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Chapter 13

Anakin watched as the planet Teth grew larger in the viewports of the assault ship on which he was standing. Beside him stood his young apprentice who was also watching the planet grow larger with apprehension and excitement fighting in her gaze. She was a very determined if reckless Padawan and Anakin found himself wondering if he really could teach Ahsoka all she need to know to become a Jedi Knight.

Just teach her everything I taught you and she'll turn out fine, Obi-Wan's words echoed in Anakin's mind. He knew that he could teach Ahsoka everything Obi-Wan taught him but he couldn't help but wonder if he would be as good a master as his master before him.

"Master, are you all right?" Ahsoka asked breaking into Anakin's thoughts.

Anakin shook his head. "I'm fine," he replied.

"General, the ARF troopers have arrived," Admiral Yuralen said coming to a stop at Anakin's side. "They are waiting in the hanger bay."

"Thank you Admiral," Anakin said before he turned around and made his way toward the hangar bay with Ahsoka just behind him. He and Ahsoka only had one planetary rotation to return Jabba the Hutt's son, Rotta, to his father on Tatooine and Anakin wondered if he would be able to return Rotta to his father in time. He decided that he would no matter what.

Glancing at his apprentice, Anakin also resolved to train Ahsoka to the best of his ability. He was still determined to make his master proud of him after everything Obi-Wan has done for him and he had a feeling training Ahsoka would help in his quest. He turned his gaze to the hangar bay as he and Ahsoka walked into it to find the ARF scout troopers making their way across the floor to join them. Ahsoka ventured off to join the other clone troopers while Anakin met up with the scout troopers.

"Sir, we found that the renegades who took Jabba the Hutt's son have taken up refuge in a B'omar Order monastery," the first scout trooper said saluting.

"Did any of them see you?" asked Anakin.

"No sir. We are the best in our unit," the other scout trooper assured Anakin.

"Good. Get some rest. You've earned it."

"Yes sir," the scout troopers said saluting before he and the other scout trooper walked past Anakin out of the hangar bay. They slipped into the corridor and Anakin watched as they disappeared from sight before he walked over to join his apprentice.

"I find that highly unlikely," Rex was saying when Anakin walked into earshot of the clones gathered around his apprentice and they laughed. "So I heard you were surrounded by droids? How'd you escape?"

"Okay, so there's this wall with a hole behind him," Ahsoka said, "so I pull the wall down on the droids, destroying them and saving the general."

That caused the clones to laugh. "Is that true sir?" Rex asked glancing at Anakin.

Anakin shrugged a faint smile on his face. "More or less," he replied. "All right, men. Let's get moving."

"You heard the general, move out," Rex shouted before he and the rest of the clones immediately went toward the gunships that were preparing for takeoff.

Anakin glanced at his apprentice as Ahsoka walked over to join him. "Perhaps this is the time when you should learn that a Jedi is humble, my young Padawan," he said.

Ahsoka shrugged. "Sorry, just thought I'd cheer the guys up," she said.

Anakin shook his head. "Come on, we have a monastery to storm," he said.

Ahsoka chuckled before the two of them made their way toward the gunship that would take them down to the planet's surface.

When the gunship Anakin and Ahsoka were in ascended into the atmosphere of Teth, the droid stationed in front of the monastery immediately opened fire. The blast shields of the gunship closed and a red light illuminated the darkness within the gunship. Anakin and Ahsoka, bathed in the darkness with their dark cloaks over their shoulders, waited as the gunship ascending the ground.

"Prepare yourself men," shouted Rex from where he was standing just in front of Ahsoka as the gunship continued to make its way to the surface of the planet. The gunship continued its ascent before it neared the forest floor and Anakin narrowed his eyes.

"Stay close to me, Ahsoka," he said to his apprentice.

Ahsoka nodded.

"Wait, okay green light. Let's go," Rex shouted when the light that surrounded them turned green and the blast doors opened. Anakin leapt out of the ship before taking off running toward the rocky overhang with Ahsoka, who paused to deflect several blaster bolts back at the droids on the ledge, just behind him.

The AT-TE walkers fired back at the droids as Anakin pressed his back against the rock wall behind him and Ahsoka joined him along with the rest of the clones.

"So this is where the fun begins," Ahsoka said.

Anakin grinned. "Race you to the top," he said.

"I'll give you a head start."

