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Chapter Three:
Anakin sensed it before Obi-Wan did. Something was wrong where they had left Padmé and the droids. Something dark surrounded the area. He quickly broke into a run, with Obi-Wan right behind him, screaming at him to figure out what was going on. But Anakin paid no mind to him. His focus was now on Padmé.
As he rounded the corner near to the ship, he couldn't feel her presence anywhere. And that worried him. He kept running faster and harder to get to the ship. But it seemed to be taking a lifetime to do so.
But when he got there, he wished he could turn back time. Padmé was nowhere to be found and Threepio had been blown to pieces. He would be repairable, but not for a long time. And he would be the only one who could tell them what happened. But where was Artoo?
"Oh no…" Obi-Wan barely breathed as he came up next to Anakin. "Who could have done this?"
"Palpatine. He was the one who sent me here to kill the Separatist leaders. He must have some how known that you and Padmé were coming here." Anakin said with anger in his voice.
"Calm down Anakin. You're still very vulnerable right now. Don't let the dark side take control again. Or else all is lost." Obi-Wan said, placing a hand gently on his former Padawan's shoulder.
Suddenly there was a horrible crash that came from Padmé 's ship. Obi-Wan and Anakin stood with their lightsabers ignited, ready for anything. After a few tense seconds, Artoo slowly rolled his way out of the ship. He looked to have a few circuits fried, but nothing that Anakin couldn't fix.
The astrodroid began beeping frantically. It was as if he was trying to tell Anakin something.
"Artoo calm down," Anakin said. "Threepio isn't here to translate for us. So please calm down. Everything will be alright."
Artoo stopped and suddenly showed a holovid he had recorded of Padmé being taken by Palpatine. That angered Anakin to no avail. Once again, Obi-Wan placed a hand gently on Anakin's shoulder, to reassure him that everything would be all right.
Anakin took a deep breath as he and Obi-Wan began to gather up and sort through the remaining parts of Threepio. Once they had them collected, they boarded Padmé 's ship and Anakin got to work on rebuilding Threepio, while Obi-Wan flew.
"Where are we going?" Anakin asked walking into the cockpit, with Threepio's head in his hands. He was tinkering with it to try to get Threepio up and running again.
"We're going to meet Masters Yoda and Windu, along with Senator Bail Organa aboard the Tantive IV."
"Master Windu is alive?" Anakin asked in shock.
"Yes he is. He as well as Yoda both survived their confrontations with the Emperor. Let's just hope Palpatine hasn't done anything to Padmé."
"So do I. So do I…."
"Oh! Oh! Master Anakin!" Threepio suddenly said as Anakin twisted a knob on the back of Threepio's head.
"Yes Threepio?" Anakin asked looking down at the protocol droid's golden head.
"Palpatine has her!" the droid squealed.
"We know." Obi-Wan said.
"But he is going to take the babies!" Threepio squealed once again.
"Babies?" Obi-Wan and Anakin asked looking at each other in shock.
