Asakura Chronicles
"W-wait. What?" Anakin slowly grasped at what Tom just said about the droids and a droid factory that created these droid's location
"You heard me you idiot. I said we believe that the droid factory that created these droid's is somewhere on Courscant. Don't make me repeat it a third time" Tom lowered his expression, making his face look even more grimmer.
"Wait a minute! How's that even possible?! How can a Separatist droid factory even be built here?! Courscant is practically the Republic's nervous center and yet we're learning about this now?! When was it even built in the first place?!" Ahsoka demanded, slightly bending up without thinking of the risk that her wounds will open up.
"We're working on the details on that. Maybe when we find the factory, we might learn..."
"You mean haven't even found it yet?! What the heck have you guys been doing?!" Anakin yelled, furious that the Jedi haven't even found the enemy
"We just found out about this a few days ago and it's pretty hard to find one factory on a planet that's practically an entire city! Not to mention the Jedi Order is still being questioned for all the murders the droid's committed"
"We rarely have enough time on our hands to go conduct investigation. Plus, a investigation that involves searching the entire planet is going to take some authorization, time, people, commitment... sigh and a lot of pain in the ass work" Tom explained, already feeling distraught after thinking of all the physical labor and paper work both the Jedi and the Republic has to share with him to get it done faster.
"Sigh... a kid my age shouldn't be doing this kind of stuff, even if I am Jedi. I wonder if they expect me to run while helping out the investigation. That'll be such a pain! When this is all over, I'm expecting them to give me a bigger pay raise"
"You forgot to mention proof" Padme's voice woke up Tom from complaining in his inner thoughts, showing a more serious face to show her he's paying attention.
"You going to need proof to show everyone that there is a Separatist droid factory on Courscant. It's going to take a lot of convincing to make everyone believe that the enemy making droids on our door step. Even I'm having a hard time believing it"
"Proof huh? How about I start off with some questions. How is it possible that several Separatist droids were out there on Courscant , roaming out in the city, not to mention attacking Jedi and our clone troopers? How is it possible that they know about the Zygerria situation and how to find Molec and kill him? How were they be able to find Senator Aang and assassinate him? Because they got all the information they needed from place and one place only... the Galactic Senate Building"
"We thought at first that someone from the Senate was illegally shipping the droid's here from somewhere else and then feeding the information the Separatist or worst case Dooku, needed to make a plan to counter us. But we checked the suspicious shipping reports that involved any Senators lately and so far we haven't found anything like that"
"But then, we thought how the droid's fought and how they looked like Jedi. When Anakin and Ahsoka were fighting those droid's awhile ago, I noticed that the fighting styles of their's were similar to each other's opponent. That also means that they were programmed to counter their fighting styles. And can't think of any other place than to get that kind of information than the Jedi Temple here on Courscant"
"The Jedi have kept a data base that holds all sorts of information about Jedi that are present, past or former. Information such as what kind of light saber technique they use, how high their midi chlorians levels are or what kind of light saber they use. Like if they used the basic hilt for a light saber or if dual blades, double ended or some special made light saber like the saber pike. We use that kind of information to either check their progress or use it against them in case a Jedi goes rogue and we'll have a clue what we're up against and how to counter them"
"And finally, we learned that the droid's were being controlled by some type of signal so that means someone on the planet is using a transmitter along with someone or something knows how to make them. Now we just need to find a one of these droid's or at least lure them out to track the signal and find whose ever transmitting it and hopefully a droid factory" Tom's explanation left Anakin and Ahsoka nodding, understanding that the proof the Jedi had found could actually be accurate. As for Padme, she just smiled and giggled.
"What is it? Do you find the proof we found laughable and untrue? I know some of it sounds a bit off but it's all we got so far"
"No, no. It's not that. I believe you and the Jedi found good, solid evidence about the droid factory's location and enough proof to prove the Jedi's innocence. It's just... you almost sound like politician for someone your age" Her comment made a little redness appear on Tom's face, rubbing his hand on his scalp.
