CHAPTER 1
Bounty Hunter Pursuit
-CORUSCANT-
Padme Amidala was asleep in her bedroom on Coruscant. Her husband, Anakin Skywalker, was on a mission to Mygeeto. She missed him a lot. He was on missions a lot. So she doesn't get to see him often. His padawan had turned to the dark side recently. So Anakin was a bit on edge.
But what happened that night had really disturbed her more than Anakin being gone all the time. A bounty hunter had tried to kill her. This was common, but this is the closest encounter to dying she had ever had. Except that one time with Aurra Sing.
She lay there, thinking about how she had almost died, like three hours ago. The bounty hunter's identity was unknown, and had gotten away. She still had a death threat hanging over her head. If Anakin had been there, that bounty hunter could have lost his or her head.
-MYGEETO-
''General Skywalker!'' Captain Rex called. They were lost in a blizzard. Anakin ignited his lightsaber so that Rex could know where he was. Rex ran over to the Jedi. ''We have bad news for you sir.'' Rex said. Rex and Anakin found their way to the Republic base that Anakin and Ki-Adi-Mundi were stationed at.
Rex turned on a holoprojector showing Padme almost getting shot in the head. Luckily the blast hit her wall instead. That bounty hunter is really bad at aiming. ''Is the senator okay?'' Anakin asked
''Yes, general.'' Rex answered. ''The police don't know for how long though. ''
''What do you mean?'' Anakin asked.
''The bounty hunter got away.'' Rex said.
''Blast!'' Anakin shouted. Anakin didn't usually say that. It was more like something Obi-Wan would say.
-JEDI COUNCIL CHAMBER-
Padme had gone to the Jedi Council for help with her death threat. ''Worried you are, Senator Amidala?'' Yoda asked. ''Yes, master Yoda. I know numerous bounty hunters have tried to kill me before but, last night the blast was a little too close to my head for comfort,'' Padme answered. ''I understand that senator, but this is a job for local police, not Jedi.'' Mace Windu said. ''But the Jedi have helped in the past! Why can't you help now?'' Padme asked.
''That was a mistake.'' Mace said. ''I'm sorry senator.''
Padme looked over at Ki-Adi-Mundi. She remembered that Anakin was with the Cerean Jedi. ''Anakin is there with you, correct?'' she asked. ''No, I only just found out now that he left and is heading for Coruscant.'' Ki-Adi replied.
''You mean Skywalker has left without the council's permission?'' Mace asked. Ki-Adi nodded. ''Why I oughta expel that boy right now!'' Mace shouted. ''Calm down master Windu.'' Plo Koon said. Plo Koon was stationed on Cato Neimodia, so like Ki-Adi, he was just a hologram.
Stass Allie had replaced Adi Gallia after her death and took her turn to speak. ''Master Windu, if we expel the chosen one that would cause a major problem.'' Stass pointed out. The whole council started chatting about what the Tholothian Jedi master had said.
-PADME AND ANAKIN'S APARTMENT-
Anakin's starfighter landed on the landing pad outside the living room. Anakin hopped out and hugged his wife. She had come back from the meeting with the Jedi Council shortly before. That night the bounty hunter had returned. This time Anakin deflected the blast and it broke the window.
The bounty hunter somehow got away again. ''Crap!'' Anakin shouted. ''Anakin! I'm trying to sleep! And while you're up close the stupid window!'' Padme obviously didn't know that there had been another assassination attempt.