Anakin grabbed one of the vines that hung against the rock wall and began his ascent. "Your mistake," he called over his shoulder as he made his way upward lightsaber ignited and flashing back and forth to block the blaster bolts that rained down on them from below.

Ahsoka laughed as she grabbed one of the vines and also began her ascent. The two of them along with the clones and the AT-TE's continued their ascent even as the droids continued to fire at them from above. Some battle droids attempted to fire on them from below but the clone troopers on the BARC speeders kept those droids busy.

Anakin was getting closer to the top of the overhang when he noticed Ahsoka, eyeing the AT-TE, swung over before landing on it as it continued its ascent. Cheater, Anakin thought with a shake of his head before he sent another blaster bolt flying back at the droids above him.

They were getting closer when Anakin sensed a disturbance behind him. He glanced sharply over his shoulder just in time to see the AT-TE that Ahsoka was on reeling backwards on two legs threatening to topple over. He swore inwardly before he let go of the vine and dived down before landing on top of the AT-TE.

Without pausing, he leapt from the walker to the STAP that was firing at the walker. He destroyed first three STAPs he landed on before claiming the last as his own. He smirked at Ahsoka as he flew past her although, inwardly, he was relieved she hadn't fallen off.

"You better keep up," he called over his shoulder.

"No fair," Ahsoka called back and Anakin laughed swerving upward as he fired at the droids above him. Luckily, by the time the droids destroyed the STAP, Anakin was just high enough to leap the rest of the way to the top of the cliff and he managed to take out the majority of the dwarf spider droids that had been firing at Rex and the others scaling the wall.

"Surrender Jedi," the droid stated but Anakin spun and sliced it in half. He sank into the Force before spinning and taking out another droid. His lightsaber seemed to move on its own with the Force aiding it so that it may find its target. Anakin finished off the last droid around him before turning around just as several droidekas appeared behind him.

"Blast it, Ahsoka, I told you to stay close to me," he muttered under his breath.

A blaster bolt shot across the platform before slamming into the droidekas and Anakin turned to find Ahsoka standing next to the gun on the AT-TE. "I can't get much closer, Skyguy," she replied.

Anakin chuckled. "I knew you'd get here, Snips, eventually," he replied before he glanced up as a clone approached him.

"The monastery is secured, General," the clone said saluting.

"Good job, sergeant," said Anakin before he began to make his way into the monastery with Ahsoka, Rex and his men just behind him.

"This looks like one of those monasteries I remember reading about during my studies at the Jedi Temple," Ahsoka commented.

"It was but bounty hunters took it upon themselves to use it as a hideaway," Anakin said glancing at his apprentice.

"And the monks just let them?"

"They usually didn't leave the monks with much of a choice."

They ventured a little deeper only to run into a droid who stepped back to avoid running into them. "Oh, hello," the droid greeted them. "I am 4A-7, the caretaker of this monastery."

Anakin narrowed his eyes; there was something about this droid that didn't sit well with him but he pushed it off as nothing to worry about. "Do you know where the prisoners are kept?" he asked.

"The bounty hunters keep their prisoners down in the lower levels, sir," the droid said. "But it is dangerous down there, no place for a servant girl." It glanced at Ahsoka as it said that

"Do servant girls carry this?" Ahsoka demanded igniting her lightsaber and pointing it at the droid. "I'm a Jedi Knight."

Anakin raised his eyebrows and Ahsoka's lekku twitched in embarrassment.

"Or soon will be," she said extinguishing the lightsaber.

"Rex, you and your men stay here while Ahsoka and I go get Jabba's son," Anakin ordered.

"Yes sir," Rex replied before he repeated the order to his men while Anakin and Ahsoka began making their way deeper into the monastery.

Ahsoka frowned as she and her master passed by another droid before she glanced at Ahsoka. "Master, you do know we're being watched don't you?" she asked moving quickly to catch up with her master.

"I know," Anakin replied not even glancing back although Ahsoka could sense that some of the droids had stepped out of their hiding places and were now following them.

"I don't like this. Can't I take care of them?" Ahsoka asked.

"If you feel so strongly about it then all right," Anakin said before walking a few more meters. Ahsoka followed before she whirled around and her lightsaber immediately flashed slicing through the weapons of the droids before slicing through them. Before long, the droids that had been following them were in pieces on the ground.

