Anakin was in a rage. After being expelled from the temple by the whole
Jedi Council, even he'd realized the futility of trying to fight them all,
he'd headed for the Senate. His master would know what to do. How to get
Padme back, get her away from Obi-Wan.
It wasn't fair, why did it always seem that every time he loved something
it slipped away? Padme just needed time to assimilate what had happened,
he reasoned, then she would come back. She loved him, she'd said so.
He took a deep breath and smiled. Soon, every thing that he wanted, would
be his. And then he would make the Jedi pay for all.
"Pregnant?" Obi-Wan was shocked. He looked at Padme. "Why didn't you say something?" "I didn't know. Master Yoda sensed their lives. I've been so distracted, I didn't even notice." Padme admitted. "Twins." Obi-Wan said heavily. "We must get you away. The Sith will want these children. And we must make sure they don't get them." "We will." Master Windu said, "Or rather, you will." "What?" Padme asked, and even Obi-Wan looked a little surprised. "Obi-Wan is to be your protector, he will take you away from Coruscant, and hide with you. After the children are born, they will be hidden again. Separately." Windu added. "What are you saying?" Padme demanded. "That my children will not be together? How can I let one of my children go?" There was a silence, then Padme held a hand to her mouth in horror. "You want me to give them both away? No! They're all I have left of Anakin." She almost sobbed. "Padme, I know what you're feeling.." Obi-Wan began, then as she glared at him, "All right, I don't. But you must see the sense in what Master Windu is saying. Anakin will know about your pregnancy, as long as we keep you far away, he may only know of one child. But he can sense you. If you are with one of the children, he will be able to find them. And we just can't let that happen, it's too important." "Shut-up! I'm sick of the Jedi and their, "It must be done for the good of all." mantra. What are you having to give up? Are you giving up children? A.." Padme choked. "A husband?" And quickly she turned and ran out. "Let her go." Windu held up a hand as Obi-Wan started to follow. "Much we have asked, consider it alone she must." Yoda said softly. So they sat and waited. An hour later, Padme entered with her bags. "I'm ready, where am I going?" she asked. Her voice was strong, her eyes determined, if a little red. Obi-Wan shook his head, marvelling at her strength. "I don't know." He said simply. "Let's talk about it."
Darth Sidious sat in the office of his alter-persona, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, and laughed. He had done it, he had absolute power over the Republic, and now, Skywalker had fallen. The most powerful Jedi of all time, now a Sith lord. He had feared him, he admitted to himself. If Skywalker had become a Jedi and mastered his power, he could've destroyed all Sidious had worked for. But now, now that he'd become subservient to his new master, now that would never happen. In time, Skywalker would become more powerful than the Master, but Sidious would damage him now, to make sure that would never happen. And he knew how to do it, and how nice of the Jedi to help him. He sent to Anakin, sitting in the anteroom. "Come to me, we must speak." Anakin walked in, and Sidious noticed how tired he looked. "My Master, I must go back. I have to get Padme. I can't leave her there." "Your wife is gone. The Jedi have taken her." Sidious answered. And watched the rage return. "Taken her? Where?" Anakin shouted. "I do not know. I cannot see, they have shrouded themselves and her." Sidious answered honestly. "But there is something you should know." "What?" Anakin was pacing, a lion in a cage. "Your former Master has gone with her. They are together." Sidious said with mock pity. "Obi-Wan.." Breathed Anakin. "We will find them, my young apprentice, and you will have your revenge, I promise you." Sidious intoned. Anakin bowed his head. "Thank-you, my Master." "Come, we have other things to attend to in the meantime. I have convinced a few of the delegates to..make my powers in the Senate, lasting. And after our successful treaty, I believe that it will not be difficult to seize control over all the Republic now, instead of later. Come with me, my friend, walk with me to the audience hall." Sidious commanded.
