Alpha-13 Ember

'' "I hesitated for a moment when I recieved Order 66 because the last thing I expected was a Jedi coup. Did I feel betrayed? You bet. I thought of all the men that died under General Tallan's command, but I knew immediately that they were not his fault. He and General Valena did their best to keep all of us standing and I have no grudge over that. To tell you the truth, I half expected a thing like Order 66 to occur. I never trusted the Chancellor and I knew now that I was right. Whether orders command me or not, my true leader is not the Chancellor or the Jedi, but my heart. I will not and I can not kill the Jedi in cold blood". ''

 -Alpha 13 Ember 

Born in 32 BBY, A13 Ember was an Alpha-Class ARC commander of the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars, the Galaxy-wide war between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Ember was in command of Blue Talon Legion and later the 5th Elite Sector Army. His Jedi Generals were Kaja Tallan and the Togruta padawan, Adhektara Valena. He was a motivated, honest and strong soldier, though he had an emotional side to him as well, especially concerning the choice of duty or love. This hampered his ability to follow orders in his life, though he tried to do his best. Ember had many brothers, but his best comrades in arms were Commanders Kane, Storm, Buckler, Niner, Boltshot, Torrent and Blade.

Clone Training and joining the Grand Army of the Republic
"You will become a great soldier, Ember"

"Are you sure, sir?"

"Positive"

-Jango and A-13 Ember on Kamino, the night before his final test-

Born as an Alpha class Advanced Recon Commando, an elite clone of Jango Fett, Alpha 13 Ember went through an intense training regimen that encompassed training of ingenuity, fighting in adverse situations, and survival. After years and years, Ember graduated from the Arc training facility in 25 BBY along with his squad, which included Buckler, Niner, Blade, Torrent and Boltshot. Shortly afterwards, the ARC Troopers were put into stasis and remained that way for many years until 22 BBY, a few months after the Battle of Geonosis, when the Separatist army under the Merai, a Quarren leader, attacked Kamino. The ARC Troopers were unleashed and kicked the Seppies off the planet, though a great number of alpha ARC troopers were killed during the battle, including the head of the Alpha Arc troopers, Alpha-01 Blackout.

Soon afterward, the ARC Troopers were augmented into the GAR army and were given positions of prestige. Ember and 13 other ARC troopers were assigned to the jedi general, Kaja Tallan's command.

Ember was hesitant of working with jedi, since he had heard that his teacher, Jango Fett was killed by them. However, he later understood that the Jedi acted in defense which was justifiable. Ember would form a good relationship with the Jedi in the years to come.

The Second Campaign on Ryloth
A couple months later, it came to the Republic's attention that senator Orn Free Taa of the planet, Ryloth had been kidnapped and that the planet had turned entirely silent. the few remainin g Republic troops on the planet had disappeared and there was no sign of civilians as well.

Boarding their new flagship, the Indomidable, Ember, Jedi generals Tallan and Valena, and the Blue Talon Legion set out for Ryloth along with 8 pelta-class cruisers, and six other star destroyers. Before long, Ember's fleet was able to smash through the Separatist blockade, though a number of fighters were destroyed.

Into the Maw
Now knowing that the Separatist army had captured all of Ryloth, Ember and the jedi decided to tread carefully by firstly sending reconaissance teams down to the planet. Finding out that the Separatists had captured all of Ryloth, Ember and General Tallan quickly decided to send their troops to land in the central sector of the planet. General Tallan and his strike force would engage the droids from the north, and Ember would make his assault through the middle. Former friend and comrade of Ember, Alpha-04 Vaze, who temporarilly joined the Blue Talon Legion on critical assignment with his own team of clones, would strike from the south. While the clone gunships swept toward the surface, Y-wing bombers and Arc 170 fighters would fly in a sickle formation over the Separatist droid forces and strafe their lines.

Deploying the troops, Ember and the jedi boarded gunships and headed down to the designated canyon landing zone that they had picked out. As all of the strike forces drew nearer to Nabat, Separatist defenses kicked in and the gunships took a beating.

Crash Landing
As they headed for the landing zone, Vaze's gunship crash lands in a town square in Nabat. Soon surrounded by droid divisions, Vaze and his team were forced to fight back to back against the increasing droid regiments. They called Ember for help, but their transmissions were being jammed.

Front-Line Combat
Ember's team had just as much bad luck. After landing in the designated point, the troopers ran into their separate battalions and charged to engage numerous groups of droids and tank divisions. The casualties were intolerable. Troopers fell everywhere and though the droids eventually fell back, the casualties were enormous with 1,650 dead clones and 2130 wounded.



Shortly after the battle, Ember and his men discussed Vaze's capture. General Tallan did not want to rescue Vaze, because it would delay their task at hand. However, General Valena pushed the rescue mission through, telling her master that they needed Vaze and his men, and holding off the droids again would solve nothing. In the end General Tallan agreed with his former padawan and sent her, Ember, Boltshot and Niner along with seven other clone troopers to rescue Vaze and his men. Ember protested against Valena's wish but she refused to give into anything that he said.

The Fury of Cradossk
While General Valena and her men came ever closer to Nabat, Vaze and the rest of his surviving troopers were interrogated by evil Separatist commander Cradossk, who was famed for his torture methods among the Separatist leadership. Failing to get Vaze to surrender through pain, he executed Alpha arc troopers Shocker and Flamer. However, the arrival of General Valena and her troopers in the city forced Cradossk to temporaily halt his attempts to glean information from his captives.

Saving the Prisoners
After breaking through the droids' outer defense, General Valena took Captain Racer and Sergeant Aquamal to scout out the road ahead, while Ember followed her. Ember was not that happy about the plan, but she teased him into relenting. Ember and his men ran in silence after that, avoiding droid patrols. Before long, the troopers reached the base, where destroyed droids lay everywhere. After taking a lift to the top, Ember and his men found blood, but not of clone or Trandoshan, but of Torgruta. Ember and his men quickened their pace, knowing that his General was hurt. They rushed into a room and found General Valena captured, her two double-sided lightsabers in a corner and her hands bound. Racer was unconscious on the ground and Aquamal was surely dead.

Ember and his men aimed at Cradossk, but the Separatist ordered his magnaguards to stab Valena, shocking her. Ember and his men, furious, snatched out droid poppers and sent the droids around them crashing to the floor. While his men engaged the magnaguards, Ember went straight for Sadeet Cradossk, though he was gone by the time Ember reached Valena.

Getting out of the base was easy, but they were constantly attacked by droid squads while they ran for the evacuation point. Though tired and weary, General Valena was powerful as she whirled her double sabers through the air, deflecting laser bolts from droids. However, Ember knew that she was weak and they fought together back to back as the droid fighters converged on them.

As the evacuation ships arrived near the top of a building, commando droids dived out from nowhere, and one fired at Valena. It would have hit her in the heart if Ember had not pushed her aside. Unfortunately, Ember had taken the hit and he fell to the ground. When he returned to consciousness, he was on a stretcher in a LAAT/i. According to Buckler, he had some nerve damage as well as broken ribs, and he was being taken to a medical frigate. Valena was also happy that Ember was allright, though she was also angry about his recklessness.

Ending of the Battle
"In any war there are sacrifices, but the day will never come when the clone army loses in the field of battle"

-Captain Alpha-04 Vaze-

Meanwhlie, the battle at the Republic position was going badly. The medics were at full stretch, and all troopers were all on the defensive. However, the droids kept marching, their numbers continuing to grow. However, just in time reinforcements arrived, led by General Zane Crimson, Secura and Skywalker. With their arrival, the second Battle on Ryloth would soon be won, Senator Orn Free Taa would be rescued, and and Ryloth would be retaken.

Returning to the Field
"No matter how many men we lose, we will complete this task sir!"

"Very good, Commander Ember"

-Ember and Jedi General Valena-

After a time in the bacta, Ember returned to full duty reinvigorated and much stronger than before. He was also promoted for his many victories, and rose to Marshall Commander as well as gaining a new army of 135,000 troops and 4 experienced commanders to help him, including Commanders Storm, Viper, Flash and Kane. However, he was still under the command of the jedi including General Tallan, Crimson, and Valena. General Tallan would not be as free to command in the war, due to his jedi duties, so Ember fought alongside the newly-made jedi knight Valena a lot.

In the many conflicts across the Galaxy, Ember not only formed a deep bond with his brothers, the clones, but also with the Jedi who he became very loyal to. He respected them for their wisdom and battle prowess and he believed that the feeling was mutual. For that reason, Ember was often allowed to join in on the Jedi Council's meetings as well as guarding the temple on times of leisure.

Battle on Dantooine
In the battleground of the Clone Wars, Ember continued to prove his leadership skills, by leading his men to the aid of Jedi Master Windu, Kenobi and Skywalker on Dantooine. Pitting themselves against overwhelming odds on Dantooine, Ember, his clone brothers and his jedi generals, including Kaja Tallan engaged thousands of droid forces, led by Trandoshan Separatist commander Cradossk and General Grievous.

Relief Mission on Rodia
"The clone soldiers were so kind to us. One of them, their commander I think was even obliged to carry me to the nearest hospital when I fainted of exhaustion, and also gave me food when I was hungry"

-Meelro, an elderly female Rodian-

{C Shortly after the massive battle on Dantooine, Ember and the Blue Talon Legion had a brief respite from the war, where they were sent by the Jedi Order to aid the senate in relief missions. At the request of Senator Amidala, Ember and a battalion of his troopers accompanied a large supply convoy bound for Rodia, to help the starving people.

After landing on the planet, Ember and his troopers were shocked to see thousands of homeless people in the streets, scrounging after leftovers. Many of the troopers were so sad for them that they gave them some of their rations. The Rodian people were happy to see the Republic soldiers and the supplies that they had brought with them. Some even bowed before Ember and his brothers thanking them for their kindness. While most of his troopers were either indifferent or humble, Ember was rather troubled to see everything around him, and for the first time, he questioned how the Republic could allow people to suffer. He knew that he lived in difficult times, where helping the common people was difficult, however, he felt rather put out.

Ember, Buckler, Niner, Blade, Boltshot, Torrent and the rest of the arc troopers spent several weeks on Rodia assisting the Rodians in the path to rebuiliding. Pitying the people for their predicaments, Ember took the responsibility of taking care of starving or sick families.

One day while Ember and Boltshot were patrolling a hangar room on Rodia, a platoon of troopers rushed inside, and its captain, Water told Ember that he was needed in the communication center immediately. Ember and Boltshot rushed there and were met by troopers Brash and Breach. Immediately then they told Ember that Commander Storm had just left a grave message; General Grievous was coming to Rodia with several battalions of droids. Storm also said that General Valena was on her way to help.

Rushing to battle stations, Ember placed troopers in the houses as well as on the streets, while the Rodian people rushed to hide in the plaza center, where a company of elite clones led by Torrent would wait. When the Separatists arrived, Ember let them take the hangar. However, when they arrived in the streets, Ember ordered all troopers in the buildings to open fire on them. After that, the battle was dirty and all close quarters. Ember's platoon hit the Separatists in the front while Buckler and Niner's companies hit them from the flanks. They managed to drive off the first wave, however, though it seemed like an easy victory it was not. Torrent told Ember, with fear that Grievous and his magnaguards had broke through their lines and taken Senator Onaconda Farr and a number of officials. Torrent and several of his men were giving chase, but they may be too late. Ember knew it would be but chased after Grievous anyway, throwing a homing beacon onto his shuttle. It was all apparent now. General Grievous was sent by the Separatist scum, Nute Gunray to capture Onaconda Farr as revenge for his captivity before.

Once the battle was decided for good, Ember ordered 500 troopers under the command of Buckler, Niner and Blade to stay on Rodia and care for the people, why he, Boltshot, Torrent and 500 other clones raced to Yavin IV where the homing beacon indicated Grievous was hiding. Before leaving, he informed General Valena to head there as well. They needed to capture Grievous and rescue the Rodian officials.

Rescue Mission on Yavin IV
"Go Sir, my squad and I will hold them off"

"Water, that's an order! No! I won't leave you and your squad behind"

"No sir, live to fight another day. My time has come."

