Don't mess with my ship!

Chapter 1 – An awkward flight.

This story is a separate two-shot, this didn't happen in my other stories. This was just written for the fun of it.

This is set after the Onderon arc and Ahsoka's journery to Ilum with the younglings. Note: this is before the season five finale, so Ahsoka is still with the Jedi Order.

Summary: After returning from a long battle, Ahsoka volunteers to pick up Senator Bonteri from Onderon, hoping to catch up a bit. Expecting a quiet trip and a chance to relax, Ahsoka sets off in her shuttle. However, Anakin has once again 'upgraded' her ship. Because of this, Ahsoka and Lux end up in a very embarrassing situation. In her frustration for Anakin not listening to her telling him to stay away from her ship, Ahsoka decides to teach Anakin a lesson…

(in this story I assume that the members of the Jedi Order each have their shuttle assigned to them for escort mission like this.)

This is just a short little comedy story that I happened to think off. Don't take it too seriously, especially the second chapter…

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Ahsoka Tano smiled as she walked off the ramp of her shuttle. She had just arrived on Onderon to pick up her friend, Senator Lux Bonteri. After the long battle she and her master had just been through, she was very grateful to have such a nice, quiet mission. "It's been a couple of months since I lost saw Lux. I wonder how he's doing? Onderon certainly looks and feels a lot better than the last time I was here." Ahsoka thought to herself. She spotted Lux, king Dendup and some palace staff entering the landing platform she had been cleared to land on.

She turned around as she heard something rolling down the ramp. She frowned as her master's familiar astromech, R2-D2, came down the ramp as well. Ahsoka sighed. "Come on R2, let's go." She said to the droid. R2 replied with a few beeps and followed her as she walked up to Lux. A smile spread on his face as he spotted the familiar Togruta walk up to them.

As the two reached each other Ahsoka bowed respectfully. "Padawan Tano, it's nice to see you again." King Dendup said. "Likewise, your majesty. Senator." She replied as she nodded at Lux. "Ahsoka, it's good to see you again." Lux said. Ahsoka smiled. "So how are things here on Onderon?" she asked. Lux smiled widely. "Things are going great." He replied excitedly. "Thanks to the battle strategies you and the other Jedi came up with, we were able to avoid a lot of structural damage. All of the droid parts and rubble have been cleaned up, trade has resumed normally and the people are feeling safe again. Onderon will fully recover." Lux explained. "That's good to hear." Ahsoka replied. "And how are things going for you?" the king asked. Ahsoka sighed a bit. "It's been busy, one crazy adventure followed by a few wild battles. Fighting large groups of droids, being chased by an angry Grievous, the usual Jedi things." She replied. "I guess we have different meanings for the word 'usual'." The king replied. He turned to Lux. "Good luck on Coruscant Senator Bonteri." He told him. "Thank you sire." Lux replied. Kind Dendup and the palace staff went back inside.

"So how have you been Lux?" Ahsoka asked Lux when the others had left. "I've been very busy lately. Getting the normal trade lines open again, overseeing the rebuilding of the city, joining the Republic. I've been buried in paperwork lately." Lux replied with a smile. Ahsoka chuckled a bit. "I don't really know what sounds better: being buried in paper of in droids." She said. "Both sound terrifying." Lux replied. They both laughed for a moment. "Well then, are you ready to go Lux? We have a long flight ahead of us." Ahsoka asked. Lux nodded. "Yes, I have everything I need, so we can depart whenever you want,." He replied as he gestured at the bags he had besides him. "Great, let's go then." Ahsoka said. The two of them headed towards the ship. R2-D2 rolled up next to them. "I see that you brought R2 along." Lux commented as he looked at the astromech. Ahsoka nodded. "Yes, that's right. R2 is good company and it's always handy to have him around in case something goes wrong with the ship. Not that I expect it too." Ahsoka replied. Lux smiled and nodded before turning to look at the shuttle. Ahsoka let out a quiet sigh as she recalled the real reason R2 was with her.

