Galaxy Into Darkness

Chapter 2: Break In The Minds

(Once again, this is basically just a test story for my typing skills and speed. But it is still a story nevertheless, so enjoy!)

Coruscant City:

Anakin was moving desperately to get to the Senators' Complex as fast as he could. Knowing what troubles he would soon be facing, it was best for him to move fast and ask questions later. He moved through a few citizens on the streets and tried not to collide into anyone, as this would only cause a whole deal of mischief not suitable at this time. The more citizens he saw the slower he was moving. He couldn't handle all this time wasting and decided to make his own quick way around the area. He looked around into the air and spotted a few roof tops that weren't too far off of the ground. Within a second, Anakin had gathered the Force needed to make a boost for his agility. Once he had launched into the air, the civilians on the street gazed at the Chosen One as he basically shown off for them. In reality this wasn't for their personal enjoyment. This was to avoid any possible attack and possible bystanders from being caught in the cross fire.

"Hey look, it's a Jedi!"

"It's Anakin Skywalker, the poster boy for the Jedi Order!"

Anakin really didn't like how the people were reacting to his sudden exposure. He would've thought that even without the Force people would've been able to tell him apart from a regular person. Apparently people couldn't add him up as a Jedi even with the Lightsaber dangling on his left thigh.

When he had landed on the rooftop the way was a bit clearer, but generators and bins were scatter all through the points of being able to walk through. The young Jedi cursed under his breath and knew he couldn't take the stress of this for long before Coruscant Guard was to find him. He considered his robe for a second and made the option of removing it as an option. It wasn't helping him move so he decided to lose it and let it fly away. He then continued to move forward without anything else dangling near his boots.

"I've got to get to Padme, I've got to get to Padme…" Anakin says, whispering his objective repetitively.

Senate Complex:

Commander Thire was walking with four Shock Troopers to the room BETA-7 where Sidious had ordered to release whatever was inside. Commander Thire and a few Shock Troopers worked closely with Sidious for the past two years during the rising conflicts of the Clone Wars. It was because of their close relation that Thire never really got to the warfront anymore. This relationship between the two however wasn't something built up by something disguised as a friendship. Thire's mind had been affected during a meeting with the Chancellor not too long after the mission to Rogusa. Jek and Rys were there during that mind bombardment and tried to stop what was happening, only for them to be gunned down by Thire after his mind was completely altered. He had been changed and he had destroyed the brothers he was close to. His is nothing more than a puppet now.

The group of Shock Troopers had made it to the door which was extremely large. Thire walked up to the panel and typed in a code which seemed extremely long to remember. Currently the panel had a glowing red light on it and Thire was typing in the numbers in a fast order. His left hand was typing it and it didn't stream off to make an error, as he was showing that he was very precise with codes. After about pressing numbers about fifty times the red light had vanished and been replaced with a green one, implying that the door was opening.

The door opened up rising from the ground and imbedding into the ceiling between both rooms. Once it had finished opening, lights started triggering from inside the room, revealing three hooded figures sitting in a triangular pattern and facing directly towards the outside room where the Shock Troopers were. Thire moved in first and then the other four men. The Commander begins to speak without any hesitation while the three hoods are listening… possibly.

"Listen up! The Chancellor has been attacked by the Jedi Order and he wants you three to help him take them down!"

The three just sat there staring into the helmet of Thire, who didn't stop there yet.

"He doesn't want any of you wasting his time of eliminating the Jedi Order so he wants you to move it, now!"

The three stood up upon Thire's finished sentence and slowly walked forward. They were ignoring the Commander's eyes as they moved and proceeded to head out. This however wasn't fast enough to the Shock Trooper Commander.

"He doesn't want you taking all day! Hurry up and follow his instructions!" Thire demands.

The three hooded figures then stopped walking for a moment and positioned themselves to face the Commander, who was now feeling a slight chill running down his spine while being looked upon. He didn't know what was happening, but he was still scolding them nevertheless.

