The 501st Legion, A Star Wars Story

Chapter 5, Sacrifice

I began to open my eyes, my vision was blurry almost nothing to be seen, my ears ringing. Lasers, screaming, droid chatter, explosions, everything going on at once. I saw a figure shooting back at someone raising his hand at me...my vision began to see clearly. A faint scream was heard, as I tried to tune out the ringing.

"Sharp..."

"Sharp!"

"SHARP!"

Everything was back, I saw Immortal raising his hand at me, his face covered with sweat, ash and blood. Where was I? What happened?

"WAKE UP! C'MON LET'S GO!"

I grabbed his hand and got up, he handed me my DC-15S that I dropped when I was unconscious. I look forward and saw tons of battle droids, super battle droids, droidekas even, closing to our position and fast. The Sergeant grabbed his rifle and shot back, running trying to get to cover. I got off my feet, and barely dodged a shot by an inch.

"WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME, THEY'RE CIRCLING AROUND US!" Immortal screamed.

"What...what happened? Where's Thirty-Ninety and Duple?"

"THERE'S NO TIME TO EXPLAIN, JUST GO!"

I held my questions, and the only thing that I thought about was run, run, run, RUN! Last time I remembered,  we contacted General Skywalker, but suddenly lost connection. We may either die here, or be saved somehow. But none of that mattered now, we had to find somewhere to hide and quick. The droid army were closing in on all sides every second we waste. Hell...I don't even know if Xeno is alive.

"Sarge, over there! We can get in that building and plan for now."

"Let's move then."

We sprinted over to the building as fast as we could, dodging and returning shots. If only...

"AGH!" Immortal gasped as he was sniped in the thigh.

"SARGE!"

I returned fire in every direction, and carried Immortal over my back. With every bone, muscle, everything in my body I charged forward into the building and finally laid him on the floor. I looked at Immortals wound, and it was bad, extremely bad. It was a clean shot through his thigh, not even bacta foam will be able to hold this...He needed medical attention, ASAP! Immortal screamed in pain.

"AHHH BLAST IT!" He gritted his teeth.

"Are you alright, sir?"

"I'm alright son...I'll make it." He tried to get up. "AGH BLAST!"

"SARGE, STOP! You'll only open the wound more..." I said.

"I'll try to cont-..."

"Don't." Immortal said, interrupting me.

"But, sir..."

"JUST GO!" There's no time, every second you waste the droid army closes in, and guess what, WE'LL BOTH BE DEAD."

"Then, so be it. Like you said we clones are always ready to lay down our lives for the Republic."

"Is that what you really want? Is this what you really want to live for? You fight for the Republic, claim your loyalty, your respect, but all you get in return is to be expendable."