Star Wars : Arise In The Future

The Jedi Temple was filled with smoke, visible enough for the people of Coruscant to see from a certain distance.

Many resisted the urge to look away at the cruel spectacle, as everything they had live and stood in ruins within a short time's notice.

"For thousands of generations...the Jedi Order stood the tests of time. Sunrider, Revan, Shan and countless others against the likes of Nihilus, Valkorion and Traya for lifetimes ..." Master Mundi uttered in complete sorrow. "And yet we count as thousands against two, fell to Sidious and Vader in a single night..."

Many tried to unhear what the Cerean had said, the aspect of them being so damn ignorant of what the Sith were planning and them being caught under his thumb to the point that they became unwitting tools under him.

To Obi-Wan, Padme, Rex and Ahsoka, none wanted to associate Anakin to the Dark Lord who destroyed everything he had fought for, but it was becoming harder for them at every moment passed. But none wanted to give up on the Jedi Knight they all knew.

At the Temple courtyard, Obi-Wan and Yoda fought groups of incoming Clone troopers of the 501st Legion, deflecting dozens of blaster fire expertly and deflecting several back to the 501st troopers. Yoda jumped to completely sever a 501st trooper's arm before throwing his saber to another's chest.

Anakin turned away from the scene, seeing the men he cared so much trying to kill the two surviving Jedi.

Rex was horrified at the sight of his brothers being slaughtered by the two Jedi he had respected the most, despite their belief that they were doing it against their will.

Yoda and Obi-Wan only gave him and Anakin an aplogetic nod, not wanting to come to this as well.

Obi-Wan managed to take down the troopers in front of him, and Yoda deflected the blaster bolt onto the last trooper standing, deactivating his lightsaber as the trooper landed face-first.

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"Bring up every file on Clone trooper 5555." Ahsoka instructed one of her droids to hack into the ship's database in the hopes of discovering what Rex was trying to tell her before he went crazy.

Her astromech droid beeped and began carrying our its tasks as Ahsoka stood by and watched for intruders. Thus far the clones hadn't made it to this droid storage bay but it was only a matter of time before they arrived.

"With Masters Kenobi and Yoda searching the Temple and the others, Force what could have happened to them, we can only rely on Padawan Tano for answers regarding our question about the Clones", Saesee Tiin professed for the whole Council, seeing that no one else could do the task.

"Commander Rex's hesitation saved her at the last second...", Depa further added for the Padawan. "But as to how Clone Force 99 is immune is what we do not know"

Ahsoka looked at her future with a keen eye, trying to figure out what caused Rex and the rest of the 332nd to turn against her, eager for answers as the rest.

"Okay Rex… what am I looking for?" Ahsoka mumbled as she scanned through the various files and documents her droid was projecting holographically.

Most of the files were meaningless to her, just bites about his service record or deployment history. But one stood out, an x-ray image, something about his brain, but chunks of the report were missing or redacted.

The file switched to a hologram of a Kaminoan giving some kind of report. "An independent investigation confirmed that the clone trooper CT-5555 experienced a malfunction with his inhibitor chip. Both the senate committee and the Jedi council have accepted these findings. However, a grievance report was filed by CT-7567."

Ahsoka massaged her chin in thought as the recording came to an end, figuring that that was probably what Rex was trying to direct her to. "R7, bring up that report."

Her droid beeped in the negative, unable to comply.

"It's sealed? Try Anakin's pass code, 8108." Ahsoka said, her astromech beeped several times as the code was accepted and it was granted access to the file in question. It's holoprojector came alive again and a recording of Rex began to play.

"I already know this report is gonna fall on deaf ears. Haah… but I owe it to Fives to record what I saw. I'm… not sure I believe it myself, but… there's a possibility that the inhibitor chips the Kaminoans put inside of us have a… purpose that we don't yet fully understand."

Everyone turned to the Togruta Master, their attention focused on the after mentioned chips. "Master Ti, what are these chips that Commander Rex has spoke of?"

