Chapter 1- Letting Go
Ahsoka's Pov.
I had felt severe pain, blood pouring from my chest, the wound from being shot more sore than ever. I clutched the edges of it tightly, feeling dizzy but once I gained my vision I noticed I was indeed not dead as I had thought but I was chained down to a metal bed. I knew this room to be the lab inside the temple, not enitrely huge but it had me thinking what I would be instore for. I knew something was horribly wrong here, something had went wrong for the jedi to let me live but now was my chance. I needed an idea or maybe...
"Miss Tano, I've heard plenty about you, now lets see if we can construct you body for the burning without the fight" A male doctor said entering the room. I let the words sink in before noticing him pick up a scaple. I froze. "What do you mean 'burning' ? I'm alive..." I stated as he walked up to me. I clenched my fists, freaking out.
"Master Yoda has asked me to prepare you for an annual burning for the jedi, you may be alive now but trust me once I'm finished with you, you will be as dead as that senator from Naboo" He breathed. I must have looked horrified because the evil laughs that followed after were indeed creepy. I began fighting the chains but to no avail. "You can't do this!" I yelled
"Why yes I can, the entire order believes your dead. I was paid by Chancellor Palpatine to ensure your death was slow, painful...etc. " He stated.
"you traitor!" I spat
"Now don't be so fiesty, I'm not the traitor here... now stop moving you disgraceful creature" He spat stabbing me in the leg with the scapple.
"AHHH!" I screamed in pain, trying to conceal it but to no avail.
"Shut up or you lips will be the first I will remove" He said and suddenly I was dizzy. I looked at him work, trying my hardest to keep my eyes open. Blood covered my body and his gloved hands as he cut up parts of me. I was about to be part of an autopsy while I was still breathing. I thought of all I had to live for. The stuff I couldn't do in life, everything that led up to this moment, this fate. I could cry a thousand tears for the forgiveness but I was already dead.
"Doctor" I heard and closed my eyes, this was it.
"Oh yes master jedi, what is it you wanted ?" He asked.
"Master Yoda was asking how long it would be until the body could get underway?" I heard, knowing that voice completely. I wanted to cry but I knew he was no longer on my side even if I was alive. I just stayed quiet, eyes closed.
"Very soon, I presume, this specimen is just so delicate" He breathed.
"Please continue doctor" I heard and suddenly everything went quiet, I would think that Master Plo had left but I kept my eyes closed just as the doors opened again, I kept my eyes open this time just as a black figure entered the room. I blinked just in time to notice who had been standing beside the doctor, the real traitor. I suddenly understood why the jedi seemed so corrupt but it was not them, more like someone else... someone intimidating them... someone like Barriss Offee.
"Barriss!" I yelled, trying to break free.
"Is that anyway to treat your old friend ?" She asked holding a surgical knife to my throat. I glared at her, picking my next words carefully.
"A real friend wouldn't have killed innocent people and framed me for it !" I spat.
"Here I thought we were equal, we were both cast out from the order... but hmm guess not, you know your pretty stupid Ahsoka, we could've been close friends" She breathed. I stared hatefully at her as she stood and started walking around the metal table. Examining cutting tools.
"We will never be equal you hag" I stated just as she picked up a hammer. I froze again but showed no fear.
"Is that anyway to treat the person who is gonna take your life ?" She began "If you were nicer I would've given you a few more seconds to beg for your life" She breathed.
"Not likely" I breathed just as she smiled evily at me... She raised her hammer and suddenly my heart stopped, this was the end, it was finally over which was ironic but I felt relieved which was surprising but something also told me this was no my faith, not how I was supposed to die... it was just not right, not the time for me to say goodbye. Everything was a complete haze for a moment and I heard screams, not from me but I could not look. I had a thought for a moment, that was Barriss's scream and then suddenly I was better.
With just a look, I shook and the heavens bowed before him. It was just a simple look that can brake a heart but honestly I was still unable to see what I had loved about him. I knew that all the dounts I had about him would never be the same. He unchained me and pulled to his chest, holding me close as I felt his warmth again.
"Why did you do it, Snips... why didn't you just stay on the star cruiser?" He asked painfully.
"I couldn't let him die..." I breathed, I was happy but I was also dying...
