Chapter 25

Sabine Wren opened her eyes to see the dark room she and Luke had just entered moments ago. Of course, it wasn't dark anymore, Luke was now awake meditating with his lightsaber. The kyber crystal filled the room with its green glow. "You're finally awake", Luke said to Sabine, still with his eyes closed. "You seem well, especially since you took a sniper to the face", Sabine told him as she tried getting up. "I absorbed most of the energy, it protected me a bit", Luke said as he got out of his meditative stance to help Sabine up. "Thanks", Sabine said to him as she got up. Suddenly she yelped in pain and clutched her arm.

"What's wrong?", Luke asked her. Sabine had her eyes shut as she gripped tighter her arm, "One of the sniper bolts penetrated my armor. Hit me in the arm". Luke walked closer to her and grabbed her arm, "Here. Let me help", he said. Sabine quickly nodded, as Luke stretched his hand towards Sabine's wound. Sabine started to feel a sizzling sensation in her arm, as the pain slowly faded, and some skin started to fill the gaping hole, stopping the blood. Then it all stopped. Sabine looked at her wound once Luke let go. "Luke you didn't finished", she said while still looking at her wound, though it now looked like a bruised scar.

"That's how far it'll heal", Luke told her, "Force healing doesn't repair all the damage, only the minimum until we can get you the proper medical treatment on Ahsoka's shuttle". Sabine let out a huff, "Well that's stupid. If it's 'force healing', it should repair all the damage". Luke let out a small chuckle, "That's not how the force works. If force healing was that powerful, my father and mother would still be alive, and Vader would've looked a lot different". Sabine took this in, this was the first time Luke actually talked about his people to her, surely he already spoken with Ahsoka about this, that is if they weren't arguing for most of the time. "So... Is that a good thing?", Sabine asked the young jedi.

Luke stayed silent for a moment before answering, "It has its ups and downs", he simply said, "Come on, let's finish what we started", he told her as he gestured toward the level of stairs. "The sooner, the better", Sabine replied. The two looked down the stairwell, and noticed that the only floor was all the way at the bottom. It would take longer than expected, perhaps an hour or so. Luke secretly wished that having Ahsoka and Artoo here would've been a better idea, but something was coming, and they needed to get ready.

"How long do you think we need to take in order to get to the bottom?", Sabine asked Luke. Luke, however, simply replied by jumping into the abyss. "Great, another Jedi who just ignores me. Not the first time", Sabine told herself. She raised her gauntlet to the roof, deploying the grappling hook before going after Luke, into the abyss.


Ahsoka walked through the corridors of the heavily modified CR90 Corvette,the Avalon, in handcuffs and surrounded by New Republic guards. Leading them was General Hera Syndulla, directing her to a conference room. Once they entered, the guards pushed Ahsoka towards the chair that was seated in the table. Ahsoka grumbled and sat down. The guards then put ankle shackles on her feet. "Is this very necessary?", Ahsoka asked Hera. Hera simply nodded as she then moved on to do some questions for the Togruta.

"Ahsoka, do you know why your being charged with treason?", the Twi'lek asked. Ahsoka stayed silent, she knew why, but it was better to find out the real reason why. "I honestly have no clue, Hera, why? Sabine and I are here trying to recover the steps to find Ezra. We did as we were told, we headed to Manaan to capture Luke Skywalker, he escaped, and so we decided to continue our search for Ezra. We told you this in the transmission", Ahsoka argued.

"We never received any transmission from you", Hera stated. Kriff, Ahsoka thought to herself, she must have forgotten to tell Sabine to broadcast one. Hera leaned closer to Ahsoka, pulling one of Ahsoka's lekku in the process. "We know you've been helping Luke, and helping a wanted criminal on charges against a government is considered treason", Hera explained. "Is that what he is now? A criminal? The same man that led the Rebellion to freedom, a celebrity for blowing up the Death Star?", Ahsoka questioned. "Ahsoka", Hera began, "He is crossing a line he shouldn't even considered of passing. Where are Sabine and Luke?".

"I don't know", Ahsoka quickly replied, "I honestly don't know. And if I did, I wouldn't say a word. Don't you want us to find Ezra?", Ahsoka asked her. Hera stayed quiet, pain written across her face. "Of course I want to find Ezra, as much as you do", the Twi'lek answered. "But there are laws, people, they expect Skywalker to follow what the jedi philosophy used to be before the Clone Wars", Hera explained. "And they were flawed", Ahsoka argued, "Jedi are meant to be protectors of the peace, of the galaxy. Not just an army for a government".

