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Chapter Eleven
Exactly That!
It was several hours later and Sabe was crouched behind a statue with blaster bolts flying over head. As it had turned out, Padme really had had a good plan despite her worry.
They had sent some starfighters up to take out the droid control ship, the gungan army was creating a distraction by fighting most of the battle droids, and they were working on capturing The Viceroy. Which really was one of the most important parts of Padme's plan. If they failed to capture him he would only return with more battle droids.
Sabe leaned out and took out two more battle droids, before ducking back behind the statue. She was beginning to wonder how Anakin was doing, he and Obi-Wan were somewhere fight what she guessed was the person who had attacked them on Naboo. she didn't know for sure since she had not seen him and only knew what Padme had told her. suddenly her commlink made two quick beeps. she and Padme had agreed before hand that the two beeps would mean to get herself to where ever Padme was as quick as possible and help her out. She quickly pulled out here tracker so she could make her way to Padme. studying the map of the palace she saw that the red dot that was Padme was a few levels above her and seemed to be moving toward the throne room. turning it off and putting it back on her belt. She scanned the hallway they were in for the quickest path to the throne room. back the way they had come she could see just the stairway she needed. she turned and looked out from behind the statue again and ducked back again as a blaster bolt almost invaded her personal space. the battle droids had gotten closer.
"You four with me!" She shouted at four of the guards. "We are gonna make a run for that stairway back there! The rest of you cover us." When she got a nod from the four of them she jumped out and sent several blaster bolts at the droids and ran for the stairway.
To her relief all five of them made it and she hurried up it with the guards behind her. she was panting slightly by the time they reached the same level as the throne room. she pulled out her tracker once more and was glad to see that she was right and Padme was indeed in the throne room.
There were only four battle droids outside the doors and at her command the guards quickly took care of them.
Sabe hit the control panel to open the door just in time to hear Nute Gunray saying "With your help I will convince your Father to surrender."
"My Father will never surrender, Viceroy. You have lost!" Sabe declared, then blasting one of the battle droids she turned on heel and ran the four guards were right behind her, firing back at the battle droids as they went.
She heard Gunray shouting "After her!, This one is a decoy! Get the Princess!" And couldn't help but smile to herself at how well that had worked.
She gave a quick glance behind her and saw that there were about five droids fallowing them, now would be a good time to find some cover.
Just as she ducked into one of the window alcoves she heard one of the guards cry out and two of the guards joined her glancing out she saw that the other guard had stopped to help his injured comrade well still send blaster bolts back at the droids.
"You." she said pointing at one of the guards with her. "Help him, well give you cover."
He gave her a quick nod and with his help he and the other guard were able to get the one into the alcove and on the plus side there were only three of of the five left, though on the down side Sabe saw that more had joined them. she turned to look at the guard who had been hit and saw that it was his right leg that had been hit and seeing as the guard that had first went to help the wounded one seemed to know what he was doing and the other guard was helping him, she turned to hold off the the battled droids, even though she knew they were going to be over run. She was also thinking she really should learn these guards names before she died. So she shouted over the sound of the blaster fire. "What are your names anyway?" yeah it wasn't very Princess like, but if these guards had been paying any attention back in the swamp they knew she wasn't the real Princess anyway.
"What!" the guard who was standing right above her exclaimed in surprise.
"Exactly that!" she responded as she leaned out from where she was crouched down, to fire more shots at the ever nearing battle droids.
He leaned out and fired off a couple of shots as well. "I don't think that really matters right now."
She was guessing from that response that he remembered the fact that she was not the Princess and only a handmaiden.
"Of course it matters! Names always matter." She told him as she leaned out and was about to open fire when she realized that the droids had stopped firing and were just standing there as if they had been shut down. It took her a moment longer to realize that starfighter pilots must have succeeded in blowing up the droid control ship and if that was done then there was noway that Padme had failed to capture the Viceroy. She turned and jumping up hugged the guard who still hadn't told her his name.
"We won! We won! We won!" she said bouncing up and down.
"Yes handmaiden Sabe, We won." he said. "Now could you please let go of me?"
"Sorry." she said quickly doing just that. then remembering the wounded man she hurried past and crouched down next to the others. "How is he?" she asked.
