Vader's second chance

A Star wars story

Chapter 16

Disclaimer: Disney owns everything except my plot.

Hello there everyone and welcome back to my story. Before I talk about today's chapter I'd like to fill you in on what I've been doing the past couple days. If you aren't interested, skip the next paragraph.

Basically, I've been researching stuff about the timeline of the show and actually have some stuff planned before Christophsis. Mainly the battle of Hypori, in which Grievous makes himself known to the Jedi and the Republic, and some extra stuff with Vader and Ahsoka. Also, I'll be including the operation on Rishi as soon as I figure out when "Rookies" takes place. If any of you know, I'd appreciate the information. Now, the specifics for the chapter:

This chapter is a filler, but I really wanted Anakin and Ahsoka to meet before Christophsis so she is at least familiar with him when he becomes her master. This chapter begins the day after chapter 15. We'll begin with Ahsoka's point of view and then move to Anakin's. Ahsoka's part will be a sparring match with another youngling and Anakin's will be shorter, consisting of a conversation he has with Luke regarding Ahsoka. Also, I might be able to sneak some Vader/Luke conversation at the end, but I'll see what I can do.

One last thing before we begin. I have very limited knowledge when it comes to SW legends and characters that originate from there, so it is highly unlikely that one will ever appear in this story. I'm just clarifying this because someone asked.

Okay, I've probably bored you enough with the prologue. Because of that, we're diving in head first! Enjoy the newest chapter!

Jedi Temple's training dojo, one day after chapter 15, Ahsoka's point of view:

Caleb and I arrived at the dojo in the evening. We were both looking forward to it, since our friends had placed a bet on who would win the fight between the two of us. The dojo was more quiet than usual, probably because of the lateness of the hour. Some other Padawans and Knights were there, training and sparring, but they ignored us. We approached an empty sparring ring and Caleb went to grab practice sabers for us while I scanned the room to see if any of our friends were there. I didn't see any of them, but I think I caught a glimpse of…no, it can't be. When Caleb returned I immediately started telling him about what I saw.

Ahsoka-Caleb! Caleb!

Caleb-What's going on?

Ahsoka-I think Master Skywalker is here!

Caleb-What? No way! He's so cool!

Ahsoka-What do think he's doing here?

Caleb-I bet he's looking for a Padawan. I mean, he is a Knight.

Ahsoka-Oh my gosh! What if he sees us?

Caleb-Ahsoka there are thirty people in the room. I don't think he'll be looking at us.

Ahsoka-You're right. I should stop worrying about it.

Caleb-Probably.

Ahsoka-So, are we going to start this match or not?

Caleb-Don't you mean, aren't you going to beat me again Caleb ?

Ahsoka- That was one time.

Caleb-The total is going to go up.

Ahsoka-We'll see about that.

Caleb and I both took our starting positions. He was using Soresu while I was using Ataru. I was expecting him to charge me like he always does, but he stood still and waited for me to attack. I lowered my saber a little bit to see if he would do anything but he kept on waiting. I got impatient and rushed him. His blue blade clashed with my green one and we kept exchanging blows for a little bit until I decided to surprise him. I parried his attack and quickly turned around, hoping to catch him off guard with the reverse-grip strike my teachers keep telling me to stop using. He was probably waiting for me to do that because the next thing I knew was that my sabers were out of my hands and that I was on the floor with a lightsaber pointing at my neck.

Caleb-I knew you would try that.

Ahsoka-I should have known you were expecting it.

Caleb-What's the score for this month?

Ahsoka-Caleb 2, Ahsoka 1.

Caleb-Seems like someone is losing.

Ahsoka-Oh, don't you worry, I'll catch up.

Caleb-Sure you will.

Ahsoka-As always.

Caleb-Look, I got to go. Master Billaba said she wanted to talk to me.

Ahsoka-I'll catch you later.

Caleb-Sure thing.

Ahsoka-Looking forward to the rematch.

Caleb-Try to not lose next time.

Ahsoka-Don't you have somewhere else to be?

Caleb-I'm just messing with you.

