Hello there, everyone! This is SuperHeroTimeFan coming back to all of you with another new chapter of my greatest story so far, Path of the Padawan! It's amazing how I was able to get this far. I mean, I have 10 story followers and 10 people who have already favorited this story, as well as over 50 reviews. You all mean so much to me! Thank you, Christian Jedi, JacklyinKarst, Logan GC, Flaming Dragon, KrautYank, RozenMaiden7, Chris Adair, witchsoul531, Ocnarf and about all of the Guest reviewers for reviewing and liking my story so much. Without you all, I wouldn't have even gotten this far. Thank you so much! Now, before I begin, I will start answering everyone's questions. KrautYank, what does 'Yo Joe' mean? I've never heard of the term, so please explain it to me. Nightmaster000, what is your question exactly? Chris Adair, Serra's team will be the last small ship that comes through the rip, and Anakin, along with the Resolute, will come to Earth-16 soon enough. Okay, I guess that that's everyone. Now that I have answered all of your questions, I'll move onto my new chapter. It will be special, because Ahsoka will be the only Team member to appear. This chapter will also to relieve my story of any dark stuff in it, so it's basically my first comic relief chapter. Now, without further ado, here is Chapter 16 of Path of the Padawan! Please be sure to review, rate and please enjoy!

Chapter 16: Femme

Gotham City February 21st 0106 hours

Iris West-Allen walked out of the studio and to her car in the underground parking lot. It had been a long week for her. Even though the new her, Ahsoka, arrived, there was hardly anything to report. She let out a long sigh as she drew nearer to her van. "Hopefully tomorrow, I can find a good story." She stated to herself. She looked around and saw nothing of interest to her. The only other person present in the parking lot was Frank, the security guard. Sighing in defeat, Iris continued to walk to her car.

Unbeknownst to her, ORDER operative Black Spider was watching the reporter through the shadows. Many other ORDER operatives were hiding inside of the reflective surfaces of any object within the room, preparing to kill the reporter. Iris kept walking as Frank looked over to see if there was any strange activity. Iris walked up to the side of her car and placed her briefcase on the ground as she reached into her purse to get her keys. As Striker gestured for his troops to move in, Iris looked to the window as if she had seen something. There was nothing there. Shrugging it off, she continued to search for her keys. The reporter smiled when she finally found them, but just as she was about to open up her car, someone grabbed her from behind. Iris let out a soft sigh of shock as she dropped her purse. Frank looked over and saw Iris being taken away, but he could see no one there. Maybe it's just nothing. He thought to himself. Frank shrugged and continued to bite on his licorice stick while reading his novel. Iris struggled to get loose as Black Spider crawled up the wall with a dagger in his hand.

Before anything unsettling could occur to the reporter, someone jumped over all of the cars and slashed the ORDER grunt. Frank fell out of his seat as Serra Keto slid on the ground and stopped herself to face the reporter. Frank then got up and looked to see what was going on, as he was very confused. Serra looked up to the reporter, then to another ORDER operative. He nodded his head as even more soldiers came out. Serra then ran into the fray and began punching and kicking away at them. Frank came out from the booth and continued to watch Serra. "What the heck's she doing?" he asked himself. Concerned about the situation, Frank walked back into the booth and started to dial on the phone for help.

Serra twirled into the air and kicked and punched at every soldier. She then turned to see one of them unsheathing a sword. Serra silently unsheathed one of her lightsaber hilts and charged in at him. She started to run towards the trooper before jumping into the air and knocking him out with the very hilt. She got down and then looked to the rest of the grunts and smirked. At that moment, Jaybo and Saw ran out and attacked. Serra smiled more and unsheathed her other hilt, activating both of the lightsabers. She twirled her swords in the air and gestured for the ORDER operatives to come closer. As they acknowledged, Serra charged into them and started to slash away at them. She performed a roundhouse kick at one of the soldiers behind her and tripped the other beside him. As three soldiers came to attack her, Serra slashed them all at once and sheathed her lightsabers as they all started to fade away.

Frank saw all of this happen and put the phone away. He walked out to see the three new heroes come together and dropped the licorice stick from his mouth with awe. Saw nodded to Frank as he walked over to Iris West-Allen. "Are you alright?" he asked as he started to help the reporter up to her feet. Iris was still in shock, but was able to nod affirmatively. "What happened?" she asked. Serra smirked as she walked over to give Iris her briefcase and purse. "Nothing happened, you just fainted." Serra remarked. Iris smiled and watched as the three walked right out of the parking lot. "Thank you." She yelled to them. Jaybo turned and winked at her, in which the reporter squirmed a bit. Frank looked to the three as they left and wolf whistled. "Wow." He stated, walking back into the booth.

Happy Harbor High February 22nd 1516 hours

It was a very hot day at the Happy Harbor High School. The weather was hot, and the air conditioning had just broken. Ahsoka Tano, still under the alias of Ashley Tanner, had just recently joined the school newspaper club along with Malcolm Duncan, Marvin White, and to supervise them was Snapper Carr, along with Mrs. Verma. Connor and M'gann were occupied with other stuff, but the Togrutan didn't mind. She always wanted to try out something like being a reporter, always getting information from sources to unravel a truth. Since the air conditioning system in the room was broken, Ashley volunteered to help fix it.

