Title: Strength over fear
Author: ewan's girl
*Author's note: Once again thank you for all the wonderful reviews. I hope this story keeps up with your expectations. To briefly answer some comments made on some of the reviews, yes a lot of un-Jedi like things are happening to the characters because the Jedi are being faced with something they have never had to deal with. War takes its toll on people in more ways than one; just remember the dark side is on the rise and it will consume at least one Jedi, but that doesn't mean others won't be tempted.
Chapter 11:
Mace and Obi Wan exchanged worried glances. "They have taken the Chancellor?" Obi Wan asked, looking back at Alpha.
"Yes sir." Alpha explained. "We have just received our information from our soldiers based on Courascant; they have taken the Senate building and are holding the Chancellor hostage."
Obi Wan turned to Mace. "What about the Jedi still at the Temple? Maybe they could do something."
Mace sadly shook his head. "The only Jedi still on Courascant are crèche masters taking care of the children, everyone else was sent to war."
Obi Wan nodded his head, pondering this news. He then turned to the clone trooper. "Alpha, round up the troops; we fly tonight." Alpha then saluted and exited the war room.
Mace turned to Obi Wan. "I will contact the Council, and will round as many Jedi as I can back to Courascant."
Obi Wan nodded. "I will fly with my troops immediately and see what I can do."
"I'm going too." A voice interrupted them.
Obi Wan and Mace turned and faced Anakin Skywalker dressed in black Jedi garb and Padme behind him wearing a black unisuit. "Anakin?" Obi Wan moved towards his apprentice. "Are you sure you are up for this?"
"Yes master." Anakin answered. "I have my duty to uphold." Obi Wan gave a cold stare towards Padme, who had was shifting nervously.
"Anakin?" Padme asked, worried.
"I feel fine." He glanced at Padme who was giving him a curious look.
Mace looked between the three, and felt a strange tension building. "I am going to go contact master Yoda." He said and exited the war room.
The three stood in silence for a moment, but to each of them it felt like an eternity. Finally Obi Wan made the first step. "We leave shortly Anakin, so say your goodbyes and meet me by the landing pad." He then turned to leave.
"Obi Wan?" Padme called for him. Obi Wan turned and faced the young couple. "Please talk to us, we never meant for. . ."
"For what?" He cut her off. "For me to find out?" Anakin and Padme were silent. Obi Wan sighed. "I don't have the time or the patience to deal with this at the moment. The two of you made a choice and will now have to live with the consequences of that choice." He looked at them. "If I have learned anything in all my years as a Jedi it's that you cannot go back and change things; also that your decisions effect others more than you know." With that the Jedi master left the newly weds alone.
Padme stared up at her husband. "Do you think he'll tell the Council?"
"What does it matter?" Anakin sighed. "He'll just use this as an excuse to make my life a living hell." He stated, moving away from her.
Padme scrunched her eyebrows; sometimes she felt her husband was overly dramatic. "Anakin, I don't think he purposely sets out to make your life hell." She tried to reason with him.
Anakin moved some of the papers on the table in front of him. "Now he'll never nominate me for the trials." He wined.
Padme sighed and walked up behind him, running her hands over his shoulders. "He knows your skills; he knows you have worked hard to prove yourself." She ran a finger along his cheek, forcing him to look at her. "And even if he doesn't see it, I know the Council will."
"And what if he tells the Council about us?" Anakin asked. "What if they expel me, or worse, force me to choose?"
In that instance Padme was reminded that she was the older, more mature one in the relationship. She was suddenly taken back to their first meeting when he was a young boy on Tatooine. She grabbed his face in both of her hands and kissed his forehead. "We'll cross that bridge when we get there." She reassured him.
He grabbed her hands in his and kissed her deeply. "I better go; I have to save the Chancellor." With that he turned to leave his wife, he then stopped and looked back at her. "And one more thing Padme, stay here." He told her.
Padme put her hands on her hips. "Excuse me?" She asked.
"I was unconscious last time you rode into a war; I won't let you do it now that I'm awake." He explained to her.
"I have to go back; I left Sabe and Dorme in my stead." She stood her ground. "If anything happened to them it's my fault."
Anakin shook his head. "No. I'm telling you that you will stay here." He commanded her in a forceful tone. Padme stood staring at him, appalled as he exited the war room.
"You're telling me?" Padme asked under her breath. "Yeah we'll see about that Skywalker." She then also exited the war room to prepare to leave.
