"The planet of Dathomir... Place of unspeakable evil and crazy witches. Can we turn around yet?" Ahsoka said, jumping over the chair and landing in it next to her master. "Ahsoka, we're here for a reason. This was the last place that Ventress was spotted. Maybe we can get some info out of her since she left Dooku's service." He suggested. "And if we can't find her?" Ahsoka said. "Then we hope a witch doesn't turn us into a fish!" He joked, making her laugh. "I don't think they have that kind of magic."
She stood up and went to the back, getting her lightsabers out of the locker. Anakin landed the ship and it shook. "What the heck was that?" Ahsoka jumped on the console and looked down through the viewing window. "Get off the console!" Anakin said, grabbing her arm and slamming her into the seat.
"Ow." She rubbed her back and stood back up. "Come on." He said. She followed behind him and they lowered the boarding ramp. Ahsoka ran ahead, put her hand out and tried to sense anything... "Hmm, nothing." She said, pulling back and crossing her arms. "Any lifeforms?" Anakin asked. "Nothing but animals." She said. He shrugged. "Come on. Just don't step on a snake." He said. They kept walking but then they started getting dizzy from the fumes around. "Wow... This is weird." Ahsoka said, rubbing her temples.
And then, something happened. There was a trap in the ground. Ahsoka stepped on it and she fell through a hole in the ground. She screamed. "AHSOKA!" Anakin shouted out, dropping to the ground and reaching in the hole. "Ahsoka!" He shouted again... Nothing.
"Master!" Ahsoka yelled. Anakin shot up. "Ahsoka! Are you OK?" He asked. "I think so... Where am I?!" She shouted. "I don't know. I'm coming down!" He said. "NO!" Ahsoka shouted. "Ahsoka, what's down there?" He said. She sighed... "Lots of snakes... I lost my lightsabers on the way down. I'll try and find another way out." She said. "Are you alright, Ahsoka? Are you hurt?" He asked. "I cut my knee and my hand. But I'm OK." She shouted up the hole. "I'm gonna try and find a way in. You look around!" He said.
Ahsoka whimpered at the bottom of the hole and dropped down. "Like I have a choice?" She stood up and sensed around... It was dark. She couldn't see anything. "This is great." She then tripped over something. She looked up and saw a snake wrapped around her leg. She screamed and jumped up, shaking it off. And then fell down. Into a pile of bones. She looked next to her head... A Twi'lek skull. She jumped up and screamed again. And then, knocked something over. And then, she saw light... It illuminated the darkness around her and she saw everything... Every snake, every skeleton, every dead body still rotting... And then she saw someone in shackles hanging from a roof.
He was dead... "A torture chamber... Great! I landed in a medieval town of terror!" She shouted and ran around, making it to a door and she kicked the skeleton out of the way and tried to pull on it. It was stuck. "Damn it!" She then felt an uneasy chill... "Oh, boy."
"I've been waiting for you, young one." Ahsoka turned around. Leader. Mother Talzin. Ahsoka let out a breath. "What do you want with me?" She asked. "You are Ahsoka Tano, apprentice of Anakin Skywalker, am I correct?" She asked. "Yes, Miss." She said, not wanting to piss her off. "So, Miss Ahsoka... How would you feel if I granted you with a gift?" She asked. Ahsoka bit her lip. Witches were tricksters. They always ask with something in return. "I fear I have nothing to give you, Mother Talzin." She said.
"I ask for nothing, miss. Just one thing... You will leave this planet, and leave it free of the Republic. We do not want your kind here." She said. Ahsoka sighed. "If that is what you wish. But I need nothing in return. We do not wish to disrupt Dathomir." Ahsoka said, bowing down. "But it is the right thing to do... Tell me what you want. One wish. And I will grant it." She said. Ahsoka sighed. "Well... I've always wondered what it would be like if I had more power. If I was more intimidating." She shrugged. "Is that what you wish?" Mother Talzin asked.
"Yes. But not enough to turn me... I just want to match my master. I'm a slow learner. Maybe enough to get out of this cave." She said. "Your wish, my command." Mother Talzin started chanting in a dead language that Ahsoka did not understand. And then, green smoke started spinning around her. Ahsoka was lifted in the air and she felt a change. More than a mental change... A physical change. And the smoke was making her dizzy.
Soon, before she knew what happened, Ahsoka passed out on the ground.
OOOoooOOOoooOOO
"Ahsoka!" Anakin used the force and flung the door off its hinges. But when he ran inside, it wasn't Ahsoka he found... An animal. A very weird animal. It had markings similar to Ahsoka's on its furry face and claws from it's paws. Also a bushy tail and white and blue hair behind it's pointy ears... It looked like Togruta lekkus but it was hair. And then, the animal whined and stood up on its four legs.
It opened its eyes... Ahsoka's eyes. The animal stood up, shook its head and looked at Anakin. And then, it barked, ran up to him and looked up at him. His eyes went wide... "Ahsoka?" He got on his knees. She tilted her head to the side and then looked down. She jumped back on her feet, springing into the air and seeing her paws... She lifted one of them and swung it violently. And then, she ran up to Anakin and tackled him to the ground and growled, bearing her teeth.
