War. War is a plague to every living being in the universe. Anakin may have looked comfortable fighting in The Clone Wars but on the inside he despised it.The destruction of innocent peoples lives on planets light years from him were a constant thought in the back of his head. "If I could be everywhere in this galaxy at once The Droid Army would be in mountain piles of scrap." he often thought. Sadly even jedi knights have limits, as powerful as they might be.

Anakin and Ahsoka were waiting in the hangar at The Jedi Temple for... well a few things. The energetic padawan and unruly jedi were mainly concerned of the whereabouts of the ship coming in from Ryloth. It was supposed to give them a ride to The Intergalactic Banking Clan but it had yet to show up.

"Jeeeeeeeez! When is this ship going to get here" Ahsoka groaned.

"Patience Snips." said Anakin. "Its not like we would be able to leave immediately if it did get here on time like it was supposed to."

The Banking Clan had messaged Chancellor Palpatine several days ago benevolently asking him to send a representative from the Galactic Senate to talk about relations on Scipio. These meetings have happened before and were nothing to problematic or serious. The Muuns, the race of aliens who ran the banks seemed to just want to keep in touch. After all, they were helping The Republic supply an army to fight a galactic war, might as well chat with one of their senators every so often.

The second concern was if Senator Padme Amidala was going to show up. Palpatine had chosen Padme this time around for the mission on the count of her extremely good social skills. Friends and family had often joked that the young senator and former Queen of Naboo could talk her way out of a murder she committed in broad daylight. She was always amazing at breaking the social tension in a room or making new friends at parties.

Hell Padme was the only reason Skywalker volunteered Ahsoka and himself to guard her while she was on Scipio. Anakin of course knew it was still a mission that needed to be taken seriously. But if he could have a little time between meetings and parties to get the slightest bit romantic then it would leave him happy until a few trips out on the battlefield washed it away.

"Well... we could make a bet while waiting." Suggested Ahsoka.

Anakin looked down at the young orange teen he called his padawan. "I'm all ears."

"Who makes it here first? The ship taking us to Scipio, Padme, or Rex and the rest of the men?"

The mission also required a few clones to guard and escort Senator Amidala around the planet just incase some sort of conflict broke out. Anakin had ordered Captain Rex to handpick a few clones to come along with him which included Fives, Echo, Hardcase, Kix, Tup, Dogma, and Jesse. Rex thought it would be smart to bring the clones he trusted to do a job that important people in The Republic would be watching intently. At the moment he and his men were being debriefed by Master Windu, a man who would go over every little step pre-mission even if it was eating away at valuable time.

"Considering that Master Windu never stops talking during debriefs, my gut is telling me Senator Amidala will get here before the ship, but Rex will get here last." answered Anakin confidently.

"Just cause you said it like a know it all I'm gonna say in order the arrivals will be... ship, Senator, and then Rex." replied Ahsoka

"The bigger question here is where would you have put me in your little race?" said a distinctly familiar voice.

Turning around Anakin and Ahsoka smiled to see Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. He had his usual smug grin plastered across his face which he carried with him like it was his own child. Another surprise however was the little blue and white astromech beside the bearded jedi.

"I have a question for R2 and you master. Care to answer them?" asked Anakin.

"Be my guest." Obi-Wan replied, smug grin still on his face. That grin and the smugness the jedi master brought with him honestly had a life of its own. Throughout this war he used his way of talking to raise troop moral and antagonize the sith he was dueling on whatever planet his battalion the 212th seem to end up on.

"Well first off, shouldn't you be with Commander Cody on a reconnaissance mission over Felucia? asked Anakin.

"I had direct orders from The Jedi Council to be assigned to this mission the same as you. There have been more ship skirmishes near Scipio lately and the council is worried about an invasion from the Separatists. I think they would rather have three lightsabers on the planet instead of two." Obi-Wan elucidated.

Anakin nodded and turned to R2."How about you little buddy? You were supposed to have a few of your parts inspected until at least tommorow."

"Bleep boop beep bloop beep." R2D2 sounded off in his droid language which Anakin could translate.

