Two infant Blurrgs are seen playing in the sand on Tatooine. They squeak as they burrow under the sand.
The screen lifts from the two playful Blurrgs and rests on the backs of Anakin, Ahsoka, and Artoo.
Anakin walks calmly, not deterred by the heat whereas Ahsoka wipes the sweat from her forehead as she breathes loudly from exhaustion. They walk past the large skeleton of a long dead creature buried in the sand.
"Master Yoda has a saying. 'Old sins cast long shadows.'" Ahsoka starts, breaking the silence. "Do you know what he means by that?" She asks.
"He means your past can ruin your future if you allow it." Anakin answers, turning his head a little to look down at her. "But you forget it was Master Skywalker who said, 'I don't want to talk about me past.'"
"Okay, fine. There is so much more we can talk about out here. Like the sand." She waves her hands to gesture at the sand.
"Their desert is merciless. It takes everything from you." Anakin responds, looking down as his mind is lost in a cloud of saddening memories.
"That's a happy thought. It won't take us, Master." Ahsoka comments. She turns her head to Artoo, "Right, Artooie?"
R2 beeps an affirmative.
...
Back on Coruscant, Eva is led to a dark room lit by dim purple lights, in the centre is an elevator. The droid is seen walking behind her.
The door opens and Eva and the droid enter. Eva watches as the droid lifts its hand and presses the button, and the doors lift. The lift starts lower.
Eva turns her head to watch the droid, then her eyes lower to its gun.
Suddenly, she lifts her hand and crashes it down on his, causing the gun to fall out of his hold. It lands with a clatter on the purple glass floor. The droid crashes to the metal gates and Eva quickly climbs out through the large gaps of the gate and runs, however, the droid quickly grabs the hem of her cloak, halting her. She grunts as she fights against its strong grip.
Finally, after much tugging, the cloak is torn off her shoulders, releasing Eva and causing the droid to crash onto the floor. Once free, Eva instantly runs from the room.
She enters a dimly lit hallway and runs through it before slowing down near the entrance to the main hall. She peeks her head around the corner and watches Ziro.
The hall is empty, save for the Hutt and his personal guard. The Hutt stands before a small hologram as he converses with the mystery person.
Eva, when noticing that no one has spotted her, sneaks into the room and hides behind the bar.
"Your plot is coming apart, Count Dooku!" Ziro starts. Eva crouches next to the chairs as she watches the Hutt and the person who is revealed to be Count Dooku. Her eyes narrow as she watches them. "A Senator from the Republic was here. What if she found out I helped you kidnap Jabba's son?"
Eva and Anakin - despite themselves - high-five when their suspicions are confirmed. They were right, Ziro is involved with the kidnapping.
"Don't worry, I have convinced Jabba that the Jedi have murdered his son and they're on their way to kill him." Dooku informs the Hutt.
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Celestial Bonds - ANAKIN SKYWALKER - WTM
Fanfiction* previously removed * In a galaxy far far away, a man in agony resides in the shackles of slavery. The very shackles he assumed broke the second he was freed from the hellish sandscape planet of Tatooine. But he assumed wrong, giving up one Master...
