It was no secret that Obi-Wan would do anything for the 212th, and they would do anything in return.

But this idea was tested to breaking level.

-----

Obi-Wan was following a lead when it happened, the distress call from his Commander.

Two quick beeps - I'm in trouble,

Two held out - the others are with me,

Two quick - come and rescue.

It repeated before getting cut off.

Obi-Wan changed the plan instantly in his head, body pivoting on the balls of his feet to run through the halls to where Cody and his team were.

Running in, two familiar hums of drawn lightsabers flooded his ears. Quick surveillance of the room showed all the clones were knocked unconscious against the wall, hurt but alive and that Count Dooku and Maul were standing central and staring at him.

"Noble as ever, Master Kenobi," the Count nodded, "rushing in to save your clones."

"Thank you," Obi-Wan snapped sarcastically.

"Bring disturbing news, we do," the Count continued, "we have foreseen the future through visions."

"Skywalker will bring the end to the Republic and the Jedi," Maul hissed.

"And if that is true, then why do you care?" Obi-Wan asked.

"Because he shall start to fall of the Sith, taking his place as my Master's apprentice," Dooku stated.

"And why should I believe you?" Obi-Wan asked through gritted teeth.

"Because you know it's true, you've felt it yourself," Dooku said.

"You've clenched your teeth," Maul stated, "you've always known of the hidden darkness within the 'chosen one'."

"Say I believe you, why do you want me here?" Obi-Wan sighed.

"One of Grandmaster Yoda's lineage has to fall," Dooku stated, "and we can not risk it being Skywalker."

"And that brings it down to me," Obi-Wan growled through gritted teeth.

"We know how close you got to your clones after the Dutchess' death," Maul stated, "so we thought something to, ah, sweeten the deal. My master will make them kill you if you stay a Jedi, not as a dark side user."

"Leave them out of this," Obi-Wan hissed, trying to move to block the others from them.

Maul used the force to snap one of the clone's neck. The noise echoed around them. "Don't move, unless you want them all to die."

Obi-Wan stood his ground, hand clenching around his lightsaber.

"Deactivate the blade," Dooku ordered.

"As fun as that sounds, I'd rather not," Obi-Wan snapped.

Dooku was the one that broke the next neck, "do it. Otherwise, you will lose more than one."

Reluctantly, Obi-Wan deactivated the blade but didn't move from his defensive position.

"So you do listen!" Maul cackled.

"Now, we have a plan," Dooku said, "and we only need one of your clones to do so."

"What is your plan?" Obi-Wan asked, trying to release his feelings away and into the Force.

"After you turn, you stay within the Jedi Order, act like nothing is different," Dooku stated, "but you will answer and rely information to us."

"You want me to be a spy," Obi-Wan stated, "you can forget about that."

It was two clones that were lifted from their necks, briefly choking before their necks also were crushed and dropped to the floor again.

"Shall we try that again?" Dooku asked, before signalling over to Cody, "there is only one clone left after all."

"So what do you say, Master Jedi?"

Obi-Wan let off a string of curses and insults towards the two Sith, hoping the two got what he meant from what they could understand.

"Do you kiss your Commander with that mouth?" Dooku teased, watching with smug satisfaction as the Jedi Master went deathly silent.

"Sir?" The three heard groaned from the wall. It seemed like the Clone Martial Commander had started to wake.

"So what is your choice?" Dooku asked as he raised the clone by the neck, his fingers twitching in anticipation.

An image of Cody's body laid prone along the rest of the clones blared brightly in his mind, how it brought bubbling fury to his soul as Maul and Dooku laughed as they carved into him.

Dooku only just had time to see the flash of fiery Sith red in the High General's eyes before Maul and himself around themselves flung through the nearest wall and into the next room.

Obi-Wan didn't glance at the damage he caused as he scrambled over to the coughing Cody. "Cody!" He exclaimed as he tried to pull the Commander closer.

"Sir, what was all that?" Cody coughed, signalling to everything happening around them.

"A force push," Obi-Wan explained as he picked up Cody while getting to his feet.

"I can walk sir," Cody stuttered.

Obi-Wan raised an eyebrow at the clone, "I know you're not telling the truth."

"Kriffing Force abilities," Cody muttered as he felt himself start slipping between the realms of conscious and unconscious.

"Stay with me, Cody," Obi-Wan shook, picking up his pace as he ran to where the transport was.

-----

"Well, that went well," Dooku stated.

