Garo Conquest of Makai

ESKK: Well here we are readers a brand new chapter let's get this show on the road folks.

(Starts Coruscant Streets)

Padme was exiting another Senate meeting which of course the topic was over the War. Padme had been fighting tirelessly to convince the Senate for a peaceful resolution of some sort. But many times she has been beaten back and in turn the Naboo Senator seen more funding to add additional troops to the front lines. This war was already putting the Republic deep in debt and she feared if the war continues there would be no victor in the end.

So as she headed to where her driver was located she knew he was a short walk away. She was lucky to get a victory over the bill to deregulate the banks stopping it in its tracks. For someone like her she needed all the victories she could get. Regardless she had a lot of work to do but was grateful she could at least enjoy some peace and quiet with Anakin back from the front lines for the time being. Apparently he was undertaking a top secret assignment that he can't go into detail on. His excuse was that even he found it hard to believe without seeing the evidence firsthand.

It was dark out with how long the meeting went followed by any paperwork she needed to go over. But luckily this time she was ready after one of her rivals had sent Bounty Hunters her way to stop her from opposing the Deregulation Bill in the bank. As she walked she made sure to keep her nerves at bay because last time she let them get the better of her for a false danger. Then again that false danger was followed up by a very real one so she couldn't exactly take chances.

But as she walked passed an alleyway she was nearly bashed into by a disheveled man catching her off guard. The man ended up tripping while trying to avoid Padme and in turn both fell on the ground. Being the good person she was Padme saw the state this man was in as clearly he was in trouble and from the way he was breathing and shaking it was evident he was running away from something. "Are you ok?" Padme asked as she looked to the man.

"No get back it's after me." He said in a panic causing Padme's concern to grow.

"What's after you maybe I can help you." Padme tried to provide aid but this man was struggling as if he'd rather run then stay here any longer.

"It won't stop its hunted me without end I need to I need to get away." He said hoping to use Padme as some sort of decoy while he made his escape.

"Look, I." Padme tried only for the man with a burst of strength push her away and run to the road. "Wait stop!" Padme called out but instead she was caught by surprised when out of nowhere a creature flew in and grabbed the man causing him to scream in horror. The creature landed nearby with its prey and in turn the man horrified screams turned into screams of agony when it started to maul and devour him. Padme was horrified at what she saw as this monster was eating this man with his blood spewing out from the meal. In turn the man's screams were soon silenced as there was soon nothing left of him save for a few stray remains no doubt unwanted left overs.

The creature stood back up letting out a demonic sigh of satisfaction as it got its meal. "Hunt Over Victory... treat." The Horror said wanting to treat itself to something nice now that it got its prey. Padme took out her blaster ready to try and put this thing down but it seems that was a bad move because the Horror detected her. "Bonus Round double or nothing." He said taking note of Padme and taking note of her. In turn it charged at her ready to finish this fast. Padme was forced to dodge and avoid the Horror as it flew passed her and landed on the ground its claws and talons grinding on the ground creating sparks.

The Horror glared at Padme snarling at her only to be shot in the eye by Padme. The shot turned the Horror's head only for it to turn back and showed the shot did nothing to it. The Horror began to make its way torts Padme again but before she could dodge an energy tendril shot out and grabbed it by the neck. The Horror was yanked back by none other than Churi who smirked at the Horror when it crashed.

The Horror got back up and sliced at the whip with its Talon breaking free as Churi glared at it. The Horror flew up only to be hit by an arrow causing it even more pain as the result. But before the Horror could make a move again Jinga came in and force pulled the Horror torts it before he sliced at one of its horns and part of the shoulder cleaving said horn off. The Horror cried out in pain when it happened and saw it was surrounded at three locations. It then shot out an organic whip of sorts from its right arm at Jinga and Churi only for Jinga to slice through it cutting it in two with ease. The Horror roared in pain once more before it shot to the wall and began to climb it. But before they could give chance the Horror spread its wing and flew off.

