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Fox and Thorn woke up late and are late for work. Little do they know, that they would arrive even later.

Fox: Where're the buttons?

Thorn: Oh no, they've installed voice-recognition technology in this lift, they have no buttons.

Fox: Voice-recognition technology? In a lift? On Coruscant? You ever tried voice-recognition technology?

Thorn: No.

Fox: It doesn't do clone accents.

Thorn: Eleven!

Padme's voice: Could you please repeat that?

Fox: Eleven!

Thorn: Eleven! Eleven!

Fox: Eleven!

Padme's voice: Could you please repeat that?

Thorn: EL-EV-EN!

Fox: Whose idea was this? You need to try a Ryloth accent. E-leven! E-leven!

Thorn: That sounds Alderaan, not Ryloth.

Fox: No, it doesn't. E-leven!

Thorn: What part of Ryloth is that, Aldera?

Padme's voice: I'm sorry. Could you please repeat that?

Thorn: Try a Naboo accent? Eelevin! Eelevin!

Fox: you from the same part of Alderaan as Anakin Skywalker?

Thorn: Let's hear yours then, smartass!

Padme's voice: Please speak slowly and clearly.

Thorn: SMARTASS!!!

Fox: Ee-lev-en!

Padme's voice: I'm sorry. Could you please repeat that?

Fox: Eleven! If you don't understand the lingo, away back home to your own planet!

Thorn: Ooooo. Is that the talk now, is it, away back home to your own planet?

Fox: Oh, don't start Mr Bleeding Heart, how can you be racist to a lift?

Padme's voice: Please speak slowly and clearly.

Thorn: Eleven! Eleven! Eleven! Eleven!

Fox: You're just saying it the same way!

Thorn: I'm going to keep saying it until it understands clones, alright? Eleven! Eleven! Eleven! Eleven!

Fox: Oh, just take us anywhere, ya bantha. Just open the doors!

Padme's voice: This is a voice-activated elevator. Please state which floor you'd like to go to in a clear and calm manner. 

Fox: Calm? Calm? Where's that coming from? Why is it telling people to be calm?

Thorn: Because they knew they'd be selling this to clones who'd be going off their nuts at it!!!!!!

Padme's voice: You have not selected a floor.

Thorn: Aye we have!!! ELEVEN!!!!!!!!

Padme's voice: If you would like to get out of the elevator without selecting a floor, simply say "Open the doors, please."

Fox: Please? Please? Suck my wully.

Thorn: Maybe we should just say 'please'?

Fox: I'm not begging that for nothing.

Thorn: Open the doors, please?

Fox: "Please"? Pathetic.

Padme's voice: Please remain calm.

Thorn: OH. MY FORCE!!! You wait until I get up there! *climbs onto Fox's back* Just wait for it to speak.

Padme's voice: You have not selected a floor.

Thorn: Up yours, ya bantha!! If you don't let us through these doors, I'm gonna come to Tattooine I'm gonna find whatever desperate actress gave you that voice, and I'm going to the electric chair for ye!

Fox: Clones, you bastard!

Thorn: CLONES!!!

Fox: CLONES!!!

Thorn: CLOOOOOOOOOOOONES!!!!

Both: FREEDOM!!!

A senator, a Jedi and a droid stand in front of the lift as the doors open. Thorn quickly gets off Fox's back and stand there awkwardly.

Fox: Goin' up?

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(Commutations' line opened)

Thornless: GUYS!!!!

Thired of Everything: What?

Rock: Thorn?

Thornless: TF IS UP WITH FOX????

Rock: WDYM?

Thornless:

Rock: Fox is crossing his arms?

Thornless: WTF IS UP WITH IT?!?!?!

Thired of everything: It's Fox. He does that.

Thornless: I get that he doesn't like prison duty, but he doesn't have to sneer to everyone he meets behind his bucket!

Rock: Thorn, no one likes prison duty. Fox just hates it.

Thornless:

HE'S CRUSHING ON AMIDALA

Rock: That was during the arrest of Ziro the Hutt.

Thired of everything: And Amidala's taken anyway.

Thornless:

WTF IS HE DOING WITH SKYWALKER!?!?!?

Rock: Poor guy. RIP CC-1010 'Fox'.

Thired of Everything: Skywalker's face though XD

Thornless:

This one makes sense.

Rock: I think we can all relate to that.

Thired of everything: Yup!

