Chapter 5

REVELATIONS

Ahsoka and Ventress sat there as their conditions grew worse over the days. Barely any food, and if they did get it, it was in small portions. Dooku came daily, and treated them like nothing. He would shock them, slap them, but after two months of no hope, he came rarely. The only people that came were droids with those small food portions. There came a day where Dooku came in, and dragged Ahsoka out. Ventress couldn't even try to save her, and Ahsoka moaned as she was moved to a smaller, darker cell, which had a single window overlooking Dooku's palace. There was a balcony where Dooku stood, looking in through the window.

Ahsoka had lost all hope for someone to save her. Although Anakin vowed to never give up searching, Ahsoka didn't care. She lie on the floor of the cell, staring out to the palace. Wondering what would happen. Dooku seemed to have no intent in killing her, but what about Ventress? That question was answered when Dooku stood out on the balcony, holding Ventress up by the neck. Ahsoka was helpless when Dooku's red blade impaled her heart. She was thrown off the balcony.

Anger fueled inside of Ahsoka. There goes my only means of escape, she thought. Dooku smiled, until finally, with all of her remaining strength, Ahsoka unleashed a massive force push that broke the glass, but Dooku barely moved.

"Yes... that anger... good. Join me, and you can use that anger." Dooku taunted. Ahsoka breathed heavily, and moved towards him.

"I will never join you!" she screamed before pouncing on top of Dooku. Dooku only smiled as he easily pushed off Ahsoka, now with gold-yellow eyes, as she continued to attempt to kill Dooku.

"You are going to join me and become a true Sith. We will overthrow Sidious." Dooku calmly stated. Ahsoka collapsed on to the floor, returning to original state. Dooku barraged her with Force lightning, and she yelped in pain. Ahsoka couldn't take it anymore.

"I will... join... you, Master." she said, before all the good inside of her melted off, and was replaced with anger. The Jedi abandoning her. Never searching for her. She knew the truth now. Ahsoka would get revenge for what they did to her.

Yoda felt the shift in the Force. He sighed, as another great Jedi had been lost. To the Dark Side. Yoda meditated, seeing if he could gain answers. Grievous had given nothing, which was not surprising, of Dooku's whereabouts. Anakin was still running around the galaxy searching, Obi-Wan trying to keep his friend calm.

"She is not completely lost." a voice said in Yoda's mind. He instantly recognized it. Qui-Gon.

"Twisted, her mind has become." Yoda responded. "Something else, there is. A greater presence. Not of Sidious."

"Ah, yes." Qui-Gon said. "When the Clone War comes to an end, a new war awaits. A greater war." Yoda did not understand what the inquisitive spirit meant.

"Find Ahsoka, Anakin will." Yoda replied.

"Similar to that. She will play an important role in the new war, along with someone who you have not met yet. Your visions do mean something, Yoda." Qui-Gon stated. Yoda sighed.

"Know that, I do. Worry for the future of the Jedi, I do." Yoda said. Qui-Gon did not respond do that, and Yoda stood up. He knew that there would be something on the horizon, something greater. But what would happen to the galaxy?

Anakin Skywalker sat in his quarters in the Temple. He had no idea what was happening, he only worried for Ahsoka's safety. Obi-Wan tried to tell him it was going to be fine, but even Obi-Wan knew that whenever they would meet again, it would not be good. Anakin sat there, wondering of the future. What would happen to him and Padmé? Padmé. Anakin thought of Padmé now. They needed to talk. Anakin stood up. But he stopped when he noticed something on the floor. It looked like... Ahsoka's padawan braid. This immediately took his mind away from Padmé. This is what she refused. If only the trial never happened... this would have never ocurred... Anakin thought, holding it in his hands.

Anakin held on to the braid, and walked out of the room, then took a speeder to 500 Republica. He wanted to speak to Padmé. He parked the speeder at the 500 Republica, then took the elevator up to her apartment. There, he knocked on the door, and it opened, where Threepio stood there.

"Ah! Master Anakin! How good it is to see you! Padmé is just in the other room." the golden droid exclaimed. Anakin smiled, then walked over to Padmé.

"Anakin! I haven't seen you in so long, there were rumors you had been killed..." Padmé whispered as they embraced in a warm hug.

"Rumors aren't true. I came here to... talk to you." Anakin responded. Padmé stared at him.

"About what?" she said, a bit worried.

"About... Ahsoka. I... I still haven't found her." Anakin said. Padmé sighed.

"You are going to find her, Ani. She's going to be okay. But I have news." Padmé replied, taking the topic in a happier direction.

"About what?" Anakin asked.

"Anakin... I'm pregnant. We're going to have a baby!" Padmé exclaimed.

"A... a baby! I'm going to be a father!?" Anakin said, a bit too loud. Padmé smiled, as they both sat down on the couch. Padmé rested her head on Anakin's shoulder as they both looked over to the setting sun on Coruscant.

