Okay, for all of you that asked, I looked it up to be extra sure, but Luke's Sith name is pronounced (Ay-yus) which is funny cause I was pronouncing it (You-us) haha. Anyway, I hope that clears that up for you guys.

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(Alternate Timeline)

Ahsoka Tano had just landed on Coruscant.

She was tired, no…exhausted sounded like a better word for it. She couldn't wait to get back to see her husband Lux soon, to relax on the couch in their apartment beside him, not worrying about conflicts between different species on multiple planets as Ahsoka had been for the past few weeks. Being sent from planet to planet, from mission to mission, back to back. She didn't even like these kind of missions, and hadn't really been good at them: so why did they keep sending her?

She shook her head with a sigh. She might as well hurry up getting to her briefing with the Council. The sooner the better. Besides, her former Master would be there, and she was looking forward to seeing him again.

With a smile, Ahsoka remembered the day that she had come back to the Jedi Order. She'd been overjoyed to see Anakin had finally gotten his deserved spot in the Council with the rank of Master. He had also been obviously ecstatic when she had come to rejoin the Order after the Council had done away with the no attachment rule. He'd been even happier and even a little shocked when she'd told him that she was married to Lux.

Needless to say it had been an interesting reunion.

Strangely enough, Anakin wasn't in the Council Room during the briefing. Neither was Master Kenobi. A grim mood seemed to be hovering over the other Masters, a mood that Ahsoka didn't miss. Something had happened while she was away…and she intended to find out what exactly that something was.

Now, Ahsoka made her way through the Temple halls, eyes scanning for any sign of the Skywalker family. Surely one of them was here: they would know what was going on.

Ahsoka paused as she came across her former Master's quarters. Stretching out her senses, she could feel a large group of Force Signatures inside…a large group of familiar Force Signatures...

Ahsoka didn't even knock on the door: she simply let herself in, her eyes taking in the many people inside. She saw Leia and Padme, so there was half the Skywalker family; and there was Master Kenobi standing beside Galen Marek and a red haired female she didn't know the name of. She did a double take as she spotted the tuk'ata curled up in a corner, not sure if she really was seeing the creature or if she was hallucinating it.

The next thing Ahsoka noticed was the tearstains on Padme's face, and the look of despair that seemed to be hanging over every one of them.

Obi-Wan was the first to speak.

"Ahsoka…you're back from your diplomatic missions already?" he asked, his voice worn and tired.

"Yes…much sooner than expected, don't you think?" she stated slowly. Her eyes scanned every one of their faces, and she took note of the two specific males missing from the group. "Where Anakin and Luke?" she asked, getting right to the point.

Padme looked away, a pained look falling across her face. Everyone was suddenly uncomfortable, and Obi-Wan had his own look of distress grace his features. Ahsoka felt a pit of fear wedge its way into her stomach. "Master Kenobi…Obi-Wan…where are they?" she asked, afraid of what he would tell her.

"I think you should come with me…" Obi-Wan said quietly

He brushed by her, and Ahsoka spared everyone one in the room one last glance. The tuk'ata in the corner, she noticed, rose to its feet and trotted after Obi-Wan. He didn't even flinch.

Ahsoka came even with him, gesturing to the tuk'ata. "What's with the hound?"

Obi-Wan sighed. "She arrived with Anakin. Apparently she's been protecting him the past few days, and she's recognized almost everyone close to him…it seems she recognizes you as well Ahsoka," he noted as the tuk'ata rubbed against Ahsoka's leg.

Ahsoka glanced at the tuk'ata. "Obi-Wan, what's happened?"

He sighed. "Anakin left for Korriban with Galen and Luke a while ago to investigate a dark presence that the Council has felt in the galaxy. Galen came back alone with a message from Anakin stating that Darth Sidious has returned. Galen also informed us that he and Luke had left Anakin on Korriban, Anakin staying behind and sacrificing himself to give them a chance to escape. Galen and Luke went separate ways on Centares, Luke returning to Korriban to rescue Anakin while Galen pressed ahead with the message…recently…a hired pilot arrived at the Temple with a severely wounded passenger on board and, well…"

They had paused in front of a room in the medical wing, and now Obi-Wan hesitantly pushed the door open, ushering Ahsoka inside. The tuk'ata trotted in ahead of her and Ahsoka stepped into the room, already dreading what she would find.

