"All security and clone forces on Coruscant have been ordered to join the manhunt, The Chancellor has been moved to his Senate quarters, and the perimeter has been secured," Master Windu tells us through his hologram. "However, Jedi involvement has not been requested."

I furrow my brows. "With all due respect, isn't that a bit odd?"

"Hmm. Discover the truth we must," Master Yoda says.

"If there is a plot involving the clones, we must get to the bottom of it. We will investigate quietly, undercover. We must make sure this clone is not killed," Master Windu tells us.

Anakin nods. "I'll handle this investigation. Fives was part of the 501st, if Rex and I find him, he'll trust us."

"Be wary," Shaak Ti warns him. "Since he removed his inhibitor chip, Fives may no longer be the man you once knew."

The meeting concludes and Anakin begins his investigation. I try to make him bring me along, but he refuses. Says that I need rest after the mission and everything that happened. I don't get it. He knows that I can handle it. Him and Obi-Wan do it all the time. It's so annoying. It's like they think of me as a weak kid. As if I haven't proved I'm strong and can handle pretty much every single thing life throws at me. I end up not returning to my room, taking a walk.

"Commander Caran," a clone yells after me. I turn around to find Kix running after me.

"Kix?" I ask confused.

He comes up to me almost out of breath. "I need to talk to you."

"Then talk," I tell him.

He looks around before shaking his head. "Not here."

Turning away, he begins to walk towards an alleyway. I hesitate before following him. "Kix, what's going on?"

"It's Fives, he needs to talk to you," he tells me.

I freeze. "What?"

"He says that besides General Skywalker and Rex, you're the only person he trusts not to bring him in, but he needs to tell you something important," Kix says with his mind far away.

"Where is he?"

He hands me a disk. "Here, on this is the coordinates Fives gave me."

"Alright, thank you, Kix," I tell him before turning around and grabbing a nearby speeder. The entire ride I can't help but wonder what Fives needs from me. "Fives?" I call out as I reach the given coordinates. It's a big warehouse.

"Commander Caran?" A voice comes from the dark.

"Just call me Lora, Fives, and come out," I tell him. It takes a while before I can hear footsteps approaching.

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