Author's Note: Okay guys, just a couple of things. First, I will try to update more regularly. Megan and I are working ahead, but I keep stopping, so it's all my fault really. Second, this story is in the layout of the show, meaning that there is a part of the story that will take three "episodes," a few political episodes, followed by another piece of the story. There will only be 23 chapters total. Third, it will take a small amount of time for Ahsoka to appear. We have her in later chapters, and she is in fact a main character, she simply appears a little later. Fourth, this takes place through and after season six, so Anakin will be a little OCC due to Ahsoka's leaving. And fifth,if you find any mistakes please tell us. This story is unbeta-ed. That's it! Enjoy!

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Episode 1


Obi-Wan waits patiently for his old Padawan on the platform. Hands folded behind his back, he hears the gentle roar of engines in the distance and looks to see Anakin's fleet entering the atmosphere.

His blue eyes fix on the head gunship, painted with a thick slab of red paint to signify it as the leader. They fly towards Obi-Wan's position at the landing dock and he watches them all land, one by one, the crew spilling out, congratulating each other on a battle well fought.

Then there is Anakin.

He is the last to pile off the ship, always dependable Anakin, putting the crew before himself, always. But there is no bright smile or joyful hollers like the rest of the crew. He is hunched from an injury to his back a couple missions ago, putting him out of commission for awhile. He has just now been allowed to go back. His eyes are no longer warm, they try, but usually it looks like the cold mud of a Trandoshan moon.

He looks haunted.

His cheeks are just now regaining their color and his skin always has a grayish hue to it now. His robes fit him like rags and he is skinny and he uses a cane now. His dull eyes spot Obi-Wan and a spark of life glitters and then dies somewhere in their depths. He walks with a temporary limp caused by his injury and leans heavily on his cane.

"How did the battle fare?" asks Obi-Wan, clapping him on the back.

Anakin stumbles a bit but then smiles, faking it the whole way. "I would say Captain Rex and his men deserve a long overdue break. They fought very well today."

Obi-Wan stops, missing the times the knight would sprint across the training room to go mess with the other clones or to go train with his Padawan.

"She's on Shili."

Anakin halts, the last echo of his cane hitting the floor sounding like blaster fire. He can hear Anakin's breathing start to labor and he can see his body start to tremble. He turns around with too much speed and agility for a man with an injury and is in the other knight's space in a fraction of a second.

"I told you to leave it alone Obi-Wan! She made her choice and that was to leave! I could have helped her, but she decided to leave the Order and that was her mistake!"

Everyone is looking at them now and Anakin can already feel the reports coming in.

"Master Skywalker is unfit for active duty -"

"- dangerous to the objective of the mission -"

" - he has become too attached."

He looks back at them all dead in the eyes.

"Move along," he growls.

They scurry away to the clone dormitories and whisper among themselves, eyeing Anakin.

"Do not bring up the Padawan again Master Kenobi," Anakin warns dangerously as he limps out of the hanger.


Anakin stands in front of the council, relaying news from his finished mission to Geonosis.

All the Jedi nod and mentally take reports. Master Yoda shifts and gathers the attention.

"There is a disturbance in the force."

He pulls up map of the outer rim galaxies and a small beacon of blue shines up in the center.

"There." He points and makes a small humming sound.

"A strong force, there is. Know what it is, I do not." Anakin moves forward ready to leave and be on his way to another mission.

"Would you like for Master Kenobi and I to perform a reconnaissance mission for you, Master?"

Yoda hums and shakes his head. "No. Assemble a team, I shall."

The rest of the Council nods at the silent dismissal of their meeting and stand one by one before making their way out of the room. Obi-Wan and Anakin go to follow, but Master Yoda calmly calls out,

"A warning I have for you, Master Skywalker. Stay here, we will."

Obi-Wan catches Anakin's eye before taking his leave. The Jedi Knight waits patiently for his older Master to walk to his position before he looks down questioningly.

"Be cautious, you must. A feeling, I have, that this is larger than all of us. Trust your senses and with time all will be revealed." Anakin studies the old master closely, looking for any signs that will give him an explanation. After finding none, he nods slowly and turns to continue his way out of the room.


With his hand clutching the handle, Anakin Skywalker tries to drown out the sound of canons and explosives surrounding him and his men. It has been only about a week after his last battle, but in those seven days, he's been restless.

When he was given a new mission, Anakin was practically jumping for joy - well as much as he could with an injury - because anything was better than being at the Temple, being stared at and pitied endlessly.

