First, I know that Jengo should be dead! I will explain that in a later chapter, stick with me! Plus another thanks to ShyMaryButterfly for reviewing (I'm such a fan of your work!) Well Enjoy :)
BAM. BOOM. Padme, Luke, Leia, and Han turned their heads toward the sound that came from outside the door. Someone was trying to get in. Han smiled and looked down at Leia, "Good news, that could be our rescue. Bad news, it could be our death." Leia couldn't help but roll her eyes; he always tried to make jokes. She imagined if C-3PO were here, he would probably tell them the odds of their death being behind that door compared to their rescue. Luke jumped back as the door slid open to reveal many stormtroopers, all hope for a rescue left his mind. A few stormtroopers slowly stalked into the room with guns pointed. After a few silent seconds a stromtrooper with a yellow helmet put his gun down and signaled to the others to do the same as he walked to Padme's cell. "Senator Amidala, are you all right?"
Luke, Leia, and Han all exchanged glance, as a stormtropper opened their cell door. Of course! They were not stormtroopers yet! They were still just clone soldiers, they were the good guys!
Padme remained posed in her prideful position as the trooper opened the door to her cell, "Yes, but you have to rescue…"
The stormtrooper had already lifted a communicator to his helmet interrupting the senator, "Masters, I have secured Senator Amidala; as well as a few ummmm… civilians. Cody's team has already secured the chancellor and General Kenobi has rescued General Skywalker."
Padme sighed in relief until confusion washed over her face, "Chancellor Palpatine was here?"
The stormtrooper nodded waiting for a response from the communicator, "Yes, he was a few floors above you."
The communicator buzzed flickered the figure of Master Windu, "Good Rex, now take them to your ship and bring them back to Coruscant."
It only took a few minutes for Padme, Luke, Leia, and Han to be escorted to the hanger bay. The clone troopers situated all four of them comfortably in the ship. As the engines started fear washed over Padme and she couldn't help but grab the arm of the nearest clone, "Where is General Skywalker?"
The clone leaned closer to Padme as the ship started to take off, "General Skywalker went in the ship with the medical bay with General Kenobi. It seems that General Skywalker had many serious wounds that needed to be treated. They will be right behind us and meet us at Coruscant."
Padme nodded trying to hide her disappointment, "What about Chancellor Palpatine?"
"He was hardly injured but as a precaution; he was taken in the ship before ours with Captain Cody."
Luke and Leia silently listened to Padme's conversation with the clone, in hopes of receiving more information. Padme acted as if she didn't notice them listening to her conversation, "Why is Ana…. General Skywalker's commanders in change of the rescue of myself and the chancellor?"
The clone laughed, "Not just his commanders." The clone reached out his hands gesturing to everyone around him, "This is General Skywalker's whole regiment. The Jedi Council told General Kenobi to find our general and once General Kenobi got word that you were all here, we all agreed to go with him." The clone next to him turned around as he chuckled, "Agreed is hardly the word. We pretty much forced him to bring us or we were going ourselves."
Luke was amazed by what he was hearing, "You wanted to come here?"
The original clone that Padme had been talking to moved back slightly to get a better view of Luke, "Why of course. He is our general and he would do the same for one of us."
Luke put his head back against the wall smiling, these clones cared about his father. Luke remembered Ben's words, "He was a cunning warrior." His father must be amazing.
Padme smiled at the clone, "Thank you…Ummm, I'm sorry I don't think you told me your name."
Leia looked at the clone shocked, he had a name? She learned about the clone wars but never had she learned that each clone had a name.
The clone dropped his head giving a small bow, "Zack."
"Well thank you Zack."
Padme made herself more comfortable in her seat; it was going to be a long ride back to Corusant. In the ship just behind of Padme, Luke, Leia, and Han's, a very annoyed Anakin Skywalker had just walked out of the medical bay. The droid had taken far too long on his arm, at least for his liking. Staying still too long bothered Anakin, if he had to sit in that bay another moment he felt as if he would explode. Anakin dwelled on the thought, if fixing a little laser blast shot was going to take that long he couldn't even imagine how long his hand would take. I'll just fix my hand myself. A beta patch had been wrapped around Anakin's wound, it would be sore for a few days but besides that; he would be fine.
As Anakin passed through the hallway a disproving voice came from one of the open doorways, "Shouldn't you still be in the medical bay?"
Anakin shrugged his shoulders as he walked into the room to face Obi-Wan, "What can I say? I heal quickly."
Obi-Wan gave Anakin a disapproving look, "Anakin, your ego and pride get the best of you. You were beaten fairly bad, it is okay to rest."
"I've been through worse Obi-Wan, I'll be fine." Anakin protested.
Obi-Wan shrugged his shoulders, closing his eyes laying back into his chair, "Well if you insist. That's good. The Council was going to send you to protect Padme on Naboo for a week or so. They thought you would need time to recover." Anakin could have kicked himself. Why did he have to be so stubborn? Obi-Wan smiled feeling Anakin's reaction through the Force, he waved a hand at Anakin, "But, if you are fine, I guess some padawan could do that."
Anakin frowned defeated, "Fine Obi-Wan, I will go back to the torture of that medical droid."
Obi-Wan shot strait up, "Good! Now go."
Anakin pouted taking a step out of the room before turning back around, "Master, where is Padme?"
Obi-Wan closed his eyes and once again as he laid back into his chair. "She was taken with Rex in the ship ahead of us, along with these apparent civilians. We have no idea why those civilians were on that ship but the Council plans on questioning them. We also are going to take the bodies of the men who lost their lives to their home planets for proper burials."
