Chapter 32

Hyperspace- Location Unknown

Ahsoka stood on a pile of corpses, her lightsabers dangling from her belt. Lightning flashed across the sky as rain started pouring down. "Stop this Ahsoka! This isn't you!", Luke shouted at her from afar. Ahsoka let out an inhuman scream as she charged at him and Sabine. "Ahsoka it's us!", Sabine shouted desperately. Sabine took her blasters out. and started firing stun rounds at the running Togruta. Ahsoka evaded each blast and ignored her friend's plea, as she continued to charge at them with inhumane speed. Ahsoka ignited her lightsabers and stabbed Sabine in the chest. Sabine let out a blood curdling cry before collapsing to the floor. "No!", Luke shouted in horror. Ahsoka then moved on to Luke when his green blade intercepted her white blades. "Ahsoka please, this isn't you! I feel the good in you!", Luke struggled to say as Ahsoka removed her blades from their locked position. The two continued to fight, but Luke struggled to hold his position. Ahsoka was just too fast, everytime he went to strike, she would dodge and kick him in the face.

"There is no good Skywalker! It is time for the Jedi to end, and for the new sith order to rise!", Ahsoka shouted in a deep voice. The two continued to exchange blows as they were now moving to a more opened space. "If you will not turn to the darkside Skywalker, then perhaps Ben Solo will!", Ahsoka said as she threw a large boulder at him. "Never!", Luke shouted as he dodged the boulder. He lunged at Ahsoka, tackling her to the ground. The two wrestled to gain the upper hand. Luke managed to use his cybernetic hand as an advantage as he squeezed one of Ahsoka's lekku. The Togruta grunted as she was momentarily paralyzed, Luke used this advantage to call Ahsoka's lightsabers towards him, pinning her in the process. "Please, don't make me do this Ahsoka", Luke cried out to her. Ahsoka let out a deep chuckle as she laid on the floor. "Foolish Jedi, I was just a distraction!", Ahsoka said before twisting her neck to an odd angle, breaking it in the process. "No!", Luke shouted in horror as blood landed on his face. Before he could react further, a sharp stinging pain entered his chest, he looked down to see a red blade had stabbed him in the chest. "Your mine, Skywalker", a deep voice said before everything went dark.


Luke let out a blood curdling scream as he woke up from his nightmare. He instinctively checked his chest, but found no stab wounds. He looked at his surroundings, the room was dark, save for the occasional flash coming from Artoo's charging port. Luke's face was wet as he wiped off the excessive amount of sweat he received during his sleep. Was this a vision? He remembered having these sort of nightmares on Dagobah when he was still learning the ways of the force with Master Yoda. And even then, the visions did more harm than good when Luke acted on it. Would it be the same in this situation? Trust in the force, find answers in places of knowledge, you should, the wise words of Master Yoda reminded him. Luke took a deep breath before sitting himself upright. He called one of his holocrons he had collected earlier and used the force to open it.

"This is Master Bastilla Shan", the feminine voice said, "What wisdom do you wish to learn, young one?". Luke thought for a moment, would this holocron contain some answers? He hoped it would. "Tell me everything you know about Rakata Prime", Luke said cautiously. The holocron did not respond immediately, it buffered as it searched for the answer. "Rakata Prime", Bastilla finally said, "Its a place every jedi should avoid. Let me recap the dark history of that place. Thousands of years ago, the Rakata people used a super weapon called The Star Forge. They used the Starforge, as well as creatures called Purgills to take over the galaxy. Now the Star Forge wasn't just some machine, no, it craved for hunger. It used the darkside like nothing we ever seen before. The Rakata people were strong in the dark side of the force. Even their planet is still filled with shadows of the past. Unfortunately, the Rakata people evolved to the likes where they could no longer use the Star Forge. The force no longer allowed them to", Bastilla explained in a serious tone.

