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Anakin's POV
Krennic has been close to getting to us before, but he's never been this close.

I peered up at the ship that was preparing to land with my nerves unsettled. My mind was racing; trying to decide on what I should do. Running as usual wasn't much of an option right now; Beru and Owen could die for helping us, and if I take them with me, they'll lose their home and be stuck on the run like us.

How the hell did he even find us so quickly? I never should have come here, I never should have put them in this position.

"Anakin what's going on?" Obi-Wan came rushing out, with Ahsoka and Artoo hot on his trail. They all paused when they followed my line of eyesight to see what the source of the loud noise was, "Shit." He mumbled, "How did they find us?" He asked with the same disbelief that I felt.

"What is going on out here?" I heard Beru's voice come from behind me.

I finally snapped back to reality, and quickly turned to face both Beru and Owen, "Get back inside, I'll take care of this." I order them sternly, and they both nodded without protesting; turning away and rushing back into their home. I then glanced down to Artoo, "Get the ship ready now, and wait for my instructions." I ordered him; he beeped in acknowledgment to my request, before rolling through the sand towards our ship that was a small distance away. I didn't plan to fly away just yet, but I needed him a safe distance away from this.

"Why aren't we going with him?" Ahsoka asked with a slight panic in her tone.

I growled when the ship officially landed twenty feet in front of us, and I placed my hand on my weapons handle, "We can't just leave Owen and Beru to suffer the repercussions for helping us. There's no running this time, we have no choice but to fight." I pulled my lightsaber from my belt, and ignited the blue light while I watched the ramp slowly descend.

"Skyguy," Ahsoka uttered my nickname to catch my attention while she also went for her weapons. Obi-Wan already had his out; ready to fight just as I was, "Something doesn't feel right, I think-"

She was interrupted by the sound of the ramp pushing into the sand, and the chuckle of Krennic who slowly strode down the slope, "You three put up one hell of a chase." He grinned while over a dozen clones followed behind him; their blasters raised in our direction, "But I finally got you, Lady Lilith will be so pleased." He stopped when he was a fifteen foot distance away; his smug grin could be seen since the moonlight was illuminating his annoying facial features.

All three of us were in our defensive positions; preparing for these clones to fire at any given moment, "Why couldn't she come herself? I'm sure she would have done a much better job than you." Obi-Wan remarked sarcastically.

Krennic scoffed with an eye roll, "Please Lady Lilith is way too busy for likes of you-" A crimson light suddenly pierced through his chest from behind; cutting off his words completely.

We all jumped back in surprise at this unexpected occurrence, and Krennic's eyes bulged as he slowly looked down to the source of his demise. He choked on his blood that poured from his mouth, until his eyes became lifeless.

The blade was retracted, and his body dropped down. I heard Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan gasp, and my eyes widened when Krennic's killer came into view, "So, she sent me instead." Cal smiled wickedly when his golden eyes landed on me.

"Cal," Ahsoka whispered with pain in her tone.

His eyes immediately darted to her, and I saw his smile slightly fall, before he looked away from her and quickly composed himself. He was trying to hide it, but I definitely saw the way he looked at her; he still felt something for her.

"Sorry you all had to see that," He chuckled; shifting back into his menacing self, despite Ahsokas presence unsettling him. He stepped forward slowly with the clones following obediently behind him. I instantly recognized a number four on one of the helmets, and judging by the way he led the clones; I knew it was Max, "But he was incredibly irritating."

"So he deserved to die?" Ahsoka snapped in a hoarse voice. I knew seeing him this way again was extremely difficult for her, but she was doing her best not to come apart.

Cal shrugged nonchalantly, "Pretty much, and killing him was part of my orders given to me by Lilith once I found you. She doesn't like failures."

I felt a tightness in my chest every time that name was mentioned, the name of the woman who took (y/n) away from me.

"You won't win Cal," Obi-Wan spoke; causing Cal's gaze to shift to him, "There's three of us, and only one of you; your clones aren't going to be of any use in this fight, and I'm sure you know that."

Cal laughed amusedly while he ignited the other end of his lightsaber to create a double blade, and he spun it expertly as he spoke; almost like he was trying to intimidate us with his advanced skills, "If I recall correctly, there were hundreds of Jedi in that temple during the purge, maybe even thousands, I don't know it's all a bit of a blur, but I still held up my own pretty well."

