Chapter 9
Anakin, Qui-Gon and Ahsoka have been living in the Cerestan moon of Dragitor for a three weeks since the Citadel. Lots of things have changed. Padmè, Obi-Wan and Adenan have been visiting them frequently, once, Padmè even bought the Chancellor to Dragitor. No one knew the coordinates of Ceresta and it's biggest moon, Dragitor except Anakin, Ahsoka, P. Now, Qui-Gon's monastery has been flourishing, Anakin commissioned to make a training field, and it was now complete, with seats a few meters up in case anyone wanted to watch whoever was training in the field.
Ahsoka preferred Form V now, and Anakin himself preferred Form II for attack and Form III for defence. He loved living here, especially now that his loved ones came more frequently. The Cerestan government even told Qui-Gon that his new order could be the backup security detail here, which Qui-Gon accepted. An order of three people, more coming, Anakin always laughed at the idea of them being backup security detail because there were only three members in his master's order, but he agreed that they would make sure that Ceresta did not fall, especially now that his fighting skills and styles were mirroring that of Count Dooku, heck, the Jedi Order Yoda ruled wasn't going so well, first, they fought a lot of battles recently. Adenan recently got abducted, but he got the help of a Wookiee named Chewbacca, and a few Jedi Younglings, Anakin heard that the human girl died for Adenan, but the Twi'lek Male and the Cerean Male survived, and they were on their way here to join Qui-Gon's order. The Jedi and Qui-Gon's Order made a pact that any Youngling who did not become a Padawan would, instead of going to the Jedi Service Corps, which was abolished during the Clone Wars, would instead go to serve Qui-Gon, and Anakin and Ahsoka were the first few members. Then, Anakin saw an shadow over him, looked up and saw a Separatist ship
"What are they doing here!" He mumbled
Darth Sidious had sensed this planet's strong force and the habitants of Dragitor, so the Separatists were ordered to wipe out the ones on Dragitor and make the Cerestans to join the Separatists
"Ah, Good to meet you Governor Teroshna!" Dooku said
Governor Teroshna was a Human Male, born Cerestan with Long Black hair, Brown-Blue eyes, wearing white robes, representing peace
"Count Dooku! I will not join the Separatists, I prefer to be Neutral during this conflict!" Teroshna exclaimed angrily as he saw Anakin approaching behind Dooku
"No? Then we will be forced to use brute force!" Dooku told the President
"Then I will be forced to use my security, seize him!" The President ordered
Qui-Gon's Order saw the Cerestan Government as superiors, but they could reject an order if it sounded suspicious, this one was absolutely not, so Anakin activated his white lightsaber and used Force speed to attack Dooku
"Ah! Skywalker! So this is where you and Ahsoka have been!" Dooku chimed
"Yes, but the surprise isn't over" Anakin replied, referring to Qui-Gon
An lightsaber duel ensured, both of them hadn't fought anyone but their side's people for practice. Both of had a deadlock, both of them were using the same lightsaber form, spinning, fencing and defending. It was a few minutes later that Dooku realised it was a deadlock, so he ran out
"Hey! Come back here Dooku!" Anakin shouted and ran after him
Dooku jumped onto his speeder as Anakin was catching up, Dooku had escaped, again. Anakin groaned in disappointment, now, the Separatists will invade Ceresta and it's biggest moon, naturally, Dragitor. At the Separatist ship, Dooku ordered Grievous, a cyborg Jedi Killer to take Ceresta, and Ventress, a Sith Assassin working for Dooku, to take Dragitor.
"Snips! We got Separatist ships led by Ventress on the Monastery, hold them off!" Anakin ordered Ahsoka through hologram
"Ventress! What is she doing here?" Ahsoka asked, surprised on Ventress's presence here 'This is the unknown regions, what is she doing here?' Ahsoka thought to herself
"We need to hold these battle droids off!" Qui-Gon broke Ahsoka's thoughts. Qui-Gon knew battle droids, he faced them on the Trade Fedaration Ship on the invasion of Naboo, which sparked a lot of events leading to the Clone Wars
The first wave of battle droids came along to attack them, only a few hundred battle droids, the normal ones. Ahsoka activated her two White lightsabers and Qui-Gon activated his White lightsaber
"Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you are my only hope!" Anakin said as he stopped his call to the Jedi Council. His call went to Coruscant really fast and Master Yoda received it
"Summon Obi-Wan, I must!" Yoda exclaimed
The Jedi Guard went running very fast, this was an emergency, he then found Obi-Wan talking to Luminara, a female Jedi Master
"Master Yoda has summoned you immediately, its an emergency!" The Jedi Guard exclaimed to Obi-Wan
Obi-Wan ran as fast as he could, no time to go to his corridors to get ready to see Yoda, this was a emergency, especially that this was wartime for the Jedi
"You summoned my Master" Obi-Wan panted, he could not say 'Yoda' he was too tired
"See this, you must" Yoda said
"Jedi! Republic! Whoever is seeing this message, please know that my home planet is in terrible danger!" An holographic Anakin exclaimed "We are being invaded by the Separatists, and the force is led by Dooku himself, Qui-Gon's order may fall. We need Jedi help immediately! Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you are my only hope!" The holographic figure shut down
"This is terrible! Qui-Gon, Anakin and Ahsoka might die!" Obi-Wan was about to cry, he couldn't see his friends die
"The younglings we sent, die they might!" Yoda sadly said
"I must go alone in this, they will not join the Republic even if we help them, so theres no point in asking the Senate." Obi-Wan told Yoda
"Take your Padawan, Padmè, Master Koon and your legion, you must" Yoda warned
"I will do what I can to help Ceresta" Obi-Wan tried to stay strong, but he was too worried for the Former Jedi in Ceresta and Dragitor. First, he went to find Adenan, just like Yoda has requested. Adenan accepted this mission because he loved Ahsoka and saw Anakin like a mentor. Then, they both ran to Master Koon's quarters, when they told him the situation, he accepted too, and told that he would bring his own legion to the battle of Ceresta. Meanwhile, the battle was stopped, because the three former-Jedi could not be that strong of an attack force. Anakin and Ahsoka were captured, even if they were strong enough, it was because all three of the leaders of the enemy decided to face them at the same time. But Qui-Gon fled before they could get captured, because he sensed he would be in great danger if he did.
"Now, Skywalker, give your planet to me, and I will stop the invasion." Dooku made a deal
"I will never give Ceresta away to the Separatists!" Anakin angrily exclaimed
Dooku again used lightning on Anakin, who screamed in agony. This lightning was no ordinary lightning, this was a really powerful Force Lightning that even made people find a new definition of pain and suffering
"Ah! Skywalker's little pet" Ventress soothingly, but sharply said as she touched one of Ahsoka's arms
"Get your filthy hands off me!" Ahsoka exclaimed
Yes, they are captured, sorry I put it off-screen, but it felt more suiting, but at least I explained it, now, Obi-Wan and his group need to ally Senator Padmè Amidala and Senator Bail Organa to their cause. NEXT CHAPTER: THE BATTLE OF CERESTA
