The third chapter.

But first, something that's been bothering me. Season 5, so far we have had 20 episodes. Every other season had 22. I remember two things from the season 5 trailers that I haven't seen yet in the episodes. I saw Anakin force-chocking someone and Padme yelling at him and the bounty hunter Embo shooting at someone (I thought it was Anakin) while snowboarding on his helmet.

I haven't seen this yet. Does this mean we'll get two more episodes? If so, then when will they air?

Anyways, onto chapter three.

For this chapter I assume that the transport ships are quite large. I've seen a few ships in the series and they had long hallways and lots of rooms. So basically I'm assuming that a public transport ship has multiple levels with quest rooms (for longer flights), dining areas etc. etc.

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Chapter three – Flight and arrival

Ahsoka was sitting in one of the cafés aboard the ship, sipping on some hot chocolate and wondering what she was wanted to do in life. Her robe was hanging over the chair as it was too warm in the café otherwise. She had tucked her lightsaber away in the robe, out of sight but still she would be able to grab it in less than a second in case something happened. So far it had been a relatively boring flight. For once, she had been grateful for that. After everything that had just transpired in the last week she really needed some time to just sit and relax.

Some loud ruckus broke her train of thought. A quick scan of the area with the Force and her montreals quickly found the source: a trio of human males, probably 18-19, had just entered the café. They were being rather loud and obviously thought they were so much more important than the people. They were looking around the place and eyed her with great interest. "Ugh… Great…" Ahsoka muttered to herself as the three made their way towards her.

"Hey there beautiful, why are you sitting here all by yourself?", one of them asked. Ahsoka took a quick glace around her. The boy who spoke had taken a seat in front of her while his two friends pulled of two chairs from the next table. With the way the three of them were looking at her Ahsoka didn't even need the Force to know what they wanted. The fact that they just thought that they could get a girl to do whatever they wanted made Ahsoka a little sick to the stomach but she kept a straight face. She took another sip of her drink, not even bothering with a reply.

"If you're a little lonely we can certainly take care of that little problem babe, isn't that right boys?", the one sitting in front of her asked. He was apparently the 'leader' of the group. The other two boys laughed and pulled their chairs a little closer. The three of them started flirting with her, saying some rude and very inappropriate things. Some of the others in the café were visibly disgusted with the way the three boys were talking to her. They were using such profanity, in the presence of several children no less, that they could have straight up asked her to sleep with them.

Part of Ahsoka really wished that Anakin had been there at that moment. She would have loved to see his reaction to these perverted boys. He'd probably be choking them right now or threatening to dismember a 'certain' part of their bodies…

She had had more than enough of their crap so she decided to speak up: "Look, pal, I'm not interested in you and your little friends so get out of here.". The three of them looked a little shocked but they quickly recovered. "Oh, playing hard to get eh?", one of them said. "I do like feisty girls like you." Another of them said. "Force grant me patience!" Ahsoka thought to herself.

One of the boys sitting next to her tried to place his hand on her leg but she quickly slapped his hand away, earning an exited "whoa" from the group. "Keep your hands of me.", she said with a low growl in her voice. "Or else what?" the boy sitting across the table asked her daringly. "Or else you'll lose your hand", she replied in a calm voice, returning to her drink. The three laughed and one of them tried to reach for her thighs. She quickly drew her lightsaber and ignited it in front of their faces. The three bold boys looked in shock at the bright blue energy blade hovering in front of them before they took off like a group of frightened nerfs. Ahsoka extinguished her lightsaber and put it back in her robe, "Stupid nerf-herders.", she said aloud, earning a small round of applause from the others in the café.

The rest of the flight was pretty boring, in a good way. While disembarking she saw the three boys again. The moment they saw her they immediately turned the other way. Ahsoka chuckled to herself before continuing through the Onderon spaceport.

She took a shuttle from the spaceport to the capital city. When she got there she took moment to look around. The place was a lot more alive than during her previous visit. The people were all happily going about their daily lives, no longer having to worry about the droids trying to take over.

She called a cab and went to the upper district of the city where Lux had his residence. By now, the sun had begun to set. It was getting late. She quickly found the Bonteri residence with a little help from the Force. "Well, this is it.", she told herself and moved towards the house and rang the doorbell.

After a short moment the door opened to reveal the new senator of Onderon, Lux Bonteri. He was still dresses in formal senate clothes, he probably had had some kind of meeting earlier. "Good evening, I wasn't expecting any visitors tonight.". he said in a cautious tone.

Ahsoka removed the hood from her head "Hello lux." "Ahsoka?" he replied a little bewildered.

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And that is that for this chapter, next time a reunion.

Don't you just hate cliffhangers? Yeah, me too.

Don't worry, just messing with you. This chapter isn't over yet.

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"Ahsoka what are you doing here? Please, come in." Lux asked in a uplifting voice. "Thanks Lux." Ahsoka replied and went inside the house. They moved to the living room and Lux gestured towards the couch. Ahsoka took of her cloak and sat down. Lux then took a seat in the chair next to the sofa. "I certainly wasn't expecting to see you here Ahsoka". Lux said smiling. "Is it a problem that I'm here?" Ahsoka asked, suddenly a little nervous. "Oh no, of course not. I just thought you'd be back at the temple now that your name was cleared." Lux said with a nervous smile. But his smile quickly faded and was replaced by a look of worry as he saw Ahsoka's face flood with sadness.

"Hey, what's wrong?" He asked and took a sit next to her on the couch. "I… I left the Order Lux…" Ahsoka replied quietly, her voice shaking. "You did wha…. Why?" Lux asked in shock. "The council, they… They didn't trust me Lux. They couldn't see that I was being framed. They didn't believe me, they didn't even give me a fair chance to explain. They hunted me down, then didn't even bother to listen to me. They just expelled me, stripped me of everything and handed me over to the Republic Court to be executed for crimes I didn't commit. I… I just couldn't stay there afterwards. Not now. If they didn't trust me this time, how will that go in the future? How can I trust them? How can I trust myself? I…" Ahsoka was in tears now, all of the bottled-up emotions from the past few days spilled out. She was unable to contain them anymore. Lux gently placed his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into a hug. She started sobbing into his chest. He gently rubbed her upper back to try and calm her down. "I… I don't know where to go, o-or what to do… I-I was hoping you would help me…" Ahsoka managed to say between sobs looking up at him, tears streaming down her face.

"Of course I will Ahsoka, you can stay here for as long as you'd like. My door is always open for you" Lux replied with a warm smile, continuing to rub her back. Ahsoka snuggled herself into his embrace, resting her head on his chest and her arm around his neck.

They sat for a while in silence, Ahsoka still quietly sobbing and Lux trying to comfort her. A few minutes went by and Ahsoka was completely still. "Ahsoka…?" Lux asked softly. The only reply he got was her soft breathing. Lux quickly realized that she had fallen asleep. He lightly chuckled to himself. "She must've been really tired", he thought to himself.

When it became obvious that she was in a deep sleep Lux picked her up bridal style and took her to one of the quest rooms. He gently placed her in the bed and carefully removed the lightsaber from her belt, placing it on the nightstand next to the bed. He pulled the covers over her and closed the curtains. "Good night Ahsoka.", he said quietly and left the room.

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And that's it for the third chapter.

Ahsoka made it to Onderon and is reunited with Lux. Next chapter might be up somewhere along the end of the week or weekend. I still need to work some things out.

Until next time.