I think I'll start writing complete rubbish instead of stories and see if anyone would notice, noone wants to read my stories anyway bye the amount of reviews, I'm NOT getting. Maybe I'll just stop posting, I mean, it's obviously a waste of time! Anyway, enough ranting, onto this chapter, enjoy to those of you who read it.

Chapter 6

Anakin was guiding the ship close to the ground weaving epertly around towering rock formations. "See those columns of steam straight ahead? They're exhaust vents of some type."

"That'll do." Anakin replied as he landed the craft straight down into the steam and landing at the bottom. Once the ship was secure they prepared to leave.

"Look, whatever happens out there, follow my lead. I'm not interested in getting into a war here. As a member of the Senate, maybe I can find a diplomatic solution to this mess." Padme said as they left.

"Don't worry. I've given up trying to argue with you." Anakin replied following after her.

R2 whistled in question, "My sad little friend. If they had needed our help, they would have asked for it. You have a lot to learn about humans." 3PO replied. When he started fussing, 3PO continued, "For a mechanic, you seem to do an excessive amount of thinking. I'm programmed to understand humans." R2 beeped, "What does that mean? That means I'm in charge here!" R2 ignored him and simply left the ship, 3PO followed him out. "Wait! Where are you going? Don't you have any sense at all?" R2's only reply was a rude noise, "How rude! Please wait! Do you know where you're going?" R2 only beeped in reply.

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Padme and Anakin moved down the corridor of the building, The surface of the pillars moved and above creatures detached themselves from the ceiling. "Wait." Anakin warned as he turned, one of the creatures attacking him. He cut down three creatures easily with his light sabre as Padme moved to a door and exited. Anakin joined her, only to realise that there was only a small ledge for them to stand on. When they turned behind them the door closed, leaving them stranded. The walkway started to retract causing Padme to slip and fall onto a conveyor belt leading to a droid factory. Anakin jumped onto the conveyor belt to follow Padme but was quickly stopped by more winged creatures. Padme was heading towards the stamping machines and welders leaving Anakin behind fighting off winged creatures. After he had fought them off, and rather quickly too, he was suddenly besieged by a vision of the past. It was Qui gon, he was scaling the ceiling above right here in this very room. Thhis was were he had been captured and killed.

Meanwhile R2 and 3PO were following theirs masters footsteps. R2 pushed 3PO off the ledge and onto the conveyor while R2 , having moved 3PO out of his way, rocketed up and into the factory.

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Anakin finally shook free the vision in time to see Padme being thrown into a large vat by one of the creatures as more came towards him. Anakin started his slicing through the machines at the creatures attacking him. R2 meanwhile, was flying towards Padme as she tried to get out of the vat, unsuccessfully. 3PO was carried down the assembly line, ending up with his head cut off. A battle droid head is welded to his body as his head was welded to a battle droid body. Basically he was mixed up. Anakin was battling the creatures as he got another vision of Qui gon, how he got captured, surrounded by these creatures and no way out. So befuddled by the vision he tripped causing his hand to be locked into a moulding device and caught as he travelled to the cutting device. All he could think was, oh, no.

R2 finally found a computer port controlling the vats making the vat dump Padme on a walkway. She was subsequently surrounded and taken prisoner. Anakin was maneavouring his body in the mean time to avoid getting cut to shreds. When he got his hand free however his light sabre was rendered useless. Anakin was then surrounded by druidical and Jango Fett dropped down with his blaster in hand, "Don't move, Jedi!" Anakin could have gotten himself out of this, even without his light sabre but Padme's safety was his top priority and if he tried to escape they could kill her. It wasn't worth the risk.

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Count Dooku sat at a large table, Jango Fett stood beside him with several guards as Anakin and Padme were brought before him. Anakin remained calm. This was not the end. "You are holding a Jedi Knight, Obi-Wan Kenobi. I am formally requesting you turn him over to me, now." Padme demanded, Not in a position to make demands, Padme. Anakin thought.

