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totes-tubulardude · 8 months
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I mentioned before that some modified troopers were more wary than others about telling their Jedi generals about their specific mutation. This is born from abuse they received from trainers on Kamino, a sense of fear that others that aren’t their brothers will think they are monsters and need to be feared.
So when they first meet their Jedi generals, they don't bring it up or mention it. They still are trying to get a feel for their Jedi and the last thing they want is to scare them away.
Inevitably they will need to use their mutation, either to protect themselves or their battalions or in battle.
Anakin was absolutely amazed at Rex's ability when he first saw Rex use it. The captain was not expecting the list of questions and enthusiasm he received from his general at all, shocked that the man hadn't immediately transferred him off to a different battalion.
He was still too wary to tell Commander Tano when she joined them.
Commander Fox didn't have much use for his mutation when he was transferred from the frontlines to Coruscant. He did not inform the Chancellor or any senators he was in charge of protecting because he'd seen how his men were treated on the Capitol Planet. Even when it could save his own life he didn't use it.
That all changed when Senator Chuchi and Senator Amidala were suddenly under direct threat...
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I have a name for this au now! Te ori bal te kih which is mando'a for The Big and the Small
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totes-tubulardude · 7 months
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Thinking about how funny it is post-reveal of the mutation how the clone commanders and such use their ability to wrangle their Jedi.
Someone tips Cody off that they saw Kenobi get shot and he hasn't stopped fighting yet and he gives a resigned sigh. He tromps off to find his general with a scorch mark on his arm, he's limping on his left side, and he bruised from who knows what... and he just grows up to like 15 feet tall and picks him up by the scruff of his neck and carries him back to Helix.
Bly see's Aalya get buried under a bunch of rubble and after digging her out she insists she's fine so he tucks her under his arm and continues through the town their fighting in until one of the medics takes her.
Rex watches as Anakin falls into a pretty turbulent river and he knows he's not a great swimmer so he has to wade out and pick his general up like a cat that fell into a pool.
+ Bonus not Jedi but still fun
Hera likes to go exploring when their group of fighters settles down for a while which leads to her getting stuck in trees, caves, or on very tall rocks. It becomes Howzer's designated job to rescue her from which ever perch she finds herself stuck on. (He starts to think she does it on purpose)
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totes-tubulardude · 2 months
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I was having some post Padawan Lost and Wookie Hunt feels so I decided to give a lil snippet from the after math in my au :)
Ahsoka felt Fives’ bright and ecstatic presence before she saw him. By the time he shoved through the blast doors to the hangar he already had to duck to avoid the ceiling. Upon laying eyes on her he let out a cheer and charged towards her.
With each step he seemed to grow taller until he was right in front of her. He crashed down to his knees to hug her, lifting her off the ground completely. 
She let out a breathless laugh as he squeezed her, she was grateful for the pain medication the Jedi healers had given her for her bruised ribs and claw marks.
“You scared the osik out of us commander.” He told her. “If you ever do that again I swear to the Maker.” 
Ahsoka huffed a laugh as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
“I don’t plan on it any time soon.”
“Alright, Fives let her down so the rest of us can see her.” Jesse barked.
Fives lifted one hand to flip his brother off but gently set her back down onto the floor. She was quickly swept up into another embrace by the scout. Over Jesse’s shoulder she saw that Rex had taken up a place beside her master. He was standing formally but had a small smile on his face as he watched her. She also noted that he was currently a couple inches taller than Anakin. 
Fives hadn’t regained enough control to fully shrink back down to his regular size so he stayed seated on the floor as she recounted what had happened to her. 
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Ahsoka followed Rex to his office and private bunk, occasionally stopping to greet a trooper as they went. The force rang with happiness and relief throughout the barracks, they really had missed her after she’d been taken. That knowledge made her warm inside. 
Rex palmed the door open, quickly shucking off his vambraces and chestplate as she leaned out to wave to Ridge. 
As soon as she stepped into the room and shut the door, she was swiftly swept up into another embrace. The sound of a desk sliding across the floor and the clang of something heavy hitting the durasteel wall filled the room as Rex’s oversized knees shoved furniture out of the way. One arm supported her while his other hand was wrapped around her middle as he clutched her to his chest. Only now did she see how tightly he’d been keeping his emotions under control seeing as he was large enough to completely fill the room now that they were alone. 
