Yggdral:
The Twilight fly in towards the planet and lands by a larger settlement.
A council-meeting is held, many Jedi are present, but also loyal officers from the navy and army. Among those present are Yoda, Amidala, Dex and Sebulba.
"Palpatine has declared the Jedi Order an enemy of the Republic" Amidala says as she addresses everyone gathered. "As of now, the Republic has declared war on the Jedi."
"We are outnumbered and outgunned" a Jedi says. "The Jedi Order is too weak to fight the Republic. We need time to find allies. We still have friends in the senate."
"None of whom can be trusted any more" another Jedi points out. "We don't know how far Palpatines reach has grown. We don't know who we can trust."
"We have only one option" a third Jedi says. "To find and kill the Sith lord who has made all of this possible. And if the rumors are true, that Grand Master Windu attacked the chancellor, then perhaps that is a good place to start our search for this Sith lord."
"A wise plan" Yoda nods. "Against the Republic, we stand no chance. But kill the puppet-master and fall all puppets will. Await we must what Obi-Wan will find on Coruscant."
"Then it might be too late" another Jedi says. "Obi-Wan might fail."
"He will not" is Yodas simple reply.
Amidala is next to speak. "If Obi-Wan succeeds or not does not matter. The Republic will come for you either way and attack you with everything they've got. Our only option is to find allies who are willing to fight."
"Throw the galaxy into another war, you ask of us?" Yoda asks. "Condemn billions to their deaths, to us protect?" Yoda then shakes his head. "No. That is not the Jedi way."
"You can't fight this war on your own" Amidala counters.
"And we will not" Yoda says. "The Force is our ally, and a powerful ally it is. Alone, we are not, for we are joined by those who have died before us. Strength, and knowledge, they provide. Their voices echo through the Force and share their wisdom. We are stronger than any Sith could ever hope to be. Know this, I do." Yoda then looks upwards.
"What's wrong?" Amidala asks.
"Cold I feel" Yoda replies. "Death… They have come."
A small Republic fleet arrives at the planet. On the bridge of one of the ships stands Vader/Anakin. He turns to the captain of the ship.
"Captain Ozzel" Vader says. "You may commence your attack."
"Yes, Lord Vader" Ozzel says and turns to his officers. "Target enemy ships, deploy fighters, engage ground-targets."
The ships in orbit, loyal to the Jedi, gets shot to pieces while T-19's and ARC-170's fly past and head for the surface. The fighters sweep in over the settlement where the Jedi are hiding and begins to blast the area indiscriminately.
Amidala and Dex run out onto a platform and look at the skies as the fighters sweep past, firing their guns and dropping bombs. The settlement is being bombed to pieces.
Coruscant:
From afar, Obi-Wan watches with some disbelief the smoke rising from the Jedi Temple. He manages to sneak into the temple, stepping over rubble and dead Jedi and clone-troopers. He comes across the youngling-massacre and falls to his knees, heartbroken and tears flowing from his eyes; there a several hundreds of young children butchered on the floor. He gathers his wits and gets back on his feet and makes his way to a computer-terminal; he goes through the files until he finds what he is looking for and activates the file. A holographic video-feed shows Anakin leading the attack on the Jedi and killing several of them in battle. Obi-Wan can't believe what he is seeing. He selects another file; this one depicts Palpatine and Anakin talking amongst the rubble of the Jedi Temple.
"Your victory here gives me great hope for the future, Anakin" Palpatine says. "The Jedi will not stop us. To be a Sith, Anakin, demands above all else, determination and resolve. You have shown throughout this war that you lack in neither of those two qualities. And now you have put those qualities to the test and you have come out victorious and successful. I am convinced that you will become a powerful Sith lord. More powerful than any Jedi."
"Thank you, my master" Anakin replies.
Obi-Wan feels the rage build within him.
Organa watches from a window as a squadron of fighters fly past. He then turns to Mon Mothma who joins him in a luxurious lounge.
"The Jedi would not have attack the chancellor without reason" Organa says. "They must have discovered something that warranted such an attack."
"I agree" Mon Mothma nods. "We already know that Palpatine has undermined the authority of the senate. My guess is that the Jedi figured out why. I am convinced that Palpatine is a threat to our democracy."
"We need to reach out to the Jedi" Organa says. "Give them what support we can."
"And we need their support" Mon Mothma says. "I have discovered that Palpatine is secretly diverting vast amounts of resources - Vast Amounts - to a secret weapons program. But so far I have been unable to determine what it is. All I know is that a man called Krennic is in charge. I fear that Palpatine will use these resources to strengthen his position and his power over the senate."
"Which is why you must help me" a mysterious voice says.
Organa and Mon Mothma turn around and finds Obi-Wan stepping out of the shadows.
"General Kenobi?" Organa says.
Obi-Wan walks over to the two senators. "I need your help to reach the chancellor unhindered."
"Why?" Mon Mothma asks.
"I need to kill him" Obi-Wan explains.
"We will help you" Mon Mothma says. "We will help you in any way we can."
Organa nods in agreement. "We need to get in touch with what remains of the Jedi Order. We are committed to providing you with the resources you need."
