Star Wars: CT-0292 Vaughn

Early next morning, we were brought out of our chambers, and headed towards the Royal Booth, whereas Anakin had been invited, and I had been permitted to follow him. 

Ahsoka was now a slave under Queen Miraj, and therefore was invited to the royal booth as well, carrying supplements. 

I stood close to the door, alongside 3 other Zygerrian Guards, I still carried my Zygerrian Pistols, both of whom were at my hip. 

However, I was brought out of my thoughts as the Zygerrian down on the auction grounds spoke up. 

"Your Highness, Zygerrians, and guests from a thousand worlds, our auction begins with slaves of unmatched quality and impossible quantity. I give you Togruta from the Kiros System!" I heard him shout, and at the same time I heard Ahsoka gasp.

"Oh, no." But the man continued.

"This handsome sample represents a lot of numbering, no less than 50,000 beings. Note the compliance. Virtually untrained in combat. There will be no rebellion from these slaves." He said, whipping his slave in the middle of the performance.

And the slave? He was the Governor of the Togruta System. 

"Where do you keep 50 000 slaves like the Togruta?" Anakin asked the Queen, but in the midst of his speech, the Zygerrian Prime Minister interrupted them.

"Your majesty, I bring dire news." He said, before he whispered something into the Queens ears. 

She waved him away, before turning to Anakin, or Lars.

"All will be revealed in time." She said, before standing up. 

"Before we begin the auction, I would welcome a most special guest, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi knight!" Queen Miraj addressed the customers, or the crowd, depending on how you look at it. 

And with that, Obi-Wan was brought into the stadium, all was going according to the original. 

The crowd or customers broke into murmurs, mocking the Jedi all the while.

"My friends, my good friends, do not fear the Jedi. They are no different from others we have forced into submission, for they have forsaken their ideals to serve a corrupt Senate. Every Jedi has become a slave to the Republic. The Jedi Order is weak, and we will help break it." The Queen gave her speech, rowding up the crowd.

She then turned around towards Anakin, while picking up a whip and presenting it to him. 

"Teach the Jedi his place." She said, barely in a whisper. 

Anakin looked at the whip for a few seconds, before taking it and walking off, heading towards the slave grounds. 

And with that, my hands reached for my guns as Anakin came out of the tunnel, reaching Obi-Wan and activating his electric whip.

I locked eyes with Anakin as he did his tour, locking eyes with Rex, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka, and lastly me. 

"You leave me no choice, Your Highness." He said, bowing down, which pleased the Queen, perhaps too much.

He then signalled to R2, before swinging his whip at a nearby guard, or more precisely his weapon. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan rolled close to the same guard, before sending him flying.

R2 then shot his Lightsabers to Obi-Wan and Anakin, both of whom took them, and began fighting the guards.

At the same time, Ahsoka jumped at the prime minister, kicking his gun away before knocking him out.

R2 sent her lightsaber at her, and she grabbed it, before deflecting the lasers of the 2 guards by the doors. 

She looked at me weirdly, as.I hadn't moved, but she quickly went to the Queen, bringing her Lightsaber towards her neck.

And at the same time, Rex had been defeated and kicked towards the Arena, where he was struggling to stand from the fall damage. 

"Looks like your slave empire ends... again." Ahsoka said, as she held her Lightsaber towards her neck. 

The Queen began retreating, but I realised that the battle had came to be precisely as the original, and the Jedi on the Arena was loosing.

And I had no intention of going to that slave-working place, so with that I rushed forward. 

I tackled Ahsoka, throwing her to the ground, as I landed atop her.

"Vaughn, what are you doing." She said in a whisper as she struggled, but I held her, not letting go. 

"We've lost, I´ll make sure to free you later." I whispered into her ear, before bringing my right hand to her neck, activating an electric shock, and knocking her out. 

I slowly stood up, while rolling my shoulders. And turned towards the Queen.

"My Queen, she's knocked out." I said, and the Queen looked at me with interest.

"Good, Lars and his entourage is full of surprises, I may yet find the need for you." She said, and I nodded, retreating back to my guard position, just in time for Anakin to finally get subdued. 

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I walked through the palace, I had been given a great freedom after the situation yesterday, and I was using it to the fullest.

No matter how dirty on the inside, the palace was a sight to be seen outwardly. 

However, as I was walking through the palace, I heard a shriek, and following it's source, I soon enough found the Prime Minister walking back from the edge of the palace, whereas a few cages were hanging in the open. 

And I knew whom was there.

The Prime Minister barely gave me a look before he passed me, and I didn´t care much, walking towards the cage. 

I walked to the edge, before sitting down and letting my feet dangle over the edge. 

"You know, if I hadn't learned to trust you by now, you'd already have fallen over the edge." Ahsoka said, still in her lotus position in the dangling cage. 

"You wound me, Commander." I said with a chuckle, but she kept stoic. 

"Why did you do it?" She asked seriously, after a moment of silence. 

"You Jedi, are too naive." I said simply, and she turned to look at me, for an explanation. 

"You'd have lost, it's not a when, it's an if. You wouldn't be able to escape, even if you took the Queen." I said, and Ahsoka frowned.

"They wouldn't dare touch any of us, if we had her captured." She said, but I shook my head.

"You underestimate the greed of slavers, there are certain to be forces, even in this palace. Who wishes the Queen dead, and that would be the perfect time. For example, the Prime Minister, his ambition can't be hidden, he wants her seat. And he wouldn´t hesitate shooting you, and when he did, your unwillingness to kill her, would land you surrounded." I explained, and Ahsoka slowly calmed down, before finally accepting it. 

"I see, you thought It through, but it was nothing we could do. We had to save Obi-Wan, even just trying was required." She said and I nodded.

"I'm not saying Anakin was wrong, in fact it might turn out to be an advantage." I said, and I could almost see question marks in her eyes. 

"Obi-Wan and Rex has been brought to the "processing-camp", whereas your people are likely to be found." I said, and her eyes widened, realising it. 

"Anakin will likely get the information from the Queen, but nevertheless, if everything turns wrong. The connection he shares with Obi-Wan, and with the guidance of Master Yoda or Windu, he'd undoubtedly find him soon enough." I said, and Ahsoka finally relaxed, however I noticed a few looks coming my way.

"Either way, Commander. It was good talking to you, Anakin will likely come soon. Give him my regards." I said with a smile and she nodded, and with that I turned around and walked off. 

I nodded to the few guards watching me, before I headed towards the records room, after all.

I was an official Zygerrian Royal Guard, to Queen Miraj. 

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