Chapter three

Is it love or protection?

"There is no way for me to get near her with those three jedi always around her," said the one bounty hunter.

"Then there is only one way, here, take these, be careful they are extremely poisonous. Zen, there can be not mistakes this time," said the other bounty hunter.

Zen walked up to a flying droid, inserted the canister and the directions of were to take them.

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"How are things downstairs master?" asked Luke as Obi-wan came through the door.

"Sealed off with guards stationed everywhere, no one would dare try that way, how are things up here?" asked Obi-wan.

"Quiet as a tomb," said Anakin looking at his master from the window he was standing by.

"Good, Wait a minute, what's this?" asked Obi-wan pointing to a camera that allowed them to see into the senator's room, it was black.

"Oh, she covered the cameras," said Luke.

"I don't think she liked us watching her," said Anakin.

"What is she thinking?" said Obi-wan walking up towards the door.

"She programmed artoo to warn us if there is an intruder," said Luke looking a little worried.

Obi-wan paused and turned around to face his padawan's.

"You're using her as bate?" asked Obi-wan.

Anakin winced as his master spoke and said, "It was her Idea, don't worry no harm will come to her. I can sense everything going on in that room."

Obi-wan sighed and looked to the door, looked to Anakin, then to Luke then back to Anakin. Obi-wan noticed Anakin was playing with the top of his light saber again.

It was an old habit that Anakin had developed ever since he had become a padawan and had gotten his first light saber. Obi-wan made a mental note to try and break him of that as soon as possible, but for now focused on the mission at hand.

"It's to risky," said Obi-wan turning the look at the door again and adding, "Besides your senses are not yet attuned my young apprentice."

Anakin and Luke turned toward their master and said together, "And yours are?"

Obi-wan turned to them and said, "Possibly."

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The flying droid flew to window, inside the senator was sleeping soundly with R2-D2 by the door.

The droid slowly and quietly cut a small hole in the glass, and with a quiet thud the two poisonous creatures fell onto the floor.

Artoo's sensors picked up the sound and the small blue and white droid scanned the room with his light.

The senator was sleeping soundly and nothing was amiss in the room so artoo shut down again.

The small slimy poisonous creatures slowly and soundlessly crawled up the bed, one down her pillow the other up her blanket.

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Anakin looked away from the window and back to his master.

"Anakin, you look tired," said Obi-wan leaning against a chair.

"I don't sleep well any more," said Anakin looking over at his master then back to the window.

"Because of your mother?" Obi-wan asked as he tried to meet Anakin's eyes.

Anakin nodded.

"I don't know why I keep dreaming about her," said Anakin staring off into space again.

"Dreams pass in time," said Obi-wan trying to make his padawan feel better.

"I know you would much rather dream about Padme," said Luke almost as if he could read his brother's thoughts.

Anakin sighed as he left the window and said, "Just being around her again is intoxicating."

"Be careful of your thoughts Anakin they betray you, you have made a vow to the jedi order a vow not easily broken. Besides she is a politician and they are not to be trusted," Obi-wan said as Anakin fingered the window sill with the tip of his finger.

"She is not like the others," said Anakin looking hurt by Obi-wan's words.

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Slowly the creatures went towards the senator's head leaving a slimy goop behind them. They were like fat and long centipedes and they were almost ready to strike.

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"Master you have to admit the chancellor doesn't appear to be corrupt," said Anakin as he stepped away from the window.

They had been talking about the chancellor for about fifteen minutes now and Anakin was beginning to grow tired of it.

"I know, but it's the "appears" that worries me." Said Obi-wan.

Obi-wan knew that Anakin was a friend of the chancellor, but he also know that he was cautious about him. Luke on the other hand: "I think he's a good man, I-,"Luke did not get to finish his sentence before he sensed something. His head turned to the bedroom door, Anakin's soon followed.

"I sense it too," said Obi-wan as they ran for the door. As they ran in all three at the same time activated their light sabers.

Luke jumped onto the bed and with two quick flicks of his wrist the slimy creatures hit the wall on the other side of the room with a thud, both of them where sabered in two.

Anakin looked to the window and saw the droid back away. Anakin deactivated his light saber and jumped out the window and grabbed the droid as it flew away.

Luke got to his feet and looked at his master, Obi-wan nodded and ran out of the room.

"You stay here," said Luke as he deactivated his light saber and ran after his master only hoping that Anakin could hang onto that droid. If he didn't, he would have a very long time to wave good bye.

T.B.C.