I AM NO JEDI.

𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒅𝒂𝒚—𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈.

[twinsabered]

ahsoka tano!

star wars: the clone wars, star wars: rebels and other star wars media.

darth vader’s original apprentice! trained under anakin skywalker as a teenager in the jedi order

not a jedi. had a disagreement with the order and left near the end of her training.

has been a commander/pilot/soldier in one war and the leader of an intelligence network in another war by the age of 36.

really though, she had an army of grown men calling her ‘sir’ when she was like, fifteen.

has technically died twice, one of which was reversed via time travel

tends to hop back and forth between ‘wise master monk’ and ‘sassy dweeb’ though she favors the former these days.

a genuinely good person but also has seldom talked about her actual feelings since order 66.

had TWO lightsabers, which were white, and liked to hold them backwards because she’s cooler than other jedi

excellent swordfighter and talented pilot

colorful alien with weird horns

no eyebrows

[twinsabered]

also since i’m back i’m gonna throw down a starter call for isola muses. uncapped for now, but i’m not gonna do ‘em in order or anything.

may do some spiralefes stuff, since that’s goin’ on… ! Ahsoka’s most visited events are probably: No Place Like Home Decor, Craft Punk Nerf Jousting, Candle Lighting + the hot springs at the swirling gulf, and the zero g dome at the sunset circuit

[twinsabered]

also since i’m back i’m gonna throw down a starter call for isola muses. uncapped for now, but i’m not gonna do ‘em in order or anything.

may do some spiralefes stuff, since that’s goin’ on... ! Ahsoka’s most visited events are probably: No Place Like Home Decor, Craft Punk Nerf Jousting, Candle Lighting + the hot springs at the swirling gulf, and the zero g dome at the sunset circuit

[twinsabered]

   ❝ Reminds me of somebody I used to know... ❞

[twinsabered]

    ❝ ...It’s nice out. It’s good to see the city isn’t under attack by anything this time, too... ❞

[twinsabered]

(rises from the grave)

[twinsabered]

     As soon as she’s texted Obi-Wan, she makes sure to text her work group chat as well.

to [work discussion]: i won’t be able to make it in today, due to dying recently. i know that sounds dramatic, but as i’m in a lot of pain, i don’t think i’ll be physically able to do much of anything for a bit. to [work discussion]: dirk, if you’re able, could you double check our current projects and make sure nothing was damaged in the recent disaster? and let me know, i’d really appreciate it. to [work discussion]: otherwise, i’ll see everyone tomorrow, hopefully my health will have cleared up by then. i’ll let you all know if it hasn’t.

@failedprince

[twinsabered]

     Ahsoka’s spent a portion of the morning watching television, but she’s never been much for wasting away time, and she’s found it hard to focus on frivolous entertainment. So, she winds up back in bed. Trying to meditate, but also hoping that sleep will keep her head clear and her mind out of the bloodiness of the previous few days.

     After a solid half-hour of trying and failing to nap (the immense remaining ache not helping at all) she lets out a sigh, takes up her phone, and sends a message to Anakin. It’s only right. It’s what she should do, anyway.

to [anakin]: hey, skyguy. i’m alright. 

     She hasn’t used that nickname more than once or twice since she was much younger. Fourteen or fifteen, even. It’s not too different from how he remembers her, though, she’s sure.

to [anakin]: i mean, really, i’m sore but i’m doing okay. you can come by and see if you want to, though. i know you worry. to [anakin]: are you okay, anakin? how are you?

@jediskyvvalker

[twinsabered]

     Light filters in through the window of the room of Ahsoka’s apartment. It’s calmer, now. The room is very sparse; with nothing but the furniture it came with, a single chair, and a soft rug, placed in the sunlight, for meditation. After a moment, a hand reaches out from underneath the blankets and feels around for the phone on the nightstand. 

