"I know."

Ahsoka remembered her last words to her former master, Anakin Skywalker, 3 years ago. She had been furious with the Jedi, with only Obi-Wan and Anakin standing up for her in her trial. She had been framed, and the Jedi just turned their backs on her. Now, she was lying on a rooftop, decked out in stealth black, with her lightsaber at her side. The new additions to her gear included dual pistols strapped to her thigh and a combat knife holstered in her boot. She also was staring down a scope of a high tech sniper rifle that she had built herself. She was currently zeroing in on a senator with a huge bounty on his head.

It hadn't taken Ahsoka long to become an assassin. She just felt pure anger, and she needed to take it out on things. She was able to use the force to steady her aim, and it made her a guaranteed one shot, one kill. She had found Ventress after leaving and she saw how easy it was to get money on bounties. After her first kill, everything had gotten easier. Now she was rich and happy. She was the best bounty hunter on Coruscant, and possibly the galaxy. She knew she had a bounty on her head as well, but under a different name. She had used a different name since becoming a bounty hunter, Syndicate. She had seen clone and Jedi patrols looking for her in the underworld, but they would never find her.

Now, she was dealing with anyone who could offer her large amounts of money. Currently, there was a senator from Kashyyyk that was giving the Separatists some trouble. Yes, she was dealing with the Separatists. She didn't care about the Jedi or the Republic anymore, she only cared about getting paid. Her emotions had been destroyed in the war and the aftermath of the trial.

She focused the scope on the Wookie's head and was about to pull the trigger when she stopped and saw another occupant in the room. It was a Jedi, she could tell by his force signature.

"Oh this is excellent," Ahsoka said as she saw who it was.

It was none other than Mace Windu, the leader of her prosecution and termination from the Jedi order. After all these years she would finally have her revenge. First things first, she had to take care of the senator. She focused back on her main target and set her scope camera to record. She took a deep breath and squeezed the trigger. Her shot hit true and the Wookie fell to the ground with a smoking blaster hole through his head.

Windu sprung into action and immediately ignited his purple lightsaber. Ahsoka laughed and tapped into the communications of the senator's apartment. She activated the comm and waited for Windu to answer. Windu heard the comm go off and cautiously approached the holo table. He finally answered and said,

"Who is this?"

"Master Windu," Ahsoka said. "Admiring my handy work."

"I'm going to ask again," Windu said. "Who is this?"

"You Jedi and your obvious questions," Ahsoka taunted. "Name is Syndicate, but you already knew that. I do say that you have an impressive bounty on my head. Almost made me want to turn myself in to collect the money."

"What do you expect us to do?" Windu said. "You have murdered many important people. You have constantly avoided all our patrols, and you seem to kill because it's fun."

"Well it is," Ahsoka said. "It's a rush that you can't achieve through anything else."

"Why are you doing this?" Windu said. "The pay can't be that good."

"It is," Ahsoka said. "But that is besides the point. Let's just say that I was betrayed by people long ago and it set me down a path of freedom. I realized that what I thought was right, was just a prison."

"Oh yeah," Windu said. "And who might those people be?"

"Well," Ahsoka began. "Let's just say that this is the perfect way to get revenge, Master Windu."

Ahsoka visibly saw Windu's eyes widen as he stared into the communication device. Ahsoka has the hologram turned off, so he couldn't see her appearance, but it seemed that he had put two and two together and figured out her identity.

"Tano?" Windu said incredulously.

Ahsoka laughed and fired another round into the apartment while the Jedi Master was distracted. It went straight through his right leg and sent him to the ground. After that, Ahsoka disappeared into the night, leaving a stunned Jedi Master behind.

Jedi Temple

Anakin Skywalker sat in his quarters in the temple tinkering with some odds and ends. He had just returned from a long mission and was trying to take his mind off today. It marked the three year anniversary that Ahsoka had left the Jedi Order. Anakin never truly forgave himself for what had happened. He blamed himself mostly, still believing that he could have done something to make her stay. He sighed deeply and set down the small machine that he was currently working on. He stood up and walked over to where his lightsaber was on his table. He grabbed it and decided to go to the training room to get a workout in. Maybe that would take his mind off things for a while at least. Just as he was about to leave, a knock came on his door.

"Come in," Anakin called and he heard the door open.

Obi-Wan walked into his room and looked at Anakin. He looked run down and extremely emotional.

"What can I do for you Master," Anakin asked.

"The council has requested your presence," Obi-Wan said. "Master Windu has found something that you should hear."

Council Room

Obi-Wan and Anakin walked into the council's chambers and they were met with silence. Anakin could feel the tension in the air as he stood in the center of the room while Obi-Wan walked over to his respective chair.

"You requested to see me?" Anakin addressed the council.

"Yes," Yoda said. "Received news, we have. Terrible news, it is. Master Windu, speak you will."

"I was talking with a senator from Kashyyyk last night about the possibility of a Separatist attack on the Wookies when an assassin shot and killed the senator. The assassin then called the apartment where I was and we had a conversation. Through the conversation I uncovered that the assassin was Syndicate, the person that we have been searching for, for a while."

"Yeah," Anakin said. "I know that scumbag. I have been trying to find him for months. He always seems to escape me though."

"Here is where it gets interesting," Windu said. "Syndicate is not a man, but a woman. And the identity of the woman may come as a shock to you."

"Who," Anakin said.

