This is my take on Kallus through Zero Hour. There is a few I need to call out with a HUGE thank you. These are Moomkin your story was a great inspeation. MissKutsune08 for your wonderful lectures about Thrawn i really hope I have reflected that. AU Writer Girl for keeping up my urge to write this. Last but not least doodly-squat that also have my a take on the story and inspired me. Last but not least a thank you dear reader especially if you review.

Kallus Zero Hour

I saw how Grand Admiral Thrawn, Guvnor Price and Admiral Konstantine walked towards the office and which made me activate the mouse droid to follow them. I manoeuvred the mouse droid to follow them until they made it to the office and then made it hide in the went where he could listen in on their conversation. In the meantime, I found a corner among a lot of boxes where it was likely I was spotted. I listened in while they talked about the rebels planned attack on Lothal which made me uneasy as I found out that Thrawn had found out somehow. Then I focused my ears as I heard that Thrawn had a spy on the rebel fleet that was ill news for the rebels. I could hear that they where not willing to believe that an attack was coming but Thrawn assured them and said he would destroy them. It made me shutter and become uneasy as I realised that they discussed the capture of the rebel leaders. Thrawn was protesting but I could hear that Tarkin was amend before the meeting ended. He looked around and was glad that anyone did not see me. I felt shaken by the fact that Thrawn knew and he had to find a way to warn the rebels or they would play right into Thrawn's hands. However, I would have to be careful not to be discovered or Thrawn might find their base it seemed like the only thing Thrawn lacked but until he could warn them he better go back to work and when I was relieved of my duty tonight I would warn them.

I flew a scoter through the silent night outside the city of Lothal while keeping an eye on being spotted. I seemed to have slipped away unnoticed and now was heading for where the young boy Ezra had once lived. To this day, he still asked himself why it had become so important to risk his life and carrier in the Empire. The talk I had have with Zeb on the ice moon he made doubts I have had for a long time to resurface but still. I would be shot on sight if it was found out that he had become a trader and he doubted that the rebels really liked him besides perhaps Zeb. I entered the top of the tower and looked to what once had been the boys home and he could not help but feel a little sorry for him. This was not a way to grow up but there was not time for this now and he went over to the equipment.

"This is Fulcrum with an urgent message Thrawn knows … " he said when suddenly the sign went read and it seemed like I wasn't sending any more.

I tried to adjust but it did not help as he suddenly heard another voice behind him that sent shiver down my spine.

"By the light of Lothal's moons" said Thrawn and I turned around to look at him as he stood in the door.

"That is your code fraise isn't it agent Kallus or would you prefer that I address you as Fulcrum?" Thrawn asked me.

I sighted unsure of what to do now and Thrawn took the chance to say more.

"I am afraid your rebel friends won't receive your warning" Thrawn said as he showed me a small signal blocker and maybe even a tracker if I should take a guess.

I knew what I had to destroy the blocker so I could warn the rebels even if it was my last act as Fulcrum or just my last act at all. I charged towards Thrawn and tried to land a blow with my left foot but he managed to block it. That made me change and tried to get a blow in to the head but he blocked that to and charged instead. We continued to shortly fight back and forward but I could not land a blow it was clear that Thrawn was far better. Suddenly Thrawn grabbed me and threw me to the ground which I hurried to get up from to prevent a hit get in.

"Your technique is good but limited at the imperial training, predictably" Thrawn said to me.

I saw a helmet and grabbed it carefully as Thrawn spoke and then tried to attack him with the helmet near the head. As I predicted Thrawn grabbed it so I instead let go of it easily and tossed myself to the ground and slide over the ground and managed to slide his feet away under him making him fall. I quickly got up and slammed my feet into the device which I felt was a small victory as the small transmission that I have recorded would send. I saw Thrawn get up and glared at me.

"You talk to much" I tried to insult him.

His eyes narrowed and he raised his hands and formed them into fist as I charged again. The fight became more brutal as we continued but it was clear that he grew tired of it and grabbed me and started to punch me in my stomach which made the pain started to grow there. I could not prevent myself from bending down which Thrawn took as an opportunity to kick me in the head with so much force that I flew backward and collided with the fence outside. Had I not done so I would have fallen down but for a short time I could not comprehend that all I could feel was the pain that exploded in my back and head. As the pain started to ease I felt as someone grabbed my arms and forced me forward to my knees. It took some time to realise it was two death troopers, he looked up and saw Thrawn standing right in front of me.

"You have the heart of a rebel" Thrawn said.

