Obi- Wan and Mara's ship cruised through hyperspace to the exact location Yoda had told them. It would be their first mission together, as well as Mara's first mission ever.
"Don't be afraid of this mission, Padawan," said Obi- Wan, although he himself wasn't so sure about it.
"I'm not, Master Obi- Wan," said Mara. She still hadn't gotten used to calling him 'Master' rather than the more formal 'Master Obi- Wan' or 'Master Kenobi'
Who had taken Padmé? Was she still alive? Why had she been taken? Obi- Wan was beginning to think that it hadn't been such a good idea to have taken on a padawan learner. As it was, it felt strange just to say the word 'padawan'. Would Mara be able to handle this mission? She was only 5 years old after all... Obi- Wan sighed. He looked down at the controls of the ship he was piloting. It was almost time to come out of hyperspace.
"Mara, we're going to go out of hyperspace now," said Obi- Wan.
Mara clutched her chair, unsure of what that had meant.
"You've never been in hyperspace before?" asked Obi- Wan.
"I've flown lots, I can even pilot some... But I've never flown in hyperspace,"
"Hyperspace is nothing you need to be afraid of," said Obi- Wan, "We're going to come out of it now,"
Mara nodded, and Obi- Wan brought the ship out of hyperspace... And right into the view of a rather large star destroyer!
Obi- Wan froze. He sensed what he believed to be the presence of his former padawan.... But it couldn't be... Could it? Anakin had died many years ago... Had been killed by the loathsome Darth Vader...
Obi- Wan was shook from his thoughts. The ship jolted suddenly. It began to move! They were caught in a tractor beam!
~*~
"Lord Vader, an unidentified ship has entered the sector," said the storm trooper that had at one time been a clone trooper.
"Bring them on board immediately. Send no warning." said Vader.
"Should we kill them sir?" asked the trooper.
Vader mentally froze. He sensed a presence he hadn't sensed in a long time. It was his former Master's presence. "Take them as prisoner. Use extreme caution,"
"Yes sir,"
Vader strode away. He headed towards cellblock 19 B, where Pad- er Senator Amidala was being held. He knew his mission, and that was to kill the Senator. Vader could picture her in his mind. She was just as beautiful as she had been 5 years ago... Vader mentally scolded himself. He was not to think about the past. He was to concentrate on the now. He didn't, and wouldn't love her.
He soon arrived at her cell. He ignored the guards who were standing outside her cell, and entered.
"Who are you?" were the first words from the Senator's mouth. She eyed the dark figure in front of her. It was wearing all black. It even had a black helmet, which completely covered the person's face, yet she felt as though she recognized him or her.
Vader had gotten lost in thought the second he laid eyes on her. She was truly amazing... Even when she was glaring...
"Who are you?" she demanded again.
This brought Vader out of his thoughts.
"I am Darth Vader, lord of the sith," he said.
Padmé, recognized his voice the second he spoke. "Ani?" she asked in disbelief, yet confirming what she had thought previously.
"No," he said. "I am not 'Ani', I am Darth Vader,"
It was all Vader could do to not hug her and tell her that, yes it was him indeed. Vader clenched his fist at the thought of this. He would do no such thing.
"Did you used to be Ani?"
"Yes," he said.
Padmé's eyes went wide in shock. "Bu- But you were killed... 3 years ago by Darth Vader..."
"I AM Darth Vader," he said, glaring menacingly.
"What is to happen to me?" she asked, unsure.
"I, am going to kill you," he said, holding her gaze through his helmet.
Padmé scoffed, though she wasn't quite sure of her words. "If you were going to kill me, you would have by now. And you know you couldn't kill me even if you wanted to, Ani, and even if you do, I am not afraid to die," she said, just as defiantly as she had all those years ago.
"I CAN AND WILL KILL YOU," he said, anger flaring up inside him.
He levitated her into the air, using the force. An invisible hand clenched around her throat.
Padmé pulled at the hand. She was suffocating! Vader's first instinct was to help her, to keep her from dying, but then he remembered his orders to kill her. He remembered that he didn't love her, and would allow himself to love her.
Padmé was about to die of suffocation, when the door to her cell opened.
"Lord Vader," said an out of breath trooper. "You are needed at the docking bay. Those aboard the ship we took with our tractor beam are loose on the ship!"
Vader dropped Padmé. She gasped for breath.
"I will kill you later, senator, so don't think you're going to live much longer," he said.
"I don't care if I die, Anakin,"
Vader shut the cell door behind him and dashed towards the docking bay.
When he arrived, he force shoved the trooper who had been controlling the tractor beam into a wall. He ran into the docking bay, and into the ship, which they had pulled on board. There lay 5 troopers, dead. 2 were missing their uniforms. Obi- Wan and someone else were aboard his star destroyer!
He stormed off the ship.
~*~
Two storm troopers headed towards the detention cells. One, looked quite normal, the other, seemed too small for their uniform. One, the taller one, was using his senses to guide him towards Padmé Amidala.
