Between Worlds

Chapter 2: Future

PoV: Ahsoka

So this was it? I guess so. No more temple, no more Jedi, and no more Anakin. I won't look back, not because I don't miss him already, no but because this would break me. I already felt his sadness. I hope he would get over it quickly. He is still a general after all. Just three steps and I would be at the end of the stairs. And I would never come back. I closed my eyes. The faster I would get temple out of my mind the better. 

Then suddenly I heard something behind me hitting the ground. I turned around. What could that be? Right before me, laying on the ground was a boy. He was around my age, had brown curly hair. He seemed fit, but not overly trained. He wore the weirdest jacket I had ever seen and a black shirt. He had blue trousers which also looked weird. Who the hell was he? And how did he got just behind her? There was nothing in the air from which he could have fallen. Then I looked at something laying on the ground before me. It was a picture. It looked incredibly realistic, so much as it has not even been drawn. I saw a man, a woman, the boy who lied before me and two other boys, both younger than him. I could only guess, and if I'm right then this is his family. 

All of a sudden the boy started moving and stood up. When he saw me his eyes widened. Has he never before seen a togruta? 

Then he asked: "Are you Ahsoka Tano?"

How did he know my name? I wasn't that famous. 

"Yes, and who are you?"

PoV: Me

She asked me how my name was.  Ahsoka Tano asked me how my name was! To be honest, at first, I was kind of shocked by her appearance. I had only seen her animated and her new look was kinda, well surprising. But she looked definitely better than Shaak Ti in live-action. Shit, now I had to tell her my name, but I couldn't. My name was way too different from any other name in this universe. But I knew a name which was very similar to my name and would fit here.

"My name is Eli."

"Ok, then could you please tell me what you want from me, Eli?"

"I'm here to prevent you from a great mistake."

Damn it. That was way to straight. She looked at me, but before she could ask the question I said: "I came from the future. But it is not the future you hope it would be. It is dark and grim. And it started with you leaving the Jedi."

She looked at me in disbelieve. 

"Can you prove it?"

"Lux Bonterrie kissed you while you were at the deathwatch to prevent you from being captured."

"B-but how?"

"And on Mortis Anakin was turned to the Darkside for short time. Proven enough?"

She simply nodded, unable to speak. Seemed like Mortis was more painful for her then it appeared. 

"And what do you want to now Eli, and how turns me leaving the order the future?"

"Can you please bring me to the council. And for your other question when you left the order you broke Anakin's heart. He is the person it's all about."

"But I can't turn back now. The Jedi didn't trust me."

"I know, but think about it, how would it have looked if the Jedi kept someone who is charged with murder and has no alibi in the temple. This isn't about you not being trusted, but how the Republic sees the Jedi."

"Is that so?"

"I promise. And nobody in the order would like to see you walk away. Could you please bring me to the council now?"

"Ok," she grabbed my hand "but you have a lot to explain."

As if I didn't know this already. We walked through the temple. It was gorgeous, even more then I had imagined. To our luck, we didn't meet any other Jedi until we reached the door to the council room and we saw Luminara Unduli standing before it. I got the impression from the clone wars that she was relatively strict, but not unfriendly.

"Leave the talking to me," Ahsoka whispered. While she was convincing Luminara to let us trough, I realized two mindblowing things, besides being here of course. First, the information about Mortis must be very important to her because after I told her she instantly believed me. And second, that basic, the language in Star Wars, just seemed to be English. The font on the other hand...

Before I could think any further Ahsoka said that we can enter now. I saw how nervous she was, but me too. This would be interesting. And with that thought we entered the room.