Disclaimer: I own nothing. Gosh I wish I did. Can you imagine being the man (or woman) to have brought something as wonderful as Star Wars to life?! For one I wouldn't have sold it to Disney (no offence Disney I love you too). I'm just a simple Asian teen who grew up being moved by The Clone Wars, loves Obi-Wan Kenobi and has a head full of imagination.

Chapter 3 On New Ground

Ahsoka was slowly coming back to the land of the living. Though it pained her to even breathe she felt driven to wake up and do something… if she could remember what that something was.

"Ahsoka?"

That voice. She knew that voice. It belonged to her new friend and ally, Padme Amidala. PADME, Ahsoka's blue eyes opened wide and she pushed herself to a sitting position. As her eyes were adjusting to the light of the mid-day sun the pain in her chest and shoulder increased from extreme pain to unbearable. An almost silent hiss escaped her as two hands helped her scoot back and lean against a mighty tree.

Once her eyes were finally adjusted she looked at the hands on her shoulders, they were small, dirty and there was minimal blood across them, blood… no that wasn't a good sign. She followed the hands to the arms, the sleeves were all scratched up and there were minimal scratches there too. Then finally she made her way to the owner. Padme was sitting on her heels across from Ahsoka, her face was a little scratched up also but other than that she looked like herself. Padme gave Ahsoka a smile and Ahsoka returned one.

"Glad to see you awake. When you said you would make it up as you went you really meant it didn't you."

Ahsoka just looked at her blankly. She had no idea what she was talking about, making it up as she went?

Then it all came back to her; the STAP, the droids, the chase and then the crash. Ahsoka nodded and leaned back against the tree. How embarrassing, she was the one tasked with taking care of Padme and now the jobs had been swapped! Ahsoka closed her eyes and just wished that time would go back and she wouldn't have stolen that kriffing machine in the first place; or better yet back to the day Padme came to Kiros so Ahsoka could send her back to Coruscant, yes that would have been best.

Seeing Ahsoka start to zone out Padme started thinking of anything to keep the girl with her.

"Hey about an hour ago I heard explosions coming from that direction." She pointed in the direction. To her relief Ahsoka followed where she pointed.

Finally Ahsoka replied, "If my navigation skills are anywhere near accurate right now that's towards the city if not at the city."

Padme nodded and smiled a bit, "Good. That should mean the Republic has finally come."

All Ahsoka did was nod.

Padme got up and went to get another strip of her ripped up jacket. When she returned she asked Ahsoka, "Would it bother you if I took a look at your shoulder?"

Ahsoka shook her head, "I guess not." She leaned forward so Padme would have an easier time checking.

As Padme was looking at Ahsoka's shoulder she asked Ahsoka the first question that came to her mind. "So have you always lived on Kiros?"

There were a few minutes of silence before Ahsoka quietly and quickly said, "No, not always."

Padme finished changing the makeshift bandage then went back to sitting across from the Togruta girl. She had been curious about this particular girl's origin since their escape; she felt now was the perfect and maybe only time to learn anything about it.

"How did you end up here on Kiros?"

Ahsoka pulled her legs up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. She wasn't really one to share pasts with friends. The only people who truly knew her past were a total of four not counting her; her father, mother, uncle and the stranger she had met two years ago. She didn't really know if it would be safe to tell Padme. Though she trusted the woman, it's amazing what ten days on the run can do to you. But she didn't have to tell her the whole truth right? Not yet anyways. After all once the Republic came for them Padme would probably go back to her job and forget about her too. It wouldn't have been the first time. It was actually something Ahsoka was expecting. She was sure Padme wouldn't care if she only knew part of the story. It wasn't like she would ever care about it again.

Though it hurt she took a deep breath and looked down at the grass. "I used to live on Shill… before… my mother was killed, in a speeder accident." Ahsoka looked up and watched as Padme's hand slowly rose to cover her mouth. With no response except for that small gesture Ahsoka continued. "About a week later I was sent here to Kiros. I've been here ever since. That was… about five years ago."

