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Kairi had never been very close to Padme like the others, so coming to Anakin's apartment to visit and check on him was quite odd. She could sense that Anakin was not there and she knew he'd be able to sense she was once there.
She knocked lightly on the door to be greeted by C3-P0.
"Oh heavens, Kairi. It has been a very long time." C3-P0 said.
Kairi grinned, "Yes it has C3-P0." Kairi said.
"Oh how rude I am being, come in." The droid said moving over to allow Kairi to enter.
Kairi stepped inside and heard footsteps, it was Padme. She had an excited look but it kind of faded when she saw Kairi, not saying she was upset to see Kairi it was that Padme was hoping it was Anakin.
"Oh, Kairi how are you?" Padma asked.
"Good, good." Kairi said.
The two stood awkwardly until Kairi noticed Padme's belly, that is when Padme noticed Kairi saw it.
"Um- so you didn't get a mission like the others?" Padme asked trying to get Kairi to stop staring at her belly.
"Uh- something like that." Kairi said.
"Would you like something to drink?" Padme asked.
Kairi shook her head, "I'll only be here for a moment. Can I ask, are you pregnant?" Kairi asked.
Padme nodded, "Please do not tell."
"I won't, I am loyal at keeping such secret." Kairi said.
"So what is it that you came here for? Anakin isn't here." Padme said.
"I am aware, has he been acting strange lately?" Kairi asked.
"Um- should I be concerned over Anakin?" Padme asked.
Kairi formed a small smile, "No need to put stress on your baby."
"I may not be a Jedi but I can tell when something is wrong, is something bothering you?" Padme asked.
Kairi guided Padme to a couch, she didn't want the Senator to be standing much longer.
"I am concerned about Anakin." Kairi said.
"Concerned about Anakin?" Padme repeated.
"Yes, he has been moody and from what I've seen very detached. I as well as my master were hoping he'd speak to you." Kairi said.
Padme gave her a look, "Why would he talk to me about his work?" She asked.
Kairi looked up, "You both aren't good at hiding your feelings."
"Neither are you, Kairi." Padme said.
Kairi decided not to start a fight about controlling ones emotions and thought to continue on what is really important, Anakin.
"My master and I know the connection between you two. How you feel for each other." Kairi said.
"Wha- What did Anakin tell you?" Padme asked nervously.
Kairi shook her head, "Nothing. He didn't have to."
Padme flustered and stood up, she walked near the balcony and Kairi follows.
"I- don't know what you're talking about." Padme said.
"Padme, I do not know you as well as my master but- I can see the love you two share. Padme, I am worried." Kairi said.
Padme did not answer, she turned away and Kairi felt like this was hopeless and shouldn't have mentioned anything.
"Padme, I- I won't tell the Council any of this and I am sure my master won't either." Kairi said.
"Obi-Wan knows?" Padme asked.
"He basically knew all along," Kairi said grinning but faded looking seriously, "I really hoped I did not upset you. I'd like to think I am a friend of yours even though I am not as close to you like Anakin or Master Kenobi." Kairi said.
Padme looked up, "Thank you Kairi."
Kairi touched the senator's shoulders, "Please do what you can to look after him." Kairi spoke.
~~~STAR WARS~~~
Anakin returned home to sense something familiar, he sensed that Kairi had been there. He walked through the front door and into the living room to find Padme sitting on the couch. She seemed to have been reading something but smiled seeing Anakin.
"I sense something familiar- has Kairi been here?" Anakin asked.
"Yes earlier," Padme said.
"Does she know? Did she tell Obi-Wan?" Anakin became concerned.
"They are both worried about you." Padme said.
"You told her about us, now she'll go tell Obi-Wan." Anakin said angrily.
"Anakin! Kairi is worried, she is our friend and so is Obi-Wan. They believe you are under a large amount of stress." Padme said.
"And Obi-Wan isn't?" Anakin asked.
"Anakin, you've been moody lately." Padme said.
"I have not!" Anakin shouted.
"Anakin pleae! Don't do this again." Padme said.
Anakin began to calm, "I don't know- I feel lost." Anakin said.
"Lost? What do you mean? You're always so sure of yourself. I don't understand." Padme said.