"Very good, you remembered to destroy their weapons first," Anakin commented.

Ahsoka beamed at the approval before adding cheekily, "I'm improving your technique," she said.

Anakin smirked before he ignited his lightsaber and sank it behind him destroying the droid that had popped up behind him. "Of course, you did miss one," he said turning around and starting to walk again.

"I did that on purpose," Ahsoka said quickly a flush creeping across her cheeks.

Anakin chuckled before coming to a stop next to one of the blast doors and his brow furrowed as an overpowering stench seeped into the corridor down which they were walking. "I sense our little hutt friend is here," he said.

"Ugh, I smell him," Ahsoka said wrinkling her nose.

Anakin smiled before opening the cell and gazing around the dark cell. Ahsoka peered in as well before frowning when she heard the sound of a baby's whimpering. She watched as small huttlet slithered forward whimpering and gazing at them with confusion in his eyes.

"I didn't think he'd be this young," Anakin commented.

"Oh, he's just a baby," Ahsoka said walking into the cell before kneeling down beside the huttlet. She gently lifted the huttlet into her arms before examining it. "He's cute."

Anakin grimaced. "He won't always be that way. Come on, we'd better get back," he said turning around before adding, "And since you think he's cute, you get to carry him."

Ahsoka grimaced but said nothing as she carried the little huttlet out of the cell before following Anakin as he led the way back to the where they had left the clones. When they reached the clones, Anakin glanced at her. "How's the huttlet? Still think he's cute?" he asked.

Ahsoka grinned. "You know, he's looks like you. See the resemblance?" she asked cheekily.

Anakin retorted with a "then maybe you should carry both of us," but Ahsoka could heard the amusement in her master's voice. She chuckled before she frowned when she noticed that the huttlet was coughing and his skin was pale.

"Master, I think the little huttlet's sick," she said worriedly. "He's turning every shade of green but what is his original color."

Anakin gently rested his hand on the huttlet's head before frowning. "You're right. We'll need to get him to the medical frigate as soon as possible. Trooper?" he called to one of the clones. "Bring me a backpack."

"Yes sir," the trooper said before handing Anakin a backpack and he gently put the huttlet into it.

Neither of them realized they were being watched.

"Will you please quit squirming?" Ahsoka complained. "We're just trying to help you."

"Stubborn hutts," Anakin muttered with a shake of his head before he managed to get the huttlet into the backpack without hurting him and he handed the backpack to Ahsoka and walking out of the monastery.

The two of them left the monastery behind before Anakin walked over to his starfighter. "Artoo, contact Obi-Wan," he called.

Anakin's astromech droid, ArtooDeetoo, beeped in response before the hologram of Obi-Wan Kenobi appeared before them. "Anakin, do you have the huttlet?" he asked.

"Yes master," Anakin replied, "and I believe that Dooku and the Confederacy were behind his abduction. I think that they took Jabba's son to convince him as well as the other Hutt clans to join the Confederacy."

Obi-Wan nodded. "That is likely so. I am on my way but I do believe you should try and return to Tatooine as soon as possible," he said.

Anakin opened his mouth to reply but, before he could, Ahsoka glanced up sharply. "Master, vulture droids," she shouted pointing with the hand that was holding the huttlet.

"Anakin, get the huttlet out of there and protect him. I'll get there as soon as I possibly can," Obi-Wan called sharply over the comlink.

"Yes master," Anakin replied before he cut the transmission and dashed toward the monastery.

"We'll hold them off for as long as possible, sir," Sergeant Coric with Hez at his side.

"Thank you. Everyone, back into the monastery," Anakin shouted before he ignited is lightsaber and blocked the oncoming blaster bolts. "Ahsoka, go!"

Ahsoka hesitated seeing that her master would likely need help but she also knew that the little huttlet needed medical attention as well as help too. "Yes master," she said before she turned around dodged around the blaster fire to hurry into the monastery. She was followed by the clone troopers and Artoo. Anakin, still deflecting blaster bolts, ordered them to close the door and managed to slip into the monastery before the doors closed.

"We should be able to hold out for a while here," Anakin said.

"Master, this huttlet still needs medical attention," Ahsoka said. "You heard Master Kenobi, we need to get him out of here."

"That's going to be the problem. We can't go out the front way," Anakin said. "Do you have a plan?"