Ahsoka-Just go already.

Caleb-Fine fine. I'm going.

Caleb returned the practice sabers and rushed out of the room to go meet Master Billaba. I already knew that she was going to tell him that he was assigned to her as her new Padawan because I overheard her talking about it with Master Windu, but I promised to keep it a secret. I was very happy about him, but to be honest I was kind of jealous too. He was going to have one of the greatest masters teaching him and he's three years younger than me, while I'm almost out of Padawan age and no one has picked me yet. Putting my thoughts aside, I walked out of the training dojo and turned around the corner…only to bump into someone.

Anakin-Oh, hello there.

Ahsoka-Master Skywalker? I'm so sorry, I didn't see you.

Anakin-It's fine. When I was a Padawan this kept happening to me all the time.

Ahsoka-Well…I'm sorry.

Anakin-Apology accepted.

Ahsoka-I…should go.

Anakin-Wait a minute. I was actually coming to talk to you.

Ahsoka-Me?

Anakin-Weren't you the one that was sparring with Master Billaba's future Padawan?

Ahsoka-You know Caleb?

Anakin-No, but she did talk to me about him. Said that he seemed like a nice kid and that she is considering taking him as her Padawan. That happened a month ago and she told about her final decision a couple days back.

Ahsoka-Well, Caleb is the type of person that's eager to learn things. I'm sure he'd like training under Master Billaba.

Anakin-Speaking of masters, do you have one?

Ahsoka-Well, no. I was hoping Master Plo would pick me but he hasn't done so yet.

Anakin-I'm sure you'll find a great master, um…

Ahsoka-Ahsoka. My name is Ahsoka.

Anakin-Anakin Skywalker, pleased to meet you.

Ahsoka-Well, I already know you.

Anakin-Everyone does. Anyways, I actually wanted to talk about that reverse grip you tried to pull off. I haven't seen it before.

Ahsoka-It's just something I came up with. It's easy to do and it catches most people off guard.

Anakin-I'm guessing that Caleb has seen it before?

Ahsoka-Yeah, we've sparred plenty of times.

Anakin-You sound disappointed.

Ahsoka-Not really. I just know I could have won.

Anakin-Ahsoka, the point of sparing is to learn and fix any mistakes you may make so you're better prepared for a real fight.

Ahsoka-I know. It's just…

Anakin-Yes?

Ahsoka-Well, I like trying out new moves and stuff, but everyone keeps telling me to stick to the basics.

Anakin-I'm assuming you find the basics boring.

Ahsoka-No! Okay…maybe a little.

Anakin-Well, do you want to show me any of these "new moves"? I might be able to help you improve them.

Ahsoka-You'd do that?

Anakin-Yeah, I've got time. Besides, it's either this or a Council meeting I don't want to go to.

Ahsoka-Alright, I'll show you.

Master Skywalker started walking towards the training dojo and I started following him. At first, I hesitated. I mean, can anyone really blame me? One of the best fighters in the order just asked me to spar with him! Had someone came to me yesterday and told me that today I would end up sparring with Anakin Skywalker, I would have called them crazy.

Anakin-Ahsoka, don't fall behind.

Ahsoka-Uh, yeah. I'm coming.

Master Skywalker and I walked inside a sparring ring and he Force pulled two sabers for me. I accepted them and we started the match.

2 hours later, Anakin's point of view:

I had just returned to mine and Obi Wan's quarters from sparring with Ahsoka in the dojo and I was tired. We ended up going for about two hours until I bothered to look at the time. She was very good, for youngling standards. I approached the couch and allowed myself to collapse on top of it. As soon as I did that, Luke appeared from somewhere behind me.

Luke-Hi

Anakin-Hello to you too.

Luke-Tired?

Anakin-Yeah, I spent a good two hours sparring with a youngling named Ahsoka. Good kid.

Luke-A youngling tired you out?

Anakin-We were using Ataru. You know, the Form where you keep jumping around and stuff?

Luke-Ah. I get why you are tired.

Anakin-I know you do. So, anything interesting happening in the next couple days?

