Hello! I totally forgot that Ahsoka had white lightsabers instead of green so thanks for telling me! ^_^

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Anakin groaned as he opened his eyes. Everything was a blurry white. He could hear someone calling out to him, but the loud pounding in his head made the words incomprehensible. What had happened? He remembered checking up on the Padawans, but then after that, all he could recall was a dark red. After a couple of moments, his eyesight cleared and the pounding lessened significantly. He became aware of his surroundings and felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Anakin, Anakin!"

He turned his head, making the bed creak with the motion, and saw his former master, "Obi-Wan?" He sat up carefully, not wanting to make his pounding head even worse. "Where are we? What happened? Is everything ok? More importantly, is everyone ok? Also, why-"

Obi-Wan cut him off, "Breath, Anakin, breath. Yes, everyone is okay," the weary master gained a sorroful look. "well almost everyone."

"What? Who-" Obi-Wan held his hand up, holding a lightsaber that Anakin could reconize anywhere.

"A-ahsoka!'

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Meanwhile in a near by room, Petro was watching over Katooni. She, having recived more extensive injuries, was still sleeping. Petro couldn't help but have a sense of failure. He had failed to protect the family, the rune, and Katooni. He had let his master down and Master Bonteri had sacrificed herself to save them. The Jedi Padawan was brought out of his contemplation when he felt Katooni stir.

"Katooni!"

"P-petro?" the Tholothian asked. Petro grabbed her hand.

"Your awake! I'm so sorry, I wasn't there for you!"

Katooni looked straight into her fellow Padawan's eyes, "Why are you sorry? I am sorry. I am just too weak I let him get me."

"Don't say that every again, Katooni, you are NOT weak!"

Katooni smiled, "You really think so?"

"I know so!" He forced a smile, but the feeling of failure still weighed heavily on him.

Katooni saw his distress, "What's wrong?"

"What? Nothing's wrong!"

"Petro, I've known you for a while now. I don't even need to use the Force."

His smiled dropped and his head lowered, "I-It's just that I am a loser!"

"You are not a loser!"

"Really? The Sith have the rune, your hurt, and when it was time for me to step up I failed! Master Bonteri is in danger because she had to save us. It sure sounds like I am a loser!"

"Hey! None of that was your fault! You did your best and that's what counts! You encouraged me when I need it. That's not a sign of loser; it's a sign of a leader."

Feeling better after Katooni's Pep talk, Petro gave a small but genuine smile, "Thanks, Tooni."

Katooni pulled Petro in for a hug, "No problem. Promise not to call yourself a loser ever again?"

"Only if you will stop calling yourself weak."

"Deal." After a couple of moments, Katooni broke the hug to look at Petro, "Now tell me, What happened to Master Bonteri?"

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Anakin sat on the edge of the bed, covering his face with his hand, "So you think that Ahsoka may have gone willingly?"

"I believe so. We were found at the Senator's mansion by the police and were quickly sent here to the hospital. So how did we get from the sewer to the surface, and if Ahsoka got captured then why would the enemy let us live? Ahsoka must have gone with them in return for sparring us."

"Why does she have to be so selfless?" Anakin yelled in anger, "I'm going after them!"

"And what? Get yourself killed?" Obi-Wan yelled back, "It's obvious that we were being controlled, easily might I add. We need to counterattack swiftly, but smartly. Besides Ahsoka is strong; she will pull through."

Anakin sighed as he released his anger to the Force. His anger wasn't helping him and nor would it help Ahsoka. "I hate it when your right."

"I know you do. Come, let us inform the Council on this situation."

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Eleesha sighed as she refueled The New Horizon. The group had gotten back a hour ago. She had already dropped off Seko and Master Vor'en at the Med center, and the younglings had run off to their quarters, not without thanking Eleesha first though. Usually, Eleesha would have headed straight to the Council Room to debrief, but for some reason she wasn't feeling up to it. This is why she was refiling the ship. The mission had been exhausting. She would have to rate it the first, no wait, maybe second craziest mission ever. There was another time that involved rancors, pirates, droids, and clones.

She placed the refueling can beside her and wiped her forehead. Hmm, maybe I should see Seko later. After all, I have nothing else to do. She thought.

"Padawan Altari?" Asked a raspy familiar voice.

The said padawan jumped slightly. She turned and met the face of Plo Koon. Her face fell slightly when she saw the council member. He was defiantly here to take her for a debrief,"Aa, Master Plo, How are you?"

"Your late by 2 rotations. Furthermore, we lost contact with you for about a rotation." He paused and hand gestured her, "Care to explain?"

Eleesha flinched slightly. All things considered, being late by only 2 rotations was quite a feat. After all, they went on a rescue mission, and made a slight detour to Tatooine. She stubbles over her words,"I ummm...well...You..see..."

Plo Koon cut her off, and placed a hand on her shoulder, "You can tell the whole council about it at another is something urgent that we must inform you of." They started walking out of the ship in complete silence.

Eleesha couldn't help but feel slightly nervous. What was so urgent? Did something go wrong? What had happened?

As the moments passed, the silence was starting to kill the Pantoran. Plo Koon saw this and took pity on her and broke the silence. "You know, I heard all about your little adventure."

Eleesha gasped in shock, "Ehhh? How?"

"Hmm, I heard it from a little chatty Youngling. You are very famous in all the Youngling's eyes now." Plo chuckled, "Apparently they titled your adventure as Padawan Altari: The Super, Awesome, and Really Cool, Rescue!"

The Padawan's mouth dropped open, "Really?! They told all that in an HOUR!"

