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The door to the barracks suddenly flies open, slams into the wall, and Anakin sprints in. His eyes are wide and wild and he looks utterly horrified. “He escaped,” he gasps out, stopping and leaning against one of the bunks.

“What?” Ahsoka frowns, not understanding. “Who? Master, I don’t--” “Palpatine,” and Anakin holds out a handheld holoprojector. The holo plays, showing the former Chancellor being escorted from his cell by a guard, past the perimeter of the Force-block, and then there’s a flash of lightning and the holo goes dark. Ahsoka swears. “But that means--” “We have to do something,” and he looks so sick.[or: Sidious may have been arrested, but only a poor excuse for a Sith Lord would not have planned for such an eventuality.]