Obi-Wan nods. "The Jedi are regrouping at Yggdral to resist the chancellor and his allies. If you are serious in supporting us, send what troops and supplies you have to Yggdral."
"We stand with you, master Jedi" Mon Mothma says. "For the Republic."
Organa nods. "For the Republic."
Yggdral:
Jedi rush to man their TIE's as ARC-170's fly in overhead and drop bombs, killing them all and destroying their fighters. At the same time, Republic troop-carriers lands and deploys regiments of clone-soldiers.
Amidala, Sebulba, Dex and Yoda ( who is carried by Dex ), along with a couple of Jedi and loyal soldiers, run through the settlement and the raging battle.
"There!" Dex says and points at the Twilight. "The ship is not far off now!"
"Only problem is a company of clones is about to cut us off" Amidala says. "Get to the ship and power her up" she tells Dex. "I'll hold them off. The rest of you men, follow me!"
Amidala, the Jedi and the soldiers rush off. Sebulba snarls in huttese.
"I have made it a habit not to argue with that woman" Dex replies to Sebulba.
Then, Dex and Sebulba, along with Yoda, hurry towards the ship. As they run out onto the platform, they come under fire from clone-troopers. Sebulba and Dex return fire. Sebulba gets hit as he takes a salvo intended for Dex and falls over. Yoda reaches out with the Force and brings down a tower on top of the enemy soldiers. Dex hurries over to Sebulba and kneels next to him.
"A harsh life he lived" Yoda says. "But died he did, protecting a friend. Loved you, he did. So honor his sacrifice and live."
"I'll do more than that" Dex says, and picks up Yoda and run over towards the ship.
Amidala and the soldiers engage Republic troops in an intense firefight. Up ahead, the few Jedi that joined them are fighting the enemy with their lightsabers. Republic AT-ST's appear and open fire against their own troops and the Jedi, gunning them all down. As they turn their guns on Amidala and her troops, they are forced to retreat; getting gunned down in a hail of fire, only Amidala manage to escape and runs away. She runs for all her worth towards the Twilight in the distance.
"Padmé!"
Amidala stops, breathing heavily, and turns around. She sees Anakin, with his lightsaber ignited. Amidala runs over to him and Anakin turns off his lightsaber and they embrace and kiss.
"Come on!" Amidala says. "We have to hurry, we have a ship ready to go."
"Where's Yoda?" Anakin asks.
"Don't worry" Amidala says, "he's on our ship. Come on, we have to go." But she notices his reluctance to follow her. "Anakin, what's wrong? We have to go, now!"
Amidala then notices the Republic soldiers lining up in formation further behind Anakin. She looks at Anakin in disbelief.
"Anakin… What is going on?"
"Padmé, I have ensured the safety of our family" Anakin tells her. "Our child will be safe. You will be safe. No Jedi will ever come for our child, no Jedi will ever threaten our family. Together we can create a safe and secure society, without corrupt politicians, without criminals preying on the weak. You and I, Padmé. Our child could inherit a glorious galactic empire."
"Empire?" Amidala can hardly believe what she is hearing. "What are you talking about? What have you done?"
"I have secured our future" Anakin says and walks up to Amidala. "Nothing will tear us apart. Nothing will destroy our family. You, and our child, will be looked after for the rest of our lives. You will have everything you ever needed. We will all have what we have always dreamed of! The power to bring order to the galaxy! We will have all the benefits of ruling an empire."
Amidala shakes her head. "You're mad. Anakin, this is madness."
"Please, Padmé" Anakin says and strokes her cheek, "I have done all of this for you and our child. Because I love you."
They look at each other for a moment. Then, a blaster is discharged. Anakin falls over in pain and disbelief. Amidala, holding the blaster she just shot Anakin with in the gut, turns and flees towards the Twilight. Republic soldiers opens fire after her. Anakin, enraged, lashes out with his arm against his own troops and lunges a good two dozen of them through the air. Anakin gets up on a knee, bleeding freely from the wound in his gut and turns furious as he looks at Amidala running away.
( If it isn't obvious, Anakin attacks his own troops to save Amidala since she is carrying their child )
"I will find you!" Anakin calls out with furious rage. "I will find you and my child! That child is mine! You cannot hide from me! Do you hear me, Padmé?! You can never hide from me!"
Amidala enters the Twilight and the ship takes off. Standing in the airlock is Yoda and he and Anakin lock eyes before the airlock closes and the ship escapes. Republic soldiers runs up to Anakin/Vader.
"We need a medic!" a soldier calls out as they help Anakin/Vader to his feet.
Anakin/Vader follows the Twilight as it escapes the battle. "I will find you" he says, enraged.
To be continued…
Here we have a different take on Amidala and Anakin's confrontation. There is no "Anakin, you're breaking my heart" drivel. Instead, Amidala realizes that Anakin has gone mad, more or less, and shoots him because she has to in order to get away. And as Anakin survives, he focuses his hatred on Amidala as she is, from Anakin's point of view, stealing his child from him. So Anakin's hatred for the Jedi and Amidala grows, his hatred for all of his enemies grow, because now begins his quest to hunt down the Jedi and find his lost child. Which will tie in nicely, I feel, with The Empire Strikes Back as the opening crawl describes Vader's obsession with finding Luke.
