Luke stood up as Dooku walked back in. Dooku was persistent, he'll give him that much credit. He watched Dooku with a frown as the man crossed his arms. "What do you want now?"

"You know the answer," Dooku answered with a frown. "I sense how powerful and in control you are. I sense you've dabbled in the dark side and seem stronger for it. Now I will give you a choice, we can do this the easy way where you tell me who you really are, or we do this the hard way. I invade your mind to get my answers."

"You can try," Luke challenged with a frown crossing his arms over his chest. "I promise you won't succeed."

"We shall see," Dooku stepped forward coming within mere inches of Luke's face. "Again, who are you?"

"My name is Kyp Durron," Luke answered with a hardened expression.

"The hard way then," Dooku decided as Luke raised an eyebrow. Was he really that determined to get to the truth?

"Where is Grievous this morning?" Luke questioned noticing the general was not in the room this time.

"I sent him on an errand," Dooku answered with a smug grin. "To distract Skywalker," he explained. "Apparently Anakin has an interest in finding you."

Luke felt a little nervous wondering if Leia came clean about who she was and what time frame she was from. Despite him warning her not too. Or did Palpatine have a clue as to who he was and what Anakin was to him? "Who is Anakin Skywalker?"

"Oh, I think you know," Dooku answered easily. "Or what he becomes to help my master to bring his Empire to fruition, and there is nothing you can do or will say to stop that from happening. Isn't that right, Luke Skywalker? Son of Anakin and Padme."

Luke swallowed hard. How did Dooku figure it out so easily? Did the man invade his mind? Or did Palpatine's spies run deeply in the Senate? He suddenly had a feeling Leia and Ben were in danger. "I feel sorry for you."

"Why is that I wonder?" Dooku questioned with a frown.

Luke took a step back not being able to hide his identity any longer. He glanced at Dooku and shook his head. If Anakin turned to the dark side again, he wasn't sure anything would be able to stop him. "If Anakin becomes Vader, he is unforgiving and turns into a cold-blooded murderer. A Sith who is feared in the galaxy by billions. And the only person who stopped my father was me. You better pray that doesn't happen."

Anakin dropped in behind Ventress as she didn't turn around. He knew she could sense his presence. He didn't need to speak a word either.

"Anakin Skywalker, what do I owe the pleasure?" Ventress questioned as she turned around. "Have you come to deliver my pardon or do you need something else from me?"

"Yes to both accounts," Anakin answered as he handed the pardon over to Ventriss. "This pardons you from your war crimes, just as Ahsoka promised."

"What else could you possibly need from me?" Ventress questioned as she eyed Anakin with a frown. "I can sense something on your mind. Is Dooku not playing nice again? Or does he have something of yours? Am I close?"

"You could say that it's complicated," Anakin answered carefully with a frown. The last thing he needed to do was tell her everything. "You know where Dooku resides planetside, don't you? I need to know where his personal sleeping quarters are. I'm willing to double your fee to make it worth your while for that information."

"Really?" Ventress questioned as she gave a slight smile. "I already tried to kill him, but it failed. He knew we were there. Is that your plan? It'll fail, he's more powerful then you give him credit for."

"I don't plan to kill him," Anakin answered honestly. "I plan to follow him."

"So he does has something of yours and you plan to get him back," Ventriss started guessing again as Anakin raised an eyebrow. "Well then, get me the credits promised and I'll give you the location and I get to come along."

"Why do you want to help me?" Anakin questioned in confusion. "What could you possibly get out of this?"

Ventress grinned as Anakin watched her with weary. Why did she want to come so badly? "I have my reasons. Do we have a deal?"

Anakin paused as he watched Ventriss. It's not like she was in leagues with Dooku anymore, but the real question was, could he trust her enough for this.

Leia glanced up as Anakin walked back into the apartment. She stood up and approached him wondering how things went. She hoped this Ventress agreed to the terms. "Well, how did it go?"

"Ventress has agreed to assist me," Anakin answered as Leia watched him with a raise of her brow. She suspected there was more to it, she detected something in his tone. "On two conditions."

"What are the conditions?" Leia questioned with a frown.

"She's agreed to tell us for pardon as well as doubling her fee," Anakin explained with a frown. "And the second condition is she gets to come. She has a grudge against the man."

"I see," Leia gave a frustrated sigh and shook her head sadly. Ventress was willing to help on the other hand… "Can she be trusted and what is this grudge she has against him?"

"Dooku denounced her as his apprentice and attempted to kill her. She attempted to kill him a couple of times before taking up the life of a bounty hunter," Anakin explained with a frown. "She's from Dathomir and I'm not sure we have a choice. She has helped Obi-Wan a couple of times when he was in a jam, she helped Ahsoka get out of some murder charges, so I'm hoping I can trust her enough to help us."

"Okay," Leia agreed with a slight smile as she turned her attention to Padme who was listening to the conversation. She turned her attention back to Anakin. "I trust you will do what is right. Help me get my brother back."

"I'll do everything I can," Anakin promised with a slight smile. "Where is Ben?"

"Yoda requested his presence, wanted to talk with him," Leia answered honestly. "I plan to go back to pick him up in a couple of hours from now."

Ben stood upside down on one hand as he balanced himself with the Force while lifting up objects around him. When Yoda asked to see him, he didn't think the Master would be subjecting him to tests.

