Glad you all enjoyed the last chapter. I will admit it was my first attempt of adding some humor in my story, the only comedy I like is slapstick like Tom and Jerry and the Three Stooges, same goes for the Simpsons.

Anyways, Spartan 626, I agree with you that about the frying pan part, but I think I can work that into this chapter for a wakeup call for our hero, maybe even my favorite quote from a certain destructive and funny baby character from an old show.

The male Togruta I brought in last chapter, his true identity will be revealed this chapter as well.

Disclaimers are the same as before, please enjoy.

Chapter 25: Scars of the Past part 2

March 20th 2019 20BBY

Ryloth, Tann Province, Syndulla residence

1200 hours

Cassie's point of view

I figured after Saleucami, Tatooine, D'Qar and Mandalore we would have found Robert on Ryloth staying with Cham and Hera, but I was wrong. Cham hadn't seen Robert since he left Coruscant when Tarkin accused him of murder. Now that he was cleared of all charges but the bounty on his head was still up.

I asked Boba, Rako, Sugi, Embo and Latts Razzi to keep their eyes and ears open for any intel or signs of Robert. I knew that Boba and Rako would help since they owed Robert a great deal, but I was surprised that Robert he saved the last three from bounty hunters like Bossok and Aurra who were hired to kill the three.

It even came to my surprise that the Bounty Hunter and avid swoop racer, Dengar who owed the kid for helping Boba. Kind of surprising though, since he made a pass at me, but I told him I was already in a relationship so he backed off quickly.

I was disappointed that Cham hadn't seen the kid and was starting to lose hope that Robert had been killed by someone or someone's who were trying to collect the bounty on his head. Rex and even Ahsoka told me that we would find him.

Fenrir then informed us that several Sabaoth Squadron ships had been shot down over the Mid Rim world of Takodana, a planet with a popular castle that was like a bar and motel for people of all walks of life from travelers to smugglers. But the info that caught my attention was that all of the ships were shot down by a single heavily customized ARC-170 starfighter. I knew in my mind that it was Robert in the Strike.

From what Fenrir told us, the owner of the castle Maz Kanata was a kind and understanding individual and known collector of artifacts such as ancient lightsabers from the days of Revan, Meetra Surik and other items.

Robert always mentioned he wanted to find a planet similar to Earth and set up a refugee facility to help those that have been affected by the war get the much-needed help they required while their homes were being rebuilt. The idea was given to Bail, Padme and other senators who wanted to assist the ones suffering from this war and put together a list of planets far away from the frontlines of battle and safe from those who would take advantage of the desperate.

"S6, set coordinates to Takodana. Time to pay Maz a visit." Fenrir said to his astrodroid. S6 inputted the coordinates and with a pull of the lever, we entered hyperspace bound for the planet the kid was hiding on.

"So, what can you tell me about Maz?" I asked the moment we arrived at the planet and landed near the castle. "She's been known as the pirate queen since she gives out credits, equipment and connections to up and coming smugglers, bounty hunters and mercenaries." Fenrir said as the ship landed and a cold winter breeze blew by our faces. "She's run this watering hole for a thousand years and is a bit of acquired taste. Erik and I have done a few jobs for her collecting artifacts and other trinkets she has been searching for. Lightsabers, blasters, armor and a few holocrons. She probably won't know you general so let me do the talking and whatever you don't stare." He added as we made it to the front door.

"At what?" Barriss, Rex, Ahsoka and I said at the same time. "Any of it." Fenrir said as we entered the building and found a bunch of mercenaries, bounty hunters and smugglers of various species eating, drinking, chatting, ogling the twi'lek dancers and playing cards. "Hey Maz, guess who's back." Erik shouted and a small humanoid with white hair, orange skin and blue eyes with a pair of goggles above her eyes.

"Fenrir Bralor." The women shouted as everyone stared at us. "Oh boy…" Fenrir whispered. "Hey Maz." He said as Maz walked over to us. "I take it you don't have any artifacts of relics for me." Maz said bluntly. "No, sorry. I am here on business. I was wondering if you had seen a modified ARC-170 in the last few weeks?" The young Mandalorian asked.

"You're after the Lone Wolf, aren't you? I know you are working for the Republic as a special operations commander so you should know that the boy is innocent." Maz said to us. "We know my nephew is innocent, that's why we're here." I said kneeling down to Maz's level who then looked at me for a good two minutes before pulling away from me. "You're his aunt, aren't you? All of you come with me." Maz said urgently and led us to one of the spare rooms in the back.

