Chapter Nine: Captured.

When they arrived at the building, it wasn't what Ash had expected. It was an older looking building that looked like it belonged to the fallen republic.

"Why here?" Ash asked.

"Som' of us lik' to com' to thes' old buildings to get inspiration for our debat's," Iggy replied. "I kinda miss th' old days."

"It was less harder back then." Ash whispered to herself.

"What was that?" Iggy asked as he turned to face her.

"Nothing let us go in."

They walked into a small group of aliens sitting around a round table, talking. One of them looked up and noticed Iggy walking to the table. He stood up and walked over to him.

"Senator! Glad to see you again." The senator said shaking Iggy's hand.

"You too." Iggy replied.

"And who is this?"

"I am senator Meadow. Ash Meadow." Ash said with a slight bow.

"Meadow." He said. "You look very familiar."

She smiled. "Well I have that effect on people."

"Come, come join us, please."

"Gladly."

They went over to the table and made introductions.

"We all recognize you but we don't know where from." One of them said to Ash.

"If you really want to know, I guess I will tell you." She said as she pressed a few buttons on a tablet and pulled up a hologram of an old photo of herself at a debate. "I was apart of a slavery debate back when Palpatine was challancer. It was my first and last debate before I had to leave to go back to my home world, for important business."

"You were that mysterious young girl," the rodian said. "It seemed like you were around nine or ten years old."

"Indeed I was."

"But you don't look a day over sixteen. What is your secret?"

"I live in a different galaxy with a different time set. So I don't age as quickly as you all do." Ash said as she slowed down her sentence.

Iggy glanced at her questionly.

Ash hesitated. "Enough about me please. Don't you senators have some things to talk about for your debates?"

"Yes. L't's get started." Iggy said.

They talked about their debates for an hour or so and Ash just watched and put her input in from time to time. Finally it was coming to an end, and the subject went back to Ash.

"Before we all leave can you tell us why you never came back to the senate?" The same rodian asked.

"When I came back to this galaxy, I felt like I didn't belong in the senate, so I just went on another path." Ash replied as she closed her eyes. "But if you ever need someone who can get into someone else's thoughts, just let me know."

"I guess w' can leav' it at that." Iggy said. "I will se' you at th' d'bat'."

Then they deburst, but before Ash and Iggy left Iggy pulled Ash to the side.

"What?" Ash asked.

"What was that back ther'? You wer' doing fin' sp'aking th'n you just slow'd down."

"Oh, that. Sometimes, I just need a moment to slow myself down from talking to wildly."

He looked at her still concerned, then said, "Than ar' you r'ady to me't my fri'nd?"

"I guess so." She replied, as they headed out, and got back into the speeder to go to the ship.

Within a few hours they landed on the plant. They walked out of the ship and walked into the night.

"It's nightfall." Ash said in awe.

"You lik' th' night?" Iggy asked.

"Like?" Ash said. "More of love. I was born to live in the night. It's my favorite time of day."

"I nev'r kn'w."

"Now you know." She said as she smiled at him for the first time.

He smiled back and thought, this is rar' for her. I love it. I love her. Then a flash of the girl appeared to him. Beware. Then he froze and Ash looked at him concerned.

"Hey, are you okay?" Ash asked.

He didn't reply.

"Iggy?" She tried again. "Iggy."

Then he came back and saw Ash's concerned face.

"What? Sorry. I don't know what happ'n'd." Iggy said as he pinched the top of his nose.

"If you need to we can stay at a hotel here tonight? I'm sure you friend can wait." She said worriedly.

"It's okay. I'll b' okay." He said with a gentle smile.

"You sure?"

He nodded and they walked on. Ash gently reached into his mind to make sure that he was truly all right. She found a thought that she didn't want to hear and also of her true self.

"Wer- Were you thinking of that girl?" Ash stuttered.

"Kind of. How did you know?" He asked.

"Lucky guess?" she shrugged. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"No. Not r'ally."

"Alright."

They walked on and then they finally stopped an outdoor theater.

"Your friend is here?"

Iggy nodded and went on walking. Ash started to follow again when someone yelled, "Ashley!" Ash turned around and saw a figure on one of the rooftops. The figure raised it's hand and she raised her saying that she saw it.

