*Forgot about Jabba's son right around this time*
They quickly set up for a relay and are told about the attack by Separatist forces but stand by for the Temple hoping things go as well as last time which it does
"Master Kenobi, glad Ashoka found you I am"
"Master Yoda, we are trapped here and vastly outnumbered, we are in no position to go anywhere or do anything our support ships have all been destroyed"
"Send reinforcements to you we will"
The comms cut out ultimately though Obi-wan does send a message to Yoda mentally due to the fact that the bond wasn't limited by distance
*Things are turning out like last time*
*Know that I do, try to change things slightly I will*
*Good*
Meanwhile Obi-wan and Anakin decide to introduce themselves like last time so as to not make Ashoka suspicious until they had a chance to talk about things later in private
"Well guess we'll have to hold out a little longer"
"My apologies young one, it's time for a proper introduction"
"I'm the new Padawan learner, I'm Ashoka Tano"
"I am Obi-wan Kenobi your new Master"
"I'm at your service Master Kenobi, but I'm afraid I've actually been assigned to Master Skywalker"
"What? No, no, no, no, there must be some mistake, he's the one who wanted the Padawan"
"No Master Yoda was very specific, I'm assigned to Anakin Skywalker and he is to supervise my Jedi training"
Obi-wan smiles at Anakin and Anakin secretly smiles back knowing that Ashoka had no idea of the truth, but they continue to play along for the moment
"But that doesn't make any sense"
"We'll have to sort this out later, it won't be long until those droids figure out a way around our cannons"
"I'll check on Rex in the lookout post"
"Better take her with you"
Ashoka follows and as soon as possible Anakin speaks up
"Look there's more to the story that I will have to tell you later but for the moment things aren't what they appear in regards to me not wanting you"
"Understood Master"
"For the moment say what you feel is right in order to fool the troops into thinking I don't want you, I will explain the whole thing after the mission is over"
"Mission?"
"You'll see, in the meantime just do your best to follow my lead and make things up as they go"
They get to the outpost
"What's the status Rex?"
"Quiet for now sir, they're gearing up for another assault. Who's the youngling?"
"I'm Master Skywalker's Padawan, the name's Ashoka Tano"
"Sir I thought you said you'd never have a Padawan"
"There's been a mix up the youngling isn't with me"
"Stop calling me that, you're stuck with me Sky guy"
"What did you just call me? Don't get snippy with me little one, you know I don't even think you're old enough to be a Padawan"
"Well maybe I'm not, but Master Yoda thinks I am"
"Well you're not with Master Yoda now, so if you're ready you better start proving it, Captain Rex will show you how a little respect can go a long way"
Rex obeys reluctantly while Ashoka is simply confused as to why she was saying what she had knowing that there was more to the story. Not knowing that while she didn't remember the Clone Wars up to the point where she left the Jedi it just seemed right to act like she had in the improvisation the two had just done. Meanwhile Anakin makes quick mental contact with Obi-wan
*Well she's certainly living up to her nickname of Snips*
*I know, I decided to make a connection and see what was going on with you two, did this happen last time as well?*
*Yes, yes it did, wasn't expecting it though considering I told her there was more going on in regards to me not wanting a Padawan*
*Where is she now?*
*With Rex, decided she needed the tour with him again, especially because they will also be getting part of the story*
*True enough, though Rex probably doesn't know that does he?*
*No he doesn't, neither does she but it's better that way for now*
*Point, when are we transferring Slick?*
*After this battle, the last ship didn't have the means and besides I want him near us when he's transferred*
*You have a point*
Meanwhile Ashoka was with Rex getting the tour and Ashoka asking the same question she had last time
"Have you thought about moving that line back Captain? They'd have better cover that way"
"Thanks for the suggestion but General Skywalker thinks they're fine where they are"
"So if you're a Captain and I'm a Jedi then technically I outrank you right?"
"In my book experience outranks everything"
"Well if experience outranks everything I guess I'd better start getting some, what's that?"
Rex looks and quickly identifies it
"Not good, got an energy shield, it's going to make things practically impossible, if you wanted experience little one it looks like you're about to get plenty"
They quickly report the situation to Anakin and Obi-wan who look at a holographic map
"The shield generator is some where's in this area, they're slowly increasing the diameter and keeping it just ahead of their troops"
"Heavy cannons are going to be useless against that"
"As they get closer I suppose we could try to draw them into buildings that might level the playing field a bit"
Ashoka speaks up then
"If that shields going to be such a problem why don't we just take it out?"