She froze when she spotted Anakin. He was tightly strapped down to the stark-white bed, looking more like a mental patient than a sick patient. He randomly twitched and spasmed, eyes closed, face contorted in pain, and skin waxen. His veins stuck out, looking a sickly blackish blue, spider-webbing all over his skin.

Ahsoka thought she was going to be sick. The tuk'ata trotted past her, hoping onto Anakin's bed and curling up next to and on top of him with a soft whine. Obi-Wan stood beside her.

"He's been like this several days now…the healers have been trying to find a cure but…they haven't found anything…any day now he's going to succumb to the poison and..."

His voice trailed off, and it seemed he was unable to look at his former Padawan. Ahsoka, however, couldn't seem to tear her eyes away.

"How?" she whispered.

"All we know is that Luke made a deal so that Anakin could save his father. He remained on Korriban, and we believe he's now being trained by Sidious. We believe that Sidious poisoned Anakin prior to making the deal with Luke, and it kicked in after the healers started treating him, so Luke is oblivious to Sidious' treachery."

"Why don't they have a cure?" she asked, finally turning to him.

Obi-Wan shook his head. "This is the first time this poison has ever been seen. It's custom made by Sidious. They've been studying his blood to try and find a way to reverse it, but they haven't found anything."

"Well maybe they're looking in the wrong place," Ahsoka said firmly.

"Ahsoka, they're doing everything they can—"

"Well than why don't we do something? Why don't we try to find some answers? There's got to be something we can do!"

"Do you think I haven't been trying anything myself Ahsoka? I've looked, I've asked around, I've pulled out all the informants I have: I can't find anything."

"What about the holocron vault?" she asked in a demanding voice.

Obi-Wan paused, and Ahsoka jumped on his hesitation. "Isn't there records dating back to the Sith Wars in there? What if Sidious used some of the past Sith's work? There might be answers in there!"

Obi-Wan sighed, looking away and at his friend strapped to the bed and enduring who knew what kind of suffering. As he watched, a healer came in and applied even more drugs to keep Anakin under and from hurting himself anymore.

"We'll see what we can find in the vault…" he said quietly. He felt ashamed to admit that he hadn't thought of that.

"Well than come on: who knows how long it will take to find something in there…" Ahsoka said, turning to leave.

"I'll get some of the other's to come and help us dig through them. There's a lot of holocrons, and if we're looking for something specific with no real idea what we're looking for, it's going to take a while."

Ahsoka nodded. "The more the merrier," she mumbled.

With that, they both left Anakin's room and made their way to the Archives, discussing the many different places they could start their search…

Luke kneeled down in front of his Master, keeping his breathing steady, even, and controlled. The dark side swirled around him, bending to his will, easily within his grasp. The chamber was cold and silent, but it had stopped bothering him.

The Sith Poison running through his veins had started showing their effects a few days ago. At first, Luke had curled up in agony at random when it had burned through him. But as it had progressed through his system and Luke had become more and more hardened by his Master's teachings, he'd come to resent such actions. Pain was a weakness that he was supposed to overcome; he knew that now.

If only he could get rid of that voice in the back of his head, that little conscious he now identified as the other him, begging him to turn away from what he was currently doing. He wished he could get rid of that voice. It would make this so much easier…

"Something troubles you Eius…" his Master finally said.

He stiffened just slightly. "This merging of the times Master…the other time's Luke is quite…opinionated…" he said simply.

His Master smiled a little, putting his finger's together as a contemplative look crossed his face. "Yes, he is, isn't he…having a conflict with the other time's Luke will not do…we will have to find a way to silence him."

"Is there any way to do that Master?"

Sidious' smile grew. "I can teach you to block him out…and we can keep him from merging with you whenever the timelines do finally meet."

