Chapter 16: This Is The Way

Clovis attended another meeting with the banking clan. However they weren't talking about regular business things but about the vigilante. Clovis and the rest of the members were part of a massive crime organization. Clovis was the leader of the organization, he was the head honcho. The Zygerrian queen and Jabba were the heads of the slave operation but the Nightstalker dealt with them already taking them out of the organization. Lott Dod was the head of the rapists but the vigilante killed him and Poggle the lesser took over his position. Nute Gunray was the head of the pedophiles and took pride in sexually assaulting little children. To him it was the best feeling in the galaxy. Gunaray Dod was the head of crime syndicates. Clovis while being the leader of their crime organization, also is the head of all the corrupt senators in the senate. They hide their group under the banking clan and cover their acts from the public.

Clovis reaches out to Senators who commit malicious acts against people and provides them protection. But they have to join his group if they want protection. This manipulation of the senate caused it to become corrupt all due to one man. Senator Rush Clovis.

"So Clovis now that we lost the head of the slave trade, what should we do now", Nute Gunray says. Clovis was sitting at the end of the round table with his hands rubbing his temples. He was in deep thought at what to do. He realized that capturing the Nightstalker is not plausible and if they let him live he will continue destroying their organization one by one. All Clovis can only think of is unleashing everything at the motherfucka.

"Send everyone. Fucking everyone even droids I don't fucking care anymore. He must die! His last whereabouts is level 1313 in Coruscant", Clovis growls.

The other members nod and walk to their posts. They began calling every bounty hunter, low life, droid, and hitman to go to level 1313 and kill the vigilante.

Clovis walked back to his office and flopped onto his chair. He grabbed a whole bottle of alcohol and chugged the shit out of it. Clovis was impatient now, he thought he had the vigilante for the first time ever. He thought that it would be over the man would die and Clovis could return to doing his malicious acts without any trouble. Then he could return to Padme and ask to marry her. Clovis opened his drawer and reached his hand inside. He pulled out a small box and opened it. It was a beautiful sky blue diamond ring. It was for when he asks Padme to marry him.

"Oh Padme I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you and without this fucking vigilante", he says smiling. Clovis sat there dazed thinking about the marriage ceremony, sex, and having children with Padme.

As Clovis was in his fantasy world he was rudely interrupted by an officer he barged into his office.

"Sir..", the officer says but Clovis cuts him off.

"WHAT, what do you want", Clovis shouts. The officer slowly approached and bowed.

"Sorry Clovis, I was sent to inform you the men are ready and are awaiting your orders", the officer says softly. He was beyond terrified to be in the presence of Clovis. He was well known to strangle his officers who interrupted him. The man stood there silent crossing his fingers hoping he will not be one of those unlucky men.

Clovis signed "Commence the attack, show no mercy take that vigilante out. If anyway gets in your way don't hesitate to take them out. Understand".

The officer nodded and hastily exited his office. Clovis got up from his chair and walked to the wall that had a holomap of Coruscant. He traced his finger till it touched level 1313. He looked at the design of the level and marked every exit point. Clovis noticed there were only 3 and with the amount of men he is bringing there is no way the Nightstalker will escape without being noticed.

"This is it, your worst fucking nightmare", Clovish laughs before going back to his desk. "Ahh I could really use a blowjob", he says zipping down his pants. He pulls out his comm and calls one of the sluts to come to his office. In a matter of seconds one of the sluts arrived.

"Hey daddy what service of mine are you looking for", says the woman bending seductively over his desk. Clovis pulled her over the desk and dropped her to her knees.

"Suck my big fucking dick you dirty slut", he grunts pulling her ponytail.

The girl nods and begins giving Clovis a blowjob.


Padme woke up to Sophie playing with her hair.

She wiped her eyes and opened them widely. "Sophie what are you doing up, it's very early in the morning. You should get some rest", Padme yawns. Sophie stopped playing with Padme's hair and stood in front of her.

