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  It was a month after Ahsoka’s surprisingly harrowing adventure on the planet S’ynica, were she had not only met the bounty hunter Cad Bane for the final time. She was sitting in the cockpit of her ship the Skywalker. She was still getting used to her new cybernetic limbs, but otherwise she was doing fine. One day however, while her ship was on Tatooine to refuel, her astromech droid R7-A7 came to her beeping something. “What is it?” Ahsoka asked, R7 just beeped further. “A job? From who?” Ahsoka asked, then R7 projected a hologram of a hooded figure. “Greetings mercenary, I have something of interest to you I think.” The hologram said, and then a hologram of her old friend Barriss Offee appeared next to his. “I know your history with this Jedi. I know however something that you don’t.” The hologram said; Ahsoka looked skeptical of what the hologram was saying, but chose to hear him out. “For one thing, the Barris that framed you for the bombing wasn’t the real one. It was a clone.” The hologram said; Ahsoka raised an eyebrow with interest.

  “This clone was created as part of a conspiracy by the Sith to infiltrate the Republic.” The hologram said as the hologram of Barriss turned into that of a planet. “She was reported missing during the defense of the planet Ithor, in truth she was kidnapped by the Confederacy and taken to this planet.” The hologram of Ithor then changed to another planet, specifically a moon to a gas giant. “This is the planet where that clone was made; it was created using some kind of experimental process with stolen alien technology.”

  “R7? Is this a recording or a communication?” Ahsoka asked; R7 beeped that it wasn’t. “Right now, she is being held captive on the planet; moreover, the Confederacy is planning to kidnap Padmé, and replace her with a clone.” The hologram finished, Ahsoka looked curious at this prospect, that her best friend hadn’t betrayed her and could still be saved. “I have already transferred the credits to your account, as for why I am doing all this. Just call me… a patriot, and I fear that telling all this directly to the Republic Senate would, at best do nothing, and more to the point I don’t trust the Chancellor with this. Contact me on Coruscant when you arrive.” The recording stopped. “R7 set a course for Coruscant.”

  So the Skywalker flew off into the sky, and the ship flew off into the blue void of hyperspace. Several hours passed as Ahsoka played Dejarik with R7, and he was winning… handily. “Don’t get cocky.” She said as R7 made a series of chuckle like beeps. Eventually the ship had arrived at Coruscant. When she landed she went towards Padmé’s apartment. “Ahsoka? Is that you?” The Senator asked, surprised to see Ahsoka again. “Yes, it is good to see you again.” Ahsoka said, and Padmé gave her a hug. “So what brings you back to Corucsant?” Padmé said. “The short version, a guy on Tatooine hired me to protect you.” Padmé looked taken aback as Ahsoka said this, and at the same time a little bemused. “Was it Anakin in disguise?” Padmé asked. “No, if it was I would have known, moreover I don’t think he would have worn a hood when he gave me the message. And besides that, he said that he didn’t trust the Chancellor. But anyway I’m getting off topic; are there any public functions you’re going to?”

  “No, not right now anyway.” Padmé admitted, several days as Ahsoka acted as bodyguard to her, and nothing really happened until one night. A strange skeletal like figure crept into the apartment, Ahsoka caught sight of the figure, it was a droid that resembled another droid designated EG-5 Jedi Hunter Droid, an experimental droid created by the Separatists. The first prototype was destroyed in the early days of the war by Anakin. Now there was apparently another one, Ahsoka engaged the droid, it deflected her lightsaber blows, and eventually the lightsaber strikes awoke Padmé from her sleep. “Ahsoka! Is this what you were talking about?” She asked. “Wouldn’t surprise me in the least.” Ahsoka said as she continued to strike at the droid. The droid put up a surprising defense against her. Padmé went over a communication terminal to call for help, but before she could the droid threw Ahsoka across the apartment, and went over to Padmé and knocked her out. “Target recovered.” Said the droid in a deep mechanical voice as it threw Padmé over its shoulder, Ahsoka charged towards the droid, but the droid fired a dart out of its arm that put Ahsoka in a paralyzed state. “Jedi captured, Dooku will be pleased that I recovered you.” The droid said.

  Meanwhile, back onboard the Skywalker R7 was monitoring a tracking device that Ahsoka kept on her person. She told him that, if she were to ever get taken off world against her will, he would follow after her.  Eventually he saw that the device was going up into the atmosphere and he set the ship to follow. Latter, Ahsoka woke up, feeling groggy and dizzy as she saw that she suspended in a magnetic field prison. “Good to see that you have awoken miss Tano.” Said a voice that Ahsoka didn’t recognize, or see anyone who could have said that. “Who are you? Where am I? Where is Padmé?” Ahsoka asked. “You are on planet Yuion, who I am is not important, as for the Senator she is safe.” The voice explained; Ahsoka was understandably unsatisfied with this explanation. “Please hold still, it will make extracting the sample that we need much easier.” Said the voice as a medical droid came up to her, placed a syringe into Ahsoka’s neck, and drew yellow blood from with it. “This will help with my experiments nicely.” The voice said as the droid then placed the syringe into a console next to a giant tube filled with bacta. Ahsoka looked across the room to see that she was also in a magnetic field prison.

