"What are you two doing?" Obi-Wan asked from behind you.

Slowly turning around Anakin responded, "We went for a walk."

Obi-Wan looked suspicious as you nodded to Anakin.

"Then why were you in a closet?"

Obi-Wan crossed his arms and continued to walk toward you two. Anakin still had his confident facade up, but you could feel he wasn't.

"We thought it would be funny to hide from the people searching for us," You came up with a story as you talked, "Now we can realize it wasn't a good idea, but it was fun at the time."

You smiled at Obi-Wan and he shook his head, "I suppose you two are still only 18. You deserve to have more fun than this war is."

Obi-Wan turned around and you jogged after him. When you made eye contact with Anakin, he thought,

Thanks, you saved us.

No problem.

Now you walked next to Obi-Wan as he maneuvered through the hallways. He didn't go to Control instead, he went to the hangar. A ship was waiting there for you as soldiers from the 501st, 777th, and 212th walked around. You fixed your hair while walking, putting it in a ponytail on your neck. Obi-Wan lead you two to the ship where Rex stood waiting.

"You're sure you won't need any help, sir?" Rex asked Obi-Wan.

"I am quite sure, captain, it should be a simple in and out."

They nodded to each other as Obi-Wan hopped on the ship. You and Anakin climbed on and held on to the top bars. Giving a little wave to Rex, he shook his head and waved back. This made your smile grow.

The ship landed on the sandy terrain of Florrum. As soon as you all were off, the ship flew away. Pirates lined up with guns and someone had a slingshot. Putting your hands in the air, you all walked toward the Pirate standing front and center. He walked a few steps toward you all, Obi-Wan was still in front. Anakin was on his right and you on his left, a few steps behind. The pirate kept on eyeing you, but in multiple different ways.

"I was told it would be two Jedi," The man said with a thick accent as guns clicked. He had braids on the back of his head and his skin was scaly.

"This is our translator," Obi-Wan waved a hand to you and was hit in the hand by a pebble, "She is not a Jedi."

Those words made you feel weird, even if they weren't true.

The man walked up to, "Ahh, but what a pretty Jedi she would make."

He touched your hair and you stepped back. Anakin glared him down but the man didn't see.

"Anyway," He walked behind you all, "I assume you're here for Dooku?" He came back around in front of Obi-Wan, "Right this way."

Following him cautiously, you walked into what seemed like a cantina. It was dark with not many windows or lights and there were pirates draped over chairs and counters. The man walked up to the counter as someone shouted at him,

"Aye, Hondo, who's these folk?" His words were slurred as he pointed to you and your family.

"The Jedi and a translator," Hondo turned back to you all with drinks in hand, "Before we give him to you, how about a drink?"

Obi-Wan asked, "We should discuss business first, shouldn't we?"

"Oh yes of course. You have the credits, do you not?"

"We do."

"One million credits?"

"Yes."

"Business is done then! Let's drink! It's tradition, you can't skip out on tradition."

"Vi shouldn't vaabir ibic," (We shouldn't do this) You muttered to Anakin in Mando'a.

"Ni kar'taylir" (I know)

"Meg cuyir vi going at vaabir then?" (What are we going to do then?)

Hondo looked over to you and Anakin, "Shh kaysh's suspicious." (Shh, he's suspicious.)

You quit talking and followed Obi-Wan to the counter. The more you thought about it, maybe the reason you took is easy to Mando'a was because you knew it as a child. The people of Mandalore mostly spoke basic but a lot of them also spoke Mando'a, so it wouldn't be uncommon.

Anakin and Obi-Wan sat down at barstools and you are down a second later. Hondo gave you all drinks and walked away for a second. Another alien like Hondo came upon put his hand on your shoulder.

"So, how many languages do you-"

Out of nowhere, he fell on his ass and the other aliens laughed at him. You turned to Anakin who shrugged with a smirk and looked back to the counter. Obi-Wan looked over at the commotion but only saw a man walking away in shame. Other men became to come to the table as Hondo raised his cup.

