I am sorry that this chapter took so long to be posted. It was just a difficult chapter to write since I didn't know how to get from point A to point B smoothly. So it ended up being terribly long and I hope you guys like it since it ended up almost being 'the calm before the storm' chapter. Also, I noticed how...dark the last chapter seemed to be and I didn't give any warning about it. So warning, character death in this chapter and no, it's not Ahsoka, so don't ask.
Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars, George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy do.
It's all in A Padwan's Job
Chapter 5
Ahsoka's POV
"Anakin, perhaps you should Force-suggest them to sleep?"
I outright laughed at the scowl on Anakin's face when Obi-Wan said that. We were all in the living room; Anakin and Padme sitting on the couch with crying Luke and Leia in hand, and me and Obi-Wan standing beside them, watching the new parents try and comfort their children for the past ten minutes. Truth to tell, it was an agonizing ten minutes for me and my sensitive montrals to take. I can't even imagine the headaches Luke and Leia are going to have after this.
"Master, I was trying to calm them down the way a non-Force-sensitive person would; I believe using the Force would be cheating," Anakin replied with a forced calm voice, as Padme grimaced when Leia let out another cry.
"Seeing how the situation has been going for the past ten minutes, and unless you want us all to have massive headaches, I suggest you use the Force also Anakin," I said to him as he was rocking Luke back and forth with Padme doing the same. I'm still trying to figure out how we got here. 'Oh yeah,' I thought. 'Padme needed Luke and Leia to take a nap, and she wanted Anakin to rock Luke to sleep,'
She came about two hours into our practice duel, which nobody won. I continued to duel with Obi-Wan when Anakin left, and he gave me tips on how to distract your opponent during a match, since he said I will most likely be fighting against the red guards Sidious has. Soon, Anakin came back saying they needed some help-assistance was the word he used-and the two of us walked in with him, to see Luke and Leia are crying their heads off. Obi-Wan said once he had a solution, he'll tell them. I think he just wanted to watch them be tortured by their own kids.
"Ani please, just use the Force this one time," Padme said, a pained look in her eyes. "I'm still recovering from labor, and this isn't helping," she gestured to the twins.
Anakin sighed, looking defeated. "Alright, but just this once. Obi-Wan come help me. And get your I-knew-I-was-right-you-just-don't-want-to-admit-it smirk off your face!"
Padme and I both snickered when we saw Obi-Wan's face turn blank almost instantly. "I don't know what you're talking about Anakin, I don't have a smirk on my face," Even as he said that, I could see the corners of his mouth twitching upward.
"Just shut up and come over here Obi-Wan!"
Obi-Wan walked over with a small smile of victory on lips. I rolled my eyes at them. Obi-Wan approached Padme and gently took Leia from her arms and into his. He rested his hand on top of her head and closed his eyes. Anakin did the same with Luke. Soon their crying decreased, as did the pounding in my head and montrals. I sensed the twins were fully asleep, and I let out a sigh of relief. My montrals won't go through suffering too soon in the future.
"That will last for about three hours, five to the most," Obi-Wan told Padme as he and Anakin opened his eyes.
I heard Padmé sigh in relief.
"Okay, now that is something I can get used to if the kids cry their heads off," she said with a smile to Anakin.
"Only if push comes to shove, Angel," he replied. I noticed he called her "Angel". Wonder where that nickname came from.
"Thank you, Obi-Wan and Anakin with the help, but I insist you return back to practicing. You're going to need every battle move and strategy to defeat Palpatine," she said that with a serious face, until she turned to Anakin. "Even the reckless ones, Ani,"
"I'm not reckless!" he instantly shot back, but Padmé was already walking out.
"Right, and I'm not a mother with twins," she replied over her shoulder.
Anakin's mouth was agape, but then quickly closed it and shook his head. Obi-Wan was chuckling beside him.
"Oh Anakin, what a wife you got there," he told him, amusement laced in his voice. I decided to put my share of words in also.
"And you're going to have to deal with that for a long time,"
I saw him wince at that and run a hand through his hair. "Don't remind me when she acts like that," he said with slight annoyance in his tone. He looks up at Obi-Wan and I. "Ready to start practicing again?" We nodded. He stood up and we all started to walk outside once again.
