Chapter 48 – Old Friends Not Forgotten

Author's Note: Don't kill me please? :') We haven't even reached the sad parts yet, but I still think y'all will be after us. Lol.

There will be a happy ending. I promise. Just because this isn't a fix it, that doesn't mean the ending won't be happy. It will just... take some time to get there, okay? :)

To Guest (1): Yes, Theseus really does need to stay strong. I'm honestly not sure when the last chapter happened with respect to the Dark Disciple arc, but all I do know is that when Obi-Wan and Theseus left at the end, I don't think either of them came back to the Temple after that, since the Outer Rim Sieges started.

To Jayden Schiffer: Unfortunately, yes. ;-; And yeah, it would have been nice for Athea and Theseus to spend more time together before things fell apart... but then again, it would have only hurt worse if they did. xP

To Not Darth Traya: Yes, that is very true, but Athea's situation is... a little different for reasons that will be explained in the future. :)

To Guest (2): Agreed! Rex and Anakin were extremely close; Anakin was close with many of the clones, for that matter, and yes, the fandom really doesn't appreciate that connection properly. Lol. I honestly think that Anakin may well have been closer to Rex than even Padme, because the bond that forms between soldiers who fight together is very intense. And it's not appreciated nearly enough imo.

Thank you all so, so much for reviewing! :D

~ Amina Gila

"Any sign of that tactical droid?" Theseus calls above the sound of explosions, ducking a blaster shot and spinning his lightsaber furiously to deflect a few more shots as the droids keep shooting.

Five months. It's been five months since he was last on Coruscant. Sometimes, Theseus can hardly believe it's been so long. Going back feels like a dream.

In some ways, though, he almost thinks he's happier away from the Temple out here in the battles, then he was back on Coruscant. He doesn't know what that says about his mental state, but he can't help it. Being on Coruscant does nothing but remind him of all the things that he's lost.

When he's out here fighting, he feels free. He doesn't have to constantly think about what happened with Ahsoka or his mother, or anything.

To a point, he's noticed the same seems to be true about Anakin. Even if it's likely not fully true, the Knight seems to be a lot lighter as opposed to how he was almost half a year ago. Things are far from perfect, but there's times, like right now, that things actually feel... manageable.

He wishes they could have more time for things beyond fighting, but at least they're together. At least he's here with Anakin, and Obi-Wan, and Cody, and that's the most he can ask for. They're the only ones left of his family anymore. He hasn't seen Caleb in person yet, although they have spoken occasionally via hologram. He's out on the battlefield again, but far on the other side of the galaxy with Depa.

"Not yet, sir!" Cody calls back.

Great. That's all they're waiting for to win this battle. Until they find it, they aren't going to be getting anywhere.

Throwing himself back into the constant action, Theseus advances on the droids, slashing through a few that are too close, but most of them are shooting at long range right now.

The Force suddenly screams in warning, and Theseus' head snaps up to see a blinding flash of light flying through the air, a cannon blast about to hit the ground around them, and it's headed straight for Cody. No.

He instantly whirls around, running towards where it's going to hit. If he can't get there in time –

There's a flash of blue, and Obi-Wan jumps into view, deflecting it aside with his lightsaber barely in the nick of time. "Take cover!" Obi-Wan calls, as more explosions tear through the ground around them. They rapidly retreat, the three of them ducking behind an overturned and half-destroyed gunship.

"Hopefully Anakin is doing better than we are," Theseus calls over the commotion. He probably is. He pretty much always is.

"Anakin, where are you?" Obi-Wan calls impatiently into his comm.

"Right behind you!" a familiar voice answers cheerfully.

Theseus looks up sharply to see Anakin standing a short distance away. He casually ducks a shot that flies right past his head.

"It's about time you showed up!" Theseus exclaims.

"What are you doing down there?" Anakin asks blithely, jerking sideways to avoid another blaster shot that could've taken off his head.

"Taking cover! Now get down!" yells Obi-Wan.

"You can't be serious, Master," Anakin shoots back, "There can't be more than a thousand droids down there, tops."

Theseus knows the other well enough to know when he's planning something, even if it's likely something completely outrageous. Now is one of those times, of course. "What are you up to? Where's Captain Rex?" Obi-Wan demands as Anakin walks forwards, ignoring that he's literally a screaming target right now.

