Spiraling out of control chapter 11
When Ahsoka dropped out of hyperspace and began her decent toward the Jedi temple she noticed smok bellowing upward toward the sky. Ahsoka thought back to the conversation she had with Anakin, he looked like he was in rough shape, could he be there she wondered.
Ahsoka piloted the craft down toward the smoke and Ahsoka saw buildings with glass knocked out of them. Her ship dropped lower and Ahsoka could now make out a large chunk of metal resting on the ground "Anakin…" she muttered and immediately prepped the ship for landing.
Ahsoka jumped off of the ship as it landed and she ran toward the wreckage "Anakin!" she yelled as she fought through the crowed that now surrounded the wreckage. Ahsoka burst through the crowed and saw several police droids surrounding the craft inspecting it. She walked up to one of them "What happened?" she asked.
The droid turned to her "This shuttle crashed here two days ago, we have just now been able to put out the fires, we are working on cutting open the cockpit now" the droid said. "I'll help" Ahsoka said running past the droid to where others were trying to cut through the metal to get to the cockpit.
Ahsoka took out Anakin's lightsaber and ignited it, she cut a large round hole in the metal and used he force to pull the chunk out. She walked inside and looked around, she could feel her master had been here. "Anakin" she called searching what was left of the ship, Ahsoka made her way to the cockpit and looked inside.
It was empty, the cockpit was empty. Ahsoka looked around and noticed blood on the pilots chair, Anakin must have been injured the question what where was he. Ahsoka walked back out of the ship and to a droid "There was a man here, where is he? Ahsoka asked. "When we arrived we found no one inside of the craft, if there was then the person must have left" the droid replied.
"Where are you master" Ahsoka asked herself as she walked away from the ship toward the city, she had to find him. If he was hurt and as must blood as there was on the chair in the cockpit he wouldn't last long. Ahsoka didn't have must time to find her master.
Anakin limped his way toward the Jedi temple, his hand was over the side of his blood stained shirt. He was in agonizing pain but he had to make it to the temple, he was almost there. As he began up the long stair case the pain in his side became more and more unbearable but he continued to walk up the stair.
A few steps up and he had to stop, he leaned over and rubbed his side. His breathing was hard and fast as he forced air into his lungs again he felt dizzy and sat down. After a moment of rest he tried to raise to his feet but the pain in his side forced him to crawl. He would have just contacted Obi-wan with his com but it had been broken and was now useless.
A quarter way up and again he had to stop, he rolled over on his back holding his side, his bleeding has worsened. He would have reached out with the force and contacted Obi-wan or even Ahsoka but he was concentrating solely not blacking out again.
Shaak ti walked through the temple trying to find Obi-wan, she wanted to ask him what Yoda had said. She paused when she felt pulled toward the entrance of the temple, she turned and began walking toward the entrance.
What her eyes fell upon shocked and amazed her "Anakin" she exclaimed running up to the man who had just crawled up the last stair. He looked in terrible shape and in need of medical treatment. "Obi-wan get a medical unit brought out her immediately; it's Anakin I found him!" Shaak said.
Obi-wan watched as Anakin floated inside of a bacta tank, he had been in there for days. "How much longer?" Obi-wan asked the medical droid, "He has sustained severe internal damage, it will take time for his body to recover" the droid replied. Obi-wan sighed and sat down "I'm so sorry my friend, I though you were dead…" he said.
The door opened and Obi-wan turned to see Master Shaak ti "He's in good hands Obi-wan, you should get some rest. You've been up for seventy-two hours" Shaak said walking into the room. Obi-wan shook his head "We need to find Ahsoka now, she's still out there" Obi-wan replied.
"I spoke with Master Yoda and he has sent Master Plo Koon and I are to search of her" Shaak replied. Obi-wan sighed and looked back up at Anakin inside of the tank, he had been so sure that Anakin had died that seeing him alive was as much as a surprise as not finding him in the first place. Obi-wan yawned stood up and walked out of the room to his room to get some rest.
Ahsoka walked through the streets of Coursant reaching out with the force to locate her master but she hadn't had any luck so far. 'Where could he be' she wondered, perhaps he had made it back to the Jedi temple, or maybe he went to see the Chancellor or Senator Aimdala. Come to think of it Anakin always spent a lot of time with the Senator when he wasn't on missions; he just told her that he was going to check on a friend which of course Ahsoka knew was the senator.
Ahsoka had walked over to an air taxi and climbed in the back seat, she knew where the senator lived because she had been there once before. She told the driver where she wanted to go and sat there in silence. She wondered if the senator heard the new about Anakin's 'death' and how she took it. She knew they were close friends and always suspected there could possibly be something going on between the two but never said anything of it to Anakin.
Padme sat inside of her apartment crying for the hundredth or so time. It was just so hard to believe that her Ani was dead. At first she had thought that Obi-wan was joking when he came and told her but the look on his face proved otherwise. So there she sat on the couch crying again as she thought about her dead husband.
What would have led Padme crying herself to a dreamless sleep was disturbed by the sound of a speeder coming to a halt outside of her apartment. Padme wiped her tears off with her sleeve and made her way to the vineyard that overlooked the city. She saw an air taxi and half expected to see Obi-wan stepping out of it but was surprised to Ahsoka step out. No one had seen the girl in weeks now or at least that is what Obi-wan had told her last time he came to check up on her.
"Ahsoka?" Padme said in a hoarse voice from all the crying. "Is Anakin here?" Ahsoka asked jumping straight to the point. Padme's face was one of confusion, sorrow and turmoil. Had the girl not heard of the news, she must have. She was Anakin's padawan so she must have heard of Anakin's death.
"Ahsoka, Anakin is dead didn't you hear of the news when it came out" Padme said softly. "No he is not, I can sense he is alive senator" Ahsoka replied. Padme shook her head, the poor young girl must just be in denial she thought. "Yes he is Ahsoka, Anakin is dead. He's not coming back" Padme chocked back trying to fight back another wave of tears that threatened to coming pouring out.
"No my master is not dead, he is hear on Coursant and I need to find him" Ahsoka said frustrated. Ahsoka knew he was alive, she could feel he was alive so why wouldn't anyone believe her. "Ahsoka…I know he was your master and I am sooo sorry but Anakin is dead" Padme said walking up to the girl.
"ANAKIN IS ALIVE!" Ahsoka yelled angrily, she was fed up with people not believing her. "I can feel it, he is alive!" Ahsoka continued making no attempt to hide her anger. Padme sighed and looked down at the floor "Obi-wan couldn't find him Ahsoka, he said he looked for days but found nothing. He said he had to leave to get his wounded taken care of. I know its hard Ahsoka but Anakin is gone" Padme replied in a even softer tone.
"Is that really what you think, that Obi-wan was forced to pull out. NO, he abandoned my master! He and Rex abandoned him, left him there to die!" Ahsoka said bitterly. "Obi-wan and Rex wouldn't leave Anakin there, they wouldn't abandon him Ahsoka" Padme said defending the two.
"Kriffing Sith hell Senator! Fine believe that he is dead! I am going to find him, I'll show you, I'll show all the council, Obi-wan, Shaak ti and Rex that my master is alive!" Ahsoka spat angrily before turning and storming back toward the cab getting in and took off.