The Clone Wars: Echoes of the Innocent · Y/n story by @lunardragons

The smoke drifted in lazy spirals through the cracked viewport of a downed gunship. Somewhere in the distance, a piece of durasteel groaned as it settled.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

...and I want a full accounting of the civilian casualties before we break orbit. The Senate will want numbers.

Captain Rex

Already on it, General. Kix is seeing to the wounded in the eastern square. Fives is sweeping the perimeter for stragglers.

Rex's helmet was tucked under his arm. The tattoo beneath his eye was barely visible through a fresh layer of grime.

Anakin Skywalker

turning from the wreckage, jaw tight We pushed them back. That should count for something.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

glancing over his shoulder It does. But it won't bring back the dead.

The silence stretched, thick as the haze.

Ahsoka Tano

Did you hear that?

Anakin Skywalker

frowning Hear wh—

It came again. A sharp, fragile cry. The unmistakable wail of an infant.

Ahsoka Tano

already moving It's coming from the transport wreckage. Fifty yards east.

Captain Rex

snapping into motion Kix! Hold position! We've got a possible survivor in sector seven!

Ahsoka was already picking her way through the debris, her boots crunching over shattered transparisteel. The crying grew louder, more desperate.