Right now me, Master Kenobi and Anakin were in the cargo hold of the Coronet with a small squad of clones. Due to the nature of the Death Watch and the influence they could possibly hold, Death Qatch could be affiliated with the Separatists, hence the clone protection.
"You know your marching orders. The safety of the Duchess Satine is of the utmost importance. The Death Watch will stop at nothing to assassinate her before she pleads her case to the Senate." Master Kenobi tells them.
Master Skywalker steps forward too. "The Death Watch may be backed by the Separatists, so stay sharp." He then turns to R2 and R5. "R2, use your scanners to probe for any suspicious droid activity." Anakin says, and R2 beeps at him.
"You too R5." I tell my droid as well. He beeps confidently at me.
"Anything else, sir?" Captain Rex asks us.
Master Kenobi shakes his head. "No, that will be all."
With nothing else to say, the men started spreading out to search the Cargo Hold for any potential intruders or suspicious activity, led by R2 and R5, who seemed to be in a competition with each other. Master Kenobi's comlink then goes off, and he answers.
"Yes?"
"The Duchess and her retinue requests your presence." A guard informs him.
"Very well." Master Kenobi replies.
The three of us board the elevator along with Cody and Rex, and head upstairs. Anakin and I both sense something off about Master Kenobi, and I start to grin.
"I sense some anxiety from you about the Duchess. She couldn't be in safer hands." Anakin reassures him. He stiffly nods back.
"Yes, I know." Master Kenobi says.
"Then why-" Anakin starts to say, before he's quickly cut off by Master Kenobi.
"Never mind. It's all in the past," he says
Anakin then looks at him in surprise before smiling a little, shooting me a look. "Oh, so you're close to her?" he asks with a smirk.
"I knew her. A long time ago." Master Kenobi says, giving Anakin an irritated look. I snicker a little, and Master Kenobi stares at me as well.
I get Anakin's attention and he leans over to me. "If you must know, I think they had some sort of romance," I tell him with a smirk. "He called her beautiful," I whisper quietly. Anakin smirks back.
"Never heard of that before," he tells me.
Once the lift stopped, we got out and entered the brightly colored and fancy hallway. Anakin turned to Cody and Rex after we stepped out.
"You two return below. Contact us if you need anything." Anakin orders.
"Will do, sir." Cody said as the lift closed.
We walked closer to the room where the gathered Senators and Duchess were meeting, some of them with food. Once again, I hate politics so I didn't really want to be here, but if Master Kenobi and Duchess started bickering, it would be so worth it. The Senators were all discussing their views on warfare when we walked in.
"And yet some might argue that the strongest defence is a swift and decisive offense." Master Kenobi said, gaining everyone's attention. Duchess Satine gives Master Kenobi a look and I get Anakin's attention.
"Oh, here we go," I whisper to him.
"You are quite the General now, aren't you, Master Kenobi?" Saltine asks him.
"Forgive me for interrupting, your highness. I meant no disrespect." Master Kenobi responds politely, offering a small bow.
Satine stares at him disbelievingly "Really? Senators, I presume you are acquainted with the collection of half-truths and hyperbole known as Obi-Wan Kenobi?"
The Senators all look at us and I'm half nervous by the attention and also amused by the words used to describe Obi-Wan. All the while Anakin has a small grin on his face as he watches the interaction.
"Your highness is too kind." Master Kenobi says slowly, eyeing her.
"You're right. I am." Satine quickly agrees, earning a quiet laugh from me, which thankfully only Anakin notices.
"Allow me to introduce my fellow Jedi Anakin Skywalker." Master Kenobi says, gesturing to Anakin and trying to get some of the attention off of him.
"Your servant, my lady." Anakin says, stepping forward and bowing to her.
"And for those, that may not know my Padawan Jarik Shan." Master Kenobi says.
I takes most of my Jedi training to remain composed. "A pleasure to meet you Senators," I say respectfully, offering a small bow.
"I remember a time when Jedi were not Generals, but peacekeepers." Satine says, quickly bringing the conversation back to what it was before.
"We are protectors highness. Yours, at the moment. We fight for peace." Anakin responds.