-Lieutenant Water and A-13 Ember

Landing on the planet of Yavin IV, Ember and his troopers congregated with General Valena several miles from Grievous's base, who had just arrived shortly before them.

After sending several scouts to acquire reconaissance on the enemy position, Ember and Valena formed a plan where his 500 troopers would be divided into five groups, with one led by Liuetenant Water, another by Lieutenant Shrike, another by Captain Snap and the last led by A-18 Torrent. Ember, Boltshot and Valena would march in the front with their company of clones. While their tanks would blow through the droid defenses, the clone troopers could charge with all speed to strike the center of the Separatist collum, which was led by the head clanker himself.

Ember and his men had the advantage of numbers and quickly broke through the outer defenses of the base to attack the main Separatist Vanguard. While Valena crossed lightsabers with Grievous and the two went into a ferocious duel of skill and power, Ember and a squad of his men rushed into the base to rescue Onaconda Farr.

It did not take long to rescue the prisoners, but getting off the planet was another matter. While falling back to the acclamator-star destroyer, which was grounded in a clearing, hundreds of droids began to pour out of the base to pursue them with Grievous in the lead. Adhektara Valena covered their path, but even she was getting tired. Knowing that a final stand would be useless, Ember ordered his men to fall back into the ship and let the enemy have it with the cannon fire from the ship's turbolasers. However, Lieutenant Water told Ember that they were too spread out and by the time the ship was off ground, they would be busted to pieces by droid cannons and possibly even vulture droids. He ordered Ember to get out of there while he and his troops held Grievous off. Though he hated to leave any of his men behind, Ember knew that he had no choice and ordered the pilots of the cruiser to take off.

As they began to ascend into the sky, Ember did not look back, since he could not bear the sight of his brothers being killed.

Skirmish on Orto Plutonia
====War on Mygeeto ====

"Allright boys, you know your assignment. Smash through the enemy fleet as fast as you can and turn them into scrap" -A-13 Ember to Eagle Dawn squadron-

In the waning months of the Clone Wars, General Valena, Ember and a company of hand-picked troopers from the 5th Sector Army were sent to clear the way for Jedi general Mundi, on the war-torn planet of Mygeeto which the Separatists controlled. Ember and his men knew the plan: Get to the planet's surface, soften up the Separatist defenses, and hold it as long as possible until Master Mundi arrived. It was a clear and straight-forward task to achieve, though easier said than done, since recent reconaissance told Ember and his jedi generals that the droid defenses on Mygeeto were formidable and would be hard to breach. However, with 2 venator star destroyers and the Liberty, Ember and Valena boldy led the 5th sector army into combat.

Shortly after jumping out of hyperspace, Ember, Valena and Admiral Zurros of the Liberty launched all of their Y-wing bombers to annihilate the Banking Clan frigates blockading the planet. It did not take long though, due to the Y-wing pilots' experience and skill which helped them destroy the Seppie ships.

Quickly boarding LAAT/I's, General Valena, Ember, Kane, Storm, Viper, Flash and their men headed for the surface of the war-torn planet below.

"We can't let the clankers gain a foothold on this terrain! We can't fall back! Hold the line!" -Ember to his meager forces-

Soon after landing in the plaza of the city below, Ember, Valena and their men immediately came under fire from numerous droid battalions and tanks. Deploying his forces in the center of the plaza, he and Valena had the eight AT-TE tanks they brought with them encircle their defense lines to bolster the clone platoons.

The battle lasted for hours, where constant cannon and laser fire rocketed back and forth. Many casualties occured on both sides, though Ember and Valena kept most of their troops together. Finally, at the end of the day, the battle ended and the Separatists were in full retreat. Ember had lost many troops, though most of them had survived in the long run.

"I will get you lads through this. Make no mistake!"

"Sir, we are always ready for this eventuality"

"But we can avoid it".

-Ember and Captain Racer-

Shortly after breaking the Separatist hold on the planet of Mygeeto, General Valena, Ember and their men had no trouble in capturing the Separatist base in the area. However, before long, as Ember expected, the Separatists launched a counterattack with even more troops than they had seen before. Hyena bomber squadrons struck from the skies. Divisions of octuptarra droids, and hundreds of battle droids arrived as well. As they defended their newly acquired base, Ember saw with dismay a familiar face leading the Seppies who were attacking them. Sadeet Cradossk, the ruthless Separatist villain who they had fought back on Ryloth and in the Outer Rim years ago. Now that he was back, Ember and Valena knew that they were in trouble.

Jedi General Valena, Ember, Kane, Storm, Viper and Flash tried calling for backup, but since the Separatists were jamming any transmissions from leaving the planet, Ember knew that they had no choice but to hold off Cradossk for as long as they could, at least until help arrived, if it ever did.

"We have a score to settle. For Aquamal!"

-Boltshot to Blue Talon Legion-

Meeting together, the leaders of Ember's strike team discussed their next plan of action. After a short discussion, they formed a plan to send a squad of elite troopers into enemy lines to capture a Separatist communication center, while Valena and the rest of the clones launched an all-out assault on the droid forces to distract them. In the mission, Ember chose to personally take five clones with him, including Kane, Torrent, Sharkie, Boltshot and Crusher of Storm's battalion.

Once General Valena launched the attack, Ember, Kane and the rest of the clones rushed through the streets staying to the shadows whenever they could. They broke through a line of Separatist defenses and soon reached the comm center, which was guarded by a number of super battle droids. Rushing out from hiding, the clones fired on the clankers and soon reduced them to mere shrapnel and metal casings. However, before they could fire cables to get to the communication relay on the top of the building, Separatist leader Cradossk arrived flanked by four black-armored commando droids. Cringing with hate, Ember ordered Torrent to contact general Mundi for help, while he, Kane, Sharkie and Crusher engaged Cradossk. The Trandoshan was not weak though, and as before on Ryloth, he managed to fend off all four of them at once, even after his guards were killed.

When Ember was sure that was help was on its way, Ember called his men to fall back, while Torrent covered them. The cunning weapon specialist of Blue Talon Legion dueled Cradossk blaster to blaster, and quickly disarmed the Trandoshan. However, as he drew two vibro blades to decapitate Cradossk, a orbital blast destroyed the ground where Torrent was standing, and when the dust cleared, no sign of Torrent remained. Filled with grief, the clones ran back to their lines as fast as they could as Republic gunships began to descend from above.

"Good job, Marshall Commander Ember. You have won this battle for the Republic and killed a mighty enemy"

"No Chancellor. My brother, Torrent did. Without him, we could never have won this ground. Every clone that died today was important, especially Torrent, your Excellency, and I will not forgive myself for losing him or the rest of the troopers whose blood was shed on this day."

--Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and A-13 Ember--

Shortly after returning to the base, though sad about the brothers they lost, Ember, Valena and the rest of the troopers knew their duty and cleared up the rest of the planet, before General Mundi and 35,000 clone marines under the command of Commander Bacara arrived. Thanking the clones for their service on Mygeeto, General Mundi relieved them from the planet, saying that they would take over.

When they returned to the ship, Ember and the clones contacted the Chancellor, as they were ordered to do so after the mission was complete. The Chancellor congratulated Ember on completing the mission. However, Ember replied humbly that he did not complete the mission; his brothers did, and most of all, Shadow. This granted Ember a sense of respect from his men, for they did not expect him to reply that way. The chancellor smiled and smiled but according to the rest of the clones, he did not seem very pleased with Ember's reply.

Sith Incursion on Korriban
"A new power is rising Republic fools! Its fall has already begun though you don't even know it. Your arrogance blinds your sense of the force! Hahaha!"

"Dooku will be captured and the Separatists will fall!"

"Dooku!? Ha! He is a mere pawn in the game we are playing. The dark side shall cloud everything forever!"

-Darth Malgus, A-13 Ember and Darth Malak

{C A month after the battle of Mygeeto, Ember, Generals Valena, Tallan, Kenobi, Windu, Skywalker and a company of clones travelled to the planet of Korriban for a secret mission concerning the siting of the Sith Lord rumored to be controlling the Senate. However, when they reached the planet a large fleet of 3 providence destroyers and a Separatist flagship attacked them. Under the stress of fire, the star destroyer's main reactor began to explode. Having no choice, Ember and the jedi abandoned ship and went down to the surface of the planet with about 70 troopers left.

Departing their gunships, Ember, the jedi and the clones made camp 50 feet from a Sith temple surrounded by statues of robed figures. Rather spooked, the troopers and Jedi retired for the night, though they kept frequent watches. The next morning, they decided to enter the temple since it could help them learn more about their mysterious foe. Ember, the jedi and a platoon of troopers troopers entered the Bowels of the Dark Side. Inside, they were shocked to encounter force ghosts of infamous sith lords from the Old Republic.

Apparently the Jedi and clones had walked into a death trap. Immediately beginning to fall back, the clones and Jedi fled the temple at top speed while the ghosts chased them shouting taunts. However, the clones, Skywalker, Windu and Kenobi were captured and taken back, deeper into the temple.

While they were imprisoned, they learned many troubling things from their Sith captors, including that they were facing a even more powerful Sith than they had realized in the Clone Wars and they sensed that a great tragedy would occur soon. Resigning himself to death, Ember knew that he could not escape the "claw" that held him, his brothers and the jedi. Ember had never given up before, but now he did. Deciding to honor his duty for one last time and save the jedi and his brothers, he slowly moved his hands down to the attached bomb on his back. He muttered in his HUD to all of his men "This is for you my brothers for you generals Kenobi, Skywalker, and Windu. Take care of yourselves". But before he could detonate the bomb to formulate a distraction, the door burst open, a flashes of laser fire burst through the air and the Sith ghosts fled. As shouts spread through the air, Ember lost consciousness and slumped to the ground as the ropes binding him were cut.

When Ember came back to consciousness, he realized that General Valena was supporting him, Ember tried to get onto his own feet, but she told him that he was to weak to walk on his own, so he allowed her to support him. Soon they ran out of the temple and into the light of day. Buckler and five other troopers arrived from a gunship and escorted them there without delay. Inside, Ember thanked Valena and Tallan for geting them out of there. While General Tallan nodded at Ember grimly, Valena smiled at him knowingly and said that it was her pleasure.

A Talk on the Future.
"The Chancellor's face and words make me uneasy, uneasy on what he plans to do in the future"

-Ember on Chancellor Palpatine-

<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Shortly after returning to Coruscant from his near death experiences on Korriban and Jabiim, Ember was summoned by Chancellor Palpatine for a secret meeting. Ember had never trusted the Chancellor, however, he knew that he had no choice and accepted the invitation.

During the talk, Palpatine never took his eyes off Ember, which made the clone even more uneasy. However, before long, he was given a proposition. The Chancellor had taken note of Ember's valorous deeds throughout the Clone Wars and he proposed to make Ember commander of a top secret unit of clones that was being built on Coruscant, an army that would consist of the best troopers the Galaxy has ever seen. Palpatine would not give Ember much details, but he did let slip that he would use it to subjugate the entire Republic under his control.

Ember was flustered by the offer, but knowing him, he decided to refuse for a number of reasons. One, Ember was already rather close to the men he had under his command in the 5th Sectors Army, and two, he did not trust Palpatine's motives. Ember had never liked the man anyway; he was too secretive and cold. Most of all, Ember never wanted power. All he wanted was to be the best soldier that he could and watch out for the people of the Galaxy that he was born to serve.

Another reason that he did not voice was that he needed General Valena. By this time, Ember had grown rather close to her and felt that without her, his life would not be the same as before. She had been a great source of comfort as well as happiness. He felt it was the same the other way around as well; they both needed each other, as if they were one.

Palpatine accepted Ember's choice in silence but said before leaving. "Give it some thought, Commander. It could be the best for you".

The Assault on the Outer Defenses
"This is it boys, the last hurdle. I can't promise we will all make it through this, but if you are with me, we will".

-Ember to his men, shorty before attacking Raxus-

In the waning weeks of the Clone Wars, Ember, Adhektara, Kaja and their men raced to capture the Separatist capital of Raxus. On one final offensive, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Republic ordered Ember to attack the city-planet with all of his troops, while General Obi Wan Kenobi of the Jedi Council eliminated the droid general, Grievous. Therefore, 100,000 troopers of the 5th Sector Army, now battle-hardened, boarded their vessels and set out to invade the planet in a lightning raid.