Thornless: 

That was him just now.

Foxtrot: Thorn is drunk. Don't question anything he does.

Training droids and he's going nuts. (Sorry, not sorry)

Thired of everything: Ah.

Rock: Got it.

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Jek to Rys:

"No matter how tall you get, you will always be my baby brother."

Hound pointing to Thorn:

"This person is sane. But only just."

Everyone to Fox:

"What is it with you and coffee? Seriously, when will you drink something else?"

Thorn to anyone who bothers to listen:

"Loki is amazing."

Fox's life in a nutshell Part 1:

Fox's life in a nutshell Part 2:

"GET THE F*** OUT OF MY ROOM!!"

Thire:

"Wait an hour so it doesn't look suspicious."

Hound to anyone:

"If you weren't my brother, I'd use you as my punching bag."

Jek and Rys pranking their COs:

"And now pretend to be the sister."

"What did he say!?!?"

Stone wanting to relax:

THIS STUPID GAME HAS BEEN DOWNLOADING FOR 5 HOURS!!!

The Guard after doing something cool:

Thire in his spare time: 

"I'm bored and can't find anything interesting to read. Any suggestions?"

Hound discussing school subjects:

"I love PE."

The Guard @ the Senate:

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Thired of this Shit: Have guys seen Fox's new haircut?

Thorn of Asgard: He didn't really cut it.

Thired of this Shit: Exactly!

Rock n Roll: He's turning in to Loki.

BigBroFox: Who?

Thorn of Asgard: Loki! Thor's adopted brother!

BigBroFox: Thorn... no.

Thorn of Asgard: THEN YOU WILL PROPERLY BE ABLE TO COSPLAY MY SECOND FAVOURITE MARVEL CHARACTER!!!

Thired of this Shit: [visible confusion]

Thorn of Asgard: I can be Thor and you can be Loki!

BigBroFox: I know who Loki is.

~~~~~

Rock n Roll: I HAVE FOOTAGE OF IT!!

BigBroFox: Send and you are going to be put on patrol on Level 1231.

Rock n Roll: Don't care. Totally worth it.

Thorn of Asgard: show show show show

BigBroFox: THORN YOU DEADASS SHABUIR!!

Rock n Roll: get-help.mp4

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[on a mission together]

Thorn: Let's do "Get Help".

Fox: What?

Thorn: "Get help".

Fox: No

Thorn: Come on, you love it.

Fox: I hate it.

Thorn: It’s great. It works every time.

Fox: It’s humiliating.

Thorn: Do you have a better plan?

Fox: No.

Thorn: We’re doing it.

Loki: We are not doing “Get Help.”

[we see Thorn carrying Fox out of the elevator]

Thorn: Get help! Please! My brother, he’s dying. Get help! Help him!

[as the guards approach them]

Guard: CLONES!

[Thorn throws Fox at them, knocking them down]

Thorn: Classic.

Fox: Still hate it. It’s humiliating.

Thorn: Not for me, it’s not.

~~~~~~~

BigBroFox: That's it! I am cutting my hair. Thorn, you're on paperwork, Stone, patrol, Thire, Senate duty. All for 2 weeks. I'm taking your off-world missions.

Thired of this shit: Worth it.

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Commander Fox returned from his undercover mission on the lower levels of Coruscant. He discovered and recovered secret plans for the Separatists to invade the planet. And he recovered some spare parts for a secret project. Only the core had to be put into place. As Fox went to take off his armour, he saw a file on his desk.

Fallen Jedi Barriss Offee has started a prison break, escaped from her holding cell, stolen 2 lightsabers, released multiple criminals from Coruscant Prison and is on the run. Commanders Thorn, Thire and Stone have been tasked with catching the escaped criminals with their own legions. Offee is highly dangerous and has killed many clones to escape. Lethal force if necessary. 

The number of escapes: 282. 194 recaptured.

Leaders: 

Cad Bane is heading towards Sector 12 Level 16. Pursuer: CC-4477 'Thire'.

Barriss Offee is heading towards Sector 31 Level 1. Pursuer: CC-3974 'Thorn'.

Aurra Sing is heading towards Sector 143 Level 23. Pursuer: CC-5869 'Stone'.

Out of all the criminals to come his way, why Offee? The traitor had gotten him in Skywalker's bad books, framed another Jedi and is a murderer. Fox was too tired to deal with even more criminals. Thorn would be fine, right?