Anakin turned to his wife, "Obi-Wan and the Council don't trust me."
Padme looked at her husband, "They trust you with their lives. Obi-Wan loves you as a son."
"Something's happening. I'm not the Jedi I should be. I am one of the most powerful Jedi, but I'm not satisfied. I want more, and I know I shouldn't." Anakin said.
"Annie, you expect too much of yourself." Padme said.
Anakin put his hands on her belly, she saw the sad facial expression on his face.
"I want to be able to save you." Anakin said.
"Save me?" Padme asked
"My nightmares." Anakin said.
Padme touched his face, "I am not going to die in childbirth. Annie, I promise." Padme said.
Anakin pulled back, "No! I promise you, that I will become powerful with my new knowledge of the force. I will be able to keep you from dying." Anakin declared.
Padme looked into his eyes, "Anakin you don't need more power. I believe you can protect me against anything, just as you are." Padme said.
The couple then embrace each other and pull closer for a kiss.
~~~STAR WARS~~~
Jumping down behind the General was a Jedi, whom was removing his cloak.
"Hello there!" It was Obi-Wan.
"General Kenobi, you are a bold one. I find your behavior bewildering. Surely you realize you're doomed," General Grievous said, "Kill him!" He pointed to the droids.
About a hundred battle droids surrounded Obi-Wan and General Grievous, and his bodyguards. Obi-Wan looks around, then walks right up to the General. They stare at each other for a moment.
"Enough of this." General Grievous said.
The bodyguards raised their power staff to knock Obi-Wan away, but he ducks as the deadly staffs whistled over his head. The Jedi's lightsaber ignites, and Obi-Wan cuts one bodyguard in half and Grievous caught the staff from the bodyguard. Obi-Wan turned to face the other three bodyguards, he used the force to launch them back and then thrown then up at the ceiling and basically destroyed them.
Obi-Wan turns to face Grievous and to see the battle droids making their way near the Jedi Knight.
"Back away. I will deal with this Jedi slime myself." Grievous snorted.
Obi-Wan grinned, "Move away."
"You fool. I have been trained in your Jedi arts by Count Dooku himself. Attack, Kenobi." Grievous said.
His arms separate and grab all four lightsabers on his belt. His four arms create a flashing display of swordsmanship.
Obi-Wan snickered, "You forget I trained the Jedi that defeated Count Dooku!"
Obi-Wan is hard-pressed to defend himself against the deadly onslaught. They fight across the control room as the battle droid sharpshooters try to pick off the Jedi. Obi-Wan mounts a ferocious counterattack and cuts off one of Grievous's hands. A loud explosion is heard echoing throughout the sinkhole. General Grievous and Obi-Wan glance to the entrance of the control center and see Clone Troopers in the distance, attacking droids in the sinkhole. On the far wall of the sinkhole, Clones can be seen rappelling onto balconies.
"I may not defeat your droids, but my troops certainly will." Obi-Wan said.
"Army or not, you must realize you are doomed." Grievous said.
"I don't think so." Obi-Wan said.
Twenty Clones suddenly rappel into the entrance of the control center, ray guns blazing. Laser bolts fly everywhere as the droids return fire. Obi-Wan attacks General Grievous, who defends himself rigorously with one of his bodyguard's electro-staff. Obi-Wan uses the Force to hurl General Grievous backwards. He falls onto a lower platform and Obi-Wan jumps down after him.
~~~STAR WARS~~~
"Chancellor we've got word that Master Kenobi has engaged General Grievous." Anakin told the chancellor.
"We can only hope that Master Kenobi is up to the challenge." Palpatine said.
"I should be with him." Anakin said.
"Yes, I am surprised his star student isn't with him. He takes that student of his on more missions than I ever saw you and Master Kenobi go on." Palpatine said.
Palpatine turned to see the upsetting look on Anakin's face.
"It is upsetting to me to see that the Council doesn't seem to fully appreciate your talents. Don't you wonder why they won't make you a Jedi Master?" Palpatine asked.
"I wish I knew. More and more I get the feeling that I am being excluded from the Council. I know there are things about the Force that they are not telling me." Anakin said.