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Obi Wan entered his quarters to gather up some belongings before leaving for Courascant. He stopped outside his door and sighed, he wasn't sure what to expect from the person he could sense on the other side. He cast his feelings into the Force and entered his room. He looked at his bed and noticed Siri was not there, he then scanned the room and found her in a dark corner sitting on the floor in a meditative stance. He quietly began to gather his belongings, trying not to disturb her.
"Something is weighing heavily on your heart." A soft, feminine voice broke the silence.
He turned and saw Siri still sitting on the ground, her arms wrapped around her legs, staring at him intently. Obi Wan struggled to find the right words to explain his emotions.
Siri watched the Jedi knight stammer with his words and smiled. She chuckled under her breath as she rose to her feet. "Let me guess, you don't know exactly what to say to me after what happened earlier." She said, chuckling again.
Obi Wan looked at her for a moment, and felt a strange ripple through the Force. "Siri, I. . ."
Siri put up a hand to silence him. "It's ok, I understand." She said with a strange tone of her voice. "I mean, who would ever think you and I would ever. . ." She began to laugh and Obi Wan felt a strange disturbance surrounding her. She looked at him and her laughter turned into tears and she sank to her knees, shaking her head.
Obi Wan knelt next to her, trying to find a way to comfort her. "Siri, you are not yourself right now and that is understandable." Obi Wan told her and she looked at him under red rimed eyes. "I was wrong to take advantage of the situation."
Siri began to laugh again, holding Obi Wan's tunic in her hands. "Ever the dutiful knight." She said through her laughter and tears. "I give myself to you and yet you turn it into your fault, your responsibility." She looked at him again.
Obi Wan could feel her breath on his neck, he felt his heart rate quicken as he held her. "We cannot do this." He told her.
Siri placed a hand on his face as she spoke. "There were several times during my captivity where I begged the Force to take me in her arms." She stared into his eyes. "I do not know why the Force decided to spare me, but I will not be afraid of living anymore Obi Wan."
Obi Wan ran his fingers over her cheek. "We are still servants of the Force Siri, and therefore we are servants to the code." He gave her a quick kiss and rose to his feet. He then offered a hand to her, but she shoved it aside and crawled back to the corner he first found her in.
"The code doesn't forbid physical relationships." She muttered under her breath. "As long as we don't let it go too far, and form no attachments." Obi Wan stopped and pondered this for a moment. "I do not see why we cannot find some pleasure in times of despair."
Obi Wan grabbed his bag filled with some belongings. "I have to return to Courascant." He explained, ignoring her last comment. "Dooku's army has taken the Capital, and has taken the Chancellor hostage."
Siri's eyes sprang to life. "Dooku is on Courascant." She rose to her feet.
"We don't know that for sure Siri."
"He is; I can feel it." She stated. "I must go with you to Courascant."
Obi Wan eyed his friend and felt a dark ripple growing in her heart. He suddenly feared for her. "You wish to go after Dooku." He stated, not questioned.
"What if I do?" She asked. "I would end the war."
"And it has no personal gain for you?" He asked.
"I never said that." She placed her hands on her hips.
Obi Wan shook his head. "You will be going to Courascant. Ferus is taking you back to the Temple; you need to see the healers."
Siri crossed her arms. "You mean a mind healer."
"I never said that." Obi Wan explained.
"You wish to save me Obi Wan?" Siri asked and Obi Wan tore his gaze from hers. She suddenly couldn't stop the tears from flowing.
Obi Wan looked at her and his heart broke. "I have to go." He told her and headed for the door. "Please Siri, go see the healers." He begged her, but knew it was a losing battle.
Siri watched him go then stormed out of the room herself. She silently made her way down to the healer's tent and grabbed a syringe off one of the medical tables and placed it into a pouch on her belt. She then went into an adjoining medical tent and grabbed a vile and also placed it onto her belt.
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Anakin's jaw dropped as the Senate building came into view. The usually grand structure seemed to be barely standing and was surrounded by weapons and war ships. Courascant had become the apprentice's home ever since his mother's death. Anakin vowed never to return to Tatooine, and now he felt anguish in his heart at another home being threatened. He also was suddenly glad for the rashness of his wife. He didn't know what he would do if he ever lost her. He quickly shook off his feelings and focused on the task at hand. The enemy had attacked his home, and more importantly they had kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine.
