Note: My thanks to Wookieepedia/Wikipedia for the vehicle information
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Anakin's craft was skimming low over the surface of Onderon. The planets surface in this area was once covered by ferocious beasts that would devour any that wandered out of the capitals walls unprotected. The only refuge that was had was in the capital, and only city on the planet, Iziz.
Many ages ago, a group of outcasts and criminals learned to tame many of these beasts, and became known as the beast riders. They fought long and terrible wars with the Onderonians, but less than a few centuries ago the beast riders were all killed off, and the Onderonian army went out and destroyed most of the dangerous beasts surrounding the capital Iziz.
Those beasts that remained fled to the southern hemisphere of the planet, and no dangerous beasts had been seen in the area for some time. Many Jedi believed that the ferocity of the beasts was directly attributable to the fact that this planet had a long history of domination by beings wielding the dark side of the force. Anakin now realized that this must be one of the reasons that the Chancellor decided to purchase the grand palace.
The city had long maintained excellent anti air weaponry to repel the beast riders, so Anakin knew his approach had to be as stealthy as possible, and without his cloaking device operating, he had to hug the ground to remain below the enemy sensors. He flew around a small mountain ridge not far from the main city of Iziz, and he could feel his wife's presence getting stronger and stronger. Suddenly, a hidden anti aircraft battery fired a barrage that damaged his starboard wing.
"How could I have been so careless?" he cursed. "R2, we're going down. Brace yourself for impact."
Anakin skillfully landed the speeding vessel without much damage to the bottom of his craft, but it helped that the ground was covered in a lush grass almost a foot in length, much like the fertile plains of Naboo.
He opened the cockpit, and picked up the metallic helmet of Darth Vader. "R2, see what repairs you can manage, but try to be quiet."
R2 let out a low affirmative whistle, and began the repairs.
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Padme's last shackle fell to the stone floor with a metallic clank. She immediately stood up, and her body cried out in protest. Her muscles seemed as if they were on fire, but she realized that movement would probably help her more than anything.
She began to explore her cell, looking for anything that might help her escape. Over to the left side in a darkened corner was an old metal table with a skeleton lying on top of it. It looked to have been some sort of gruesome torture devise, and she felt a tinge of pity for the poor soul still there and what he or she had to endure. Other than the table and a few chains and shackles attached to the floor, walls, and wooden beams up above, the cell was empty.
She made her way to the door of the cell, and examined the lock. This looks like it's hundreds of years old. I should have this open in no time.
Padme laughed to herself at all the times she's had to work her way out of locks and chains. Who would've thought I'd be using this skill so much, especially as a Senator of the Republic no less.
She walked over to the skeleton still chained to the table. "I'm sorry about this," she whispered, "but you could be the means of saving my life." Padme had to break five ribs in order to get a bone shard just right, but she was able to break the radius just how it needed to be on the first try. Good thing, because there's only one left. She took the bone fragments and her metal hair clip and began to work on her cell door.
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Anakin heard a low rumble that seemed to amplify the eerie sound of his breathing through Vader's mask. He slowed his pace and walked up a gentle slope of a nearby hill, instinctively drawing his lightsaber. As he came to the crest, a daunting picture presented itself before him. The low rumble was caused by at least one hundred Armored Assault Tanks coming over the crest of a distant hill.
Anakin quickly surveyed the area, and saw half as many Ground Assault Tanks and a few dozen spider droids, and that was just the front line. Behind them were a few dozen All Terrain Attack Pods and Tactical Enforcers with at least a dozen Heavy Assault Vehicles. Aside from the manpower it took to pilot these craft, there were upwards of a thousand clones with just as many battle droids surrounding the main gate to the city before him. I guess he's serious about keeping me out of there.
Anakin looked behind him to see his craft with R2 about one hundred yards away. The AAT's, however, were now scarcely one hundred yards in front of him and firing on his position. Sidious, you will rue the day you kidnapped my wife.
One shot came directly at him, and he raised a gloved hand to create an energy field that absorbed the massive bolt of laser fire that would have meant the death of anyone else. With a thrust of his left hand he then redirected the energy back at the tank, watching it explode into minute particles that rained on the neighboring armor.
With a single force enhanced bound, Anakin landed on the top of the nearest AAT and cut the cannon off with his lightsaber before delivering a force blow that flattened the tank beneath him. He then bounded to the next, severing through its thick metal hull in a single swipe of his lightsaber.
To all outside observers, he became as a blur in constant motion, his lightsaber becoming an extension of himself as he sliced off cannon after cannon, destroying tank after tank. Drawing the force around him, he used many of the destroyed tanks as projectile weapons and sent them smashing into the whole front line of approaching vessels on his left. He then quickly turned and delivered a massive force push to all the tanks on his right, watching them tear apart beneath the shear energy that ripped through their frames.
A ridge of boulders lay alongside a river scarcely a mile away, and these flew instantly at Anakin's command to destroy numerous spider droids and GAT's, only to then continue on their path to end up crushing large groups of troops near the city walls.
Anakin proceeded directly in front of him, swirling the force around him and taking whole ships and destroyed alike into a gigantic metal tornado that completely surrounded him, protecting him from enemy fire in his swirling cocoon. This cyclone of destruction followed him forward, growing larger and larger as more and more vehicles were swept into body, feeding into its insatiable appetite.
The clone and droid vehicles alike tried frantically to get behind him in order to gain at least some advantage, but they had to travel at a safe enough distance to not get caught into the advancing tornado. Anakin immediately recognized their tactic, and allowed them to feel as if they were accomplishing their goal. Once he reached the center of the advancing forces, he caused the mass of swirling tanks and vehicle fragments to condense into a sphere and explode into metal shards and fragments that ripped through everything in sight, destroying the vast majority of remaining armor.
A Heavy Assault Vehicle in the distance suddenly took to the air as it was ripped in half and each part catapulted into LAAT's flying overhead. All seemed quiet for a brief moment until Anakin felt a slight disturbance in the force. He turned to his left and noticed at the far edge of his peripheral vision two divisions of armored vehicles come around the corner of a rocky cliff. Brilliant strategy, but it's not going to work.
Focusing all of his energy, Anakin threw both gloved hands out in front of him, and brought them up as if he were lifting an immense weight. To the surprise of every clone and droid alike, the entire mountain of rock that was next to them lifted into the air and moved directly over them. Anakin dropped both arms to his sides in a swift motion, and the mountain crashed into the earth sending a cloud of dust and rock in a deadly wave that reached the walls of the palace itself.