With that off her chest Ahsoka felt like a weight had finally been lifted off her. She hated keeping secrets no matter what kind they were. They just never sat right with her, though over the years she had gotten to be a real good at keeping them. She spread her feet out, leaned back against the tree then waited for Padme to react in any way shape or form.

"Oh Ahsoka I'm so sorry… I didn't mean too…"

"It's alright Padme. It feels good to let it out to someone." Ahsoka was able to give a slight smile then she changed the subject as soon as she could get to talking. "What about you, were you always a senator?"

Feeling Ahsoka didn't want to dwell on that subject any more Padme thought about her question for a bit before smiling and saying, "No, actually I served Naboo as Queen for a while."

Now that was something new, "really?"

Padme smiled again and started to pull at a tree root. "Yes. You wouldn't think that it would be an exciting job, but I guess I don't have much luck with 'regular' jobs."

That got Ahsoka smiling and chuckling a bit before it made her chest sore. "What does that mean?"

Padme shrugged then went into telling the tale of her term as queen when the Trade Federation put their unauthorized blockade around Naboo. How the Jedi came and then somehow landed on a desert planet called Tatooine and eventually liberate her people. During the whole story which took about an hour or so to tell Ahsoka listened intently and by doing so she nearly forgot about the pain she was in from the crash.

"Wow. After that I bet these last few days have been a walk in the park for you."

Padme shrugged, "Well I wouldn't say easy…" Padme didn't know if she should ask or not but she felt like Ahsoka was more open to her then she has ever been. "Ahsoka"

Ahsoka looked up from the grass she was messing with to see Padme handing her her share of the last of the food rations. She gladly took it and started to munch on it. Padme munched on her a little too while studying Ahsoka. She finally just asked,

"Ahsoka... what do you know about your father?"

Ahsoka stopped eating and just looked at what was left of her food. She was afraid this question was to come up. She had been told what to say if she was ever asked this, but her response never sounded right to her. Still… Padme was her friend; she had proven herself in front of Ahsoka over the last few days

"In all honesty I don't know much." She lost her appetite and tossed the food aside but didn't look up at Padme for fear she would know she was only telling half the truth, "his job always kept him away, but… I think he loved me. At least he told me once."

There was a silence between the two. Ahsoka didn't even realize her right hand had moveed up to rubbing her string of beads again. Before Padme was able to offer and apologies or questions they both her the sound of a speeder. Both women looked around for where the source was coming from.

Not worrying about the consequences, if there would even be consequences Ahsoka started to stand up using the tree to keep her steady.

Padme was quickly at Ahsoka's side, "What do you think you are doing?"

"We are leaving." What else does she think?

Padme looked around once more for any sign of the speeder before putting her full attention on Ahsoka. "We are staying here Ahsoka. You can hardly stand."

You don't say? "I'm fine Padme. It will be better to be safe than sorry."

"We can keep doing this all day Ahsoka, but I'm not going to let you start walking around when I am here."

Ahsoka was about to reply with some smart remark she still was trying to come up with when a strong manly voice spoke up.

"May I be of some help my lady?"

Ahsoka froze then slid back down to toe the ground while Padme stayed standing and turned to face the voice.

Padme smiled and nodded her head as she walked towards the man, "That would be most helpful master jedi."

Jedi, no not here. Ahsoka slowly looked over at the newcomer. He had dark boots, leggings and tunic. He wore gloves and one glove looked unnatural to Ahsoka. He was a head taller if not more than Padme; his hair was a mix of browns and almost to his shoulders. The eyes were what caught Ahsoka's attention the most, they were blue, just blue yet she could see them changing with every passing second, determination, relief, and… anger?

"My apologies, Ahsoka this is Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker."

Anakin looked down at Ahsoka and nodded his head yet he never let go of Padme's hand which was entwined with his. Skywalker; Ahsoka had heard of that name before. Though her uncle was a pacifist and hated both sides of the Clone Wars that hadn't stopped the man from keeping up with the news; and that most certainly hadn't kept Ahsoka from reading the news over his shoulders. Anakin Skywalker; He was the Republic's hero. He and the man named Kenobi were what their Republic relied on. They were 'The Ultimate Team' as the Republic called them.