"Let's drink to good business and profit!" The men cheered as Hondo downed his cup.

The men put their hands with the cups up and sloshed them around. You all did the same but you used to force to switch out your cups. Drinking the hopefully safe drinks, you took regular-sized sips. It tasted like gasoline. Anakin took small sips while making weird faces and Obi-Wan downed it in a few gulps.

After finishing your drink and sitting for a few minutes, listening to the conversation around you. You began to feel lightheaded as if you were going to pass out.

"Anakin?" You whispered right before everything went black.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Stab. Stab. Slice.

Knives against your flesh, knives tearing at your clothes and skin. A Sith torturing you until it was hard to think straight. Pain. Pain. Pain.

Your eyes shot open as your breathing gained momentum, but one thing calmed you. Still lying on the floor, Anakin's face was above you. Watching his crystal blue eyes and concerned features, you were brought back to reality.

"You're finally awake," He said while helping you sit up.

You closed your eyes and put a hand on your head, "Yeah, how long have I been out?"

"We don't know for sure, we were all out at one point."

When you opened your eyes you looked around the room. It was cold concrete but much brighter than the last cell you were in. Obi-Wan sat with his legs crossed and something about his expression made you think he knew something.

There was also another person, just the person you came for. Count Dooku sat in the corner with the blue restraints on his wrists and waist. Just as Obi-Wan had, just as Anakin had, and just as you had. You stared at him confused and he just looked fatigued from the people around him.

A guard came to the door, startling you, and just laughed at the prisoners. Another man came up and so the same, but someone stopped them.

"Boys, boys, let's not harass our profit." You could tell it was Hondo.

Anakin muttered, "Oh, now we're the profit. Great."

Hondo walked up to the bars while Obi-Wan rolled his eyes.

"I thought you Jedi would be smarter than this. I mean the translator was easy but you two? At ta ta ta, you should've been a harder catch."

"Translator?" Dooku questioned, seeming to know exactly what happened.

"This woman right here, so very close to the younger Jedi."

On instinct, Anakin scootched over a smidge. Dooku smirked at Hondo's ignorance.

"I'll leave you to sit as the Republic sends your ransom!"

With that, Hondo was gone. Obi-Wan watched closely as he left and once he was out of earshot, he began,

"What's our plan?" His voice soft and quiet.

"We need to get past these bars, but I don't know how to get these chains off," Anakin whispered.

You were already at the bars, looking out at the guards. They walked away for their next shift and you floated a plate in the air.

"Don't you think our first priority should be to escape?"

"It is," You responded to Dooku while levitating the knife off the plate.

"Dooku's just jealous he didn't think of it first," Anakin mocked.

"Do control your protege's insolence."

You brought the knife to the card slot and Obi-Wan said, "Anakin?"

"What?"

"Control your insolence."

The knife slipped in and opened the door as you turned back smiling, anakin smiled back, Obi-Wan smirked, and Dooku scowled. He worked past all of you and led the way through the halls. Anakin followed then you then Obi-Wan.

"We do know where we're going, don't we?" Anakin asked as you all crouched to walk.

"Hush Anakin," Obi-Wan said, "Do we know where we're going?"

Dooku sighed, "Quiet!" He force-pushed a guard to the ground as they walked out of a door, "I was brought this way when I was captured."

You leaned down to the man on the ground, searching for any keys.

"It was open then," Dooku continued.

"Here, a key." You handed it to Anakin and stood up.

"This way to the hangar," Dooku explained.

"Is it safe?" You asked.

Anakin inserted the key card, "The key works."

"Is it safe?"

"Of course it is," Dooku muttered to Obi-Wan.

The door opened and there sat at least 30 men from Hondos group of pirates. They looked up from sharpening the knifes and cleaning their guns.

You sighed, "Well sh-"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The same cold floor you had awoken on the first time chilled your spine again. Sitting up you saw Anakin was still out and Obi-Wan sat in between him and you. Dooku was sitting in the corner just like he had been last time. Obi-Wan looked to you and asked through the force,

Any nightmares?

