As he came around the side of the building Anakin saw Adeana being forced onto a starfighter, her hands bound and her lightsaber lying activated on the ground near Anakin's feet. He could just see a trickle of blood coming from a head wound.
Anakin yelled out and ran forward, readying his lightsaber to cut through the throught of the men standing all around. He killed three and was rounding on the fourth when he heard the unmistakable sound of an engine being fired. Turning, Anakin saw the starfighter begin to rise from the ground, Adeana inside sitting behind the man they had been chasing.
In the second of broken concentration the five men left tackled Anakin and started to beat at him with what ever came to hand. With a power Anakin had never known he had he blasted the men off of him with one thrust of the force. They went flying in every direction. In his rage Anakin killed them all mercilessly, using the lightsaber and the force.
When they were all dead Anakin picked up Adeana's lightsaber and deactivated it, at the same time he looked around for some mode of transportation. Spotting a speederbike behind a nearby tree Anakin straddled it and gunned it into gear. With out a back word glance he raced off back to Obi-Wan and Mace, he would need their help if he were to rescue Adeana.
When he came back to the place where he had left them the crowd was quiet and still, all eyes watching him. Anakin jumped off of the bike and ran up the stairs two at a time to get to Obi-Wan and Mace who were still on the stand.
Obi-Wan looked up at Anakin from where he had been speaking to a distraught queen, a queen in maid's clothes. She was crying over her friends dead body.
"Anakin! What happened to you? You look like a mess!"
Anakin just then noticed the many cuts over his body and the open gash just to the side of his right eye that was dripping blood. But he didn't care about that, they needed to save Adeana.
"They took her!" He practically yelled.
Obi-Wan and Mace stood as one.
"Took who, Anakin?" Mace asked.
"Adeana! In a starfighter! Just now!" Anakin held out the hand that held Adeana's lightsaber.
Frowning Mace Windu took it and examined it.
"What did the ship look like?" He asked.
"Just a regular TE-19, yellow." Anakin looked at the two Jedi masters, standing there so calm and collected.
"We have to go get her!" He said again when it seemed that they weren't going to do anything.
"Alright." Obi-Wan finally said. "We will need three TE-20's if we hope to catch up with her."
Anakin nodded and the three men hurried off toward the intergalactic landing station. They would get their ships, even if they had to steal them. Anakin spotted the ships first, he took the red TE-22 and began to fire it up. Ob-Wan took a yellow TE-20, and Mace took a yellow TE-20 as well.
Without waiting for the ok signal Anakin shot out of the deck, putting all power to the engines. After a moment Obi-Wan and Mace were close behind him.
Seeing an engine trail to his right Anakin speed off toward it, his heart brimming over with fear. He slowly gained on the slower starfighter, suddenly the cockpit radio started to crackle as someone spoke over it.
"...this way!" Was all Anakin heard.
"Repeat!" He said loudly.
"Tri fighters! Heading this way!" Obi-Wan said.
Just as he said that Anakin's ship shook from a close missed shot fired from an enemy ship. Ahead of him five Tri fighters were flying straight toward him, their guns blazing.
Doing a quick spin Anakin shot one down on the spot. He then fired at another one, but missed it.
"Anakin!" Obi-Wan said over the radio. "Go on and get Adeana! Me and Mace will stay here and take care of these!"
"May the force be with you!" Anakin said as he shot off toward the other ship.
"And may it be with you, my padawan."
Anakin zoomed past the on coming Tri fighters, wasting one as he went. Losing site of the TE Anakin felt a surge of panic before he caught site of it again, heading into a larger enemy ship.
Cursing under his breath Anakin speed up and just made it into the ship before it's hanger doors closed. But by the time Anakin was in the pilot and Adeana were no where to be seen.
Once again feeling the rise of panic Anakin jumped out of his cockpit and hurried toward the only other door leading out of the hanger and into the ship. Just as he was through the door he was attacked by four battle droids. Without even concentrating Anakin blasted them to bits with the force.
Running forward Anakin felt for Adeana with the force, she was there, as strong as ever. Turning a corner in the ship's corridor Anakin saw the hem of Adeana's cloak disappear around another corner farther ahead. Hope starting to rise over the fear Anakin speed up, trying to run quietly. Adeana was still being held captive, that much was clear.
Rounding the corner Adeana had disappeared around Anakin saw her at the far end. She stood straight and tall, he hands bound by electrical rope. Standing beside her was the man who had killed the decoy queen, the one who had harmed Adeana, the one who had kidnapped her. Anger starting to squeeze at his heart Anakin drew his lightsaber and activated it. He then rushed at the man.
With a smirk the man shook his head and raised a hand. Instantly twenty battle droids, five supper battle droids, and three destroyers came from the adjoining rooms.
Razing his lightsaber Anakin slammed right into the on coming droids, laying waist to any that got in his way. Using power he never knew he had Anakin destroyed all of them, every last one. Having the satisfaction of seeing fear in the mans eyes Anakin ran to him and sliced his head off of his shoulders, before the man could even draw his blaster.
Using his lightsaber to cut Adeana's bonds Anakin deactivated it and held her tightly to him, Adeana returning the embrace. Soon she lifted her head and the two kissed, both amazed at their own feelings, but happy they were there. Anakin tilted his head to one side and Adeana opened her mouth, allowing Anakin to deepen the kiss. This time it was not Adeana who drew away, but Anakin.
"We need to get out of here." He said, still holding on the her.
Adeana nodded, her thoughts still lingering on the kiss. In mutual consent they both ran forward, keeping close to the other. On their way to the ship hanger they were meet by small forces of droids, but Anakin destroyed them before they even came close to Adeana.
Once inside the hanger Anakin opened his TE-22 back up and helped Adeana into it, him following close behind. Turning the TE's blasters toward the control panels in the hanger Anakin blasted them, making the doors to the hanger open. As he speed out he was closely followed by a huge explosion, the enemy ship was blowing up.
Anakin headed his TE-22 toward the place that Obi-Wan and Mace were still fighting off the Tri fighters. He roared into the fray, his guns firing at a rapid pace.
"Anakin! Do you have her?" Mace asked over the radio as he dodged a bullet aimed at him.
"Yes!" Anakin said, shooting down one of the three remaining ships.
"There's no time to waist!" Obi-Wan said. "We need to go, now!"
"Not on my watch." Anakin said, half to himself.
"Anakin! Don't do anything rash!" Obi-Wan said, hearing Anakin's comment.
Anakin ignored his master and did a complicated spiral leap that brought him nose to nose with one of the enemy ships. He fired at the ship, just as it began to fire at him.