Chancellor Palpatine was still in his office. He shoved reports aside on
his desk. They poured in everyday each worse than before. Queen Amidala
was angry. The chancellor was facing elections. And attacks continued to
destroy Naboo. The chancellor felt his power slipping away. He needed to
do something fast.
There was a knock at the door.
"Come in!" Chancellor Palpatine yelled.
The doors opened to a dark clothed figure. He strolled into the office as the doors closed behind him. A black hood covered his face.
"Who are you?" the chancellor asked.
"All you need to know is that I can help you," the dark figure replied. "It has come to my understanding that the Senate is in turmoil. Am I correct?"
"Yes."
"And also your precious homeworld is being attacked, and your queen is not happy at all."
"True, how do you know all this?"
"I have my sources. Now, what if I told you I can help you regain your fleeting power? I could help you bring the Senate back to it's senses."
"How could you so this?" Chancellor Palpatine asked. He didn't trust this thing.
"I have a power greater than all others. Ten times greater than the pathetic Jedi. I could turn worlds upside down with the snap of my fingers," the dark figure sneered.
"But how..?"
"Silence," the figure raised a hand. "Do not question my power."
Chancellor Palpatine closed his mouth.
"If you join with me I can make you the most powerful being in the universe. Together we can rule the galaxy, all will respect you and not dare question you. You will not be intimidated by people, such as the Queen Amidala."
"I know what you are! Get out of my office!" Chancellor Palpatine ordered.
"I will leave," the dark figure said calmly. "Sooner or later you will need my help and I will be watching. Waiting for you."
"Out!"
The dark figure glided out of the office, the doors slamming behind him.
"What did he say Master?"
"He will come around. It is his destiny. Did you do what I asked?"
"Yes. That boy is strong Master, I have no doubts that he is the chosen one."
"Good. With those two working for us, the Jedi Order will crumble."
"Then we shall have our revenge."
"Then we shall have our glory. At last."
Obi-wan paced back and forth in the infirmary. Anakin had been taken in to the healers hours ago. He thought maybe Anakin had been through another vision but this was much worse than a vision. He didn't know what it was, but whatever it was it was powerful enough to knock the kid unconscious.
"Worry not, Obi-wan. Young Skywalker is fine."
Obi-wan looked down and saw Master Yoda at his side.
"Startle you I did?"
"Yes Master," Obi-wan bowed to be eye level with the little green troll. "Master Yoda, what happened to Anakin? I know for a fact this was not another vision."
"Vision it was not. The work of the Dark side it was," the Master replied.
"The Dark Side? What did it do to him? Will he be all right?"
"Young Skywalker was not harmed. Dark images they sent. Trying to sway him over they are."
"Anakin will never be turned. They are just wasting time," Obi-wan said clenching his fists. "But why Anakin?"
"Powerful the boy is. Great ally they would gain."
"Isn't there something we can do for him?"
"Send him away we must. The Council approves your mission. Queen Amidala you will protect."
"Is that a good idea?"
"Yes. Loves the queen he does. Dangerous it will be. But the only choice we have," Master Yoda said quietly.
"When do we leave?"
"Two days. Queen Amidala will stay at the Jedi Temple. Arrives tonight she does. Leave I must. Go and attend to your aprentice. Send him to escort the queen you will. May the Force be with you."
Obi-wan bowed and walked into the room where his padawan was resting. Master Yoda went back to the Council chamber.
Anakin opened his eyes and saw his Master standing over him. He saw he was in the infirmary.
"Master..." he whispered.
"Shh. Rest Anakin. You need your strength. We will be leaving with Queen Amidala in two days. She will be staying with us at the Jedi Temple until then. Later if you are feeling better you can escort her here," Obi-wan said sitting next to Anakin on his bed.
"Master what happened to me?"
"I'll explain it later. Now you have to rest."
"Yes master," Anakin said before he drifted back to sleep.
Padme sat in her room with Sabe. Anakin did not come and she was getting worried.
"Do you think something happened to him?" Padme asked.
"No, maybe he just got tied up. He'll probably come later," Sabe replied.
"Your probably right," Padme sighed. It made sense. He was a Jedi aprentice after all and he said he had things to do in the morning. Suddenly the door chime rang. Padme jumped up.