Coming out of hyperspace, The 5th Sector Army immediately began the attack on the Separatist blockade. For days, the Republic Fleet under the command of clone Commander Trid assailed the Separatist ships, but victory did not come until Ember's flagship, the Liberty arrived. Plowing through the enemy dreadnaughts, the Liberty and the rest of the Republic navy headed for the surface of the planet.

Quickly forming a plan, the Jedi and clone Commanders moved swiftly to assault the Separatist capital on Raxus. Striking from all directions each clone Commander pushed against all defenses. With 5,000 troopers, Ember and Jedi General Valena assaulted the main gates of Raxus along with fellow troopers Buckler, Niner, Boltshot, Racer and Snap, covered by walker and fighter/bomber support. Before long, the outer defenses of the capital fell and all Separatist droids withdrew into the city, while the Republic armies pursued them. Heavy battle continued in the streets of Raxus where the Republic and Separatist troops fought for control of every few meters. Ember and his brothers fought with a vigor that they never had before, soon forcing the Separatists to fall back.

A Decision
"Execute Order 66"

"But sir!"

"Have it done, Ember!"

"It will be done....my Lord."

"Good. Good. You are doing the right thing, Ember"

- Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to Marshall Commander Ember-

Striking without hesitation, Ember and his armies swarmed the streets, pushing aside all resistance. Victory was close and Commanders Storm, Kane, Flash, Viper and Ember reclined in their landing zone on a hilltop, near the city with the Jedi Generals in an observatory tower nearby.

On the next day of conflict, Ember's troopers cracked down harder on the clanker forcers. The entire morning, Ember from the observatory tower, sent wave after wave of air strikes on the droid defenses Meanwhile, the rest of the clone officers led their battalions in capturing the northern, western and eastern sectors of the city.

In the afternoon that day, while Ember and the other clone commanders oversaw the battle operations, a disturbing transmission arrived. Chancellor Palpatine ordered Marshall Commander Ember to execute Order 66. Ember obliged. However, as he, Arc trooper Boltshot and six other troopers walked toward the observatory terrace where the Jedi were talking, he felt that killing the jedi was wrong; firstly he had become such companions with the Jedi in the months of war. Ember had come to trust, respect and love his generals. He owed them, and they owed him. How could he kill the ones who fought beside him from Day one of the Clone Wars? Ember understood the Chancellor's evil mind and made his choice in spite of the final fate that he would face. After a short argument with his men, Ember finally got them to follow his lead. Shortly afterward, Ember quickly warned his generals of their danger and sent them back to his cruiser, the Liberty along with his most trusted troopers. Ember would complete the campaign on Raxus the next day.

Return to Coruscant
Shortly after the battle of Raxus, Ember decided to return to Coruscant to find out as much as he could about the new Emperor Palpatine's plans. Meanwhile, the rest of his army and the jedi under their protection were sent to an unknown planet in the Outer Rim and remain there until Ember arrived.

Returning to Coruscant was one of Ember's most uncomfortable experiences ever; looking at the ruins of the old Jedi Temple which had become as much of a home for him as Kamino made him extremely uncomfortable and sad.

Throughout his time there, he learned many terrible pieces of information including that a vast number of Jedi had been killed and few remained. Ember knew that to appear in the Galactic senate or meeting the new Emperor Palpatine would spell death for him if they figured out that he he had not followed his orders to execute Order 66. He would be a clone traitor and deserter.

Ember left Coruscant on the same day that he arrived and would not return for years.

Clone Renegades
"The Emperor is relentless, if he finds out about us, he will destroy us. We have to move fast"

-Ember to Commanders Storm, Kane, Viper and Flash

Learning that the Galactic Republic had been changed into the Galactic Empire, Ember again noticed the tyranny of Palpatine and the Senate that he had served before. He regretted his choice, but he could not turn back now.

Continuing to act as a soldier of the Empire, Ember emerged from hiding and launched a lightning fast operation, sending all of his men across the Galaxy to save all ofthe jedi that he could.

Ember and his renegade clone brothers were rather successful. Besides their Jedi generals inculduing Kaja, Adhektara, Zane and a female twilek jedi, Ember and his rebellion managed to muster up to 55 jedi knights and padawans. However, they had to be careful about it though in order to avoid arousing attention as well as Imperial spies.

However, in some cases, Ember failed. On one mission for example, Ember sent Arc troopers Storm, Viper along with troopers Denn, Crusher, Gweld and Acid to Kashyyk to seek out Jedi Master Quinlan Vos. However unfortunately, theylearned that he had already been killed by Imperial troops.

However, before long, Ember struck luck and discovered where two famed jedi were hiding. Firstly he found out that Jedi Master Shaak Ti had escaped death on Coruscant in Operation Knightfall and was hiding on Alderaan. Besides that, he also learned of Jedi Master Plo Koon's survival on Cato Nemoidia. Acting quickly, he sent the 35th Armored Corps led by Commander Storm to Alderaan, while he and the rest of Blue Talon Legion made ready to rescue General Plo on the planet.

Covert Operation on Cato Nemoidia
"i can't believe I did that. Tell me I didn't, sir"

"Some things you cannot change, Ember. True it was dishonorable and bad, but sometimes you have to do what you have to"

-Valena comforting Ember on his massacre of his brothers on Cato Nemoidia-

After a day of preparation, Ember left his base of operations along with 5,000 clone troopers of Blue Talon Legion as well as plenty of armored tanks.

Jumping out of hyperspace, the small of fleet of 3 venator star destroyers, including the Liberty under Ember's command met Imperial obstacles almost at once. However, after a short tussle with Lieutenant Commander Needa of the Vigilance, Ember managed to get through the Imperial blockade and land on the planet's surface.

Splitting up his forces immediately, Ember sent A-14 Buckler, 4500 clones, and at least 30 AT-TE walkers to the city's capital where the main Imperial army was, while he and the rest of the troops split into separate companies to find the Jedi on the run.

It took a very long time for Ember to find his target, though it was worth it. Disguised as Imperial mercenaries, Generals Valena and Tallan coordinated the search and after two days, they tracked Jedi master Plo Koon and Clawspekk to a cave on a hilltop far from the main city and civilization. Ember was surprised to learn that master Plo was not the only survivor. Another jedi, Master Clawspekk, had also survived.



The Jedi were very suspicious at first and did not trust Ember and his company. However, when generals Tallan and Valena, they were immediately convinced that Ember and his troops were not dangerous and allowed Ember's troops to rescue them. On the way back to the Liberty, the Jedi and Ember reluctantly agreed on ordering the Blue Talon Legion to massacre all Imperial military forces, ships and vehicles, so that there were no witnesses on his mission. Ember noted the dishonor of killing his own brother clones, however, he knew that he had to if he was to succeed in his plan to unseat Emperor Palpatine. Later in his life, however, his ghosts would come back to haunt him, and he would never be free of them.

Returning Home
"Home at last. I sure missed this place"

-A13 Ember to A-14 Buckler-

Shortly after the mission on Cato Nemoidia, Ember knew that it would not be long until his rebellion would be revealed to the Emperor on Coruscant, so he and the Jedi agreed on immediately creating more bases, war vessels, troops and forts across the Galaxy to support them. Ember and the jedi finalized their decision by returning to the clone troopers' home of Kamino and plead Prime Minister Lama Su of Kamino for his assistance.



Splitting into two teams, Ember sent half of the 5th Sector Army (about 50,000 men) across the Galaxy to enlist recruits from planets against the Empire. Meanwhile, he and the rest of his men headed for Kamino to seek the aid of his old brothers.

Kamino was different from when Ember left it many years ago. Many of his Mandalorian teachers, the Cuy-val Dar, were either dead or gone. When the Jedi, General Tallan, Adhektara Valena and Ember met with the Prime Minister and told him of Order 66 and the betrayal, Lama Su was outraged by the use of the clones in the Imperial army and immediately accepted to help Ember and his rebellion. He notified Ember, that they still had about 500,000 fresh clone troopers that were originally meant to be sent to the front line of the Clone War as well as a veritable number of tanks and military transports. However, he also told him that it would take a while if he wanted more soldiers. Ember accepted this.

After negotiations with the prime minister were complete, the Jedi generals began to coordinate the planet's defenses by placing dozens of star destroyers on patrol around the planet's atmosphere as well as many security troopers on the surface below.

Meanwhile, in other parts of the Galaxy, Commanders Buckler, Flash and Storm coordinated the recruiting of militia, though they had to be discreet about it if they were to evade the Empire's war machine. Before a month was over, surprisingly, at least 60,000 worthy new troops joined Ember's rebellion of varying races, including humans, Rodians, Twileks, Weequayans, Trandoshans, and others who hated the newly established Empire.

After many of the troops were brought safely to Kamino, heavy training began, and the Arc troopers would oversee much of it for at least 3 months.

Gathering Storm.
Ember's rebellion was almost ready, however, the leadership of it had to plan carefully on where to attack first, whether the Imperial military bases or resource-rich planets loyal to Palpatine. One problem that Ember had was the lack of space war vessels and cash. Knowing that, Ember decided that getting hold of more war juggernauts as well as more cash to fund the armies was the first objective that needed to be accompished before striking at military targets..

Therefore, after training, Ember and the jedi generals organized the rebel force into 3 groups: one group of 200,000 clones as the defense force protecting Kamino, the second group of 400,000 men would be the main army while Ember's 5th Sector Army would be the commanding unit. From these plans, Ember decided that their first target was the planet of Kuat in the heart of the Empire, which was a main construction ground for the Imperial navy. Destroying the shipyards would greatly cripple the Empire's war machine as well as increasing the rebellion's chances. Therefore, after agreeing with Jedi generals Valena, Tallan Plo and Shaak Ti on the course of action, Ember formed the battle groups to attack the planet.

In the end, Ember, Jedi general Valena, Plo Koon, and Shaak Ti and Clawspekk rounded up 106,000 clone troopers for the assault on the planet as well as 50 star destroyers including the Liberty.

Deciding that surprise and quick thinking would be their best weapons, Ember and the Jedi decided on a strategy of flying an Imperial shuttle into the Imperial base and from there, knock out the communication and scanner systems throughout the facility, to prevent the enemy from calling for help. Afterwards, Ember would signal the Jedi to jump out of hyperspace and assault the defenses guarding the base. Noting the secrecy and severityof the mission, Ember agreed to lead 50 of his best men of the Blue Talon Legion, including Boltshot, Racer, Bant, Sharkie, Jett, Sens and Canse, into the death trap that awaited them.

The Assault on Kuat Shipyards
"You know your assignment! Everyone let's go!"

-Ember telling A-17A Boltshot to separate and lead his men to attack the communication and scanner relay-

Ember and his men immediately encountered a problem when they landed in the hangar of the Imperial facility. There were hundreds of stormtroopers outside plus armored AT-ST walkers. Resigning themselves to the fact, Ember and his men charged out of the ship, throwing as many grenades into the Imperial troops' path as they could. They ran into a corridor, but they could not hold off the enemy troopers for long. Knowing that he could not turn back though, Ember ordered his men to separate, placing some of his troopers under the command of A-17A Boltshot to take out the comm and scanner controls, while he and the rest of the clones held off the stormtroopers.

The battle was a mess. Though Ember had surprise on his side, there were many Imperial troops in the facility, not to mention all the traps that he and Boltshot both encountered on the assignments. Many Blue Talon Legion soldiers were picked off on the way as well, including troopers Kobra and Canse.

Boltshot's mission was a little more secret, though he did encounter some stormtrooper squads. He managed to reach the command center without trouble, though several of his troopers were downed.

Ember was not that lucky though. Retreating through the Imperial base, he and his boys had to fight off Imperial guards that sometimes came from all directions. Ember hoped to draw all attention to himself and his men, so Ember ordered his troopers to head for the command center, to make the Empire's officers believe that they were going to capture the commanding officer of the base. However, as they engaged squad after squad of stormtroopers, Ember and his men got weak. Even his long standing brothers in arms, Racer, Bant and Jett were sustaining injuries. Before long, unfortunately, Ember and his men were surrounded and captured and taken to the command center, escorted by a platoon of stormtroopers.