"Dammit." Jinga cursed as he glared at the Horror in question.

"Great it got away." Churi said as she glared at the Horror.

"I wouldn't be too sure." Alva said as Jinga looked to his Madou Ring. "This Horror is particular it chooses a target and once it finds one it will hunt the target without rest treating it as a game of sorts." Alva explained revealing the Horror will be back.

"Yeah... but maybe we can go to it instead of it coming to us." Churi offered as she used her Madou Brush to grab the broken off horn and whip from the Horror as said whip squirmed around showing it was very much alive still.

"Excuse me." Padme spoke up getting the attention of the Knight and Priestess duo here. "Pardon my rudeness but what was that?" Padme asked as the Senator was trying to make sense of all of this.

"Jeez." Churi sighed knowing since Padme had become the Horror's target shew would want an explanation.

"We'll explain as best we can but let's just say me and my cohorts are about to become your new best friends." Jinga said trying to be as lighthearted as he could despite Horrors not being for the faint of heart.

(Scene Break Watchdog Sight that morning)

"With the recent event of the newest horror on the loose, I can say I'm not really happy to hear how it happened," Velina said as she talking through the hologram as she saw the 4 best knights, the greediest and luckiest priestess in the galaxy, their Jedi allies, and their newest and recent guest sense last night it was Senator Amidala who had now become a target for a horror.

"We're sorry we didn't cut it down sooner, but it seem was stronger and faster than we anticipated at the time, but we might have a means to catch it." Churi said as she show the horror's horn that was wrap up in a cloth with paper seals all around it as Velina said, "It won't be that easy to catch it even if you manage to break off a part of it."

(Jedi Temple, private room)

"Why is that?" Anakin said as he wonder why this horror won't be a simple horror to cut down. Meanwhile Padme waited, watch, and listen to what everyone was saying and how she was in horrible danger as the Twi'lek watchdog said, "Horrors of this caliber are smarter and craftier than the average run of the mill horror. Most Horror would only think of only settling its hunger via its host's desires. But this horror would be concern of how to catch its prey using all advantage it can to track her down. You can say you are facing a powerful hunter."

"Is there any reason why this horror is targeting Senator Amidala and if we can sway it?" Anakin question as he wonder if there was some sort of plan why this horror was after his wife. He also thought if this horror has some sort of mind of itself he can somehow make it change its mind. But then watchdog said to him, "A horror of this level of intelligent doesn't have a simple motive goal other than to catch its prey, it cannot be swayed or bargained. There are very few horrors in the Galaxy that would have such intelligence and ones that has a sinister plan are rarer."

"I suppose this won't be like facing a bounty hunter I suppose," Obi-wan said as dealing with Jango Fett, and other bounty hunters he had dealt with over the years as Velina said to him, "Very much so. I would said say it would be simpler to fight against a bounty hunter instead."

"Anything we should expect of this horror?" Jinga question as Velina said to them, "As far as I know, this horror would learn how to stalk their pray, hunting them from night fall to sun rise, even if in its disguise it might be as deadly if it tries anything during the day. But all they have to do is wait until night comes, but if it fails and escape it would just punish itself, learn from its mistake, and repeat until it prey is caught."

"And sense we attacked it, the horror will know we would be coming after it too," Jinga said as Andros said, "As far as it knows it just you two, but it might not expect all of us to trap it and cut it down."

"He's right the horror just knows of you, if we can somehow take it by surprise, we can find a way to cut it down," Phonon said as Logos said, "Yea, with all of us working on this case, then we got this be in the bag."

"Hold on," Padme's voice ran out as everyone turn their attention over to her. As she stepped up and said, "I barely understand what is going on here, but I get the idea. But what I want to know is how could such a creature exist, and how does the republic not know of these creatures?"