"He has been convicted of espionage, Senator, and will be executed. In just a few hours, I believe." Dooku smiled. Anakin could see him smiling exactly the same way when he convicted his own Padawan to the death sentence. Anakin only looked Dooku right in the eye, unblinking with calm assurance. Dooku suddenly stopped smiling.

"He is an officer of the Republic. You can't do that." Padme said.

"We don't recognize the Republic here, Senator. But if Naboo were to join our Alliance, I could easily hear your plea for clemency."

"And if I don't join your rebellion, I assume this Jedi with me will also die?" Padme said.

"I don't wish to make you to join our cause against your will, Senator, but you are a rational, honest representative of your people and I assume you want to do what's in their best interest. Aren't they fed up with the corruption, the bureaucrats, the hypocrisy of it all? Aren't you? Be honest, Senator." Don't give in Padme, keep that naiveté I have seen so often with you ideals and the Senate.

"The ideals are still alive, Count, even if the institution is failing." Padme didn't really believe that herself.

"You believe in the same ideals we believe in! The same ideals we are striving to make prominent."

"If what you say is true, you should stay in the Republic and help Chancellor Palpatine put things right."

"The Chancellor means well, M'Lady, but he is incompetent. He has promised to cut the bureaucracy, but the bureaucrats are stronger than ever, no? The Republic cannot be fixed, M'Lady. It is time to start over. The democratic process in the Republic is a sham, no? A shell game played on the voters. The time will come when that cult of greed, called the Republic, will lose even the pretext of democracy and freedom." Dooku had just said out loud what Anakin had seen coming for years.

"I cannot believe that. I know of your treaties with the Trade Federation, the Commerce Guilds, and the others, Count. What is happening here is not government that has been bought out by business... it's business becoming government! I will not forsake all I have honoured and worked for and betray the Republic."

"Then you will betray your Jedi friends? Without your cooperation I can do nothing to stop their execution." Don't think we can't handle ourselves Padme.

"And what about me? Am I to be executed also?"

"I wouldn't think of such an offence. But, there are individuals who have a strong interest in your demise, M'Lady. It has nothing to do with politics, I'm afraid. It's purely personal, and they have already paid great sums to have you assassinated. I'm sure they will push hard to have you included in the executions. I'm sorry but if you are not going to cooperate, I must turn you over to the Geonosians for justice. Without your cooperation, I've done all I can for you."

"Take them away." Jango said. Padme and Anakin were pushed away.

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"In response to the direct threat to the Republic mesa propose that the Senate give immediately emergency powers to the Supreme Chancellor." JarJar said to the Senate.

Palpatine then rose, "It is with great reluctance that I have agreed to this calling. I love democracy... I love the Republic. But I am mild by nature, and I do not desire to see the destruction of democracy. The power you give me I will lay down when this crisis has abated, I promise you. And as my first act with this new authority, I will create a grand army of the Republic to counter the increasing threats of the separatists."

Mace and Yoda looked at each other from their places. Yoda decided to go to Kamino, while Mace would take their remaining Jedi to Geonosis.

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Anakin and Padme were stood in the middle of the courtroom. Poggle the lesser with several other dignitaries surrounded them. In the audience seats, hundreds of Geonosians awaited the verdict. "You have been charged and found guilty of Espionage."

"Do you have anything to say before your sentence is carried out?" Poggle asked.

"You are committing an act of war, Archduke. I hope you are prepared for the consequences." Padme said.

Poggle laughed as the Count smiled, "We build weapons, Senator... that is our business! Of course we're prepared!"

"Get on with it. Carry out the sentence. I want to see her suffer." Nute Gunray said with a self satisfied smirk.

"Your other Jedi friend is waiting for you, Senator. Take them to the arena!" Poggle said. Four guards grabbed Anakin and Padme and escorted them out of the arena.

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Anakin and Padme were tossed into am open cart. A vast crowd could be heard screaming outside in the arena. The driver got up onto his seat. Anakin looked at Padme, "Don't be afraid." he tried to reassure her.

"I'm not afraid to die. I've been dying a little bit each day since you came back into my life." Padme said with a rough voice as if she were about to cry.