Ember, Racer, Bant, Sharkie, Jett and three other troopers were accosted by the Imperial warden of the base, Captain Residious Agnes. He ordered them to surrender, but Ember said that he would never do so. Therefore, he and his men were to be taken to the detention level to await the arrival of the Emperor. Dread filled Ember's heart and for the first time, he was afraid. But just as the Imperials were to lead he and his men to his doom, an explosion broke through the entire base and the blast doors burst open.

With the arrival of Boltshot and his troopers, the Imperial soldiers were masacred and Ember finally took control of the base. Weary but triumphant, they signalled his warships to begin the attack, and then Ember blanked out.

Aftermath
"I want the enemy crushed, Flash, ground out of existence. Tell the men to give no quarter for you will not get none."

-A-13 Ember to Arc Commander Flash-

Few of Ember's troopers escapd the battle, unscathed, and at least 19 of the men, including Sergeants Canse and Kobra had die.

Battered and rather depleted in number, Ember sent his troopers back to the Liberty while he, Storm, Flash and the jedi cleaned up. Before leaving the system, Ember captured many Imperial soldiers, as well as the data, schematics, supplies and weapons that could be of use. Shortly afterwards, Ember and the rest of the rebel leadership ordered the destruction of the Imperial Base and all ships in construction, to strike a crippling blow to the Empire's war machine. They also sent Flash, Jedi General Aralina and a legion of clones to Kuat's surface to salvage any other materials they needed and destroy the cities. Ember hated killing more innocent lives, but he knew that he had to do it to prove a point to Palpatine that they were a force to be feared.

Ember on the Offensive
After the massive invasion of Kuat, there was no rest for the weary and Ember sent all available clone troopers into battle to meet the Imperial armies and fleets that were heading for them. Deciding to strike first, Ember, Kaja Tallan and Adhektara Valena coordinated skirmishes, campaigns, reconaissance missions and battles from Kamino.

Under their guidance, the rebellion managed to hold their own against the most powerful army in the galaxy.

While Ember and the rest the campaigns against Imperial forces near Kamino, many clone commanders and jedi generals struck key Imperial cities in the heart of the Empire. Commander Kane, Jedi Generals Brianna Coderage and Zane Crimson, with the troopers of the 13th elite legion attacked the planet of Byss, and launched a sniper wave on the planet, killing hundreds of Imperial officers, troopers and nobles, before dissapearing as fast as the eye could see.

On another instance, Commanders Storm and Viper led a massive invasion of the Belderone system, where Kuat Drive Yards was located. There, they seized as many weapons, armor, supplies, ammunition and tanks as they could. Besides Belderone, Storm and Viper also took Ossus and Cron Drift in quick succession.

Meanwhile, Ember, General Valena, Tallan, Clawspekk, the rest of the jedi and the majority of the clone forces attacked Imperial fleets and planets not far from Kamino hoping to stop them from rising before they became too powerful to stop. The planets they captured were rather useful, including Bothawui, Roon, Hypori, Ylesia, Ando, Rodia, Faleen, Druckenwell, and Kalarba. After their many victories across the Galaxy, enemies of the Empire saw hope and floods of soldiers, smugglers and other warriors, trained or untrained, joined Ember's cause. Prime Minister Lama Su also provided a new generation of clone troopers, numbering around 200,000. With the new troops, Ember and the rest of the rebel leadership could finally allow the garrisoning of a large number of troops and ships on their captured planets, so that the Empire could not take them back. Everything was going as Ember and the Jedi had planned.

Battle in the Hangar
"Exiled jedi knights and a clone traitors. I would never expect you all to annoy the Emperor this much. Troopers take them alive. The Emperor wants these traitors."

-Darth Vader to Ember and the Jedi-

A couple weeks after a space battle near Druckenwell, when Ember's ship, the Liberty, annihilated four star destroyers, spies in the Empire reported to Ember that Darth Vader was making a special trip from Vjun to Toydaria to muster a larger army of stormtroopers on the planet. Knowing that capturing Vader could help them with success against the Emperor, the jedi leaders of the rebellion banded together for the mission. The jedi masters including Plo Koon chose to remain on Kamino, however, the rest of the jedi including Tallan, Valena, Crimson, Brianna, Aralina, Clawspekk and four other jedi. They immediately took the Liberty, the Evader, the Indomitable, each armed to the teeth with troopers ready to board the enemy. When they jumped out of hyperspace, they waited for a couple minutes before 2 Imperial star destroyers appeared. While the Evader and Indomitable engaged the second Imperial cruiser, ARC-170 fighters, Y-wing bombers and V-wing fighters flew from the hangar bay of the Liberty with boarding craft closely behind.

Once the boarding craft were safetly landed, Commanders Ember, Storm, Viper and Kane rushed out with their men, covered by their jedi generals. They struck the stormtroopers in the hangar and quickly wasted the lot of them. They headed for the blast door nearby, expecting it to be locked. But it wasn't. 12 Stormtroopers entered the room and stood to attention. Darth Vader entered the hangar room, his cape billowing behind him. He drew his lightsaber and looked upon the battle carnage before charging at the jedi. He quickly incapacitated Aralina and a number of other jedi, but the rest of them held him in check. Meanwhile, Ember and his men engaged Vader's vanguard and quickly eliminated them.

Though having the advantage of strength and the dark side, the large numbers of jedi prevented him from landing a fatal blow on any one of them. Valena charged forward from the left while the rest of them held Vader down, and smashed the lightsaber out of his hand. Vader jumped into the air and held her in a force grip before sending her flying backward. She hit a wall and slumped to the ground. Angry now, Ember rushed forward and tackled Vader. Vader got on top of him, but Ember drove a vibro blade into Vader's arm forcing him to grunt and fall down clutching his arm. Before the jedi could stab him, he force pushed them back. Getting up, Vader slashed at Ember before he could react and Ember fell to the ground. As he blacked out, he saw in bad focus the sight of Vader fleeing the room with jedi in pursuit.

"Hold still Ember, you are going to be fine. Look into my eyes, Ember. Please.."

-Valena holding onto a badly wounded Ember in her arms-

Ember came back to consciousness in Valena's arms. Though worried, she tried to keep it together for his sake telling him that he would be fine. However, Ember knew that he had suffered a grievous wound, though he felt it would not be a fatal one. According to Valena, he had been slashed on his shoulder and lip, and was losing a lot of blood. She had applied bacta to it but he would not be able to lift his arm any time soon. Helping him up, Valena took him to a boarding ship, where the rest of the clones waited. Valena soon rushed off to help the other jedi engaging Vader.

Loss of a Friend.
The battle with Vader was not going well. Three jedi knights had already fallen and the rest of the jedi masters including Zane Crimson and Kaja Tallan were weary. When Valena entered the fray, Vader began to seem nervous and fell back toward his personal chambers. However, when stormtroopers ran in to help their commander, Vader dove into his room and locked the blast doors. However, Zane Crimson followed him in and engaged him now while the rest of the jedi held back the stormtroopers, as well as ordering the clones to take out the main reactor and evacuate immediately.

Meanwhile, Zane Crimson engaged Darth Vader in a furious duel raining blows on each other. However, the evil Sith Lord was stronger and smote Crimson on the side. Crimson fell but as he did, he sliced off part of Vader's breath mask.

When the jedi stormed into the room, Vader was already gone in an escape pod down to the planet. Knowing that there were too many stormtroopers to fight on the planet, the jedi chose to fall back all of their troops to Kamino and regroup there. Zane Crimson's death hit hard on the rebellion, and he was missed greatly, even by Commander Kane who was never really close with him before. To replace Crimson, Jedi General Brianna Coderage was chosen to replace him.

Vader and Ember's War
"I will not stop. I will not rest until Vader is dead"

-A-13 Ember to Eagle Battalion, Blue Talon Legion-

After Ember's failure at Toydaria, word came to his ear that Vader was sending all manners of bounty hunters and mercenaries after them, as well as his Imperial troopers. For the following weeks, Vader's fleets engaged Ember's ships in many fronts in an attempt to crush his rebellion.

However, Ember, the jedi and the rest of the clones were resolute and did not give up their fight against the Empire. Taking the Liberty, Ember and the Blue Talon Legion swept across the Galaxy destroying any Imperial ships that they came across. Ember himself was furiously determined to bring down the Empire any way he could and was bent upon kelling Vader.

In response, Darth Vader sent his commandos to infiltrate some of the rebellion's base worlds and capture them. In this, Vader was successful on several instances, though Ember would hit back hard, forcing the Imperials to fall back. Though the clone commander and the rest of his men were bent upon destroying Vader's men as well as killing him, it was difficult and a stalemate occured for a very long time.

Bypassing the Blockade
"Engage our fleet all you want; you will never breach our blockade as long as I, Lord Vader am here to defend it. Send your finest soldiers o fight us, and they will die slowly, each and everyone of them. There isn't a man among you who can best us. Surrender now or you will all pay the consequences."

-Darth Vader to A-13 Ember and the Jedi-

After a couple months of a bitter standoff, bad new came to Ember and his forces. The Empire had mustered several hundred thousand forces on the planet of Toydaria, controlling the entire system with an Iron Grip. Deciding that they had to eliminate the threat before it grew, Marshall Commander Ember and Commander Storm gathered around 240,000 clone troopers and formed up under the command of Generals Tallan, Valena, Clawspekk, and Plo Koon. Generals Tallan and Valena would take 60 ships and would strike from the western sector. Meanwhile, Generals Plo Koon and Clawspekk would hit the eastern sector.

However, when they jumped out of hyperspace and hailed the Imperial fleet to surrender, Lord Vader appeared in the holo-transmission with two troopers of his 501st Legion. He mocked their fleets and ordered them to surrender since the might of the Empire was at his disposal, and even if the Liberty plowed through the Imperial star destroyers, they would face certain death on the planet below. Ember and the Jedi refused to surrender and prepared their men for the coming battle.

While debating on their next course of action, Ember remembered an ingenious tactic that clone Captain Rex had told him decades ago. During an invasion on Christophsis led by former General Skywalker, the Jedi General ingeniously used a stealth ship to get past the droid blockade and destroy the command ship. Ember conveyed this idea to the jedi, who thought it would be risky. However, they decided that the situation called for drastic measures and they agreed with Ember's plan to send a large number of cloaked transport ships and send them through the weakest part of the Imperial blockade. The next day, while Admiral Zurros and Trid launched the assault on the Imperial fleet, Ember and Valena boarded light vessels bound for Toydaria. Each ship carried about 200 men. From Ember's fleet, 40,000 men would be sent, including Blue Talon Legion. From Storm's team, the 35th Assault Corps would be sent. Meanwhile, about 160,000 men would be left to defend the fleet.

As clone and Imperial fighters dog-fighted across the skies and the star destroyers engaged, lasers flying everywhere, the jedi and clone pilots were hard pressed to evade detection, and only just barely made it past the Imperial blockade. However, as they escaped danger from the Imperial fleet, the Jedi Generals sensed that they were indeed flying into a new trap on the surface below

Fog March
After breaking through the Imperial blockade, the cloaked gunships decreased their speed as they began the landing cycle. Seeing the fog around them, the clone pilots powered down the cloaking devices and landed on solid ground near a swamp. After disembarking from the gunships, Ember and Valena ordered their 40,000 troops to form up into their separate legions, while the three platoons of AT-RT walkers advanced ahead to scout out the enemy position. Meanwhile, Ember and General Valena began a never-ending march as they marched through the foggy swamps of Toydaria. Valena was at the front, sensing her way through the fog, which covered the land in a constant night. On several occasions, they clone troopers met Toydarian citizens, though they did not hinder the Blue Talon Legion.

Smashing through Vader's blockade
"All ships, fire at that Tie Interceptor! Bring down that Sith Lord!"

