A New Path in the Force (CH 7) (Patreon)

A/N: The story is M rated, you have been warned.

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Chapter 7: The Ones and More.

Ashoka's Mind and Soul...

Naruto and Ashoka were staring at the father, who was looking right back at them, as they waited for the force entity to explain his presence within Ashoka's mind.

"What the hell are you doing inside my head, old man?" the former Jedi Padawan asked, still in shock that she had apparently died and been brought back to life by her former Jedi Master.

"In the moments of my death, I had a vision of what could be," the father began."I saw a future filled with pain and the light being devoured by the darkness, and then I saw one that gave me hope. This was a future where the light and darkness were in balance."

"So you had a Force vision when you were about to die and you acted like a parasite and clung to someone to keep yourself alive.

"Sigh," the entity said. "It is not that easy to explain, and I do not think I can without changing the future, but I assure you, I have no ill intentions."

"I know you don't have any ill intent; if you did, I would have put my foot up your ass by now," Naruto replied. "What I want to know is why did you choose Ashoka's mind to inhabit and why not the 'Chosen One,' from what I hear he is the one destined to destroy the Sith."

The father looked thoughtful and chose his words carefully so as to not reveal too much."Anakin Skywalker has a great fate ahead of him," the Force entity said, "but there are others who also play a big part in shaping the future of the universe."

"So you are saying Ashoka is fated to do something to change the fate of the galaxy?" Naruto asked.

"I sense she will be an important part in determining what will happen in the future," the father answered cryptically.

"Sigh... We're not going to get a straight answer out of you, are we?" Naruto stated, knowing it was a lost cause to try to get answers from the entity in front of him.

"Think of your fate like a tuning fork; the one who has a great destiny will resonate with those around them, changing their fates and creating a new future." The father tried to explain this concept without telling them too much.

Ashoka and Naruto stared at the man blankly, not understanding anything he just said; the man sighed, thinking they were as bad as his own children in a sense, so he decided to change the subject.

"There is something else I wish to discuss with you," the Force entity said. "A long time ago, there was another called the Mother or Abeloth. She was once a human servant who managed to become a beloved family member, but she grew morbidly obsessed with them. In order to stay with the family she loved, she drank from the Font, like the Son, and bathed in the Pool, like the Daughter. They granted her immortality and power, but it drove her mad." The Father paused as if recalling a bad memory. "I tried to save her, but it was too late. She ceased to be the Mother and became Abeloth, the Bringer of Chaos."

"Why are you telling us this?" Naruto asked. "It sounds like this Abeloth is going to come after us."

"I am telling you because Abeloth will escape from where we have trapped her soon," the father replied in a serious voice.

Naruto and Ashoka heard what he said and both had their own reactions, Ashoka was fear and anxiety while Naruto was anger then acceptance.

"So does the reason she will come after us have anything to do with you hiding inside Ashoka's body?" Naruto asked.

"That could be it," the father replied, "but I doubt that. She will come for you because she will see you as a threat." The father paused and then continued, "Like it or not, you have to be ready for the fight of your life."

"So when exactly will Abeloth come after us?" Naruto asked as he would need to get himself and his comrades ready.

"She will be free in approximately 30 years," the father answered, making Ashoka and Naruto facepalm.

"That is not something that will happen anytime soon." Naruto yelled. "Are you messing with us?"

"What is your deal, old man? You almost gave us a heart attack making us believe a force of God was coming for us," Ashoka shouted.

"She is coming for you, but I guess 30 years is a long time for you, but it's a blink of an eye for me." The father stated.

Naruto had had enough of the old man and just wanted to leave and forget he ever met him; all this talk of fate and fighting a force demon reminded him too much of his past life.

"I think I speak for both of us when I say you have overstayed your welcome." Naruto said as Ashoka too looked like she was done with all the drama for one day.

"I will leave, but please take my advice and seek to find balance within yourself and the Force; it will not lead you astray. This is your path." The old man said to Naruto then turned to Ashoka. "And you should remain by his side; a lot of things will happen in the future he will need your strength, just as you will need his."

