I'm back and sorry for the delay. I had to deal with schoolwork and finals. However, do not expect much more frequent updates I have to take online courses for the summer. Fortunately, I think I can cram in some more writing over the summer. Finally, I'm sorry if this chapter seems short especially after the long wait.


Obi-Wan followed Anakin as they broke through the planet's atmosphere.

"Anakin!" Obi-Wan called out, but got no response.

"Anakin!" He called out and again he got no response.

He wasn't surprised, some of Ben's memories told him that Anakin reacted a similar way after Geonosis. His defeat from Count Dooku created a dent in his padawan's pride. A dent that Anakin was determined to buff back into shape. Both Kenobi's made a mental note to double down on curving Anakin's ego after this.

"I can't pick up any signals." Obi-Wan said noticing his radar. "The assailant probably landed." Obi-Wan said.

"You're probably right." Anakin said.

The two began to land their ships and got out of them. They began to look around trying to sense Ventress, but the only nearby presence was what they perceived to be the one from the escape pod. He decided now would be the perfect time to talk to Anakin about Geonosis.

"Anakin," Obi-Wan said. "I think it's about time we talked." He said gaining Anakin's attention.

"About what?" Anakin asked, but both Obi-Wan and Ben knew from his tone he fully knew what Obi-Wan was referring to.

"You know full well what I'm talking about." Obi-Wan said raising an eyebrow.

"Anakin what happened on Geonosis was not our fault. Dooku was too powerful and skilled for the both of us." Obi-Wan said trying to reassure his student.

"He shouldn't have been." Anakin said. "We almost had him!" He said frustrated.

"Anakin, not even Master Yoda could have stopped Dooku." Obi-Wan said. "Preventing this war was beyond either of our control." Obi-Wan said. "If we had stopped Dooku then one of his many allies would've led the Separatists in his place." Obi-Wan brought up.

The idea of Sidious simply staging a break out at whatever facility Dooku was at came into his mind, but that was something he wanted to keep private. The Kenobis feared that bringing up Sidious' existence and identity so soon would put them on the Sith Lord's radar, which was the very last thing they wanted to be on.

"I guess you're right." Anakin said starting to feel a little better. "It's just that ever since the duel I feel like some sort of freak." Anakin said alluding to his arm.

Memories of what happened in the previous timeline came to Obi-Wan specifically about Anakin's agitation about his new arm. Ben began to encourage him to talk to Anakin.

"He'll get used to it eventually. Though I'd recommend trying to help him through this." Ben said.

"I already planned on doing so." Obi-Wan said.

"I lost something too," Obi-Wan said as gestured to his missing ear. "Though, I fear not as severe as you have." He said sympathetically. "But I am sure that in due time you will never even notice it." Obi-Wan said.

"It's just that I feel like a freak with this." Anakin said starting to feel frustrated as he referred to his new arm.

"Defeat is difficult, Anakin," Obi-Wan said as Ben fed him on what to say using his own life experiences. "It will be inevitable at some point in your life, but the path to victory can be forged from one's defeat." Obi-Wan said.

"I'll try to keep that in mind if that ever happens again," Anakin said contemplating what Obi-Wan had just said to him. "I sense them again." He said.

"I do as well," Obi-Wan said. "The assailant appears to be heading towards the other one." He said then he noticed something. "It's not moving…" Obi-Wan said noticing something.

"What?" Anakin asked feeling confused.

"The other presence is not moving or trying to run away," Obi-Wan told Anakin as he began to run towards it. Anakin began to follow him.

"No! I'll deal with its quarry. You deal with the hunter." Obi-Wan said.

"Really, you trust me?" Anakin asked.

"Yes, I do," Obi-Wan told him. "Now go!" He commanded.

"I won't let you down." Anakin said determinately as he split off into the forest.


Anakin was walking through the jungle, lightsaber in hand, looking around for the assailant. He was determined to find whoever they were dealing with and stop them. He heard leaves rustling and looked up at one of the trees. Its leaves of the trees were shuffling even though the wind was not that strong right now. Quickly, Anakin began to follow what was shaking the trees until he managed to get ahead of falling leaves and jumped to the canopy. He ignited his lightsaber and twirled it around.

Anakin managed to see whom he was dealing with. She was a bald dathomirian wearing a strange looking dress. The hilts of her lightsabers were curved. Anakin began to feel the raw unbridled rage inside of her as she glared daggers at him.

"Anakin Skywalker." She said with a hint of annoyance in her voice. "I've been looking forward to this." The assassin said in a threateningly excited manner.

"If I'm going to die could you give me one last request?" Anakin asked sarcastically got into a battle stance. "Who are you?" He asked being completely genuine.

"Asajj Ventress." She simply said before lunging at Anakin who blocked her attack.


