Hey everyone! I'm baaaaaaaaaaack with another chapter of the story! Chapter 7, whoo! Right, quick announcement-I know that I probably said this yesterday, but I'm gonna say it again 'cause I'm just annoying that way. :) I made this forum for the Clone Wars and I really want you guys to join it and check it out if you can. You can roleplay as either a Padawan or a Master, or even play as an existing master, such as Obi-wan, Anakin, Kit Fisto, etc. (However, you need to pass these auditions to be them.) Any questions, either PM me or ask me on the forum. The link is on my profile if you guys want more details. :) Thanks for paying attention to this note! Now, onward!

Chapter 7.

Anakin—

Daylight streamed into my room and I let out a small moan as I felt myself wake up.

My entire body felt sore from being beaten up yesterday and I just wanted to lie down here…and sleep just a little longer…

My eyes blinked open and then I shifted my body weight to look over to Cadena's still empty bed.

'No, you still need to save her.' I thought firmly to myself and stood up, wincing as my strained body walked over to the refresher.

I washed myself slowly and carefully, planning tactics for today. When I stepped out, Obi-wan and Ahsoka were already waiting for me.

"Are you ready?" Ahsoka asks me worriedly and I nodded.

"You aren't going to pull any…I don't know…crazy stunts, right?" Ahsoka asks as we walked out of the room. I turned to glare at her. "What are you talking about?" I asked. Ahsoka crossed her arms. "Anakin, admit it. You've become a little…off, lately and it's beginning to worry everyone." She says.

I glowered at her a little and then muttered, "I am not a little 'off'…I just really need to get Cadena home as soon as possible." Ahsoka raised an eye marking and she says quietly, "You know…she might be doing alright."

I shook my head. "Ahsoka, I've had the visions…she's not alright…she's a slave!" I shouted the last part and Ahsoka flinched. Obi-wan placed a firm hand on my shoulder and said, "Anakin, I must agree with Ahsoka, you cannot allow yourself to lose all hope in Cadena. She is smarter and quicker than you realize."

I sighed and knocked Obi-wan's hand off my shoulder. "The second Cadena returns, then I'll relax." I muttered to them and hurried ahead.

•◊•

"Are you sure you want to go in here again?" Ahsoka hisses in my ear, her nose wrinkling. I nodded, tightening my cloak around me.

"If you get into another fight…" Obi-wan warns but I nodded to show that I understood, cutting him off.

"We'll get out of there, I know, I know." I said tiredly and before he could say anything else, I dove into the pub.

We all sat down at a table and waited patiently. "Shouldn't we split up?" Ahsoka asks, looking around. "We'd look suspicious if we were all hanging around together."

I nodded. "Good idea, Snips." I muttered and we all separated.

I pretended to be examining a beer menu and closed in on some conversations, but only this time, I hit a lucky spot almost right away.

"So did you get the deal?"

"Eh, she was a toughie and tried to fight it off, but I managed to get her a master."

My ears perked up and I closed my eyes, straining to listen harder.

"How did you find her?"

"A couple of us raided a dinner party of a sort…and that girl was practically screaming to be captured. She actually claimed to be a Jedi to get out of it."

I froze, my hands clenching into fists.

"So she's gone now?"

"Yeah, sold her for a pretty good price."

That did it. I stood up and whirled around to the person and slammed him against the wall.

"What the—hey, what are you doing?!" The man shouts and I heard Obi-wan running over to me. I grabbed the man's back and dragged him out of the bar.

"You are a monster!" I yelled the second we got out and punched him in the face. The man backed away into the bar, cradling his injured cheek.

"What are you talking about?" He asks, his eyes wide. "You sold my Padawan as a slave!" I shouted. "Don't pretend that you don't know anything!"

I made a movement to punch him in the face again, but Obi-wan grabbed my fist and says sternly, "Anakin, calm yourself! Violence cannot always solve things." Then, he turned to the man who was still cowering against the wall, but his eyes were icy and cold.

"What my friend here is trying to say is that you may have captured a very good friend of his, and he wants her back." Obi-wan says calmly, with steel behind every word. "Perhaps you know her."

The man rubbed his cheek and mumbled, "Maybe I know her, and maybe I don't." Ahsoka growled and she flicked some credits into his hand.

The man smirked as he put the money in his pockets. "Yeah, I had her. She's got…dark her, brown eyes, pretty small, big mouth, right?" He says and I clenched my hands into fists but nodded tightly.

"She claimed that she was a Jedi and I handed her off to a customer." The man shrugged and I stepped to him. "Who. Did. You. Sell. Her. To?!" I growled in a low voice.

The man rubbed his chin and looked over at my nervously. "I…think his name was something like, oh, I don't know…Fargo? Hardo? Bondo?" He sighed and said, "He was a pirate or something."

My heart sank and I exchanged alarmed looks with Obi-wan.

"Hondo." We both said at the same time.

•◊•

"Where are we going?" Ahsoka asks as we mounted the Twilight.

"Florrum." I replied shortly, flicking on levers and switches. Ahsoka raised both of her eye markings and grimaced. "So the pirates really did capture Cadena?" She whispers. I nodded and Ahsoka sighed in disgust.

"Anakin, can I talk to you in private?" Obi-wan asks tightly and I nodded. I walked into the hallway with him and he says in a quiet voice, "Anakin, no matter what, you must be prepared for what you find on Florrum."

I immediately felt anger and said defensively, "I'll be fine." Obi-wan shook his head and whispered, "You know how bad slavery is, and Anakin…don't…lose yourself when we go there." I sighed and nodded reluctantly.

I walked back where Ahsoka and R2 were waiting expectantly for me, and I had a wave of nostalgia.

Just like the old times.

