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P.S. Karen Traviss (as if you would actually be reading this) I am so sad that you aren't going to write any more Star Wars novels after Imperial Commando. I love your books and I wish you the best!

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(On the Resolute)

"She is alive!" Rex nearly shouted at Anakin as they walked down the hall together.

"Just because you found a piece of jewelry, does not mean she is alive."

"Sir, how can you say that? She is obviously being held prisoner by Ventress."

"Rex you saw the holoclip just as I did. She is dead. You are just lying to yourself because you can't accept the truth. The braid was probably just taken away from her."

"Sir what if the togruta that was killed wasn't Ahsoka."

Anakin stopped and turned to face Rex.

"Rex, listen I am a Jedi and Ahsoka and I share a connection so I would be able to feel Ahsoka through the force if she was alive. As soon as the togruta was killed, I could not feel Ahsoka in the force. Okay, do you get the picture now?"

"Sir, she is not dead."

Anakin was now getting frustrated.

"Rex, get it through your head that she is gone. She is never coming back. I know she isn't and you should too."

"Why can't you be wrong? Is it because I'm a clone? Is it because you're a Jedi?"

Anakin drew his lips to a tight line. His eyes flickered with anger.

"I cannot be wrong because I am right. Now, Captain I suggest you get back to the bridge before I send you back to Kamino."

"How can you just go about and not even worry about her? She didn't mean anything to you, did she?"

Anakin slammed Rex to the wall with a good bit of help from the force.

"Don't you every tell me that Ahsoka was not important to me. She may have been your girlfriend but she was my little sister. Trust me I would know if she was alive or not. Now get going. That's an order." Anakin hissed as he let go of clone. Rex looked at Anakin before shaking his head and leaving.

Anakin let out a breath of relief. He knew he shouldn't have gotten mad at Rex. He probably would have acted the same way if Padme had died and he found the Japor Snippet he had given her. But was there any truth to what Rex had said? Was Ahsoka alive? Anakin just shook off the thought and went to his quarters.

He sat on the bed and pulled out his commlink. He needed to talk to Obi-wan.

"What is it, Anakin? You do know that we are in the middle of a war don't you?"

"You can spare a few minutes, I'm sure."

"Fine, what is it?"

"The clone trooper that loved Ahsoka thinks Ahsoka is alive because he found her padawan braid."

"And you don't believe him?"

"No, of course not. We all saw Ahsoka's death and her funeral as well. She can't be alive."

"Why not?"

"I just told you. I saw her death. I felt her death."

"What do you mean you felt her death?"

"As soon as the head was cut off the Togruta. I couldn't feel Ahsoka in the force."

"Just because you can't feel her in the force does not necessarily mean it was her death. I remember Qui-Gon's death. It was a strange feeling in the force unlike what I had felt before."

"Master, not to be rude or anything. I have men die around me everyday. Why would Ahsoka be any different?"

"That is a good question. Anakin, I'm sorry but I have to go."

"Yes, Master."

"I will comm you later if I can."

Anakin turned off his commlink and headed back up to the bridge. He decided to shake off the thought of Ahsoka and his last conversation with Rex. He was in a war and he would not let people who could not except the truth change let his mind stray from completing the mission.

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Ahsoka laid on the floor of her new cell. She had been dragged to so many places, she could not even keep track. She had stayed with so many different general and leaders. The latest one she had been given to, was back to Ventress. Ventress had no trouble expressing her hate for Ahsoka and the child. Ventress would torture Ahsoka in anyway possible so long as it did not harm the child.

Ahsoka groaned when she heard the door open. She knew it was Ventress from the feeling in the force. Ventress felt like a fire that raged continually.

"Get up."

Ahsoka carefully got up. It was a little difficult for her now that she was almost six months along. Her stomach now bulged a good bit from the baby. Ahsoka had given up almost all hope of being saved by Anakin and Rex. She had left little clues of her existence but she doubted that they had been noticed. Not to say she had waited around for them to save her. She had tried to escape many times but without her lightsaber and in her condition, she never was able to make much more than past the enemy walls. It always led to more torture and more chains.

"Yes, Ventress. Are you here to torture me, again?"