Entering the room, we were shocked to see Robert lying on a bed breathing heavily and with a bacta patch on his upper left chest and a male Togruta fighter pilot sitting by the bed. "What happened!?" I asked Maz.

The Togruta turned his head and was about to answer my question when he spotted Ahsoka. "Ahsoka! Is it you?" the pilot asked. I looked to Ahsoka confused who then looked at me with the 'I don't know look' before she responded. "Do I know you?" she asked.

"It's me, Ranas. Ranas Tano, I'm your older brother." The Togruta said. Ahsoka was taken aback by this comment. "M-my brother? That's not true that's impossible, I am an only child." She stated. "That's not true. Dad had a wife before you but she died when I was born and then married another women and you were born after that. Sadly, your birth mother died in birth as well and then pirates attacked Shili when you were three and killed dad. We both know what happened after that." Ranas explained, started to cry and pulled Ahsoka into a hug. "I have missed you sis, I have been searching for you for eighteen years and now I have found you." Ranas said.

"Ok family reunion aside, what happened to my nephew?" I asked again holding back my own tears. "I was playing Sabacc with a bunch of others and the Zeltron that was playing the game accused me of cheating when I won the pot. He pulled a blaster on me and would have killed me had it not been for the boy here. He took the blaster bolt meant for me and saved my life. He has been unconscious for three days." Ranas explained.

"That's Robert for you. He is always willing to put himself in harm's way to protect the innocent. Wonder if he knew that Ranas was your brother Ahsoka?" Barriss asked. Before anyone could answer, Robert awoke sweating like a pig and looking very disoriented. "Who's the mama where's the mama?" he asked.

I chuckled and hit him in the head with a frying pan I grabbed from the hall. "That should work." I said as Robert shock his head. "WHAT THE HELL!?" he shouted before looking at us. "Oh, its you. Come to kill me?" He asked.

I resisted the urge to laugh and explained everything that transpired while he was 'on the lamb'.

"I already knew I was innocent, but it doesn't matter now. Not after what I've done." He said sadly. This caught my attention. "What do you mean?" I asked my nephew. "You know about what I went through with those terrorists and how I was saved by a guy named Walker? Let's just say you don't know the whole story." Robert stated.

Roberts point of view

"When I was rescued from the clutches of those Nazi wannabe's, the man who saved me was Tommy Walker, an ex U.S. Army Ranger and black belt in MMA. When I met him, he claimed he was part of the organization and was one of their guards." I said to the others.

"Turns out, he was working for the C.I.A and was a deep cover operative and was gathering intel on the 'Fourth Reich in preparation for the assault on the compound. He was the one who instructed me on how to use a machine gun. Back then, I didn't know about my lineage of my mom's past but those bastards tortured me and injected me with a number of drugs to turn me into the ultimate soldier and help them create their 'pure' world." I explained. The others, minus Maz and Ranas, knew about this already but hearing what I went through made them sick to their stomachs.

"Prior to the assault on the compound, Walker was able to convince the organizations higher ups to let him take me on some survival training to have me ready in case one of my targets was in a log cabin on vacation with their family. It was a lie, he wanted to get me as far away from the compound before the assault began." I said closing my eyes and remembering the events that transpired.

"When we were far away from the compound, Walker took me in and raised me like a son. He taught me MMA and took me all over the west coast. California, New Mexico, Arizona, Oregon and Washington, we traveled to a lot of places by road and rail, he even took me to Train Mountain Railroad in Oregon during the fourth of July. I got to ride in a train pulled by a live steam model of a Union Pacific Big Boy and 844 to see the fireworks. For a while I was happy and thought these days would never end. But I never forgot my aunt and uncles. But then things changed." I said sadly.

"A few weeks after we got back from Oregon a bunch of punks belonging to a local gang, The Marauders as they called themselves, showed up and demanded protection money. They claimed that another gang, the Devils were preparing for a war and one of their targets was Walkers home in downtown L.A. Naturally, Tommy told them to get lost and if they ever showed their faces again, he would kick their asses. He knew the leader of the Devils a then 16-year old girl named Velvet Crowe who along with her younger brother Laphicet or 'Laphi' as his nickname was were not gang members, but part of a local community group run by a pastor named Arthur who ran an orphanage that took care of the children that were living on the streets of L.A." I explained.

