Anakin POV
Qui-Gon and I were using the force to guide us as we made our way through the maze that lead to Padme and my mother. And Palpatine, I added in my mind. We met no resistance as we ran turning left and then right. My heart pounded in my chest as my thoughts were racing, Were my mother and Padme just as hurt as Ashoka, were they worse, or were they unharmed? There was no clue as to what my old master was up to. All I knew was that I was the end game. Suddenly we came to a large door.
"This leads to the throne room," said Qui-Gon.
"They are all in there. I sense their pain," I said.
"I sense my old master, Dokoo. And another dark presence," said Qui-Gon.
"Sidious," I spat.
"We must be mindful." He pushed the door open with the force.
The room was big, and empty. It had many doors that I could tell led to different parts of the castle. I learned about this room when I was studying to be a Sith Lord under Palpatine. This was a room where they would execute captured Jedi before the Old Republic, back when there were many Sith. Palpatine was seated on a throne with Dokoo standing behind him in the role of executioner. I looked around and found Padme, Ashoka, and my mom all standing there bound. I looked to asses their wounds. They all looked liked they had been whipped and beaten. My blood boiled that Sidious would dare strike against my family.
"Hello, Anakin my boy. How are you?" said Sidious.
"You touched them," I said igniting my lightsaber. "You are going to regret that."
"You can save them, Anakin. But not the Jedi way," Sidious said.
"Well see about that. It is not you verses Anakin this time. He brought help," said Qui-Gon igniting his green saber. "Release the women and we can settle this like men."
"I am afraid I can't do that. You see, they are the assurance that I will have a new apprentice," said Sidious.
"You ruined my life." I said. I was beginning to pace back and forth, trying to get around him and get to my family. "Why would I ever serve you?"
"Well, I am the one that can stop this," said Palpatine. He pushed a button in his hand, and electricity coursed through Ashoka, Padme, and my mom.
I watched in horror as they all screamed, and began to cry out. None of them begged for mercy, all of them were too tough for that. Rage filled me as I leaped at Palpatine my blade aimed at his head. A crimson blade blocked my blue one as Dokoo rushed to his master's aid.
"Here we go again," I thought as I stepped back to properly deal with Dooku. He slashed at me as I blocked and parried. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Qui-Gon getting very close to the women. I focused on my footwork to make sure that Dooku was fully engrossed in the fight so that he could not see Qui-Gon. I thought quickly of a way to keep Palpatine distracted to. The best thing I decided was to give him what he wanted, me going towards the Dark Side.
I knew to make it look believable I was going to have to actually get angry. I reached into that old part of myself and brought my anger to bare. As I struck and parried in a way that could actually defeat Dooku, I let the idea of revenge consume me. They had attacked my wife, my mother, my padawan, and he deserved to lose, he deserved to suffer. Rage dictated my actions and power ran through my veins as I welcomed the Dark Side back as an old friend. Suddenly, I saw an opening and took it before I could stop myself. With a quick flash, I sliced through Dooku's stomach, and he fell to the ground. For extra measure, I stabbed him in the heart, making sure it would take him a while to recover. Defeated the old Sith Lord fell at my feet.
"Good Anakin," praised Sidious. "I bet that felt good, didn't it? I will make you a deal. Stay here, and become my apprentice. I will let your family go. It will be like old times."
"Old times? Like when you pretended to love me but only cared about my power." I laughed darkly, "No Sidious. I'm about to do to you what I just did to your apprentice, and when you wake up I will be long gone. But I must warn you. You must never come near me and my family again."
"I will not take orders from you, boy," spat Sidious. "If you will not turn back to me, you are as useless as Padme. That is why I used the force to kill her. And you, so blind by your own rage you took the blame like the stupid boy you were."
"You what?!" rage filled me as I drew my weapon and lunged at Sidious. He met me with blue lightning that I blocked with my saber. I could not see anything as I began to swing at him with hatred. I gave into the dark side of the force as I fought to defeat my old master to defend the one I loved. Memories of my nightmares came back to my mind, all of the shame and guilt that I endured for years, thinking that I had killed her, and to realize that it was all a lie. I thought over what I knew about Sidious, and how I could defeat him. His weakness was his own pride. Suddenly, I dropped to my knees in mock submission.
"Your empire is over," I taunted. "You will always be hiding in the shadows. You will never rule again."
He snarled and came at me both hands raised to strike me down. Quickly, I rose to my feet and ignited my saber, stabbing him in the chest.
"Don't ever hurt my family again," I said. He crumbled to my feet.