True bond chapter 14
"Ani listen to me carefully" Padme said looking into her husbands eyes. "Tell me who Ahsoka is Padme. I know I know her from somewhere and I want to know now" Anakin said. Padme sighed and looked down "…Ani it's not safe…just know that she was a person who cared deeply for you" Padme said.
Anakin opened his mouth to argue with his wife when he heard a ship landing. He turned his head and saw the ship that Rex had taken to gather the supplies. Anakin stood up "We will talk about this later, we need to get those supplies unloaded" Anakin said walking toward the landing bay.
Padme gave a sigh of relief, luckily Rex showed up when he did. She knew sooner or later her husband would ask about Ahsoka again. Padme got up and walked inside of the base to find her children.
"General Samuel thank you for your service to the Empire and to me" Wraeththu said with a pleased purr as she looked at the holographic image of Samuel. "Relay the location of the Rebel base to my ship" Wraeththu said. "As you wish" Samuel said as he began relaying the location.
Wraeththu ended the com channel as the data pulled up on a screen in front of her. "Rigs" Wraeththu said turning to look at the man. "Yes lady Wraeththu?" he asked approaching the women. "We have the location of the Rebel base set course for Yavin Four" she said. "Shall I assemble the rest of the fleet?" he asked. "No my troops will suffice get the ship into hyperspace" Wraeththu said turning from the man and walking off of the bridge.
Wraeththu sat in her chambers reaching out with the force and touched the bond that she shared with her master. "Master I'm coming" Wraeththu said. Wraeththu's hands trailed down to her sabers, she was itching to drive them in to Rex's heart and the rest of the Rebels.
"How did the supply ship go?" Anakin asked helping Rex carry the supplies down the ramp and in to the base. "Better than expected that's for sure" Rex replied. Anakin nodded and went back up to the ramp grabbing another container. "What all did we get?" Anakin asked, Rex opened some of the crates "Medical supplies, ammunition as well as weapons" Rex replied.
Anakin nodded and dug through some of the medical supplies "You know I've been wanting to ask you something Rex" he said. Rex looked at him "Sure what is it?" Rex asked. Anakin continued to dig though some of the medical supplies "Well there is someone, I can't recall who she is and I was wondering if you knew her?" Anakin asked.
"Who?" Rex asked pulling the last crate off of the shuttle. "Her name is Ahsoka Tano…" Anakin replied trailing off as he pulled a beeping sensor. "She..ah-" Rex started "What's this?" Anakin asked coming over to Rex showing it to him. Rex's eyes winded "That's a tracker…we have been tracked here" Rex said. "Master I'm coming" Anakin shook his head, "We need to alert the Rebels" Rex said running into the base.
Anakin looked up and saw a massive Star Destroyer exiting hyperspace directly above the planets surface. "She's here…" Anakin muttered and ran quickly to the base to get his to his family.
"Get to your ships! Everyone get to your ships the Empire is here" Padme yelled running as fast as her legs could carry her though the base toward a hanger where her son and daughter were waiting with Obi-wan. Anakin ran quickly through the halls as the base shook from a bombardment of blaster fire from Imperial bombers.
Anakin rounded a corner quickly to get to the hanger, the ship where his wife and kids were waiting was now in sight. Another blast caused the ceiling to collapse in front of him blocking his path "blast" he muttered. "Obi-wan I'm going to have to find another way to the ship" he said into his communicator. "Copy that but hurry Anakin" Obi-wan replied.
Wraeththu's shuttled landed outside of the Rebel base "Under no circumstance are you to harm the Emperor, kill the rest" Wraeththu ordered to the stormtroopers who flanker her side. Wraeththu activated her crimson blades as she walked toward the base, she cut down the pathetic rebels who tried to defend the main entrance.
Rex ran through the temple quickly he heard the sound of blaster fire coming from the main entrance. He leaned around the corner and saw stormtroopers engaged with rebel troops. He pulled out his blaster pistol and fired at the stormtroopers rapidly, he ducked behind cover next to some of the rebels.