The one guard looked up. "He'll be fine but we had better get him some really medical attention." he replied. "Which Ale and I can do. Starkey can escort you back to where ever you need to go."
She thought about pointing out that she really didn't need to be escorted any where, but decided to let it go,but the name she couldn't let go. "Starkey? is that why you didn't want to tell me your name?" she asked as she stood up.
"Something like that." he replied.
"Why don't you go by your last name?" she asked as they headed back toward the throne room.
"It's not any better."
"Well you could go by Star."
"That is an idea, but I am not sure it will work."
"Why not?"
"Well-" He was cut off my her commlink beeping."
"Sorry." She said as she pulled it from her belt. "Handmaiden Sabe here."
"Sabe!" Anakin said sounding panicked. "I need help now!"
"Where are you?" she asked "What happened?"
"Were somewhere in the power generator." he told her. "And it's Obi-Wan. he went into a Force healing trance, but he needs medical attention."
"Alright see if you can find out what level of the power generator you are on and I'll find some more help."
"Will do, please hurry." Sabe could hear the worry in his voice.
Padme was so glad it was over, they had won and her Father and Mother were alright, They had contacted Sola who would be returning to Naboo shortly with the newly elected Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.
With her Father and Mother putting everything to rights, She found herself with little to do, Seeing Sabe standing in the hallway staring out one of the huge glass windows she head her way and was about to ask if she knew what had happened to Obi-Wan and Anakin, when she heard foot steps and turned to see Anakin come toward them. Sabe who at first had turned to look at Padme quickly turned round to see Anakin.
"How is he?" Sabe asked.
Wait how was who? Padme wondered. Obi-Wan was the first person who came to mind, seeing as she had not seen him yet and he had been with Anakin last time she saw him.
"He'll be fine, Though the medic isn't letting him out of the medbay any time soon. he was in another Force healing trance when I left." Anakin told her.
So they were talking about Obi-Wan, she was sure of it. who else would be in some kind of Force trance thingy?
"What happened?" She asked trying not to sound worried, but from the slight smirk on Sabe's face, she was pretty sure she had failed.
"The Sith stabbed him through the leg with his lightsaber, but as I said he will be fine.
"Sith?" Padme asked. she had know idea what a Sith was, she could guess the Zabrak was who he was talking about though. "What happened to him?"
"A Sith is kinda the opposite of a Jedi. Anakin explained. "And as for what happened to him. I killed him."
"Oh." Was all she found it in herself to say. 'And your sure Obi-Wan's alright?' was what she wanted to ask, but she held it back. She also wanted to go down and sit beside him, even if he was in some kind of Force trance and couldn't talk to her, but she wasn't sure how to go there without getting annoying looks from Sabe.
"I'm sure he would love if you went down there," Anakin said suddenly, as if he had read her mind. "Even though he's in a Force healing trance he would know you were there."
She wasn't sure what Anakin meant by Obi-Wan loving it, neither was she sure that she would want him to know she was there, but really I'll she really wanted to do was go down to the madbay right now.
"I think all do that." she said not looking at Sabe and this with out looking back she headed for the closet route to said place.
She let her mind wonder over her conflicting feelings of wanting to be with Obi-Wan, but knowing he liked someone else and that it was just all hopeless.
She soon found herself outside the medbay doors and taking a deep breath she hit the button to open the door.
There were medic's and wounded everywhere and she wasn't sure who ask for help finding Obi-Wan, but her problem was soon solved when one of the medic approached her.
"What may I do for you Handmaiden..." the woman trailed off not knowing which handmaiden she was.
It took a second for Padme to realize why the woman thought she was a handmaiden, but then remembered that she had not taken the time to change.
"I'm looking for Master Kenobi. I know he's not awake, but I was hoping to sit with him for a little while." She explained quickly not bothering to give her name.
"Yes of course." the woman agreed. for which Padme was glad. "Right this way." she lead her to one of small room of the main room.
Padme soon found herself alone.
Obi-Wan lay, his eyes close looking so peaceful and if it weren't for the bandage round his leg she wouldn't have know he was hurt, well that and if Anakin hadn't already told her that he was.
She sat herself in the chair and her thoughts soon wonder away, until before she knew it she was asleep.
