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The Padawan Who Saved Him ch.3

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Ahsoka and Barris were on their way to inform Yoda about Norell Oren when Anakin arrived.

"Ahsoka we have a mission. Obi-Wan says there's Separatist activity in Quan Mandal."

Barris was going to protest when Ahsoka spoke up. "Yes Master," she said sounding dissapointed. "Barris, tell Yoda about what we found."

Barris nodded and walked away to find Master Yoda.

Anakin looked confused. "Found? Found what?"

"I'll tell you on the way to the hangar, by the way, did Obi-Wan say what the Separatist's were doing?

"No, but whatever it is it can't be be good."

Ahsoka only nodded as they continued to walk to the hangar.

" Now, what did you and Barris want to talk to Yoda about?"

"Oh, uh, we found some info on that Separatist that let us go."

Anakin laughed "You mean Kal?" he asked teasingly, he had overheard Ahsoka talking to herself about him, saying something like, 'What a creep, mocking me. You interest me? What a line.'" Anakin could tell that she liked him and wanted to nick this in the bud before it became a problem. But for now, the least professional jedi was going to get as much fun out of this as possible.

Ahsoka turned even redder than usual. "Oh, was that his name? I couldn't remember," she lied.

"Uh huh." Anakin didn't believe her for a second. Suddenly his face became serious. " Listen Ahsoka, that boy is the enemy, I know and you know that jedi are forbidden from attachment." the words tasted bitter to him. "Whatever you're feelings towards him are, put them aside." he placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Thanks Master, but really, the only feeling I have about that boy is paying him back for knocking you around like a training dummy." the young padawan replied trying to change the subject to at least an argument.

"You didn't do much better."

"I'm just a padawan."

"And you said he wasn't even attacking you,"

"Well, I... hmph." Ahsoka crossed her arms and huffed, secretly glad about her Master forgetting the previous conversation, at least for now.

But Anakin wouldn't forget so easily, he didn't like being a hypocrite, had she fallen for someone else, someone in the Republic he may have even helped her keep it a secret, but he couldn't allow... THIS.

They reached the hangar, climbed into the cockpit, and took off.

Mean while in the Quan Mandal asteroid belt, Kal was with Dooku on the bridge, gazing at one asteroid in particular.

"Ok. Let's go over this one more time. Why are we starring at a giant rock." Kal was bored to tears, they had spent days orbiting this place while the droids were sent to excavate something.

"Calm yourself young one. Patience is the difference between controlling the darkside and letting it control you, and isn't that what you need to learn?" Dooku lectured condescendingly.

"Feh. Yes Master." he replied with spite.

"You wont have to wait long for you answer, soon we will have more power than you can imagine. We'll be able to crush the Republic and anyone else who stands in our way." The old man ranted.

"And what does your master think about this?" Kal asked, betting Dooku had 'neglected' to inform his mysterious boss."

Dooku glared hard at Kal out of the corner or his eye. The young man in question just chuckled and walked away, Dooku and his master's matters were their problem. As long as it didn't interfere with Dooku training him, it didn't make any difference to him. It had been months since he first apprenticed himself under Dooku. He hadn't made nearly as much progress as he had hoped. Kal took his lightsaber from his side, looking at the various scratches, and rough spots and tried to imagine the stories the second hand weapon had to tell.

Light years away on Curoscant, Barris had finally found Master Yoda.

"So that's all we've found. What do you think Master?"

"Troubling this is, stayed in contact with Norell I did, but killed years ago he was." Yoda looked regretful.

"Oh my, I didn't know. Was he a friend of yours?" she regretted bringing up any painful memories of his betrayal.

"A former apprentice."

"Oh," she hung her head, "If it's not to painful a subject, could you tell me more about Master Norell's departure from the Order?"

"Sigh, a saddening memory it is. Talented in the force Norell was, always eager to learn, and always open to new ideas. 'Anything is possible' he would say." Yoda smiled at the fond memories of a young padawan asking 'please teach me more Master,' "On a mission, we were defending a small village of ewoks from the Sanyassan marauders, a band of pirates who crashed on Endore. Called to the ewok priestess' hut he was, were she blessed him. Intrigued he was by their interpretation of what he could see as another way of viewing the force. After he became a master as an seventeen year old, study the ways of other cultures he did, and learned much, but soon he came to question the jedi way."

Barris was hanging on every word. She was getting a look into a past that most didn't know about.

"When he reached twenty seven he left on one of his journeys to another obscure force using tribe in the outer rim, met a young woman he did, they fell deeply in love. When he returned, a great unrest amongst the jedi there was. Made no attempt to hide his actions he did, even attempting to sway the Council to change the code."

"You're joking, the Council would never agree."

"Hmmm, there lies the problem, left the order to be with her he did, to her home world.

Barris' curiosity was gnawing at her. "How did he die?"

"Seven years ago, dark jedi raided his home, trying to find his research they were. Killed he and his wife were." Yoda closed his eyes, attempting to keep them from watering.

"And, a child?"

"Mention a son he did, but never found he was."

"Do you think it's possible that the Separatist that fought Ahsoka and Master Skywalker could be Master Norell's son?"

"If it is, then in deep trouble we are, almost always powerful, the child of a force user is. Such a tragedy, damaging to a youngling could be"

Barris was worried even more about Ahsoka now than before.
Third installment of my Ahsoka X OC fic. I promise you won't regret reading. Review please.
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AlaskanHighlander's avatar
Whoa, whoa, whoa wait a minute. Which Kal is this?