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Chapter 2

-Jessica-

''So Jessica, where are you from?'' Ahsoka asked while she was giving me a tour through the ship. It was so cool! I was walking on a real Republic frigate, alongside Ahsoka. She had been like my hero in the Star Wars universe. But I couldn't tell the Jedi about the things I knew. The Doctor had said just before we separated: Don't say anything about it. There are fixed points in time that cannot be meddled with.

''I'm from the planet Earth. It's in another system.'' I didn't know how I could explain it otherwise. For these people the planet Earth doesn't exist, never has and never will.

''Hmmm… Never heard of that planet before.''

''It's a beautiful planet. It mostly consists of water.''

''Sounds great for certain. How old are you, Jessica?''

''I'm 17 years old.''

''So you've got two years on me, I'm only 15 years old. How did you end up with this Doctor? He looks a little old for you.''

I started grinning. ''That's a very long story.'' Still couldn't fully comprehend it myself.

''Well. Tell me another time then.''

''Assuming there will be one.'' I murmured.

''Why wouldn't there be?''

''We are going to a planet at war. There's a chance that either of us dies. There's a chance that one of us may not return.'' I explained to her.

''Yeah… I'll try to not get you killed.'' She said with a smirk. That was the same thing she had said to Anakin… This was so freaking awesome! Sorry, just a tiny fangirl-moment. We all have that sometimes.

''Now. We have to talk about something else. As you're aware we're going to the planet surface. As soon as we land there, we will be in battle. Think you're up for it?'' She asked me.

''Definitely.'' I sounded sure, but that was only on the surface, inside I was still a nervous wreck. I had to sound brave and sure of my own abilities, otherwise they would leave me here. And I desperately wanted to go with them. The episodes about the missions on Ryloth were some of my favourites. Would I meet that little Twi'lek girl? She had been so cute in the episodes.

''How can it be that you're so certain? You aren't a Jedi or a soldier and you certainly do not look like a bounty hunter.''

''No, and I have never fought in a war, but I think I can hold my own.''

''Okay. We will see. Now let's get something to eat. There's nothing more important than a good rest and a good meal before a battle.''

''Couldn't agree with you more, Commander Tano.''

''Please call me Ahsoka.''

''Alright.'' She gestured for me to follow her and we went to the cantina.

Clones were running all around to prepare for the upcoming battle. The Doctor had joined me and Ahsoka in the cantina while eating and now we went to the briefing. Because we were a complicating factor they wanted us to be briefed as well, so we would be more prepared for what was to come.

''Rex, you and I will attack the left flank of the city and we'll take the Doctor with us, while Obi-Wan will attack the right flank. Ahsoka will take a small squad through these tunnels to rescue the citizens who are being held in the middle, the girl will be going with Ahsoka.''

''Anakin, are you sure this plan will work?'' Obi-Wan asked.

''Of course my Master. When don't my plans succeed.'' Anakin said with a big smile on his face.

''Oh Anakin, one day you'll be the death of me.'' Sometimes they really were like an old married couple. I laughed inwardly and tried hard not to laugh out loud, that would only make them suspicious, and that was just the thing we didn't need.

-Anakin-

Ahsoka kept standing in front of me when the short meeting was over. We just had gone over the battleplans, and the rest of the crew was already on it's way to prepare for the mission. ''Masters, can I speak to you for a minute before we prepare to go to the surface?''

''Of course Ahsoka, what is it?'' I asked her.

''It's about our guests.''

I became curious. ''What about them?''

''I sense something, something odd about them.''

''We sense it too, Ahsoka. But that's not all you wanted to tell us, is it?'' Obi-Wan said, joining the conversation. He felt that Ahsoka was still uneasy.

''The girl. Jessica. This morning when I accompanied her…- ''

''What is it, Ahsoka? Just tell us.''

''I don't know what to think Master. The Force around her… Is very strong. I have felt nothing like it before. She's a stranger to us, and yet… It felt like there was another Jedi in the room, but there wasn't, it was just me and her.

