Ch. 21: A New Apprentice
(Above the planet of Korriban, on board the Second Malevolence, it was Ahsoka's ceremony of becoming Dooku's new apprentice. Although she hated Dooku, she hated Galen even more for supposedly leaving her to become a slave. There are now only two people she cared about; herself, and her sister, who she was separated with when Dooku took her, but little did she know that Galen freed Lena, and was now secretly taking care of her, worried that the Council won't let Lena stay since it's a link to Ahsoka's past. On the Rogue Shadow, Galen snuck food from the Resolute's mess hall to give to Lena to eat. Galen has come to love Lena like a sister, and would do anything to make Lena happy, since she looked a lot like Ahsoka, but the only thing that would make Lena happy was getting Ahsoka back, and Galen was extremely depressed about Ahsoka being in Dooku's clutches, and every time Lena asks what happened to Ahsoka, Galen didn't have the heart to tell her that she was now a enemy of the Republic. After Ahsoka's ceremony, she rose, and waited for Dooku to tell her, her first assignment.)
Dooku: You're first assignment is to attack a Republic Shipyards on Bestine. This will provide an excellent test for the second Malevolence.
Ahsoka: I still think it's a mistake to put Grievous in charge of this one, since he allowed the first Malevolence to be destroyed so easily.
Dooku: My decisions on who commands this ship are not of your concern child, your mission is to go to the base on Bestine and kill the three padawan's there, to prove that you are truly a Sith Apprentice. Now go.
(Ahsoka bowed and the holo-gram of Dooku disappeared. She then went to the bridge where General Grievous was sitting in the commander's chair and the Malevolence and its fleet consisting of three Lucrehulk Droid Command Ships, thirty Providence-class cruisers, and fifty Banking Clan frigates, entered hyperspace.)
(Meanwhile, above the planet of Bestine, Jedi Master Plo Koon was guarding the planet from Separatist attack when Wolf picked up something on the radar.)
Wolf: General! I'm picking up a large Separatist fleet exiting hyperspace!
Plo: Prepare for battle!
(A few seconds later, the fleet exited hyperspace, and all the clones and Plo looked at it with fear and disbelief, looking at the second Malevolence.)
Plo: It can't be…
Wolf: General, it's another…
Plo: Prepare to jump into hyperspace!
(As Plo's fleet got ready to flee Bestine and the upcoming battle, the Malevolence turned to its side, with the Ion Cannon facing the Republic fleet. The cannon charged and fired the Ion disk at the fleet. A few seconds later, the Ion disk goes through half of the fleet, disabling the ships, while the rest entered hyperspace, and luckily, Plo's ship was one of the few that escaped. The Separatist fleet then opened fire on the disabled ships, slaughtering them. Once the space shipyards were destroyed, Ahsoka, along with several Commando Droids, Super Battle Droids, and Droideka's got onto droid transports and flew to the planet and landed outside the oceanic shipyards, ready to destroy them.)
(Meanwhile, on board the Resolute, Anakin and his fleet were guarding a Republic Weapon's Research and Development station above Bespin when Plo's ship exited hyperspace and when he appeared on the Resolute's holo-communicator.)
Anakin: Master Plo?! What's going on? You're supposed to be protecting the shipyards in the Bestine sector!
Plo: My fleet was attacked by the separatists! And its flag ship was the Malevolence!
Anakin: What?!
Plo: It gets worse; I believe Ahsoka was leading the attack!
Galen: No…
(Plo explained what happened to Anakin and Galen, and the news of a second Malevolence and Ahsoka being part of its attack just made it worse and worse for the two. Once Plo finished, Galen did his best to hold back his tears, but a couple went down his cheeks.)
Anakin: I don't understand; how could we not see this happen?
Plo: The Dark Side has blinded us.
(Ahsoka's transport landed and she ran out, killing any clones that got in her way. After awhile, most of the clones were retreating, but they were quickly killed by the droids Ahsoka had with her. As she continued to walk through the shipyards, she saw a familer face. A human padawan that was one of her first friends at the Jedi temple, the two were so close, he knew about her and Galen's relationship.)
Ahsoka: James, long time no see.
James: Ahsoka?! What…what happened to you?
Ahsoka: I've embraced the power of the Dark Side!
James: The Dark Side…it can't be! Don't you remember that your own BOYFRIEND used to be a servant of the Dark Side and one of Dooku's pawns?!
Ahsoka: Marek was a fool to betray Dooku. He was much more powerful as Dooku's apprentice, and now, I'm going to kill you!
James: Don't do this Ahsoka, turn away from the Dark Side! You can still be saved!
Ahsoka: Maybe I don't want to be "saved". Maybe I like having the unlimited power of the Force at my disposal. Maybe I like being released from the chains of the Jedi Council. Did you ever think about that?
