A/N: Ignore any mention of Anakin knowing about Padme's pregnancy in the last chapter, I have a better idea planned for that :)...I hope I have fixed it...and now on with the show.

Plans and Prophecy

Jedi Master, High Councilman of the Jedi Order, Mace Windu rubbed his dark bald head as he sensed the Senator's presence begin to stir. He had had no choice but to inject her with Force suppressants even though she couldn't use the Force to prevent Skywalker from tracking him through her Force presence before he was ready. He hated that he had to kidnap her, but it was the only way he could see to protect democracy, the Republic, and the Jedi Order. He thought back to the vision he had had about the Temple on fire, about the Jedi Order being oblivated. Somehow he knew that Skywalker was at the center of it, and Master Windu would prevent the fall of the Jedi and protect the adherence of their Code at all costs.

Mace carried a tray of food to the Senator of Naboo and set it down gently.

"There is no need to be alarmed, Senator Amidala," he greeted her as her eyes fluttered open and the restraints he had put on her clattered against the bed he had laid her upon.

"I can see that you are no threat," she stated sarcastically, "That is why I am here as your guest, Master Jedi. And the name is Skywalker," she retorted. "I am a member of the Galactic Senate; this will be seen as an act of war. Release me now and I can prevent the bloodshed that will follow such an action," she replied, her dark eyes clashing with his.

"I'm afraid I cannot do that. I need Skywalker to find us, and it is your presence that will draw him to us….when the time is right."

"What do you want with Anakin?" she asked.

"He's too dangerous to be kept alive. Surely, Skywalker has told you of my rare ability," the Korun Master added, handing her the plate of food. She was tempted to spit it at him, but she needed the food for her little one.

"He once told me you were one of the most powerful Jedi of the Order, second only to Obi-Wan," Padme said the last with a smirk.

"I assure you, my powers greatly eclipse that of Kenobi and Skywalker."

"You are arrogant," she replied, wishing she could grasp her blaster, but it was possibly better that she couldn't.

"A flaw shared by many Jedi. Your…consort will be the fall of the Jedi; I cannot allow that to happen. You must believe, Senator, that this is what's best for democracy, for the Republic. Skywalker will cause both to be lost. Help me to save the Republic," he added, his eyes turning yellow with an inner fire.

"At what cost?"

"Only a few lives. We must sacrifice the few to save the masses."

"No," Padme replied carefully. "You cannot mean to sacrifice Anakin. Anakin loves the Jedi, his trust has been shaken in your abandonment of Ahsoka, but he is a good man, a great man, he has all the characteristics that you Jedi lack. To abandon the Code is to embrace humanity, and that is what makes my husband different. That is where he gains his strength. Perhaps, it is needed for the Jedi to fall. Every life is sacred from the smallest being to the largest. You are not the Jedi you were," she stated evenly, using her greatest weapon, her compassion and her voice. She wasn't considered one of the greatest politicians of her time for nothing.

"You understand nothing."

"I understand everything. You, Master Jedi, even with the Force are blinded to the true nature of life; Anakin calls it the Living Force." Master Windu slapped her in the face. Padme spit out blood and glared at him.

"Anakin will come for me."

"I am counting on it, Senator, oh, I'm counting on it." The Once Great Jedi Master stalked out of the room setting up ray shields. Padme waited for him to leave, and then her eyes filled with tears. He was wrong about Anakin; Anakin wasn't the Destroyer but the Savior, their Chosen One. He was the son of the Force itself, and her child would be the grandchild. She gently touched her lip, she would survive, and she could just hope that Anakin wouldn't notice. He was very protective over her; he always had been, even as a nine year-old.

Meanwhile, Master Plo Kloon and Master Kit Fitso were meeting with the Council. "Someone needs to find Master Windu."

"Tracking Skywalker he is," Master Yoda stated.

"That's outrageous!" Master Kit Fitso stated, "Anakin was just on Coruscent after engaging Count Dooku, but with the kidnapping of Chancellor Palpatine and Senator Skywalker, Knight Skywalker is tracking the Invisible Hand."

"Knight Skywalker, he is not. Refer to him as such, you should not," Master Yoda intoned. "Crimes to answer for, Master Windu believes young Skywalker must. To the Citadel, he should go. Lost his way, he has."

"Or are we the ones that have lost our way," Master Plo added. "The Clone Wars has changed the Jedi. Where we were once peacekeepers we have become Generals of the Army of the Republic. We were called upon and we answered the call, but perhaps negotiations should be continued. Perhaps, we should reach out to Count Dooku and our fallen Jedi. Perhaps, we should embrace them rather than pushing them away," Master Plo suggested.

"You can't mean to welcome Count Dooku back into the Order?" Master Ti asked.

"Not right away now, but by believing they are lost, they become lost, what we should do is find a way to save our brothers and sisters," Master Plo argued.

"Master Plo is right, how can we believe that we follow the light when we are leaving those who have lost their way, abandoning them to the darkness. I believe that if Master Obi-Wan was here, he would agree with me."

"Kenobi left the Order," Master Mundi added. "He left us."

"Or did we leave him?" Master Kit suggested. "We all know that the Force is changing, that the Old Order of the Sith survived because of their ability to change. Let us not fight among ourselves as they did. We are better than this."

"Search for Master Windu, why would you?"

"To find out how lost he is," Kit replied.

"Visited me, Master Windu did, before leave Coruscent. Concerned, he was. About the change in the Force. Believed he did, that Skywalker was the cause. Vote we must, if leave you will."

"I vote that he goes," Master Plo added before leaving them. There was something nagging in his mind. He had to go into the security vaults and check the Prophecy. The One that spoke of the coming of their Chosen One. There was an answer he was seeking in there. He prayed the will of the Force would be served and that his friend would be chosen to find Master Windu. Master Plo sat down at the security control center after passing by the Padawan on duty. He typed in slowly, and was able to locate the holocron. He read slowly, asking the Force for help deciphering the words and meaning behind the ancient text. 'In a time of Darkness, on a planet with twin sons, found by the keeper of the prophecy and guided by the guardian, the Chosen One shall be conceived by the Force, though trusted and guided by the Dark One, the Chosen One shall persevere and by protected by the Protector, only working hand in hand can the Guardian and the Protector keep the Chosen One safe from the Dark One. If they fail, all will not be lost, for an Angel will find the Chosen One and give birth to the Twin Suns it will. If fall to the Dark One, the Chosen One, does not change the Jedi Order must, for the light will never be extinguished from the galaxy as the walkers of the Sky will carry the Force for generations to come. If fail the Chosen One does, the Son of Sons will lead him back upon the path of light.'

Plo Kloon frowned. Anakin was obviously the Chosen One. Who was the Dark One? Could that be the Sith Lord? Obi-Wan needed to see this, just as soon as they got back, he was going to have a long talk with both Skywalker and his family, this was most puzzlingly, and it seemed as if the pieces were falling into place, he couldn't be positive but he believed the Guardian and Protector to be Obi-Wan and Ahsoka, respectively. Was the Angel, the Senator he had married? Did the other Jedi know of the extent of this prophecy? Master Plo had much to think about, but he knew if push came to shove he would side with the Chosen One. Master Plo crossed referenced the prophecy of the Chosen One to that of the Son of Sons.

'In times of Greatest Despair, there shall come a hero, heir to the Force, who shall be known as the Son of Sons. It is he, who will save the Chosen One, and lead him back upon the path of his destiny.' Why had the Jedi never spoken of the Son of Sons? Did they believe so strongly in non-attachments that they couldn't conceive of their Chosen One producing an heir?