I'm sorry I've been so lazy about posting another chapter! It's not the greatest but I haven't had the writing bug like I've had for a while. Hopefully it's still good :)

~KiraKenvor~

A little while later the troopers had set up a makeshift shelter from a bent piece of metal for Skywalker, a trooper was tending a fire as the sun was setting on the unknown planet. Slone walked over to Bly and Red helping them work on the shelter that held Anakin. I walked over to Aayla and Ahsoka as the padawan checked on her master.

"Anakin doesn't have much time," Aayla's accented voice said as she looked over the Jedi Knight. "We have to find help tonight."

I glanced over at the tall twi'lek woman and nodded as Bly walked over behind Aayla.

"Okay," Ahsoka said authoritatively. "You and Bly go south with Kira and Slone, Rex and I will stay with Anakin."

I smiled at the togruta's dedication to her master. "No, Ahsoka, in order to get help quickly we must work together."

"I can't leave him!" Ahsoka exclaimed with worry and defiance. "Master, I know if I was hurt he'd never leave me behind!"

Aayla gave a knowing look. "I know this is hard, Ahsoka, but Anakin has to stay behind and we have to go now." The twi'lek said firmly then her expression softened. "There's nothing more we can do for him." Ahsoka frowned as Aayla stepped towards Ahsoka placing her blue hands on her shoulders. "We must do all we can to get off this planet; as a Jedi it is your duty to do what is best for the group."

Ahsoka frowned looking down at the unconscious Anakin then walked off a bit, stopped then sighed then looked towards the setting sun.

Aayla and Bly went off towards the ship as I sat down beside Ahsoka; she toyed with the fire clearly worried. "Hey Kid." I greeted, she glanced up.

"Oh hey, Kira." She said softly. "What's up?"

"Don't worry about Anakin," I said crossing my legs and leaned back on my hands. "He's a toughie."

She sighed. "I know… but he's like a father or a big brother to me so it's only natural I worry about him."

"Hey I'm not criticizing you, Soka." I said "I admire your dedication to your master."

She raised a white eyebrow. "Really? I thought you hated Jedi."

I sighed. "I don't hate all Jedi," I said. "I just don't feel that they are doing their jobs right, they're the 'keepers of the peace' and yet they can't keep the peace and I think that their rules are… inefficient. The only Jedi I hate is Mace Windu."

"Why don't you think that the rules aren't good enough?" She asked.

"I don't think that you should exempt yourself from falling in love or forming attachments." I said. "Even though it may hurt you in the end, I don't feel you should deny yourself something so… wonderful, something worth fighting for. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

She gave me a confused look. "But forming an attachment with Jango Fett completely broke you," She said not sure of her words. "I can see it in your eyes."

"But thing is, Ahsoka, is that without Jango in my life things would have been so different. I'm still fighting and trying to survive even though I want nothing more than to have died beside him. Now it's bigger than myself or Jango, Boba's out there with who knows what kind of scum and a child that has yet to be born." I said rubbing my hands together avoiding eye contact. "Jango was the best thing that could've happened to me, he may not have been the most affectionate or the talkative guy around but he gave me something to fight for, something to live for and better yet to die for. For, let's see, nineteenish years? Having an attachment to Jango and Boba has made me stronger mentally, even though temporarily and even now it still hurts to lose Jango but I can't- It's hard not to think about him, I won't lie, but it sounds corny but he's not really gone. Physcially yes, but he's in my heart." I chuckled. "You never know what you're capable of until someone you love is in danger."

"But that can lead to the dark side," Ahsoka said watching me carefully. "Because you can get blinded by trying to save that one person instead of focusing on the situation as a whole."

"It depends on how you handle it, Kid." I said. "I've been in that situation before and even though I acted as though it was easy it was killing me inside."

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"Well during the Mandalorian wars…" I began

*Flashback*

Jango and I were leading our troops through a steep mountain range to regroup with the rest of the Mandalorians during the war several years ago.

"I'm exhausted, Jango," I said glancing over at the bounty hunter then at the troops, they were just as exhausted as me considering the terrain we had to go through. "We should let the troops rest."

Jango glanced back then nodded. "Let's get to the top of that hill. That way if we're being followed we'll see them before they see us."

"Good idea." I said then turned around walking backwards. "Alright troopers, we're going to take five once we get to the top of that hill."

There was a group of tired 'Yay's' I grinned beneath my helmet as we got up to the hill, I happily plopped down on a large rock as the rest of us followed suit removing our helmets. Jango walked around the perimeter looking into the forest, after deciding everything was okay he walked over to me removing his helmet. I held up a cup of caf.

"Want some, Boss?" I asked, he took it graciously.