His grip tightens after one explodes relatively close to his gunship. He sways slightly from the small impact and coughs as the smoke contaminates the air.

"Sergeant, close the shield doors!" he calls to the front. Immediately he receives a response and seconds later the doors slam shut.

"They're attacking us pretty heavily, sir," Rex comments after the aircraft shakes yet again from another close explosive.

"This is an important planet, Rex," Anakin says. "It's essential that we don't let the Separatists gain control of it or the war could turn in their favor."

"What exactly is on this planet?" Rex questions. Anakin goes to respond, but before he can, his com link beeps with a transmission.

"Anakin can you hear me?" Obi-Wan's familiar voice is slightly muffled by the caustic cacophony. He brings it closer to his ear so that he make out the oncoming messages easier.

"Loud and clear, Master," Skywalker replies.

"Luminara's gunship has been shot down. It seems the droids were prepared for our attack."

"Do you want me to go and aid her?"

"No. You and your squadron are to continue as planned. Cody and I are going to her location and we will meet up with you as soon as we can."

"On it," he replies. He looks up to Rex and raises an eyebrow. "Are the men ready?"

"We were born ready, sir," Rex answers, raising his pistol. "Let's go kill some clankers."


Anakin, Rex, and their men jump swiftly from the gunship and move hurriedly to the rocks for cover. Both commanding men turn to see numerous clones be shot down by their adversaries.

Anakin steals a glance over the rocks to see hundreds of droids closing in on them. He turns to Rex thoughtfully, thinking of a way to take them out easily. Spotting the backpack of one of his fallen troopers, his eyes alight with a sudden, short plan.

Rex follows his line of sight and sees what his commander sees. He reaches into his own pack and grabs a number of metallic spheres.

"Droid poppers!" Rex calls. His men follow his lead and too toss the small weapons at the offending bots. The small thought and action takes all of a few seconds - a minute at most - before a good fifteen percent of the enemies fall to the ground stunned.

Anakin, who is still injured but has yet to let it stop him, maneuvers skillfully over the rocks and charges the droids head on, all the while being sure to maintain most of his weight on his newly favored left leg.

His commander and squadron quickly join him on the offense. Slowly the enemy numbers diminish as droid after droid falls, utterly defeated. It isn't long before the only thing they face is a small number of droidekas who are easily overcome with the mere flick or a wrist and a rolling popper.

The remaining members of the squad draw together in the center of the now silent battle field awaiting orders. Anakin scopes the area one last time before disarming his lightsaber and mentally taking note of the number of clones he has left.

Everyone takes a moment to gather their breath and shake away the building fatigue before standing strong in perfect surrounding formation.

"Sir?" Rex inquires. Anakin overlooks everything yet again then turns to Rex fully.

"Check the supplies. We need to know what he have left to work with before moving on."

"Right way, sir." Rex salutes before turning to complete the given task.


Obi-Wan observes the battle below through open shield doors. His eyes run wild from place to place looking for his comrades damaged ship. He tilts his head towards the pilot before asking, "Any sign of them?"

The pilot shakes his head subconsciously as he calls back, "None, sir. I don't see anything - wait! There, roughly three miles and to the right."

Obi-Wan as well as the rest of the clones aboard turn to the given direction. They see nothing at first until Cody calls it.

"There. I see the smoke."

"Yes," Kenobi says, "as do I. Sergeant, how close can you get us to the sight?" The pilot goes to reply, however, he is distracted by oncoming vulture droids. He uses evasive maneuvers skillfully, but their right wing still manages to be hit.

The passengers lurch forward at impact and tighten their grip on the handles. Obi-Wan, who still needs an answer, calls out to the pilot again.

"Sorry, sir. We were hit pretty bad, but I think I can get you in range by a couple hundred feet."

"That will have to do."

They all held on tightly as they neared their target due to the amount of explosives growing, and their accuracy getting better. The pilot tries his hardest to keep the aircraft up in the air for the longest amount of time, but slowly the ground grows closer and closer.

"We're losing altitude!" he shouts as a warning. Clones begin to wait expectantly for the impending crash. Soon, the gunship dives head first towards the ground. "I can't hold it any longer," the pilot grunts as the steering mechanism moves frantically.

"Brace yourselves!" Cody yells, and seconds later, the ship impacts.


Luminara regards as piles of bodies and machinery build on both sides of the battle. It's a struggle trying to maintain their perimeter but she and the men fight on. Together, the team fights strongly, but she can see them beginning to wear down and she hopes someone is coming to help.

