AN: Hello there! I want to thank everyone who has been reading for all the support. I want to take a second to talk about a suggestion I've received. I've had multiple requests to make this a Seventh Sister x Twelfth Brother story. While this is an interesting idea, I don't really write a lot of romance based stories and it would go against some of the things I had planned for this story. As a result, this will, unfortunately not be a Seventh Sister x Twelfth Brother story. Keep the suggestions coming, though!

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Pheonix Squadron Command Ship

Unknown Location (Outer Rim)

It wasn't until a few days after the raid on the Imperial Refinery that Ahsoka could remember anything that happened after Sabine triggered the bombs. At first it had all seemed hazy, as if the memories had been washed by the adrenaline and urgency of her sprint back to the stolen cargo shuttle. The pain ended up being the same way. It wasn't until the shuttle had jumped into hyperspace that the rush of adrenaline subsided. Only then did Ahsoka realize the extent of her wounds. Every breath had caused a fresh wave of agony. The pain and exhaustion had overwhelmed her and within moments she was falling, her vision quickly being overtaken by darkness. She had been unconscious before she had hit the floor.

She had woken up in the medbay aboard the command ship, her body aching and her thoughts fuzzy from the effects of strong painkillers. Her most serious injuries had been two broken ribs and moderate head trauma, both of which she had received from being Force-pushed into the wall. The first two days in the medbay had been full of meditation, bacta therapy, and healing trances. When the third day in the medbay came, Ahsoka was so stir crazy that she was ready to dissect the 2-1B medical droid with her lightsabers. It wasn't until the next morning that Ahsoka was released from the medbay. Over the next two days, she inquired about the fleet's current location, upcoming missions, and the status of the Ghost crew. Ahsoka was quickly brought up to speed on everything. On the third day after being released from the medbay, Ahsoka received a request to meet from Commander Sato. Though the request did not specify a time, Ahsoka was experienced enough to know that punctuality was important for such things. Less than one standard hour later, Ahsoka was walking into Sato's office. The office was small, but the CR90 corvette they were aboard wasn't large enough to afford the space a more spacious office would take up. Sato looked up from the datapad he was reading as she entered.

"Greetings, Ahsoka", Commander Sato said, standing and extending a hand.

"Hello, Commander", Ahsoka replied as she shook the man's hand. The lack of salutes and usage of her first name in the exchange reminded Ahsoka of her lack of official rank within the Squadron. At times, her absence in the chain of command caused her some irritations, especially when she had to deal with others within the growing Phoenix Squadron that did not know her or her reputation. It almost made her nostalgic of her time as a Commander in the Clone Wars. She stopped that line of thought immediately. Thinking of the Clone Wars would inevitably lead to thoughts of Anakin, and such thoughts never held anything but pain and distraction for Ahsoka. Sato sat, and with a gesture to another chair on the other side of his well-organized desk, suggested she do the same. There was a short exchange of pleasantries, most of it consisting of Sato inquiring about Ahsoka's recovery. Her responses, while polite, were short. Sato took no offense, they both were more focused on the real reason they were here. Sato moved into the debriefing without any further preamble.

"You will be happy to know that the raid on the refinery station in the Kuat system was a success.", he said as he pulled up a file on his datapad. "All injuries, excluding yours and Sabine's, were minor, and the fuel you acquired will meet our current needs for several standard months." He looked up from his datapad, his eyes hard and his expression grave. "It would seem, however, that no victory goes un-punished. You and Sabine discovered yet another Inquisitor, one that came close to killing both of you. Sabine only sustained a mild concussion and left with the rest of the Ghost crew for a supply run while you were still unconscious. I had hoped that she would have returned in time to attend this meeting as well, but it would seem-" He was interrupted by a chime from the door. "Enter.", he said, rising to greet the new arrival. The door opened and in stepped Sabine, her helmet held under one arm. She walked in and greeted both of them, and at a motion from Commander Sato, claimed a third seat next to Ahsoka.

"Sorry I'm late", the teenage Mando said. "Our supply run took longer than expected. We docked just now, I came as fast as I could." Sato assured her that it was not a problem, and continued.

"The two of you were the only members of the Ghost crew that encountered the Inquisitor and from what little data that your droid, Chopper accessed during the mission, there was no record of the Inquisitor being on the station at all. Our only concrete record of your encounter was video recorded by Sabine's helmet vidcam." Taking her cue, Sabine reached into her helmet and pulled out a small, retractable data plug. She plugged it into an adaptor on Sato's desk and a large, wall-mounted vidscreen flickered to life. The video began with a view of Ahsoka backpedaling into the corridor, as she fought off her attacker. The video became a little shaky as Sabine began running toward the dueling Force-wielders. Ahsoka watched as her past self was Force shoved into the wall, and then lifted off her feet as she was Force choked. The video became even less clear as Sabine brought her arms up and began firing her dual pistols. The bolts were deflected easily by the Inquisitor, and suddenly the video became completely jumbled as Sabine dove out of the way of her own blaster bolts. The video refocused just as Ahsoka had slammed a crate into the Inquisitor's leg. Seconds later, the crate came hurling towards Sabine just as she was raising her blasters for another volley. The video stopped just before the crate hit home.

