This is my first fanfic and short story. I'm not a native speaker, either, so please forgive any grammatical mistakes. I'm posting this preface now as I'd like to know your opinions about it. No matter if you think that it is okay and I should continue or that writing isn't my field; please write a review and let me know your opinion so that I can continue or discard the project. :) About the plot: I'll be expanding the CW episodes 518-520 with some events made up by me, and as a first person POV I can share Ahsoka's internal feelings and thoughts. So, enjoy! :)
During Clone Wars episodes 518-520 – Ahsoka Tano is on the run. Having escaped the prison after being found guilty and imprisoned, now the young Jedi is on her own, trying to prove her innocence to the Jedi Council and the Senate.
Preface – taking place during Clone Wars episode 518
One didn't have to be a Force-user to feel the vibration and suppressed temper in the atmosphere. The still active horns of the prison were echoing through the walls of the sewers, the penetrating, unmistakable smell of melting ozone filled the air, and darkness surrounded everything only to be dissolved by the clones' hollow flashlights or by the artificial lights of the city finding their way in through the apertures The clones were giving orders to each other in the distance, and sometimes the dull splashing of the sewage under their boots could be heard. However, I was unaware of this all as I was standing on the edge of one of the drainpipes, trying to calm myself down. I was panting hard, my mind was clouded and my heart was beating heavily as I looked down the dark passage. This was my sole chance, I knew it, but I was full of doubt. For the first time in my life, I was on my own – no friends stood beside me, and no one could help me out if events turned out to be fatal. I felt Anakin's urge behind me as he was trembling of anxiety, waiting for my next move. It was heart-breaking to see him in this condition and to leave him like this, but I had to prove my innocence at all costs – and this was the only way to do that.
"Whish me luck" – I said at last, turning back to have a last glimpse of my Master. I could see the disappointment in his eyes and the pain contorting his face as he shook his head slowly. I didn't know what else to say or how to say goodbye, but I didn't even have time. I heard the troopers approaching at the corner, and then saw them coming led by Rex, raising their blasters, aiming, ready to immobilize me. For the first time in my life I felt real, benumbing fear. Freezing for a second then turning away, I finally made my choice. Gathering impetus and spurning the edge of the pipe, I leaped into the unknown. With this, I had abandoned my previous life and I knew there was no turning back now. I closed my eyes and felt the air stroking my face and head-tales gently while I was freefalling. All seemed so calm there – just me and the Force, everything quiet and serene, no worries, no deception, no pain…but the feeling was quickly gone. Returning to reality, I did a flip in the air to slow my tumble down, and some seconds later I arrived at the top of a passenger-ship, descending to the lower levels of Coruscant. I looked up to my Master and sent him a final message through the Force: "I'll find the answers. Trust me." Then, when I felt him receiving it, I cut the connection. I was heading to a new period of my life, days or even weeks of struggle, full of uncertainties – it will be a hard time, for sure. But I have a powerful ally with me – the Force. And as long as I am true to myself and my beliefs, it will help me escape from this nightmare.