"M'adow. Ar' you coming?" Iggy asked as he notice that she wasn't beside him.

Still looking at the figure, she replied, "Yeah."

Then she turned to face him and said, "I just need to go grab something real quick."

She backed up and turned to go meet the figure. The figure came out of the ally and as Ash came closer she realized it was Sabine.

"What are you doing here?" Ash asked. "I'm on a mission."

"I know you're on a mission but I was hanging around on the Ghost and I found these," Sabine said as she held out two bracelets with two elements on each. "I figured they were yours and I thought that you might need them."

"I didn't know I lost them but thanks for finding them and bringing them to me." Ash replied.

"You're welcome. You going to that show tonight?"

"Yep. Don't want to but have to."

"Well good luck, got to get the Phantom back to the Ghost." Sabine said as she started to leave.

"And to you too." Ash replied as she headed back to Iggy.

"Okay. Let's go." Ash said as she caught up with Iggy.

They headed in and found some seats. Just as they got settled, a male Twi'lek came to them and asked for Ash.

"Why ar' you so famous tonight?" Iggy asked.

"I don't know and I don't like all of the attention." She smiled and then turned to the Twi'lek. "Can he come too?"

He replied. "No she just asked for you."

"Okay. Let me go sort this out and I'll be back."

Iggy nodded and said, "B' back soon."

"I promise."

She and the Twi'lek left and then he called a stormtrooper over his communicator.

"Ar' you in position?"

"Yes sir. Waiting for your signal."

"Good."

A man walked onto the stage and started the show, "Before we start we have two special guests to start the show off. The Bending Sisters!"

He walked off and two girls walked on to the stage on the opposite ends of each other. In the middle there was water and fire and the girls meet where the water and fire were. They each raised their hand and raised the water and fire into two linked circles. Then one sister raised one hand and brought rocks into the link circles and the other one did the same but with air. Then they had four linked circles and then disbursed them into straight lines for the crowd and then brought them back. The sister who was bending the water and air, lead the water back into the bowl and let the air go. The sister with the fire and rock, extshield the fire and put the rocks back where they belonged. The crowd clapped with awe and the sisters bowed and left the stage.

Iggy just sat there, eyes wide open and said, "No why in all of th' galaxy, could anyon' do that!"

Ash sat back down as Iggy said that and asked, "Do what?"

"Th'y just lift'd th'ir hands and all that ob'y'd! I am so confus'd!" Iggy started then looked at her. "What? Wher' wer' you?"

She giggled, "First I had to attend a small matter, second it's called bending. I've seen it before. Any ho where is your friend?"

"He'll b' her'."

After the show, Ash and Iggy walked through empty streets, talking.

"You hav' seen almost 'everything sinc' you l'ft th' senate, hav' you?" Iggy asked.

"Mostly." She replied.

They walked further along and a couple of Stormtroopers started to pop out and walk slightly behind them.

"Tell me, what do you think of the troopers?"

"I think that thes' new on's ar' not very good but I miss th' clon' troop'rs. Th'y wer' just amazing."

A couple of more troopers came out beside them. Ash stopped in her place and looked behind her.

"Shoot," she whispers to herself.

"What's wrong?"Iggy asked turning around to face her.

"You set me up didn't you?"

"No. No not at all." He said as he put his hands up as he backs off.

"Yeah right," she says. "Than why are they here?"

Ash looks around to the storm troopers that surround her and Iggy having a spot in front of her.

"At som' point I hop' you und'rstand." He said sadly.

"I understand that you betrayed an old friend for some money or a promotion." Ash said coldly. "And seeing that there are around twenty or thirty of these guys, I am slightly outnumbered. Take me where you please."

The troopers cuffed her hands that connected to her feet and lead her to a ship that was nearby. Iggy was stand on the side of the ramp, when she was led to the ship.

"And to think I needed you again. But I was wrong to trust you." Ash said as she avoid eye contact with him and went to the prisoner cell on the ship.

A/N: Sorry it took so long. Had to finish the school year out strong. I promise all the information in here is worth it in the end.