The 501st growled as the criminals took off, their speed increasing until the point the men were struggling to keep up.

"Who are they?" Anakin asked, running next to Rex.

"They have taken delicate equipment from our camp, so we can not just stun them," Rex growled out between deep breaths.

"Alright," Anakin nodded.

Rex stared at Anakin as he closed his eyes. But Rex stumbled the moment Anakin took off. He coughed through the cloud of dirt left behind.

Anakin flooded himself with The Force, boosting his speed as he ran up to the escapees. "Excuse me," Anakin stated as he grabbed the men on the shoulder and brought them all back to a reasonable speed.

"WHAT?!"

"YOU COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT EARLY?!"

"ALL THAT RUNNING?! AND YOU COULD DO THAT?!"

"AWESOME!"

"WIZARD!"

"AGAIN AGAIN!"

Anakin laughed as he slowly walked the duo back to the clones.

"Sir, next time, do that before the whole camp has exhausted themselves," Rex panted as Anakin came to stand next to him.

"If I remember."

"Oh, Ka'ra help me..."

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