"Well looks like it's time for Cad to take over the Senate, Bail what are you going to do about the staff and blaster you have?"

"I don't know Qui-Gon, and I get the feeling that Anakin is going to give Padme his lightsaber again even though he knows better this time around"

"Maybe it's actually for the best that he doesn't have his lightsaber, I get the feeling that things are going to be different this time around"

"But how?"

"That's something I don't know"

Meanwhile with Padme and Anakin

"Hey, the Council gave me some time to be with you on a supposed meditative retreat, we should go away together. I know a place far away from here where no one would recognize us, which is good considering Palpatine. It'll be like we're actually husband and wife, instead of Senator and Jedi"

"I...I can't Ani, though I would love to"

"What do you mean you can't? oh it's only two weeks, we'll be back before anyone but the Council notices we're gone"

"I have to bring this bill before the Senate, it's important, even though I would love to go on that retreat with you"

"Uh-huh more important then the way you feel about me? I know that the Council could cover you somehow, or even Bail in regards to the bill"

"Not more important but important, the work I do...the work we both do is in service to the Republic, to protect those who would otherwise be powerless to protect themselves. Besides Bail can't do this one unfortunately"

"Of course, but those are ideals which I fully understand and believe now, our love isn't more important to me but I want some time with you"

"I know Ani but..."

"You don't believe me, I'll prove it"

"I didn't say..."

"Just watch, when I finished constructing my lightsaber Obi-wan said to me 'Anakin this weapon is your life', this weapon is my life"

"No Anakin I can't, not after what happened the last time"

"That doesn't matter to me, besides I think you might need it"

"And have it discovered if Cad Bane gets to me sooner?"

"Just trust me on this"

"I still can't, a Jedi lightsaber is..."

Anakin doesn't listen though and puts it in her hands

"Wow it's heavier than I remember from last time"

"It's yours and the Republic's believe me now?"

"Yes Ani I do"

They soon start kissing and acting like a husband and wife should, knowing it would end soon enough. Suddenly though Bail enters and Anakin and Padme turn towards him and sees Qui-Gon with Bail as well and the two give Padme and Anakin knowing looks

"I apologize for my abruptness and having to interrupt you two"

"We know Bail, it's good to see you, what's up?"

"Senator Filo has called a meeting in the lobby before we call a vote on the enhanced privacy invasion bill"

"Right privacy invasion bill"

"We must hurry if we are to stop the vote, by the way Anakin I think you'll need this"

He hands Anakin his staff and makes sure that the blaster is hidden inside the desk

"Padme are you sure about the lightsaber?"

"Yes Anakin insisted on it"

"Fine, I'll do my best to help you keep it hidden"

They reach the lobby and once again Cad interrupts them and gains control of the Senate building just as Anakin and Qui-Gon leave Padme's office

"As planned?"

"As planned, you know you should have never given up your lightsaber"

"She might need it, for me if nothing else due to the fact that I might actually lose the staff Bail gave me unfortunately"

"Okay let's do it"

Anakin once again gains the attention of Cad Bane while Qui-Gon tries to regain control of the Senate building, sadly he would be captured and knocked unconscious and put with the Senators. Bail never gave indication that he had felt Qui-Gon being knocked out because everyone in the group had practiced working on that for just such an occasion knowing what was coming

"Looks like Anakin is on his own again"

"Indeed it does"

Meanwhile Anakin had some problems because while he originally managed to get by with the staff it didn't work for long and once he got to a comm center he made sure that the staff was hidden so as to make sure Bail still had his weapon in the end with a mental note to inform Bail that even moving in a quick circle the staff was useless against blaster fire and fights against the droid again revealing that he was unarmed and is ultimately captured again. Cad leaves while Qui-Gon is the first to wake up and then Padme asks Anakin to wake up

"Pleas Ani, wake up"

Anakin does wake up soon afterwords

"What are you looking so sad about?"

One of the Senators speaks up

"The bounty hunter said we should just sit here, I think we should just sit here"

Anakin disagrees though

"Well that's not a very good idea"

"Qui-Gon do you..."

"No I don't"

"Too bad I don't have my lightsaber"

Padme speaks up bringing out the lightsaber even though everyone who knew about the marriage which was just four people had already known Padme had it, they were just playing along with the other Senators thinking Anakin didn't have his

"You mean this, I found it where you dropped it"

Anakin smiles and hears a comment from Qui-Gon

*She's definitely good at improvising*

Padme activates the lightsaber and then hands it to her husband after cutting the cuffs

"Now quickly, we don't have much time"

Anakin cuts a hole into the floor in the nick of time and the floor collapses just as the bombs detonate and Anakin of course is the one who helps Padme up

"Another daring rescue Master Jedi"

Qui-Gon is the one who speaks up this time even though he knew Anakin was looking forward to saying this

"We do our best Senator"

Several clones soon arrive to check on them and see the hole in the floor and look down and sees that everyone was fine. Two days later Padme and Anakin were at the planet Anakin had talked about and for almost two weeks they were simply husband and wife like they wanted to be and could be at the Jedi Temple, but Padme being able to go there was rare so the retreat was needed for them to reconnect with each other

"It was nice for the Council to allow you time off so that we could spend some time together"

"How did you spin this with everyone but Bail?"

