Anakin walked into the jedi temple without a single thought to race across his mind.
Suddenly he heard a familiar voice from his side. As he turned to look at his padawan, he crossed his arms wondering what she was so desperately needing to tell him.
"Master, where have you been! The council issued a meeting while you were gone!" She said frankly annoyed at her masters absence.
"I was..umm…out.." He said knowing he sounded quite suspicious.
"Oh yeh? Might I ask where?" She asked crossing her arms back at him.
"What did the council need?" He said trying to change the subject.
"They are still waiting! I came to find you, I think it's some kind of a mission." She said very annoyed this time that her master would not answer her question.
"Then what are we standing around for!" He said walking quickly to the jedi council room.
"Skywalker, your arrival is long over-due." Mace said with a angry tone filling his voice.
"An allaby have you?" Yoda asked knowing the answer to his own question.
"No, masters. I am sorry for my tardiness." He said feeling quite embarrassed that he was late yet again to another meeting.
"We shall discuss your flaws another time, for now we have an assignment for you." Mace said giving Anakin a look.
Ahsoka was smiling to herself as she looked at the floor. She thought it was amusing to see her master so nervous.
"And what might that mission be?" Anakin asked looking curious now instead of looking worried.
"Discovered a separatist base, on the planet Carlac we have." Master Yoda said.
Ahsoka looked up shocked. Carlac was the planet Lux had taken her to just moments after he had stunned her. Just the thought of the events that had happened on the planet gave Ahsoka a happy feeling of remembering her friend but a sad feeling as she remembered him leaving her in the escape pod. But once again there was an up side, he had promised they would meet again.
"A past with this planet, have you, padawan Tano?" Yoda asked concerned of the look on her face.
Uh Oh! What was she going to do? She couldn't lie to the council, but she couldn't tell them what had actually happened there that had brought her warm feelings and cold feelings.
She finally got an idea of what to say.
"Yes master, a friend of mine lived there..until.. she was killed.." She said looking down frowning. The person she was referring to was Tryla, one of the natives that lived in one of the villages.
Ahsoka knew she hadn't lied for that had happened but it still troubled her to think of the many other events that had happened there.
Anakin noticed her uneasiness and decided to question her as soon as the meeting was over.
"We also believe that Death Watch has inhabited the planet. That being said makes this one of your secondary missions." Mace said.
"Make this not your main objective should you" Yoda said in his backwards some what confusing language.
"Yes Master." Anakin said smiling.
"One other thing we should mention. This is not to be a invasion, we want only you and your padawan accompanied by a small squad of clones to get in and get out as fast and quietly as possible." Mace said with a most serious look on his face.
"Ha, thats our specialty!" Ahsoka said joking.
Anakin was slightly embarrassed that his padawan had spoken when not spoken to.
Plo Koon on the other hand had found her joke funny and was smiling under his mask.
"That is a very brave move on your behalf young Tano" Master Windu said with the least bit of happiness on his face.
Ahsoka, realizing she had made a mistake, lost her smile and it quickly turned into a frown.
"Sorry for Ahsoka's misbehavior Masters" Anakin said still embarrassed.
"You are dismissed" Windu said gesturing his hand towards the door.
As soon as they were out side Anakin exploded.
"Never speak without permission, Ahsoka! Especially in front of the council!" Anakin raged at his padawan.
"I'm sorry! I was just joking around!" She said slightly upset that Anakin didn't find her joke funny and that she had gotten in trouble.
"Besides that, what really happened on Carlac?" He asked crossing his arms.
"Nothing!" She almost screamed at him,"Sorry for yelling, Master"
"Ahsoka, don't lie to me, I know something happened to you there." He said unfolding his arms,
"I almost lost my life there…" She said hoping that was enough to convince him that that was what had been on her mind.
"And how is that? We haven't been assigned on a mission there" He said crossing his arms knowing he was on to something.
"Senator Lux Bonterrie stunned me just before we hit light speed to Couriscant and changed the navigation settings for Carlac….He had busyness with someone" She said looking up at her concerned master.
"What does that have to do with you almost losing your life?" He asked really concerned now.
"Well it seems that particular individual had a grudge against jedi and they discovered my true identity and was about to kill me until R2 made a destraction and got his attention." She said not wanting to tell the rest of the story.
"Oh..sorry Snips.." He said unfolding his arms once again with a more of a caring look on his face this time,"Is there anything going on between you and.."
He was cut off.
"NO!" She said quickly and nervously,"I mean..attachment is forbidden"
"Ok, I didn't mean to anger you" Anakin said shocked at her outburst.
"No it wasn't your fault, you were just looking out for me.." She said looking down ashamed of herself.
"Well..lets get the men ready.." He said starting to turn to walk away.
"Yes Master.." She said still looking down as they walked away towards the hanger.