Chapter 35: Anakin Tells Ahsoka

When Anakin arrived at Ahsoka's apartment he had to be careful and not get himself noticed by any clones that might be watching him. So he used stealth and cleverness to get to the apartment undetected. The shocking events in the Temple still reeled in his mind, like a holovid on fast forward. There was no way he could believe that Alex would turn to the Dark Side. There was just no way.

He thought about this as he knocked on the door and Ahsoka answered, when she saw him a big smile came on her face and she embraced him in a hug "thank god" she said once she pulled away "after everything that's happened" she stopped and looked nervously around "come in" she gestured for Anakin to go in and he did. Ahsoka and Alex's apartment wasn't that much but it was enough for the couple to live in. Ahsoka was now heavily pregnant and looked like she could give birth any minute.

Anakin tried not to focuse on that as it would remind him that Ahsoka's child would never know it's father "This is about Alex" Anakin said once he sat down on Ahsoka's couch, when Anakin mentioned Alex, Ahsoka's facial expression changed from happy to sad and Anakin couldn't help but wonder if Ahsoka already knew. "Have you seen him recently?" Anakin asked out of curiosity.

"He came by yesterday, I was visiting Padme" Ahsoka said and she was telling the truth, Padme had told Anakin that Ahsoka went to visit her "why? Has something happened to him?" At this question Anakin didn't know what to say, and judging by what Ahsoka said next, he'd probably given something away "it has hasn't it? Something's happened to him"

"Ahsoka" Anakin sighed giving up, he had to eventually tell her, and he could see the tears forming in her eyes, Anakin hated doing this but he could see no other option "did he say where he was going?"

"No" Ahsoka said as she let the tears stream down her face "what's happened to him? What's happened to my husband?" She sat down and looked at Anakin. And Anakin had to look away.

"I'm sorry" Anakin said and Ahsoka put her hands to her mouth to cover her gasp "but I' afraid something terrible has happened. Alex is in great danger"

"From the Sith?"

"From himself" Anakin said and Ahsoka looked at him curiously "Ahsoka" he sighed looking away and taking hold of her hand "Alex has turned to the Dark Side" when Anakin said this, her reaction was almost as he predicted, she took her hand away from him and walked away.

"No!" She said standing up and facing him "you're wrong!" She didn't care now all she could do was brake down in tears "Alex wouldn't do that" she didn't look at Anakin again for a long time and when she did, she was crying "Alex wouldn't" she said to herself "he couldn't,"

Anakin hated this, how this was affecting her it made him sick to his stomach "I'm so sorry" Anakin said and Ahsoka hugged him, this hug was more sad than happy "Ahsoka, I need you to tell me, where has he gone?"

"Alex wouldn't" Ahsoka said again letting go do him, she stopped and asked the question that would haunt Anakin for the rest of his life "how do you know?"

Anakin stopped at this and looked away "I know this isn't easy," he said sadly "but. In the Temple, I saw a security hologram, of Alex" he sighed and couldn't finish this last sentace, but the need to know where Alex was let him "killing younglings" he focused on Ahsoka when he said this, Ahsoka gasped in shock.

"how could you even believe that Alex would do such a thing?"

"It's true Ahsoka" Anakin said walking forward to her "I saw it myself, you can ask Master Yoda. But yes, Alex was deceived by a lie we all were, as it turns out the Chancellor is behind everything including the war. All of it, was just a plan to turn Alex to the Dark Side"

"No" Ahsoka gasped, this was too much for her to take. She sat down on the couch and Anakin sympathised with her "no" Ahsoka repeated, wiping a few tears of her face "this isn't real." She painted but she knew in her heart that it was. Somethjng had been off with Alex ever since he visited her last night "what are you going to do when you find him?" She said eventually.

"I don't know" Anakin answers honestly as he really didn't have an answer. But Ahsoka answered his question for him.

"You're going to kill him, aren't you?" When Anakin didn't answer that all but confirmed Ahsoka's question. She then put her hand to her mouth and looked away "I think you should go"

"Ahsoka" Anakin said but he was cut off by Ahsoka snapping

"Get out! Leave me alone!" She then burst into tears and Anakin couldn't help but do what Ahsoka wanted, he then left her apartment, leaving Ahsoka to take in what Anakin had said to her...