"What an amusing contradiction." Satine says, obviously having a different view of how it should work.
"What Master Skywalker means is that we are acting at the behest of your highness to protect you from the Death Watch and the Separatists who don't share your neutral point of view." Master Kenobi says.
"I asked for no such thing." Satine replies, waving her hand.
"That may be so, but a majority of your court did." Master Kenobi tells her.
"I do not remember you as one to hide behind excuses." Satine retorts.
Master Kenobi is just as responsive. "I do not remember you as one to shrink from responsibilities."
Me and Anakin shoot each other amused grins, and I know he won't let Master Kenobi live his down for a long time.
The Ryloth Senator, Orn Free Taa I believe, intervenes in the conversation. "I am certain we all agree. Duchess Satine and General Kenobi have a proven there are two sides to every dilemma."
"Indeed." Senator Merrik agrees.
"Now, in regard to the Senate vote, we think…" Senator Taa starts to say, before Satine interrupts again.
"I think a multitude makes discord, not good counsel." She says.
"Right again, my lady." Senator Taa says, a little exasperated.
Master Kenobi then walks back over to us, showing obvious aggravation. "There may be two sides to every dilemma, but the Duchess only favours hers," he tells us silently.
"Well... to be fair Master, that's kind of the same with us. The Separatist think us Republics are corrupt, and we think the same about them. So that's a little bit hypocritical to say." I point out with a shrug.
"He has a good point Obi-Wan," Anakin says in agreement.
"That may be so, but in this case, the Duchess has to realise that Death Watch nor will the Separatists allow her to stand in the way of winning the dilemma." Master Kenob responds before walking towards the Duchess.
Later on, we were still in the dining room, me and Anakin hanging back for most of it, as points of view continued to clash. A droid comes over with a tray of drinks, and Anakin takes one while I select one that isn't alcoholic. Thankfully it's just some juice. It's actually rather sweet.
"You like your drink Master?" I ask Anakin casually. He takes a sip before shrugging. "It's alright," he finally says. "This is very entertaining."
I look over to where Master Kenobi is clashing points of view with Satine and nod in agreement.
"Yeah. I think it's even worse than when we were on Mandalore." I observe.
"A Republic military presence is the only sure defense against the Separatists." Master Kenobi says.
"Even extremists can be reasoned with." The Duchess argues as she stands up.
"Aren't they called extremists for the reason you can't negotiate with them?" I whisper to Anakin. He shakes his head with a grin.
"Just sit back and watch the show, Padawan." Anakin tells me, taking another sip of his drink. I shrug in response.
"Perhaps, if one can be heard over the clanking of their battle droids." Master Kenobi responds, as he two march closer to each other.
"Ha, the sarcasm of a soldier." Satine says.
"The delusion of a dreamer." Master Kenobi retorts, and they glare each other, nearly face to face.
Anakin was holding his drink and smirking at the pair while the two of us watched on. I continued to sip my juicy beverage as if nothing was wrong, mentally laughing like crazy inside. After all it wouldn't be proper to laugh in front of all these Senators. Blahhg.
Senator Merrik decides to take the opportunity to interrupt before things could escalate any further. "Duchess, Master Jedi, It's been a long trip. I think we could all use a little rest and refreshment."
They barely react.
"Hear, hear. Now let us put politics aside until after dinner." Senator Taa exclaims in false delight, trying to move the conversation along. I think he also just wanted to eat more.
"Fine!" The two said angrily, before the Duchess shoved Obi-Wan aside and started walking to the door, leaving the dining room.
Everyone watched as she left, not knowing what to say and Master Kenobi walked back to us. I was about to say something when Master Kenobi shot me a glare, a glare which immediately shut me up. Anakin shakes his head in amusement as we left the room.
The three of us were walking down the halls, at the moment not really having anything to do right now.
"You and Satine have a history." Anakin says.
Master Kenobi nods. "We do indeed."
"And I think, that I want to know that history Master!" I say cheerfully. Master Kenobi looks at me hesitantly, and I perform my best innocent look before he sighs and gives in.
"An extended mission when I was younger. Master Qui-Gon and I spent a year on Mandalore protecting the Duchess from insurgents who had threatened her world." Master Kenobi tells us.