She flung her arms across his chest. 
“I’m alright Rex, I’m here.”
She felt his head shake next to her. 
“We looked for you for days vod’ika, but all we found were your kriffing lightsabers. We didn’t know where you were or what had happened or if you were even still…” his voice faltered and his hand around her clenched. 
She pushed back enough to see his face. 
“I survived. Thanks to Anakin and to you all, if you hadn’t trained with me as much as you all have, I don’t think I would have made it. But I did and I helped two other padawans make it home to.” Ahsoka attempted to keep her face straight as Kalifah’s face flashed to the front of her mind. “So thank you Rex, for all you’ve done for me.”
The captains force signature sang as he tucked her back against his shoulder.
Ahsoka let the the warmth around her seep into her mind and calm her, the part of her brain that had been on survival mode finally relaxed and a bone-deep tired took its place. 
“Are you going to let go anytime soon?” She asked around a yawn.
“No.” Rex answered. “Not after that karkshow.”
“Good because I think I’m too tired to stand.”
His chuckle rumbled through her whole body. 
Slowly the ache in her middle began to make itself present again. She winced when Rex’s thumb ran over her side, right over a couple of claw marks courtesy of the trandoshans. 
He must have felt her tense because his grip quickly loosened. 
“Are you alright?” He asked, pulling her back a little bit. 
“I’m fine, just a few parting gifts from the Trandoshians.” She told him with a sheepish smile. 
His Force signature flashed with rage as he carefully set her back down onto the floor. When she stumbled he was quick to fit his hand back around her middle to keep her upright. 
“What happened?” He asked.
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Mando’a trans:
Vod’ika: little sibling
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totes-tubulardude · 7 months
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Little Brother
Part Five of Te Ori Bal Te Kih
CC-2224 had grown used to seeing the aftermath of a trainer’s abuse, but that didn’t mean it didn’t still piss him off.
To say he was pissed when his batch come across the CT outside the training room was an understatement. He’d thought it would lessen up after Andin and the other trainers Fox scared off left but apparently not quite. 
“What’s your name vod’ika?” He asked as he knelt down in front of the young cadet.
The boy looked up fearfully at the sound of his voice. Besides the fact that he was blond and beat up, there didn’t appear to be anything else wrong with him. 
“Easy, we aren’t going to hurt you,” CC-5052 told him. 
The young clone’s eyes darted to each of the CCs nervously. He hunched his shoulders in to make himself seem smaller. 
“My designation is CT-7567.” He responded quietly.
“Look kid, what are you doing over here?” Wolffe asked. “These rooms are restricted to most of the clones.”
7567 looked up at Wolffe.
“I was training here.”
The CC batch looked at each other.
“You’re modified?” Wolffe asked skeptically. “You’re a CT though.”
7567 narrowed his eyes challengingly at Wolffe.
“Yeah and what of it?”
2224 shot his brother a glare.
“Nothing, we just didn’t know there were modified CT batches that’s all.” 
7567 slumped back a bit. 
“We weren’t intentionally modified. They think some of your tube juice leaked into ours.” The blond buried his chin into his knees. “Only me and another cadet in my batch can grow.” 
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I'm thinking of posting this story to AO3 soon in it's full and continuous format!
CC-2224 -> Cody; CC-5052 -> Bly; CT-7567 -> Rex
Mando'a: vod'ika - little sibling
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totes-tubulardude · 6 months
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I just had a thought…
A clone battalion that happens to have two modified troopers in it on a mission with their Jedi to retrieve vital information or a Sith holocron or something like that.
In the middle of fighting one of the troopers grabs their Jedi (who is carrying the object) and tells the other trooper to ‘go long’ before lobbing their Jedi like a football. Like one 30foot tall trooper picking up a full grow person and hucking them ti another 30ft tall troopers.
The Jedi probably thinks it’s fun and has zero concern for their safety as they are flying through the air.
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totes-tubulardude · 6 months
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I think it would be really funny if the size shifters can get stuck at a certain size, either because of a certain highly emotional state, injury, or just their ability not cooperating. Probably between 7-8 up to 15-16 feet tall because those are relatively lower energy heights to maintain for extended periods of time.