"Well I'm glad the technicians checked over your programming quickly enough to come on this mission with us." Anakin smiled.

On the inside though this was a problem for the jedi. With more people and droids around the less chances he had at giving his secret wife Padme a kiss on the cheek.

This was now his most important mission of the war. Saving Jabba's son and destroying Greviouse's ship the Malevolence dwarfed in comparison to this new objective.

A few seconds later the senator came out of the elevator looking as elegant as ever. She was wearing one of her signature styles having the hair stand tall in two different positions on top of her head with a skeleton like crown holding it in place. The dress she wore was purple and gold with the gold portion having a swirl design on each side of the chest. The shoes were a lilac purple with high heels that touched the ground like regular shoes would. Beside her was the familiar faced body guard Gregar Typho carrying a suitcase in each hand. His blackened eye being a prominently recognizable feature on his face.

"Great to see another friend come and join us this fine day." Anakin said to the senator as happy as ever.

It had been a while since he was able to see his "friend" Padme that his heart almost skipped a beat when he saw her approach.

"Glad to see you too Ani." the Naboo woman teased. That nickname was to fun not to use. "I'm also glad to see the rest of you still in one peace. Ahsoka, have you been making sure your master hasn't gotten you both into to much trouble?"

"Sorry, but I yielded to that idea." said the padawan."He's the only adult I know that would tell me to jump off a cliff. I can confirm that because we have." That joke earned a laugh from the group. Even Anakin smiled at it but not wanting to admit it was funny.

"I think you all can surely take it from here." spoke Gregar placing the suitcases on the ground.

"Why the rush to get out?" asked a curious Obi-Wan.

"There is no need for me to protect the Senator because I now know I'm leaving her in good hands." said Gregar. "Plus with you all guarding her instead of me I can use some vacation time. I need to head back to Naboo to unite with some family and friends. I'm already a little late." he said happily.

"Then have a pleasant trip back home." Obi-Wan replied with a smile.

Gregar said his good-byes to everyone and headed back to the elevator passing Rex and his men on the way.

Ahsoka leaned in and whispered to her master, "I guess we were both wrong on our bet Skyguy."

"Yeah but Padme got here before the ship so technically I win." Anakin sarcastically said.

"I see you all survived Master Windu's debriefing?" Obi-Wan joked

"It was nothing to it sir" Rex replied in his usual serious tone. Him and his troops go through hell and back on the battlefield and have watched brothers fall dead around them in a constant cycle. This war was draining on everyone involved especially the clones. But they were breed to stare Death in the eye and tell him to fuck off. A long debrief was the least concerning thing, at least according to Rex. Sure it wasn't fun but at least he wasn't being shot at for once. While Mace was droning on about protocol everyone already knew, he couldn't help but look at his fellow clones reactions. Hardcase looked like the force of god was the only thing holding him still at attention.

Rex had brought the spastic trooper along in hopes of teaching him how to be more "civilized" off the battlefield. Hardcase needed patience and discipline in his system, so a boring diplomatic mission to a place with no droids to shoot at was a perfect spot to learn. The captain then looked over at one of his best ARC troopers, Echo. As usual he was standing perfectly at attention listening and hanging on to every uninteresting word the jedi master said. But Rex noticed something on his face. Was he... smirking? "God you might be an amazing soldier but you are the biggest nerd in The Grand Army of the Republic when it comes to learning about protocol." Rex said to himself.

"General Skywalker. Has the ship arrived yet?" asked Fives with at salute.

"Not yet Fives. Though I will certainly like to here an explanation from the pilot when he gets here."

The group talked for several more minutes while waiting for the ship. Anakin and Padme seemed eager to chat with each other discussing mostly their personal lives and what their newer interests were.

"I wish I didn't have to go on this mission." Hardcase grumbled to his brothers.

"Why is that? "asked Jesse slightly annoyed by the statement. It wasn't a rarity to here him whine when nothing thrilling was happening.

"I should be out there on the field mowing down droids not escorting senators to a neutral world." Hardcase replied .

