Title: Birth of Tyranny
Author: ewan's girl
Chapter 12:
Anakin Skywalker walked down the hall, he was looking for his wife to tell her some great news. He came to the infirmary, and saw Padme asleep in a chair next to a sleeping Bail Organa. Jealousy rose in his body. He tightened his knuckles till they grew white. He stormed in the room causing both of them to wake up.
"Anakin!" Padme said with a start.
"What's going on here?" Anakin asked with anger in his voice.
Padme looked at Bail Organa who had a very confused look on his face. She then excused herself and forced Anakin out of the room.
"Anakin, what is going on with you?" Padme asked when they were in the hall.
"Why don't you tell me what's going on with you and King Organa." Anakin demanded.
"Nothing is going on, he is a dear friend of mine." Padme defended herself. "Is that what has been bothering you?"
Anakin looked down at the ground. "Well it just seems like you've been more concerned with him than with me lately."
Padme grabbed Anakin's mechanical hand. "You have no idea how scared I was yesterday when I heard that battle outside. And then when I heard about Master Windu, I wanted to hold you so much it hurt."
Anakin smiled at her and took her other hand. "Guess what?" Padme looked at him curious. "Obi Wan nominated me for the trials."
She smiled at her husband. "Really?"
"Yes. He finally decided that he couldn't hold me back anymore." Padme kissed him.
"I'm so proud of you Ani." She exclaimed with a smile. She then led him to her quarters. They closed and locked the door behind them, and kissed each other passionately. Then Anakin's comlink beeped.
"Oh not now." Anakin said, while finding his comlink. "Yes?" He asked into it.
"Anakin, I need you to come to the command center." Obi Wan said over the comlink.
Padme continued to kiss his neck. "Um it'll be a few minutes master. I'm in the shower." Anakin said, throwing the comlink down.
"As quickly as you can then." Obi Wan's voice came over the comlink again sounding very irritated.
Anakin pulled away from his wife and sighed. "I have to go." He then gathered his comlink and turned to leave.
Padme called after him. "Be careful."
**
Anakin raced into the command center to find Obi Wan standing in the front of the room with master Yoda at his side. The room was filled with commanding officers from the clone army, and guards from the Chancellor, Alderaan and Naboo. Anakin sat next to captain Typho.
"We have just learned that about 200,000 droids have landed on this planet since our last battle. They are headed this way as I speak." Obi Wan looked around the room as he spoke. "The only way to end this war quickly is to capture the leader of this army...Count Dooku." An image of Dooku flashed before the troops. "We know he is on one of the droid control ships that is circling the planet."
"Why don't we just take out the control ships like we did on Naboo?" Captain Typho asked.
"I strongly believe that there is someone else behind this army, if we capture Count Dooku then we might find out who is behind all of this." Obi Wan answered. "I will lead the ground troops to move against the droid army. I will need a team in the air that I can trust to capture Dooku, bring him back here and destroy the control ships." Obi Wan scanned the crowd, and focused on Anakin. "Commander Skywalker." Anakin snapped to attention. "You will be leading our air team." Anakin was taken back, but nodded in response. "Everyone, you know your positions. So if there aren't any other questions." The room was silent. "Then dismissed and may the force be with you." Obi Wan commanded, and the room began to empty out. Obi Wan moved towards Anakin.
"I can't believe you chose me." Anakin said when he saw Obi Wan walk towards him.
"Well you know how much I hate flying." Anakin smiled and nodded. "Plus you always brag about how great a pilot you are, well prove it padawa...I mean commander Skywalker."
Anakin looked at his former master, and shook his hand.
**
On one of the largest beaches at the bottom of one of the three volcanoes on Alderaan Stood 100,000 clone troopers, waiting the arrival of their enemy. They were out numbered, but they were smarter, more prepared. With massive Walkers and guns ready for battle. Perched on top a large horse like creature with a long neck and long snout called a perquese sat General Obi Wan Kenobi. He watched as the massive droid army made their way over the horizon. He contemplated for a moment just how he got to where he was, he thought about all of the missions he had endured through out his life, and wondered if they had prepared him for this. He closed his eyes and meditated for a moment, calling upon the force to help him. He then tightened his grip on the reigns and rode his steed in front of his troops. He never took his gaze off their enemy, and held up his light saber and ignited it, and began to charge at the other army with 100,000 clones following right behind him.
