Anakin looked around at the dry, dusty planet they had just landed on then beckoned Ashoka to follow him. "Obi-Wan was here not too long ago." He said. "He's not here any longer." His voice was full of disappointment.

Ashoka limped up to him and placed a hand on his arm. "Where to now?" She asked.

His face darkened angrily, and Ashoka stepped back. The force around him was a mass of anger and confusion. It scared her. This was not the way of a Jedi.

"Come on!" He yelled angrily at her as he ran ahead straight to the old factory in the horizon.

Ashoka quickly followed him, ignoring the sharp pain her ankle gave every time she put weight on it. This was not the time to get her master even angrier at her inability to keep up.

As soon as Anakin reached the factory, he ignited his lightsaber and cut an opening in the door.

Ashoka yelled after him. "There's a door right next to you!"

Anakin chose to ignore her remark and ran into the factory. As soon as his eyes adjusted to the dark, he began to see small signs of recent activity. There were footprints and small, oddly shaped circles in the ground where Darth Maul and Savage Opress were walking. His already angry frown deepened as he saw hundreds of small blood flecks scattered on the ground in every direction. He followed a trail of blood thicker than most of the others into a small dark room off to the left.

Ashoka, who had stopped outside for a second to catch her breath, closed her eyes and took a deep breath as a terrifying yell resounded in the factory. She quickly ran in and looked around. Immediately she noticed the dark doorway which Anakin has just ran into and sprinted into the room.

Her eyes widened as she saw the enormous pool of blood on one side of the pool. Broken chains were nailed to the wall right above, and she didn't dare think of what had happened there.

Anakin was kneeling on the ground, and tears were streaming down his face. "Obi-Wan. No! Obi-Wan. Please! I can't lose you like I lost my mother. Please!"

Ashoka swallowed a lump rising in her throat. She had never seen Anakin like this, and she didn't want ever to think of what would happen to Obi-Wan."

-STARWARS-

Savage Opress had landed once again on Rattatak. He looked at the Twilight with a small smile. Then he slowly walked in the direction of the factory. He knew he had all the time he needed.

-STARWARS-

Ashoka slowly straightened and caught her breath. "Master, I think we need to be going." She muttered. Anakin slowly stood up and sighed.

Ashoka whispered, "Do you sense something?"

Anakin nodded and closed his eyes. Suddenly, they shot open and he started running in the opposite direction they had come. He ignited his lightsaber and quickly cut a hole in the wall. "Hurry, Ashoka! You don't want to meet the person who's behind us!"

Ashoka looked behind her quickly and then darted through the hole Anakin made in the wall. "Who is it?" she panted as she tried to keep up with Anakin's sprint.

"Savage Opress." Anakin yelled behind him. "We need to get farther away from the factory!"

Ashoka blinked, confused. Something was definitely wrong with her master. Why was he running away? Usually he would face whatever danger is near.

As if he knew what she was thinking, he said, "I'm trying to get into a more open space that isn't so close to the factory. That place is too dark to see anything very clearly except your lightsaber. Plus, I want you out of the way."

"But, Master! You aren't going to figh..." Her breath was ripped away from her as a sudden spasm of pain jolted through her ankle. She fell on the sand and clutched it tightly.

"See what I mean?" Anakin yelled. "You can't even walk properly. You won't be able to help me. You will just get killed."

She nodded and began to run back to the factory in a wide arc.

Anakin yelled behind her frantically, "What are you doing?"

"Going back to the ship while you distract him!"

Anakin watched her silhouette slowly fade into the horizon. He shook his head and went into a fighting stance.

-STARWARS-

Savage Opress looked at the hole that had been so obviously cut by a lightsaber. He shook his head amused and slowly stepped into it. He looked around, paused, and then continued into the room Darth Maul had used as a torture chamber. He almost laughed aloud at the sight of the second hole leading out into the open. He ignited his lightsaber and stepped out into the bright light.

As soon as Anakin saw his red lightsaber, he began to run forward, igniting his own lightsaber. When Savage Opress stepped out of the hole, he yelled at the top of his lungs angrily, "You will PAY for what you did to Obi-Wan!" He paused and took a deep breath. Suddenly a surge of anger came over him, and he let his emotions which he had been guarding loose.

Savage Opress noticed the change in Anakin's approach, and he smiled. This would be much easier than he had expected. As soon as Anakin reached him, he stepped sideways, easily avoiding Anakin's lightsaber. Then he lightly slashed Anakin's back while Anakin was turning around. Anakin's face darkened and he used the force to send a large rock flying straight at Savage's head.

Savage ducked and, using the situation to his advantage, swung at Anakin. Anakin stepped back just in time.

Savage Opress paused, waiting for Anakin's next move. To his surprise, Anakin swung around and sprinted off.

Anakin looked behind him and sighed in relief. He had taken him by surprise and had a few seconds. He doubled his efforts and ran even faster. While running he managed to fish out of his belt a magnetic tracker. He saw the Twilight straight in front of him, and he turned in the direction of Savage's ship. As soon as he got into throwing distance, he threw a magnetic tracker as high as he could onto Savage's ship; then he whirled around to find Savage three feet away.

Ashoka watched inside the Twilight as a cloud of dust formed around the two. She could briefly see a flash of blue and red, and then they were gone again. Almost two minutes later, she saw Anakin run out of the cloud of dust and head straight for their ship. She immediately started the Twilight and flew close to the ground next to Anakin.

Anakin jumped onto the gangplank and rushed up to the cockpit.

"Let's go." He gasped. His back was torn and bleeding, and he was covered in dust.

Ashoka began to laugh. "What's next?"

"We're going to track Savage's ship."