Though the Anakin that was before Ahsoka looked almost kind and trusting he was still Jedi. Ahsoka decided to keep him at arm's length at all times.

A being clad in all white walked up to be behind Anakin. "Need anything sir?"

Nobody really paid him any mind as Ahsoka slowly scooted away from Anakin as he was walking towards her.

To try and soothe her conscious Anakin said, "Don't worry. We are here to help. Can you walk?"

Padme walked over and put a hand on Anakin's shoulder. "No she shouldn't be walking in my opinion." She turned to the white person, "Captain"

The 'Captain' saluted Padme then walked away until he was out of view.

Once he was gone Padme turned her attention back to Ahsoka. She walked over until she was next to Ahsoka then bent down so she was eye level with her.

"Ahsoka it's alright. They are here to help. We are safe now."

Though Ahsoka wanted to believe Padme she just couldn't. She already knew her feelings towards Jedi. All she could do was shake her head. No, not safe with the Republic.

She watched as Padme and Anakin looked at each other than Padme looked back to Ahsoka. As Ahsoka was contemplating on just jumping up and running she felt something in her mind suggesting her to sleep. At first she just pushed it away, but then it started to get stronger. Soon it was too strong for her to resist and she closed her eyes and fell to the pushing and suggesting.

When Ahsoka started to come too there was a feint beep beep sound constantly ringing somewhere near her; it got annoying really fast. This time she open her eyes slowly, when they adjusted she looked around. She was no longer in the jungle on Kiros, that much she knew. All the walls were a shade of light grey, she was in a bed and there was a blanket over her. The only other furniture there was a small rolling trey with different instruments lying randomly on top, a chair next to her bed and then a bag of clear liquid with a small tube at the bottom. Ahsoka followed the tube and found it was connected to her wrist. Instinctively she grabbed the foreign thing and yanked it out.

Almost instantly the beeping became louder; Ahsoka knew she had to get out of this room right then. She pushed the covers aside and found she was in a white light weight gown, not the most proper escape get-up she had ever worn but it would have to do. She noticed that the pain in her shoulder and chest had gone down drastically; she was happy for that at least. She pushed off the bed and ran to the door only to have it open and a man again in all white walk in.

He looked at down at her half shocked that she was up and trying to escape, "Trying to run are we? You sure you haven't met General Kenobi kid?"

He started to reach for Ahsoka but she was faster. Her hands went up and he flew back and collided with the wall across from the door. At first Ahsoka stood there amazed with what she had just done then she looked at her hands wondering how she just did that. All she wanted was for him to get out of her way.

Had she always been able to do this?

She didn't give it any more thought because the man was starting to get up with a curse or two under his breath, "kriffing jedi…"

Ahsoka didn't stay long enough to hear the rest. She simply stepped through the door turned to the right and started running. She heard him yell for her to stop, like she was actually going to do that.

She had already made too many turns for her to count, some had more completely white beings in them and some were completely empty, yet the halls themselves looked identically the same. She couldn't tell which way she had come or even where she was, all she knew was to keep running.

By then there was a siren going, three beeps then a one long one. Ahsoka bet anything that it was code for something like 'missing kid on the run. Find her before she does something stupid'.

Well she knew that she wasn't going to do something stupid... not yet anyways.

As Ahsoka began to tire she finally came to the decision that at the next turn she would find the first room she came across and she would hide in there.

She made a right and stopped at the first door she saw. Ahsoka pressed, more like hit the opening and started to run inside the room when she collided with a man. They both grunted and stumbled back the way they had come.

The man grunted again then looked at Ahsoka who still hadn't looked up at him, "Well hello there young one."

Ahsoka was about to just run to the next room when that voice stopped her. She had heard that voice before, but where? Everything else around her seems to fade out as she looks up at the voice's owner. She could almost swear on anything that she had seen this man before.

Like Anakin he has dark brown boots, but his tunic was a lighter shade of brown than Anakin's. He had short auburn head and a beard to match and the nose was a bit crooked; the man must have just gotten out of fight and from the looks of it he was on the losing end. Yet again the eyes were what caught Ahsoka's attention the most; they were blue no scratch that grey maybe a mixture of both. Ahsoka remembered those eyes, since she saw them she has never been able to forget them, yet this time instead of filled with sorrow they were filled with compassion.

