PART 3: ASTRAY ACOLYTES
CHAPTER 13: TRESPASSERS IN THE TEMPLE
Asajj and Ahsoka waited outside the Jedi temple for days, they kept a loose eye on the changeling who was going to be breaking into the temple. When he moved they would make theirs. It was early on a weak day when the changeling made his move, Ahsoka followed him to the apartment where the changeling met with his co-conspirator. Ahsoka waited and soon enough the bounty hunter, by the name of Cad Bane, Ahsoka didn't know him personally, came out and with him a large alien Ahsoka had never seen before. She waited but Bane and his new companion headed away without the changeling coming out of the apartment. "Asajj," Ahsoka said after a moment, "I'm pretty sure the changeling is discussed as a Jedi, it's happening now."
"Copy that," Asajj's voice came back over the com "come to the rendezvous, we'll wait for the bounty hunters to make their move first."
The bounty hunters' move took no time at all; Asajj followed the blue alien into the Jedi temple through a breach in its security he'd made. As she made her way through the venting system Asajj noted that the security seemed to be turning off as she went.
Asajj looked out through the vets she passed but it seemed that there were almost no Jedi in the temple at the moment. Something it seemed was happening; the few she did see ran by heading somewhere quickly. The force tingled, telling Asajj that she needed to be careful. Ahsoka's diversion at the senate building was not supposed to be until Asajj signaled she was on her way out or if she got into trouble.
"Something's happening, keep your wits about you," Asajj said into her com, a sudden explosion from up ahead rocked the ventilation shaft.
"What was that?" Ahsoka asked.
"I don't know," Asajj said, taking one of her lightsabers from her belt she moved forwards carefully and rounded the next corner. The grate of the vent was off and someone was moving about outside. Asajj flitted past the opening and further down into the shaft. A moment later she saw the bounty hunter come back into the vent and said into an earpiece, "alright I have what we came for, get out." Bane headed for the exit as quickly as he could. Bane had been carrying a holocron when he'd come back into the vent and Asajj wondered for a moment what Bane wanted with one, but it didn't matter right now. Putting the thought out of her head Asajj went into the hall, she found the Jedi vault already blown open for them.
"I'm in, Bane blew the volt for me," Asajj said.
"This was a good plan," Ahsoka said.
"Thank you," Asajj replied as she jumped through the partly open vault doors into the inner sanctum and started looking for the holocrons she wanted. There was a huge amount to choose from, and she didn't have time to take all of them. Asajj grabbed seven holocrons and headed out of the temple as quickly as possible.
"Asajj- blast it!-?" Ahsoka's voice was cut off and the com went dead.
"Ahsoka, Ahsoka!" Asajj called; there was no response, "blast it!" Asajj cursed and hurried around the edge of the temple and stopped. She was greeted by the sight of a huge war ship looming in the sky over Coruscant.