"Not this time." This answer surprised Ahsoka. Ventress never came unless to torture her then give her some rations.

"Here, they are a gift from the Dark Lord himself." Ventress spat as she tossed some clothes on the ground. Ventress tried to make everything difficult for Ahsoka. As Ahsoka bent to the ground to pick them, Ventress pushed Ahsoka to the ground then left in a huff.

Ventress did not like that the Dark Lord paid so much attention to the Togruta.

The Togruta took the clothes and put them on. They were so much better than the clothes she had been wearing for so long. Ahsoka put a hand on her stomach. She could sometimes feel the child moving. Ahsoka smiled when she felt the movement. The child was her reason to live now.

"I love you." Ahsoka whispered to her unborn child.

"And I'm sure your daddy loves you too." If he knew you were alive, Ahsoka added mentally.

Ahsoka heard voices coming from outside her door. She carefully got up and put her ear to the door. From what she could hear, it was a conversation between Ventress and Count Dooku.

"Ventress, you will have to drop the padawan with General Ivia Yulo. The Jedi are too hot on your trail. If they know that she's alive, they will try to save her at all costs."

"It will be done, my master."

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"What do you mean I have to watch some pregnant togruta? I have actual work to do."

"Tell the Count. I had nothing to do with this." Ventress walked away from the blonde-headed Chironian before she could say anything else. Ivia frowned and muttered something Ahsoka could not make out. Ivia looked Ahsoka over and then tugged on the chain as she began to walk. Ahsoka had to almost run to keep up with her because of Ivia's four horse legs. The Chironian wore a loose white tunic on her human half of her body. The building they were in was in a secluded area of Othone and was painted to blend in with the area.

"You are a Jedi, right?"

"Yes. I am Ahsoka Tano."

"I'm Ivia. I make weapons."

"Just like General Durd, a killer."

"General Durd was a stupid being. He killed living beings without regard. My weapons are far more efficient."

"How so?"

"Well, seeing as you going to die anyway, I suppose I can tell you."

Ivia pointed out some little balls that looked like droid poppers.

"Those over there is a little device that knocks any living thing that breathes in its fumes that it releases. Very useful to kill just a select being or take in prisoners. Fewer civilians are killed this way. I guess you could say they are the CIS' version of your droid poppers. Or the fumes can be switched with a different mix that simply kills all humans."

Ivia pointed to a small syringe on a table.

"When that is completed, it will be able to kill an entire army of clones perhaps the entire army."

Ahsoka looked carefully at the syringe. To her it looked like the ones used in the med bay. Its liquid was a sickly yellow color.

"As soon as it is injected, it will attack all the vital organs of the clone. It is highly contagious for all the clones."

"What about other humans?"

Ivia shook her head.

"No it is only contagious to those with DNA of Jango Fett. So no one else would die. Now here is your room. Please do not try anything funny. I would hate to use one of my weapons on you."

"How come I have not seen these weapons on battle field?"

"I have not had enough people to test them on yet. I haved used them on animals but the Count does not find that sufficient enough. Now please hurry up and get into the room. Like I said before I have work to do."

Ahsoka stepped into the room. It was clean for the most part and almost comfortable. Ahsoka turned around to look at the Chironian.

"You are not like most separatists I know."

Ivia looked at Ahsoka's baby bump and then back at her face with her dark violet eyes.

"You are not like most Jedi I know."

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"Sir, is something wrong?" Asked Coric who was sitting on his bunk as he watched Rex pace back and forth.

"General Skywalker maybe a Jedi but that does not mean he cannot be wrong."

"What happened between you and him? You two have been mad at each other since last week."

Rex just glanced at the clone trooper then kept pacing. In his hand he held the padawan braid. He had never felt so obligated to disobey orders. For the first time in his life he really wished that Anakin was not a Jedi. Rex knew that the Togruta that he had seen killed was not Ahsoka no matter how much they look alike. Suddenly Rex stopped and looked at Coric.

"Coric, Have you ever wanted to be Captain?"

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Author's note: That was an interesting chapter to write. I was very hesitant to make an OC but I needed a different villain besides Ventress. If you have any ideas for weapons then go ahead and PM me. Anyway, I hope you liked the chapter.

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