"It's Simple Senator Amidala, cover ups," Churi said as Padme turn to the priestess as she went on saying, "A horror that causes tragic or horrible events that would grab the attention as such the republic it would be covered up by our Order. Memories of witnesses are wiped or rearrange to help throw off the real story, the scenes ether get cleaned up or become a bigger mess to tell a different story of the area if someone were to investigate, and such members of our order could be undercover at the scene and tell the story of how they say it went, but something's are more easier said than done."

"Why is that?" Ahsoka question as she wonder why that is as Andros said, "The sad truth is sometimes no one would remember a lower class citizen that would get killed, but when a high class person that is well known by many suddenly get killed by a horror, then it becomes harder to cover the truth up. Governments, military, even politicians would get involved to try and know the truth of what happen, try to use it to their advantage, among other things."

Padme heard this and knew this was a serious matter indeed. If this Horror wasn't caught soon then a lot more people would be hurt for it to get to her. "We can't run and hide because it will only follow our only option is to draw it out of its own volition." Velina said as she looked to the group.

"So we have to wait for the Horror to come to us." Anakin said knowing full well it had to be done despite hating it.

"It's the only plan we have." Phonon said as this meant they had to use Padme as live bait.

"Do you have any objections Senator?" Velina asked as she looked to Padme.

"No the sooner we can deal with this threat the better." Padme said to which they all agreed.

"Then can we use your apartment as a staging ground for our trap?" Churi asked as Padme heard this and wondered why. "Horrors are nocturnal hunters so the Senate building wouldn't be advisable at night." Churi said which Padme could understand.

"Very well." Padme said as she then turned to Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, and Anakin. "I am to assume you three will be my guard detail?" Padme asked as Anakin nodded.

"Why of course Senator." Anakin said with a knowing smile to Padme.

"Actually." Obi-Wan cut it getting everyone's attention. "We do have two others who had become aware of the Horrors one of them is currently off world but the other I need to meet with her first." Obi-Wan said as he looked to the group. "So I will have to meet up with you there." Obi-Wan said and thus they were in agreement.

"Her?" Anakin asked confused as to who this 'her,' that Obi-Wan spoke of was.

"Very well." Padme agreed as Yoda had a knowing smile while Anakin felt this was similar to the Battle of Chistophis when he first met Ahsoka.

"Then I'll be sure to meet you there Padawan Tano." Andros said as he looked to Ahsoka.

"I look forward to it then Sir Knight." Ahsoka said as Padme saw how they talked and looked to each other. As she saw this it was too much of a coincidence to ignore. But for the time being she opted to let it be if only to further investigate it. Churi saw it and saw the look Padme made and thus rubbed her eyes in frustration knowing those two had to work on their secret keeping ability.

(Meanwhile in the City)

A small part of the city had lost power due to a disconnected powerline. Apparently someone had been messing with it with suggestions they died from it. But there was no evidence saying that was the case here. In fact there should have been a body even ashes but there was nothing. The Truth was the Horror had only came here to begin with as to punish himself for losing the game. He tore out the powerlines and electrocuted himself to properly punish himself for his failure.

In fact he was in the middle of doing it again as he failed twice in his mind. He didn't complete the bonus round thus his first round was a lost thus he opted to punish himself. His body was being electrocuted by the raw power that helped fueled the planet. The surge eventually ended as the Horror in its masked humanoid form slumped down a bit with his body letting off steam from the surge.

"Round 2 prepare." He said before going off to hunt down his prey and adjust his method using the last one as a basis.

(Scene Break Padme's apartment)

The Makai Group had arrived around the same time as Padme did with her guard detail. Churi had already began setting up sensor arrays so if the Horror arrived she would know. She worked on another Madou Tool as she broke the horn up to make said tool. She was wearing protective gear in a barrier she erected for this. She broke the horn up and added the two parts to the Madou Tools. The first one was for the barrier to be keyed to the Horror so if it showed up they'll be alerted, the other tool was to track the Horror down using its own horn to locate its signature.

