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ch 3: before the storm

characters: original characters, original clone trooper characters, captain rex, anakin skywalker, obi-wan kenobi, fives, echo

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Makem Te, outside Thousand Thousand

The veritable fleet of LAAT/i made their way through the air, gliding low over the empty dunes. The ironclad city that was their objective was a mere glimmer on the horizon. It was morning, the sun was rising to cast the already rusty sand an even deeper orange in its bleary glow. Behind them, five of the massive A7 Juggernauts rolled along apparently unperturbed by the sand. Rex thought it was oddly beautiful, and a true example of the notion of the calm before the storm if there ever was one.

“I’m not so sure about coming at them wide open like this,” came Ahsoka’s voice over the commlink. “I know they might not be expecting us, but is this really better than landing closer? We’re giving them an awful lot of time to prepare.” 

“We didn’t know what we’d be landing on top of, exactly,” Skywalker pointed out. “Now we’re back to the old rules of engagement. Which are pretty straightforward.”

Chances are ‘cause I wear a silly grin The moment you come into view Chances are that I’m in love with you

Me: THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN THRAWN

the fool.

“I always thought it would be cool to learn how to use a quarterstaff.”

“Why didn’t you?”

“Shab, I uh-. This is embarrassing. You know that… high jumping sport? The one you use the poles for? As a kid, I uh, always wanted to pretend I was flying with a jetpack. And after four broken quarterstaffs, I was banned from training with them.”

“… You’re joking.”