Chapter 8

Hiya peoples. Long time no see or well read. I've been extremely busy with college life. I'm sorry i couldn't update any sooner. Anyways here's chapter 8 for you lovely peoples. I'll start on the next chapter tonight and hopefully have it up sometimes next week.

Anakin, Obi Wan and Plo Koon were on the bridge of The Resolute. (A/N I believe that's the name of the ship. I couldn't remember. Correct me if I am wrong.) Anakin sensed Ahsoka and Count Dooku. They were in dead space, where no one would look, except for Anakin because of his bond with Ahsoka he could feel her. They were going to get her and bring her back safely.

"Ahh" Anakin screamed as he felt excruciating pain rush through him. "We're. We're getting close," Anakin announced through gritted teeth as he gripped the table. "I- I can feel her pain."

"How close are we?" asked Obi Wan.

"I'm not sure, but her force signature is getting stronger," Anakin explained.

"He is right. I can sense Ahsoka but she's fading," Plo Koon said. "Focus Anakin, call to Ahsoka like she did when I was lost in space due to the Malevolence weapon. You can find her Anakin."

Anakin sat on the ground, his legs crossed and his wrists resting gently on his knees. He closed his eyes and started to get lost in the force. The only thing on his mind was Ahsoka. He saw her more wounded than before, her breath shallow and her life slowly leaving her. Then he saw the whole ship and then the surrounding area. They were close. She was right there.

"Get ready we are almost there," Anakin said jumping back to his feet."

Ahsoka was awoken from her pain induced slumber by more of Dooku's sith lightning. A scream escaped her chapped lips. This time her voice was more horse. "Your master is coming for you child. He's falling right into my trap!"

"W-what trap?" she asked weakly.

"Since you will die anyways I may as well tell you," he said. "Your precious clones, your brothers in arms. The ones who fight the battles with you will betray all Jedi, killing them one by one and your precious master will join us knowing he failed you and his wife. The Empire will rise!"

"Yo-you're w-wrong. Anakin wi-will never betray the je-jedi."

"If he wants to save his precious wife and future child, he will," Dooku announced as Ahsoka's weak figure moved in a mixture of fear for the future and a sense of hope. Anakin was married and would have a child. She already knew who his wife was. It was obvious. Padme. "Don't think to hard child you need what little energy you have for your master's arrival. Oh and to make sure you won't leave alive. I'll leave your master a little present."

Dooku had pulled out a dagger and stabbed Ahsoka in her lower abdomen. A knife wound would take longer for her to bleed out, especially with the knife still in her flesh instead of a lightsaber wound which would kill her instantly. Ahsoka cried out in pain. The knife wound was excruciating. Her body was already weak from hours of torture and she knew she was going to die. She wanted to stay alive for Anakin, just to warn him about the plan.

Ahsoka heard the sound of a hologram and through her blurred vision she saw a figure in a dark clock. "Is it going according to plan Dooku?" the figure asked.

"Yes master," Dooku said as he kneeled to the hologram.

"Good. Soon Anakin will be mine." That voice. Ahsoka knew that voice it was one everyone trusted. The man who Anakin trusted deeply. A voice that spoke of hope in the senate. And the voice of the man who almost sentenced her to death two months ago.

Chancellor Palpatine. A sith lord. A traitor.

"You make sure that girl doesn't live and you make sure Anakin knows it's his fault. It will draw him to the darkside even more and my plan will fall into action."

"Yes my master and speaking of Skywalker he is here."

Anakin, Obi Wan and Plo Koon invaded the ship. It was time for this to be over. Plo Koon and Obi Wan stayed close to the ship and also battled the droids they ran into while Anakin went to find Ahsoka. He would bring her back to the ship and they could leave and she could be reunited with the one's who loved her.

Anakin sensed that she was in the lower levels of the ship. That must be where the detention center is. Anakin ran to the lower levels, surprised that he didn't run into any battle droids. He passed a ray shielded door and stopped dead in his tracks as the shield was disarmed. He stood at the door for a moment trying to process what he was seeing.

Ahsoka. His Snips. His younger sister, lying on a metal table, her arms still restrained, bruised and broken and dying. He ran to her side, cutting away her restraints and her arms fell weakly of the table dangling there. There was a small pool of blood forming under her body and dripping onto the floor. Ahsoka looked at Anakin weakly, wincing in pain with the simplest movement that she made.

"Skyguy," She said almost inaudible.

"Snips." Anakin felt his blue eyes fill with tears, his padawan was dying and all he could do was watch. "Dooku!" He shouted as he sensed his presence in the room. Dooku stepped out from the shadows a smile on his face as he sensed the anger in Anakin. "You did this!"

"No Anakin in fact you did this, you failed your padawan and now she is going to die."

"No!" Anakin force pushed Dooku to the other side of the room. He hit the metal wall with aloud thud and fell to the floor. Anakin knew this was wrong but he needed to avenge Ahsoka. "My padawan is dying! And you did it!"

"It seems everyone you love dies eventually. You mother, you little padawan, who's next your wife?"

"You will not harm her!" Anakin screamed force choking Dooku.

"A-an-anakin S-stop," Anakin closed his eyes as he heard Ahsoka's weak voice. He dropped Dooku to the ground as Master Plo and Obi Wan ran into the room. Anakin went back to Ahsoka's side grabbing her pale orange hand.

"Snips don't leave me," he cried. "It's my fault."

"N-No it's not. P- Pal-Palpatine a t-trai-traitor," Ahsoka struggled to get out the words but she needed him to know. "St-stop him. Or t-the the Jedi will d-die." She took a sharp breath and started coughing, blood dripping down the side of her mouth. "T-tell m-my family I I L-love them and te-tell Lux I'm sor-sorry. And t-tell Padme I said con- congra- congratulations. Goo-goodbye Sk-Skyguy."

Anakin felt Ahsoka's last breath leave her lips and her body went limp. His mind was racing. Palpatine, the man he trusted did this to her. His Snips was gone. Forever. This is the second time she died because of him, only this time the daughter wasn't here to give Ahsoka life again. "Palpatine is a Sith. We were blind and now she is dead!" Anakin growled with a mix of hatred and sadness in his voice.

"Anakin she was able to inform us before she died and now we can stop whatever his plan was. She would want us to stop him Anakin," Obi Wan explained.

Plo removed the knife from Ahsoka's stomach, throwing it across the room and covered her with his cloak, lifting her gently in his arms. "She will get the same respect as any jedi. Let's take her home," Plo said as he started to head back to the ship. Obi Wan cuffed Dooku and pushed him to the ship while a grieving Anakin slowly walked behind the two masters. He had to tell Lux he failed her.

Again.

Well this was a highly depressing chapter *Cries violently* ... They have knives in star wars right? Well now they do if they didn't. That's all for this chapter.. Until next time!

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