We then enter the lift as he continues with his tale.
"They sent bounty hunters after us. We were always on the run, living hand to mouth, never sure what the next day would bring."
"Sounds romantic." Anakin remarks.
I burst out into small laughter at the look Master Kenobi shoots Anakin, and he sighs before continuing to talk.
"A civil war killed most of Satine's people, hence her aversion to violence. When she returned, she took on the difficult task of rebuilding her world alone." Master Kenobi says as we exit the lift into another room.
"You didn't stay to help her?" Anakin asks.
"That would have been problematic. My duty as a Jedi demanded I be elsewhere." Master Kenobi informs us. We enter the small temporary living quarters were given and I sat myself on the bed while Anakin stood up, Master Kenobi sitting in a chair.
"Demanded? But it's obvious you had feelings for her. Surely that would affect your decision." Anakin asks curiously and in some confusion.
Master Kenobi nods. "Oh, it did. I live by the Jedi code."
"Of course. As Master Yoda says, 'a Jedi must not form attachments.'" Anakin says, sounding a little irritated at that. Honestly I had to wonder what the deal was with attachments as well. We're supposed to be compassionate and caring, but if we don't have a bond with people, then what are we fighting or protecting people for? I know we keep the peace in the Republic, yet I've always had a natural feeling that having no emotions/attachments isn't right. Call me crazy.
"Yes. But he usually leaves out the undercurrent of remorse." Master Kenobi says glumly.
Master Kenobi's comlink started beeping, and he answered it. "Yes Captain?"
Rex's voice came on the line. "General, something's wrong with Skywalker and Commander Shan's astromechs. Scared him real good sir. I also lost contact with two of my men," he reported. Well that didn't sound good.
"I'm on my way down to assist you." Master Kenobi said, standing up to leave.
Anakin then stops him. "I'll go, Master. If there's something dangerous down there, the clones and I can handle it," he says. I look at them both. "Could I go as well? I'd like to see what's bothering R5," I tell them.
Master Kenobi sighs but nods in agreement. "Very well you two."
Once me and Master Skywalker made it to the cargo hold, we walked out to see the clones all gathered. R2 and R5 were standing closer together, moving their heads around almost fearfully.
"Alright men what's that problem, we're missing dinner." Anakin says, trying to lift the mood with a joke.
"We're not sure yet sure" Cody tells us. "There's still no sign of Mixer and Redeye."
Anakin then looks at the two droids. "What's the matter you two?" he asks them. R2 beeps frantically, shaking on his treads slightly. "I know, I know, but I'm here now." Anakin reassures him. "Use your scanners, see if somethings out of place."
R5 then beeps at me quickly. I look at him in confusion. "A creepy... monster with red eyes?" I ask slowly. R5 beeps in confirmation, very loudly I might say. "Alright, well come along then. Scan for anything out of the ordinary."
We all head off, following R2 and R5 as they move around the dark cargo hold with their scanners out of their domes. R5 was quickly moving his head around, almost as if he was expecting something to jump at him, so I walk beside him to calm him down. Soon enough, we come to an area that has a large box, lying open and empty on its side. Not a good sign.
"Well, what have we here?" Rex asks aloud. "Looks like the contents of this box are missing."
Anakin frowns in worry. "Or got up and walked away."
"Well that's a comforting thought. So.. monster?" I ask R5, who beeps a yes. "Monster. Wonderful." I say with a sigh.
"Alright, fan out men. Separate squads. I'll contact Obi-Wan." Anakin tells the men. The clones all split up into two groups, making sure that nobody is alone while Anakin pulls out his comlink.
"Anakin, Jarik, what have you found?" Master Kenobi asks us.
"There's a large open container and the contents are missing. And I still have two men unaccounted for." Anakin tells him.
"That's not good. Keep things quiet and I'll stay with the Senators."
"Got it," Anakin says, disconnecting the transmission. R2 then rolls over down an isle stacked with crates, and R5 follows him. "What's up, did you find something?" Anakin asks.
