'Dooku said that Darth Sidious was the Republic's leader. Could that person by any chance be Chancellor Palpatine?' Obi-Wan questioned the council members. The nine council members that were there nodded. The three other members were still on Geonosis, dead or helping out on Kamino with 40 other jedi.

'Assume we can, be sure we cannot' Yoda spoke.

'But it could prove to be true' Mace Windu added.

'Even without the comments, I had a feeling that Chancellor Palpatine was not a good man' Ki-Adi-Mundi gave his opinion. The other nine jedi nodded in agreement.

'Even if we give our opinions, they may not be true!' Adi Gallia said quickly meaning that they shouldn't have their hopes high.

'I agree! Dooku will not always be telling the truth now. The dark side, he has joined' Yoda agreed.

Yaddle shifted uncomfortably in his chair. 'Chancellor Palpatine is Darth Sidious!' he blurted.

Kit Fisto narrowed his eyes in suspicion. 'How do you know?'

Right when Yaddle was about to confess, the chamber door opened and in barged Anakin Skywalker.

'What brings you here, Young Skywalker?' Yoda asked trying to teach Anakin some manners.

'I found your message master' Anakin started to inform Obi-Wan and then he answered Master Yoda's question, 'what brings me here is that I found out that Chancellor Palpatine is a Sith like Dooku!'

As if a light had clicked on inside his brain, Master Plo Koon confirmed, 'That chancellor bloke is Darth Sidious!!! We must stop him!'

Everyone nodded but that got Anakin confused.

'What?!' Anakin asked.

'Oh and before I forget, I think that my padawan is ready for the trials' Obi-Wan smiled at Anakin.

'Okay. I will give him the test' Master Windu said beckoning Anakin out of the Council room and leading him to a room that Anakin had never been to before.

~*~

'That still doesn't tell me how you knew about Palpatine!' Kit Fisto argued all the while glaring at Yaddle.

Yaddle whimpered under the terrifying glare but quickly became as defiant as ever. 'Why should I let you know?'

'What?!' everyone gasped at the same time. Secrets weren't allowed to be kept as said in the Jedi laws.

'Expelled you shall be if you do not tell us' Yoda threatened.

'Then expel me!!!' Yaddle roared and left vowing never to come back and aid the jedi ever again.

~*~

Palpatine gazed out at the night. His plan was working perfectly except when he'd let Anakin know that he was the Dark Lord of the Sith. He hoped Anakin would come. Without Anakin, his plan would fail.

As he was about to go to sleep, there was a knock. "Oh it will be that pathetic jedi" he thought and opened the door. He had been right.

'They know your true form master! That traitor, Skywalker told them!' the mystery jedi exclaimed.

"Okay..maybe things aren't going EXACTLY as I planned" he thought again.

'Whatever! I shall meet you and Lord Tyrannus tomorrow at the hangar bay where the solar sailor is placed' Palpatine whispered and slammed the door shut on the midget jedi.

~*~

'I must go back to Coruscant! Please understand me sister!' Senator Padme Amidala Skywalker argued.

'I understand. You are worried about your husband, Anakin Skywalker, aren't you?' Padme's sister, Sola asked. She nodded.

'All right! You may go...but only with mother and father's permission' Sola said with a resigned look.

'You absolutely may not go back to Coruscant, m'lady' a familiar voice said from behind her. She wheeled around that instant and saw Captain Typho standing next to his uncle, Captain Panaka.

'But-but-' Padme wanted to argue but knew it was no use.

'I need to see my husband! I fear something bad may have happened to him!' Padme argued again after she'd found the courage.

After about five minutes of consideration, Captain Panaka announced, 'You will be allowed, m'lady if you agree to have Captain Typho as security.'

Padme nodded quickly at the rare chance she'd gotten.

~*~

'Anakin Skywalker, I am glad to announce that you have passed the trials to become a Jedi Knight. You may now choose your own padawan!' Mace Windu addressed the new overjoyed Jedi Knight.

As Mace handed a new jedi tunic for Anakin to wear as a Jedi Knight, Anakin muttered a quick "thank you", bowed and put on his new jedi tunic with which he could call himself a Jedi Knight now instead of a Jedi Padawan.

~*~

Luminara Unduli banged her fist against her seat but calmed down quickly. 'Are we all in favour of Palpatine being taken out of the chancellor post?'

Everyone nodded including the late jedi knight, Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu, who had just arrived.

END OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE PREQUEL/PROLOGUE

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