Ahsoka's POV
In a couple moments, we were racing down the corridors of the Temple. My master and Obi-wan were dressed for battle, their cloaks touching the floor as they walked. Also, we were bickering.
' Come on! Why can't I go with you?' I grumbled.
' This is our battle, Snips, we can't let you go,' my master said apologetically.
' But you will need back-up.'
Obi-wan said, ' we don't want you to get involved in the battle. Darth Sidious should be a rather cunning and skilled Sith. I am afraid to say that you are not skilled enough to duel with him, yet.'
' Hey!' I shouted, offended.
' Obi-wan is right, you should stay behind, look after things,' Anakin suggested nervously. ' Maybe have tea with Padme or-'
' I am not having tea in such troubled times!' I crossed my arms indignantly.
' Please, stay at the Jedi temple. We will contact you if we need reinforcements, but hopefully we can manage to hold down Sidious,' Obi-wan said earnestly. ' Do understand.'
' Fine. That'll work. But what are you two planning to do with Sidious? Are you going to chain him up and arrest him, or just finish him?' I scowled.
Obi-wan and Anakin looked at each other for a moment, looking uncertain. ' Um, we will try to subdue him first. But if he refuses to yield, we may have to kill him,' Anakin said slowly.
' What if you can't?' I retorted. ' He has Sith lightning.'
' Then we will try to ask you to send for reinforcements via our Master-Padawan link, okay?' Anakin sighed. ' Though try not to send Master Windu.' Obi-wan snorted.
We were already outside the Jedi temple, and the sun was beginning to set. ' Alright, we will head to our ship. Try to stay out of trouble, Snips, and wait for us to come back. We will be fine,' My master assured me gently.
' I wish you best of luck, Skyguy. And remember; do not let Sidious manipulate you. He can be rather manipulative. The Dark side is not the key to saving Padme,' I warned sternly.
' Fine,' He groaned.
' Alright, Ahsoka, see you soon,' Obi-wan waved, and the two men walked away from the Temple.
I shrugged to myself, and started to turn back to my quarters, wanting to meditate in peace. But something was nagging in my mind. Something… Was trying to tell me that I should follow them. Whether they could subdue Sidious or not. It would be better to hide and watch.
Yep. I definitely had a rebellious streak of disobeying my masters.
Making up my mind, I raced back out of the Temple, out to where my speeder was parked. I quickly started up the engine, and raced into the sky.
The Coruscant sky was slowly getting dark. I raced at breakneck speed to the Senate Office Building.
I parked just next to the Building, and hopped to the building. Thankfully the exterior wasn't guarded, so I was free to enter. Random, crazed thoughts were juggled up in my mind as I made my way up all the way to the Chancellor Office…
At the entrance, two unconscious red robed guards lay on the floor. Whoops.
There were positively buzzing sounds of lightsabers coming from the office, and I knew that my master and Obi-wan were launching themselves into a vigorous battle with the Sith lord.
I masked my Force signature, a handy trick Anakin had taught me ages ago. I tipped my toes and walked over the unconscious guards gingerly, careful not to trod over them, and hid behind the wall of the office, so I could peek.
The room was wrecked in half as the Sith and the Jedi fought. Palpatine, who usually looked so venerable and benevolent, was robed in black and wore a expression of pure evil, and was cackling in such a disgusting way that I cringed.
Anakin and Obi-wan held their blue lightsabers with faces of grim determination as they twirled gracefully around the laughing Sith.
' Anakin, I thought you know better than that,' Sidious sneered, clashing his own crimson lightsaber at Obi-wan's. ' Strike this traitorous Jedi down and join me.'
' No thank you, Palpatine, or should I say… Sidious,' Anakin gritted his teeth angrily, and jabbed his lightsaber forward to stab at Sidious.
Sidious seemed surprised, but snarled again, ' I wonder why you know my identity… So soon. Who told you that?'
' Mr. Mustard,' Anakin wiggled his eyebrows as he took another blow from Sidious and ended up doing a back flip.
' Anakin!' Obi-wan reprimanded reproachfully. ' This is not the time for jokes!'
' Sorry,' Anakin mumbled, and jumped back into the fight. Sidious held out a hand and Force-pushed a couple boxes at the two, and they nearly tripped.
Sidious aimed a blow at Obi-wan's legs, but he rose up, did a flip right over Sidious and countered his attack smartly. Lightsabers hummed, as the Sith lord tried his best to keep the two Jedi at bay.
' You are choosing wrongly, young Skywalker,' He wheezed. ' If I die, no one will save your beloved, and she will be left to die.'
' Lies!' Anakin roared, and parried his blow.
' Only the dark side will be able to save your beloved,' Sidious cooed. ' Learn the powers of the Dark side and join me. Be my apprentice, and I will teach you.'
' Don't listen to him!' Obi-wan shrieked, trying to pelt Sidious away with the Force. It didn't really work, and unfortunately, it angered the Sith some more, because he howled and lunged for Obi-wan.
