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     The complete absence of whatever forms they scanned was unsettling. No clankers moved that fast. Then again, they’d been known to pull complete surprises. 

     Fives scanned the area on his HUD again. “I’ve got nothing agai-” A small dot flashed upon his visor. “Hold up, got something.” The clone turned to the Commander. This was even more unnerving. “Should we investigate, Commander?”

“ Yes. ” It could be nothing, it could be everything. Lyra was trusted to check out what was happening on the planet and she was going to make sure she checked out every strange scan and reading. 

“ We have to. ”

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     “Alright.”

     Fives hesitantly inched towards the little dot. His nerves were on edge, after all, he wasn’t exactly sure what was going to happen when he got to it. As it neared, it came into a greater focus. “What the?”

     The clone knelt, lifting up the object. “Commander, what do you make of this?”

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fivc555:

     “That exactly.” Vibes nervously looked about, nearly expecting something drastic to occur. But when nothing occurred, his mind eased only slightly. “Perhaps. But if this was a trap and they Seppies were expecting us, something would’ve happened by now.”

     “Then again, they may not even know of our presence. After all, they wouldn’t be expecting only three, would they?” The clone tossed his hands up in a shrug. “Yet we can’t let our guard down.”

“ Maybe, but you’re right. We can’t get too comfortable. Let’s continue on and just be extra cautious. ” They may still be walking into a trap, just one that wasn’t an ambush from the moment they stepped planet-side. 

“ We’re nearing where the last scans showed the supposed herd. ” Something was wrong, something was off, and her hand instinctually gravitated towards her lightsaber.

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     The complete absence of whatever forms they scanned was unsettling. No clankers moved that fast. Then again, they’d been known to pull complete surprises. 

     Fives scanned the area on his HUD again. “I’ve got nothing agai-” A small dot flashed upon his visor. “Hold up, got something.” The clone turned to the Commander. This was even more unnerving. “Should we investigate, Commander?”

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    Even he was one to admit, though he wouldn’t say it, that the metaphor was not great. But then again, it was highly appropriate. “I’d think so. Too many minds attempted work on the same thing causes more trouble than not. I’ve seen my fair share of things on and off the battlefield.”

    “Well and not everyone around here exactly understands the science behind such things either.

    The ARC slowed his pace when he noticed the Padawan half-sprinting trying to keep up with him. “Not to worry, as I said it’s what I’m here to do.” Fives interrupted himself with a slight smile at her last words. “They don’t entirely design these places with ease of navigation in mind.”

        “You can say that again,” Rishyet agreed, finally able to catch her breath.   “I suppose it’s so that an invading force won’t be able to navigate it, but it’s still frustrating…”  She’d given up trying to keep track of all the turns awhile back.

        “You know, even if this is your job, I’m glad you’re nice about it.  Not everyone is.  So, thanks.  …I keep saying that, don’t I?  You must be getting tired of it.  Say, um, maybe we could grab dinner in the canteen?  Otherwise it’s just me by myself and a ration cube.  I… don’t have many friends.  Any, actually.”

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     “I guess when you like, or at least tolerate what you’re doing, it’s difficult to be not nice about it.” That as much was true. Or so Fives thought anyway. That was the most satisfying element, that of being able to help. Made it feel like he actually had a purpose.

     “Oh.” That was a bit of a downer. “I suppose I could join you. I would not want to be rude.” Admittedly the clone did have some work that needed to be attended to, but he also did not want to come off as a complete jerk. “And I could use a little nourishment.”

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fivc555:

     “Alright, Commander.” Fives took her lead and followed behind. The ARC stepped lightly, unfamiliar with his surroundings. The last thing he needed was to disturb any native wildlife or even worse. 

     As the trio crept along, the clone continued to make periodic scans. Nothing. Again. Weird. “Commander, I’m still not getting anything. You don’t think…” He paused.

“ That we may have walked into a trap? I’m beginning to fear that as well. ” Lyra looked up to where they came from, as if expecting to see Seperatist ships attacking or coming closer.  

“ Or we were sent in order to weaken the ranks. Perhaps they assumed we would be a bigger party. ”

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     “That exactly.” Vibes nervously looked about, nearly expecting something drastic to occur. But when nothing occurred, his mind eased only slightly. “Perhaps. But if this was a trap and they Seppies were expecting us, something would’ve happened by now.”

     “Then again, they may not even know of our presence. After all, they wouldn’t be expecting only three, would they?” The clone tossed his hands up in a shrug. “Yet we can’t let our guard down.”

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Slides Fives a packet of holiday-themed cookies.

“Well, thank you, Jaing.”

Pauses.

“Are these safe to consume?”

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fivc555:

     “Fair enough, Commander.” She had a valid point. The last thing they needed to be concerned about was being eaten alive by some bloody great beast. “Let’s roll.”

     The trip to the surface was of some discomfort to the ARC. Having taken a ride in a number of small craft piloted by his own General, Fives was less than keen on flying. Once on the surface, he breathed a quick sigh of relief before alighting from the ship.

     He made a quick scan, noting no current abnormalities on his HUD. “Which direction are we going from here, Commander? I’m not picking up anything at the moment.”

Lyra pulled up a copy of the scans from a datapad. “ Northeast from our position, towards what seems to be either a canyon or a river. ” The Padawan took a deep breath and started walking in that direction, fiddling with the settings on the datapad for more accurate measurements.

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     “Alright, Commander.” Fives took her lead and followed behind. The ARC stepped lightly, unfamiliar with his surroundings. The last thing he needed was to disturb any native wildlife or even worse. 

     As the trio crept along, the clone continued to make periodic scans. Nothing. Again. Weird. “Commander, I’m still not getting anything. You don’t think...” He paused.

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@fivc555

    Well, there it was. He was disposed to provide help again. Not that he’d say no.

    Fives signaled to the Padawan to tag along behind him. “It’s this way.” The ARC began the brisk walk to the lab. “Seems they trust you more with than what you say. Not everyone is allowed to work within the labs on base.”

        “Um, well, I really wouldn’t be able to do my work without access to the medical equipment, so it’s really more of a necessity…” she explained.  “But I can understand that… Even if everyone was being very careful when visiting, too many cooks in the kitchen can spoil the sauce, to use a bad metaphor.  But at the same time, chemistry and the like did originate in the kitchen, so maybe it’s appropriate after all?”

        She had to jog to keep up.  The clones were taller than the average human, and practically towered over Rishyet.  Though, that was true of almost everybody she met.  She got a surprising amount of exercise trying to keep up with tall people, especially for someone who wasn’t supposed to do much exercise at all.

        “Thanks for helping me again…  When I don’t have a map to memorize, I get all turned around…”

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     Even he was one to admit, though he wouldn’t say it, that the metaphor was not great. But then again, it was highly appropriate. “I’d think so. Too many minds attempted work on the same thing causes more trouble than not. I’ve seen my fair share of things on and off the battlefield.”

     “Well and not everyone around here exactly understands the science behind such things either.

     The ARC slowed his pace when he noticed the Padawan half-sprinting trying to keep up with him. “Not to worry, as I said it’s what I’m here to do.” Fives interrupted himself with a slight smile at her last words. “They don’t entirely design these places with ease of navigation in mind.”

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