"That isn't moving! Hurry up and-"

Suddenly the middle hooded figure jumped at Thire and activated a blood red Lightsaber. Once he was at Thire's face a quick slice went through his neck and the body was just standing there, motionless. Within a second, the helmet begins to become lose and the head along with it fell to the ground, ending the career and life of Commander Thire.

The four other Shock Troopers saw this as an attack against them and fired their blaster carbines at the attacker. The other two hooded people charged at the four and quickly slicked though them as well, gutting them in less than two seconds. The entire Shock Trooper group was completely dead.

All three hooded figures had retracted their Lightsabers to their base for and turned to face each other. The assumed leader then gained the attention of his allies.

"So, the Jedi are beginning to fall. That means our time has come. If Lord Sidious wishes to see the Jedi destroyed, then we'll show him some dead Jedi."

The leader felt something at his right foot and noticed the body of one of the Shock Troopers was piled at his feet. He kicked the body and it got flung down the hallway and rolled at few times during the impact.

"I sense that something will be happening at the Jedi Temple soon. This is where our moment will be to destroy thousands of Jedi Knights. It'll be a good day for a victory over the forces of the Light. We'll make sure that whatever is there burns into the ground. The galaxy will fall into eternal darkness tonight."

Senators' Complex:

Anakin made it to the elevator that leads directly to Padme's apartment. He felt safe knowing that he had made it there without a scratch. He felt her presence as he moved up higher and felt antsy about seeing her right now. He was at least relieved to see that she was still here and hadn't gone for a shopping trip, but his calm thoughts about her being here were being greatly disturbed. Anakin was now sensing the power of the Darkside increasing from the Senate building. He didn't like what it was, because it felt like pure evil. He wasn't surprised that that's what Palpatine was but this evil wasn't stringing from him at all. Instead it was coming from something or someone else in that building. It was giving him severe chills.

Before he knew it, he was on the level that he wanted to be on and the doors had opened. He quickly jogged out of the elevator and went to search for Padme within the apartment.

"Padme, where are you?!" Anakin called out with a panicked tone.

"Right here, Ani." Padme responds calmly but looking worried. "What's wrong? You look shook up, and you're sweating."

"I… I… I don't know where to start." Anakin says while putting his cybernetic hand to his head. "Everything's just… everything is falling apart and I don't know where to start!"

"What do you mean? Does this have something to do with the child?" Padme asks while holding her belly with both hands softly.

"No, the child is fine, for now." Anakin responds bringing his tone back down a bit. He removes his hand from his face and slowly turns back to Padme and walks up to her with both hands resting on her shoulders. The two look into each other's eyes seriously without any words between the two for a few second. Anakin then realizes the amount of time he was wasting and draws back to what he wanted to explain. "Padme, you remember when you said that we were possibly fighting on the wrong side of the war?"

"Yes, but you said that I was sounding like a separatist that my view-" Padme says but is cut off.

"You were right all along." Anakin responds sternly.

"What do you mean? What made you change your mind, Ani?" Padme questions putting her hands onto Anakin's chest.

"The Chancellor… he… he killed Master Windu in cold blood." Anakin responds.

"What? How?!" Padme asks in shock.

"The Chancellor, he's the Sith Lord. He was the one who had started this war in the first place. He was the one completely built up the Clone Wars for what they are!" Anakin says back in anger. "I connected the dots together while I watched him, the Sith Lord started everything and he is the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. He must've done something to keep himself in office."

"Oh Ani, I can't believe it…" Padme says while hugging Anakin.

"How do you think I feel?" Anakin asks while letting go of Padme softly and begins to pace around the room. "He was one of my closest friends during the time I had first started my Jedi trails and he always agreed with my side of things. I thought that he believed in what I had to offer. But instead, all he wanted was me to work as his puppet. He knows that I am apparently the Chosen One, but I don't know what I am anymore. I don't know if I can even trust myself anymore…"

"Anakin…" Padme says while pulling her husband into a hug from behind. "It's not your fault things have turned out this way."

"Well it feels like it is." Anakin retorts. Then there was another disturbance within the Force. It was something that seemed to be affecting him greatly. He was feeling the Jedi dying and not just in one location but in many areas divided throughout the galaxy.

