Dogma
Dogma never knew what happened to his batch twin since Umbara..
Edit: 1/6
A thought: Mace Windu buys a clue that All Is Not Well on Umbara and pays Krell a surprise visit. Which results in Mace demonstrating *just* how close to the dark side Vapaad really takes him (hint: far enough to rip a bitch's ability to use the force out through his eyeballs), and Mace out of a combination of Guilt and need to prove He's not a monster after that, takes Dogma under his wing and takes care of him.
Holy fuck I need this.
I have a piece:
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Dogma was nearly beginning to feel balanced again when the door whooshed open and he nearly leaped out of his skin, awkwardly stumbling back and falling against the wall. The Cloaked warrior from earlier, robe still soaked with Krell’s… Dogma shook his head and tried not to think about it. In the harsh light of the interrogation chamber, he could now see that the warrior was wearing brown.
A Jedi.
OH.
He continued to stare at the stained hem of the Jedi’s robe, trying not to sway.
“It’s all right.” The Jedi spoke softly, holding a hand out to him. Large hand. Dark skin. Very tall. Dogma couldn’t quite look him in the eye, but he glanced up and managed to get the general shilouette of…
…High General Windu.
“SIR!” he snapped to attention, or tried to, but that only made him reel more and he felt himself begin to fall. Kriff, Kriff, so THAT’S why Jedi pay heed to the council, he Ripped out his tongue- Dogma felt himself sway again, ready to collapse.
“Easy, easy.” He spoke gently, large hand reaching out and very, very lightly touching Dogma’s arm. Dogma blinked a few times, unsure if Windu was moving slowly, or if his brain was lagging.
“Are you all right?” Windu spoke again, barely audible. Was the Jedi quiet or was he going deaf? He found himself focusing on the Jedi’s hand, how close it was to the gaps in his armor.
“I- I’m fine. I-I can give you a briefing-”
“I know what happened. I saw the recordings. I am here to take you into protective custody. Are you all right?” He stepped closer, fingers stroking lightly along his upper arm plate.
Dogma blinked a few more times, fingers fading in and out of focus. It felt like the room was spinning, and that the inside of his ribs were bruised from his heartbeat. But he was still standing.
“I’m fine.” he said, feeling like he was going to throw up from talking.
Dogma tried to look up at him, the lack of eye contact was terribly disrespectful, but he couldn’t quite make it and watched his mouth instead. Windu lightly bit his lip, jaw setting. Thinking.
“All right. Please, follow me.” the Jedi turned slightly, lightly grasping his arm.
“Yessir.” Dogma agreed, falling into step beside him. He was less following Windu than being pulled along beside him. Not terribly fast. If anything, Windu seemed to be moving awfully slowly. Or maybe it was his brain. It was hard to think clearly through the noise from his feet. and shoulders. and everything else. It’s alright. I still understand words. I can walk. I’m fine.
*
Mace gently, slowly guided the clone to his quarters, tugging on his arm and lightly pushing him with the Force to keep him from crashing into corners or tripping over bulwarks. He watched Dogma’s eyes fade in and out of focus, head drooping. I can only imagine his exhaustion, not to mention the emotional toll of having his mind violated like that… He could sense the sticky yellow influence of Krell all over Dogma, festering. He’d have to do something about that. Gently. Mace reminded himself. If I can still do gentle.
“It’s all right. We’re nearly there.” he spoke softly, trying to keep from startling the clone. Dogma still flinched at the sudden movement of the door, but didn’t object when he was pulled inside. He locked the door, Dogma watching him distantly, eyes dark and hooded. Mace stood before him, and the Clone looked weakly up at him. Or rather, his mouth. Not able to make eye contact. I need to get him down and out of that armor. Calm him until I can get into his mind and chase Krell out without hurting him or- One thing at time Mace. Right now, he needs to know he’s safe.
“What are your orders, sir?” Dogma asked, trying again to make eye contact and getting an eyebrow instead. Ah, an opening.
“I’m going to take care of you.” he gently put his hands on the commander’s shoulders. Dogma twitched, but then he began to sag into the contact. "So I need you to cooperate with me. Would orders help?“
“Yessir.” Dogma nodded, wincing at the movement.
“It’s all right. I need you to lean back against the wall. I’m going to strip your armor off you. Just hold still and relax.”
*
Uh, yeah, so that’s a thing…
AHJHHHHHHHHYES GOOD PROTECT DOGMA
YES BUT MACE PROTECTING DOGMA LIKE
Okay, he and Ponds were close but it’s been a year and a half since his death and Mace is still hard pressed to find a good Commander.
But more IMPOrtantantly:
Mace spoon-feeding Dogma when he’s still too ill to move, because when Dogma’s body finally gives out, it gives out. Like, big time.
Rumours start circulating in the temple, because a lot of the Jedi grew way more attatched to their clones than expected- like, Rex is Ahsoka’s godfather, Cody and Obi-Wan meditate every morning, Aayla and Bly have loud games of sabacc in the middle of the library, etc.- but they all thought High Council Member Mace Windu was above that.
