Chapter 3

DARK TRUTH

Padmé knocked again. No response. Obi-Wan rubbed his chin, before quickly blowing the door open with the Force. Padmé couldn't believe what she saw, and tightly hugged Obi-Wan with tears flowing out of her eyes. Obi-Wan stood in shock. There was blood stained from the middle of the hallway, and they followed it to a back room that had tattered robes flung around, marks on the wall, and more blood. It followed out to the back, where the trail stopped and it was noticeable that there was a ship landed there. The grass had been smushed on to the ground. Obi-Wan didn't know what to do. Was Ahsoka alive? Was she dead? He didn't know, but thought it was time to contact the Council.

Padmé sat in a chair, trying to calm herself from what she just saw, but couldn't take a glance out to the hallway where there was still the blood-coated floors. A holographic image of the Council appeared on the ground, and Obi-Wan began to speak to them.

"Aware of your location, we are." Yoda said immediately. Obi-Wan sighed.

"I take it you knew what was here?" Obi-Wan asked. Yoda slowly nodded his head.

"Abducted by the Separatists, she was. Unknown, their reasoning is." Yoda responded.

"I presume that they are attempting to get anything she knows out of her?" Master Mundi questioned to nobody in particular. At this moment, several of the Jedi Council members began to speak.

"They could attempt to take the Nexus Route from her." one said.

"What about Ahsoka's exit from the Order? She could be a prime target for Dooku to attempt to turn her to the Dark Side." Plo Koon pointed out. This caused silence. Yoda looked to him, then back at Obi-Wan.

"I doubt that is the worst they could have done to her, Master Plo." Windu pointed out. "But we need to find Padawan Tano before whatever Grievous and Dooku are planning for her occurs."

Obi-Wan thought for a moment, then realized something. "Have any of you informed Anakin?" he asked the Council.

"Inform him, you must." Yoda said.

"I wonder how he will take the news." Obi-Wan sighed. Windu slowly nodded his head, before the hologram fizzled out. Padmé moved to be right next to Obi-Wan.

"This isn't going to be easy." she said.

Anakin paced in his quarters, in deep thought. What was happening? Why did his secret wife dissapear with his former Master? He didn't know what to do. His thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. Maybe it's good news? he thought. Yoda opened the door.

"Come with me, you must." the little green dwarf stated. Anakin was slightly taken back by Yoda's sudden statement, but reluctantly followed. Yoda led him to a place that was used for meditation.

"Why are we here, Master Yoda?" Anakin asked him. Yoda motioned for him to sit on a chair.

"Searching for your former padawan, they were." Yoda answered. "Something worse, they have discovered." This sent chills down Anakin's spine.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Abducted, your former Padawan was." Yoda replied. Anakin's eyes went wide, and tried to think of something to say.

"Wh-why Ahso-ahsoka?" Anakin stuttered, still in shock. He held back tears.

"Know that, I do not. Travel to Shili, you must." Yoda responded and poked his gimer stick on his leg. Anakin tried to say something, but couldn't. He then rushed out of the room quickly, and Yoda looked to the ground, then walked to the entrance, where he saw Anakin sprinting through the hallways.

Anakin was running, until he found a T-6 shuttle. He didn't care what ship he was using. He wanted to see Padmé. And Obi-Wan. Anakin sat down, and quickly sped out of the hangar. Anakin was doing everything as fast as he could, but never realized Artoo had somehow gotten onto the ship, and was now right next to him.

"Artoo?" Anakin asked. Artoo beeped happily. Anakin had to smile, even in a situation like this. He sighed and turned back to the controls, and soon he was in hyperspace to Shili. Whatever Yoda had spoken of, it could not be good, and he hoped his wife was okay. Wait- my wife... Should I tell Obi-Wan? he asked himself. He's going to find out eventually...

After a few long minutes, Shili appeared out of the viewscreen. He reached his hand out with the Force and landed where he sensed both Obi-Wan and Padmé. Padmé's cruiser was landed in a large clearing, and it had just enough space for the T-6 shuttle to land. He ran out of the shuttle with Artoo close behind, and saw the makeshift hut nearby. Anakin immediately thought that this had to be Ahsoka's. The land behind him became a blur as he sprinted into the house, but stopped running when he saw the blood. Anakin looked in every room until he found Padmé and Obi-Wan sitting on a chair. Padmé didn't care that Obi-Wan was right there, and jumped up to hug him.