"I'm up early because I wasn't sleepy anymore", she foolishly responds. Padme let out a little chuckle. Sophie always made Padme laugh at her dumb responses. Her adorable face and toothy smile created a sense of joy in Padme's heart. Sophie was like a drug to her. When she spends time with Sophie, she wants to do it again and again because of how fun it is with her. Sophie has a big imagination and always like to talk about the most absurd of things. As Padme looked around the room she saw everyone else peacefully sleeping except Obi Wan. He had his lightsaber clipped to his belt ready. He grabbed the bags and started packing extra things into them. Obi Wan placed them by the entrance to the secret tunnel.

Padme felt somewhat nervous, she honestly didn't know what to expect. She has never been in this type of situation before. But she knew she had to be strong. The vigilante wants her to protect Sophie and she will do anything to stand by her promise.

Obi Wan finished preparing their escape and quietly walked to Padme.

"Padme, do you want to quick scout the palace and try to see if there is anything suspicious", Obi Wan whispers. Padme pulled her blaster from under her pillow and placed it in her holster. She nodded "I'm ready Obi Wan", she responds. Obi Wan stands up and approaches the door and slowly opens it. Padme turned to Sophie who looked confused.

"Sophie we will be right back we just need to check on something", Padme says softly. Sophie had tears forming in her eyes. Ever since her parents were killed back on Tatooine, Sophie felt frightened to be left alone. She believed that she would be taken away again and become a slave.

She embraced Padme who also had tears in her eyes.

"Promise you will come back mommy", Sophie says quietly. Padme kissing her forehead "Don't worry I will be back." Padme handed Sophie a stuffed animal and waved her goodbye. She exited the room and Obi Wan carefully closed the door behind him.

As they slowly crept through the halls of the palace it felt weird. It was very quiet. Obi Wan glanced at Padme and sensed her fear.

"Are you okay Padme. I sense your fear, if you don't feel strong enough to continue then you can head back to the room", Obi Wan says concerningly. He didn't want to drag Padme into something she wasn't feeling good about. The last thing he needs is to see her get hurt. Padme equipped the blaster into her hand. She moved a piece of her hair that dangled over her face. She took a deep breath and glanced back at Obi Wan.

"I am fine", she says simply. "I will not let you do this on your own", she continues. Obi Wan nodded "Okay let's continue on then."

As they approached the entrance Obi Wan quickly ran behind a crate, while Padme hid behind a couch. They both looked at each other and slowly peeked over. They saw nothing, so Obi Wan slowly got up and placed his lightsaber in his hand. They walked to the entrance door and peeked through the hole and surprisingly there was no one.

Obi Wan turned to Padme who seemed less nervous than before.

He smiled "Well I guess it was a false alarm." Padme beamed back "Yeah, we could probably go back and tell the others".

As they slowly walked away from the door and loud *BANG* roared through the palace. The doors were blown open causing Padme and Obi Wan to fly backwards into some furniture. As Padme slowly stood up she turned to see Obi Wan alright.

"Thank God", she sighed wiping the dust from her face. They both hid behind the furniture and glanced through the smoke to see two jedi and soldiers approaching.

"Fuck", Obi Wan mutters. His face grew pale. It was true, the vision was actually happening. He peeked over again and saw Shaak Ti and Aayla Secura approaching him and Padme's position with lightsabers drawn. Obi Wan jerked up and ignited his lightsaber illuminating a bright sapphire blade. Padme rose to Obi Wan's side with her blaster pointed at the approaching jedi.

"Where is the Nightstalker", Shaak Ti says forcefully. Obi Wan looked at his friend. He noticed she wasn't his friend anymore, she was his enemy. Obi Wan hated to admit it but they were against him now.

"He isn't here he left days ago", Padme retorted.

Shaak Ti wasn't having none of it. "Where is he, you are lying".

Obi Wan fires back "We haven't seen him since he brought the girl. Why are you here with republic soldiers." He didn't understand why the jedi was going after him and the others. They did nothing wrong, they sat in the palace like they were supposed to.