We all activated our lightsabers and got into our forms, ready to duel.
"Wait, I just remembered something," Anakin said lowering his lightsaber. Obi-Wan and I did as well, and I look at Anakin.
"The way Sidious fights is through persuasion also," he looked down. "That's how he made me kill Windu in his office," I saw him beginning to zone out, most likely to what happened in the office, but Obi-Wan quickly rushed to his side before anything happened.
"No Anakin!" he snapped his fingers in front of Anakin's face. Anakin immediately came out of his daze, but Obi-Wan wasn't finished speaking yet. "Anakin, what is done is done. I know it's hard to believe you killed hundreds of Jedi, but it's done. Besides, since the Jedi Order and Code were outdated, we practically had our downfall served to us on a silver platter. But more importantly, you need to put the past in the past. You can't let it keep torturing you about your failures. I know it's a hard thing for you to do, but you have people depending on you to defeat Sidious. Mainly your kids, and I know you don't want to fail them, right?" Anakin nodded and Obi-Wan clapped a hand on his shoulder. "Then don't let the past plague you,"
Anakin smiled at him, a bright smile that reaches his eyes and he nodded at Obi-Wan's words. Obi-Wan returned the smile before he asked another question. "Now, what was this you were saying about Sidious using persuasion?"
"Yes, he uses your fears and twists them into something believable, but not true. He says what's on your mind, and tells you what you want to hear. At least, that is what he did with me," Anakin thinks, as does Obi-Wan, about how to practice with someone saying persuading words like Sidious would do.
"How about Obi-Wan uses persuasion on Anakin, while me and him are dueling?" I tell them, as that idea just randomly popped into my head. Or not, as I can feel Qui-Gon's presence linger around me for a moment.
"Are you sure that's a good idea Snips? I mean, I could accidentally lash out on you," Anakin says, but I just rose up my lightsabers.
"Guess I will just have to block all those hits. And I need the practice, Anakin," Still is weird to call him by his first name, but I get into my form anyway.
Anakin looked at Obi-Wan. "What do you say, Obi-Wan?"
"I think it's a good idea, but just know that what I say is to provoke you, and it's your choice to react to it or not. Also, pretend I am Sidious if it makes it more fun," he says to him with a small tug at his lips, then walks a few steps away from Anakin for him to get into his form.
"I'm still not completely sure about this but-" his sentence was cut off by me making the first move on him. I locked lightsabers with him, and by the look on his face, he was annoyed at what I did. I smirked at him, and then broke off and our fight began.
I noticed Obi-Wan circling us, a look on his face that seemed he was looking at our every move under scrutiny.
"It seems you have finally fulfilled your destiny, Skywalker," he said, using the Force to broadcast his voice over the sound of clashing lightsabers. I felt my eye marking rise for a second, and then back down to block a blow from Anakin.
"What is that destiny, you ask?" Obi-Wan spoke once again, and I swear I heard him chuckle for affect. "Destroying everyone you hold dear, that is,"
Anakin seems to be listening even more now.
"Yes, it's true; you destroy everyone that you are either close to or have known for quite a time in some way. Need I to explain?" Again, that creepy chuckle came from him. "I suppose we go down the line then," he again chuckled. "The Jedi Order: the Jedi raised you, trained you, even gave your life more purpose beyond being someone's slave, and you still killed them all,"
"You told me to!" came Anakin's angry reply that I was not expecting him to say and dodged a slash that would have removed my left montral.
"That I did, but you actually believed that they were in the way of peace; I just needed them out of my way to create my Empire," Obi-Wan's voice held a bit of pride at his next words. "And you did that, taking a step closer to a more peaceful galaxy,"
I felt Anakin's anger skyrocket, but I couldn't send waves of calmness to him because he needs to learn how to handle this himself. So far, I would say he's doing well since he hasn't fully lashed out at me.
"Next is your Padawan, and what a nuisance she has been! Sticking her nose in other people's business, I wouldn't blame you if you're annoyed of her and wanted her gone. Or even wanted her to die during Order 66,"
That hurt and I think Obi-Wan was getting too serious with this. He even turned the persuasion over to me!