''The Force is around every living being, but you're right, I sensed it too. We have to keep watching her. It's good that Anakin assigned you to take her with you. If she's really Force-sensitive, you would see it clearly in battle. If you find out anything new about her, contact us immediately.'' Obi-Wan said.

''Yes Master.''

I noticed that Ahsoka was still uneasy. ''Ahsoka, you sound a little bit anxious.''

''Well, yes, Master. If she's really strong with the Force as I sensed, and she pretends not to know about it, or really doesn't, she could be a potential threat.''

''Don't worry. I think she really doesn't know about it. We will be there when you need us.''

Ahsoka nodded. ''Thank you Master.''

''Oh, one thing Ahsoka.'' I called after her when she started to walk away.

''What is it Master?'' She asked me.

''Maybe you should give Jessica a weapon of some sort. That way she can defend herself.''

I saw her thinking for a moment. ''Hmm… Maybe… What would you recommend?''

''Maybe some kind of staff?''

''But… But that's pretty dangerous.'' She stammered.

''Yeah. But we can't give her a gun or lightsaber, and we don't have anything else. Besides, I think she can handle it.'' I said to Ahsoka. Jessica would be able to handle a simple staff, I hoped. ''But maybe before you give it to her on the mission, you should go to Rex with her, so she can receive a little training with it. Otherwise she might knock you off your feet, while trying to hit a droid.''

''Yes Master.'' Ahsoka nodded and walked away. Probably to the armory to get a weapon for Jessica.

''Now, let's get to the mission and free the planet. This will be interesting.'' I said to no one in particular, I was the only one around, so I was basically talking to myself. ''It's not getting any better with you, Anakin.'' I murmured to myself. Then I slapped myself. I did again! It was truly getting worse. I started to chuckle and it gradually became laughing and I walked towards the gunships.

-Jessica-

''Jessica!'' I heard someone calling my name and I turned around to see who it was. It was Ahsoka. She was holding something very long in her hand. It kinda looked like the sticks they used with karate. My brother has been doing karate for a few years now, and I had been to a couple of tournaments.

''Hey Ahsoka.'' I smiled and gestured towards the staff/stick/thing, whatever it was. ''What is that?''

''This is a staff. It's for you. So you can defend yourself.'' She handed it over to me. I looked at it.

''You know I can't handle any weapon, don't you?'' I asked her, a bit sarcastic. ''Besides, I have you guys to protect me.''

''We won't be around every second to protect you Jessica. You need something as a back-up.''

''Won't the laser bolts go right through it?'' It didn't look very impressive. Like even I could break it in half.

''It's made of a special metal. Laser bolts will only leave small scratches.'' She explained.

''Okay, sounds cool. But you forget one thing. I can't handle weapons. Never used something like this before in my life.''

''And that's why we are going to Rex right now.'' She grabbed my hand and pulled me with her. I stumbled a bit and tried to keep up with her so I wouldn't fall.

''Ahsoka. Why are we going to Rex?'' I asked her, when she had finally returned to a normal pace.

''You're going to get some practice. Rex can help you with that.'' So Rex was going to train me? I had never seen him handling such a weapon before, only his twin blasters. We arrived at what was probably the training room. Rex was already there.

''Commander. Kid.'' He nodded towards us.

''I'm not a kid! I'm technically older than you, and I have two years on Ahsoka. My name is Jessica. And you would do well to remember.'' I said angrily to him.

''Ok, Jessica. Calm down, now.'' Rex sighed. It didn't look like he wanted to teach me anything. ''Now on to more urgent matters. Your training. Have you ever handled any weapon at all?'' He asked me. Just dismissing my complaint like that. He had agreed to call me by my name, but that didn't mean I was done with him yet.

''No, I haven't. Never in my life.''

''Hmm... That means that, unfortunately enough, I have to start at the very beginning.'' He grumbled.

''Hey! I can't do anything about the fact that I didn't grow up here, around all manner of weapons. You have trained since you were a little kid.'' I felt a little offended. If Rex didn't want to teach me, I didn't want him to, either. I had a strong dislike for teachers with no motivation.

''Well, the sooner we begin this, the sooner we are done with it. So let's start with the basics.''