Obi-Wan trekked through the jungle making sure to not lose the presence. He could sense he was close to it and hid behind a tree to spy on whoever it was. It was human (or at least in appearance) with black hair. He looked to be around Anakin's age. He was currently, kneeling in front of the riverbank with his hands covering his eyes while shuddering. There was a blaster to his side looked to be an E-5.

Obi-Wan could tell that he was crying not just from grief, but also mostly from confusion and fear.

Obi-Wan and Ben both knew what needed to be done. He went to confront the stranger with his lightsaber still latched onto his belt.

"Hello there," Obi-Wan said gaining the stranger's attention. "Are you alright?" Obi-Wan asked.

The stranger didn't say anything, but instead grabbed the blaster and open fired.

Obi-Wan managed to dodge his fire effortlessly. He did not want to get his lightsaber out, not wanting to terrify this person even more.

The stranger began to run away while shooting at Obi-Wan.

Obi-Wan gave an annoyed sigh. "Alright then."

Kenobi pulled out his lightsaber and leaped right into the air. He landed right in front of the stranger so fast it was almost like he appeared instantaneously. The stranger got his blaster out, but before he could fire Obi-Wan cut it in half and it fell out of his hands. The stranger fell to the ground looking like he had just seen a ghost.

Obi-Wan turned off his lightsaber and lend out a helping hand to pick the young man up.

"I'm not here to hurt you." Kenobi said.

The stranger took Kenobi's hand, but he tried to throw a punch at Obi-Wan which was caught by the Jedi. Obi-Wan let go and began to dodge a series of punches and kicks from the stranger. Obi-Wan tripped the stranger's leg causing him to fall down again. Unsurprisingly, he got back up again and got into another fighting stance. This time, however, he had a knife out this time.

Obi-Wan gave out another annoyed sigh. He knew the stranger was going to fight until he no longer could. Fortunately, he proved himself to be quite harmless and bad at picking fights. Obi-Wan and Ben had already thought of a strategy: just dodge his attacks until he exhausted himself.


Elsewhere, Anakin was dueling with Ventress. She was formidable as he was currently on the defensive walking past where the tree was originally cut and onto a new branch. The two locked blades with the two trying to knock each other off the tree.

"Dooku was right, you truly are a disappointment!" She taunted him.

Anakin's anger got the better of him for a moment causing him to overpower her. He delivered a strong swing, but she jumped over him. Anakin managed to take advantage of this and turned the tide. Now he had the offensive and he began a series of heavy strikes, which she blocked. They locked blades again only this time; she went on her back causing Anakin to fall. She used her legs as a way to send Anakin behind her using his momentum.

Anakin caught onto the tree branch to prevent himself from falling. As the padawan began to climb up, the assassin cut the branch in front of her causing Anakin to fall.

Anakin used the force to propel himself to the tree. He used his new arm to puncture the tree causing him to slowly slide down a bit. For a moment, Anakin began to appreciate his new arm.

"Maybe, Obi-Wan has a point." The padawan thought.

He was about to climb back up the tree when he saw Ventress jump down trying to land on him. Swiftly, he moved to a different side of the tree before she could hit him. Anakin dropped down and was behind her, he cut the tree where he force pushed it as an attempt to crush her. Asajj delivered two cuts to the falling tree and used the force to launch the log at Anakin. Anakin cut it in half before it could hit him. Ventress lunged again, but this time Anakin dodged her and tried to cut her head off. She blocked the blow using one lightsaber and tried to cut off Anakins' legs with the other lightsaber. Fortunately, Anakin dodged her attack and force pushed her into a tree. Asajj grunted in pain as she hit the tree, but regained focus as she saw Anakin throw his lightsaber at her. Asajj jumped over the blade and headed towards Anakin with both lightsabers in the air. She came down full force, which Anakin dodged, but only barely.

Skywalker screamed in pain the moment he felt the burning. Anakin grabbed the right side of his eye where he was hit. He could still see, but the stinging pain made it impossible for him to stop covering his eye. Anakin's anger started to boil, he was starting to seethe. Memories of his fight with Dooku began to return, while he suffered a different injury the pain still felt the same. He called his lightsaber back to his hand and looked around Ventress was gone. Turning his head in every direction like a feral animal about to lash out.

He kicked a nearby rock out of frustration, but then remembered something.

Ventress was never after him she was after someone else… the same person with Obi-Wan.

He quickly took off to where Obi-Wan was.

"No escapes, not this time!" He thought with fury.


That was it! I hope you all enjoyed it! Leave your thoughts in the form of a review. Also, how many of you saw Infinity War, and what are your thoughts about the movie? I saw the movie twice and thought it was great with a few problems here and there. Otherwise, take care while I write the next chapter.