"And she has foiled my plan for you to become my apprentice, and for that she must pay!" I noticed Obi-Wan's voice became more hoarse and old-sounding by the minute, not the Courasanti accent I've become accustomed to. I looked to Anakin if he noticed, and what I saw shocked me. It was Sidious's face! In fact, everything has changed into a dark night, and Sidious was fighting me with a style much like Anakin's.
"Soon, young one, soon," he said to me and I had chills go down my spine. We ended up locking lightsabers, and that when he came close to my face, so close that I could feel his hot breath. "And when we meet again, Padawan, my face will be the last thing you'll ever see," I was in such a shock at his words that when he kicked me in the stomach I didn't even react to it. The foot kicked me in the stomach and I heard his evil laughter once again mixed with his words.
"…my face will be the last thing you'll ever see…"
My back landed on some soft grass and I saw a familiar blue lightsaber and hilt pointed at my neck. The duel was finished and I was beaten.
"Nice duel Snips, but you got cocky towards the end and I could predict your every move after that. Care to explain why you did that? I know I didn't teach you that," Anakin's voice, and I looked up to see his face. Not Sidious's.
'Was it my imagination? A daymare?' I thought, but deep down I knew it wasn't.
Anakin's eyebrow was raised up at me waiting for an answer, but Ob-Wan beat me to it.
"Anakin she must have learnt it from you because that is exactly what you did with me towards the end of your training! And you still do it now!" he said to him, walking over to us.
"Doesn't mean I taught her to do it!"
Obi-Wan smiled. "Not intentionally," he turned to me. "Am I right, Ahsoka?"
I was still trying to figure out what was going on and if they saw Sidious or not, but I answered Obi-Wan's question nonetheless and said, "Yes, on my way to one of classes at the Temple, the door to the room you were training in was opened and I looked inside. I could tell it was nearing the end by how you two were looking for a way to disarm the other. I saw Anakin get cocky when he thought Obi-Wan was tired, and he attacked him with the rest of his energy. Apparently, Obi-Wan wasn't tired at all and he dodged all the blocks you made at him and kicked the lightsaber out of Anakin's hand and with a swift kick at the knee making Anakin stumble down, ending the duel. I thought I should give it a shot in this duel," I looked at Anakin's face, and I could tell he remembered that duel. Thank the Force for my curiosity that day. He switched his lightsaber off and stuck out a hand to help me up that I gratefully took.
I noticed my lightsabers were a few feet away and I called them to my hand 'How did they get over there?'
"Alright Ahsoka, just don't do it again, it might cost you your life," Anakin said to me and I nodded, knowing full well he meant on the Sidious's ship.
"Um…Mas-Anakin? When did I get cocky?"
Anakin gave me a weird look. "Don't you remember?"
To keep myself from revealing what happened I shook my head.
"Okay, I guess after he mentioned you as my Padawan, I would say," he looked at Obi-Wan. "What did you say?'
"I only said that she has become a nuisance because of your teaching. In fact, I didn't say that much because I doubt Sidious will focus on her, but instead Padme and the twins," Obi-Wan looked at me. "Did I offend you?"
My eyes widen and I shook my head. "No! Not at all Obi-Wan! Just…" I sighed as my hand found its way towards the end of my headtail and started to play with it. "I don't know what came over me,"
To me, that was the worst lie that has ever came out of my mouth, but I was hoping it would work.
I felt a hand on my shoulder. "It's okay Ahsoka, in these hard times, we sometimes don't even know what's right and what's wrong, we just react," I smiled at Anakin in an understanding way. He smiled back. "How about we get something to eat and finish this up tomorrow? I'm starved, how about you Master?"
"Anakin, you are always hungry, but I am quite famished myself," Obi-Wan replied and he started to walk up to the house with Anakin. I lingered behind them as I finally decided that I won't tell them what happened since it'll only bring even more worry to them. Anakin already has to destroy Sidous, protect us, bring peace to the galaxy and the Force, and I doubt telling Sidious is invading my mind during the day will relieve his stress. I just hope it won't be my undoing.
We arrived in the kitchen to see Padme cooking. She turned around when she saw us. "Oh! You three are just in time for dinner!" she said, a bright smile on her face. I noticed Luke and Leia in high stools at the end of the counter.
