Chapter Eight: Battle erupts
Anakin landed the Twilight in the swampiest place of Naboo. Ahsoka walked down the ship's ramp but stopped when she saw the mud that the trio were going to walk into.
"You have got to be kidding me," she said as she turned her nose up with the idea of walking through mud.
"You've had worst, Snips." Anakin said with a smug grin on his face.
Padmé came down the ramp with Artoo and Threepio behind her. She looked down at her husband and Padawan-in-law. Ahsoka looked up at the Senator with a look of disgust on her face. Padmé patted Ahsoka on the shoulder as she passed.
Somehow, Anakin was right she had dealt with worst. One being the stink of Rotta the Huttlet, the son of Hutt crime lord Jabba the Hutt of Tatooine. Ahsoka came to like Rotta after awhile. Secretly, so did Anakin.
Ahsoka followed Artoo and Threepio down the ramp and into the mud. Threepio was far from happy.
"How can you stand this, Artoo? I'm getting mud in my circuits. I might as well short circuit now!" he complained to Artoo. Ahsoka struggled not to laugh. Artoo replied with a series of whistles and beeps.
"R2D2! You mind your language!" said Threepio. Anakin laughed.
"Don't worry buddy, mud won't make you short circuit. I created you remember?" the young Jedi said. He looked over his shoulder at Ahsoka and the droids. Threepio didn't say anything. So Anakin thought that the matter was resolved.
The trio and the droids walked silently through the swamp until they reached dry land. Ahsoka, clearly more happier to be on dry land, smiles before using the force to pull Threepio out of the mess that he had created around himself.
After at least mile of walking, Anakin stops causing Ahsoka to almost walk into him.
"What do you sense master?" she asks
"Rex and the troops are nearby. Come on!" Padmé and Ahsoka looked at each other before following Anakin.
"General Skywalker come in." Rex's voice said over Anakin's waist comlink. Anakin was quick to reply.
"Captain Rex, where are you?" asked Anakin.
"Under siege from the bald woman's army," Replied Rex just as an explosion rang out behind him. "East of the Palace."
Anakin and Padmé exchanged looks. The group quickly made their way toward the east side of the palace and saw enough Rex and his troops were under attack by Ventress' army of brainless battle droids."
Anakin and Ahsoka exchanged looks before igniting their lightsabres. Padmé took out her pistol and ready to fight. Anakin knew that there was not need to worry about Padmé when it came to battle. She was quite capable of taking care of herself.
The droids rushed over to the safety of a nearby ledge and stood under it praying that the ledge didn't collapse on top of them.
Anakin and Ahsoka charged in and start hacking away at the battle droids.
"Ah Jedi!" screeched a battle droid as Ahsoka charged at it. Before the droid could reply Ahsoka hacked in half. Both Anakin and Ahsoka took down at least a couple dozen each while Padmé with the helping hand of the troops took down hundreds at a time.
Anakin ran over to assist her. "What do you call this? A diplomatic solution?" he teased as he referred to what the phase he used in the opening battle of the war; the battle of Geonosis.
Padmé laughed. "You're the still the same, Master Skywalker." Anakin smiled before hearing over the noise, Ahsoka calling to them.
"Master, Padmé!" She called from a far distance away. She was standing with Artoo and Threepio under the ledge.
"Rex, stand by and block the entrances of the palace so Ventress can't escape. We'll contact you if we need you." Said Anakin as he and Padmé examined the wreckage.
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