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Chapter 3: Who Did It

"Nice place you got here," Ahsoka commented. Starkiller silently agreed as well. The place was is a mess. Everything appeared trashed one way or another.

"Not everyone on Coruscant lives in a luxurious temple on the surface," Ventress replied, disgusted. She crossed her arms.

"I guess I'll have to get use to that." Ahsoka mirrored Ventress's arm crossing. Starkiller was not sure what to make of the two. While he could see that they were not exactly happy working with each other, they acted like each other in a way.

"Just make the call." Ventress motioned to the hologram booth. Like everything else, it was in rough shape, but it appeared to be functional.

Ventress walked to lean on a nearby poll while Ahsoka reached under the booth to access its systems. They screen flickered lightly as she intereacted with the wiring.

Ventress heard the crackling of electricity. "Adding another criminal act to your record?"

Ahsoka turned to her, annoyed. "I don't want them to be able to trace us." She stood and activated the booth.

"Barriss, it's me." At first, there was nothing displayed. Then, the hologram projectior flickered to life. A young Mirialan was projected. Starkiller guessed she was a friend of Ahsoka. Even through the hologram, Starkiller could sense that Barriss was not a padawan. She was a Jedi.

"It's so good to see you, Ahsoka. Are you okay?" Barriss looked quite worried.

"Yeah, I'm okay," Ahsoka answered. "If you consider Anakin and a hundred clones on my tail a good space to be in."

"You were almost captured?"

"Once or twice, yeah." Ahsoka shot a quick glare at Ventress. Ventress looked back, with a neutral face.

"Where are you," Barriss asked.

"I can't say, Barriss."

Barriss quickly moved on. "I believe I've found a clue."

"A clue," Ahsoka perked up. "How? Where?"

"We don't have much time, Ahsoka."

Starkiller continued to listen in on their conversation. Her story was sort of making sense, but he still had no idea what crime that was commited. Still, he didn't bother with asking Ahsoka. It didn't matter. All that mattered was finding the true culprit. Realizing that he was wandering off, Starkiller resumed listening. He failed to see the drone until it was too late. Starkiller activated his lightsaber when he saw the drone and cut through hit with ease. Ahsoka stole a quick, questioning glance. Starkiller motioned for her to continue with her discussion.

"Three levels up, there seems to be an abandoned warehouse where they use to build muntions that Letta visited during the time she was getting access to the nano droids."

"How did you find this out?"

"I told you I would do some checking."

"Thank you, Barriss."

"Be careful, Ahsoka." The Hologram went dark.

Ahsoka moved away from the booth and walked up to Ventress with a glare. Starkiller stood a few feet away from them. If Ahsoka needed him, then she could go to him.

"Well?" Ventress said.

"I think I have a lead." Ahsoka crossed her arms again.

Starkiller immediately sensed a group of people were coming their way. He looked in the direction which they came from. There was no one there, but he could feel them coming. He held his lightsaber in his right hand.

"It doesn't seem like you need my help." Ventress had her arms crossed too.

"That's not true. We need to find an abandoned munitions warehouse on level 1315. We should be able to find some information there."

Starkiller turned to look back at Ventress. She stared thoughtfully, like she knew where the place was. She probably did, which Ahsoka picked up on a moment later.

"You know the place I'm talking about, don't you?"

"Yes, I can get to there."

A few clones walked around the corner, surrounding Starkiller, Ahsoka, and Ventress. Starkiller activated his lightsaber.

"No, Starkiller. Don't hurt any of them," Ahsoka said.

Starkiller looked at the clones. They looked like Stormtroopers, but their armor was slightly different. These weren't Imperials. Starkiller, with his blade still active, backed up next to Ahsoka.

Ahsoka had her arms up. "Listen to me. I don't want to fight."

Ventress touched a hand to her temple and her mask covered her face. "I do." She held up her fists.

"We're taking you in now, commander," said one.

Commander, Starkiller questioned.

"That's not going to happen. Trust me. Now I'm not going to hurt any of you."

She turned to look at Ventress, then to Starkiller. "We're not going to hurt any of you, but you're not going to be taking me in."

The clones stepped closer with their rifles ready. "Commander, we are taking you in."

Ventress activated her lightsabers. "Let's play." She moved forward and swung her lightsabers, but not to kill the clones. She deflected their bolts and cut the tips of their rifles off, rendering them useless.

"Ventress," Ahsoka scolded.

As a clone reached for Ahsoka, she just pushed him back and kicked him. She was not aiming to kill any of them, but daze them.

Starkiller deactivated his lighsaber and engaged the clones as well. He fought with ease. These clones were just as easy to take down as Stormtroopers. Starkiller watched Ahsoka fight too, noting how strong and skillful she was despite being smaller than the clones. Ahsoka too noticed how effortlessly Starkiller fought the clones. She knew that she could depend on him in battle. The fight was over before it started.

"See? Didn't kill one," Ventress said. "It's the new me."

Ahsoka turned to run. Ventress and Starkiller followed. He didn't turn back.

The squad leader, still on the ground, held his wrist to his helmet. "Commander Plo Koon, we had General Tano, but she escaped with the help of Asajj Ventress and an unidentified human male."

