Yona Bu'lutauz watched Etain Tur-Mukan as entered into the Terrorism division building lobby since they called from the celebration from the quite frankly distasteful experience of tracking down that terrorist group it reminded her far too much of death of Kaim at the other group who incidentally had been armed by these terrorists and the fact that Knight had been butchered took out the celebratory aspect for her. Well that and the injury of the clone trooper RC-8015 as well nicknamed Fi. Well that they didn't know yet. The bomb wasn't as strong as it could've been considering it was under powered but...unfortunately for that clone it still did its job.

The young human turned to see Boss who'd declined going over to the party on principle that a comrade had died. In fact his exact words were: "With all due respect I don't feel it's appropriate to celebrate when someone died during an Op," So he'd instead had gone to Master Yoda and her to report since he seemed not to trust Zey. Not that she could blame him from what she'd heard he didn't seem to be with it. So now they were standing off in the distance looking expectantly at her. She could sense the girl's distress as well as the new life in her womb as Master Yoda beckoned her over with a clawed finger.

There was no way this pregnancy was going to remain a secret now if it ever was to begin with. Every Jedi in the Intelligence department and Special Forces could sense it but none had approached her about due to not wanting to embarrass her in front of the Mandalorians hence them calling her away from the festivities although why she'd decided going to that instead of mourning a former Jedi was a mystery to her. Even now Master Vokara Che was coming over and picking up with the rest of Delta Squad from the barracks to see if she could or rather in the case of Vokara Che would get a prenatal checkup.

"Pregnant are you?" He asked gently without a preamble once she'd reached them.

"What?!" Etain screeched looking panicked. "How did you know?!"

"The Force," Yona said a bit surprised. What had Kast Fulier taught her? Perhaps it was hormones making her a bit slow on the uptake, it did affect any women of a species that carried a baby to term. "We can sense these things you know. I mean you are Jedi so this should common knowledge."

"Planning on keeping it secret were you?" Yoda asked.

The girl hesitated for a second before nodding knowing that now she couldn't hide anything from the grand master. She was fearful which was expected but Yona knew the Master Yoda would hear her out. He wasn't Camus...Who incidentally was kicked of Terrorism Division due to incompetence which got him killed by Ventress later in the war like Master Glaive...and Zey seemed to be on the fast track on being kicked out of the Terrorism Division as well due to his foolishness. Well that and the Order as well if Boss was right about his assumptions.

"What plans for the child do you have?" Yoda asked mercifully not asking about the father. Clearly he wasn't a part of the child's life so therefore had no say. "Think long and hard you should."

"Well..." Etain hesitated again before answering. "He is going to be raised Mando."

"By Mando it's the New Mandalorians you mean?"

"The New..." her voice trailed off confused by the statement. Really? She knew the child had been cut off from the war at the beginning but come on. Behind her she felt Master Che enter into room with Fixer, Sev and Scorch dressed in full armor. Scorch and Sev looked merely alert and ready while Fixer's body language was far more sober.

"A pacifist faction of the Mandalorians it is."

"Kal said all Mando'ade were warriors."

"That's a lie and also warrior clans aren't allowed on Mandalore anymore and are considered terrorists to the New Mandalorians, this of course isn't helped by the fact that most of those warriors that didn't surrender are either in exile or are in Death Watch. So if you want to raise them as Mando then it'd have to be as a New Mandalorian civilian. I'm sorry but did you sleep through recent history?" Yona asked scornfully her grief for a lost brother Jedi fueling her.

"Everyone in the Core and even the Outer Rim knows that the New Mandalorians have replaced the warrior culture on Mandalore," Yona said shaking her head her fur waved with Bothan scorn as she regained control of her feelings. "Sure the Mando warriors have more publicity but come on you can easily look this up in the Jedi archives or ask Master Kenobi since he protected the Duchess from harm with his Master Qui-Gon Jinn."

"Um well I heard Ordo mentioned that he thought that Kenobi was a glory hound and the waster of the lives of his men. Kal doesn't have a good view of him either."