No, thankfully.

You rubbed your eyes and Obi-Wan still looked like he knew something more.

What do you know?

What?

He was taken back.

You know something, what is it?

Well, I was given a hologram of your torture. Two videos to be exact.

He looked at your saddened eyes but decided it was best to continue.

The woman from Death Watch gave me two videos, one from the beginning of your torture. One from right before you were saved.

You had been staring at the floor, hoping that this wasn't happening.

Does Anakin know?

No, I never showed him the videos but he knows they exist.

Okay.

You looked up to see Obi-Wans condolences written on his face. Anakin started to stir, moving his head as he began to open his eyes.

Thank you, Obi-Wan.

He nodded and you continued as if nothing had happened. Anakin sat up while opening his eyes and smiled at you. You smiled back, even if you were hurt you would still smile. Then he saw Obi-Wan look at him and gave him a lighter smile. Then he looked to Dooku and grimaced.

You chuckled as Dooku stood up and moved to the door. Sticking his hand out a little bit, he used the force to take something from a sleeping guard. A keycard floated toward the door but once it opened, the keycard zipped back. A loud click woke up the guard who turned to face you angrily.

Standing up, Obi-Wan, Anakin, and you got ready to fight. Dooku just force-pushed him to the ground before he could do anything. He walked out pulling the rest of you behind him.

"You know, it's probably not healthy for someone of your age to be tugging on this many people," Anakin said.

You continued, "Yeah, you may tear something."

Dooku turned back to face you both and started before looking at Obi-Wan.

"So you can't control them?"

"Oh I can, but I chose not to right now."

Anakin and you smirked back at him and he just shook his head. Dooku continued down another path. Different than the one you took last time.

"Is your memory still in good shape? I hear it gets worse as you age." You asked to which Dooku sighed.

"My memory is perfectly fine, unlike your common sense."

"If you think her common sense is bad, your memory must be really bad," Anakin smirked at you and winked.

Dooku walked slowly past an intersection in the hallway.

"Oh do hurry it up, Dooku," Obi-Wan complained.

"You should be patient Master, the Count is an elderly gentleman and doesn't move like he used to," Anakin muttered as you all hid behind a group of boxes.

When the guard left you waved your hand and you continued. Then alarms went off and you all looked at Dooku. Beginning to run, you all stayed somewhat crouched in a line. Dooku room down some boxes to slow down those behind you.

Anakin kicked open a door and fell on top of it, pulling you all down with him.

"Now we just have to get beyond that wall," Obi-Wan said as he stood up.

"Let's go!" Anakin yelled grabbing a long pipe.

"Great," You commented while running behind him.

Eventually, Anakin got the pipe stuck on something on the floor and it launched you all forward. Flying through the air behind Anakin, you got ready to land on the large circular wall surrounding the base. Yet, only Anakin made it on the wall and only with his hands.

He strained while trying to pull up, "This is not going well."

Dooku's chain got shot and he began to fall so Obi-Wan rotated to grab him, pulling on you as well. Anakin slipped a bit and tried again,

"Hey, what are you guys doing? I can't do this."

The firing stopped behind you and footsteps came above you.

"I guess this means we won't be friends," said a disappointed Hondo.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This time you all woke up at the same time. Sitting up, Anakin was next to you, and Obi-Wan was on the other side. You were all tired of this.

"We need to get out of here before the ransom arrives," Obi-Wan started the conversation.

"Well I think it's time we dropped the dead weight," Anakin attacked.

"Anakin," You muttered, stopping him from going further.

A pirate walked in, "You three come with me!"

He pulled on Obi-Wan, you, and Anakin while dragging you out of the cell. Dooku stood alone as you took a short walk to the bar. They put Anakin in energy chains first on the right, the Obi-Wan, and you in the middle. Pirates gathered around and laughed at all of you.

"I take it the Republic didn't arrive with the ransom," Obi-Wan said.

Hondo responded, "Ah, your Republic obviously doesn't want the Sith Lord."

