He didn't know where he was, he was drifting in a sea of black almost as if he were drowning. There was a light ahead and he swam towards it hoping that he could escape this black void. All he saw was him and his brother sitting on what looked like a stone altar, Ark watched as he and his brother were tortured, maimed and destroyed yet in the end their bodies stayed the same.

Ark swam to the defeated bodies of he and his brother looking at what should have been a pile of dust and blood but it wasn't that, it was two clones covered in dark tattoos. He got closer and close until he saw it, their eyes those glowing yellow eyes that could bring fear into any that saw it

"NO NO NO NO NOOO" Ark yelled as they began to come closer, it didn't matter how fast he swam they would always be two steps away from catching him. They reached out their arms as if calling to him

"helllllpppp..." the corpses of himself and his brother called in an eerie voice

"n-no your just a dream its just a dream" Ark repeated to himself over and over hoping it would end.

just as soon as he was touched by the creatures was he woke by his brothers all around his bunk, helmets and armor off as if they woke not shortly after him.

"You alright sir" Magma said in a concerned tone.

"I'm fine" Ark replied still shaken by the dream.

One person however knew something was up and that was the other corpse in the dream, Serin looked at his brother with the expression of seeing a ghost.

"Did he have the same dream?" Ark wondered. But now was not the time, they were going to Ponyville because Twilight was now scared of another timberwolf attack even after Ark's insistence that no harm would come to them.

"We got a meeting boys so get your armor on and lets move out" Ark said sternly the others nodding in response.

"Is he coming with us sir?" Fry pointed to the tired looking Jackal

"If he wants to" Ark replied

"I would be delighted to accompany you to this meeting" Jackal replied looking less tired now.

"Fine by me" Ark said.

They packed their ammo and supplies put on their armor and set out of the Everfree to go to the Library tree. it didn't take them long to reach it as they had no resistance from ponies due to their intimidating appearance.

"So the mountain ones know were good from the party but they don't" Serin said confused.

"People learn from seeing it not just hearing about it" Ark said.

They were walking to Twilights house when all of a sudden a pony came up to them.

"Hi again, I don't know if you remember me but you saved me from those nasty changelings" the pony said to the group.

"Oh yeah, I remember you" Fry said remembering the time he saved him. "Hows it going"

"Amazing, I'm so grateful you saved me how could i possibly repay you" the pony said happily.

"No need we did what any good soldier would do" Fry said with a compassionate tone.

"Well, just know I'm super thankful" the pony said before heading off to his normal life once again.

the group continued to walk until they reached the library.

"So this is the library" Magma said. "paper in paper, heh heh"

They walked in through the door and saw that there were books everywhere, shelves carved into the very bark itself. The Jedi stared happily thinking of his home planet and its seemingly endless libraries.

"oh good your here, I have so many questions to ask you guys" Twilight said gleefully

Ark and the others prepared for a long day of questioning.

-Several Hours Later-

Ark and team, though not Jackal as he decided to stay, were walking back to the ship when they saw a Separatist shuttle flying right towards them. It didn't show signs of stopping at all and seemed to be picking up speed as it drew closer.

"Open fire!" Ark ordered as the team shot round upon round into the ship not slowing down by any degree.

"Dodge" Serin yelled as the ship crashed right where they had been.

-Cue CIS anthem as background music-

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A group of Commando droids came out of the shuttle and from its smoking entryway appeared an ARC trooper but bearing the colors of the CIS and pointing an E-5 blaster at them all.

"Clones of the Republic" the ARC trooper said in a harsh tone.

"You are to be killed under the name of the Confederacy of Independent Systems for your crimes and allegiance to the Republic".

"Why is one our brothers fighting for the clankers?" Magma said in pure confusion.

"That boys is the one clone who risked his life to save me and my brother" Ark said in a regretful tone.

"that is ARC-3313 or as we called him before this, Clik"

"Don't use that retched name to describe me traitor" the ARC said "I am Jai of the CIS" he said with pride in his voice.

"Your our brother!" Fry said outraged at the fact of a clone with the seppies.

"My brothers are under the guise of having a life in your corrupt Republic, they are slaves to bickering senators".

"I fight to relieve them of their suffering and bring an end to the Republics foul rule of the Galaxy" Jai proclaimed.

"you fight for a corrupt cause yourself" Ark said in a voice that sounded almost demonic "you claim to fight for your brothers when all your doing is killing them"

"LIES! The CIS will free the clones from the harsh ways of the Republic. And you will die so I can ensure that future".

"SO BE IT" Ark yelled as he charged the traitorous clone with his blade centered on his heart at demonic speeds, a red fog almost surrounding the Commando as he charged.

His helmet fell off and when the fog cleared they saw his eyes were glowing to the sickly yellow of the sith black veins surrounding them.

Jai drew out his commando vibro blades and stood his ground positioning them in the shape of an X as if to signal Ark's death. The two clashed and and explosion was created, it was big enough that twilight could see it from her tree. Swords clashed and blows were given and blocked all at lightning speeds. Jai himself began to falter but would not give up for the 'Freedom' of his brothers and the vengeance of the fallen ones. All the while Arks seemingly limitless berserker mode continued on and seemed to get stronger by the second their blows making the ground start shaking slightly.

"come on brothers lets help him out, take out those stinking clankers!" Serin shouted running to the clankers his own sword and pistol in hand with the others charging next to him blasting away.

The droids were defeated and Jai was in a bloody mess wounds all over his beaten and bruised body, Ark had stopped this weird mode and was back to normal although fatigued and needing to lie down to recharge the great amount of energy lost.

"your goals are bound to die horribly brother" Serin said to the damaged body of Jai.

He was too beaten to respond and just lied there next to his brother. The group was found by Twilight and group who rushed them both to the hospital with medical assistance were able to heal both men.

"Serin was it, I have something to discuss with you in private" Red Heart said to the blank staring clone. They walked out of the medical room and into an empty hallway where they could discuss in private.

"What is it nurse" Serin replied concerned for his leader. "is something wrong with Ark?"

"no Ark is fine just tired" she replied "but the magic readings are off the charts with him" She said, but getting back to the point rather quickly "its the other one, he seemed to have been hypnotized before you met him" she said.

"we can stop the process with some magic but it will take a while"

Serin although not really attached to the rouge considered his sleeping brother and decided that he would let this happen

"please heal him doc" Serin said "heal both of them".

Red Heart nodded and went back into the room. not shortly after the other two came out and the crew headed out later joined by Jackal back to the ship to sleep. Hopefully their brothers would heal and a new day would arrive from this...

Author's Note

Lordy that took time, but I'm happy to say that Chapter 3 has been finished and I hope you enjoyed it.