"Toss me a grenade" Rex said to the rebel next to him, he took the grenade from the rebel's hand. Rex looked over the container that he had taken cover from and threw the grenade at the stormtroopers who were closing in on them. The grenade exploded in the center of the group of stormtroopers killing them.
One of the rebels sighed in relief "Thanks for the support I thought we were de-" the trooper stopped and grasped his throat gasping for air. The room became cold and the air hard to breathe; Rex instantly recognized what was happening. "Get out of here! RUN!" Rex yelled loudly coming out from behind the cover and looked up as the apprentice of the Emperor appeared.
Wraeththu hurled one of her saber toward a rebel that had just stood up to run from cover severing his body in half. Her red eyed gaze turned toward the sound of a person yelling "REX!" she screamed and started in a full blown run after him. Rex fired a couple blaster bolts over his shoulder and he ran down the hall with the Sith after him.
Rex ran as fast as he could turning down different hallways, he had to give Anakin and the others enough time to escape. He looked back over his shoulder and didn't find Wraeththu behind him. "Just to be sure" he said throwing a grenade behind him, it exploded causing the tunnel to collapse behind him. As the dust cleared Rex took a moment to catch his breath, he hadn't ran that fast or as long since the Clone Wars.
He turned to continue down the hallway when he heard some of the rubble behind begin to shift. Then the all the rubble that was blocking the way was blasted away, Rex covered his eyes as rubble flew toward him and coughed as dust filled his lungs. Rex opened his eyes again and his coughing subsided, dust still filled the tunnel making it hard to see; but through the dust Rex saw a pair of red glowing eyes and two crimson blades walking toward him.
Rex pulled his blaster up and fired rapidly, pulling the trigger as fast as his finger could. "He trusted you, you were his friend" the words of the lady Sith rang through the tunnel carrying such anger. "He was hurting innocents! I didn't sign up to kill innocent people" Rex yelled as he continued to fire his blaster at the Sith.
Wraeththu deflected the bolts with great ease "You tired to kill him" she said walking closer to him. "Because of what he became! Anakin Skywalker would never kill innocent people!" Rex said as he depleted the power cell in his one remaining blaster pistol. Wraeththu laughed "You have no idea what my master would do to you if he had his memories but I guess I will have to deal the punishment for betrayal" Wraeththu said now only feet away from the man.
Wraeththu extended her hand and blasted Rex back against a way with a loud thud "but no matter, when my master and I are reunited I will make sure to snuff out this pathetic
Rebellion" Wraeththu said. Rex groaned under the invisible grasp of Wraeththu and now she was only mere feet from him.
"Over my dead body" Rex said. "That's the idea" Wraeththu said with a wicked smile across her face bringing her sabers up for the killing blow. Rex used all his strength to press the activation button on a grenade he had in his left hand. The grenade exploded sent Wraeththu flying back, her back smashed into a wall and she landed on a knee.
Rex landed on his knees "Damn that hurt" he said breathing heavily, luckily his advanced armor could protect from grenades, he just didn't think at that close of a range. He looked back up and saw Wraeththu standing back up even more enraged that she already was. He pulled another grenade from his belt and hurled it at the Sith.
The EMP grenade blew up right next to Wraeththu causing her mechanical arm to spark and malfunction, her saber dropped from her mechanical hand. Wraeththu snarled and sent lightning toward Rex from her flesh hand causing Rex to smash into the wall again and fry in his armor.
Wraeththu watch as he body melted and became ash, she called her other saber to her hand and placed it on her belt. Wraeththu heard the engines of a shuttle began to fire up "Master" she said turning and ran down the hall.
Anakin was busy fighting off Imperial Stormtroopers as the last ship was warming up. They weren't firing at him however which confused him. They instead fired upon Obi-wan and Luke who were next to him helping hold off the stormtroopers. "Anakin you and Luke need to get on that ship get out of here" Obi-wan said deflecting another bolt back at a trooper. "No way Obi-wan I am not leaving you here" Anakin said, Luke cut a trooper in half "Dad we have to go before more Imperials show up we cant hold them off forever" Luke said.
