Broken Beginnings (A Star Wars: Clone Wars fanfic)

Chapter 12

Alexa POV

I woke, sat up, stretched and yawned. Like I do just about every day. This day, however, is different.

I got up off the thin semi-uncomfortable mat I had slept on the night before and brushed the dust and dirt off me from the day before, then walked out into the soft morning sunshine that filtered in through the leaves in the canopy. The ground was slightly damp from the dew that had formed the night before and I breathed in the fresh scent of the rainforest while taking in the soft mist that lingered around the tops of the trees creating a beautiful, almost surreal atmosphere.

It looked as if Master Kenobi was up along with Graffin and Arcturus. I pulled my hood down further as I saw the Devaronian-Zabrak's eyes snap over to me. All the same I walked over to Kenobi and ignored the other men.

'Ah, good morning Alexa.' Obi Wan nodded.

'Good morning, Master Kenobi. Where is Master Skywalker?'

'He's never been a morning person, Alexa.' He smirked.

'It's true.' The Princess nodded as she walked past, before turning and stopping to look at me. 'Are you feeling better from yesterday?'

'I felt fine yesterday and I feel fine now, but........ Thank you the concern.' I replied trying to keep myself under control. I have never been one to like people in positions of authority, even if they are of the same species as me.

'No problem, I enjoy looking out for others.' She smiled, oblivious to my annoyance.

'You really haven't changed Ahsoka.' Obi Wan smiled.

'Neither have you, Master Kenobi.'

'Please, call me Obi Wan. After all there is no need for the formalities now.'

I decided at that point to go and find something to use as training equipment, but obviously that's a little hard when you're in a rainforest with nothing but trees to use. So naturally I decided climbing might be just the thing to pass the time.

So after finding a tree that was a suitable height of almost twenty feet, which was just out of sight from the camp, I began to climb. Obviously it wasn't a particularly easy tree to climb, that was the point after all and he bark on the tree was moist, which meant that it was harder to get a good grip on it, but I was able to shimmy up the trunk until I came to a branch that was thick enough to hold my weight.

From there I jumped up to the next branch and pulled myself up top of it. Steadying myself against the trunk for a moment I prepared to leap for the next one, however I realised that the one above might be just a little too far to jump and decided to swing around the tree to the other side and jump up there. Eventually the branches almost became like a ladder and I was able to climb easily. I soon reached the top and was able to see for miles around.

'Woah.' I breathed as I took in the sight from the top of the rainforest. All of the green trees and the contrast of the desert several miles ahead made me feel somehow peaceful, yet excited at the same time. Odd, but I guess that's what happens when you return to your home after six years. Especially when your home is as beautiful as this!

I felt like I was on top of the world!  That was until the branch snapped.

I hissed both in anger and pain as the branch, or rather twig, under my other foot broke off and I slipped down, my nails scrapping and clawing at the bark. I bit down on my bottom lip hard, trying to stop myself from shouting, but I gave up as I felt blood begin to seep from it. Screaming at the top of my lungs I felt my hands leave the rough surface of the bark and in a quick decision I pushed back on the bark with my feet, causing me to do a backwards summersault and fall freely toward the ever approaching ground.