As for the organic tendril she had to be very careful with this. Right now she was juicing it for any of the Horrors blood she can find. It was ironic since the scent of their own exposed blood made Horrors go nuts. It was kind of like finding a bitch in heat for them only difference was they ate the bitch. Jinga was with Phonon as he took a makeshift snipers nest in case the Horror tries for the walls. Logos was meanwhile raiding the fridge for food only to get zapped by either BD or R2.

BD ran around running decoy as Andros pulled the collar of his duster a bit. When Andros and Ahsoka started this relationship they made code via signals to let the other know certain things. Ahsoka knew Andros wanted to talk and thus waited as Andros left the area to better scout the area. Once he was gone Ahsoka looked to Anakin unaware Padme saw the way Andros and Ahsoka interacted there. "Master I'll return soon I'm going to scout the area make sure Churi didn't make a mistake." Ahsoka said giving Churi an accusing glare.

"I don't make mistakes I make gambles there's a huge difference." Churi argued from her station as she was still a gambler by heart. Ahsoka then followed after Andros to the other room so they can speak to each other.

From the door way as a golden plated droid soon came in, as this is C3PO, the droid that Anakin built when he was a child now serving Padme as he said while walking in, "Sorry for the wait Lady Padme, but there was-

Suddenly swords, blasters, an arrow, and a tiny laser on a small droid were pointed at and down upon C3PO as he raise his hands up and said, "Oh my, I'm terribly sorry I must have the wrong room."

"Hold it, weapon now. This droid is with us," Anakin said as he came in as he heard the sudden sound of a familiar voice follow by weapon being drawn after words as everyone relax as Logos said while putting away his weapon, "I was hoping a horror would have try something sneaky like making it looks like a droid one of these times, oh well."

"Master Skywalker, it so good to see you again," C3PO said as he saw his maker as Anakin said, "Sorry about that 3PO, I hope no harm was done."

"No sir, but thank you for thinking of my well-being," C3PO said as R2 roll up to him beeping out saying 'Hello' and stuff as C3PO said, "R2D2, I'm surprise to see you today, I had thought you had a mission to go on today."

R2 beep-boop and whistle out moving its head slightly before looking back at him as C3PO said, "Oh my I didn't realize Lady Padme was in danger. Very well then."

Suddenly BD beep out and stuff as C3PO said, "Oh sorry for not introducing myself, I am C3PO human cyborg relations, and who might you be?"

BD beep-boop out as 3PO said, "BD-G2, that rather a peculiar name, I never heard of a G droid Unit of the BD series before."

The small droid beep out saying something as 3PO said, "Oh so you're a rebuilt and modified droid then, pardon me for my confusion."

BD beep out with a whine sound with 3PO said, "What I am not of low intelligence, I'll have you know I am fluent in over six million different languages, I can also calculate many things that can determine once survive-

C3PO ranted on while the two other droids begun ignoring him as BD talk to R2 as he beeping out saying like, "He is always like this?" with R2 made a whine sound before a few beeps saying, "Unfortunately he is."

(Ahsoka)

As the young Padawan circle around the place, checking a few things knowing they were normal, she was taking the long route to meet up with Andros to make it seem normal and not suspicious of what she was doing if she went after Andros right away, as she soon went to a guest bedroom as she opens the door, it them closed behind her.

She looked around the room and was confused as she thought she saw Andros walk into this room as she said, "Where did he go?"

Unaware something drop down behind her silently before arms wrap around her as Andros voice called out to her quickly as he did, "Hey Ahsoka."

Ahsoka jump a bit as she push forward while smacking Andros arms to let her go before turning around with a scolding look on her face and said, "What are you doing, were you trying to scare me?"

"Well consider that you did jump a bit there, I think I did," Andros said as he give a small laugh as Ahsoka hit him again and said, "This is dangerous you know. What if they catch us?"

"Well that is half the fun, and also I'm good at sensing others out, I am a natural empath, so I can tell when someone is near," Andros said as Ahsoka said to him, "I thought that kind of ability is to only sense out feelings."