"Easier said then done"
Anakin decides to start defending his Padawan before he officially takes her up as his
"Well I for one, agree with her, someone has to get to that shield generator and destroy it, that's the key"
"Right then, maybe you two can tip toe through enemy lines and solve this particular problem together"
"Can do Master Kenobi"
"I'll decide what we do"
"If Rex and I can engage them here you two might have a chance to get through their lines undetected here"
Obi-wan points to the locations while speaking and then Rex speaks up
"They won't have much time, the droids far outnumber us so our ability to street fight is limited without the use of heavy cannons. They will march forward under the protection of their shield until they are right on top of our cannons then they'll blow them away"
Ashoka was the one to speak up again
"We'll figure out a way, come on Master let's go"
"If we survive this, Snips, you and I are gonna have a talk"
They get out of hearing and then Ashoka looks to Anakin in questioning
"Sorry Snips, can't fully explain things yet but for the moment I can say that there's more to this war then you think and I do want to train you, Master Kenobi and I will explain more later after I officially make you my Padawan but that's going to have to wait a bit"
"Why do I have to wait though?"
"Because we have a mission right now"
"Fine, but you'd better explain soon"
"Don't worry I will, but for now let's just get going okay?"
They start out just like before and they get under the shields and start walking while being covered only to run into a shielded droid
"You see what I mean?"
They start fighting and soon run even though Ashoka doesn't want to
"What Jedi don't run"
"I said run"
So they start running and then Anakin tells her to stop and together they defeat the droid
"Good you take direction well"
While that was going on Obi-wan was making a mock surrender to buy the two time until finally the shield generator is destroyed. When they finally get a chance to sit down the conversation goes just like the last time initially and then Anakin adds something unlike the last time
"You're reckless little one, you never would have made it as Obi-wan's Padawan, but you might make it as mine. Now come on Padawan I have a lot of explaining to do and we also have a training bond we need to establish, hopefully you'll get some explanation through the bond but if not I will explain what I can later"
They establish the bond and Ashoka gets all of Anakin's memories and also the other bonds as well
"Master, we have a lot to talk about in regards to the future"
"So you got my memories then"
"And the bonds, including with a person who isn't Force sensitive"
"Yeah, that would be Senator Organa"
"So this time your marriage isn't a secret from the Jedi then"
"Exactly, but Sidious doesn't know as far as we are aware of and we aim to keep it that ways"
"Understood Master, so Jabba's son"
"Yep Jabba's son"
As soon as the training bond was established the Jedi sensed the change in their bond and so did Bail who was on Coruscant, though for him it was simply a brief sensation of something in his bond with Anakin and then the sensation went away. The bond with Ashoka wouldn't be completely separate in his mind until after the Jabba mission and he met with Ashoka in person but for the moment his mind was recognizing the fact that there was a new bond that the Force was allowing because while Bail would never be Force sensitive enough for training nor would he want any the Force actually had subtly changed his midichlorian counts enough to handle the bonds he would have with the Jedi and Padme. Back on Christophsis Anakin and Ashoka caught a ride with Rex
"Thanks for the ride Rex"
"Any time sir"
"Master Obi-wan, Master Yoda"
"Trouble you initially had with your new Padawan"
"Yes but for the most part it's been resolved. Now then I admit Ashoka is a little rough around the edges still, but with a great deal of training and patience she might amount to something"
"Then go with you she will to the Teth system"
"Teth...Jabba's son"
"Yes Jabba's son, abducted he has been"
"Of course"
"I'll get Rex and organize the troops"
Once on board he realizes that yes he did have to do some training in regards to being humble, even if she was trying to inspire the troops
"Ashoka, I know you were trying to inspire the troops but there are ways to inspire them and still remain humble like a Jedi should"
"Sorry Master"
As it turned out things remained the same for the most part though Anakin actually managed to contact Padme on the way to the Teth system
"Padme, when you confront that one person try and have Bail go with, I know you can defend yourself but honestly I would feel better if you had backup, you never know what a Hutt can think of"
"Will do Ani"
She would ultimately fail but she did give it a good effort. Afterwords they immediately head back to Coruscant though Ashoka had a valid question for her Master in private
"Master why does she go by Amidala?"
"Simple, while the Senate knows Jedi are allowed marriage and one of the Senators is indeed married to a Jedi and it's public knowledge, Palpatine who is also known as Sidious still wants me as his Padawan. He will use anything to get to me and as such he can't know about Padme being married to me so she still uses Amidala publicly as a defense method. She will also always have an official reason to come to the Jedi Temple and I this time will always have an official reason to be visiting the Senator. An ally who will remain hidden will soon discover that he will be a courier of private messages as well as official ones but he won't mind soon enough"
Unfortunately they would never arrive at Coruscant because their ship would be attacked by the greater evil that needed to be defeated before Palpatine and as such Ashoka, Anakin, Rex and several others would be declared missing and presumed dead because they crashed on the surface but there were also major explosions which Obi-wan's ship witnessed. It didn't help that the Force bonds would be violently cut off due to the surface of the planet giving those "surviving" a severe enough headache to cause them to pass out. On Obi-wan's ship
"What happened?"