"The woman said that she was betrayed a long time ago and that shooting me was a perfect way to get revenge," Windu said.

Anakin's eyes widened as he put together what Windu was saying.

"You don't think," Anakin started.

"Yes," Windu said. "I believe that your former apprentice Ahsoka Tano is the assassin known as Syndicate."

"That can't be," Anakin said, shocked. "Ahsoka would never do something like that."

"Heard from her, no one has, since she left," Yoda said. "Possible, this is."

"Why are you telling me this?" Anakin demanded. "You want me to hunt her down?"

He was met with silence in the room and then he knew that he hit home.

"You want me to hunt down Ahsoka," Anakin said, incredulously. "My former padawan, who I still care for, very much. And you want me to hunt her down."

"No one knows her better than you do Anakin," Obi-Wan said. "If anyone can find her, it is you."

"And what if I find her," Anakin said. "Am I supposed to kill her?"

"She is an enemy to the Republic," Windu said. "She has murdered Senators. That is grounds enough for shoot on sight."

"I don't think that I can kill her," Anakin said.

"Kill her, you won't," Yoda said. "Capture her, so question her, we can. Find out, if Syndicate, she is. Falsely accused, she will not be again."

Anakin sighed visibly and looked around the room.

"Fine," he finally agreed. "But you know how hard it was last time to catch her. Now, if what you say is true, she is armed and dangerous. Plus who knows how many powerful friends she has."

"Go alone, you will not," Yoda said. "Take with you, five clones. Plus, Master Kenobi, join you he will."

"Yes master," Anakin said. "I will leave tomorrow."

Anakin bowed to the council and left the room. Windu watched as he left and looked back to Yoda.

"Can we trust him to get this done?" Windu asked.

"No choice, do we have," Yoda said. "Only chance of finding Ahsoka, Skywalker has."

Ahsoka's apartment, Downtown Coruscant

Ahsoka walked into her apartment and set her sniper rifle against the wall. She peeled off her stealth uniform top, leaving her in a tank top and black pants. She walked over to her table and took out her pistols and laid them on the table, along with her lightsaber. She grabbed her holopad and loaded the video on to the pad and then contacted the Separatist who hired her. After a few moments, the face of Nute Gunray popped up on the screen.

"I killed the senator," Ahsoka said, bluntly. "I'm sending the video now."

She sent the video and waited for his response. He watched it and turned back to her with a smile on his face.

"Excellent," Nute said. "Quick and easy. I will have your credits deposited now."

Ahsoka looked at her fake bank account and saw that a large sum of credits had suddenly appeared. Ahsoka looked back at the Separatist and smiled.

"It's a pleasure doing business with you," Ahsoka said.

"Yes indeed, Syndicate," Gunray said. "I look forward to working with you again."

"Hold up," Ahsoka said. "I have a favor to ask you."

"And what would this favor be?" Gunray asked.

"I want to hunt Jedi," Ahsoka said. "You are in contact with Dooku and Grievous. Do you know if they would be willing to pay for my services."

"Ah," Gunray said. "An ambitious one, aren't you?"

"I have a specific set of skills," Ahsoka said calmly.

"I will request that you speak with the Count," Gunray said. "Give me one moment."

"Of course," Ahsoka said and the hologram of Gunray disappeared.

Ahsoka looked at her lightsaber and took a deep breath. She had unearthed something inside of herself by seeing Windu. Something that made her feel powerful and good. Seeing the pain that she could cause the Jedi would be fantastic. But could she come to kill the Jedi that had become close to her? Ahsoka was pulled out of her thoughts when a beeping came from her communicator. When she responded to the call, the face of Count Dooku appeared on the screen.

"Ah," Ahsoka said. "Count Dooku."

"Syndicate," Dooku said. "Gunray tells me you are willing to hunt the Jedi."

"For a price of course," Ahsoka said.

"Killing Jedi is no small task," Dooku said. "How are you sure that you are up for it?"

"Because I was one of them," Ahsoka said, allowing the Dooku to see her face. "I was the apprentice of Anakin Skywalker. I have fought in numerous battle against your droid army. I was betrayed by the Republic and now am an assassin. I am willing to see what you would pay for dead Jedi."

"Ahsoka Tano," Dooku said. "Yes, I do remember you. How do I know that you aren't trying to draw me in with lies."

"The footage that I have provided Gunray of me killing senators should suffice," Ahsoka said.

"What are you thinking about pay in this situation," Dooku asked, clearly intrigued.

"1 million per Master or Knight," Ahsoka said. "500,000 for a padawan. This is in credits now and if you end up winning this was, whatever currency you will use for that."

The Count's face contorted, clearly in deep thought. Ahsoka leaned back in her chair and put her feet up on the table.

"I will hire you," Dooku said. "But video evidence will not suffice."

"What do you need then?" Ahsoka asked.

"Their lightsaber will do," Dooku said and Ahsoka smiled evilly.

"Who is my first target?"

A/N

Hey all!

So I am in the process of writing a story of where Ahsoka returned to the Jedi a hero, so I thought I would try my hand at writing a story where Ahsoka takes a darker path. Just a quick announcement, there will be no tie into the video game, Assassins Creed. I just thought that it will be a cool name

Let me know if you enjoy this story and think that I should continue it!

My other SW: TCW story is titled Restoration of a Jedi, so check that one out if you don't like Ahsoka being the villian

As always I do not own any of the characters

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