"Hold that thought." Nathan said. "Go and find your Master, Caleb."
Caleb nodded and left in the other direction.
Nathan sprinting down the hallways, heart in his mouth. What had happened? He felt a dark shift in the Force, but he couldn't put a finger on it.
He burst back into the Venator's landing room, and found Anakin, Ahsoka, Obi-Wan, R2 and Rex, all talking at a rapid pace.
"As usual, you're playing politics."
"That's not fair."
"I'm not trying to be."
Ahsoka and Obi-Wan argued back and forth, whilst the alarm still was being sounded.
"Guys, what's happening?" Nathan asked.
"There's been an attack on the capital. Grievous has lauched a full-out assault on Coruscant. The Chancellor has been taken by the General." Obi-Wan replied, now calm.
"Go, save your chancellor." Ahsoka muttered angrily.
"What if we send half of my regiment with Ahsoka under her command?" Anakin suggested.
"Ahsoka is not a member of the Grand Army of the Republic anymore." Obi-Wan answered truthfully.
"I'll go." Nathan interrupted.
"What? You on your own? Against Maul?" Anakin asked, confused.
"You underestimate me, Anakin. Trust me, I'm ready." Nathan said, crossing his arms.
"Well?" Anakin asked Obi-Wan.
Obi-Wan sighed.
"This changes the entire dynamic of the siege. It becomes a stealth mission, instead of a revolution."
"I can do it, Master Kenobi." Nathan said.
"Ahsoka?"
She had remained quiet the entire time.
"You're sure you can do it?" Ahsoka asked.
Nathan nodded eagerly.
"Very well." Obi-Wan said, turning and taking off back down the corridor to prepare.
"Ahsoka, one more thing." Anakin said quickly.
"If you're facing Maul, you're gonna need these." He took out a box, and as Ahsoka opened it, she couldn't believe her eyes.
Two new sabers, one smaller than the other, as always.
But when she ignited them, instead of her green and yellow, two blue blades flew out of the opening.
"They're brand new. Maybe a little better." Anakin smirked.
Anakin bowed to Ahsoka, before turning to leave.
"Anakin!" She called after him.
He turned to face his padawan.
"Good luck." Ahsoka said quietly, waving at her Master.
Anakin responded with a small smile and a look into her blue eyes, before closing the door and leaving for his ship.
Ahsoka sighed, before turning to Nathan.
"You ready?"
"Always, Ahsoka."
* * *
To say Bo-Katan was happy with the new plan would be far from the truth.
"We can't take Mandalore back with reasoning methods. Why do you Jedi people all think like that?" She argued.
"We aren't going to." Nathan said with a cold tone, as their ship door closed, ready to leave. It was just the 6 people on board: Nathan, Ahsoka, Bo, Ursa, Marc, and Yern, the last three being the Mandalorians accompanying Bo. And they were about to attempt to overthrow Mandalore.
"What do you mean, you're not going to?" Bo asked, confused.
"I've read all about your traditions." He replied, looking out of his window, in thought. "Maul. He wields the Darksaber, yes?"
Bo raised her brow. She had never mentioned that to him. No one had.
"How do you-"
"The Force is my ally, Bo. And a powerful one, at that." Nathan said, quietly.
"You've grown wiser in our time apart, Nathan." Ahsoka remarked.
"Experience is the greatest teacher, 'Soka. You and I know that best." He glanced at her, before looking back out of the window.
"So, Maul has the Darksaber. What are you suggesting?" Bo continued.
"I'm suggesting a duel. One on one. Winner takes the right to Mandalore." Nathan said slowly.
"You can't take Maul by yourself, Nathan." Ahsoka said, frowning at him.
"I can do a lot of things, that no one is aware of." Nathan whispered, so that only she could hear.
"You're lucky I trust you." Ahsoka sighed, pecking him on the cheek, resulting in a raised eyebrow from Bo.
'"What if he refuses the duel?" Ahsoka asked.
"He can't. It's Mandalorian culture." Bo responded. "But assuming you can defeat Maul is certainly ambitious."
Nathan gave no response. He kept his focus on the window as their ship finally landed, on the outskirts of the city of Sundari.
Nathan took a deep breath. This would be an incredibly risky mission, but something inside of him told him he was ready.
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STAR WARS: CONFLICTED
ActionThis is my Star Wars Story, set in the Clone Wars time period, about a young Padawan named Nathan Tynan, who was born in 37 BBY. He was the apprentice to the Togruta Jedi Master, Shaak Ti, and he often spent his free time training with her or, when...
