Master and Apprentice

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Ahsoka and Dreya walk through the ruins of a temple. The remains of several statues tower of them. They both wear hooded cloaks that reach their knees. The women approach the center of what used to be a building and Ahsoka kneels to brush the dark sand off of the carving in the stone.

"Master?"

The woman stands to her full height and removes her hood. She sends her lightsabers to pierce the ground on either side of her, uses the Force to cut a circle, and then withdraws them. The circle she cut falls into an underground room and Dreya drops through the hole to join her.

They both study the room, looking over all the carvings. Ahsoka walks to one of the short pillars and kneels by it, closing her eyes and getting closer like it was whispering to her. She drags her hand up the side of it until she reaches the top, which she turns. A rumble that sounds like gears turning comes from somewhere until a clank sounds.

More sounds rumble through the area, and when they stop, she turns the very top section of the pillar. More rumbling comes through and Dreya follows Ahsoka's gaze to the glowing ball one of the carvings is holding. The woman goes around the room to a second pillar and turns it also. Another ball begins to glow.

Dreya goes to the final pillar and turns it like Ahsoka had. The ball behind held by the third carving begins to glow. They can hear gears turning and the pillars sink into the floor as a new one begins to rise.

"The shape matches the one on the floor," Dreya points out.

"An astute observation."

The center of the new pillar is taller than the outside and made of black sand rather than stone. Ahsoka approaches it and digs her thumbs into it until she finds an ornate gold orb.

"What is it?"

"This is what we came for." She studies it for a moment before raising her arm to call- "Huyang . . . we found it."

"I'm not . . . jammed."

"Huyang?"

Static and what should be words but aren't come through the device.

"I take that means we have guests."

"Yes, I think you're right."

They both jump back through the hole and see a red droid wearing a cape. It takes a few steps toward them and Ahsoka points her lightsaber at it. "Come no closer."

"The map. Give it to us."

"Us?" Dreya mutters, grabbing her lightsaber.

A second droid appears over a wall to the women's left. "Us."

Then a third to their right. "Us."

Ahsoka ignites her second saber and Dreya ignites hers. The droids activate their electric staffs and the two on the wall jump down. A clang from behind her makes Dreya turn around.

"There's five of them."

Four of the droids begin to creep up on them. Dreya drops into the underground room a split second before Ahsoka. They cut holes under three of the droids to make them fall into the pit. The older woman jumps out of the hole, pushing one of the droids back, which allows Dreya to also resurface. They fight the droids together and it ends with Dreya slicing one in half while Ahsoka beheads the other.

"Very good."

"Thank you, Master."

Suddenly, the head of the droid says, "Initiate self-destruct protocol."

The other droids climb through the hole and bombs slide out of their chests.

"Run."

"Yep."

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⏰ Last updated: Jul 23 ⏰

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