POV: Anakin

Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, and I were standing in the middle of the Council. I surveyed them all and tried to seize up to see what was wrong. Yoda looked thoughtful, eyes burrowed and concentrating. Ki-Adi-Mundi looked confused like he had lost an argument. Depa was smiling reassuringly, but was worried still and unsure of herself. Windu looked angry. They had made a decision and no one was happy about it.

"Peace, Chosen One," Depa said. "You have done nothing wrong."

I looked over at her, not sure if she was right. But then she smiled at me again, and I felt this peace come over me. I started to breathe a little more evenly and I felt my body relax.

"Anakin," began Mace Windu, "Jocasta Nu has reported that you have done everything that she has asked from you. You are prompt, polite, diligent, considerate, and humble. I asked her to verify this because I did not believe her. It seems you have learned your lesson well.

"Furthermore, Master Yoda, Master Depa, Master Kenobi, and I have all gotten together to discuss your training. We have noticed that you are not only strong with the Force, something that has been true since you were a boy, but you are dedicated and once again humble in your studies. Therefore, we agree that it is time for you to go on missions with Obi-Wan and Ahsoka once again to hunt the Sith. How do you feel about that?"

Finally, I am out of the Library and back in the battlefield. I can make the Sith pay and keep them away from my family instead of sitting here like a sitting womp rat. I knew I couldn't say all of that so I calmly said, "I am ready Master."

"Then go you will to the Mustafar system," said Yoda.

Dread filled me. Mustafar?! All I could hear were screams of the separatist, Padme's pleas, then Obi-Wan crying and yelling at my burning body as I tried to drag my body away from the molten lava. Mustafar ruined my life! Why were they sending me for freaking Mustafar? Suddenly, I felt like I could not breathe.

"Our spies report that Count Dooku is there," said Windu. "With Palpatine in jail, he is the most dangerous Sith out there."

"Yes Master," I said, and looked at Obi-Wan, and saw that he was just as shocked and worried as I was.

"Is there a problem?" asked Windu.

"No problem Master," said Obi-Wan, "we will leave immediately."

We all bowed and walked out of the room. As soon as we exited the door, I started walking towards the speeder lot outside the building. Soon, I was a mixture of walking and running as I passed fellow Jedi, getting strange looks from them as I passed them in the halls. I didn't care, I had to get out of the building and get outside where there was air. As I was running, I heard my name, and it sounded like Obi-Wan, but I did not care. To stop and explain would delay me getting outside.

Finally, I got outside and felt the wind on my face and the air in my lungs. I put my hand on my knees, panting, then ran my fingers in my hair. I looked around and saw my speeder. Just as I was about to hop in, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka caught up with me.

"Anakin, stop!" commanded Obi-Wan.

"I'm going home!" I shouted.

"Padawan, stop running and just calm down. Please!"

"What is going on?!" asked Ahsoka.

"I am not going to Mustfar! I can't! I won't!"

"Anakin, come here and sit down," he said, gesturing to a bench by the parking lot.

I sighed, and went to sit on the bench. Obi-Wan sat down on my left, and Ahsoka sat on my right.

"I am proud of you," said Obi-Wan, because you seem to be making progress. The old you would have cussed out the council in session."

I laughed. "Yeah. That worked so well last time." I dropped my face in my hands, and ran my fingers in my hair. "I can't do this. I can't go back to that place."

"Why? What happened?" asked Ahsoka.

"I guess we didn't tell you this part," said Obi-Wan. "Anakin's first mission as Darth Vader was to go to Mustfar and kill the Seperatist. Padme went to see him, and I snuck on board the ship to stop him. By the time we got there, he was so full with the Dark Side that it caused Anakin to to a psychological break, and attacked Padme, then attacked me. I injured him, causing him to need his suit. I got Padme to a medical center and she gave birth to the twins, but then she died. We decided that it could not have been caused by Anakin, but by Palpatine, but Anakin still hurt her."

"How did Palpatine kill Padme?"

I drew a deep breath, and said, "Palpatine drew power from the Senate to hide from the Jedi. That is why he wanted to stay in power for as long as possible. Apparently, with Palpatine drawing power from her and having the babies weakened her heart and then me turning to the Dark Side, the shock and grief killed killed her and her heart stopped beating."

"Oh," she said.

"Yeah," I said, "except Palpatine did not tell me I attacked Padme, he said I killed her."

"What?! Why would he do that?"

"To make me a stronger Sith. The self hatred fueled my powers and made me better."

"He is lucky I did not know this when we arrested him," she said twirling her lightsaber. "I knew he seduced you to the Dark Side, but I did not know anything about that. No one messes with Skyguy."

I smiled, and no one said anything for a minute.

"Well, someone else can do this mission, right?" asked Ahsoka.

"No," I said, standing, "the council gave us a mission, and we had to do it."

"Anakin you just had a panic attack thinking about the mission. Can you handle this?" asked Obi-Wan.

I think so... " I said. "Yes. I am ready."