6 months have passed. Anakin and Padme were married. He accused
Palpatine of being a Sith and Palpatine disappeared. Anakin is on
Coruscant looking for Obi-Wan and Sabe.



It had been six months since Obi-Wan and Darth Mortis had
taken Sabe and killed Mace Windu. No one had found any clue as to
where they might have disappeared to. Palpatine had vanished the same
day Amidala had accused him of being a Sith in front of the entire
Senate.
Anakin and Padme had been married just a few days after Sabe's
kidnapping. Neither had actually wanted to go through with the
ceremony without Sabe there, but to simply cancel it with no
explanation would arouse suspicion, and that was one thing they didn't
want.
The murder of a Jedi master, and a member of the Jedi high
council no less, had caused Naboo enough trouble. They didn't need
everybody to know that not only was the queen's chief handmaiden
missing but she had been taken by the Sith to bear his children.
Likewise nothing had been mentioned about Obi-Wan. The council
had claimed that he was on a very long mission on Hoth. It was
doubtful that anyone would actually go to the ice world to search for
him.
Anakin had been on Coruscant for three months. He didn't want
to be here, but this was where the Jedi temple was and it was also
where the Senate met. It was a Nubian law that the wife of the Minhara
must serve a minimum of one year as a senator. There were also other
laws of the same sort saddling him with numerous duties. Presumably
the ancient Naboo didn't want the Minhara's husband to live off the
people for free and so that made sure he would work for his room and
board.
Anakin had hardly had enough time to conduct his search.
Fortunately thought it appeared that the search just might be over.
He had received a report just this morning from a team the council
had sent out. Two men who matched the descriptions of Obi-Wan and
Mortis had been sighted in the company of a small brown haired woman.
The report claimed that the woman had had a large bruise on her face
and did not appear comfortable with the men.
Anakin was now on a ship on course for Laridia, a sparsely
populated planet in the outer rim. According to it's description it
was a sanctuary for criminals. It was a cold planet with rocky
terrain and very little plant growth. Not exactly a prime vacation
spot.
There was a knock at Anakin's door. He opened it with the
Force. It was Yoda.
"We've arrived?" Yoda nodded his head.
"Landing we are." He turned away without any further words.
Anakin sighed. Yoda didn't much like him. Anakin couldn't say he
liked the Jedi master, but he did wish they talked more. There was a
lot Anakin could learn from Yoda. If only Yoda were willing to teach
him.




Sabe knew there was a good chance that she would never be
rescued. She also knew that if that happened she would have to make
the hardest choice of her life.
Sabe was pregnant, just under six months. As her due date grew
closer she became more and more depressed. When her child was born
Sabe knew that Mortis would take it and begin training hm in the dark
side immediately.
That was something she couldn't let happen, but unfortunately
she didn't stand much chance of stopping it. Still she had to try.
Her plan was simple. She would wait until Mortis left. Obi-Wan
usually stayed in his cabin. She would barricade his door and leave
the ship as quickly as possible. The lock on the door was encoded but
she'd watched Obi-Wan use it many times.
She would have to work quickly. Obi-Wan would cut through the
door with his lightsaber within seconds. Her only hope was to get
somewhere where her presence would be hidden.
She put her plan into action successfully. It wasn't easy, and
she was very thankful there had been a market place nearby. If there
hadn't been such a large crowd to hide in Obi-Wan would have had no
problems finding her.
As Sabe walked as quickly as she could through the alleys of
Larria she felt a twinge of regret for having caused Obi-Wan trouble.
Mortis would not be happy about her excape and Obi-Wan would be
punished.
Pushing the thoughts away she walked faster. Obi-Wan Kenobi
didn't deserve her sympathy. He'd helped Mortis kidnap her and stood
by while he killed master Windu. He was a threat to her queen. He
would get no sympathy from her.