Like they would have no control at being stuck at that size for like an hour or two so they just have to sit down and wait it out. This can either be mildly annoying to highly inconveniencing.
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totes-tubulardude · 8 months
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Freaks
Part Four of this au which I am going to now title Te ori bal te kih (The big and the small)
TW: blood / minor gore
Once the Mandalorian trainers had caught wind of their ability, quite a few had quit, not wanting to get caught up in whatever genetic mashup the Kaminoans were doing. Others just became more hostile towards them, putting CC-1010 and CC-4111 in the medbay on more than one occasion. 
“Freaks.” They’d hiss into their ears during training. “Abominations. Demagolka.”
It stung. The words were meant to hit them where it hurt because they weren’t like the other clones. They were different and maybe they were abominations. 
CC-3636 was the first to start taking it as a compliment. He’d stare right at the trainers he knew targetted them with a wolfish smile, promising violence. He’d bitten the trainer’s ear off during their next hand-to-hand training. 
The trainer had pinned the younger boy down, blood still dripping from his head as he snarled out curse after curse. He dislocated CC-3636’s shoulder in retaliation.
CC-1010 saw tears prick at his brothers eyes before CC-4111 yelled something at him. It was like a light bulb went off.
CC-3636’s eyes widened before his grimace of pain turned into a snarl of rage. He grew in size under the trainer, causing the mandalorian to slip up on his grip. CC-3636 broke away from the man and rolled away, holding his injured shoulder. When the man stood back up, CC-3636 loomed about six inches taller than he was. The fight had ended quickly after that.
With it came a new rule that forbade the modified CC batches from using their abilities outside of the designated training rooms.
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CC-1010 -> Fox; CC-1114 -> Ponds; CC-3636 -> Wolffe
Mando'a: te ori bal te kih: the big and the small; demagolka: moster
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totes-tubulardude · 7 months
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Little Shadow
I do read your comments I swear 🙏 and I saw that a few people were wondering about Howzer and how his size shifting ability was revealed to the Sydullas :) (will be expanding on this when I actually write this in a fic format 🤞)
Howzer had been a little skeptical when he'd learned that he was being promoted from an ARC trooper to a clone captain. However based on the message he received from Rex, he figured that all those hours training with the Command Batch had really payed off.
While Rex was being placed under newly knighted General Skywalker of the 501st battalion, Howzer was being sent to the outer rim. The battalion he was joining didn't have a set Jedi general, instead operating within the 237th Sky Corps. He was happy he was with Bly at least.
That changed after it became clear that Ryloth was going to continue to be an osik show. Howzer and his men were shipped to serve under Cham Syndulla, a formidable freedom fighter. He wasn't entirely sure what to expect, serving under a natborn officer that wasn't a Jedi. He knew that so far, the few of his vode that had revealed their modification to their Jedi, the Generals had been relatively receptive to it. However, each time Howzer thought about it, he was reminded of Andin on Kamino. That woman's words still haunted his dreams. He knew Rex had yet to inform his own general, so Howzer didn't think it was a pressing issue to inform Syndulla.
The Twi'lek freedom fighters had been wary fo them at first, not sure if they could be trusted or if they were even sentient. Soon enough though, tensions dissipated as they grew to know each other. As it turned out, Cham had a rather charming family, including the little trouble maker who always had her eyes on the sky, Hera.
He wasn't sure what had really started it all, but soon enough he found that he had a constant shadow in the form of the little Twi'leks girl. She was happy to teach him some Ryl to communicate with some of the older fighters, and in return he helped her improve her basic.
The longer Howzer was on Ryloth the more he realized that if he kept pushing off informing General Syndulla of his size shifting ability, it was going to be an even more rough meeting. But he couldn't bring himself to do it, even though at times he knew that he could have, Howzer feared that bright eyed and excited look in Hera's eyes would turn to fear. That she would see him as a monster, just like he'd been told he was all through his cadet years.
That all changed when he found himself and Hera tumbling into a deep cave water reservoir with no easy way out...
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totes-tubulardude · 5 months
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Inevitably word spreads throughout the Jedi about the clone troopers ability to size shift. It is well known that only certain clone troopers shape shift, the Jedi just haven’t quite figured out which ones quite yet.
It becomes a sort of guessing game on who can size shift, but they are not going to pressure their men into telling them until they are ready. It does make the reveal more fun and interesting though.