"Well not every part of this war can be about blasting droids and blowing up ships." said Fives.

"He's right. Haven't you heard the saying the pen is mightier than the sword?" Dogma added.

"Whoever said that has obviously never seen me with a Z-6 rotary blaster cannon." mocked Hardcase laughing hysterically.

Tup sat down next to Kix and asked if he knew when they would be getting that new armor named phase II.

"No clue but apparently its supposed to protect us better against blaster fire meaning I won't have to patch you guys up as much any more." the field medic explained. "Makes my life easier."

Just then a consular-class cruiser landed outside the hangar on deck. The under part of the ship opened up and out came a clone pilot.

"Sir I am Coporal CT-9583, but you can call me by my nickname Bongo. I am here to take you all to Scipio." the clone stated with a salute.

Anakin came forward and demanded to know why he was so late.

"We were having to make repairs to the computer system from an attack before this ship could depart from Ryloth. There are still a few clankers left hiding on that planet sir." said the clone slightly nervous.

Anakin put his metal hand on his chin and started scratching it. "You have a good excuse, so I won't make an official complaint to your superiors."

"Thank you sir. Shall we get moving?" asked Bongo.

Everyone boarded the ship with Anakin taking Padme's two suitcases and even sitting in the seat next to her. Obi-Wan stared diligently at the two as they spoke to one another. He had always suspected that the two might be a couple but he never caught them in the act of anything. Maybe they truly were just really good friends. "Even I had lust at one point." remembering his much younger days protecting Dutchess Satine on Mandalore.

The ship left the bustling planet of Coruscant's atmosphere and zoomed into space.

"Prepare for the jump everyone." Bongo stated through the speaker system as he was pulling a few levers and buttons to get the hyperdrive working.

"So coporal, where is the rest of your crew? Ahsoka questioned, finger held down on the wall communicator to reply back to Bongo.

"Our superiors thought it would be best if they stayed on Ryloth so the ship would be less crowded after I picked you all up. I have had enough experience flying this baby around the galaxy alone anyway. No need to worry commander. " replied Bongo.

Ahsoka raised an eyebrow at the strange answer but decided not ask any follow up questions. Something was truly bothering her about this trip. It felt like the force was trying to tell her an act of evil was about to happen. When? Where? Why? Was she just being tense or is there an actual threat in the her future? The travel to the banking planet would at least give her time to ponder the uneasy feelings she was having.

The jump to hyper space sent even more shivers down Ahsoka's spine."I need to talk to someone about this." She looked around the cabin for a good candidate to listen to her problem. To the right side was Anakin looking like he was having to much fun talking to Padme. God how that woman could make Anakin loosen up and relax. "No need to interrupt their conversation then." To the front of her were Rex and Tup talking about their childhood days in the cloning facilities on Kamino. Ahsoka didn't think it was the best to talk about the force to the clones. If it was anything else it would have been fine to approach them and chat but this was the force. "What would they say? It's not like they have had any personal connections with it." Finally to her left side was Master Kenobi sitting silently seemingly listening to the noises of the ship. "Perfect!" thought Ahsoka.

Before Ahsoka let out a word, Obi-Wan started talking without even facing the padawan. "You have a question for me young one?"

"Not even surprised that you sensed me." Ahsoka mumbled to herself. "Somethings been bothering me ever since we got on this ship. Almost like the force is trying to worn me about a catastrophe."

Obi-Wan turned and looked directly at her with his crystal blue eyes. "Perhaps you are paranoid or there is an actual danger aboard. The force does works in mysterious ways so we most remain calm but attentive to anything unusual here or on Scipio." He continued, "I'm pleased you told me this Ahsoka. You should never keep something like that to yourself."

"Thanks master." Ahsoka replied feeling a little more positive about the situation.

After a couple hours the crew were on the last leg of the trip.

"I think Bongo won't mind if i ask him how many more parsecs we are from the planet." Echo said getting up from his seat to stretch.

After cracking each of his knuckles Echo pushed the button on the wall communicator and asked his question.

"I am approximately fifteen seconds away from ejecting us from hyper space. We are at our destination already." replied the speaker.