Inside of the newspaper clubroom, Ashley stood on top of a table with a bucket in her hand as she had her head in the ventilation shaft, trying to fix the air conditioning. Marvin looked up and sighed. "Didn't I ask you to leave it to me?" Marvin asked exhaustedly. Mal began to fan himself as Ahsoka nodded no. "Please leave it to me, and please don't look up my skirt, Marvin!" Ashley yelled back. Marvin grumbled and sat down in his chair. Mal was still trying to keep himself cool as he looked up to Ahsoka. "Hey, Tanner, are you done yet?" he asked. At that moment, Mrs. Angelica Verma walked in with a briefcase and wiped some sweat off of her forehead. "It sure is hot." She stated. Ahsoka completed her work as she jumped off of Marvin's shoulder and flipped over some of the school computers. "Hey, Mal, please take a look at this." Angelica asked. All of a sudden, the bucket Ahsoka was using fell off. Marvin bounced it off of his head and threw it over in Ahsoka's direction. As Ahsoka landed on top of the desk, the bucket hit her in the back of the head. "What is it?" Mal asked as he looked over to what the Editor-in-Chief wanted to show him. Angelica opened up a photo album and showed Mal a picture of a girl with a blue tank top and glasses. "Here! This is Martha Harrison." The teacher said too dramatically. Mal scoffed and continued to fan himself. "No way, Mrs. Verma, I can't live with that!" Mal stated. Behind all of them, Ahsoka fell down from the desk and onto the floor due to the hit from the bucket. "It's already hot in here, so please don't give me some sweltering girl to go with it!" he complained.

As Ahsoka got up, she started to walk towards the large group to listen in on their conversation. Verma scoffed and looked to the picture. "But you can tell that you like this girl from a glance, right?" she asked. Mal scoffed at her and raised an eyebrow. Mal grinned and raised an eyebrow as he nodded yes. Angelica nodded and smiled. "Alright, that's all I needed to know." She stated before sitting down. Marvin looked over and gasped. "Is that photo for some kind of blind date?" he asked. Angelica glared at him and held her hand up. "Shut up." She ordered fluently. The three looked to her confusingly as she smirked. "My friend insisted that I show it to you, and I did that, so my promise has been fulfilled." He stated. Marvin laughed as the girls started to look at him very confused. "I'll do it! I really want a girlfriend anyways!" he yelled. Angelica scoffed and glared at him. "Do you even know what a blind date is? It's a cat no one wants, so forget it." She spat. Marvin looked to her and widened his eyes as Mal started to think it all over. "I just want to try it, just at least once!" he begged, but Angelica scoffed again. "I think I'll try it." Mal finally stated. Ahsoka and Marvin looked to him with surprised looks on their faces. "Aren't you with Karen?" Ashley asked. Mal sighed. "We've been having problems lately, but reporters have to look into everything. Experiencing a blind date just might be useful someday as a journalist." Mal explained. Angelica sighed for a moment before looking back to Mal and nodding in approval. Ahsoka just sighed in exasperation as she looked over to the jock.

Later that day, Mal was having a dinner with Martha, the girl he was hooked up to. From their earlier discussions, Martha was a very eccentric girl. "So, what are your hobbies?" she asked. Mal looked up and sighed. "I play football." He responded. Martha sighed and looked down to Mal as he ate some of his hotdogs. "A guy like you can't possibly be interested in a girl like me." She stated optimistically. Mal raised an eyebrow. "I'm actually excited about all this." He argued, but Martha seemed paranoid. "Then do you every want to go out with me more often?" she asked. Mal jumped back in a bit of shock as Martha leaned in closer. "Don't you want to marry me?! Don't you?!" she asked mentally. Mal started to mutter as Martha went on and on. "You're just half-playing me, aren't you?" she asked. Mal looked to her and groaned as he placed his head on his palm. "You haven't thought about your girlfriend's feelings." She stated. Mal looked to her with a mild expression. "You've hurt me." She sadly stated. Mal knew when a girl was going crazy, and this girl just seemed to be the one. "I'm sorry." He said dully. As Martha heard this, she tilted her head up to see him show a bored look on his face.

After the dinner was done, Mal was walking back to the school, eating a hamburger in his hands. As he leaned against a fence to watch some trains pass by, he let out a sigh. "I wonder if Karen will ever take me back, or if there are even any other good girls out there?" he asked himself. As he started to think, he started to continue walking back to Happy Harbor High. As he was walking, a panting noise started to come from behind him. Mal raised an eyebrow and got into a stance as he turned around. There was nothing there. Something's wrong. He thought to himself as he continued to walk back to the school.

