Rex and Cody were currently on a mission to look for and retrieve artifacts from a recently discovered ancient Jedi temple on Jakku. The mission squad consisted of General Skywalker, General Kenobi, Captain Rex, Commander Cody, Fives, Echo, Boil, Waxer, and a few other troopers from the 212th and the 501st.
The pilot spoke over the intercom "We're coming in for landing." Troopers moves around in the small gunship, making final adjustments to helmets and loading up blasters with ammo. The last thing any trooper wanted was to run out of ammo. "Run out of ammo and your dead." During training on Kamino that was one of the many phrases the troopers were told to keep in mind. Sure, they could improvise if necessary but still, better safe then sorry.
The pilot brought the gunship down so it was hovering a few feet off the ground. The troopers quickly jumped off only to end up sinking a few feet into the sand. "Greaaaat it's another one of those sand bucket planets." Fives said. The troopers then settled for a pace that was somewhere between a walk and a jog. They began to strike up a conversation as they followed Anakin and Obi wan towards the temple. "So! What do you think will turn up this time?" Echo asked curiously. " Dunno." Waxer shrugged his shoulders as they walked. " I heard that one group found something that could bend time and space! A 501st trooper said.
"Oh yeaaa I remember that rumor!" Boil said. He remembered a conversation he had with another 212th trooper who had told him something about an artifact like that. "Didn't one trooper end up getting teleported to a dimension where people catch creatures in these little balls and make em fight?" Boil asked.
Echo spoke up. Yup, that's what I heard anyway." " Sooo anybody have any idea what we can expect to find here?" Waxer asked. "Most of the time it's just a bunch of Jedi junk that's a million years old."Fives said, lowering his voice so the Jedi would not take offense. "Cmon men we're almost there!" Anakin called over his shoulder.
Little did the group know. Unlike most temples where the entrance had to be opened by passing some test. The entirety of this temple was hidden under the sand. "I don't see anythiAHHH!" Five's remark quickly turned into surprise when he ended up on his hands and knees, he had just tripped over something and almost face planted into the sand. "What the kriff did I trip over!?" Fives wondered as he got back up and headed over to where he thought he tripped. Fives then began to clear away the sand using a tool until he hit something. He kept digging just to be sure before he stood up. "Hey Generals! Might wanna have a look at this!" Fives called.
The rest of the group stopped what they were doing and came over. " Fives you actually found it!" Anakin said, a hint of surprise in his tone. "How did you find it anyway?" Obi wan asked. "I..I tripped over it." Fives admitted. "Ah ok." Obi wan remarked. He was trying not to laugh and most of the troopers were doing the same. Only they were failing at trying to hide it. Fives was glad the helmet hid his face otherwise he would have wanted to dig a hole and die in it. The smooth flat piece of yellow stone sat in a small pit. Not very big or deep.
Obi wan moved his hands over the markings before pressing down on a slightly raised picture. Rumbling echoed from below them as something began to rise up from under the sand. "What the!?!" Echo exclaimed. Rex was one of the first to react as he turned around and began running trying to avoid the small whirlpool in the sand under the building as the temple rose out of the sand."What the flying kriff is that thing!!?" Waxer yelled. "Holy sh*t!" Fives exclaimed.
"LESS TALKING MORE RUNNING!" Rex called to them. The troopers and the Jedi quickly backed out of range of the temple that was rising out of the sand. Finally, it stopped. The door was sealed but Anakin and Obi Wan used the force and the door opened easily. Cody was the first to speak. " Things just got a whole lot more interesting huh Rex?" The blue and white captain was currently looking at the temple in a mix of shock,surprise, and awe. Though because of his helmet it was hard to tell unless you knew how to read body language, which the clones did. And most of them felt the same way.
The clones could read body language much better then most people. Since the troopers wore helmets and armor so often on Kamino they had grown very good at reading and interpreting one another's body language. Even though the clones were not born with it, they just picked it up over time with some help from their brothers. A slight change of tone could signal anger,disappointment,grief. And most troopers soon learned how to tell the difference. Most troopers grew quite good at this and when they graduated to the battlefield this skill became essential.
A commander could signal which direction troops should go in by either pointing, but that would be obvious if the enemy were close enough to see. Or, the more subtle way. A quick not to hard elbow to the shoulder of another troop to catch their attention and a head nod in the direction they needed to go.
Forgive me for getting off topic with the body language thing. Back to the story!
A trooper from the 501st whistled before saying,"Now you've got our attention!". "Alright everybody lets head inside" Anakin said. And with that, the troopers grabbed their guns, ( which had been laying in the sand from when they had come over to Fives) and followed the Jedi into the dark entrance to the temple.
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REX AND CODY'S DIMENSION HOPPING SHENANIGANS
FanfictionI have been dreaming up odd scenarios for the past TWO MONTHS. So I finally decided to try and write em all out in story form! THIS IS GONNA BE A CROSSOVER!