"Because you are all under arrest for working with a murderer. He killed Kit Fisto, and you decide to work with him. Obi Wan I thought you knew better than to side with a sith", Aayla snarls. She loved Kit and seeing him die helplessly to the blade of the Nightstalker angered him. All she wanted was revenge and to bring Kit back.

"He is not a murderer, he is a good man" Padme shouts. She is fed up with everyone calling the Nightstalker a psychopath because he truly wasn't. If he was what the Republic says he is then why did he save Sophie. If he was crazy he would've killed her with no remorse but he didn't. There is another side to him a good side. A normal side to his madness.

"He is not a Sith, he is different. I warned you about his power but none of listened. Kit was foolish to attack him", Obi Wan paused for a moment. He saw shock run through Shaak Ti and Aayla. They wouldn't have expected Obi Wan to say something like that. "You will not arrest us, I will not let that happen", he continues getting into his defensive stance. He believed in the vigilante, everything he told Obi Wan was true. Obi Wan loved Sabe deeply and if he stayed with the order they wouldn't allow him to be with her. So now he will fight to protect everyone that is in that room.

Shaak Ti moved slightly back and the republic soldiers surrounded Padme and Obi Wan.

"You may fire at these two traitors", Shaak Ti announces. The soldiers raised their blasters and set them from stun to kill. Shaak Ti thought of capturing them but realized it would be unlikely so she felt that ending them right here right now was the best course of action.

Padme and Obi Wab both ducked into cover as a hail of blaster bolts began whizzing past their heads. Padme felt herself tense up, she was nervous more than ever. The thought of dying kept coming into her head. But then she saw a vision of the Nightstalker.

"You are strong and bright. I believe that you can protect Sophie".

Padme also saw visions of her near rape experiences. Seeing how vulnerable she was back then angered her. "You are stronger than that Padme, cmon you have to be strong. FOR SOPHIE", she shouts to herself. As one of the soldiers jumped right in front of Padme, she quickly punched him in the ribs and grabbed her blaster and sent a bolt straight through his head. A group of soldiers began running to Padme's position. She heard their feet shuffling fast towards her. Obi Wan noticed this and sent a powerful force push at the soldiers throwing them back outside the palace.

"LET'S GO PADME", Obi Wan shouts. Shaak Ti and Aayla were suprised that they escaped and quickly pursued after them. Padme and Obi Wan were sprinting back to Sabe's room.

Suddenly a group of 4 soldiers appeared in front of them. Obi Wab dealt with two of them while Padme fought two as well.

The one tried to grab Padme's legs but she sent a roundhouse kick to the man's groin causing him to shout in pain. The other man tugged on her robe causing Padme to fall backwards. She fell to the ground and the soldier jumped on top of her. He punched her the first time but as he sent another punch Padme dodged it and smacked the soldier with her blaster. She jumped on him and wrapped her legs around his neck strangling him. She felt his pulse slowly fade away and she pulled herself up off the ground.

Padme held her blaster up and shot at one of the soldier's who was flanking Obi Wan. He quickly sliced the two soldiers and signaled Padme to keep running. Obi Wan used the force to cause objects to fall behind them slowing the pace of their attackers. They finally reached Sabe's room and as they entered, Padme locked the door.

Obi Wan quickly used the force and moved a dresser in front of the door.

Padme saw the utter joy in Sophie as she ran and hugged her.

"Mommy you can back", she smiles. Padme grabbed Sophie and started waking the others.

"What is it", Dormé says. She looked at Padme's face which was filled with worry. Bail and Sabe got up soon right after.

"We need to go they are in the palace", Obi Wan informs. Dormé runs to grab the medical bag and opens the secret tunnel.

"After you Milady", Dormé says placing a hand on Sabe. Sabe pushed Dormé in first.

"I am not queen anymore Dormé, you aren't my handmaiden you are my best friend", Sabe replies entering the tunnel.

Bail grabbed the bags of food and allowed Padme and Sophie to enter first. Bail hopped in and Obi Wan quickly followed closing the secret entrance to hid their tracks.


