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Anakin and Obi-Wan walked into the hanger. It was filled with people wearing bright orange jumpsuits and helmets painted with the rebel insignia.
"Hello Anakin," Kitster said.
"I thought you weren't coming," Anakin said excitedly, forcing a smile.
"Yeah, sorry I'm a little late. I had to close some things up on Tatooine."
"Well, I'm glad you're here now. Obi-Wan, this is my old friend Kitster. Kitster this is Obi-Wan," Anakin said. "We're going to get things started here, we can talk a lot more later." Anakin walked to the podium and awkwardly waited for things to quiet down. Mace, Obi-Wan and Quinlan stood next to him. The troops kept milling about and talking, paying no attention to the Jedi.
"Everyone shut up," Quinlan yelled. A wave of silence fell around the room. All eyes turned to Anakin.
"Uh okay," he said. "The plan is this. Palpatine is on the Tarkin. It is our mission to kill him and his advisors. We need you to provide a distraction by attacking the ship. If you see an opportunity to blow it up, do not hesitate to do so even if we are still on it. Red team, it is your job to break the ships shield so we can get in. Now, go to your ships." Mace clicked on his holoprojector, which showed a hologram of the schematics of the ship.
"We will trick them into thinking that we are going directly into the hanger after breaking the shield. However, the senate intelligence has shown that there are hatches here and here," he said, pointing to two small spots on the ship. "Anakin, Obi-Wan and I will go here," he pointed to a spot, "And Ashoka and Quinlan will enter here. We will send R2-D2 in before us and disable the cameras. Wait for our signal and then enter." He pointed to another spot, "Palpatine is most likely stationed here, which is a level up from the place of entry. The high council is likely to be here which is about a hallway down from where you will enter and Tarkin is likely in the war room. If they are not there, attempt to take a clone hostage and get information. When you finish, call for the others and tell them. If there is no response, assume they are dead and set bombs around the ship as you leave. Try to get them in critical areas. The last person out should be the one to set the bombs. Communicate with each other on your comlinks."
Anakin landed on the Larger ship with ease. The battle was taking place on the other side of the huge ship for the most part, distracting them from any other visitors. He flew a smallish ship that had three seats. Obi-Wan and Mace were in charge of the blaster canons. Anakin opened the latch and slipped in first, looking around for any clones or guards. The hallway was deserted. He waved Obi-Wan and Mace in.
"Okay, now we need to get to a turbolift," Mace said.
"There," Obi-Wan said, pointing down a hallway. They ran to it. As the doors slid open, they were greeted by about ten clone troops. The Jedi made short work of them and got into the elevators, closing the doors quickly.
"The war room is this way," Quinlan said, pointing to the left.
"And the council is supposed to be this way," Ashoka said, pointing the other way.
"I guess this is goodbye. Whoever finishes first will go and help the other," Quinlan said. Ashoka nodded, "May the Force be with you." She ran down the hallway, following the directions Mace had given her. She jumped behind a small pillar when she saw that there were two Red Guards stationed outside of the room.
"Perfect," she thought. There was no way she could attack them without making a huge commotion.
"Artoo are you there?" she whispered into her comlink. The droid beeped in response.
"I need you to make a distraction, I'm on the first floor. Sector B." The droid beeped again. She nervously looked around the pillar. It wouldn't be long until someone walked down the hallway and her cover would be blown. A few minutes later, Artoo came beeping by the Guards. As they saw him he turned and rolled away.
"Hey," one of them said, beginning to follow the beeping droid. Ashoka seized her chance and darted out from behind the pillar, killing both of them.
"Thanks Artoo," she said. She stood in front of the door. This was it. She had no idea what would meet her when she opened the door, were the only guards they had the two she just killed?
"Only one way to find out," she thought. She slid the door open with the force and ignited her lightsaber. She was met with blasts from a tall, thin and extremely white woman. A ponytail of red hair came out of her skull. The men in the Council cowered away from the young Jedi.
"Aurra Sing," Ashoka hissed.
Yoda and a group of troops entered the castle through a large window. They shattered through it and immediately began firing on the clone troops. Yoda calmly walked through all of the mayhem. He had noticed that in war, people were generally too distracted to pay attention to a three-foot tall old man when he wasn't drawing attention to himself. He casually cut down some clones as he passed by, but only if necessary. It was so messy, war; so uncivilized. He walked up the large, ornate staircase and into the throne room. Asajj Ventress was sitting in the Queen's chair overlooking the battlefield.
"Master Yoda, how nice of you to join me," she said, still facing the window.
