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Cal felt his breath leave him as he was thrown against a wall,
"Ow. Kriffing hell,"
He opened his eyes and saw the surprised eyes of Kix,
"Huh?"
He shot up and looked around to see Nikki on the floor in a fetal position across the room from him. He immediately jumped over the two beds and wrapped his arms around her,
"Shhhhh...it was all fake,"
Nikki shook her head,
"N-No n-none of i-it was f-fake...so that m-means-"
"No. It does not. Stop that,"
Nikki felt a presence kneeling down near them and she opened her eyes to see Anakin's concerned eyes,
"Sora? Axel?"
The two turned to him and he let out a sigh,
"You two had all of us worried,"
Nikki frowned in confusion,
"Us?"
Kix crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes at the two,
"Yes. Us. General Skywalker, can you leave for a moment while I talk to them? I also want to know if Victory is alright,"
Anakin quickly nodded,
"Yeah...I'll call Rex,"
He left and Kix helped Nikki and Cal up,
"Alright, I want answers,"
Nikki sighed and sat down on the bed with Cal sitting closely next to her. Nikki glanced at Kix,
"So...you know?"
Kix narrowed his eyes at her,
"I would be ashamed as a doctor if I didn't."
Nikki slowly nodded her head and Cal wrapped his arm around her. Kix narrowed his eyes at their close proximity and pointed a scalpel at Cal,
"Who are you? Get that arm off my sister,"
Cal immediately raised his arm in defense,
"Alri-"
Nikki poked a finger at Kix,
"Hey! Turn off that over-protective intuition vod. He's practically my twin,"
Kix frowned in confusion,
"He's like twice your age, Vod'ika,"
Nikki rolled her eyes and slapped Kix's shoulder,
"You Di'kut-"
"Hey! Don't call me a fool-"
"We already went over this when I was younger. I age much slower because of the time difference,"
Kix frowned in realization and took a step back,
"H-How old are you?"
Nikki looked down and Cal put a hand on her shoulder,
"Twenty-Two,"
Kix gasped and shook his head,
"W-We never got you home?"
Nikki chuckled lowly and shook her head,
"Nope. Haven't been home since the first time I got my first lightsaber,"
Kix ran a hand through his short hair,
"I-I'm sorry...I...I never thought that we wouldn't be able to get you home,"
Cal sighed and squeezed her shoulder,
"We went searching again...we were in hyperspace when something happened. One minute we were talking about something...the next we were surrounded by a green light outside our ship. That was when we crash-landed on Axalon. Then we learned that we were thrown back in time."
Kix frowned,
"But how is that possible?"
The two shrugged,
"We don't know,"
Nikki looked at Kix,
"Where is Yoda? I assumed he would be here,"
Kix winced,
"Well...a bit after we got you two stabilized...Yoda was called by General Kenobi...Nikki and a padawan called Cal Kestis fainted and they were not waking up. They wanted Yoda to help because no one in the Hall of Healing could figure out what happened."
Nikki immediately shot up from the bed with Cal,
"Holy shit,"
Kix stumbled back from how quick they were,
"What?"
Nikki shook her head,
"I...Oh my fucking god. They were affected because of us,"
Kix frowned,
"What?"
Cal shook his head,
"Kix. Nikki and I have a very strong force connection. That's why I was effected after she fainted. That's why I was pulled into her mind during her visions. When we were growing up after...after something happened...we would sometimes share visions. It is possible that Nikki and Cal of this time were effected because Nikki and I were."
Kix's eyes widened in shock,
"So that's why you two were talking in creepy sync?"
The two frowned in confusion,
"Sync?"
Kix nodded,
"Yeah...you were saying 'I am one with the force and the force is with me' a lot. Then you talked in this weird chant...I think Anakin might remember what you two said,"
Nikki frowned in confusion and knew that Cal was also confused,
"Huh...okay,"
Kix nodded and put a hand on her shoulder,
"Does anything hurt right now?"
Nikki shook her head,
"No...my head kinda hurts still,"
Kix sighed and nodded,
"Alright...do you know what happened?"
Nikki shook her head,
"No...I have no clue how we got there,"
Kix frowned,
"Where?"
Cal sighed and Kix glanced at him,
"We were stuck somewhere...I...I think we were in her mind,"
Kix frowned as Nikki wouldn't catch his eyes,
"Nikki?"
