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Storm of the Republic

Chapter 1

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Summary: When Tup murdered General Tiplar during a battle, Anakin Skywalker and Captain Rex dispatched Ahsoka, Fives, and Yara to solve the mystery that was plaguing the Clone Army. Meanwhile, Senator Padme Amidala contacted Commander Fox, Commander Tori, Riyo Chuchi, and Dipper to help her continue investigating the death of Palpatine, suspecting that Dooku was behind the evil plot. But when Dooku send an ISB agent to stop them, the team had to race against time to search for the truth, which could alter the course of the galaxy.

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With a rain of blaster bolts drenched from both sides of the battlefield, ARC Trooper Fives fired towards the Imperial battle droids together with his comrades, Yara and Tup, at the Ringo Vinda space station. The station once belonged to the Galactic Republic, but with their downfall, the Separatist Alliance, which transitioned into the Galactic Empire, managed to capture it. Ever since they outnumbered their forces on Coruscant, the planet fell into the hands of Dooku, who proclaimed himself as Emperor.

Despite that, the trio sticks together as they fight side-by-side on the battleground, looking out for one another. Both ARC Troopers’ bond went all the way back to Kamino, where they were part of the Domino Squad, along with Echo, Hevy, Cutup, and Droidbait, whom they lost along the way. Tup, on the other hand, became closer to them after the events on Umbara.

The battle happened a year ago, when the late Chancellor Palpatine had General Pong Krell took over the 501st Legion temporarily. None of them, including Captain Rex, enjoyed his presence. At one point, Fives and Yara, along with Jesse, were almost executed by the rogue Jedi General until he was shot to death by a rookie, Dogma.

There were days when Fives wondered what had happened to Dogma, though he felt it was best not to question it. The ARC Trooper in blue continued to attack the droids from behind as his real Jedi general, Anakin Skywalker and Padawan Ahsoka Tano, deflected their shots with their lightsaber.

He was aware that Anakin was popular with the ladies, especially Yara. He found it amusing, and when given the chance, Fives would tease her about how she loved him very much, making her cheeks flush. Taking a brief glimpse of his sister, Yara tilted her head towards the droids, leaving him to suppress his laughter.

“Push forward,” Fives heard Anakin’s orders, as they advanced towards their enemies.

“Yes, general,” Yara replied, continuing to bring down the battle droids in her surroundings.

“Stay to my left,” Tup barked towards his siblings-in-arms, when he noticed a fallen but intact battle droid aiming its blaster towards the ARC Trooper, prompting him to warn his brother. “Fives, watch out!”

Before he could answer him, he let out a grunt as Tup pushed him aside towards the wall and popped the droid with his weapon. Sighing in relief, Fives glanced at his younger brother, grateful that he had saved his life. “Thanks, brother. I owe you one.”

“You owe me a lot more than one,” joked Tup, pulling him back on his two feet. Fives nodded as he got back into action, much to Yara’s disapproval.

“You know, we should be focusing on not getting ourselves killed instead of slacking around, am I right?”

“My apologies, ma’am,” Fives snarked, wiggling his fingers. “I’ll do my best in my duty and take responsibility as an ARC Trooper next time.”

Yara held her tongue in annoyance as she inhaled, calming herself like how a Jedi would. One of these days, I feel like smoldering him with a pillow.

On the other side of the station, Jedi Masters Tiplee and Tiplar, who were fraternal twins, defended their men when commando droids were dispatched in the battlefield, killing their men as if they were flies. Forced to take evasive action, Tiplar, the yellow-skinned Mikkian, had no other choice but to give an order to her confidant, Commander Doom. “Tighten our flank!”

Commander Doom, who was clad in green armour from top to bottom, bobbed his head with acknowledgment as they began firing at the commando droids one-by-one, turning them into scraps. Before they were able to catch up with General Skywalker and Padawan Tano, however, he spotted droidekas rolling in their position from the right side of the station, grabbing his generals’ attention as well.

“Shields up!” Tiplar told her men, as she had done this a million times.

“Yes, sir,” her troops obeyed in unison, as they formed a straight line and shielded their soldiers from blaster fires. Reaching through the Force, she lifted the droids in the air, allowing her troops to roll out the droid poppers.

Releasing them from her grasps, it continued to blast towards them when the droid poppers crackled, rendering them into deactivation. Their soldiers lowered their shields as they paced forward and proceeded with the fight.

As the cavalry arrived at the command centre, all four Jedi took down the last Imperial droids as they laid down their weapons, signalling to their troops that the coast was clear, for now. “Don’t get too comfortable,” the brown-haired Jedi instructed, placing his hand on his Padawan’s shoulder. “This battle hasn’t been won yet.”