In the middle of a battle all of a sudden the Jedi general looks over to see their captain or commander 20 feet tall and they just yell “REALLY?”
Their trooper is obviously confused at the reaction, not entirely sure if it’s positive or negative.
“You’ve been able to do this the whole time and just NOW you do it?? Not a month ago when we had a rancor charging at us??”
Oh…
“I’m not mad but really?”
This whole conversation occurs in the middle of the battle field, blaster bolts flying, chaos all around.
I am thinking this could possibly be Depa and Grey reveal 🤔 but not sure yet
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totes-tubulardude · 5 months
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A thought,
Giant sized clone commander spends afternoon in the Jedi temple playing around with the Jedi younglings and falls asleep in the Hall of a Thousand Fountains still 20 feet tall with a while crèche tribe sprawled out on top of him, also sleep.
That’s all.
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totes-tubulardude · 2 months
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In the case where the enhancement fluid that gives certain commanders the ability to size shift to great heights, leaked into other tubes of the CTs, not all of the CTs in the batch would end up with the modification.
As seen in the case of Rex’s batch, only he and Howzer have the ability to size shift.
The Kaminoans did some experimenting with the batches of affected CTs but didn’t start looking into it more until the war had started. As it turned out, in batches that had been introduced to the fluid, they were more able to enhance the dormant mutation even as fully grown troopers.
Echo and Fives didn’t remember the sixth member of their squad very well because he’d been taken away when they were young and was never seen again. It had happened after he’d miraculously shot up to ten feet in height during a training, injuring droidbait. When they returned to Kamino for ARC training, they were also placed into an experimental group of other CTs that had been introduced to the fluid.
The two remaining members of the domino squad were one of the first successes the Kaminoans saw, and they made one hell of a team once they completed ARC training. If there is one thing that will terrify a seppie, it’s a ARC that can grow up to 30 feet tall at will.
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totes-tubulardude · 6 months
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Here is a lil exerpt from the next part in the Teh Ori Bal Teh Kih series!
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Wolffe grabbed his com. 
“Sir, I have an idea but I’m going to have to ask you to remain calm.” 
“If you have an idea, I trust you commander.” 
Wolffe huffed at that. 
He shifted around to face the blockade. Under his skin, his ability seemed to simmer in anticipation.
If this all went well, he’d be bragging about this to his batchmates tonight. If it went well.
Wolffe gritted his teeth before surging out from behind the tank. 
Within three steps he loomed taller than all the droids, three more and he rivaled the barrier, a few more and he could see clear over it. The feeling of finally letting his ability out after keeping it so tightly locked down was like stretching after a long and deep sleep.
It was exhilarating
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You can find the rest right here! The next battalion reveals will be out soon ;)
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totes-tubulardude · 29 days
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Rules: in a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you feel like). 
Tagged by @mwolf0epsilon 💙 thank you babes!
Hera used his hand as a step to settle onto his left arm, once again tucking herself as close to his chest as she could get.
This is the next chapter in Show and Tell with Hera and Howzer reveal! They find themselves in an underground lake and Howzer comes to realize the only way out is to go big!
No pressure tags: @centi-o-plenty @miniscule-meow @averagegtenjoyer
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totes-tubulardude · 6 months
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Guess what?
I did it.
I have started posting my au onto AO3! The first two chapters are here!
So excited to finally have this going as an actual fic!
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totes-tubulardude · 6 months
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WIP Game!
I was tagged by the illustrious @mwolf0epsilon!
RULES: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.
I don't really put much thought into titles until posting soooo don't mind them
Te Ori Bal Te Kih: Obviously this au fic is here. Basically the premise is that the Kaminoans genetically modified certain batches of command clones with size shifting abilities
Cave: During a campaign Ahsoka and Fives get separated from the 501st and have a run in with some witch magic, leaving them trapped in an extensive underground cave system with Fives stuck about 6x bigger than he's used to.
Super Soldier: exploring the idea that Kaminoans didn't just create perfect clones, they created an army of super soldiers. Troopers would be around 7 footish standard and have a bunch of other modifications as well
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These are the ones I have written down and circle my head like a microwave!
Tags: anyone who wants to! @ my in it if you do, I want to see what y'all have on your mind!
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