-Admiral Zurros to clone pilots-

Meanwhile, the space battles were not going well for Ember's fleet. Though the Liberty had eliminated a large number of Imperial battle wagons, Lord Vader himself led a squadron of Tie bombers in successfully destroying much of Ember's fleet. Numerous clone fighters forced Vader to fall back in the end, but at a heavy price of men and material.

Ember's fleet and the Imperial ships continued firing back and forth, while Clone commanders Storm and Trid began their assault, smashing through the weakest link in the battered Imperial blockade, so that they could land armored troops on the planet below.

Urban Warfare
"We can't fight that, sir"

"We have no choice! We have to hold back the enemy until Ember arrives with reinforcements!"

-Captain Denn and Commander Storm on Darth Vader-



Commander Storm's Venator Star destroyers landed several miles from the Imperial base, which was swarming with Imperial storm troopers and AT-AT walkers. Meanwhile, Admiral Trid launched squadrons of Y-wing bombers and Arc-170 fighters to engage the incoming Imperial walkers and Tie fighters. With air support, Commander Storm deployed his AT-TE tank and Anti-vehicular cannon divisions, followed by the 35th Assault Corps to attack the Imperial base in a full-frontal assault.

Breachingthe base was no problem because of Storm's heavy artillery.In fact, by the time Storm and his troopers reached the base walls, most of the AT-AT's had been eliminated by torrents of torpedoes, and the blast doors of the base were down. However, as the 35th Assault Corps stormed into the Imperial fortress, Vader arrived to lead thousands of stormtroopers and Imperial commandoes from the command center to aid the stormtroopers defending the base.

Commander Storm and General Clawspekk called Admiral Zurros and his fleet for backup. However, the Empire was jamming their transmissions. Ember, General Valena and the Blue Talon Legion was their only hope.

Through the day, the clone advance quickly turned into a route as Darth Vader and his personal troops smashed into their flank, killing clones left and right. Though numbers mattered in a battle, Vader was an experienced warrior and Commander Storm did not know if they had the strength to defeat him. In a last attempt, Commander Storm and his men pushed back the Imperial soldiers while Jedi General Clawspekk dueled Darth Vader.

Reinforcements Arrive
"You have not won Ember. You and your blasted rebels will meet your deaths soon enough. That I swear! Take Toydaria if you wish. It is of no importance to my Master."

-Darth Vader to Ember and Jedi before fleeing Toydaria-

Vader turned out to be the better duelist and quickly dispatched the ferocious Trandoshan jedi. Defeat seemed certain as Storm's Jedi general fell; however, at the last hour, Ember and Jedi General Valena arrived with reinforcements, including clone Commander Trid and a large number of Toydarian warriors. The Imperial forces were routed and Vader was forced to flee the planet.

Captive Interrogation
"I want those prisoners interrogated and ripped of all information that they possess, Ember"

"Should we resort to torture, sir?"

"Master Plo and I will take the information from their minds if need be, Commander"

-Jedi General Valena and A-13 Ember

{C {C {C {C After taking the Imperial base on Toydaria, all Imperial soldiers that remained on the planet were taken prisoner, and camps were set up to hold them with sentries stationed nearby. Ember and the rest of the clone officers, including Storm, Buckler, Niner, and Denn interrogated the prisoners closely, though the Imperial POWS resisted heavilly.

In the end, the Jedi came forward and invaded the stormtroopers and Imperial officers' minds and learned from them a large number of information on the Empire's plans, including the positions of the enemy fleets. According to the prisoners, there was a small gap in the Neimodia System which the Empire had left unguarded. The Jedi, Ember and the rest of the clone commanders quickly saw the use of this and contacted their allies back on Kamino and the Belderone system about the news. Quickly deciding, the leaders of the rebellion moved to launch a massive assault on the heart of the Empire, Coruscant.

Campaign on Coruscant
"It was great while it lasted, General. If we don't make it through this, Sir, I..."

"I know Ember. I know..."

-Ember and Valena -

Mere days after the batle of Toydaria, Ember had mustered as many ships, vehicles and troopers that he could for the assault on Coruscant. It was a formidable number of 895,000 clones, humans and other species as well as about 450 star destroyers armed to the teeth with fighters, bombers and plenty of supplies. 7 days after the call to arms sounded, Ember, the jedi and their men left Toydaria and jumped into hyperspace for Coruscant.

During the journey, the clones rested up, since they would need it to fight the entire might of the Empire. Though he spent a lot of time with his clone brothers, bringing up their spirit, Ember often spent time with Valena, enjoying her company since they might not emerge alive from the coming battle that could last weeks. From the conversations he had with his general, Ember began to have a different feeling about her. It was not just of trust of the bond that they shared, but he felt as if after all the close-to-death encounters that they shared together, he longed to be closer to her and protect her as well.

War Council
The battle plan was quickly thought out, though effective. The core fleet would strike the Imperial fleet, while the rest of the star destroyers would form a perimeter around the planet to prevent any enemy ships from entering the planet as well as coming out of it. Jedi would fly into combat, leading the clone pilots against the Imperial aces. Taking the Imperial blockade quickly was their first priority. The jedi and clones could not allow the Emperor to escape or reinforcements to arrive.

Jedi Nexus
"Fire the turbo-laser cannon Zurros. Prepare to launch all fighters on my order"

-Jedi General Tallan to Admiral Zurros-

Once the ships reached Coruscant, Ember's fleet jumped into action. The Liberty and the rest of the core ships converged on the Imperial blockade, while the rest of the Armada began to encircle the entire planet.

When they were all in position, the Liberty fired a blast at the main Imperial ships, destroying a large number of the. Immediately, thousands of fighters and bombers swarmed from the cruiser hangars, led by Jedi wingmen, including Brianna Coderage, Plo Koon, Aralina and a dozen others. The battle was ferocious. Fighters dog-fighted everywhere and star destroyers blasted at each other.

Before long, however, Imperial reinforcements began to arrive from the surface of Coruscant, and Darth Vader himself led the defense that was crumbling. The jedi engaged Vader, though the sith was famed for being the best starpilot of the Galaxy. He managed to dodge and shoot down many clone fighters and even some jedi. Knowing that they could not waste anymore time, Ember ordered the jedi wing commanders to disengage their attack on Vader and smash the Imperial defenses then and there. However, as they broke away from the wild bantha chase, Vader turned around from his head-long retreat and shot at General Aralina's ship. It hit her Delta fighter's engines and she was englulfed in flames as her vessel crashed into the bridge of an Imperial battle wagon. In retribution, Flash and his fighters fired homing missiles at Vader, forcing him to crash land on the surface of the planet below.

Landing at the Plaza District
"Racer, take your companies and assault the main Imperial lines! Buckler, attack the right flank! The rest of you, with me!"

-Ember ordering his men to hold their ground in the central plaza as Imperial forces converge on them-

After Vader was gone from the battle, temporarilly at least, taking out the Imperial blockade was no problem. Boarding their gunships, Tallan, Valena, Ember, Storm and Viper would lead their 300,000 troopers and invade the central plaza, while Flash and Kane with several hundred thousand men would capture the train station and all of the routes connecting to it. Commanders Willard, Tobi and Trid would stay in reserve in the atmosphere above in case reinforcements or air support were needed.

Agreeing to the strategy, thousands of LAAT/i gunships flew out from the clone star destroyers, followed immediately by Arc 170 fighters and Y-wing bombers. They immediately flew into Imperial flak and Tie Fighters as they neared the buildings. Many of the transports were taken out, though even more managed to land in the Plaza. Quickly assembling their forces into defensive formations, Ember, Valena and Tallan held their ground as increasingly growing Imperial forces struck at them. An intense air battle surrounded them as AT-TE walkers blasted at stormtrooper corps as well as trading shots with Imperial AT-ST's. Imperial security units fired at them from the nearby houses, though they were eventually taken out by nearby air support.

Ember set up a command post in the center of the plaza. It was the tallest building there, giving them a strong vantage point. From the top of the tower, Ember,Storm, Viper and the Jedi noticed that the battle was not going pretty well. Though he called his experienced forces to stand tall and engage the enemy on numerous fronts, there were simply too many stormtroopers. They called Trid for backup, however, he had no air support to spare, since he had diverted much of his resources to the rest of the city, where Kane and Flash were engaging the Imperials. Getting to the ground level, Ember and Valena rushed to engage the enemy while Storm and Viper ran to marshall their men.

In the midst of the battle, Vader arrived with the 501st Legion to engage Ember and his men. He and Valena rushed to engage him while Buckler, Niner and Boltshot kept the lines steady. Valena and Ember traded fierce blows while Ember fired at the Sith Lord. Around them, everything was carnage. Stormtroopers and clones battled each other, either by blaster, vibroblade or even with rubble. However, as Ember got distracted by a cluster of stormtroopers charging at him, Vader cut Valena across the face with his lightsaber, and sent her falling to the ground in pain. He stabbed her in the shoulder and then picked her up in a force grip before she could reach her double sabers, and began to force choke her. Filled with hatred, Ember charged forward, slid under Vader's guard and shot Vader in the helmet, and kicked him back into his lines. While Buckler and Niner covered him, Ember picked up Valena and carried her back through the lines to a hastily-constructed medical center.

Another Choice
"Get some rest sir, General Tallan and I will deal with this"

"I want to fight by your side..."

"With respect, sir you are hurt..."

"And I could not bear to lose you"

-A-13 Ember and General Valena- {C After rushing General Valena to the nearest medical post, the clone medics and jedi administered to her. By late evening, her bleeding had stopped, but the gash Vader had dealt her was deep. They had to close up the wound as fast as they could or she would die. After ten minutes, the wound was closed. Valena was better, though she needed rest. While General Tallan and the rest of the clones rushed to get back to the battle, he remained at his General's side.

As Ember sat beside her, Valena apologized to Ember for letting her guard down and getting so badly hurt. Ember denied her regrets, telling her that it was his fault fornot coming to her aid sooner, as was his duty. She looked at him in the eyes closely then, as he did her. She hugged him then and surprised, he hugged her back, for no woman had ever embraced him before. It felt different from usual and he rather liked it. He promised her then that he would not let her down again.

Just then, Commanders Buckler, Storm and Captain Racer arrived. They told Ember and General Valena that they had held off the Imperial armies and Vader, who had apparently left the planet. They did not know for what reason, but according to Admiral Zurros, he was certainly not on Coruscant anymore. Commander Buckler also informed Ember that recent reconaissance discovered several platoons of scout troopers, riding BARC speeders, heading in their direction as the rest of the Imperial army was routed. Kane and Flash were almost done capturing the main train station, and would be on the way to attack the Coruscant starport in the eastern sector of the city.

Ember and Valena noted the use of this information and ordered Storm and Buckler to press the attack throughout the night.. Though they needed rest, Ember, Valena, Storm and Buckler knew that they had to mantain control of the territory that they had captured. According to Storm, Commander Willard and his men would arrive shortly.

As Ember left, Valena wished to go along with him as well. However, Ember protestations finally made her choose to relent. Before he returned to combat, he looked at her and she smiled at him, telling him that she would be fine.

Storm Thwarted.
"I will make the enemy turn back."

"But sir, you can't go out there and take them all out. It's suicide"

"I won't. You'll see, Commander"

-Jedi General Coderage and Commander Kane

{C {C {C {C It had taken the entire day to capture the train station. Commanders Kane, Flash and Jedi General Brianna Coderage had faced not only stormtroopers and Imperial militia, but also royal guards and Sith acolytes, whom were probably trained and hand-picked by the Emperor himself. Everyone was worn out, their bones aching from the report of battle. Many of the men were also very badly injured and required immediate medical attention.

By the insistence of Jedi General Brianna Coderage, all of the troopers rested in an abandoned apartment for the night, which they used as temporary command center. While half of the men slept, the other half stood guard outside.

A few hours after some sleep, Commanders Kane and Flash were patrolling the perimeter of their captured territory when they saw in the distance a huge army of several hundred thousand stormtroopers and tanks, most likely on their way to attack Ember's force, which was pinned down several miles north of the Plaza district. The clones immediately contacted General Coderage about the approaching threat via helmet HUD. She ordered him to get inside with all of his best sharpshooters while the rest of the clones and tanks form a box formation around the building and hold off the enemy before Commander Trid's air support arrived. General Coderage informed Kane that she would make the soldiers turn back. Though hesitant on the plan of losing many of his men, A-52 Kane finally agreed.