"Hopefully nothing, horrible." I say, following after them. Honestly, these isles full of crates in the dark was absolutely creepy. I could understand why R5 was going all crazy earlier. We then stopped upon noticing a clone walk forward into a patch of light, although very weirdly.
"There you are." Anakin says in relief. "Redeye where've you been you had us... all worried.." Anakin falters when speaking however, as we both notice the weird way that Redyeye was moving, and he was still encased in shadow.
"Oh... that is freaky." I mutter, pulling out my lightsaber, thought not igniting it yet. "I swear if these is another Geonosian ship infestation I am bailing!" I whisper harshly to Anakin. He glares at me for a moment before talking again. "Redeye?" he asks.
Some weird, creepy droid legs start to get revealed and I activate my lightsaber, Anakin following suit.
"Definitely not Redeye Master!" I exclaim. Seeing that we now know, the droid lifts Redeye's body and throws him at us. We manage to dodge out of the way as Redeye's corpse slams into the boxes behind us. The poor guy.
The Assassin probe is now revealed, being some weird, creepy spider looking thing with numerous red eyes that seem to glare at us. "Oh, that is terrifying!" I manage to say. The droid screeches and charges at us, and I leap out of the way while Anakin slices two of its legs off. The droid rams into a few boxes before picking them up and throwing two crates at us.
I slice one box in half and we dodge the other when the droid hits us both with its legs, knocking us to the ground. I groan in pain fro the hit and look up to see the droid advancing on us. Before it can do anything however, the clones come back and start shooting at it, knocking the droid back and destroying it. I sigh in relief as we get up, before another droid catches my attention.
"Master! The lift!" I shout, pointing to the droid as it pried open the doors. Me and Anakin ran towards the lift, the clones following but it was too late for us to do anything about it.
"Obi-Wan, there's assassin probes down here! One made it up the lifts, we'll try to hold the others down here." Master Skywalker informs Master Kenobi on the comlink.
"Think there's any more of them?" I ask Anakin. He nods in agreement. "Most likely. Let's spread out and find it," he tells the men. Suddenly Cody looks at something behind us. "Watch it!" he exclaims.
I turn around to see a bunch of little probe babies hopping out of the droids head and start crawling towards us. We activate our lightsabers and the clones start firing at the probes. These little devils are fast! But I'm faster than them, slicing the probes out of the air as they launch themselves at us.
"They're everywhere!" Rex exclaims, shooting all around him.
"Get behind us!" Anakin orders, slicing a few probes out of the air as well. Unfortunately, one of the clones can't get away in time, and the little droids all start to swarm him, crawling into his armor. R2 and R5 stroll forward, using their electric shockers to zap all of the probes on the ground, hitting handfuls at a time. Eventually, all of the probes are taken care of and I deactivate my lightsaber.
"Those things are terrible." I say in irritation, looking sadly at the clone who got swarmed by all of the probes. I didn't want to know what they did under his armor, or to his face.
"Good work men," Master Skywalker tells the clones. "You too buddy," he tells R2.
"Yeah, nice zapper there R5." I tell my droid.
"Assassin droids?" How did that monster end up in the hold?" Rex asks in bewilderment.
"Question is, who smuggled him on board?" Anakin says, looking around. That's a good question. We look around before spotting a protocol droid, and Master Skywalker heads over it, leaning against a crate. The rest of us follow.
"I'm looking for the droid that services the cargo bay?" Anakin asks.
"Uh, yes sir," it replies. standing up. "Are all those creatures, dead?" It asks us.
"That's what I'm trying to find out! You're in charge of the cargo manifest right?" Master Skywalker asks in aggravation.
"Uh, yes. I have it right here," it replies, coming over with a datapad. "Well where did they come from?" Anakin asks.
"It is right here, on the manifest." The droid says, giving Anakin the datapad. He skims over it, muttering different things before looking up. "There's no name on this chart! There is no indication of who shipped it." Anakin exclaims. I roll my eyes. Typical.
"No sir. Just the Senate stamp. Always accepted for transport here, aboard the Coronet." The droid tells us. I widen my eyes in surprise. "So, a Senator brought this hunk of junk on board?" I ask Anakin in surprise. "It seems so," he mutters.
