The next day...
Anakin wakes up, the lights still dim. Leia is sleeping on top of him. Leia wakes up a few minutes later.
"Dad, you said, you'd wake me up as soon as Darth Saph was done."
"You were sleeping so peacefully, and needed the rest. Seriously, Leia, you ran off solo to a world that was known as a Wound in the Force by the Jedi of Revan's era."
"I was trying to find a Sith holocron to bait Darth Saph with. Apparently, it's not as bad now, as it was back four thousand years ago, as it wasn't screaming too bad."
"You're 15 and a Padawan. Don't go to Sith homeworlds without another Jedi until you are knighted, and preferably, not until you become a Master.", says a tired Anakin. Anakin wishes Leia reminds him less of his former Padawan sometimes, but he loves her all the same.
Leia tries to change the subject, saying, "What happened when I was sleeping, and how did Darth Saph find me?"
"So, from what she said, she sensed a Jedi on Malachor when she was talking to Palpatine. She apparently went and didn't expect to see you. She told me, her words, 'I'm not sure if you want to encourage her to do that, as she's only 15.' I actually agree with her on that. She's going to try to off Palpatine in around six weeks. She's trying to take those six weeks off to go train on Vjun, and she might have a few lessons for you. She ended up healing you, and braiding your hair."
"What!"
"She's going to help you learn to deal with Force lightning. She claimed that she'd be able to do it without harming you. I let her braid your hair."
"She's a Sith, and thus must be lying about teaching me without harming. After all, pain is the way of the Sith. Us being treated well is probably just designed to get us to give up Intel." Anakin yawned.
"Remember what she said, Leia, that she's not fully Sith. Well, it's true. She's been studying some light and gray teachings as well. She started using them to heal herself after Palpatine uses Force lightning on her."
"That stuff is nasty, even not on kill power. No wonder she tried Force healing."
"Agreed." Anakin opens the box Darth Saph sent. It had some food, blankets, pillows, and a datapad with a case saying Leia.
"I guess this is for you. It doesn't feel dangerous." Leia turns the datapad on and reads the text message telling her to keep quiet about it, and understands. She then sees the holobooks and games collections, and looks happier.
Bridge, SSD Huntress
Darth Saph stands on the bridge, looking out at the storm torn world that is Vjun.
She's wearing a red-brown sleeveless top, with a black cape and red-brown and black skirt with her new headdress. Her arms are mostly bare, except for a few Togrutan bracelets and one of her comlinks. She also has on a necklace with the pendant being a broken chain engraved on a golden disk. Her outfit was a bit like the one she wore in the Clone Wars, but quite a bit more conservative on the skin shown, as she had matured from the little Padawan at Christophis.
She sees her castle. Finally, I get a break. Now, how do I get the Jedi down without them causing problems?
"My lady, your shuttle will be ready in 15 minutes", says an officer. Even though she's reduced the Force chocking levels by 90%, based on Revan's recommendations, the officers haven't seemed to notice much, which is a pity, given how many times she had to restrain herself.
She walks back to her quarters and uses her comlink to contact her staff.
"Captain Ronan, prep two guest chambers next to each other with ray shields. I'm bringing some captured Jedi here, and I need them to not escape."
The young man replies, "Y... Yes, milady." He's confused, but knows that to disobey Darth Saph is grounds for death. He orders his troopers to set the rooms up, so when Darth Saph comes, she will not kill him.
Darth Saph then records a message for Anakin.
"Hey, Skyguy. Is Leia feeling better? I'm going to hide you and Leia on Vjun, and can really only fully hide one of you on the shuttle ride down. My plan is to hide your daughter, Leia, but if you think that needs to change, use the messaging app to let me know."
She then records a message for Leia.
"Hey, Leia. Hope you got some sleep. I'm going to be hiding you and your dad at my castle. I picked some games and books for you. Expect our first training session together to be within a few days. If you're not feeling well, let Katee know. If you want to message me, use the messaging app. It's normal for my eyes to be blue, or blue with bits of gold in them, as I use both sides of the Force. Just because my eyes have a bit of gold in them isn't anything to worry about. Your father can confirm that." She sends both messages.
Both datapads beep. Anakin and Leia watch the messages.
Anakin messages back, Hiding Leia sounds fine, Ahsoka.
Leia messages Ahsoka, I got some sleep. Thanks for the books and games. What do you want me to call you, as you've told me you're not fully Sith?
Ahsoka messages Anakin, Oh, good. No making a new plan on the fly.
Ahsoka messages Leia, You're welcome. If it's just us and the clones, my apprentice, Mara, or Captain Pellaeon, you can call me Ahsoka. If someone else is around, just call me Darth Saph, so they don't think anything's up.
Leia messages back, Sounds good, Ahsoka.
Author's Notes:
This is part 1 of 2 for chapter 8. I want to get our Jedi (+ Ahsoka|Darth Saph) to Vjun in one chapter, but needed to post something tomorrow (and it was getting kinda long), so pt 2 is set for tomorrow. And yes, we will see Pellaeon next chapter. That guy really had a long run in Legends, from CW commanding the Leveler to (Spoiler Alert: dying on the Bloodfin in 41 ABY). Also, I have fanart on AO3 for her outfit, and am working on a cover with her on the bridge like in this scene. I have the same username on AO3, it's Jedi_Knight_Leia_Skywalker.