Eleesha's face doubled Master Plo's amusement even more, "Haven't you heard? News travels fast in the temple of stories and tales."

The Pantoran pouted, "I guess it's true then." She sighed, "Master would be laughing her head off right about now." A solemn look crossed the Jedi Master's face instantly. Surprised by the change of emotion, Eleesha apologized, "Sorry, did I say something wrong?"

Plo looked her in the eye, and gave a sad sigh, "No need to apologize, young one. It's not your fault." They stopped in front of the High Council chambers, "Wait here, will call you when we are ready."

Eleesha nodded her head, "Right." Plo entered through the doors and Eleesha was left alone with her thoughts.

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"I can't thank you enough, Master Jedi!" cried Lori as the family said goodbye to the Jedi, "Thank you for protecting our family!"

Obi-Wan bowed, "No need to thank us, after all we didn't really protect you."

Orlando objected, "Nonsense! You all did everything in your power to protect us. Heck, Master Bonteri sacrificed herself to protect us. This deserves our undying gratitude! Are you sure you don't want any assistance from Cloud City in aiding you in your search for Master Bonteri?"

Anakin shook the senator's hand, "We appreciate the offer, but no thanks we wouldn't want you to get you involved more than you have to."

"Fine then, but we will keep an eye out for her on Cloud City then, and if we fined any clues to where they went we will notify you immediately."

"I think it is our turn to be grateful." Obi-Wan said.

"We want to do all we can for Master Bonteri. After all she has done I would like to say my thanks in person." Lori stated.

Next to them Chloe and Curt were saying bye to Katooni and Petro.

"Thank you for helping us with the statue, Jedi Katooni!" Chloe said as she hugged Katooni.

"Yeah, you cut really well! Every piece was perfect!" Curt added.

The said Padawan gave a smile, "No problem. It was fun helping out."

Petro gave a quizzical look, "Wait, when did you help them?"

"When you were out playing guard."

"I see, and, for the record, I wasn't playing guard; I was one."

"Yeah, sure."

"Alright you two. Time to get going." Anakin placed his hand on his Padawan.

"Durian, you come over here and say thanks to the kind Jedi!" Lori yelled at her other son who was a couple of feet away from the group.

Durian came over slowly and stood next to his siblings, "You know I never really liked Jedi, they were always so calm and indifferent during the war and it seemed like they didn't care about anyone but their own. Now I see that the Jedi do care, thank you for saving me and my family, and I hope that Jedi Bonteri will return home safely."

Obi-Wan bowed again, "I am glad we were able to change your view about the Jedi."

Orlando bowed as well, "I think this experience has changed all of our views in some way." He paused, then spoke softly so that only the Jedi could hear, "What about the rune? It was supposed to be destroyed! What happens now that its power is with an powerful enemy?"

"Don't worry about that." Anakin assured.

"Yes, we will take care of this matter. The Jedi Council is developing a plan as we speak." the older Jedi Master stroked his beard.

"Yeah, plus Master Bonteri wouldn't want you to worry! Peace will return just as it always has." Katooni smiled.

Obi-Wan raised his eyebrows, "Wise words. I couldn't have said it better."

Anakin grinned proudly, "See, I am a good teacher!"

An uneasy feeling came upon Petro when Katooni said those words. He mulled over everything from the mission. They had gotten captured, lost the rune, and had lost Ahsoka. Although, he knew that they had done their best and that none of this was his fault (thanks to Katooni). It still didn't completely get rid of the guilt and the fear that was latching on to his heart. They had lost so how could they still have hope that peace would return? He was so lost in thought that he barely registered the multiple farewells that were passing back and forth.

"Bye!"

"Catch you later then!"

"Farewell!"

"See ya!"

"Goodbye!"

With that, the Jedi got aboard their ship. Anakin sat in the pilot seat, pressing buttons with his right hand and holding the control with his left. Katooni sat besides her master in the co-pilot chair. Obi-Wan stood in the background keeping an eye on his Padawan, who was still deep in thought. The ship rose slowly into the atmosphere, but before the ship took off Petro saw the family embracing each other. It was then he remembered that they hadn't lost everything. He remembered why the Jedi fought so hard against evil, why they would press on when they failed, why Master Bonteri gave herself up, and why Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Katooni had confidence that peace would return. They fought, not for fighting's sake, but to defend all the good in the universe, and good always won. Even though the future was ever so clouded, they could alway trust that at the end of fog there was a bright sun shining, awaiting them. They just had to press through the clouds, and not let it keep them back.

"You okay, Petro?" Obi-Wan asked.

He smiled, "Yeah, just thinking."

"Thinking? What were you thinking about?" Of course, Obi-Wan sensed his Padawan's revelation already.

"I just remember the reason for why we are fighting."

"What are we fighting for?"

"For good and for peace."

Obi-Wan smiled, "You make your old man proud. Now go sit down, we entering hyperspace soon."

"So you admit that your old?" Petro moved towards his seat.

"Hahaha." Obi-Wan sat down in his seat. The mission was, in a sense, a fail, but no lives had been lost and they had gotten the family back. He sensed that Petro and Katooni had matured more through the mission. The mission teaches what I can not. The Jedi Master thought to himself. He was worried about Ahsoka; they didn't know what Xylem wanted with her. He knew whatever it was it wasn't good. They would rescue her though. Lux and Mina Bonteri were not going to be without a wife and a mom, and Eleesha was not going to be without a master. The Jedi would make sure of it.

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That's it for now! Next chapter Eleesha is told the news. Thanks for reading and reviewing as always! This chapter is dedicated to 1 Chronicles 19:13.

"Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our cities of our God. The LORD will do what is good in his sight." NIV