**
Anakin Skywalker flew his craft out of the atmosphere and looked at the blockade in front of him. Suddenly dozens of fighters came right at them.
"Alright team, this is it." He called into his radio. "Red team, blue team handle those fighters. Gold team prepare to take the first star ship." He commanded.
The team flew together, avoiding fighters as they headed to the first droid control ship.
"How do we know which ship he is on?" One of the other pilots asked.
"He's on this ship gold one." Anakin answered.
"How do you know?" Captain Typho asked.
"Just trust me." Anakin said as he flew his ship into the control ship docking bay.
They landed, and were met by a dozen droids. Anakin hopped out of his cockpit and ignited his light saber and cut several droids down. He then force pushed three more. He turned to his team. "Cover me, I'm going after Dooku."
"Don't you need help?" Typho asked.
"Do as I say." Anakin commanded as he took off down the hall.
**
Obi Wan charged into the battle with his army, cutting heads off droids to his left, disarming ones on his right. The battle raged on all around him. He used all of his training to keep control of his steed and fight at the same time. The clone army had grown even in the last three years, acquiring huge weapons to aid them in battle. Two huge walkers were able to take out ten droids with one shot, on the other hand the droid army also had huge weapons that were just as destructive. It was an even battle, Obi Wan sensed this, and it worried him. He continued to use his army to drive the droids into the ocean, hoping that would bring them an advantage. For a moment he felt they were winning, then he noticed huge boats carrying more droids coming over the horizon on the water.
**
Anakin rushed down one of the halls on the control ship, he searched for any signs of Count Dooku. He cut down droids as they came at him, and continued his search. He finally came to a set of double doors, the dark ripples in the force told him that Dooku was near. He saw the door was guarded by super battle droids. With one flick of his wrist he caused a section of the ceiling to collapse on top of the droids, he simply walked over them. He walked into the dark room, and searched for Dooku. Then in one of the dark corners he heard a familiar voice.
"So we meet again boy." Dooku said snidely.
"You're coming with me Dooku." Anakin commanded.
"Really? And just what makes you say that?" Dooku taunted.
"Let's just say my light saber says so." Anakin taunted back, ignighting his light saber.
Dooku laughed in the darkness. "You were right three years ago when you said that you were a slow learner."
"Show yourself coward!" Anakin yelled into the darkness.
Suddenly behind him a red glow appeared. "You really came here alone? No master Obi Wan or master Yoda holding your hand?" Dooku emerged from the darkness. Anger began to swell in Anakin's body from the taunting. "Enough Dooku."
"I must admit Anakin, I have heard great things about you, you do have great potential." Dooku continued. They began to circle each other as they talked. "It's a shame you didn't have a master who saw that in you as well."
Anakin leapt at Dooku with his light saber, they began to fight, Dooku clearly having the upper edge.
"I know where you are coming from boy, I know what it's like to have the council be scared of you." Dooku continued to taunt him as they fought. Anakin went to kick him, but he jumped out of the way. Dooku began to fight back heavily causing Anakin to take steps backwards. "If only you had the proper training, you could be unstoppable." Anakin tried to defend himself as Dooku advanced. Suddenly Dooku sliced Anakin's light saber out of his hand and caused him to fall to the ground. He held his light saber to Anakin's neck. "It really is a shame. How does it feel to know that you being trained was only because of a promise to a dying man?" Dooku asked.
Anakin looked up at the old man. "What?" He asked breathlessly.
"That Obi Wan didn't want you in the first place, but promised his beloved mentor as he died in his arms? How does that feel Anakin?" Dooku said with almost a laugh.
Anakin felt something burn inside of him, hate. Hate for this evil man in front of him, and hate for his Jedi master. "No, you're lying." Anakin tried to suppress his anger.
"Search your feelings, you've always known this to be true Obi Wan never wanted to train you, no one did." Dooku smiled when he saw the anger in the young man. "And now, he sent you up here to die." Dooku raised his light saber.
Anakin looked at Dooku square in the eyes, suddenly Dooku was hit on the side of his head by a large piece of machinery. Anakin rose to his feet, as he sent more pieces flying at Dooku. The old man couldn't defend himself against the onslaught of things hitting him. "What was that old man?" Anakin asked with a wicked grin on his face.