"And what are you making?" Anakin asked as he walked over to give his children some kisses.
"Well, since the pantry hasn't been restocked here, all I could find was bantha steak, is that all right for you?" Anakin approached her from the behind and hugged her while she was at the counter cutting up the steak.
"Anything you make is fine with me, Angel," he told her, and she gently swatted him away.
"Ani, I'm trying to cook here and I was asking Obi-Wan and Ahsoka! I know you eat anything," she turned to look at me and Obi-Wan. "Is that fine with you two?"
"I'm not a picky eater Padme, so bantha steak would be fine," Obi-Wan said and I nodded saying yes.
We sat at a table Anakin lead us to, and with the steak and water passed around, we ate. I couldn't recall the last home cooked meal I had, so I savored everything I ate. Luke and Leia had to be given milk, but that didn't stop them from trying to reach for their Mommy and Daddy's food, who they sat in between of.
"Those are the most active newborns I have ever seen," I whispered to Obi-Wan, while Anakin was trying to tell Luke to not reach for his food and drink his milk instead.
"You're right, it must be a Skywalker trait," he whispered back, and we shared a laugh.
The dinner ended soon because Luke and Leia started wailing again. Anakin and Padme are going to try calming them down without the Force this time. I watched their backs as they retired to their rooms, each holding a crying baby. I smiled at them and went back to the kitchen to clean the dishes. Padme said that she could, but I knew better than to let her do it. Obi-Wan went to go find a charge for Threepio and Artoo since they were losing power. 'Must be from all their arguments,' I thought to myself with a giggle.
The sun didn't shine through the windows as brightly as it did earlier, and I realized it was almost nighttime. And that I was done with the dishes. Which meant that I could get a good night's sleep, but I doubt that would happen with Sidious wanting to screw my head up with images that I can barely repress a scream to.
I sighed in defeat. This is exactly what Sidious wants me to do; fear everything for he might be there. In fact, I was afraid another daymare would happen when Anakin called Leia 'a short-tempered princess' because she didn't want any more milk, she wanted real food, and started screaming because of it. Luckily it didn't happen, but when will it? It already did during the duel I did earlier, but no one noticed it. Instead, Anakin said I became cocky, but I was almost frozen in shock when I went against Sidious. 'Wait,' I told myself. 'Wasn't Sidious fighting like how Anakin was during the duel I had? So does that mean I imagined Sidious's head on top of Anakin's? And his voice? And the darkness around me? If I did, then why did I do it?'
I sighed in frustration as my thoughts didn't help me whatsoever; just more unanswered questions. 'Suppose I should get some sleep,' I thought as I pushed my fear of sleep to the back of my head for now.
I found Obi-Wan in the spare items closet Padme told us about earlier to tell him I was retiring to my room and that I wish him a good night's sleep since I knew I wasn't going to. He wished me a good night also and told me Padmé and Anakin were already asleep so don't disturb them. I nodded and left to my room.
As I took off my boots, my whole body felt like it needed to be scratched at. I first rubbed at my arm hoping it would go away, but I got the opposite. My arm started to feel like tons of tiny bugs were crawling under my skin at full speed.
"Arrgh! Why does my skin feel so itchy?" I asked myself as I scratched at my legs. When I raised up my hand to scratch my back, my hand was lightly dusted with black ash. 'It must be irritating my skin,' I thought. It probably didn't help when I had to sweat during my practice duel with Anakin. I remembered a shower in the bathroom in the hall separating mine and Obi-Wan's room, and I decided it would be best if I take a shower instead of having to scratch myself every three seconds. I walked out of my room and into the bathroom. It was a plain bathroom, with two sinks and a mirror covering the entire wall in front of them. To my left was the door to the toilet and to my right was the shower with a small counter that had a few towels on it. I closed the door behind me and turned the shower on. I stripped off my clothing and decided to wash them while I was I the shower since they were practically drenched in ash and sweat. I also removed my Padawan braid and akul headress.
