Suddenly, I am ripped out of a peaceful dream, my eyes fly open. I jolt up. My heart is pounding against the walls of my chest. I sit perfectly still. Helpless to my emotions. Fear shoots through my body like electricity. I take a deep breath in a desperate attempt to calm my nerves. I feel a disturbance in the force. Fear digs its ugly claws into my very sole. It's impossible to shake it off. It seems as though no amount of reasoning will calm my anxiety. I'm at the mercy of my emotions. I feel an intensity about the impending future, my future.

The soft silk sheets don't comfort me, not now. My room doesn't feel safe. Am I alone? I miss my bed at the temple and my master. Somehow, I know I won't be going back to the temple, anytime soon. I am only meant so spend a few more nights here. My mission is almost over. I try to slow my breathing.

In the darkness, I long to feel the warmth of the sun on my skin. In the silent, I long to smell the air of fresh morning due. In the cold, I long to hear the soft sound of birds signing. More than anything I long to see my master. Since the day I first met Kenobi, on Tatooine, he has been constant and stable even through the hardest times. No matter how bad things were, he always had a plan, being by his side was enough to reassure me. In an attempt to follow his teachings, I sit quietly for a while. I try to meditate. The silence is defining and the darkness is blinding. In my warm bed my bodies frozen.

'Thump, thump, thump', my heart is pounding in my ears, strong and fast. This is an easy mission, 'thump, thump, thump', nothing is going to happen. It's going to be boring, uneventful, 'thump, thump, thump'. I can't help but wonder if I'm not alone. I think I can sense something, dark, evil, and above all unbalanced. Yet, recently I've been off. In the chancellor's room I can sense a darkness, but nothing happens. In the temple I can sense a disturbance, yet nothing happens. The other Jedi, they don't seem to notice...

maybe I am right, but it seem so unlikely that I would be the only Jedi, the only one, who could feel it. The force isn't my strong suit, but I am good with a saber. I must be wrong. There isn't a Sith in the temple. There isn't a Sith in the senate and there defiantly isn't a Sith here.

I am on Andara at the Leader Ship School. This place is for the Galaxy's rich and powerful. What business would a Sith have here anyways? I am more likely to run into a bounty hunter and that's impossible here. The security is too strong..

'thump, thump, thump'

I am a Jedi…

A padawan, but I can look after myself. I am a better fighter than all of the padawans and some of the Jedi. Ferus and I are here to investigate Tarturi's son's disappearance.

'thump, thump, thump' could I be next…

No, he wasn't even taken at the school, anyways I'm here as a nobody, a scholarship student.

I'm sure that I can sense something. I need to tell Ferus. No, never, he would enjoy it too much, 'thump, thump, thump', I've never felt something so, powerful. So, dark. I need to tell Ferus. My heart is pounding fast.

I leap out of the soft embrace of my bed and bolt for the door. Someone, grabs me: one arm around my body holding me close, his grip is so tight that it hurts and his other had is pressing a wet cloth over my face. It burns. The smell makes me feel sick. It has a sweet ether like aroma. I feel dizzy. It must be chloroform. A man speaks softly "Don't worry Anakin, just go to sleep" his voice is so familiar, he sounds like the chancellor. I'm so confused. I have to get free from his grasp. My eyes are heavy. I struggle to push myself free. I try to call out, but my screams are muffled, by the cloth.. I almost fall over and the man loosens his grip. I break free.

I dash forward and as I open the door, I yell "FEr…", my voice is high and I can hear the fear in my tone. The man grabs me, stopping my scream.

I feel a sharp pain in my arm. I try to push him away but the room is spinning. I feel sick. Even if I could break free, I wouldn't be able to stand let alone run and knowing that Ferus is my only hope isn't comforting.

My vision fails. The last thing I feel, is my limp body collapsing into their clasp. The force can't save me now. I'm not coming back to Andara.