He looked out of his window. The flashing lights of stun blasts were visible. They were close.

"Kriff it!" He thought. Thorn would need a lot of help. Fox's squad hadn't recovered yet and needed rest. He needed rest but would survive without a nap.

Fox grabbed the parts for his project and started assembling it. He had everything he needed. Saved up pocket credits to pay for parts on the black market. If anyone knew what he was building, he would be recommissioned for sure!

Perks of being Marshall Commander meant having his own "apartment" which included a bedroom, office, fresher and balcony. The other commanders had the same "apartment" but without the balcony. Fox walked to the balcony and looked at the battle that was slowly advancing towards the rooftop below him.

"Dammit, Thorn. Dramatic entrance or slowly approach the battle and assemble while walking? Second option." He decided. A dramatic entrance would involve waiting for ages as the battle isn't moving. As Fox was putting his armour back on, his comlink went off.

"Commander Fox here," he answered. "What is it trooper?"

"Commander Fox," a clone's voice answered. "This is Thire. Bane is heading towards your area."

"This is Stone. Thorn, Fox, Sing is headed in your direction."

"This is Thorn. Fox, Bane and Sing are headed toward my area. I need backup."

"I'll join you guys. I'll have to bring some shinies though as my squad is still resting. Can see the battle increasing from my apartment. Fox out."

Fox quickly communicated 4 squads.

"Nautilus, Dragon, Gamma and Illusion Squads come in."

About 20 troopers replied with their name or number followed by "reporting for duty, sir."

"I need you to accompany me to Sector 31 Level 1. You boys are in for your first proper battle."

"With all due respect, sir," a voice said. "Do you think we're ready?"

"If I'm being completely honest," Fox sighed. "No, but I need you guys. Everyone else is resting or already there. I have faith that not all of you are going to get killed. Now, ready 21 speeders and let's go. Fox out!"

Fox rushed the rest of his armour on, grabbed his project and stuffed half of it into one belt pouch and the other half in the other. He purposely left his pistols behind. They wouldn't be any use against Offee. Or any other of the escapes.

He ran downstairs, not bothering with the lift and skipping most of the stairs by jumping. Fox is a parkour master so he wasn't worried about tripping. He arrived only seconds before the 4 squads of shinies. They grabbed their speeders and headed towards the battle.

Fox shouted orders to them as soon as they arrived.

"Nautilus Squad head North towards the prison and assist Jek and Rys with putting them back in their cells. Illusion, assist Commander Thire. Gamma, Commander Stone. Dragon, Commander Thorn. Thorn, assist Stone. I'll take Offee."

"Fox," Thorn replied over the com. "What are you planning?"

"Project FALB," Fox replied.

"What's Project FALB?"Thire asked. "And why haven't you got any guns?"

"You gonna let us in on the secret?" Stone asked.

"Stone," Thorn replied. "He's about to let everyone in on the secret."

"Commanders, this is Hound. Sing and Bane have surrendered. Offee is the only one remaining."

"Very good, trooper," Fox replied. "Everyone, stand down."

"But, sir," a trooper said. "Offee is highly dangerous and we were ordered to fire on her with everything we have-"

"In case you don't know what "stand down" means," Fox said cooly. "It means stop firing! Now follow orders and stand down!"

"Gee, Fox," a trooper that was probably Stone said. "That was pretty mean of you."

The Marshall Commander looked up from his comlink, took off his helmet, made eye-contact with Barriss Offee and slowly started walking towards her. Offee relaxed a little with her lightsabers still ignited and smirked, but that grin on her face disappeared after seeing the look on Fox's face. 

CC-1010 also known as Marshall Commander Fox could make any outfit look intimidating. Somehow, having his helmet off made Offee looked even more scared than before. While Fox was glaring into her soul, he concentrated and without touching them, lifted the parts of his project out of his belt pouches and assembled them. 

All the clones surrounding Offee were distracted by the look on her face and looked towards the same direction as her. They all gasped as their superior officer assembled a weapon without touching the parts while walking towards the fallen Jedi. Commander Fox was Force-sensitive and was assembling a lightsaber. He finished it and ignited his new weapon. The blade glowed orange as he approached his target.

He looked towards his troops. 

"Back away! I'll deal with her myself." 

Barriss flinched as she felt Fox's now fully revealed Force-signature edge closer. It radiated anger and revenge but also sadness and recognition as well as righteousness, Light and Dark. The only reason the blade wasn't red was that Fox only wanted to use his power for good.