From the far end of the hanger Anakin saw a crimson blade come out of a door way. "Anakin go now get out of here!" Obi-wan yelled, Anakin watched as the wielder of the crimson blade came further into the room "Wraeththu…" Anakin muttered. "Master" Wraeththu replied through their bond as she cut down a rebel who had boldly tried to fight off the Sith.
"Luke get your father on the ship now!" Obi-wan yelled as he cut down the last trooper in the room. Anakin was frozen in place as he looked at Wraeththu, the firm hand of his son yanking him back toward the ship's ramp drew him back to reality. "I…I know her" Anakin said as he was forced onto the ramp by his son.
Obi-wan stepped in front of Wraeththu holding his blue lightsaber in a defensive stance. Wraeththu looked down at the old Jedi then back up at the ship that was beginning to raise off the ground, then at her master who stood on the ramp. Obi-wan swung his lightsaber at Wraeththu but she casually waved her hand which sent the Jedi flying into some crates "Your death will come soon enough" she said.
Wraeththu turned her attention toward the ship as the ramp was beginning to rise and she extended her one good hand and gripped the ship in a invisible grasp. The ship began to move forward but then was jerked backward by Wraeththu's force grip. The ships thrusters burned brighter and began to move forward again.
Wraeththu tightened her grip on the ship more causing the frame of the ship to shake and bend. "Dad we have to break free!" Leia said now standing next to her father but he seemed so focused on the Sith lady that he must not have heard her.
Obi-wan groaned and stood back up, he looked up and saw Wraeththu begin to pull the ship back down. He ignited his saber and ran at the women slashing at her. Wraeththu's concentration was broken and she glared at the Jedi shocking him with lightning "Damn it old man stay down!" she growled.
The ship surged forward and pulled out of the hanger then it was jerked back again. Luke used to force to try and push the Sith lady away but it seemed to have little if any effect on her. "Dad help me!" Luke yelled trying to get his father's attention.
Anakin didn't break his gaze from Wraeththu "I know you…" he muttered, he raked his brain for clarity trying to remember. Obi-wan sat up again "man that hurt" he groaned, he looked up and saw the ship being pulled back into the hanger. Obi-wan forced himself to his feet again activating his saber once again and charged at the Sith lady.
"Damn it I said stay down!" Wraeththu yelled releasing her grip from the ship and blasted Obi-wan with more lightning sending him flying back against a wall the impact must have had the satisfying effect Wraeththu had been hoping for because Obi-wan did not raise up again.
"Punch it!" Luke yelled toward the cockpit, the ship surged forward again and made it out of the hanger and started to lift off. Wraeththu ran out of the hanger into the open woods "Your not getting away with my master" she said gathering the darkside within her. Wraeththu sent a blast of force energy toward the ship as it took off "Oh shit!" Luke yelled jumping back into the loading bay.
All the trees around Wraeththu were either torn from their roots or knocked down as the wave of energy struck the ship on the left side causing the ship to tilt and the ramp to fall open. Wraeththu then grabbed a hold of Anakin with the force and yanked him from the ship. "Dad no!" Leia yelled trying to dive after her father to help him but when she looked over the edge he was falling toward the ground.
The ship took off with a smoking left thruster but made it away with Luke, Leia and Padme safely inside. Wraeththu found Anakin laying on the ground unconscious from the impact of when he hit the ground. She kneeled down beside him and touched him gently, she was relieved to feel the steady rise and fall of his chest. Wraeththu's mechanical arm was functioning again but it was still twitching, she carefully picked him up and carried him to a imperial shuttle.
A trooper ran up to Wraeththu "Some of the rebels have surrendered what are your orders?" he asked. Wraeththu turned her head and looked at the trooper "kill them all" she said then walked onto the shuttle and took her back to her Star Destroyer.