Boss hissed angrily before taking off his helmet and giving her a cold glare that made her step back. Yona felt the same outrage but kept her angry reactions in check barely. How dare he?! What did that man know? He'd been raised by a warrior with a crippling hatred towards the Jedi. No we're not perfect but this mess is hardly our fault at all.

"Now you listen to me," he said growling his words. "Ordo is a karking di'kutla d'aneh. General Kenobi is easily one of the best General in the army. Every single clone trooper and commando under his command has nothing but compliments and recommendations for the man. Ordo is biased towards the Jedi because his dear old or'dinii Pappi has a grudge due to us clones being used in the war but he's perfectly fine with collecting a paycheck from the Republic...you know the ones that declared war in the first place that uses both us and the Jedi as an army? A bit hypocritical no? Also he wasted a man's life already! Not that counts for that murglak since it was a Jetti and doesn't count according to him but he cares so much for us clones. Give me a karking break. So kark him and everyone else that follows him."

"Also," Yona continued. "Who's Kal to the child? I mean what's his relation? And why does it matter what he has to say? It's your child not his."

The silence hung in the air for second before Boss answered for her with a savage sneer.

"I'm thinking the adoptive grandfather since she's been making lovey dovey eyes at Darman for the entire run. Darman supposedly is his adoptive son. Well I say supposedly because you know people actually tell their kids that their spouse or lover is pregnant or they have some reason not to...And I don't see an adequate one now."

Etain sputtered as she shot an accusatory look to Boss who shrugged it off harshly. Yona continued to give her a scornful look.

"Think about your decision," Master Yoda said giving Boss a slightly reproachful look before turning back to Etain. Boss still glared at her unapologetic. Yona couldn't blame him, Kenobi was well respected among the troops along with Master Koon, Master Unduli, Knights Tiplee and Tiplar, Master Billaba, Knight Skywalker and so many others. To hear him be so causally insulted in such a rather stupid and spiteful manner must of rankled at Boss who had nothing but respect for the man along with Delta Squad and the same went for Yona as well.

It was perhaps best if he avoided the celebration entirely and it was probably the reason he decided not to go along with his fellow commandos. He'd just cause a riot. Yona didn't want to go because she was still saddened by the death of a fellow Jedi.

"Consider careful the path in which you will take. Otherwise endangered you and your child will be," Master Yoda continued looking over at her with a sad look. "A choice you have. Leave the Order and the army altogether for Mandalore or stay in the army but as a non-Jedi officer assigned to desk duty until the child is born and can provide adequate care for them. Clearly no intention of following the Code you have."

"And that's being generous," Yona pipped in before Etain could answer. "Had some other individuals had it their way you'd be out of a job, homeless or worse. So I'd advise you think carefully on your options."

Too bad the others don't have that option, Yona sighed inwardly. Jaing had been arrested after a tip off from her friend Knight Saggittu, who was among the new Padawans promoted that'd been ordered to keep an eye on them since the barracks fiasco, it was she that had revealed that they'd deliberately hidden information vital to the war just after they'd come back from their said mission. Kom'rk had been killed by Grievous personally due to his hubris but he'd saved Jaing so that was something at least.

Jaing as a result were far away from any action and was imprisoned for treason which was in a secret location only know to the Chancellor, Master Yoda, and herself since it was she that received the tip off. Prudii had been reassigned to General Obi-Wan Kenobi long before the discovery of the treachery and the death of Kom'rk since Skirata hadn't been specific about assignments and in the turmoil of the barracks a certain young Knight managed to assign him to 212th. They'd carefully kept that secret from the rest of the Nulls well one now since again things had changed for the others.

By all accounts and in perhaps the bitterness amount of irony it seemed that he'd had hit it off with the man in spite of the clones so called paternal figure hatred. It also helped that Master Kenobi was well versed in Mandalorian history and culture so he helped clear up quite a few misconceptions the man had so he earned his trust and because of the way he commanded his troops he earned the man's admiration so now he wasn't an issue. Prudii in fact had fed them information passed onto him with the promise that so long as he didn't engage in direct terrorism activities or criminal actions against the Republic or Mandalore then Skirata would be left alone.