As soon as she crashed, her and her men were surrounded on all sides. In order to defend their location and not be killed off easily, she had used the force to moves the wreckage from the ships to act as barriers against the enemies assault.

They manage a small circle in the center for all of the wounded men. Luminara knows that they need medical attention, but the droids are scrambling their com links.

Seeing a section of her squadron struggling, she moves quickly to aid them in their defense. Droid after droid she cuts down consistently. When the amount of droids on the side lessens, she moves back to her previous position. She spares a second to glance at the horizon for any sign of reinforcements and sighs when she sees none. Unable to dwell on the fact, she rushes back into the fight after hearing another one of her men being cut down.

In spite of all the clones give, they are slowly becoming overwhelmed. Slowly the are pushed back towards the center of their defense as more droids draw closer. Unknowing of what to do, Luminara begins contemplating the choice to surrender if it means her men will be spared.

Doubt starts to settle in the Jedi Master's head just as she hears the familiar voice of a longtime friend.

"Luminara!"

"Master Kenobi?" she questions to herself. It takes a second due to weariness for her to comprehend that Master Obi-Wan Kenobi is in fact, fighting his way to her location. Upon her realization, she cuts the last of the droids in front of her before turning and shouting back, "Master Kenobi!"

As the remaining clones take notice of the reinforcements, they fight back with a new vigor to win. Together the two groups fight and fight up until the point of no droids standing. When the last of them lay dead, the two teams slowly converge at the center of their "base." Luminara smiles tiredly at Master Kenobi when he comes to her.

"It's good to see you standing, Luminara." Luminara sighs a painful sigh.

"Yes, but if only there were more standing along side us. We have lost many men in this fight." Obi-Wan nods in agreement and offers himself as a support for his ally. He walks her over to a supply crate and sets her down gently. A medic comes to her aid and checks her over.

"There's nothing too bad," he explains as he gives her a shot in her neck, "but this will help any pain that you may be feeling." Luminara gives her thanks and takes a second to rest. Commander Cody walks to their position to relay his collected information.

"It seems you got hit hard; there aren't many of them left standing and many men are injured."

"Right," Kenobi responds. "Look to the injured, but we need to move soon. Anakin's still out there doing who knows what."


Anakin and his men slowly come to a halt at the end of the canyon wall. A clone moves silently to the front, and using his equipment, scopes out the area.

"No signs of movement, sir." Anakin nods and looks to his men, noting the air of fatigue.

"Alright men, we'll set up camp here, but be ready. We are moving soon; masters Kenobi and Luminara are depending on us to complete this mission, so we will."

One by one, each clones removes his helmet and settles onto the hard ground. They sigh collectively, glad to be resting. Rex remains by his superior's side awaiting further orders. He's not disappointed when Master Skywalker turns to him.

"Send some scouts up ahead. I want to know what we are going to be dealing with." The captain dips his head as a sign of understanding before calling out for two troopers.

"Net. Blaster." The two troopers jog to their commanding officer. "Lucky day, boys," Rex mocks, "you get to be our team scouts. Run ahead and report back at o-three-hundred." They sigh, disappointed, as the others chuckle at their lack of luck. Rex calmly raises an eyebrow at their action.

"Is there a problem, boys?"

"No, sir!"

"Good. Now get a move on." The two unlucky men sprint away quickly with the loud laughter of their teammates echoing in their ears.


As soon as they are out of sight, Net and Blaster slow to a mellow walk. Not even a second later, Net begins to complain.

"Why are we the ones elected to do 'recon?' We're clones, not patrol men."

Blaster mumbles his agreement but otherwise remains quiet, staying true to his name for he prefers to speak with his weapon and not with his mouth. Net, however, continues his rant, staying true to his name; the man never shuts up and often lets his mouth run for miles - it's a rather ironic title.

The two trek onward, periodically shifting their blasters when the position becomes uncomfortable. Minutes pass silently until Net releases an annoyed sigh. He opens his mouth to speak but his partner tugs him to the side and out of sight of the main path.

"What?"

"I've got movement dead ahead," Blaster explains. Net looks out from their cover to see nothing. He steps into the open and turns to Blaster exasperated.

"There's nothing here -" Net dives practically onto his friend after nearly having his head shot clean off. "Droids," he states as if his partner doesn't know. The duo fire back unwilling to let their enemies come any closer.

"I told you," Blaster comments off-handedly.