"We already finished our battle, so we decided to come help you with yours," he replies, climbing on top of the destroyed gunship.

"I hate to break it to you," Theseus replies, "But standing there waiting to get shot isn't a very good plan."

"If you want, I can hide here with you, and we can let the people in the city suffer longer –"

"Now, Anakin!" Obi-Wan exclaims indignantly, "You know I –"

"Or," Anakin interjects, still smirking, "We can do things my way, and help them now."

"As long as that plan doesn't involve standing there waiting to get shot, be my guest," Theseus grumbles.

"Alright," sighs Obi-Wan, "I know better than to try and stop you."

"Care to share what you're up to?"

"You stay here," Anakin orders, standing and turning around again. He starts slowly walking towards the droids, completely unconcerned as all of them begin taking aim. "Hold your fire! Hold your fire!" he calls suddenly.

Obi-Wan glances at the commanders with a "what-is-he-up-to-now" expression on his face. Theseus cautiously peers over the edge of the gunship, watching.

"I have come to surrender! You forces fought valiantly, and I must admit that we are overmatched by your superior fire power. I congratulate you, for I have fought many battles on many planets, and always been victorious against the droid army. Though you have always..."

Seriously? This is his plan?! Theseus watches with mild amusement as the droids stop shooting, and within a few moments, the missing tactical droid strides into view on the platform up ahead of them. The droids appear to exchange a few words, before they all instantly aim on Anakin.

"Now, Artoo!" Anakin yells, abruptly yanking the tactical droid towards him with the Force and beheading it.

All at once, clones of the 501st, equipped with jetpacks, start flying into view, throwing explosives down into the droid's ranks.

"Bravo, Anakin, you've done it again," Obi-Wan says, finally standing up.

"You could've told us. At least we would've been prepared," Theseus grumbles.

"Oh, you were. Your state of helplessness really sold them to the surrender talk," Anakin quips.

"Always glad to help, my friend," Obi-Wan says, though his tone implies he's completely exasperated.

Theseus looks past them, to the clones. "What are you all waiting for?"

"Yes, you may join the fun as well," Obi-Wan agrees with a sigh. Cody instantly gives the order, and the 212th clones charge forwards to join the fight. As far as Theseus is concerned, he's perfectly happy to watch the battle from afar. He's already exhausted from today.

Before they can think to join in – if there is anything to join anymore – Anakin gets an urgent comm-message from Admiral Yularen, asking that they return to the cruiser. Theseus finds himself instantly wary. Any one of a million things could be happening; it is a war, after all.

"All right, Admiral," Anakin greets, as the three of them step into the room, "What's so important you brought us all the way back here?" He trails off, expression morphing into shock and disbelief at the sight of the hologram in the center of the room.

Theseus freezes in his tracks, momentarily unable to believe his eyes. He recognizes the Mandalorian in the hologram instantly. It's Bo-Katan. What's she doing calling them? He's thought about her a lot, worrying for her, now that Maul is in control of Mandalore, but there was nothing he could do for her.

But that's not what has almost all of his attention right now. Next to her stands a very familiar Togruta. She looks so much older now, but the markings on her face and her presence in the Force are unmistakably the same.

"W-what?" Theseus utters shakily.

"Hello, Master. It's been a while," Ahsoka greets evenly. She sounds the same too, and the sound of her voice for the first time in so long effectively scrambles all of his thoughts and makes him lose his voice again.

Why is she calling them? Why now? What –

"Ah...Ahsoka?" Anakin stammers, "Wha... I don't believe it! How are you? Where are you? Are – are you okay?"

"I'm all right, thank you," she replies, glancing downwards before meeting his gaze. It's a gesture that reminds Theseus a little of Anakin himself. "I wish we had more time to talk, but I have urgent information for both of you."

"What is it, Ahsoka?" Obi-Wan queries, stepping forwards.

"Lady Bo-Katan and I have located the renegade Sith Lord, Maul. And if we move swiftly, we believe we can capture him." He's still so busy reeling from the fact that Bo-Katan and Ahsoka are literally calling them that it takes a moment for the implications of their news to finally catch up to him.

"Maul?!" he exclaims.

"We can come to your location to discuss it in more detail," Ahsoka replies.

For a moment, everyone is quiet. Anakin is leaning on the holotable, face pale, expression mirroring everything Theseus is feeling. "She's coming back," he whispers finally.

