Anakin followed Parjour outside, passing by Vratix and humans alike who eyed him warily, as if he were some kind of alien they weren't sure was safe to be around. As if he'd kill all of them in an instant but Anakin wasn't like Obi Wan. He never had been and he never would be.

It was amazing how someone could just betray everyone they ever knew and not even feel any remorse for it. It tore Anakin up knowing that Obi Wan had murdered Padmè in cold blood and not regret it. Padmè was a close friend and someone they both held dear and it confused Anakin that Obi Wan could do such a thing. He could sort of see why he'd want to kill Windu and Plo but Padmè?

She was the best thing that ever happened to either of them.

Anakin kept his head up though, to show the natives and the humans that he wasn't afraid of them. To show that he was pretty confident. Parjour led him to a small outcropping of trees that Anakin realised to be a small camp that had been set up. No doubt by Ace, who was basically standing and talking to one of the Vratix and a human.

Anakin almost swooned seeing Ace in charge and in fresh clothes. He was a born leader and Anakin loved the look of black on him. It made his skin tone and eyes stand out more, the way it did for Anakin too.

Ace spotted him and said something to the people he was talking to, patted the man on the arm and walked towards them. Anakin had slowed his pace as Ace walked towards him, his eyes never leaving his face. Upon reaching him, Ace threw his arms around Anakin and pulled him as close to his body as he could. Anakin knew he wanted to hold him close and never let go...it was how he used to feel with Padmè. How he felt now, here with Ace.

Anakin wrapped his arms around Ace tightly in response, burying his face in Ace's neck. Despite the age difference they were both pretty much the same height--5'12 but Anakin was two inches shorter than Ace. Making him all the more adorable to be around.

"I thought you were never going to wake up." Ace says, holding him so tight Anakin thought he'd crush him.

"I was scared. I thought I died..." Anakin trailed off when Ace pulled away abruptly.

"You almost did!" Ace exclaimed, drawing attention to them. "You were half dead when they found you Anakin! I thought I lost you...I thought you weren't going to make it." Ace chokes out; tears are starting to well in his eyes and Anakin pulls him back into a hug.

"Well I'm here. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere for a while." Anakin says trying to soothe Ace. "You're stuck with me babe. Get used to it."

Ace pulled away laughing and slapped his arm playfully. "Oh I am. I can think of a few ways to get used to being stuck with you."

Ace winked at him and Anakin blushed a bright shade of pink, glancing away from him. His eyes landed on Parjour whose eyes were narrowed in a curious yet suspicious way and he rolled his eyes at him. Of course that was the reaction they got when people saw them together like this but he didn't care. People could think whatever the hell they wanted about him but Anakin wouldn't care. As long as the man he loved was by his side, he'd always be able to ignore what others thought of him.

Anakin managed to get a grip on himself and cleared his throat. "Where's everyone else?"

Ace smiled. "Aviana and Alia decided to stay with the children but Jett, Mekhi and I chose to scavenge up what we could from the Twilight and fix up a new one."

Anakin arched an eyebrow. "Really?"

Ace nodded and motioned for him to follow. "Yeah. That way when we decide to leave this planet we have something to take us off."

Anakin smiled and followed Ace around a bend in the path and looming ahead was an old ship much like the Twilight but in better condition. It looked really old however and barely looked as if it could handle the ascent into space much less the space travel itself.

"You really think you can make this rustbucket fly?" Anakin asked skeptical.

Ace nodded. "With your help, Mekhi, Jett and I...we can do more than just make this thing fly. We can make it so nothing can penetrate the hull, so the shield is inpenetrable."

Anakin saw Mekhi and Jett walk out of the rustbucket of a ship and thought silently to himself, pondering what this could mean. If they could pull this off, they would have a chance of escaping if Obi Wan ever found them. And besides...Anakin was great at fixing things. Anakin turned to Ace.

"Well let's get started."

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Obi Wan stood on the bridge of the huge spaceship, beside the chair that Palpatine was sitting in and watched the monitors. They were searching for Anakin's cordinates; Obi Wan wanted to find him alive. Not dead.

"Have you found the Twilight's last known location?" Obi Wan questioned a droid at the monitors.

The droid looked over its metal shoulder and said, "Their transmitter last gave off a signal in this sector."

Obi Wan looked up and narrowed his eyes as they came out of hyperspace. The Polith system. It wasn't a very good airspace for the Republic. Never was even before the Clone Wars. Obi Wan pulled up a monitoring screen and began moving stuff around.

"What's the most likely planet they would have crashlanded on coming out of hyperspace?" Obi Wan asked.

Palpatine who was sitting in his chair watching Obi Wan shook his head. "Why do you care, Kinobi? The kid doesn't respect his elders and he could be dead--"

"He's not dead!" Obi Wan hissed. "I still feel him. He's out here, somewhere. I know he is. And I care because he's the reason I went against everything I belived in. Or one of them."

Palpatine sighed and said, "Ferxani, Iqobal, or Thyferra. Those are the closest planets to the last place their transmitter went off."

Obi Wan thought for a few minutes. He had to figure out a way to narrow those three planets down. He'd do that by narrowing the distance between the last known signal and the closest planet possible and as he did he zoomed in on one single planet.

"Thyferra." Obi Wan says. "It's our bacta planet and the closest to the Twilight's last known signal transmitter. Not to mention that if anyone was injured, all they would need is the bacta."

Palpatine smirked. "Very good."

Obi Wan stared at the planet coming into view. I'm coming Anakin. I'll see you very soon.

A/N: And here's chapter 2!! Sorry it took so long. Hope you enjoyed!!😁