"What happened to the Star Forge? ", Luke asked. If Rakata Prime was naturally a planet filled with power of the dark side, perhaps taking Ahsoka there would not be a smart choice. "The Star Forge made its reappearance thousands of years later, it was under the control of Darth Revan and Darth Malak. Luckily their rule didn't last very long. An allied jedi and republic strike team along with the Ebon Hawk's crew managed to destroy the Star Forge and end the sith lords", Bastilla replied firmly. Luke took this all in, if the star forge was tuned to the force without it being a sentient being, than perhaps the dark side must really be strong on Rakata Prime. "What can you tell me about Marka Ragnos?", Luke asked the holocron. He remembered that the mysterious man had claimed that Ahsoka had resurrected him during their stay on Korriban. The holocron buffered again, but this time it gave no answer. Luke repeated his words, but the holocron still wouldn't answer.

"Use my knowledge, I beg you", a deep feminine, yet menacing voice said suddenly. Luke jumped in surprise as the jedi holocron fell to the floor. He looked over to the sound of the voice, it was coming from one of the other holocrons he had collected. Specifically, the sith holocron he took from Korriban. Luke used the force to bring it to his hand. The red pyramidal holocron slowly settled in Luke's hand. The holocron started to glow, as a faint whisper got louder and louder. Luke read about how to open these sort of holocrons from another jedi holocron. He learned that one should never open it, no matter what is said. But maybe this will contain some answers, Luke thought to himself.

Quietly, he got off the bed and sat on the floor. He placed the sith holocron in front of him, the red light slowly started to increase. Luke closed his eyes, as his mind focused on the holocron. He used his anger, his hate, his fear to open the holocron. Luke shook violently as sweat started to deteriorate all over his face. He kept his focus on the holocron as the room started getting colder by the second. Luke was almost going to claim defeat when the sharp and menacing voice came through. "What is thy biding, apprentice?", the voice said. Luke opened his eyes to see a hooded cloak coming from the holocron. He let out a deep breath before speaking, "Teach me, everything".


Ahsoka sat in the cockpit meditating on recent events. She needed to find a way to apologize to Luke. The way he had came back worried her, did someone say something offensive to him? Or did he have to fill in a new promise just like her and Sabine had to with adding Thrawn on their list. Ahsoka continued to meditate when she heard a short yelp. She opened her eyes wary of looking for to long at hyperspace. "Hello?", she asked as she turned around. The entire ship was silent, and dark. The only illuminating light source was the interdimension of hyperspace. Ahsoka walked around the ship, noticing that their was a very faint glow coming from Luke's room.

Quietly, she made her way over there. Perhaps he is awake, Ahsoka thought to herself, guess now is a good time to apologize. Ahsoka knocked on the door. "Luke?", Ahsoka whispered. She didn't receive any response. But she started to feel cold. She carefully opened Luke's door using the force. Welcoming the sight of a dark void. "Luke?", Ashoka asked again before entering. The room was dark, save for Artoo charging in the corner. She didn't see Luke, at least she noticed that he wasn't in bed. "Luke, are you okay?", Ahsoka asked cautiously. She walked deeper into the room, noticing his lightsaber was scattered on the floor. Suddenly, Ahsoka saw a bright, yet short, spark of light. She peered her head to her left, noticing Luke sitting on his knees. "Hey Luke", Ahsoka said in relief, "I was wondering if we could talk-". Ahsoka stopped as she noticed a familiar red hue glowing around Luke.

No!, Ahsoka internally shouted. Luke had opened a sith holocron. He paid no mind to Ahsoka, his concentration purely on the holocron. "Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The force shall free me", the holocron said. "Stop!", Ahsoka shouted at the top of her lungs. In a swift motion, Ahsoka raised her hands creating a force wave so powerful, it threw Luke to the other side of the wall. A loud thud echoed the ship. Luke groaned in pain as he rubbed his head. The sith holocron fell to the floor, Ahsoka extended her arm to grab the holocron. The pyramidal object started to float towards Ahsoka. But it suddenly stopped.

Ahsoka looked down to see Luke also getting a grip on it. "Stop Ahsoka. You don't know you're doing!", Luke shouted. The two struggled to pull the sith holocron away from each other. "Luke, you promised to never use the darkside!", Ahsoka shouted back with tears threatening to come out, "You promised". Ahsoka's words echoed in Luke's head. He had promised her such, he even remembered that she gave him a hug after confirming that he would keep his promise. "How can I trust you?", Luke asked the Togruta, "How can I know that you won't tell everyone my secrets?". Ahsoka looked at the young man in confusion. "Luke, what are you taking about. You know you can trust me".