When the Imperial troopers arrived and saw the clone troopers and dozens of AT-TE walkers assembled in front of the building, they were momentarilly stunned. Then with shouts, they marched forward blasting their E-11 rifles, while the AT-AT's slugged forward. Though vastly outnumbered, Commander Flash and Kane's men put up a struggle. Kane and his snipers aimed at the enemy's officers and killed them with ease. There was also a change in the air. The stormtroopers did not seem to aim very well, while the clones' aim was excellent. Many of the stormtroopers began to flee as well; not as many at first but soon whole platoons began to flee, though they were soon killed off by Kane's snipers.

At the end of the battle, the entire Imperial army had been wasted, while the clones had suffered minimal casualties. With disbelief, Kane contacted General Coderage, saying that he could not believe that they had won. Brianna laughed and told him that she would make the enemy fall. She revealed to him that she was a descendant of the famed Bastila Shan, and the art of Battle Meditation was a major abilty passed through the family. Kane was indeed surprised by this, and so were the other jedi when General Coderage and A-52 contacted Valena,Tallan and Plo Koon.

After the massive battle, General Brianna Coderage remained in the apartment to continue to bolster Kane's men through battle meditation as they marched on the main Imperial starport located on the planet. Clone fighters and bombers pushed ahead and devastated the Imperial defenses, so that by the time Commander Kane and Flash's men arrived, the battered Imperial defenders surrendered immediately.

Route to the Executive Building
"Incoming!! Everyone, take cover! "

-A-13 Ember to his troopers as Tie bombers strafe their lines-

{C The Blue Talon Legion, 35th Assault Corps and the 603rd Armored Assault Corps and the rest of Ember's strike team was on the march. The campaign on the surface of Coruscant had lasted three days and two nights already and much of the planet had been taken by the clones and Jedi. All that was left was the capture of Emperor Palpatine. Augmented together, Ember, Kane, Viper, Storm and Flash marched together with about 80,000 men while the rest of the forces guarded the captured territories. Imperial reinforcements from across the Galaxy had arrived and though Admiral Zurros and the rest of the fleet were holding them off, considerable numbers of Imperial stormtroopers and tanks managed to land on the surface of the planet.

From where Ember and the rest of the jedi were, the Imperials began to press their own attack, seemingly determined in holding back the clone troopers. From afar, squadrons of Tie fighters and Tie bombers strafed Ember's tanks and clone legions. In return, Commander Trid himself flew out with all the remaining ships under his command to cover his brothers' march to the Emperor's Executive Building. However, on the ground, battle was heavy as well. Darth Vader, Sith acolytes led Royal Guards and stormtroopers, BARC troopers and AT-ST walkers. The battle began to fall ill for Ember as jedi and many of his fellow troopers fell around him. Lieutenant Bant and his platoon were pinned down and killed by Imperial snipers. Captain Denn was overwhelmed by Sith acolytes and so was Lieutenant Gweld.

Knowing that they could not surrender or retreat, Ember General Valena, the rest of the jedi and the Blue Talon Legion pushed forward, sweeping back all resistance. Following their example, the rest of the clones regained the will to fight and rose to the upper hand of the stormtroopers, whose only strength were numbers. Jedi Masters Brianna Coderage and Tallan dueled Darth Vader and his pet Sith acolytes, while Valena, Shaak Ti, Plo Koon and Ember tackled the rest of the Imperial troopers. The battle continued through the day and into the night when finally, Vader and his men were forced to fall back to the Emperor's executive building, leaving behind a city filled with dead Imperials and clones.

Confession
"Take heart my friends. Though many have died, we will prevail in spite of all who oppose us."

-General Tallan to the clones-

After the savage battle against the Empire, Ember, Valena and the rest of the clones picked their way through the battle. Everywhere was destruction. Burning AT-TE walkers and AT-ST walkers lay every 20 feet they walked. Ember felt sad at the thought of losing so many brothers and men. Bant was gone and so were Captain Shrike, Denn. Of the original strike force of100,000 clones, 75,000 remained and few of the remaining men were even strong enough to stand.

As Ember, Kane, Storm and Viper picked through the wreckage of battle, they found a clustered group of dead clones and stormtroopers. Flash was amongst them. Ember and the rest of the clones began to be filled with grief and debated surrender. Generals Tallan and Valena walked to them and kept up their resolve, reminding them of their goals.

"Sir, I have to tell you something. It has been growing in me for some time."

"What is it, Ember?"

-Ember and Valena-

Ember parted himself from the rest of his brothers. Though he knew he could not give up. Perseverance was a strong suit of his and he had never forsaken that. However, now he just felt so helpless. And then, as he knelt by the body of Flash, a hand fell on his shoulder; it was Valena. She took him in his arms and hugged him. He tried not to cry, but he could not prevent strong tears from falling down his cheeks, tears for all of the brothers he had let down.

She told him that she was so sorry and was just as sad as he was. As he looked at her, a rush of emotions filled him and he said what he promised himself he would not say. He told her that for the past few months as well as in the years when they had fought side by side, he had grown to cherish their intimate bond. He knew it was their duty to refrain from selfish distractions, but in the present situation, when there was little time left, he confided to her, honestly, that he loved her.

Valena was taken aback, but then she held him in her eyes, telling him that she understood. She knew that he did, but they could not do it. It was impossible and in the end after a short argument, Ember finally agreed. Valena looked at him as he relented, with sadness etched in her eyes, and then rose and left.

For the Republic!
"Allright we are going in. I know we don't have much of a chance, but we must try. Us or him. All or nothing. For the Republic!"

-A-13 Ember to his troopers-

Shortly after the bloody battles which lasted for days, Ember, Generals Valena, Coderage and Tallan and the rest of the jedi and clones reached an abandoned number of apartments near the imperial Senate Executive Building. After the last two battles, Ember's strike force was rather depleted. He called for more reinforcements, but everyone was busy; Admiral Trid had returned to Coruscant space to help Admiral Zurros hold the Imperial reinforcements. Commanders Tobi and Willard were also busy fighting off Imperial troops on another section of the city, and the rest of the troopers were needed to protect their bases of operations.

Despite the low number of troops, Ember managed to contact Commander Rainstar and his 112th Airborne Battalion and asked him to meet them at the Executive Building through another entrance. While that happened, Ember planned to have his main force, led by Storm, Viper, Racer and Billows, assault the main Imperial defenses as a diversionary act. While Storm and the others were holding the Emperor's attention, Jedi Generals Tallan, Valena, Coderage, Plo Koon, Commander Ember, Kane and several clone platoons would enter the building from the side and catch the enemy unawares. It was a good plan, but General Tallan told them all to stay cautious, for the Emperor was not a man to be underestimated, especially since Vader would be nearby.

Once they broke camp, the clones burst into action. Storm, Viper, Kane and Racer coordinated the attack and sent all available troops to the Imperial Senate Building via Lartie and once the gunships opened, troopers of the 35th Assault Corps and the 603rd Assault Corps rushed out, firing at the enemy stormtroopers, royal guards and AT-AT walkers arrayed before it. The gunships immediately took off and attacked the Imperial walkers to draw them off from attacking the inbound AT-TE tanks. Heavy battle was joined as the two forces met in the middle of the square leading to the senate building. Jedi rushed from the clone troopers' lines and engaged the royal guards, who wielded vibropikes.

Meanwhile, Ember, Valena, Kane, Tallan, Coderage, and their strike team rushed through the streets taking a detour, far from the Senate Executive Building. They could not risk gunships or the Empire's guards would notice them. They stayed to the shadows and rushed to take cover whenever civilians passed. After running for five miles without stop, like Ember had done during his training, they were looking up at the walls of the Senate Building. Prepping their jetpacks the clones and jedi flew towards the building. As they past buildings, they saw the ensuing battle in the distance. Once they landed behind the railing of a balcony of the building, they broke through the door and entered the building.

A Heart of Stone
"Allright lads, let's kill them all! Sharkie, Jett! Take your squads and strike them on the left! Kane you and Shadow tackle the right. The Generals and I will deal with the Imperial scum in the center."

For the first time in his life, when Ember entered the building, he went into action without thought of his surroundings. He killed as he had not killed before; fighting alongside Valena, Buckler, Niner and Boltshot, he quickly struck fear into all of the troops that he faced scattering them as he charged, DC-17 Rifle in hand. His troopers did just as well, breaking through the Imperial lines, even as they tried to form together in a solid formation.

However, the stormtroopers quickly regained their surprise and reinforcements began to arrive, including red-clad stormtroopers, the Coruscant Guard, as well as Royal Guards. Troopers fell as the increasing number of stormtroopers pushed them back. However, the Jedi ran forward and swept back the stormtroopers with their force powers. Just then, from the far corridor, a wall burst open and hundreds of blue clone troopers rushed in. The 112th Airborne Battalion had arrived. With their arrival, the stormtroopers began to flee. Shortly after their relieved victory, Ember ordered Sharkie, Jett and Shadow to clear up the rest of the passage of Imperials.

After giving the orders, Ember, Kane, Buckler, Niner, Boltshot and troopers Fiery, Blitz, Gek, Quad and Wister continued down the path lined with pillars, following Jedi Masters Tallan, Coderage, Valena and Plo Koon, their lightsabers aloft.

The Shadow of Death
"Ah, welcome all. I have been expecting your arrival for weeks now. You are bold to come here, but that will not save you".

-Emperor Palpatine to Ember, the clones and Jedi-

Upon arriving in Chancellor Palpatine's personal office, Ember, the jedi and the clones quickly realized that they had walked into a trap, for there were guards waiting for them. Apparently, the Emperor had foreseen their arrival for weeks and they would all die there and then. As they stood, immobilized with fear, Commander Trid reported in Ember and the rest of the clones' HUD comm circuits, saying that they had failed. His fleet could no longer aid in the invaison of the planet and the comm signal turned to static as an explosion was heard. Resigned to the fate of death, Ember, Buckler, Niner, Boltshot, Kane and the Jedi looked at each other and then charged.

Jedi General Tallan, Coderage and Plo Koon went straight for Emperor Palpatine, while Valena and the clones dealt with Vader and the guards. Ember fought for his life as he engaged the Royal guards and stormtroopers. From the corner of his eye, he saw Gek and Blitz fall as Royal Guards stabbed them with vibropikes. Fiery fell soon after, shot in the back by an Imperial officer. Ember and Kane killed the officer in retribution while Buckler, Niner and Boltshot engaged the rest of the men. Meanwhile, Valena dueled furiously with Vader, swinging her double sided lightsabers through the air, and kicking Vader in the face. Plo Koon soon fell under the Emperor's onslaught. Tallan and Coderage pushed the Emperor back as they swung at each other. The Emperor clicked a button on his personal box leading up to the Senate chambers. The jedi attacked but the Emperor sent Coderage back with a surge of force lightning.While Tallan pursued Palpatine, Brianna rolled over the side of the building and would have fell to her death if Valena had not caught her. However, Vader seized the moment and seized Valena in a force choke. Meanwhile, Tallan and Palpatine battled in the Senate chambers with extreme focus and intensity, using their lightsabers and the force.

The battle went on in the Emperor's office as stormtroopers, royal guards and clones grappled with each other. Dominating the scene was Vader as he choked Valena. As Vader ignited his lightsaber, Ember killed the royal guard he was struggling with and tackled Vader before he could stab his general. Boltshot and Kane followed behind, however, Vader force pushed them back before they could shoot him. Valena landed on the ground, gasping. She quickly got up and continued fighting Vader.

As they did, Ember called General Coderage to order Storm, Viper and Racer to disengage and call for evac immediately. They had no choice now. They had to retreat or the entire rebellion would fall. Breaking from Vader's attack, Valena twirled her lightsabers and with a complicated move, sent Vader's lightsaber flying from his hand. Angry now, Vader force pushed her and the clones away and reached for his lightsaber, before chasing after his master.

