POV: Anakin Skywalker

Master Plo shoved me against the wall, holding me up by my neck. I was struggling to breathe, grasping at his hands. "Are you here to kill us, Skywalker?"

"No," I managed to gasp. I kicked my legs out, directly hitting his arm. He released me and I fell to the floor. I clutched my chest, breathing in quickly and heavily.

"Master Plo, was that really necessary?"

I heard Master Plo growl at him for even asking the question. Of course it had been necessary. He was upset with me for what I'd done and blamed me for Ahsoka's behavior. I really couldn't blame him for that, though the experience had been very traumatizing...

Once I felt that I could speak clearly, I stood up and stared right at him. "I am not here to kill anyone, except myself apparently. I'm offering my alliance to you. I realize that everything I've done is wrong and I wish to take it back."

"You can't take back the countless lives you've stolen! You destroyed the temple, along with many of the Jedi. If it weren't for us, you'd still be serving Palpatine, probably living the good life. I have no reason right now against killing you. Do you know how much I would enjoy putting my blade through your body?"

"I don't doubt the joy that would give you. If you do choose to kill me, know that Ahsoka will never forgive you. She –"

"Do not play that card with me, Skywalker. Ahsoka is like my daughter. I know that she would never stay with a monster such as what you've become. She may say that she cares deeply about you, but I don't see it. You're a murderer and a liar."

"I love Ahsoka. I kept her with me so I wouldn't have to kill her. I had no idea that Palpatine would send me to destroy the Jedi, but I wanted her safe and the only way I could keep her that way was if I brought her with me. She fought me on Mustafar and I couldn't bring myself to slay her like any opponent."

"Why did she look like you tried to kill her?"

"I –"

The door behind us slid open and Ahsoka appeared. "What's going on?"

I was still holding my neck slightly, hiding the marks that I was sure showed now. She glanced between each of us, resting her eyes on me. "What happened to your neck?"

"Nothing."

"Move your hand then."

"Ahsoka, listen –"

"Move your hand, Anakin!" she yelled, looking furious. I closed my eyes and slowly removed my hand from my neck. I heard her gasp and felt her cool fingers touching me.

"Master Plo! How could you do this to him? I told you how I felt about him. I love him. If you're going to kill him, we'll leave. I said we not he."

Obi-Wan turned away and began walking down the hallway, leaving the three of us alone. Ahsoka traced the marks on my neck as she glared at Master Plo. "Ahsoka, it's nothing, all right? I'm fine, believe me. I understand why –"

"Stop it, Anakin. I know you think you're a terrible person, but you're not. I told him how I felt about you and then he does this. I'm very disappointed in you, Master Plo," she returned.

"Little 'Soka, I don't want to lose you, but I want to get rid of this... thing. If he is going to remain here, I do not want to see his face. I plan on locking him in the brig."

I nodded at him, receiving a very frustrated sigh from Ahsoka. She smacked my cheek, not hurting me, but still. "He is not being locked in the brig. I'm considering throwing you in though."

She grabbed my arm and pulled me back into the room I had placed her in. She pushed me onto the bed before climbing on top of me and kissing me rather viciously.

"Ahsoka, get him out of that room right now or I will take him by force!"

She started to tear my clothes off. "I'd like to see him try," she muttered.

Once my clothes were off, she began to remove her own. "I will count to three, Ahsoka. If he isn't out of there afterward, I will drag him out."

She laughed lightly before flipped us over, placing me on top of her. "One."

The look in her eyes told me what she wanted from me and that she wanted it right now. I was slightly nervous about doing anything because Master Plo was right outside the door, threatening to come in at any moment.

"Two."

"Love me," she whispered. I sighed and gave in. I began to make love to her.

"Three!"

Just as I figured he was about to barge in, Ahsoka screamed my name.

Later.

Ahsoka was asleep finally. I could feel satisfaction and love inside of her. I kissed her cheek as I stood from the bed. I dressed myself quickly and walked out into the hallway. It was empty.

I held my left hand up to my face, wanting to contact Obi-Wan via comlink, but realized that I didn't have it. I had destroyed it after the last conversation Obi-Wan and I had. I had thrown it at a wall, shattering the pieces.

I sighed, rolling my eyes and heading toward the bridge of the small ship. I heard threats erupting all around me from the Jedi survivors that I hadn't killed on Coruscant.

A few lightsabers ignited and were stuck out in my direction. I didn't flinch at their closeness, but kept my pace until I reached the large doors leading onto the bridge. I walked through to see Master Plo sitting at a control panel, holding his head.

