Anakin Skywalker entered a dark, quiet room in the Jedi Temple. Outside, in the very halls of the Temple, Jedi were being slaughtered by Clones. The door closed behind him, muffling the sounds of explosions and shooting.

Younglings, about fifteen of them, were hiding in this room, helpless and scared. A young human boy approached Anakin.

"Master Skywalker, there are too many of them. What are we going to do?"

Anakin said nothing. Only pain shone in his eyes as he ignited his lightsaber. The youngling took a step back. Anakin raised his lightsaber, preparing to strike, when suddenly a green blade ignited right in front of him.

Ahsoka Tano, Anakin's apprentice, had been hiding in the shadows. She now faced her former Master with hatred in her eyes.

Anakin's eyes grew wide. "S-snips?"

Ahsoka's eyes showed nothing but cold hatred. "Skyguy." She stepped backward, putting herself between the crowd of younglings by the windows. "I thought you might pay us a visit."

Anakin snapped out of his shock, turning back to his dark glare. "This must be done."

"I won't let you."

Anakin was quiet for a moment. "Ahsoka... Snips... You could join me. We'll start over, have a new life the Empire. Just us two and the galaxy."

Ahsoka couldn't believe what she was hearing. "No!" she yelled, igniting her second saber. "I'll never join the Dark Side!"

"Then your fate will be the same as the rest of the Jedi."

In a rage, Ahsoka leaped at her former Master, slashing with both lightsabers. Anakin quickly blocked her blow. Ahsoka attacked again, and Anakin counter-attacked. They both used the flashy, acrobatic style that Anakin had always used and had taught to his Padawan. After a short, intense battle, there was a momentary pause. Ahsoka breathed heavily, glaring at her former Master.

Anakin's cloak had fallen, revealing his scarred face. "There's still time to change sides, Snips."

"Don't call me that!" Ahsoka's eyes lit with anger. "Don't EVER call me that!"

She attacked again, but just before their blades could meet, a large explosion went off right outside. Everyone was knocked to the ground. The room shook, and debris flew everywhere. Anakin was surrounded by fallen pieces of roof and wall, and smoke filled the entire room.

Ahsoka found a vent in the wall, cut a hole in it, and directed the crying and scared children into it. After all of the children had gone in, she followed and placed the vent covering on after her. By the time Anakin had gotten the rocks off of him, the room was empty. His Padawan was gone.

The vent was dark and small. Ahsoka's mind still reeled from the betrayal of her former Master. She had come to the Temple after a mission offworld.

Ahsoka went up to the North Tower, where she and Skyguy always went to talk. She sat on the balcony, watching as the Sun dipped below the skyscrapers. Then, she heard a strange sound, like marching. She looked down to the Temple entrance below, and saw Clones marching in lines. Shocked, she realized that the Clones were attacking the Temple. She was about to run to call Skyguy, when she noticed a dark, cloaked figure at the front of the army. She peered closer. Her eyes grew wide and filled with pain, and she realized it was...

Anakin.

A youngling's cry snapped Ahsoka out of her flashback, and she quickly told the children to be quiet. The vent they were in went through the walls of the Temple, and if the Clones heard them, they were done for. She directed the younglings farther down the vent, crawling after them.

After a while, Ahsoka took the lead. There were parts of the vent that were filled with smoke from explosions outside, and Ahsoka tried very hard to keep the younglings calm. There had to be a way out of here. She knew that all of the vents eventually led outside, so she decided to keep going and try to find a way out of the Temple.

To be continued...