Anakin was fond of the Chancellor, and knew that he was held in favor. The old man had become somewhat of a grandfather figure in the young boy's life, giving council and advice when he could not get any elsewhere. Obi Wan was a stern father figure that Anakin really did admire and love, but Palpatine. . .Palpatine fed the boy's ego, and never made him feel unwanted.
Anakin glanced out the cock pit of the tie fighter he modified especially for him at the Jedi star fighter flying next to him. He caught Obi Wan's glance and the two Jedi led a team of fighter pilots into battle. Anakin was the most skilled pilot in the Jedi, and possibly the galaxy. He had been called by the Chancellor to train Special Forces of clones how to fly. He maneuvered flawlessly around skyscrapers and engaged in dogfights with other ships. Obi Wan always marveled at the skill his apprentice showed.
When several of the enemy fighters had been disabled Obi Wan signaled Anakin and the master/padawan team landed their ships on the roof of the Senate building. They quickly assessed the situation and began to search for the Chancellor.
The lights flickered as the generator kicked in, they had to be careful as they stepped over pieces of the ceiling that had collapsed, and also shattered glass that continued to fall all around them.
/How did this happen Master? / Anakin asked through their bond.
/We were blind indeed to not see this coming Padawan. / Obi Wan answered. /Now, keep your senses keen, we need to find. . . / suddenly Obi Wan stopped in mid sentence and felt the Force calling to him.
/I feel it too/ Anakin confessed. /What is that? /
Obi Wan and Anakin both felt an incredible dark ripple through the Force. It was unlike anything they had ever experienced before. Obi Wan was reminded briefly of the stench of the dark side he felt off of the sith lord he faced over twelve years ago, only this time it was much more powerful. Suddenly it was gone.
Obi Wan glanced at Anakin and shrugged. Anakin then felt a presence through the Force. "Master, the Chancellor is right behind those doors." He whispered.
Suddenly Obi Wan felt a strong, thin cable tighten around his neck and pull him off his feet. Anakin turned just in time to see his master fall on his back with a loud thud and begin to be dragged down the hall by a familiar form dressed in silver and blue flying down the hall with his rocket pack. Anakin grabbed his light saber and began to chase after them.
/Anakin, rescue the Chancellor/ He heard Obi Wan call through their bond. Anakin hesitated briefly and knew Obi Wan could take care of himself. He quickly ran back to the doors where he had sensed the Chancellor. He kicked open the doors and found himself in the Senate debate chambers. He looked down at all of the hover platforms that were used during Senate meetings all hovering about the room. He then noticed that one of the platforms in the center of the room contained the Chancellor, who was bound and gagged.
Anakin quickly began to hop from platform to platform, trying to rescue the Chancellor. Suddenly he heard laughter bouncing off the walls. He glanced around the room, but found no source of the sound. "Show yourself Dooku!" He called out. "Unless you are afraid to face me."
Laughter rang through the chamber again. "My dear boy, you sure are full of yourself aren't you?" Dooku asked. "The Jedi must be desperate for numbers if they are putting up with an attitude like yours."
Anakin felt his blood begin to boil. "Why don't you come out and face me?" He asked. Suddenly the chamber was filled with an awkward silence and Anakin felt a strange disturbance in the Force. Then, without warning the hover platforms began to move around the room. Anakin lost his balance and fell back into the seat; he then regained his footing, only to come face to face with hundreds of small flying droids. He quickly ignited his light saber.
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Dooku chuckled under his breath as he watched Anakin Skywalker continue to battle the dangerous flying droids. He turned to his companion. "Tell me Steve, what do you think about the Chosen one?"
Dooku received no answer.
"Steve? Answer me Steve." Dooku commanded. The fallen Jedi then turned around and suddenly found himself plunged in total darkness. He folded his arms across his chest. "Hmmm, very interesting." He muttered under his breath. He then ignited his crimson red light saber to give him some light. He then noticed the unconscious form of his servant lying on the floor. Dooku continued to search the room. "You might as well show yourself." He called to the room. "I do not engage in fights with cowards who hide in shadows."
"Why? Because you can't handle someone using your techniques against you?" A woman's voice answered him.
Dooku smiled, and turned his light saber in the direction of the voice. He then spotted a tall, slender figure dressed completely in black, save for a red head dress. "Why master Tachi, I didn't expect to see you so soon."
Siri didn't answer the old man, instead she gave him a wicked smile that was illuminated by the red glow of his blade. Suddenly Dooku felt himself being Force pushed into a far wall.
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*TBC: I know I should continue, but this battle scene coming up would've made this chapter way too long, so please review and let me know what you think.
