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Lilith's POV
"Stop!" Padme screamed in pain as I pressed the crimson lightsaber against her cheek, and listened to the sizzle of her scorching flesh.

I shook my head as I turned my attention to her other cheek, "No." I stated bluntly, before removing the blade and pressing it against her other cheek. The room echoed with her intense screams of agony, and it played in my ears like sweet music,

"Please (y/n)," She begged in a loud cry, "This isn't you!"

I chuckled before removing the blade from her skin, and retracted it before placing the hilt back on my belt, "How would you know? You hardly even knew me; you were too busy plotting your little escapades with Brian."

She nodded slowly in agreement, "I know, I know I never gave you a chance and I'm so sorry for what I did; it was wrong," She admitted while she continued to sob in pain from her previous wounds, "But I know the real is you still there, she has to be. The girl who loves Anak-"

I gripped her neck harshly to shut her up, "You know nothing." I growled as I got in her face, "I no longer care about him, he is nothing to me."

Her watery brown eyes stayed locked with mine as she struggled to breath, "If you don't care," She choked out, using what little oxygen I was allowing her to have, "Then why are you torturing me?" She asked.

I removed my hand so she could breathe, "Elaborate."

She inhaled deeply as her head hung down, since I had her chained up against a wall, "You're still angry with me for what I did to you and him, that shows you do care."

I shook my head as I backed away from her, "I just don't like you." I responded in denial.

She laughed weakly, "I don't like me most of the time either. But look, I'm not proud of what I did. I was stupid and I was selfish, and I'm so sorry (y/n)." She gazed up at me with sincere apologetic eyes.

I glanced away from her, "Your apology is wasted; as I told you, I don't care." I spat as I turned on my heels to leave the room.

"Wait," She stopped me, just as I reached the door, "What happened to you? Why did you turn your back on him?" She asked sincerely.

I snorted through my nose without turning around, "I didn't. He turned his back on me when he left me to die." I informed her in a growl of pain, although I'm not sure why I was telling her any of this. She didn't deserve any type of explanation.

"No; he would never do that (y/n), he loves you."

I dropped my head down as I squinted my eyes closed to suppress the emotions her words were conjuring forward, "People fall out of love Ms.Amidala."

"Not Anakin."

I opened my eyes, and the tears I've suppressed for almost a year; flowed down freely, "Is that what you really believe?" I turned my head slowly to meet her gaze.

She nodded with desperation in her eyes, "I do, I don't believe the love he had for you will ever die; I was stupid to try and ruin it. I never stood a chance (y/n), because you held his heart from day one, and I know you still do."

A deeper, hidden, part of me wanted to listen to her, to believe her and find my Anakin. To tell him that I'm so sorry, and to beg him to help me.

But then the darker part of me, the one that has been consistently dominant; silenced that other voice, replacing it with its own.

Don't listen to her; She just wants to save herself.

He tried to kill you; He left you scarred, and broken; He doesn't love you anymore.

And as always, that deeper part of me went back into hiding, and the darker side remained.

I hummed as I turned to look away from her, "Then you really must be stupid."

Cal's POV
"It's just a giant ball of dirt, no better than Ryloth," I scoffed, remembering my very short, but also very painful, time on Ryloth; thanks to the self-centered Jedi.

I gazed out at the sandy floor, and did my best to search for them, but I couldn't feel anything. Which doesn't come as a surprise; they have all perfected hiding their signatures from us, making them incredibly difficult to find.

But not impossible.

Lilith sent me for a reason, she knew that Krennic would potentially fail again, but she knew that I wouldn't. I have a deep advantage that Krennic and his clones don't have.

I dropped myself onto the floor, and got into a meditative position, "Lower the ship to the ground Krennic, I need to concentrate, and I'm sick of the noise." I demanded harshly, while closing my eyes. The ships engines were a constant distraction whenever I tired to mediate.

He groaned in annoyance at my authoritative tone, then he began to mumbled under his breath; probably thinking that I wouldn't hear him,"Annoying fucking ging-"

I cut him off while using the force and wrapping it around his neck, to begin choking him; just as Lilith taught me. I didn't even need to open my eyes, or raise a hand. It was done purely, from concentration.

"I've been rather lenient with you Director Krennic," I spoke with a heavy sigh as I listened to the sound of his struggled breathing, "Just because I am young, and not as powerful as Lady Lilith, does not mean that I won't rip you apart from the inside out. I've done far worse than that," I threatened in a growl before releasing my hold on him.

"So-sorry Lord Sin," He gasped, and I listened to him quickly getting back on to his feet, "Land the ship now." He spoke in a shaky tone.

I smiled victoriously as I went back to concentrating. I was using the force, to see. People always assume that force visions are solely used for future, and even sometimes present events. But no, you can also see the past.

And it can be relatively easy to navigate if you know what you're doing, and you've had the proper training; which I have. Lilith has taught me everything I needed to know, and also having the ability of force echo makes this all so much easier for me. The two abilities can go hand-in-hand.

So, if this planet is where they truly reside, then I will be able to find them.