"You're- you're Force-sensitive?" she managed to get out of her throat. "Are there more Force-sensitive clones?"

"No."

The answer was short but there was a lot of emotion in it.

Fear.

If anyone found out. He would be killed. He was an imperfect clone. Defective.

Jealously.

Why couldn't he be normal like others? Why couldn't he be out on the front lines?

Anger.

The Kaminoans treated them like property. As did many Senators.

Sadness.

He had no chance to properly grieve for his fallen brothers.

Love.

He wanted to survive to be with his loved one. To end the war so they can be happy together.

And revenge.

Barriss Offee hurt his brothers. She hurt him. She made him arrest an innocent Jedi. A child who was too young to be on the battlefield. Made to believe that she was the traitor. He wanted to hurt her back.

Project FALB

Project Force And Lightsaber Battle. Fox was going to fight Barriss Offee in a lightsaber duel.

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Master Yoda looked up from his meditation from a sudden awakening in the Force. A very strong presence had appeared full of anger, revenge and fear. This presence was not evil though and despite using the Dark Side, was no Sith.

The old Jedi Master took out his holo-projector and took his seat. 

"Summoned, you all are, to this emergence Council meeting. An awakening in the Force on Coruscant, there is. finally revealed himself to the galaxy, a Force-sensitive being that has been on this planet for 2 years has. Find and train him we must for his power is strong and raw. Tempted easily, he could."

"Master Yoda," Shaak Ti said. "Do you know who this being is?"

"Yes," Yoda replied. "A clone trooper, this is. Suppressed, his power had been. Today, it had been unleashed."

"Which one of my sons- I mean which one of these clones is it?" Plo Koon asked.

"Commander Fox, this is," ~gasp~ "Of the Coruscant Guard."

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"No."

Fox is the only Force-sensitive clone. At least the only one to be deployed. Force-sensitivity was banned. Force-sensitivity was the sign of an imperfect clone. Force-sensitivity meant decommissioning. The clone commander had to suppress his powers to not be discovered for 12 years. But now he had released the Force inside him and was going to use it.

"It would be a pity to kill such a unique lifeform," Offee said. "But I will do what I must to survive. You had to as well."

Barriss swung her left blade towards his side. Fox blocked it with his bladed and jumped in in the air to avoid her right blade going into his right side. Fox took a swipe at her legs and whilst on the ground, kicked her face and slashed at her. Barriss blocked it and the two exchanged in a heated battle.

"So," Barriss said after dodging another strike. "How is it that you can fight with a blade this well? I thought you'd be a lot worse."

"None of you damned business," the Commander snapped back and judo flipped her onto the ground, making her lose one of her stolen blades. She former Padawan quickly retrieved it with the Force just in time to block an attack from her opponent. 

Good, Commander. You are doing well. Said a voice in the back of Fox's mind. Use your anger and hatred towards this filth. And that is exactly what the clone did.

"Master Yoda," Obi-Wan said. "How can you be so sure? Commander Fox has never shown any signs of Force-sensitivity and why would he be the only one?

"Know," the Grand Master said. "I do not. Question his batchmates and close friends, we must."

"Then we must go immediately!"

"I agree with Master Ti," said the Kel Dor Jedi. "Though I think that she should question the Kaminoans too."

"After his battle, we will question him," Yoda decided.

"Battle?" everyone questioned.

"Yes, a battle. Had a run-in with Master Unduli's old Padawan, the Commander has."

gasp

"Then we should help him immediately!"

"Appreciate your concern, Master Kenobi, I do," Yoda replied. "However, a battle for Commander Fox, this is for him alone."

His slashes became harder. His strikes became stronger. His attacks became quicker and more difficult to block or dodge. The colour of the blade was still the same but, Barriss felt his presence become darker. Something was wrong. She quickly blocked an attack but the clone she was up against kicked her in the chest and onto the ground. He grabbed one of her sabres and placed the green and orange blades one either side of her neck, ready to slice her head off if she made a move.

"It's over, Offee," he said with anger in his voice. "Surrender." Or you will die.

Barriss could sense the thought in the back of his mind. She could also sense that she had lost the battle. Her Jedi training made her weak. This clone had defeated her in a duel without being trained at all. At least, not by a Jedi.

"Fine," she sneered. "I surrender."