It had been two hours. And I felt broken. My body ached in places I didn't know existed. All of my muscles were sore.

I held up my hands, ''Time-out, please. I'm tired beyond words. And I'm not even twenty yet.''

''Oh, come on, Jess, you can do this. Just a little bit more energy.'' Ahsoka cheered me on, but I really couldn't gather the strength to go at this again.

''Let her rest for a bit, Commander. We have been training for five hours straight.'' Rex said to Ahsoka. I silently thanked him. He had loosened up a bit towards me. He had even thought of a nickname for me. Not that I liked it.

''So, Jessica the Clumsy, how do you feel after all of that?'' Rex laughed a bit.

''Stop calling me that, Rex! I don't like it.'' It only reminded me of the fact that I had tripped so often over my own feet, over the carpet, over everything. I just couldn't walk properly anymore. Rex thought it was funny that I stumbled so often, so he decided to call me Jessica the Clumsy. It was more like a title than a nickname.

He smirked. ''That's why I like it. Your reaction to it is just priceless.''

''Okay. That's it. I'm going to kill you.'' I stood up and picked up my staff. I had improved, as was to be expected with five hours of training non-stop, with two of the most strict teachers I had ever met. Seriously, Rex and Ahsoka were horrible together. They also really liked to tease their students, I had noticed. I still did stupid things with the staff, like hitting my own head with it, while trying to hit Rex's head instead, but I had improved. A little.

''Great. Now we can really see what you have actually learned.'' Rex grinned and I realized that he had done it on purpose. He had called me clumsy, to get me angry, so I would call for a match between me and him.

''Sorry, Rex. But I changed my mind. I'm really too tired to continue fighting like this.'' His face clouded again, he looked kind of disappointed. Disappointed that I hadn't agreed to make a fool out of myself again.

''Good. Then we can now finally go to the mess-hall to get something to eat. I'm starving.'' Ahsoka sighed melo-dramatically.

I heard my stomach rumble a bit. Hopefully they didn't hear that. Looking at their faces, I knew that they had heard it. They were both trying to hide their laughter. I decided that it was better to just ignore them. ''Now you mention it, I'm beginning to get hungry too. Are you coming with us, Rex?''

''No, thank you. I still have some preparations to make.'' He said to us. I turned around to walk away with Ahsoka. ''Oh, good job, by the way, Jessica. You have done well for someone who hadn't had a weapon in her hands in all her life.''

''Thanks Rex.'' I said over my shoulder. His compliment really meant a lot to me.

''So you think you're really ready?'' Ahsoka asked me. We were walking towards a gunship, which was going to drop us off at the surface.

''Yeah, I think so. I mean, I am a little nervous but also really excited. Oh, and don't ask me again, this is like the third time.'' She only laughed at that. Then she turned serious again. ''Remember, this is a very important mission, we need to free the people of Ryloth. There will be no second chances, so you will need to concentrate.''

''Why have you decided to take me with you? I have never been to a battle. I have no experience in fighting or anything like that. I am a stranger to all of this and you still take me with you.''

''Yes. But we have no other choice. We cannot leave you at this ship. It's not allowed.''

''Ah. I see. I still don't get the choice that you take me with you instead of leaving me with Master Skywalker or Master Kenobi.''

''I like you.''

''Good point.'' She started to laugh, but her laugh quickly faded away. ''Jessica, are you sure you have trained enough with the staff?''

I tossed the staff around in my hands. ''Yeah, pretty sure. Besides, we can't change anything about that now, can we? I'll just have to do my very best.'' I grinned at her and we walked up to the gunships. There were already Clones standing in front of it.

''Okay, boys. This is it. I will explain the plans to you, but first I need you guys to meet someone.'' She put a hand on my shoulder. ''Meet Jessica, she is going to accompany us on this mission.'' I nodded friendly to them. Most of them looked surprised, but I saw a few smiles. One clone whistled and I immediately turned red. ''Don't tease her, boys. You will get time enough afterwards to get to know her.'' Ahsoka gave me a wink and I punched her playfully in the shoulder. She was only making things worse. ''So now for the plan. We will free the hostages on the planet. To do that we have to climb over a wall and go through some tunnels.''

