ODST (Halo)

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Space always seemed to be calm, even during the deadly battles that constantly plague the galaxy. I sighed and leaned my head against the glass keeping me from spaces cold hands. In some way I regret joining them... especially when I think about faking my death in front of Anakin.

If he ever finds out I'm alive... I, I don't know what he'll do... what I'll do.

I heard the door behind me slide open with its usual metallic scratch. Two pairs of footsteps walking into my room, human by the sound of it.

"Ashoka, the Fleetmaster would like see you in his private office" said the familiar voice of the Rookie.

I nodded slightly and leaned up from the glass, the reflection of the other pair of footsteps, a women by the looks of it, showing in the glass. I tried to sense her mind like all the others on this ship but all I could get out of her was a worried feeling.

"Yes sir" I said with a smirk before untangling my legs from their folded position and standing up on the floor.

"You know I don't like being called that" Rookie said with a sigh.

"Then you gotta tell me your name" I said matter of factly before grabbing my lightsaber off the nightstand.

"Sorry, classified" he said flatly once again.

I shook my head and turned around to see the two visitors.

The women on Rookie's left looked to be of ONI intelligence judging by her uniform, her eyes were somewhat slanted and her skin had a yellowish tint, one of the different nationalities on their home planet I think? She held a stoic expression on her face and she quickly tapped Rookie's arm.

"Well let's not keep the shipmaster waiting" he said quickly in response before turning around and walking out of the room and down the purple and silver hallway.

I walked towards the girl and she briefly smiled at me before we both followed after Rookie.

"The name's Akio" the girl greeted.

"Ashoka Tano" I stated back with a smile.

I heard the door to my room slide shut behind me as we caught back up with Rookie. His black with red striped armor still looked mostly the same, maybe a few new scratches if I looked close enough.

"So Ashoka, how does a Togruta find her way into the hands of the UNSC" Akio asked as she cupped her hands behind her back.

I looked over at her and she held a friendly smile, but I quickly looked back forward. Rookie warned me of ONI - or spooks as he calls them. According to him, they may be their intelligence service, but the rumor's of alternate agenda's, and a recent leak of long missing journalists being held in black sites leaves much to worry.

And personally, I don't trust them to much either.

"I left the Jedi order due to... extenuating circumstances, and was left with nowhere to go" I explained as we walked through a door and into one of the many hangers inside the ship.

"They blackmail you?" she asked, unsure of if she was being serious with me or not.

"No" I said with a slight laugh.

"Are you sure? I don't want the lady I'm gonna be working with to suddenly switch sides on the negotiation table" she asserted as we walked around a phantom, her eyes digging into my skull.

"I came here willingly Akio, and I understand what you're saying, but unless you start a war with the republic, that won't happen" I said defensively, keeping my eyes forward.