College is out for the semester and I am free at last, well at least for a little while. So I'm going to try and post chapters more frequently.

Thanks so much to Death Fury for reviewing the last 3 chapters! I'm glad you liked them.

Anyhow here you guys go, chapter 4 of Star Wars The End of an Era.

Pain, fiery horrible pain was the first thing he felt. It was everywhere, on his skin, in his lungs, pounding in his head, racing through his bones, and the pain was making everything spin. He didn't even have to open his eyes to know that. Around him was the sound of medical equipment, which didn't make sense. Where was she? She had slipped from his grip as they fell and he had to find her.

"Captain Rex?"

He tried to focus on the voice, it was a female's voice but it wasn't her's.

"Captain, can you open your eyes?"

Straining against the pain and the light he knew would be there when he opened his eyes, he managed to blink a few times, clearing away the blurred vision until he could see the short ginger hair cut that belonged to Bo Katan.

"There you go captain, take a few breaths, don't need you passing out on us again." She said.

Rex had no idea what she was talking about, but did as he was told, forcing air into his seared lungs, in and out, in and out.

"Wh-where am-" he broke off in a sputter of coughs.

"Easy soldier, you're in the best medical facility on Mandalore. It's been 4 months since the Battle of Mandalore and 2 months since we found you."

There was no way. That wasn't possible, it felt like the bombing had been yesterday. Where was she if he was here? Why wasn't Bo Katan with her?

"Ahs- Ahsoka, where is she?"

Bo looked at him for a moment then glanced away. "We never recovered her body, we searched the entire wreckage with a fine tooth comb."

Cold washed over him, nothing? They had found no trace of her?

"We did find one thing." His attention snapped back to Bo and she pulled out something wrapped in cloth. He pushed himself up to a better position and took it from her in shaking hands. Carefully he unwrapped the cloth, when the last piece fell away his heart dropped. There was one of Ahsoka's lightsabers.

"Does general Skywalker know?"

"Yes Master Kenobi informed him. I will tell them about you today."

Rex looked up from the lightsaber, "they don't know?"

"No we had to fight hard to keep you from dying Captain, your vital organs tried to fail on us several times. We didn't want to tell them in case you died."

"But you told them about Ahsoka? You don't know for certain she's dead."

"Captain, it's been 4 months, even if she had survived the initial fall, her wounds or starvation would have killed her by now, we're still not entirely sure how you weren't dead when we found you."

Rex couldn't answer, so instead he looked down at the metal cylinder in his hands. General Skywalker had spent countless hours tinkering with them, making slight adjustments to the hilts and the blade. How had he taken it? Had news of Ahsoka's death even fully sunk in or had he denied it without the proof of a body?

"Captain?"

Rex looked back at Bo Katan, "sorry, what?"

"Your leg was the worst of your injuries, it will require heavy physical therapy to put it back on track and even then it may never fully recover." She watched him closely as she spoke, and Rex resisted the urge to look away from her. "Since you sustained the injuries fighting for Mandalore I would like to offer you a recovery period here. My warriors and doctors are skilled and can help speed along your recovery."

"I appreciate it Ma'am I'm just not certain the long necks would like it very much."

"The Kaminoins? What will they do if they are none the wiser." Rex nodded at that. Bo looked at the side of his head and instinctively he ran a hand up there to check for something. A scar ran a very short portion of the side of his head, maybe an inch long.

"We discovered some sort of tumor when we were performing scans, it was well hidden, it didn't come up until you were out of the bacta tank. The doctors removed it swiftly and said you should have no lasting effects from it." She said. "Think about my offer captain, I will inform the council of everything, I'm sure they will be pleased to hear the news."

He watched her exit the room then brought his hand back up the scar, without a mirror he was guessing but yet it seemed to him that the placement was familiar. He racked his brain for a reason and then it struck him. Fives's scar after the Tup incident had been in the same place.

Obi Wan disconnected from the call and stepped back with shock. It was a lot of information to take in. Rex was alive and recovering, but it seemed that Ahsoka truly was dead. He fought back a wave of grief that rose against him, searching through the force for the young togruta's signature and found nothing. The force wrapped itself around him comfortingly, he had hoped Anakin had been right and that a little more time would turn up Ahsoka but the fact that the Mandalorians had stopped looking through the wreckage confirmed his fears, Ahsoka was dead and there wasn't even a body to bury.

Slowly he walked towards the council chambers, his heart ached for Ahsoka, they had failed her again. The doors opened with a woosh and he entered. The Kit Fisto, Mace Windu, and Master Yoda were present and looked up at his arrival.

"Bo Katan called to inform us that Captain Rex is alive and recovering."

"They just found him? It is a miracle that he is alive." Kit Fisto said.

"No they found him a while ago but his health was so unstable that they feared he would die so they withheld the information until they were certain that he would survive."

"They had no right," Mace Windu said.

Obi Wan looked at the jedi master, but before he could respond he heard another voice behind him.

"I agree with master Windu, that's not a great way to thank us for our help." Anakin appeared beside him. He looked at Obi Wan, "I assume they've also been doing the same with Ahsoka then? Lying to us about her death. How is her recovery going?" He asked.

Obi Wan shook his head and watched despair flash across Anakin's face. "They never recovered her Anakin. They've searched everywhere and still all they managed to find was one of her lightsabers."

Anakin stared at him. "So they gave up, they have no body and yet they want us to accept that she is dead!"

"Yes Anakin, it has been 4 months, starvation and dehydration would have killed her by now if even she survived the fall. The Mandalorians want to move on with their lives, they want to close the hole and put this horror in their past."

"How can you say that? How can you act like she's dead?!" Anakin's voice was growing louder and while it was coming from a place of grief Obi Wan knew that it was laced with rage.

"I can not sense her."

Anakin paused, he looked at him carefully. "Just because you can't sense her doesn't mean she is dead."

"No it doesn't but it certainly doesn't mean she's alive. You have to face the fact that wherever she is she is out of our reach."

"Or she is on Mandalore hurt and waiting for us to come help."

"No Anakin she's not. She's not on Mandalore they would have found her by now if she was."

"You're giving up." He whispered. Obi Wan looked at him yet said nothing. "You're giving up, just like always." With that he turned around and left the council chamber.

Obi Wan sighed and turned back to the other masters. "I have given Bo Katan our permission to fill in the hole. She sends her thanks and condolences and has offered for Captain Rex to remain with them while he recovers."

"A generous offer, best it is for Captain Rex to remain there. Some time away from young Skywalker will be best for his health."

"I agree Master Yoda, Anakin needs time, and the constant reminder that Rex lived while Ahsoka didn't will not help."

"Certain you are then that young Tano is dead?"

The old troll watched him waiting for his response. The force swirled but did not give him any indication either way, he sighed. "If Ahsoka is alive, then she is no longer on Mandalore."

"Then let us hope she is, and that with her the force is."

"Indeed master."

A.N. alright another chapter, I decided to jump a bit since there wasn't really any need for us to watch everyone sit around and wait on news from Bo Katan. And no I didn't forget about what AMster Yoda said to Obi Wan. I'm just waiting for the right time just like he is. Now that SWCW season has wrapped I think I'm officially declaring this story a fix-it AU. At least of sorts since well you know. I hope you guys liked this chapter. Let me know what you think!