"Do I?", Luke asked straightening his back as he slowly got up. "You told Mothma about me, about Vader. You knew, even before we met!", Luke suddenly said pointing a accusing finger at her. "What?", Ahsoka asked confused, "I never told Mothma anything. You think I would tell anyone about you or Vader? I don't want anything to do with him! And I certainly never knew you existed until now Luke", Ahsoka argued back with her hands on her hips. Luke let out a deep breath as he looked at Ahsoka straight in the eye, he wanted to make sure he could trust her. To prove to that mysterious man that he was wrong about her, to prove his nightmare that Ahsoka would never harm him. But the same trust should radiate off him towards her. He wanted to see, what Ahsoka truly felt, what she was really hiding. "I'm sorry Ahsoka, I shouldn't have accused you. it was wrong for me to-", Luke said before cut off by Ahsoka. "I've heard enough", the Togruta said offended before turning to walk away. She grabbed the holocron as she headed towards the door. But before the door opened, Luke reached out to the force and locked the door before Ahsoka could leave. "Open the door", Ahsoka warned him in a cold tone. "No", Luke replied slyly. Ahsoka turned to look at Luke, her face filled with annoyance and fear. She hesitated as her hand inched towards her lightsaber. "Funny how you claim I should trust you. But you don't trust me", Luke said dryly as he noticed the sudden reaction from the older Togruta.

Ahsoka stopped in her track as Luke walked closer to her, calling his lightsaber in the process. "Luke, this isn't you. The sith holocron has affected you, I warned you to not use the darkside", Ahsoka said with a hint of fear in her voice. Luke acknowledged her fear with a simple hmph. "You want to know what I learned from that thing", Luke asked sarcastically as he pointed towards the holocron in Ahsoka's hands. "I learned many things, things that not even the jedi could explain", Luke began, "I even learned that there are abilities beyond reality, ones that could kill you if not done correctly. I learned things that could benefit the new jedi, to become stronger, wiser than any jedi or sith of the past". Luke started to inch closer to Ahsoka. In desperation, Ahsoka ignited her lightsaber and pointed it at Luke. "Stay back!", Ahsoka shouted in fear her hands trembling. "It's not the jedi way to attack someone who is unarmed", Luke said as he got even closer, "But of course, you're not really a jedi". Luke activated his lightsaber and started swinging it around. Ahsoka started backing up as she put her lightsaber in a defensive position.

"What are you afraid of Ahsoka?", Luke asked as he extended his lightsaber towards her. "I'm not afraid of anything", Ahsoka spat back. She glared at Luke as he stopped swinging his lightsaber. "We're all afraid of something. Even I have fear. Its only natural", Luke said quietly. Ahsoka continued to back up when she was finally met with the wall. "You came in here to apologize, correct?", Luke asked as his lightsaber made contact with Ahsoka's. "Originally, yes. Now, I'm starting to regret my decision", Ahsoka commented. Luke continued to push Ahsoka further into the wall. His lightsaber lowering as the two blades made contact. "Tell me your fear", Luke said, stopping his lightsaber but not removing it. The two were very close now, only one foot apart. "You want to know the truth?", Ahsoka asked as she raised her voice, "I'll tell you the truth!".

Ahsoka dropped the holocron and ignited her second lightsaber. There was a bang as the holocron shattered on the floor, glass flying everywhere. Ahsoka's two white blades locking in place with Luke's green blade. Ahsoka struggled as she started pushing Luke away from her. "I lost everything!", Ahsoka shouted, "I lost my friends, I lost the only family I ever knew!". She continued to push Luke as the blades were moving closer to each other. "And now that I have a chance of getting new friends, a new family, I keep messing up!", she shouted again. As he was being pushed, Luke tried to use his weight to anchor himself to the floor. But he underestimated Ahsoka's strength, she kept pushing Luke until he was pinned to his side of the wall. "I don't want to be alone anymore. I want to be apart of something. Please Luke, let me be a part of your life", Ahsoka kicked one of Luke's knee. Luke fell to the floor, but was able to catch himself with the force. "I'm afraid Luke. That I'll be alone forever, I made a promise to stay with you, no matter what. Please Luke, let me in", Ahsoka forced her lightsabers down on to Luke's. Luke was forced on to the floor, his lightsaber released from his grip.