(Ahsoka activated her Sith Lightsaber and got in the Juyo stance and charged at James, and he activated two lightsabers and blocked Ahsoka's lightsabers just in time. She was now faster, stronger, and deadlier than she was when she was Jedi. James swung at her, but she jumped back and ran at him so fast, James couldn't see her. Ahsoka punched James in the stomach, and then in the chin, making him do several back flips in air and hit a wall. Ahsoka hit James with Force Lightning for a few minutes and stopped. She then walked over to James and put her hand over his face. A few seconds later, a purple fog came out of James head, and he could feel the life being sucked out of him, and Ahsoka could feel her energy being restored. After a few minutes, Ahsoka finished the Life Drain and James lifeless fell. Ahsoka just smiled and continued to walk, occasionally stepping over clone corpses, and droids. After a few minutes, she eventually came across a female padawan, a Togruta like herself, and another one of her closest friends that knew about her relationship with Galen.)
Ahsoka: Amy.
Amy: Ahsoka…
Ahsoka: Step aside and I'll make your death relatively painless.
Amy: I'm not going to let you take another step! You killed James!
Ahsoka: Don't be jealous, you'll join him soon enough.
(Amy just growled and activated her double-bladed lightsaber and charged at Ahsoka, but she blocked it with her lightsaber and kneed Amy in the stomach, winding her. Ahsoka charged up a Force Blast and hit Amy with it, sending the Togruta flying and going through a metal door. Ahsoka ran to Amy, and cut off her montrals, making Amy scream in pain, and Ahsoka finished Amy off by stabbing her in the chest. Ahsoka turned around and saw five clone troopers pointing their DC-15s at her, and opened fire. Ahsoka easily blocked the lasers and once she got her chance, Ahsoka hit the clones with Force Lightning, making them go through a window and drown in Bestine's oceans. Ahsoka reached the control center of the shipyard and stole the designs of several Republic ships. Ahsoka turned around and saw yet another padawan, with anger in his eyes. He had the same type of lightsabers as Maris Brood, but green blades. Ahsoka just chuckled, recognizing him as the third and final close friend she had that knew about her secret relationship.)
Ahsoka: Michael. You seem a bit angry. What's wrong? Mad you lost your girlfriend Amy?
Michael: I LOVED HER! AND NOW, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!
Ahsoka: I don't know why you're so upset. She never liked you, let alone loved you.
Michael: SHUT UP!
Ahsoka: Hmm…it appears you're all talk and no action.
Michael: I'll make you eat those words…
(Ahsoka just smiled and activated her lightsaber as Michael jumped and locked sabers with her. Michael broke the lock and swung wildly at his enemy, but Ahsoka blocked them all with ease. Michael did a Force Push, but Ahsoka easily blocked it and did a more powerful blast, sending him flying and into a computer counsel. Ahsoka threw balls of lightning at Michael, and the counsel exploded. Michael was barely gripping onto his life, when Ahsoka started choking him with the Force.)
Michael: Kill me Ahsoka; let me be with Amy in the Force, please….
(Ahsoka balled her hand into a fist, and a crack, and Michael gurgling, then going limp, meant he was dead. Ahsoka dropped the corpse and went back to her transport and took off towards the Malevolence. She went to the bridge, and the commander walked to her.)
Ahsoka: Droid, fire the Malevolence's secondary weapon and fire at the Bestine Shipyards!
Droid: Yes mistress.
(The droids pressed buttons on the computer counsels and a disk underneath the Malevolence similar to the ones that fire Ion Disk, but a large proton beam fired and destroyed the main shipyard and the resulting waves the size of large tsunamis made the smaller shipyards sink. Once all the shipyards and Republic cruisers sunk to the body of the ocean. The CIS fleet entered hyperspace, and the holo-gram of Dooku appeared, and Ahsoka bowed before him.)
Ahsoka: The shipyards are destroyed my master and I killed the three padawan's like you requested.
Dooku: Excellent work Tano, now return to Korriban for your next assignment.
Ahsoka: Yes master.
(On the Resolute, Galen was fighting PROXY, who was using his Dooku program, and Lena was watching from a safe location, and Galen was showing no mercy to Dooku. Galen picked Dooku up and threw him into a wall, and Galen stabbed Dooku in the chest three times, and PROXY's holo-gram of Dooku fizzled and PROXY appeared.)
PROXY: You seem to be getting more aggressive master.
Galen: I'm sorry if I damaged you badly PROXY.
PROXY: It's alright master.
Galen: Come on Lena, bed time.
Lena: But…*yawn*…I'm not tired Galen.
Galen: So you're yawning because…
(Lena gave a defeated huff and Galen picked her up and tucked her into her bed. After kissing her forehead, Galen turned on the Holo-Net, and saw the headlines about the attack on Bestine. He growled and fried the holo-screen with Force Lightning, making it explode. Galen then fell asleep, and a few hours later, he felt someone climbing onto him, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Lena.)
Galen: What's wrong Lena?
Lena: I had a bad dream.
Galen: You want to tell me about it?
Lena: Ahsoka tried to kill me.
(Lena began crying and Galen just stroked her back, and she cried for forty minutes, and when she stopped, she went to sleep, and Galen put her in his bed and tucked her in and got on the other side. Galen went to sleep, silently crying about Ahsoka falling to the Dark Side, and all he can do is hope that he can turn her, before she gets killed.)
End of Chapter