"I...I couldn't move...I felt like I was trapped...I was...I was trapped in my own mind Kix..and I don't think I would have found a way out if Cal didn't show up to ground me."
Kix brought a shock blanket around their shoulders,
"Okay. What is the last thing you remember before fainting?"
Nikki frowned as she thought,
"I...I think I was on Dathomir...I was on Dathomir...With the Bad Batch...I was looking for someone...we didn't find that person and we left...uh...I remember I talked to someone and was leaving...then the next thing I know...I was trapped."
Kix frowned and nodded,
"Alright...Hunter told us that you two were hit by a green light but it didn't affect either of you...I think you were under a spell...and Master Yoda thinks that is what happened too,"
Nikki nodded and Anakin came back in with a soft smile,
"Nikki is awake and so is Cal...They are shaken up by a vision they shared but they will be alright. How are you two doing?"
Nikki and Cal shared a quick look but smiled at him,
"All good now,"
Anakin nodded and put his hand on their shoulders,
"Good, I can't lose my best co-gens,"
Nikki laughed and smiled at him,
"You won't,"
Anakin nodded and sighed,
"Why didn't you tell me you were going on a mission?"
Nikki glanced around and shrugged,
"I'm not a hundred percent sure...I think it was supposed to be an extremely subtle mission or secretive...I don't really remember all the details now...how did you know?"
"Chancellor Palpatine asked me to check on you because you were supposed to report back to him as soon as you landed,"
Nikki frowned,
"Huh...I thought I did,"
Anakin patted her shoulder,
"I'll tell him that you will report to him again another time. Get some rest, kid,"
Nikki narrowed her eyes at him,
"We are literally almost the same age!"
Anakin laughed and winked at her,
"In my mind, you are a kid,"
Nikki rolled her eyes,
"Whatever, Skywalker."
Anakin chuckled,
"When you are free to go, you should come outside, the Bad Batch have been waiting very long for you two to wake up. I think they really like you two,"
The two nodded and Nikki turned to Kix when Anakin left the room again,
"Kix. We need your help,"
Kix nodded,
"What do you need?"
Cal smirked,
"How do you feel about making medical history by developing a Vaccine?"
Kix frowned,
"A Vaccine? For what?"
Nikki smiled nervously at him,
"Uh...for the good of the universe?"
Kix crossed his arms,
"What are you two planning?"
"Kix, Nikki and I are from the future....we can't really explain everything that happens....but it's about the Inhibitor Chip,"
Kix stood up straighter,
"The one Fives found?"
As soon as the two nodded, he walked over to a data-pad,
"As soon as Fives died in that accident that you told us about, I started investigating the Chip. I had a bad feeling and if you taught me one thing, Vod'Ika it was to trust my instincts. I haven't found anything yet, but I got a bit more familiar with our programming,"
Nikki's eyes widened,
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Kix sighed and looked at her,
"I thought you would have thought I was going insane,"
Nikki's eyes softened and she pulled him into a hug,
"I would never, vod...I'm sorry...you should tell younger me,"
Kix sighed and nodded,
"Alright, I will...now. What was this about a Vaccine?"
Cal smiled and stood up next to Nikki,
"So, when you were distracted by Wrecker a few weeks ago, we were actually in the Medbay taking out Crosshair's Inhibitor Chip so Tech and Echo can start looking into a way to get rid of it's affects."
Kix narrowed his eyes,
"You mean to tell me. You used my equipment WITHOUT telling me?"
Nikki winced,
"Love you?"
Kix sighed,
"Go talk to your squad, get outta here for a few,"
Nikki chuckled and hugged him,
"See ya later, Vod,"
Kix rolled his eyes,
"Get me some Caf when you come back,"
Nikki chuckled and nodded,
"I will,"
They left the room and were immediately pulled into a big hug by Wrecker, he lifted the two in the air as they yelped,
"Wrecker! They just woke up let them down!"
Wrecker grumbled at Tech, and Nikki chuckled and patted his shoulder,
"We missed you too, Wrecker,"
Wrecker smiled and Hunter immediately put his hand on her shoulder,
"You okay, kid?"
Nikki nodded,
"Yeah...I am now, are you okay?"