"Thank you." He said with a small hint of a grin. I took off my helmet and set it down beside me and looked out into the woods when a blaster fire sprung on us.

"Get down!" I yelled rolling back as everyone scrambled to get their weapons, I peered over my hiding spot from behind the rock drawing my blaster rifle out as the other Mandalorians fired into the forest when I saw the culprits a band of Mandalorians with similar armor to us. I aimed my blaster rifle at a Death Watch Mando as he raced towards a female with red and black armor called Calleigh and shot him square in the chest. I glanced to my left and saw Jango firing rapidly with his twin blasters when he was shot in the shoulder, he growled and grounded his teeth together trying to ignore the pain in his shoulder. "Are you okay?" I asked ducking down.

"Don't focus on me, Kira." He ordered as he continued firing. I looked forward again to see the leader Tor Vizsla spring up to Jango smashing a long stick into Jango's jetpack, Jango sprang into action jumping over the rock firing at Vizsla. I fired several shots at him which he easily dodged and raced after Jango he had him backed up to the edge of the mountain.

"Watch out!" I yelled just before Vizsla slammed into Jango knocking him off the edge. I heard myself gasp as I reached for my lightsaber as Vizsla grinned and shot my lightsaber out of my hand then turned and fired at other Mandalorians, I looked over the edge but didn't see Jango, I felt someone hit my shoulder.

"General," A tall trooper called Nate said firmly. "Focus on the rest of us, if Fett's reputation precedes him. He will be fine."

I felt myself glare at him but nodded calling my lightsaber to me as the fight continued.

We were losing numbers quickly and were forced into the trees for cover. "Fall back! Fall back!" I ordered through my helmet comm. channel. I led mine and Jango's squad through the thick foliage and rough terrain. I turned on an internal helmet channel as we were pinned between the Death Watch and a waterfall. "Over the edge, troopers!"

"Are you crazy?" Calleigh asked through the muted comm channel. "We'll be killed!"

"Just trust me!" I argued back. "They won't follow us and the water below is deep enough. Now follow orders and go!"

"Yes sir." Several unsure voices said as they filed closer to the edge.

"We've got you pinned, Bounty Hunter." Vizsla laughed, the man was as barbaric as they come. "Once I have you, you'll be of good use to me, Child."

"How so?" I asked distracting them as the troops snuck down the side of the cliff.

"First," He grinned. "I'll use you for my own pleasure, you're beautiful enough, then each and every one of my men will have access to you," He laughed gruffly. "Then I'll cut your arms off, then your legs. Don't worry, My Dear, I'll make it as painful as possible."

"Is that your idea of flirting?" I asked. "Because if it is I can see why you can't ever get a date."

He chuckled. "Charming girl."

"Uh huh." I said as my helmet scanned behind me seeing that everyone was over the edge. "Well as temping as your offer is, I'd rather jump off a cliff."

Vizsla grinned. "Well there's one right there, Sweets, go ahead."

"Don't mind if I do." I said and spun around racing towards the edge of the waterfall, Vizsla's men began shooting I jumped and curled my feet to my chest. "CANNONBALL!" I crashed into the water below; I hit the water and sank below as the current drug me down the river. I pushed myself above water struggling to keep my head above water; I looked over and saw my squad pulling each other to the shore.

"There's the general!" Someone yelled as I was pulled towards a rock, I reached out grabbing it and pulled myself up.

"Kira!" A familiar accented voice yelled. I looked up and saw Jango; I sighed tiredly with relief as he walked through the water chest deep and grabbed my arm. "I take it this was your idea to jump off a cliff into a rushing river?"

"Well," I said trying to catch my breath. "It worked didn't it?"

"It did," He said as he walked with me through the rougher waters to shore, since I was a good four inches shorter the water would have been too high for me to walk straight through. Jango wrapped his arm around my back as we made it through the water to the shore. "Are you hurt?"

We got to the shore and plopped down on the bank laying down as the others rested talking amongst themselves. "No," I said taking off my helmet. "You got shot and pushed off a cliff, are you hurt?"

"Mandalorian armor is very efficient for blaster fire protection." He said with a long sigh.

"At least you're alive, Fetters."

Jango looked over from the corner of his eye and smirked slightly. "It's going to take more than that to get rid of me."

*Flash back over*

"If I had stayed to get Jango then either I or more of my squad would have been killed and they were relying on my guidance to get them out safely," I said. "It all worked out in the end but you do have to think of the better of everyone rather than the better of a single person."

"That's so hard though," She sighed. "Choosing between people."

"Oh I know." I said glancing over at Slone who was asking Rex a million and one questions. "I'd better go save Rex. Go see what Aayla has planned."

Ahsoka nodded and trotted off to Commander Bly and Aayla Secura.