Author's Notes :: And now for the more entertaining chapters. ^_^
Seriously. I promise. ^^;; Thanks Mommy-Angela for helping with the bad
guy's name. ^_^
Master and apprentice walked along the balcony over-looking the city. Their black cloaks hid their similarly pale faces. The master had already lost one apprentice to the Jedi he loathed, but at least he had succeeded in killing one. However, the other must die. The apprentice was trained to kill, but not by normal means. He had a more sinister way of destroying a Jedi.
"They will be leaving soon, my young apprentice." Darth Sideous said in his usual near-hiss tone.
"Yes, Master. The Jedi will be dead soon enough." Darth Thanos replied. His tone was haunting. His large, black eyes matched his tone, for they held the most haunting sort of gaze. His very presence was enough to command fear. Something about him drew out fear in the hearts of even the strongest Jedi. "Shall you be arriving on Naboo to witness the death of Kenobi?"
"No, my young apprentice. I shall be there for his funeral; I always have to make those diplomatic appearances. Until then, I have business to attend to." his master replied with a sinister laugh.
"There won't be much left of him to see at the funeral, Master." he stated with an evil smirk playing upon his thin, black lips.
"Try not to mutilate him too much. There's a certain amusement in watching the body of Jedi burn." Darth Sideous said, causing them both to laugh the most demonic sort of laughter.
~*~
At first Obi-Wan said nothing. He couldn't find the words to express the distrought feelings that stirred in his heart. He stood in the doorway staring at the crying form of the queen. The Queen he knew was one of pure strength and confidence. She held such fierce determination that any Jedi or Sith should know better than to chanllenge her. This was not Amidala or Padme.
The young Jedi master shivered slightly at the feelings he was receiving from the Force. Darkness surrounded the queen. Obi-Wan had never felt such darkness in his years of training. The Sith he encountered before held a bit of darkness and excellent amounts of power, but this was something different.
"Captain, there won't be much time for us to get her away from here before the Sith follows us. Take the handmaidens and ready the ship. I will have the queen there as quickly as possible." Obi-Wan said in a tone that needn't be questioned. He knew Captain Panaka didn't trust the Jedi. He also knew the Captain certainly wouldn't trust him to be alone in a room with a child-like queen. Still, he didn't have time to have a debate with the Captain about this.
"If you aren't there within ten minutes, I'm coming back. Considering the situation, you should be grateful for that much." Captain Panaka stated as he lead the handmaidens and the Amidala decoy to the hanger.
"I won't be grateful until this is over." Obi-Wan murmered.
He slowly stepped into the room being quiet enough for the queen not to notice him at first. He waved his hand in her direction and silently focused upon the Force and harnessing its power. His plan would require complete concentration and reliance in the Force.
"Hush now, your majesty. Stop your crying. You must be silent now." he whispered as he again waved his hand.
The queen grew eeriely silent as he stepped toward her. She stared at him and wanted to scream, but somehow she was unable to. She tried to fight against the Force causing Obi-Wan to struggle with his concentration. He slowly placed a hand upon her trembling shoulder.
"Sleep now, your majesty. Sleep." he whispered in a soothing tone. He had seen his master try this on the Gungan, Jar Jar Binks, but it was only for the moment. In order to keep the queen in this peaceful state, he would have to stay in constant reach of her. Only through his command of the Force was she able to stay in such a deep state of sleep.
The queen started to fall over as her eyelids gratefully closed. Obi- Wan caught the sleeping queen and picked her up in his strong embrace. For the first time, he realized just how small she was. In the eleborate costumes of the queen and handmaidens, he hadn't noticed how very light she was.
"Don't worry, your majesty, I will save you from this. I promise you that." he whispered, easing her into the sleep.
~*~
"That damned Jedi!" Captain Panaka growled as he started to walk off the ship. Ten minutes had passed, and Obi-Wan had yet to appear aboard the ship. Just as the Captain started back into the building, Obi-Wan came walking out with the queen resting peacefully in his arms.
"She's fine, for now." Obi-Wan said, "But we must leave at once."
Captain Panaka wanted to ask about a hundred questions, but Obi-Wan's quick command silenced the opportunity. "Damn Jedi," he thought. They quickly boarded the ship, and the Captain gave the command to fly.
The silver Nubian soared out of the hanger and into space. In the distance, a small, black y-wing ship followed.
~*~
Sabe sighed and wished she could be with the queen instead of being the queen. Obi-Wan had given them strict orders to leave he and Padme alone due to the amount of concentration he had to keep in order for her to remain within peaceful slumber. She, unlike the rest of the group, trusted the jedi to save the queen. She just wished she could help in some other way.
"Perhaps you should rest, Sabe." Rabe whispered.
"I can't rest. Not until I know the queen is alright." Sabe replied.
"She is fine for now." Rabe said, although her tone and expression didn't seem overly confident about the situation.
Before the conversation could continue, Captain Panaka suddenly came in. "There's a transmission from Sio Bibble, your majesty." he said.
"Well, let's hear it then." Sabe replied.
The Captain nodded and pushed a few buttons on the transmission receiver. The small image of the aged man clad in his royal blue robes appeared.
"Your majesty, the droid armies have landed again." Sio Bibble stated.
"How many?" Sabe asked.
"Three ships full. The Gungan army has the situation controlled for the time being. However, we are still unable to determine where they came from. It's not from the trade federation. They have the symbol of the Republic-" he said.
"But why would the Republic attack us? What about the palace? Is it safe for us to land in the main hanger? We have a bit of a situation at hand..." Sabe said.
"The palace is secure for now. We don't know when or if another attack is coming. Hurry back, your majesty, the people are frightened without you." he stated.