Luke looked up at him sharply. "Master…is that really possible."

Sidious' eyes flashed dangerously, and Luke realized that he'd made a mistake, ducking his head low once more. "Do not ever doubt the power of the dark side Eius."

"I apologize Master…I was merely surprised that such a feat could be accomplished…" Luke murmured.

"Nevertheless, you shall be punished for your lack of vision…but not now…no, first we will deal with our little dilemma…"

Sidious rose from his seat, slowly circling the kneeling Luke, who did his best to stay still despite the icy nerves racing through him. He hated feeling vulnerable to Sidious, though he was perfectly aware that his Master was much stronger than he was.

He nearly jumped when Sidious spoke very near him. "This may sting a little," he hissed. Luke could practically sense him grinning in that sickening manner.

A split second later, Luke felt as if a spike was being slowly shoved into his skull. He cried out, collapsing to the ground in agony. He could hear Sidious cackling above him at his pain, but he didn't care. He clutched at his head with a howl, praying for the pain to end…

(Original Timeline)

All the way in the other timeline, Luke felt the effects as well. One moment he'd been walking down the hall in deep thought on his way to see Leia, the next he had dropped to the floor, pain ripping through every fiber of his being. It felt as if he was being ripped apart. Tears streamed down his cheeks, and he realized he'd screamed. He clamped his jaw shut tightly, curling up on the ground in the middle of the hall, withering in pain. What had happened? What was happening to him?

Images flashed rapidly in front of him, there one minute and gone the next.

"We will have to find a way to silence him…"

"I can teach you to block him out…"

"We can keep him from merging with you…"

Luke's tears streamed down his face and he distantly heard voices saying his name, but he was in limbo, halfway there, halfway in the other time. He couldn't answer.

What have you done to us? What have you done…

Leia and Han both crouched my Luke's side as he withered and screamed for no apparent reason on the floor in the hall, tears streaming down his face.

"Kid! Luke! Please, talk to me, what's wrong!"

"He's not hurt Han; I don't know what's happening!" Leia said, a note of hysteria touching in her voice. They were attracting spectators by the second in the public place.

"We have to get him out of here, help me pick him up," Han told her. His own voice was shaking. Of all the times that Luke had to collapse in an episode, it had to be in the middle of the Senate Building. Leia did her best to restrain the flailing Luke while Han carried him past the ogling onlookers.

They situated him in the back of the speeder Leia had taken to the Senate Building this morning, Leia sitting in the back with her brother, tears streaming down her face. Obviously both her and Han wanted the same answer: What was happening?

They had almost reached the apartment complex they were staying at when Luke's flailing movements slowed until he was simply trembling in the back. She smoothed back the hair on her brother's face, silently begging for him to open his eyes.

"Luke," she whispered. "Luke, can you hear me?"

He shivered, eyes squeezing closed even tighter for a moment. "Feels so empty…" he muttered.

"Luke what's going on? You have to tell us, you're scaring us!" she exclaimed, tears prickling in her eyes.

"I'm cut off…it feels so cold, so empty…like something's been ripped away…" Luke mumbled. "It hurts so much…"

His voice faded away and he went lax. For a moment, Leia feared that her brother had just died. However, even though his head lolled to the side, he was still breathing.

At least they were lucky enough that he hadn't died or anything. At least she still had her brother…

(Alternate Timeline)

He lay panting on the floor, relief seeping through him as he felt the pain slowly ebb away from him.

"It is done…" came Sidious' oily voice. "Rise Darth Eius…"

He opened his eyes, evening out his breaths as he rose from where he lay to a kneeling position once more. The small part of him that had plagued him as of late was gone, the voice blessedly silent. Inwardly, he smiled in satisfaction.

Sidious walked around him slowly, resuming his seat in front of him. "Look at me," Sidious hissed, his voice ominous in the darkness.

He raised his head slowly, blazing yellow eyes meeting his Master's.

Luke Skywalker was dead.

Darth Eius was now complete.