Net immediately replies, "Oh, shut up." They hold off for as long as they can, but are smart enough to understand when they are outnumbered. Gradually they take step after step in the opposite direction of the droids. When an opening has been found, they take it and run but are sure to lead them away from their squadron.

They travel as far as they can and manage to lose their opposers in a small tunnels located in the canyon's walls. Net uses the time Blaster has offered by keeping an eye out for a quick breather.

"That," he breathes, "that was a close one."


Master Obi-Wan Kenobi glances around cautiously, scoping the area for anything unusual. He helps Luminara stand to her feet and calls over his commander.

"Cody, we've been here long enough. We need to get a move on. Anakin is still expecting us and without our com links he has no idea what happened."

"How do you want to proceed?"

"We need a squadron to maintain this base; the wounded will only slow us down. The rest of the men will move on with me. We will meet Anakin just like we planned. Gather the men."

"Right away, sir." Commander Cody salutes before going ahead with the plans. "Alright men, fall in line," Obi-Wan hears Cody call.

Knowing that Cody has everything under control, he turns his attention back to Luminara, who is sitting in deep thought.

"Luminara, are you alright?" She turns to him with a frown marring her usually peaceful face.

"I worry for Master Skywalker." Obi-Wan pauses at her spoken words. He, too, is worried for his old padawan. He has been different ever since Ahsoka's choice to leave the Order, but surely she has not noticed? Anakin does very well when it comes wearing a mask.

"If there's anyone that knows how to handle a situation, it's Anakin." Luminary gazes at him unimpressed.

"You know as well as I, that that is not what I was speaking about." Obi-Wan holds a steady stare unwilling to give up the wanted information. Seeing that he is going to remain silent, she continues on. "He is different, is he not? Ever since Padawan Tano left, he has become, well, darker. And I know you sense it too."

"It is merely Anakin's way of coping." Obi-Wan plays. Though the chances are next to never, he is not willing to forfeit any information regarding his former apprentice. Luminara sighs at his choice of response.

"I can tell that you are unwilling to speak of this with me, but maybe you can speak to someone?"

No response.

"Anyone?" she tries again.

No response.

She sighs again. "I see we are going to reach no end. Let us drop the matter, shall we?" Obi-Wan nods.

"Yes, let's." He turns and begins walking in the direction of the planned conversion point a ways away.


"General Skywalker, it's past check-in, and Net and Blaster failed to report." Anakin stands steadily with his hands clasped behind his back, ignoring the message given from his captain. He remains stiff as a board, never shifting. Rex walks to his front and sees the look of deep thought placed on Anakin's face. He steps just the slightest bit closer hoping to bring his leader out of his mind.

Rex has seen the look before, many times actually. It was a look of remembrance and, as Rex has found out, is a very dangerous look for Anakin to have. It's a look that means broken rules. It's a look of feeling. It's a look of attachment, and that, that is the most dangerous thing for a Jedi to do. Become attached.

And that is exactly what Anakin has done, though Rex will never tell anyone that.

He grips General Skywalker's arm insistently and makes sure no one is within hearing distance.

"Anakin," he calls urgently and shakes the limb he has in his grasp. "You need to snap out of it. It's not safe, if someone sees you in such a state, they are bound to tell the Council." He shakes harder this time and successfully brings back his friend from the past. He steps back and takes his place as is nothing has just transpired between the two.

"Captain Rex," Anakin recognizes. He fixes his stance and puts on a mask of indifference. "You were saying?"

"Right. The two troopers, Net and Blaster, failed to report in." Anakin nods thoughtfully while mentally counting how much time has passed.

"We can't wait for them any longer to return either. Contact them and see if you can get their location. Either way, we need to move now. Masters Obi-Wan and Luminara are expecting us."

"On it, sir." Rex stands at attention before turning and heads off. He brings his com link up close enough and sends his transmission. "Net. Blaster. Do you come in?" He listens for a response, but only hears the never ending static. "Troopers, do you come in?" He shakes his head in irritation when he yet again is met with silence on their end. He is prepared to cut the transmission when he hears a shift in the static.

"What do you think they are going to do to them?" the very diacritic voice of a droid drones.

"Damn," he mutters. He turns and runs back to his leader. "General, Net and Blaster have been captured. What should we do, sir?"

"Gather all the men, we need to move now. We can't risk the droids finding us now." Rex accepts the answer, but can't hide his minor concern for his troopers.

"And Net and Blaster, sir?" he asks. Anakin sighs.

"Hopefully we can find them along the way." Rex, knowing this is the best Anakin can offer, leaves to gather all the troops.

