Several مزید days passed and Anakin grew strong enough to be released from the hospital and back into the care of Vokara Che at the Jedi temple. This time he was a better patient for her. He was let out of the treatment area for short walks to the meditation garden with someone keeping watch over him. His usual companions were Madame Jocasta, Master Sinube یا Obi-Wan. He kept asking about Ahsoka and they told him the truth which he refused to accept.
Two months after Ahsoka'a death, Master Vokara Che deemed him well enough to visit the memorial cathedral to see Ahsoka's crypt for himself. It was time for Anakin to accept her death.
"Are آپ sure we're doing the right thing?" Obi-Wan asked as he sat in the council chamber with Windu, Yoda, Plo and Sinube.
"The boy needs to come to terms with Ahsoka's death," Windu said, "He needs to اقدام on."
"The shock will break his heart," Sinube کہا as he shook his head.
"Accept her death he must," Yoda said, "Or heal he will not."
"It will.......destroy him," Obi-Wan managed to say, "Masters....please let me be the one to take him to the cathedral."
"To the cathedral آپ will escort the boy, but with Madame Jocasta coming too," Yoda answered, "A calming influence to him she is. When he breaks down, her comfort he will need."
Obi-Wan nodded and looked over at Master Sinube.
"I want آپ to come along too. Anakin responds to آپ as much as he does to Madame Jocasta. آپ two are the closest thing to parents he's had since his mother died."
The old Master nodded......
They found Anakin with Madame Jocasta in the لائبریری looking at some archives, The young Jedi smiled as he saw his two friends.
"Madame Jocasta is دکھانا me some new archives from the past of battles that were fought way before I was born."
Obi-Wan and Sinube looked over at Jocasta and she knew it was time for Anakin to accept the truth about Ahsoka.
"Anakin," she said, "Masters Obi-Wan and Sinube want to take آپ somewhere."
"Okay," he کہا getting up, "Are آپ coming too?"
"Of course, child."
The three older Jedi lead their young charge out of the لائبریری and through the halls. Anakin seemed calm until he saw where they were taking him. He reached for Jocasta's hand.
"It's alright. آپ can hold onto my hand if آپ want to."
They walked through the cathedral doorway and Anakin began to tremble.
"No," he کہا in a shaky voice," I don't want to go in there."
"Anakin, it's for your own good," Obi-Wan added.
"No, I won't!"
For a moment Anakin seemed like a petulant child and Obi-Wan felt terrible at what was about to occur.
Master Sinube walked up and looked up at his much younger friend.
"Anakin, آپ won't be alone. Madame Jocasta, Obi-Wan and I will be here with you. آپ have to do this, child, it's the only way you'll get well."
Anakin nodded and holding tighter to Jocasta's hand he followed Obi-Wan and Sinube into the cathedral. His trembling got worse and he moved closer to Jocasta holding onto her arm.
Obi-Wan gestured for him to follow but Anakin held back not leaving Jocasta's side. He looked over and saw the deepening sadness on Anakin's face. Jocasta put an arm around his shoulders and lead him over to Obi-Wan.
The older Jedi accessed a panel on the دیوار near the center of the cathedral and in the middle of the floor, a hatchway opened to reveal an opague rectangular object. The object raised up through the hatchway on a platform and stopped. Obi-Wan pushed another button and the surface of the object cleared to reveal:
"Ahsoka..." Anakin whispered as he broke away from Jocasta.
He moved towards the coffin and stared down at her still body.
"Ahsoka, what are آپ doing in there? Hey! Wake up!"
Jocasta, Sinube and Obi-Wan stood سے طرف کی with tears in their eyes.
"Hey Snips! We have to go on another mission. It's not time to sleep."
He contiuned to stare down at her face.
"Ashoka? Open your eyes. Please, Ahsoka, open your eyes."
The full realization of her death hit him like a blaster bolt and he knew she was really gone forever.
"Ahsoka, no!!!"
He tapped on the side of the coffin, tears beginning to stream down his cheeks.
"Snips! Open your eyes! Don't do this to me! Open your eyes, Ahsoka! Don't leave me! I can't live without you! I....love you! Please open your eyes!"
Jocasta bowed her head not able to keep the tears from falling. Sinube took her hand fighting his own tears. Obi-Wan felt sick.
"Ahsoka!" Anakin cried out as he began to beat on the coffin top, "Wake up! Don't leave me! Wake up!!!"
He raised his head up to scream and then sank to his knees where he began to wail like a child. Sobs shook his body from head to toe.