Padme attempted to look into the face of Anakin from behind and noticed that his right eye appeared to look shocked or somewhat worried. She didn't like expression she saw on his face and started to attempt comforting him.

"Anakin, what's wrong?"

"I can feel them dying, Padme…"

"Who?"

"The Jedi, they're falling and it's not in one place, but on other planets."

"Anakin, do you think that-"

Padme couldn't finish her question as an explosion shook from the distance in the direction of the porch. The married couple went to look at where the explosion came from and saw the Jedi Temple with a flaming tower on it.

"What's happening?" Padme asks.

"I have a feeling I know what's going on." Anakin responds. "The Chancellor set this up so I think he may have ordered the Clones to attack the Jedi."

"But the Clones have worked with the Jedi; they should know that they are trustable." Padme says.

"That this isn't the case at this point." Anakin says worriedly. "The unit attacking the Jedi Temple is the 501st. I can sense the familiarity of the attack patterns as the one I normally lead."

"Why is this happening?" Padme asks holding Anakin closer.

"It's manipulation and power over the armies." Anakin responds. "If the Chancellor wanted to make sure the Jedi could be wiped out without hesitation then he must've done something to control them. There's nothing we can do now. We need to leave Coruscant immediately."

"But what about the other Jedi on Coruscant? They'll need help." Padme says worriedly.

"Padme, there's thousands of Clones all over Coruscant who are possibly searching for Jedi. If I get caught, or you get caught helping Jedi, we just might end up dead. And I don't want to lose you."

"Oh, Ani…"

"Jedi are strong defenders, Padme. I'm sure many of them will survive." Anakin says assumingly, but remembers the dark feeling through the Force that he had sensed and instantly thought otherwise. "I… hope."

"I'm sorry, Anakin…" Padme says.

"The priority at the moment revolves protecting our child. If the Chancellor wanted my hand in this then there is no doubt that he'll be after what we're trying to protect. We should leave Coruscant immediately. Alright?"

"I understand, Anakin." Padme responds. "For the child."

Yavin IV:

The battle was over and over one hundred Clone Troopers were killed in the conflict. It was pretty low compared to most battles but not to the brothers. Each member lost was a jab into the heart for them, especially those who grew close attachments to their teammates.

Ahsoka was sitting in a briefing room with Rex and Fives trying to figure out what was happening. They hadn't received any news from Coruscant in a while and it seemed rather concerning. They couldn't think of a reason of this sudden communication drop, but it seemed rather suspicious. Did something happen or is something happening.

"I just don't get it, we should be getting a clear signal and all of the clankers had been blown to bits. So why is there no communication available?" Fives asks while rubbing his bearded chin.

"I don't know, but it seems rather odd. Perhaps there is something creating a jamming frequency in our location." Rex suggests.

Fives was going to respond but he noticed that the Commander was acting strange and rubbing her head with both hands. Her eyes were closed and it looked as if she was in a living nightmare. Rex quickly turned to her and placed a hand on her shoulder for support.

"Commander, are you alright?" Rex attempts. "Ahsoka?"

Ahsoka however just begins to look worse and stopped rubbing her face. Her skinny arms were now latching onto the holo terminal in front of her for support. She looked as if she was about to cry, though the two Clones couldn't figure out what she was experiencing.

Suddenly, Captain Rex's communicator started going off. Knowing that this could be important, he pulls it from his belt and patches it through. The person he saw standing there was none other than the Supreme Chancellor himself.

"Captain Rex, the Jedi Order has betrayed the Republic. Execute Order 66." Then the transmission ended.

Suddenly there was a funny click going off in both the Captain's and the ARC Trooper's head. There was a boiling point against the Jedi building up and they were being fed it quite severely. With the boiling point reaching to a critical mass, the two Clones slowly began to raise their weapons against the back of Ahsoka. Rex had his hand blasters out and Fives' had his carbine blaster. The two of them then proceeded to carry out their orders. Or…

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