Anakin woke up but his body felt heavier. He quickly glanced and smiled. He realized that he was still wearing his beskar armor.

"God I look badass", Anakin murmurs. He looked to see the old man approach him.

Anakin stood up. He fixed his messy hair "Good morning um...".

"Rako, my name is Rako", the old man grins. "I have breakfast ready if you would like some", Rako continues. Anakin felt his stomach intensely growl. "Yeah that would be great", Anakin chuckles. He follows the old man to his kitchen. Rako's house was small and compact so he didn't have a dining room but Anakin didn't mind, to him it made it more cozy. Felt just like he was back with his mother.

Anakin looked around the man's kitchen and noticed dozens of pictures of Rako with his mandalorian friends. He walked up and stared at them admiring Rako's contribution to the fight against corruption in the republic.

"You guys look badass in that armor", Anakin beams. Rako walks up and grabs the picture to take a look for himself. He heaves a big sigh "Yeah those were the best group of men I ever met. Very skilled warriors, it sucks they still aren't around but what can you do", Rako says.

Anakin walked back to the table and sat down. He picked up the knife and began munching on his eggs with Nabooian bacon.

Rako was reading the HoloNews paper when something through the window catched his eye. Intrigued he slowly crept to window and peeked with one eye.

"Oh fuck", he softly mutters. There were a shit ton of bounty hunters, criminals, and hitmen patrolling the streets of level 1313. Rako knew they were looking for the vigilante.

He ran back to Anakin and pulled him to the ground.

"Wha...", Anakin says before being cut off by Rako's finger.

"They're here for you. Those bounty hunters and criminals are everywhere you gotta get out of here", Rako explains. Anakin didn't feel nervous he felt the complete opposite his anger was rushing through his veins. Rako grabbed two blaster pistols and placed his whole beskar armor on. He was back to his old self.

"What are we going to do", Anakin questions. Rako places both hands on Anakin's shoulders and looks him straight in the eyes.

"Anakin you run, I will distract these bitches until you make it out. Don't stop running. I have a speeder at the docking bay on the east side of town. Be careful there will be resistance there but it is nothing you can't handle", Rako smiles. He puts on his helmet and equips his blasters.

"I can't leave you Rako, they will kill you", Anakin fires back. Rako was a good man in Anakin's eyes, he didn't want to see him dead.

"Anakin this is my choice. I am a Mandalorian, we don't fall back or run, we fight. Now go and make me proud. End this corruption in the Republic just like how we tried before. I enjoyed spending time with you Anakin, you made me feel alive again. You made me a Mandalorian again", Rako grins. He aims his blasters at the door ready to leave. Anakin once more tried to beg to Rako to please come with him.

"No Anakin, leave now. The mandalorian culture will survive, we will never die. I always believed in you ever since you killed those pussies. I had fun times with my friends, and today will be one more fun time. I lived my life and did my duty, it is now your time to live your life. Anakin don't worry about me, go save the Republic. THIS IS THE WAY", Rako shouts punching his helmet. He exited the apartment and began firing at the hostiles. His warrior culture proved well as he mowed down enemies with ease. Anakin knew he had to leave and exited through the back entrance. As he made his way out he saw Rako fighting the bounty hunters shouting "MANDALORIANS NEVER DIE". Rako was doing well till the criminals surrounded him and shot several bolts into his armor causing Rako to fall.

Anakin saw Rako, the man who helped him against thr assassin droids stumble to the ground and get shot with dozens of blaster bolts till he was dead. But Anakin decided kept running just as Rako told him too.

He began to shed tears when he saw him die. Rako was a mandalorian who wanted to fix the republic. His brothers and sisters were killed during a bloody war except for him and a few others. They fought the corruption in secret and now he died doing what he loved.