Hunter nodded,
"Yeah,"
Tech stared at Cal,
"We thought you were on a mission, I did not find anything about you leaving with Jedi Master Plo Koon, was it a secret?"
Cal shook his head,
"No. I never was deployed. Master Plo did ask if I wanted to go with him, but then it was decided that there was no need,"
Crosshair crossed his arms,
"Hm...Why would the Chancellor say that you were?"
Cal and Nikki shared a look and turned back to the group,
"We don't know. But from now on, I will only take you guys with me where I go. No matter what I am told to do, you are going with me I swear on my life. So if you are ever told something else, you are to find me,"
Hunter nodded,
"Understood, general,"
Nikki sighed,
"I should have commed you, I'm sorry, Ax,"
Cal shook his head,
"It's okay, we know better now,"
Echo nodded,
"Sir, can I go visit Commander Victory? I am unsure if you heard yet but she also fainted...she's my Vod'Ika,"
Nikki felt really weird talking about her younger self, Cal smiled and nodded
"Yes, of course you can. Give her my regards please,"
Echo immediately walked away after saluting. He was quick to get to the Healing Hall and walked in to Find Rex, Jesse, Cody, and Ahsoka waiting in the hall,
"Commander Tano,"
Ahsoka smiled at him and pulled him into a hug,
"Echo, stop calling me Commander, I'm only an informant now,"
Echo smirked,
"Sure thing. Commander,"
Rex chuckled,
"You will always be our Commander, Commander Tano,"
Ahsoka sighed and crossed her arms,
"I just hope Vick is okay...Anakin just went in to talk to Obi-Wan and the other Master,"
Cody frowned,
"Other Master? I didn't see another Master,"
Ahsoka nodded,
"Yeah...apparently another Padawan collapsed when Vick did...I hope it's not contagious...I carried her over here from my house,"
Rex frowned,
"You didn't mention another Padawan,"
Ahsoka shrugged,
"His name is Cal Kestis...do you know him?"
Jesse nodded,
"I know of him. Victory has done a few missions with him. Apparently, they have a big bond, that's what I heard from General Kenobi,"
Cody nodded,
"Yes, they do. They work very well together for Jedi. I remember the first mission we had with them. Victory and Commander Kestis blew up a factory by themselves while escaping Ventress,"
Ahsoka slowly nodded,
"Vick didn't tell me,"
Echo shrugged,
"So, we don't know what is going on?"
They nodded. Echo groaned,
"This is just like Axel and Sora,"
Ahsoka frowned in confusion,
"Who?"
Echo chuckled,
"Oh yeah you never met them, Ahsoka. Axel and Sora are two Jedi from the planet Attalon, they grew up there alone and abandoned. They just got admitted into the Order a few months ago. General Sora is the co-general for the 501st and General Axel is my General for Clone Force 99,"
Ahsoka frowned in confusion,
"Why haven't I heard of them?"
They shrugged. Cody crossed his arms,
"What happened to them?"
Echo shrugged,
"We are still trying to figure it out. Sora collapsed a few hours ago and Axel collapsed a few minutes after she did. Earlier today General Sora took us to Dathomir for a mission that failed, we didn't get the info we wanted. Hunter knocked her out of the way of this green spell some witch sent to her and I guess it did hit her. That's our theory at least,"
Ahsoka tilted her head,
"Why would Axel collapse after her?"
Jesse smirked,
"Those two have a strong force bond. Axel says it's probably because they spent their entire lives alone with only the other,"
Ahsoka shrugged,
"Yeah, I guess so...never really thought of that."
Obi-Wan left the room with a sigh,
"Nikki will be alright along with Cal,"
Ahsoka sighed in relief,
"Do we know what caused it?"
Obi-Wan shook his head,
"No, we don't. Nikki said that she was shown visions but could not make any of it out. Cal said the same thing...so we have to keep a close eye on them for the next few rotations. Master Yoda believes that they were overwhelmed by visions which caused them to faint,"
Ahsoka nodded,
"Okay...can you ask her to call me later?"
Obi-Wan smiled softly at her,
"Ahsoka, you can stay-"
Ahsoka shook her head,
"No, it's okay...just let her know, please,"
Obi-Wan sighed and nodded,
"Alright,"
Ahsoka left after getting R5-D4 from the hangar where he moved to catch up with R2-D2.
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