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Anakin leaped towards Ahsoka, aiming a heavy strike towards her head.

Ahsoka rolled backwards, finding her footing almost instantly before blocking Anakin's strike with crossed blades. The lock lasted for a few seconds before Anakin pivoted swiftly, lowering his blade, aiming a strike towards Ahsoka's legs.

Ahsoka, predicting the attack, performed a perfect backflip to dodge the oncoming swipe.

Before Anakin knew it, he was somewhat struggling to block a series of quick, powerful strikes from Ahsoka.

The Knight was being forced back, his arms moving incredibly fast to block Ahsoka's vigorous attack. He tried to look for an opening, to turn the tables so that Ahsoka would be the one on the defence.

Anakin managed to catch both of Ahsoka's blades and used all of his strength to hold them there.

He didn't remember Ahsoka being this... strong; or so coordinated with her attacks.

She'd always been an excellent duellist and had incredible control over her weapons - but this was something else, she was overpowering him with ease.

Opting to switch things up a little, Anakin thrust out hand, aiming a strong force push towards his former apprentice.

Ahsoka outstretched her palm. That was all she needed to block the oncoming blow.

Shocked by the complete counter attack and control over the force, Anakin hurled himself towards Ahsoka with aid from the force.

The former Padawan cartwheeled to the side before leaping back towards Anakin, flipping and swiping with her lightsabers.

Again, Anakin blocked with difficultly. He was more than aware that he was edging towards the corner of the training mat and that Ahsoka was overpowering him once more.

She felt powerful, so intensely attuned with her senses. It felt easy, and natural to fight with this amount of skill. She hadn't remembered being this powerful in her previous life.

Another series of heavy swipes and athletic jumps ensured Anakin's defeat.

Before Anakin even had a chance to react his weapon was kicked from his hand and he was forced into his back by a pounding force push.

Still flat on his back, Anakin craned his neck upwards to see Ahsoka looking at him, a smug smirk gracing her lips, "Having a bad day, Skyguy?"

Anakin pulled himself up off the ground, trying to catch his breath back. "Must be. Those were some quality techniques you used there." He credited, taking his lightsaber out of Ahsoka's offering hand.

Ahsoka shrugged, "What can I say? Youngest Jedi Knight; it's a gift."

Anakin shook his head in amusement and chuckled, "Don't get ahead of yourself, Snips."

"Don't worry about it." Said Ahsoka.

Suddenly Anakin's face turned into one of concern, "What's that on your arm?"

"What?" Ahsoka asked, looking at her left arm. Seeing nothing, she glanced at the other one and saw a pink, healing wound on her upper arm. It looked like a burn, due to it's shape and texture. "I have no idea."

Anakin touched it with his hand, but Ahsoka hissed and moved her arm away quickly, "Did I do that?" Anakin asked, concerned.

Ahsoka frowned, prodding it gently with her fingers. It definitely wasn't fresh, but it hadn't scarred completely either, "No, I don't think so... I have no idea..."

Unless...

Ahsoka recalled her battle with Darth Vader in the Sith Temple. She had been burned badly from the explosion, she remembered that. Could this possibly be from that? It must be... she hadn't done anything since her return from the Temple apart from sleep and train.

And her fighting skills... She knew she hadn't been that much of good duellist back in her previous life. She'd used similar fighting techniques and skills when she'd been fighting Vader. She had complete mastery over her blades and the force, like she had when she faced Vader.

If she didn't believe she'd gone back in time before, she certainly did now.

"Everything okay, Ahsoka?"

Ahsoka shook herself out of her thoughts, "Yeah. I'm just thinking about how I got it. Must've been when I was on the run."

"Maybe you're right. You fought with Barriss in a burning building, didn't you?"

Ahsoka nodded, hating the way that even the mention of her name lit a spark of anger in her mind, "Yeah. There were a few explosions."

But she knew it wasn't from that. She'd burnt her hands a little, but she knew she hadn't sustained any other injuries from that fight - apart from bruises, from being thrown around like a rag doll.

"Do you need to visit the Medbay?" Anakin questioned, looking down at her with concern in his blue orbs.

"I think I'll be fine. I hadn't even noticed it until then." Ahsoka assured him, keeping a straight face so she didn't worry him any further. Honestly, he was just like an older brother sometimes, too protective of his loved ones.

But maybe that was a good thing. After all, it was his love for her, his attachment to her that had essentially proved her innocence. He knew her, knew she couldn't have bombed the Temple. When everyone else gave up on her, his attachment fuelled him to make things right again.