"You were a good man Rako. An exceptional warrior, you will always be in my heart", Anakin whispers as he maneuvers throughout the city. He finally made it to the east landing dock and entered. Anakin looked around trying to find the speeder. Luckily he found it sitting in a corner by a few blast crates. As he ran to the speeder a few criminals jumped out at him. One punched Anakin in the stomach but the man fell back groaning in pain. The idiot punched his bare hand straight into the beskar. Anakin grabbed his lightsaber and ignited it. As one of the men charged him, Anakin sent an uppercut straight to the man's chest severely injuring him. He pivoted around and sliced the other men in the arm and snapped his neck, finishing him off. Anakin used the force on the last three and plunged his lightsaber through each of their throats. But more surrounded the vigilante and began firing at him.

Anakin was quite surprised at the number of hostiles. He never faced this many before at once but he knew no one was going to stop him. Anakin's hatred grew strong and he unleashed his true form. Calling to the force for speed and agility Anakin ran up the side of the wall deflecting blaster bolts. He redirected some and hit a few enemies. He jumped on two and crushed their necks with the force.

One man slashed Anakin in the back with a vibroblade but the beskar easily stopped it. Anakin turned around and punched the man right in the ribs cracking them. He swung his lightsaber gracefully around creating a shield around him. Anakin placed his lightsaber in his left hand and used his right to call to the force. He picked up a cargo ship and threw it forcefully at the bounty hunters instantly crushing them to death.

Anakin kept his lightsaber raised as he scanned the rest of the landing dock. It was clear, he took every single one of them out.

He approached the speeder and noticed a Mandalorian helmet. Curious Anakin lifted it and suddenly a small necklace and a note fell out of it. Anakin picked it up and read the note, it was from Rako.

"Hey Anakin, I know you like wearing your mask. But I forged this helmet for you if you want to hide your identity as the vigilante to others. It is fitted with the fanciest of sensors and has night and thermal vision. Also with the helmet there is a small necklace I left you. It is the necklace I wore during the war with the Republic. I want you to take it and hold onto it for good luck. I trust you Anakin. Please fix the Republic and fight the corruption"

From, Rako

"Thank you Rako", Anakin murmurs letting a few tears fall down his face. He hoped onto Rako's speeder and flew out of Courscant's lower levels. Just as Anakin flew out the criminals spotted him. "He's trying to escape", one of them shouts. They quickly ran back to grab their speeders and pursue the vigilante.

Anakin made his way to the building he left his starship on. He expertly scaled the building without being noticed by any citizen or security camera. As he reached the top of the roof he was glad to see his starship was still there in perfect condition. Anakin entered the cockpit of the fighter and turned on the ship letting the engines roar.

"The New Nightstalker has arrived", Anakin yells placing the helmet Rako gave him on. He placed his infamous mask next to him in a small compartment.


"Let's go we gotta keep moving", Obi Wan shouts to the others. Dormé was going as fast as she could, while Sabe was easily trailing her. They turned left and went farther down the narrow dirt tunnel. Finally they reached the end where the hangar was. Dormé and the others moved to the side, so Obi Wan can get through. He ignited his lightsaber and sliced through the metal grate. They all jumped onto the hangar floor and made their way to the speeder. As Obi Wan finally hopped on the speeder Republic soldiers arrived and began firing at them. Bail fired the engines and slowly made their way out of the hangar. Padme pushed Sophie down to the floor of the speeder. Padme stood up and returned fire injuring a few pursuing soldiers. Her blood was rushing with adrenaline. She never felt this feeling before, this sense of being in combat. A part of her felt that this was wrong but another part of her felt this is what she had to do. She had to protect the others and Sophie from being executed. Luckily Bail pulled the speeder out of the royal hangar and they quickly left the palace.

"That was close", Sabe sighed. She fell back into Obi Wan's arms exhausted. He bent over and kissed Sabe on her forehead.

"It's okay baby, you did great out there", he says playing with her hair. Sabe lifted her head and stared into Obi Wan's eyes. She pulled herself close to him and kissed him passionately.

"You did great too, Obi", she smiles reassuringly.

Padme turned to Sophie and hugged her. Sophie was overfilled with happiness.

"Thank you mommy for protecting me", she says wrapping her arms around Padme's neck. Padme smiled "That is my job Sophie, I'm here to protect you."

