"Anakin what's happening?" Padme asked, extremely worried.
"I don't know." He said, and quickly went to investigate. What he saw astonished him, all of the younglings running as if they were being chased. He saw Obi-wan at the end, and saw that he looked very much alert. Anakin ran to him.
"What is happening, master?"
"We are under attack, I believe by the Sith Lord. We must get Padme and the children out of here, tell her to meet me by the back port as fast as she can, and I shall have our fastest ship take her away." He managed to say before he went running after the younglings again.
Anakin went running back to Padme.
"You must go, the Sith are here and you must take the children and leave. Obi-wan will accompany you and you will be safe, just like we planned." As he grabbed Luke and and handed Leia to Padme.
"Wait." She protested. "What about you?"
"I will come back for you. Someday, when it is safe. I promise you."
"But, what if something happens to you?" Padme asked, in tears.
"Padme, dear I will come back for you. Now you must go, so you are safe." He said, as they ran towards the ship together. When they reached it, they handed the children to C3PO and he took them aboard the ship. Then Padme flung her arms around his neck and buried her face in his neck.
"How long until I will see you again?" She said in between her tears.
"I don't know love, but you must go. I wouldn't be able to bear it if something were to happen to you, I cannot live without you." He said. Then she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. A few moments later, he reluctantly let go of her. "Just remember, no matter how long it takes, I love you, always have and always will."
"I know Ani..." She trailed off. They suddenly heard an explosion, as she ran onto the ship. Anakin watched it take off, wondering when he would see his beautiful wife again.
Suddenly he realized that he should be helping defend the people, not standing there daydreaming. He ran into the battle, slaying any of the droids in his path. He had to get to the base of the battle. As he made his way there, he found the rest of the Jedi masters, and he heard Yoda calling to him. He made his way towards him. But before he could get there, he heard the roar of an engine, and the starship that was above them took off into lightspeed and sped away. All of the droids that were attacking them shut down and fell on the floor, motionless. The entire Jedi council looked at Yoda.
"Tricky, this is. Meditate on it I shall." Was all he said before he turned to go to the surprisingly unharmed Jedi Base. "Skywalker, come."
"Yes Master Yoda." Anakin said, and followed him where they meditated on the events that had just happened.
A few hours later, Obi-wan came running into the meditation room, startling Anakin and Yoda. Anakin immediately sprang to his feet, angered greatly.
"Why did you leave Padme alone? What if something happens to her?!" He demanded to know.
"Relax, Anakin. I took her to some dear friends of mine who are also trained Jedi, and they will be keeping her safe. She is in much greater hands than she would have been with me. Now, what happened during the attack?"
They discussed the attack, but Anakin was still angry. He did not feel safe leaving her with people he did not know, he would have felt much better if they were with Obi-wan. But there was nothing he could do about it now. All he could do was wait until the time was right for him to return to her.
"A trap, I feel. Great danger, they are in. Who did you leave them with?" Yoda asked Obi-wan.
"I left them with our dear friends, the Malarks. You know they will be as safe as they can be with them."
Yoda sighed. "Great danger, they still are in."
Anakin was outraged. "I should just go protect them myself! You know I cannot lose her! Why do you endanger her like this? What will I do if I lose her? You know that I cannot live without her!"
"Anakin, calm down!" Obi-wan ordered. "She is as safe as she can be and you know this!"
"What is their future?" Anakin asked, his face red with anger.
"Too clouded with darkness, the future is." Yoda said. "Rest, you must. Prepare, young Skywalker for great battles."
"Yes, Master Yoda." Anakin said as he stormed off.
As he lay in bed, he thought about his dear Padme. He could tell, through the force, that they were in some kind of trouble, and it was tearing him apart. Eventually, he fell asleep to a night of horrible nightmares.
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