Chapter 9

Anakin had remained by Ahsoka's side the entire time since he had brought her into the temple. Three other Jedi were all using the force to keep her unconscious while the healers ran through some different test trying to figure out exactly what was going on with her. She had been unconscious for several hours now and the healers have yet to find a specific reason as to Ahsoka's condition.

Anakin still couldn't believe it, his padawan was alive after two years he thought her dead. Now that she wasn't attacking him he had notice both of her mechanical hands as well as the mechanical spine that had replaced her old one. He hated seeing her restrained but the council had demanded it because of what happened. "What happened to you Ahsoka…where have you been all these years?" Anakin asked. "Knight Skywalker" a calm friendly female voice said, Anakin lifted his head "Is she going to be ok? What's wrong with her?" he asked. "Physically speaking she is perfectly healthy but we do not know what is causing her…problem, we have never seen anything like this before" the female healer said.

"There has to be something you can do please she is my padawan" Anakin begged. "As I said Knight Skywalker we have never seen something like this before. We can put a force collar on her which will suppress her ability to use the force, a precaution until we can figure out what exactly is going on" the healer replied. "Alright do it" Anakin said, the healer nodded and walked over to a table, she carefully picked up the force collar and walked back over to Ahsoka. "There is no guarantee that this will work Knight Skywalker, she will likely be confused and scared so be careful when she wakes up" the healer said as she clicked the collar on around Ahsoka's neck and turned it on. Anakin held his breath in anticipation as the healer nodded to the Jedi that had been keeping Ahsoka's under to release their hold.

Wake up child…

The voice in her head was but a whisper, it sounded faint almost muffled as conscious slowly returned to Ahsoka. Her head was pounding and her body ached but slowly she opened her eyes. "Ahsoka…" said a gentle voice then Ahsoka felt a hand being placed on her shoulder. The voice it sounded so familiar, so caring and worried. Her eyes moved until she could see Anakin standing beside her. For a moment everything felt alright just seeing her master made her feel better but then memories of the fight came to her mind. "D…did I hurt anyone" she asked softly almost afraid to ask, "No Ahsoka we are all fine" Anakin replied gently. "Where am I?" she asked slowly sitting up, she began to rub her temples trying to get the pain to go away. "The Jedi temple" Anakin replied, her eyes widened and she instantly tensed up "No I cant be here! The light it makes it angry" Ahsoka said trying to get up before the anger began to fill her again. Anakin grabbed her arm "Ahsoka its ok your safe" Anakin said trying to comfort her. Ahsoka shook her head "I cant be here I need to get out, away from the Jedi temple. I can't let it hurt you" Ahsoka's voice shook fearfully as she tried to pull away from him again.

"Ahsoka listen to me its ok" Anakin said pulling her back on to the bed. "No you don't understand, It hates the light!" Ahsoka cried. "Ahsoka what ever happened to you is over your not hurting anyone now" Anakin replied. Ahsoka finally pulled her arm free and jumped away from the bed trying to get away from him before she felt the darkness take over. She found the door locked so she backed herself into the furthest corner away from her master "Stay back Anakin, I cant let it hurt you" Ahsoka pleaded.

Anakin stopped and held up his hands "Alright Ahsoka look I'm staying back its alright" Anakin said trying to sooth Ahsoka's fear. "No its not alright its no-" she stopped suddenly, the burning she should be feeling wasn't there or at least it was bearable and the voice in her head was only a whisper it sounded distant. She looked up at Anakin who still didn't try and move toward her, she looked around quickly she was indeed in the temple but she was in control of her own self, she wasn't attacking anyone. "What…what happened?" she asked in a shaky voice.

Anakin took a slow step toward her "It's ok Ahsoka your safe now" he repeated gently. "The darkness…I can still feel it but its not making me attack you" Ahsoka said still trembling in fear. Anakin took another slow step toward her "Ahsoka what's going on tell me so I can help you" Anakin said. "The voice…I can barely hear it…he's not controlling me" Ahsoka said, "What voice? Who is he?" Anakin asked. Ahsoka then felt something metal around her neck and she reached up and touched it "What's this?" she asked. "A prototype force suppression collar" Anakin replied, Ahsoka stood there for a moment and tried to reach out with the force but found her ability was in fact suppressed. Could the collar also be the reason that she wasn't being control by the darkness at this moment? It seemed like the only logical explanation at the moment.

Her heart was still racing and fear still grip her entire body but she managed to calm down enough to let Anakin kneel down beside her without trying to push him away. Anakin pulled her into a gently hug and Ahsoka broke down and began to cry "I'm so sorry" she said hugging him tightly. Anakin held her and began to cry as well, not for the same reasons of course, he was crying joyfully just knowing that she was alive and safe now made him feel so much better. The two of them staid there wrapped in each others arms for the longest time taking comfort in one another. Neither of them caring what happened before for the moment, all that matter was that they were back together.