"Mara," said the taller of the two. "We're nearing the cell... We look a little abnormal. You'd best remove the storm trooper uniform,"
"Yes Master Kenobi," said the shorter trooper as she removed her helmet and oversized uniform. It was Mara.
"Mara, we're going to make it seem like you have been taken prisoner," said the taller trooper, removing a pair of electro cuffs from his, or rather the uniforms past occupant's utility belt.
He put them around her hands.
They soon came into the sight of a large hallway with many doors along its walls. The taller trooper had pinpointed the one they wanted to go into. Several guards were guarding it.
The trooper waved its hand at a similarly dressed guard "You must let us into this cell,"
"We must let you into this cell," the guards repeated.
"You will let us out when I ask you to,"
"We will let you out when you ask us to,"
The door opened and Mara and the trooper entered the cell, the door closing behind them.
Padmé glared at the 2 figures, "Have you come to kill me?"
The taller trooper pulled off his helmet. "No, but we are here to rescue you,"
"Obi- Wan!" she said disbelievingly. She hugged him for a moment and then pulled away.
"We're on a mission from the Jedi Council. This is my padawan learner, Mara Jade."
"Obi- Wan," she said shakily. "Anakin is alive," she said, a mixture of sadness and happiness in her voice.
"Are you sure?" asked Obi- Wan.
"Yes." she said, tears beginning to form in her eyes. "I saw him myself. He says he is Darth Vader. He was about to kill me, Obi- Wan. He was going to kill me! I was on my last breath when someone came in and said he was needed at the docking bay. I don't know why, but I love him. I love him more than I ever have before! But all these years, he has been alive! He has no idea how much pain he has caused, or if he does he doesn't care,"
Tears started to fall from her eyes.
Obi- Wan put a comforting hand on her shoulder. His senses about Anakin had been right. Obi- Wan spoke the words before he even thought them. "We will get Anakin back. We will turn him away from the dark side. If he had wanted to kill you, he would have. YOU, are his weakness. You always have been. We'll get him back together. He was a good friend to me,"
"Thank you, Obi- Wan," she said, wiping her eyes.
"We must get going now," said Obi- Wan. "I'm sure Anakin has sensed me by now. He will be looking for us; and it looks like my padawan is getting restless," he said, looking at Mara who was fidgeting with the electro cuffs. Obi- Wan made a motion with his hand and the electro cuffs slid off her rists.
Padmé managed a smile.
~*~
End of Part 2 chapter 3
Wow! That took me forever didn't it? Sorry for the delay, I've had SO much homework and haven't had anytime to write at all. Please review! I'll update again as soon as possible!
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"Don't be afraid of this mission, Padawan," said Obi- Wan, although he himself wasn't so sure about it.
"I'm not, Master Obi- Wan," said Mara. She still hadn't gotten used to calling him 'Master' rather than the more formal 'Master Obi- Wan' or 'Master Kenobi'
Who had taken Padmé? Was she still alive? Why had she been taken? Obi- Wan was beginning to think that it hadn't been such a good idea to have taken on a padawan learner. As it was, it felt strange just to say the word 'padawan'. Would Mara be able to handle this mission? She was only 5 years old after all... Obi- Wan sighed. He looked down at the controls of the ship he was piloting. It was almost time to come out of hyperspace.
"Mara, we're going to go out of hyperspace now," said Obi- Wan.
Mara clutched her chair, unsure of what that had meant.
"You've never been in hyperspace before?" asked Obi- Wan.
"I've flown lots, I can even pilot some... But I've never flown in hyperspace,"
"Hyperspace is nothing you need to be afraid of," said Obi- Wan, "We're going to come out of it now,"
Mara nodded, and Obi- Wan brought the ship out of hyperspace... And right into the view of a rather large star destroyer!
Obi- Wan froze. He sensed what he believed to be the presence of his former padawan.... But it couldn't be... Could it? Anakin had died many years ago... Had been killed by the loathsome Darth Vader...
Obi- Wan was shook from his thoughts. The ship jolted suddenly. It began to move! They were caught in a tractor beam!
~*~
"Lord Vader, an unidentified ship has entered the sector," said the storm trooper that had at one time been a clone trooper.
"Bring them on board immediately. Send no warning." said Vader.
"Should we kill them sir?" asked the trooper.
Vader mentally froze. He sensed a presence he hadn't sensed in a long time. It was his former Master's presence. "Take them as prisoner. Use extreme caution,"
"Yes sir,"
Vader strode away. He headed towards cellblock 19 B, where Pad- er Senator Amidala was being held. He knew his mission, and that was to kill the Senator. Vader could picture her in his mind. She was just as beautiful as she had been 5 years ago... Vader mentally scolded himself. He was not to think about the past. He was to concentrate on the now. He didn't, and wouldn't love her.
He soon arrived at her cell. He ignored the guards who were standing outside her cell, and entered.
"Who are you?" were the first words from the Senator's mouth. She eyed the dark figure in front of her. It was wearing all black. It even had a black helmet, which completely covered the person's face, yet she felt as though she recognized him or her.