"They don't trust you, Anakin. They see your future. They know your power will be too strong to control. Anakin, you must break through the fog of lies the Jedi have created around you. Let me help you to know the subtleties of the Force." Palpatine said.
They walked into the hallway.
"How do you know the ways of the Force?" Anakin asked.
The two stopped, "My mentor taught me everything about the Force- even the nature of the dark side."
"You know the dark side?" Anakin asked.
"Anakin, if one is to understand the great mystery, one must study all its aspects, not just the dogmatic, narrow view of the Jedi. If you wish to become a complete and wise leader, you must embrace a larger view of the Force. Be careful of the Jedi, Anakin. They fear you. In time they will destroy you. Let me train you." Palpatine said.
"I won't be a pawn in your political game. The Jedi are my family." Anakin declared.
"Only through me can you achieve a power greater than any Jedi. Learn to know the dark side of the Force, Anakin, and you will be able to save your wife from certain death." Palpatine said.
That got Anakin's attention, "What did you say?"
"Use my knowledge, I beg you." Palpatine said.
"You're a Sith Lord." Anakin said and pulled out his lightsaber.
Anakin ignites his lightsaber and stares at the chancellor.
"I know what has been troubling you. Listen to me. Don't continue to be a pawn of the Jedi Council! Ever since I've known you, you've been searching for a life greater than that of an ordinary Jedi a life of significance, of conscience." Palpatine said.
"You're wrong!" Anakin said.
"Are you going to kill me?" Palpatine asked.
"I would certainly like to." Anakin said.
"I know you would. I can feel your anger. It gives you focus, makes you stronger." Palpatine said.
Anakin lifts his saber to the chancellor's throat. There was a tense moment and then Anakin relaxed, thus turning off his ligthsaber and lowering it.
"I am going to turn you over to the Jedi Council." Anakin said.
Palpatine nodded, "Of course you should. But you're not sure of their intentions, are you? What if I am right and they are plotting to take over the Republic?" Palpatine said.
"I will quickly discover the truth of all this." Anakin said.
"You have great wisdom, Anakin. Know the power of the dark side. The power to save Padme." Palpatine said and ended with an evil grin.
Anakin stares at him for a moment. Palpatine turns and moves to his office.
"I am not going anywhere. You have time to decide my fate. Perhaps you'll reconsider and help me rule the galaxy for the good of all." Palpatine said as he sat down at his desk.
~~~STAR WARS~~~
Obi-Wan yanks on the staff, then jumps off his lizard onto the General's scooter, knocking both warriors to the ground. General Grievous pulls out a laser pistol and fires at Obi-Wan. The Jedi reaches out his hand, grabs the General's electro-staff and spins the staff, blocking the laser bolts.
Obi-Wan charges General Grievous, swinging the staff and hitting the droid in the stomach, knocking the gun away. General Grievous is hit by the staff, and the Force bends his forearm. He pulls Obi-Wan close to him, and they engage in a furious fight. The electro-staff is knocked away. The two engage in hand-to-hand combat. Obi-Wan struggles to avoid the deadly blows of the brutal, unstoppable droid.
General Grievous's stomach plate is loose. Obi-Wan grabs it and rips it off, revealing the alien life form's guts encased in a bag in the droid's chest. General Grievous grabs Obi-Wan, hoists him over his head, and tosses him across the platform. Obi-Wan dangles off the edge of the platform. He clutches the rim, trying to hold on. The droid then grabs the staff and charges Obi-Wan. At the last second, Obi-Wan reaches out his hand and uses the Force to retrieve the droid's laser pistol.
The Jedi fires several blasts in the stomach area of the alien droid, and he explodes from the inside out. The smoldering droid falls to the ground. Obi-Wan has killed General Grievous. He pulls himself up onto the platform and walks by the destroyed carcass.
"So uncivilized," Obi-Wan said in the mix of catching his breathe.
Obi-Wan brushes himself off. He throws the pistol onto the platform, picks up the electro-staff, and jumps on Boga. The trusty beast rears up and takes off into the tunnel system.
Obi-Wan had killed General Grievous! Anakin found out the truth of the Chancellor! What will happen next?