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Earlier

"R2 is going with you Ahsoka and that's final." Anakin told his padawan. Ahsoka gave him a questioning look. "What do I need R2 for? I don't understand. It's a simple escort mission, just pick him up and fly back. Nothing bad will happen." She replied a little annoyed. "What, don't you think I can handle this?" she asked as she crossed her arms over her chest. "I don't doubt you Snips." Anakin replied. "Then why…" she wanted to ask, but was interrupted by Anakin: "I don't trust Bonteri alone with you, that's why R2 will come with you to make sure he doesn't try anything funny." Ahsoka looked shocked at him. "Lux isn't like that, he wouldn't…" she tried to explain, but Anakin interrupted her again: "It doesn't matter Ahsoka. R2 is coming with you and that's final." He told in her a tone that clearly said it was the end of the discussion.

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A few minutes later Ahsoka and Lux were seated in the cockpit of her shuttle. Ahsoka ran a few standard checks before starting the takeoff sequence. A couple minutes later they were in the air and on their out of the atmosphere. Ahsoka noticed that Lux was staring intently at the planet. "Lux?" she asked, slightly startling him. "Uh, yeah?" he replied. "We're about to go into hyperspace, are you ready?" she asked him. He nodded. "Yes, I'm ready." Ahsoka smiled and pulled the lever and they jumped to hyperspace.

When the ship moved safely through hyperspace Ahsoka relaxed in her seat. "So how come you're here to pick me up Ahsoka?" Lux asked. "What do you mean?" she asked as she turned her head towards him. "I heard that I was getting a Jedi escort, but I didn't know who. So you can imagine my surprise when you appeared." He explained. Ahsoka smiled. "I heard about that assignment so I decided to volunteer. After the recent battles I was in it seemed like an opportunity to have an easy and quiet mission. And besides that, I thought it was a good way to catch up a bit." She replied. "Sounds like a well-thought out plan to me." Lux said with a smile as he relaxed a bit in his own seat. "You and planning things don't go well together Lux. Remember how one of your other plans went?" Ahsoka asked in a slightly mocking voice. Lux instantly knew that she was hinting at the mess he got them in on Carlacc. He mentally cursed himself a bit for his stupidity then. "Hey relax Lux, I was just teasing you." Ahsoka said when she sensed his feelings. "Don't worry about it, I'm used to plans failing and needing to improvise." She continued. "What does that mean?" Lux asked somewhat confused. "One word," Ahsoka said as she held up a finger. "Anakin." It wasn't difficult for Lux to pick up the slight frustration in her voice. "Do a lot of his plans go wrong?" he asked curiously. Ahsoka groaned in response. "Anakin doesn't usually think everything through, so we occasionally run into some problems." She replied. Lux laughed a bit at her frustrated response. "Sounds like you've had some interesting missions then." Lux said. "You have no idea." Ahsoka replied. Both of them laughed for a moment.

Ahsoka and Lux continued to talk about the things they had been through since they parted ways after the battle of Onderon. R2 had picked up some drinks earlier. "I'm really glad I volunteered for this trip. It's been a while since I had such an opportunity to relax." Ahsoka said with a smile. "I'm glad you did too." Lux replied. "I was worried I'd end up stuck with some stiff Jedi. It really is great to see you again Ahsoka." They both smiled at each other. Ahsoka opened her mouth to say something, but she was interrupted by an alarm from the cockpit controls. "Oh no, what's going on?" Ahsoka said startled as she checked the interface. "What is it?" Lux asked worried. "One of the ship's systems is starting to malfunction." Ahsoka replied. "How can this be? My ship just went through a complete check a few days before I left." She said confused. "Do you know what's malfunctioning? Not something like the air pressure or oxygen, right?" Lux asked with a hint of fear in his voice. "No I don't think…whoa!" Ahsoka said as both of them and the items around them suddenly floated up. R2 beeped and activated his magnets, clasping him securely to the ground as the gravity stabilizers failed. "The gravity…" Ahsoka said annoyed. Lux tried to grab his seat and failed, causing him to somersault a few times. "How can this be?" Ahsoka muttered out loud. An idea suddenly popped in her head. "R2?" she said, trying to get his attention. The droid beeped in response and turned his vision cam towards her. "Has Anakin been tinkering with my ship again?" she asked the droid in a cold voice. Lux managed to turn and watch. The droid looked a little bit nervous to him. R2 beeped a short response causing Ahsoka to grunt in frustration. "I knew it." She replied annoyed. R2 beeped a few things. "Doesn't matter right now, just see if you can fix this." She told the droid. He beeped some positive sounding things and left the cockpit.

