again, no. I still don't know anything about Star Wars. No. I've never seen Rebels.

Edit: 5/17/2020 dialogue tags fixed.

"It's Ben, actually." He mentally yells at himself at the words spilling from his mouth. What a way to greet your Grand-Padawan.

"Ben." Ahsoka nods. "Kenobi?"

"Kenobi." It takes Ahsoka all of 2 seconds after he replies for her to launch herself at him. Ben barely catches her, though his body is still weak and he stumbles at the added weight.

"I'm so glad you're alright."

A snort from behind the two Jedi has Ben rolling his eyes.

"'Alright' isn't the word that I'd use." Ahsoka releases Ben from her grip at the sound of Owen's voice. Ben wobbles as the weight suddenly leaves and a hand latches onto his elbow. "He's alive, but I wouldn't say he's alright."

Ahsoka eyes Owen carefully as though she's sizing him up. Owen merely laughs and drags Ben to the couch. Ben lands ungracefully on the cushions and Beru forces a bowl of soup into his hands. She places a hand on his forehead and Ben leans into the cool touch.

"You're still too warm." Beru sighs as she brushes his hair from his forehead. Ben hums and closes his eyes for a moment before opening them once more. Ahsoka stands not too far away and shuffles her feet. Beru takes notice as well and smiles gently at her. "Take a seat. It's clear that you two have some things you need to talk about." Ahsoka nods and sits a good amount of space away from Ben. "Don't rile him up. He's been sick and though he's finally getting a little better, we'd rather he not fall ill again."

It's a warning and Ben knows Ahsoka will try to be wary of it.

Beru places a hand on Ben's shoulder and squeezes it gently before leaving the two in peace.

"What are you doing here?" His voice isn't harsh but does have a little coldness in it. He blames it on the sickness, but he knows there's a part of him that aches at their parting. Ahsoka seems to see something in his eyes because she thinks a moment or two before finding the courage to speak.

"I'm sorry." Ben doesn't say anything. He drinks some of the soup carefully.

"I wasn't thinking when I said the things I said to you."

Ben hums and drinks some more soup.

"What I said was wrong. I didn't think about how much Satine meant to you." Ben flinches at the name that left Ahsoka's mouth. "It wasn't right. Bo-Katan had no right to accuse you either. You were hurting. We were just so caught up in everything-"

"It's alright." His tired voice reassures her. He gives her a small smile that seems to calm some of her worries.

"I just didn't think about you. You held the Code so close to your heart, and I-"

"You and I are very different. I understand that you have trouble seeing things the way I do, but Ahsoka, it still hurt terribly."

Ahsoka falls still at that. Ben had never admitted that to anyone. They're parting hurt him and it still does. He released any sort of anger or frustration he had felt that day, and he didn't think about it often.

"I'm sorry." Her voice breaks and Ben notices tears in her eyes.

"So am I."

She shakes her head and pulls him into a hug, careful of the soup still in his hands. After a few minutes, she releases him and he clears his throat. After drinking the last of his soup and placing the bowl on the low table in front of him, he faces her and gives her all of his attention.

"Now, Bail said you had something to tell me about the Clones?" He's dreading whatever she has to say, but he'll listen. He has to.

Ahsoka nods and clears her throat as well.

"It's . . .it's about the purge." Ben's breathing hitches as the subject of a few of his nightmares is brought up. "The Clones . . .what did you know about the chips in their heads?"

Ben closes his eyes and thinks back. A wave of sadness rushes over him.

"I know the Kaminoans put them there to control their aggression." He remembered that discussion. He wasn't happy and he spent a long time meditating and sparring after hearing that fact. "Why?"

"Ok, try to stay calm."

"Ahsoka?" Worry crawls through him, digging deep into his soul.

"The chips weren't just to control their aggression. They had commands placed in them. Orders, I guess." She bites her lip and keeps her eyes on the ground. "Sidious placed one order in there. It's called Order 66. It labels all the Jedi as traitors and upon receiving the order, they lost their free will and did as was commanded."

Ben's breathing stops as he thinks this over.

"It wasn't them." He whispers. "They didn't-"

"You know they would never do any harm to the Jedi on their own free will."

"Sidious gave the order," Ben repeats the thought. "But how-"

"I don't know everything." Ahsoka stops him with a hand held up between them. "I was just informed by some close friends."

Ben takes in her small smile. He smiles back at her softly.

"Rex?"

Ahsoka nods, her smile still in place.

"A few of the Clones were able to get their chips out."

"That's wonderful news." Ben's smile falls as he remembers one small detail. "Ahsoka,"

Ahsoka's own smile falls as she takes in his face.

"What's wrong?"

"Cody's on Tatooine."

She freezes and Ben casts his eyes down. "It seems that our old friends are being deployed to planets, hunting down any Jedi that may have survived, and keeping the peace." His voice is soft and his eyes close.

"I'm so sorry." Her hand takes his and she squeezes it gently. The silence between them isn't awkward, but Ben would like it gone sooner rather than later. Ahsoka seems to hear his plea and breaks the silence. "We can get his chip out."

Ben shakes his head.

"We can't get any medical help here that would be willing to do anything for him. We can't take him off the planet because there's no way to keep him down."

"Could we deactivate it?"

Ben looks at her with wide eyes.

"We could." He nods and brings the hand that Ahsoka isn't holding up to his chin. He stroked his beard and thinks hard about it. Ahsoka lets out a chuckle and Ben looks at her. "What?"

She gestures to his hand and his face goes red.

"I've missed that."

Ben smiles sheepishly.

"You really think we can save Cody?" She asks him.

Ben sobers up quickly.

"I do. However, that would mean rooting through his mind and finding the chip. I've already been in there once." He shakes his head and looks at her. "There are shields and traps guarding his memories and quite possibly the chip. We would have to keep him sedated, however we can."

Ahsoka nods and her eyes are understanding.

"Give me a few days to get better. Once I'm strong enough, we can start planning."

"Alright. You're the boss." They smile at each other and they bask in the feeling of seeing each other again. "So, tell me what's been happening with you."

Ben smiles and delves right into it.