Author's note: So I am really sorry about how long this took to come out. Life is busy. Thank you to the people who reviewed!

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Ahsoka was now bound and helpless on the ground. After Dooku had spared her life, he had taken her lightsaber and had taken her to his secret base on Zuliria. He had taken Ventress with him for torturing her, Ahsoka guessed.

"Again, answer my question, where are the Republic going to attack next?"

"I already told you. I don't know."

Dooku walked over to her and slapped her on the face. She said nothing. They wanted information from her but she would not give it or rather she did not have it. Dooku had probed her mind for hours now but Ahsoka had been trained to hind away her thoughts and memories. After hours of Dooku's questions and receiving nothing, Dooku brought in Ventress.

Ventress laughed wickedly when she saw Ahsoka on the ground with a grimace on her face.

"I will make sure she tells us everything we need to know."

"Now remember Ventress, you cannot kill her at least not yet."

"As you wish, master."

With that the Count left, leaving the two women alone.

"You will get nothing from me, harpy"

"Oh after I am done I am positive you will be begging me to kill you and you will spill every secret you know, you bloodskin."

"In your dreams"

"Well tell me how this feels" Ventress yelled as she touched Ahsoka's back with her lightsaber. Ahsoka yelped in pain.

"I thought so." Ventress said with a grin. Ahsoka again grimaced and closed her eyes. Ventress kicked her in the side over again until it hurt to the barest to the touch. Ahsoka tried to not let it get to her. When Ventress saw this was not hurting her enough to spill her secrets, she took both of her lightsaber and put their tips in Ahsoka's back and dragged them through. Ahsoka screamed in agony and the smell of burned flesh filled the air. Ventress laughed in delight of Ahsoka' pain and did it again except instead of down the back from left to right. Ahsoka was now screaming bloody murder. Ventress kicked her over so she could slice into the stomach of Ahsoka. Ventress was about to bring her lightsaber to Ahsoka's stomach but Ahsoka moved out of the way so the light saber touched her side instead. It cut her deeply. Ahsoka force pushed Ventress away.

She could not let Ventress hurt her child. Ventress turned off her lightsaber and took out a piece of metal cord. She took it and put it around Ahsoka's neck and pulled it so it cut into the skin. Ahsoka was beginning to gasp. Ventress pulled harder. Ahsoka thrashed around trying to break loose of the cord. Ventress just pulled harder. Ahsoka tried to use the force again but she could not with her breath almost gone.

"I don't know anything!" Ahsoka rasped

"You are lying."

"Do you really think I know anything? I am just a padawan!" Ahsoka tried to shout.

Ventress desperately wanted to kill the padawan right there but she knew if she did her master would be very angry. Ventress let go of the cord and let Ahsoka gasp in a few breaths. Ventress took one lightsaber and was about to cut off one of Ahsoka's headtails but again Dooku stopped her.

"Wait, Ventress."

"But master, I.."

"Ventress, leave us. Now."

"Yes, my Lord."

Ventress left with a huff and muttered under her breath about now being able to show her true power.

"If you are here to ask my more question about the army and their secrets, then I don't honestly don't know anything. I get mission and I complete it."

"I know." Dooku answered simply.

"What?"

"I said I know. Are you deaf as well as stupid?"

"Then why did you let Ventress torture me?"

"Just to make sure and she is still angry about me not letting me kill you."

"So what are you going to do with me now?"

"Well since you cannot give us information personally then I am sure that if we trade you for someone who does and gain a few creds at the same time."

"They will never give you any thing for me."

" We will see."

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(On the Resolute)

"Rex, Get in here. You need to see this." Anakin yelled out to his captain.

"Yes, sir."

"Just watch." Anakin told him as he pointed to the holoboard.

On came a holoclip of Ahsoka and Ventress. Ventress was torturing Ahsoka and Ahsoka was screaming bloody murder. Rex saw Ventress cut into Ahsoka's back and nearly choke her to death. He saw Ahsoka call out that she did not know anything. Rex's hands balled into fists as he saw this. The last part of the torture he saw was Ventress again taking out her lightsaber. Then the holoclip went to Count Dooku.