"It may work like that, but I can also use it to track strong feelings of both people and horror and where they're coming from or where they are going. Just think of it as an emotion Radar sensor of sort," Andros said as Ahsoka look at him and asked, "Okay then, but do you know how I feel right now?"

"A little mad, upset, maybe a bit hungry," Andros said as Ahsoka give a small laugh to that as she then asked, "What else?"

Andros didn't answer her as he walk close to her before wrapping his arms around her again before he said, "Happy to be alone with me?"

"You've been hanging around Logos way too long using that line," Ahsoka said while rolling her eyes at that cheesy line as Andros said, "Trust me when I say that he's worse. He does it with any lady he comes across, I'm just doing something simple with you and only you."

"I Guess that's better," as she reaches up to the collar of his duster before pull him closer to her. In turn she give him a kiss which he gladly welcome it and returned it.

They let off as Andros pulled out something from under his duster, as it was a small box container of sort as he said, "I made us something to tied us over for a bit until dusk, had to make a bit small enough to hide it from Logos otherwise he'll be poking his nose or fingers into it."

"I didn't know you cook," Ahsoka said as Andros said to her, "Well I'm not that great but it's tasty, I can promise that."

They came to the bed and sat down, as Andros pull the box apart making it two containers instead of the one as he set one down and pop the lid on the first one and revile it to be some sort of rice meal with vegetables, egg, and a meat of sort, with a slight steam seen coming from it as Ahsoka said, "Oh never seen this stuff before, what is it?"

"Fried rice, its pretty good meal, you can almost put anything in it but I rather stick to what I know and keep it simple," Andros said as he pull from his pocket a roll up cloth of sort as he unroll it reviling two sporks utensils, and handed one to Ahsoka, as she took it as she thought it was weird at first as it was like a spoon and fork together but she won't complain and try it out.

Dug a full scoop of rice with a bit of everything in it and try it, with her eyes widen a bit to the first bite as Andros looked at her and said, "Is it alright?"

Ahsoka let off, set the utensil down in the rice and said, "It better than alright, it delicious. How did you make this and where?"

"From a cook from my home world when I went back to for a time to pick up and stock up, and on the gold Storm most, It where I do most of my cooking anyways and keep to myself so Churi, Logos, and Jinga won't get to it. Phonon is pretty alright and know a thing or two on cooking as well," Andros said as Phonon was the most decent guy around that can be nice and not steal his food or supplies as Ahsoka nodded as she gotten another scoop before she said, "Don't I know it, when I was taken by those Trandoshan and stranded on that world, Phonon did all the cooking, and pretty good with what he had."

Ahsoka took another bite, and to her it the 2nd bite was just as good as the first as Andros as grab the other container and open it showing the same thing as he grab his Spork and dig in as well.

(Padme)

After a bit when the team has secure the Senator's home, Padme had talk to and watch each member of the Makai order as she heard the order the 5 and the droid were from and it was something else to see.

Churi, a Pantoran who help saved her from the horror and assume she was some sort of holy person the title priestess is something to go off of, but as far as she can tell, but Churi was far from a holy herself than the ones she knew of. Carrying weapons she never seen before, creating some sort of tool from the horn of the creature that was cut off from it, she making bets on Nuna-ball game that was going on, and she seen her make passes at a few Jedi, even a female Padawan when they left the Jedi temple.

Phonon, a Chiss who's a knight of sort that uses a bow for some reason, calm, well-mannered, kept to a higher area that she never go up to while he was just relax, and most of all he kept and maintained any equipment he had on him while having things in order. She had never seen a person that well organized before in her life.

Logos, a Mirialan who… she had the least pleasure of talking too. He was more interested in looking at her body below the neck than keeping eye to eye contact while talking to her. Even the few times she had her back turn to him, she could still feel his eyes on her which was a bit creepy, until Churi straighten him out with a few hits over his head. Oddest part was that he uses some sort of dagger or knife weapon and wondered how he fights with it.