Luke-I have no idea. Remember, I grew up on Tatooine as a moisture farmer. I didn't the best education on Galactic History, or any other subject.

Anakin-True. Anything in general?

Luke-Not much. A couple months from now we're going to Christophsis. You have a Padawan by the end of the battle.

Anakin-Do you know the name?

Luke-Hey, I think her name was Ahsoka.

Anakin-You're kidding.

Luke-Why?

Anakin-Well, I was going to talk with Obi Wan about choosing her.

Luke-Huh. Neat.

Anakin-She's a good kid and a lot like me. I don't see anything negative about that.

Luke-I don't know anything about her. I never met her, but Leia did mention something about an Ahsoka that had been working them with a few years back.

Anakin-Could be a coincidence.

Luke-By the way, why are you here?

Anakin-What do you mean?

Luke-Won't you go see Padme?

Anakin-I called, she said she was going to be working late. She's still at her office.

Luke-I guess being a politician is harder than I thought.

Anakin-It is. So, do you think I should take her as a Padawan or not?

Luke-Ahsoka?

Anakin-Who else?

Luke-It's your call. I have no idea about what you did the first time around, so I can't say.

Anakin-I'll *yawn*, I'll talk about it with Obi Wan tomorrow.

Luke-You're tired.

Anakin-What *yawn* gave you the impression?

Luke-The yawning.

Anakin-I'm going to bed.

Luke-I'll take the couch.

Anakin-*yawn* Fine by me.

After suppressing another yawn, I got up and headed to by bed. I changed and lied down. Next thing I know, I'm sleeping.

Moments later, Luke's point of view:

After Anakin left the room I decided to meditate a little bit. I was pretty tired myself from that training course Ben had me going through all day and I just wanted to relax. I sat on the couch and tried to empty my mind. When I did, I felt Father's presence reaching out to me. I let it enter my head and filled him in regarding Ahsoka.

Vader-So, the Council gave you leave so you can adjust and because of that, I met Snips earlier than last time?

Luke-Yeah. You said you were considering taking her as your Padawan.

Vader-Weird. Last time Yoda just assigned her to me.

Luke-Isn't this good?

Vader-I think so. The only change that really matters is the fact that I know her now, so I'll probably accept her earlier than usual.

Luke-What do you mean?

Vader-Well, at the time I didn't want a Padawan. I thought that one would just slow me down. When Snips arrived I was confused and rejected her at first.

Luke-So, you had a rocky start?

Vader-Yeah, you can say that. It took me a while to realize that I was wrong.

Luke- We Skywalkers are wrong about a lot of things.

Vader-Including our way of solving diplomatic problems.

Luke-Really?

Vader-Well, the only negotiations I know are the aggressive ones.

Luke-Just one more thing we have in common.

Vader-It seems that while Leia inherited my temper, you got my terrible decision-making skills.

Luke-Self burn. Those are rare.

Vader- *clears throat* Anything else going on?

Luke-Well, I'm Ben's Padawan again.

Vader-Your training is incomplete.

Luke-Not this again…

Vader-Seriously, if I happen to capture you, I'm giving you proper lessons.

Luke-Don't you trust Obi Wan?

Vader-Considering where his training got me, yes. I just think you'll need a little push when it comes to Force abilities.

Luke-I don't need lessons. I've got it all down. Force pull, push, speed and choke. Am I missing any except lighting?

Vader-Not much. Only about literally every other Force ability ever used.

Luke-Are they all Dark Side exclusives?

Vader-Only about half, which means you have a lot to learn.

Luke-Great.

Vader-Moving on. How was your day, son?

Luke-Hold up. Did we just go from "you need more Force lessons" to "how was your day"?

Vader-Yes.

Luke-Well, Ben had me do this obstacle course where…

So, I hope you guys liked the chapter. Surprisingly, this was a lot easier than chapter 15 for some reason. Anyways, if you have any questions about the story, an opinion or any ideas you want to share don't hesitate to either review or PM me guys. I'll see you all in chapter 17, but until then, May the Force be with you.