Note 35

Obi-Wan,

I'd much rather dream about Padme than my mother suffering. Just being around her again is intoxicating.

You are completely confusing me, Master. So Dooku sounded surprised when he learned that the Sith were masterminding the Naboo thing. Do we know exactly how deep their masterminding went? I don't know anything about who is a Sith Lord and what all of this means. I suppose we'll find out someday, whether we like it or not.

I had no idea that the Sith were once a species who liked to use the Dark Side of the Force. I really don't know much history before the Republic. I didn't know about the Sith Empire that you spoke of. What does "Darth" mean anyway? Well, I hope that there is never another Sith Empire.

Umm….killing Padawans to prevent a "prophecy" does not sound very Jedi-like to me.

What you said about Kit-Ad Mundi does make me mad….really mad, actually. So, a male Jedi is allowed to use women any way that he pleases, so long as he does not form an emotional attachment and marry the person? That means that a Jedi could rape anyone that they wanted to, and it would all still be within the Code. That is sick. I'm sorry. A Jedi can lust after whatever woman he wants to, he can sleep with her, he can just use her for his physical needs…he can play with a woman's heart, and can really hurt her…..and it's all "okay." That seems very Sith-like to me, and it is very selfish. What makes these things better than being committed to a woman and caring for her and loving her….and marrying her. A Jedi would get expelled just because they honored the person they really cared about and wanted to marry them while a Jedi who just plays with women would be "within the Code." It's good to know that getting a woman pregnant would not get me kicked out of the Jedi Order, but marrying her and then getting her pregnant would!

Just how many Jedi do this?

Okay, now it sounds like you are in agreement with Master Windu. He told me that he thought Dooku was doing his work undercover, and was trying to find out who the Sith Lord was. At least your story lines up with his now.

Well, it sounds like the Sith have beat us to putting mind tricks on Nute and Rune. Sigh…oh well.

Well, it would make sense for the Trade Federation leaders to still be getting help from the Sith Lord. They are pretty stupid, and I'm sure the Sith are not eager to let go of those with whom they have worked with before. I would think that they would have disposed of the Federation leaders if they had no further use for them. I honestly don't care what happens to Nute and Rune.

But anyway…….I sense danger coming from Padme's room……….

I'm back now: Wow….what an adventure we had.

Here's what happened from my perspective:

Wow……almost as soon as you and I started talking, we both sensed that there was danger in your room, and we ran in. I hope we didn't wake Padme too much, but it was important that she knew that someone made another attempt on her life. Those Kouhuns looked pretty nasty. Aren't they a form of giant centipede? I read about them once and found out that just one sting from their stinger is enough to kill a full grown human. You bet that in an instant I had my lightsaber out and I killed those two centipedes with one blow. Then you noticed the droid thing at the window that had delivered the centipedes, so you actually jumped through the window!

As soon as I saw Typho and Dorme rush into Padme's room, I went outside to find a speeder. It didn't take me long to find one…..but it took a little while to find one that actually worked. (That's why it took me so long to get to you. I was being sarcastic when I said that I was looking for one with just the right speed capabilities, etc. I was too annoyed with you that you would even ask me why it took so long that that's just how I responded.) Anyway, I jumped in and went to find you. I saw you…and then some Bounty Hunter started shooting at you, and you fell. I flew the speeder to a spot directly under you, and you fell in. After that we went on this wild chase. I'm sorry – I forgot that you don't like flying, Master. I LOVE flying, especially flying fast. The assassin kept trying to lose me, but it couldn't….and you thought I was crazy. You kept yelling at me, and then we went right through the section of the planet that had power couplings. It takes a really skilled pilot to be able to maintain control after going through a power coupling, but I was able to do it. At one point…by using the Force I KNEW that the assassin would be at a certain place at a certain time, so I turned the speeder and went in the opposite direction that the other ship was going in. I knew you wouldn't listen to me if I tried to explain what I was doing. You never do when we are in situations like that, so I just did it.

You REALLY yelled at me then. You wouldn't let me explain, so I just stopped the ship at that spot and I jumped. I landed on the assassins ship and I held on tight. The assassin tried to shoot me, and tried to speed up really fast or slow down suddenly, but I managed to hold on. I lost my lightsaber, but you saw me and caught it. During the struggle for the assassin to get rid of me, a gun accidentally went off and hit the ship's engine. The speeder crashed to the ground, but I jumped off of it in the last second. I hit the ground hard, but only got a few bruises. My landing hurt, but I started running after the assassin the second I got on my feet. I saw the assassin go into this bar type place (we landed in a REALLY bad section of Coruscant). I was just about to go inside when you caught up with me and gave me my lightsaber back, and then we went inside.

That place was terrible! I swear…the worst people in the galaxy were all gathered together in that bar. All the people there were low lives and druggies, and the place was dirty. There was Death Stick smoke all over the place, and oh….I did NOT like being in there. You told me to go look for the assassin while you got a drink. That made me mad. The assassin must have recognized us because it went right for you. You sensed it and cut off the assassin's arm and then you and I dragged the assassin out of there. I was GLAD to be out of that place because it was starting to make me sick, and I did NOT like those people inside of there. We laid the killer on the ground and we questioned her. I finally got angry and yelled at the creature…and it started talking. It said he was hired by a Bounty Hunter….but then you and I heard this noise, and the next thing we knew the assassin was dead. We looked around and noticed some person with strange armor and a jet pack leave quickly. After you and I looked at the body, we noticed a strange dart that neither one of us had ever seen.

What happens now, Master. Shouldn't we report what happened here to the Council?

Anakin