Anakin stood still as Obi-wan doted over him, tugging the hood of the brown cloak over his head to the point where he could barely see.

"I can barely see Obi-wan," Obi-wan tugged the hood lower before readjusting it to make sure that it completely covered Anakin's body. They were on what they called a gunship so they could land at the temple, whatever that meant.

"Hush Anakin, keep your head down and don't look at anyone on the way in." Anakin rose an eyebrow as Ahsoka also came up and started to dote over him, tugging the cloak over his head or readjusting it.

"I know that everyone thinks I died, but aren't you guys making too much of a big deal out of this?" Obi-wan and Ahsoka exchanged glances. They had yet to tell Anakin how important he was, and how the rest of the republic had reacted when they found out about his death. They haven't even told him about his wife.

Well, to be fair only Obi-wan knew about that, but it's still a problem.

Ahsoka purposely pulled down on the cloak hard enough to make Anakin forcefully bow his head, "Keep your head down for now Sky guy, we'll explain everything to you later." Anakin let out a squawk at the way the hood was pulled down before straitening back up with a grumble.

"Fine, but I still want an explanation." Obi-wan and Ahsoka cracked a smile at that, that sounded a lot like their old Anakin.

They wiped the smiles off their face when the gunship landed and opened up. The three of them stepped out together, Anakin walking behind them as Obi-wan and Ahsoka led the way to the temple. It took every ounce of self-control Anakin had to not look around, he especially wanted to look up at the sky. He had rarely seen the sky throughout his entire experience, only for one day in fact, and he was eager to see it again.

Obi-wan and Ahsoka narrowed their eyes at the atmosphere. It was tense and they could feel strained emotions all over the place. The Jedi council had refrained from contacting them in the few days it took to return to Coruscant from the outer rim. It was obvious that something had happened while they were gone.

Anakin tilted his head curiously as a man in yellow and white armor ran up to them, it was different compared to the usual blue and white armor that he saw in and around the ship.

"General Kenobi, Commander Tano, its good to see you."

Obi-wan bowed his head with a small smile, Ahsoka mirroring his smile, "It is good to see you as well Cody, did something happen while we were gone?" even though they couldn't see it, they could hear the frown and disgust in his voice.

"Padawan Barriss Offee bombed the temple while you two were away," Ahsoka's mouth fell open while Obi-wan scowled, "It's fortunate that you took longer than expected to return, she admitted that she had planned to frame the commander."

Ahsoka could only stare with her mouth open, she had believed Barriss to be her friend and ally. Obi-wan closed his eyes while releasing his emotions to the force, it was fortunate he had listened to that warning all those months ago. The warning that told him to keep Ahsoka with him at all times. Although that had caused a multitude of arguments between the two of them, Ahsoka believing that he was being far too protective of her, he was extremely relieved to hear his cautiousness had paid off.

"Who is this?" Cody motioned towards Anakin with his head, whose face was still being obscured by the cloak. Anakin tilted his head in curiosity as Obi-wan answered his captain.

"Later Cody, do you know if the Jedi council are in their chambers?" he gave them a firm nod.

"I see, I will be reporting to the Jedi council first, I'll touch bases with you later." Cody saluted Obi-wan before stepping to the side, allowing the trio to walk into the temple. As they walked by, Anakin gave Cody a nod of acknowledgment along with a small smile. he didn't really understand why the clone jerked in surprise though. Anakin would have asked him what was wrong, but Ahsoka had grabbed a fistful of his cloak and practically dragged him behind her until he got the message and caught up with them.

Anakin wasn't any better inside the temple, and Ahsoka could feel Anakin's desire to look around, especially since there were all types of people walking around them and giving them looks. It was honestly a miracle he wasn't going overwhelmed by the number of people that were present at the temple, he still didn't have his shields but the cloud of the force around his head seemed to be enough.

"Keep your head down sky guy," she avoided using his name to avoid catching anyone's attention. Her words made Anakin give her a small pout before ducking down his head again, concealing his face again.

Anakin kept his eyes focused on the floor in front of him, watching Obi-wans and Ahsoka's feet as they led him to wherever they were going. He tried to look through his lashes but the hood was low enough to not let him see anything at all. With a disgruntled sigh, he focused on the back of their feet again. He nearly walked into Obi-wan when they stopped suddenly.

