Chapter 3
Anakin was inconsolable for almost two years after Mortis he spent most days and nights in his room tinkering with anything trying to get his mind off of her. He blamed himself he knew he could have done more he should have tired harder to get through to her to make her snap out of it. He had failed her, he hadn't been fast or strong enough to save her, he closed his eyes tightly trying to remember her face but all her saw was the corrupted face of Ahsoka. It was all the Son's fault, he did this to her, he took her from him and she was gone forever now because he wasn't able to save her.
Even the first year he just still couldn't believe she was gone. They had been through so much always by each other sides, watching out for one another, he thought they'd always be together. Each day had been a struggle since he had returned till now, some days more than others. Some days he found himself just sitting in Ahsoka's room trying to remember her face, her smile, her laugh and even some of her smart comments that she used against him. He knew this wasn't good for him, he knew he should just try to move on like the council had told him to but he didn't work like that. He didn't just forget about friends he had lost, he wasn't able to just let go and move on that's not who he was. He was a person who would fight with everything he had to protect his friends and family.
Anakin sighed and rubbed his tired eyes, he hadn't slept well since Mortis every time he closed his eyes he saw her. The absence of her by his side was tormenting him through and through he had felt her force signature snuff out only a moment after she had torn her hand free from his grasp. Didn't she understand? Did she realize he was trying to save her life? He had to keep reminding himself that her last words had not been her own when she screamed she hated him. The words still rang in his ears even after all this time he couldn't get them out of his head. Tears began to slide down his cheeks again and he sobbed silently, oh how he missed her he wanted her back so badly no matter what he had to do but he knew she was gone.
Beep…beep…beep, that was the sound Ahsoka heard when she finally woke up. She had no idea how long she had been out for and no idea where she was at. Her eyes snapped open and she surveyed the room, she was alone. She tried to set up but found it took much effort like she suddenly weighed a hundred pounds more than she had. Her montrals picked up the faintest sound of electro drives and small pistons moving as she sat up. Her neck felt like it had been stomped on so she reached up to rub her neck but froze. Her hand…no not her hand it was a mechanical one, her eyes widened and she looked over at her other hand…it was also a machine.
The heart rate monitor began to beep faster and faster as Ahsoka tried to figure out exactly what had happened to her. She thought back to the very last thing she could remember…anger, blind rage pumping through her vains then a fall and darkness pain so much pain then fear bone chilling fear. What had caused the emotions to arise in her though, she shook her head as she remembered blue and green sabers clashing then the Son laying dead on the floor and Anakin trying grabbing a hold of her.
What ever strange influence that had been controlling her on Morits had vanished, she no longer felt the need to destroy Anakin. Anakin, she had to get back to him he was probably worried about her. Bushing aside the fact that her arms were now not her own she pulled the blanket off of her and stood up. Her legs gave away and she crashed on to the floor she went to raise her self to her feet again but the door opened up and she looked up.
Her eyes fell upon a tall blue skinned Twe'lik male dressed like a doctor come into the room. "Wow slow down there mis you shouldn't be up on your feet after such a extensive surgery you need to rest your body needs to heal" the twe'lik said bending down and picking Ahsoka up sitting her back on the bed. Ahsoka shook her head, she had to get back to Corustant back to the Jedi back to Anakin. "Corusant…must get back to Corusant" the words that came from her mouth did not sound like her voice, both her hands immediately flew up to cover her mouth.
Why did her voice sound different…what had happened to her "You have been unconscious for a very long time I am sure you have many questions but first I must insist that you rest" the twe'lik said. "No tell me what happened now, where am I what did you do to me" Ahsoka said. "I saved your life. When I found you almost every bond was broken in you body some could be mended while others had to be replaced by prosthetic means. Your spine and both your arms were to far damaged to be healed, you had massive infection from where rocks had buried themselves into your skin and you had lost so much blood" the man explained.
The twe'lik shook his head still in disbelief either at his own handy work that was required to save this girl of the girl's ability to pull through what ever it was that cause those injuries. "My voice why does it sound this way" Ahsoka asked, "We found a rock that had punctured your vocal cords and we had to replace them" the twe'lik said. "Where am I? how long have I been here?" Ahsoka asked while yanking the IV line from her arm as well as the heart rate monitor patches.