I nearly cried out in horror as Sidious grabbed Obi-wan by the collar of his robes and held him still, threatening to use his lightsaber to behead him.
' Obi-wan!' Anakin screamed, and held his lightsaber, pointing it at Sidious.
' Your treacherous friend will die… And you will join me,' Sidious hissed. ' Yesss…. Use your anger…'
' I will never join the Dark side!' My master's voice was quivering at that point.
' Then your master will die,' Sidious said softly, holding the lightsaber close to Obi-wan's neck.
' Don't listen to him!' Obi-wan strained his voice desperately. ' Kill him!'
Sidious raged and tortured Obi-wan with Sith lightning. He screamed in agony. ' Your friend will die,' Sidious mused. ' If you don't join me.'
Anakin was nearly collapsing in fear and worry. I could sense via the Force he was beginning to give in, his shields slowly going down.
It seemed like my rebellious reflexes were kicking as I did the most obvious thing. I unclipped my shoto from my belt, ignited it, and pelted it at Sidious's outstretched arm, which was still lightning charged and torturing Obi-wan.
Thankfully my aim was deadly accurate, because it buried into Sidious's arm, completely distracting him. He screamed in pain, and Obi-wan dropped back onto the ground, looking dazed and surprised.
Before Anakin could figure out what happened, he quickly surged forward and impaled Sidious's back with his blade.
Sidious howled, his yellow Sith eyes glowing red, and dropped to the ground, quite dead.
' Obi-wan!' Anakin yelled in worry, running forward to help up his former master, who was still on the ground, looking shaken.
' Thank you, Anakin… Sidious… Is he dead?' Obi-wan stood up weakly, as if he had aged within a few seconds.
' Yes,' Anakin confirmed tiredly, poking at the pile of black robes with his feet. He bent down and unplugged my shoto from Sidious. I hid behind the wall, completely terrified. I knew he would be extremely angry if he found out I had directly disobeyed his orders.
' The shoto… Where did it come from?' Obi-wan asked curiously.
' Dunno, it came out of nowhere…' Anakin mused, examining the shoto. ' Wait a sec. It looks familiar… Um…'
' It's mine,' I came out of my hiding place and into the light. I force- summoned it and the shoto flew from his palm back into my outstretched hand.
' Ahsoka?' They gasped together.
' Um, hi,' I laughed nervously.
I watched as my master's face began to redden, and he began to yell at me.
' I TOLD YOU TO STAY AT THE TEMPLE, DIDN'T I? WHAT ON EARTH WERE YOU THINKING, DISOBEYING MY ORDERS! YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, OR AT LEAST SPOTTED BY THE WRETCHED SITH LORD! HAVE YOU AT LEAST THOUGHT ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES? I AM UTTERLY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, AHSOKA! I THOUGHT YOU KNEW BETTER! YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN US KILLED!'
' I know what I am doing!' I shouted in defense.
' WE HAD EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL!' Anakin said moodily.
' I just saved your life!' I exclaimed. Then, a sense of déjà vu filled me, as I recalled the same scene years ago…
Flashback
Several menacing looking droids cornered Anakin, just below the slab of concrete, blasters at the ready.
Anakin seemed rather desperate, holding his lightsaber in a defensive stance, and he called, ' Uh I could use some help!'
' Skyguy! Don't move!' I shouted. Fortunately, he stood there, looking like a sitting duck.
I concentrated hard on the slab of concrete behind him, willing it to tip over and crush the droids.
Anakin was backfiring and blocking the blasts coming from the droids, when he noticed a shadow behind him. His eyes widened to the size of saucers when he saw the falling concrete.
' NO NO NO NO!' He shrieked and dropped into a defensive position, as the concrete dropped down, crushing the droids into dust. I had a hole blown in the middle to avoid crushing him as well.
I jumped down to meet up with him.
' ARGH! YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN ME KILLED!' He shouted angrily.
' I know what I am doing!' I argued.
' I had everything under control,' He snarled, walking away grumpily.
' I just saved your life!' I crossed my arms incredulously.
I snorted. The conversation we just had was nearly the same as the one we had when I was first introduced to Anakin. He didn't want to have a Padawan back then and was pretty much in denial.
' Hey! I am talking to you!' He seethed.
' Um, let us just deal with this later,' Obi-wan pulled us apart. ' We have to deal with the body first.' He took out his comlink and poked a few buttons.
' Hello? Master Yoda? Yes… We need help here. What? Yes, we have him. Eh? Yes, we did. Oh yes. Please come. With a few Jedi to help too. Inform the other Senators too. Yes, I understand. Thank you. We will be there,' Obi-wan spoke into the comlink carefully.
' So… What are they going to do?' I said.
' Master Yoda and some other Masters will come here to inspect the wreckage, before deciding what to do. We will need a new Chancellor too,' Obi-wan pocketed his device. ' You two… Ah, can continue.'
Anakin and I glared at each other.
