Act II, Chapter 9: Beginning of a New

As the Pelican lands in front of James' home, the Captain limps out slowly with Richard. His mind has been focused on Ahsoka, he has never recovered fully after hearing about her. Richard opens the door as a Mirialan Nanny walks up to him, "The infant is asleep, she won't wake up for at least a few hours" she says. James nods as he walks past her, Richard pays her and closes the door.

Richard sits next to James as he sulks, "I know it's hard for you bro, but maybe she didn't have a choice" he says. James didn't say anything, he then gets up and walks into Kia's room. He then leans on the door, watching her sleep. Richard sighs as he gets up, "Well, see you in two months" he says. Once the door closed, James looks at his bandages.

"Whatever it takes, I'm not going to stand by and let this go" He says to himself. He soon takes it off and look at his arm, "Your time as a human has ended, it's time to unlock the Mantle of Responsiblity" The Ur-Didact says. "And this will save both my family and the UNSC?" he asked, "It'll do more than that, you can end the Republic and free the Galaxy!" Ur-Didact answered.

James look at his hand, he then thought of something. "Will this make me something I'm not?" James asked, "You won't be deformed from it, you'll be more powerful than both Jedi and Sith" Ur-Didact says. James nods as he gets off the door, the infant stir for a moment. He walks up to his daughter, picking her up. The infant awakes and looks at James, "Don't worry, the war will be over soon" he says.

On Coruscant, Ahsoka has her prosthetic arm removed, armor removed and force collar attached. She was then escorted by Anakin and the Jedi Sentries, walking down the halls as other Jedi looks at her. She can hear all the whispers that was against her.

As they entered through the Council room, the remaining members sat in a meeting. Soon Anakin was about to walk out when Yoda stops him, "Sit, you must, Skywalker" Yoda says. Anakin sits on a chair next to Obi-Wan, his master smiles and nods at him. They all soon look at Ahsoka, who looks away.

"It's sad to see her fall from such greatness for something, destructive" Shaak Ti says, She looks towards Anakin then back at Ahsoka. "Well, she's been with the Frigate Captain for a while, been in love with him for that while" A random Jedi said. Yoda turns to Anakin, "In your mind? Skywalker?" he asked.

Anakin looks over to her, "I think it's my fault for not catching the signs" he says. Ahsoka looks at him in shock, Anakin continues his statement. "I didn't think she'll fall for someone like him or anybody, when we first met him, she seemed interested" Anakin says as he stands up.

"Interested?" Saesee Tiin asked in curiosity, "A weird type of interested" Anakin says. He can feel himself being a hippocratic, but he knows it's for Ahsoka's sake. "When we was in Umbara, she assisted him and after Zygerria, she seemed flustered" Anakin says.

The members looks at each other, then Shaak Ti looks at Anakin. "So basically, the Captain seduced Ahsoka?" she asked, Anakin shook his head. "No, she fell for him in terms of interest" he says.

Yoda looks at Ahsoka, "Have anything to say, Knight Tano?" he asked. Ahsoka clutch her fist, "You all think you're so high and mighty, fighting for the 'Good of Democracy and against Tranny', but after living with James-" Saesee interrupts.

"We are fighting for the good of Democracy" He says, Yoda shook his head. Saesee sits down, "As I was saying, the UNSC has seen what corruption is like and that's why James and his men left" Ahsoka says.

"And what about you?" Obi-Wan asked, "It was true, I fell in love with him. He can be a bit harsh and unique, but can show compassion to his officers and his troops" Ahsoka calmly says. Anakin turns to the Council, Yoda then sighs as he looks back at Anakin.

"Brainwashed, she is, fixed she must" Yoda says, soon Coruscant Clone Troops marched in. The Commander soon marched in, "Commander Stone, take her to the Temple's cells, we'll have her worked on later" Obi-Wan orders. The Commander nods and walks away.

Obi-Wan then turns to Anakin, "Don't worry, she'll be fine" he says. Anakin thought of something else, "She's not the only one I worry about" he says.

As they walked outside, he and the other troopers stopped. This confused Ahsoka for a moment, she then turns to him. "Don't worry, we are waiting on a ride" He says, soon a CR90-class Corvette lands near the temple.

The doors open with Captain Rex and two other 501st troopers, "Thanks for forfilling that request" Rex says. He and Ahsoka looked and nodded, "You're welcome, but what happens if the Jedi find out?" Stone asked. "Come with us, we'll need to numbers" Rex says, Stone thinks for a moment.

He then looks back, "Well, the Republic has fallen, but no one can see it" Stone says. He and his Clone brothers board the ship, escaping to hyperspace. While in hyperspace, the Clones formed in the Conference Room. Outside, Ahsoka looks at them while thinking. Soon Rex walks up to her, "Something wrong?" he asked. "I feel kinda wrong, I mean I'm forming a rebellion against the Government with the Men that protected it" Ahsoka says

Rex smiles at her, "You have nothing to worry General, we all have removed our chips. All 300 of us" He says. "Wait, what other unit is with us?" she asked. "Your Fist" he answered with a smile, she soon see some Clone Troopers with the same markings as her.

Ahsoka then turn to Rex, "Then what about James?" she asked. Rex thinks about it, "If we find his ship and he don't fire at us, you'll be with him again" he says. Ahsoka thinks then smiles, "Alright, then let's get to work" she says. They both soon enter the room, starting the Rebellion against the Republic.