"Ahsoka your such a fool... you should have came to me about this, not keeping it away from everyone..." He stated kissing my forehead.
"I missed you, Skyguy" I breathed
"I missed you too, I should have known this was coming" He stated, looking behind him.
"What's coming ?" I asked
"reinforcements" He breathed just as an alarm was sounded. He grabbed bacta patches and began patching me up where I had been cut, but it was not enough to how I was feeling. I did not feel okay. "What are you doing ?" I asked
"Getting you out of here" He stated as he picked me up from the table and carried me bridal style out of the room, running through the halls of the temple. No one knew yet that he was helping me escape and no one knew I was even alive. Things would surely get interesting...sooner or later, but I just hope later that sooner.
we made it into the hanger bay, R2 greeted us as we ran towards the twilight. R2 opened the ramp and we boarded quickly. I was set into the co-pilot chair and Anakin rushed for the pilot's seat. "I think you should stay back for this one R2" Anakin stated. I turned to him in uderstandment but R2 gave negative beeps my master turned to him in annoyance "It's for your safety, buddy" He replied but R2 still refused and with that all went silent and Anakin started up the ship.
"Just this once" Anakin said sarcasticaly and I smiled, this was probably one of the best days ever, together in normalcy again... it had felt like nothing had never happened, I had not been poisoned, and in the struggle to live. Cast out from the order and running away with the man I had doubted so long in the past. I knew that he was risking it all just for me and the outcome would be severe. I wanted to know what part of him decided he needed to do this ? was it out of love ? why could he understand me when he had not felt this kind of love before... or had he, maybe he understood me... somehow he's been through my struggle.
"Master ?" I asked
"Just hold on, Snips we gotta make it out of here" He replied as if he coukd be so sure of himself that we would be okay.
"Twilight, you do not have clearence to leave this hangar" A clone said appearing holographicly.
"I have clearence, check again.. this is General Skywalker" He stated and all went silent.
"You are unable to leave, troopers will be coming to assist you" The clone captain replied and my master ended the transmission.
"No point in talking my way out of it" He stated and started up the ship.
"Rex, come in" He breathed into my comlink.
"What is it, Genereal ?" He asked, just as clones surrounded the ship, R2 gave some strange beeps.
"Uh I think we have company" I said
"I need you to open the hangar doors in level 3 quickly... like what I told you earlier"Anakin breathed.
"I see... right away, General" Rex replied and with that we were sitting ducks.
"Now what ?" I asked.
"Rex will open the doors and we fly out of here" He stated sitting back.
"How many people are risking their freedom for me ?" I asked
"Just everyone who thinks you deserve to live" He stated. I looked down, I wasn't sure how I could tell my master I'd have to part ways with him to run to Lux and Cadius. I wasn't gonna be able to tell him when I said 'I love you' it was a goodbye motive. I just couldn't do something like that to him... so I guess that I'd see where he led us and would stay with him until the republic found us. What's the hook, the twist, within this verbose mystery? I would gladly bet my life upon it. That the man I had loved, my only ray of light, can finally fizzle out without hope. We're the empty set just floating through, wrapped in skin, Ever searching for what we were promised. Reaching for the final sword we'd never let go, but who would ever let us put our deathly hands upon it?
all the lies we were told to believe could only cover up the deep dark secrets behind the jedi order and republic senate but it seemed like we could not take on the world on this... our world. The place we grew up, a place of familliarity. It was the place of our reborn selves but now with all of it on the verge of abbsence there was not much to be done. I could only wish to awake in my masters arms, realizing these events had been fake, a mere dream... or even nightmare but alas that wish would not come... this was really happening, the very beggining of the end... the rest of my life began now as i would undoubtedly be fighting to live with this retched disease, this unholy sickness that flowed deep within my blood stream, ready to take my life as soon as all my darkness slipped out, something I would never let happen.
Not until the recovery of a broken heart.
Author's Note.
Okay here it is :D
I worked days on this because of my homicidal computer but it is getting better, i will hopeful be updated faster as soon as the computer is offically repaired. I would like to thank me, myself, & I for the time I spent working on this which seems like it took forever, sorry for the delay in this story, I put my best into this though it may seem different to part one, but i promise it will get better...
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