CHAPTER TEN

SURPRISE

Anakin couldn't believe it. The head of the republic, of the entire galaxy, was a Sith. And he was standing right in front of him, with an evil grin on his face. Anakin couldn't take it any longer. He reached for his lightsaber and turned it on. Palpatine (or Sidious) didn't move at all, he wasn't afraid.

"Go ahead, kill me. But if you do, you will never see your family again", he said in a very relaxed tone.

"Explain!", Anakin ordered. Sidious walked to the window and looked at the city.

"I have already send men to Naboo, they are just waiting for my orders. It's all up to your decision, Skywalker".

"Which decision?"

"I've been looking for a new apprentice. And you suit the role perfectly".

"No way I'm joining you, I'll never turn to the dark side!", he yelled. The Sith lord kept calm.

"If you don't join me, your children will. . ."

"YOU LEAVE THEM OUT OF THIS!!!", he interrupted.

"Well, it looks like you have already made your decision, my new apprentice". Palpatine smiled evilly at Anakin, who was looking at his feet, as if the answer to his prayers would come out of his boots.

"I can't join you. I'm a Jedi, a husband and a father. I would never leave those things to join you. You are just a sad old man, who's heart is full of hatred and anger. And you want to use all of that to hurt innocent people, to make you feel powerful. But I don't see power in you. I just see the pity all this galaxy feel for you, including my own". There was a silence. Palpatine turned to face Anakin and raised his hand in the air. Suddenly, Anakin felt something was choking him. he noticed his feet weren't on the floor anymore, he was floating in the air, as if some strange force of some kind was pulling him up.

"You have a bold mouth, young man. You should control your feelings", Palpatine said slowly, while Anakin's hands were turning white. "Gladly, I'm here to teach you how to use those feelings in a better way, that will make you more powerful. Now, will you join me?"

"Y. . . esss", Anakin managed to answer. Palpatine smile pleased.

"That's just what I needed to hear". He released Anakin, who fell to the floor, and walked towards him. "You will not regret this, neither will I". He stood next to Anakin and offered his hand. Anakin gave his to him and leaned in one knee. Palpatine smiled but his expression changed to pain, a whole lot of pain when he saw Anakin's lightsaber going through his stomach. The Sith stepped back with his hands covering the wound while Anakin looked up at him. Somehow, Palpatine recovered and straighten up. There was fire in his eyes.

"You shouldn't have done that, boy. You can only save yourself if you join me".

"Never, you will have to kill me first", Anakin spitted out.

Palpatine looked displeased. He expected Anakin to join him, but it turned out he didn't want to. Sidious gave a deep breath and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they were yellow. The yellow eyes pierced Anakin's blue ones.

"So be it".

A/N: Hey, thanks for your reviews (specially AnakinPadméSkywalker. I love you!) this story will continue soon. Thanks for reading it, I don't care if you review it or not, but it would be great if you did. . .