Dooku threw bolts of lightning at Anakin, who in turn caught them in his hand as he had seen Yoda do years before. Dooku looked shocked, there was no way an apprentice could do that. Anakin then force pushed Dooku against the wall with a bone crunching thud, and with the force held him there. Dooku's head was bleeding, but he smiled still when he saw the anger in Anakin's eyes.
"Now you know." Dooku said as Anakin walked closer.
"Know what?" Anakin humored the old man.
"The true power of the force." Dooku smiled wider. "Kill me and it will be done, you will be ready."
"You're under arrest." Anakin stated coolly.
"I guess my master was wrong about you. You aren't all powerful like he saw in his visions." Dooku said smugly.
"Enough Dooku." Anakin commanded.
Suddenly with a wave of his hand Dooku forced Anakin to fly across the room. "You are pathetic Anakin, it's a wonder anyone has even bothered with you at all." Anakin struggled to get up. "I sense the anger in you Anakin, if only you would channel it." Dooku used the force to call his light saber back to him. "Now in the end, you failed just like everyone expected you to. Especially the Jedi." He ignited his saber and walked closer to the young Jedi still lying on the floor. Suddenly he stopped in mid step, and began to choke on nothing. He had a complete look of shock on his face as he looked at Anakin Skywalker who had his hand out stretched towards him. Anakin rose to his feet just as Dooku collapsed to the floor, dead.
**
The battle raged on, Obi Wan tried to fight off droids with his light saber. Suddenly a bomb blew right next to him, causing his perquese to tumble on top of him. He struggled to free himself from the dead animal. He then saw several battle droids heading his way. He frantically tried to free his last leg, but it was too late, the droids were on top of him about to fire. Then above him two blasters fired and quickly shot all of the droids aiming for him. He looked up and saw She-ar-ah Windu standing on the rocky cliff above him. She winked at him when he looked at her. She then hopped down and helped him free himself. They stood back to back and helped defend each other as they destroyed droid after droid.
"I thought about what you said." She-ar-ah said over the noise of the battle.
"Really? And?" Obi Wan asked as he sliced through another droid.
"This is what my father would've wanted instead of revenge." She shot her two blasters. Then took out a little detonator and threw it into a group of super battle droids. "Plus, I figured I was the only woman in this galaxy who could put up with you." She looked at him with a smile.
Obi Wan smiled back. He then jumped in the air and kicked two droids. He landed and grabbed She-ar-ah by the arm, and kissed her. "Thank you."
They looked around, and it seemed as if they finally had the upper hand in the battle. Obi Wan took a deep breath and smiled at She-ar-ah, then his smile faded when he saw thousands upon thousands more droids coming over the horizon.
"What now general?" She-ar-ah asked as she took out a larger blaster.
**
"Gold team evacuate now, I will take care of the control ships." Anakin commanded into his comlink.
"Are you sure gold leader?" Captain Typho asked.
"Do as I say." Anakin shouted. He then headed to the cock pit of the ship. He cut down any droids that stood in his way. He then flew the ship and set it on a collision course with the other control ship. Anakin then ran to his fighter. He flew out of the hanger just as the two ships collided and caused a huge explosion.
**
The clone army awaited the new troops of battle droids to reach them. Obi Wan wiped the sweat off his forehead, and held his breath. He then noticed something in the sky, a huge explosion. He looked at the droids and they came to a halt. He lowered his light saber and looked around him. He looked at the thousands of droids piled all over the beach, as well as thousands of his troops. He sighed to himself.
"What happened?" She-ar-ah asked astonished.
"Anakin." Obi Wan said with a smile. "Commander." Obi Wan called, and a clone trooper came forward. "Make sure all of the droids are dismantled, and clean up this mess."
"Yes sir." The clone trooper answered.
She-ar-ah looked at him with a huge smile on her face. "You did it!" She said, and jumped in his arms. The air team then flew back into the atmosphere and over the battle ridden beach. The men cheered when they saw the broken battle droids. Obi Wan looked up as Anakin flew over. He sensed something had happened, he felt a dark presence as Anakin flew by. Anakin in turn looked down at his master as he flew over, and anger filled his body.
