Chapter 4: Premonition

A/N: Hello there!! My deepest apologies on last chapter-I forgot to mention my reviewers.. So, thank you so much to Wawoot & ILDV, along with all the others who have read Moving On!! Also, I had some extra time on my hands, so this is one really long chapter! (Ah.. birthdays are so relaxing..) Enjoy: ) -SidiousSith

Still shocked from the events of this day, Padme stared at the ceiling of her new room-where she would probably spend all eternity under the care of the Jedi Masters, protected from any further Sith attacks. Even though most of the Council doubted that would happen..

It seemed that only Revan, Qui Gon, & Bastila were of the opinion that the Dark wouldn't be fought off quite that easily-well, besides her. Still, 4 to 11 isn't quite a majority.. Nobody would tell her how she had even ended up here-not even Revan. Although, replaying the looks on the Council's faces when she had first popped in from that.. horror, she figured that this wasn't an everyday thing for them-especially since she wasn't a Jedi.

A Jedi. It sucks being the only non-Force Sensitive in a plane full of Jedi! Nothing to do, nobody to talk to, no way to even look at her family. Thinking to herself, she remarked that she must talk with Revan about at least seeing them again.. how she missed talking with her parents & Sola.. Ani's warm embrace, filled with love for her & their child... or children, she supposed.

"Luke.. Leia.. how are you two doing? Where are you now? Are you thinking of me & your daddy? We love you two so much.." she whispered to the shadows, as if her children could hear her, somehow, some way...

On opposite sides of the galaxy, two young babies, both asleep in their cribs, feel a reassuring presence they have not felt for weeks now-they heard their mother's words of encouragement to them, both beautiful & sad in their own way, as the Force gives them one last gift to sustain them through the arduous years to come. But they are only children, living in this sweet moment with their mother, for one final time.

Even farther out from the Galactic Core, two Jedi Masters meet amidst the swamplands of Dagobah, both ancient & learned in their own right-called to this place by the Force.

"Master, you felt it also? Something evil is brewing & it is not of this place.. not this galaxy at all."

"Yes, young Obi Wan-right you are. Recall your lessons with Qui Gon, do you? From the Netherworld of the Force?"

"All too well, Master Yoda. Why do you bring up that place? Is something happening...?"

"Young Senator Amidala, in grave danger she is. Even in death, rest, her spirit shall not be allowed to-by the Sith."

"But.. they already killed her!? How much worse off can you get than that by the Dark Side?"

"Obviously, talked with you, Qui Gon has not, about the methods by which a spirit, because of the Dark, may be utterly destroyed."

"They don't want her around that badly? No, Qui Gon has said nothing of that."

"Came to me, Qui Gon did, last night. Spoke of terrible things, he did. The Sith, tried to kill her spirit, they did, to keep her from ever converting Vader back to the light. Safe now, she is with the Jedi Council, yet believes strongly, Qui Gon does, that give up so easily, they will not."

"What are we to do then, Master?"

"The Force, told me it did, that a lightsaber, the Senator will sorely need tonight. Have you brought young Skywalker's?"

"A lightsaber!? They're going to send a Dark Jedi after her, aren't they? But, yes-I did bring Anakin's."

"Good, that is. Send it to her; we must, before the danger strikes."

"She's going to use it?! But.. Master Yoda, she hasn't been trained or anything, let alone.."

"Need training, she will not. Know what she needs, already she does. The Force, help her it will, in this struggle."

"Well, if this threat is coming so fast, we had better be on with it. Master, if you would so enlighten me.. ?"

As Yoda spoke to Obi Wan of the necessary ritual, the Force started flowing through them both until their presence almost outshone the Dark Side aura that was native to Dagobah.. the lightsaber, once a piece of solid metal, turned shining blue, flecked with glowing sparks, as if it were a Force ghost itself. Using the Force, Obi Wan pushed it into the nether realm of the Jedi, where it ended up within the Jedi compound, hovering just outside Padme's door...

Imperator Class Star Destroyer Exactor, Bridge...

"Lord Vader? Can you hear me?"

