Chapter 3

So, I decided to get this chapter out there in celebration of the release of Clone Wars season 7. Which I was so excited for I couldn't sleep for the better part of the night.

Enjoy this chapter!


Dawn had arrived and Ahsoka woke up with the rising of the suns. She noticed Obi-Wan had woken as well. She wouldn't let the silence rule this day. She immediately made her way over to him.

"I'm sorry Obi-Wan, but I can't stay," Ahsoka stated. It came out so very simple but held so much meaning behind it.

"I know," Obi-Wan said, to Ahsoka's surprise. Though she should've seen it coming. Obi-Wan was known to see through people's exterior.

"You want to go and help the galaxy. And I won't stop you. I think you would be the right person to help save it. The galaxy needs people like you in it to help it onto the right path," Obi-Wan finished.

Ahsoka felt that it was too much praise. She didn't think she was that important. All she wanted to do was make up for her mistakes.

"Thank you for understanding. It has been great seeing you again and knowing that you are alright-" Ahsoka cut herself of. They weren't alright. "For as fine as we can be considering the circumstances I guess," she corrected herself.

Obi-Wan gave her a small smile. He understood. "I would advise you go to Alderaan. I have it on good authority that Senator Organa has people who try to help the Galaxy in just the way you want."

"I'll go there. Thank you. It means a lot to me, that you're helping me."

"If I may just ask one favor," Obi-Wan started. "Like I said yesterday, Leia lives with them. I haven't spoken to them in years, would you mind checking up on her. Maybe you could do for her what I do for Luke."

Ahsoka smiled at that. Leia, Anakin's daughter. She would get the chance to meet her. Obi-Wan specifically asked her to. How could she say no to something like that? "Of course. I'll check on her. I would like to meet her, anyway".

Obi-Wan again smiled at that statement. "It'll be a long journey. You would be wise to leave as soon as possible. Come, I'll go with you."

And with that said they both left to Mos Eisley, where Ahsoka had left her ship in order to search for Obi-Wan. He got her some supplies for the journey, against her protests that it wasn't necessary. He insisted, and in the end, she couldn't win against his generosity. He walked with her to her ship.

"Take care Ashoka. I hope that you'll find what you're looking for," Obi-Wan said. "But do be careful," he added hastily.

Now it was Ahsoka's turn to smile at him. "You too master,". She pulled something out of her small back which carried an even smaller amount of stuff. She held her hand out for Obi-Wan to take what was in it.

Obi-Wan looked at it hesitantly. "It's a secure commlink," Ahsoka said. "So we can stay in contact. Most of the people I'm in contact with have one. We survivors must stick together after all," she finished sheepishly. The fact that Obi-Wan was hesitant made her insecure. Didn't he want to be able to contact her?

Her insecurity must have been obvious through the Force, because Obi-Wan commented on it. "It's not that I don't want to stay in contact with you, Ahsoka. I just don't want them to be compromised so the Empire will find us," he said.

Ahsoka could understand, but so far, they hadn't picked up on her frequency or they would've already been here to arrest her. "It's safe," she said.

Obi-Wan sighed but took the commlink. "At least when you're in trouble I'll be able to come find you now" he said. "May the Force be with you, always," he almost whispered. Ahsoka understood why. Nobody was supposed to hear a sentence like that. It could give them away. "May the Force be with you as well," she said.

Ahsoka and Obi-Wan shook hands and then it was time for her to enter her ship. As soon as she was cleared for orbit she took off. The further she got, the more Obi-Wan's Force signature faded. For a moment she hesitated. Was it really the right move to leave the one person she felt closest to right now? The one person who truly knew what she was going through. She quickly pushed the thought out of her mind. She couldn't think like that. She wouldn't cower away in a cave for the rest of her life. She needed to help make the galaxy better. For Obi-Wan to be able to live again, for Luke and Leia to grow up normally, for all the Jedi that have died at the hands of the Sith and for Anakin to return to the Light. With all that in mind she punched in the navigation code for Alderaan in the Navi computer and jumped to hyperspace.

=O=

Ahsoka's flight took several hours in which she caught up on some much-needed sleep. The past few days had been so restless, but with this new purpose in mind she slept better for sure. She shook awake when the ship came out of hyperspace to hover outside of the planetary orbit of Alderaan. She contacted the spaceports of the capital city of Aldera, had to wait impatiently for a few minutes before she was cleared to land.

Ahsoka packed all the necessary stuff in her bag and put on her robes. She lowered the ramp and pulled the hood over her montrals, making sure it left her face in the shadows. Leaving her ship at the docking bay, she left for the inner city. Her mental shields were up to the highest of her capabilities. You could never be too careful, especially on a Core World like Alderaan.

Ahsoka moved gracefully through the city, making sure not to make any moves that would attract attention. The closer she got to the Royal Palace, the more nervous she got. She stopped a few meters short of the gates separating the palace grounds from the civilian part of the city. This was it. Oh, if only Bail remembered who she was, otherwise this was all for nothing. She slowly walked forward, when guards came up to her.

"State your business at the Palace!"

"I need to speak to Viceroy Organa," Ahsoka said nervously.

"No civilian is allowed contact with the Royal Family. Move along."