"They didn't show?"

You and Anakin continued to stay silent.

"Oh, oh they did. They did show... with a high army that they thought would be enough to get the better of me, Hondo!"

"That can't be right," Anakin broke the silence.

"Are you calling me a liar?"

"Isn't that what you do for a living?" You asked.

"You reject my hospitality," Hondo sighed, "Refuse to wait in a cell, and now you're going to insult me?"

"We're just saying-"

"Anakin," Obi-Wan stopped him.

"What? He is a pirate!"

"Yes, but now may not be the best time for you two to speak."

"But you-"

"At all, Anakin."

You were all shocked with electricity and began screaming. The rush of energy through your bones scared you almost as much as it hurt. This continued on until you forgot the time. Even though it was hard to think straight, your mind resided on your torture and voices rushed in.

Then the power went out, "What happened? I was having fun!"

The screams stopped but your head still pounded and your limbs felt weak. Yet, You knew that now was your time to fight. Jumping down with your lightsaber in hand, you stuck it put toward the rest of the pirates. Anakin grabbed Hondo, holding his lightsaber to his neck and Obi-Wan did the same as you.

Together, you all backed out of the door slowly. The pirates followed while trying to get closer. So Anakin said,

"Approach us and he dies."

The pirates stopped trying to inch up but you felt something wrong. Facing out the door, you could see some of Hondos tanks rolling up.

"Looks like your forces were destroyed Jedi," Hondo mocked.

Popping out of the tank, someone yelled, "Ani! Obi! (y/n/n)!"

"Jar Jar?" You asked with a hint of laughter.

"Mesa have arrived with the spicen."

"Excellent, Jar Jar. Assuming the pirates still have Count Dooku to trade." Obi-Wan said.

A ship flew up and off into the distance and you could all feel that it was Dooku.

"Well, that answers that question," Anakin said while pulling on Hondo.

You walked outside in a group, all the way to a ship that would take you home.

Hondo asked, "So, I take it you're not a translator?"

"Nope," You responded as Obi-Wan asked the commander to start up the engines.

"So what now, Jedi? You going to arrest me, eh?"

"No," Obi-Wan retracted his saber, "Anakin, release him."

"What?"

"Captain, you have nothing we wanted since we're not prisoners anymore. You have no bargaining power."

Jar Jar popped up behind you, "What? Yousa were in bombad trouble?"

"No, Jar Jar. We weren't in any trouble." Anakin lied.

"Come on," Obi-Wan motioned you all onto the ship while you and Anakin followed like ducklings.

Hondo was freed but his men ran up to fight. He stood between them with his hands out.

"Hold, hold! Jedi, after everything you're just going to walk away?"

"We have no quarrel with you and we seek no revenge.l

"Indeed. Very honorable, Master Jedi."

"Oh captain, you will find that Count Dooku does not share our sense of honor and he knows where you live."

Everyone boarded the ship as Hondo watched you leave. The ship took off and left the atmosphere soon going into hyperspace. You sat down in the back with your head in your hands. There were a few minutes of silence before someone came back.

"Does your head feel any better?" Anakin asked coming to sit next to you on crates.

"How did you-"

"I could feel your pain in the force and also you're holding onto your head."

"Right," You sat up to face him, "It's not feeling any better."

"And the voices, they came back didn't they?"

"Wait, how did you-"

"Dooku said something about it when he took you. I have them too and when I was younger they were constant."

"It's just when I can't think straight or my focus is lost. They come flooding in and I can't stop it."

"I used to have the same problem, but they've disappeared. I don't know what happened to them."

"When did you lose them?"

"When I learned to meditate. When did you gain them?"

"When I learned to feel with the force."

"Interesting," He muttered, "I've never read about stuff like this. It's unheard of."

"I know, I've tried to find reasoning but I can't. At least I have you here." You leaned on his should and he brushed your hair, now in a messy ponytail, back from your face.

"I love you," He whispered kissing your forehead.

"I love you too."