"Powerful the Force is with you," Yoda muttered under his breath. "Powerful indeed. Strong you are, just like your grandfather."

"Master, what is the purpose of this?" Ben questioned as he picked up three more objects. He felt sweat dripping down his forehead as he closed his eyes.

"Rushed your father's training was, I sense," Yoda explained with a frown. "A time it is to identify gaps missing."

Great, so he was the test subject to see what was lacking in his training. Yet the students were doing just fine at the academy. Ben released a frustrated sigh as Yoda reminded him to stay focused in the here and now. "Sorry master."

"How would you know what is lacking in my training?" Ben questioned with a curious expression. "Especially after you left records for dad to find?"

"Read the records, your father has?" Yoda questioned in curiosity. "Studied them has he?"

"Yes," Ben answered with a frown. "The path to the dark side is fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate and hate leads to suffering. And believe me, what grandpa did, did cause suffering."

"Understand Anakin's mistakes, do you?" Yoda questioned in a curious tone as Ben nodded. "Sense great things for you, the Force has in mind. Work with you I must."

"What happened to expose holes in my training?" Ben questioned in a sarcastic tone as Yoda hit his hands.

"Mind your tone, you will," Yoda reminded Ben with a smirk. "Get there we will. Lower the rocks you may. "Lesson over it is over."

Ben lowered the rocks and jumped to his feet. He quickly stretched his muscles realizing he was meant to be a grandmaster. This was most likely why he was focusing so much on him now. "What else do you have in mind, Master?"

"Against a trained Jedi Master, skills in lightsaber training," Yoda answered as Ben followed Yoda out of the room and down to the hall. He suspected this would be a gym like an area where to practice. What he wasn't expecting was how many remotes the Jedi had on hand.

Ahsoka Tano held her lightsaber in front of her as she eyed Ben with a frown. Who was this kid and where did he come from? He was good on all four fronts and he was only thirteen? She wasn't this advanced at this age.

Ben stood at a sloppy classic on guard causing her to frown. She knew this was a ploy. "Finally getting tired?" She quipped with a sarcastic comment.

"Maybe," Ben answered with a smirk. And maybe not. "I thought my skills were lacking?"

"Watch the tone, kid," Ahsoka snipped easily as Ben raised an eyebrow. "Or I'll I feed you to the sarlac pit."

"You kinda remind me of Anakin a little," Ben pointed out with a frown.

"That's because he was my former master," Ahsoka answered with a frown as Ben looked surprised. I wonder why that surprised him, again where did this kid come from? "Why does that surprise you? Everyone around here knows I'm Skywalker's former padawan learner."

"Explains the attitude," Ben quipped sarcastically. "What, did he rub off on you?"

"Mind your tone you will," Yoda reminded Ben again as Ahsoka waited for Ben to make the first move. "Your thoughts, Knight Tano?"

"This kid is more advanced then I was at his age," Ahsoka answered with a frown. "He's good on all four fronts. Honestly, I wouldn't know where to start teaching him."

"Find something missing you will," Yoda spoke again as Ben readied himself. "Again."

Ben waited as Ahsoka raised an eyebrow. "Didn't anyone ever tell you a Jedi never attacks, only defends?" He questioned with an irritating smirk.

Ahsoka shook her head as she ran forward with her lightsaber drawn. She would find some way to make this kid mind his tongue.

Ben was ready for her as he intercepted her blade with ease as Ben quickly got the upper hand with her. It reminded her of how she used to fight with Anakin, but she couldn't quite place on how it felt familiar.

Ten minutes later Ahsoka was breathing hard as Ben barely looked fazed. "Master, he's using techniques I'm not familiar with," she paused for a second and shook her head sadly. "Who is this kid? Reminds me of Anakin."

Ben gave a grim smile as he glanced at Yoda who shook his head. Ahsoka wondered what nerve she hit with just the mention of Anakin. "Let's just say we're somehow related."

"I don't remember Anakin having any siblings," Ahsoka pointed out with a frown. "Master, what's going on?" Now that she thought about it, something felt off in the Force. "Something feels off."

"From the future, this child is," Yoda answered as Ahsoka raised an eyebrow. "Adapted lightsaber training it is. New style it is."

"I don't understand," Ahsoka glanced at Ben as he nodded. "Why do they need to adapt it this way?"

"The species that invaded were rejected by the Force years ago. You can't sense them through the Force, we adapted the way we fight them," Ben explained with a frown as Ahsoka raised an eyebrow. "And the reason I remind you of Anakin is that I'm his grandson."

"Who did he…" Ahsoka stopped and thought about. Padme? Could Anakin and Padme be married? "Explains why Anakin is always hanging around Padme. Is she your grandmother?"

Ben nodded as Ahsoka released a frustrated sigh. "No wonder Anakin understood my feelings for Lux so well."

"You have no idea, Ahsoka," Anakin spoke from behind her causing her to turn towards him with a slight smile. "It's good to see you, Ahsoka. Master Yoda, are you done with Ben yet? It's dinner time and Leia asked me to pick him up for her."

"Done for now, I am," Yoda answered.

"It's good to see you too, Anakin," Ahsoka said with a slight smile.

"How would you like to join us for dinner?" Anakin questioned with a grin. "There is plenty to go around."

"Would love too," Ahsoka agreed with a nod.

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