Echo smiled under his helmet and started reviewing the mission in his head. Going over details and repeating orders to himself and others was what defined him from most clones. It was in his name after all. "Alright so we were a little behind in terms of getting off Coruscant but we have enough time to escort the Senator to the banquet. Afterwards we take her to the hotel and then-

"Hhhhhhhhmmmmmmm" the power to the ship shut off instantly causing the exit from hyperspace to be very sudden thrusting everyone out of their seats onto the cold metal floor. The emergency power kicked in lighting up the cabin red and turned the communications with the front of the ship back on.

Rex got up from the floor and pushed the button on the wall.

"What the hell is going on up there Bongo?!" He barked into the speaker.

No response

CT-9583 respond!" ordered Rex.

No response

"What's happening Rex?" Anakin asked while lifting Padme from the ground.

Rex snapped into his battle ready mind set, "Bongo is not responding to my transmissions, something is clearly wrong up there!"

There was suddenly another jolt from the ship knocking everyone down once again. Everyone was extremely confused. If the ship was not moving then what did they hit? Looking towards the windows of the vessel made a look of horror run across everyone's faces. Outside the ship the crew could spot a massive dark spot with beams of light swirling around the circle. It was a black hole.

"We must of exited hyperspace to early." Fives blurted. "But of all the places why here?!"

Ahsoka was to shocked to even let out a whisper. Her senses were telling her about a great calamity and she failed to stop it. Now they were all going to die from one of the strongest forces in the universe.

Obi-Wan decided to take charge at that moment. "Listen to me everyone. We can make it out of this if we keep a level head. Anakin and R2, you're going to try and power this ship back up and fly it away from certain doom, you also come with me Kix, Bongo might be injured and in need of medical attention. The rest of you stay here and report information to us through the speaker.

The shipped rocked once more but everybody was ready for it this time and were able to stay on their feet. They needed to make sure the cruiser didn't go over the event horizon. Over that imaginary line not even light could escape, so going back into hyperspace wouldn't even help.

The three men and droid dashed to the cockpit door and started pounding on it with all of their might.

"BONGO OPEN THE DOOR!" Obi Wan shouted.

"I think we need a different strategy, luckily I have one in mind." said Anakin.

With a flip of a switch his blue lightsaber turned on and proceeded to cut the door open.

Meanwhile at the back of the ship, all the rest could do was watch in horror as the black hole kept appearing ever so closer. Another shake stirred up the tension in the room even more.

"I was looking at the map earlier and think this is the mini-black hole I saw 2 parsecs from Scipio." Tup said.

"This is mini one? Ha! Can't imagine what the big ones look like up close." joked Hardcase.

"Really man?! We are possibly about to die and you want to make a joke?!." retorted Dogma.

"Everyone just calm down!" a feminine voice yelled. Heads turned to see the Naboo woman with her two arms held high in the air. "Master Kenobi and Skywalker are two of the best jedi I know. If anyone can save us from being ripped apart by a black hole its them." she stated. "Now Ahsoka, ask them for details about the problem with the power to the ship."

"Got it!" Ahsoka said before hitting the button. "Guys have you gotten into the cockpit yet?"

"Repeat that." replied a middle aged voice.

"Master Kenobi Have you gotten inside the cockpit yet?" asked Ahsoka.

"Negative. I am talking to you through the speaker communicator in the hallway outside of it. Anakin is cutting a hole for us as we speak. What's the news in the back of the ship?" the staticky voice questioned.

"Pieces of the outside are flying off including satellite dishes and possibly one of the turbo cannons." answered the padawan. "Also do you know what is wrong with the power to begin with?"

"No but I will report back when I can. For now just stay in the cabin and wait for orders." Kenobi said before clicking off.

"Anakin how's that door coming along? Obi-wan asked urgently.

"Three... Two... One... Opened!" said a satisfied Skywalker kicking open the hole only to be flabbergasted by what his eyes met.