Author: ewan's girl
Chapter 12:
Anakin Skywalker walked down the hall, he was looking for his wife to tell her some great news. He came to the infirmary, and saw Padme asleep in a chair next to a sleeping Bail Organa. Jealousy rose in his body. He tightened his knuckles till they grew white. He stormed in the room causing both of them to wake up.
"Anakin!" Padme said with a start.
"What's going on here?" Anakin asked with anger in his voice.
Padme looked at Bail Organa who had a very confused look on his face. She then excused herself and forced Anakin out of the room.
"Anakin, what is going on with you?" Padme asked when they were in the hall.
"Why don't you tell me what's going on with you and King Organa." Anakin demanded.
"Nothing is going on, he is a dear friend of mine." Padme defended herself. "Is that what has been bothering you?"
Anakin looked down at the ground. "Well it just seems like you've been more concerned with him than with me lately."
Padme grabbed Anakin's mechanical hand. "You have no idea how scared I was yesterday when I heard that battle outside. And then when I heard about Master Windu, I wanted to hold you so much it hurt."
Anakin smiled at her and took her other hand. "Guess what?" Padme looked at him curious. "Obi Wan nominated me for the trials."
She smiled at her husband. "Really?"
"Yes. He finally decided that he couldn't hold me back anymore." Padme kissed him.
"I'm so proud of you Ani." She exclaimed with a smile. She then led him to her quarters. They closed and locked the door behind them, and kissed each other passionately. Then Anakin's comlink beeped.
"Oh not now." Anakin said, while finding his comlink. "Yes?" He asked into it.
"Anakin, I need you to come to the command center." Obi Wan said over the comlink.
Padme continued to kiss his neck. "Um it'll be a few minutes master. I'm in the shower." Anakin said, throwing the comlink down.
"As quickly as you can then." Obi Wan's voice came over the comlink again sounding very irritated.
Anakin pulled away from his wife and sighed. "I have to go." He then gathered his comlink and turned to leave.
Padme called after him. "Be careful."
**
Anakin raced into the command center to find Obi Wan standing in the front of the room with master Yoda at his side. The room was filled with commanding officers from the clone army, and guards from the Chancellor, Alderaan and Naboo. Anakin sat next to captain Typho.
"We have just learned that about 200,000 droids have landed on this planet since our last battle. They are headed this way as I speak." Obi Wan looked around the room as he spoke. "The only way to end this war quickly is to capture the leader of this army...Count Dooku." An image of Dooku flashed before the troops. "We know he is on one of the droid control ships that is circling the planet."
"Why don't we just take out the control ships like we did on Naboo?" Captain Typho asked.
"I strongly believe that there is someone else behind this army, if we capture Count Dooku then we might find out who is behind all of this." Obi Wan answered. "I will lead the ground troops to move against the droid army. I will need a team in the air that I can trust to capture Dooku, bring him back here and destroy the control ships." Obi Wan scanned the crowd, and focused on Anakin. "Commander Skywalker." Anakin snapped to attention. "You will be leading our air team." Anakin was taken back, but nodded in response. "Everyone, you know your positions. So if there aren't any other questions." The room was silent. "Then dismissed and may the force be with you." Obi Wan commanded, and the room began to empty out. Obi Wan moved towards Anakin.
"I can't believe you chose me." Anakin said when he saw Obi Wan walk towards him.
"Well you know how much I hate flying." Anakin smiled and nodded. "Plus you always brag about how great a pilot you are, well prove it padawa...I mean commander Skywalker."
Anakin looked at his former master, and shook his hand.
**
On one of the largest beaches at the bottom of one of the three volcanoes on Alderaan Stood 100,000 clone troopers, waiting the arrival of their enemy. They were out numbered, but they were smarter, more prepared. With massive Walkers and guns ready for battle. Perched on top a large horse like creature with a long neck and long snout called a perquese sat General Obi Wan Kenobi. He watched as the massive droid army made their way over the horizon. He contemplated for a moment just how he got to where he was, he thought about all of the missions he had endured through out his life, and wondered if they had prepared him for this. He closed his eyes and meditated for a moment, calling upon the force to help him. He then tightened his grip on the reigns and rode his steed in front of his troops. He never took his gaze off their enemy, and held up his light saber and ignited it, and began to charge at the other army with 100,000 clones following right behind him.
