Chapter 8

It wasn't to long after Plo Koon had left that Ahsoka felt his force signature exit the temple again but this time he wasn't alone. The second force signature was brighter but also much much older and she knew it as Master Yoda's force signature. She watched from afar as the two descended down the temple steps and she could feel their worry, their confusion and concern through the force. A few minutes later she felt two more force signatures exit the temple, her heart began to beat faster as she recognized the other two signatures that were both coming down the temple steps quickly.

Soon the two figures met with the other two then one began running toward her. Ahsoka couldn't make out who it was yet because of the distance but through the force she recognized it as her master. The other three began to run toward Anakin all trying to stop him before he reached her. She felt the 'demon,' the darkness begin to stir angrily within her. "Please…please..just calm down" she told herself. Now she could heard footsteps and make out Anakin's face as he drew closer.

She could make out the tears running down his face, the joy, the confusion and the amazement all at once was radiating off of him. She'd be crying to if she wasn't struggling so much to keep the darkness at bay. "Ahsoka!" she heard him yell, she watched him almost stumble and fall before quickly catching himself and continuing to run toward her. She wanted to run to him and to tell him how sorry she was for trying to kill him on Mortis but she didn't move from where she sat. She was to afraid that she'd lose control when she got to him, she didn't want to hurt him ever again. She didn't want to hurt Master Plo, Obi-wan or even Yoda, she didn't want to hurt anybody but she couldn't stop it from happening when she lost control.

Her mechanical fingers tightened once more around her arms as the burning in her chest began to rise again. The closer they drew the more it burned, the more it took to try and push it away. She could already feel it, the hate, the rage and the bloodlust. The want…no the need to crush the light was becoming harder to not succumb to. She could feel the darkside seeping from her core into every inch of her body like thick oil being soaked up by a dry rag it left no part of her untouched. Part of her was leaping for joy at this feeling while the other half was cowering in fear like a scared child.

Her lips suddenly felt dry and her body began to tingle with anticipation, inside she was panicking but on the outside her body suddenly relaxed itself. She realized now that she was no longer in control, she tried to warn them to tell them all to run but her voice, her mouth and her mind weren't listening to her. Instead a deep growl emitted from the voice module in her throat, the red hue began to slip over her vision, 'I'm sorry' was the last thought of Ahsoka Tano before the monster took over.

"Skywalker wait!" Plo Koon shouted seeing Anakin about to reach Ahsoka. "What's the matter?" Obi-wan asked, "I'm not sure but we need to stay back from her, something is wrong with her" Plo replied. "Anakin!" Obi-wan yelled but when he turned to look back at Anakin he saw his former apprentice being hurled backward right towards them. Anakin was too much in shock to soften his landing with the force and he crashed into Obi-wan.

Anakin groaned and rolled off of Obi-wan "are you alright?" Obi-wan asked helping his friend back to his feet. "Yea I'm good" Anakin said rubbing the back of his head "I told you to wait" Plo Koon said. Anakin looked back at Ahsoka who was now standing glaring at the four of them "w-whats wrong with her?" Anakin asked. "I don't know but what ever it is she said she can't control it" Plo Koon replied. "We have to help her" Anakin replied instantly not waiting a repeat of Mortis. "Well what ever we decide we better do it quickly because it looks like Ahsoka isn't going to wait" Obi-wan replied. Anakin looked back toward Ahsoka's direction; she was walking right toward them "Don't hurt her please" Anakin said. "We have no intention to" Plo Koon reassured Anakin.

Anakin began walking toward Ahsoka again "Ahsoka it's ok it me Anakin your safe now" he said. "The light must die!" she screamed hurling herself at Anakin, both her blades came down in a vicious secession of rapid slashes. "Ahsoka listen to me, this isn't you. Fight it!" Anakin pleaded as he deflected her blows. Obi-wan and the other three Jedi circled around Ahsoka as her main focus seemed to be on Anakin. "You should embrace it, you don't know what your missing" Ahsoka replied with a evil smile. She pivoted on her legs and began to strike at Master Plo driving him backward but Obi-wan quickly jumped to his aid pushing Ahsoka back.

"Ahsoka please listen to me, you have to fight it don't let it control you" Anakin said. "Shut up!" she yelled and hurled a dumpster at him with the force then leaped at him. Anakin severed the dumpster in half but tripped on section of it when he tried to jump back from Ahsoka. Ahsoka landed on top of him bringing her blades up to ram into his chest. Master Yoda jumped over her and blocked the attack then pushed her back with the force. Ahsoka landed on her feet, she lifted several parked speeder that were on the road into the air and hurled them directly at Yoda.

Yoda, Obi-wan and Plo Koon all reached out with the force stopping the speeders and threw them to the side. By now Anakin had jumped up to his feet "Ahsoka we are trying to help you" Obi-wan said as they all cautiously approached her. "Then DIE!" she screamed jumping at them once more. She was stopped short of reaching them however when a invisible hand grasped her by the throat and began to apply pressure. She looked over and saw Anakin was using the force to try and suffocate her to the point of passing out.

Do not let them take you!

Her vision was slowly getting blurry and she could barely breathe. She began to fight his force grip with all the power the Son had given her, she felt his grip begin to loosen. "I can't hold her!" Anakin said gritting his teeth and pushed harder but suddenly his grip failed and she fell to the ground. Obi-wan, Plo Koon and Yoda all force pushed Ahsoka backward. She was unprepared for the attack so she took the full force of the blast and smashed into a speeder banging her head against the side rendering her unconscious.

Anakin ran up to Ahsoka to check on her, he was relieved when he found a pulse. He hugged her and picked her up "Its ok Ahsoka, we'll get you some help you're going to be ok" he said. He carried her back to the temple hoping she would stay unconscious until they were able to get her some help.