Ahsoka groaned. "I'm sorry about this Lux. I've told Anakin a thousand times not to mess around with my ship. His 'improvements' always cause some kind of malfunction. Last time my fighter floated around helplessly in space for two hours before another ship was able to pick me up." She told him. "Hey, don't worry. It's okay." He replied with a kind smile. Ahsoka smiled nervously. "Is something wrong Ahsoka?" Lux asked when he noticed her unease. "Uhm… Well… I'm hanging almost upside down and my outfit isn't really fit for a situation like this…" she replied as her lekku darkened a bit. Lux quickly caught on to what she meant and blushed as well. "I'll…eh…I'll try to turn around should you eh…" He stuttered out. "Thanks." Ahsoka replied softly.

At that moment they heard some kind of static shock and before they knew it they were both flying towards the wall. "Ugh!" they both grunted as they hit the wall. Several loose objects flew towards them. One of the glasses they had just been drinking out of shattered next to Lux, causing some small cuts on his arm. A few other small things struck him in the face and the chest. "Lux are you al…" Ahsoka tried to ask when the gravity switched again. The both of them fell down to the floor. Lux landed on his elbow, but on something soft. Before he had time to wonder he heard Ahsoka cry out in pain. He quickly moved away and looked at her. She was sitting against the wall, a pained expression on her face as she clutched her left lekku. "Did I land on her lekku?" Lux thought to himself. He knew how a Togruta's headtails were sensitive. "Ahsoka, did I…?" he asked worried. "It's okay, Lux." She replied between pained gasps. Lux looked around the cockpit for some kind of medpack when suddenly they were weightless again. "Oh, not again." Lux said as he tried to struggle for balance. "Lux, try and hold still." Ahsoka told him. He managed to turn his head and look at her. She'd found a bit of a hold on the wall. "I'm going to try to push myself of the wall and grab the seat. I might be able to do something with the controls." Ahsoka explained. "Alright." Lux replied and he tried to hold still which was somewhat difficult as he floated in the middle of the cockpit. Ahsoka braced herself and lightly used her feet to push herself away from the wall. She floated on her way to the cockpit. When she passed underneath Lux she heard another static shock, she already dreaded what would probably happen next. "What was th…" Lux said as he turned around. As he did, the gravity activated again, causing him to fall down to the floor. He noticed that his head landed on something…soft… "Lux…could you please get up?" he heard Ahsoka ask in an uneasy voice. He placed his hands on the floor and pushed himself up. A look of shock and embarrassment appeared on his face when he realized that he had landed, face-first, on Ahsoka's chest. He quickly backed up away from her. Ahsoka's lekku had turned deep-blue, almost black with embarrassment. "Ahsoka…I eh…I'm…" He tried to apologize. She held up her hand, motioning for him not to say anything. "Let's…just not…" she replied softly. Several more static shocks were heard and they both floated upward again. "No, not again…" Ahsoka groaned. A moment later they were both flying at the walls again. Ahsoka tried to balance herself quickly so that she would land on her knees in a stable position. She did manage to land with her knees spread in a stable position, unfortunately, she landed right on Lux' face. She quickly jumped aside from him. His face had turned a shade of red Ahsoka wasn't even sure human faces could turn to. "Lux…I…" she stuttered out. "Uh…" he muttered as well. Ahsoka moved up to him and tried to see if he was alright. At that moment the gravity shifted again and they both fell down to the floor. Lux landed on top of Ahsoka and in the fall their lips met. Ahsoka and Lux stared at each other in shock as they realized what they just did.

A few beeps came over Ahsoka's comlink. "Thank you R2." Ahsoka replied into the device, trying to keep her voice neutral. Lux awkwardly climbed of Ahsoka and stood up. He then extended his hand to help her up. "Thanks." Ahsoka muttered softly, face flushed with embarrassment. She moved to one of the storage cabinets in the cockpit which, fortunately, had remained closed during this mess and pulled out a medpack. She then moved back to the seats in the cockpit and sat down. Lux joined her shortly afterwards.