''Oh, this will be great.'' I heard a clone whisper. Ahsoka ignored his comment and continued explaining the plan. She pulled out a hologram of the planet surface.

''This wall will be heavily guarded with separatist forces, so we have to take them out. There will be two turrets on top of the wall. Jessica and I will get up the wall together and we will take out the turrets first, while you guys distract the clankers. After we have dealt with the turrets. You guys will be able to come up the wall as well. As for the tunnels, we will just have to walk through them, so that won't be a big deal. The tunnels end very near the position of the hostages. As soon as I get the signal from General Skywalker we will free the prisoners and lead them back into the tunnel.'' She stopped talking and all of the clones nodded, but I had conflicted thoughts.

''Ahsoka. How in the world will I be able to get up that wall?'' I asked her.

''You will jump when I tell you to and then I will lift you with the force.'' She answered like it was not even a challenge, like it was the most normal thing in the world.

''You're sure that will work?'' I asked, still unsure of her plan.

''Yes, I'm sure.'' She said only and gave me a small smile.

''One more thing Ahsoka. How will I be able to knock out a turret?'' Why did she assume I could do all these impossible things?

''You have a weapon on your back, it will be fine. Besides, I'm there.'' She said with a smirk and I sighed. I knew she wouldn't change the plan because of my second thoughts. So I decided to just go with the flow, and see where we would end up. We both stepped into the gunship, the clones already waiting for us. This was it. I was really on a mission. I was standing in this gunship with Ahsoka, with a real weapon on my back. There were also clones standing next to us, I tried to recognize any of them and I think Echo and Fives were among them.

Anakin's voice came through the communicator. ''Ahsoka, do you copy?''

''Yes, Master. We're about to leave.'' She replied.

''Good. May the Force be with you.''

''May the Force be with you Master.'' And we took off. It felt like standing in a bus. We had to hold on to these straps attached to the ceiling, just like in a bus.

''So where are you from Jessica?'' Fives asked me.

''I'm from a planet called Earth, you probably haven't heard of it. I'm one of the two people that crash-landed onto your ship.'' I said and he began to laugh.

''I think it will be good when you get some flying lessons from General Skywalker. He is really good at flying and crash-landings are his specialty.'' Fives said with a grin.

''Don't let Anakin hear you say that, Fives. I warn you.'' Ahsoka teased him. We all laughed.

''So, kid. Think you're up for the challenge?'' Echo asked me.

''First: I'm not a kid. Second: yeah sure.'' I told him briskly and he grinned.

''We're going to land in a minute.'' Ahsoka said. ''Jessica, pull your cape over your head.'' I had gotten a cape, they said I was otherwise to noticeable. It was the same cape I had seen most of the Jedi wearing in the movies. Those brown capes that made them look like monks. I had protested and said that I didn't want a brown one, so lucky for me, they also had a black one. Much better than brown or beige. They said a cape was necessary, they didn't want the separatists to know of my existence yet. I thought the cape was a good idea, but I was still in my jeans and t-shirt, wouldn't that get some attention? Maybe I should just keep the cape around me the whole time... It wouldn't be very convenient, but necessary, I guess.

''So there's the wall.'' Ahsoka said, pointing at it. It sure was some wall. It was gigantic. On the wall there were two turrets and a couple of battle droids, like Ahsoka already had told us. We had been dropped an hour ago on a hidden place and now we had finally arrived at the point, where we would meet one of the greatest obstacles of our mission.

''So… Tell me again how we are supposed to get up there?'' I asked her.

''We jump.''

''Yeah, right... Just say the word when I need to jump.'' This should be interesting…

''Don't worry about me. Just be ready when I tell you to jump.'' She gave me a smirk.

''Right. Okay, I guess I'll have to trust you.''

''Yes you'd better.'' With that she jumped out of our hiding place, and the droids and turrets immediately started firing at her. The clones were right beside her. I decided that it would be better if I joined them. After a couple of minutes all of the droids were destroyed, but the turrets were still whole. It looked like they had some sort of shield. While deflecting the blasts of the turrets with her lightsabers, Ahsoka said: ''This is why we have to destroy the turrets first, before the clones can get on top of the wall. They are ray-shielded.''

