The three Jedi, with Chancellor Palpatine and Count Dooku in tow, ran down the corridors, to the hangar, to find R2-D2 waiting outside the doors.
"Artoo, open the doors." Anakin ordered. Artoo beeped in response.
"What do you mean we can't go in?" Ahsoka asked as she cut leaped over the astromech and started to cut open the blast doors. After. they slid open, the smell of burnt metal filled up the group's nostrils.
"Well that's the reason." Obi-Wan smirked as he waved his hand and closed the doors. "I guess the only way to go is the bridge."
As the group hurried down another corridor, a ray shield stopped them in their tracks.
"Blast. Ray shields." Obi-Wan mumbled under his breath.
Two droidekas and sixteen Super Battle Droids came out from several different doorways.
"Do you have a plan B?" Ahsoka asked, getting a side-eye from Anakin.
"Oh yes. General Kenobi, the Negotiator. We've been waiting for you. That wasn't much of a rescue." General Grievous snarled as a battle droid handed him the four lightsabers from the three Jedi.
"That depends on your point of view." the elder Jedi smirked.
"And Anakin Skywalker … I was expecting someone with your reputation to be a little older." the General observed.
"General Grievous . . . Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies. You're shorter than I expected." Anakin fired back with a small smile.
"Ahhhh, Jedi scum . . ." the droid general grunted.
"Try not to upset him Skyguy. We have a job to do." Anakin took that as a sign to try and escape.
"Your lightsabers will make a fine addition to my collection." Grievous placed the lightsabers under his cloak.
"Artoo!" Ahsoka yelled as the astromech started to cause a small scene. Artoo freed the three Jedi and they all called their hilts to their hands, the blades igniting as soon as it touched their palms. A pair of MagnaGuards dueled Anakin and Obi-Wan while Ahsoka cut down the battle droids that were firing at the older Jedi.
"Watch your stations!" General Grievous demanded.
Anakin and Obi-Wan continued to fight.
"Sir we are falling out of orbit. All aft controls are dead." One of the remaining pilot droids exclaimed.
"Stay on course . . . Don't bother with them. Keep the ship in orbit." Grievous snarled.
In the midst of the battle, four battle droids took Palpatine and Dooku halfway down the long hallway, before Ahsoka sliced them down. She lead the Sith Lord and the Chancellor to a back corner and cut down every droid coming at her.
Grievous became enraged, so he picked up an electrostaff to face Obi-Wan.
"You lose, General Kenobi."
"The ship is breaking up!" a pilot droid yelled.
"We've run out of time." Grievous snapped.
Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Ahsoka all charged at General Grievous from different sides, but were too late. The droid general threw the electrostaff into the window, causing it to shatter. He got sucked out along with debris from the brief battle. Palpatine, Dooku, and the three Jedi held on for their lives until the large blast shield covered the broken window.
More battle droids charged at Obi-Wan and he quickly took them down. Anakin and Ahsoka joined in to finish them all off. When they finished, the ship started to shake rapidly.
"Oh no. What's going on?" Anakin said as he got into the ship's system.
"All the escape pods have been launched." Ahsoka pointed out.
"Grievous." Obi-Wan mumbled under his breath. "Everyone find somewhere to strap in."
"Anakin, do you think you can fly this cruiser?" the Chancellor worried.
A loud creaking noise filled the ears of the five humans in the bridge.
"I think I might be able to fly what's left of it." Anakin answered. "Here we go."
The large Separatist cruiser began to plummet to Coruscant's surface, turning into a large ball of fire.
"We'll take you in." that was the voice of a fireship pilot.
"Copy that, the landing strip is straight ahead." Obi-Wan pointed out.
Within a few moments, the ship collided with the strip. Five fireships greeted the cruiser with lots of foam.
"Another happy landing." Obi-Wan sighed.
At the Senate landing platform, the small group was greeted by senators and a few Jedi. A few high-ranking clone troopers took Count Dooku away while the Chancellor and his heroes were welcomed. Obi-Wan left them, so it was just Anakin and Ahsoka. Anakin conversed with some of the senators while his former apprentice flanked him from a few feet away.
Ahsoka watched as Anakin excused himself from the small band of Jedi and senators and ran behind a large pillar. She thought it was a little suspicious, so she excused herself and ran behind an adjacent pillar.
"...that's, that's wonderful!" she heard her former master say. Ahsoka didn't really want to know Anakin's business, but for her to sense joy from him meant that she had to start a small investigation on her own.
The Next Day
Ahsoka was alone in her new quarters, using the Force to launch old bits of machinery at herself. She was getting better and better at quickly deflecting objects. She would've been able to finish, if it wasn't for the loud beeping coming from her commlink.
"Hey Snips," Anakin exclaimed. "I need you to meet me in the hangar in 15 minutes. We need to have a talk."
The last sentence didn't sound joyful. Ahsoka took a deep breath and began to quickly put on the rest of her armor. She grabbed her lightsabers and left her small room. It only took a few minutes for the young Togruta to make her way the Jedi Temple's hangar where she saw a hooded figure in a yellow speeder. Ahsoka already knew who it was, so she sprinted to the vehicle and got in.
After a few minutes of speeding above traffic, Anakin finally broke the silence.
"Snips, when we tell you about all about this, please don't let any of this information be known to anyone. Not even Obi-Wan."
Ahsoka suppressed a gasp and looked at her former master with astonishment. After a few more minutes of silence, they arrived at Padmé's apartment. They hurried into the living room, where Padmé was waiting patiently for the two Jedi Knights.
"Ahsoka! It is so wonderful to see you again!" Padmé cried as she hugged the young Togruta.
"Alright, it's time to get to the point." Anakin guided his wife and his former padawan to a nearby sofa. He looked at Padmé and nodded.
"Ahsoka, what we are about to tell you will shock you to a degree, but it is something we must hide. Anakin and I are married, and we are expecting a child."
Ahsoka was speechless. She knew Anakin and Padmé were close, but not this close.
"That's amazing! Congratulations!" Ahsoka pulled the couple into a tight hug.
"Now remember Snips. No one can know about this, and I mean no one. I don't want to be expelled from the Order just yet."
"Yes sir General Skywalker sir!" Ahsoka laughed as she stood at mock attention.
"Take the speeder back to the Temple before I ask the Council to assign you to the Archives." Anakin yelled as he threw the keys at her. She got into the yellow speeder and flew away.
I am glad to be back. I am EXTREMELY sorry for not updating sooner. School is keeping me busy, so I had no time to update. My school now has a 25 minute free period in the mornings, so that kinda means updates will be sooner? I don't know but whatever. See you next chapter!