Commander Wolffe and Master Plo Koon had assured him that the Pack would keep an eye on A'den so he'd been reassigned to the Pack and as a result he'd told of Kom'rk's fate. Again all had gone well with that since Master Plo had worked with him and he'd come around with the same arrangement in mind well before he was killed in action although he took down the assailant Durge in a spectacular fireball. Mereel had been assigned to Master Di at the beginning and had perished in helping him with his finally stand. From what he'd told him Mereel had really come around to Di and considered him a comrade before going down with him.

Now all that remained of the group was Ordo who they were monitoring now with the help of a former Cuy'val Dar named B'arin Apma. He didn't know about his brothers' death, the other imprisonment or the others transfers because this was kept away from Skirata very carefully by judicious use of rumors.

"General Yoda," Fixer interrupted the moment of silence making Etain's head jerk up. "I'm sorry to report that we've got a possibly two leaks."

"Who?"

"Walon Vau and General Bardan Jusik."

"What?!" Etain stared at the trooper that so casually reported his trainer and her fellow soon to be ex-Jedi if what Fixer said had some validity to it.

"I have reason to believe that Walon Vau won't report on Skirata to General Zey as requested and that General Bardan Jusik seems to be enamored with Mando culture namely the warped warrior one so he might turn against the Republic. We might need to keep tabs on him. I saw him at the celebration talking to officers so we might need to keep an eye them as well."

"Warped?" Etain asked Fixer looking off kilter. "What do mean warped?"

"He means," Sev said angrily speaking up for the first time he'd entered into the room. "That Skirata is inaccurate and so is Vau. But then again what do you expect from that piece of osik. Can't believe I idolized that man at one time..."

"I was thinking full of Bantha poodoo but that works too and as for the Vau fanboyism Sev I personally blame your naiveté," Scorch cheerfully chimed in as he came in behind them. "Thank the Force for General Yoda who enlighten us on the truth after the barracks fiasco otherwise we might have fallen for that osik."

"Doubtful considering we've worked with Jedi and I respect them. They fight with honor and care. Besides he's got a black mark from me since he got two vod'e killed in this operation."

"In the mean time while your contemplating that dilemma, I'm doing a prenatal check up on you to make sure you're healthy. It's what about a few weeks since you've have conceived? Also what were you planning on doing had no one said anything? Pretending not to be pregnant while leading troops into battle?" Master Che scoffed as she readying her small medical kit cutting into Delta squads talk.

"Well I was..." her voice trailed for a brief second before she started again. "I was thinking that I could use the Force to accelerate the child's development while leading troops."

"What." Master Che froze in mid setup while Yona's jaw dropped to the ground. Even Master Yoda looked a bit stunned. Whatever Delta Squad was speaking about vanished instantly replaced with shock.

"I was on planning on using Force mediation to make it so development would be twice as fast and-"

"So I take it that you've made funeral arrangements then?" Master Che hissed her lekku writhing like light blue snakes in her fury. "Because you'd be dead. For the love of the peace the Force doesn't work that way!"

"That I can agree on," Yona said with derision. "So you'd be not only endangering the child and yourself but your troops as well by a suicidal technique that wouldn't even work without killing both you and the child."

"But I'd be able to..."

"Oh for the love of the Force no!" Master Che snarled glaring at the now understandably cowered Knight. "Pregnancy isn't something you fast forward through! It takes a severe toll on the body of the woman. Even if and that's a big IF you were able to accomplish this monumentally stupid feat without killing yourself you will have developmental issues with the child or you know just the death of the child! There's a reason things like this take time when naturally being conceived! And before I even hear anyone breath a word about the clone's development I'd like to point that they're genetically altered to be that way and they are monitored in controlled environments and even then there's no guarantee of success. Isn't that right Fixer?"