This was probably the highest praise I would receive in what little there no doubt was left of my life, sadly any of the rebels would not hear it.

"I take that as a compliment" I said after a gasp trying to get some more air in that had been kicked out of me when I collided with the fence.

I had counted on Thrawn dismissing the death troopers to take me to a secure facility to await execution but he did not do so. Instead they dragged me back into the tower where Thrawn was studying the destroyed device with his normal emotionless expression.

"Kallus do you know what you so careless destroyed" he asked me in a slightly cold voice.

"No Thrawn it was your toy" I hissed at him.

"It was an equipment that blocked your signal and from the setting could have predicted where the transmission signal was going. Since you smashed it, it would appear I have to let you make another transmission to trace it" he said to me.

I was caught be surprised by this but I quickly composed myself and looked at him with defiance.

"I will not help you in any way" I spat to him.

I might be executed but help the empire was the last thing I would do even if they promised to go lenient on me, they would never keep that promise. I knew that from privies experience as I reflected over how strange it was that I was now so against supporting them. I might have regretted it but it had been all I had been knowing for most of my adult life.

"I don't need you to corporate I just need the transmission to go through it could be completely empty" Thrawn restored to me glaring at me with those read eyes.

"Then again I think they should be allowed to hear what happens to people who betrays the empire since their leaders will soon suffer the same fate" he said.

He bends down and adjusted a little bit on the transmitter and then he signalled the death troopers to carry me over before he took a come out.

"Stand by for transmission trace it as soon as we start sending" Thrawn said into the come link.

I sighted and could not help but wonder if everyone knows that I am the spy, well not that it would matter for much longer. NO! If I am to die at least I can give them this last message worn them that Thrawn knows about the TIE factory attack.

"Two minutes is enough" answered the man on the other end of the commlink.

"Troopers be ready" Thrawn said as he switched off the bottom that changed the voice on the people speaking and I could feel the troopers tighten their hold on me.

In the same second that he turned it on I tried to shout my warning but all that left my mouth was a scream as my body exploded with pain. One of the death troopers had slammed his foot in to my old wound in my right leg and the pain was horribly. The other trooper applied pressure around my colour bone and it hurt oh it hurt, if the death trooper did not stop soon he or she would break it. Even so I had to warn them somehow.

"The TIE factory" I shouted through the pain.

That made the troops grab my head and hammer it to the table and I cried out at the pain from the impact. I have to warn them was the only thing I could think of through the pain. It was to late for myself to flee but if I could give them a warning.

"He knows" I shouted.

"Troopers hold him up" instructed Thrawn and I was grabbed by the shoulders and lifted off.

The first punch landed right on my left eye and the pain sprung in even harder than when they had slammed his head against the table. What was his hand made of? Concrete? Then again, he fought against battle droids for practice which I clearly felt as my eye swallowed making it difficult to look out through it. Another hit was placed right beneath my mouth which made my teeth and I could taste the metallic taste of blood. I tried to spit out and saw to my satisfaction that I had actually managed to hit Thrawn with it but the "victory" was short lived as the next hit was at his lip which split it so blood started to ran down from it. When the next punch landed on my forehead the pain became too much and I let out a pathetic whimper and cry which I hoped I never had to do again. My head slumbered forward I was having a hard time to remain conscious but I fought back I had to stop the transmission somehow. The answer came to me for as I slumbered forward they let me fall to the ground. I gathered all my strength and raised myself to the table and pushed the transmitter to the ground. Sadly hands grabbed it and lifted it back up.

CUT THE TRANSMISSION HE IS …." I shouted before I anew had my head slammed to the table.

Star sprang into my head and for a short moment I only saw darkness before I shacked my head and the pain cleared just a little. I felt how someone slammed me in the ribs on my rights and I gasped for air by that. I was pretty sure that it was Thrawn judged by the power of the blow which made me curl up to protect myself. My vision started to blur and I knew I would black out soon but I still did not want to despite the pain it coursed me.

"Sir we have the coordinates" said a voice in the room which I could not place.

I forced myself to focus and slowly my sight settled enough to see Thrawn stand with his commlink in his hand.

"Send the coordinates to me immediately" Thrawn said.

"Troopers I will need to look at the charge secure Kallus here while I do so there is something I wish to show him" Thrawn continued in his normal voice like he had asked for something regular.