God, Ahsoka hadn't been ordered around like that since the first time she'd met Anakin- no! Stop thinking about him! Right now, she needed to get inside! Convincing them probably wouldn't work, but she'd been working on this trick for years now. Wouldn't hurt to test if she could still use her 'Jedi mind tricks'.

"You will let me inside," Ahsoka said casually while waving her hands in front of her, very inconspicuously.

"We will let you inside," the guard repeated her as he moved away and opened the gate. She moved inside the gate and made her way up to the palace.

Ahsoka got quite far using her tricks before she was surrounded by guards who had picked up on her methods.

"STOP! DON'T MOVE!" they shouted at her. Ahsoka didn't dare take a step. She couldn't use her mind trick on that many people at the same time and fighting her way out would only contradict the reason she was here. In hindsight, she probably should've gone about this situation a different way entirely. Sneaking into the palace was a bad idea. What had she been thinking?

"Identify yourself! Remove your hood and put your hands on your head!" one of the guards said to her. She slowly moved her hand to her hood and was about to pull it off when a voice suddenly distracted her.

"What is going on here?" The familiar voice of Bail Organa was music to Ahsoka's montrals. She quickly turned around to see the Senator walk up to them.

"Sir, this woman tried to infiltrate the palace!" one of the guards said again.

Ahsoka quickly took her hood off. "Senator Organa. It's me, Ahsoka Tano. I was a padawan under Anakin Skywalker," she said quickly. Please recognize me, please recognize me! She pleaded with the Force.

A pained look took over Bail's face. Ahsoka didn't really know why. Did Bail know about what happened to Anakin as well? That would be the only explanation.

At that moment a little girl came around the corner. "Daddy!" she said, as she hugged Bail's leg. Ahsoka couldn't help but stare at the girl. That should be Leia. Ahsoka was anxious to meet her. She moved to step forward but was ultimately blocked by the legion of guards still surrounding her. Right, she'd almost forgotten about them.

Bail held up his arm. "Leave her be. She can be trusted. She is welcome here," he said as he smiled at Ahsoka.

Ahsoka let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. He didn't see her as a hostile, thank the Force. The guards stepped away from her and she was able to cross the space towards the senator. He motioned for her to walk with him as he picked Leia up and walked away.

=O=

They arrived at the private part of the palace. Bail sat his daughter down and turned to Ahsoka. "It is good to see that another one of you has survived. Any Force user is hard to find these days. What made you come here?" he asked.

Ahsoka turned from looking at Leia. "I met Obi-Wan a few days ago. He told me everything that had happened and to come here to do something about it," she said determined. Unconsciously her eyes went back to Leia.

Bail saw how Ahsoka's attention seemed to have been on his daughter ever since Leia came into her view. "I assume you know of her then," he simply said, also turning to Leia. It was obvious what he meant, but he couldn't openly say it. Leia was being raised as their own right now. She had no idea her real parents were different people, who weren't around anymore.

Ahsoka nodded. "Obi-Wan told me. I'm sorry I wasn't there to help. I thank you for taking her in. I know Anakin would thank you as well if he was still able to…" Ahsoka trailed off.

Bail understood. He knew the carefully calculated way Ahsoka talked about Anakin was because she didn't know that he knew what had happened to him. "The fate that has befallen your master is regrettable, but I am glad you are still on the Light Side of things," he said, putting the emphasis on 'Light Side' to make it known to her what he meant without truly saying the words. You never knew who was listening in.

Ahsoka's eyes widened but she quickly collected herself. "May I talk to her?" she asked. Bail nodded. She slowly approached the little girl and crouched down.

"Hi Leia, I'm Ahsoka. I'm a friend of your daddy," Ahsoka introduced herself. The hidden meaning behind her statement didn't go unnoticed to Bail.

Leia looked at the new woman who had approached her. She looked different. She had never seen anyone like her before. "You look funny," she said.

Ahsoka laughed. "Thank you. I'm not like you. I'm what they call a Togruta. That's a different species than a human, like you," she explained.

Leia was interested now. She slowly held out her hand towards Ahsoka's lekku, silently asking permission to touch. Ahsoka granted it to her with a slight nod. Leia touched them carefully. They felt funny. She'd never seen anything like these things before.

Ahsoka stayed crouched next to Leia for a little while, explaining about herself and asking questions about Leia's life. When Leia was done being curious and decided her toys were more interesting again, she turned away. that was Ahsoka's que to get back up. She walked back to the senator who was currently seated on the couch, watching his daughter. Ahsoka sat next to him.

"She takes after her mother," Ahsoka stated. Bail nodded. "You have no idea how much. Every day she reminds me more and more of Padmé." He sighed.

They stayed quiet for a bit, watching Leia play with her toys. Ahsoka decided she'd had enough silence these few days and just threw her question out there.

"After what I heard about the Empire and the last few years, I can't help but think that I want to help. Obi-Wan told me I was to come here to do that."

Bail looked at her with an unreadable expression. Then he stood up. "I see. Let's talk, then," he said as he led her to a meeting room.

So, here it goes. She would join the fight for freedom.


I know the discription of Alderaan is not accurate. But I decided to keep it this way because it fit the story. This was a hard chapter to write so compromises had to be made.

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