Theseus simply doesn't know how to react to this. He's at a complete loss of what to say or even think. He'd wished for a day Ahsoka came back, he'd imagined it, but he never really thought it would be real. And frankly, he has no idea what to say or do or how to act.

And she's only coming here because of this mission, because of what they found out about Maul. Will she stay after that, or will it only be temporary? He doesn't dare to let himself believe that maybe their long period of separation could finally be over. That happening doesn't feel real. Somehow, he managed to adjust to life without Ahsoka at his side constantly, and the fact that she might be coming back...

Despite everything, though, he can't deny his excitement. He's finally going to see her again. He's still nervous, though. So much has changed since the last time they saw each other that day on the Temple steps.

"We should... prepare," he blurts finally, because he doesn't know what else to say. Not as if there's much to "prepare" anyway.

"I'll tell Rex and the boys," Anakin declares finally, straightening. "If she's coming back, we're going to make sure she's welcomed here."

They're still at war here, even if that's the last thing Theseus wants to think about right now, but he tries to force his attention back to the battle at hand. The clones finish taking care of the droids before long and start returning to the cruiser. He runs into Cody almost immediately.

"I'm hearing rumors about Commander Tano coming back?" he comments as they walk.

"The word spread that quickly, hmm?" Theseus queries, mildly amused. It's not even surprising that it did, even among the 212th. They all respected Ahsoka too, even if it wasn't in the same way as the 501st.

"Is she?" Cody asks.

"Yeah, I mean at least she's coming here to give us some information about Maul. We might all be going to Mandalore to deal with him." The battle here is won now, so they should be able to. That is, assuming the Council agrees, because Theseus is pretty sure there's some complicated legal aspects of sending Republic forces to a neutral world, but hopefully, they'll be able to get around that.

"That is good to hear, sir," Cody states, though his surprise rings into the Force.

"And once we do get him, maybe we'll be one step closer to ending the war," Theseus replies. Maul might have information that will help them – like about who this Darth Sidious is, if he knows – assuming they can get anything out of him, of course. Regardless, at least it will be one less Sith running around causing chaos.

"She'll probably be here soon." Maybe he's getting way ahead of himself, but still. "I should... get ready."

It's not until right now that he takes the time to think about how he's about to be reunited with Bo-Katan and likely his sister as well. If he's going back to Mandalore, he should bring his armor.

Oddly enough, he's almost more excited about seeing them, or at least he's less nervous. Obviously he missed Ahsoka far more than them – more than words could ever describe – but he's admittedly almost scared to see her again, though he isn't sure why. He doesn't truly know Bo-Katan or his sister that well, all things considered, so meeting them after so long of not seeing them won't really be awkward.

Regardless, he can't wait for all of them to get here.

**w**

Now that the initial shock has worn off, Theseus is filled with a mixture of excitement and nervousness. Ahsoka is going to be here any minute now, but he hasn't been with her for so long. He tries to remember what it was like when she'd come back from particularly long missions, then decides it's pointless. This is nothing like that. Then, he knew she was off helping the Republic, the Order. That's not true anymore.

Now it's almost as though they don't even know each other anymore, which is ridiculous when they've spent their entire lives together, except for the past eight months. He just needs to stop being nervous. This will be fine.

"It all makes sense now," Anakin comments as they walk into the hangar, and a shuttle flies in to land. Theseus can feel his excitement. He feels lighter now than he has in... a very long time.

"What?" Obi-Wan asks dubiously.

"If Ahsoka hadn't left the Order, then she wouldn't have been where she needed to be."

"That's a good point," Theseus finally concedes. He never would've expected to hear it from Anakin, though. It's obvious he's trying to come to terms with what happened. His trust in the Force is immense, and frankly, astounding.

"That's one way to look at it, I suppose," Obi-Wan admits grudgingly.

"It's the only way to look at it," Anakin replies firmly. He moves around Obi-Wan, facing him. "We're gonna capture Maul, finally. I thought you would be more excited about this."

"I am cautiously optimistic."

Frankly, that perfectly describes how Theseus is feeling about meeting Ahsoka again. That she's actually coming back is pretty much occupying all of his attention right now.

They move to stand together, Theseus between them in his Mandalorian armor, as the ship comes into view. Bo is here, too. He senses her presence also, and it leaves him feeling a weird combination of jittery and giddy.

The ramp descends, and Ahsoka steps into view.