"She's correct," Fixer nodded looking relieved that he was being allowed to speak. Master Che had a quite a forceful personality. "We're made to age rapidly down to our genetic code. Also if 99 is any indication even we're prone to have some genetic issues and that's in a carefully controlled environment. Anything else is detrimental to other beings I've given to understand from medic Kix of the 501st."

"EXACTLY!" Master Che screeched making everyone save for Master Yoda jump at the sheer volume and fervor of her words although even he looked slightly taken aback. "So no Knight Tur-Mukan you don't just get to do fast forward through it like a recording! That's kriffing moronic and dangerous! Not to mention you'd be a war zone with a child that would endanger not only yourself but your child and your own karking troops! What the blazes were you thinking?!"

After her outburst there was a lull of silence with only Master Che's harsh breathing filling the air. In the Force was maelstrom of emotions the main one being pure and raw anger that only was accomplished when a medical professional was livid about stupidity of the patient in question. Finally Master Che breathed in and out releasing her considerable fury to the Force.

"Feel better do you?" Master Yoda cheekily asked after her breath had settled down quite a bit although her edge hadn't vanished completely.

"Moderately especially in light of all this death and idiocy," Master Che huffed as she scanned Etain and continued to pull out equipment. Scotch walked forwards and offered his hand in helping her.

"What about the clones?"

"What about them?" Yona stared confusedly at Etain's unexpected question.

"We're using them as slaves and we're..."

"Working with legislators to free them meanwhile treating them with dignity and respect while the decrepit wheels of legislation works on the minutiae on starting a law perhaps?" Yona countered her fur waving with confusion. "Really, do you think we're complacent about using living beings as slave soldiers? And for that matter have you seen Jedi interacting with their troops? Clearly being on Qiilura has messed with your perceptions or worse listening to Separatist propaganda because that's what they say we do."

"Any more osik you got from Skirata spewing nonsense?" Boss crossed his arms giving the human a hard look. "Because he's full of crap and so is Vau. And because Omega is brainwashed by them they're full of it as well as the Nulls."

"Considering the murglak used to beat us up under the guise of training he's definitely full of poodoo," Sev growled. "Skirata is a hypocrite but Vau is a sadist. At least I know what I can expect from him. Although I think it's hilarious that Skirata is fine with him but not Jedi."

"Turn in his lightsaber Jusik will I think," Yoda said. "Yes if so disgusted with us then command it I shall. Demand it so least Death Watch gain a new recruit with a dangerous weapon. Call him on this I will."

"Bad enough they've got Tarre Vizsla's Darksaber," Knol agreed.

"What?"

"The Jedi Mandalorian's blade."

"Wait there was a Jedi Mandalorian!?" Scorch exclaimed sounding shocked.

"Yes," Yona answered hesitantly. "He was taken for Jedi training and came back to rule as Mand'alor and his Saber was used as a symbol of authority for the Mand'alor for centuries until it disappeared again."

"Oh my..." Scorch looked at Sev with an excited look. "I'm going tell Captain Dummy Ordo or Omega Squad! I am so telling them! They'll flip out! Hey isn't one of their own in the hospital for jumping on a bomb? A guy named Fi right?"

"Yeah."

"No," Fixer shook his head sadly. "He's dead. I've just come from the hospital with Master Che when we picked you two up from the barracks. His insides were shredded by the bomb that he jumped on. We're lucky it wasn't more powerful or he'd be pink confetti."

"Really?" Scorch drooped at that news while Yona bowed her head. That was two people lost in the operation. Etain's reaction was more pronounced since she gasped and looked sad. Sev and Boss turned to glare at her.

"Oh so when Jedi dies it's fine let's go party but when it's a clone that suddenly you act like you care," Sev snarled. "Pikuhriye sarcina'ase hut'uun sagr be guroayaor. You're disgusting and you dare to criticize the rest of your Order."

"Not that those wu'ba are going to care," Scorch said darkly. "They'll ignore him and just lionize him. I mean I get honoring him but for the love of the stars two people died."