     The first thing she does is send a message to Obi-Wan.

to [obi-wan kenobi]: obi-wan, i’m alive. i’m okay. you can’t really die here, i think, though as i’m learning, even temporary death isn’t fun. it hurts. to [obi-wan kenobi]: i am just, ah, wondering if maybe you could bring some food over for me. to [obi-wan kenobi]: normally i cook, but i’m not really feeling up to it right now. i feel pretty awful, and just need something easy to eat. and i don’t trust anakin not to come here with a king’s banquet and new blankets and just... way more than i need. you know? to [obi-wan kenobi]: plus... i think we should probably talk, anyway.

@s-o-r-e-s-u

[twinsabered]

*dark souls you died meme*

[twinsabered]

jediskyvvalker‌

s-o-r-e-s-u‌

Despite Obi-wan’s hopes, he watches Anakin charge straight for the Sith disembarking the shuttle. He can feel his chest seize and…

The Force does not feel guilt, padawan. It is as it is, and it moves us forward without remorse.

Sometimes, it feels like he can still hear his old master berating him in the back of his mind, no matter how many years pass. Always with reminders and reality checks when he needs them most. Taking two steps, Obi-wan throws a hand out, throwing the troopers aiming at Ahsoka onto their backs. The next move cleaves a pair of troopers in two and frees him to run forward, joining Anakin just in time to catch the red-hot saber blade against his own.

❝ You are my failure, not his, and he shall have the support you did not. ❞ He shoves Darth Vader back, putting space between them. Standing shoulder to shoulder with Anakin, he takes his defensive stance.

❝ Don’t listen to him, Anakin. Things will be different, this time. ❞   

—[ @jediskyvvalker​ i think you dropped this ]

Anakin’s attacks weren’t being coordinated. He was being so dominated by anger that all of his hits were furious, blind strikes that the Sith Lord could easily block with his red blade.

“I WON’T BECOME LIKE YOU!!!” Anakin shouted as he striked another hit towards Vader. “I HATE YOU!!!” 

The Sith Lord locked his blade with Anakin’s and tried to push him away. “Yes, use your aggressive feelings. Let the hate flow through you. Strike me down with all your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete.”

Anakin was using all his strenght to push Vader away as their blades were still locked together. “Nggh….. N-NEVER!!!” 

He was managing to push the Sith Lord away with his blade using all his strenght, but Vader managed to turn the tables by using the Force on Anakin and pushing him away. Just when he was about to strike Anakin,Obi-Wan joined the battle.

“Master! Let me fight him! Go help Ahsoka!” Anakin shouted as soon as he saw his Master confront the Sith Lord. Obi-Wan’s words confused Anakin for a moment, but he wouldn’t dwell on them now.

“Obi-Wan Kenobi. It’s been years, but I will destroy you once more.” He says after being pushed away by his former Master, coming closer, his red lightsaber casting a sinister light over his dark robes.

Anakin rose to his feet and came to stand side by side with Obi-Wan, glaring at Vader. “I won’t let you.” He says to Vader, then glances at Obi-Wan. “I won’t let him hurt you, Master. I’m not like him, I’ll never become like him.”

— [ @twinsabered​ tossing this back to you! ]

     There had always been an emphasis on finding your moment in a fight, turning the tables, knowing when you are needed. That’s how jedi are trained, of course—it’s how she was trained, and such things have always come easily to her. Now, she can see it; Vader distracted, and just the opening she needs to get involved. 

      Anakin could not have won this alone, of course. Not yet. Especially not fighting so recklessly, as he’s been, and she can see where things will go if she doesn’t join, now. Darth Vader had gotten stronger by far over the years; stronger in the force, and a better lightsaber duelist. The only thing that had gotten worse in comparison to her master was his speed, and even then, not by much. Still, she saw the one moment where she could take advantage of that now. Obi-Wan had just joined the fight, and he isn’t paying quite as close attention to her.

     If there’s one thing Ahsoka is, it’s fast. The way cleared now, she leaps out of the sidelines, feet against his armored chest, and drags her lightsaber up through the air. He pulls backwards just enough that she only grazes him (this, this is strangely familiar) but the blow is still enough to send him backwards halfway to his knees, sparks flying. She leaps to the other side of him, away from the boys so that he has to turn around to face her, and then rolls to keep her footing.