"R2, set the coordinates for Florrum." I commanded and gazed out the window.

'We're coming for you, Cadena.' I added silently to myself as we launched into hyperspace.

•◊•

The second the ship landed on Florrum in front of the pirate base, I darted out and had my light saber activated.

"Anakin!" Obi-wan yells, exasperated and ran after me. "Ahsoka, stay in the ship and be ready to bring us back up in case things get…difficult." I heard Obi-wan say into his comlink.

I looked up and pinned a pirate down to the floor and growled, "Bring me to Hondo."

"No need for that, I am right here." A familiar voice says and I looked up.

Sure enough, Hondo himself was coming out of the building with a usual pleasant smile on his face. "Skywalker, why must you be so vicious, eh? Why couldn't we be good men and talk civilly?" He asks easily and I let out a roar, diving at him.

"Don't talk to me about civilly! You have my Padawan!" I shouted and Obi-wan hoisted me off of Hondo, yelling for me to calm down.

"Wait, excuse me?" Hondo asks, his eyes widening. "No, no, no, Skywalker, I gave her back! She told me that she was yours, and I sent her on a ship! She's probably on Coruscant as we speak!"

My mouth dropped open and then I shook my head. "No. Cadena would have told me by now. She's not home yet." I said in a hard voice and Hondo's brow furrowed. "You don't believe me? Ask her friends, they all know that she's released…in fact, let me bring in one of them…" He says and turned to a pirate that was standing by.

"Bring in that Jim boy." Hondo commands and the pirate nodded. We all waited in a tense silence and then I asked, "Who's Jim?" Hondo shrugged. "He is a little friend of hers. They are particularly…close, I guess you can say."

Obi-wan looked over to me but I ignored him.

Jim.

That must have been the boy from my vision, the one who Cadena was trying to protect.

The pirate came rushing back, only holding a Twi'lek girl…the same girl that I've seen from my other dreams.

The Twi'lek looked as though she was on the verge of tears and the pirate said quietly, "Jim is nowhere to be found, captain. Instead, I brought one of her other friends." The pirate pushed the Twi'lek towards us and Obi-wan crouched down to look at her in the eyes.

"Do you know Cadena?" Obi-wan asks quietly and the girl nodded, wiping at her eyes.

"My name is—" The girl began but I cut her off.

"You're Lachanda." I muttered and she looked up at me with wide eyes and nodded. "How do you know?" She asks. I shifted from foot to foot, wondering how to explain but thankfully, Obi-wan changed the topic.

"Do you know where she is?" Obi-wan asks gently and Lachanda nodded. "Hondo released her earlier today." She says slowly. "She was one of the best friends I've had in years." A lump lodged itself in my throat and I forced it down before I could begin gasping like a fish.

"So…where is Jim, then?" Obi-wan asks. Lachanda looked at us solemnly. "Jim snuck aboard the ship." She says. "He wanted to see her get home safely."

Obi-wan sighed and turned to me, his face devoid of emotions. "Is Jim…close to Cadena?" He asks calmly.

Lachanda nodded, a faint smile tugging at her lips. "He loves her." She whispered.

And it all went downhill from there.

•◊•

Right after Hondo sent Lachanda back inside, he began to contact the ship for notifications that Cadena was back on Coruscant.

The pirates did not answer.

"So…Jim really does…have feelings for Cadena." Obi-wan says to me as Hondo tried to contact the ship. I stiffened and nodded. "Do you know anything about him?" Obi-wan asks. "I sense that you do." I sighed and murmured, "I've seen him in one of my visions…he was hurt and Cadena was yelling at the pirates to back away from him."

Obi-wan stroked his beard thoughtfully and says quietly, "We cannot risk for Cadena to have any attachments with this boy." I nodded. "I understand that." I replied shortly.

"Do you think we can trust him?" Obi-wan asks and I shrugged. "It depends on what kind of person he is." I muttered and Obi-wan sighed. "Let's just hope that he doesn't become so attached that Cadena forgets the way of the Jedi." He whispers and I nodded again.

"Well, I have some good news and bad news, folks." Hondo says a minute later, returning from his corner where he had been trying to reach the pirates.

"Well, let's have the good news out." Obi-wan says lightly and Hondo grimaced. "Actually, the good news isn't quite…enjoyable. I suppose I shall re-phrase my question as, do you wish to hear the bad news first, or the very bad news?"

I exchanged dark looks with Obi-wan and then I sighed. "Just say both news." I muttered, rubbing my temples.

"Ah, alright then." Hondo says sheepishly. "The bad news is, my men have betrayed me. The very bad news is, Cadena is not safe and she may not be heading for Coruscant after all."

He rubbed his hands and then gave us a forced smile. "Now, who wants a drink?" He asks cheerfully.

A/N: Typical Hondo ending, right? XD

Anakin: Very typical. Knowing him, he'll probably drug us. -_-

Me: Eh, you should be used to it by now, right? :)

Obi-wan: You don't want to know...

Anakin: It's not to be taken lightly...

Hondo: I'm right here!

Me: O.O whoops.

Everyone except Hondo: *runs out of the room into another one*

Me: Okay...Anakin, please do the review notice.

Anakin: WHY ME?! WHY IS IT ALWAYS M-

Obi-wan: *slaps hand over Anakin's mouth* Just do it, Anakin.

Anakin: *pushes Obi-wan's hand away* You're only saying that 'cause you don't want to do the review notice, either.

Obi-wan: *whistling, pretending he didn't hear anything*

Anakin: *sigh* Fine. Please review, give feedback, but don't give any hater comments. Please. Now, bye!

Me: There. :)

Obi-wan: Don't forget to check the forum!

Me: You said it! See ya guys all later!