"That's him!!" she exclaimed.
"I told you he would be here!" Sabe smiled.
"Do I look alright?" Padme asked.
"You look fine, don't worry."
There was a knock at the queen's bedroom door.
"Who is it?" Padme said using her queen voice.
"Your highness, there is a message from the Jedi Temple. It was just delivered," Eirate said from the otherside.
Padme's heart sank. "It isn't him," she said sadly.
Sabe opened the door and took the message from Eirate. She gave it to Padme.
"Open it, see what it says."
Padme took the small message and read what was inside. It went as follows..
Queen Amidala,
I am glad to inform you that you wil be going home in two days. Tonight you will come to the Jedi Temple and stay here until the transports are ready. I will send my aprentice, Anakin Skywalker, to escort you here safely. He wanted me to inform you that he is terribly sorry he did not visit you today, he was not feeling well. We will be glad to be of service to you once again until this mess has calmed. I will send Anakin an hour after sunset. I will be waiting for both of you at the Temple.
Sincereley,
Obi-wan Kenobi, Jedi Knight
"What does it say? Who's it from?" Sabe asked.
"It's from Obi-wan Kenobi. He says that I am to stay at the Jedi Temple and in two days we can go back to Naboo. They will be staying on Naboo with us until this whole thing blows over. Anakin will pick us up after sunset," Padme explained.
"Did it say why Anakin didn't come today?"
"He wasn't feeling well."
"That's strange. He would have told you himself that he wasn't feeling well right?"
"Well, I can ask him when he gets here. We better hurry, Anakin will be here soon. Sabe can you tell Captain Panaka what we are doing?"
"Yeah," Sabe replied getting up. "Well, I guess Chancellor Palpatine finally decided to help."
"No this was Anakin and Obi-wan's decision to help," Padme said also getting up.
"Why do you think that?"
"Because if this was the work of Chancellor Palpatine, this would have been done. We would be home."
"Do you think he knows about this?"
"I don't care if he does or doesn't. He isn't doing anything about it anyway. You better go to Captain Panaka. We haven't much time."
"Of course, I'll be back," Sabe left the room.
Padme walked over to the window. The sun would be setting soon.
"Chancellor Palpatine has changed," she said to herself. "I cannot trust him."
There was a knock at the door.
"Come in!" Chancellor Palpatine yelled.
The doors opened to a dark clothed figure. He strolled into the office as the doors closed behind him. A black hood covered his face.
"Who are you?" the chancellor asked.
"All you need to know is that I can help you," the dark figure replied. "It has come to my understanding that the Senate is in turmoil. Am I correct?"
"Yes."
"And also your precious homeworld is being attacked, and your queen is not happy at all."
"True, how do you know all this?"
"I have my sources. Now, what if I told you I can help you regain your fleeting power? I could help you bring the Senate back to it's senses."
"How could you so this?" Chancellor Palpatine asked. He didn't trust this thing.
"I have a power greater than all others. Ten times greater than the pathetic Jedi. I could turn worlds upside down with the snap of my fingers," the dark figure sneered.
"But how..?"
"Silence," the figure raised a hand. "Do not question my power."
Chancellor Palpatine closed his mouth.
"If you join with me I can make you the most powerful being in the universe. Together we can rule the galaxy, all will respect you and not dare question you. You will not be intimidated by people, such as the Queen Amidala."
"I know what you are! Get out of my office!" Chancellor Palpatine ordered.
"I will leave," the dark figure said calmly. "Sooner or later you will need my help and I will be watching. Waiting for you."
"Out!"
The dark figure glided out of the office, the doors slamming behind him.
"What did he say Master?"
"He will come around. It is his destiny. Did you do what I asked?"
"Yes. That boy is strong Master, I have no doubts that he is the chosen one."
"Good. With those two working for us, the Jedi Order will crumble."
"Then we shall have our revenge."
"Then we shall have our glory. At last."
Obi-wan paced back and forth in the infirmary. Anakin had been taken in to the healers hours ago. He thought maybe Anakin had been through another vision but this was much worse than a vision. He didn't know what it was, but whatever it was it was powerful enough to knock the kid unconscious.
"Worry not, Obi-wan. Young Skywalker is fine."