Later on that day, Mal came back to the meeting room and told Marvin and Ahsoka about what had happened. The Ex-Jedi seemed to be a bit surprised at this. "You have a stalker following you?" Ahsoka asked as she raised an eyebrow. Malcolm nodded and sighed. "I think so. It just feels so strange." He replied. Ashley pondered about who the stalker could possibly be as she looked down to her feet. "Could it be your date from earlier today?" she asked. Mal looked to her before she gasped and looked back to him. "Or could it be a girl you dumped before?" she added on. Mal scoffed and turned away. "No offense, but some of these things just sound ridiculous. People might get the wrong idea." Mal stated. Ahsoka nodded her head in disagreement as she chuckled. "There are some girls who hide a lot of things and lie." She stated from personal experience with Letta Turmond, Barriss Offee, Cassie Cryar, and Aayla Secura. Mal looked to her with confusion as Marvin spoke up. "I've also had a stalker before." He stated. Ahsoka looked to him and nodded no. "You've got the wrong idea." She spat. Marvin shot a glare at her, but Ahsoka looked aside and hardly even noticed him. "This is about Mal, who I admire. Don't worry, Mal, I'll make sure you're safe." Ahsoka promised as she threw her fist around. Seconds after, she started to feel her forehead in pain, in which the others did the same due to the lack of air conditioning.

Later that night, Mal started to walk home. Unbeknownst to him, there was someone following him. As the mysterious figure started to near Mal, Ashley came out of the shadows and tackled the person. "I have you now!" she exclaimed. The girl struggled to get Ahsoka off of her, and when she did, she performed a roundhouse kick at her. Ahsoka was able to dodge this and threw herself into the stalker. "You're under arrest! Arrest, I say! How dare you stalk Mal!" she yelled. Malcolm was already out of earshot from the two as Ahsoka and the stalker started to roll down the hill. As they were rolling, Ahsoka suddenly hit her head against a pole. As she rubbed her head, she saw that the stalker had a resemblance to Artemis, and she even had a bouquet of flowers in her hand. Ahsoka panted and thought to herself in confusion before finally falling into unconsciousness.

Washington DC February 23rd 0016 hours

Ahsoka groaned as she started to open her eyes. Did anyone get the number of that freighter? She asked herself mentally. As she opened her eyes, Ahsoka started to see two figures hovering over her. One of them appeared to have a red mask with a beard while the other had a black tank top and a Vietnamese look on her face. Ahsoka snapped in realization when she figured out that the two were Red Arrow and Cheshire. She sighed in relief at first, but then widened her eyes and shrieked as she snapped out of the couch she was laid on. Roy and Jade jumped back in shock as Ahsoka leapt out.

"You're still dreaming! None of this is real!" Red Arrow lied frantically. Ahsoka calmed herself down as she first looked to Roy Harper and then around at the apartment they seemed to be in. "Hey! What's the meaning of this?!" Red Arrow asked concernedly. Ahsoka continued to look around as Cheshire started to speak. "Why'd you attack me?!" she demanded. Ahsoka then looked back to the two as Red Arrow stood up. "What were you thinking?!" he asked. Ahsoka angrily got up and ran towards Roy. "That's my line!" she yelled, strangling the clone archer by the collar. Roy stood aback by this as Ahsoka started to near Jade. "This stalker!" she proclaimed, throwing the feline assassin back. Jade stood in shock and confusion as Roy lifted an eyebrow in a similar manner. "A stalker, she's a stalker!" she yelled to Red Arrow as she started to circle around Cheshire, who was just eyeing her with confusion and mild surprise. "She's been following Mal around! Man, that was dangerous!" she exclaimed.

At that moment, Jade started to break out into laughter, as did Roy. Ahsoka stood back in confusion as she looked to Cheshire. "What's so funny?" she demanded. Jade sighed and placed a hand on her shoulder. "I wasn't stalking him! I was delivering him a bouquet of flowers." She explained. Ahsoka raised an eyebrow as she wondered if Jade was just cheating on boys for her own pleasure. "Before I met Red Arrow, Malcolm and I were dating. After a while, he decided that we were just not meant to be, but I never forgot him. That's why I wanted to give him a gift as a show of thanks for the times we had spent together." Cheshire went on. Ahsoka sighed and looked to the assassin skeptically. She then turned around to think. After a while, she turned around again and raised her fist.

Happy Harbor 0412 hours

Ahsoka traveled back to Happy Harbor and knocked on Mal's door. "Mal, are you there?" she yelled. Since Jade wasn't the stalker, Ahsoka had to make sure that Mal was safe and not in harm's way. Just then, Jade ran up and noticed Ahsoka. "Hey, Ahsoka, look!" she yelled. The Ex-Jedi looked to her and walked up as Jade handed her a jacket. "It's Mal's signature jacket!" she exclaimed. The two looked to each other before running off to find some answers.

As Ahsoka and Jade ran across the large house to find Mal, Ahsoka suddenly reached for her lightsaber hilt. She stopped and motioned for Jade to stop as well. All of a sudden, she then turned and activated her lightsaber, clashing blades with Black Widow. Barriss looked at her angrily. "I should've known you'd get in my way!" Barriss cursed. Ahsoka growled and pressed her blade harder against Barriss'. "Where is Mal?! Where did you take him?!" Ahsoka demanded. At that moment, Barriss' eyes started to widen. "Mal's gone?" she asked in some sort of disbelief. Ahsoka gasped and they both deactivated their lightsabers. "You never took him?" Ahsoka asked. Barriss nodded as she sheathed her lightsaber hilts. "ORDER demanded that I bring in Malcolm Duncan for questioning ever since he assisted you in exposing me at Happy Harbor. Sylas was upset at the results, and I started to track him to his house so I could take him in." Barriss explained. Ahsoka scoffed and pushed Barriss away. "Well, you're too late!" she yelled. Barriss looked offended as Ahsoka went on. "Why didn't you just track him and stick around, Venom?!" Ahsoka quipped. Barriss looked into her once-friend's eyes and snarled. "Are you saying it's my fault Mal was kidnapped?!" she asked back. Ahsoka nodded. "Yeah, if you were with him, none of this would have even happened!" Ahsoka yelled. Barriss growled as she pushed Ahsoka away. "And what were you doing?!" she snippily asked.