"Only because you had Lilith helping you." Ahsoka attempted to anger him by bruising his ego. It was a tactic that I taught her; angering them will make them sloppier in battle, which we know for a fact is about to ensue.

He didn't appear to have been bothered by her words though, he merely looked entertained, "Not when she was cutting those younglings into pieces." He smiled like the memory amused him when it only sickened me. He spun his weapon once more, until it was resting behind his back; diagonally, "Now, enough with this pointless chatter, I have my orders to kill you two," He gestured between Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka. His words words appeared to have hurt her all over again, "And to bring you, Skywalker, to my master; she wants you for herself."

"That's not gonna happen, you won't win against us; you won't win against me," I tightened my grip on my weapon, and took a deep breath. I didn't intend to sound cocky, but even he should know that my skills alone have always towered over his, and Lilith's. Not to mention I have Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka by my side, and he had a small amount of clones to help him compared to the thousands he had during the purge; this is a suicide mission, "And we don't want to hurt you Cal; you don't have to do this."

"I know I don't have to," He shrugged nonchalantly, "But I want to." He stepped towards us; ready to attack, and all three of us prepared ourselves. But then he paused abruptly, his eyes scanned over us, "Hold on one second." He held up a finger to us with an innocent smile, and turned his attention to Max. He began whispering to him, but it was so low that none of us could hear what he was saying.

Max nodded, "Yes Lord Sin." He uttered in an emotionless tone, before spinning around, and walking back up to the ship; closing the ramp behind him. I furrowed my brows; confused by his strange actions.

Cal faced us once again, and tilted his head to the side; cracking his neck loudly, "Okay, let's get this over with."

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Liliths POV
My heavy boots echoed off of the walls as I strutted down the hallways towards my room. I waved my hand for the door to open, and I stepped inside; heading straight for my meditation chamber. It's the only place I can be without the mask, and not feel any pain.

I sat in the middle of the chmaber, and pulled my mask off; setting it down next to me. The egg like structure closed around me, and pure oxygen ventilated through. Giving me moments of peace without the sound of the unsettling mechanical breathing.

I sometimes sleep here, seeing as the sound of the mask keeps me from falling asleep at night in a normal bed. If I really think about it, I haven't gotten a real nights sleep in over a year. I possibly sleep only a few hours a week, thats also due to the nightmares I get that begin as soon as I close my eyes.

It's always the same one.

Anakin and I on Mustafar.

I watch it play through time and time again, the only difference is that I'm outside, watching it all happen.

I watch us fight, I watch us try and kill each other, and as soon as he places me to sleep after cutting through my face; he kicks me, and I roll down the hill, landing dangerously close to the lava. The fumes and ashes rose up, and I inhaled them; damaging my lungs in the process.

"You were my life (y/n), I loved you," He spoke to my unconscious body, declaring his love in past tense, since his love for me had significantly died that day.

Then he leaves me there, while the lava slowly rose; threatening to take my life, and that's when I wake up, screaming.

I shot my eyes open when I heard a faint, reluctant knock on the outer part of my chamber. I used the force to open it slightly, preparing to reprimand the person who disturbed my limited moments of peace.

But when I noticed who it was through the six inch opening that I created, I restrained myself from doing anything harsh, "What is it Jimmy?" I asked in my normal voice, although it sounded monotone much like the mask.

He saluted me quickly before dropping his hand down, "I apologize for disturbing you Lady Lilith, but I just received a transmission from Captain Max regarding Lord Sin. He made contact with Skywalker, Kenobi, and Tano on Tatooine, and he took care of Krennic as you requested."

I smiled, I knew I could count on him not to fail me, "Did he happen to say anything else?"

He nodded, "Yes, he said Sin wanted you to know, that he's decided to put 'Plan B' into place."

I used the force to open my chambers fully, "Do me a favor Jimmy," I grabbed my mask, and put it securely back in place, "Get a ship ready for me."

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Sorry it's so short. But the next part, which includes the fight on Tatooine, is a bit long, and I didn't want to add it here or the chapter would've gotten wayy too long.
Forgive me babes, but I'll be updating again soon♥️
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