Luke raised his hands in defeat. Ahsoka slowly removed her blades from his face. "Please Luke", Ahsoka choked out as tears started forming, "I don't want to fight you anymore. I want you to trust me, just like I want to trust you. I want to be friends, family, anything. But please, I don't want to be alone anymore". Ahsoka turned her blades off, and extended her hand for Luke to accept. "Don't make me regret this", Ahsoka said to him. Luke hesitated as he stared at Ahsoka. He tried his best not to smile. Ahsoka had shown him that he could really trust her, despite of the mysterious man's warning. He grabbed her hand, and Ahsoka helped him to his feet. "You.. trust me?", Ahsoka suddenly asked, a smile filled with hope lightly showing. Luke gave a small smile, "I do", Luke said softly, "I just hope you can trust me".

Ahsoka was about to answer, when she immediately remembered the sith holocron. She turned her head around, and saw the now pile of shattered glass. Whatever that holocron held, it was lost forever. "I know what you're going to say Ahsoka", Luke immediately said, " That I shouldn't have opened it, that its wrong to use the dark side. And you're right, but there are things that we can learn from the sith, as well as the jedi". Ahsoka gave Luke a confused look, before she could answer, Luke spoke again. "Jedi and Sith, for a millennia two opposing sides that unbalanced the force. But Anakin, Vader, he brought balance by eliminating both sides. So that we, the last of our kind, can learn from their mistakes. By combining philosophies of both the Jedi and Sith, to recreate the order and maintain the peace the Chosen One brought", Luke said as he handed Ahsoka a nearby holocron. "Will you help me do this?", he asked her. Ahsoka stayed quiet, not knowing what to say, using the dark and light together seemed like a bad idea. But somehow, it made sense, it all started with one belief. The force. And they should do the will of the force, not on the philosophy of the few.

"I-", Ahsoka started to say. Suddenly the door behind her opened. She turned around to see that Luke had unlocked it. "It's your choice. You walk out that door, and forget any of this happened", Luke offered, "Or you can stay here, and help me find our place in all this". Luke extended his hand with another sith holocron, in the other hand was a jedi holocron. Ahsoka started moving towards the door, when Luke's words echoed in her head. "Do you trust me?". Ahsoka stopped walking and turned back around facing Luke. She finally made her decision. She walked up to the young jedi, looking down at the offering, before ultimately picking the holocron.


Five hours later...

Sabine woke up to a blaring noise that echoed aboard the Jedi Finder. Half awake, she got up and headed towards the cockpit. "Ahsoka, what's the matter?", Sabine asked. But she was surprised to see that there was no one in the cockpit. The nava computer was alarming her that they were approaching their destination. Sabine quickly pulled the T-6 shuttle out of hyperspace. The shuttle exited the swirly dimension as it came to a stop. Just a few meters away from Rakata Prime. The only thing between them was a giant field of ancient debri orbiting the system. Sabine put the shuttle in auto pilot, to see just where Ahsoka was. She walked into her room, trying to see if the Togruta had slept on the top bed.

"Ahsoka?", Sabine asked as she turned on the lights. There was no one in sight. She decided to check Luke's room next. Sabine quietly walked over to the Jedi's room. She noticed that the door was wide open. She peered her head inside, to find quite a scene. Luke was wrapped in a white robe, he had his head resting on Ahsoka's shoulder, and Ahsoka had her head resting on top of his. One of Ahsoka's lekku was wrapped around Luke, but he didn't seem to care. The two were sound asleep. Their lightsabers and several holocrons were scattered all over the place. Sabine couldn't help but smile at the scene presented to her. Looks like those two are finally getting along, Sabine thought to herself. She decided to leave them be, after all they were not in a rush anymore. They already arrived, why not just enjoy the peace tonight?