Before the conversation could escalate even further, Cheshire came in between the two. "Hey, hey, stop it! This is no time for quarreling!" she reprimanded. Ahsoka rubbed the back of her neck and nodded in agreement while Black Widow just chuckled. "What's wrong?" Cheshire asked. Barriss cleared up her throat and held back some more smirks. "Nothing, it's just that you'd be the last person to even break up a fight." Black Widow retorted. Jade shrugged it off as Ahsoka smirked at the situation. "Speaking of which…" Ahsoka started out, getting the others' attention. "Isn't this kind of touching?" she asked. Barriss and Cheshire gaped and looked to each other, both faces red. Jade cleared up her throat before looking to the Ex-Jedi. "This is no time for being touched… in certain areas nonetheless." Jade retorted. Barriss placed a hand over her face as Jade got back on topic. "Tano, you mentioned a stalker before. Can't you think of any suspects?" Cheshire asked. Ahsoka then gasped as she remembered Martha.

The three girls went into their civilian alias disguises and started walking through the park. "Martha Harrison? You mean as in Mal's previous date?" Jade asked as they walked. Ahsoka nodded and sighed. "I mean, it was only half a joke, but I think that girl's after Mal for rejecting her." Ahsoka explained. Jade looked to her with confusion as Ahsoka just sighed. Just then, she gasped and remembered something Marvin said earlier. "What is it?" Barriss asked curiously. Ahsoka pointed a finger up and started to explain. "If we set up another blind date with the same girl…" Ahsoka began, getting the others to think. "You mean set up a trap?" Barriss asked, crossing her arms and thinking aloud. Ahsoka smiled and nodded. "That's right!" she stated. Jade started to think this over as well before Ahsoka brought up another subject.

"But for now, you know, until we can find Mal, our wars with each other, with the Light, the ORDER and the Justice League/Team, other are on hold." Ahsoka reminded the two. Barriss looked over to Ahsoka and scoffed. "What do I get?" she asked. Ahsoka sighed as Jade thought about the parley. "Your slate will be wiped clean. This is strictly off the book." Ahsoka explained. Jade sighed and placed a hand on her hip. "Well, I guess we have no choice." She surrendered. Ahsoka nodded as Barriss scoffed. "But don't misunderstand me." Cheshire added on. Ahsoka looked to her as Barriss kept her cool. "This doesn't mean we're friends." Jade remarked. Barriss smirked. "Exactly." She stated.

Happy Harbor 1138 hours

Earlier that morning, Barriss, Ahsoka and Jade all called their leaders to tell them to cease fighting against each other for the time being. Sylas, Sportsmaster and Batman were very confused at this at first, but understanding that the situation involves love and that they all can relate, they agreed to the parley. With the conflict out of the way, Ahsoka asked Marvin to go on the next blind date as his next assignment. Surprisingly, Marvin White agreed to do it. But then again, he's Marvin, and you can't change anything about that, can you?

As Marvin and Martha stood at a table somewhere at the selected restaurant, Marvin began to get excited. Martha, on the other hand, didn't share the same feeling. Marvin stood ready to get his meal as Martha just sighed and tapped her hand against her knee. "I can feel the empathy you have for me." She stated. Marvin did nothing but look to her happily as the girl's eyes widened immediately. "You're serious about dating me, aren't you?" she asked. Marvin smiled as Martha finally returned the favor.

From the outside of the restaurant, Ahsoka hung over the wall so that she could see what was going on. I hope that this goes as a success. She thought to herself. As she was keeping her eye on the date, a small clanking noise. Ahsoka stopped watching and turned to the side to see what was making the noise. Surprisingly, there was nothing there. Ahsoka shrugged and looked back. "Maybe it was just my imagination?" Ahsoka asked herself. Just then, Braid walked up to her and looked to Ahsoka, still hanging on the wall. "How's it looking?" the Zealous Ex-Jedi asked. Ahsoka gasped as she lifted an eyebrow and looked over to see Barriss in her civilian disguise. She sighed in relief as she saw that it was just Barriss. "You can just tell by looking that the girl's suspicious. I'm one-hundred percent sure that she's the culprit!" Ahsoka exclaimed. At that moment, Lex Luthor came out of the door and looked to the two girls as he was walking towards his limousine. Luckily, Ahsoka got off of the fence and started acting casual with Barriss, looking at her watch and leaning against the wall while Barriss just whistled and kept her cool.

Inside of the restaurant, Marvin was starting to get bored. "What the hell is with this blind date meeting?" he asked himself quietly. Marvin started to mutter to himself boringly while Martha just looked to him with confusion. Something was about to go on, and Martha seemed to be getting suspicious of Marvin's recent behavior. He doesn't like me! Martha mentally sulked to herself.