Ventress led the way. Ahsoka walked next to her. Starkiller trailed them.

"There it is." Ventress nodded to the warehouse up ahead. "That's where you're supposed to find this clue."

Starkiller looked on with Ahsoka. It definitely looked abandoned.

"I've done my part of the bargain, which means you're on your own from here, but don't forget, you have to speak on my behalf now. That was the deal."

"Agreed," Ahsoka answered. "Thanks for getting me this far at least. She paused. "I have to admit, I never saw us doing anything together. Ever."

Ventress looked at Ahsoka. "These are strange times." Ventress turned and walked away.

Ahsoka looked to Starkiller. He seemed to be thinking about something.

"What is it?"

"I just have a bad feeling about this."

Ahsoka made a mental note not to forget that as she approached the warehouse with Starkiller next to her. As they entered, the number of crates could not be overlooked. There were a lot of them.

"So, what are we looking for exactly," Starkiller asked.

"Hey, I'm just as in the dark about this as you are," Ahsoka replied.

As she observed some crates. Starkiller sensed a force-sensitive person nearby, and it definitely was not Ventress. He turned around and saw someone bearing down on him He quickly activated his lightsaber as the opponent activated two lightsabers. The person was wearing Ventress's mask and carried her lightsabers, but she was wearing a cloak. Starkiller forced his opponent back as Ahsoka activated her lightsaber and joined Starkiller.

"Ventress, I see that you've had a change of heart."

The opponent did not answer back, instead reaching out with the force to collapse an object on Starkiller and Ahsoka. Both leaped out of the way as their opponent jumped to the next floor. She was quick to get up. Ahsoka and Starkiller followed. At the next floor, they had their lightsabers ready, scanning around for their opponent. It definitely wasn't Ventress. Starkiller could tell that much already, but he hadn't a clue who it was.

"Why bring us here," Ahsoka demanded. "Answer me, Ventress. Why?"

Starkiller saw a couple objects move, but not naturally. A distraction. He quickly turned around and quickly blocked the two blades. Ahsoka joined in to help. The opponent kicked Ahsoka into a nearby stack of metal crates. Starkiller continued to fight defensively. This person was skilled, but training almost his whole life had helped him figure out an opponent's fighting style and ways to counter it. Starkiller quickly relieved the person of one saber, grabbing it in his free left hand. He began to go on the offensive. Their opponent retreated to the next floor as Ahsoka recovered and rejoined Starkiller. As they both began to climb to the next floor, a few barrels came tumbling down. Starkiller forced them out of his way and continued to advance. He leaped onto the next floor. Ahsoka quickly followed. Their opponent, even with only one lightsaber, continued to put up a fight. As the opponent was forced into a couple of pipes by the combined efforts, the opponent quickly slashed the pipe. From the cuts poured steam. The cloaked figure jumped over them and pushed a few barrels their way. Starkiller dove right while Ahsoka dove left. Seeing that the barrels were going to explode, Ahsoka took cover quickly. Starkiller joined her. The explosion blew their cover down. Starkiller dove again to avoid being knocked to the ground, but Ahsoka was caught in the blast. As Starkiller returned to Ahsoka, she was already being confronted by the figure, who quickly disarmed her and kicked her into the lower floor. Waiting for the unknown person to leave, he leaped down to Ahsoka, who was now looking at crates, labeled with what appeared to be nano droids. Ahsoka looked into the darkness as clones approached, weapons at ready.

"Wait," she began, raising her arms to show she had no weapons. "Wolf, let me explain."

The clone commander paid no attention to her and simply stunned her. Starkiller quickly dropped his lightsabers and raised his hands. A clone was quick to cuff him. A Jedi appeared through the darkness. It was Ahsoka's master, Anakin Skywalker. He looked at Starkiller with a look of uncertainty and a bit of anger. Starkiller looked back with a look of genuine concern and uncertainty. He had done nothing to his apprentice. He had tried to help her. As he stood there, he saw another clone reach into one of the crates.

"Explosives. These are the same exact type of nano droids used to blow up the Jedi Temple."

Starkiller perked his head. Someone had blown up the Jedi temple?

Anakin looked over the scene: the nano droids, Ahsoka, and Starkiller, who didn't do anything, but watch and listen.

"I can't believe this."

Starkiller paid little attention as he, along with Ahsoka were loaded into a ship. It wasn't until he saw a hologram flicker to life that he took notice.

An alien with large ears appeared. "Captured, she has been?"

"Yes, Master Yoda," said one of the other Jedi.

"Without incident?"

"No. She was subdued by the clones and found in procession of…explosive nano droids."

"And we have also captured the other person she was with," Anakin said. "I have no doubt that he has been helping Ahsoka, but he is unusual."

"How so," asked another one. He was a human.

"The force is strong within him, particularly the dark side, but he isn't acting like a sith. He is simply compliant. He may have answers."

"Bring him back and we'll see what he knows. And let's hope we can keep Ahsoka with us."

The hologram died out as Anakin looked down for a moment, then to Ahsoka, who sat, still unconscious. Starkiller stood next to her, held by two clones. If only he knew what was really going on here.

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