So Close, Yet So Far

Axle's POV

"Ahsoka, keep running." I panted. "I'm right with you." She responded. We've been running for hours on end having no idea if we were still being followed. The lush green forest was more refreshing than all that sand and dead trees. This planet gives me the creeps. I just wanna get out of here.

After a few more minute, we started to slow down into a jog. It almost felt like the regular training exercises we had back at the temple during our time as younglings. Master Yoda would have us run around the entire temple twice every morning. God I hated that. But we got used to it. Soon, our stamina exploded and we could run around the temple five times and not break a sweat. Running is fun, but not when it's at five o'clock in the morning.

Ahsoka and I have had to have ran at least eight or ten miles. Of course being force users allows us to accelerate our speed and slow our stamina drain. The average person would have to train twice as hard as Jedi have in order to have the physical attributes as us. Many people see Jedi as Muncks. If you took a closer look, you'd see the physical training in each of us. Every Jedi has the body of a five star athlete. It's impossible to go through Jedi training and not get a little bit shredded.

"Axle, I think we can stop. There's nothing trailing us." Ahsoka said, taking in large breaths. I nodded and we stopped next to a large tree. Both of us were sweating and panting hard. We both fell down and leaned against the large tree trunk. My legs were sore and tired. My lungs felt on fire and my head pounded.

Ahsoka finally got back to her feet, "I hear a small river nearby. We can rehydrate there and make camp for the night." I closed my eyes and stood up, "Alright, I just hope someone other than Dooku is looking for us. To be honest I'm starting to lose faith." She walked next to me, "Remember what you said to me last week. Anakin will not stop looking for us. We just have to be patient. The war is just getting in the way of many things."

We made it to a small stream. I could hear small noises of forest animals and insects all around. It was peaceful. A soothing lullaby after all the chaos we just ran from. We got on our knees and used our hands to scoop the water from the river to our mouths. The fresh liquid cleaned my throat of all the dirt and itching. I could hear Ahsoka humming in pleasure from the water as well. I looked at her still drinking. She splashed some water on her dirty face. The water cleaned her skin making it pure again. Her eyes stayed closed and her mouth gave a soft smile. I looked at myself still covered in dirt and sand, "When we get out of here, I wouldn't mind a shower." Ahsoka giggled a little, "I'm going to spend hours in the shower. I really need it."

We laid against some soft rocks. They were moist from the water, but were covered in moss so it would act like a soft pillow. I looked up at the sky and took in a deep breath, "Ahsoka..." "A Separatist fleet." She finished my sentence. I nodded. A Separatist fleet could be seen in orbit in the light of the sunset. Whoever is looking for us will have a tough time getting past a blockade. Especially if they're not expecting it.

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Chase's POV

General Skywalker just walked onto the bridge of the Predator. Rex and I saluted towards him, "General, we are about to come out of hyperspace. Corvus is within reach." The General nodded, but said no words. He walked past us and over to the windows. My guess is that he wants to be as focused as possible to get Axle and Ahsoka back.

Brake quickly ran up to me, "Sir, an enemy fleet is blockading Corvus!" The Predator emerged from hyperspace to a large Separatist fleet. One dreadnought, three cruisers, and five frigates stood in front of us. There are nine of them and one of us. I quickly started barking out orders, "Stay out of range of their heavy cruisers! Let them come to us! Target the frigates first until they are all destroyed! Do not launch fighters until the frigates have been destroyed! We won't stand a chance against any of those ships all at once! We'll have to pick them off one by one!" All the other men nodded and ran to their positions.

General Skywalker quickly ran off the bridge towards the hangar, "Rex, gather a squad and come with me!" Rex nodded, "Yes, sir." "Chase, stay here and command the battle up here. Make sure the ship is still in one piece." He ordered and ran off with Rex. Whelp, here we go again. I nodded to the gunners and they started to open fire.