"Not sure General, one moment we were witness to the loss of General Skywalker's ship and the next you cried out his name before passing out on us quite suddenly. The doctor's have no idea what happened to even cause you to pass out in the first place"
"I know what happened, it has to do with Jedi bonds"
"Understood sir...sir the Jedi Temple keeps calling asking for you, we keep telling them that you're busy but we can't lie for much longer"
"How often is the contact?"
"Every fifteen minutes"
"When's the next one scheduled"
"Five minutes from now sir"
"Then let's get to the comm station so that I can talk to them"
Five minutes later Obi-wan sees Windu on screen
"Master Windu how can I help you?"
"Did you pass out about two hours ago all of a sudden?"
"Yes, I just woke up five minutes ago"
"Did you put your hand to your head?"
"I don't know, I do know I cried out Anakin's name before I passed out"
"Did something happen to Knight Skywalker and his Padawan?"
"Yes...they're dead, the bond has been ripped away from us violently"
"Understood, Senator Organa's security chief reported the same thing in regards to a sudden loss of consciousness. Fortunately it happened in his office while he was doing paperwork and not in a senate meeting but it's still a concern, or it was until you explained about the bond. We will declare the two missing in action and presumed dead, after all they might actually be alive but something is preventing you from feeling him in the Force"
"Agreed, but considering how violent the bond was ripped from us it's highly unlikely"
"But it's still something we need to hope for, besides we have our policies we need to follow, get back to Coruscant and then we'll inform Senator Amidala about this"
"No tell her now, I won't be home for close to two more days, Master Yoda, Qui-Gon and Bail can support her until I get there and then I will also be able to support her until we know for sure if he's dead or alive"
"Understood Kenobi"
Obi-wan arrived just like he said and as soon as he arrived Yoda had to leave for negotiations with Toydaria, which went well though like in his report there were some issues easily handled
"Finished negotiations with King Katuunko I have, returning to the Temple I am"
Obi-wan, Yoda, Qui-Gon and Bail continued to have occasional headaches from the loss of the bond with Anakin and Ashoka for the next two months. During that time Anakin, Ashoka and the clones with them had succeeded in surviving on the planet they had crashed on and slowly but surely managed to scrap parts together that allowed them to finally have communication with the Republic
"Master how can we be sure they'll even listen to us?"
"Easy because after Obi-wan was rescued from Rattatak it was decided to have specific codes designated for if someone is presumed lost on a mission, we're going to use one of the codes so that the Republic knows it's really us"
"Sir about what you told Ashoka and I..."
"Later Rex, we'll discuss everything later"
"Understood sir"
What Rex was talking about was the fact that Anakin had decided once he knew they were well and truly stuck to explain everything about the Clone Wars to Ashoka and Rex including the fact that he had ultimately become a Sith killing the Jedi that were in the Temple while the Clones killed basically all the Jedi out in the field. He also explained how Order 66 was no longer active in any of the clones though he did caution that Palpatine known as Sidious to the Jedi would probably use another means to destroy the Jedi. He also mentioned the mission given to them by the Force to destroy the greater evil before taking down Palpatine which meant that the war could possibly last much longer or if it didn't then taking down Palpatine was going to take longer than it originally did most likely though none of those who truly remembered the future and were given the mission by the Force were sure about that
"Now then are we ready?"
"Yes sir we are"
"Okay then, send out the confirmation code along with the message and we'll see how long it takes for a response"
"Let's hope there's someone closer than Coruscant listening in right now on the Republic side"
"Agreed"
As it turned out Bail was headed back to Alderaan to deal with some important matters and as such came upon their signal
"Senator, we have a signal coming in...but the frequency is wrong"
"Let me see if there's a message"
He gets there and signals that he's ready for the message if there is one
"This is Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker to any Republic vessel, my crew and I are stranded on an unknown planet and are in need of rescue authorization code Alpha 1339 Delta Delta 7. I repeat this is..."
"That's enough, lock onto their signal, we're bringing our men home"
"Sir are we heading back to Coruscant after pick up then?"
"No we'll get them treated for any injuries on Alderaan besides I have to deal with the current issue soon and we don't have time to turn around after we pick them up"
Within seven hours the men were rescued and as soon as Bail and Ashoka meet the bond solidified in both their minds as a completely separate bond and Bail instantly wants to see the two Jedi in private presumably to talk to them for an initial report