Snapped out of his meditations, Darth Vader could only stare angrily at Admiral.. whatever his name was. He was getting to where he killed his flagship's Admiral every two months or so, depending on how stupid they were. Unfortunately, he couldn't waste any time on choking this particular one.. yet. He, oddly enough, felt very tired. Must be all the concentration..

"Admiral, you have the bridge. I must go to my meditation chamber-and am not to be disturbed. Understood?"

He didn't even wait for his sputtered out answer, simply storming off toward the direction of the turbolift to his chamber-the one place he could be rid of the incompetent fools-breathing menacingly all the way. He was so close.. he thought he sensed his old master, Kenobi a second ago.. But, oddly enough, it wasn't the shining beacon of light that his master normally was-he seemed more.. gray, not completely light side. Slightly laughing to himself at the notion that Kenobi could be a Gray Jedi, he quickly dismissed it, yet still resolved to tell his master. Perhaps he could sort through that-give him something to do, rather than the other way around. Besides, the quicker he could kill Kenobi, the happier he'd be.

Netherworld of the Force, Jedi Compound...

Suddenly, Padme felt something.. intangible, yet extremely strong, pull her into the hallway just outside of her room.. Unable to resist the call, she slowly slipped out of her bed, carefully stepping toward the door. After waiting a second or two-just to make sure-while the feeling got even stronger.

Slightly cracking open the door, she was completely shocked to find a hovering lightsaber right in front of her door, still reflecting a blue color, bright sparks falling to the ground, until it completely dissipated, leaving a shiny metal saber, identical to.. to Anakin's!!

She felt a whisper in her mind, then.. "Take it. It shall serve you well until the time comes." with a voice that sounded... like Obi Wan.

"Guard it well. Our son shall need it, in his time of greatest need." a new presence told her.. reflective of.. Ani!

"Anakin...Obi Wan..." she said, ever so softly... "Thank you, both of you so very much.."

Smiling to herself, she grasped the saber, taking it into her hands, then igniting it-watching as a brilliant blue flame, identical to her beloved Anakin's eyes, sprang from the emitter, then extinguished it. Completely at peace, she walked back into her room, set the saber upon her nightstand, & quickly fell into a deep, dreamless, & calm sleep.

Malak couldn't help but laugh quietly to himself. The Jedi were so unbelievably easy to deceive.. just set up a simple Force illusion that made him to appear as a Jedi youngling, one that wouldn't even fool the weakest of the Sith, & they allow him right into their compound. Force, they let him near the Council chambers, while they were talking about Senator Amidala! He even saw her.. he had no clue how right he was before, speaking with Adas-the fool! Her presence outshone all but Revan's! Even then, the sheer potential she seemed to wield was just staggering. This girl had all the gifts of the Force laid at her feet, but was completely oblivious! And now, he was just outside the building where the Jedi has practically locked her up in, without even a single Jedi guard! Pathetic.. This assassination would be unbelievably easy-all he had to do was put her in a Force Stasis, then run his saber through her neck. Effortless.

As he was thinking to himself, he started the long process of putting up strong sound barriers around the little apartment the Jedi had foolishly given her, so that soon, you couldn't hear a sonic boom from within there if one was on the outside. After two hours, confident that she was completely asleep, he felt on his belt to check that his saber was there. With all preparations complete, he figured it was time. Padme Amidala was going to die tonight, finally & forever. Nothing could ever stop the Sith, let alone one simple, untrained woman. Stepping up from his meditation, he let his presence blend in with the darkness, so impenetrable that any hidden Jedi defenses wouldn't see or sense him coming. Walking up to the door, he reached into the Force to retract all locks, allowing him to slowly & silently open the door. He then walked in, shutting the door behind him. In mere minutes, he'd be out of here, heading back to Traya-reporting that the Senator was dead-finally. And the Sith would rule the Netherworld.. forever.

Darkness had come to Padme Amidala's door, yet again.

A/N: Cliffhanger time: ) LOL. I'll try to have the next chapter up within a day or two-I'm not that mean, now. Thanks for reading!! -SidiousSith.