After exiting the cargo hold, we headed over to the dining room, where Master Kenobi was waiting. Anakin handed him the datapad, and Master Kenobi read it, his eyes narrowing at the information.
"One of our four distinguished Senators appears to be a traitor." Master Skywalker says.
Master Kenobi looks back at the gathered Senators. "I sense it too."
"How are we going to figure out who?" I ask them. We then notice one of the small probe droids still scuttling around, trying to hide. "Well that's convenient." I remark.
"It looks like one of our little visitors is still alive. I have an idea how to expose the turncoat. Return to the hull of the ship. Destroy the last assassin droids. Jarik and I will find out which of the Senators is the traitor." Master Kenobi orders.
Anakin nodded before heading back to the lower decks of the ship, and I used the force to pick up the little droid and hold it between my fingers. I tries to swipe at me with its little legs, but I keep it from doing anything.
"You think can uncover anything from it?" Master Kenobi asks me. I frown and grab a small metal screwdriver from my pocket, and look at the droid's backside. There I see a small panel, and I open it, the droid struggling all the while. Once I remove the outer panel, it goes limp in my hand, and I examine the small wires.
"Oh yeah. This should be a peace of cake." I tell him with a grin.
"Here, you can hold the little critter's cage," Master Kenobi says, handing me the plate and covering the lid with a cloth. I make a face at him. "And why am I holding it?" I ask him.
"I thought you might like to be the one to present your fine meal to the Senators," he quips. I roll my eyes and head over the the now cleaned up table with the "food."
"Ah! Dessert, excellent!" Senator Taa says gleefully.
"This morsel might prove too much even for the legendary appetite of Orn Free Taa." Master Kenobi tells him with a grin. I take that as my cue to uncover the cloth, revealing the little probe attempting to escape. The moment it saw the Senator's it went crazy.
"Enjoy!" I say cheerfully. On second thought, I rather liked being the one to hold this tray. It allowed me to terrorize the politicians, which I do not like. I hate politics. Best plan ever.
Senator Taa yelps in fright, looking at us nervously. "On second thought, it wouldn't agree with me," he hastily agrees.
"My Padawan here took the liberty of wiring the probe to be hostile to the Duchess and those who defend her, except for the one who programmed it." Master Kenobi explains. Unfortunately the probe was to simple in its programming to let me know who did it, but it would recognize its Master, so I fiddled with it to make sure it would calm down at the sight of who programmed it.
"Take it away! Please!" Senator Taa exclaims, hiding his face fearfully. Definitely not him thats for sure. Honestly.
I begin to circle the table, getting fairly close to all the Senators with the droid, to see how it would react. Secretly I enjoyed the harmless prank, well harmless to everyone except the traitor that is.
"Obi-Wan, this line of questioning borders on torture!" Satine exclaims angrily.
"Oh, I assure our pacifist duchess that all is under control. We are trying to expose a bigger threat." Master Kenobi says, walking with me, arms behind his back while he studies the droid. Interesting, the droid displays unusual hostility toward the honorable Kin Robb." Master Kenobi said. I nodded at that. "Definitely not these two." I gestured to the two Senators next to us. I circled around the Duchess, and it obviously went insane at the sight of her. But once I got to her Senator... well what do you know.
Master Kenobi notices as well. "But it seems to like you, Senator Merrik." He says, sending a grin in his direction. "Well, Prince?" Master Kenobi asks him.
"I hope you don't hate me as much as the ex-Governor." I remark with a charming smile in Merrik's direction.
"Really, General Kenobi," Merrik says sarcastically. "You're quite clever!" He suddenly smacks the tray out of my hands, letting the probe free. It scuttles across the table for Satine, and Master Kenobi manages to hit it with a pan. The probe flies across the room, landing on the protocol droid which gets electrocuted by the probe. It then jumps through the air towards Senator Farr, however I manage to slice it in half before it gets there with my lightsaber.
During our distraction, Tal Merrik managed to grab the Duchess in a headlock, pointing a blaster at her head.
(Tal Merrik) "You're coming with me." Merrik said as he took the Duchess and left the room.
Following that fiasco, Master Kenobi and I quickly exited the dining room and ran through the ship in search of the Duchess.
