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Thanx much for the reviews. I couldn't deny ya'll the update for very long! This is 10 years later, about 3-6 months before Episode 2.

10 years later

Anakin had forgotten Adana. Mostly because he didn't want to remember. Something inside him told him that it was best to forget. He was never going to see her again anyways. It was fact now.

She was dead. He had gotten the news from Obi-Wan nearly a week ago. It had hit him harder than anything ever had. She had been on Tatooine, investigating some illegal slave trade. Her camp had been attacked by Tusken Raiders. Everyone else had been in Mos Eisley, where the trade was supposedly going down later that evening. She had returned to camp to rest before the bust. Her tent was filled with ruins from what had belonged to her. They didn't find her, so they suspected that she had been captured by the Tuskens during the raid. She was definitely dead if that was the case.

He fought hard to keep the tears from falling. Everything around him reminded him of her. The garden where they had played Hide and Seek. The bell that announced bed time. Even basic exercises brought up painful memories. The wound refused to heal. He was slowly dieing inside. He was walking towards Room D-8. Obi-Wan had switched rooms and needed help with a few things. Of course, Anakin was going to surprise him by being 2 hours early. He had nothing better to do and needed to be distracted.

Just as he was about to turn and walk into the room, he heard Master Fuey's voice.

"I know you don't believe it, Obi-Wan. I didn't either, at first. However, she is dead. No one could survive being captured by the Tuskens. Once they figured out who she was and realized they had no use for her, they killed her. It's just their nature."

"Master Fuey, she's not dead. I feel it. Not only through the Force, but in my heart. I refuse to believe that she's dead. I think it was a set-up."

"Oh, Obi-Wan! Not everything is a conspiracy! You have Qui-Gon's defiance in you. You need to wake up to reality."

"She's alive. I know it."

"I know you want her to be alive, Obi-Wan. I want her to be alive too. Your heart is telling you she's alive because you want her to be."

"I know what you're thinking. I want her to be alive for Anakin, not myself. It's been so hard on him."

"I know it is. It's hard for me too. I find basic exercises harder than they should be. However, it helps to know that she's gone and accept it."

"She's not dead, but if you sit around on your ass instead of look for her, she might as well be."

Anakin couldn't listen to anymore. Suddenly, his heart filled with doubt. Doubt that she was dead. Doubt about the whole thing. If her camp was on the outskirts of Mos Eisley, then Tusken Raiders were miles away. They hardly ever ventured near Mos Eisley. He had to find out. He needed to know. Wait. Their conversation stopped. He heard footsteps. He had to run.

"Anakin?" Obi-Wan's voice came from behind him. "Were you eaves-dropping?"

"Uh…No?" His voice was shaky. He should've sensed it.

"Obi-Wan, that boy has the ears of a Sullustan! You need to take care of him." With that comment, Master Fuey walked away, humming some song.

"Anakin, I can't believe you. You know better than to eaves-drop on people."

"I'm sorry Master." He had to ask him. "Do you really think Adana is alive?" Obi-Wan couldn't lie to him.

"Yes, Anakin, I do." Anakin's blue eyes lit up with hope. "But that doesn't mean you can go out looking for her! What were you doing out here anyway?"

"I was coming to help you move, Master. I had nothing to do and wanted to surprise you."

"Good job." Obi-Wan's voice was filled with sarcasm.

"Master, can I go to Mos Eisley?"

"Ana…" He couldn't even finish his sentence.

"Master, before you start to tell me how dangerous Mos Eisley is and that I'm more likely to get more trouble than you or I could get myself out of," How did he know Obi-Wan was going to say that? ", I need to explain myself."

"Explain away, Padawan." Obi-Wan was interested in hearing this one.

"I grew up on Tatooine. I know it better than Master Fuey or anybody else here does. Mos Eisley is some ways from the Jundland Wastes. Sand people normally only camp there."

"So you're saying that a raid there is close to impossible."

"No, just extremely unlikely. Almost as unlikely as seeing a TaunTaun on Tatooine." Anakin's had a smile on his face that was enough to melt the heart of a wild Drexl.

"Anakin, I do not approve."

"Please, Master. I need to do this. I need confirmation. Otherwise, I won't continue training." That hit Obi-Wan hardest. He would lose his Padawan if he protected him.

"This is very dangerous, Anakin. Tuskens are not to be handled lightly. I do not want you to go. If you defy my wishes, you will be severely punished." Obi-Wan was telling him to go. He just couldn't come out and say it with the security cameras lined down the hall. The ones down this hall had sound. And if Obi-Wan was caught doing something of this scale without the consent of the Order, he would be punsihed.

"Yes, Master. I will not go, Master." He smiled and walked down the hall, only he walked towards the hangars, not his room. Obi-Wan walked back into his room and the door hissed shut.

"That boy." He nodded his head in disbelief. He would give up at nothing.

Anakin rushed up the stairwell to the ticket counter. He would travel as a refugee to Mos Eisley, from there he would buy a speeder, and hunt some Tuskens. They would be fairly easy to find, considering that the Bantha tracks are quite hard to miss.

I know it's alittle long, but I had to get to this point. So now, apparently Adana is dead, but Anakin will know for sure soon! I may update later today depending on how many reviews I get, but if not, I will tomorrow morning.