For a moment, he can't breathe. She's here, in person. She stops when she reaches the bottom, and it's an awkward moment for all of them while they stand frozen, staring at each other for the first time in over half a year. Artoo breaks it up, rolling forwards and slamming into her leg, beeping wildly. She lays a hand on his dome in greeting.

Suddenly, he feels speechless again. Ahsoka approaches them, and Theseus spots Bo behind her, and Anastasia is here, too, of course. He should have guessed.

Great. Now he has three awkward meetings to have at once.

"Ahsoka, I'm so glad –" Anakin begins, but Ahsoka holds up a hand to cut him off.

"We'll have to catch up another time."

It's the abruptness that startles him, because it's not something he's ever really seen in Ahsoka before. She's always willing to indulge in emotions; it's a part of who she is. And now...

It's something else that has changed, which reminds him all over again that they aren't who they used to be when they were best friends who did everything together.

"Things are moving quickly," Bo-Katan speaks up, approaching from behind Ahsoka. Theseus eyes her for a moment, and she gives him a brief nod of acknowledgement before she continues speaking. "Every minute we waste here gives Maul an opportunity to slip away."

"We understand," Obi-Wan assures, "Please, follow me."

Theseus doesn't miss the hurt look that flickers across Anakin's face as Ahsoka brushes past them without so much as a backward glance. He can understand why she wouldn't know how to act anymore – honestly, he's only half sure himself – but her attitude still stings. He wishes there was something he could say to Anakin, but he doesn't even know what, so he silently follows the others into the next room.

"What? Do I not even get a 'hello'?" a familiar voice asks snippily, though there's a teasing note in her voice.

Theseus glances away from the others, preparing the holotable for the meeting, to see Anastasia standing next to him. She's holding her helmet under her arm now as she watches the proceedings.

"No, I didn't even notice you," he drawls.

She rolls her eyes, elbowing him – not as if he could feel it through his armor. "I'm hurt." It sounds so fake they both momentarily crack up.

"Sorry, I was just too busy worrying about our home planet," he shoots back.

"Uh-huh. Sure."

Theseus glances over for a moment to where Anakin is standing a short distance away from him, eyeing Ahsoka even though his expression is mostly closed off now. It hurts, because he was so happy only moments before. Well, he is still happy, but he's feeling more subdued in the Force.

Theseus takes a step closer to him. "I know now is a terrible time for introductions," he says in a low voice so as not to distract the others, "But this is my twin."

Anakin looks up at that, surprise flickering across his expression, morphing to something pained – no doubt noting how similar she looks to Athea. Speaking thereof, Theseus doubts Anastasia has any idea what happened to their mother.

"You told your Jedi friends about me?" Anastasia whispers, sounding scandalized, though he's pretty sure the horror in her tone is totally fake. He could be wrong though.

"He mentioned you a couple times," Anakin replies with a shrug.

"I can't decide if I'm more or less offended by that."

Theseus is still thinking of an appropriate come-back to his sister's utter insanity when Bo-Katan calls them all to the table, with a holomap pulled up. Well, it seems reunions are going to have to wait.

"Bo-Katan has been tracking Maul's movements for several months," Ahsoka speaks up. "I was able to obtain some transmission codes from the Pykes on Oba Diah which helped her pinpoint some of his previous locations."

Oba Diah? The last time Theseus heard about that place, it was when his master and Anakin had gone to investigate the death of Jedi Master Sifo Dyas, who they believed may have been murdered by the Pykes or something. Regardless, Obi-Wan had decided that the mission was too dangerous to take a padawan along. What was Ahsoka doing there alone?

"What were you doing on Oba Diah?" Anakin beats him to the question.

"That's a long story, and not really relevant right now," Ahsoka replies.

"What is relevant," Bo-Katan cuts in, "Is that we know Maul is on Mandalore in the city of Sundari."

"You're certain of this?" Obi-Wan asks.

"He arrived two days ago."

"So why not take him yourself? Or to be more specific, what do you want from the Republic?"

"I don't have the numbers needed for a siege. Without a complete lockdown of the city, Maul will escape again. That's why I'm proposing a joint operation. If we are successful, you'll have Maul and I'll have Mandalore."

Obi-Wan is silent for a moment, considering. "If Republic forces aid you in your assault, it will break treaties that are 100 years old. We will effectively be drawn into yet another war."

