Her head swam as she regained consciousness, the world around her spinning. She'd been walking point,her men behind her when she felt a sudden blast of pain and everything went black. She becomes aware of voices above her.

"Is she dead, Sir?"

"Yes, but I'll make sure it's finished. The rest of you head back and finish mopping up the droids. I've got this."

"Yes, Sir," his men answer in unison and move off to help the rest of their brothers finish the battle.

She hears him make his way down the slope she'd fallen down when he'd shot her, and slowly rolls over to see him crouch over her. She slowly,painfully tries to scoot back from him as he reaches out for her.

"Why?" she croaks,tears beginning to fall from her eyes. "Why,Rex?"

"Orders," he replies simply. His head tilts to the side for a moment,then he answers the transmission. "Yes, she's dead. Putting one final round in her to make sure." He pulls his blaster out and fires into the rocks a few feet from her. Taking off his helmet he looks at her.

She's surprised to see tears in his eyes. Not because he's a clone-she's worked with him and his brothers too long to think of them as just clones anymore-but because they're soldiers who follow orders without question.

Rex leans down and taking one of her hands,lifts her gently by the neck until she's standing. He places a kiss on her forehead and whispers,"Wait thirty minutes,then run."

"Rex"

"Ahsoka,just run. Please."

With that, he puts on his helmet and walks back up the slope.

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