From an opposite window, the glass crashed to the street below as the Emperor dived into a speeder and took off, followed closely by Tallan. Tallan fired at the Emperor's speeder and forced him to drop from it onto solid ground in the Executive Building courtyard. Tallan ignited her lightsaber and continued to deal with the Emperor. Troopers of the 112th Airborne flew in on their jetpacks and fired at the Emperor, but he dodged the shots as well as Tallan's lightsaber. He jumped into the air and launched a force repulse sending everone flying back. As Tallan got up, Ember, Valena and the remaining clones rushed to him. Tallan ordered them to go, while he held off the enemies. Valena protested saying that she would not leave him behind. Tallan ordered Valena to go. They had to keep the light of the Jedi Order alive. In the end, Valena understood though she hated to let her master go.

As the called Larties arrived, they all looked back to see Tallan engaging Vader, Palpatine and two royal guards. Valena, Ember, Kane and the rest of the clones boarded an awaiting gunship, finding troopers Jett, Sharkie, Sens and the rest of the platoon already on board. The Laat/i gunship took off and flew for the atmosphere of Coruscant, escorted by fighters. The few remaining star destroyers of Ember's fleet picked up the troops and jumped into hyperspace as the Imperial navy fired at them from behind.

The Last Stage
"I can't understand... What has happened to the might of the Grand Army of the Republic!?..."

-A-13 Ember {C After the bitter disaster at Coruscant, Ember, the surviving jedi and the rest of the arc troopers returned to Kamino with about 150,000 troopers left of the original attack force, along with 82 star destroyers. Ember did not understand what had happened. It seemed that the clones' determination, strength of will and experience had failed at last. He could not comprehend their failure and his only wish then was to die. His goals were all gone, his victories meaningless. But then, he thought that he could not go and leave all of his remaining brothers to die, or abandon the clones still growing in their bacta tubes. As a last resort, Ember made a plan.

No Surrender
"I do not ask for all of you to die for me. If any man here wishes to step out, do it now"

-A-13 Ember to his troopers

Ember assembled all of his men in the primary hangar on Kamino, and there he spoke to them. He talked of their experiences together, their comradeship and loyalty. In the end, he asked them all if they would fight beside him for one last time. Out of the brotherhood they all shared, each and every one of Ember's men agreed to stay on Kamino to fight to the end. General Willard and his men abstained, however, saying that they would leave to keep the rebellion alive. Ember heartilly agreed. While Buckler, Niner and Boltshot coordinated the defenses, Ember went to see his old friends for the last time.

Teachers
"Jango would be proud of you, Ember. You have lived up to his hope and you should be glad".

-One of Ember's old teachers to A-13 Ember

Ember walked through the rather quiet corridors of his old home, glancing at places he remembered from his childhood, old haunts as well as training rooms. Though most of the Cuy'val Dar were gone, but there were still a few of them around. Ember made his rounds, visiting each of them, and telling them of his choice. They all were very moved by his decision and told him that they were proud of him and so would Jango. Ember told them to leave for Mandalore the next morning, for he did not wish them to die as well.

One Night
"I love you, with all my heart" "You do not fear to love me anymore?"

"Ember, if this is our last time together, then I will make it a happy send-off for you...and for me."

-Valena and Ember-

After visiting all of his teachers, Ember went to his old Arc trooper barracks where he lived during his training. He gazed around at the walls for a while and then touched his old bunk bed that he shared with Buckler. As he made to leave, he started, for Valena had walked into the room, silent as she always was. They talked for a while, but before long, Ember decided to tell her of his choice, though he knew she would not approve of it. To his regret, he was right, for Valena refused flat out to leave him. In the end, though, Ember convinced her to leave, telling her that it was the best for both of them. They sat in silence thereafter, enjoying one another's company. And then, to Ember's surprise, she held his hand. Ember looked into her eyes before taking her hand in his own.

Final Orders

"Do as I say, Boltshot. This is my last command for you."

-A-13 Ember to A-17A Boltshot.

The next morning, Ember went to talk with his first brothers that were still alive, including Buckler, Niner and Boltshot. Ember told them of his decision and they agreed whole-heartedly. They would ship the jedi off as far from the Empire as they could. There was some hope that the Jedi order could rebuild from afar.

Meanwhile, though he hated to do it, Ember ordered Boltshot to leave as well, ordering him to take as much clone DNA with him as he could and protect the jedi at all costs. They both knew that Vader and the Emperor would be fed up with clones by now and seek to eradicate all of them if need be. Though reluctant, Boltshot hugged Ember, saying that he understood and would do it.

Departure
"Farewell, Ember."

-Valena to A-13 Ember-

Throughout the rest of the day was a rush of preparations, clones rushed about setting the last defenses into position. Boltshot and troopers Brash and Breach were themselves loading clone DNA into crates as well as selecting a number of clone cadets who they deemed suitable to take with them. During this time, Ember, Buckler, Niner and Boltshot walked together, the last time all four of them were united.

By early evening, all preparations were made, and Ember, Buckler, Niner Boltshot, Valena and a procession of clones walked on a Kamino platform to a landing pad, where a Laat/i waited. as they reached a point several feet from the gunship, Ember made to leave. Valena held his hand and looked into his eyes asking him beseechingly for him to stay with her a little longer.

However, Ember could not make himself to look into her eyes. Tears welled up in his eyes as Valena put her arms around him and hugged him. Hugging her back, Ember looked into her eyes and kissed her. They remained locked for a moment and then let go of each other. As the gunship began to take off, Buckler shouted for the men to form an honor guard. The troopers saluted to Valena and Boltshot as the gunship blast doors closed and the Laat/i took off. Ember watched as they left, his whole world torn away from him, though he knew it was necessary.

The End
"Allright men, this is it. We can't stop them, but we will hold them as long as we can, and after that they will have to crawl over our bodies. It's been an honor gentlemen."

-A-13 Ember to his clone troopers.

Final Preparations
Shortly after the departure of Valena, the rest of the Jedi and Boltshot, the city was much less quiet as the clones defending the city set up the final traps across the area. Ember felt really lonely then as he labored to finish the defenses before the Imperial fleet arrived. All the while the Liberty and 51 other star destroyers patrolled the space around the planet, each and every pilot and officer ready for death that would come to them. Though the Liberty's primary weapon was destroyed before at the assault on Coruscant, the ship was still a massive hulking figure and ready to take down many star destroyers with a terrible fight.

Outer Defenses Breached
"We will drive through their fleet quickly, My Lord.

"Good, Commander. Have it done now. I am going out with my wingmen to destroy the Liberty once and for all. Nothing must be left to chance."

-Commander Appo and Darth Vader on the clone armada ranged against them-

The defense of the planet did not last long. As the night was out, the Imperial fleet had arrived with around 130 star destroyers. Vader commanded it himself and the famed Vader's Fist was present as well.

Though Ember's fleet put up a struggle, their fall was inevitable and after two rotations, the Vader and his pilots had destroyed the Liberty, and the rest of the clone star destroyers were gone.

Breaking a Bridge
"Send all of the men to their positions."

"Allright, Kane. But what will you do?"

"You'll see"

-Kane and Ember-

When the Empire came down to the northern section of Tipoca City with about 200,000 troops, tanks and fighters, where Ember's armies were located, the first battalions that landed on the central bridge were immediately bombarded by rocket-launcher fire and sniper fire. The pivotal defenses kicked in when the clone defenders' detonator-primed bridges exploded, destroying thousands of enemy troopers and walkers. The battle commenced as remaining clone fighters and Imperial ships dog-fighted. The shield generators protecting Kamino protected the cloning facility from orbital fire of Imperial star destroyers, but they would not for long.

Brother Vs. Brother
"Ember fought with a bitter resolve that he had never had before. Gone from him was the rather disgusted air of killing his brothers. Ember had changed."

-A-14 Buckler-

As the Empire's first attack was foiled, Ember and his brave troopers of Eagle Battalion formed up on the bridge next to a landing pad where Kane and 200 of his best snipers waited. About 5,000 of the rest of the 13th Elite were placed in reserve as well as the 5th Elite Corps and the remants of Nexu Legion. When the second attack arrived, at the head of the line was the 501st Legion. Ember and his men raged against the enemy lines killing as they charged. Arc Commanders Ember, Buckler and Niner fought with a bitter rage that their men had never seen before, and greatly inspired by it, they followed their officers into battle without question.

Ember went head to head with Commander Appo, Commander of the 501st Legion, the two dueling hand to hand with fists and vibro blades. They were evenly-matched, though Ember managed to trick him, sending him crashing into the murky ocean nearby. The battle continued, with troopers on both sides falling. Kane's snipers shot at the Imperial stormtroopers, killing platoons that were rushing to aid the 501st's attack.

However, as they seemed to hold their lines with ease, Ember was contacted by Commanders Storm and Rainstar that Vader had sent another attack force led by Commander Bow around the main battle, and they had attacked the main armory and barracks sector. The battle was going badly, and they badly needed reinforcements. Acknowledging this, Ember ordered Commander Viper to rush to Storm's and Rainstar's aid with as many troopers as he could rouse.

Breaking Lines
"I am taking this battle into my own hands, Commander. Follow my lead."

"Yes, my Lord"

-Darth Vader to Commander Appo-

The battle continued throughout the day, as the clone troopers under Ember, Storm, Viper, Kane and the other clone commanders held off increasingly growing numbers of stormtroopers. Though suffering many casualties, the clones defended their home like maniacs and managed to delay the enemy for another day, though they had been pushed back to several miles north of the Clone DNA chambers and main hangar. The armory had been a continuous tug of war between the Empire and the clone forces with neither side relenting.

Darth Vader had erected his command center at Outpost Beta, where they had landed during the first round of the assault. At first he chose to let his stormtrooper commanders, Bow, Vill and Appo deal with the clone rebels; however, before long, he became increasingly frustated and decided to charge out himself to kill every clone in the way.

At dawn, after four days of battle, Vader led his troopers out from his forward command center and smashed into the clone trooper lines. Ember and the rest of the men tried to restrain their men from bolting, but before long, even they feared if they could hold the line against the Sith Lord, without the aid of Jedi. Knowing that they had to fall back, Ember ordered his men to withdraw from combat and had them run to the last defense that they had made a short distance from the clone DNA center. They had dumped barrels of oil into the ground of the bridge meters from the piled rubble-wall, where troopers Jett and Sens were stationed, ready to set the ground on fire when the Empire arrived. There were no other traps left. Preparing themselves, Ember, Storm, Kane and the rest of their troops, numbering around 29,000 entrenched themselves in the debris. Viper had been killed by Vader at the armory a few hours ago, and Rainstar and Racer had fallen during the retreat, along with troopers Wister, Quad and Lieutenant Salam.

Fighting to the Last Breath
"It's been an honor, gentlemen. Together let's fight for one last time boys. For death or victory! For the Republic! For the jedi!"

-A-13 Ember to his troopers-

The 29,000 remaining troops under Ember's command assembled into battalions, with the remnants of the 13th Elite, Blue Talon Legion and 35th Assualt Corps holding at the trenches while the other clones were held in reserve. Before the Imperial troopers arrived from several miles away, Darth Vader at its head, Ember gave an emotional speech to his troopers, telling them that it was their last time together and to fight to the last breath. Their deaths would never be in vain.

As Vader arrived, troopers Jett and Sens set the oil poured all over the bridge on fire, forming an impenetrable wall. But as Jett and Sens ran back to the defense lines, Vader seized up Sens with a force choke and threw him off the bridge into the depths of the sea. Jett tried to catch his comrade, but he could not do anymore and ran back to his lines. Momentarily stymied, Vader's stormtroopers looked for a way to break through the wall of fire, while the Imperial AT-ST walkers fired at the clone defenders. In response, Ember ordered his few remaining heavy cannons to open fire on the enemy. Shouting, the clones also opened fire with volleys of blaster fire. With a huge force push, Darth Vader blew the fire apart, and with a force grip, he held it in place while his men charged forward. Shouting, Commanders Ember, Storm and Kane led their men to meet the enemy. The clones fought furiously, killing without mercy or tire. Even as clones fell, each trooper took two to three stormtroopers with him.