Jinga, the other one that helped her, a human that was skilled with a sword and a strange talking ring, named Alva. He was calm, skilled, and quiet the pleasure to talk to, feeling he was a good person. But she could not help but feel an aura around him, and it seem pretty eerie almost similar to the first horror she had ever seen in her life. Because of this she'd rather stay at a distant from him, to no offense to him of course but she doesn't know how to deal with that eerie aura of his yet.

And lastly Andros, another human and one that Anakin had told her about. Now having meet him, he seemed normal yet strangest person she had meet. To her it was almost like meeting Anakin again. Mostly the feeling as he wasn't a child who called her an angel, but it was his aura around him as well that was strong, carefree, and there as something else she cannot describe it as, like a light shining from within him and the way he acted seem familiar.

Now that she thinking about he acted was similar to Anakin when he and she are in the same room together, and the stranger part of it is when he was around Ahsoka mostly as well. Then remembering how she acted before when she seen the Padawan it was different. Ahsoka was starting to remind Padme of herself, with the title name giving, the normal politeness to each other, even keeping a distant between each other at times. Anakin had told her before how Andros acted with him and Ahsoka around, it was normal friendly, but now it seem almost strange and suspicious.

And speaking of which as she looked around the room, she didn't see Andros, or Ahsoka for that matter as she said she'll check for any mistake Churi might have made but hasn't come back yet.

Soon enough she saw her husband walking by as she said quickly said to catch his attention, "Master Jedi, may I talk to you a bit."

He stop and turn to her as he wonder what was wrong as she hardly use his last name unless it was to talk about something important as he said to her, "What do you need, Senator Amidala?"

"I need your thought on something that might help, if you would please," Padme said as she look over to the empty space of her apartment where no one was at as everyone else was doing their own thing at the moment. Anakin nodded and walked over with Padme and soon talk in a low tone, "Is something the matter?"

"Not really but I was wondering something has, Ahsoka been… acting different lately, even strangely perhaps?" Padme asked with Anakin thinking back to resent times they were with each other as master and Padawan and didn't remember anything strange to say the least as he said, "I don't think so, why do you ask?"

"You mean you haven't noticed anything strangely?" Padme asked almost shocked to say the least at how oblivious her secret husband was. Anakin noted how she mentioned 'anything,' but was stull drawing blanks. Padme sighed for a bit and tried a different approach to this. "Ok Annie compare Andros to yourself and Ahsoka to me and then try focusing on how their interacting with each other." Padme said to which Anakin got the memo.

He began to think it over and in turn noticed a few things. Before they went into the tomb the two acted as they did right now friendly but focused on the job at hand. When not on a job they were friendly still maybe a little too friendly in fact but nothing to worry about. But after the journey to the tomb did things change there. It was subtle but Andros and Ahsoka were acting more mature and respectful to each other with minor jabs here and there. Even using their titles as opposed to nicknames at times.

It didn't take long for Anakin to realize what Padme was implying as he then looked to her in shock. "No." Anakin said as he looked to Padme. "You're not saying." Anakin began as he looked shocked to Padme.

"No because I'm not 100% sure but the signs are there, Annie." Padme said to which Anakin tried to think it through.

"If this is going on between them I need to stop it." Anakin said as he remembered the Jedi Code to which Padme gave him a disapproving look.

"Says the Jedi married to the Senator of Naboo." Padme scolded while glaring at Anakin. If he did that he's be the biggest hypocrite in the Galaxy at that point.

"Ok fair enough." Anakin conceding defeat on that one.

"And like I said it could be a coincidence is all." Padme added again to stop Anakin from charging in head first. "I say we should first find them and confirm it ourselves." Padme said as she looked to Anakin just as 3P0 walked in.

"3P0." Anakin called out looking to the Protocol droid.

"Ah yes how may, I be of assistance Master Annie." 3P0 asked as he looked to Anakin.