"Actually after the attack the Queen and Chancellor ganged up on me telling me that I was to take time off"

"Think Sidious suspects?"

"No, he said that when Master Windu was with me to discuss that issue with the Blue Shadow Virus we're still dealing with on Naboo"

"Doctor Vindi"

"Exactly, though Windu did caution that he might know and isn't revealing it after all the dark side of the Force is apparently able to do that"

"True, but I think the Force would warn us if Sidious was on to us this time around all things considered"

"Let's hope so, like you Jedi tend to say the Force works in mysterious ways"

They soon return to Coruscant and the mission to Felucia was on, through the Force Yoda, Anakin and Obi-wan discussed what had happened last time, Qui-Gon was not included due to the fact that quite frankly the medics had him unconscious since a mission while Anakin was on vacation had injured him badly enough that the healers had decided to knock him out to allow for healing

*So what are we going to do about the holocron situation?*

*Not much we can do, if we take the four children early Bane could choose other kids*

*Basically we have to hope we capture Bane before he escapes this time*

*Pretty much, either that or increase security for the holocron, besides as I recall you were the one to open it Anakin*

*Not like I had much of a choice in the matter*

*True but he shouldn't have managed to get that close in the first place*

*If I have to make a report to the Chancellor again...*

*You were the one who initiated it last time Anakin*

*I know and I seriously regret it now, but unfortunately I still feel that way*

*Why Anakin, when you know the truth?*

*Because the Chancellor might find out anyways considering he was the one who hired Bane to kidnap the children in the first place*

*Didn't think of that*

As it turned out things would play out like last time despite their best efforts. Two days later Alderaan was under attack by an unknown enemy, except to the three original Jedi that the Force brought back in time on a mission. The attack lasted for three weeks but finally they drove the enemy away

"I don't think this is going to end before the Clone Wars does"

"There's also the fact that the war might last longer this time due to the fact that the clones won't betray us this time"

"The Force is showing me visions of a possible future where the greater evil and Palpatine team up, but that might not actually happen"

"For now we must continue as we have and hope the two don't team up because if they do then we could be fighting a different war for a long, long time"

"In the meantime Padme is being asked to spy on Senator Clovis of the Banking clan"

"Didn't both you and she hate that mission last time?"

"Yes and this time the Council even approved and officiated our marriage"

"Then why?"

"She used to be friends with him but she doesn't want to do it, she didn't last time and she doesn't want to this time"

As it turned out Padme did do the mission again, but this time because the Council had officiated the marriage between Anakin and Padme they planned the mission as much around the marriage as possible. Part of the reason why Padme ultimately did do the mission again was because Clovis actually threatened Qui-Gon who had only just woken up a week into the Alderaan mission this time around. Padme didn't take kindly to threats against her friends and Clovis found that out the hard way. Whenever possible Padme reported back to the Council via Anakin and those two actually spent a few nights together as well. Since she had remembered the future she already knew about Clovis conspiring with the Separatists and originally she would have done the mission again with that knowledge but before she accepted Clovis decided to threaten Qui-Gon indirectly but Padme still knew it was a threat. How he had managed was because Padme had requested to see him to give a report to the Council about doctor Vindi because they were finally going to nail him in court and Padme needed to confirm that the Jedi that were needed would be available. She had also done this to check up on him for the first time since she'd heard about the mission

"So I think that concludes the meeting"

"Indeed it does"

Just then Clovis enters

"So what's a Jedi doing here privately Senator? Having an affair?"

"No I needed to discuss some matters with him concerning the Jedi, besides Jedi are allowed relationships now and even then they were allowed friendships before that"

"Be careful Jedi, something might just happen when you least expect it to you"

Clovis leaves but both Qui-Gon and Padme recognize a threat when they hear one

"So when was the last time the Spying Diner gave you a message Padme?"

"Two weeks ago"

"Oh is that why I was informed about a mission that had never happened the last time once I was awake and back in Council meetings"

"Indeed it is, he tells us things about once a month on average, think he can pass on a message back to the Council from me?"

"Should"

"Okay, here it is then, the reason why you can't deliver it yourself unfortunately is because Bail wants his hands on you to discuss something that happened on Alderaan while you were unconscious"

"How am I supposed to get the message out then?"

"Have Bail order lunch from Dex's"

"Good point"