In the last chapter Ahsoka and Anakin had a fight after Anakin told her a dream of his in which he killed her in the jedi temple. Then she was kidnapped by Ventress. Now, Anakin has to move quickly to save his padawan alive.
Anakin Skywalker and the best troop of clones commanded by Rex arrived to the nave of the other Anakin. The jedi told his troop to stay outside the room and the two Anakins saw each other with a reproach look.
_What happened?-Asked the other Anakin.
_We were in Shili. She wanted to talk to me about her feelings, then Dooku and Ventress appeared and we fought against them. We killed Dooku but Ventress escaped. Then in the nave we had a discussion and Ahsoka went to her room. I guess that there was Ventress waiting, but I didn´t notice her force…
_Because you were mad.
Anakin sent him an angry look but he was right. The other Anakin put his hand on his shoulder.
_I know it´s hard, Ani. But we have to leave the anger away and think clearly if we can´t do that then we won´t rescue Ahsoka successfully.
_You don´t understand because you don´t really know her.
_You are wrong. I understand perfectly because I lost my padawan… Now I have the chance to correct my own mistake. And I will do it.
_I knew that you didn´t love her…- Replied Anakin – You just found a way to make it right this time, that´s why you want her to stay here.
_I won´t waste my time trying to convince you. At the end she will decide but that won´t happen if you don´t stop being so childish and focus.
The two looked to each other deeply for a couple of seconds, and then Anakin finally sighed and cleared his throat.
_Here is the plan…
An hour later, the transmission was open again. Ventress saw Anakin speaking.
_I will make a deal with you, assassin.- Said he.
_I listen, Skywalker. But nothing will convince us to let her free.
_I offer me instead of Ahsoka.
_Hmm- whispered she.- That sound interesting, Skywalker. Keep talking.
_I will go down if you show me now that she is still alive.
_Very well.
Ventress cut the transmission for a minute and then reappeared in a chamber. Ahsoka was laying on the floor, she seemed very weak but alive. The assassin kicked her in the stomach and she coughed.
_Say something to you master, little pet.- Said Ventress.
_Don´t come, Skyguy. I´ll be alright…We are very close to catch the big fish…
Ventress laughed loudly and kicked Ahsoka´s face.
_DON´T TOUCH HER AGAIN, BITCH!- Shouted Anakin furiously.
_We´ll be waiting for you to arrive, jedi. Then she may leave, but you stay. My new master wants to see you.
The assassin cut the transmission and Anakin asked for the permission to land. He saw the other Anakin who was at his back staring at him. (You may start getting confused at this point of the story of who is the Anakin that we all know and who is the other one. Is part of the tricky plot so just enjoy it and guess who is who, there is the point.)
_If I don´t come back, Anakin, please tell Ahsoka that…
_You will come back.- Said the other one putting a hand on his arm- So you may tell her by yourself.
Anakin nodded with the head.
_It´s time. I have to go and hide.
_May the force be with you, Skywalker.
_May the force be with you, Ani.
One of the Anakins ran to the back of the nave to hide with the troop, while the other one landed the nave outside of a big temple. A lot of droids arrived when he got down of the nave and they escorted him through the big corridors of the temple, then he arrived to a big saloon, where Ventress was waiting for him…
A group of droids stood outside the nave. Anakin and the clones went out silently by the back of the nave and sliced the droids discreetly. Anakin confirmed that the area was safe and they entered to the temple.
_Now, where do we go, captain?-Asked Rex.
Anakin tried to concentrate; he remembered the chamber where Ahsoka was in the hologram, it seemed to be downstairs. He used the force to try to catch Ahsoka´s one. Finally he found a weak but certain presence in one of the chambers below.
_Got it. Lets go.
The clones followed him. There was a great possibility that he might be wrong, but that was the only way he found. They kept walking through long and very dark corridors slicing droids as smoothly as they could. Till they finally were in the chambers. Anakin closed his eyes again but suddenly a scream made him loose the concentration…
_Where is Ahsoka, witch? –Asked Anakin pulling out his lightsaber.
_Did you really think that I was going to respect that stupid deal, idiot?- laughed Ventress.- That´s why I didn´t asked for the droids to take from you your lightsaber. Because I want to fight you until I cut every extremity of yours, then I will bring that stupid pet of yours so that you see how do I kill her slowly while you do nothing but watch.
_You are insane!
_I just do as my master says.
_And where is that coward master of yours? I don´t wanna fight his puppet, but him.
_I´M NO PUPPET! – She yelled pulling out her lightsabers.
_I guess I will have to finish you first.- Sighed he and ran toward her.
Anakin raised his lightsaber and moved it quickly against her. She had two lightsabers but somehow they didn´t seem to be enough. He was so fast, so strong. She gave some steps back to recover her breath. Anakin looked calm but there was an estrange glow in his eyes that she didn´t like at all, that she even feared. He ran again and crashed his lightsaber so hard that she let out one of hers. Anakin got it and smiled.
_You can still tell where is Ahsoka and I can consider to let you live.