Shaak Ti held her chin in deep thought as she turned to explain for them. "According to the inhibitor chips are made as a safeguard for their to prevent clone troopers from being overly independent and aggressive, their true function was intended by Jedi Sifo-Dyas to be a safeguard against control by rogue Jedi"

"For short, a leash that restrains a Rancor from causing further damage?", Windu guessed, which caused some of the Jedi to frown at that description.

"Not the way I want to describe it, but yes", Shaak To reluctantly confirmed. "But the Kaminoans insisted it to be a failsafe in case any Clone went rogue"

Her answer caused everyone to come up with their own conclusions regarding the Clones, from the 150 Contingency Orders to Order 66, but none could come up with a definite conclusion.

"Fall back! Fall back!" A Clone yelled as his squad was forced on to retreat. Those still on their feet continued firing at an unseen approaching threat to no avail.

Before the Clone who gave the retreat order could get away, he was bowled over by a flying Clone trooper. As his comrades continued shooting, an unamused Maul rounded the corner, blaster bolts continued flying by him harmlessly, none of the clones able to aim accurately with the force messing with their minds.

The Jedi were wide-eyed to see Maul dealing with the Clones just as easily as if. they were droids, that is only because he was saved by Ahsoka.

But at the same time, they pitied the Clones who were dealing with him. Because unlike the Jedi, they do not know how to deal with a Sith, even if he was a former one.

Making a pulling gesture, Maul ripped a section of the wall away, knocking over a clone with the sheet of metal. It served as a shield from stray bolts yet still left him free to demolish the Clones with his force powers, throwing them around the corridor like ragdolls.

Once his makeshift shield was starting to have more holes, he discarded his shield but laying it flat and sending it shooting towards the Clones at neck level.

Two bodies hit the ground, followed shortly by their helmets.

"And to think Maul didn't a lightsaber to deal with his adversaries...", Obi-Wan muttered.

Using the force to rip more metal panels free and sandwiching clones with bone crushing force, Maul used the panels as his next set of shields before sending them shooting towards the Clones again with deadly accuracy.

Rex resisted the urge to cry out Ridge's name, feeling terrible for the poor Clone as he survived all the way from Christophsis, only to be murdered when the war was about to end.

"Ridge is down! Maul's advancing towards the main hangar!" The patrol sergeant shouted as his squad was being picked off one at a time, none of their weapons capable of standing up against an enraged Sith lord.

"You must seal the blast doors." Rex ordered through the comm link.

The clones hurried to do as instructed as Maul's annoyance with their blaster fire grew and he started tearing the guns from their hands with little more than a thought.

As the doors began to seal shut, the sergeant was the last one to flee through. But his escape was halted when he suddenly rose into the air, held aloft by the force. Then he was shooting back towards Maul as the madman reeled him in.

As his squad desperately tried to pull him back towards safety in a macabre tug of war, they weren't strong enough to overcome the force pull. The sergeant continued being pulled in close, arm outstretched and the door sealed completely around it.

Everyone hissed at the poor Clone's predicament, though some may say that they deserved it.

Maul rolled his eyes at the desperate attempt at survival. None of them would be leaving this ship alive once he was done here. At least he got what he came for, the communicator would prove useful in tapping enemy comms, nice of the sergeant to leave it behind along with his arm.

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"Not even the Younglings survived...", Obi-Wan said in a hollow tone as he looked at the bodies of the fallen Jedi, be it Knight, Apprentice or Master.

Anakin whimpered as he recalled the gruesome deed he had committed against them, while Mace only glared at him for being reminded at that part.

"Killed...not by Clones", Yoda replied, his tone was equally saddened and hollow as Obi-Wan's. "This Padawan...but by a lightsaber..."

Obi-Wan knelt down to mourn one of the fallen Jedi, before turning to Yoda. "Who...who could have done this?"

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