She was eternally grateful for that. She always had been, when she got older. And no matter what would happen in this future, she always would be.

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Sleep seemed to evade her that night. Lying in her bed, she tried to piece together all of the jumbled information and theories she had.

She'd kept her skills and force abilities - that was obvious. She'd been a good fighter in her previous life living at the Temple, but she had never been that good.

Did her wounds mean anything? She was still her younger self, still in a teenage body. Her lekku and montrals were still the same as they had been when she'd left the Temple. So why did her body show wounds and scars from injuries she'd acquired after she left the Temple?

She'd checked for any other wounds and found scars from some of her Rebellion assignments. She found two more burn wounds from her duel with Darth Vader.

Did it mean anything though? How could she possibly live in her teenage body and have scars she hadn't even technically gotten yet?

Another thing on her mind was Ash. He was still popping up everywhere - she hadn't really had time to speak to him in the past few days but he was everywhere she went. He was even in the sparring chambers during her duel with Anakin. He must have something to do with... something, she assumed.

What if this was all a trick? What if Darth Vader or another Sith Lord captured her after the fall of the Sith Temple? What if it was all a dream, a vision of what could've been in her life?

Ahsoka shook her head, pushing the idea away. She still felt pain, and raw emotions. She could feel things with her hands, and something in force told her that this was real.

Even if it was a vision, why the hell was Ash there? He'd never really been relevant in Ahsoka's life. She'd known him as a youngling but that was about it, so a Sith Lord would never connect the two together.

And as for any more theories? She had none.

Closing her eyes again, she was determined to find sleep.

Eventually, she did.

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It was dark.

There were fires all around her, surrounding her. Yet the fire offered no light to illuminate the blackness, it was just... there, burning away in complete blackness.

Ahsoka turned around, only to met with more flames and darkness.

She could hear that breathing. The deep, long breaths through his breathing mask.

Heart rate erratic, Ahsoka spun around.

Her mouth went dry and her legs were weak.

There he was, standing a few metres away, staring at her through those black, masked eyes. Darth Vader seemed to be glaring at her, but she couldn't tell.

She felt fear. Not just her own, either. She felt the fear, the anger, the hate radiating off the dark lord - but he just stood, breathing at an uncomfortable pace.

"The Apprentice lives." He stated, still staring at her.

Ahsoka just stared back, seemingly locked in place, unable to move. "Who are you?" She demanded.

He didn't answer, just stared at her, his emotions radiating off him like the heat from the flames.

It was almost overwhelming. Those forbidden emotions that Jedi should never feel, they were just everywhere. But it was all coming from him, Darth Vader.

And it all seemed to be directed at her.

Suddenly the ground was rumbling beneath her and she stumbled, falling hard into her side. She felt a bruising on her hip, yelping in surprise. She tried to regain her footing but fell when the earth began to shake violently, making it impossible for her to stand up.

Her eyes widened in horror when his crimson blade ignited and he was walking towards her.

Then, she fell.

The ground had split, opened up like a huge canyon and she was falling. Falling for what felt like forever, the air rushing past her, ruffling her clothes, sweeping her face.

She smacked into the ground forcefully, the wind knocked out of her. Struggling for breath, her whole body in agony, she opened her eyes.

She heard breathing again and he was there, right in front of her, his boot just centimetres away from her hand. Wheezing, she tried to stand but her whole body felt broken from the fall. She couldn't move.

"I've been waiting for this for a long time."

He swung his blade and she scrunched her eyes shut.

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Ahsoka shot up, heartbeat erratic and sweat pouring down her body.

What in the force was that?

She was sure it wasn't a vision but... it must've meant something.

She wasn't afraid of Vader. She didn't know why, but recalling their fight, she hadn't been afraid. She was determined and... hopeful?

If she wasn't afraid of him, why was she having nightmares of him? Didn't you usually have nightmares of things that scared you?

It couldn't be a vision, because what happened was practically impossible. The odd flames that offered no light, Vader just turning up out of nowhere and the crack in the Earth. It wasn't possible.

But then again, anything seemed possible these days.

Ahsoka wiped her forehead with the back of her hand, settling down on the hard floor of her quarters.

Meditation seemed to be the answer to a lot of things these days. If only it gave her the answer to this mess the Force had dropped her into.

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Just a bit of a filler chapter here. Things should start picking up soon, and shit is gonna kick offff!

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