Bail made his way through Naboo's mountains till they reached Padme's family lake retreat. As they slowly came to a stop, everyone sat there still and all took a deep breath of the nice peaceful air.

"Tonight we shall give thanks to the vigilante. He warned us and ultimately saved us from death", Bail says. The others nod and exited the speeder. Dormé grabbed the medical bag while Obi Wan grabbed the food supplies. Padme handed Sophie to Bail, while she approached the home and grabbed the key that was hidden under the mat. As Padme unlocked the door, she stopped abruptly.

"OMG, PADME", Jobal screams running to Padme and pulling her into a tight embrace. Padme was shocked and thrilled at the same time. She never seen her family in a long time, a part of her thought they died.

"Come here sweetie", Ruwee says hugging Padme. Soon Sola, Darred, Ryoo, and Pooja came running to Padme hugging her. Her whole family was having a small reunion. Padme was shortly taken away from the madness that just occurred. She was beyond happy to see her family once again.

"Wha..What are you guys doing here", Padme says softly. Jobal embraced Padme once more with tears flowing down her face.

"Ever since the lockdown we stayed here", Darred spoke up. Padme smiled "Well I'm glad that I get to see you guys again."

Soon after their little reunion Sabe and the others entered.

"Sabe how are you doing", Jobal smiles. She was close friends with Sabe's mother since Padme and Sabe were little kids. They always bonded together.

"Hello Jobal I'm doing great. I'm glad to see you again", Sabe beams. Obi Wan was next to Sabe and she introduced him to Jobal and the others.

"This is my boyfriend Obi Wan", she chuckles. Obi Wan gave her a quick glance "Boyfriend", he whispers. Sabe smiled and kissed him.

"Yes Obi Wan, I love you."

Sophie ran up to Padme and Padme picked her up into her arms. "Mommy", she shouts. Sola's face grew wide. "Is Padme married? Does she have a kid", Sola says to herself.

"Padme you have a child", Sola asks curiously. She always wanted Padme to start a family, and seeing a girl run up to Padme made Sola somewhat curious.

Padme took a deep breath "No, Sophie was given to me. A man found her in a cage, she was a slave. He saved her and gave her to me, he said that he couldn't take care of her because his life was dangerous". Padme felt disappointed at what she had just said. She knew the Nightstalker wanted to have Sophie in his life, but with his current situation it was nearly impossible.

"Do you know the man", Ruwee asked. Padme froze she was about to say "Yeah, the Nightstalker" but the words fell onto her lips. She didn't want to scare her family. They probably heard about the man and see him as a threat. They never met him in person, so they don't see the good in him.

"No", Padme simply replies. She was hoping the conversation would end so they can move on from the subject.

Luckily Sabe came to her aid "Why don't we all get ourselves situated then we can meet on the balcony and chat." Everyone agreed and they all dispersed around the house.


A few hours passed and it was finally night time. Padme and the others were having a bonding experience. They were talking about senatorial duties, and how life was going for them. Everyone was laughing and having a good time. Padme looked at the view of the lake during the night. She smiled and turned back to the others. She was glad they made it out in one piece.

Anakin flew out of Coruscant and was in space. He decided that he should see Sophie at least for a little bit before he continues on with his mission. He knows that she misses him, so he felt obligated to go and see her. Anakin concentrated and sensed through the force, he noticed the attack on the palace and quickly made his way to Naboo. He punched the coordinates in and slammed the throttle down entering hyperspace. While in hyperspace Anakin kept praying to the force that they made it out alive. He didn't want to come and see them dead, it would break his heart. As Anakin entered Naboo's atmosphere he engaged cloaking and circled around the palace.

He turned on autopilot and concentrated through the force yet again. He couldn't feel her signal at the palace at all, he sensed that they escaped but where. He decided that they couldn't have escaped Naboo yet because they would've been captured by Republic cruisers that orbited Naboo due to the Nightstalker's presence.

