STAR

WARS

ALTERNATE

UNIVERSE

The Last of the Sith

With the Emperor dead, things have slowly returned to normal. The Galactic Senate have elected Bail Organa as Chancellor, and Order 66 has been declared treason. The Jedi Order is beginning to rebuild. With so few Jedi, no one is left to keep the peace. Anakin and Ahsoka are sent to Geonosis to clean up remaining droids, intended to be a break from heavy fighting. What they find, however, is nothing close.

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Prologue

A new Chancellor. Five years after the death of Sidious, Bail Organa has been elected as Supreme Chancellor and the Republic has begun to rebuild.

With the droid armies of the Separatists believed to be in retreat, peace seems to have finally become a reality. All is not as it seems however, as the Chancellor Organa hears rumors of strange happenings in the Outer Rim.

At the request of the Galactic Senate, Jedi Master Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano are sent investigate claims of an illegal mining operation on Geonosis in an attempt to put a stop to the endless stream of rumors on Coruscant.


Chapter One

A Request from the Senate

Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Yoda strode into the Chancellors office, unsure of why they were being summoned. Both Chancellor Organa and Vice Chairman of the Senate, Padme Amidala.

"Ah, Master Jedi, good. I was about to discuss with Vice Chair Amidala our current debacle." Chancellor Organa stated.

"Good it is, to see you as well, Chancellor," Yoda replied. That was all the introduction the two needed. "Something you wished to discuss with us, there is?"

"Yes. The Senate has been hearing rumors of a growing threat to the Republic's economy in the Outer Rim. From what Clone Intelligence can tell us, it appears to be some sort of smugglers ring of mining colonies. The strongest of which appears to be on Geonisis." Organa told them.

"Hmm. Troubling, this news is. See, I do not, a solution to this problem." Yoda replied.

"We were just discussing that before you arrived. We sent a Clone Intelligence unit to Geonosis day ago, but they have twice missed their daily report." Padme answered.

"That's unusual. Clones never miss a report cycle, even ones on the field." Anakin said, sounding puzzled.

"We know. We feel that because of this, something more might be happening on Geonosis. I would like to request that the Jedi send someone to investigate the matter further." Organa inquired.

"Agree with you, I do. A Jedi, will we send. Anakin, go to Geonosis, you will. Investigate this mining operation you must. Your Padawan, take with you." Toda instructed. Anakin nodded and left. He wanted to stay and talk to Padme, but they both knew that their duty to the Republic came first, then Luke and Leia, then themselves. When he arrived back at the Temple, he found Ahsoka meditating in their quarters.

"Nice to see you actually taking my advice for once, Snips." he teased.

"Master! Sorry, I didn't notice you standing there." Ahsoka said.

"Well you seem excited today, my Padawan. Come on, we don't have much time." Anakin replied.

"What do you mean? I thought we were going to do some sparring today?" Ahsoka asked, looking up with concern.

"I know, I promised. But not today, Snips. The Council has asked me to do something." Anakin told her. Instead of replying, she began to look distant and folder her arms, looking to the floor. She had a feeling she wasn't going to be seeing him for a while, and she would be stuck by herself at the Temple. As if on queue, Anakin stopped in front of her and knelt to her level to force her to look him in the eyes.

"Ahsoka, I know you think I'm leaving you here. Get packed and ready to leave. This is a mission I'll need you on. Don't worry, we'll do some practice sparring on the way to our destination." Anakin told her, and she immediately brightened. Two hours later, they met in the Temple's hangar with Captain Rex.

"So General, Where are off to?" Rex asked.

"We've been ordered to Geonosis to investigate rumors of an illegal mining operation." We'll take the Resolute there, then myself, Commander Tano, you and two others will take an LAAT down to the surface to begin our investigation." Anakin told him.

"Was hoping we wouldn't have to set down on that dustball of a planet again." Rex replied.

"I know. Pick two of your best men and meet us back here in 2 minutes." Anakin instructed.

"Yes, sir!" Rex replied and went to a group of clones. Ahsoka, however, stood there with a questioning look.

"What's on your mind, Ahsoka?" he asked her.

"Oh nothing, Master. It's just the last time we were there we seemed to do nothing but get ourselves into trouble." she replied.

"You're not going to let me forget about that wall, are you?"

"Well you were the one leading the way, as usual. If it had been me, we wouldn't have been anywhere near that wall just like you said."

"You were the one who was supposed to have studied the map properly so we knew where we were going."

"If you remember, I did study it. I reminded you about the gigantic wall then you said we wouldn't be going anywhere near it."

"If I remember, we didn't seem to have much of a problem with it."

"First, we got rushed by droids. Then we placed the charges and jumped of the wall. Then we had a pile of rocks descending on us. That's supposed to be easy?" She asked in a teasing tone.

"Well, we didn't die. In fact, we won that battle." Anakin told her. He wasn't falling for the bait this time.

"You know, sometimes you can be a little reckless, Skyguy." she replied, signalling that he had again misjudged.

"Excuse me? Who was the reckless one seven years ago on Christophsis when we were supposed to destroy that shield generator. And yes, I know we didn't fail."

"Alright, you win. I just can't believe its been five years and we're still arguing over who did what."

"Not arguing, discussing. If we were arguing, we would have been yelling." he told her. She only nodded a response along with a warm smile, signalling the end of the discussion. Rex then returned with two clones, Waxer and Boil. Anakin knew both of them well. They were from the 212th, Obi-Wan's two most trusted scouts.