Vader had gotten lost in thought the second he laid eyes on her. She was truly amazing... Even when she was glaring...
"Who are you?" she demanded again.
This brought Vader out of his thoughts.
"I am Darth Vader, lord of the sith," he said.
Padmé, recognized his voice the second he spoke. "Ani?" she asked in disbelief, yet confirming what she had thought previously.
"No," he said. "I am not 'Ani', I am Darth Vader,"
It was all Vader could do to not hug her and tell her that, yes it was him indeed. Vader clenched his fist at the thought of this. He would do no such thing.
"Did you used to be Ani?"
"Yes," he said.
Padmé's eyes went wide in shock. "Bu- But you were killed... 3 years ago by Darth Vader..."
"I AM Darth Vader," he said, glaring menacingly.
"What is to happen to me?" she asked, unsure.
"I, am going to kill you," he said, holding her gaze through his helmet.
Padmé scoffed, though she wasn't quite sure of her words. "If you were going to kill me, you would have by now. And you know you couldn't kill me even if you wanted to, Ani, and even if you do, I am not afraid to die," she said, just as defiantly as she had all those years ago.
"I CAN AND WILL KILL YOU," he said, anger flaring up inside him.
He levitated her into the air, using the force. An invisible hand clenched around her throat.
Padmé pulled at the hand. She was suffocating! Vader's first instinct was to help her, to keep her from dying, but then he remembered his orders to kill her. He remembered that he didn't love her, and would allow himself to love her.
Padmé was about to die of suffocation, when the door to her cell opened.
"Lord Vader," said an out of breath trooper. "You are needed at the docking bay. Those aboard the ship we took with our tractor beam are loose on the ship!"
Vader dropped Padmé. She gasped for breath.
"I will kill you later, senator, so don't think you're going to live much longer," he said.
"I don't care if I die, Anakin,"
Vader shut the cell door behind him and dashed towards the docking bay.
When he arrived, he force shoved the trooper who had been controlling the tractor beam into a wall. He ran into the docking bay, and into the ship, which they had pulled on board. There lay 5 troopers, dead. 2 were missing their uniforms. Obi- Wan and someone else were aboard his star destroyer!
He stormed off the ship.
~*~
Two storm troopers headed towards the detention cells. One, looked quite normal, the other, seemed too small for their uniform. One, the taller one, was using his senses to guide him towards Padmé Amidala.
"Mara," said the taller of the two. "We're nearing the cell... We look a little abnormal. You'd best remove the storm trooper uniform,"
"Yes Master Kenobi," said the shorter trooper as she removed her helmet and oversized uniform. It was Mara.
"Mara, we're going to make it seem like you have been taken prisoner," said the taller trooper, removing a pair of electro cuffs from his, or rather the uniforms past occupant's utility belt.
He put them around her hands.
They soon came into the sight of a large hallway with many doors along its walls. The taller trooper had pinpointed the one they wanted to go into. Several guards were guarding it.
The trooper waved its hand at a similarly dressed guard "You must let us into this cell,"
"We must let you into this cell," the guards repeated.
"You will let us out when I ask you to,"
"We will let you out when you ask us to,"
The door opened and Mara and the trooper entered the cell, the door closing behind them.
Padmé glared at the 2 figures, "Have you come to kill me?"
The taller trooper pulled off his helmet. "No, but we are here to rescue you,"
"Obi- Wan!" she said disbelievingly. She hugged him for a moment and then pulled away.
"We're on a mission from the Jedi Council. This is my padawan learner, Mara Jade."
"Obi- Wan," she said shakily. "Anakin is alive," she said, a mixture of sadness and happiness in her voice.
"Are you sure?" asked Obi- Wan.
"Yes." she said, tears beginning to form in her eyes. "I saw him myself. He says he is Darth Vader. He was about to kill me, Obi- Wan. He was going to kill me! I was on my last breath when someone came in and said he was needed at the docking bay. I don't know why, but I love him. I love him more than I ever have before! But all these years, he has been alive! He has no idea how much pain he has caused, or if he does he doesn't care,"
Tears started to fall from her eyes.
Obi- Wan put a comforting hand on her shoulder. His senses about Anakin had been right. Obi- Wan spoke the words before he even thought them. "We will get Anakin back. We will turn him away from the dark side. If he had wanted to kill you, he would have. YOU, are his weakness. You always have been. We'll get him back together. He was a good friend to me,"
"Thank you, Obi- Wan," she said, wiping her eyes.
"We must get going now," said Obi- Wan. "I'm sure Anakin has sensed me by now. He will be looking for us; and it looks like my padawan is getting restless," he said, looking at Mara who was fidgeting with the electro cuffs. Obi- Wan made a motion with his hand and the electro cuffs slid off her rists.
Padmé managed a smile.
~*~
End of Part 2 chapter 3
Wow! That took me forever didn't it? Sorry for the delay, I've had SO much homework and haven't had anytime to write at all. Please review! I'll update again as soon as possible!
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