Obi-Wan didn't seem to care either. "I always suspected there was something between you two." he stated. Anakin looked confused.

"So you don't care that we're married?" Anakin responded. Obi-Wan's eyes went wide.

"I didn't expect you to be married, Anakin!" Obi-Wan exclaimed, standing up.

"Well... I guess now you know." Anakin said with a laugh.

"I guess I do." Obi-Wan stated dryly.

"Well... do you guys know who took Ahsoka, and why?" Anakin asked, getting to the point.

"The Council suspected the Seperatists, but even then they couldn't figure out why. One of the Masters pointed out they could attempt to turn her to the Dark Si-" Obi-Wan began, but Anakin quickly cut him off.

"No... they couldn't do that... Ahsoka couldn't..." Anakin said, tears forming in his eyes. Could his cheerful Padawan really become a cold-hearted monster - like... Dooku? Obi-Wan sighed.

"I don't know, Anakin. They could want information out of her, another one of the Masters suggested she still had the Nexus Route memorized, so..." Obi-Wan replied. Anakin took a deep breath, and sat down.

"I only want to find her." Anakin said. Padmé nodded. Obi-Wan sighed.

"We all do."

[Ahsoka POV]

Darkness... nothing but darkness. A cough? It's... familiar... Footsteps. Someone's coming. Who is it?

"Wake up." a voice says. The darkness recedes... Dooku is in front of me, I see now... I'm in a cell.

"Well, you were out for a while, weren't you?" Dooku says. I try to make a sound, but nothing comes out but coughing. Grievous is standing next to Dooku, my vision is blurry. I don't know where I am. The cyborg opens the cell, and walks in. I look at him, and then to the ground. There's blood on the ground. My blood.

"You are going to join us, Jedi scum!" the General says.

"Never..." I weakly choke out. Grievous laughs.

"You will. You will be begging to join us." Grievous says, before I see his arm move forward and a pain in my chest. I can't fight back... how am I going to get out of here?

[Third Person]

"I can sense her, our bond is still there. She's... in pain... they're torturing her..." Anakin whispers, before he begins to cry and covers his face with his hands. Padmé hugs him tightly.

"How are we going to find her, Master?" Anakin adds in between tears.

"I don't know, Anakin. But we can't give up. Search the Force, you have to find her." Obi-Wan said comfortingly.

"All I can sense is fear, Master..." Anakin responds. Obi-Wan rubs his chin, before he hears a beeping sound.

"It appears the Council wants to speak with us." he said. Padmé moves away, and Anakin takes a deep breath and stands next to Obi-Wan.

"A mission we have for you, Master Kenobi." Yoda states.

"We believe General Grievous is on the Utapau system. We know your... history with the General, and we think you should lead the search." Mace Windu adds. Obi-Wan nods.

"Could I accompany him, Masters?" Anakin chimes in. "I feel where Grievous is, Ahsoka couldn't be far." Some of the Masters look at eachother, but they seem to agree that they have a better chance of capturing Grievous if two Jedi go.

"Go with Kenobi, you will, young Skywalker." Yoda replies. "Search for your former Padawan, you must." After that, the hologram fizzles out.

"To Utapau we go." Obi-Wan states. Anakin laughs, and Padmé walks back into the room.

"Don't worry Senator, we will take you back to Coruscant." Obi-Wan states, smiling.

"That won't be necessary, Obi-Wan. I can take care of myself." Padmé responds. Anakin laughs, before kissing Padmé on the cheek. Obi-Wan tries not to laugh, and Anakin glares at him. Padmé walks out of the hut and on to her ship, before the Nubian dissapears into the sky. Both of the Jedi follow to the T-6 shuttle, and program the hyperdrive to Utapau.

Yes, I am including some RotS things in here. But it's going to be differen on Utapau, with two Jedi.

Next chapter: Obi-Wan and Anakin go to Utapau, Dooku continues his attempts to turn Ahsoka, and Yoda has a vision.