Anakin decided to fly towards the mountains of Naboo and used the force to feel Sophie's force presence. As he made his way closer to a lake he felt her presence becoming stronger and stronger.

"She must be in there", Anakin says to himself. He looks out of his star fighter's cockpit view and notices a royal speeder sitting outside the home. Anakin felt a sense of relief rush through his body. "They made it, they escaped. Thank fucking God" he shouts to himself. Anakin decides to land on the outskirts of the home in a nearby forest. He exited his starfighter and slowly crept up but suddenly stopped. With his new helmet Anakin zoomed in and noticed Sophie and the others. But it just wasn't the ones from the palace it was more. Two old people, two young people and two small children. Anakin was curious to who they were but knew he couldn't enter the home. They might see him as a murderer, and banish him away. All Anakin wants to see is Sophie but she is with them on the balcony.

"How the fuck can I get Sophie to come to me", Anakin whispers. He sits on the grass contemplating. Suddenly an idea rushed through his head. He reached out through the force and made it inside Sophie's head. Anakin made the force tell Sophie to come to the forest.

"Mommy I'm going to get some fresh air by the trees over there", Sophie smiles. Padme gave her a puzzled look "Why does she want to go there" she says to herself. Padme then dropped to her knees and looked Sophie straight in the eyes. She grabbed her hand and said "Let's go then."

Sophie threw her hands out of Padme's. This shocked Padme she never seen Sophie act like this before. She was usually nice and calm but now she was rebellious and irritated.

"I want to be alone mommy", Sophie pouts crossing her arms. Padme didn't like the idea of Sophie going out all alone, but she didn't want to deal with her bad attitude.

"Fine, just don't be out there too long", Padme sighs in defeat. She can't believe she actually agreed to this.

Sophie ran up and hugged Padme "Thank you mommy", she quickly says before leaving the balcony and running out the home. Sophie looked around the forest not sure of where to go. Luckily Anakin used the force to guide her to him. As Sophie approached Anakin he gently grabbed her hand.

"LET GO OF ME", she shouts. Anakin was thrown off guard. He quickly tried to shush her but she fell backwards crawling away from him. Luckily they were both far from the others that he screamed couldn't be heard.

"Sophie", Anakin whispers. Sophie stopped and looked at the dark figure.

"Who are you, how do you know my name", she asks curiously. Anakin couldn't believe she didn't recognize him. But he soon realized he wasn't wearing his mask, it was his mandalorian helmet and armor. It must've scared Sophie.

Anakin realized this and took off his helmet showing his face to Sophie. She soon realized that the figure was the man who saved her. "DADDY", she shouts jumping into his arms.

"Hey Sophie, I am so glad that you made it out", Anakin mutters. Sophie looked up and smiled "Mommy saved me." Anakin was perplexed what does she mean by mommy.

"Mommy", Anakin questions. Sophie turned Anakin to face the people on the balcony and pointed to Padme.

"That's mommy", Sophie says joyfully. Anakin couldn't take his eyes of Padme. Sophie called her mommy and called him daddy. That means she wants them to be together, but Anakin knew that wouldn't work out. A senator and a vigilante is an odd combo.

"How are the others treating you", Anakin says breaking the silence. Sophie broke off Anakin's arms and stood in front of him.

"They treat me well, but not as good as you", she says wholeheartedly. Anakin began shedding a few tears. Never in a long time has someone been so nice and genuine to him.

"Thank you Sophie, I appreciate it", he whispers. Sophie grabbed Anakin's hand and began tugging on it.

"Sophie what are you doing", Anakin says wincing with pain as Sophie pulled on his hand.

"To take you inside and meet with the others", she simply responds. Anakin grabbed Sophie and placed her on his lap. He knew this would make her sad but it has to be said.

"I can't Sophie, I came her to see you. I wanted to see you one more time before I leave to finish my mission", he says softly. Sophie embraced Anakin wrapping her arms around him.

"Please daddy. They would love to meet you. Don't go", she cries. Anakin kissed her on the forehead.