Anakin frowned, civilians? Who else was there? Oh yeah, there was a blonde boy, a brown haired girl, and a brown haired man. Who were they? Anakin's frown hardened as memories came flooding back into his mind, what the hell am I talking about. That was Luke, Leia, and Solo. Sith. I'm already losing memory.
Obi-Wan was a little taken back by his former padawan's silence and Obi-Wan saw confusion written all over his face, "Anakin are you alright?"
Anakin shook his head regaining himself, "Yes Master."
Obi-Wan didn't believe him and frowned as he gestured for Anakin to get out with his hands, "No run along to the medical bay."
Anakin slightly bowed to his Master, "Yes Master." Anakin walked out of the room and paused once again turning around, "Master?"
What could he possible want now? "What Anakin?" Obi-Wan replied with a slight annoyance in his voice.
Anakin shuddered as if he was afraid to speak. Obi-Wan raised an eyebrow at Anakin, "Anakin?"
Anakin looked down at the floor like an embarrassed child, "Well… Ummm… do you mind coming with me? I honestly hate it in there."
Obi-Wan smiled as he got up from his chair and put his hand on Anakin's shoulder. Anakin had actually looked past his pride, "Never be afraid to ask me anything Anakin, I am here for you."
Once Obi-Wan and Anakin were back in the medical bay the droid immediately started to work on Anakin's broken hand despite his protests. In an attempt to keep his mind off the medical droid Anakin asked his first question, "Master? How did this happen?"
Obi-Wan raised a questioning eyebrow, "You don't remember?"
Anakin shook his head, "I haven't got a clue."
Obi-Wan smiled, "Is the great Hero with no Fear admitting to memory loss?"
Anakin lifted his good hand to point at his Master, "I wouldn't push your boundaries Obi-Wan. I have hundreds of old man jokes that I have been saving for you."
Obi-Wan's raised his hands in defeat, "Fine Anakin." Obi-Wan's face turned serious as he continued to look at Anakin, "It seems that while during your mission, part of your troops were ambushed. You, in an attempt to rescue your troops went back for them. You see how that turned out."
"I don't understand how any of this happened." Anakin complained sadly.
Obi-Wan nodded, "The Council didn't believe it as well. When you did not contact them they thought that it was just you being… you."
Anakin rolled his eyes, he may not do things by their book but he gets things done.
"I have to admit," Obi-Wan added, "I still have no idea why you could not escape yourself. You have been in much worse situations."
Anakin said nothing as his Master's words sunk in. It was true; he had been in much worse situations. What was so different that he could not escape?
"When Rex and Cody reported you MIA, I was sure you would come around. It wasn't until Senator Amidala and Chancellor Palpatine were captured that I feared the worse." Obi-Wan continued, "When I started to further the investigation, your troops insisted that they were included. Thank the Force you started the tracking device when you did or we may have never found you."
Anakin's eyes grew hard as he looked up, "I never started a tracking device."
This statement came as a surprise to Obi-Wan, "You had to."
Anakin shook his head in disagreement, "I NEVER started a tracking device."
"Anakin…" Obi-Wan sighed, "You had a very rough few days, and it is possible that you may have forgotten that as well..."
"I don't think so…"
Obi-Wan reached forward to pat Anakin's shoulder, "Just give it some time Anakin; perhaps your memory will return."
Anakin nodded sadly, if it was true then that means he was responsible for the deaths that happened a few hours ago. The deaths of the innocent men on that sith ridden ship. I can't think like that. I have to think of something else. I'll think of Padme. Beautiful and smart Padme. Suddenly a thought popped into Anakin's mind, "Master? Why would the council want me to accompany Senator Amidala back to Naboo?"
Obi-Wan leaned back against the cold medal wall, why indeed. Obi-Wan was against the idea; Anakin was too foolish around the senator. Since Anakin had been knighted Obi-Wan had tried to tell himself what Anakin did with his own time was his own business. However, he couldn't help but worry. He was afraid that Anakin might be having an affair with the young senator. He would usually scold Anakin but with the war going on, Anakin could use all the relief of stress he could get. "I have no idea Anakin. I was not told who had suggested the idea."
"Generals Sirs." Anakin and Obi-Wan looked up to see a clone standing before them, "I'm sorry to interrupt but the captain told me to inform you both that we would be landing in Coruscant shortly." Obi-Wan nodded, "Thank you soldier, we will be out shortly." The clone nodded and stopping before he left the room, "Oh and I am suppose to inform you that we are landing… a far distant away from the Jedi Temple." Anakin frowned, "Why?" The clone hesitated, "It seems…. All of Coruscant has surrounded the entrance to the Temple…" Anakin rolled his eyes as Obi-Wan laughed uncontrollably unable to speak so he signaled for the clone to return to his station. The medical droid that had been silent during the two Jedi's conversation dropped Anakin's hand, "Can you move your hand?" Anakin nodded as he fluttered his fingers. Obi-Wan rose to walk out of the room and Anakin tried to follow before the droid retrained him, "Sir, I must run a few more tests before I can allow you to leave. Obi-Wan, who had regained himself, walked over to a groaning Anakin; "I will see you out there. Make sure you smile for you fan club!" Using the force Anakin threw a pillow at his Master, who quickly dodged the flying item to retreat to the open door as his laughed echoed down the corridor.
Anakin sighed as he prayed silently, please don't let there be that many people here to see me….
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