"What are you talking about?" Anakin said, not daring to hope.

"I love you." she said succinctly.

"You love me! I thought we decided not to fall in love. That we would be forced to live a lie. That it would destroy our lives…" I can't believe it. I never dared to hope.

"I think our lives are about to be destroyed anyway. My love for you is a puzzle, Ani, for which I have no answers. I can't control it... and now I don't care. I truly, deeply love you, and before we die I want you to know." she leant towards him. By straining against their bonds hard, it was possible for their lips to meet in a bittersweet kiss. They cart moved forward, forcing them to break their kiss. There was a huge roar and a blinding light. They arrived in a huge arena with four posts in the middle.

Obi Wan was tied to one post, "I was beginning to wonder if you had gotten my
message." he said as Anakin was being tied to the one next to him, and Padme to the one after.

"I retransmitted it as you requested, Obi Wan. Then we decided to come and rescue you." Anakin was a bit bashful at the appalling job he had made of it.

"Good job!" Obi Wan said sarcastically looking at his bonds.

"I got distracted," Anakin said.

Obi Wan looked over at Padme and what she was wearing. "A nice bottom is no reason for you to be distracted, a Jedi should be above such things."

Anakin just shook his head at Obi Wan, "That wasn't why I was distracted, I can keep my mind out of the gutter unlike you. The reason it all went wrong was because this was where Qui gon was killed. I saw him being captured." A flash of pain passed over Obi Wan's eyes at the mention of Qui gon.

Obi Wan was interrupted from replying by the arrival of the three monsters. A Reek was headed towards Anakin, while a Nexu was being prodded towards Padme. That left the Acklay for Obi Wan. "I've got a bad feeling about this." Anakin said as he saw the creatures being prodded towards them. Padme was already climbing up the pole because she had unchained herself with a hidden clip. Very resourceful. Anakin thought. The Reek charged at Anakin, he jumped up and landed on the creature while it hit the post. Anakin wrapped his chain around it's horn. The Reek backed off shaking it's head angrily causing the chain to detach from the post.

Obi Wan was ducking around the post as the Acklay charged. It knocked the post flat causing Obi Wan to sprawl on the ground. The creature jabbed the post, breaking the chain. Obi Wan then ran to one of the riders with the Acklay following close behind.

The Nexu had arrived at Padme's post and started to prowl around it showing his wicked fangs, while Nute Gunray beamed and rubbed his hands.

Obi Wan grabbed the riders long spear and swiped the rider off his mount. The Acklay, following Obi Wan quickly speared the rider with it's green claw.

Anakin's Reek started to buck, it charged around the arena with Anakin holding on for dear life. He looped the lose end of chain around the Reek's head so that it got caught in it's mouth. The Reek clamped down on it and this allowed Anakin to ride it.

The Nexu dug it's claws into the post, climbing up towards Padme. It swiped at her, tearing off a portion of her shirt and leaving three long claw marks. She hit the creature with her chain, making it back off down the pole, Padme then jumped off the pole and swung round on the chain kicking the Nexu with both feet and causing it to fall on the ground, she scrambled up to the top of the pole again. Nute Gunray fumed at that, "Foul! She can't do that... shoot her or something!"

Obi Wan used the spear he had acquired to throw it at the Acklay. The spear hit his neck, causing a screech to erupt from his mouth. It pulled the spear out with it's teeth and snapped it in half with it's ferocious jaws.

Padme watched the Nexu leaping up towards her as she finally undid the other part of her chain. Anakin then came charging along on the Reek and hit the Nexu. Padme jumped down onto the Reek's back behind Anakin. She gave him a quick kiss before they went off for Obi Wan. Obi Wan jumped behind Padme when the Reek came in range. Nute Gunray was not happy with this result, "This isn't how it's supposed to be! Jango, finish her off!"

Dooku motioned for the bounty hunter to stay put, Boba was looking on fascinated at the sceptical. "Patience, Viceroy. She will die." Dooku smiled.

Droidekas rolled into the centre of the arena, surrounding the Jedi.

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