"Sophie I love you. But I can't stay, it would be too awkward for me and the others. None of them know me too well, most people see me as a murderer. I can't go in there with those people they will kick me out", Anakin says. He wanted to stay but that means he would have to deal with the others and he couldn't. No one takes him seriously, no one gives him a chance to explain himself. He knows Padme, Sabe, Obi Wan, and Bail know but the others don't. They will see him as a psychopath and Anakin hates being called that. He puts his life on the line to be labeled as a ruthless killer. Anakin knew Sophie would be heartbroken but he couldn't stay and that was final. He already did it once at the palace, he doesn't want to do it again.

"I'm sorry Sophie I can't. Now go back to the others and enjoy the rest of your night. I don't want to hold you from all the fun that you are missing", he says softly. Sophie was crying heavily and a small puddle formed on her dress. Anakin wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Daddy I don't want to go back, I want to be with you", Sophie cries. Anakin cried as well, he felt the same emotions as her when he was a kid. He was alone, afraid, and hopeless. Anakin lost the only person in his life. Sophie only has Anakin and seeing him go, makes her upset but Anakin wasn't going to let her stay with him. No matter how hard his emotions tried to influence his thoughts he stood firm to not let Sophie go with him.

"I'm sorry Sophie but you can't come with me. Just not yet it is unsafe", he says concerningly. He wants Sophie to understand but it doesn't seem it was going to be that easy.

"Take her with you, she will be fine"

"No, it will distract you from the mission"

"Forget the fucking mission, she wants to be with you so be with her"

"Don't take her. Your life is dangerous it will only get her killed"

Anakin's normal and vigilante side began fighting once more. He tried to suppress those thoughts away but they kept coming back stronger and stronger. Anakin placed his hands on his temples and concentrated through the force. After a few moments he finally destroyed the thoughts that was tormenting him. He turned to Sophie with fresh tears flowing down his soft face.

"Sophie please listen to me and go back to them. I know it may be hard, it is hard for me too. But you need to stay with them. Now go", he says grabbing Sophie and slowly pushing her back towards the house.

"But where will you go. You have no shelter it is dark out", she questions. Anakin didn't know really either, his ship was low on fuel and he wasn't able to fly to the nearest filling station. Which meant that he had to stay there. He lived alone for years, so Anakin already knew he would just camp in the forest for the night, then when the sun rises he would head into the village and get some fuel to head out.

"Sophie don't worry about me I will be fine. You have to be strong okay. Never let anyone that you don't know touch you. Fight back, this galaxy is ruthless and will do anything to hurt you", Anakin explains to her. Anakin pulls out from his back pocket the necklace Rako gave him. He handed it to Sophie and placed it in her arms.

She looked at the necklace then back up at Anakin who was smiling.

"Sophie hold onto this okay. You can use this to remember me. Always wear this for good luck and for safety. I love you", he murmurs.

She nods and hugs him once more before heading back to the house. Anakin placed his helmet back on and watched the others having fun and talking with one another. He saw how they played with Sophie and how they all laughed as she made funny faces. This made Anakin feel lonely and depressed. He never had that type of people to talk to or hang out with. Anakin always dreamed of having friends and spending time with others but it never happened. This caused Anakin to cry uncontrollably. He felt like a ghost, a loser. Like no one notices him. He decided if he stayed there watching them that he would feel ever more sad, so he decided to head back to his ship which was hidden in the forest. He hopped back in the cockpit and leaned the seat backwards. Anakin took his helmet off and placed it next to him.

He heaved a big sigh and looked up at the sky. Anakin was dazed at how beautiful it was. The stars and nice cool breeze that brushed his soft skin. Anakin felt it was time to rest because he needed to get up early, so he closed the cockpit and went to sleep.

End of Chapter 16

Hey guys hope you enjoyed this chapter. I had some inspiration from Tom Clancy's: Ghost Recon Wildlands when I talked about Clovis's organization. I made Clovis resemble El Sueno and made the Jabba and the others the heads of their own thing. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. May The Force Be With You.