Maul huffed, signalling to their broken bodies, "before or after the Jedi broke our bones?"

"Obi-Wan Kenobi used the dark side to break our bones," Dooku grinned, "our plan in coming together splendidly."

"He's the master of deception," Maul scoffed.

"His eyes danced with the red flame of a fallen Jedi, of a powerful Sith."

"Only the Force will know if that's true," Maul stated.

"Then we will wait and see," Dooku grinned.

-----

"Rex, why can't Cody ever answer the comms by himself?" Ahsoka asked.

"Well, sir, ever since that mission three moon rotations ago, General Kenobi has not been allowing the Commander out of his sight," Rex answered.

"Why?"

"They were one of the few that came back alive," Rex sighed, "something on that mission meant that when General Kenobi rescued Cody from Maul and Count Dooku, he became protective of the clone. The medics are saying it is a coping mechanism."

"Does Skyguy know of this, Rex?"

"The General has tried to help," Rex stated, "but he was thrown against the wall, sir."

"Obi-Wan lashed out?" Ahsoka gasped.

"Yes, sir," Rex nodded, "but he seems to be getting better now, the medics say."

"That's good, at least."

-----

"Execute order 66."

Cody's mind shut down as he sent the message out to all the rest of the Commanders. He and his men all raised their blaster to Obi-Wan.

Obi-Wan chuckled, startling his men, "so this is what they meant," he chuckled. He let his lightsaber fall to the floor before sending out a wave of the Force, knocking all the blasters from his men's hands. "You've been ordered to kill the Jedi, am I correct, Cody?"

Cody's eyes narrowed, his brain starting to kick in again, "that is correct."

"Then why were you aiming at me?" Obi-Wan asked, his back still facing the Commander.

Cody spluttered, "excuse me, sir?"

"I will repeat it only once," Obi-Wan stated, before turning to stare the clone in the eye, a loud growl of words leaving his mouth, "why were you aiming at me?!"

Cody's eyes widened as he took in the dancing flame of Sith red over the once blue eyes. "I'm sorry sir, I don't know what overtook us," Cody apologised.

Obi-Wan smirked, before reaching out with the Force to find the chip in their head, "I knew this would come, but I could not risk removing these until now," Obi-Wan smiled as he slowly disabled the chips in the clones heads.

Cody groaned, clutching his head, "s-sir?" He asked, his eyes clenched in pain.

"I got you, Cody," Obi-Wan whispered as he moved to crouch next to the disoriented clone.

"Wh-what happened?" Cody asked before he finally took in the colour of his General's eyes.

"I knew the day would come where you would be forced to kill the Jedi, I was warned," Obi-Wan whispered, lifting the clones helmet off so he could stroke the man's cheek. "I chose this, to fall, to save you," he whispered.

"But-but, you loved being a Jedi," Cody stuttered, confused.

"I don't love it enough to kill you," Obi-Wan whispered again.

"The-the Co-Code?" Cody stuttered, vaguely hearing the rest of his vode coming back to themselves.

"Doesn't matter anymore," Obi-Wan soothed, his thumb brushing away the fallen tear, "the Jedi are gone, and I have you."

"How long?" Cody choked out.

"Ever since that mission," Obi-Wan stated, getting Cody and himself to their feet, "I agreed to fall to protect you."

"Why?"

"Tell me, my friend, have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" Obi-Wan asked.

"No?"

Obi-Wan smirked as he pulled the confused Clone Commander into him.

The clones of the 212th were confused as they watched the Commander and General dance silently. Well, the General dancing, and a very confused Martial Commander being dragged around in a dance-like way. Some clones sighed as they swapped coins and contraband with each other. Many were sure that they'd somehow woken up in another dimension.

This was added to when they saw the fire-red dancing in the General's eyes.

"Now, I think it is best if we pay a visit to the 501st before Anakin does something stupid," Obi-Wan smiled before quickly barking orders for everyone to set off for Coruscant.

-----

"Ah, Commander, I was wondering when you would join us," Palpatine stated, "I trust your Jedi went down no problem?"

"There was no Jedi present," Cody replied simply.

It was at that moment, Palpatine realised the second figure to walk through the door, face covered by a cloak, "hello there."

"I thought you said no Jedi were present!" Palpatine hissed, his lightsaber coming to hand.

The red guards all raised their weapons to the hooded Obi-Wan, with the 212th all raising their blasters towards the guards.

There was a tense moment before Obi-Wan stepped between the two groups. He chuckled darkly, "I am no Jedi."