Dooku sat, while Ahsoka kneeled before him.

"They cannot know your true identity. You are Vagorus. My apprentice Vagorus." Dooku stated, and Vagorus stood up, and bowed. "Hide your identity, apprentice." Dooku said, handing her a mask. She placed it on her face, and pulled up the hood of her now black cloak. She turned around, and left the room. Dooku had given her a mission to the planet Soquine. A Jedi named Kasis Tan was there, and her first test was to kill him.

Ahsoka was no more. Vagorus was her replacement. Her lekku had darkened from blue to black, and the orange skin had become more red. Vagorus hopped into her ship, and flew off to Soquine.

Anakin returned to the Jedi Temple, where he sensed something was wrong. He tried to reach out to see if Ahsoka was still there, but he found nothing. Is she dead? he thought. He didn't know, but thought to talk to Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan was walking down the hallways when he interruped him.

"I can't sense Ahsoka anymore." he stated. Obi-Wan put a hand on his friend's shoulder.

"It's been three months since we discovered her house." Obi-Wan said. He gulped. "Anakin... I don't know what could happen to her. She could be dead." Anakin stood in silence. He took a deep breath, and looked to Obi-Wan.

"I hope she's fine too, Anakin." Obi-Wan replied, reading his mind. "I feel as if it's my fault I didn't do more to help in her trial." Anakin sighed, and walked back out of the temple. He would find Ahsoka. Obi-Wan watched as his friend slowly walked away.

Anakin traveled to Dexter's Diner. He needed time to relax. Padmé was there, waiting for him. She had agreed to meet him there for lunch. He sat down, as Dex hobbled over to the two of them.

"Hey, buddy!" Dex exclaimed, as he stood next to them. "What do you guys want for lunch today?"

"The usual." Anakin stated. Dex nodded, and walked back to the kitchen. The two sat down. Anakin sighed, and Padmé put a hand on his shoulder.

"It's going to be okay." Padmé reassured him.

Obi-Wan had been informed by the Council soon after his talk with Anakin that he would go to the planet Soquine to aid the knight Kasis Tan in his efforts to retake the planet. It was extremely important for the Republic to keep its natural resources, and the Council decided he should go. Anakin had been on few missions over the past months, and Obi-Wan was worried for his former Padawan. They had become so close, and he couldn't help but feel responsible for what happened.

But none of that now. To Soquine he went.

When Obi-Wan first stepped onto the barren plains world of Soquine, he felt a disturbance. It was a second, darker force signature than Kasis Tan's, and it looked like they were engaging eachother. Obi-Wan sighed. Kasis' force signature drifted off, and Obi-Wan knew that he was dead. He took a gunship to his last known location, where he found his lifeless body with a gaping hole in his chest.

"Dooku has found a new assassin." Obi-Wan stated. He looked to his left, where he saw someone in a black cloak.

"Yes he has." the woman said. Obi-Wan thought she was familiar, but didn't know why. The woman ignited two red lightsabers, and Obi-Wan ignited his. The few clones who came with Kenobi pointed their blasters at the woman, but she force-pushed them backwards where they were flung onto the gunship. She charged at Obi-Wan and clashed with his blades. It was a flurry of red and blue as they both tried to find holes in eachother's defense, but eventually Obi-Wan kicked her back.

"Kenobi, your abilities have improved." the woman said, before unleashing a hard force-push on him where he was flung into a building. The woman ran off.

"She... she's so familiar, yet I don't know who she is." Obi-Wan told Cody. Obi-Wan rubbed his chin. "I need to inform the Council of this." Obi-Wan, Cody and the clones returned to the gunship, then flew back to base. Obi-Wan was in deep thought the entire way back, thinking about what he had felt.

Palpatine sat, staring off into Coruscant, meditating on his plan.

Skywalker's Padawan had left, as expected, but he never expected that Dooku would want to train her. But Sidious saw opportunity in this, as she could help turn Skywalker into Darth Vader, and then her usefulness would be up. Grievous was captured much too soon, so he needed to create another way to get rid of Tyranus. And that's where it hit Sidious. Lure Skywalker to Serenno, then have him complete his turn to the dark side by killing both Tyranus and his former padawan. It was perfect. Grievous would be most likely still alive in a Republic prison, and would still be useful as a general. The pieces were almost in position. Nothing would be stopping the Sith from ruling the galaxy-

Sidious' trail of thought abruptly ended when he felt something. It was a strange feeling, as if a new enemy had suddenly appeared. Someone was contesting him. He did not know who this person was, and had to figure that out fofr his plans to continue.

All across the galaxy, Jedi and Sith alike felt it. Yoda stopped speaking in a Council meeting, and immediately the other council members stopped. Dooku, Anakin and Vagorum looked around the rooms they were in, and the remaining Knights and Masters sighed.

There was a new player in the game.

THERE WE GO! Next chapter is going to be Obi-Wan talking to the Council and Anakin speaking to the Chancellor.