Ahsoka glanced at Artoo and an idea entered her mind. "I do, Artoo willing," she said.

"All right. Rex, stay here and hold position. I'm leaving you in charge," Anakin added.

"Yes sir," Rex said saluting before he began shouting orders to his troops while Ahsoka, Anakin and Artoo began making their way deeper into the monastery. They moved rapidly down the corridor before entering an old Hutt throne room where Artoo plugged into the computer interface of the monastery to find an escape route.

"All right, it'll take some time for Artoo to find an escape route. Why don't you sit down and rest?" Anakin suggested.

"I'm all right," Ahsoka said swiftly not wanting to appear too young and in need of rest after everything that had happened.

Anakin sighed as he sat down on the bench next to the computer interface that Artoo was plugged into. "All right. I don't know why you won't listen to me though," he admitted.

"I do listen to you, master. It's just…" Ahsoka broke off before looking down. I want to prove that I am not too young to be a Padawan, she thought but didn't repeat her thought out loud.

"What are you trying to prove?" asked Anakin seeming to have sensed what Ahsoka was thinking.

Ahsoka sighed. "That I'm not too young to be a Padawan," she said finally.

Understanding lit in Anakin's eyes before he gestured for her to sit down. "Ahsoka, a wise Jedi once told me that nothing happens by chance and it is the will of the Force that you are at my side. That being said, you don't need to prove yourself to me, Ahsoka."

Ahsoka smiled faintly although she wondered who told Anakin that. "Thank you, master," she said before she lowered the backpack that held the huttlet and sat down beside her master.

They remained that way for several minutes when Anakin's comlink suddenly beeped. "Anakin," Rex's voice sounded over the comlink once Anakin activated it causing the Jedi Knight to narrow his azure eyes.

"Anakin?" echoed Ahsoka. That didn't sound like Rex; he always referred to Anakin as General Skywalker.

"We have secured the monastery. What is your current position? Repeat, what is your current position?" Rex repeated again.

"Ventress…" Anakin muttered eyes narrowed and Ahsoka caught a brief flash of anger come off Anakin but it was gone almost as soon as it appeared and she began to wonder if she felt it at all.

"Dooku's assassin?"

"She's here to kill the hutt. Come on," said Anakin putting the comlink away before glancing at Artoo as he beeped and whistled to show he had found something. Anakin stood up before walking to the astromech droid's side. "Did you find something, Artoo?" he asked.

Artoo beeped in response before projecting a holographic map of the monastery before lighting up a portion of the map in red that Ahsoka realized was an exterior landing pad at the other end of the monastery.

"Let's go," Anakin said before gazing around and frowning. "Wait a minute. Ahsoka, where's the hutt?'

"I just saw him a moment ago," said Ahsoka eyes wide as she picked up the backpack only to realize that it was empty.

Anakin glowered but said nothing when they heard a nose beneath them and Anakin bent down to see the little huttlet crawling beneath the bench. "Come here, you," he called to the hutt grasping him by the tail and gently pulling him out from beneath the bench before he put the huttlet back into the backpack and handed the pack to Ahsoka. "Let's go."

Artoo led the way as they made their way toward the landing pad. Unfortunately, they weren't able to get far before Ventress caught up with them. Anakin narrowed his eyes as he examined Ventress while Ahsoka took up refuge behind him and Artoo rolled away.

"Skywalker," Ventress sneered.

"Ventress. I wasn't expecting you to end up here," Anakin retorted.

"Give me the huttlet, Skywalker," Ventress demanded.

Anakin ignited his lightsaber. "I don't think so," he retorted as the B2 super battle droids began firing at them and his lightsaber flashed to block the oncoming blaster bolts sending them flying back at the battle droids but they missed their mark.

Artoo beeped before activating the trap door beneath their feet and Anakin, Ventress, Ahsoka and the battle droids immediately fell into the chamber beneath the throne room. Without pausing, Anakin leapt at Ventress and Ahsoka quickly turned her attention to the battle droids as she swung the backpack onto her shoulders causing the huttlet she nicknamed Stinky and ignited the green lightsaber. Holding it in her preferred reverse handgrip, she began to take out the droids while keeping an eye on Ventress and Anakin and saw her master knock one of Ventress's lightsabers out of her hand.