"Anakin, Tal Merrik is the traitor, and he's taken Satine hostage." Master Kenobi says through his wrist com.
"Copy that, but I've got problems of my own right now." Master Skywalker's irritated voice replies quietly through the com.
We continued to run through the hallways. Eventually we met up with Anakin at the other end.
Master Kenobi asks. "Did you find them?"
"No, but I've stationed troopers at every escape pod." Anakin responds.
"Merrik will try to signal his allies for help. We have to find him." Master Kenobi told us. We then entered a lift to take us to the higher levels.
"This may not be the time to ask, but were you and Satine, ever…" Anakin begins to ask.
"I don't see how that has any bearing on the situation at hand!" Master Kenobi responds quickly in irritation. I snicker as Anakingrins to himself. "I think he did," tell Anakin.
Once we exited the lift, the ship suddenly rumbled for a moment, as if it was coming out of hyperspace. The alarms then began to ring, signaling the boarding of Separatist droids. Clone troopers start to make their way to the breech as Anakin directs them in the right direction.
"I'll take care of this, Obi-wan. You, go find your girlfriend." Anakin says, running off as fast as he could.
Master Kenobi nods. "Right, uh no, Anakin, she's not my…" he exclaims in aggravation, cutting himself off as he ran out of sight. I laugh at his expression. "Don't worry Master. It's perfectly fine between you and Satine." I tease him. He groans in annoyance. "Not you too Jarik," he says with a sigh.
We then ran off in the direction of the bridge, where the Senator had to be if the ship dropped out of hyperspace. "So what's the plan Master?" I ask.
"Once we find them we have to keep Merrik from leaving with her. Make sure he can't escape." Master Kenobi tells me, and I nod. Soon enough we arrive at the bridge with out lightsabers activated, and I notice how all the bridge crew are all shot dead. What a piece of crap. This is why I don't like Senators! I've said this many times already!
"Come in, Kenobi, Shan, you're expected." Merrik tells us with a sneer. Once again my name is said as if its poison. Why do Mandalorians hate me so much? So rude.
"Tal Merrik, you are under arrest. Release the Duchess." Master Kenobi says, pointing his lightsaber at Tal Merrik while I keep mine by my side.
"I took the precaution of wiring the ship's engines to explode. I press this remote, and we all die." the Senator tells us smugly, waving the remote around. He slowly moves to the exit of the bridge.
"You're such a jerk. Why would you do that to everyone?" I ask him with narrowed eyes. Merrik scowls at me. "Why do YOU even exist? You're an insult to Mandalore!" He spits out at me. I roll my eyes. "Why do you people hate me so much? I'd be flattered if it weren't so dumb." I respond. He scoffs at me. "You'll learn so enough. I'm surprised you're this ignorant. No matter. touch me and I hit this button." Merrik threatens.
"Obi, if you have any respect for me, you will not take such risks with so many people's lives at stake." Satine pleads with us, specifically Master Kenobi.
"Satine..." He starts to say before Merrik moves again. "Don't." Master Kenobi says warningly.
We slowly follow Tal Merrik as he heads down the hallways. For all my smarts in slicing, I couldn't deactivate ship engines from exploding. It's terrible.
We cautiously followed Merrik all the way through the Coronet until we came upon the Separatist boarding ships.
"This is Merrik, prepare to disengage. Say goodbye, Duchess." Merrik says smugly.
"Obi-wan, it looks like I may never see you again. I don't know quite how to say this, especially with your Padawan here but I trust him as much as I trust you to keep this to herself. I've loved you from the moment you came to my aid all those years ago." Satine starts to say. I stare in between the two of them in surprise. Say what?
Apparently Merrik had the same thoughts, but harsher ones. "I don't believe this." he says in disgust.
"Satine, this is hardly the time or place for…" Master Kenobi starts to say, but stops at the face Satine is giving him.
"All right. Had you said the word, I would have left the Jedi Order." Master Kenobi admits.
I gape at Master Kenobi in surprise. Like what? The great Negotiator of the Jedi and Republic, High Council Master, would have left falling in love with the Duchess of Mandalore? Sounds like a match made between a squirrel and monstrous lizard.