The transmission ended and Sabe sighed. "I am frightened without her too." she whispered.
Master and apprentice walked along the balcony over-looking the city. Their black cloaks hid their similarly pale faces. The master had already lost one apprentice to the Jedi he loathed, but at least he had succeeded in killing one. However, the other must die. The apprentice was trained to kill, but not by normal means. He had a more sinister way of destroying a Jedi.
"They will be leaving soon, my young apprentice." Darth Sideous said in his usual near-hiss tone.
"Yes, Master. The Jedi will be dead soon enough." Darth Thanos replied. His tone was haunting. His large, black eyes matched his tone, for they held the most haunting sort of gaze. His very presence was enough to command fear. Something about him drew out fear in the hearts of even the strongest Jedi. "Shall you be arriving on Naboo to witness the death of Kenobi?"
"No, my young apprentice. I shall be there for his funeral; I always have to make those diplomatic appearances. Until then, I have business to attend to." his master replied with a sinister laugh.
"There won't be much left of him to see at the funeral, Master." he stated with an evil smirk playing upon his thin, black lips.
"Try not to mutilate him too much. There's a certain amusement in watching the body of Jedi burn." Darth Sideous said, causing them both to laugh the most demonic sort of laughter.
~*~
At first Obi-Wan said nothing. He couldn't find the words to express the distrought feelings that stirred in his heart. He stood in the doorway staring at the crying form of the queen. The Queen he knew was one of pure strength and confidence. She held such fierce determination that any Jedi or Sith should know better than to chanllenge her. This was not Amidala or Padme.
The young Jedi master shivered slightly at the feelings he was receiving from the Force. Darkness surrounded the queen. Obi-Wan had never felt such darkness in his years of training. The Sith he encountered before held a bit of darkness and excellent amounts of power, but this was something different.
"Captain, there won't be much time for us to get her away from here before the Sith follows us. Take the handmaidens and ready the ship. I will have the queen there as quickly as possible." Obi-Wan said in a tone that needn't be questioned. He knew Captain Panaka didn't trust the Jedi. He also knew the Captain certainly wouldn't trust him to be alone in a room with a child-like queen. Still, he didn't have time to have a debate with the Captain about this.
"If you aren't there within ten minutes, I'm coming back. Considering the situation, you should be grateful for that much." Captain Panaka stated as he lead the handmaidens and the Amidala decoy to the hanger.
"I won't be grateful until this is over." Obi-Wan murmered.
He slowly stepped into the room being quiet enough for the queen not to notice him at first. He waved his hand in her direction and silently focused upon the Force and harnessing its power. His plan would require complete concentration and reliance in the Force.
"Hush now, your majesty. Stop your crying. You must be silent now." he whispered as he again waved his hand.
The queen grew eeriely silent as he stepped toward her. She stared at him and wanted to scream, but somehow she was unable to. She tried to fight against the Force causing Obi-Wan to struggle with his concentration. He slowly placed a hand upon her trembling shoulder.
"Sleep now, your majesty. Sleep." he whispered in a soothing tone. He had seen his master try this on the Gungan, Jar Jar Binks, but it was only for the moment. In order to keep the queen in this peaceful state, he would have to stay in constant reach of her. Only through his command of the Force was she able to stay in such a deep state of sleep.
The queen started to fall over as her eyelids gratefully closed. Obi- Wan caught the sleeping queen and picked her up in his strong embrace. For the first time, he realized just how small she was. In the eleborate costumes of the queen and handmaidens, he hadn't noticed how very light she was.
"Don't worry, your majesty, I will save you from this. I promise you that." he whispered, easing her into the sleep.
~*~
"That damned Jedi!" Captain Panaka growled as he started to walk off the ship. Ten minutes had passed, and Obi-Wan had yet to appear aboard the ship. Just as the Captain started back into the building, Obi-Wan came walking out with the queen resting peacefully in his arms.
"She's fine, for now." Obi-Wan said, "But we must leave at once."
Captain Panaka wanted to ask about a hundred questions, but Obi-Wan's quick command silenced the opportunity. "Damn Jedi," he thought. They quickly boarded the ship, and the Captain gave the command to fly.
The silver Nubian soared out of the hanger and into space. In the distance, a small, black y-wing ship followed.
~*~
Sabe sighed and wished she could be with the queen instead of being the queen. Obi-Wan had given them strict orders to leave he and Padme alone due to the amount of concentration he had to keep in order for her to remain within peaceful slumber. She, unlike the rest of the group, trusted the jedi to save the queen. She just wished she could help in some other way.
"Perhaps you should rest, Sabe." Rabe whispered.
"I can't rest. Not until I know the queen is alright." Sabe replied.
"She is fine for now." Rabe said, although her tone and expression didn't seem overly confident about the situation.
Before the conversation could continue, Captain Panaka suddenly came in. "There's a transmission from Sio Bibble, your majesty." he said.
"Well, let's hear it then." Sabe replied.
The Captain nodded and pushed a few buttons on the transmission receiver. The small image of the aged man clad in his royal blue robes appeared.
"Your majesty, the droid armies have landed again." Sio Bibble stated.
"How many?" Sabe asked.
"Three ships full. The Gungan army has the situation controlled for the time being. However, we are still unable to determine where they came from. It's not from the trade federation. They have the symbol of the Republic-" he said.
"But why would the Republic attack us? What about the palace? Is it safe for us to land in the main hanger? We have a bit of a situation at hand..." Sabe said.
"The palace is secure for now. We don't know when or if another attack is coming. Hurry back, your majesty, the people are frightened without you." he stated.
The transmission ended and Sabe sighed. "I am frightened without her too." she whispered.
