Something in his head began…buzzing. He wasn’t quite sure how to explain it. But it was making his head feel…fuzzy. At the same time, his personal comm channel, the one only Rex and Cody had the frequency for, rang. Shaking his head, he turned it on. “Fives.”
As the image as Rex appeared, the General’s walk began to slow, but he didn’t pay any attention to Rex. He seemed almost preoccupied. Fives guessed he was too. “Fives,” Rex was grim. Far more serious than he had ever seen him. “We just got a high priority command from Coruscant.” Rex was silent for a moment before continuing. “Execute Order 66.”
The buzzing grew louder.
ARC-5555-Fives, knew what Protocol 66 was. They all did. There were a hundred and fifty different emergency protocols that could be activated, and Protocol 66 called for the immediate elimination of all Jedi. But why? General Skywalker and Commander Tano had been good-
Good Soldiers follow Orders.
The buzzing grew louder.
As the comm grew silent, ARC-5555 shook his head, fighting it. He had practically grown up alongside Commander Tano during the course of this war! How could she be a traitor? Fives had watched General Skywalker take literal blaster bolts for them, wounding himself-nearly killing himself-for them! How could-
The buzzing grew louder.
It didn’t matter. General Skywalker and Commander Tano were to be executed, and good soldiers follow orders. And ARC-5555 was a good soldier.
He would do his duty.