Chapter 2: A New Threat

Anakin was bored and unfocused on his seat in the Jedi High Council. After the confrontation with Palpatine, there had been several openings, and Anakin was chosen for one of them.

He had always thought that being on the High Council was nonstop excitement and drama. It turned out to be endless discussions about political nonsense and such.

He suddenly snapped to attention when mention of another sith came up. It was then he remembered something Palpatine had said before attempting suicide.

"Before Palpatine tried to… um…" Anakin began. He just couldn't bring himself to say 'suicide'.

Mace said it for him. "End his own life?"

"Yeah. Something like that. Before he tried to end his own life, he said something that really bothered me."

Mace asked in a sarcastic tone, "Was it the thing about you and treachery?"

"No. It was the crack about him having an apprentice who would avenge him or something."

Finally, Yoda spoke up. "This, master Windu told me. Disturbing to think he had both Dooku and another, it is."

Obi-Wan spoke up, saying "Yes indeed. This is quite disturbing. What is more disturbing is the complete absence of any indication of one. I can't feel the existence of the sith in the force."

Yoda replied simply, "Disturbing indeed. Sense another sith, I do not."

"Maybe he's hiding until his plan is in action, or until he is strong enough." Mace added.

Yoda suddenly sprung up and ran for the door. Anakin was instantly at his side. "What's wrong, master?"

"A disturbance in the Force, I sense. To check on Palpatine, I must go. With the council, you must remain."

And with that, Yoda turned around a corner and was gone.

Padmé was in the hospital with two children about to be born and the father nowhere in sight.

"Typical. Just when I need him most, poof, he's gone."

The nurse said, "I'm sure he'll turn up. You need to stay relaxed."

Just then, they both heard heavy footsteps in the hallway. Moments later, Anakin bursts through the door.

Padmé simply sigh with relief.

[NOTE- to preserve the K rating of this, I am going to skip the details of this. The story from this point on will just assume Luke and Leia have been born.]

Palpatine was sitting around in his cell, wondering what was taking his apprentice so long, when he thought of a good way to pass the time.

If I could make a large disturbance in the force, the Jedi will come running right where I want them.

He did exactly that; he caused a large-scale disturbance. Chuckling to himself, he sat back in his bed.

Sure enough, just a few minutes later, master Yoda showed up mere moments later. It surprised Yoda greatly that no one but Palpatine was there. He thought that the apprentice may have arrived and even taken Palpatine's place.

What he saw was a former great sith lord, reduced to nothing other than a teenage prankster. This surprised him greatly.

"Reduced to a mere prankster, have you been?"

"Just something to pass the time while…"

"You wait for me to arrive?" interrupted a new, deep voice.

"It's about time. Kill the Jedi Master."

Yoda quickly used his comm link to send a distress signal. Alarms began blaring, and a blast door began closing behind the three. Yoda jumped through and used the force to shut the door.

Immediately, two lightsabers poke through the door and begin cutting. Yoda is relieved when Mace and Obi-Wan come running at him, a trail of Jedi and several guards behind them.

Mace stops and asks, "What's the problem?"

"Found the apprentice, I have."

Yoda noticed that the lightsabers hadn't finished the hole in the door.

"We'll take care of this. Guard, open the blast door!"

The door opened slowly. Yoda took a deep breath.

The cell was empty. There was a smoldering hold in the floor.

Wow. I'm thankful for the early support. Just so y'all know, this series will live on. Not going to abandon y'all.

I do not (unfortunately) own the rights to Star Wars. Disney does (#LucasIsASellout).

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