"Alright boys. . ."


Net and Blaster hide within the crevice of the canyon just out eyesight. Blaster sits closer to the entrance keeping his eyes and ears open for any more movement. Net, on the other hand, leans back lazily kicking his feet out awaiting Blaster's okay to move.

"They're not going to find us in here, you can relax," Net comments while tossing his hands behind his head. Blaster turns to his comrade and rolls his eyes in annoyance as a scoff escapes his lips.

"You never know what's out there," he responds. His attention turns back to the opening and his eyes widen when he spots incoming clankers.

"I know but I'm just saying -" Net goes to reply, but an unexpected hand reaches and covers his mouth. His words of protest are muffled, but his eyes get the point across.

"Be quiet, there are droids out," Blaster whispers. Net nods his confirmation and removes Blaster's hand.

"They're too stupid to look in here." Net claims. "There's no way we are going to be found out." Just as the words leave his mouth, his com link beeps and Rex's voice fills the small crevice with noise.

"Net. Blaster. Do you come in?" Both of theirs eyes widen dramatically. Of all the times to get a call. . .

Blaster quickly covers the transmission hoping that is was not heard by their enemy. They scoot back as far as they can and strain their ears to hear the conversation taking place.

"Huh? I think I heard something," they hear a droid say. "It came from over there."

"Well, check it out," another one commands. They stay as still as they possibly can when they hear the footsteps move closer. A shadow covers the entrance. The two hidden clones hold their breath and hope they are hidden enough. They wait for what feels like hours before the shadow disappears.

"I guess it was nothing," the droid tells the others. Slowly, the two clones move back to their previous positions so that they can make sure the droids are as far away as necessary.

"Stupid droids," Net mumbles before shouting. His foot catches a blaster which falls to the floor and fires a shot from the impact. They dodge quickly as it bounces off the walls and make to dive out of the crevice when it comes to close.

They uncover their head and look up from their position on the floor to see they have been surrounded.

"Well what do we have here?" one droid asks.

"It seems these clones were hiding in that crevice over there," another one answers. They all sit for a moment in silence, looking at each other. "What do we do now?"

"Bring them with us," the first commands. As the two clones are being lifted off the floor, Net inconspicuously clicks the button on his wrist which effectively turns on his communication.


"What do you see, Cody?" Obi-Wan asks. The squad is waiting at the edge of the cliff looking down at the Separatist base.

"There's a whole lot of clankers, sir. It's going to be a tough fight."

"It always is," Obi-Wan agrees. "Do you have eyes on Anakin?"

"Negative, sir." Obi-Wan sighs and stands from his crouched position.

"We'll have to move ahead without them then. We have no more time to waste." Cody scopes the area one last time not expecting to see anything, but spots a small herd of men on the backs of heavy hoofed creatures across the way on the other side of the canyon.

"General Kenobi, there's something you need to see." Cody points in the direction and Obi-Wan's eyes follow. He spots figures on the backs of large animals, the ends of their scarf-like head covers billowing in the wind. He watches as one, seemingly the leader, raises the inside wrist to mouth level for a moments time before lowering it back down. Obi-Wan's eyes narrow in suspicion. He's prepared to call out to the figures as a horse like nicker gently fills his ears.

The animals grow antsy and continuously pound their feet onto the hard, dusty ground. Brown clouds swirl up effectively hiding the people. Obi-Wan hears another single neigh, and when the dust clears, the figures are gone.

He turns back to Cody confused, who in return answers, "I don't know, sir." He turns the ground and notices the pebbles begin to tremble. A thunderous like roar shakes their bodies and makes the hair on their necks stand. A yellow and grey starfighter comes from the direction of the figures and towards Obi-Wan. It flies over their heads before shooting straight towards the stars.

Before it left, however, it turned upside down for the slightest of seconds. Though it was not much, Kenobi makes out the darkened cloak of a hooded figure and the white helmet of a clone. He also can't help but compare the detail of the starfighter to that of the one Anakin lost nearly two years ago. As he watches it go, he feels as if something was about to transpire. What is was, he did not know, but it could not have been very good.

Luminara walks over to Kenobi who turns to her thoughtfully and says, "I did not realize there were renegades in the system." Luminara has no response and they turn together to relay the plan to the troopers.


Commander Cody awaits patiently with the rest of his men. His eyes follow General Kenobi's movements just in case he signals them to move. He hears his men shift uneasily as they all itch for a good fight.