"Judging by body type and movements,", Sato began. "We know that the Inquisitor is a human or very nearly human and male." He tapped his datapad and an image of the Inquisitor as he was Force choking Ahsoka appeared on the screen. Ahsoka studied the image, and suddenly realized something she had been too busy fighting to see on the station.

"He's shorter than an average human male.", Ahsoka said.

"Correct", Sato replied. "I showed the video to the medical droid. It told me that considering the difference in height between him and Ahsoka, and considering the average growth pattern for human males, the Inquisitor is no younger than fifteen standard years old." Both Sabine and Ahsoka were taken aback, though Ahsoka didn't let it show as much. Nevertheless, the idea of an Inquisitor that was as old as Ezra and able to best Ahsoka was disturbing.

"We have no further information about this new Inquisitor", Sato said as he switched off the vidscreen.

"You shouldn't find anymore, either.", said Sabine."Ahsoka knocked him out cold, he was killed when the station exploded."

"Possibly", Sato said, his face growing even more serious. "But that is not something we can be sure of. Captain Syndulla's report stated that her sensors picked up a Tie Advanced accelerating away from the station in the moments before it exploded."

"Inquisitors aren't the easiest beings to kill, this one especially," Sabine observed, a little concern creeping into her voice. "You think he's still alive?"

"A spy in the Imperial shipyards on Kuat reported a Tie Advanced coming in for repairs less than a day after the raid on the station.", Sato replied."Given that and Captain Syndulla's report, I find it highly unlikely that the Inquisitor was killed."

"So what's our next move?",Ahsoka asked.

"If this Inquisitor can best you, Ahsoka, then he is a threat to all of us.", Sato began. "Our spies report that he is still on Kuat, overseeing the starfighter manufacturing operations while his ship is being repaired. There is a small but well-equipped resistance group on Kuat. You and the Ghost crew will coordinate with them and take this Inquisitor down. Your secondary mission is reconnaissance of potential targets for Pheonix squadron. The refinery you destroyed was also a fueling station. Its absence leaves a temporary hole in the Imperial patrol network near Kuat. If we can destroy any of the manufacturing facilities on Kuat, the Empire will suffer a major setback. You will leave in twelve standard hours, further details have been sent to your personal datapads." Both women stood. Sabine gave a relaxed salute, and Ahsoka bowed. Just as Ahsoka was walking out of the office Sato gave her one final piece of advice.

"Be careful Ahsoka, the rebellion can't afford to lose someone like you."

Kuat

The mission had gone surprisingly smooth. The Ghost had been admitted into the Kuati spaceport under the alias of Comet Chaser. The crew's fabricated ID's had passed all Imperial checkpoints without a hitch. Finding the resistance had been easy as well. Now the Ghost crew was split up in groups of two and doing reconnaissance. Sabine and Ahsoka were currently on top of one of the higher rooftops, watching the starfighter manufacturing plant through macrobinoculars. The troop presence was heavy here. Speeders and dropships patrolled the airspace diligently, while dozens of white-armored stormtroopers stood rigid guard along the perimeter walls of the complex.

"So this is where the Inquisitor is?", Sabine asked, looking uncomfortable without the protection of her beskar'gam armor. Her armor, too conspicuous for this mission, was currently back at the resistance HQ. "How exactly are we going to get in there.?" Ahsoka didn't have an answer for her. The troops were perfectly positioned and the shift changes were so seamless that there never seemed to be a lessened presence.

"It's possible that the Inquisitor saw the weaknesses in the defenses and corrected them.", Ahsoka said."Our best shot now would be to try to draw the Inquisitor out."

"So what now?", the young warrior inquired.

"We should head back to base and reconsider our strategy with the resistance leaders and the rest of the crew." Ahsoka said, standing up from her prone position. A chirp from her comlink alerted her to an incoming transmission. Ahsoka pressed the button to open the channel and listened. The voice on the other end was distorted by static and panic.

"This is Kuati Resistance HQ to the Ghost crew. We are under attack, I repeat we are under a-", a burst of buzzing static temporarily drowned out the transmission. It passed, but the rest of the message was stuttery and often interrupted. "The Imperials found our… need reinforcements! Local transmissions almost … hurry! The … is here, … repeat the Inquisitor is here!" There was a sudden, garbled scream and there was nothing to hear afterward but static. Ahsoka felt her blood run cold. The resistance fighters of Kuat were being massacred in their own base.

"We better hurry.", Ahsoka said, deactivating the comlink and returning it to her belt. "We're the closest ones to the base." Sabine simply nodded and both women climbed down from the building and walked as fast as the could without arousing suspicion. Ahsoka could only hope that it would be fast enough.