'I hope Obi-Wan doesn't need to use the toilet,' I thought as I stepped inside. The water was warm and I sighed in content as I felt the ash wash off of me. I started scrubbing at my clothes also, starting with my leggings. They were the dirtiest ones of all because of how I had to crouch in order to hide. I soon finished my clothes and I looked for a place to set them. The only place was the door to the shower, so I flipped them on top of it; one side hanging inside, the other outside. I spotted some soap on the small seat that was inside the shower, and it was a fresh bar. 'Was she expecting us?' I thought as I grabbed it to clean myself. I also rinsed my montrals and headtails to remove the ash from there.
I hesitantly turned off the warm shower and stepped out into the cool air. I shivered and quickly reached for the towel to wrap myself. It was a luxurious fluffy-soft towel, and my tiny frame almost lost itself to it. I giggled at myself and finished drying my body. I pulled my clothes down from the shower door, and to my disappointment, they were still wet. They were the only clothes I had with me and Padme wasn't awake for me to ask her if she had any spare clothes. I sighed as I could only come up with one solution at the moment: sleep naked. I could've probably thought of something else, but whose mind is bright at nine o'clock at night?
I walked back to my room with clothes at hand and towel wrapped around me. I approached my boots near the bed and shook the towel off of me to lay it on the floor. I then arranged my clothes on the towel so they could dry overnight. Exhaustion washed over me like a heavy blanket as I fell into the soft bed. I noticed the sheets were changed, and I smiled. It felt unusual to sleep naked in a bed, but exhaustion was too overwhelming for me to think too hard about it. The last thought that crossed my mind before I was asleep was, 'Does a Sith Lord show mercy to a young Padawan who just wants to sleep?'
SWSWSWSWSW
Brothers were fighting against brothers here in the hangar. Blaster shots flying through the air, so close to my head my padawan braid swayed. I saw the turbolift come closer as I deflected bolts with my lightsabers.
"Rex!" I shouted over the roar of the fight. "I need you to cover me while I override the lock on the turbolift!"
I saw his helmet shake so I took that as a yes. I ran quickly over to the turbolift with Rex right behind me. I deactivated my lightsabers and looked at the control panel for the turbolift. It had a passcode on it, which will be easy to override. I gently removed the panel from the wall, revealing all the wires and cords. I reached inside my belt and pulled out a small pair of scissors while I looked for the wire I was supposed to cut to override the code.
'There it is!' I thought as I cut the green wire. I put the panel back in place and pressed the open button. The door to the turbolift opened!
"Rex come on it's open!" I told him as I stepped inside quickly with my lightsaber activated to block the incoming blaster bolts. Rex walked backwards inside still shooting. I didn't press the close door button until he was fully inside, but I waited a second too late.
A blaster bolt managed to get through and pierce Rex in the neck.
"Rex!" I shrieked as we slid down the wall of the turbolift. Rex was taking in shaggy breaths, and I removed his helmet and my glove to add pressure to it. "Stay with me Rex!"
He was shaking his head at me though. "No...No...Ahsoka..." he was looking up at me, determination in his eyes. "I've done...my duty..." he raised his hand to my cheek, wiping away tears I didn't even know I had.
"No Rex don't talk like that! We are going to pull through this! Do you hear me?" my last sentence came out in a sob as I sensed his Force presence draining away.
"Ahsoka..." I looked at him through my teary eyes, barely noticing he called me by my first name. "I've...experienced something beyond...my ranks..."
"And what is that Rex?"
Even though he was shot in the neck, he still managed to turn his head fully towards me. "Love,"
I felt my eyes widen. Did he mean me? I felt my heart beat faster at that thought. I fell in love with Rex the second year into the Clone Wars, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't stop. I thought he would never return the feelings since he was a soldier, but now...
"You can't be saying what I think you're saying," I said to him. He smiled at me, eyes glistening and all.
"Yes, Ahsoka. I...love you," he took in a sharp breath, and I knew the Force would take him soon. 'No! Not after what he just told me!' I put pressure back on his wound, but he grabbed my hand and pushed it away. It was too late for me to save him. I rest my forehead against his as I looked into his eyes.
"I...I love you too Rex," I told him and I saw his eyes light up even though he was facing his end. He planted a light kiss on my forehead, but his lips lingered there a bit too long.
"Rex? Rex!" when I moved my head, his head fell as those he wasn't alive.