_NEVER!
With that scream she ran again toward him with fierce. He stopped all her slices easily and kicked her ass. She fell down, but recovered rapidly and countered again. Ventress jumped with all her strength to finish him, but Anakin moved smartly and cut her arm. The assassin cried and fell down touching the painful arm.
_This is your last chance, Ventress.- Said Anakin putting the red lightsaber below her chin.- Where is Ahsoka?...
Anakin ran anxiously to the chamber at the end of the corridor and found Ahsoka laying unconscious on the floor. He opened the cell quickly and took him in his arms.
_Skyguy?- She whispered in a very low voice.
_Yes, it´s me.-He answered happy to hear her voice.- Resist, Ahsoka. We´ll get out of here soon.
_I can´t stand on my feet- She lamented almost fainting.-I´m sorry.
_Don´t worry.
Anakin took her on his arms and got out of the chamber. Ahsoka was very cold and she needed medical attention as soon as possible. They moved through the corridors quickly. But when they were almost at the exit, Anakin and the troop stopped. General Grievous was waiting there for them. Anakin let Ahsoka on Rex´s arms and pulled out his lightsaber.
_I was just looking around searching for something to do while my master called me inside.-Laughed Grievous pulling out his four lightsabers.-After all I´m gonna have fun while I wait and then my master will reward me for killing the insufferable Skywalker.
Anakin´s eyes glowed and he stroke first. Grievous could stop all his slashed for a while but then he could no longer stand Anakin´s force. The jedi cut one of his hands and almost a second later he cut another one. Grievous yelled furiously and stroke with all his guts. Anakin fell down. Grievous laughed and ran toward him. The jedi jumped and kicked Grievous…
_I won´t tell where is that stupid pet of yours!- Cried Ventress.
Anakin took a deep breath. He was going to leave her just to go and look for the other Anakin when suddenly a dark deep voice came from somewhere.
_Kill her, Anakin.
_Who´s that?
_Kill Ventress or she will call the droids and you won´t arrive to your friend in time.
_Show yourself!
_Kill her!-Ordered the voice.
Anakin realized that he lord sith had been watching all the time. He smiled.
_I will let that dirty job to you.- said Anakin.
Suddenly a great force took him by the neck. He could feel the dark side strongly and his breath began to break. Ventress meanwhile tried to recover one of her lightsabers. The knight pulled out his blue saber and the voice laughed.
_You can´t slice the force, stupid jedi.-laughed the lord sith.
_I know…-He whispered almost fainting- But I can slice you…
In that moment he threw his lightsaber like a thunder toward the shadow where the force came from. He heard a scream and he fell down. Ventress got her lightsaber but Anakin ran out quickly. The assassin followed him through the corridor till he finally turned around to face her. She jumped toward him knowing that he had no saber at all. Anakin used the force to push her and ran again. Asajj Ventress stood up rapidly and followed him till the entrance. He could not escape…
Anakin kicked Grievous and cut another of his hands. The general yelled but hit the jedi and stood up again. In that moment, Grievous saw another Anakin running out of the temple. He turned just to see the one who he was fighting. (GRIEVOUS THOUGHTS: WTF?)
_Anakin!- Yelled the one who was fighting with Grievous so that the other one saw him.
The other Anakin nodded and suddenly Ventress came out. Anakin saw one of Grievous lightsabers on the floor and brought him with the force. He pulled it out.
_This is over, Ventress.- He said.
He stroke her with all his strength but Ventress could escape to his slice and she kicked him. Anakin fell down and the assassin could stole his light saber.
_Good bye, Skywalker
Meanwhile the other Anakin benefited with Grievous distraction to hit back and ran toward Asajj. He sliced her other arm and she screamed of pain and surprise. The one that was on the floor kicked her face and she finally fell unconscious.
_Anakin, be careful!- yelled the one on the floor.
In that moment Grievous sank his one lightsaber in the other Anakin´s back.
_NOO!- cried the one on the floor and taking Asajj´s lightsaber with the force cut Grievous head.
The other Anakin fainted while the other with the help of the clones tried to carry him inside of the nave. There, the docdroid stopped the inner bleeding and also helped Ahsoka.
Once they arrived to Coruscant they sent them to the special doctors. Fortunately the strike of Grievous had been in the right side of the chest and he didn´t harmed the heart, but he would have to be at least one weak in the hospital completely asleep to prevent an incident. Ahsoka was sent to the jedi temple a day later. Anakin waited outside the whole night, maybe she would need something. But it was till the dawn when he listened to her coughing and then standing up. He smiled and stood up excited to know that she was alright. He knocked happily, he couldn´t wait to see her once again.
_Come in.-a voiced that warmed his heart answered.
This chapter was a really long one. Sorry for that, but I couldn´t divide it in 2. I felt that that was gonna cut the "emotion". The end is near, so stay in the same channel if you want to know what´s going to happen. (It´s kinda obvious, but don´t be so sure) :D Be happy and may the force bless you!