"All mine, the pleasure is, Ventress," Yoda said, tossing his cane aside and igniting his emerald blade. Ventress stayed looking out the window when suddenly she sprang out of her seat, flipping through the air and igniting her red blade. She lunged at Yoda with all of her might. Yoda easily blocked her blade, "Taught well, you were."
"Yes, some say I'm even better with the sword than you," she said, backing off and circling him.
"A great feat, that would be," Yoda conceded. She lunged at him again. He jumped into the air and flew over her head, swinging his lightsaber. This caught her off guard and she barely had enough time to block him. His lighsaber grazed her shoulder and she cried out in pain at the burn.
"Overly confident, you are," Yoda said. Asajj snarled and staggered at him, swinging her lightsaber clumsily. Yoda gracefully spun around, swinging his lightsaber over his head. Asajj gasped.
They crept over the large bridge. Obi-Wan took care of the guards stationed at either side, stabbing two of them and using the Force to pull the ones on the opposite side over the side of the bridge.
"I will go in first," Mace whispered as they reached the door. "Anakin take anyone else who's there. Obi-Wan can focus on Palpatine initially until we kill everyone else. Got it?" Obi-Wan and Anakin nodded. They burst in, lightsabers drawn and ready to attack. To their surprise, they were not met with blasts or attackers.
"Hello gentlemen," a booming voice said. Palpatine swiveled around in his large, black chair to face them. He smiled menacingly from under his hood.
"Palpatine," Mace said. "Where are your protectors?" He walked closer to Palpatine, who remained seated.
"I like to not surround myself with them so any attackers I receive I can kill myself. However, they'll be arriving shortly as there are three of you. I don't want anyone to feel left out," Palpatine said. "Hello Anakin. Good to see you alive, I was worried what had happened to my future apprentice."
"Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated," Anakin said.
"Congratulations on the birth of your children. Luke and Leia, is it?" Palpatine asked coolly. Anakin clenched his jaw but said nothing. He gripped his lightsaber tighter. Palpatine sighed and stood up, "We should get this over with." He reached for his lightsaber but suddenly two bounty hunters ran in. Anakin recognized one as Boba Fett. The other was a reptilian looking alien. Anakin and Obi-Wan wheeled around to face the them, but Obi-Wan was hit by force lighting form Palpatine. He was lifted into the air and hit the wall hard. He slid to the ground and didn't move. Anakin cut off the hand of the reptilian bounty hunter and then his head. He rounded on Boba. The bounty hunter shot at him, but in Anakin's anger he charged at him, mercilessly swinging. Boba's head fell to the floor. Anakin then turned to Palpatine. He and Mace were locked in intense combat. They were inches away, each trying to force their lightsaber into the other's face. Anakin ran to join, but before he could Palpatine sent a quick blast of force lighting at Mace's face. Mace quickly moved the block it with his lightsaber, squinting his eyes at the light it caused. Palpatine saw his chance and took it. He stabbed Mace in the now exposed part of his stomach. Anakin gasped. Mace's mouth opened as if to scream, his eyes wide. Palpatine force pushed him into the wall and he fell with a thud, his eyes still wide open in realization of what had happened.
Quinlan burst into the war room. The second he did it he realized it was a mistake. The room was filled with clones and guards. He quickly vanquished the clones, but the guards were much harder. There were seven of them and they each attacked at the same time. Quinlan ducked as one swung a force pike as his head. He cut down three of them and grabbed a force pike. He stabbed two quickly through the helmet. However, as he was preoccupied with stabbing a second one he was hit in the arm with a force pike. He cried out in pain and dropped the force pike he took, his left arm rendered useless. He quickly spun and cut the guard who stabbed him in half.
"And now," he said, turning on Tarkin, "You die."
Ashoka panted as she blocked Aurra's blasts.
"Getting tired little girl?" Aurra taunted. Ashoka force pushed her into the wall and she banged her head hard. Aurra growled and aimed another blast at Ashoka. She drew a lightsaber from her belt and ignited it. She slowly started circling Ashoka.
"I've been trained as a Jedi," she said menacingly. She stopped walking and Ashoka ran at her. Aurra gracefully swung as well and nearly cut off Ashoka's arm. They exchanged blows for a few minutes before Aurra pulled away.
"I grow tired of this," she said. She lunged at Ashoka but instead of attacking her with the lightsaber, pulled out a gun. Ashoka was ready for this and pulled the gun out of her hand with the force. As she caught it, she swung it around and shot Aurra in the head. She fell to the ground, dead. She turned to the men who were attempting to run out of the door that was being held closed by Artoo.
"Going somewhere?" she said.
Asajj screamed in rage as she looked down at the lightsaber buried in her stomach.
