Greetings and salutations to my fellow viewers! Welcome back for another new chapter of The Assassin: The Shadow Of Desrci! Things are beginning to heat up and I'm not talking about the temperature outside. With Aaron and Ahsoka on the run, now with Ventress, their night is going to get al lot more interesting than before.
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Night Before The Dawn
UnderWorld
Shortly after Aaron and Ahsoka made a deal to have Ventress help them they three of them all looked up and saw Anakin and Master Plo fly down in police gunships that were carrying dozens of clones.
"Time to go." Aaron said as the lights from the gunships soon shined on the three before they decided to make a run for it.
While they ran, Ventress activated one of the ray shields on the wall to separate the three of them from the jedi and clones that wer out to get them. However after the shields were up, Ahsoka looks at her master as he gets off one of the gunships with a few dozen clones behind him. She then turns around and looks at Ventress and Aaron who were right behind her and were wanting her to run. It doesn't take long for Ahsoka to realize that if she was going to make things right, she had to turn around and work with her enemy.
She soon started running with Aaron and Ventress, but they did not go unseen for Aakin was able to watch was going on in front of him. His heart grew with rage as he watched Ahsoka run away from him. But what got him more angry was that she was not alone.
With Aaron and Ventress helping her, he felt that Aaron had finally stepped over the line and knew that he had intervened for the last time. Sooner or later, he was going to make Aaron pay for everything he has done.
Shortly after Anakin watched his padawan leave off with Aaron and now Ventress, he looks at his gunship while the clones were getting off. "Send out the probes. I want them found now!"
Soon five probe droids detached themselves from the gunship before they flew into the city, searching for his rogue padawan and two wanted criminals of the Republic.
While the probe droids were searching for Ahsoka, Aaron, and Ventress the three of them walked into a dark ally where Aaron notices how this place was more of a dump than Letta's apartment. "Nice place you got here." He said.
"Not everyone lives above the surface in a temple or in a ship as fancy as yours Mr. Carter." Ventress responded, while Aaron and Ahsoka and keep their guard up in case if Ventress had any surprise for them.
"I guess we'll have to get used to that." Ahsoka says to Ventress, knowing that her life will never be the same when the night is over.
"Just make the call." Ventress said while Ahsoka tries to establish communication with Barriss. She finds a small booth that a place where she could contact Barriss at the Jedi Temple.
"Barriss? Barriss are you there?" Ahsoka says, while Aaron and Ventress look around the area to make sure that there weren't any clones closing in on them.
After a few seconds of trying to contact her friend, Barriss answers the call and it isn't long until the three of them see a small hologram of Barriss in front of them. "I'm here Ahsoka. I'm so glad to see that you're alright. What is it?"
"I need to know if you have found any clues about who is behind of all this." Ahsoka said to her friend. However the three of them were unaware that a probe droid was standing above them and was sending out a distress call to its masters where it also sent video footage and other information to a squad of clones nearby.
As the probe sends the coordinates to Aaron and Ahsoka's location to a squad of clones, the leader of the group manages to figure out where the rogue Jedi was hiding. "They're at a holobooth, 12th of G. Level 1312."
The squad of clones soon set their weapons to stun before they grab their gear and move toward Aaron and Ahsoka's location.
Back at the holobooth, Aaron listens to what Barriss had to say to Ahsoka. "There's an abandoned warehouse three levels above you. It's where Letta was getting access to the nano-droids. But you need to be careful Ahsoka. Tarkin has convinced the council that you are a thresat and has allowed some clones to set their weapons to kill if things get out of hand."
"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind." Ahsoka says before she hung up her commnicator.
Aaron soon walks over to his angel and is eager to know if Barriss had found anything knew. "So…do we have a lead Ahsoka?"
However Ventress looks over to the two kids with an annoyed look. "It doesn't seem you need my help at all."
"That's not true, we need to find the warehouse on level 1315." Ahsoka says to her only for them to see a look of curious on Ventress' face.
"You know where it is? Don't you?" Aaron askes her.
"Yes I can get you both there." Ventress says to them.
However before anyone of them could say another word, a squad of clones come from the both sides and surround them. Shit! Aaron thought to himself as he saw the clones aim their blasters at him, Ahsoka and Vetnress. It had come to Aaron's mind that he had forgotten that he and Ahsoka weren't the only people that were wanted by the Republic.
Since the two of the were working with Ventress, this made things more complicated. Not only was Ahsoka being framed for bombing the temple, now the Republic was going to think that Ventress was her accomplice.