The death troopers grabbed me and smacked my arm over me cuffed them so hard that I could feel the iron cut into my wrists and I knew it would gnaw into my skin. A feeling that only got worse and the pain grew as time went on as I was forced to hang by my wrists. My leg was pounding hard I hoped it wasn't broken but it did not feel that way thankfully. On the other hand, I was pretty sure that at least one rib was broken seen as my breathing was very shallow and every single one hurt. My eye shallowed and my head hurt I knew it would not be able to stay awake for that much longer if they keep it up. I looked at Thrawn that was reading cards and then projected a map of the outer space up in the room.

"You may have transmitted your warning Kallus" Thrawn said to me and a line showed up on the card "but in doing so you've given me the last piece of the puzzle. Now this is the trajectory of General Dodanna's fleet and this is the trajectory of your Fulcrum transmission" Thrawn finished to me and a new line showed up.

To my horror, I saw that the two lines intersected what where they doing? Everyone in the rebellion should know about the value of hyper jumping a few times to avoid detection. I dearly wished that the transmitter was still working so he could have a word with that idiot commander that had jumped straight to the base the good thing was that there was no planet there.

"Nothing there is no planet there, the rebels are smarter than you give them credit for" I replied hoping to throw Thrawn off.

"You know Kallus since the incident with the assentation attempt on me in my office I have suspected that someone might have tempted with my map. I therefore started to go through everything and double cross it with alternative sources" Thrawn said and paused.

"A pity you do not study art Kallus there is much it can show you, if you know where to look" Thrawn said and then adjusted a little bit and put in a memory card.

"Such as a system which does not appear on Imperial charts, but is represented in the art of the ancient people in this sector" Thrawn said before he turned to me.
The charge changed and a planet showed up and I had a hard time not to give away that it was indeed the planet where the rebel resided, Thrawn studied it for a minute.

"I believe they call this Atallon" Thrawn said and looked me right in the eyes "now the home of your rebel base" he finished.

Shame hit me as I realised that I had just lead the empire to the doorstep of the rebellion despite my desire to do different. I was so lost in thought that I hardly heard what I knew came next.

"Admiral Konstantine, deploy the fleet to these coordinates" Thrawn said into his commlink and for the first time he smiled as he turned to me once again.
"We will join you… shortly," Thrawn ended the transmission.

I could not help myself as my head felt to my chest in sham and also a little bit in fear for I know knew what happened next. Traitors was shot by the empire I was caught with Thrawn of all people in the empire he was one that could not be tricked.

"Now Kallus I have a question to ask of you" he said to me in a tone that indicated we were having a conversation about something of interest.

"Why would you betray the empire Kallus? There is nothing in your files that suggest there should be a good reason" Thrawn asked me.

For the first time since I was captured I could not help but smile, there was something the great mind of Grand Admiral Thrawn could not understand. Deep down I was not sure I understood it either but it was worth to frustrate Thrawn about it.

"This must be frustrating for you, something that Grand Admiral Thrawn cannot understand. I have no debt, no family and I been cleared by the senate. Neither has you been able to find anything when it came to black mail material so you can't help wondering why. To think that the great Thrawn cannot figure out such a thing" I taunted.

One of the death trooper punched me in the stomach hard clearly not happy about me taunting Thrawn.

"You will address the Grand Admiral with his title rebel traitor" a female voice sneered to me which surprised me.

"Now Kallus I don't have all day when I managed to catch my breath once again after have lost it due to the punch.

"No, that little secret stays with me it will bring me comfort to know that even in my grave I will always hold something from you" I could not help but smirk.

For the first time, I saw Thrawn express anger and he walked over to me with a furious expression in his eyes. Just as he did so I jumped up and hang completely by my wrists which allowed me to punch him in the chest. I managed to land on my left foot and smiled triumphantly to him all the while my wrists and right foot which I had used to kick exploded in pain and I could feel blood run down my arms. I knew it would cost my quite a beating but it was worth it just to see his shocked face when he came back up. That was all I managed to see before the death troopers started to beat him up all over the body.

"Sir" did a voice come through and I started to look around realising that I must have blacked out.
"What is it?" Thrawn snapped into the commlink.
"Governor Price is requesting your presence at Atallon" answered the voice in the commlink.

"It would appear you won't get to know" I said to him smiling.

"Oh we have more time to discuss this" Thrawn answered me in his calm voice.

"I have requested from Tarkin that before your execution you should pay by seeing me destroy the rebellion. After I explained that I take an assentation attempt and your treachery quite personal he saw fit to grand me that" Thrawn said.

For the first time, I felt horror beyond word for this was far worse than just being executed. I had no wish to see those people that I had spent month trying to help and gain their trust being destroyed before my very eyes. The last thing I saw was Thrawn stand before me as my head exploded in pain and everything turned black.