***ON HIATUS*** Hidden: A Captain Rex Love Story

Chapter 3: Luna: A Promise

This chapter has been changed to 3rd POV. Let me know if I missed anything!

11/15/2019

-All_Things_Marvel

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"Which is why I will be joining the Separatist Alliance."

The guards attacked.

It was like they were given a silent command from Sierra once those dreadful words left Queen Pandora's lips. Behind Luna, she could hear the Jedi igniting their blades as the guards charged at them. Their sabers clashed against the guards' blades. The firing of Captain Rex and Commander Cody's blasters rang through the air as they met their target.

Luna wanted to stop the guards, she wanted to take down Sierra, she wanted to kill the queen for betraying the ancient ways, but she couldn't. She couldn't, she would be killed if she acted now. She would have to play along until she could help them.

She reached for her bow staff behind her, 'I'm sorry...'

Twisting around to join the fight, Luna whipped out her bow staff and extended it. The Padawan, Ahsoka, Force pushed the two guards into the wall, knocking them out. Ahsoka turned around and gave Luna a harsh glare before charging at her. Her hands tightened around the cool, brown, metal staff as she blocked the padawan's lightsaber. Sparks flew from her staff when her saber struck it.

"How could you do this?" Ahsoka growled as Luna pushed her lightsaber back and kicked her in the gut. The young Jedi stumbled and nearly lost her balance.

"I must do as the queen demands young one," Luna said, spinning the staff intimidatingly with one hand. "Surrender now and no harm will come to you!"

'Please surrender, please surrender, please surrender.'

Luna didn't want to hurt Ahsoka or any of the Republic Officers, but she needed to stop the fight from escalating further. It was getting worse every second. She could feel the dark presence getting closer to the throne room as she watched the two Jedi kill two guards with a simple strike from their lightsabers. While shouting snarky comments at each other, they fought off the two guards that replaced the two they killed. On the other side of the room were the clone officers. They were back to back as they shot down the guards surrounding them. Luna couldn't help but notice how Captain Rex stayed so calm and his target. It was rather hypnotizing and attr-

'For the love of Ulta Luna, save their lives now, ogle over the Captain later!' Luna yelled at herself mentally. '...An unbelievably hot Captain.'

She shook her head and groaned.

"I don't surrender to Separatists!" Ahsoka declared with venom in her voice. She held her green lightsaber closer.

"You just made my job much harder young one," Luna muttered under her breath.

She charged at Ahsoka with her staff held high. Luna swung it down but Ahsoka blocked it with her lightsaber. The padawan pushed her back and veered her lightsaber to her head. Luna quickly blocked her attack and kicked her back. Spinning down low, Luna rammed her staff into her legs, causing her to fall to the ground. Her deactivated lightsaber fell next to her. Before Luna could slam the staff on her head, Ahsoka rolled away from her with her lightsaber in her hand. Ahsoka swiftly jumped up and charged at Luna with her lightsaber ignited.

Luna growled, 'I need to end this now!'

As the distance closed between them, Ahsoka held her lightsaber above her head as she Force Jumped above Luna. Before she could deliver a deadly blow, Luna rolled forward. Swinging around, she swiftly retracted her bow staff and slid it into its holster on her back before kicking the young padawan to the ground. Ahsoka's defused lightsaber left her hand and rolled to Luna's feet. Snatching it, she tackled her before she could get up and tightly wrapped one arm around her shoulders tightly. With her back facing her, Luna ignited her lightsaber and held it close to her neck.

"Hey, Jedi!" Luna shouted, causing everyone to freeze. The Jedi slightly lowered their humming lightsabers while the Clone Officers aimed their weapons at her. The guards kept their weapons ready to strike at moments noticed. Luna mentally sighed in annoyance, the Clone Officers and Jedi killed five guards; only five remained. She noticed Queen Pandora smiling in approval as she watched from her throne. Sierra stood at the bottom of the throne while her younger sister plodded to the turbo lift.

Ahsoka squirmed in Luna's constricting hold. "Let me go!"

"Ahsoka!" Anakin exclaimed.

"Surrender Republic Dogs or the Padawan dies!" Luna threatened, moving the lightsaber closer to her neck.

Anakin gave Ahsoka a distressed look. Luna could see it in his eyes that he was trying to think of a way to free Ahsoka and escape. Luna did the same thing too when she had decisions such as this. In the end, she knew he would surrender.

It was hard to ignore Captain's Rex's burning hate and frustration through the Force. His hate for the queen almost matched Luna's. She could tell he wanted to kill the queen for betraying the Republic. Rex's frustration was focused on everything in his life. The war, the death, his comrades....this very moment. Luna couldn't help but feel the same.

"Stand down," Anakin ordered reluctantly. "Drop your weapons."

Once the Jedi and Clone Officers dropped their weapons, the guards kicked them onto their knees. Luna deactivated Ahsoka's Lightsaber and pushed her onto her knees. Clipping the Jedi's lightsaber on her belt, a guard walked over and cuffed Ahsoka's arms behind her back. The guards roughly threw off the clone troopers' helmets as they bound their arms behind their back.

Just as the Republic Officers were contained, the turbo lift's doors hissed open to reveal the dark presence, Asajj Ventress. The bald woman smirked upon seeing the Jedi and The Clones on their knees. Keeping an eye on Obi-wan, she exited off the turbo lift.

Allura shot Luna a fearful glance as she quietly walked behind Ventress and entered the turbo lift. The lift's doors hissed to a close.

"Count Dooku will be pleased to hear that you have captured Anakin Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi." The assassin said as she sauntered to the throne.

Queen Pandora gestured at Luna. "You have Captain Katari to thank, assassin." The queen smiled. "It was her quick thinking that won us this victory."

Sierra silently growled as she gave Luna her signature death glare.

Ventress strode around Luna as if she was studying her. She stood up straight and eyed her from the corner of my eye.

'Separatist Scum,' Luna hissed.

"Hmm...strong...intelligent...a perfect warrior," Ventress noted as she walked away from Luna. "The Separatist Alliance will need warriors such as Katari to wipe out the Republic."

Queen Pandora hummed in delight. "Of course." She smirked. "Captain Katari."

Luna turned to face her, "Yes my queen?"

"Take the prisoners to the cells. Make sure they are well guarded." She ordered. "You are dismissed."

Luna bowed. "Of course, my queen."

Luna turned to the guards and studied the prisoners. None of them were hurt, luckily. She could feel their enraged glares on her as she walked to them. Her gaze fell on Captain Rex, who was giving her a disgusted glare.

All Luna wanted to do at that moment was to free them. She was appalled by what she had to do. She went against her oath as a Gray Jedi and a warrior; to protect her people from the darkness. She was enraged by Queen Pandora for breaking the same oath. She was supposed to lead her people to the light, not send them to the darkness.

Luna knew what she had to do to save her people, but she had to save the Jedi and the clone troopers first.

Luna's gaze followed the Jedi and the Clone Troopers as they were being led to the turbolift, 'I will get you out of here...I promise.'

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