"Listen to me! This isn't what it looks like!" Ahsoka says to the clones. "We don't want to fight."
Ventress soon puts on her mask and readies her fists while she smiles behind her mask. "I do."
"We're taking you and your accomplices in Commander!" The Clone Commander said.
"That's not going to happen! Trust me!" Adam says to the clone commander while the rest of the clones aim their guns at them and walk towards them.
"Commander we are taking you in!" The Clone said while he and his brothers readied their blasters to stun them. However Ventress soon pulls out her two red lightsabers and activates them.
"Let's play!" She says before Ventress soon lunges at the clones, swinging her lightsabers at them. As the harpy comes flying at them the clones aim their blasters at the wanted criminal and are ready to pull the trigger. However as Ventress lunges over to them she rolls in front of them before the clones fire one shot at her. Once she didged the first wave of bullets, she then uses her lightsabers to cut every blaster in half before the uses the force to push them against crates, metal posts and railings.
"Ventress stop!" Aaron said before a clone soon grabbed him by the arm. Aaron quickly acts fast and is able to kick the clone in the chest, knocking him on the floor before punching another clone across the face while Ahsoka threw some punches at some other clones.
Despite the situation they were in, Ahsoka and Aaron knew that they couldn't use their weapons against the clones. If a single clones was killed, then it would only prove that they were responsible for the attack on the temple and would be seen as murderers. In order for them to clear Ahsoka's name they had to handle this investigation delicately.
While Aaron and Ventress was fending off some clones, Ahsoka looked over and saw a clone grab Ventress from behind. She watched the former Sith Assassin give a robotic scream while she kicked the clone and threw him against a wall before she punched another clone in the face and gave a swift kick to him with her feet.
Ahsoka also looked at Aaron who used his electromagnetic gloves to shock any clone that got near him while he threw his fists into their helmets. During the chaos, Ahsoka looks behind her and sees a blaster aimed right at her face. She is able to act fast enough and swipes the gun away before she drove her left fist into the Clone's helmet and kneed him in the gut. She watches the Clone fall to the floor before she saw another clone come at her.
As the clone ran toward her, Ahsoka grabs the soldier by the arm and throws him onto the floor before she slammed her foot into his face.
Once every clone was taken care of, or knocked out atleast, Ventress looks at the two kids and removes her helmet. "See? Didn't kill one. It's the new me."
"Come on. Let's go." Ahsoka said to Aaron and Ventress before the three of them left the scene to get to the abandon warehouse.
After the group left, the surviving clone commander activates his comlink and contacts one of the Jedi. "Plo Koon we had Commander Tano and Carter, but they escaped with the help of Ventress."
"Help is on the way Commander." Plo-Koon said to the Clone. "Do you have any idea where they may be heading?"
Shortly after Ahsoka, Ventress, and Aron escaped the clones, they ran through sever allies and narrow streets before Aaron realized something and came to a halt. Ahsoka looks behind her and sees his friend staring at the direction they were running away from. "Aaron come on let's go! We got to move!"
"No you got to move." Aaron said before Ahsoka gave him a confused look.
"What?" Ahsoka asked. "What are you talking about?"
"It's too dangerous if we stay together." Aaron said. "If I go with you, then Anakin and Plo-koon will BOTH be coming our way, this time with a small army of clones."
"We can handle them." Ahsoka said.
"No we can't, not when they're togther." Aaron said. "Not if we are together."
"What are you saying?"
"I'm saying that we need to split up." Aaron said. "You and Ventress need to get to the warehouse and find what ever clue is suppose to be there."
"What about you?" Ahsoka asked.
"I'll stay here and draw them towards me." Ahsoka said.
"We don't even know if they're still following us."
"Make no mistake! They ARE coming!" Aaron said.
After Aaron had told her that he was willing to sacrafice himself in order to saver her, Ahsoka walks close to Aaron. "You now if you decide to go through this they will not hesitate to bring you down. If they catch you, they will see you as a criminal."
"I don't care." Aaron said. "I will fight an army of clones just to save you."
"Then I guess now is the perfect time." Ahsoka said before she wraps her arms around Aaron and pulls him in for a kiss. As she kisses him, Aaron places his hands beneath her face and enjoys every moment of this.
Aaron breaks the kiss and smiles at his beloved angel. "Be safe my love."
Ventress grabs Ahsoka's shoulder before she signals that now was the time for them to leave for the ware house. The last thing Ahsoka saw was Aaron standing in the middle of the street before he reached for his holocomm.