Ahsoka leapt over to join them when her master was knocked down and disarmed before blocking the blow aimed at her master. Ventress, using the Force to retrieve her second lightsaber, snarled at her before swinging her blades at the young Togruta but Ahsoka managed to block the blow.

Anakin rejoined the fight and the three of them ended up getting in a saberlock. Ahsoka felt Ventress reach out with the Force to strengthen herself and Anakin glanced at her. "Get out of here, Ahsoka," he ordered.

"But master…"

"I'll be fine. Go!"

Ahsoka nodded slowly before she turned around and dashed toward the large door at the other end. She opened it before leaping backwards when she spotted the rancor who growled at her as it stepped out of its cage. Uh oh, Ahsoka thought scrambling backwards to get her and the huttlet out of the way.

Ventress and Anakin, who were still locked in an intense duel, immediately leapt onto the rancor's back and continued to fight. However, the rancor turned its attention to Ahsoka and the huttlet and, roaring, immediately rounded on her. Ahsoka scrambled backwards to avoid the rancor's claws.

Anakin slashed at the rancor's back causing it to buck and nearly knock him and Ventress of its back but it didn't. He then returned his attention to the duel with Ventress while Ahsoka looked for another way out of the chamber even as battle droids began firing at them. Artoo, however, pushed the battle droids into the chamber.

Ahsoka used that distraction to run at the rancor and her lightsaber sank into its foot. Yowling in pain, the rancor threw Anakin and Ventress off its back and rounded on Ahsoka. Ahsoka didn't hesitate; when it was leaning over her, she drove her lightsaber into its nose. Another yowl of fury and pain shook the chamber and the rancor fell backwards right on top of Ventress.

"Let's go," Anakin shouted leaping out of the chamber and Ahsoka quickly followed her master before she, Anakin and Artoo dashed toward the exterior landing pad. They continued to run until they reached the rear landing pad.

Anakin pulled out his comlink before signaling to a gunship. Unfortunately, when the gunship arrived, it was destroyed by a vulture droid. Ahsoka grimaced before igniting her lightsaber and she and Anakin attacked the vulture droid severing its legs and Force pushing it off the ledge.

"Well, there goes our escape plan," Ahsoka said.

"Don't worry, I have a backup plan," Anakin said pulling out his comlink. "Obi-Wan, do you copy?" Unfortunately, Ahsoka could only hear static at the other end and Anakin swore under his breath.

"Blast, they're jamming our transmissions," he muttered.

"This huttlet is getting sicker, Anakin. We need to get to the medical frigate and soon," said Ahsoka.

"I know that Ahsoka," Anakin retorted before he walked over to join Ahsoka and gently touched the huttlet's forehead before holding out his hand. Ahsoka handed him the huttlet and he put the huttlet on his shoulders. "We're going to have to come up with a plan C and soon. I can sense that Ventress isn't far behind us."

Ahsoka shook her head. "When will she give up?" she wondered.

"I don't think she knows the meaning of give up."

"Sir," Rex's voice sounded through the comlink suddenly and Anakin pulled the comlink to his lips.

"Captain, status report," he said.

"We're surrounded, sir. There are too many droids. I don't know how much longer we can hold out," Rex said.

Anakin swore. "Hold on, Rex. We're on our way," he began.

"Master, we need to find a ship and get the huttlet off the planet and return him to Tatooine alive," Ahsoka protested.

At that moment, two droidekas appeared with Ventress close behind them and Anakin swore again before his lightsaber flashed rapidly to block the blaster bolts and Ahsoka did the same.

"Artoo, the doors," Anakin ordered and Artoo beeped before rolling forward and plugging himself into the interface and the door closed in front of Ventress. Ventress's lightsabers sank into the door and Ahsoka quickly gazed around.

"We have to retreat into the jungle," Anakin said.

"I seem to remember that the jungle wasn't a safe place," Ahsoka said.

"Well, we're running out of options."

Unfortunately, when Ahsoka peered beneath the platform, she spotted two dwarf spider droids climbing up the stone wall and firing at the platform. The platform shuddered and Ahsoka swayed before glancing at her master who turned around to face the door as Ventress continued to cut through it.

"Well, there goes that plan," he said. "I think we've run out of options."

The huttlet began crying and waving his little hands.

"Not now, Stinky," Ahsoka protested.

The huttlet cried again before pointing and Ahsoka and Anakin turned around just in time to see a ship docked on a nearby mesa.