"Pfft! Please! I seriously doubt that I would last long as a politician. I usually just keep my thoughts to myself because anything I say might sound like some kind of excuse" Tom replied, losing the redness on his face and started grumbling
"Oh c'mon! Your just doubting yourself" As Padme continued trying to convince Tom, Anakin is keeping his thoughts to himself
"Oh great. Now their bonding"
"So what now? You said we need to lure one of these droid's out to find the factory. So how do we intend to do that?" Ahsoka asked, now Tom's attention and making him smirk.
"Well actually, that's another reason why I called Senator Amidala. To help us lure one of them out"
"Of course. What do you want me to do?" Padme asked, while Anakin looked at this with discomfort, wondering what kind of dangerous the Jedi Order have in store for his wife
"This is how it's going to start out..."
(10 minutes later)
"...alright then. Any questions?" Tom asked, after explaining to Anakin, Ahsoka and Padme the plan to lure out one of the droid's to find and locate the droid factory
"If you feel uncertain about the plan Senator, then you can feel free to leave this room and forget about this. We can always..."
"No. I can do this. Besides, it's not the first time I've done something like this. Remember Ahsoka, back on Alderaan?" Padme asked, smiling while remembering her time with Ahsoka while she was being hunted down by Aurra Sing a few years ago
"Yeah, I remember" Ahsoka replied, smirking
"Well now, I suppose I'll get out your hair, I'll be going back to temple. You three enjoy your little family reunion. Oh! And tomorrow someone from the council will be checking on you two so be prepared. Try to get some rest and healed as fast as possible. We need you two so we can finally put an end to all of this" Tom said, getting off the stool he was on headed towards the door
"Alright. Thank you for letting us know all of this master..." Padme stopped herself, thinking that if Tom is a padawan because of his age or a knight since he knows so much about the Jedi and the Galactic Senate.
"Please, just call me either by my first or last name. Personally I think it's a hassle for people have titles. I mean since when did titles ever help anyone? You know?"
"Right. Well anyway, thank you for looking after Anakin and Ahsoka. It really means a lot" Padme replied, showing a warm smile while Tom just looked at the door
"Whatever" Tom gave a wave off and exited the room, ending the conversation
"Well he seems nice" Padme then turned to Anakin and Ahsoka, still in their hospital beds
"If by nice you mean complete and total whack job, then yes, he is" Anakin said jokingly while suddenly...
CRASH!
Tom's head pops out of the window where he made a hole earlier, making shards of glass fall on the floor as he plainly looks at Anakin.
"I know you are Anakin but what am I? Later's!" He pulls his head out jump off the hospital wall and somersault his way down the floor, leaving Anakin, Ahsoka and Padme speechless
"See what I mean?!" Anakin finally said, swinging his arms at the windows direction
"Oh c'mon! I think his kind of attitude could lighten up the mood in the Republic. Some of us could actually use a laugh or two. And it seems he cares a lot about you two" Padme said, opening the window curtains to bring more light of the sun to the room.
"Yeah right! That kid could care less about us!"
"Well... he seemed pretty protective around us when he fought those droids. He even promised that nothing bad would happen to us" Ahsoka mentioned, helping Anakin remember
"You guys relax for now. You did your part, now it's my turn"
"Are you crazy?! Those guys almost killed us and your suppose to capture them?! You'll get yourself killed!"
"Relax... trust me. I know what I'm doing"
"Relax. Unlike you two, I actually have a plan to keep them contain here long enough until reinforcements come here and capture them. And don't worry, they won't come anywhere near the both of you... because I won't allow it"
"And he seems to have a lot of faith in you as the Chosen One and doesn't want you to lose faith in yourself, since he's always testing you. I guess that's why he keeps reminding you of the mistakes that came in the past so that you won't let them get the better of you and lose faith in yourself. He just wants you to make the right decisions as a Jedi so that also, Qui Gon's sacrifice didn't go in vain and that he was right to the very end" Padme said, making Anakin remember again
"Oh, but I know you, Anakin Skywalker. I looked you up while I was checking those video's that showed the imposter's and their crimes and I gotta say, I found some very interesting stuff. Like... an unauthorized interrogation of Poggle the Lesser"
"I only did that to save Ahsoka! To get information that could and did save her life!"
