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Anakin frowned as Ahsoka spared with Marsh. Marsh was the Jedi General of the 751st Clone Legion, she always wore an environmental space suit, and only the Council had seen her face. Marsh was the youngest Knight in the history of the order, knighted at 17 roughly a year before the war started.

"What do you know about Marsh?" Asked Obi-Wan, jerking Anakin from his thoughts.

"I know she's the youngest knight in the Order," Said Anakin, slowly, "I know that she's complained about being restricted by her space suit."

Obi-Wan nodded, as Master Plo and Mace entered the room. Marsh turned and glanced at them, giving Ahsoka an opportunity to end the spar. The damaged vocaliser of Marsh's suit let out a garbled scream, as air rushed out of the suit.

"Padawan!" Yelled Master Windu, as Plo slammed his fist against a comm panel.

"Quarantine the ship, we have an airborne virus outbreak!" Commanded Plo, as Obi-Wan rushed to Marsh's side, "There's no point, Obi-Wan, the virus has already gone through the ventilation shafts."

"*/Sol! We have to get to Sol/*" Said Marsh, getting frowns from the Council member, "*/It's the only planet with the same Virus, it'd provide us with a place for the ships to land./*"

Mace nodded, turning to Plo, "Tell the bridge to take us to Sol."

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Javi's hand rested on his lightsaber as he watched three ships land just outside of Richmond.

"Any idea who they are?" Javi looked at Michonne, who frowned.

"What can you sense from them?" Answered Michonne, crossing her arms.

"Something familiar." Responded Javi, spotting Lee walk towards the gates, followed by Jane and Ava.

Meanwhile, Marsh led the other Jedi and their commanders out of the ship. Stopping, Marsh started undoing the fastenings on her suit.

"Whoa, what are you doing?" Demanded Ahsoka, as Marsh continued to undo the suit.

"*/The entire ship is contaminated with a rudimentary form of the Black Wing Virus./*" Said Marsh, "*/I told the Council, Chancellor and GAR higher ups about it, which is the reason for the suit. However, since we're all already infected./*"

Marsh's suit opened, allowing her to step out. The Twenty-two-year-old woman looked at them, "The suit would only hold me down."

"Wait," Ahsoka held up a hand, "You're human?"

"The last time I checked." Answered Marsh, folding her arms after retrieving her lightsabers from her belt, "I'm assuming you thought I was a non-Oxygen breathing species."

Ahsoka nodded, getting a laugh from Marsh, making the woman stick her hand out, "My name's Clementine. And we're about to be interrogated."

Anakin shared a brief alarmed look with Obi-Wan as three Jedi approached their group. They were human, a dark-skinned man with tied back dreadlocks, a bald tanned woman and a white woman with short red hair.

"Hey there." Said the man, looking over at them, "Y'all friendly?"

Before Anakin or Obi-Wan could respond, Marsh pushed past them, "Yeah, Lee. We're friendly."

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"We thought you were dead." Anakin frowned as the bald woman, Ava, spoke with Marsh, "We went to Ericson's, after you told us about those supplies going missing, and they said you were gone."

Clementine let out a snort, "The less said about that the better."

"I'm sorry." Obi-Wan interjected, while Plo and Mace spoke with some of the residents, "What is Ericson's?"

"It's a group of survivors a few hundred miles from here," Answered Lee, "Clem used to lead them."

"It was before I went to Coruscant and tried to get the Senate to help." Supplied Clementine, looking up at them, "Obviously, they didn't see the benefit for them."

"I'm sure the Chancellor-" Anakin was cut off by the bitter laugh from Marsh.

"Wow, you're really sucking Sheev's dick, aren't you?"

"Marsh." Reprimanded Obi-Wan, giving her a disapproving look, "That is hardly fair."

"What's hardly fair is the Order abandoning a planet because one of their ships released a fucking virus that had the dead walking." Snapped Clementine, glaring at Obi-Wan, "I've been to the Council, the Chancellor, even that Delegation Skywalker's wife is part of!"

Obi-Wan glanced at Anakin, before looking at Clementine as she took a calming breath, "Sol has been left to rot, both the Republic and Separatists have declined to aid it and now everyone's stuck here."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Demanded Anakin, making Clementine glare at him.

"When your Padawan cut that pipe, she released the contaminated air I'd been filtering so it wouldn't infect everyone around me," Explained Clementine, "and, because of all those officers and visitors, several thousand more have been infected, with those already dead just standing up and tearing chunks out of their brothers."

Anakin stared at her.

"You're all infected," Finished Clementine, "meaning you can't leave."

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Yoda frowned at Mace's hologram, Obi-Wan and Anakin flanking him.

"Surely," Said Chancellor Palpatine, concerned, "there's been some mistake."

"We all been checked dozens of times, Chancellor." Said Anakin, looking at them, "All of us have tested positive for the Wildfire Virus."

"Surely a cure must be available." Pressed Senator Amidala, looking between the Jedi, "I've spoke with Clementine before, she gives her expended oxygen tanks to the Medical Corps, they must have come up with something."

"Unfortunately not." Answered Obi-Wan, "Knight Marsh has made her frustrations known. I suppose not wearing that modified space suit has allowed her a piece of freedom."

"On Sol, how many Jedi, there are?" Asked Yoda, looking around the masters.

