I drew Cody playing the guitar đ
*wheeze*
Did'ja know Anakin Skywalker was Married?
So Captain Reg finally proposed
And more importantly, what the kriff is this poll even about?
Rex would attempt to show off the backflip he was bragging about and almost break his neck doing so.
GAR talent show! Reblog with what you think everyone would do!! No wrong answers!
*dies laughing*
How many followers do you have now, crossy?
Oh, I never learned how to count
All I know is I'm #1
All I can imagine now is Echo climbing like Spiderman on the roof and Cid comes in with a broom and starts whacking him screaming âDARK AND BROODY, GET YOUR SPIDER OFF MY ROOF HEâS SCARING AWAY THE CUSTOMERSâ
Headcannon that Echo has upgraded his feet so they can become magnetized, because how else could he crouch like this and not fall?
Good to know your favourite reg is Cody @superiorsniper
Who is your favorite reg?
Commander Cody. Sure hope nothing bad happens to him
Chapter One: The Cadets
Rex woke up with a start and immediately knew something was wrong. He screwed his eyes shut and thought back to the night before. All he had done was sign some reports and pass out onto his bunk after feeling lightheaded. Nothing was wrong then. Something sure felt wrong now. He sat up, yawning and looked to the mirror at the other side of his quarters. And screamed. Jumping up, now wide awake, he stumbled over to the mirror and stared in terrified awe. The cadet in the mirror stared back. His blacks were now about 6 sizes too big and his short blond hair was now sitting around his shoulders. Just like he had it when he was a cadet. âNo, no, no, no, no!â He cried, unable to tear his gaze away from his new reflection.
The door to his quarters opened with a small whoosh and the General stood in the doorway, looking around worriedly.
âRex, are you okay-â Skywalker stared at Rex who was now very slightly panicking. âCadet, what are you doing in Captain Rexâs quarters, wait, no, what are you doing on the ship?â
Rex had to say something. He turned to the doorway hesitantly.
âSir, Iâm Rex.â He said, startled at how young his voice sounded. The General stared at the little blond child that was standing in oversized blacks in Rexâs quarters. Rex couldnât tell if the General believed him or not.
âWait, wha- how, thatâs-â Skywalker stuttered, visibly confused at the situation. âRex?!â
âYes, sir.â He replied, attempting to stand at attention, but only managing to look like he was trying to fix his posture. This is a dream, right? He thought furiously, staring at his now small hands. He looked in the mirror again. He looked eleven years old. He looked his physical age.
The Generalâs comlink started to aggressively beep at him. Not breaking eye contact with Rex, he answered the call. âSkywalker here.âÂ
âAnakin, something has happened to my troops.â General Kenobiâs voice came through urgently. âI need you to come to the Negotiator and bring Rex."
"Why?" General Skywalker asked, curiously. General Kenobi cleared his throat and said:
"It appears they have.....turned into children, somehow."
Skywalker looked at his comlink in a mixture of horror and panic. Rex sat down. So itâs not just me. He thought. Then immediately regretted it when Fives, fully grown, came sprinting down the hall, almost crashing into General Skywalker.Â
âSir, I canât find Echo or Rex!â He doubled over, panting. It was obvious he had run halfway across the Resolute looking for Skywalker when he couldnât get ahold of Rex. Looking into Rexâs quarters Fives froze, staring at him. Skywalker rolled his eyes and walked over to the end of the corridor, so he could take his call in peace. Fives barely noticed him.Â
âCa-Captain?â He asked cautiously.  Rex sighed.
âYes, Fives.â
Fives looked like he was going to pass out. Then he doubled over laughing.
"Fives!"
"S-sorry-" Fives gasped between cackles. Rex's comm started to aggressively beep from the other side of the room. He got up and immediately tripped on his oversized blacks, which caused Fives to fall to the ground wheezing. Rex rolled his eyes and answered the call.
"Captain!" A young voice yelled from the comlink, "Sir, you have to get to the barracks!âÂ
Fives stopped laughing. âEcho?!â He called crawling over to Rex and the comlink.Â
âFives! Iâm stuck in the vent!â Echo replied, panic growing. Rex sighed as Fives collapsed in a new fit of giggles.
âHow did you get in the vent?âÂ
âWell, I woke up as a cadet and panicked, so I climbed into the vent.â
âBut the vents are small enough for a cadet to fit into.â Rex replied, confused.
âYeah, but not for a fully grown clone!â Mumbled another voice.Â
âDonât tell me Hardcase got stuck in the vent again?â Rex asked already done with day, even though he only just woke up. Fives was now suffocating with the force of his own laughter. Rex ignored him.
âHardcase got stuck in the vent again.â Echo confirmed, âPlease help us.âÂ
âYep, Rex out.â
He turned to Fives, who was practically dying on the floor. âFives, stop laughing and go help your brothers.â He attempted to use his usually commanding tone, but that made Fives laugh harder. Sighing, Rex went over to his small closet, and pulled out a spare cadet uniform. It was regulation to keep at least one cadet uniform in the barracks, just in case a kid got on the ship. Again. Rex shoved Fives out of his quarters and changed.
It had been years since he had worn this uniform and he felt nostalgic, standing in the soft fabric. Grabbing one of his DC-17 blaster pistols, he opened the door and started to walk towards the barracks.