Across the room was a BX series commando droid, or just commando droid for short. With its blaster in hand the droid charged at the jedi general firing rapidily to kill him. Anakin, being very knowledgeable in fighting droids, blocked the commandos shots back into its chest before slicing the head off of its metal body.

Kix, R2, and Obi-Wan came through the doorway and looked right only to find clone pilot armor lying on the floor in a tangled pile. At that moment it hit everyone what had happened.

"That droid fooled us by wearing pilot armor and changing his vocabulator to sound normal. The ploy then was to fly us here to get sucked into the black hole." Kix explained just as the ship shook again.

"A very veracious answer coming from that one" a soothing deep voice said out loud in the cockpit.

Anakin looked over at the pilots chair to witness a hologram communicator turned on. In the hologram was the ever so familiar long bearded robe wearing sith.

"R2 turn the ships main power back on while we have a talk with this treacherous one." Anakin spouted as anger started showing on his face.

Count Dooku only chuckled at the comment the jedi knight had made. "While I wait for you all to be stretched into paste, can I describe how my scheme worked?"

"Go right on ahead. I wouldn't want to be rude and alienate your holohologram call." Anakin answered with attitude while fiddling with the controls in front of him.

"I had commando droids stow away on this vessel before leaving Ryloth." Darth Tyrannus said proudly. " They killed the eight men on board, stole the armor, and dumped the bodies into the vacuum of space."

This news saddened Obi-Wan making him think. Having your life end from a sneak attack must have been horrific way to go. Especially while picking up a senator on a diplomatic mission of all things. But this was the way Dooku played his war games.

"Don't look so disheartened Kenobi. Your clones did impress me by taking out four of the five commandos before they fell." said Dooku. Though I only needed one working to mislead you all."

"When we get out of this alive you will be very sorry." threatened Obi-Wan.

"Your empty threats mean nothing to me. Though I would love to see you prove me... imprecise." said the dark lord with a grin.

"To bad I'm not going to allow you to see that." said a furious Anakin raising his cyborg fist and slamming atop hologram communicator cracking it in half. "Good grief I hate that man even more now!" Anakin then turned around."R2 can you turn the power back on?"

"Bleep boop beep." the droid beeped.

"What did he say General?" Kix Asked

"He said the commando used an EMP grenade to take out the main power generator which caused the ship to turn off and stop so quickly. But, he also said he said he could get us running again in no time."

As the crew were being pulled closer to the black hole the cruiser started to spin in circles. More shrapnel was being pulled now because the distance had closed even more. On a positive note, the astromech was able to turn the ship back on into working condition. Anakin then turned the vessel away from the danger zone fighting against the forces of the hole's gravity.

"Tell everyone to hold onto a solid object! Skywalker is about to jump us back into hyperspace!" Kix shouted through the speaker.

"Copy that!" replied Rex on the other end.

"Were either going to come out of this alive and cheery or paying Master Jinn a permanent visit." Kenobi said as he helped his apprentice press the coordinates to get them out of the area.

"Let's find out shall we?" Anakin said with a smile replacing his face instead of anger. He felt way better now that he wasn't socializing with the likes of Dooku.

The jedi knight pulled the lever and waited for the precious few seconds it took for the hyperdrive to activate and send them on their merry way. Sadly for them, fate had other plans.

The ship made a loud rumble and the nose jerked one hundred and eighty degrees to point directly at the black hole.

"No this is bad. We have to cancel the hyperdrive now! Obi-Wan shrieked.

"I can't! It isn't respresponding!" cried out Skywalker while mashing buttons praying for their misfortune to not come to be.

Noticing the hyperdrive had officially started, Anakin realized he could only sit and watch himself be disintegrated at the speed of light. "Oh fu-" "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM" the ship sounded off and before anyone knew it they were inside the black hole traveling at lucrative speeds. The only thing the crew could hear and identify was a blinding white light and an extremely deafening sound of the engines perhaps.

"How long until we die?"

"What is this place?"

"Maybe we are already dead?"

These were all questions going through the minds of the passengers aboard this new hell.

Suddenly, almost all at once, the blinding light vanished and the roaring noise ceased. It got quiet, too quiet.