"At least a hundred." Answered Mace, "They tend to hang around groups, or watch from a distance. Knight's Garcia and Everett have also encountered Jedi that have fallen. Knight Marsh took one out back when she was a Padawan."

"They would help with the war effort." Said Palpatine, as Knight Marsh appeared, "Hello, I don't believe we've been introduced."

Marsh gave him a flat look, before looking at Senator Amidala, "Padmé, we have one of your aides."

"Which one?"

"That Gungan." Responded Marsh, "He's wandered off, but we're not too worried."

"Jar-Jar can be…distractible." Sighed Padmé, looking down, before looking back at Clementine, "I'm going to apply some pressure on the Medical Corps, Clementine, try and get them to spit out a vaccine at the very least."

"That's good to hear." Responded Marsh, "But, please don't get your hopes up. They've had those samples for nearly four years. That could mean they've just sat on them or there isn't a possible cure."

Padmé froze, before giving Clementine a hopeful smile, "I'll remain optimistic."

Marsh shrugged, before looking at Anakin, "Ahsoka's taken a small squad towards the Ericson's community."

Anakin nodded, making Clementine turn and leave. Palpatine scowled as the insolent Jedi vanished from view, being careful not to blow his cover.

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Ahsoka turned Clementine's lightsabers over in her hands, Clementine had offered a Concordance of Fealty, which she'd accepted.

"Commander." Rex got Ahsoka's attention, "I sent Vaughn and Striker ahead. They missed the last few check-ins."

"Something's wrong." Frowned Ahsoka, getting up from the rock she was sitting on, "Do you think those 'Walkers' got them?"

"I hope not." Responded Rex, "But, I'll tell the others to prepare for that possibility."

Ahsoka nodded, before looking at the speeders that'd been loaned to them.

Meanwhile, above them, Violet stared down at the Togruta and humans, glancing at James and Minerva across from her. She held up three fingers and counted down, as soon as her countdown ended, the three dropped down and ignited their lightsabers.

The Togruta spun around, pulling two familiar looking lightsabers from her belt, the purple and yellow blades climbing up out of the hilts.

"Where did you get those?!" Demanded Violet, glaring at the Togruta.

"What's it to you?" Retorted the Togruta, as Minerva and James non-lethally taking out the soldiers.

Violet scowled, before rushing forwards. James and Minerva rushed toward the Togruta, who quickly found herself on the ground.

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Louis looked up as Violet and the others arrived with some speeder transports. Violet strode up to him, holding two lightsabers out for him.

"There's another Jedi?" Asked Louis, as Violet pushed the lightsabers into his chest.

"Look at them."

Looking down, Louis froze. He'd recognize the lightsabers anywhere, looking up at Violet, "Th-these are…"

"It's bad enough we killed her, when she was innocent," Violet threw a glare at the Togruta, "she looted her corpse."

Louis dropped down onto a step, swallowing, "Has, has AJ seen them?"

"No." Violet shook her head, "But we're gonna have to talk about it at dinner."

Louis swallowed, but nodded, "I'm, I'm going to the office." Without another word, Louis walked away.

Violet sighed, before going back to the transport and leading the soldiers to their cells.

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Clementine frown, looking at the destroyed blasters.

"Whoever did this," Said Clementine, looking at Plo and Obi-Wan, "didn't want to kill them."

"Could it be a group from Ericson's?" Asked Obi-Wan, frowning.

"I'm not sure." Answered Clementine, "But, we're close by, so we can ask them ourselves."

Obi-Wan nodded, as the three returned to their speeder bikes and taking off.

"What can you tell us about them?" Asked Plo, glancing at Clementine's back.

"They're stubborn, and very wary of outsiders." Answered Clementine, "I led them for a while, before we got…separated."

Plo exchanged a glance with Obi-Wan, as they rode towards the community.

Stopping a few yards away from Ericson's front gate, Clementine dismounted her bike and pulled her hood up over her head. Plo and Obi-Wan followed her, stopping at the gate.

"Hold it!" Yelled a voice. A dark-skinned boy with an afro aimed a blaster at them, "Who are you and what do you want?"

"We're looking for a group," Answered Obi-Wan, "A Togruta and about twenty identical men."

"What make you think they're here?"

"We can sense them." Answered Plo, looking up, "You can either open the gates for us, or we can tear it from its mounts."

The boy glared at them, before waving his hand and opening the gates. The three Jedi walked through the gate, Clementine leading them to the eating area. She heard everyone arguing, freezing when she heard her name tossed into the mix.

"Why are you acting so upset?" Yelled Ruby, "We all agreed to kill Clementine, we all felt like shit when we found oud we were wrong. Did you really think people wouldn't loot her grave?"

Clementine saw Louis, his face in his hands, her lightsabers in front of him, and a little girl in the seat next to him. Holding her hand out, the two lightsabers shook before they flew into her hand.

"Hey!" Yelled Violet, igniting her lightsaber, the blue blade lighting up the area, "Those don't belong to you!"

Clementine frowned at her, before igniting her own saber, the purple blade springing to life. Clementine shook off her cloak and adjusted her stance.

"C-Clementine?" Whispered Violet, lowering her lightsaber, "You're alive."

"If you're gonna try and kill me, then have the decency to make sure I'm dead." Growled Clementine, glaring at Violet.