âOh, hell no.â Fives said, plucking the pistol from Rexâs grasp.Â
âHey!â He protested attempting to seize the blaster that Fives was holding above his head. âGive me the blaster, Fives!â He yelled, now trying to kick the other in the shin.
âUh uh uh, cadets canât have blasters.â Fives sung at him, obviously absolutely delighted at being able to tease his Captain with no real consequences. Well, not no consequences.
âFives,â Rex breathed in his most dangerous voice, âgive me the blaster, or youâll get so many demerits itâll seperate you from Echo.â It still worked.
âYes, sir.â Fives replied, handing it over.Â
The second they got to the barracks, Rex really wished he was fully grown and not for the first time today. Half the men were running around screaming, and the other half were kriffing cadets. This is really bad. Rex thought as he yelled, âEveryone calm down!â
The commotion stopped. Everyone was looking at Fives, like he was the one who yelled. Rex rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. âWhat is going on here? I take a break for, what five minutes, and all of you are screaming and running around like headless nunas!âÂ
All eyes were on him now as the men processed what was going on.Â
âCaptain, is, is that you?â Jesse whispered, uncertainly. Rex sighed again.
âYes, Jesse, it is me. Now what have you idiots done about Hardcase and Echo being stuck in the vent?â
âOh, absolutely nothing, sir.â Kosi piped up happily. âWe were just laughing our shebs off at him while he struggled.âÂ
You have got to be kidding me. Of course it was Kosi of all people who said that confidently. Rex could give him 100 demerits and he still would refuse to let it be a big deal.
âSo where are they.â Rex sighed. Kosi pointed over to the far corner where a pair of armoured legs could be seen, kicking around pointlessly.
âOh, great.â Rex muttered as Fives dissolved in laughter once more. âBanjo, Jesse, grab Hardcase's legs and see if you can manage to pull him out."
Banjo nodded and walked over to the vent instantly, while Jesse, still laughing, had to peel himself off of the floor. Rex rolled his eyes again and looked around. "Wait, where's Kix?"
And of the cadets put up his hand from the top of one of the bunks.Â
"I'm here, sir." He called, climbing down. Rex stared. He still had that intricate buzzcut, even as a cadet. The Kaminoans probably hated that.
"Kix, shouldn't you be in the medbay?"Â
Kix shrugged. I felt really lightheaded and couldn't concentrate, so Overflow said he could cover my shift." Overflow was the new medic that came in with Banjo, Clancy, Kosi and Vibe, and already he showed an impressive knack for knowing when troopers were tired.
"Any other cadets, follow me. We're going to the medbay to get this sorted out." Rex yelled over the laughter that had kicked up again.
About 40 cadets awkwardly waddled over, some had attempted to make their oversized blacks fit, but to no avail. Fives was still suffocating on the ground, Kix looked at him worriedly.Â
"Yo, you good?â One of the cadets asked, poking Fives. Â
"He won't be if you keep poking him, look,â another cadet said, kicking the suffering ARC.
"Cut it out, Clancy!" Banjo commanded from the vent.
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Rex would never live this down. Ever. The second him and the rest of the cadets filed into the medbay, Overflow was doubled over laughing. After a couple of stern looks and half a cantina of water, he managed to regain some composure.Â
"What happened?" He asked, completely in awe, as yet another cadet in oversized blacks stumbled into the room.Â
"I got no clue, mate." Clancy yelled over Rex's head. Overflow laughed, walking over to his batchmate. He shook his head, still chuckling, he said:Â
"Alright, first things first. We need to get you idiots some actual clothes."
Clancy's smile got even wider as he stared in awe at his older brother.
"You don't mean-" he started but was cut off by Overflow's comm.Â
"Overflow, why you got, like, 300 cadets in the medbay?" Rex knew that voice anywhere. His youngest batchmate.
"Those 300 cadets are troopers who got....shrunk."Â Â Overflow said, haltingly. Rex could practically hear the smile in his voice as he replied:
âCustom hoodies?â
âCustom hoodies.âÂ
Tax cheered and disconnected the call. Clancy was jumping and running around yelling:Â
âCUSTOM HOODIES!âÂ
Rex rolled his eyes. This was going to take a while.
*******
This fic is FILLED with OCâs, sorry đ. Iâm not gonna update this if it doesnât get attention, so yeah.
Edit: just some spelling and grammatical errors
itâs a crime that the only time we get to see Rex fly is in the Siege of Mandalore arc
so we know that Anakin taught Ahsoka how to hold her own against the clones in a fight which ultimately ended up saving her life right?
Well I raise you: Captain Rex didn't get formal pilot training (as mentioned in the Umbara Arc -> Krell: "Are your men pilots now?" Rex:"My men may not be pilots,..." doesn't directly say that Rex isn't trained, but would be a logical assumption, seeing as I don't think the Kaminoans would waste resources training a Captain who won't be piloting as a pilot) BUT Anakin taught him, which is why he can get on that ship and fly through the debris and save Ahsoka.
Anakin prepared both of them in such a way that they survived order 66.
Isnât them acting like they have their shit together every clone wars episode with these three disasters?
Them acting like they have their shit together