"You are in a private medical facility owned by me but paid for by the Confederacy of Independent Systems" the twe'lik replied "Why would a Separatists help me?" Ahsoka asked narrowing her eyes at him. "You are correct in your observation young one I am in deed a separatists and you are lucky that I choose you for our advanced prosthetics program if not for that you would have been dead two years ago" he replied.
Ahsoka's eyes widened…two years she had been gone for two years. "How long have been here?' Ahsoka asked again, "As of today two years, the surgeries took several months as we had to allow your body to heal before we could continue" he replied. Ahsoka shook her head in disbelief, there was no way she had been gone for two years surely the Jedi would have mounted some search and rescue for her surely they would have found her before then.
"I need to leave" she said standing up on trembling legs that tried to remember their own strength. "I'm afraid I cant let you do that, you see I've invested far to much time and money in to making you hole again; and after finding these..." he paused holding up her lightsabers "I knew you would fetch a handsome price to reimburse me for all my troubles" he said. "I am leaving now" Ahsoka said a little louder taking a shaky step toward the door but lost her balance and collapsed to her knees. The twi'lek laughed "You can barely move so you can't escape. Perhaps I'll give you to a hutt I hear they pay quiet well" he said.
Ahsoka's breaths became quick and laborious as she tried to push herself back up to her feet "Let me go now" she said threateningly. The twi'lek continued to laugh "Or what? You'll kill me?" he said walking toward the door.
Ahsoka grabbed onto the bed pushing herself to her feet, she was breathing very hard now as she stared at the man. Some where in the recesses of her mind something exploded sending boiling hot rage through her body, her vision blurred and became red as crimson blood. What happened next she had no control over, she could stop herself it was as if something had taken control of her again just like on Mortis and she was just along for the ride.
(Warning this sense will be quiet bloody
"Exactly" Ahsoka said with a wicked sneer, her legs were intently rejuvenated pumping with fresh energy and she leaped across the room toward the man. There was a scream loud ear drum piercing scream as Ahsoka victoriously attack the man knocking him to the floor. The man knocked over a tray with several surgical tools on it spilling them on the floor, Ahsoka's hand instantly grabbed a surgical knife and she spun it around in her hand. Ahsoka began slashing the blade across the man's chest cutting his clothes then skin. Blood sprayed across the room as the sharp knife cut deeper and deeper into the twi'lek's skin.
She couldn't look away, she didn't want to look away as the man she was attacking screamed out in pain and agony. Blood spattered across her face and body as she continued to carve her way through the man who through the cries of pain was begging for mercy. She wasn't going to give it to him, she wanted him to bleed, she wanted him to suffer to be in pain she wanted him to die.
Layer after layer of skin was torn away as the fine edged surgical blade neatly cut through the skin as though it was only paper. Blood spurted from the wounds like a water hose with high pressure caking the walls, floor, bed, victim and attacker in blood. Ahsoka tore through the pictorial muscles until she hit bone, she took both her mechanical hands and shoved them inside of him ripping the ribcage apart. She used the force to keep the man from going into shock, she wanted him to suffer badly and she didn't know why but she did.
Her right hand clasped around the object of her desire, a beating heart with a slight pull she tore the heart from the arteries and ripped it from the man. The twe'lik gasped as it was torn from him the blood from his open arteries now poured freely through his body. Ahsoka caressed the heart with one of her mechanical hands "Such a small thing that keeps us alive but now you no longer have yours" she said crushing the heart in her hand.
A few moments later all the raged faded and the red covering her eyes cleared, she gasped in horror at what she had done. Kicking herself away from the body she slid her back against a wall breathing heavily and shaking. What could have possessed her to commit such a atrocity she didn't even know she was capable of doing such a thing; but she had no control, she just couldn't stop she didn't want to stop she had wanted him to suffer before he died.
She sat there for almost and hour shaking violently not able to take her eyes off of the dead man in front of her. When she was finally able to break her gaze away she looked down and saw she was soaked in blood from head to toe. She stood up on shaky feet and ran past the body collecting her lightsabers as she fled the room.