"No...Rex come back!" I shouted at his body, holding his head against my chest. "You can't leave me here!" I checked his pulse and heart, but he was gone. "Rex..." I sobbed, holding him close to warm his body. I felt the turbolift slow, and I knew I had to go soon. I wiped the tears from my eyes and let go of Rex's body. I position him in an upright position, helmet in hand, and cleaned the blood on his neck the best that I could. I planted a kiss on his head as I felt the turbolift stop. I turned to the doors, took in a deep breath in and activated my lightsabers. The doors opened.
SWSWSWSWSW
I bloted upright in my bed as my nightmare slithered away, ending when I died at Anakin's blade again. I shivered. This time my body wasn't sweaty as much as last night, nor did I fall out that bed. I smiled and rolled out of the bed. The air was slightly cooler against my bare skin, so I hurried to see if my clothes were dry. They were, and I slipped into them with satisfaction that my skin wasn't itchy when I put them on. As I was putting my boots on, my thoughts drifted to the added part of the dream. It disturbed me that Sidious knew of my feelings for Rex, but does Rex really love me back?
'No that's nonsense Ahsoka! He's a soldier, he wouldn't fall in love!' the mean little voice in the back of my head said, but I was a Jedi and yet I did. I finished putting on my boots and decided to think about it later. I know what happens when love gets in the way; it made Anakin turn to the Dark Side. Rex in my nightmare reminded me of something: 501st legion. What happened to them?
I walked out of my room and, to my surprise, saw Obi-Wan walking of the bathroom with a bathrobe on.
"Good morning Ahsoka, sleep well?" he asked me, a content smile on his face.
"Good morning Obi-Wan, and yes. You?" I plastered a smile on my face also. 'Where in the galaxy did he get a bathrobe?' I wondered.
"Pleasantly. The bathrobe made me all the more comfortable,"
I blinked. "I beg your pardon?"
"Well, I saw you leave the shower with your wet clothes and I believe it was a bathrobe, and I realized I needed a shower also. So I did what you did and cleaned my clothes while in the shower and wore a bathrobe to sleep in with my clothes drying on a towel. Isn't that what you did?"
I was dumbfounded. How tired was I? "Yes, but where did you find the bathrobe?"
He gave me a confused look, but told me anyway. "In the cabinet, under the counter near the shower. Why do you ask?" What cabinets? I mentally hit myself.
"Oh, because I think I might have gotten a used one," was the first thing that came out of my mouth. Obi-Wan looked at me strangely, and I put my mental shields up to stop him from knowing I lied.
Then we heard a loud wail come from Anakin and Padme's room.
"Anakin where is Leia's pacifier?" I heard Padme yell over the wailing.
"I don't know, you're the one who gave it to her last night!" Anakin's voice yelled back.
"Well, maybe you took from her thinking she was fine!"
"I didn't! I only did that with Luke because-" another wail erupted from behind the closed door. "Look what you did! Now Luke is up!"
"Maybe if you got the replacement pacifiers like I told you to get last night, we wouldn't be in this situation!"
The door then flew open with a shirt-less Anakin marching angrily down the hallway, ignoring Obi-Wan and I as he turned the corner.
"And how did you sleep pleasantly last night?" I asked Obi-Wan, who was looking in shock at the Skywalker family.
"Force-meditation sleep," he replied. "Helps me think about the good side of things in these dark times," I nodded at him.
I heard-no, felt Anakin's angry steps come back around the corner, and I saw him holding a white bag. He flew past us once again and walked into the room, not even bothering to close the door.
"No! That's the wrong bag! The blue bag, remember? The one I told you to get last night?" Padme downright growled at him.
Anakin held up a hand in a "hold on" gesture. "No, you said the white bag last night, remember?" Anakin said, almost mocking Padme. She then got a look so frightening; it would have made a rancor run and hide. I saw Anakin's composure falter a bit.
"Go. Get. The. Blue. Bag!" she shouted at him, and Anakin left in a hurry to get that bag or Force knows what is going to happen.
"I'm going to go get some breakfast, want to come?" I asked Obi-Wan, who was still in shock. I too was shocked at Anakin and Padme, so much I don't ever want to upset them again.
"Yes, I'll meet you there after I get changed," he replied and we both left the hallway. I walked to the kitchen. There was food to make a sandwich in the pantry, so I made two for me and Obi-Wan.