A few minutes after his friends left, Aaron activates his holocomm and contacts a certain "friend."
"Anakin…" Aaron said before he saw a small hologram of Anakin in front of him.
"Aaron Carter." The Jedi responded. "I knew that it was only a matter of time before you would revert back to your old tricks."
"You don't understand what you're dealing with." Aaron said.
"I understand just fine!" Anakin said in anger. "If it wasn't for you and Ventress, Ahsoka would be safely onboard my gunship."
"As a prisoner or as a friend?" Aaron asked.
"I'm trying to protect her!"
"You only made things worse when you brought your clones into this!"
"And you brought Ventress!"
"If you want to make things right, you sometimes have to do certain things to get results!"
"You know what…you're right. Which is why as of now, you are no longer an officer of the Republic. When I find you, you're gonna regret crossing my path."
"Why wait? I'm on level 1312. Crime Alley." Aaron said as he gave the coordinates where he and Anakin would soon meet. "We both know there's only one way this night is going to end."
"I look forward to meeting you. But when I find you, you're going to face justice."
"And you will face my vengeance…" Aaron said before he deactivated his holocomm and decided to make another call.
The Cursed Angel
Several hours have passed since Aaron left to the underworld to save Ahsoka, and in that time, Grace, Jaybo, and Marcus, have been working around the clock in order to find a way to save their two friends. As they were all working, a small hologram of Aaron appears on a holotable. "Guys…can you hear me?"
Everyone rushes over to the table and is eager to hear about Aaron's whereabouts. "We can hear you Aaron." Grace said to the hologram. "What's going on?"
"Is Jaybo there?" Aaron asked.
"I'm here Aaron!" Jaybo responded. "What's going on?"
"Jaybo, it's time we activate the Knightfall Protocol."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
"Wait what is the Knightfall Protocol?" Grace asked.
"Ever since we first joined the Republic, Aaron has secretly been creating a suit of armor that will be able to withstand an attack from a Sith Lord, or a Jedi Knight. And after your tri[ to Onderon, Aaron was able to get a hold of some small kaiber crystals that will make the suit able to witstand any force attacks. Making the person nearly unstoppable." Jaybo explained.
As Jaybo and Marcus helped each other get the suit ready, Grace has a horrified look on her face and looks over at Aaron's hologram. "You're going to fight Anakin aren't you?"
When his friend asked him the question, Aaron gives no response.
"You're not seriously going to-"
"Mmm-hm."
"Anakin sees you as a menace, he'll kill you."
"It's the only way I'll know."
After hearing her friend that he was going to launch a one man war against one of her closest friends, she grabs her blaster and aims it at both Marcus and Jaybo. "Get away from that suit!"
"Grace…" The two guys said as they saw their friend aim her blasters at them.
"What are you doing?" Aaron asked.
"Preventing a war from breaking out." She said to her friends. "I'm not going to let you go to war with Anakin."
"We both know the real enemy brought the war to our front door!"
"You can't do this Aaron, it's insane!"
"You don't understand Grace, I have to do this. Now lay down your arms and send me the suit!"
"You know I would do anything for you Aaron…but I can't let you do this…he's my friend."
After hearing that Grace has now abandoned him and has chosen Anakin instead of him, he felt his heart break. "So was I…computer activate the Knightfall Protocol."
"Activating the Knightfall Protocol." The computer said before Aaron suit was encased inside Aaron's speeder bike and soon launched itself out of The Cursed Angel. As the suit flew out of the ship, Grace's heart was filled with rage and hate, knowing that her friend was now committed to fight one of her other friends.
Once the suit had left the ship, Grace rushes over to the computers to see where the suit was heading. If she could find out where the fight would take place, she may have a chance to stop it before things could get worse.
However as she was finding the coordinates, she watches Marcus and Jaybo approach her. "We're sorry Grace." Jaybo said.
"So am I." Grace's anger was uncontainable as she soon sets her blasters to stund and fires two shots at Marcus and Jaybo. As the two fell to the floor unconscious, Grace puts her blasters in her holsters before she leaves the computer with the name of the coordinates Aaron and Anikan will be meeting. Crime Alley.
As she leaves the ship, she pulls out a jumpspeeder and rushes towards the lower levels of Coruscant where she would find her two friends in the biggest fight of their lives.
Oh boy, things are about to kick off in the next chapter! Well that'll be it for this chapter, I hope you are all enjoying this story, I'm always happy to see that there are some people that are enjoying this story and I hope to see you all next time when the Prophesized Jedi goes up against the Rogue Assassin! See ya next time!