Later that night, Marvin stopped by Seven-Eleven to get a soda. As he was drinking his soda, Ahsoka, Barriss and Jade were keeping an eye on him from a car nearby. Barriss and Ahsoka both tilted their heads to see what Marvin was up to while Jade just watched casually, not wanting to gain any more unnecessary attention. Marvin groaned as he opened up another can of soda. "What's the deal with these blind dates now?" he asked himself in regret. As he took a sip of his soda, he suddenly wiped his forehead and sighed. "It's so hot." He stated.

Barriss smirked as she looked over to Jade. "It's actually hard to believe you were so smitten over a guy like Mal." Black Widow stated to the cat-themed assassin. Ahsoka muttered in confusion as she looked over to Jade. "How unexpected." Braid added on. Ahsoka looked over to Jade and widened her eyes with surprise. "Is this for real?!" she asked. Barriss sighed and looked to her used-to-be friend. "If it were, would I be working so hard with this Sleemo?" Barriss asked. Ahsoka glared at Jade and shook her fist at her. "I can't accept this! You're already with Red Arrow!" Ahsoka yelled, pointing her hand in front of Barriss' face at Cheshire. "Compared to you, Mal would be better off with the stalker!" she yelled. Barriss hid away to prevent herself from getting hit in the catfight as Jade fought back, waving her hand around at Ahsoka. "Since when do I need your permission?! You're not his mother!" she exclaimed. "You're adulterating! Red Arrow was first and now this?!" Ahsoka spat back. Finally, Braid groaned and broke the two off. "Hey, this is no time for fighting each other!" Barriss yelled. The two stopped as Barriss suddenly gasped and pointed her hand towards where Marvin was. "Look!" she yelled. The two girls looked across the street and gasped. Marvin was gone! The three girls got back into the car, but since it was so cramped, they all decided to run after Marvin.

Ahsoka and Jade looked around as Barriss stood ready to attack at any point. Ahsoka looked to Jade and growled. "Hey! Why weren't you properly watching over him?!" she demanded. Before Braid could even respond, Braid gasped. "Do you hear that?" she asked Ahsoka. The Togrutan nodded. "Only Super Battle Droids make that sound. We need to find Marvin fast!" Ahsoka exclaimed. Jade stood in confusion as the three looked over to a broken wall leading to the river. "How can you blame it on any of us?!" she asked Ahsoka, placing her mask on her face and throwing off her civilian clothes, revealing her combat gear. Jade then threw her hand at Ahsoka's head and threw her clothes off as well, revealing her green kimono and battle suit. "Are you a child?!" Jade asked, placing her mask over her face. Ahsoka rubbed the back of her head and looked to Cheshire angrily. "What is it?! For a trained assassin and a relative of Artemis, you sure are unreliable!" Ahsoka spat, shifting herself into her Togrutan skin and Jedi attire. Ahsoka then felt the back of her head in pain as she looked back to Cheshire. "That hurt so much! You're such a jerk!" Ahsoka complained, stomping her foot onto Cheshire's. Barriss placed a hand over her mouth in surprise as Jade started to jump up and down on one foot. Ahsoka smirked and prepared to charge, but Black Widow pushed her out of the way and scoffed. "Idiot." She spat. Jade regained herself as she followed after Ahsoka. "You sure talk a lot!" she quipped. Ahsoka rolled her eyes and continued to follow Widow.

As Ahsoka and Black Widow reached the river, the two activated their lightsabers as Cheshire unsheathed her Sais. As the three looked around, the clanking noise Barriss heard earlier started to get closer. Ahsoka looked to Jade and growled. Before any argument could go on, the Super Battle Droid charged in at them. Ahsoka and Barriss turned and started to slash away at it. All of a sudden, the two gasped as the droid took no damage at all! The Super Battle Droid charged at them and started to shoot. Ahsoka and Barriss rolled one way while Cheshire jumped onto the road above. Ahsoka and Black Widow were sent to the ground as the droid started to shoot randomly. It ran over Ahsoka and Barriss, stomping on their chests, much to their very pain. Jade just watched with interest and confusion as Ahsoka started to ride on its back. "Hey wait!" she yelled to Cheshire, but the feline assassin did nothing of the sort. Ahsoka looked to her as she continued to hang on for dear life. "Hey, feline femme! Why are you just watching?!" Ahsoka demanded. Cheshire sighed and continued to stare as Ahsoka was knocked off. "Hurry and help us!" she yelled. Jade scoffed and looked down as she nodded her head no. "Apparently, I'm unreliable." She snippily stated. Ahsoka slashed at the invincible droid as Black Widow charged in and tried to stab at its back. Ahsoka looked angrily to the masked lady and scoffed. "Some adult you are, sulking over something like that! Didn't you promise to help?!" Ahsoka demanded. Jade cursed to herself in Vietnamese and sighed. "I guess I don't have much of a choice." She stated. With that, Cheshire pulled out a large rocket launcher and aimed it at the droid. Barriss and Ahsoka, who were tackling the droid, took notice and went aside. Barriss was actually the last to notice as Ahsoka went aside, but she gasped with shock as she ducked down to the ground. Cheshire then shot the missile and sent the droid running. Knowing its defeat, the Super Battle Droid ran away and into the night.