“Yes, master,” Ahsoka acknowledged. “We’ll discuss our next plan.”

The Republic remnant’s army gathered around as Captain Rex showed the hologram of their battle plan while the rest of them removed their helmets, revealing identical faces. The male clones have tan skin and black, curly hair, while the female clones have dark skin and frizzy hair.

“Master Skywalker, we must get to the command post,” Tiplee pointed out. “Admiral Trench has sent for reinforcements. We must take this post before they arrive.”

“I agree,” the Togruta Padawan crossed her arms. “They would overwhelm us soon enough if we don’t act now.”

Stroking his chin, Anakin contemplated his strategy for a short moment, before fixing his gaze on his troops. “It’s time for Phase 2,” he informed them, marking their location. “We’re at this position. Tiplar, you'll take your men down this passageway, Tiplee, you'll move along here, and Ahsoka, you’re with me.”

“As usual,” she muttered underneath her breath, rolling her eyes.

“They'll have to divide their forces to counter us, and when they do, Rex, Ahsoka, and I will press through the middle. If we time it right, we'll all converge on this spot at the same time, and the droids won't know what hit them.”

“Sounds like a good plan. Any objections?”

“If we're making a run, we'll need backup,” Commander Doom established. “My men are severely depleted.”

Anakin and Ahsoka turned to Fives, Yara, and Tup, ready to receive new commands from the general. “Fives, you, Yara and Tup take ten of your best men and support Master Tiplar.”

“We’re on it, sir,” Fives agreed as the debriefing ended, leaving the three of them alone in the dim room. As he put on his helmet, he noticed Tup’s eyes were twitching and his fingers rubbing between his temples, prodding him to ask. “Hey, you all right?”

“Yeah, I... I just…”

“Come on, this is a textbook battle,” interrupted Fives, slapping Tup’s shoulders lightly. “We've run through this a million times before in training.”

“Yeah, I know…” understood Tup, his head drumming. “I just...I don't feel like myself.”

“What do you mean?” Fives inquired, his tone tightened.

“Are you okay, Tup?” Yara expressed her concerns. “Do you want to see a medic or something? I could accompany you there if you want to.”

He gaped blankly at Master Tiplar, who directed some of her troops to follow her. “Jedi,” Tup uttered in a menacing voice.

“Tup? What's the matter with you?” Fives shook him back to reality. “Do you need to see the medic or something?”

“Uh, no... nothing, I'm fine,” he denied, as he readied his blaster. “Come on, guys. Don't want to be left behind.”

“If you insist,” Yara exhaled as she and Fives tailed him from behind, marching into the next battle. I hope nothing bad happens to Tup.

Meanwhile, Anakin and Ahsoka sliced their way through the droids as Captain Rex and the rest of the 501st blasted them into pieces, while Doom and his troops soon joined the party, along with Master Tiplar.

They continued to clash with the droids as they entered an enormous space, which was swarmed with battle droids. There was a huge glass pane that overlooked the battle outside the station, where Republic pilots were wrangling against the Imperial vulture droids.

At the Imperial command centre, stood Admiral Trench. With spider-like features and cybernetic parts, the admiral watched as his forces were battling against the Republic clone troopers and their Jedi Generals. “Increase our defenses,” he chittered to his tactical droid. “We must hold them here.”

As he observed the battle from above, Tiplar dodged their gunfire with her green lightsaber as Fives and Yara shot down a couple of droids, before turning to their remaining siblings behind them. “Don't fall back!” he shouted. “Push forward!”

He continued to bombard the enemies when he saw Tup standing there in the middle of the fight, rubbing his helmet.

“Tup, hey!” Fives caught his attention. “This is not the time to freeze up! Pull it together, we're almost to the finish line! Come on!”

He heard his brother and knocked himself as he sneaked behind a pole and pointed his blaster towards a spider droid, when he saw Tiplar stabbing it in the eye, causing him to lower his weapon. Spying from afar, Tup took off his helmet as he watched her evade the droids, making his brows furrowed. “Jedi…”

Realizing that she was distracted by the Imperials, the clone trooper with a teardrop tattoo took this opportunity and approached her silently. “Good soldiers follow orders,” he stated in an ominous tone.

Yara and Fives witnessed Tup walking towards the Jedi and called his name profusely, but to no avail. Tiplar warned her fellow soldiers about the droids from their right when she heard the gun cocking behind her.

Thinking that it was an Imperial droid, she peeked behind and faced him, her eyes narrowed. Before she could ask, Fives and Yara sprinted towards their brother to stop him, but it was too late.

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