With the father's business inside Ashoka is finished, the father slowly began to disappear from Ashoka's mind, and soon enough, Naruto returned to his own body.

Outside of Ashoka's mind...

The blonde said, "I need a drink." He had a headache from what he discovered and would have to train to potentially face a supernatural foe.

"Get me one too," Ashoka replied as she woke up and was shaken by what she learned; she had a forced vision before she exited her mind.

Flashback...

As Ashoka watched her new teacher leave, she was about to do the same when she was assaulted by visions of what could have been and what fate had been avoided.

Vision One...

In this vision, she saw herself back at the bar on Coruscant, but this time Naruto didn't visit the bar that day; she was captured by the mercenaries.

She watched in horror as they raped her repeatedly on their ship as they took her to the one who had placed the bounty on her head; by the time they reached their destination, all the fight had left her, and she was beheaded. Her execution was then displayed for all the Jedi and Republic to see.

Vision Two...

This one was in a reality where Talon was not on the ship with the blonde, instead she was saved by someone else and became a Sith.

With Ashoka and Naruto alone on the ship, they traveled for weeks together before eventually having sex. The blonde made it a rule that clothing was forbidden on his ship. They were constantly attached by the crotch whenever they weren't training.

Vision Three...

This is a vision where Naruto doesn't exist in the universe, the Jedi were all killed, and a dark, shadowy figure that seemed familiar to Ahsoka was hunting and killing the remaining Jedi.

The Sith had gained control of the galaxy, but she couldn't make out their faces or voices; all she knew was that the universe was plunged into darkness for many years.

Vision Four...

This one seems to be in the future because she sees her older self with a young Togruta hybrid playing in a beautiful yard.

"Daddy!" The hybrid exclaimed as a blonde man she recognized as Naruto came up to the mother-daughter pair, he kissed the future Ashoka passionately, making the present Ashoka blush.

"Have you been behaving for Mommy?" Naruto asked his daughter.

"Yes, Daddy," she replied with a cute giggle.

"And what about you, my love? Have you been good?" Naruto asked playfully, making Future Ashoka give him a seductive look that the Past Ashoka was stunned to see her do.

"Well, I have been a bad girl and I am in need of punishment," Ashoka said licking her lips.

"Mommy, please stop being so gross," their daughter said as she watched her parents go back and forth.

The parents laughed at their daughter's antics, and the vision stopped as she woke up and met the blonde male she had seen her possible future self being in a relationship with.

Vision End...

Flashback End...

The young Togruta blushed at the thought of the possible future she had seen with the blonde, her older self looking so happy and their daughter was so beautiful.

"Hey Ashoka, are you alright? You seem out of it." Naruto asked as he put his hand on her forehead to see if she had a fever. "You are a little hot, but that might be because you're a Togruta."

Ashoka's face was on fire because of Naruto's closeness to her, she unconsciously released a force blast sending the blonde across the room.

"I am so sorry" the young Togruta exclaimed as she helped Naruto get up from her surprise attack.

"I am okay, but are you sure nothing is wrong with you?" Naruto asked as he was surprised by the attack, knowing Ashoka didn't do it on purpose; sometimes force users could lose control of their abilities if they don't control their emotions.

"Yes, I'm fine; it's just something on my mind that I need to handle on my own." Ashoka stated. It was a personal matter; she had to figure out if she did indeed have feelings for the blonde man or not, and how she would go about expressing them or getting rid of them.

"Okay, but you're not alone; if you need any help, I am here for you." Naruto said with a gentle smile.

"Thank you," the young Togruta replied in a soft voice, she was happy to have the blonde's support; she knew right now she had a crush on the blonde, just like she had crushes before, one being with Skyguy aka Anakin Skywalker. So, she knew what she was feeling, but unlike then when she was a Jedi and had to suppress those emotions, now she had no obligation to follow the Jedi code. She could explore her emotions to the fullest and see where it led her.

Muunilinst...

Naruto and his crew were still waiting for the Jedi Order to send someone to replace Aayla in the negotiations with the banking clan.

In the meantime, Naruto had Laari keep digging for anything that might give them clues as to where the Sith Lord was.

