Order 66

The Real Traitor

"Look Tinker, if the clones find me bad things will happen"

"No! Rath, how can you say that? After the whole war?"

"Tinker listen to me. If we don't leave now I will die."

Steps proceed to get louder.

"Look Rath maybe you hit your head on the fall I just fell down here but maybe my brothers can get us out of this mess"

"Only we can get ourselves out of this mess now Tinker your general, Aayla, is dead. She was killed by clones they tried to do that to me but escaped only to fall down here and now they are searching for me. I don't know why but if we don't move now you brothers will execute me like they did the other Jedi." My feelings told me it were true. The Jedi were dead. 

Tinker was conflicted. He stood there.

Steps are even louder, only a few meters before the clones found us. 

"Tinker please you might be helpful to get off this planet." I pled.

"Okay but only to find answers we go back to coruscant to find out what's going on. If what you tell me is true. These guys aren't my brothers anymore."

I had no time to argue, "It's settled! Let's go!"

We ran. Fast. Through a giant connection of caves it was a majestic sight of only I had time to admire it. 

Tinker slowed down' "Rath! We can't outrun them we need to hide! Maybe they will walk by us and we  can sneak around them." 

I have no time to think.

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"Sir! The cave opens up here. Into a central passage." 

"Do you think they are here private?" Said the sergeant.

"It's unclear... SCAN FOR LIFEFORMS!" Ordered the private. 

Two troopers with scanners searched the area. They came by the rock we were behind. 

I gave Tinker a look.

"Sir there seems to be a disturbance behind this rock." 

"Well! Flip it over then."

With mighty strength they pulled the rock over to see.... A tooka cat. 

"Never mind! False alarm" yells one of the troopers. 

There's  a beep on the sergeants comlink. 

"Have you found the traitor yet?" Asked Carth on the other line.

"No sir." The helmeted seargant replied.

"Draw back your troops. The emperor. Wants us to regroup with the 327th Star Corps and return to coruscant." 

"My troops haven't finished scanning the area yet, must we-"

"Finish searching the area. If you find him kill on sight." 

"Yes commander." 

Suddently, my comlink comes on. 

"Rath! Rath! Your in terrible danger! I know you don't trust me but listen. Don't come to coruscant. One day I'm on trial, the next they try to execute me. Stupid clones. I know I haven't been I good master and you have no reason to trust me but just don't come near the coruscant system! Go into hiding. Hopefully we can meet-" 

I try to muffle it but it was to loud.

"No, No, No!" I yell. 

The sergeant sees me and yells, "KILL THE JEDI!" 

All the clones pull out their blasters and Fire. 

"Tinker stay down!" I order.

I jump and pull out my saber. 

I land and chop up the nearest trooper. And the next. Not even stopping to think that earlier today these were my friends. 

Only the sergeant remained, continuing to Fire at me. Were they programmed to do this?

I chopped his blaster in two with one swing of my saber and force pushed him to the ground. I remember when he was promoted. Putting my lightsaber an inch from his throat. I yelled at him. 

"Why are you doing this?! Who told you to!? Why the Jedi?!" I yelled in anguish thinking about Aayla and of my friend Kernan, what had become of him. 

"Palpatine has inducted a new, strong order, an Empire, better than your weak and corrupt Republic! He speaks of peace! The war is over and without your traitorous Jedi order we will be in complete control! There will be no more war! No more corruption! Now all I need is to kill you! 

Palpatine? The chancellor? He did this? Was he the one talking to Carth? Empire? New order? The Jedi aren't traitors?!

"You won't be alive to see it, traitor." I say as I stab him through his chest. 

He groans and slumps to the floor. 

Tinker stands behind me. Staring. 

"Your right these aren't my brothers anymore." He said solemnly.

"Let's go find a ship"