-Obi-Wan-

"Naboo? What were you doing on Naboo?" Standing on the control deck of the Revelation, I was curious why Anakin and his troops were separated. I had a strong feeling he was doing something he shouldn't have been doing, but it was Anakin. There was no stopping him.

Anakin's hologram shrugged and said, "I had some business to take care of, Master."

I raised my eyebrows and looked at his Padawan, Ahsoka. "Were you with him?"

She smiled brightly, a little too brightly, and said, "Of course, Master. We had to stop there to get some new parts for the ship after we were nearly killed getting-"

I waved my hand tiredly. "Never mind, I don't want to know. There are more pressing matters to deal with, Anakin. Your troops haven't arrived at the Revelation yet."

Anakin's smile was replaced with a deep frown. "That's impossible. Captain Rex signaled me that they were nearly there just a few hours ago."

"I've said it before, many times. Your Captain is about as good as following orders as you are."

"Master, this isn't the time for jokes."

"Calm down, Anakin. All clones have tracking units on their belts; we just have to find their signal. Where did that signal come from, when Rex contacted you?"

Ahsoka's hologram was already pressing the buttons to find out. She frowned, confused. "They Omega sector. What were they doing there?"

I rubbed my chin and said slowly, "Well, I believe that there is a smugglers' route through that sector. A short cut to Ryloth. And besides, not much is out there. They wouldn't have run into any trouble."

Ahsoka asked hesitantly, "What if they did?"

I looked at her and said, "I can't imagine why. The next closest Separatist outpost is no where near there."

She frowned. "This just doesn't make sense…"

Anakin interjected, "Master, something is wrong. I can't even find their signal." He looked at Ahsoka, then back to me. "Foul play."

"Let's not jump to conclusions. Try doubling the strength of the signal to the Omega sector. They could still be there."

Something was definitely out of place, that was for sure. Commander Cody stepped forward from where he had been observing and said, "General, this system has been pretty quiet for the last few weeks. I'm sure another unit would be able to take our place, if we should go to find General Skywalker's men."

"I was thinking along those lines, as well. We shall have to wait for permission from the Council, however."

He nodded and stepped back again as Anakin said, a little startled, "You were right!"

I shrugged. "I usually am."

He ignored me and continued. "It's a very, very faint signal, but they're still there, that's for sure. What should we do?"

I folded my arms and said, "Has your system been fairly peaceful for a month or so?"

Anakin opened his mouth to answer, but Ahsoka jumped in for him. "Peaceful? Nothing has happened for at least two! It is so… boring." She shrunk underneath the glare from her Master.

I smiled, remembering that Anakin had been like that when he was my Padawan. "Don't punish her, Anakin. That's good news for all of us. I shall ask permission if we can leave our systems to another unit, and then contact you again with the results." I bowed, showing that we were done.

Ahsoka gave a deep bow out of respect, while Anakin gave a shallow one. The holograms flickered off, and I tapped in the coordinates of the Jedi Council on Coruscant. To my surprise, instead of Master Yoda, Master Ti appeared with Master Windu. I bowed to each before Master Windu began to speak.

"Obi-Wan, I trust that all is peaceful in the Ryloth system?"

"Yes, Master. The Twi'leks have proved an invaluable aide to our cause."

Master Ti said, "Than what is the cause for this, Obi-Wan?"

"Anakin's troops have not arrived at this station, Masters."

They looked at each other before Master Ti said slowly, "And why not?"

"We do not know why, neither does he."

Master Windu's voice seemed razor sharp as he asked, "Why was Skywalker not with his troops?"

"I do not know the answer to that, either. He told me he had to fix his ship because it had been heavily damaged in an assault, so he stopped in the Naboo system to make repairs."

Master Ti said, "You want to go with Skywalker and his Padawan to search for his missing troops?"

I bowed deeply. I had always respected her, she was as tuned into the Force as Master Yoda and almost as brilliant with a lightsaber. "Yes, Master. Anakin reported his Captain last signaled them from the Omega sector, and when he tracked the clones, that was where they appeared."

Master Windu said, "I do not like how Skywalker is flinging his troops around without a leader. You must restrain him, Obi-Wan, before it gets too out of hand."

Master Ti said softly, "Obi-Wan, you realize how much the clones help us. Even though they may not think so, they are all invaluable. We need them more than they realize."

She looked to Master Windu, who nodded and said, "Shaak Ti speaks the truth. Go to the Omega system with Skywalker and Tano and find those troops. We will send a few more units to your systems, but we need to keep this quiet. The last think we need is for a Separatist attack on either system now, seeing how stretched out we are."

I bowed, saying, "Thank you, Masters."

They flickered off the holoprojector. I turned to Commander Cody and said, "Get your troops ready to go to the Omega Sector."

He snapped a salute. "Yes, sir!" He turned sharply and walked away, barking orders into his comlink.

I waited until he was away to contacted Anakin and Ahsoka. "We're all clear," I said. "Get ready to leave when your replacements get there."

Anakin smiled triumphantly and Ahsoka said quietly, "I hope that they're okay. I mean, who knows what's out there?"

"From my guess, not much."

"Besides, Snips, Rex can handle it. He's been through far worse."

She rolled her eyes and murmured, "And it's usually your fault."

Just as he was about to retort, I laughed and said, "And, Anakin-"

"Wait, let me guess. The Council is wondering why I sent them off alone, even though I was ordered to go to the Revelation with them."

"Good guess. And, quite frankly, I'm curious as well." I folded my arms and raised my eyebrows.

Anakin smiled widely and said, "I'll have to tell you another time, because now we have to go get ready."

As their images flickered off, I rolled my eyes and wondered how boring, yet sane my life would be if not for those two.