Chapter 11
Kanan
I walked over to Ahsoka's room, feeling unsure about what I would say. This will be hard for her, but she needs to know what happened. We need to know if something is going on.
I knocked on her door and waited. She opened the door quickly. She studied my face for a moment. I probably looked tired.
"Hi, Kanan," Ahsoka greeted.
"Hi, Ahsoka. We need to talk. Do you have a minute?" I asked.
"Please, come in," she said, politely. She let me in and closed the door to give us some privacy. "What do you need to talk about?"
"I don't know how to explain this. Ezra saw a vision of you last night or it might have been a memory. We're not sure," I tried to be as clear as possible.
"What happened in the memory?" Ahsoka's brow furrowed.
"He said he saw your younger counterpart turn to the Dark Side and you were under the control of the Son, some kind of Force-user…" I told her.
"I remember that name. My master and I were stranded on a planet called Mortis. It was a planet ruled by the Father, Son, and Daughter." Ahsoka's eyes brightened in recognition. "Wait. In the memory, I turned to the Dark Side?"
"Yes. Ezra showed me what happened through our Force bond. The Son wanted to kill the Father, so he used you to fight your master and Obi-Wan. When you handed him the sword, he touched your forehead and then you were gone."
Ahsoka closed her eyes. This put a huge weight on her shoulders.
"Ahsoka, do you have any idea how you were resurrected?" I asked.
"No. I don't even remember half of what you're describing," Ahsoka put her head in her hands, looking older than she actually is. "Maybe there's a way we can-"
"Shhh," I cut her off. I could sense something coming. It was coming through the cooling ducts. "Ezra, get down here." I said. I should have known the kid would follow me.
Ezra made his way through the cooling ducts and landed in front of us. He had a sheepish look on his face.
"I want to help," Ezra shrugged, as if eavesdropping was no big deal.
"As I was saying," Ahsoka said. "I know a way we can find out the whole story. The three of us have to meditate. It's the only way to get answers."
I nodded. We sat near each other in a triangular formation. I concentrated on my breathing and relaxed. I thought about the memory and I got results immediately.
The Daughter was on the ground, dying from the sword wound. She looks at her father and points at Ahsoka. The Father understands what she is trying to tell him. The Father gestured for Anakin to kneel in front of the Father, but facing away from Ahsoka and the Daughter.
"Then let my daughter's last act be to breathe life into your friend," The Father said.
Anakin touches Ahsoka and the Daughter's foreheads. Light fills Anakin, Ahsoka, and the Daughter's eyes. This lasts for a few seconds before Anakin falls forward and is on his hands and knees. He looks down at Ahsoka, but she is motionless.
Ahsoka coughs and immediately sits up to catch her breath. Anakin quickly crouches in front of Ahsoka and embraces her.
Anakin chuckles, sheepishly. "Hey, Snips."
"What's… going on?" Ahsoka asks, tiredly. She notices Obi-Wan, too.
"Uhh… not much. It's good to see you," Anakin says.
Anakin helps her back onto her feet and Obi-Wan hands her the lightsaber that fell from her hand.
"As the balance of this world crumbles, so shall war escalate in your galaxy. As my son has descended into the Dark Side, so have the Sith gained strength," The Father said.
The memory ended there. I looked at Ahsoka to observe her reaction. It was like a missing piece of information had finally been found in her mind.
"That makes sense," Ahsoka said to herself.
"Care to elaborate?" Ezra asked.
"Light cannot live without the Dark," Ahsoka muttered.
"What this means is that you are the very essence of the Light Side, Ahsoka," I realized the truth.
"Really?" Ezra was a little too excited about this turn of events.
"Right," Ahsoka said. "My master ended up being the one to kill the Son. Since the Daughter gave her life for mine, her energy was relocated to my body."
"If your master was the one to kill the Son, then where did the Son's energy go when his physical body died?" I asked.
"That is the burning question," Ahsoka said. "The Father represented balance. He may not have relocated his energy after he died."
"So, as long as the Light and the Dark coexist in a physical form, the Force will always be balanced?" Ezra asked.
"That's right," Ahsoka said.
"If the Empire found out about this, you would be number one on their hit list," Ezra said.
Oh, wonderful. Another thing we need to worry about, I thought. "Which is why we must keep this between us. No one can know about this."
"Got it," Ezra said. "But this also means that if we find whoever is being controlled by the energy of the Son, we can end this war."
"That's easier said than done," I said.
"No, it's not," Ahsoka shook her head.
"You know who it is?" I asked.
"Yes," Ahsoka said, closing her eyes. "Barriss Offee."