"Have you found out yet where Hego Damask II stayed when he visited Muun?" Naruto asked the splicer, as Talon had gone with Aayla again as an acting bodyguard.

"I have found something; it seems he stays at the San Hill residence when he's in town" Laari answered as she put up some images of Damask with Hill.

"So we have to find a way to get into San Hill's house," Naruto said to himself. Then, an idea formed in his mind and he let out an evil laugh, causing a blue Twi'lek to shiver before focusing back on listening to what the Hill was saying with a fake smile.

Naruto used his communicator to call out to Aayla. "Hey, Blue!" he said.

"Naruto, why did you call me? You know that I am in an important meeting," Aayla replied, though she was happy to get a break from listening to Hill's voice.

"Well, we found more information, but I will need you to seduce San Hill so he will let us come over to his place," Naruto said casually, and Aayla's eyes bulged out.

"What I cannot do," the Jedi replied."I am no whore, my race may be considered such but not me," she said with a growl.

"Relax, Blue. I don't need you to sleep with him; just flirt with him so he will let his guard down and invite you to his place." The blonde said.

"Hmmm... is this really part of the mission?" the blue Twi'lek asked.

"Yes it is, San Hill is closely related to Damask, and the more we know about him, the better and there might be information on the sith and their relationship to the clone army" Naruto replied.

"I will do it," Aayla replied, "but I don't want to hear any jokes about it later." With that, the Jedi hung up, and Aayla sighed as she got ready to use her species' natural attractiveness to get what was needed for the mission, she knew the blonde idiot was going to tease he for doing this later even if it is his idea.

San Hill Residence...

It was surprisingly easy for her to get San Hill to invite her to his house; all she had to do was show some skin and make a not-so-subtle remark that had him burning with arousal.

Talon and Naruto were of course allowed to come along as were San Hill's own guards, unaware to him they were under Talon's control.

"So this is my humble home," the Muun said, and by humble he meant a mansion.

"You have a lovely home," Aayla replied as she looped her arms with the Muun's, making him smile.

"I am glad you like it; now let me show you the inside. Your guards can stay here, and my guard will stay with them." San Hill stated as he led the blue Twi'lek inside.

"Man, that guy is an asshole," Naruto said when San Hill was out of earshot.

The two Muun guards stood still as statues while Talon took back control of them so they would not remember anything that had happened.

Talon said, "I almost feel sorry for Aayla." He smiled. "Almost, but not quite," she added.

The red Twi'lek turned to the guards and asked, "Is there anywhere in this house San Hill could have hidden something important?"

"There is a secret room in his private office," one of the guards said in a robotic voice.

"And how do we access this secret room?" Talon asked.

"Only San Hill was allowed to enter with a bio scan," the other guard replied.

Talon turned to the blonde. "It looks like the time for discretion is over," she said. They needed to know what was hidden in that room.

"Yes, I have to agree with you," Naruto replied."Besides, I think Aayla is about to fall to the dark side if we leave her with San Hill for too long," Naruto laughed at his own joke along with Talon.

The four marched into San Hill's home, seeing him trying to grope Aayla with the blue Twi'lek barely stopping herself from bashing the Muun's head in.

"What is going on? Why are you here? Did something happen?" San asked when he noticed their presence.

Naruto didn't answer; instead, he pulled the Muun towards him using the Force and held him still for Talon to brainwash him.

"What are you doing? Stop this at once! You know who I am!" The Muun screamed as he felt pain from his brain being invaded.

"We do but should we care?" Naruto replied and watched Talon work.

"Guards, help me! Get the brute off of me now!" the Muun yelled to his guards, but they stood still; he realized that whatever they did to the guards, they were doing to him.

"You will not get away with this, the Banking Clan will have your heads!" San Hill said weakly.

"I think you should just shut up and let Talon brainwash you." Naruto said as he used the force to keep the Muun's mouth closed.

"Forgive me, Darth Plagueis," were the last words the Muun said before the brainwashing took effect; Aayla watched all of this happen with discomfort, but knew it was for the greater good especially when the Muun last words before he is brainwashed is to ask for forgiveness from a Sith Lord, she knew they couldn't stop now.

Chapter End...

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