"Ahsoka!!!" he wailed as his crying grew louder سے طرف کی the minute. He curled up on the floor not unlike a youngling.
Regaining her composure, Madame Jocasta walked over and bent down to him. She layed a hand on his head causing him to look up.
"Ahsoka!!!" he sobbed as he fell into Jocasta's waiting arms.
"There, there, child," she soothed as she rocked him in her arms, "Let it all out. آپ just cry all آپ want."
Anakin clung to Jocasta like a desperate child and cried harder. She continued to comfort him hoping he eventually would calm down before he made him self sick again.
Obi-Wan and Sinube moved to put Ahoksa back into her crypt. Anakin heard them and turned to see.
"Snips!" he cried out and tried to follow her coffin back into the crypt. Jocasta pulled him back getting him مزید upset. Obi-Wan turned to Sinube.
"Let's get him back to بستر in the Halls of Healing."
"I agree," Sinube answered, "I think the boy has had enough."
A few منٹ later a still crying Anakin was lead back to the Halls of Healing. He still clung to Jocasta like a small child and didn't object to her tucking him in bed.
"Now he should heal up," Vocara Che کہا to Obi-Wan and Sinube, "A total emotional breakdown is what he needed."
"The boy's دل is broken," Sinube answered, "He's crying like a youngling."
"More like a baby," Obi-Wan whispered, the sight of Anakin wailing like a youngling still in his mind.
"I can help him now," Vokara said.
Madame Jocasta sat on the side of the بستر carassing Anakin's head as he lay sobbing into the pillow.
"Easy, child, I'm here. Just let it out. I won't leave you. آپ keep crying all آپ want."
Anakin pulled the blankets up over his head crying harder than ever.
"Ahsoka! Ahsoka!" he sobbed.
Several hours passed and Anakin wouldn't stop crying. Jocasta took a break while Obi-Wan and Sinube sat with him. Vokara Che was going to begin healing Anakin's broken heart.
"How much مزید can he take?" Obi-Wan asked.
Vokara Che smiled as she layed both hands alongside Anakin's face. He didn't react at her touch and kept on with the tears. His eyes were swollen shut and he tried to open them.
"Easy now," she murmured," Listen to my voice. Let your body relax. That's it, just relax."
The sobbing eased up as Anakin succumbed to total exhaustion.
"Vokara Che, is he going to be alright?" Obi-Wan asked.
"Yes, he's in a مزید relaxed state and should sleep for quite awhile."
"Poor child," Sinube said, "His دل is broken."
Obi-Wan swallowed hard feeling the extense of Anakin's grief.
"Yes, his دل is broken," Vokara Che answered, "But he can heal now. The best thing for him now is total rest and sleep. I've placed him in a deep healing trance. آپ can stay with him if you'd like but he won't respond."
For the اگلے week Anakin remained in a healing trance with Master's Sinube and Obi-Wan watching over him. Madame Jocasta cared for him like he was a youngling, giving him sips of water when needed, cooling his feverish body off with cool compresses and above all giving him the touch of a mother's unconditional love. Vokara Che gave up scolding her for cradling Anakin in her arms as he slept. Through the Force she felt him begin to relax and finally heal.
"I think you've missed your calling," Vokara Che کہا one دن as Jocasta finished putting a clean tunic on Anakin. As his head rested on her shoulder his eyes opened and he sighed.
"Anakin?" she کہا as she eased him away from her shoulder.
His head slumped a bit to the side and he blinked his eyes which were unfocused.
"Mama..." he muttered in a hoarse voice and then layed his head back onto her shoulder. He fell back asleep.
"He's fine," Vokara Che کہا seeing the worry on the older Jedi's face, "He's beginning to come out of the healing trance."
"He called me...Mama," Jocasta کہا swallowing hard.
"He's just confused. After all, you've been caring for him the most since his breakdown. In his wounded psyche, آپ are a ذریعہ of nurturing and love not unlike a mother. When he fully awakens he should return to normal."
Two days later Anakin woke up. His vital signs were stable and there was no مزید sign of a fever. He looked normal but was weak and he had dark circles under his eyes. His normally expressive eyes seemed dull and lifeless but Vokara Che wasn't too concerned considering what he had been through. He did smile a little when he saw Jocasta, Obi-Wan and Sinube. Even the presense of Yoda, Windu, Plo, Luminara, Barriss and Aayla got him to react in a positive way. He even asked when he could be released from the Halls of Healing.
"Soon, child, soon," Sinube told him as he helped the young Jedi get dressed in his Jedi clothing........