Anakin POV

The level of activity in the force was astounding while we were all in the room fighting. But I did not have time to take in the scenery. Are astromech droid Scooter, Ahsoka calls him, tossed me a lightsaber out of the compartment of his top. I tried not to think about the sweet justice that the scene held, the slave boy was about to capture the Emperor. I lunged at Sidious, lightsaber at the ready, aching to finally end this. He met my blade with his.

"It's over this time," I said. "There is nowhere for you to run."

A shocked look sprang across his face, and he said, "Why Anakin, we are friends."

I scowled. "We haven't been friends in a long time." I spun and lunged at him again, but he met me with an assault of force lightning.

I looked over to see Obi-Wan and Masters Yoda and Windu are just standing there. I broke away from Sidious, keeping my guard up, and stepped over to them. "Are you going to help?" I asked.

"Well, you went in there guns ablaze. We thought you got this," said Obi-Wan.

I fought not to roll my eyes, I did not have time for a lecture. "Please help," I said.

Obi-Wan smiled. "All you have to do was ask."

All three of them stepped towards Palpatine, and removed their outer robes. Obi-Wan removed his armor outer coat to reveal a cream tunic and brown legging and a belt that held his lightsaber. I broke away from Sidious and joined them, and we stalked towards Sidious.

"Well, well," said Palpatine, "I see Anakin is not as formidable as he claims. Surely the Chosen One does not need an army to capture a Sith."

"Oh on the contrary your grace," said Obi-Wan, "due to your recent behavior you have made yourself a high priority. You have our full attention."

We were all standing in a circle with Sidious in the middle boxing him in. He had nowhere to run, and all he could do is face us.

"Pray tell what were my crimes against the Republic?" asked Sidious. "I could never understand them."

"You can understand them fine," said Windu. "You just do not agree with them."

"You're right," Palapatine said. "I don't agree with them. I am afraid there is an unjust sense to blame the one who is in charge when situations go awry."

"Guilty, you are. Come quietly, you should," said Master Yoda.

Palpatine ignited his lightsaber, and it burned blood red. "That is not an option," he said.

Nothing happened for a moment as we all circled him, waiting for an opening. Then at precisely the same time, when all of our hair stood up at the back of our neck, we lunged at him from all different directions, blades drawn.

Palpatine twirled his lightsaber around his head so fast, parrying each of us off, I could not tell how he did it beside the dark side of the Force flowed through him. We were all going for the head except for Master Yoda, who was going for the waist and thighs mixing it up trying hit Palpatine anywhere. But the man seemed invincible.

Surrendering to the Force, I took in the room. While we were all attacking Sidious, Ahsoka, Depa, Qui-Gon, and Master Plo were attacking the guards. Qui-Gon had already decapitated his opponent and was assisting Master Plo, who was closest to his guard. Depa was holding fine on her own, and seemed to have her guard cornered. The only one who was struggling was Snips. The guard had her pinned down and she looked as if she was running out of tricks.

"She has not trained in months," I yelled at myself. "You knew better than to bring her on this mission. You should have let her stay home!"

While I was trying to focus on what I was doing, and center myself in the force, I heard a scream fill the room, and my heart beat a little faster. It was a woman's scream but it did not sound like Snips. I blocked and parried and turned Palpatine, so I could glimpse the other battle to see who had fallen. Depa was on the ground in a fetal position clutching her chest. The battle was too intense to stop, as not even Ahsoka or Windu could offer her aid. I watched as she vanished, leaving only her clothing on the floor.

Something crept up behind me, and I turned swiftly to face Sidious.

"You're getting distracted, my boy," he said.

I spun and kicked him square in the chest sending him across the room. "Yet, I am still better than you," I said, with a smirk. Your guards just killed my master, your majesty. That makes me very angry.

I stalked over to him like a predator, and raised my blade hoping to end this. But once again lightning shot out of his fingertips, and he rose to his feet as I blocked his assault.

As I was doing that, I heard a yell, and glanced around to see where it had come from. At the other end of the room, master Plo Koon was stumbling backwards. By the time I could see him there was a force pike stuck in his midsection where I assumed one of the guards had impaled him. There was a guard disintegrating at his feet, and Plo Koon collapsed and joined him. Qui-Gon was kneeling by Plo Koon, saying words of comfort no doubt. Soon Plo Koon's body disappeared.

While I was watching that, the lightning storm ended. Sidious stalked over to me with his hooded cape, and his sunken eyes.

"Its over Anakin," he said. "Your friends are dying, your great attempt to capture me has failed. The Jedi will never be more powerful than the Sith. It is time for you to give up this charade and come home where you belong."