The Tiny Commander

Siege of Teth

"Push forward men!" Rex yelled through his comm, "We've got them cornered"

There was a chorus 'Sir, yes, sir' as the troopers responded to his order, Rex continued to fire shots in all directions as he, his men and Ahsoka continued to press forward on their mission. They were trying to capture Teth, a separatist invaded planet, which if they captured it, would be an important victory for the Republic. It would open many hyperspace lanes for the Republic's cargo and cruisers and would allow them to track any long-distance comms from the separatists. Winning this planet meant one step closer to winning the war.

Ahsoka had been on front of Rex the entire time, giving him cover from the front, while he covered her back, this was their preferred fighting style. Ahsoka used her lightsabres in a flash of colour as she deflected blaster shots and sliced the droids in half. Enjoying the rush of adrenaline the battle was giving her but also knowing she was going to have some battle fatigue when they finally captured this planet. "To your left Rex!"

Rex immediately sent a shot out to his left and smiled as he saw another clanker fall, "Thank you, sir!"

Ahsoka nodded and focused her attention back on the droids on front of her, they only had a small number left before they would be able to storm the building to take control. Ahsoka glanced around her, searching her surroundings for anything that might be able to help. Her eyes fell upon a large cliff just west of their position, it had a few boulders laying on top of it. She smirked as she holstered her blasters, raising her hands into the air she used the force to push the remaining droids back or to the ground, while they were distracted, she then turned her attention to the rocks on the cliff. Focusing harder than she had, she pushed the force out until she could feel the weight of the rocks within the force.

Ahsoka took a breath and her eyes remained closed as she drifted the rocks to their position and hovered over the droids. She opened her eyes and saw a few battle droids glance up.

"I knew this was going to happen when a Jedi got involved" One of the battle droids muttered

Ahsoka gladly removed the force from the hovering rocks and watched as the rocks crushed the remaining droids one by one. Once all the rocks had fallen, Ahsoka and her men scanned the area to ensure it was clear for them to proceed.

"All clear men" Ahsoka smiled, "Good job out there"

"Thank you, Commander,"

As Ahsoka turned to face the building once again, she felt a disturbance in the force. Immediately she pulled her lightsabres from her holster and crouched down into her attack stance. The Clones didn't hesitate to follow and circled around their Commander, some facing towards the building while others focused on the back.

Ahsoka's eyes narrowed as she used her heightened sense of vision to try look further ahead, she could see and sense the movement within. After a moment or two she saw various droids bringing out what looked to be an armoured canon out onto the balcony that directly overlooked down into their clearing.

"Get down. Now!" Ahsoka yelled

The Clones scattered immediately, finding various places to duck and cover just as they heard the canon shoot. Rex, who had removed his helmet after the battle had finished, blinked as a blinding white light took over his vision. What was going on and what just happened?

As the blinding light and the piercing noise in his ears began to fade away, Rex slowly got up from his position on the ground, ensuring he didn't make himself too dizzy by getting up too fast. Everything had happened so fast, one minute they had won the battle and the next minute Ahsoka was yelling at them to get down. All he could remember was a blast of light and then...nothing. He glanced around the clearing, counting his brothers and noted mentally that they all seemed to have no obvious signs of injury. But there was someone missing.