Bo scowls. "What's one more?"

"Well, we're not finished with our first one yet," Anakin points out. Personally, Theseus agrees. He doesn't think the Republic has resources to start fighting an entire new war, especially not against Mandalorians. But at the same time, they can't let Maul get away, either.

"I will advise the Jedi Council of this development," Obi-Wan decides finally.

"There's no time!" Bo retorts, "Maul's influence on Mandalore is destroying my people! Satine lost her planet because of him. I thought she meant something to you."

Theseus carefully remains quiet at the comment, because he doesn't really want to hurt her feelings to point that she herself had literally been trying to take the planet away from Satine. And for that matter, had no problem with it as long as Vizsla was in control. It's not as if commenting on that aspect of things is going to help anyone, and besides maybe Bo's changed in that regard more than he's realized. He doesn't know. He hasn't been around her since everything happened.

But speaking of Satine, she would undoubtedly like to hear what's been happening. As far as he knows, she's been staying on Coruscant, at first to try and get the Senate's help which, of course, they refused, and later, simply because she had nowhere else to go.

"She did, and still does," Obi-Wan answers after a moment, "But I cannot allow my feelings to cloud my judgment. The Council will decide what our course of action will be." He turns, heading for the door.

"I told you this was a waste of time," Bo snaps to Ahsoka, turning to stalk away.

"Hey, they might still agree," Theseus points out, rounding the table and walking over to her.

She pauses for a moment. "It won't matter if Maul is already gone by then. We must act now!"

"Well, if they don't agree, I can still come as a personal mission," he offers.

She only nods – he can understand why she's so preoccupied, it's her planet after all – before she heads out the door after the others.

"Well, that went well, all things considered," Anakin remarks, his gaze on Ahsoka again.

"You three certainly haven't changed much," she comments, a faint smile appearing on her face.

"What else were you expecting?" Theseus quips, trying to keep his tone light. He can hardly believe he's actually talking to her again.

She shrugs.

"Come on," Anakin says, "I have a surprise for you."

"Wait, surprise?" Theseus interjects as they step out into the hallway again, "What surprise?"

"Wait and see."

Clones from both divisions are milling about in the hallway as they walk, occasionally stopping to greet them. "They shouldn't salute me anymore, not since I left the Order," she frowns.

"It doesn't matter to them," Anakin replies, coming to a stop, "It's a sign of respect. They know what you went through for them, day after day, battle after battle. Loyalty means everything to the clones."

Theseus turns to her, locking eyes with his former – and maybe still – best friend for the first time. "We're glad to have you back, Ahsoka."

She smiles faintly at that. "It's good to be back."

Before they have the chance to say anything else, they reach the room at the end of the hall, stepping inside. A large group of clones from the 501st stands there, with Rex near the doorway. All of them have their helmets painted orange except for the white areas, which resemble the markings on Ahsoka's face.

"Company, attention!" Rex orders.

Ahsoka stops and stares, for a long moment, and Theseus can feel her rush of emotions in the Force. Well, when Anakin said "surprise" Theseus was certainly not anticipating this.

She moves forwards at Anakin's encouragement, walking between the lines of the clones, before finally circling back to Rex again. "The paint job is a little crude, but we think it gets the idea across. Glad to have you back, Commander."

"Rex, thank you," she murmurs, running a hand over his helmet, "But you don't have to call me commander anymore."

"Sure thing... Commander."

"Oh, I have one more surprise for you," Anakin adds, and Rex passes a box to him. Theseus knows what it is instantly. Her lightsabers.

Ahsoka reaches for it, lightly resting a hand on top. Suddenly, an alarm starts blaring, signaling everyone to move into battle position. Clones begin scrambling everywhere in the background, and Obi-Wan sprints into the room. "Anakin, Rex, prepare all forces. We're jumping to hyperspace immediately," he orders, urgency clear in his tone.

Rex immediately turns to give out the command.

"What's going on?" Theseus frowns. Because he doesn't know why going to Mandalore would cause such a rush.

"Grievous has attacked Coruscant," Obi-Wan explains. What?! No, no, no. This is precisely what they feared most. Was that the purpose of the Outer Rim Sieges? To draw as much of the Republic's war force out so they'll be occupied while their Core, their most important part, is left unprotected?! If they lose Coruscant, the war is over.

"What about the Chancellor?" Anakin demands instantly.