Author: ewan's girl
*Author's note: Once again thank you for all the wonderful reviews. I hope this story keeps up with your expectations. To briefly answer some comments made on some of the reviews, yes a lot of un-Jedi like things are happening to the characters because the Jedi are being faced with something they have never had to deal with. War takes its toll on people in more ways than one; just remember the dark side is on the rise and it will consume at least one Jedi, but that doesn't mean others won't be tempted.
Chapter 11:
Mace and Obi Wan exchanged worried glances. "They have taken the Chancellor?" Obi Wan asked, looking back at Alpha.
"Yes sir." Alpha explained. "We have just received our information from our soldiers based on Courascant; they have taken the Senate building and are holding the Chancellor hostage."
Obi Wan turned to Mace. "What about the Jedi still at the Temple? Maybe they could do something."
Mace sadly shook his head. "The only Jedi still on Courascant are crèche masters taking care of the children, everyone else was sent to war."
Obi Wan nodded his head, pondering this news. He then turned to the clone trooper. "Alpha, round up the troops; we fly tonight." Alpha then saluted and exited the war room.
Mace turned to Obi Wan. "I will contact the Council, and will round as many Jedi as I can back to Courascant."
Obi Wan nodded. "I will fly with my troops immediately and see what I can do."
"I'm going too." A voice interrupted them.
Obi Wan and Mace turned and faced Anakin Skywalker dressed in black Jedi garb and Padme behind him wearing a black unisuit. "Anakin?" Obi Wan moved towards his apprentice. "Are you sure you are up for this?"
"Yes master." Anakin answered. "I have my duty to uphold." Obi Wan gave a cold stare towards Padme, who had was shifting nervously.
"Anakin?" Padme asked, worried.
"I feel fine." He glanced at Padme who was giving him a curious look.
Mace looked between the three, and felt a strange tension building. "I am going to go contact master Yoda." He said and exited the war room.
The three stood in silence for a moment, but to each of them it felt like an eternity. Finally Obi Wan made the first step. "We leave shortly Anakin, so say your goodbyes and meet me by the landing pad." He then turned to leave.
"Obi Wan?" Padme called for him. Obi Wan turned and faced the young couple. "Please talk to us, we never meant for. . ."
"For what?" He cut her off. "For me to find out?" Anakin and Padme were silent. Obi Wan sighed. "I don't have the time or the patience to deal with this at the moment. The two of you made a choice and will now have to live with the consequences of that choice." He looked at them. "If I have learned anything in all my years as a Jedi it's that you cannot go back and change things; also that your decisions effect others more than you know." With that the Jedi master left the newly weds alone.
Padme stared up at her husband. "Do you think he'll tell the Council?"
"What does it matter?" Anakin sighed. "He'll just use this as an excuse to make my life a living hell." He stated, moving away from her.
Padme scrunched her eyebrows; sometimes she felt her husband was overly dramatic. "Anakin, I don't think he purposely sets out to make your life hell." She tried to reason with him.
Anakin moved some of the papers on the table in front of him. "Now he'll never nominate me for the trials." He wined.
Padme sighed and walked up behind him, running her hands over his shoulders. "He knows your skills; he knows you have worked hard to prove yourself." She ran a finger along his cheek, forcing him to look at her. "And even if he doesn't see it, I know the Council will."
"And what if he tells the Council about us?" Anakin asked. "What if they expel me, or worse, force me to choose?"
In that instance Padme was reminded that she was the older, more mature one in the relationship. She was suddenly taken back to their first meeting when he was a young boy on Tatooine. She grabbed his face in both of her hands and kissed his forehead. "We'll cross that bridge when we get there." She reassured him.
He grabbed her hands in his and kissed her deeply. "I better go; I have to save the Chancellor." With that he turned to leave his wife, he then stopped and looked back at her. "And one more thing Padme, stay here." He told her.
Padme put her hands on her hips. "Excuse me?" She asked.
"I was unconscious last time you rode into a war; I won't let you do it now that I'm awake." He explained to her.
"I have to go back; I left Sabe and Dorme in my stead." She stood her ground. "If anything happened to them it's my fault."
Anakin shook his head. "No. I'm telling you that you will stay here." He commanded her in a forceful tone. Padme stood staring at him, appalled as he exited the war room.
"You're telling me?" Padme asked under her breath. "Yeah we'll see about that Skywalker." She then also exited the war room to prepare to leave.