**
Anakin Skywalker flew his craft out of the atmosphere and looked at the blockade in front of him. Suddenly dozens of fighters came right at them.
"Alright team, this is it." He called into his radio. "Red team, blue team handle those fighters. Gold team prepare to take the first star ship." He commanded.
The team flew together, avoiding fighters as they headed to the first droid control ship.
"How do we know which ship he is on?" One of the other pilots asked.
"He's on this ship gold one." Anakin answered.
"How do you know?" Captain Typho asked.
"Just trust me." Anakin said as he flew his ship into the control ship docking bay.
They landed, and were met by a dozen droids. Anakin hopped out of his cockpit and ignited his light saber and cut several droids down. He then force pushed three more. He turned to his team. "Cover me, I'm going after Dooku."
"Don't you need help?" Typho asked.
"Do as I say." Anakin commanded as he took off down the hall.
**
Obi Wan charged into the battle with his army, cutting heads off droids to his left, disarming ones on his right. The battle raged on all around him. He used all of his training to keep control of his steed and fight at the same time. The clone army had grown even in the last three years, acquiring huge weapons to aid them in battle. Two huge walkers were able to take out ten droids with one shot, on the other hand the droid army also had huge weapons that were just as destructive. It was an even battle, Obi Wan sensed this, and it worried him. He continued to use his army to drive the droids into the ocean, hoping that would bring them an advantage. For a moment he felt they were winning, then he noticed huge boats carrying more droids coming over the horizon on the water.
**
Anakin rushed down one of the halls on the control ship, he searched for any signs of Count Dooku. He cut down droids as they came at him, and continued his search. He finally came to a set of double doors, the dark ripples in the force told him that Dooku was near. He saw the door was guarded by super battle droids. With one flick of his wrist he caused a section of the ceiling to collapse on top of the droids, he simply walked over them. He walked into the dark room, and searched for Dooku. Then in one of the dark corners he heard a familiar voice.
"So we meet again boy." Dooku said snidely.
"You're coming with me Dooku." Anakin commanded.
"Really? And just what makes you say that?" Dooku taunted.
"Let's just say my light saber says so." Anakin taunted back, ignighting his light saber.
Dooku laughed in the darkness. "You were right three years ago when you said that you were a slow learner."
"Show yourself coward!" Anakin yelled into the darkness.
Suddenly behind him a red glow appeared. "You really came here alone? No master Obi Wan or master Yoda holding your hand?" Dooku emerged from the darkness. Anger began to swell in Anakin's body from the taunting. "Enough Dooku."
"I must admit Anakin, I have heard great things about you, you do have great potential." Dooku continued. They began to circle each other as they talked. "It's a shame you didn't have a master who saw that in you as well."
Anakin leapt at Dooku with his light saber, they began to fight, Dooku clearly having the upper edge.
"I know where you are coming from boy, I know what it's like to have the council be scared of you." Dooku continued to taunt him as they fought. Anakin went to kick him, but he jumped out of the way. Dooku began to fight back heavily causing Anakin to take steps backwards. "If only you had the proper training, you could be unstoppable." Anakin tried to defend himself as Dooku advanced. Suddenly Dooku sliced Anakin's light saber out of his hand and caused him to fall to the ground. He held his light saber to Anakin's neck. "It really is a shame. How does it feel to know that you being trained was only because of a promise to a dying man?" Dooku asked.
Anakin looked up at the old man. "What?" He asked breathlessly.
"That Obi Wan didn't want you in the first place, but promised his beloved mentor as he died in his arms? How does that feel Anakin?" Dooku said with almost a laugh.
Anakin felt something burn inside of him, hate. Hate for this evil man in front of him, and hate for his Jedi master. "No, you're lying." Anakin tried to suppress his anger.
"Search your feelings, you've always known this to be true Obi Wan never wanted to train you, no one did." Dooku smiled when he saw the anger in the young man. "And now, he sent you up here to die." Dooku raised his light saber.
Anakin looked at Dooku square in the eyes, suddenly Dooku was hit on the side of his head by a large piece of machinery. Anakin rose to his feet, as he sent more pieces flying at Dooku. The old man couldn't defend himself against the onslaught of things hitting him. "What was that old man?" Anakin asked with a wicked grin on his face.