     Ahsoka doesn’t need to punctuate her fight with words. It’s obvious what she’s done: given them an opening. Vader, mask cracked, turns to face her—this is when she knows she’s accomplished exactly what she wants, and also that there’s a very real chance that may be the only thing she can offer them during this battle. 

      ❝  Not this time,  ❞  Vader says to her, the voice-mod on his helmet burned through and broken, speaking in the same familiar voice as on Malachor,  ❝  Ahsoka.  ❞

     Go, she thinks, Now.

     All of this happens in an instant. He raises a hand as he’s speaking, grips her with the force (not so noble a tactic, not so honorable a duel, this time.) and throws her backwards into one of the buildings across the road, with even more strength than she can claim to have been expecting. Here is her second stroke of poor luck: through the already-shattered front doors, she impacts with a column that had already been damaged. Either by some previous fight in the area, or during the earlier disasters. It cracks, as she tumbles to the marble floor underneath it, and then collapses. Above her, several tons of rock begin to do the same. 

     She jumps to her feet. Her reflexes are good, but when she steps to jump out of the way of the tumbling debris, her injured leg buckles underneath her. Bad favor, bad fortune.

     (now, this reminds me of Malachor. the rumblings of destruction, the feelings of dread. 

     I’m sorry, Anakin. I lied to you, earlier, when I said I wouldn’t leave. I know you can change things. I know they can be different, this time. We can catch up, later.

     Good luck.)

    —    [   passes this one on to the boys. @s-o-r-e-s-u​, yer up.   ]

[twinsabered]

anakin.

obi-wan.

The disturbance is palpable. Obi-wan places a hand over his heart to stay the overwhelming flood of emotion that threatens to rise up. A deep breath in is cut short by the sounds of an explosion and he looks to see one of the gunships toppling with it. Anakin’s entrance was loud, as they’d discussed, but he knows he should have thought better than to expect subtlety from Ahsoka as well.

She at least looks like she’s handling it.

Anakin, on the other hand, is surrounded. Obi-wan rounds the edge of a shuttle, earning the ire of a number of troopers and throwing up his blade to deflect their shots right back into the center of their armored chests. Seeing the tall, black-clad figure descending the shuttle ramp sends a spike of pain through Obi-wan’s core. Is that what his friend became? His brother?

Guilt, thick and heavy. The one emotion he’s always had the most difficult time letting go. He doesn’t use it, but it clings to him like wet cloth as he cuts through the troopers, mirroring Ahsoka closing in on Anakin’s position.

We are here beside you. Obi-wan’s focus shifts from Anakin to Darth Vader. I won’t fail you again.

When the dark figure descends and makes himself visible, Anakin can’t help but frown. That was what he would become? He tried to feel it through the Force. The energy signature was his without a doubt, but there was something odd. As if the man wasn’t entirely a man, but partly machine. Was that why he looked so much like a robot?

“That’s— That’s me? Really? I was expecting something more… I don’t know… Flashy? Not sure that’s the word I’m looking for but… The mask is impressive, though, I like it.” He turns his lightsaber in Vader’s direction, his teasing smirk now fading to a more serious and angry expression. “You… You’re a failure! I won’t let you win! EVER! I’ll show you I can control my own fate!”

Anakin’s teasing seems to have no effect on Vader. The Sith lord ignites his red blade, his anger rising. “Only one fate awaits you. You cannot stop me.”

“I will not give in to you!!! I’m gonna stop you from hurting my friends!” 

“There’s so much anger in you. Can’t you see it? You are already lost. Just give in to the Dark Side.”

“NEVER!!!” Anakin burst out and attacked Vader, who quickly blocked his attack with his blade and used the Force to throw him a few feet away, right in the middle of the battlefield. 