"Arthur formed the community group which he called 'The hand of god' and their goal was to help give the kids a chance to help out others who were desperate and needy like they were. They even had a good relationship with Walker who taught the kids some basic self-defense in case they were attacked. Sadly, the week we came back Arthur informed us that Laphi was murdered and it looked like Velvet killed him. We knew Velvet wouldn't do such a thing, she loved her brother and he meant the world to her, to hear that she killed him it didn't add up. I was asked to appear in court to testify for Velvets innocence, but I never got the chance." I added.

"What happened?" Ahsoka asked.

"I killed Walker." I said.

"The day before I was to appear in court, members of the Marauders broke into Walkers house and began to wreck the place. Walker had a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson Model 627 revolver for self-defense and also taught me a little more firearms usage. When the thugs came, he left the gun and used his MMA moves to throw the punks out of the house. I had the revolver and when I noticed one of the punks was trying to stab Walker with a switchblade, I fired the gun. I knocked the blade out of the thug's hand but in the process, I hit Walker in the stomach." I said sadly.

"One of the neighbors heard the gunfire and called the cops. I didn't have a good reputation with the police, so I ran. I ran away and didn't even stay to tell them the truth. I killed the man who saved me from becoming a living weapon and showed me a better life and I just ran instead of staying and telling the truth. Days after the incident, Velvet was found guilty because I failed to appear in court and testify in her defense and she was sent to juvie. I killed the one who saved me and failed a friend. After that I used what money I had and bought the clothing I had with me on the train and you know what happened next." I explained as tears came to my eyes.

"It was an accident and how do you know you killed Walker?" Ahsoka asked. "BECAUSE I DID! HE WAS BLEEDING HEAVILY FROM THE STOMACH WHERE I SHOT HIM! I KILLED HIM AND I JUST RAN!" I shouted.

"Hey! Don't yell at my sister." Ranas said angrily. "I'm sorry it's just, the whole thing with Leiase reminded me of Walker and that's why I ran. I didn't kill Leiase, but I killed Walker and failed my friend. I wouldn't be surprised if when I return to earth, the LAPD issued a warrant for my arrest." I sadly stated.

"But you didn't kill Walker. He survived." Cassie said. I looked to her. "Sure, he lost a lot of blood, but with a transfusion he is alive and well. Plus, he found a lead to the real murderer of Lahpi." Cassie said trying to reassure me.

"We can worry about this later. Right now, we need to get to Shili, Delta Squad reported a strong separatist advance invasion force on the planet and they and the Togruta's are going to need all the help they can get." Erik said.

"Then you will have to do it without me. I quit, I am not going back to the military. But I am keeping the BFG, it can not fall into enemy hands." I bluntly said. Ahsoka tried to urge me to stay, but I just wanted to be left alone.

The others left, but Maz stayed behind. "I already told you that I want to be left alone." I reminded Maz. But to my surprise she jumped up on the bed, lowered her goggles and crawled over to me. "What the hell are you doing?" I asked in confusion.

"When you live long enough, you can see the same eyes in different people. I'm looking at the eyes of a boy who wants to avenge the fallen and give them justice and is caught in his own net of self-doubt." Maz said to me.

I was taken a back. "You used the force. Are you a Jedi?" I asked.

"I am no Jedi, but I know the force. It guided you hear for a reason. I know the reason, but until you are ready to listen, I will leave you be." She said jumping off the bed and leaving me. I just laid back down and closed my eyes, thinking about what she said. Somehow, I knew she was right, but I didn't know it yet.

Normal point of view

On Serenno, Dooku sensed the confusion in Robert and began to reach out to him with the force. He was going to help the son of his padawan, despite his allegiance to Darth Sidious.

So, Robert had another dark chapter of his past and this is one of the reasons he let his anger take control of him. He wanted to prevent it from happening again.

I bet you guys didn't expect the Togruta to be Ahsoka's brother. I figured I would add in a family member of Ahsoka's completely original and I think it went rather well.

Velvet Crowe, Laphi and Arthur are from Tales of Berseria, but made brought them into the modern era. Hope you guys liked it.

Next time, Robert faces his fears and retrieves a family heirloom. Will he succeed in facing his fear, conquer the darkness and make it to Shili in time? Find out next time. Please read and review.