"No!" she screamed. She sent force lightning at Yoda, who pulled out his lightsaber and blocked it. It bounced off of his lightsaber and hit Asajj. She writhed in pain, snarling at Yoda but finally fell to the ground.
"Such a waste, this is," Yoda murmured as he turned and walked away.
The huge ship shook from a large blast it received.
"Join me, Anakin and rule the galaxy. I will never stop hunting your family, and when I find them believe me, I will make their deaths as drawn out and painful as possible. Perhaps I'll take your children, train them as Sith."
"Joining the darkside would kill her anyway," Anakin hissed.
"Suit yourself," Palpatine said. He looked at Anakin for a minute before he attacked, quickly slashing his blade. He swung his red lightsaber in some of the hardest moves Anakin had ever faced, but he met every one. As they fought Palpatine pulled down pillars to hit Anakin. He caught each with one hand, effortlessly tossing them to the side.
His lightsaber barely missed Palpatine's head as he swung it, but the old man ducked just in time. Palpatine hissed and brought another pillar down. This time it was not aimed at Anakin but at Obi-Wan. The pillar was much bigger than the others and Anakin struggled to keep it from crushing his former master. Palpatine took advantage of this momentary distraction and hit Anakin with force lighting. Anakin fell to his knees and his lightsaber slipped out of his hand. Palpatine walked up to him and kicked his lightsaber away, cackling. He raised his long and wrinkled fingers again and sent more lightning at Anakin, causing him to on his face. He attempted to get up but his arms couldn't support his weight. Palpatine put his boot on Anakin's back, forcing him to lie flat on his stomach. He could feel the heat of Palapatine's lightsaber at his neck. He realized that this was the end. He had failed, and now his family would suffer. He remembered hearing that before death your life flashes before your eyes. His family's life flashed before his. He saw Leia growing up and speaking before hundreds of people as a senator or some sort of leader, he couldn't tell. He saw her marrying a tall man with brown hair and being walked down the aisle by a man Anakin didn't recognize. He saw Luke wielding a lightsaber and becoming a full fledged Jedi, restoring the Order. His heart sank as he saw Padme. She was standing on Naboo, looking over the lake. Her beauty and youth had faded and she looked like the shell of the human she once was. A man who Anakin didn't recognize came out and kissed her. He noticed that in all of their faces he did not see happiness. He also saw Palpatine torturing them; saw Luke and Leia wielding red lightsabers. No, he could not let that happen.
"Then just get up," the voice said. "Stop feeling sorry for yourself and just get up."
"Any last words?" Palpatine said, standing above Anakin with his lightsaber at his throat. He could sense Palpatine swinging his red blade up and Anakin called his lightsaber to his hand with the force. He ignited it and in a blur of motion stabbed Palpatine in the stomach. As he cried out, Palpatine lowered his blade and Anakin swung again, taking off his head. Relief washed over him as he looked down at the former Sith lord. He did it. The Emperor was dead. In his relief he remembered the still possibly living Obi-Wan. He ran to him, hoping it was not too late.
"Master," he said, cradling Obi-Wan's head. Obi-Wan slowly opened his eyes and squinted at Anakin. He looked at Anakin through the slits and took a shallow breath.
"You did wonderfully," Obi-Wan whispered.
"Are you okay?" Anakin asked.
"All in all I'd rather be on Chommell," Obi-Wan said, chuckling slightly and then wincing from the pain.
"Chommell?" Anakin asked, confused.
"That's where I'm from," Obi-Wan said. He stared into space and began laughing again, "It's funny the thoughts you have when you're dying. I just saw my brother; he was beating me in a game of Dejarik. It was lurid, really, I always won."
"You're going to be fine. I'll take you back and you'll be okay," Anakin said as he lifted Obi-Wan over his shoulder.
"It's too late Anakin," Obi-Wan said weakly. Anakin didn't respond. His comlink beeped, "Anakin, do you copy?" Ashoka asked.
"Yes, I'm here," Anakin panted as he ran down the hallway.
"Did you do it?"
"Yes, but Master Windu is dead and Obi-Wan is critically wounded. I'll place the bombs on my way out but get out of here." He placed bombs every ten feet of the ship as he ran. If it did not completely destroy the ship, it should at least devastate it enough for them to have to make a crash landing on Naboo and kill nearly everyone inside. He carefully placed Obi-Wan in the ship. Artoo gave him an alarmed sounding chirp.
"I know, I know," he said. As he flew away he stopped for a minute to look back at the exploding ship. It was beautiful and horrible all at once. He flipped on radio, "Troops, this is commander Skywalker. We're done here now."