"So I guess you are one of Skirata's people then?" Boss snarled at Etain. "Nice I know not to trust you at all now."

"So you don't care at all about Vau or Kal or Fi at all?" Etain hissed at them sounding more outraged at that then being accused of not caring for fellow Jedi. Yona swallowed her considerable amount of anger and hurt at the cruel brush off to focus on situation. She'd have time to express her feelings later but not now when tempers were already running hot. "They helped train you. They raised you! Fi was your brother! How could you betray them like this?!"

"Fi I honor for his sacrifice and service. He shall be remembered with honor. But for those two punks? No way in this millennium," Sev said with a snarl stopping Etain's utterly hypocritical self-righteous indignation. "Vau is a sadist and Skirata is really no better then him. Both are bullies, fools and Skirata is a hypocrite which is ironically includes you now."

"Also I don't like their disloyalty to the Republic," Fixer added. "I can't stand them and from that reaction I'd say you're no better. Fi fought for the Republic and your attitude does a disservice to his sacrifice."

"I agree with Fixer," Boss said with low growl. "Vau doesn't care about us. The Jedi do so I stand by them and not him. Since Skirata supports him he's not my friend either. Skirata also is a hypocrite and I can't stand that. And since you seemed to be in his camp I don't trust you."

"Well if I'm playing Sith advocate, Skirata only cares for his small and I mean very small circle of friends which is fine but..." Scorch trailed off before finishing. "That doesn't excuse him for being a massive whiny bullying hypocrite who impedes a war effort that's meant to save millions of beings for a misguided and stupid notion that won't work must likely. Also Vau beat us up under the guise of training. I think the only reason Jango didn't shoot him was due to the time crunch. He's scum. I'm thinking that he wasn't killed due to the again mentioned time crunch. And oh boy wait until they find out about Fi. I can already hear the those self righteous lamentations about the plight of us poor clones from here...sickening if I'm going to be honest."

"But now that I think about it," Scorch held up a hand stopping himself in mid conversation. "Didn't one of your fellows die out there? Where is sympathy for him dying? Seriously you and Jusik haven't mourned for him at all. Wasn't a part of your Order which by definition is your family? Seriously you want to join a clan oriented culture with a huge focus on family and loyalty and you don't even care for your own previously? Not a good sign I should think."

"And if you so much as breath out the words "Does it matter?" I'll..." Master Che growled savagely.

"Vokara," Master Yoda said putting his clawed hand on her knee her ire rising once more. "No need to lash out there is."

"I-" she paused and for the first time since Yona had known her she saw Vokara Che blinking back tears pausing in her work. Oh. That's right Kaim and Vokara were in the same clan together? Oh Force his death must have been a hard blow for her. She felt bad for her fellow Jedi of her acquaintance but to her it was like losing a brother or losing Thadie or Petra to her. "I'm sorry Master I-It's just..."

"Your grief understandable it is, but rejoice with those that have united with the Force."

"I know I shouldn't mourn them or miss them but it's...awful with so much death here. And he wasn't the only one either. Fi died as well and I do mourn for him but..."

"Difficult it is," Master Yoda finished her thought. "Too raw the loss is. Understand I do. That is why a memorial service will held for the both of them."

"What was his full name?" Sev unexpected asked his usual hard voice soft.

"Kaim Taviz," Vokara Che answered somewhat tearfully. "His name was Kaim Taviz."

"I see," Sev said turning away. "Excuse me sirs." With that enigmatic response he briskly walked off with Boss following a second later. Fixer and Scorch looked slightly worried at their retreating figures.

Etain stared at Delta Squad both present those that had left with slack jawed shock. Clearly she hadn't expected them to turn on Skirata and Vau like that. Yona having worked with them before wasn't too surprised. They had a good working relationship with the Jedi and as a result any form of the bias that clearly was present in Skirata or Vau's teachings was swiftly blown out of the water. The only ones that thought otherwise in the Commando units were Omega and really that was it. Even Yayax squad had come around and were supportive of the Jedi considering they'd seen Tarkin work and realized that whatever the faults of the Jedi were they were not the worse. It also helped that they didn't have that much bias to begin with unlike the Nulls and Omega. It would seem that Etain was getting a big wake-up call for now. Also it was clear that whatever respect they had for her was gone due to her callous disregard for her fellow Jedi.