Palpatine could not help his jaw from dropping when he saw what he thought was the Jedi Master's eyes. "It seems we got off on the wrong footing."

"No, I assure you, we didn't," Obi-Wan growled, "your ex-apprentices warned me about what was coming, and we decided that I should fall instead of Anakin."

"That's why I could never get him near me," Palpatine growled.

"Anakin's weakminded and a fool," Obi-Wan scoffed, "anyone could have controlled him."

"You changed how my plan would play out," Palpatine growled.

"Of course," Obi-Wan purred, "after all, there is limited entertainment being a dark side user in the Jedi's side."

Palpatine narrowed his eyes, seeing the two groups still with raised weapons, "stand down!" He ordered, watching as the red guards stood down while the 212th ignored the order. "What did you do to them?" Palpatine hissed.

"I disabled that chip in their heads," Obi-Wan grinned, "I could not go through all this effort just to lose them as they become flesh-covered droids."

"How attached you seemed to have become," Palpatine grinned.

"That's where you're wrong," Obi-Wan growled, he charged forwards, slamming the Sith Lord into the window, "I already was."

Palpatine didn't know what was happening until it hit him in the face, literally. He felt a blow to the face before he fell into the world of black.

"Cody, send a message to Anakin," Obi-Wan ordered, "end it with 'and do tell the Senator I said hello there,' that should be close enough."

"On it, sir."

"You, lead red guard!" Obi-Wan barked, "tell every clone I'm the one with finite control over everyone!"

"Y-yes, sir, right away!" The guard started to stutter before going stiff-lipped.

"Send a message that any Jedi spotted will not be killed," Obi-Wan ordered.

"Sedate them?"

"Only if they get aggressive," Obi-Wan stated, "order 66 is deactivated."

The order went out, a galactic-wide broadcast before all the red guard dropped to the floor, clutching at their heads.

"Fox, are you with me?" Obi-Wan asked, lifting the mask from the leaders head.

"Wh-what happened, sir?" Fox groaned as he watched Cody approach Obi-Wan.

"That aruetii happened," Obi-Wan spat, "ordered the GAR to open fire on any Jedi."

That brought Fox's attention to him fully, the clone gasping at the eye colour of the Jedi Master, "wh-what?" He asked, scrambling away, "Cody, what is going on?"

"The General," Cody started, before correcting himself at Obi-Wan's cough, "Obi-Wan, agreed to fall so that he could save us, stopping General Skywalker from falling and killing the galaxy."

"Killing the galaxy?" Fox gasped.

"Bring the end of the Jedi, the rule of the Republic and bring forth a new Empire powered by enslaved mindless clones," Obi-Wan stated, moving to stand side by side with Cody, using the force to pull the clone gently to his feet.

"How did you know?"

Obi-Wan grinned, glancing over at Cody, "some rather strange meetings happened during that one mission."

"What did happen during that meeting?" Rex asked as he stepped into the room, Anakin not far behind him.

"I was forced and agreed to fall to save Cody's life and that of the galaxy," Obi-Wan stated before turning to face everyone that entered the room, "hello there."

"You traitor!" Anakin growled, seeing the glowing red eyes in who he once thought to be the lightest Jedi. He ignited his lightsaber, holding it towards Obi-Wan on an unsteady arm.

"You do not want to do this," Cody growled, levelling his blaster along with the red guard and 212th on Anakin.

Obi-Wan rested on hand on Cody's shoulder before using the other to push the blaster down, "at ease, Cody, he won't hurt me, not when he realises the bigger picture."

Cody looked up, his face filled with uncertainty before nodding, his finger moving away from the trigger. "Lower your weapons, let General Ken-" Cody started before coughing when he realised he did it again from the look Obi-Wan was giving him, "Obi-Wan talk to General Skywalker."

"Since when does he call you Obi-Wan?" Anakin asked, lowering his still active weapon.

"Since I told him to," Obi-Wan grinned.

"That's rather attached of you," Anakin stated through squinted eyes.

"No code to hold me back, not like it mattered before, anyway," Obi-Wan grinned again.

"How many Jedi are left?" Anakin asked.

"Double digits," Obi-Wan shrugged, "now, we must be going, come along Cody." He stated before guiding Cody out the door.

Rex grumbled as he reached into his pocket to give Anakin his dessert rations.

"Knew it," Anakin grinned, "now, we have a lot of messages to send out to explain all of this."

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