DISCLAMIER: I do not own Star Wars the Clone wars or any of the characters.
It had been a month since Ahsoka left the order and Anakin was STILL brooding. Half because of Ahsoka's departure and Padmé's disappearance. While Ahsoka was his apprentice, he never realized how quiet and downtrodden the Temple was. Padmé had been on a trip to Alderran when Separaists spotted her ship and chased her down. The Coucil ( and Anakin) had insisted she take more protection than just Clones. Clones were great on the battlefield and all, but they were just, well, Clones. After Ahsoka's trial, Padmé couldn't fully trust the council(not that she trusted them in the first place) and told Anakin not to come for " it is merely a trip to Alderran and with the war, the Republic can use as many spare Jedi as they can get" wee her exact words.
Anakin, upon hearing of Padmé's disappearance, went nuts, which further lead to the Council learning about his marriage. Thankfully, the Council had been more sympathic ever since Ahsoka's departure and let him off the hook for now. Which he suspected Obi-Wan had something to do with. So the Council sent him on meditative leave to a planet of his choice. Although he disliked the Council, he could see their reasoning. Him going after Padmé, could result in dire consequences. His attachment to her could cloud his judgement and make him do something, reckless, or something else he would regret in the future...
Ahsoka sat in the corner of her little home. She had found this tiny little shack in the middle of nowhere on Shili. It was one of those rare places where there were almost no tribes there, unclaimed land. When she arrived on Shili she could practically hear Anakin's voice in her head
"Are you kidding? You've lived at the Temple practically your whole life, how do you expect to survive?"
She ignored the voice and slammed up her mental shields, just in case it WAS the real Anakin contacting her through that bond they used to share, that was now weak and decayed after being neglected. The young Togruta barely ate, all plant life on Shili was poisonous and she had no hunting tools. Right now she could barely stay awake.
"Just one nap." She told herself." It's nothing."
She closed her eyes and fell into unconsciousness.
Anakin landed his ship on the world of the Togruta, Shili. His astromech droid, R2-D2 had scanned the ship and reported a malfunction in the hyperdrive system. Anakin landed the ship on the nearest planet which just happened to be Shili.
His comlink suddenly beeped
"Skywalker."
"Good evening, Skywalker, how are you faring?"
"Good, and you Master Plo?"
"I wish I could say the same. We have a situation here. Apparently, Senator Admidala's chop seems to have crashed due to sever damage to the ship. Master Ti and Master Windu are currently looking for survivors. We thought it would be best to inform you."
"Thank you Master Plo. I greatly appreciate it."
"I have to go now. I am scheduled to teach a class of youlings soon. Farewell, and may the Force be with you."
"And with you Master."
The connection ended there. As soon as it did, Anakin felt a great disturbance in the Force. Slowly he traced the disturbance to his old bond with Ahsoka.
"What have you done now, Snips?" He groaned.
He was surprised to find her Force signature distant, almost weak. R2 beeped
"What is it now, buddy?"
R2 beeped and whistled.
"The hyperdrive can wait, there's something wrong in this planet."
R2 didn't say anything. So Anakin walked off into the woods. After walking for about 3 minutes he realized that he probably wasn't going to be able to find his way back to the ship, but right now it didn't matter. Anakin half expected an akul to come at him at any moment, but strangely, nothing came. After about 20 minutes if walking, he finally came to a same hut in the middle of nowhere.
"Huh." He thought." I thought there weren't any villages out here."
Anakin walked over to the hut and knocked on the door. Nobody answered, but he could still sense someone in there. After about 2 mins, Anakin finally gave up and quietly opened the door, which he was surprised to find is wasn't locked. He briefly glanced around the room, as first seeing no one. Then his eyes landed on a small figure sprawled out in one of the corners.
"Snips..."