Love & War

Broken

Anakins POV

Dear journal,
The 501st Rex and myself have been searching mandolors surface levels for days obi wan instructed us to move to the lower levels tomorrow Maul is still somewhere within this complex I can feel his seething anger it builds with every tension in the city his power grows with every argument but so does his ego and his confidence master Yoda once told me 'Charecter and humbleness are the absence of ego and selfrighteousness fall into the realm of these ever appalling idealistics and you may find yourself becoming cocky and over confident' a virtue that has been a pillar for me in this war according to yoda cockiness leads to the dark side but then again everything for Yoda leads to the dark side if you know what I mean. I haven't spoken to ahsoka in a couple of days her recovery is coming along well as of three days ago her burns on her abdominal area are almost healed doc said nightly bacta patches should prevent permanent scarring. I feel as the we are nearly out of the woods and it feels good. Ahsoka moved into the city I think being alone in the countryside gave her to much time to think. About us about me. I feel like I should be there right now she should have to be alone. Togrutas are very social creatures I comfort myself by continuing to make myself believe that she is happier in the city. Gotta get some rest besides Rex is practicly begging me to turn off the holopad have I mentioned I love driving him crazy lol.
~Anakin

Rexs POV

I camped the men outside the caves, the entrance to the lower and the sub levels of mandolor. While Mandolorian culture and society is typically know as more of a wealthy and luxurious society. The lower levels however are no different from Corasaunt. Filled with variety of beggars and outcasts drunkards and strippers. I told the boys to her to bed at 0120 and be ready for the day at 0500 tomorrow morning early. I miss Ahsoka. The general is keeping us all posted on her progress in healing but I want to talk to her alone. She almost died and I would have never been able to tell her how much I love hershe should be out here with us and fighting. God, she looks so sexy when she fights. She fights keeping in mind that she's part of a team though as well she doesn't try to do stuff on her own. Anymore at least. I walked to the entrance of the cave and sat down. I closed my eyes and listened. The echoes of the city above made the ground vibrate but among the Incesent indistinguishable chatter I heard a screech. Unnerving and blood curtling. I was up and had my guns out but no figure apeared. The cry wasn't one of pain or fear I though as I turned and sprinted to the generals tent it was one of anguish, deafeat. Rage. That was what it was a cry of rage. Demonic, evil, chilling almost like something had devoured the soul of the being that made the sound. I ran into the tent set up for our three male generals. Windu and Kenobi were both bent over a figure writhing under a sheet.

"Rex"

General Kenobi addressed me.

"Anakin is very sick right now. I need you to leave unless its something urgent"

"Yes sir, I heard maul in the caves he is near"

He looked thoughtfully at Windu, collected his light sabers and said to me.

"Mace and I will go capture maul get Jesse and have him tend to skywalker immediately have him also escorted to naboo as soon as possible."

Then he and Windu sprinted out of the tent and into the Caves I turned back to the tent as I heard skywalker moan and rushed to get jesse.

Ahsokas POV

I woke up in a dark room guarded by droids and monitors beeping all around me I was restrained in a upright stretcher and unable to move at all. My light sabers were nowhere to be found my anxiety rose and I felt the begining stages of a panic attack as I woke up to the reality of the situation; I had been kiddnaped by separatist droids with no backup nobody to help me and nobody knew I had left Naboo. I felt my shirt sticking to my skin as I started to sweat. The droids turned around when I started struggling and panting.

"Hey you hold it, R7 call the supreme leader inform him the assent is consious."

"Roger roger"

"Get the med droid while your at it"

"Roger roger"

One droid walked out of the room and the other one put a gag in my mouth a med droid walked in and tilted the platform back. He began administering IV medication and and attaching more monitors. I struggled and began to feel weak I fought the sleep that was creeping up on me. I was unable to succeed and gave in to sleep.

Anakins POV

Panic, stress, feelings of abandament, loneliness. Ahsoka was in trouble I could feel these things faintly as I attempted to fall asleep I could not screeches filled my ears and mind. I became overwhelmed I fell backwards and hit the side of a shipping box full of ammo  everything went black I woke up briefly when Master kenobi lifted me to my bed. He said something but I only barely saw his lips move and his words were incomprehensible to me I fell back asleep and the next time I woke up Jesse was attaching an iv to my arm I nearly hurled. He saw I was awake and explained to me what happened as I sat myself up. I wasn't paying attention I was searching for Ahsokas force signature it wasn't there I could typically feel her Even from 5 or 6 systems away I could sense her but I couldnt even feel her live force no feelings. The space were she should be was empty.

"Sir!"

Jesse's voice woke me from my trance.

"Sir you'll be ok in about a day or so but you need to give your injuries time"

"Jesse I need you to contact Ahsoka on Naboo"

"Sir?"

"Do it"

I stated tartly

"Yes sir"

A cold malicious feeling washed over me. Pleasure, oily pleasure satisfaction. It wasn't my feelings it was a force connection. But it wasn't Ahsoka. It was maul he was near but not ready to reveal himself.