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Obi Wan entered his quarters to gather up some belongings before leaving for Courascant. He stopped outside his door and sighed, he wasn't sure what to expect from the person he could sense on the other side. He cast his feelings into the Force and entered his room. He looked at his bed and noticed Siri was not there, he then scanned the room and found her in a dark corner sitting on the floor in a meditative stance. He quietly began to gather his belongings, trying not to disturb her.
"Something is weighing heavily on your heart." A soft, feminine voice broke the silence.
He turned and saw Siri still sitting on the ground, her arms wrapped around her legs, staring at him intently. Obi Wan struggled to find the right words to explain his emotions.
Siri watched the Jedi knight stammer with his words and smiled. She chuckled under her breath as she rose to her feet. "Let me guess, you don't know exactly what to say to me after what happened earlier." She said, chuckling again.
Obi Wan looked at her for a moment, and felt a strange ripple through the Force. "Siri, I. . ."
Siri put up a hand to silence him. "It's ok, I understand." She said with a strange tone of her voice. "I mean, who would ever think you and I would ever. . ." She began to laugh and Obi Wan felt a strange disturbance surrounding her. She looked at him and her laughter turned into tears and she sank to her knees, shaking her head.
Obi Wan knelt next to her, trying to find a way to comfort her. "Siri, you are not yourself right now and that is understandable." Obi Wan told her and she looked at him under red rimed eyes. "I was wrong to take advantage of the situation."
Siri began to laugh again, holding Obi Wan's tunic in her hands. "Ever the dutiful knight." She said through her laughter and tears. "I give myself to you and yet you turn it into your fault, your responsibility." She looked at him again.
Obi Wan could feel her breath on his neck, he felt his heart rate quicken as he held her. "We cannot do this." He told her.
Siri placed a hand on his face as she spoke. "There were several times during my captivity where I begged the Force to take me in her arms." She stared into his eyes. "I do not know why the Force decided to spare me, but I will not be afraid of living anymore Obi Wan."
Obi Wan ran his fingers over her cheek. "We are still servants of the Force Siri, and therefore we are servants to the code." He gave her a quick kiss and rose to his feet. He then offered a hand to her, but she shoved it aside and crawled back to the corner he first found her in.
"The code doesn't forbid physical relationships." She muttered under her breath. "As long as we don't let it go too far, and form no attachments." Obi Wan stopped and pondered this for a moment. "I do not see why we cannot find some pleasure in times of despair."
Obi Wan grabbed his bag filled with some belongings. "I have to return to Courascant." He explained, ignoring her last comment. "Dooku's army has taken the Capital, and has taken the Chancellor hostage."
Siri's eyes sprang to life. "Dooku is on Courascant." She rose to her feet.
"We don't know that for sure Siri."
"He is; I can feel it." She stated. "I must go with you to Courascant."
Obi Wan eyed his friend and felt a dark ripple growing in her heart. He suddenly feared for her. "You wish to go after Dooku." He stated, not questioned.
"What if I do?" She asked. "I would end the war."
"And it has no personal gain for you?" He asked.
"I never said that." She placed her hands on her hips.
Obi Wan shook his head. "You will be going to Courascant. Ferus is taking you back to the Temple; you need to see the healers."
Siri crossed her arms. "You mean a mind healer."
"I never said that." Obi Wan explained.
"You wish to save me Obi Wan?" Siri asked and Obi Wan tore his gaze from hers. She suddenly couldn't stop the tears from flowing.
Obi Wan looked at her and his heart broke. "I have to go." He told her and headed for the door. "Please Siri, go see the healers." He begged her, but knew it was a losing battle.
Siri watched him go then stormed out of the room herself. She silently made her way down to the healer's tent and grabbed a syringe off one of the medical tables and placed it into a pouch on her belt. She then went into an adjoining medical tent and grabbed a vile and also placed it onto her belt.
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Anakin's jaw dropped as the Senate building came into view. The usually grand structure seemed to be barely standing and was surrounded by weapons and war ships. Courascant had become the apprentice's home ever since his mother's death. Anakin vowed never to return to Tatooine, and now he felt anguish in his heart at another home being threatened. He also was suddenly glad for the rashness of his wife. He didn't know what he would do if he ever lost her. He quickly shook off his feelings and focused on the task at hand. The enemy had attacked his home, and more importantly they had kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine.