“You are a fool. If you are so willing to fight for the Jedi, you will have the same fate as them. I destroyed you once, I can do this again.” Vader came closer but Anakin was already on his feet, charging another furious attack at the black suited cyborg. 

— passing over to [ @twinsabered​ ]

     It’s like on Malachor. There’s a sinking feeling like a stone in her stomach, a shiver of cold that runs down her spine. It had been the same last time; the temple had been hot, exerting power and energy in massive amounts, but the air around her as she fought her former master had been as cold as ice. She can feel it again, as the shadow of Darth Vader descends the ramp of the far shuttle until he’s hidden from her view by the downed gunship. Still, she can hear enough to know what’s going on.

     Ahsoka realizes that she’s not in quite as good of a position as she’d hoped as a blaster bolt flies past her head, and she dodges it out of reflex, flipping backwards several times over until she’s in a better spot. Better, of course, meaning still surrounded but she’s got the room to maneuver.

     It’s here where she has her first little stroke of bad luck. She fights her way through the remaining soldiers, leaping up against one man’s chest and kicking him into one of his allies, backflipping off of that until she’s within view of the fight only to find that while she had been momentarily tied up trying to get to Anakin, one of the soldiers has gotten around behind her back and reattached the turret gun on the ship she’d mostly destroyed. 

     One gun is certainly enough to get her attention, as a flurry of red gunfire blazes past her in a line, catching her only barely as she leaps away, with bolts grazing her calf and ankle on one side. Ow, she winces, landing heavily on her feet and then buckling slightly to her left, 

     Okay. That hurt, but I’ll deal with it. It takes her half a second to adjust, and then another half a second to take her offhand blade and throw it in the direction of the gun. The white-light blade cuts straight into the metal, finally disabling the weapon, and then she immediately pulls it back to her hand.

     No more mistakes, she thinks, as she finally slides up to the edge of the confrontation going on here in the center, finally running up to where she can properly see both Obi-Wan and Anakin — and Vader. 

    —    [   and to @s-o-r-e-s-u​ ... !   ]

[twinsabered]

happy mothers day to padme amidala, breha organa, hera syndulla, leia organa, shaak ti... and others, of course, but you know

[twinsabered]

anakin.

obi-wan.

It’s a solid plan, and if they were facing anyone else, Obi-wan would have agreed without hesitation. There is a little flicker of pride at Ahsoka’s strategizing. In these past few days, he’s seen a lot of how she’s grown out of her reckless youth. It’s a fleck of hope in such a chaotic time.

Acknowledging her concern, Obi-wan turns to meet Anakin’s eyes. His expression turns serious–or, more serious than it already was.

❝ Don’t do anything reckless, ❞ he warns, like telling a fish not to swim.  ❝ The Dark Side is dangerous and manipulative–don’t let them get under your skin. Remember that we are near by. Remember yourself. All we need is a distraction–save the true confrontation for when we rendezvous. ❞

Odd an ominous words, though Obi-wan is still unaware of the depth of Anakin’s knowledge of the situation. He lets Anakin go after that, waiting until the blaster fire erupts before he also slips from the hiding spot, skirting around the outside of the fray in the opposite direction of Ahsoka. 

With Anakin causing such a loud distraction, it’s easy for Obi-wan to slip up to the nearest drop ship, placing his lightsaber emitter end flush to the exterior. These imperial designs are similar enough to the old Republic ships that he knows about where the main electric lines run. All he has to do is ignite it quickly and the blade cuts through, rendering the ship inert. He moves on towards the next ship, peering through the gap between them to be sure Anakin isn’t…doing exactly what he was told not to.

—[ shimmies back to @jediskyvvalker​ ]

Causing some trouble is Anakin’s specialty. He simply nods as he hears Ahsoka’s plan. It makes sense and it’s a good plan, but unfortunatelly Anakin has the tendency of not doing things according to plan.

When Ahsoka is prepared to go, he looks into his padawan’s eyes. “You too, Snips.” He says her old nickname in an affectionate way, giving her a small confident smile in return. “I’m glad to know I taught you well, my padawan.”