"Good job, Stinky," Ahsoka exclaimed. "Now the only problem is getting there."

"And I have an idea there," Anakin said as a few can-cells, disturbed from their rest beneath the platform, began flying out from beneath the platform. Anakin leapt on one and Ventress finished cutting through the door as Anakin attempted to gain control of the can-cell he was on.

Ventress leapt at Ahsoka who immediately ignited her lightsaber to block the oncoming blows. Several blows were exchanged but Ahsoka was soon driven to the ground by Ventress who pointed her lightsabers at her.

"Where is Skywalker?" she demanded.

"Right here, Ventress," Anakin said guiding the can-cell upward and using its tail to knock Ventress backward.

Ahsoka rolled to her feet before grabbing Anakin's hand just as the platform crumbled beneath them. Artoo activated his booster rockets and followed Anakin and Ahsoka as the two of them began to fly toward the mesa at the other end.

When they arrived, Anakin knelt down to check on the huttlet and thanking the creature. Ahsoka frowned at that but Anakin shrugged. "It did help us," he said before he rested his hand on the huttlet's forehead and his eyes narrowed. "His fever's getting worse."

Ahsoka was about to reply before she examined the freighter with a small frown on her face. "We're going in this hunk of junk? We'd be better off on that big bug," she said.

Anakin smiled. "Let's get inside and start the engines, assuming it has engines," he said.

At that moment, Ahsoka watched as 4A-7 walked down from the transport and she frowned. "What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Uh, youngling, er I mean soon to be Jedi Knight. I just barely managed to escape," the droid began.

"We have everything loaded, sir," a battle droid said walking down from the boarding ramp before it spotted Ahsoka. "Uh oh."

"Why you little traitor," Ahsoka said igniting her lightsaber.

"Blast her," 4A-7 ordered but Ahsoka quickly took care of the droids before she pointed her lightsaber at 4A-7.

"You wouldn't..." began 4A-7 before Ahsoka decapitated him.

Anakin was watching the entire fight before he murmured something to the huttlet and Artoo that Ahsoka was too far away to hear. He picked up the huttlet and followed Ahsoka into the freighter with Artoo just behind him.

When they reached the cockpit, Anakin slipped into the pilot's seat almost immediately before his fingers flew over the console in an attempt to turn on the main engines. Ahsoka groaned but it wasn't long before Anakin finally managed to get the freighter started up and he lifted it off the mesa.

"Let's go see if we can help Rex and them," he said.

"Master, this huttlet is really sick," Ahsoka protested. "Our primary mission is to get this huttlet back to Tatooine…alive."

Anakin was silent for a long moment before he sighed. "You're right," he said before he activated the com. "Captain Rex?"

"Yes sir?"

"We won't be able to help you."

"I understand sir. The mission always comes first."

Anakin shut down the com before turning the freighter toward the ships that hung just above the planet and Ahsoka glanced at him. "You didn't want to leave them behind," she commented.

Anakin shook his head. "But you are right; I have to think about getting the huttlet back to his father. Rex can take care of himself," he said before he glanced at Ahsoka. "How is he?"

"Getting worse," Ahsoka admitted.

Anakin nodded. "Let's see if we can dock with the Spirit of the Republic," he said.

"And hope they don't mistake this ship for a Separatist ship."

Obi-Wan guided his starfighter to the east side of the monastery before ordering his squadron to follow him. "Arfour, take over," he ordered and Arfour beeped in acknowledgement.

Obi-Wan opened the canopy of his starfighter, fired at the droids surrounding the survivors of Torrent Company and leapt out of the fighter. Obi-Wan landed with a flip at Rex's side and Rex saluted to him.

"It is good to see you, General," he said.

Obi-Wan smiled faintly. "Help is coming, Rex," he said. "I'm going to find Skywalker."

Without waiting for a reply, he dashed into the monastery just in time to see Rex receiving a com most likely from Anakin. He could sense that Anakin was nearby and possibly already heading toward the Spirit of the Republic. However, he could also sense Ventress and he didn't want to risk Ventress sneaking up behind the clones who were currently fighting in the courtyard.

He slipped into the monastery before gazing around and stretching out with the Force to find Ventress's position. He dashed toward the room where Ventress ambushed him last time as he sensed her flee and flipped over Ventress's bodyguards. Slicing through them as he flipped over them, he landed on his feet and dashed into the other room.

