Anakin and Padmé rummaged through the supplies left by the kidnapper. They had some food, firewood, and various other objects, so they could survive for the time being, but they were looking for something that would allow them to leave the snowy planet. Padmé started rummaging through a crate when she squealed, "Ani! Come here! I found a comm. unit, we can call for help."
Anakin strode over to her, "Great! I'll contact the temple, hopefully someone is nearby who can pick us up."
Anakin picked up the comm. unit and carried it over to the mouth of the cave. He wanted to make sure he got a clear signal to Coruscant. Setting the unit on the ground, he turned it on, and dialed a frequency to the Jedi Temple.
Speaking into the unit, "Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, calling the Jedi Council. I repeat, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, calling the Jedi Council. Please come in."
There was a pause, until the voice of Master Windu came over the comm. "Knight Skywalker! Thank the Force you are alive, where are you? We've been looking all over for you." Master Windu was the designated Jedi Master to answer the call from Anakin. All the Masters knew the cover story, but Master Windu was the only one who did not burst into laughter as they rehearsed the story.
"It appears that Senator Amidala and myself have been kidnapped and taken to the planet of Hoth."
"Senator Amidala is with you? Are you both alright, what happened to the kidnapper?" Master Windu asked.
"We are fine. It appears the kidnapper was killed by a Wampa Ice Creature."
"Well that's a relief, our intelligence said that he was part of a band of slave traders. We tracked down his associates and tried to find out where you were, but they showed great resistance to our Jedi mind tricks. Unfortunately, we do not have anyone stationed near Hoth at the moment. Do you have any supplies with you?"
"Yes Master, about a weeks worth." Anakin replied as he glanced at the supplies.
Master Windu paused for a little bit, to make it seem like he was thinking. "We will send Obi-Wan immediately to pick you up. It will take him about a week to get there, so make sure you ration your supplies accordingly. Most importantly stay where you are, Hoth can be dangerous. Protect the senator at all costs, that is your first priority."
"Very well, Master."
"If there are any problems, call us immediately and we'll see what we can do. May the Force be with you."
"May the Force be with you, Master. Skywalker out." Anakin replied as he ended his transmission.
Turning to Padmé he said, "Well, it looks like we are going to be here for a little while. We better start a fire, it will get colder as night approaches."
"Then we need to go through the supplies and setup camp." Padmé replied.
Meanwhile in a ship orbiting Hoth, Obi-Wan and Sabé were busy sharing a passionate kiss. That is until the ship's comm. unit started buzzing. Both reluctantly broke off the kiss, and Obi-Wan answered the call. "Kenobi here." The images of the Masters of the Jedi Council appeared before him. Sabé noticed that Master Yoda had a strange bump on his head.
"Knight Kenobi, Knight Skywalker has contacted us. We've told him that you will pick him and Senator Amidala up in a week." Master Windu spoke with formality. Then the rest of the council and himself smiled as they tried to suppress their laughter. "This is where the fun begins!"
Obi-Wan and Sabé laughed. "Yes masters, I'll call you in a week when we've picked them up."
Now laughing, Master Windu replied, "May the Force be with you."
"And with you Masters, Kenobi out." Obi-Wan turned off the comm. unit and turned to Sabé to continue their kiss.
"Why did Master Yoda have a bump on his head?" Sabé asked, stopping Obi-Wan's advance.
Obi-Wan snorted with laughter. "Well that's related to the supplies I left on Hoth."
"What did you do?"
"Well a normal survival pack would have two thermal sleeping bags included. I only left one." A mischievous sparkle lit Obi-Wan's eyes.
"You didn't! Isn't that pushing things a little too far, too fast."
"Hey! They only have a week down there, they need all the help they can get!"
Sabé smiled. "I guess you are right, but how did Yoda get the bump on his head?"
Obi-Wan burst into laughter as Sabé raised an eyebrow at him. "Well, when he found out what I was going to do, he said..." Obi-Wan chuckled again, but then did his imitation of Master Yoda. "Share a sleeping bag with Amidala, mind I would not."
"Yuck! That was not a visual I needed."
"Yeah well he said it when Master Yaddle was nearby, and she hit him on the head with her walking stick"
Both Sabé and Obi-Wan burst into laughter at this, as their ship continued it orbit above the planet holding their friends.