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Anakin flew as fast as the ship would go.

He needed to get out of here. He needed to get away from the Chancellor.

The Dark Side is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be...unnatural.

Anakin shivered. He had told Palpatine-Sideous-he had to think. But he didn't need to think. He needed to run. Everything he knew about the kindly old man in the Chancellor's robes had been a lie. A scam. A trick to get him to fall.

He quickly went into hyperspace. That was close. No-one had technically been chasing him but... A coldness took ahold of his heart when he thought of the traitor. There was no other way to describe him.

Good thing he had left that holo for Obi-Wan to find.

)O0o0O(

Obi-Wan gently pushed open the door to Anakin's quarters. He had just been meditating and for some reason got the impression that he should go check on Anakin. But Anakin wasn't here. Something wasn't right...

Then he realized it. The place was actually clean. No droids, no half-finished projects on the tables. Did he leave?

Obi-Wan spotted the holo on the immaculate table. With a sense of great foreboding, he reached out and turned it on.

"If this is Obi-Wan Kenobi I am speaking to, then listen closely. If not, find him as fast as you can and give him this message." He paused for a bit. "Obi-Wan, I need you to listen to this, then give it to the Council. As you know, the Chancellor invited me to the Opera House with him. During that time, I have learned something that may decide the fate of the galaxy." Holo-Anakin paused for a moment. "The Chancellor is the Sith Lord we have all been looking for."

Anakin related the whole story, including leaving to an unknown planet. When the holo was over, Obi-Wan was shaking. Nevertheless, he picked it up and headed for the Council room.

)O0o0O(

The holo ended, and the Jedi Council murmured among themselves.

"Leaving, Anakin is. Spoil the Sith's plans, this may."

"Yes." Mace Windu's calming voice was quieted to speak with Master Yoda. "If that is our plan, we must wait to retrieve him." Obi-Wan nodded. "But now, we must deal with the problem at hand."

Shaak Ti nodded. "Darth Sidious is here. We must get the word out before he takes action. But discreetly."

"I and three other Masters will confront Palpatine. The rest, get the word out, but quietly. We don't want him to take any more action against us. All in favor?" The Council nodded assent. "Good. I declare this meeting adjourned."

)O0o0O(

"You came back."

Master Windu nodded, glancing at the miraculously unharmed others. Except for Palpatine's body. All had felt the earlier wash of light that had come with the Sith Lord's death. And Dooku had died by Anakin's hand, leaving no trained Sith-except for Ventress and her sisters-alive. Anakin had played his part and fulfilled the prophecy. Finally.

"We will have to explain to this to the Senate."

Obi-Wan nodded. "But now, let us celebrate the restoration of balance."

Mace smiled wearily. "Yes. I will contact and inform the Senate and Council of this. The Lord of the Sith is, at last, gone."