Obi-Wan was standing in the center of the bridge, looking important. I rolled my eyes as I strolled on up toward them. "Need any help?"

"Skywalker," Plo growled, lifting his head to face me. "Why would you corrupt her?"

"I –"

"She's so young..."

"We've done it before."

"Excuse me?" he asked, raising up from his seat.

"You've really done it this time, Anakin," Obi-Wan muttered, rubbing his temples. He turned around to face me and stood between Master Plo and me. "Master, calm yourself please. You must refrain from your dark thoughts."

He sighed. "You are right, Master Kenobi. I will not be lured into following a dark path by a dark mind. All you care about is corrupting her. You're trying to transform her into a Sith and look at what you did earlier... Obviously it wasn't the first time."

"I'm not trying to do anything to her. I'm not even trying to turn you against the Jedi. I want to help you destroy Palpatine."

"Palpatine?" they both asked, sounding alarmed.

"He's the Sith Lord. I thought you knew..."

"Palpatine is the Sith Lord," Obi-Wan repeated, shaking his head. "I can't believe that we didn't see this before. How could we have been so blind to this?"

"I can give you his location," I offered.

They both gave me a look, telling me to continue. "He told me that he will be waiting for me on Coruscant. That means he'll probably be in the Senate building, feeding them lies about how the Jedi tried to take over. Several of the Senators will believe him because they're so brainwashed."

"Our course was set to Coruscant," Obi-Wan replied.

"Then we'll arrive sooner. I will lure him away from the building while you hide nearby. Once we're alone, you will be able to strike at him."

"What if he finds out that you deceived him?"

"He can't," I replied, smirking. "I'm not going to give it away. He won't know what hit him until he's gone."

"All right, Anakin, tell us the entire plan. Where are we to go?"

After several minutes of rushing around, we pulled out a map of Coruscant. The holomap wasn't working on the ship, so we needed an actual one. I scanned over it very briefly, getting myself familiarized with it.

"This," I began, pointing toward a landing deck for large transports. "This is where I will bring him. I'm going to need a new comlink when we have a chance. Once I get one, I will contact you. You will be positioned here, Obi-Wan. Master Plo, you and Ahsoka will be stationed here. No one is to move until I give the order."

They both nodded, taking in everything I had said. I continued, pointing at bits of the map. "This is perfect because the other remaining Jedi can take a transport and arrive at the deck. I'll lead him to the end of the platform, bringing him closer to the edge."

Again, they nodded. They were memorizing the spots I was pointing to, placing the exact area in Coruscant.

"Have your comlinks tuned in to one channel and your hands ready to grab your lightsabers. Palpatine's focus will be on me, hopefully. This will give you enough time to dash across the platform and attack him. Now, he has a Force-lightning ability and it is extremely painful. We can't allow him to use it, so we must act quickly."

I felt like an extreme turncoat. I had betrayed the Jedi, becoming a Sith Lord, and now here I was giving information to the Jedi. I felt their deep appreciation.

"That's all you really need to know. Master Plo, you will show Ahsoka where to go. She's asleep right now. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go rest for a little bit."

They both nodded and I left. I walked across the decks, not meeting a single eye that had their glare on me. I entered the room Ahsoka and I shared, seeing her still asleep.

I removed my shirt and sat on the bed. I crawled across it and laid beside her, draping my arm over her side. She moaned for a moment before turning over to face me. "Hey," she whispered.

"Hello, beautiful. How are you feeling?"

"Tired. How about you?"

"Pretty much the same," I said, smiling. "I just made up with Obi-Wan and Master Plo by planning out our attack on Palpatine. You and the others are the only ones not aware of your role. Yours is to stay with Master Plo."

"I don't want to be with him at all right now. Why can't I stay with you?"

"Palpatine will kill you. He believes that you called the Jedi in and he'll stop at nothing to bring you down. He doesn't care about how I feel. He told me to kill you."

She sighed and pulled me closer to her. "I don't want him to hurt you, love. I can't believe that I wanted to. I'm sorry for attacking you on Mustafar. I don't know what came over me..."

"You're stressed and not feeling like yourself. The decisions I've made have effected you. It's understandable."

"But I love you more than that."

I shushed her and kissed her lightly. "I understand what you went through. It's my fault that this all happened anyway. If I hadn't fallen for Palpatine's word, we wouldn't be talking about plotting revenge or apologizing for attacking each other. You do remember that I'm the one who choked you?"

"It's not your fault. You had to choke me to stop me and it worked. You saved your own life, which I'm thankful for."

"I saved myself long enough so Master Plo could kill me. He's upset about earlier."

She rolled her eyes and laughed. "Of course he is."