"Have you seen Andros or Ahsoka anywhere?" Anakin asked to which 3P0 nodded.

"Of course Andros went to the guest room to take a rest and not long after as I passed by the area again I saw Ms. Tano entering it during her rounds." 3P0 said to which Anakin was wide eyed to this.

"Did you see him leave the room by chance?" Anakin asked to which Padme noted the edge in his voice and knew one thing as fact. If she and Anakin ended up with a daughter somehow... she pitied any boy who'd take a fancy to her. After all that was the same tone her father had before she became queen when a boy liked her.

"No I do not believe I did." 3P0 said to which Padme realized 3P0 just made Andros grave.

"Thank you." Anakin said to which he left the empty space.

"Anakin wait!" Padme called out as she chased after Anakin.

"Padme there in there together alone what else would be going on?" Anakin asked almost accusingly to which Padme sighed and looked to him.

"Yes but barging in there won't solve the problem we need to use a little tact on this." Padme said as Andros seemed like the good sort of person.

"I'm worried if this is what I think it is Ahsoka has no idea what she's getting herself into." Anakin said knowing Ahsoka could cause herself great pain with this.

"I know." Padme said putting a hand gently on his chest. "But if you fight her on this it will only push her away." Padme said knowing how girls Ahsoka's age tend to think. "First we need some confirmation if there is something, then we go from there ok." Padme said to which Anakin had a plan on how to do it.

"Ok." Anakin said willing to do it her way for now.

(Back with Andros and Ahsoka)

The food was done and taken care of as the two were getting ready to head out. The plan was to leave the room at different times to not attract suspicion their way. They had to time it right but well they were alone in a room and on guard duty with a bed. The two smiled to each other as they smiled a bit.

"One more for the road?" Ahsoka offered with a smile to Andros.

"After you milady." Andros said to which Ahsoka smiled and the two shared another kiss goodbye. As they did this Ahsoka broke it and smiled a bit.

"I don't think I'll ever get tired of that." Ahsoka said smiling to Andros but just then Andros went wide eyed to something. "What is it?" Ahsoka asked noticing the look.

"We got company." Andros said gesturing to the braid and thus Ahsoka got the message fast.

"Hide." Ahsoka said as Andros looked panic.

"What?" Andros asked as he was pushed into the closet.

"I was supposed to return to from a security check and I haven't he's wondering where I am." Ahsoka said shoving Andros to the closet and tried to bury him in there just as the door chime went off.

"Ahsoka you in there?" Anakin asked as he looked for his missing Padawan.

"Yes master just give me a second." Ahsoka called out while getting Andros hidden behind the spare clothing inside the closet.

"Ahsoka you ok in there?" Anakin asked noticing her tone.

"Sorry." she continued and close the door on Andros. "You may enter." Ahsoka said jumping to the bed to make it look like she was resting herself. Once that was done the door opened and Anakin found Ahsoka getting back up yawning. "Hey master how can I help you?" Ahsoka asked while stretching a bit.

"You were supposed to be back some time ago where were you?" Anakin asked to which Ahsoka got up to her feet.

"I finished it a while ago and opted to take a nap in here. Andros must have been doing the same because when I came in he was getting back up." Ahsoka said as she looked to her Jedi Master. "He headed out to check the surrounding area and should be back soon." Ahsoka said yawning a bit. "I guess I must have nodded off, my apologies." Ahsoka said to which Anakin knew something was up and then looked to the closet a bit. When he did so he almost felt a flinch in Ahsoka's emotions and knew she was hiding someone in the closet.

"Do you know where Andros is right now?" Anakin asked Ahsoka as she said to him, "He… must be around patrolling the area."

"Really, because he didn't tell anyone, especially me," Anakin said as Ahsoka give a small nervous smile and said, "Maybe he forgot?"

