Hello everyone! I'm back again hauling a new, action packed chapter. Apologies for the wait and shortness. I hope you enjoy ;).
Captain Rex had finally decided where Anakin and Obi-wan were at the time of the Temple call. Hopefully, to their reckoning, Anakin and Obi-wan would still be there, alive. Ahsoka and Padme stood worriedly around the holo-projector, studying the system, Kashyyyk. "I have finally decided on how to get there," Ahsoka informed the captain, glancing briefly at Padme. "We are taking the standard battleships on the pretense of a mission. The clones will believe us, and technically it is true. We must embark at once to insure that the Jedi won't stop us however," Ahsoka informed her close clone friends and Padme. They nodded and Rex grinned.
"Sounds like a plan boys. Let's go hijack some Republic Ships!" Rex declared excitedly as he loaded his gun. Ahsoka smiled at his antics before turning to Padme.
"Are you sure you want to come with us?" she asked the Senator softly. Padme nodded, chewing her lip thoughtfully. "Well, get ready then," Ahsoka prompted and left to ready herself.
"We have arrived at the Kashyyyk system commander." A clone shouted over the usual bustle of the flight deck. Ahsoka nodded sharply and turned to Rex, "Get the shuttles ready, we'll leave in ten minutes. You! Fetch Padme from the observation deck," Ahsoka demanded and turned to face the window again. She could feel the life forces of her master and Obi-wan slowly draining away. They had only a matter of time.
As the shuttle landed, Ahsoka threw open the hatch, revealing dense jungle and wilderness. No life forms were in the area, as far as she knew. "Follow me, and keep up!" Ahsoka ordered and took off into the bushes, following the ebbing life-force of her dear master. The clones pounded after her, surprisingly angle for wearing their bulky armor. Padme was the one having trouble, mainly because she wasn't in combat every other day, unlike the seasoned warriors she was with. Rex, having noticed this himself, had two clones assist her.
Ahsoka finally skidded to a halt in front of what seemed a cave-in. She frantically looked around the blocked area, probing the rocks with the force, seeking any crack or weakness that she could exploit to enter into the cave, where she was certain Anakin and Obi-wan were. "Commander?" Rex asked as he and his charges finally caught up.
"We need to get in. Stand back," Ahsoka answered and waved them into the tree line. Taking a deep breath, she immersed herself in the force, drawing on its power and surety. Ahsoka lit her lightsaber and slowly forced it through the rock and dirt. She cut a door shape deep into the solid rock. Then she backed up. Ahsoka grasped the rock and pulled with the force. Slowly, it came loose, making a passageway. Ahsoka dumped the rock into a pile just to the side of the cave-in.
Padme looked uncertainly on. "Why would Anakin and Obi-wan go into a cave?" Padme asked Ahsoka. Ahsoka hesitated then studied the rocks and the caverns beyond.
"I do not believe this is a natural cave," Ahsoka finally answered. Padme looked at Rex, concerned.
"What do you mean? How can it not be a natural cave? I mean look at it," Dusty shouted from behind the others. However, none of the group was moving now. They were staring into the cavern with shock. Dusty shouldered his way far enough to see and then he too froze. "That's what I mean," Ahsoka said with awe resonating in her voice.
"Well, let's get a move on," Rex finally mustered and turned to Ahsoka. Ahsoka nodded and turned away from the sight. The sight of blood and laser scars in the old rocks. The bodies of prone droids and Wookies littered the floor. The group took a collective deep breath before they entered the abyss of darkness.
"Ouch!" Dusty shouted suddenly after ten minutes of silent shuffling deep into the mountain. Everyone jumped practically a foot into the air before they all turned accusing eyes to the clone. "Sorry! I just can't see anything!" The clone protested.
"You do have a flashlight on your helmet right?" Rex asked the clone, annoyed. Dusty winced then gathered his courage.
"'Course I don't! It's on my gun! And you guys said no guns out so I'm walking blind," Dusty complained. Rex smacked the clone over the head.
"You can detach the light, you pigheaded oaf!" Rex snapped, even though the corners of his lips were tugging upward at the new clone's lapse of judgement. Dusty flushed and snapped the light off. Ahsoka giggled and continued on, leading the way.
"Hey look!" Padme shouted from ahead Ahsoka as they rounded a corner. The cave floor was now solid white. They had come into a Wookie city beneath the earth. Now that it seemed they were in civilized territory, they moved with ease. It didn't take long to reach the end of the battleground just in front of a sealed door. Ahsoka sliced a hole into the door, barely bothering to wait and see if any Wookies would intercept them.
As the clones and Padme scrambled after Ahsoka, Ahsoka began walking down a deserted corridor. As she wandered around a slight bend in the hall, she caught a glimpse of scarlet. Ahsoka gasped and flew to Obi-wans body and next to it was Anakin…
Anakin: I'M DEAD SOMEONE SAVE MEEEE
Ahsoka: Skyguy
Anakin: WHAATTTT? You won't let me be dead in peaceeeee.
Ahsoka: How are you talking if you are dead dingbat?
Anakin: …
THE END FOR NOW