Then he turns around to face his Master. He can see the look of concern in Obi-Wan’s eyes. He almost lets out a chuckle when Obi-Wan tells him not to do anything reckless. Anakin can’t make any promisses, but he would be careful in his own way.

“Don’t worry, Master. I’ll be fine. We’ll be fine.” He’s not so sure about that, but he still gives him one of his confident smiles. “Just trust me. Trust in the Force.”

He tries to reassure his Master the best way he can, even though he’s not really sure of what to expect of this confrontation. But if there’s one thing Obi-Wan has taught him was to trust in the Force and that’s what he’s doing right now. He has no idea what he’s about to face, but that’s not what’s going to stop him from trying to protect his friends and this city. 

When everyone is ready, Anakin jumps into the battlefield with his lightsaber ignited, drawing the attention of the storm troopers, but he does the ONE thing Obi-Wan told him not to… He runs straight into the shuttle’s direction, where the dark presence they felt was waiting for them. The sounds of battle can be heard as Anakin makes his way towards the shuttle, deflecting laser blasts with his saber, but it seems relatively easy… Too easy in fact… Almost as if they were waiting for him to show up.

Anakin can feel a huge disturbance in the Force as he approaches the dark presence… A rasp, mechanical breathing can be heard as a man in black walks forward, barely visible between the steam coming from inside the shuttle.

“Anakin Skywalker… I’ve been waiting for you.” Says the raspy voice of the man before him.

— [ tosses back to @twinsabered​ ]

     Ahsoka lands on the edge of the street with a practiced silence. There are two troopers guarding the vehicle as she comes up on it, both of them momentarily looking up as Anakin blazes through the center of their landing zone. Yeah, Ahsoka thinks, There he goes. She’d hoped he’d have the sense not to run facefirst into danger with his usual recklessness, but.. well, she’s also used to Anakin being Anakin. He’d been born incorrigible.

     Neither trooper sees her as she grips one of them with the force and pulls him back onto her lightsaber’s now-ignited blade. The other one turns, raising his weapon in surprise, just as Ahsoka’s boot connects with his faceplate, sending him sprawling on the concrete, unconscious.

     Ahsoka can’t see Anakin anymore, underneath the wings of the ship, but she also knows what she’s here to do, so she doesn’t dwell on it. This will only take her a moment, after all.

     She swings one lightsaber up through the engines; these new Imperial ships are all based off of the old republic models, so despite the upgrades, she knows where the important mechanical parts are on the interior. One, two down, and then she turns her attention to the guns. It only takes her a moment to slice each turret off at the base. 

     There’s a small bang as the engine ruptures and combusts, and the entire gunship collapses backwards where the exploding machinery damaged its landing gear. Ahsoka stays out of the blast radius towards the ship’s nose, and then flips up on top of it as soon as the dust has settled and she’s sure there won’t be a third explosion. 

     Once up on top, she has a full view of the battlefield. The open shuttle. The dark figure descending through a cloud of steam, and Anakin Skywalker in the middle of it all. Oh, Skyguy—you don’t know what sort of trouble you’re in... she doesn’t have a chance to call out to him as some of the still-on-their-feet troops down below immediately turn their guns on her and she’s forced to turn attention to deflecting blasts.

     She rolls backwards, leaping off of the damaged ship and around to where she can face her attackers on the ground. There’s not too many, as Anakin still has the most attention—

    And not enough to stop me from going in to help.

    —    [   gently passes over to @s-o-r-e-s-u​   ] 

[theresa-draws]

I am suggesting… that perhaps if you have trained her well, she will find her way back to you.

[incorrectskywalkerquotes]

Obi-Wan: What do you think Anakin will do for a distraction?

Ahsoka: He’ll probably, like, make a noise or throw a rock. That’s what I would do.

(Building explodes and several car alarms go off)

Obi-Wan: ...or he could do that

[twinsabered]

anakin.

obi-wan.