Happy Harbor February 24th 0913 hours

The next morning, since Marvin went missing, Cheshire decided to use Roy as the next bait. At the same restaurant, Roy and Martha sat down at a table at the outside. Martha smiled at Roy and nodded. "Pleased to meet you, I am Martha Harrison." Martha politely said. Roy smiled and nodded back. "I'm Roy Harper." He introduced himself. Martha placed a hand on her mouth and giggled a bit, as Roy smirked, causing her to blush.

Barriss raised an eyebrow as she looked over to the date. "So you and Cheshire have even managed to drag Red Arrow into this?" she asked, hanging over the gate. Ahsoka sighed as Braid continued to watch. "So if that girl isn't the culprit, then this is a big waste of my time." Barriss remarked. Ahsoka chuckled and patted Braid on the back. "Don't worry. Those who believe will be saved." She assured the zealous Mirialan.

Martha scoffed as she looked away from Roy and stretched out her legs. "You're half-playing me too, aren't you?" she asked. Roy lifted an eyebrow as Martha sighed and went on. "A guy like you can't possibly be interested in a girl like me." She remarked. Roy double took her and nodded no. "No, I want to spend some time with you. You're a beautiful sight for me, Ma Cheri." Roy flirted. Martha gasped happily and ran over to hug the undercover archer.

On the outside of the private restaurant, Ahsoka has started to hang over the edge of the gate with Barriss to see what was happening. Two toddlers saw what was going on and just watched them. "Why is Roy going to her place?" Ashley asked. "Is she serious about that gold digger?" Ahsoka went on. Braid groaned and looked back to her. "No, Red Arrow's trying to root out that girl's true nature!" Barriss replied as she tried to regain her balance on the wall. Ahsoka grunted as she regained herself. "Oh, I see." She stated. At that moment, the two toddlers ran away. "Mom, Dad! There are some weird ladies over here!" the two yelled out. Braid took notice of this and tried to motion for them to hush quiet. Ahsoka couldn't hold her grip and fell as Lex Luthor once again walked out from the restaurant. This time, he took notice of the two and raised an eyebrow. Ahsoka looked to him and fell down, as did Barriss. "What are you two girls doing?" Luthor asked. Ashley said nothing as she pressed her hand against the wall and started to whistle. Braid just looked around and placed her hands on her hips.

Martha took Roy to her apartment, much to the archer's discomfort. Martha panted excitedly as she let Roy in. "I'm sorry if the place is a bit dirty, but please be comfortable!" she madly stated. Roy just smiled as Martha dragged him in. She wouldn't stop rambling about how it was the first time she brought someone into her home, but when the time was right, Roy knocked her out cold. "It was a boring conversation anyways." He remarked to himself.

Roy started to look around the house for any signs of Marvin or Mal. He started to search in every possible and impossible place that the two could be, even in some of the smallest places. From a staircase nearby, Ahsoka and Barriss were watching. Ahsoka had some binoculars and a walkie-talkie as she spied on Roy. Barriss groaned as she looked to her and grabbed the binoculars. "Let me see!" Braid yelled, strangling Ahsoka. Ashley groaned and grabbed it back. "No way! This is mine! Give it back!" Ashley demanded.

Inside of the house, Roy continued to look throughout the house. He broke down some locked doors to rooms, and even a closet door. He continued to look nonstop as he knew that Mal and Marvin had to be around somewhere. Where ARE they? He asked himself mentally. After thinking, Red Arrow continued to look around.

Ahsoka and Barriss finally reached a compromise and were sharing the binoculars. As they were watching, Ahsoka's cellphone started to ring. Ahsoka reached for her cell and then answered the call. "Hello?" she asked. After hearing Jade say something, Ahsoka raised an eyebrow. "What?" she asked again.

Washington DC 1116 hours

Jade paced around as she spoke on the phone. "Martha Harrison isn't the culprit; I just realized that from one of my sources. It turns out she had an alibi for the day Mal was kidnapped." Cheshire explained, jumping out the window. "Then who did it?" Ahsoka asked back on the phone at Happy Harbor.

Meanwhile, Roy continued to look for Mal and Marvin. He looked in every room of the house. As he took a look in the bathroom, Roy closed it after seeing no one was there. Ah, what the heck? He asked himself. With that, he ran back into the restroom and used the toilet. As Red Arrow continued to look, there was a knock on the door. Roy gasped and straightened up his tuxedo. He walked over to the front door and saw another man standing there in a green jacket covering a black shirt. He wore denim jeans and he looked quite annoyed. "I'm sorry, but do you think you could please try to keep it down?" the man asked. Roy sighed and nodded. "Sorry about all that." He apologized. The man smiled and nodded, in which Roy did the same. Just then, he noticed something on the man's head. They were sunglasses of some sort, and they were very rare. Mal was the only one seen wearing them! Roy nodded and closed the door as the man left back to his house.

