Death Watch

by Miss Singing in the Rain

Ahsoka, Barriss, and Tanya are reunited. Their mission: Investigate and find Death Watch's base. But, when they find not only Death Watch, but an entire Seperatist conspiracy, they realize that it's not just their lives on their lives on the line.

14. Death Watch: Part 14

Death Watch: Part 14

Ahsoka and Tanya continued to search the wreckage for some sign of Barriss.

Barriss cannot be dead, Ahsoka thought. She just can't!

Ahsoka and Tanya continued to look until Master Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker walked up. "Ahsoka, Tanya are you two alright? Where's Barriss?" Anakin asked. Ahsoka and Tanya looked at each other, lost for words and pained expressions on both their faces.

"Oh no," Obi-Wan breathed, reading their expressions.

Tanya swallowed before explaining. "We set the bombs and tried to get out. Death Watch caught us, but Ahsoka and I were able get away through the vents. Barriss was too big so she had to go the long way. The bombs blew before she could make it out." Ahsoka and Tanya both hung their heads, mourning the loss of their friend. Obi-Wan and Anakin looked at each other, faces grim.

"I'm sorry to hear that, Tanya. Barriss will be missed," Obi-Wan replied. "But we shouldn't forget her sacrifice."

"I couldn't agree more, Master Kenobi," Tanya said, finally lifting her head.

"Death Watch is evacuating, as we speak," Obi-Wan told them. "But, it may take them a while to get their transports off the ground. We suspect that they're abandoning the mandalorian iron but we promised the mandalorian government we'd help them take care of Death Watch."

"So, our plan is for you two to sneak on board the main transports, set some bombs, and ground them," Anakin added. Ahsoka and Tanya glanced at each other before answering.

"I believe that Barriss would have wanted us to complete our mission," Tanya voiced.

"I think so too. But, I wouldn't feel right if we didn't at least find Barriss' body," Ahsoka agreed.

"We'll send a squad to search for her body. Don't worry, we'll find her," Anakin told them.

"But, if your going to destroy the transports, you'd better get moving," Obi-Wan instructed. He and Anakin gave them clone trooper backpack filled to the brim with explosives. They called for a squad to search for Barriss' body before running off to distract Death Watch while the padawans destroy the transports. Tanya pulled the backpack higher on her shoulders before turning to Ahsoka.

"Well, in Barriss' own words, 'We still have a job to do.'"