Anakin was fond of the Chancellor, and knew that he was held in favor. The old man had become somewhat of a grandfather figure in the young boy's life, giving council and advice when he could not get any elsewhere. Obi Wan was a stern father figure that Anakin really did admire and love, but Palpatine. . .Palpatine fed the boy's ego, and never made him feel unwanted.
Anakin glanced out the cock pit of the tie fighter he modified especially for him at the Jedi star fighter flying next to him. He caught Obi Wan's glance and the two Jedi led a team of fighter pilots into battle. Anakin was the most skilled pilot in the Jedi, and possibly the galaxy. He had been called by the Chancellor to train Special Forces of clones how to fly. He maneuvered flawlessly around skyscrapers and engaged in dogfights with other ships. Obi Wan always marveled at the skill his apprentice showed.
When several of the enemy fighters had been disabled Obi Wan signaled Anakin and the master/padawan team landed their ships on the roof of the Senate building. They quickly assessed the situation and began to search for the Chancellor.
The lights flickered as the generator kicked in, they had to be careful as they stepped over pieces of the ceiling that had collapsed, and also shattered glass that continued to fall all around them.
/How did this happen Master? / Anakin asked through their bond.
/We were blind indeed to not see this coming Padawan. / Obi Wan answered. /Now, keep your senses keen, we need to find. . . / suddenly Obi Wan stopped in mid sentence and felt the Force calling to him.
/I feel it too/ Anakin confessed. /What is that? /
Obi Wan and Anakin both felt an incredible dark ripple through the Force. It was unlike anything they had ever experienced before. Obi Wan was reminded briefly of the stench of the dark side he felt off of the sith lord he faced over twelve years ago, only this time it was much more powerful. Suddenly it was gone.
Obi Wan glanced at Anakin and shrugged. Anakin then felt a presence through the Force. "Master, the Chancellor is right behind those doors." He whispered.
Suddenly Obi Wan felt a strong, thin cable tighten around his neck and pull him off his feet. Anakin turned just in time to see his master fall on his back with a loud thud and begin to be dragged down the hall by a familiar form dressed in silver and blue flying down the hall with his rocket pack. Anakin grabbed his light saber and began to chase after them.
/Anakin, rescue the Chancellor/ He heard Obi Wan call through their bond. Anakin hesitated briefly and knew Obi Wan could take care of himself. He quickly ran back to the doors where he had sensed the Chancellor. He kicked open the doors and found himself in the Senate debate chambers. He looked down at all of the hover platforms that were used during Senate meetings all hovering about the room. He then noticed that one of the platforms in the center of the room contained the Chancellor, who was bound and gagged.
Anakin quickly began to hop from platform to platform, trying to rescue the Chancellor. Suddenly he heard laughter bouncing off the walls. He glanced around the room, but found no source of the sound. "Show yourself Dooku!" He called out. "Unless you are afraid to face me."
Laughter rang through the chamber again. "My dear boy, you sure are full of yourself aren't you?" Dooku asked. "The Jedi must be desperate for numbers if they are putting up with an attitude like yours."
Anakin felt his blood begin to boil. "Why don't you come out and face me?" He asked. Suddenly the chamber was filled with an awkward silence and Anakin felt a strange disturbance in the Force. Then, without warning the hover platforms began to move around the room. Anakin lost his balance and fell back into the seat; he then regained his footing, only to come face to face with hundreds of small flying droids. He quickly ignited his light saber.
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Dooku chuckled under his breath as he watched Anakin Skywalker continue to battle the dangerous flying droids. He turned to his companion. "Tell me Steve, what do you think about the Chosen one?"
Dooku received no answer.
"Steve? Answer me Steve." Dooku commanded. The fallen Jedi then turned around and suddenly found himself plunged in total darkness. He folded his arms across his chest. "Hmmm, very interesting." He muttered under his breath. He then ignited his crimson red light saber to give him some light. He then noticed the unconscious form of his servant lying on the floor. Dooku continued to search the room. "You might as well show yourself." He called to the room. "I do not engage in fights with cowards who hide in shadows."
"Why? Because you can't handle someone using your techniques against you?" A woman's voice answered him.
Dooku smiled, and turned his light saber in the direction of the voice. He then spotted a tall, slender figure dressed completely in black, save for a red head dress. "Why master Tachi, I didn't expect to see you so soon."
Siri didn't answer the old man, instead she gave him a wicked smile that was illuminated by the red glow of his blade. Suddenly Dooku felt himself being Force pushed into a far wall.
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*TBC: I know I should continue, but this battle scene coming up would've made this chapter way too long, so please review and let me know what you think.