At the restaurant, Jade, Ahsoka and Barriss all ate to meet and talk about what Roy discovered. "Nicholas Russell, so is that who did it?" Jade asked. Ahsoka nodded as she ate some of her soup. "Yeah, and this time, I'm sure that this guy is the real culprit." Ahsoka explained. "It seems that he has some sort of grudge against Mal for breaking up a black market deal." She added on. Braid looked to her and scoffed. "How do you know that it's that dude?" Jade asked skeptically. Ahsoka sighed. "He wears Mal's signature shades. They're rare, and hard to get a hold on. It's just as planned!" Ahsoka explained. Barriss scoffed and tossed around her salad. "It could be just a coincidence." She stated optimistically. Ahsoka nodded no as they continued to eat. All of a sudden, the three slumped back in their chairs as the heat was getting to them. "I guess that springtime and summer came early." Jade joked. Both Ex-Jedi shot her a glare and groaned.

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At Nicholas's house, someone rang the doorbell. Nick ran up to the door and gaped. There was Ahsoka in her human form, only with a black tube top, low jeans and sandals. She smiled and giggled. "I hear you're single." She stated. Nick laughed and brought her inside. "This is perfect! I'm juggling two single ladies!" Nick stated. Ahsoka chuckled nervously and smiled to the man. "I'll bring you two a drink." Nick stated. Ashley smiled and then raised an eyebrow. Who's the first girl? She asked herself. Just then, she turned and saw Jade in an orange tank top with a low skirt and green flats. Ahsoka ran up to her and whispered. "You! Your plan is to pretend to be a single girl and check things out, right?" Ashley asked. Jade raised an eyebrow as Ahsoka nudged her. "Nice plan!" she whispered sarcastically. Cheshire looked to her sternly and scowled. "Don't say anything!" she whispered. "Just like me!" Ahsoka went on, ignoring the comment. Jade looked down and squirmed. "I feel so embarrassed." She stated indignantly.

At that moment, the doorbell rang again. As Nick went to answer the door, Ahsoka and Jade started to stare each other down. "This doesn't mean we're cool, even with that whole act you pulled in Canada!" Ahsoka reprimanded. Nick then came back squealing with excitement. "Now, I've got three hotties to make out with!" he exclaimed. Ahsoka and Jade gaped to see Barriss. She was wearing a one-piece bikini and short jeans, along with black flip flops. She was stunned to see the other two girls there, and the three just stood around silently at the awkward moment.

As Nick came back with beer, the three stopped their pensive glares and looked lovingly to the man. Braid cleared her throat as Ashley and Jade eyed her suspiciously. Braid smiled as she tripped Nicholas and caught him with one arm. "Let's forget our dates and just get married already!" Barriss exclaimed. Nick blushed as Barriss reached into her bikini. Nick started to pant as Braid soon pulled out a wallet. She then unveiled a long line of photos of houses to show. "I'm sexy and wealthy! I'll buy us a luxurious house by the sea and we can live together forever!" Barriss yelled. Nick started to nod, but Ahsoka's eyes widened as she took a closer look at the houses. "Aren't these Naboo?" she asked. Nick looked up and lifted an eyebrow. "Naboo?" he asked. Braid twirled back and pinched Ashley on the knee. "Yes, all of the best houses are under the brand of Naboo!" she stated.

Ahsoka squirmed in pain as she soon cleared her throat and kicked her shoes away. She walked up to Nick as if she were on a catwalk and gently placed him on the ground. Nick gasped with wonder as she started to stroke his ball with her toes. "Forget houses, we can have our children right now!" Ashley exclaimed happily. Nick stood flattered as Ahsoka reached into her jean pocket and took out four strands of hair braids. "I'm great with children, and our daughters can have fabulous hair, all made from Naboo!" she bribed. Jade and Barriss stood wide-eyed as they looked to the red, blonde, black and blue strands of hair. "Doesn't that one piece belong to your sister?" Braid asked, gesturing to the blonde streak. Jade nodded. "I wonder how she got those." Jade pondered.

Ahsoka stepped closer as she started to use her toes to reach for the man's zipper. Before she could do anything to him, though, Jade pushed her out of the way and pressed her sunglasses. "It's a world of crime out there, Honey." Jade drawled. Both of the Ex-Jedi looked to her as she took out a gun. "Marriage and sex can wait. I swear to be your bodyguard for the rest of our lives…" Jade said, catching the man's awe and the Jedi's groans. "… and I'll give to you… my heart." She concluded. Nick stood flabbergasted as Jade pressed her lip against his cheek. Ahsoka and Barriss just looked to each other with looks of disbelief, Ahsoka gritting her teeth and Barriss facepalming herself.

Nick panted as he started to fan himself. "I need some time to think." He stated, pondering over which girl to choose. Jade giggled and walked backwards, only to be grabbed by Braid and Ashley. "You are unbelievable! You're trying to use this incident to get a client?!" Ahsoka asked in disbelief. Jade nodded no, and was about to argue until Ahsoka interrupted her again. "How am I wrong?! If you defend that greaser…" Ahsoka stared out. "I said you're wrong!" Jade whispered back. Barriss sighed and looked to them. "Cut it out." She whispered exasperatingly. While the two green girls argued, Barriss looked back to where Nick was and narrowed her eyes at what was now an empty spot. "She's gone!" Barriss yelled. Ahsoka looked up and clapped with delight. "So it is her!" she stated. Jade just groaned and followed the two down the hall.

