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Anakin was headed towards the Dagobah system, but he wasn't paying much attention to where he was going. He was a little too preoccupied with something that had happened before he had left.

Flashback

"I need Anakin to go on this mission. He's the only one who can do it." Palpatine was trying to get Anakin to go the mission, as he didn't want anybody else to go.

"But Master Kenobi can do it just as well. He's better in that department than I am. Send him. I have things to do here." Anakin had more will than Palpatine, but in the end, Palpatine had his way. As he escorted Anakin out of the room, he spoke in low tones.

"I didn't want to send Kenobi, as I know that you are the best for the job. If you succeed with this mission, I have no doubt that you will be promoted to Master."

End Flashback

Anakin had agreed to go, but now was wondering why Palpatine had been so insistent that he should go. After all, he had had to leave his Padawan behind. There was something that rarely happened. Although, this was a special case. Ahsoka would probably be out of commission for a while after she recovered, so she could build up her strength and other things. Anakin expected her to make a full recovery, regardless of what anybody else thought.

He finally reached the deserted planet of Myrkr, and landed. Looking around, he discovered that he had landed at twilight, and knew it would be getting dark quickly. Not wanting to loose any time, Anakin climbed out of his cruiser. Looking around, it didn't seem as if there were any of those rogue Jedi that Palpatine had sent him after. He started to walk towards the dense forest that was a little while away, and decided to try looking there. He quickly came to the forest and started to cautiously look around. There was something really odd about this mission, but Anakin couldn't put his finger on it. There was a black emptiness about the whole planet, and it was just too weird. It was as if the Force was not there. When Anakin tried to reach ahead with the Force, he couldn't feel anything.

Venturing further, he put his hand on his lightsabre just in case. The forest was dense, thus making it really dark. Anakin strained his eyes, trying to look further than normal. But it was useless, as it was too dark to see anything. The young Jedi drew his lightsabre and ignited it with a snap-hiss of the blue-white blade. Holding the blade just slightly in front of him, Anakin started walking further in. Anakin's eyes quickly adjusted to the dim lighting, and when he looked around there was no one in sight. He slowly made his way forward, when he realized that he was being followed. Not knowing whom or what was following him, Anakin decided to act like he didn't know anybody was there, and continued on his way.

This soon proved to be a fatal mistake, as thirty-six Noghri quickly surrounded him. The apparent leader spoke in a gravely voice, "Surrender your lightsword, Jedi". Anakin, not knowing what to do, flipped up into the air, and managed to grab hold of one of the branches. He quickly turned the lightsabre off, and sat. Anakin tried to use the Force to enhance his hearing, but had forgotten that he was unable to use the Force here. Not knowing what else to do, Anakin settled down on the thick branch he was on and made himself comfortable. There wasn't much he could do until it was light, and he fully intended to wait until then to even try to do anything. Settling down, Anakin yawned. Thinking back on it, he hadn't slept since he'd left Coruscaunt. He settled down, and quickly fell asleep.

Okay, okay, I'm terribly sorry. One, for the long long wait, and Two, for the short chapter. It WON'T take quite as long next time, and the chapter will definitely be longer next time.