"And we're done," Vokara Che announced turning off her scanner. "The child is fine and all things are good. Oh," she blinked as if remembering something. "Ms. Tur-Mukan you're hereby banned from all strenuous activities and confined to office work for the remainder of the pregnancy. Once the child is born you can decide what is to be done."

"Also you'll be monitored," Yona added. "I mean it when I say that there are those that'd rather see you in a cell. So for the love of the Force don't be a fool."

"Sir," Scorch said raising his hand. "Request permission to help watching the moron officer?"

"RC-1282!"

"Yes sir," Scorch cheekily looked at very annoyed Fixer.

"Don't insult the chain of command," he said tersely.

"But what if they are being an idiot? I reserve the right to call them out on being a complete murglak. It's only proper."

"RC-1202...Fine granted," Fixer sighed his own disgust bleeding through. "Just don't make this a habit."

"So..." Etain ventured cutting through the silence as Che watched the medical instruments. "You won't force me to give up the child?"

"Etain, when have we ever done that?" Yona asked genuinely shocked that her fellow Jedi thought this. What had Kast taught her? What could possibly make her think that her Order/family would do that? Clearly Kast had heretical views or was an utter fool like Ry-Gaul who was currently on exile for his monumental failure that was Tru Veld.

"But if they're Force Sensitive you'd..."

"We'd what?" Vokara Che barked giving her a severe and very hurt look. "Kidnap them or coerce you into giving him up? Since when have we ever done this?! We've have an entire species say no to taking their younglings and we've honored it! SO TELL ME WHEN HAVE WE DONE THAT!?"

"More Skirata osik?" Scorch asked scornfully. "He really is a fool. Wow this guy sinks lower and lower every time he opens his uninformed mouth"

"And pray tell where did you even learn that? That's not a teaching of the Order that's Separatist propaganda," Yona said severely. "If that's your view that you have no business being anything related to the Jedi..." She paused and realized that she'd grossly overstepped her boundaries especially with Master Yoda present.

"Sorry Master," she bowed to him penitently. "I spoke out of turn."

"Understandable that is, grief stricken we are," he placed a gentle claw on Yona's knee. As she looked at him she saw his eyes were filled with ancient sadness and loss at the recent bereavement and perhaps all lost during this entire war. "Allow it to express you should and with help pass it will."

"Well," Vokara huffed sounding completely disgusted as she composed herself and dusting off her robes. "I need to freshen up for the memorial service."

"Sir," Scorch interjected before Master Che could leave the room. "Is it all right if we Deltas attended the memorial including the Jedi? Boss was wondering and he's bad at asking and he was a comrade in the operation so..."

"Welcome you are," Master Yoda nodded. "If wish to attend the Jedi memorial you do then welcome you shall be."

"Thank you sir. We'll be there. But for now I'll keep on a eye on Ms. Tur-Mukan," Fixer said as the rest readied themselves for leaving. It was a true statement of disgust that Fixer a stickler for rules didn't even both to refer to her rank. "She won't escape my vision."

"Mine either," Scorch added. "I'm staying here too."

"I will help," Yona said as she sat down giving her a cold glare at her callousness. "Don't worry she's in good hands."

"Good," Master Yoda said lifting his hands and summoning Etain's lightsabers from her belt into his waiting hands. "Keep these I shall. When decided you are then come to me to receive them back you shall or part with them forever. The choice is yours. For now remain here you shall. Not to head to a celebration. Two funerals I have to prepare for. Bring her once the preparations are complete you should."

With that he turned and walked away. Etain looked forlorn and lost while everyone else left to prepare. Yona sat down and began to watch her. This was going to be a long vigil and a long day.