At the hall, Anakin barely looked at the thousands of delegates. He sat in the Chancellors pod and stared straight ahead. Obi-Wan, and Padme, together? She had refused to be with him. The hate swelled in him. Now, she had left with Obi-Wan, after swearing that nothing was between them? She had lied, no, Padme didn't lie. Obi-Wan had tricked her, that was it, he'd manipulated her into leaving with him. Padme would never leave him on her own. He would find her, and Obi-Wan would pay. That settled in his head, Anakin started to tune into the voices around him. "As a show of gratitude to the Supreme Chancellor, we move that he be crowned Emperor, as the ancient leaders were named, and grant him power absolute to guide us." The delegate from Malastare was calling. A gasp came from the majority of the delegates, but war had made them weary, and Palpatine had saved the Republic. No one spoke out against the motion, and the only people who would have were missing; Bail Organa was home on Alderaan for a family emergency. Padme was gone. And so, with wonder, Anakin watched as Palpatine was crowned Emperor, and they exchanged a long look of satisfaction. The Jedi had no say in the Senate, and now, even as they realized who their enemy was, it was too late. Palpatine was ruler, and the Jedi would be dealt with. "As my first act, I name as my Supreme Commander of the Clone Armies, my good friend, and a Republic hero, Anakin Skywalker." Palpatine held a hand out to Anakin, who stood, stunned, then smiled and grasped it. He stood proud and looked around as the delegates cheered. A Jedi leading them, that was something that they understood. "You see, my friend, now we rule." Palpatine said low, with a smile. Anakin nodded. "I never doubted it, my Master." He replied softly. Now, he had control over millions of Clones and Padme and Obi-Wan would be found.
In the Jedi temple, the Council sat in silence, listening to the report of the Senate liason. "Chancellor Palpatine has been crowned Emperor, and been given power over the Senate. They believe he got them out of the war, so this is his reward. And with the armies under his control, he will be out of our reach." Yoda was shaking his head. "And Skywalker, what of him?" he asked. "Anakin Skywalker has just been named Supreme Commander of the Clone Armies." The liason continued. "Leave us." Mace Windu ordered the other Council members, "we will reconvene in two hours." They all filed out, leaving Windu and Yoda. "We have no power left." Windu commented. "Planned, this was. Blind, we have been." Yoda answered. "What do we do about Skywalker?" Windu asked. "Should we eliminate him?" "Too difficult now. He will be surrounded by Republic security. If the assassination was traced back to the Jedi, make the Sith's takeover complete, we would." Yoda replied. "You believe Palpatine is Sidious then? No other?" Windu asked. "No other it could be. Clouded, is our sight. Flee, we must." Yoda decided. "Before he destroys us." Windu agreed. "All Jedi, here and throughout the Republic, all must disappear." Yoda finished, "Perhaps, some, this way, may be saved." "I'll make arrangements, then give the order to the Council." Windu said, standing up. "Make haste, dark all our futures are becoming."
"Pregnant?" Obi-Wan was shocked. He looked at Padme. "Why didn't you say something?" "I didn't know. Master Yoda sensed their lives. I've been so distracted, I didn't even notice." Padme admitted. "Twins." Obi-Wan said heavily. "We must get you away. The Sith will want these children. And we must make sure they don't get them." "We will." Master Windu said, "Or rather, you will." "What?" Padme asked, and even Obi-Wan looked a little surprised. "Obi-Wan is to be your protector, he will take you away from Coruscant, and hide with you. After the children are born, they will be hidden again. Separately." Windu added. "What are you saying?" Padme demanded. "That my children will not be together? How can I let one of my children go?" There was a silence, then Padme held a hand to her mouth in horror. "You want me to give them both away? No! They're all I have left of Anakin." She almost sobbed. "Padme, I know what you're feeling.." Obi-Wan began, then as she glared at him, "All right, I don't. But you must see the sense in what Master Windu is saying. Anakin will know about your pregnancy, as long as we keep you far away, he may only know of one child. But he can sense you. If you are with one of the children, he will be able to find them. And we just can't let that happen, it's too important." "Shut-up! I'm sick of the Jedi and their, "It must be done for the good of all." mantra. What are you having to give up? Are you giving up children? A.." Padme choked. "A husband?" And quickly she turned and ran out. "Let her go." Windu held up a hand as Obi-Wan started to follow. "Much we have asked, consider it alone she must." Yoda said softly. So they sat and waited. An hour later, Padme entered with her bags. "I'm ready, where am I going?" she asked. Her voice was strong, her eyes determined, if a little red. Obi-Wan shook his head, marvelling at her strength. "I don't know." He said simply. "Let's talk about it."