The Imperial crest emblazoned on the side of the drop ships is as ominous the air around them is thick. Obi-wan glances to Ahsoka, noting her odd behavior. Catching her eyes briefly, he gives a small, hardly noticeable nod to indicate that he understands.

❝ She’s right, ❞ he agrees, putting  foot on the small lip at the edge of the roof.  ❝ Whoever we’re up against, we will stand stronger against them together. ❞

He makes a short motion with his hand that they should follow along, then crosses the distance to the next building over. Despite Ahsoka’s offer to let Anakin lead, Obi-wan takes point. He isn’t certain he’s prepared to confront his former student again just yet, but he also isn’t certain he’ll ever be prepared. 

Covering the final gap, Obi-wan slides into a crouch behind a roof-top air conditioning unit. He lets out a low breath, waiting for the other two before giving what he’d learned on his way over.

❝ There’s at least two commanding officers, and I couldn’t get a count on the troopers. The dark presence is in the black shuttle that just landed. We need to disable their routes of escape before engaging fully. ❞

—[ catch, @jediskyvvalker​ ! ]

Anakin is ready to jump in first. If it is what he fears, he wants to face that monster he would become alone and protect his former padawan and Master from him, but then he feels Ahsoka’s hands grabbing his wrists and he stops to look into her eyes for a moment.

I won’t leave you.

This version of Anakin hasn’t yet experienced the painful separation from when Ahsoka leaves the Temple after being accepted back into the Order, but those words are still strong to him, nonetheless. He looks into her eyes and he can sense the fear in her through the Force, the uncertainty. He has to remind himself this is not the same Ahsoka he met. She’s much older than him now and has gone through a lot more than he has, has seen things he haven’t seen and has a lot of pain and guilt in her past. She has seen that evil version of him before and both of them are not ready for this encounter.

“ Right… ” He nods, reluctantly, but Obi-Wan takes the lead and Anakin lets out a sigh of frustation. “ Master, wait! ”

He follows shortly, crouching next to Obi-Wan and taking a look into the battefield bellow.

“ You two can take care of the escape routes. I’ll… see who’s in the black shuttle. ” He puts a hand on his lightsaber on his belt. Anakin seems determined to face that evil version of himself once and for all. 

I won’t let him win. I won’t be like him. And I won’t let him hurt you two.

There’s a lot of fear, uncertainty and a bit of anger in the young Skywalker that probably the other two Jedi could feel it.

next — [ @twinsabered​ ]

     Ahsoka takes a moment to survey the battlefield. Obi-Wan, ever the strategist, is right; but there’s still a lot about this that concerns her. Part of their enemy is still hidden, though they should certainly have no trouble with the main body of Imperial troops congregated and still giving out orders in the road. Also, there’s Anakin...

      ❝  If you can get into the center of them and cause some trouble, Anakin, I’m sure that will give enough cover for Obi-Wan and I to disable the gunships on either end of the road.  ❞  She points out the smaller vessels that flank their enemy’s gathering point,  ❝  Just... a distraction, preferably from a safer position, so that we can get around the edges unnoticed. That cuts both their heavy weapons and their transport down to one ship, which we can deal with together.  ❞  And, if trouble finds you before then, I know I’ll be close enough to help...

     She stands, giving them a moment if they have anything to add or change about the plan, though she’s got hands on her twin lightsabers and she’s already prepared to move. They don’t have too much time to sit around, and she knows it. 

     ❝  Be careful,  ❞  Ahsoka adds, almost as a parting thought. Her tone is gentler than it had been while she was discussing plans,  ❝  You taught me a lot about letting the force guide me without allowing it to control me, Anakin. During the war, I used to remind myself about that, in times like these.  ❞

     She looks over to Obi-Wan, an expression of her own concern, though she trusts that he can offer better guidance in that matter than she can. As soon as the others are ready, she makes her way across the rooftop, until she’s in position to leap onto the enemy gunship without being seen.

    —    [   tosses back to @s-o-r-e-s-u​   ]