Great... Ray-shielded. I had played enough games to know that ray-shields were bad news. ''Right. Let's do it.'' I only said, not mentioning my worries about the ray-shields.

''Jump!'' She then shouted. And together we jumped. And before I knew what just happened I was already standing on top of the wall. But before I could even properly think about it, the turrets turned and started shooting at us. I had forgotten that they were even there.

''Jessica. Use your staff to slam at the left side of the turret, that is their weak spot. It will turn their shields off.'' I nodded and did as she asked. Immediately after I had disabled its shield, one of the clones shot the turret to smithereens. Ahsoka did the same with her turret.

''Good job, Jessica.''

''Thanks. You too.'' I still didn't believe I had pulled it off. It had been easier than fighting Rex. The turrets were much more defenceless, apart from their shields. But I realised that we had to push on, I couldn't keep on daydreaming, if we were to make it in time. We needed to be there when Anakin and Obi-wan began their attack. So we jumped off the wall and started walking again. In about an hour we had reached the entrance to the tunnels, which were supposed to lead to the place where the citizens were held hostage.

''We need to move guys. Come on.'' And we all descended into the tunnels. We had walked through the tunnels for about two hours when we finally reached the end.

''Okay. Now we need to be careful. I will contact Generals Skywalker and Kenobi to ask if they're also in position.'' Ahsoka said to us.

''Master. Master. Do you read me?''

''Loud and clear, Ahsoka. Where are you?'' Anakin answered.

''We're in position, Master.''

''Good. We are as well. We'll begin the attack and then you'll have to free the prisoners.''

''Yes Master.'' Shortly thereafter we heard guns firing and we knew we had to take action, now. We came out of the tunnel and gestured to the citizens to come to us. Then we saw that they had handcuffs, so Ahsoka went to them and removed them.

''Follow me.'' She said to the citizens and they came after her, into the tunnels, to safety.

''Jessica. We need to help Anakin and Obi-Wan. Echo, Fives, stay with the citizens.''

''Yes, Commander.'' They answered and I nodded to her. We moved to the open air. Anakin and Obi-Wan were busy scrapping clankers, but they didn't see the tank that was coming right for them. Ahsoka saw it too and with a quick nod we ran towards it. She jumped on top of it and threw a bomb in the main turret, while I threw one in a side turret. We quickly made our way out of the tank and it exploded. We were thrown to the ground by the explosion, but at least we had saved Anakin's and Obi-Wan's skins.

''Great job you two.'' Anakin said, while passing us to fight the remaining droids.

''Thank me later, Skyguy.'' Ahsoka said. Anakin destroyed the last of the droids and then it was finally over. Our mission was completed and the citizens of Ryloth were safe, for now. I was so relieved, but then I realized I hadn't seen the Doctor at all. I looked around, to see him, standing in the midst of the Twi'leks. He was talking with them. I should have known. Always wanting to gather information, everywhere he goes. He was probably even speaking with them in their own language. I should ask him about the language-thing later.

''Doctor!'' I shouted. He turned around and ran towards me. He hugged me tight and then seeing the weird looks on the faces of the Jedi, he pulled back from the hug.

''I'm glad you're alright.'' He said to me.

''Yeah, same to you.'' I smiled a little.

''So now the battle is over?'' I asked Anakin.

''For now. But we have to get back to the Council.''

''Should be fun right?'' The Doctor said with a huge grin.

''Ah. You wait.'' Ahsoka said with an even bigger grin.

''Snips. Don't make them nervous.'' Anakin said, it sounded like he was chastising her, but there was a glimmer in his eyes that proved otherwise. He was enjoying this.

''I'm not. You're not afraid, right?'' Ahsoka asked us.

''No of course not. It will be okay.'' I answered her. I was actually really excited and just a tiny bit nervous to stand in front of all those great Jedi, especially Windu and Yoda. We were walking away to the gunships, which had arrived to pick us up. Then suddenly I felt a sharp pain go through my body and I blacked out.