Darth Sidious sat in the office of his alter-persona, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, and laughed. He had done it, he had absolute power over the Republic, and now, Skywalker had fallen. The most powerful Jedi of all time, now a Sith lord. He had feared him, he admitted to himself. If Skywalker had become a Jedi and mastered his power, he could've destroyed all Sidious had worked for. But now, now that he'd become subservient to his new master, now that would never happen. In time, Skywalker would become more powerful than the Master, but Sidious would damage him now, to make sure that would never happen. And he knew how to do it, and how nice of the Jedi to help him. He sent to Anakin, sitting in the anteroom. "Come to me, we must speak." Anakin walked in, and Sidious noticed how tired he looked. "My Master, I must go back. I have to get Padme. I can't leave her there." "Your wife is gone. The Jedi have taken her." Sidious answered. And watched the rage return. "Taken her? Where?" Anakin shouted. "I do not know. I cannot see, they have shrouded themselves and her." Sidious answered honestly. "But there is something you should know." "What?" Anakin was pacing, a lion in a cage. "Your former Master has gone with her. They are together." Sidious said with mock pity. "Obi-Wan.." Breathed Anakin. "We will find them, my young apprentice, and you will have your revenge, I promise you." Sidious intoned. Anakin bowed his head. "Thank-you, my Master." "Come, we have other things to attend to in the meantime. I have convinced a few of the delegates to..make my powers in the Senate, lasting. And after our successful treaty, I believe that it will not be difficult to seize control over all the Republic now, instead of later. Come with me, my friend, walk with me to the audience hall." Sidious commanded.
At the hall, Anakin barely looked at the thousands of delegates. He sat in the Chancellors pod and stared straight ahead. Obi-Wan, and Padme, together? She had refused to be with him. The hate swelled in him. Now, she had left with Obi-Wan, after swearing that nothing was between them? She had lied, no, Padme didn't lie. Obi-Wan had tricked her, that was it, he'd manipulated her into leaving with him. Padme would never leave him on her own. He would find her, and Obi-Wan would pay. That settled in his head, Anakin started to tune into the voices around him. "As a show of gratitude to the Supreme Chancellor, we move that he be crowned Emperor, as the ancient leaders were named, and grant him power absolute to guide us." The delegate from Malastare was calling. A gasp came from the majority of the delegates, but war had made them weary, and Palpatine had saved the Republic. No one spoke out against the motion, and the only people who would have were missing; Bail Organa was home on Alderaan for a family emergency. Padme was gone. And so, with wonder, Anakin watched as Palpatine was crowned Emperor, and they exchanged a long look of satisfaction. The Jedi had no say in the Senate, and now, even as they realized who their enemy was, it was too late. Palpatine was ruler, and the Jedi would be dealt with. "As my first act, I name as my Supreme Commander of the Clone Armies, my good friend, and a Republic hero, Anakin Skywalker." Palpatine held a hand out to Anakin, who stood, stunned, then smiled and grasped it. He stood proud and looked around as the delegates cheered. A Jedi leading them, that was something that they understood. "You see, my friend, now we rule." Palpatine said low, with a smile. Anakin nodded. "I never doubted it, my Master." He replied softly. Now, he had control over millions of Clones and Padme and Obi-Wan would be found.
In the Jedi temple, the Council sat in silence, listening to the report of the Senate liason. "Chancellor Palpatine has been crowned Emperor, and been given power over the Senate. They believe he got them out of the war, so this is his reward. And with the armies under his control, he will be out of our reach." Yoda was shaking his head. "And Skywalker, what of him?" he asked. "Anakin Skywalker has just been named Supreme Commander of the Clone Armies." The liason continued. "Leave us." Mace Windu ordered the other Council members, "we will reconvene in two hours." They all filed out, leaving Windu and Yoda. "We have no power left." Windu commented. "Planned, this was. Blind, we have been." Yoda answered. "What do we do about Skywalker?" Windu asked. "Should we eliminate him?" "Too difficult now. He will be surrounded by Republic security. If the assassination was traced back to the Jedi, make the Sith's takeover complete, we would." Yoda replied. "You believe Palpatine is Sidious then? No other?" Windu asked. "No other it could be. Clouded, is our sight. Flee, we must." Yoda decided. "Before he destroys us." Windu agreed. "All Jedi, here and throughout the Republic, all must disappear." Yoda finished, "Perhaps, some, this way, may be saved." "I'll make arrangements, then give the order to the Council." Windu said, standing up. "Make haste, dark all our futures are becoming."