DISCLAIMERS
1. This is a fan fiction based on characters owned by Disney/Lucasfilm. I DO NOT OWN THEM. This is just for fun.
2. This is a quite different version of the final Clone Wars episodes, "Shattered" and "Victory and Death".
PART 2
Barriss Offee-Tano was just closing the dishwasher when pain flashed through her head. But not her pain: it came from outside. From Ahsoka.
The newlyweds were connected on an almost-spiritual way, such was the deepness of their love. It went far beyond knowing someone very well or intuition: Barriss and Ahsoka were always aware of the other's state of mind and emotion. And right now, Barriss felt overwhelming distress coming from her beloved.
She held her head as Ahsoka's hurt washed over her. When it faded - almost as soon as it started - Barriss could only think of one thing. Get to her Ahsoka. The former Jedi turned around…
… and saw the barrel of a rifle pointed inches from her face.
Instinct took over, and Barriss Force pushed the clone trooper - the same one who helped her with the dishes - back. He slammed against the wall hard, his armour doing nothing to soften the blow. As he slumped to the floor unconscious, he left a noticeable crack in the wall.
Barriss took a second to catch her breath. What was going on?! With a gulp of air, she stepped over the fallen lieutenant and dashed out the kitchen as fast as her pregnancy allowed. When she returned to the living area, she saw a confused Ahsoka standing by the window. While she arguably should have been more concerned with the clone trooper seemingly preparing to kill her, Barriss returned to her initial concern: "Ahsoka, what's wrong?"
Her wife looked at her, clear worry on her face. "Barriss… it's Anakin. I fear that something terrible has happened."
Barriss blinked: she did not expect that. Before she could respond, the Togruta was heading for the door to the hall. Barriss followed her, and both stopped when the door opened to reveal the back of Rex. "Rex, it's… "
Ahsoka stopped when she - and Barriss - properly looked at the clone. He was holding his helmet by his side, but it was… shaking. The headgear then dropped to the ground with a clunk. "Rex… ?"
The commander slowly turned around… then pointed twin guns at the couple. Barriss and Ahsoka gasped in unison, and Ahsoka instantly grabbed Barriss close and put herself infront of the expecting mother. "Rex, what's happening?!" she demanded.
Rex kept his guns trained, and his whole body trembled. "You're not Jedi… " The words came out desperate. "You're not… Jedi… " The words were like a mantra, and a tear trickled down the clone's face. "You're… NOT… "
Both ex-Jedi knew what was about to happen, and in one fluid motion Ahsoka lifted her wife into a cradle in her arms, and sped across the living room, just as Rex fired. Lasers barely missed the newlyweds' heads, instead shattering ornaments on the shelving wall.
Rex stalked through the house, eventually reaching the garage. There, Barriss and Ahsoka were hurriedly climbing into their new family airspeeder. The clone aimed again, but was interrupted by R7-A7, Ahsoka's longtime astromech and wedding present from Anakin.
Unfortunately, while the droid provided the necessary distraction for Ahsoka to get the speeder powered up, it came at a price: Rex fired point black and destroyed R7 on the spot. "No!" cried the Togruta.
Though Barriss felt and shared her wife's distress, she managed to control herself. "Darling, we have to go!" Despite her pain, Ahsoka took the controls and sent the vehicle forward, and they literally smashed through the garage doors.
In seconds, the Offee-Tanos were in the air. "What's going on?!" Barriss yelled over the engines. "What's wrong with Rex?! What did you mean with Anakin?!"
"I don't know!" Ahsoka kept her eyes infront. "Right now, all that matters is getting you to safety!"
Barriss wanted to grumble at that, but she was too tired: this situation was rapidly sapping her strength. Hence, when she turned back and saw Rex and the recovered lieutenant on their veranda, with the latter aiming his rifle, all she could do was muster a breath. "Oh no… "
The lieutenant fired, and the speeder's engine exploded. "No no no no no!" Ahsoka tried to regain control, but it was no good: the speeder hurtled downwards - into the nearby underworld pit…
TO BE CONTINUED