She stuttered a bit but finally got the words out, "Do…. Do I know you?"

"Um…. I'm afraid you might be mistaken for someone else young one"

Ahsoka shook her head and took a step closer, as did the man, "No…. I have seen you before. You were with my uncle."

That must have struck something within him for his eyes changed and his eyes weren't focused on Ahsoka anymore, as if he were reliving a moment from his past. She slowly reached out to touch him when she froze and felt someone put a hand on her shoulder.

"Ahsoka, thank the Force we found you."

Ahsoka's hand went down and her head went up to look at Anakin's face. This time the anger had gone from his eyes and they were now filled with relief, just relief not a trace of anger anywhere. Ahsoka looked from Anakin to the other man then pushed Anakin's hand from her shoulder and moved to have her back towards the man who had now come back to the present.

Anakin lifted his hands up as if to show Ahsoka that he wasn't going to harm her then he looked up at the man behind Ahsoka and said, "Someday I'm gonna learn your tricks master. You haven't even formally met the girl and she already trusts you."

"Oh Anakin, not right now." said the man as he gently placed a hand on Ahsoka's shoulder.

Anakin shrugged and put his hands down, "So you got her Obi-Wan?"

Obi-Wan. That was it. Ahsoka was starting to place the pieces together. She was trying to remember that day, all the details and the events that transpired.

Obi-Wan shooed Anakin and the clones away then lead Ahsoka back into his room. He offered her the bed to sit on while he closed the door and found a chair to sit on. Once he was seated he looked across the way to the Togruta girl who was looking down at the floor fingers intertwined and kicking her feet back and forth like a young crècheling.

He was stroking his beard and studying the girl when she looked up at him and spoke.

"I do know you. Surely you remember."

Obi-Wan didn't say anything much less move; he just kept looking at the girl and trying to get a feel for her through the Force.

Ahsoka scooted closer to the edge and looked straight at him, "Surely you remember. You were talking to my uncle when I walked in; you had come with a message about my father. You said you worked with him and that he was busy and sent you to check up on me. It must have been two or so years ago."

Oh Obi-Wan remember that day all too well, though it was promise he had made it was one he had regrettably forgotten over the past two years. War does that to you, though that was still a shallow excuse. Yes, he remembered the day the beautiful city, the art, the architecture, the girl, the lake, the hike, the talk, yes he remembered it all now.

He closed his eyes and nodded. "Yes, I remember child."

Even with his eyes closed he could feel Ahsoka's spirits lift and could feel her smile. He heard the sound of her bare feet meeting the floor and walking over towards him. When he opened his eyes she was in front of him.

"Do you still work with my father; does he still think of me; does he still remember he has a child?"

There was so much determination, question, hurt and hatred mixed in those words Obi-Wan had to think carefully how to say his next words.

He took a deep breath and through closed eyes said, "I'm sure he does Ahsoka."

She blinked twice then stepped back until she was sitting on the bed again. Obi-Wan watched her; he could feel happiness and confusions just flowing off Ahsoka so strongly and freely he wondered if even Master Yoda on Coruscant could feel her.

Ahsoka pulled her feet up to her chest again and started rocking back and forth while once again rubbing the string of beads. Obi-Wan watched this for a moment then got up and walked over to sit on the bed next to her. Though he hadn't done anything like this since Anakin was a young boy it still felt foreign to him to simply wrap an arm around the girl and let her lean against him for support.

They both sat there in silence until Ahsoka quietly spoke something. Obi-Wan had to lean in and ask her to repeat it just for him to catch it.

"Then why has he not come to see me yet?"

This is the only time I will do this but any comments on anything, what you think, what I should change, if something shouldn't be in there, if there are elements of the story that you liked and wish to see in the future or if the story just sucks are all welcome and right now needed because I'm not exactly sure if I'm doing this idea any justice.

If I should keep it going or just stop,

Until next time maybe...

May the Force be with you.