As he fought, in the corner of his eye, Ember saw Surge and Swoop fall, cut down by fire as he attempted to drag an injured trooper behind the line of fire, then Sharkie and three of his squad. Filled with anger and hate, Ember rushed the stormtroopers responsible for the deaths of his brothers, Kane, Buckler and Niner behind him. Though he sustained wounds of staggering scale, Ember fought on, killing every stormtrooper facing him. Buckler, Niner and Kane attempted to help him, but the pressing waves of stormtroopers pushed them and even Ember back to their defense lines. Rushing forward, clone reinforcements arrived to help Ember. They managed to hold the enemy for a moment, but then Vader arrived, slicing through dozens of clone troopers. With a force blast, he sent all of the clones back including Captain Crusher. Crusher hit the ground and his neck broke. Vader continued to kill the remaining clones facing him until all who were left were Ember, Buckler, Niner, Jett, Storm and Kane. Calling his forces to stand down and allow him to deal with the clones himself, Vader walked toward the clones.

Momentarily looking at each other, Ember and his brave comrades attacked the Sith Lord. Vader met them as they charged, force pushing the bulk of them back. Niner and Jett soon fell, decapitated by Vader's lightsaber of death. As the Sith turned to face Ember and Bucker, near the doors of the Clone DNA chamber, Kane shot a grappling hook at Vader's lightsaber hand, sending his lightsaber falling into the sea. Angry now, Vader reached out his hand to force choke Kane. But before he could, Ember, Buckler and Storm tackled him, driving the Sith to the ground. However, before the clones could stab him with vibroblades, the Sith force pushed them back and stabbed Storm in the neck with a piece of glass. Gripping the clone in the air, he force choked him and then sent him flying into Kane who was prepping his mini flamethrower to bear on him. Kane untangled himself from the body of Storm, but was too late. Vader stabbed him in the heart and he fell back to the ground, dead. Ember and Buckler, the only clones left alive fired at Vader with there DC-17's. Vader deflected the bolts that came at him and then force pulled Buckler to his lightsaber, cutting him in two. Ember filled with pain at the death of his only remaining friend, charged forward and punched at Vader, who caught his fist. Vader slammed his elbow into Ember and pushed him to the ground. Ember stabbed his vibro blade into Vader's thigh and punched his knee as hard as he could. Vader fell to the ground and Ember got on top of him punching at him. Vader threw the injured clone off and stabbed him in the heart.

Ember choked up as tears and blood covered his face. But before he went down, he told Darth Vader in the face, that he had not won. His death and those of his brothers' would inspire others to fight on for the Republic and the Jedi. And then, Ember fell from the red blade flickering with energy and as he did, he triggered a buton on his wrist belt, blowing up the entire building and platform that he was standing on, along with many of the assembled stormtroopers.

A Soldier's Legacy
Ember's memory would not be forgotten, as he wished. With his death, his rebellion was soon put down. However, though the Empire captured all of Kamino in the end, the deaths of Ember and his brothers would never be forgotten. It would inspire the will in other beings across the Galaxy to rise up against the Empire, and eventually the Empire would fall.

Emperor Palpatine saw how close he and Darth Vader came to death in the Clone Civil War. Because of this, he permanently ended the Fett program on Kamino and the men serving in the Imperial army were more diverse. The survivors of Ember's rebellion were hunted down and executed.

However, though the Imperial forces and Sith acolytes searched throughout the Galaxy for signs of the leading jedi of the rebellion, they could not find them.

What happened to A-17A Boltshot and Adhektara Valena and the rest of the troops is still a mystery. But some think that Boltshot, Zurros and the other troops that left Kamino with him returned to their heritage world of Mandalore. All that is hidden will eventually be revealed, but for now, nothing is certain.

Personality
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: 177.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Since he was put through an intense regimen of training on Kamino, Ember was born to be one of the best soldiers the Galaxy has ever known. He could even resist mind tricks from force users. However, he was not arrogant but rather selfless and compassionate. He did everything for others and did not hesitate to place himself in danger to prove this. Overall, his training saw him through all of his victories. Often on mercy missions, he would help the civilians beyond the call of duty.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">During the time of his training, Ember was rather doubtful of his abilities and did not believe that he would be a good leader later on. However, Jango Fett, his teacher encouraged him greatly and taught him that it is a rough road to greatness.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: 177.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As an Arc Trooper, he was different from regular clone troopers typically in physical skill as well as independence. Ember was completely loyal to his superiors; however, he would sometimes voice his opinion to his Jedi Generals whenever he thought an order was unreasonable. As he served with the Jedi knights in the Clone War, Ember came to respect the Jedi in their wisdom, tactics and fighting styles, and the feeling was mutual. He would become extremely loyal to them later on.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: 177.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ember thought very highly of his commanders who thought of him as a friend in turn. He also seemed to be really good friends with Adhektara Valena, the two of them interacting in a more casual manner occasionally, though Ember would insist on calling her Sir usually.

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: 177.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ember believed in experience and unity, virtues that his teacher, Jango Fett, taught him. Therefore, he trained his troops heavily for months, so that they would have enough experience and camaraderie before heading out into combat. Ember was extremely devoted to his men and would not let any of them get hurt if he could help it. Though the battles throughout the galaxy took many of his brothers, Ember always kept true to his code of loyalty and honor. <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; tab-stops: 177.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Ember always knew the risks of serving in the front lines. Though he was scared, he knew his duty and never hesitated to sacrifice himself to fulfill it. On many instances, he considered the safety of his men and generals as important or even more important than the completion of a mission, and he never hesitated on the concept of sacrificing himself for what he thought was right and honorable.

Equipment
<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As an ARC Trooper, Ember wore experimental Phase II Armor for the duration of the Clone Wars along with command pauldrons and kamas. Ember had various other suits of armor, depending on the terrain, including cold assault armor. He also had a periscope rangefinder attachment on the right side of his helmet, which was also equipped with HUD radar sensors, datapads. The Foremost of all the HUD systems had an internal communication system where Ember could just go on his own secure circuit and speak to his men.

<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">On his boots, Ember had Mitrinomon jetpack thrusters <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">which were more quick then the standard clone jetpack.

<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Besides his armor, and standard DC-17 blaster rifle and pistols, Ember had an impressive array of weaponry that he could use in any situation including: <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">His gauntlets hid a variety of devices that he could use if he was disarmed:
 * 1) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Vibroblade
 * 2) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">EMP Grenades
 * 3) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Thermo Detonators and charges.
 * 4) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">HX2 Antipersonnel Mines
 * 1) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Comlink
 * 2) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cable launcher
 * 3) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Non-lethal contact stunners
 * 4) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Velocity-7 Dart shooter
 * 5) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mini concussion rocket launcher
 * 6) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Minature flamethrower
 * 7) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fusion cutter
 * 8) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Field security overloader

Notable Troopers of Blue Talon Legion

 * 1) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A-14 Buckler: A determined, strict and discplined clone with not much of a sense of humor.
 * 2) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A-15 Niner: A clone who is always thinking about the enemy, their motives, concerns and tactics.
 * 3) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A-16 Blade: a clone with a sense of humor who tags along with A-17A Boltshot.
 * 4) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A-17A Boltshot: Though he is a clone who wants to lighten the mood, A-17A Boltshot is a loyal trooper who wants to do the right thing. He is completely devoted to his commander, A-13 Ember and
 * 5) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A-18 Torrent: A clone with a trigger finger. Though rather jumpy, Torrent has quick reflexes and is really experienced with all manners of weaponry, equipment and machines.
 * 6) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Captain Racer ( <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">CC-5469): A loyal clone captain
 * 7) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Captain Snap (CC-6747): A stern and loyal clone captain.
 * 8) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Captain Shrike (CC-1845): A clone trooper with a rather jumpy spirit. He likes to get things going and is very bored when nothing is going on.
 * 9) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lieutenant Bant ( <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">CL-3298)
 * 10) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lieutenant Water <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(CL-4425) <span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
 * 11) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Arc Trooper Sharkie (CC-6795)
 * 12) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lieutenant Cracker (CL-5322)
 * 13) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lieutenant Mal (CL-5545)
 * 14) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lieutenant Salam (CL-1233)
 * 15) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sergeant Aquamal ( <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">CT-946) <span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
 * 16) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sergeant Fiery (CT-1212)
 * 17) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sergeant Tops (CT-2354)
 * 18) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sergeant Crack (CT-917)
 * 19) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sergeant Falkon (CT-918)
 * 20) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trooper Jett (CT-9159)
 * 21) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trooper Sens (CT-9160)
 * 22) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trooper Surge (CT-3218)
 * 23) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trooper Swoop (CT-3219)
 * 24) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trooper Cobra (CT-4747)
 * 25) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trooper Blitz (CT-1201)
 * 26) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trooper Nitro (CT-395)
 * 27) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trooper Delta (CT-3333)
 * 28) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trooper Brash (CT-238)
 * 29) <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trooper Breach (CT-239)
 * 30) Trooper Rune (CT-3934)
 * 31) Trooper Wister (CT-1202)
 * 32) Trooper Nom (CT-9019)
 * 33) Trooper Faze (CT-5219)
 * 34) Trooper Devis (CT-3599)
 * 35) Trooper Bolt (CT-7155)
 * 36) Trooper Zip (CT-4321)
 * 37) Trooper Gek (CT-1206)
 * 38) Trooper Quad (CT-41312)

Notable Troopers of the 5th Sector Army
Commander Storm (35th Assault Corps) Commander Viper (603rd Armored Assault Corps) Commander Kane (13th Elite Legion) Commander Flash (Nexu Legion)
 * Captain Denn
 * Captain Crusher
 * Lieutenant Gweld
 * Commander Monitor
 * Captain Dax
 * Commander Shadow
 * Commander Billows

Commander Tobi (9th Elite Corps)

Behind the Scenes
It took some time for me to decide upon writing this story.When I first watched Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith when it came out in 2005, one of my favorite scenes was when the clone troopers executed the jedi in Order 66, though I liked it because of the emotionality of the music and scenes. i have alwyas liked the clone troopers very much but not very much before the animated feature film, Star Wars the Clone Wars came out in 2008, From then on, I began to think of a "What if?" type story. The story of Ember began there with my thoughts of a clone trooper who decides to save the jedi from their terrible fates.

Originally, Ember was not planned to be an arc trooper, but a trooper of the 501st Legion. However, a friend of mine on the online game, Clone Wars Adventures, advised me to use an ARC Trooper because they had more individuality and independance.

My story continued to grow; a lot of it happened in Clone Wars Adventures that I role-played with friends, but most of the story was planned out through extensive research, watching the films many times as well as gaining inspiration from some of the Star Wars the Clone Wars episodes.

Most of the main Arc trooper squad, including Ember, Buckler, Niner, Torrent and Blade were chosen out of Clone Wars Adventures and Boltshot was chosen later.

A lot of Ember and the rest of his squad's personality reflects upon my own, including generosity to the weak, love for family, loyalty to superiors, following rules, and wishing to do well in life and academics.

Many of the other characters were picked out from CWA including:
 * 1) Adhektara Valena: Depa Shimmerweave
 * 2) Brianna Coderage (Shan): Brianna Coderage
 * 3) Commander Storm: Commander Stormray
 * 4) Commander Kane: Kane Marksman
 * 5) Commander Viper: Zeon Shadow
 * 6) Zane Crimson: Marek Crimson
 * 7) Alpha-04 Vaze: Jaden Marshall
 * 8) Jedi Master Aralina: Aralina Nightbringer
 * 9) Jedi General Clawspekk: Rick Clawspeed
 * 10) Trooper Wister: Wister Riotsear
 * 11) Lieutenant Bant: Bant Cosmicrage
 * 12) Arc trooper Sharkie: Commando Sharkie
 * 13) Lieutenant Water: Commander Water
 * 14) Trooper Kobra: Kamron Cobra
 * 15) Suarek Frost: Sadeet Cradossk
 * 16) Xalandra Nova: Xalandra Nova

The Books
Book 1: A Soldier of Loyalty

Book 2: A Soldier of Honor

Book 3: A Soldier of Conscience

Book4: A Soldier of Sacrifice