And then, she barked again and jumped up in the air, wagging her blue and white tail. "Ahsoka, what happened?" He asked. She just barked. And then looked down, shocked... She couldn't speak. "OK, nevermind. Lets just get out of here before we run into anymore trouble." He said. She nodded and ran to the hole she fell out of and looked up it before jumping into it and sniffing. "Ahsoka, what are you doing?" He said. She then fell out of the hole, her lightsabers in her mouth.
He took them from her and put them on his belt. She followed him up the stairs and then fell down. She wasn't used to walking on four legs. She whimpered and looked down at the ground, trying to regain her balance.
Anakin waited, feeling bad. And yet again, she was absolutely adorable. She stood up and shook the dirt out of her hair and then ran up the ramp to the ship. But then before Anakin could get up the ramp, a snake wrapped itself around his leg and made him fall. And then, it started strangling his leg. "Ahsoka!" He shouted. She looked down and growled angrily before leaping up on four legs and grabbing the serpent by its tail with her sharp teeth. It fell off Anakin's leg and started attacking Ahsoka. She went around in circles, teasing the serpent before lunging at it again and flipping over her head. She sat up and growled angrily.
The serpent then wrapped around her stomach and she whimpered like a dog before she clawed it's belly and it fell. She grabbed its neck, bit down hard and heard a snap. She dropped it and walked up the ramp, her claws hitting the metal and smiled at Anakin. He stared in amazement. "That was either the bravest or the stupidest thing I've ever seen." He said. She shook her furry head and jumped him, walking into the co-pilot seat and sitting down, all fours once again. She then whimpered... "Ahsoka, try and talk..." Anakin said, sitting down in the pilot seat... The only thing that came out was a bark. And she growled.
"Don't worry. I'm sure we can find out a way to communicate, Snips." He said. She barked again and started panting like a dog, her tongue out and smiling. Even though she was an animal, he saw her smile.
"OK, lets head back to the Cruiser." He said and punched the ship forward.
OOOoooOOOoooOOO
"Only Mother Talzin has this strong of power..." Obi-Wan touched Ahsoka's tail and she turned around to growl at him. "Whoa!" He jumped back in surprise of her reaction... "Sensitive. Anakin, put a collar on her." He joked. She growled again, bearing her teeth all the way and barking loudly. Anakin snickered.
"Ahsoka... heal." He said, trying hard not to bust out laughing. Ahsoka whipped around, her tail swinging and she growled at him. Almost as if to say, 'Watch it, Skyguy'. He laughed. And Master Plo Koon entered the room. Ahsoka turned around, barked cheerfully and ran to him. "I see the problem now." He said and got on his knees. "Hello, Little 'Soka." He said. She barked again and pushed her head against his leg and jumped on him, both her paws on his shirt. She barked again.
"Mother Talzin did this to her. A witch put the spell on her and only a Witch can take it off." Obi-Wan said. Master Plo sighed. "We must go about as if nothing has changed. And then we can return to Dathomir and reason with Mother Talzin." He said. "Yes, Master Plo." Anakin agreed. But Ahsoka sent an opposing bark at them. "I think Ahsoka's against the idea." Anakin said. She walked up to Anakin and rubbed her head against his leg, looking up at him with puppy eyes. Anakin sighed. "I guess a few days couldn't hurt." He shrugged. She barked up, smiled and jumped up on her hind legs, pressing her paws to his shirt and licking his face.
He laughed and saw her wag her tail. "OK, Come on! It doesn't get more adorable than that!" Anakin said. Obi-Wan sighed. "A few days. And then she has to return back to Togruta form." He said.
Anakin sighed. Ahsoka nodded and jumped back down on her legs. "But, wait... How are we gonna communicate?" Anakin asked. Obi-Wan sighed... And then smiled. "There's a special serum for it. It allows the drinkers to communicate, human or non." He said. Anakin smiled. "Great. Where do we find it?" He asked. "Slum District of Coruscant." He said. Anakin sighed. "Road trip, Snips?" He asked. She barked and ran to the hangar without him.
"Well, she sure is more energetic." He said. "And stronger than you." Master Plo added. "And smarter than you." Obi-Wan added on. "OK, I get it." Anakin said and headed to the Twilight.
But when he got there, he saw an unpleasant sight. Rex was holding Ahsoka by the excess skin around her neck as if she was another animal. She was growling viciously and snapping at him until she bit his hand. He dropped her and she landed on her side and whimpered from the loud bang. She jumped back up and growled as if to protect someone except for herself. Rex got mad and almost hit her with his blaster but she jumped on him and ripped the blaster out of his hands, throwing it over her head and she clawed at his armor, raking her claws across it and leaving indents.
"Hey!" Anakin shouted. Ahsoka jumped back. "That's not a good start!" He said, scolding her. She whimpered and looked down. "That animal is crazy!" Rex said, holding his bloody hand. "That animal is Ahsoka, Captain!" Anakin said as Ahsoka growled at him, her teeth bared as if to bite him again. "That's the C- Commander?" He said and then grabbed his hand again, wincing. "Yes, a witch put a spell on her. Now we've got to take it off. And she's off to a bad start. Come on, Snips!" He snapped at her. She whimpered, her tail in between her legs and she started following behind him.
Rex stared, wide eyed as she climbed up the ramp and growled one last time before the ship took off.
"And just when you think you've seen it all..." He said, walking to the Medical bay to get his hand bandaged up.