He kept his lightsaber on before gazing around and up for Ventress. Like last time, she was right above the pillar he would have passed had he not known what was going to happen. He observed Ventress with narrowed eyes before he leapt straight at the pillar where Ventress was hiding catching her by surprise and knocking her off her perch.

She flipped to her feet before whirling around to glare up at Obi-Wan who was now crouched in the spot she had been in only moments earlier. "Kenobi," she snarled. "Following Skywalker, how predictable."

"Well he tends to always leave a mess behind," Obi-Wan said casually, "Which always leads me to you, Ventress. And I see you're still as predictable as ever."

Ventress wasn't predictable but calling her predictable did causing her to snarl in rage and she leapt up at Obi-Wan before thrusting her blades toward Obi-Wan who took a flying leap off the pillar to land on the ground as Ventress's blades slammed into the stone.

She pulled the blades free of the pillar before leaping down and pulling off her skirt. Remembering that happening last time, Obi-Wan leapt into the air over the skirt before lashing out with a Force push that sent Ventress flying into a pillar; he then flipped onto the upper platform at one side of the room.

As he expected, Ventress leapt up after him.

"You do know that your plan to turn the Hutts against the Jedi won't work," Obi-Wan said casually.

"It will when the truth dies with you," Ventress snarled.

Obi-Wan watched as she dragged her lightsabers' across the platform before leaping at him. The series of overhand attacks that came next were easily dodged as Obi-Wan dropped into a crouch and dashed beneath Ventress before whirling around and aiming his blade at Ventress's midsection. She twisted around and one of her blades blocked the blow before she glared furiously at Obi-Wan.

Obi-Wan dashed through a window to land on the external rampart of the monastery before turning around as Ventress leapt after him, her lightsabers connected together in a saberstaff. When she leapt at him swinging the saberstaff, Obi-Wan dodged before disconnecting the saberstaff just as he felt Anakin's Force signature disappear to show he had made the jump to hyperspace.

"Looks like you were too late, my dear," Obi-Wan said with a smirk and Ventress, enraged, immediately aimed several vicious slashes at Obi-Wan that he managed to block before he swung his blade at Ventress's left arm knocking the lightsaber out of her hand and off the rampart to fall below.

Ventress snarled in fury before she activated the signal that would call a vulture droid to her and attacked Obi-Wan again. Obi-Wan, calmly, parried the blows until the vulture droid appeared and Ventress leapt off the rampart to land on the vulture droid and allow it to carry her away.

Obi-Wan let out a long breath before deactivating his lightsaber. Like last time, Anakin, it's now up to you, he thought before he turned around and began making his way back to the courtyard to help Rex, Cody and the rest of the clones finish the battle.

A/n what do you think?

Blaze: I did tell you Tatooine would be its own chapter

Darth: and the Tatooine chapter might be the shortest of this three chapter arc

Blaze: and yes, for those of you who want Siriwan, there will be a chapter of Siriwan after the Tatooine chapter. I will say that, since I cannot write romance, it will mostly be friendship and stuff like that

Severus: neat

Harry: yup

Voldy: SEVERUS! GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE!

Severus: why?

Voldy: that idiot (points at Mace) burned my broom!

Mace: (sets fire to Malfoy Manor)

Lucius: that idiot just set my house on fire!

Mace: (blows up the Death Star)

Palpypie: that idiot just blew up the Death Star!

Severus: good job!

Obi-Wan: wait, that's my line!

Anakin: So are you ever going to answer my question?

Obi-Wan: probably not

Anakin: please?

Obi-Wan: no

Anakin: I'll give you a big cookie

Obi-Wan: no

Anakin: I'll give you a cappuccino

Obi-Wan: no

Anakin: I'll let you toss Palpy into the river of lava on Mustafar

Palpypie: hey, wait, don't I get a say in this?

Obi-Wan: make it Palpypie and Dooku and you have a deal

Anakin: (pushes Palpypie and Dooku at Obi-Wan)

Obi-Wan: (tosses them both into the river of lava on Mustafar) I'll tell you next chapter (leaps into Mace's Mustang and drives away)

Anakin: well, I guess that's better than no or running away

Blaze: (laughs) whoops, long author's note. Please review and I will post chapter 14 as soon as I possibly can but I doubt it'll be anytime soon