I kept my eyes closed for what felt like half an hour, this takes time and patience. I could even hear the clones getting tired, and I listened the sound of their armor as they slid down the wall to rest. Then finally, I gasped quietly when a vision filled my mind,  "I know I've said this plenty of times, but I'm so relieved to see you Anakin." A blonde woman spoke to Skywalker while Ahsoka and Obi-Wan trailed behind them.

My eyes lingered on Ahsoka for a moment, this was my first time seeing her since the Temple. The sun was shining down on her tan skin; creating small beads of sweat.

She looked beauti- I paused and groaned at the involuntary thought, then I turned my attention away from her.

Skywalker smiled back at the blonde woman, but it wasn't a full smile, he looks like he hasn't really smiled in a long time; much like my Master, "As am I to see you. And like I said, it will only be for a day or two." He informed her of what I'm guessing is their length of time they plan to shelter with her.

She nodded as she stepped towards her speeder, "Stay as long as you need."

I quickly looked away from them, and gazed around the vision to take in their surroundings. I smiled wide when I caught sight of a building they were walking out of, "They're here." I spoke aloud while opening my eyes to meet the gaze of a confused Krennic, "They stopped at a Cantina named 'Jaa Haruss'. Then they left to go and shelter with a blonde woman, and judging by her attire; she works there."

Krennic nodded slowly as he turned to navigate the location on the dashboard, "This turned out to be easier than I thought, Lilith will be pleased."

I rolled my eyes with his back turned, "Yes, she will be." With me.

Anakin's POV
Ahsoka was sleeping soundly in the only bed in the room, while both Obi-Wan and I shared the floor. He was asleep as well, but I wasn't, I dreamt of her again. So now I was awake, and staring up at the ceiling as the silent tears rolled down my cheeks, landing on the floor underneath.

Not a single night goes by where I don't dream of her, and I've started getting used to my mind psychologically torturing me. But this dream was more of a vivid memory of when I proposed to her, here. And it was more painful than the rest; a once happy memory, has now been tainted by the darkness that currently resides inside of her heart. I don't even know if that girl even exists anymore.

I sighed quietly so I didn't disturb anyone in the room, and brought my sleeve up to wipe under my eyes. I then grabbed ahold of the necklace I had around my neck that held her ring, and ran it along the chain.

A: "I know you said you didn't need one, but I felt like you deserved one."

Y/N: "Ani this must have cost a fortune."

It was nearly twenty thousand, but it was worth every credit.

A: "Don't you worry about that, it looks perfect on you.

Y/N: "You're the love of my life Ani, I don't know what I would do without you."

I couldn't live without her either, I never wanted to, but now I had to.

I balled my fist around the ring, and resisted the urge to rip the chain off. For the first time, I was feeling angry at her for leaving me.. and I know it wasn't entirely her fault, she was manipulated and tormented into submission. But I couldn't help but hold some anger towards her, I am completely broken, and she left me behind to pick up the shattered pieces; alone.

Unless I find a way to get her back, but like I've told Ahsoka, I don't even know how to start. The second I'm in her presence, who's to say she won't kill me?

But there's a part of me that is starting not to care about death, a part of me just wants to try.

But then there's Obi-Wan.. who refuses to allow me to put my life to the test like that. But how I feel isn't something that he can understand, so I don't believe he should have a say in the matter. I need to try and get my Princess back, I've lived without her for this long, and I don't know how much longer I can go.

"But he's family Owen." My ears perked up when I heard the voice of Beru in a loud whisper from another room.

"I know that Beru," Owen sighed heavily, "And I care about him deeply, but you know having them here is dangerous. If it was just me here it would be fine, but I can't risk you."

I know exactly how he feels, and so I don't blame him.

"We're in the middle of the desert, how are they goin to find them here? No one comes here." She argued with him, and I started to feel guilty for being the source of their fight.

I slowly got up from the floor, causing Artoo to peer at me from his corner that he's been resting at. My movement caused his security to go off, but luckily he has learned to remain quiet, "I'll be back buddy, keep watch over them." I gestured to Ahsoka and Obi-Wan as I walked out of the room.

I could hear Owen and Beru continuing to argue in the next room over, but I passed right by them, and walked up the steps to get outside.

I stepped out into the warm windy atmosphere, and gazed up at the multitude of shining stars in the sky.

"You outshine them all."

I sighed for what felt the millionth time so I could relieve the tension in my chest. Then I closed my eyes as I prepared to do something potentially stupid, "(y/n), please come back to me." I whispered through the force.

Lilith's POV
I walked down the empty halls of the station, but then my movements slowed, until I came to a halt. I heard a voice, and it wasn't my own, "(y/n), please come back to me."

I furrowed my brows in confusion as my chest pounded heavily from my rapid heart beat, "Anakin?" Was that really him?

I listened intently for a response, but then when I didn't get one, I assumed it was just my mind playing an awful trick on me. I dropped my head down with an annoyed sighed as I continued on my way to check on Cal's progress.

Anakin's POV
I heard her respond to me, and it made my heart fill with hope. But I never got the chance to say anything back to her since the sound of a ship filled my ears, and the wind around me intensified.

I shot my eyes open and they widened when I recognized the ship that was beginning to descend not far from me, it's the one that's been consistently used by Krennic.

"Fuck." They found us.

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