"We will return her to you, alive, for one million creds and Ko Sai. If you fail to meet our demands then we will kill her. Only two people will be allowed to deliver the items, if you fail to do so, she dies. Meet us at Teth at the same monastery where you found the huttlet on that mission long ago. I'll be coming with the girl. I will meet you in two hours of sending this holoclip." Then the holoclip ended.

Rex said nothing. He just kept looking at where the holoclip had been. Replaying in his mind the torture Ahsoka had gone through.

"Rex, are you okay?"

"I'm fine but Ahsoka isn' have to give them their demands."

"Rex you know we can't. Ko Sai is too important to give up."

"So you are saying that she is more important than Ahsoka."

"No, that is not what I meant. They are both important and we can't afford to lose either."

"Then how are we going to get her?"

"Don't worry we'll get her. Just like with the hostages we go in and fight to get her back."

"But sir they said they would kill her if we brought more than two people."

"Yeah but I have a bad feeling this is a trap. We will arrive an hour early and have our men hide. Then we will fly out and come back to make it look like we are doing nothing suspicious. Dooku comes out of the ship and we have someone shoot him from the back and kill him. Killing two nunas with one stone."

"Wouldn't be easier to give the owners of the numas money for them because I have a bad feeling about this."

"It will work."

"How much more time do we have?"

"I received this holoclip half an hour ago meaning we only have a an hour and half to get going."

"Let's go."

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Being at the monastery brought back terrible memories especially for Rex. That was the day that only five of the 501st legion lived. It was a terrible battle and it seemed as the ghosts of the legion were still there. It gave Rex the creeps to be back with here but it was worth it just to have Ahsoka back with him safe. It was also where he had one of his very first missions he had Ahsoka with them.

Anakin and Rex watched with anxiety as Dooku's ship landed. Dooku walked out with a lightsaber to Ahsoka's throat. Ahsoka looked terrible for the most part. There were bruises all over her face and she was dressed in a black jump suit now. Her hands were binded and there was a collar around her neck attached to a chain like a dog. Rex and Anakin were angry when they saw this. Rex searched Ahsoka's big eyes. It looked like she had just been crying and they were filled with something that was never there before. Fear. Following Dooku was Ventress. Ventress also had her lightsaber out and was alert as if she was excepting an attack.

Anakin and Rex looked at each other. They had not expected this. The plan was not going according to plan. Rex and Anakin looked back at the group as soon as the Count began to talk.

"I am disappointed in you especially you, Skywalker. I thought Jedi were honorable people yet here you are going to ambush. Don't look surprised. We've been watching this monastery for two hours. We saw you come here and drop off the men to ambush us. Now she will die. But we will not let you have the treasure of her body."

"Men fire at him and the bog witch. Make sure not to hit Ahsoka" Rex yelled as he took out his blaster.

But before any man could fire a shot, they were already in the ship and flying away. Rex shouted at the sky. Rex could not believe that Ahsoka had been right in front of them and they couldn't save her. Then it dawned on him that Ahsoka would probably die. Rex turned off the speaker in his helmet so no one could hear him scream Ahsoka's name. Anakin put a hand on his shoulder but Rex shook it off and walked on to the ship. She was gone. They were gone.

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(Back on the Resolute)

"We have an incoming message, General Skywalker. I cannot trace it location. Would you like to see it?"

"Yes of course."

The clone pushed a button and another holoclip came up on the board. Rex and Anakin both watched with great intent especially when they Dooku.

"Well, my enemies, you failed to deliver our demands and now you will see Ahsoka die."

The holoclip turned to Ventress and a Togruta. The togruta was on the ground on her knees with her eyes closed, awaiting death. Ventress tool out both of her lightsabers and turned them on. She placed them, scissor style, on either side of the victim's neck.

"Now you die, you filthy pet."

Ventress was not even at the end of the word pet before she sliced off the Togruta's head, which fell to the ground with a deafening thump. She was dead.

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Author's note: Sorry that was so choppy and there were so many scene changes. I really am. I will make the next chapter smoother. But I hope you still liked the chapter! Please Review!