"Are you saying that the New Republic is corrupt? That what we fought for is just another Empire?", Hera asked. "No, we fought for liberation. Kanan gave his life, many others gave their lives for hope to end the Empire. I'm not saying the New Republic is corrupt, but how long is this going to last? How long until someone as cruel as Palpatine rises and leads the New Republic into its downfall? How long Hera?", Ahsoka asked as she raised her voice. What she received as an answer was a hard slap to the face. Ahsoka winced in pain as Hera pulled her lekku again. "Then let's hope that doesn't happen now. Mon Mothma just wants Luke to have his order as an ally. She has plans to alter the deal", Hera said to the Togruta, "That is, if we could find him. We sent you to get him, but you decided against it. Why?", she asked.

"Why? Because he's right about the jedi, about the politics. We shouldn't be interfering with politics", Ahsoka explained. Hera frowned and let Ahsoka's lekku go. "I'm asking you again, where are Luke and Sabine?", she said in a strong voice. "I already told you. I don't know!", Ahsoka shouted at the top of her lungs, getting up from her chair in the process. This caught the attention of the guards, who all carefully reached for their blasters. Hera extended her arms to stop the guards from reacting.

Ahsoka quietly sat back down, as she started to message her thigh for comfort. "I know your lying Ahsoka", Hera said suddenly, "I know you want to protect Luke, but Sabine is in danger". Ahsoka growled, in danger? Luke would never hurt her, and if he tried, Sabine wouldn't go down without a fight. Hera turned to one of the guards, "Bring me the remains", she commanded. The guard left, before shortly returning with a basket. The basket contained two helmets. "We found these a few miles east from your ship", Hera explained.

Ahsoka caught her breath as the helmets of Sabine Wren and Luke Skywalker were displayed to her. Sabine's helmet only appeared to be dented. While Luke's was almost destroyed. A huge gapping hole was in the middle of it. There was a mixture of burnt ash and blood surrounding the hole. "No!", Ahsoka cried out as she reached towards Luke's helmet. The mental image of Luke slowly bleeding to death, and pleading for her to help started to haunt her. "No. This can't be", Ahsoka choked out. Tears started to fall as Ahsoka desperately tried to stay calm. She started to regret all her choices, all her arguments she had with Luke. She wanted to take all of that back, if she only knew Luke would've been dead in a few hours. How could she not sense his death? Did he severed their bond?

A hand suddenly landed on her shoulder. "Ahsoka, you need to tell us where they went", Hera said softly. Ahsoka hesitated, but she continued staring at Luke's helmet. "They were headed north east, to a statue, made of clay", she said quietly. Hera gestured to the guards. The guards quickly left the room, assembling a small squadron before heading to the direction that Ahsoka gave them. Shortly after, Hera left the room, leaving Ahsoka all by herself. Ahsoka started to cry, and not just tears, but a full breakdown. "Oh Luke", she whispered to herself, before grasping his helmet closer to her.


A soft landing echoed in the darkness. "Took you long enough", Luke jokingly said to Sabine. "Hey, we don't all have your powers Luke. I wasn't born force sensitive", Sabine grunted out. "We're all attuned to the force Sabine. It surrounds us, penetrates us, it creates all living things", Luke explained, "Some of us are more opened to it than others". Sabine rolled her eyes at the young jedi's philosophy. "Another jedi thing that I'll never understand", she said nonchalantly. Luke decided to ignore her comment as they headed to the doors in front of them.

With a quick movement with his hand, Luke opened the doors to reveal two pathways. "Well this certainly wasn't what I imagined", Sabine said suddenly as she flashed her flashlight towards the two paths. "Its a surprise, to be sure. But a welcomed one", Luke said to the young Mandalorian. "We'll split up. You go left, I'll go right. Then we'll regroup here and create an exit plan", Luke explained, "If I'm correct, you'll encounter the last star map. While I go find the last piece to the long lost map of the first jedi temple". Sabine nodded, and they both headed their separate way. "Sabine!", Luke called out. The young mando turned back to look at him. "May the force be with you", Luke said to her. "Same to you Luke. Try not to die", Sabine jokingly replied as she headed down her set of stairs. "I'll try not to", Luke replied before heading into his own set.

A/N: Hey everyone. Just thought I give this quick announcement, I won't be doing A/N anymore, unless if its a clarification of something written in the chapters. All future announcements will be posted on Reddit. My profile is: u/el_revan_official . The announcements will be posted on the r/StarWarsFanfiction subreddit. This includes, but not limited to:

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