"That is touching, truly, it is. But it's making me sick, and we really must be going." Merrik says in obvious disgust.
I roll my eyes and do a fake cough. "You're horsecrap! *cough cough* I'm so sorry. Did I offend you?" I ask him with a grin.
Satine glares at Merrik. "You have the romantic soul of a slug, Merrik!" Satine says stamping on Merrik's foot. He yelps in surprise and pain while Satine grabs the blaster and aims it at him. "And slugs are so often trod upon!"
I send Merrik a smug grin. Looks like we had all the cards now, since he had no hostage and we only had to attack if he made a move.
"Interesting turnabout, but even if I do not deliver the Duchess alive to the Separatists, I still win. The second I'm away, I'll hit the remote and blow the Coronet to bits." Merrik says smugly.
Satine glares at him with hard eyes. "I will not allow that."
"What will you do? If you shoot me, you prove yourself a hypocrite to every pacifist ideal you hold dear," he mocks Satine, before turning to Obi-Wan. "And you, Kenobi. You are no stranger to violence. You'd be hailed as a hero by everyone on this ship, almost everyone." Master Kenobi glances at Satine in surprise and hesitation. I'm still grinning however.
"What about me? I could just cut off your arm right now. Didn't think of that huh?" I tell him smugly. Merrik scowls angrily at me. "Take a single step and this ship blows up in a second Shan! I'll gladly die if it means killing you!' he says threateningly, holding a hand to the button.
This makes me falter in fear, and I internally beat myself up. Now I couldn't do anything, because we'd all die the moment I made a move. Satine couldn't harm people for her own views, Master Kenobi managed to become tangled in a love-fest, and Merrik was watching me for any movements like a hawk. Come on!
"Come on, then. Who will strike first and brand themselves a cold-blooded killer?" Merrik says tauntingly, waving his arms at us.
Out of nowhere, an azure colored lightsaber is suddenly stabbed through Merrik's chest, causing him to jerk in surprise and pain. I jump a little, and the detonator falls into a gloved hand. Merrik falls to the floor, revealing Anakin who smiles at us. Satine quickly throws the blaster away.
Master Kenobi eyes him with a stare. "Anakin," he says in disappointment.
"What? He was going to blow up the ship." Anakin shrugs, tossing his lightsaber in the air.
Satine moves over to Master Kenobi "Obi-Wan, I…"
Cody suddenly runs up to us and starts talking. "General Skywalker, the last of the droids have been defeated, sir." he informs us as the clones walk up.
"Very good, Cody." Anakin says in congratulations.
"I must get back to the business of diplomacy." Satine tells us before walking off to some other part of the ship.
Master Kenobi sounds disappointed. "As you say Duchess, some other time."
The rest of our voyage on the Coronet was relatively calm to my relief. No more creepy assassin probes or traitorous Senators lurking about. R5 gladly joined with me as soon as he could to get out of the cargo hold, and I saw no reason to now allow him to. The ship then docked with a landing platform, where Chancellor Palpatine and a few Senate Commandos stood by and watched as we exited down the ramp.
"A job well done, Master Jedi." Palpatine says with a gracious nod.
"Thank you, Chancellor." Master Kenobi says, bowing lightly to him.
"Your excellency." Anakin says. I only nod in response.
Me and Anakin walk away with R5 and R2 as Satine approaches, deciding to give the two some lovey-dovey time. Haha.
We watched the two talk from a respectful distance, and I grin when Satine holds his beard for a moment. Once Satine and her guards begin to leave, me and Anakin walk back over to him.
"What was that all about?" Anakin asks with a small laugh.
"I think our esteemed Jedi Council Member has a secret love..." I quietly sing. Anakin laughs while Obi-Wan shoots me a half-hearted glare. I smile innocently at him.
"She is a remarkable woman," Anakin tells him.
"She is indeed." Master Kenobi replies. We all watch as the Duchess boards a transport to take her to the Senate, where she will plead on the case of Mandalore.
BUT WHY DOES DEATH WATCH HATE ME SO MUCH? WHAT IS GOING ON DUDES?! D: