Hi all! I'm finally posting again. I just finished up a musical called Leader of the Pack (really fun with lots of singing and dancing), so now I'm back again!
I've had this idea for about a 2 months and I haven't had the chance to write it down and post, but I'm finally doing it now. I'm excited for where this story is going and I have a (kind-of) plan.
MAJOR WARNING: EVEN THOUGH THE PLOT CHANGES, THERE ARE STILL MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE CLONE WARS AND STAR WARS REBELS (which I regret to inform you that I'm only on Season Three; hopefully by the time I get to that part of the story, I'll be finished. SO... DON'T GIVE ME ANY SPOILERS IN REVIEWS FOR THE SEASON FINALE - MY FRIENDS SAY IT'S SHOOKETHING.)
Anyway, thanks for reading that. *stares intently*
The story may occasionally get repetitive of the Clone Wars TV show, but that's just because it's not where the most changes.
Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars or any aspects or ideas of George Lucas. I own only the plot of the story.
Now, onto my new story The Danger of A Death.
Chapter One: Dangerous Consequences
"Skywalker."
Anakin promptly ignored her, boring his eyes into the ground, as if to say, 'Open up.'
"Skywalker," Luminara placed a hand on his shoulder and turned to look him in the eye. "Even you can't save everyone."
"I can try," he growled. "Men! Dig faster!" A chorus of Yessirs! echoed in the air.
The digging kept going, moving faster with the General's glares.
Luminara was distraught too, though she wouldn't show it; she loved her Padawan dearly, but she was a Jedi. Must not show attachment... it was hard, so Luminara put on a straight face.
"Generals!" A trooper yelled from a crane. "We've found an opening."
Anakin ran over while Luminara walked calmly.
Ahsoka Tano's little face peered through a gap in the debris, tears drying.
"Snips!" Anakin said, lifting more debris with the Force.
"Master," She croaked. The Padawan looked up at Luminara and her eyes again watered. "Barriss... Barriss didn't -"
"Ahsoka," said Luminara with a straight face. "Barriss didn't what?" She patiently awaited the anticipated answer.
"She didn't make it!" Ahsoka cried, revealing the limp body of a Mirialan girl.
The courageous Jedi Master Luminara Unduli, no matter how hard she tried, let the floodgates open and cried.
It was after that day that Luminara closed up a bit; rarely slept, stayed on the bridge of her command ship, the Tranquility. It was a happy sight to see her out and about, but she fought as fiercely as ever in battle. So it was a surprise to everyone when Luminara vouched for a new Jedi learner.
"You're getting a new apprentice?" Ahsoka asked in surprise.
"Yes, Padawan Tano, I am getting a new apprentice," Luminara sighed. "The Council is sending a shuttle that should be here in a few hours." The two Force-users were aboard Anakin Skywalker's flagship the Resolute, waiting to meet up with another Republic cruiser.
"But what about Barriss? Have you forgotten, Master?" Ahsoka said in a desperate tone.
"No. I haven't forgotten. I never will." She got up and walked away.
How could she let go when she is so distraught? Is she really trying to hide it?
Well, that's what a Jedi is supposed to do, isn't it?
Ahsoka sighed and slumped her shoulders in defeat. How could Master Unduli have moved away from her loyal Padawan? She stumbled up to the main hangar, watching space and stars swirl around above her. She blindly leaned against a fighter, closing her eyes.
"Beeep!"
Ahsoka yelled in surprise and shot up from her spot. She jumped back in a battle-ready stance and soon sighed in relief. It was just Artooey.
"Mother of Moons, Artoo, you scared me!" She breathed, clutching her chest.
"Hey buddy, what's going on up there?" said Ahsoka's Master, pulling outwards from the belly of the the fighter. His soot-covered face curved into a smile. "Ahsoka! Hand me that generator. The small one, not the big one."
She reached lazily to the ground where a few tools were spread out on the ground. She assessed which one to choose and picked up a wrench-like figure with an orange handle. She handed it to Anakin.
"Thanks, Snips." He pulled back underneath the ship and continued his repairs. His Padawan sighed impatiently.
He soon emerged back out again. "So, I know that you aren't here to help me out fixing this," he said in a sarcastic voice, "so what is it?"
Ahsoka hesitated for a split second, then sat on the grimy ground; she could feel the Resolute growling from under her. "It's Master Unduli! She's getting a new Padawan, and I just thought that after Barriss she wouldn't be getting a new one for a while… I guess I'm just disappointed." She threw her hands down and looked to the floor.
"Hey, Snips. Don't worry. I understand," Anakin wiped some grime off of his face. "If I lost you… well, I'd turn to the Dark Side!"
Ahsoka's face paled. "Is this supposed to be a friendly joke? Because it's not."
"Yes, yeah, it is!" He smiled. "But let's just say that I don't know how Luminara does it. Losing her apprentice." He stood up and put a hand on her shoulder. "Look, Snips, I know that you took it upon yourself to be guilty of Barriss's death, but I'm sure that you'll get along fine with the new Padawan. You just have to let go a little."
"Thank you, Master," Ahsoka sighed. "I needed that."
"Of course." He tapped his hand on the fighter. "Well, I gotta keep going with the repairs or else Red Squadron isn't going anywhere… Hey, why don't you head down to the barracks? I'm sure the guys'll cheer you up."
The thought of hanging out with the men definitely did something, because the Togruta yelled, "Thank you, Master!" and ran off.
Anakin sighed and pulled back under the fighter.
I really would do anything for you, Ahsoka.
"Ha! I got you. Again!" Yelled Delv triumphantly.
From the floor, Trigger groaned, "Not fair, Delv. You know, I'm not as strong as you guys. I - I was born with a defect - "
"Yeah, yeah, we know, Trig, but that excuse is getting old," said Delv.
"It's not an - "
"Quiet down!" said Rif quietly from the corner. "I'm trying to read." He held up the HoloPad and glared.
The three clone brothers were relaxing in the barracks, Rif, being the stickler, reading, and Delv and Trigger wrestling.
The door slid open with a hiss, revealing the armor of none other than Captain Rex.
Delv sat down with distaste and quickly collapsed with his back to the ground.
"Men, we're approaching - " The captain's eyes searched around. "Rif. Where is the rest of your crew?" To be honest, Rex didn't exactly trust Delv and Trigger based on their violent natures, but Rif was the responsible one, the one who cared about the mission and his duty as a trooper.
Shooting up from his bed, Rif mechanically responded, "Sir! They went to the training room to do some target practice. I'm not sure when they're coming back."
Rex sighed. "Thank you, Rif. Then I guess that there's no need to say anything. Why didn't you join the other guys in the training room?"
"Eh, I was sleeping," Delv said casually. "Rif was reading, and you know not to disturb him when he's reading. Trigger just decided not to go, 'cause he's a bloody coward when it comes to those things!"
"I am not!" Trigger protested, rolling his eyes. Rex looked close to walking right out of the room when the door slid open again, revealing a Togruta youth.
"Commander," Rex said.
With a big smile on her face, she said, "Hey, boys! Anyone up for some Dejarik?"
"Yes!" yelled Trigger, jumping up and eagerly running towards the corner, where the holographic Dejarik board was. Trigger always loved these games; all intellect, no muscles.
"Rex! You coming?" Ahsoka called.
"First off, it's Captain, Commander, and second, do you really have the downtime to play a game of Dejarik?" He said.
The Padawan slowly walked over and put a hand on Rex's back, guiding him over to the Dejarik table. "First off, you can call me Ahsoka and I'll call you Rex, because we know each other, and second, we have plenty of downtime. Come, watch me crush Trigger at this game!"
"No way, Commander, I'm an experienced Dejarik player," Trigger boasted.
"We'll see," Ahsoka smirked.
The two contestants sat down at the table, the three others pulling up chairs. Rex sat down rather glumly.
Exactly after Trigger's first move, which was a K'lor'slug, Rif exclaimed, "That was a stupid move."
"What?" Trigger asked.
"He's right!" said Rex, leaning forward. "You moved the K'lor'slug, which is a good character, but you should use that later. Right now, one of the Commander's characters can beat you."
Ahsoka's eyes lit up and she tapped a Mantellian Savrip. Trigger groaned and the Togruta leaned back in her seat. "Didn't know you were such a big Dejarik player, Rex."
The Captain shrugged as Trigger's K'lor'slug was socked by the Savrip.
"Ahsoka's gonna win," Delv teased, looming over his friend's frustrated shoulder.
"Oh, shut up! It was only the first move."
Ahsoka won.
Trigger went crazy. On Kamino, he was one of the Dejarik champions. "Hey! You - you cheated. You used the Force." Rif and Delv laughed out loud while Rex sat back and smirked.
"All right, I may be reckless," the Commander countered, "But I'm not a cheater."
Chancellor Palpatine sat in his office… waiting.
As soon as he could get to Skywalker's Dark Side, this war would be over and his plans would be executed.
But most of all, these policy meetings would be banned!
"Please, just listen to me!" Senator Amidala pleaded. "If this war doesn't end, the Separatists will be willing to attack Coruscant and the Republic will go into more debt than ever."
Oh, Padmé Amidala Naberrie Skywalker. So fierce, yet the key to exploiting him. There were other keys… Tano and Kenobi.
Palpatine shuddered. A disturbance in the Force…
"Chancellor!" Yelled Bail Organa. "Chancellor, what's wrong?"
Clutching his head, he sat up. "Just a minor… headache. Carry on, Senators."
Padmé cleared her throat and continued with some monotonous lecture.
The Chancellor again tapped into the Force. Unduli's Padawan, Offee, was dead.
Nothing would be the same.
But it didn't matter.
There's nothing wrong with a slight change in plans...
I deeply apologize for Rex's attitude during this chapter. Hopefully he'll lighten up soon. In my notes for this chapter I wrote: "Rex being stubborn."
When Anakin said that he'd turn to the Dark Side in his joke, my friends CloneWarsNerd and GleaciesTheNerd101 read it and verbally attacked me. I think they hated me at that moment in time.
Also, did you guys like my clones? I have big plans for Rif, Trigger, and Delv.
Thanks so much for reading, guys. I'm really excited for this story, and I hope you are too!
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Thanks all!
-HH