  The droid then went to Padmé who was still unconscious and drew blood from her, then went back to the console and placed the syringe into it. Ahsoka also noticed that in the chamber, there was also a carbonite encased Barriss. “Now… for my experiment to come to fruition.” The voice said as a small speck seemed to form in the tank, gradually it grew into a fetus, then a toddler, and then a child, Ahsoka recognized that it was a clone, obviously one derived from both her and Padmé’s DNA. Why? She did not know. Eventually the clone had been grown up to at least age twenty, she looked like Padmé if she was a Togruta, and her skin was colored red. The clone’s eyes slowly fluttered open, they were colored green, and why that was is anyone’s guess. Then the tank drained, followed by the clone falling out, coughing up bacta. “Clone, stand up.” Said the voice to the clone, she was still coughing. “STAND UP!” The voice shouted; the clone scurried to her feet. “Once again, another attempt at creating a force sensitive infiltrator has failed. You don’t even look like the Senator!” The voice complained, and then the lights began to flicker. “What the? What is happening? What do you mean the base is under attack? What do you mean I’m still talking into the microphone? I’ll look into, for now, droids, terminate the clone.” The voice said.

  And then a squad of Battle Droids had entered the chamber, but before they could fire there weapons, the clone held up her hands to the droids, and through the force pushed them all into a large pile of scrap. “Excuse me, but can you help me out of this?” Ahsoka asked the clone, she looked confused at first before she saw Ahsoka. “Wh-who… are you?” The clone asked, speaking for the first time. “My name is Ahsoka, and I need you to help me and my friends. On my belt is a weapon, but I can’t reach as I am. I want you to take it, point it at the bottom and press the button on the side. Do you understand me?” Ahsoka asked, the clone nodded and took one of Ahsoka’s lightsabers off of her belt, and pointed the emitter end of the saber to the base of the magnetic field that was holding Ahsoka. She pressed the button, and the field emitter exploded freeing Ahsoka.

  “Good, you get Padmé, she’s the one on the other side of the room, over there.” She said pointing at Padmé, the clone went over the Padmé while Ahsoka went over to the carbonite encased Barriss. “So… this is where you have been?” She said as she pressed a series of buttons on the side of the case, shortly the carbonite melted and released Barriss. “Please, no more experiments.” Barriss said groggily. “It’s alright Barriss, I got you.” Ahsoka reassuringly as she helped Barriss to her feet, the base then began to rock. “What was that?” The clone asked, sounding scarred as she held Padmé in her arms. “R7, please tell me that’s you.” Ahsoka said into her communicator, she just heard the familiar beeping of R7. “Thank the force you’re here, I just got Barris and Padmé, and a clone that apparently was made from the three of us.” Ahsoka said; R7 just made a series of beeps. “Look I don’t believe it myself, just get the ship ready to leave.” Ahsoka said. “Ahsoka?... is that you?” Barriss asked, still sounding tired. “Of course it’s me, your just suffering from hibernation sickness.” She said, and looking Barriss in the face she noticed that her blue eyes had become a dull white. “Oh no, we got to get you some medical help soon.” Ahsoka said concerned.

  “What should I do?” The clone asked. “For one thing, you need a proper name.” Ahsoka said, and then the base shook again. “Which we will figure out when we get to my ship.” Several minutes later, not only had Padmé regained consciousness, but the group had gotten to the main entrance of the base. And they saw the Skywalker firing on the base. “How many weapons does that thing have?” Padmé asked. “Enough to take down a Seperatist cruiser.” Ahsoka said as the ship landed, the four of them went onboard. “R7, take the ship up to the atmosphere, and then we get out of range, drop an antimatter charge onto the base.”

  “You have an anti-matter bomb?” Padmé  asked. “Found it on Raxus Prime, still surprised it hadn’t detonated before.” Ahsoka said as her ship climbed up into the sky, then she pressed a button on the ships console, and a few seconds later a large explosion could be seen from the planet’s surface. “Funny, I thought that explosion would have been smaller. Nevertheless, I’m setting course back to Coruscant.”

  “Good, I imagine that Master Luminari would have missed me in my absence.” Barriss said, Ahsoka looked awkward, then gave the controls to R7 and sat down with Barriss and told her what had happened since she had been taken by the Sith. By the time the Skywalker had gotten to Coruscant Barriss was beside herself, laying down on a bunk bed. “Now, what should we call you?” Ahsoka said to the clone. “Can I name myself?” The clone asked. “Fair enough.” Ahsoka said as the clone thought for a while, eventually the clone had settled on the name Gala, she said it ‘sounded right’. Thus Barriss and Gala joined in on Ahsoka’s ship, with the two both teaching what they could about the ways of the force.