Dooku threw bolts of lightning at Anakin, who in turn caught them in his hand as he had seen Yoda do years before. Dooku looked shocked, there was no way an apprentice could do that. Anakin then force pushed Dooku against the wall with a bone crunching thud, and with the force held him there. Dooku's head was bleeding, but he smiled still when he saw the anger in Anakin's eyes.
"Now you know." Dooku said as Anakin walked closer.
"Know what?" Anakin humored the old man.
"The true power of the force." Dooku smiled wider. "Kill me and it will be done, you will be ready."
"You're under arrest." Anakin stated coolly.
"I guess my master was wrong about you. You aren't all powerful like he saw in his visions." Dooku said smugly.
"Enough Dooku." Anakin commanded.
Suddenly with a wave of his hand Dooku forced Anakin to fly across the room. "You are pathetic Anakin, it's a wonder anyone has even bothered with you at all." Anakin struggled to get up. "I sense the anger in you Anakin, if only you would channel it." Dooku used the force to call his light saber back to him. "Now in the end, you failed just like everyone expected you to. Especially the Jedi." He ignited his saber and walked closer to the young Jedi still lying on the floor. Suddenly he stopped in mid step, and began to choke on nothing. He had a complete look of shock on his face as he looked at Anakin Skywalker who had his hand out stretched towards him. Anakin rose to his feet just as Dooku collapsed to the floor, dead.
**
The battle raged on, Obi Wan tried to fight off droids with his light saber. Suddenly a bomb blew right next to him, causing his perquese to tumble on top of him. He struggled to free himself from the dead animal. He then saw several battle droids heading his way. He frantically tried to free his last leg, but it was too late, the droids were on top of him about to fire. Then above him two blasters fired and quickly shot all of the droids aiming for him. He looked up and saw She-ar-ah Windu standing on the rocky cliff above him. She winked at him when he looked at her. She then hopped down and helped him free himself. They stood back to back and helped defend each other as they destroyed droid after droid.
"I thought about what you said." She-ar-ah said over the noise of the battle.
"Really? And?" Obi Wan asked as he sliced through another droid.
"This is what my father would've wanted instead of revenge." She shot her two blasters. Then took out a little detonator and threw it into a group of super battle droids. "Plus, I figured I was the only woman in this galaxy who could put up with you." She looked at him with a smile.
Obi Wan smiled back. He then jumped in the air and kicked two droids. He landed and grabbed She-ar-ah by the arm, and kissed her. "Thank you."
They looked around, and it seemed as if they finally had the upper hand in the battle. Obi Wan took a deep breath and smiled at She-ar-ah, then his smile faded when he saw thousands upon thousands more droids coming over the horizon.
"What now general?" She-ar-ah asked as she took out a larger blaster.
**
"Gold team evacuate now, I will take care of the control ships." Anakin commanded into his comlink.
"Are you sure gold leader?" Captain Typho asked.
"Do as I say." Anakin shouted. He then headed to the cock pit of the ship. He cut down any droids that stood in his way. He then flew the ship and set it on a collision course with the other control ship. Anakin then ran to his fighter. He flew out of the hanger just as the two ships collided and caused a huge explosion.
**
The clone army awaited the new troops of battle droids to reach them. Obi Wan wiped the sweat off his forehead, and held his breath. He then noticed something in the sky, a huge explosion. He looked at the droids and they came to a halt. He lowered his light saber and looked around him. He looked at the thousands of droids piled all over the beach, as well as thousands of his troops. He sighed to himself.
"What happened?" She-ar-ah asked astonished.
"Anakin." Obi Wan said with a smile. "Commander." Obi Wan called, and a clone trooper came forward. "Make sure all of the droids are dismantled, and clean up this mess."
"Yes sir." The clone trooper answered.
She-ar-ah looked at him with a huge smile on her face. "You did it!" She said, and jumped in his arms. The air team then flew back into the atmosphere and over the battle ridden beach. The men cheered when they saw the broken battle droids. Obi Wan looked up as Anakin flew over. He sensed something had happened, he felt a dark presence as Anakin flew by. Anakin in turn looked down at his master as he flew over, and anger filled his body.
