Part of The Pack

Chapter 16

"Comet, I'm sorry buddy but I have to do this. I can't let you hurt General Buir." Wolffe said softly as he raised his blaster and pointed it at Comet. Wolffe made sure it was set for stun and then shot Comet, who fell on the ground, stunned. 

Medic. I need a medic and now, Wolffe thought. I don't know who to go to. Who can I trust?  Kix, I'll go to Kix, he can help. Wolffe looked down as Fox started to wake up again.

"What-what-happened? Why does Comet look dead? Did you kill him? The blaster's in your hand! You killed your own pup! Wolffe, what the karking kriff were you thinking?" Fox hissed, glaring at Wolffe.

"THE KRIFF, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FOX? WHY WOULD YOU EVER THINK THAT? HE JUST PASSED OUT! YOU ARE A KRIFFING DI'KUT, YOU KNOW THAT?" Wolffe yelled, as picked up Comet's limp body and stormed out of the officer's lounge. The only thought Wolffe had was to get to the medbay and get to Kix.

"Kix? Kix, come in! It's an emergency!" Wolffe growled into his commlink as he borrowed (stole) a speeder from a civilian. 

"Ugh, what happened now? Your Wolfpack is full of idiots. Did Comet break his arm from doing a backflip off a moving speeder, again?" Kix said through his commlink. 

"No, it's hard to explain. Just get a private room ready, this surgery isn't to be on record. I only want you to perform the surgery, I trust you Kix. Don't let me down or I'll bite your head off." Wolffe snarled.

"Kark, you're crazier than ever. This must be very bad. Okay, I won't let you down." Kix groaned out. "Mostly because I don't want my head to be bit off." Kix mumbled.

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"So, I have to get this chip out of him? And you, and the rest of the Wolfpack? This is what made Tup act like this? Shouldn't we tell the Jedi about this? Wait. No we can't. They didn't believe Fives and our evidence is to dangerous to go anywhere near the Jedi." Kix rambled on and on.

"Comet, is more than some stupid evidence. Tup died becasue of this chip. I won't let it happen to Comet." Wolffe growled out as Kix began to perform the surgery. 

"He'll be okay, Wolffe. We all will, but until Kix is done we need to figure out a plan for when this Order comes through." Boost said leaning his head against his pack leader's shoulder. 

"We will look like traitors if we're the only ones not following the Order. Maybe we should just run away after we all get our chips out." Sinker added, leaning against Wolffe's other shoulder. 

"No, we can't run away. If both Tup and Comet's chips have malfunctioned, then the Order will be coming soon. We can't abandon our Buir in the last days of his life! We need to stay for him and then when the Order comes we can go." Warthog said, leaning against Wolffe's chest. 

Wolffe grimaced. "Please, don't remind me that Buir will die. I already have a plan, just trust me. Now, Kix needs to finish with Comet and then the rest of us."

"I'm almost done with Comet. So, who's next to get their chip out?" Kix asked, looking up at the Wolfpack for a breif moment.

"I will. Just to be sure nothing bad happens or anything." Wolffe said, as he peered at his unconscious pup of the pack. 

"Okay, because I just finished with Comet." Kix grinned, as he held up Comet's malfunctioned inhibitor chip.

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"Kix! When is he going to wake up? You got all of my Wolfpack and my chips out. Comet should've woken up by now. Are you sure you did this right?" Wolffe growled out.

Kix looked up at Wolffe, offended. "I am one of the best medics in the GAR. Do not question what I do, Wolffe. Comet will wake up soon and he'll be fine, okay?" Kix defended himself.

"Don't tell me what to do, Kix. I outrank you." Wolffe glared at the medic.

"When it comes to health, I outrank everyone." Kix said, crossing his arms and glaring back at the commander.

Boost groaned in annoyance. "Can you guys quit arguing? No one cares that one of you outranks the other!" 

"Besides Comet's starting to wake up, I think. I don't know, I'm not a medic but it looks like he's waking up." Warthog piped up, as he pointed towards Comet who's muscles were twitching.

"Di'kut, of course he's waking up!" Kix exclaimed, as he quickly moved towards the Wolfpack pup's side. The rest of the Wolfpack quickly following.

"I am not an idiot, okay? I'm not a medic!" Warthog insisted. "My brother's can tell you that I'm not an idiot! Right guys?"

"I don't know Warthog. You are a di'kut sometimes." Boost teased his brother giving him a grin.

"Whatever, Boost. Just leave me alone. We all know you're the idiot." Warthog glared.

"Can you guys just be quiet? Comet's waking up and we need to be focused. We have to know if Comet's better or if he still wants to..." Wolffe trailed off as Comet finally opened his eyes and looked up at his brothers.

"Comet? Are you okay?" Boost asked hesitantly. Comet looked up at Boost and just blinked.

"Not really. I could've killed General Buir and other Jedi! Are you seriously asking me if I'm okay? Of course I'm not okay!" Comet exclaimed. Boost looked at Comet in shock, he wasn't expecting Comet's outburst.

"Comet, you didn't kill anyone. Everything's okay, you're okay, we're okay. The Wolfpack and I  got our chips out." Wolffe reassured Comet as he pulled his pup into a hug. 

"No. It's not okay! The Jedi are going to die because of this order and we can't do anything to stop it! The Jedi didn't believe Fives and they won't believe us, either! How is everything fine? We don't even know when the Order will come through!" Sinker shouted out in a sudden panic. The rest of the clones knew the end of the Jedi was coming to an end, that every single Jedi would die at the hands of their brothers.

"I can try to learn more about these chips. If I learn more, maybe I could try and get the Jedi to believe us. I'll do it for Fives, it's what he would've wanted." Kix said softly, as he looked at all the inhibitor chips that were stacked neatly in a pile. 

"That's great, Kix. I think I know when the Order may come through. Considering that Tup's chip and Comet's chip malfunctioned around the same time, I conclude that the Order may come through in a month or so." Wolffe explained. 

Wolffe's commlink began to blink. "Commander Wolffe here." Wolffe answered, as he sat down on the cot next to him.

"Wolffe, I've been wondering where you've been. Commander Fox told me that Comet was unconscious, is he okay?" Plo Koon asked through the commlink. Wolffe panicked, he didn't know what to say.

"He's fine, sir. Comet was just dehydrated. He needs to drink more water." Kix cutted in as he shrugged at Wolffe. 

"I see. I will get Comet to drink more water, daily. Thank you Kix. Anyways, Wolffe I need you to get the men ready. We are headed out back into the war, in two rotations. Be wary of the system we are going to. I have a feeling that the war will end sometime while we are stationed there. Although, I think it may end on the worst terms possible." Plo Koon advised Wolffe.

Wolffe swallowed, his throat dry. Everyone in the private medbay room grew anxious. They knew what that meant. "Yes, sir. What is the planet that we'll be stationed on?" Wolffe managed to ask.

"Cato Neimodia." Plo Koon answered. "I have to go into a Council meeting but I'll give you more mission details later. Plo Koon out." 

Silence. Pure silence could be heard after the comm went out. No one said anything, no one moved, they were all lost in their thoughts.

"I guess we got our answer. The Order will come through on Cato Neimodia." Wolffe said dryly. "Get yourselves prepared because when we get back from Cato Neimodia, the Jedi will be gone. Nothing but stories and their lightsabers, will be all that's left of the Jedi. The only thing we can do now, is wait until the Order comes through. But when it does, we won't be the ones killing them."