"That's what it said on the record. I thought you were the type of person who would do anything to protect those close to him. Or at least that's what I thought. Until a certain incident with Rako Hardeen occurred. When Obi Wan faked his death and you wanted revenge. And you wanted it so badly that you not only risked your Jedi career, but also Ahsoka's career"
"What does that..."
"If you truly did care about her, then you wouldn't let get her involve in something like that and you wouldn't let her risk her future as a Jedi"
"And since we're already on the Hardeen subject, let's ask ourselves if Obi Wan was killed by that bounty hunter and you did get revenge by killing Hardeen, what would happen? Would it bring an end to the deaths around the galaxy? No. Would it bring an end to Clone War? No, it wouldn't. But to a more important question, would it bring back Obi Wan back to life? Of course not"
"OKAY! I get it! What I did was stupid and..."
"Stupid? Stupid?! That's not the word I would use! The fact is Skywalker is that you never ask yourself "then what?" You never think these things through! But now to a more important subject: you letting your past get the better of you"
"I know about your actions and how'd you react when the people of Kiros was captured by Zygerrian slavers! I know you came from a life of slavery but last time I check, your not a slave and your not Obi Wan's padawan anymore! Your a Jedi Knight! And so far all you've proven is that you still think that your a slave on Tatooine and your still an apprentice to Obi Wan!"
"I'm surprised that they don't put you on a leash! I wonder... what Qui Gon and your mother would think if they knew about this!"
"Are you done whining Anakin? I didn't come all this way just to listen to someone who doesn't know his place, complaining that he and his padawan needs saving. Honestly, your acting like a child"
"If there's anything is to blame for your and Ahsoka's injuries, then it's your lack of abilities and self confidence which you clearly gave up on the last second. It's absolutely shameful. That's the kind of attitude you expect from children"
"Don't compare me with someone like you! That's like an insult. I'm not some reckless, self centered fool who would do anything to prove himself that he's better than everyone. Even if that means getting his own padawan involved in something as futile like what happened a few days. Or maybe when you two went after Hardeen and risked Ahsoka's jedi career. Your right. A child is so above someone like you. Monster is more like it"
"Your getting mad and worked up over something one person said's to you? Seriously, that's just pathetic. Most people would ignore things when someone said's some negative things about them. It's not because it's right thing to do but because it's the sensible thing to do. Hmm... I wonder... how would Master Qui Gon would've act in the very same situation your in? I think you already know the answer"
"He did everything he could to make sure Obi Wan didn't take the same path his former padawan took, took in someone as lowly as me into the temple, raised me and taught me the ways of the Force and gambled everything on you, believing that you are the Chosen One and died believing in that one thing. Believe me Anakin, I know more about Qui Gon Jinn than you know. And I know he wouldn't let anything get the best of him"
"He would keep moving forward and ignore what others think of him. He never looked back. And your telling me that he would let something like this get the best of him, get angry and start choking me to death?! Him?! A member of the Jedi Council?! Your telling me that's the sort of person he was?! Letting one person get the better of him and become something he's not?! There's a reason why he never let that happen and it's right there! On Ahsoka's face! He never wanted to let the people he knew and loved see him become something they can't even recognize!"
"Whatever reasons you have for hating or despising me, you better get over it. Because right now, it's not just these two that need you to get your act together. Both the Jedi Order and the Republic and as much as I hate to admit it, I need you to help us to get through this crises. Until this little imposter problem is solved, you're stuck with me and I'm going to make sure that the decision that Qui Gon made about you being the Chosen One was right. So whether you want me to or not, I can't allow you to become something your not either"
"Humph! That jerk! I hated it when he makes look like the bad guy and what's even worse..." Anakin gives a breathe and smiles while looking at the ceiling
"And I hate it even more when he's right all the time. I swear, someday I'm gonna get that kid for being so right"
I hope everyone had a Christmas and I wish you a good New Years Eve! Also, if your interested in Pokemon and all, then I'm working on a story on it called Moving Forward, starring Thomas Asakura!