Obi-wan looked down and saw Master Yoda at his side.
"Startle you I did?"
"Yes Master," Obi-wan bowed to be eye level with the little green troll. "Master Yoda, what happened to Anakin? I know for a fact this was not another vision."
"Vision it was not. The work of the Dark side it was," the Master replied.
"The Dark Side? What did it do to him? Will he be all right?"
"Young Skywalker was not harmed. Dark images they sent. Trying to sway him over they are."
"Anakin will never be turned. They are just wasting time," Obi-wan said clenching his fists. "But why Anakin?"
"Powerful the boy is. Great ally they would gain."
"Isn't there something we can do for him?"
"Send him away we must. The Council approves your mission. Queen Amidala you will protect."
"Is that a good idea?"
"Yes. Loves the queen he does. Dangerous it will be. But the only choice we have," Master Yoda said quietly.
"When do we leave?"
"Two days. Queen Amidala will stay at the Jedi Temple. Arrives tonight she does. Leave I must. Go and attend to your aprentice. Send him to escort the queen you will. May the Force be with you."
Obi-wan bowed and walked into the room where his padawan was resting. Master Yoda went back to the Council chamber.
Anakin opened his eyes and saw his Master standing over him. He saw he was in the infirmary.
"Master..." he whispered.
"Shh. Rest Anakin. You need your strength. We will be leaving with Queen Amidala in two days. She will be staying with us at the Jedi Temple until then. Later if you are feeling better you can escort her here," Obi-wan said sitting next to Anakin on his bed.
"Master what happened to me?"
"I'll explain it later. Now you have to rest."
"Yes master," Anakin said before he drifted back to sleep.
Padme sat in her room with Sabe. Anakin did not come and she was getting worried.
"Do you think something happened to him?" Padme asked.
"No, maybe he just got tied up. He'll probably come later," Sabe replied.
"Your probably right," Padme sighed. It made sense. He was a Jedi aprentice after all and he said he had things to do in the morning. Suddenly the door chime rang. Padme jumped up.
"That's him!!" she exclaimed.
"I told you he would be here!" Sabe smiled.
"Do I look alright?" Padme asked.
"You look fine, don't worry."
There was a knock at the queen's bedroom door.
"Who is it?" Padme said using her queen voice.
"Your highness, there is a message from the Jedi Temple. It was just delivered," Eirate said from the otherside.
Padme's heart sank. "It isn't him," she said sadly.
Sabe opened the door and took the message from Eirate. She gave it to Padme.
"Open it, see what it says."
Padme took the small message and read what was inside. It went as follows..
Queen Amidala,
I am glad to inform you that you wil be going home in two days. Tonight you will come to the Jedi Temple and stay here until the transports are ready. I will send my aprentice, Anakin Skywalker, to escort you here safely. He wanted me to inform you that he is terribly sorry he did not visit you today, he was not feeling well. We will be glad to be of service to you once again until this mess has calmed. I will send Anakin an hour after sunset. I will be waiting for both of you at the Temple.
Sincereley,
Obi-wan Kenobi, Jedi Knight
"What does it say? Who's it from?" Sabe asked.
"It's from Obi-wan Kenobi. He says that I am to stay at the Jedi Temple and in two days we can go back to Naboo. They will be staying on Naboo with us until this whole thing blows over. Anakin will pick us up after sunset," Padme explained.
"Did it say why Anakin didn't come today?"
"He wasn't feeling well."
"That's strange. He would have told you himself that he wasn't feeling well right?"
"Well, I can ask him when he gets here. We better hurry, Anakin will be here soon. Sabe can you tell Captain Panaka what we are doing?"
"Yeah," Sabe replied getting up. "Well, I guess Chancellor Palpatine finally decided to help."
"No this was Anakin and Obi-wan's decision to help," Padme said also getting up.
"Why do you think that?"
"Because if this was the work of Chancellor Palpatine, this would have been done. We would be home."
"Do you think he knows about this?"
"I don't care if he does or doesn't. He isn't doing anything about it anyway. You better go to Captain Panaka. We haven't much time."
"Of course, I'll be back," Sabe left the room.
Padme walked over to the window. The sun would be setting soon.
"Chancellor Palpatine has changed," she said to herself. "I cannot trust him."