"Easy boys," he calmly commands. They all settle awaiting further orders. Cody turns back to the General and watches as he force jumps to the top of the wall and silently takes out the droids on watch. On the other side of the base, he notices Luminara do the same. He grips his blaster tighter, knowing it will soon be his turn to act.

Obi-Wan turns to Cody's position and signals them to start. Cody turns to his men and nods. "Toss 'em up boys." Immediately, they all throw bombs at the doors of the base. He listens as they shout their battle cries and rush forward. He smiles the slightest bit before rushing in alongside them.


Net releases another bored and irritated sigh hoping that it will draw Blaster's attention, who is currently ignoring him.

"This isn't my fault you know," Net tries. Blaster scoffs in response. "Fine," Net grumbles, "be that way." Blaster rolls his eyes and shifts the slightest bit away. Net mumbles incoherently under his breath. Suddenly he turns to Blaster. "You know, if it's anyone's fault it's yours. You shouldn't have left the kriffing blaster where you did."

"Do you ever shut up?" Blaster asks.

"No," Net states proudly. "I don't."

Blaster shakes his head. "That's not something to be proud of." Net childishly makes a face at Blaster before turning away again. They sit in silence until they hear the loud blasts and see small amounts of rubble fall from the ceiling. Net glances up in interest.

"Looks like the cavalry is here. How long do you think it will take them to find us?"

"Not soon enough," Blaster mutters quietly.

"I heard that," Net cries indignantly. Blaster groans and tosses his head into the back wall. They better hurry up.


Obi-Wan and Luminara stand defensively, back to back, fighting off incoming droids.

"There's more than I expected," he tells the other master. "Anakin better get here soon."

"I agree," Luminara responds distractedly. The both block shot after shot before rushing in opposite directions, cutting down everything in their path. They run together to help out the clones. Slowly, the come to realize there are too many and the will soon be over ridden. The group folds into itself in hopes that the defensive tactic will survive another wave.

They all shake unsteadily when a bomb goes off. Obi-Wan looks in its direction to find Anakin and his squad fighting their way over. It doesn't take long for them all to merge.

"It's about time you showed up," Obi-Wan says slightly out of breath.

"I knew you missed me, old man."

"Old man?" Kenobi huffs. "I'll show you old."

"If you two are done?" Luminara buts in. Anakin chuckles in response and turns back to fighting. Together with the combined forces it takes very little time to win the battle. After the last of the droids are slain, Anakin disarms his lightsaber and places it back on the clip. Everyone draws together to congratulate each other on yet another victory. Laughter fills the air and a wave of happiness coats over the grounds.

"Wait, wait, wait," a clone calls out. Everyone turns to him. "Does anyone hear that?" Everyone collectively quiets down and strains their ears to hear the sound. A slightly muffled, screeching voice flitters into their ears.

"Hello!" it screams. "We're still waiting!" They all turn to each other in confusion. After a short pause another, slightly deeper, voice calls out.

"Someone get me away from this kriffing lunatic!"

"Hey!" the first voice says clearly feeling offended. Chuckles escape the lips of Anakin's men as they realize who it is they're hearing. They see Rex, who has removed his helmet, roll his eyes in exasperation.

"Someone go get those two," he commands. A single clone nods and takes off as the rest stand and chuckle. Another typical end after a battle with droids.


Anakin is standing stiffly while talking with Master Mace Windu. It isn't that he hates the man, he just happens to strongly dislikes him. So, it is no surprise that he feels like bashing his head every time he gets berated for a job well done. Currently he is fighting very hard with himself to withhold a snarky and extremely rude comment back. He 'listens intently' while picturing small, humorous ways he can end his own suffering.

". . . and another thing . . ." he hears Windu start again and grumbles in irritation. It takes minutes, possibly hours, for the man to finish his rant. When it stops, Anakin sighs in relief.

"Will that be all, master?" He hopes to all things that the answer is yes.

"No." Anakin groans in disbelief. Windu either doesn't hear him or is choosing to ignore it. "You are needed on Kamino. Shaak Ti is having trouble with a rogue clone."

"Of course, master." Anakin cuts off the transmission with a roll of his eyes and heads towards his star fighter.


Luminara glances in concern as Obi-Wan explains the figures and star fighter he saw. She did see the fighter, but not the people.

"What do you think they reported? And to whom would they report it to?" she asks him.

"I haven't the slightest clue," he tells her. "But I feel that we are missing something. Whatever it is, we better keep our eyes open." Luminara nods and they turn just in time to see Anakin's fighter leave the planet.


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