Mace bringing the padawans into his scheme, because whenever someone uses the force around him or pulls out a lightsabre, poor Dogma has to be talked down from a full-blown panic attack.
Like, everytime a padawan helps out Dogma- by subtely giving him a reason to leave a room full of Jedi, or taking him for a walk along the gardens under the guise of ‘needing an escort’, or anything else really- when they get back to their quarters there is a chocolate on their pillow and a note saying ‘good job’, and if there is anything unsanctioned in the rooms it is completely ignored.
Dogma sleeps in Mace’s bed just as much as his own, not because of anything sexual, but because Dogma actually relaxes around Mace when it’s just them and Mace hardly sleeps anyway- he mostly just meditates till he feels okay again. Personally, Dogma thinks it’s a bullshit reason not to sleep in your own bed but whatever.
When Dogma is declared fit for service again and is made Mace’s Commander, he shadows Mace most of the time, like a mix between a lost puppy and a homicidal bodyguard. Seriously, just say something that isn’t completely respectful and worshipful of Mace Windu in Dogma’s presence he fucking dares you.
This is my new obsession I love this
Something cute with Dogma and a Jedi?
I see a Jedi and raise you a bunch of soon-to-be Jedi.
***
Dogma doesn’t know what he expected when he went into the Jedi creché. It certainly wasn’t a herd of younglings painting diamonds onto his armor with their fingers, but that is exactly what is happening.
A little Rutian-skinned Twi'lek girl grins gaptoothedly at him as she dips her hand in bowl of yellow paint, and dabs a bright yellow angled square right where his heart would beneath his chestplate.
Another wookie boy with gobbets of paint in his dark fur paints two on each of his shoulder pieces.
By the time the younglings are done, and it takes a long time for them to finish up, there’s next to no white left on his armor. Dogma finds that he doesn’t mind, even if it’s horrendously beyond regulation.
When the younglings were sent to bed, Dogma shuffles over to the Jedi that had suggested he do this in the first place.
“Hey, uh, that really helped. Thank you, ma'am.”
Bant Eerin smiles at him. “I told you it would, Dogma. Next time, try to believe me.”
-whispers- pls tell me more about Dogma in the Wolfpack.
Why yes, anon, I’ll be delighted to. Allow me to share the whole backstory that did not make it into the actual ficlet After the whole Umbara debacle, the clones were understandably a bit… weary of Jedi, specifically about their decision concerning Dogma’s fate. Fallen or not, this was a clone that killed a Jedi, without anybody else but other clones to testify that he did so because Krell planned to join Dooku.And clones don’t have legal rights. That means that, in a court, their word is worth nothing.So. Not to keen to give up Dogma to trial. Especially since we’re talking about a Jedi Council that would condemn Ahsoka without more proof than ‘she ran’. It hasn’t happened yet, sure, but some unwise decisions have. So. Rex talks to General Kenobi, frankly, because at least this Jedi cares about them. Rex talks to Cody, too, Cody lends him Slicer and, with a few unlawful utilisations of computers and even more illegal wiping of a ID chip, Clone-Commander Dogma ceases to exist.Rex talks to Wolffe, Obi-Wan comms Plo and an unamed, CT class, shiny is sent to the 104th.(Rex hates that they basically erased Dogma so he would lived, but he will live and that’s what matters)Since Wolffe is a closet-mother-hen, and the whole Wolfpack is basically the murdery version of carebears, Dogma has the chance to heal and to forge himself back. Everytime he has a nightmare or a nasty flashback, there is a brother with a hand on his neck or snuggling him closer or whispering comfort in his ear and he is happy, at peace at least, with brothers he trusts and that trust him back.Those brothers, he will die before he is made to harm a single one of them.Dogma misses Tup, though. So, even if it’s dangerous for the whole ‘disappearing’ gig, he ends up sending him a written message. Just to tell him he is alive and well.(And then, when Tup gets those awful headaches and terrible dreams, he cannot tell anyone about them, because what if he ends up being reconditionned or deactivated ? But writing, writing is easier, and Dogma is safe, he knows what it feels like not being able to trust yourself. So he tells him.And Dogma asks Paws and Fang.The medics tell Wolffe.Wolffe warns Plo.Plo comms Shaak.And the whole fuck-up is solved and Palpatine is fucked and everybody lives happily ever after)
Clone Commander CC-1010 – “ Fox ”
“ Can’t say I blame you, Commander Tano, but all the same, you’re under arrest. ”
You know what? I want a story where the younglings in the temple decide that these guards are THEIR clones. Ahsoka has the 501st and other padawans bring back stories of their clones, and some masters love their clones. The younglings cant do anything for the war effort but they want companions. And who else is available but these planet bound clones who feel different in the force and are awesome. (They totally have favs, but love them all bc they replicate the masters who love all their clones)
New thought! Remember slick, what if the clones guarded a clone prison and the younglings were all force guides them to these clones. They hang out with the disillusionized clones in jail along with the guards. When dogma happens, the Jedi obviously know what happens with the younglings so maybe obi wan slips to the younglings about what happened so they can give support.