A couple of minutes later Ahsoka had bandaged her lekku where Lux had landed on, the cuts he had were treated as well and they had applied some bacta on a few bruises. "So, do you want to talk about this?" Lux asked as he turned to Ahsoka. "Not really." She replied. Lux could perfectly understand why. The way they had landed several times were very awkward, to say the least. Ahsoka sensed his unease. "Lux, this wasn't your fault. Don't beat up yourself about it." She replied as she pulled up her knees hugged her arms around them. He nodded. "Are you sure you're alright?" he asked concerned. "Yea…I just have a little headache and I feel a bit…Well, you know." She replied softly. Lux knew what she meant. She felt embarrassed and ashamed, but then again, so did he. "Let's just agree never to talk about this again." Ahsoka said as she looked him in the eyes, a very serious look in her own eyes. "That's fine with me." Lux replied. Ahsoka nodded. "Any objections to me deleting the footage of the security cam of the cockpit?" she asked him. "Not at all." Lux said as he shook his head.

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The rest of the flight had fortunately not been as embarrassing as they both thought. It took a moment for them to get over it. After that they managed to resume their earlier conversation. A few stories and remarks about the people they had met and they had both laughed the whole incident away. A bit of tension did remain between them. They didn't argue or things like that, but they did avoid any other form of physical contact.

As the ship touched down on Coruscant they were both relieved that they had avoided any further odd situations. The ramp went down and they walked off the ship. "Oh great, reporters…" Lux commented with a hint of disgust when he spotted them. "Wonderful, it's Anakin…" Ahsoka said when she spotted him standing as well. A strong surge of anger and frustration pulsed up in her when she saw him. She managed to push those feelings away, but that didn't mean that she wasn't going to have a long talk with him about messing with her ship.

As the two teens came into full sight of the people on the platform, the reporters immediately started taking pictures. "This will make for some 'wonderful' news…" Lux commented sarcastically. Ahsoka knew what he meant: two teenagers, a Jedi and a senator, who were alone on a flight, disembark with bandages and fading bruises. There was definitely going to be a lot of gossiping.

Anakin could sense that something was up. He could feel a large wave of…shame and embarrassment coming from Ahsoka and Lux. He tried to search Ahsoka's thoughts with the Force, but her mental shields were up, making it impossible for him to do so. "What happened on that flight?" he thought to Anakin spotted Ahsoka and saw her injuries he immediately made his way towards the two, rage building up in him. "Ahsoka, what did he do to you?!" he demanded when he reached them. "Master Skywalker, I didn't…" Lux tried to say but Anakin cut him off: "Shut it Bonteri! I knew you were trouble, I shouldn't have let Ahsoka be alone with you." Anakin half-threatened Lux. He turned to Ahsoka. "What did he do to you?" he demanded again. This was too much for Ahsoka and she snapped. "Lux didn't do anything! This was your fault!" she half-yelled at him. "Wha…" Anakin started, but this time Ahsoka interrupted him: "No! I'm not letting you blame Lux for this. I told you so many times not to mess with my ship, but did you listen? No!" she continued as she jabbed her finger in Anakin's chest. "YOUR stupid tinkering with MY ship caused US a LOAD of trouble!" she yelled at him. "Bu…" Anakin tried again. "But nothing!" Ahsoka yelled at him. "You're lucky we weren't seriously harmed because of this mess!" Anakin decided to remain quiet. Ahsoka didn't become this angry very often, but when she did, it was a good idea not to aggravate her further.

Ahsoka took a deep breath and turned away from Anakin. Lux stood quietly by as he watched Ahsoka scold Anakin. She approached him and sighed. "Sorry about that Senator." She said to him. "Don't worry about it, padawan Tano." He replied. Lux realized by her professional tone that she didn't want to give the nearby reporters anymore 'good stuff' for their editors. "I'll be on a rest for the next two weeks here on Coruscant. Perhaps we can finish catching up some other time." Ahsoka offered. Lux nodded. "That sounds like a good idea. Shall I contact you later?" he asked in return. Ahsoka smiled. "Alright, I'll be waiting for your call. I'll see you later Senator." She replied. "Good day padawan Tano." Lux said as he began to move to the transport that was going to bring him to the Senate building. He quickly waved to Ahsoka as he boarded. She waved back.

Ahsoka looked for a while as the transport flew off. After that she turned to face Anakin. "You're going to get it later." she said, a growling undertone in her voice. With that, she walked back towards the Temple, ignoring both Anakin's complaints and the questions of the reporters.

Anakin stared at the retreating form of his padawan, a slight shiver of fear creeping up his spine.

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That's it for chapter 1.

In the next chapter Ahsoka will get some payback on Anakin. Seeing as how he likes to tinker around with her things, she's going to mess around with his stuff. Expect booby-traps and whatnot for Anakin in the next chapter. Poor, poor Anakin…