SURVIVAL OF THE JEDI.
Anakin was in the Council Chamber when Palpatine gave the order to "Execute Order 66". After saving the younglings, he flees Coruscant with Padme. Eight years later, when Anakin rescues him, Obi-wan discovers that he has been rebuilding the Jedi Order in secret.
PROLOGUE.
Anakin sat alone in the Jedi Council Chamber thinking of Padme, his eyes closed, he put his head in his hands. Palpatine was a Sith Lord,he had started the war, he was responsible for so much destruction.
"You do know, don't you, if the Jedi destroy me, any chance of saving her will be lost. "
Gritting his teeth, Anakin breathed deeply, he would not listen to him - even if he could save Padme, he wouldn't. To gain that power, he would have to join him, and Padme's love, his love for her, would never truly allow him to completely turn to the darkside. He would find another way to save her, without Palpatine's help.
Anakin gasped as he felt the disturbance in the Force, as he felt the deaths of the Jedi. Standing, he saw the clones marching towards the Temple. His eyes wide, Anakin froze - the younglings, they wouldn't be able to protect themselves.
x
Anakin entered the room, he stared around and saw the younglings huddled in a corner.
They all stood as the saw him, an older boy, around eight walked towards him. "Master Skywalker, there are too many of them." His voice was filled with fear, "What are we going to do?"
Looking at the younglings he ignited his lightsaber, "we have to leave." he told them smiling reassuringly, "follow me and stay together," if they were lucky, he might just be able to get them all out before the clones arrived_
Anakin froze as he turned back to the door, Rex stood in the door way, his blaster raised. "Don't do it Rex." he knew the Captain didn't have a choice, but alone, rex didn't stand a chance and he really didn't want to have to kill him.
"I'm sorry Sir," Rex tightened his grip on his blaster, "I'm just following orders."
Anakin blinked, then he grinned, "then follow this order, Captain." He said firmly, "get us out of here." Staring at his friend, Anakin took a deep breath. Come on Rex, don't let me down.
"It's your choice now Rex, you can either help us or you can try to kill us." He shrugged, his lightsaber held down by his side as he waited. he saw the indecision warring over Rex's face, "make up your mind fast Rex." Anakin had moved himself so that he was in front of the younglings, "you don't have long."
Rex frowned taking a deep breath, he nodded, "I'll help you," he said, lowering his blaster. "but we're going to have to find another way out, we won't be able to go out the entrance."
Anakin nodded, then he smiled, "we'll head for the roof." opening his comlink, Anakin sighed, the only way to do this would be to tell her the truth. "Padme."
"You sound worried, what's going on?"
Swallowing, Anakin closed his eyes, already moving; ushering the younglings out in front of him. "The Chancellor is a Sith Lord," he told her, speaking over he cry of horror, "Padme, I need you to pick us up in your ship."
"Where will you be?" Padme's voice was still afraid, but she was focused now.
"On the roof of the Temple," Rex lead the way, he brought up the rear with the youglings in the middle. "Don't tell anyone what you're doing."
x
Padme's ship came down toward them, the ramp lowering as she shielded them from the clones firing below.
"Get on the ship," Anakin told the younglings. They were the future of the Jedi Order, they would ensure it's survival... He froze as rex ran onto the ship, he felt a presence_
his eyes wide, Anakin ran onto the ship, "Master Windu is still alive." Somehow, the Jedi master had survived.
"Where?" Padme raised the ramp, steering the ship away from the Temple.
Closing his eyes, Anakin focused on master Windu's weak presence. "Head towards the Senate building," he was near_
"Down there!" He could see him now, Master Windu was laying in a darkened alley.
Padme lowered the ship, "you're going ton have to be fast." She nodded towards the clones that had followed them, "we're about to have company."
Rex looked at Anakin, "I'll cover you."
Nodding, Anakin leaped out of the ship and ran towards the motionless Jedi Master. Crouching beside him, Anakin reached out and shook his shoulder. "Master Windu?"
An agonised moan was his answer, gripping Master Windu's arms, Anakin lifted him onto his shoulders as gently as he could. "don't worry master, we'll be alright."
Rex fired at the other clones, covering him as Anakin rushed back to the ship. As he passed the Captain, Anakin nodded, "let's go Rex."
xx
"Where are we going to go?" Padme stared at Anakin, "Ani, what are we going to do?"
"We're going to go into hiding," Anakin told her, crouched beside Master Windu's bed as he and Padme attended to the Master's wounds. "We're going to send out a message, warning all Jedi to do the same." Some had to have survived, he couldn't believe that Obi-wan could have been killed. "The Jedi Order will survive,"
he looked at the seven sleeping younglings. "it will continue through them," they would be the beginning. "We'll look for others, surviving Jedi, force sensative children." Looking at padme, Anakin took a deep breath, "we're going to rebuild the Jedi Order."