As Nicholas went down the elevator of the apartment, the three girls just caught up with him. Ahsoka panted and ran down the stairs, pushing aside Barriss, who chased after her and pushed aside Cheshire.

As soon as Nick got to the bottom of the building, he turned to head to his work. Before he could get out, though, the same Super Battle Droid the girls fought earlier came out and shot him in the chest. Ahsoka, Barriss and Jade arrived just in time to see it all happen. They then placed their combat suits on while Ahsoka shifted herself to get into her fighting suit and the three ran across the streets to where the Super Battle Droid was headed.

As soon as they arrived, Ahsoka and Barriss gasped. There were over a dozen droids standing there! "What are Separatist Droids doing on Earth?" Black Widow asked. Ahsoka activated her lightsabers and shrugged. "I don't know, but we'd better take care of them!" she stated. Black Widow nodded and activated hers as well. A MagnaGuard then came up and attacked them, but Cheshire struck back with a katana. As Cheshire gasped at how it did no effect on the machine, a Commando Droid then pushed her aside and they engaged in a battle. Barriss locked blades with the MagnaGuard as Ahsoka soon pushed it off before being attacked by another MagnaGuard. Black Widow then tackled another one of the droids away as Cheshire threw some shurikens at them, destroying the Commandos only. Barriss performed an overhead attack, in which the MagnaGuard knocked her off with his staff.

Ahsoka regrouped with Barriss and panted. "What now? The man got killed and we have no idea where Mal and Marvin are!" Ahsoka exclaimed. Cheshire continued to throw shurikens at the MagnaGuards, even when they started to near her dangerously. Barriss shrugged as she joined in to attack. Ahsoka groaned as she slashed apart one of the Super Battle Droids. Before she could join in to attack, she heard a familiar clanking noise. She then looked aside and noticed a Spider Droid. "So that's what was making that sound!" Ahsoka exclaimed. She gasped with realization and smiled. "So if that droid's been targeting the guys…" she said to herself. Ahsoka smiled and then charged after the droid.

As the Spider Droid crawled into a warehouse, Ahsoka tackled it and threw it off, unveiling a tarp revealing the unconscious boys! Ahsoka looked to them and smiled. "Bingo!" she exclaimed. Ahsoka was then knocked off by the Spider Droid and began to deflect each of its shots. She soon sliced apart its cannon and looked out the window to see Barriss and Cheshire. "Barriss, here it comes!" she yelled.

Outside, Black Widow and Cheshire nodded acknowledgment. Barriss grew her wings and readied her lightsabers as Jade unsheathed her rocket launcher. Inside, Ahsoka continued to slash away the Spider Droid's weaponry as Barriss flew into the air and pointed her lightsabers downwards and Cheshire readied her missile projector. As Ahsoka sliced off its antenna, she Force-Pushed it outside of the warehouse window. The droids screamed as the Spider Droid crashed into them all and sent them flying. Cheshire shot at all of them while Black Widow then encircled her wings around her to drill right into the enemies with her blades.

Inside of the warehouse, Ahsoka grunted a 'yes!' as she panted. She then placed her hands on her hips victoriously before walking out of the warehouse. Just then, Marvin's snoring caught her attention. Ahsoka then quickly walked back in. "Oh… I forgot." She stated, going back to retrieve the two males.

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Ahsoka and the rest of the girls watched as Mal and Karen started to rekindle. Marvin just walked home while Mal and Karen shared a long kiss. The three girls smiled before Barriss broke the silence and the moment. "Now that this has all been taken care of, I'll be taking my leave." Black Widow stated. Ahsoka looked to her seriously as Barriss shared the same look. "Next time we meet, you're dead." Black Widow warned. With that, she grew her wings and flew away into the night.

Ahsoka and Jade looked up as Black Widow took her leave. Jade looked to Ahsoka soon after and blinked before placing on her cat mask. "I'll see you later." She stated. Ahsoka chuckled before gasping. "Wait, Cheshire!" she yelled. Jade was about to leave until she heard Ahsoka call out to her. "What is it?" she asked. Ahsoka squirmed and looked down to her feet meekly. "I just need to stay with you for the night." She replied. Cheshire took off her mask and raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Of course, for now." Jade replied back. Ahsoka smiled as they both leapt across the buildings, away from Artemis's apartment. "But I have to ask why." Jade stated. Ahsoka sighed nervously and looked to her. "Let's just say that when I get back to the Team, there will be an angry archer, Martian, magician and rocket all waiting to kill me for taking their hairs." Ahsoka replied honestly. The two then laughed as they disappeared like Cheshire cats.

Author's Note: Ha, well what did you think of this chapter, everyone? I tried to make it as comedic as possible in order to get away from all the dark stuff I've been having in my story so far. Please like it, because it took me quite some time to make. I would like to give a special thanks to The Christian Jedi for helping me out in this story. Without him, or without any of your supports, I would have never gotten this far in Path of the Padawan. Now, I assure you, a new chapter will be out later this week. I hope that you all enjoyed this chapter. Please feel free to review and rate, because I am always keen to hear from you guys. For now, this is SuperHeroTimeFan signing off for now. I wish you all an excellent week and great evening!