"Maybe, but I checked with 3PO before and he said Andros was in here and didn't leave, are you sure he not here somewhere?" Anakin asked as Ahsoka asked him, "Where would be he if he were here?"

Anakin soon points to the closet as Ahsoka stay calm and didn't panic as she said, "That closet isn't big enough for him, if it was, why would he be in there?"

"That what I want to know as well, in this room with you in it still," Anakin said as Ahsoka didn't say a word and just shrug a little cutely as Anakin said, "So if I open this closet, he won't be in there?"

"I'm sure he won't be at all," Ahsoka said as she thought her master was bluffing as she take a chance by calling him out on it as she said, "But if you think that he's in there, go ahead, I won't stop you."

Anakin didn't move as he keep looking at Ahsoka for a moment, as they have a stair down for what seem like a long time Anakin then said, "Alright then."

Ahsoka let out a slow relief breath as Anakin turn around before suddenly he use the force to open the closet door and show Andros in there in an awkward way with the spare clothing in there for guest and the limited room as well with Ahsoka eyes widen a bit, as Anakin look in there and saw Andros and said, "What is going on here?"

"Would… you believe me if I said, I thought I could get the jump on the horror in this room by hiding in the closet?" Andros said to Anakin, as the Jedi Knight did not look amused as Andros said, "Alright I'm getting out of the closet."

Soon enough both Andros and Ahsoka stood next to each other while looking at Anakin as he walk back and forth to one of the room to the other as he looks at both of them as he said, "I can't believe this, I am disappointed in you Ahsoka as not only you lied about this, but you lied to me."

"Look, we didn't do anything inappropriate," Andros started to say until Anakin stop for a moment and looks at him and said, "Not…. now."

Basely Anakin was telling Andros he'll deal with him later as now he focus on Ahsoka as he resume walking and said, "I just… I just can't believe you're doing this, this is going against the Jedi code itself. What are you thinking?"

Ahsoka was about to say something until Anakin said, "Don't answer that, because I know you didn't think, you don't know what you're doing, you don't know what you are getting yourself into."

"Like you do?" Ahsoka said snidely With Andros does a small laugh as he heard the stories what trouble Anakin gets himself into at times, with Anakin himself stop in his tracks as Andros said suddenly as a lucky guess, "Well it's not like he has a wife he's keeping secret, or something."

Anakin cringe a bit at that as it seem Andros was correct, before he could respond, the door open up with Padme coming in with the door closing behind her, surprising everyone as she said to them, "You are not far from the truth."

"Senator Amidala?" Ahsoka said as she was confused on what she just said as Andros pick it up right away but didn't say a thing as Padme soon stood by Anakin and held his hand as he then said, "So wait, so you two are… wedded?"

"It's… complicated." Anakin said and in turn Andros understood it.

"Ok… Holy shit." Andros said as he did not see this coming at all.

"Ok can someone explain this?" Ahsoka said as she was at a lost. "Minus the part where Master Skywalker was being a hypocrite." Ahsoka added to which she was not happy about being lied to either.

"Ahsoka." Anakin tried but was cut off.

"You're married!" She screamed as things caught up to her. "And you were going to lecture me about the code?!" She yelled as Andros heard this.

"You don't understand…" Anakin tried to explain but Ahsoka wasn't having it.

"No, I forgot, you're Anakin Skywalker!" She continued, shouting down his explanation. "The rules don't apply to you, do they?" She yelled unaware Churi had applies silencing charms to the door and walls.

Maybe it was because he realized there was no talking to her, maybe he realized she was right, but, for whatever reason, Anakin didn't answer. But luckily Andros jumped in to help out a bit. "Look let's all calm down a bit." Andros said using the force to calm the others here. "Let's all try to sit down and tell our own reasons for this." Andros said as he looked to the group and thus that was the smartest move to do.

(TBC)

ESKK: Yeah this chapter was well on its way to being longer then needed to I had to slice it in two. Anyway I hope you all enjoyed it and leave a review before leaving and as always ja-ne.