The Dreamers Chapter 3
A.N. You knew this was coming, didn't you? This'll be one part of the movie where I'll be mentally screaming "Anakin, don't listen to him! He's just trying to use you! Kill him now and fulfill your destiny as the Chosen one!"
At the opera, I could hardly believe that I was sitting right next to Chancellor Palpatine. At intermission, I explained the dream that I had the night before to him. I was surprised when he promised that he knew a story that would solve it. So, as the second act started, I could hardly keep my eyes on the Mon Calamari woman, as beautiful as her singing was. Instead, the Chancellor almost had me hypnotized.
"Once there was a Sith named Darth Plagueis who learned how to use the midiclorians to keep someone alive, even if they are near death.
He then taught his apprentice the secret before that apprentice killed him, for that is the way of the Sith. The apprentice becomes powerful enough to kill the master, making the Sith more powerful in each generation."
I could hardly believe what I was hearing. "And where would I learn this secret?" I asked, getting more involved by the second.
"Clearly, not from the Jedi," Palpatine replied. "You would have to go to the one Sith remaining, for there is now only one now that you have killed Dooku."
Well, I hadn't thought getting this secret would be easy. I glanced around to make sure nobody was listening in before telling Palpatine what I knew. "Darth Sidious. They say he lives here on Coruscant, or Grevious would not have known where to kidnap you from."
"He does," Palpatine said, calmly.
"You know who he is!" I exclaimed.
The Chancellor looked me over, like he was trying to decide something about me.
Finally, he said "I am Darth Sidious."
I was too stunned to say anything for – I'm not sure how long. When I was able to speak again, I asked "Wuld you teach me the secret of Darth Plagueis, then?"
"I certainly would, if you would be my apprentice," he replied. "I've been looking for one strong enough to defeat Dooku."
I had no idea what to do next. To become a Sith would mean going against everything I believed in. That being said, letting Padme die was not an option.