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Darth Sidious boarded the republic shuttle early the next morning, when the press would not expect it and he would be asked less questions. He would be accompanied by two Red Guards that were really commando droids in costume. No one would be able to tell the difference and anyone who did would be... taken care of.
Mas Amedda bowed as Sidious ascended the ramp to the ship.
"Forgive me for asking, Chancellor, but how long will this... diplomatic mission last?"
Sidious thought for a moment. His cover story was that he was going to attend negotiations with the Chiss. Their reluctance to join the republic was well known, so Sidious would try to persuade them to consider their offer.
Or so the public thought.
In reality, Sidious would leave the negotiating to the Senators already on the planet. It hadn't taken much for him to bribe them into keeping quiet about his real situation. He would meet Bane on Korriban and lure Skywalker and Tano to him.
"Milord?"
Sidious turned his attention back to Amedda. "That depends," he said slowly, "on the willingness of my... new ally."
...
Ahsoka awoke that morning feeling worse then she had the previous day. She winced as she remembered yesterday's conversation with Anakin. The Daughter's words from that night's training session had done little to lighten her mood...
Ahsoka didn't even give the Daughter a chance to speak.
"Who is Vader?" she demanded. "How does he know me, and why did he use my nickname?"
The Daughter's expression clouded. "Perhaps he was using that nickname to mock your relationship with your Master. I cannot say anymore than that."
Ahsoka folded her arms and turned away. She was sick of the half answers and lies that made up her life.
"You are still troubled," the Daughter said to Ahsoka.
Somehow, her gentle words served to fuel Ahsoka's anger. "You probably know why," she said bitterly. "Just like you knew that lies were necessary. Lies made my Master mad at me. Lies are the reason I'm here right now. Lies seem to run my life!"
The Daughter remained calm throughout Ahsoka's tirade. "Ahsoka, you must put yourself in your Master's place. He does not know what Electric Judgement is, only the fact that Sith Lightning exists. He already lost you to the dark side once. What would your reaction be if you were in his place?"
Ahsoka considered this. "I guess we should have thought about this first, huh?"
The Daughter smiled faintly. "Indeed. Ahsoka, I'm worried about you. Something is happening to you, something dark. If the Sith meet up with you now, it won't take much for them to use your weaknesses."
Ahsoka went cold. "But... you said I can't be trained in the ways of the dark side."
The Daughter turned away. "My brother and I were brought up with the light side. We knew nothing else. When we came of age, we were introduced to the dark side. It sickened me, that there was such a darkness in the galaxy, but my brother was enchanted by it. He had a taste of it, and he wanted more."
Ahsoka was confused. "I thought each of you represented a different side of the Force; you the light side and your brother the dark side."
The Daughter shook her head. "No, it's more complicated than that. For a long time, I had walked the path of the light. Just as, for a long time, the light side has reigned supreme in the galaxy. My brother, for an equal amount of time, had walked a line between the light and the dark. More recently, he had looked deeper into the dark side, and at the same time the Sith had been gaining strength. When our father brought your Master to our planet... he lost control."
Ahsoka stared, wide-eyed at this new revelation. "But.. that has nothing to do with me and the dark side."
The Daughter turned to face her. " But it does. Everyone has a choice to make. That is what I am trying to teach you. I know now that once I have taught you all I can, you will be open to the dark side, like I was."
Ahsoka swallowed hard."Why didn't you tell me this before?"
The Daughter shifted on her feet. "I wanted to make sure my speculations were correct."
"I don't want this," Ahsoka said. "You could have used your power to heal yourself when your brother stabbed you, I know it! Why did you give your life for me?"
The Daughter looked her in the eye. "Because your Master cannot handle another loss like that in his life right now."
Ahsoka stared at the ground. "Jedi should not be so attached." The response came automatically, drilled into her by hours of lessons as a Youngling.
A smile touched the Daughter's lips. "And tell me, young Padawan, has your Master ever really listened to that?"
Ahsoka thought back to all the times Anakin had put a mission in jeopardy to save someone close to him.
More than once, in fact, to save Ahsoka.
"You have a point," she admitted grudgingly.
The Daughter nodded. "Now, let's get to work."
The Daughter had shown Ahsoka advanced Force push and told her of a power she had never heard of called the Wall of Light. It served to sever a dark side user's Force connection. It normally took several Jedi to conjure a Wall of Light, but the Daughter felt that Anakin and Ahsoka could do it alone.
"If you say so," Ahsoka had said after hearing about the immense power it took to create one.
The Daughter had merely smiled and said, "Nothing is impossible with the Force."
...
Sidious arrived on Korriban after several hours in hyperspace. As soon as the ship entered the atmosphere, he sensed the dark power on this world.
The dark side lived in the soul of this world, driving those who couldn't handle it to madness. This was the birthplace of the Sith, the resting place of some of the greatest Sith Lords in the galaxy. The Jedi feared this planet like none other in the galaxy, but Sidious...
Sidious revelled in it's dark power.
It was the perfect place for Ahsoka Tano to embrace the dark side.
A short distance away, Sidious saw a small ship touching down on the planet's dusty surface. He donned his Sith robe and went to meet Cad Bane face to face for the first time.
The bounty hunter tipped his hat to the Sith Lord in greeting. Sidious nodded back. "Do you have the recording I asked for?"
Bane nodded and produced the holorecorder. "I think what you see will be of great interest to you."
Sidious activated the recording and was greeted with an image of Skywalker and his Padawan. He watched with interest as they engaged in what they called a 'Force duel.' It was clear that they they both knew what they were doing, but he was intrigued by the fact that Tano never seemed flustered, no matter what Skywalker threw at her. And then he saw it.
Ahsoka Tano, legendary Padawan and great Force wielder, was using Force lightning on her Master.
Sidious watched with glee as Skywalker expressed his concern for her and Tano tried to deny what she had done.
This may be easier than I thought...
He turned to Bane. "Send the message to the Jedi Council. They will send Skywalker and Tano into my trap and then..." beneath Sidious's hood, his eyes glinted yellow.
"Then her fall will begin."
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