New story! Everyone say yay!

So I wrote this story like...a year ago (?) on my iPod and decided to put it on my laptop and put it up here! So obviously I've made some - ok, a lot of changes but the storyline is the same as a year ago SO if this story somehow seems like anyone else's, it's not. It's my own. I have the original on my iPod; I'm just making the story longer and more interesting.

So this story will feature my OC, Asoka "Blackjack" Katera, at a few points. You can read about her in Alter My Life if you want but you really don't have to know squat about her to read this fic just fine :D ***EDIT*** I have changed my OC's name to Rayn "Blackjack" Tarwynn. I'm currently re-writing Alter My Life to fit her instead of Asoka but like I said, you don't have to know much about her to read this story just fine :)

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN STAR WARS. Sigh.

(Anakin Skywalker)

"You're late."

Those were the first words I heard that day, and they were straight from the mouth of Obiwan Kenobi.

"Good morning to you, too, Obiwan." I replied sarcastically.

"It would be a good morning if you could actually manage to show up on time to a Council meeting…for once."

"I told you that my alarm didn't go off when it was supposed to!" I explained truthfully. This was one of the rare occasions where that was the actual reason that I was late.

Obiwan cocked a disbelieving eyebrow at me before shrugging and urging me inside the Council Chambers.

As Obiwan took his rightful seat in the circle of Jedi Masters, Mace Windu cleared his throat.

"It's nice of you to show up, Knight Skywalker." He said with his usual scowl.

"I apologize." I answered him quickly.

Mace raised one eyebrow, making his already disapproving face seem even more disapproving.

"Heard of the great disappearances, have you?" Master Yoda asked me.

"I've only heard that three Padawans have gone missing." I told him. There had been three Padawans that suddenly disappeared on three separate missions with their masters. No one had heard from them since. The last one went missing a month ago.

"Four have now gone missing." Ki Adi Mundi informed me. "Padawan Jihiro Kuhn disappeared three days ago. All four Padawans have disappeared in the same coordinates." Ki Adi waved his hand and a hologram of a random spot in space appeared. Nothing was in that spot. No stars were visible. No planets. No random bits of debris floating around. Nothing.

"There's nothing there. How could they have gone missing?" I asked the Council.

"That's what we want you to figure out." Obiwan explained and I immediately felt nervous about the whole mission. "None of the Padawans' masters remember what happened when their Padawans went missing."

"You will take these coordinates-" Mace Windu explained. "-and go to that location. Stay just outside of the exact location. See if you can see anything. You will keep a comlink on at all times and stay in contact with us no matter what. Understand?"

I nodded.

"Leave in an hour, you will." Master Yoda told me.

"Yes, Masters." I said.

"This meeting is dismissed." Mace announced.

I bowed and then left the Council chambers.

I headed straight to my dorm, letting my new mission sink in.

"Anakin!" I heard the call behind me.

I stopped and turned around to see Obiwan running up to me. "What is it, old man?" I asked.

Once he caught up to me he looked me square in the eye and spoke. "The mission. It's dangerous."

"I realize that, Obiwan." I told him. I had started to get a feeling of dread. Four Padawans disappeared in the spot I was about to go to…no one could blame me for not exactly feeling optimistic about it.

"I…I never wanted you to be chosen for this mission." Obiwan explained. "Just…try to not get killed or anything. I'd rather not come save your life…again."

I smiled at him. "I'll try."

Obiwan then grinned. "May the Force be with you, Anakin."

"And you."

LATER

I was just about to board my starfighter to leave for the mysterious coordinates when another voice called my name.

"Anakin!" Rayn Tarwynn called from across the hanger. She came up to me and gave me a caring hug before saying anything. "Obiwan told me everything. Are you sure you have to do this mission?"

I nodded. "The Council has confidence in me."

"That wasn't what I meant." Rayn laughed softly.

"I already told Obiwan that I wouldn't get killed, what more do you want?" I asked jokingly.

Rayn smiled. "For you to stay healthy and uninjured. Seriously, Anakin. This whole thing just doesn't feel right. Four Padawans have vanished and their masters don't remember anything! This isn't natural. I'm worried for you, Anakin." She hugged me again and stayed there for a few minutes. "Please be careful." She whispered.

"I will." I agreed.

After a moment, we pulled apart and I climbed into my ship. I started the engines and looked back at Rayn. I saluted and she waved back as I left the hanger for the coordinates the Council had given me.

(Obiwan Kenobi)

I sat in the Council Chambers with the rest of the Masters. We waited for Anakin to reach the coordinates. It had been a few hours since he had left the Jedi Temple. His comlink was on and we were on this side of the connection. Right now all we could hear was quiet.

"I'm on the edge of the coordinates." Anakin informed us after a while.

"What do you see, Skywalker?" Mace asked.

"Nothing." Anakin replied. "It's just as Master Mundi's hologram showed. There's nothing here."

"Hmm…" Master Yoda's ears moved up and down once. "Disappear over nothing, Padawans do not. Something, there must be."

"I agree, Master."

"Fly around more." Mace told Anakin. "Try to find something."

"Yes, Master."

Silence hung over the Council Chambers while Anakin flew around the coordinates. After a few minutes, Anakin's voice echoed off the walls again.

"There's still nothing her- no. Wait…" He trailed off.

"What is it, Skywalker?" Mace asked impatiently.

"I don't know. It's- AH!" Anakin stopped talking and instead screamed in pain. There was the sound of a loud thud and a slight groan from Anakin. Then, static.

Anakin was gone.

TADA! So this chapter is really short, sorry about that… but next chapter will be MUCH longer. I promise :)

If y'all liked it or think it has promise, reviews are appreciated :D Even if it's just like three words or something