"Shaak Ti has been sent to protect him, but Master Windu has lost contact with her. Not to worry. Our fleet can be there within the hour."

"So that's it?" Ahsoka cuts in, "You're going to abandon Bo-Katan and her people?"

"Ahsoka, surely you understand this is a pivotal moment in the Clone Wars. The heart of the Republic is under attack," Obi-Wan argues, upset.

"I understand that as usual, you're playing politics," she retorts coolly, "This is why the people have lost faith in the Jedi. I had too, until I was reminded of what the Order means to people who truly need us."

"I don't like this anymore than you do, Ahsoka," Theseus cuts in, because he doesn't, "But if the Republic loses the war, everything will be lost. The Jedi won't be able to help anyone if we can't protect ourselves, this once."

Anakin glances between them, clearly growing increasingly uncomfortable with the argument. "I'll divide the 501st, make a new division under Ahsoka's command," he suddenly suggests.

"Unfortunately, Ahsoka is no longer a part of the Grand Army of the Republic," Obi-Wan objects.

"We'll promote Rex to Commander and have him lead the new division," Anakin decides brightly, his quick thinking never failing to surprise Theseus. "Ahsoka can go with him as an adviser. What do you say?"

"Brilliant," Theseus praises.

"I accept," she agrees. "That is, if Obi-Wan agrees."

"Very well,"

"I want to come, too," Theseus adds, "Mandalore is my home planet. I know the people, and the place."

"You can go," Obi-Wan agrees, "I'm sure Ahsoka could use the help. May the Force be with you."

"You too, Master," he replies, as Obi-Wan turns to go, "I guess we'll see each other once both these battles are over." (So why does it feel as if it'll be much longer...?)

"One other thing," the Jedi Master says, pausing, "I killed Maul once. Best to capture him. He doesn't seem to stay dead." He heads out into the hall and the door slides shut behind him, leaving the three of them alone.

"Thanks for the support, as always," Ahsoka smiles, looking at Anakin.

"That's what friends are for," he replies lightly, holding up the box again, "If you're going to face Maul, you'll need these. I took care of them. They're good as new."

She reaches out, taking off the cover and lifting her lightsabers out of it. She ignites them, blue blades – wait, blue? – springing to life out of them. Apparently Anakin spent more time with those lightsabers than Theseus realized. Ahsoka gives Anakin a 'seriously?' look.

He crosses his arms with a smirk. "Maybe a little better."

Ahsoka steps back to give herself the space to test out a few moves with her lightsabers – no doubt she's not used to them anymore – while Anakin keeps speaking. "You two capture Maul. I'll take care of Grievous. With any luck, this will all be over soon."

"Master Kenobi always said there's no such thing as luck," Ahsoka replies, clipping her lightsabers to her belt. They look so right there.

"Good thing I taught you otherwise."

"You know, if the attack is as big as it sounds, Dooku might be there, too," Theseus warns. He'd rather not think about it, because Anakin seems to get hurt every time he encounters the Sith. It's something they mutually agree never to discuss, but it bothers him far more than he cares to admit.

"Then we'll take care of him, too," Anakin assures.

"Be careful," he requests, something tightening in his chest. It's not as though they won't see each other for a while, unless the battle on Mandalore drags out for a long time – though what happens on Coruscant could be bad, too – so why does it feel like it?

He finally opts to give in to the strange feeling he can't shake, stepping forwards and wrapping his free arm – the other one still holds his helmet – around his padawan-brother. Anakin returns it tightly. In that moment, everything feels perfect, with the chance of the war ending hovering so very close. This could be it, their final battle, the one for which they've waited for so long.

"Don't do anything stupid until I get back," Theseus mumbles into his shoulder.

"How can I?" Anakin asks, teasingly. "You're taking all the stupid with you."

Theseus whacks at him, or tries to, because Anakin promptly ducks out of the way, laughing.

Ahsoka is watching them with a mixture of amusement... and longing? in her eyes, though she doesn't speak.

"We should hurry," Theseus says finally, watching as his padawan-brother turns and heads for the door.

"Anakin!" Ahsoka calls suddenly, and he stops, looking back, "Good luck."

He looks away, before returning her a half-smile, then disappears into the hall. The door slides shut behind him, leaving Theseus and Ahsoka standing there alone together.

(Why does it feel like the closing door sealed their fate?)

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