Around noon time after the twins were taken care of, Obi-Wan, Anakin, and I sat outside on the balcony.
"I never thought I would see Padme that angry," Anakin said, who looked like he hadn't gotten any sleep.
"Welcome to being a father," Obi-Wan said with a smile tugging at his lips.
"Did you get any sleep?" I asked.
"No! Luke was crying most of the night, and Leia wanted to crawl out of the bed! But when we got one asleep the other would wake up and do want they want to do! Then Padme wanted me to Force-suggest them to sleep again, but I said no, and…" he sighed. "It was a rough night," He looked up at me and cocked his head to the side. "How did you not hear the twins crying? Your montrals didn't pick them up?"
"I…had another dream last night," I said quietly. I was going to give him part of the dream, but not the parts were Rex confessed his love to me. Besides, it might be the only time to tell him my idea.
"Oh for Force's sake! What did the old man show you this time?" Anakin said loudly at me, and I blinked at him. He held up a hand. "I'm sorry, no sleep, so I might be a little bit grumpy," he said in a calm tone.
I nodded. "Well, Rex and I were fighting off other clones while trying to get inside a turbolift. We did, but Rex manged to get shot in the neck, and he…died. It then showed me the dream from two nights ago again. It got me wondering if we could use the help of the 501st Legion,"
A silence was made as the two men thought about it. Anakin rubbed the back of his neck as he said, "I don't know Ahsoka. I mean, do you really think Rex and the boys will be on the cruiser?"
"Well, wouldn't you take the Legion who killed the Jedi in the Jedi Temple just in case your apprentice found some Jedi friends and joined them?" I asked him, and I could tell he was a tad speechless.
"Point taken then. Obi-Wan, what do you think?" Anakin asked him.
He ran a hand through his beard before answering. "I don't know your legion very well Anakin, so I can't say if they are dedicated to Sidious and will turn on you, but knowing your personality, they would probably choose you over Sidious. You may overrule Sidious in their eyes actually,"
Anakin nodded. "If you're right, that would give us a huge advantage. What do you have in mind Snips?"
I told him how the clones would give us an advantage in places and a back-up plan just in case the clones turn on us, which I strongly doubted. Obi-Wan agreed to the plan, saying it covered just about everything. Anakin was still hesitating to say yes, but Obi-Wan persuaded him to change his mind.
After that, the day went by too quickly for my taste. Anakin, Obi-Wan, and I all practiced again. Obi-Wan and Anakin switched, so I dueled Obi-Wan while Anakin did the talking. This time, I focused intently on the duel with Obi-Wan to drown out Anakin's words just in case they trigger another daymare. After that, we all ate more bantha steak at dinner and made small talk. Luke made a mess by spilling his milk bottle while Leia squirted hers in Anakin's face. We all laughed at him and his milk-soaked face; even the twins seemed to laugh at their daddy.
Then we all went to bed early since we needed our rest for tomorrow and Force knows how long it will take to bring Sidious down. I climbed into the bed and closed my eyes, waiting for the horrible dream to come. It soon did, and this time I watched closely, but nothing could give me clues on how to stop it; it didn't even give me clues to how it ended up that way since it had nothing to do with the plan we made up. The dream ended, and so did my trail of thoughts of what the dream could mean.
The next morning, I woke up slowly, trying to calm myself as I realized today was the day I could possibly die. 'Have faith in the Force,' I told myself as I sat up in the bed. I looked out the window and saw a faint outline of Sidious's ship over Theed.
'We're coming for you Sidious,' I thought as I saw a few transports fly down from the ship towards Theed. 'And you're going pay,'
Wow what a chapter! I hope you guys enjoyed it since it was a lot to take in! Ahsoka loves Rex, but does he love her back? And yes I do enjoy Rexsoka, but it won't be a major factor in the story, I just have something planned. Also, I'm going to try to put up the next chapter before 6/14 since I'm going on a Disney Cruise the day after. School ends this Wednesday, so I have a full week to write, but no promises I'll make the deadline since I'm horrible at doing that. Please leave reviews on what you think is going to happen next or even suggestions! May the Force be With You! -Jordan