Fox smirked. 

"You're out of practice, Offee. Should have done more exercise in prison. Honestly, I expected more." 

The two glared at each other. Commander Fox took her other lightsaber.

"Barriss Offee. I arrest you for breaking out of prison after you were sentenced there for framing former Jedi, Ahsoka Tano for murder and almost got away with it."

"Accurate description," Barriss said whilst her hands were being cuffed. 

"You have the right to remain silent. Everything you say will be used against you in court."

The two stood up. Barriss in front with her hands cuffed behind her back and Commander Fox behind her, holding one of her arms. He sent her off back to prison to be accompanied by Thire. 

Fox looked around. Everyone was staring at him.

"What are you all looking at?! Back to work!" 

He took a speeder back to his 'apartment'. And flopped onto his bed, not bothering with armour. Fox was exhausted. Tomorrow, he would go back to work and everything would be normal.

The Sith lord woke up from his meditation. He sensed a new and powerful presence. Maybe this new presence would be of some use to him.

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Fox woke up with the sun in his eyes. Ugh, where was he? Everything seemed too bright at the moment. His eyes focused and looked around the room he was in. It was his room. Why did it look so huge? He heard footsteps and tried to stand up. Only, when he did, he overbalanced and fell over. Something wasn't right.

Fox looked at his hands only to find that they were not hands but reddish paws instead. Fox yelped in surprised as he quickly felt around his body. He was about a foot tall standing on all fours, literally. He had paws too. And his head felt weird. Almost as if it were too long. Indeed it was as he discovered that Fox had a long, pointy snout instead of a nose. He concluded that he was a fox. An actual fox. He looked at his right arm and saw that his tattoo of the Guard logo was still on his right shoulder. Good. 

He heard a knock on his door and yelped. Probably Thorn.

"Fox, it's me, Thorn," Thorn said. "Are you dressed yet?" Fox jumped down from his bed to his armour. There was a loud clang.

"Fox," kriff. "Are you ok in there?" 

No, I am not ok. I am a fox and MAKE TINY SQUEAKY NOISES THAT  NO ONE UNDERSTANDS!!

"I'm coming in," Please don't. 

Thorn entered the room, looking for his fellow commander. He saw Fox's armour, a fox, but not Fox. Wait, what was a fox doing in Fox's room? Thorn knelt to face it. Where is Fox? Why is there a fox here? Is this some sick joke he's playing?

The fox yelped and ran into Thorn's arms looking a bit distressed. The kriff is wrong with you? Thorn looked at it. He felt like he knew the fox. He looked at the fox's right shoulder. It had a tattoo of the Guard? Weird. Why the kriff does it have a tattoo? Did Fox do it? Is this fox the marshal commander? That isn't even possible! Is it Fox though?

Thorn reached out and scratch the fox behind its ear. It was resistant at first but melted into Thorn's touch with a soft purr. The fox jerked its head up and jumped onto the desk in the room. It was searching for something. A datapad! It was writing on the datapad? Thorn went over to the desk. 

Thorn. Listen to me! I am Commander Fox! Something happened to me overnight! It said on the pad.

"Are you Commander Fox?" Thorn asked.

The fox gave a look that said; Yes, you di'kut. About time you figured that out! Yup! That was Commander Fox. Thorn took advantage of the situation to grab his commander and give him a big hug. 

"You're gonna have to put up with me until we can transform you back," Thorn said. His mind, on the other hand, said something completely different:

AAAAAAAAAAAH this fox is so fluffy!!!! And adorable!!!!! Are all foxes this adorable? I don't care my commander is the cutest little animal I have ever seen!!! Thorn grabbed his commlink.

(Communication lines opened)

Thornless: Guys. I have a bit of a situation here.

Rock: What situation? I was planning on sleeping in today.

Thired of everything: Does the situation have to do with Fox? He's missing breakfast.

Thornless: Fox is here with me but we have a slight problem. He's a fox.

Rock: What?

Thornless: Something happened overnight and the marshal commander is now a fox.

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Rock: We have to get to the Jedi temple asap!

Thired of everything: What do foxes even eat?

Thornless: IDK but we have to think of something quickly. 

Thornless: OUCH!

Thired of everything: What?

Thornless: Fox slapped me over the head. Maybe I hugged him too hard.

Rock: You'll get more than a slap once he's back to normal.

Thornless: Gulp.