"In here," he felt a hand press against the gap in his shoulder blades, guiding him through the doorway, he let the hand guide him until the three of them came to a stop, "Masters." He kept his eyes focused on the floor, waiting until someone gave him the cue to look up.

"Master Kenobi, Padawan Tano," there was a pause as the new voice stopped," Who is this?" an elbow nudged his side, letting him know that he could finally look up. Slowly bringing his head up, he tensed up when he saw five different people staring intensely at him. More than one of the members stood up in surprise, their faces morphing into surprise. He took an involuntary step back due to the intensity.

"Uh, hi?" he slowly pulled off the hood, taking a cautious look around the room, unconsciously taking a step closer to Obi-wan. Obi-wan noticed this and gave Anakin a reassuring smile, something that the young man greatly appreciated.

"Anakin!?" the man with the mask over his face called out to him. He stiffly turned to the man and gave him a tilt of his head. It took Anakin almost everything he had to not squirm under their gazes.

"Yes?" The members kept on staring at Anakin as the dark, bald man gave Anakin a small smile before turning to Obi-wan and Ahsoka.

"How is this possible?" Obi-wan gave a small sigh before turning to Ahsoka, asking her to wait with Anakin outside. Once the two of them were outside, he started to explain.

"Anakin," Obi-wan sighed and pinched the skin between his eyebrows," Anakin was the Chancellors prisoner," he paused as there was a sense of outrage going through the room. Many of the present masters making their noises of outrage," from what we can tell, based on the data logs, the chancellor captured Anakin on his last mission." Windu scowled at that.

"How is he?" Obi-wan pursed his lips, trying to find the best way to word everything.

"Physically, he's underweight and malnourished, our medic found signs of torture and scarring on his back, according to his scans, the Chancellor also used…" Obi-wan paused as he tried his best to keep the sorrow out of his voice," …he used Electro-shock therapy in an attempt to brainwash him." Obi-wan didn't need to look up to see their outrage and anger.

"Is that all?" Plo Koon's voice was quiet, but it seemed to echo loudly in the deathly silent chamber. Obi-wan cringed on the inside at the question but still answered it.

"The Chancellor seemed to use a Sith technique on him, he…he has no memory of his life before. Thankfully, Anakin kept his stubborn mentality and didn't give into the Chancellors demands." Obi-wan looked up and watched the masters as they process the information he just told him. Plo Koon was just staring at the nearby wall, Shaak Ti and Kit Fisto were rubbing their faces with one hand, while Yoda and Windu were staring at Obi-wan. Yoda stayed oddly silent throughout the entire process.

"Anakin has remembered a few things, namely myself, Ahsoka, and Captain Rex. He has no memory of the force and its techniques but still can use the force." Obi-wan did not doubt that it was due to the Force favoring its son," he mainly regains his memory through his dreams." Obi-wan stood there silently, waiting for one of the masters to say something.

"Who else knows about this?"

"Myself, Ahsoka and the entirety of the 501st, Captain Rex and his men were the ones who recovered Anakin after he escaped." Windu rubbed his eyebrows with one hand.

"Killed the Sith, Skywalker did?" Yoda finally said something. All of the masters looking at Obi-wan as they realized that Yoda asked a good question.

"Yes, Anakin refuses to discuss the fight itself, but our medic has examined the body and concluded that the Chancellor died from blood loss after his jugular vein was torn out. Based on the evidence, we concluded that Anakin did it himself through very...harsh means." Many of the masters nodded their heads in understanding, all of them picking up the unspoken message that Anakin was ruthless in the man's death. Windu drummed his fingers on the armrest of his chair.

"Desperation can change a man."

"Yes, it can." Yoda didn't say anything about the entire discussion, he only spoke long enough to instruct Obi-wan.

"Take Skywalker to the healers, you must. Later, we will discuss this." Obi-wan nodded in agreement before bowing to the masters after they dismissed him. that was one hurdle out of the way.

Now to tell a widow that her husband had survived but had no recollection of her or their relationship.

This is going to go splendidly

(Not)