Aru'e

The second attempt

I turned to face him and sat next to him. He sighed heavily and looked up at the ceiling  before speaking.

"I want you to be part of this squad," Hunter said.

"Well I told you I didn't want any part of this shit show," I firmly said.

"I know that, but this is me asking you instead of making you," Hunter rubbed his temple tiredly. "I've been ordered to make you part of this squad, whether you like it or not."

"Well I don't like it," I stubbornly said.

"Then you understand that I gave you an easy way out of this? You could just play along and join the empire?" Hunter's emotions were doubt and guilt. "You understand that I'd have to send you to imperial reconditioning?"

I froze at his words.

Even in my fevered and delirious state, I could still tell how serious this was.

Reconditioning.

The word a clone always dreaded to hear.

"What would that entail?" I quietly asked.

"You keep your memories. It's different from the Kaminoan reconditioning in that sense," Hunter said just as quietly.

I was stuck, torn between a terrible choice and a shitty choice.

I could choose to go against my morales and willingly join the empire, to kill innocents, or I could be stubborn and face whatever horrors they had in store for me.

"I will never willingly join the empire," I whispered, my mind made up.

Hunter shook his head. "You stupid rebel."

Wrecker got up sadly and left the room, Tech following behind him. Hunter shot me a disappointed look before going after them.

I rocked myself back and forth, and wondering what I had gotten myself into. I wanted to go home. I wanted to hear Echo's annoying snoring, and be lectured by Rex for being too reckless.

I missed them.

I missed my home.

I was growing drowsy as whatever Tech gave me kicked in. My eyes slowly drooped shut and I fell asleep.

A was woken by the door sliding open and two stormtroopers waking in. They stood there sinisterly.

"The kark ya want?" I closed my eyes again.

"Amita?" The one on the left asked. 

"Yeah that's me. Now kriff off," I responded.

The one on the right chuckled.

"What's so funny?" I glared at the one that laughed.

They both took off their helmets, revealing Echo and Rex.

"You- you guys came for me?" I stood up, wobbling.

"Woah," Echo sturdied me. "What happened to you?"

"Got bitten by a snake!" I bragged. "I'm poisoned!"

"What?" Rex exclaimed. "How did that happen?"

"Oh they were testing me on some planet," I waved my hand, the motion throwing me off balance so I fell onto Rex. "I'm fine though."

"I don't think you are," Rex heaved me back into my feet.

"Nah, I'm totally fine," I poked his nose. 

"Let's go before anyone finds the bodies we took the armour from," Echo chimed in.

"Good idea," Rex nodded and put his helmet back on. "Amita, pretend we're transporting you somewhere."