"Anakin?" Obi-Wan spoke over the comm. channel Anakin had opened up. He had sent an urgent message to the nearby rebel alliance, hoping that someone would pick up.
"Obi-Wan! Sidious has Padmé! I need to get to Coruscant immediately before he kills her." Anakin replied frantically.
Obi-Wan raised a hand up in a calming gesture, "Hold on, what happened."
"While I was gone, Padmé was kidnapped. I was left a message by Sidious. He says I have to stop the Rebel Alliance, if I want her to live, but I know better. He'll kill her anyways."
"So sure are you?" Master Yoda's voice could be heard in the distance as he approached Obi-Wan.
"Yes, the future is always in motion, it is difficult to foresee her fate." Obi-Wan added.
Anakin rolled his eyes, "I do not need to foresee anything, I know how Sidious operates. He is angry with me, and he hates Padmé. He will kill her. I must get to her immediately."
Obi-Wan and Yoda looked at each other for a moment, and seemed to briefly confer with one another before Obi-Wan turned back to address Anakin. "Why can you not take the Executor to Coruscant?"
"It isn't fast enough. Besides, Sidious killed my entire crew, I would have to pilot the thing by myself."
Both Obi-Wan and Yoda's eyes widened in shock in response to this statement. Obi-Wan whispered in awe, "He killed all of them."
Anakin nodded as he continued to speak. "I need a fast ship to get me to Coruscant, and a group of people to help handle the dead."
Both Yoda and Obi-Wan looked at each other again, and conferred in hushed tones.
"Send a ship, we will." Yoda stated after a minute. A sense of relief swept over Anakin at this statement.
"We will also send a crew to deal with the other matters on the Executor." Obi-Wan added.
"Good, please hurry." Anakin stated as he ended the transmission. He then ran to the Executor's shuttle bay waiting for the rebel aid.
It seemed like ages had passed before Anakin spotted a medical frigate and two Jedi starfighters, one red and one yellow, approaching the Executor. The medical frigate stayed a fair distance away from the Executor, while the two starfighters landed inside the Executor's hold. Once they landed, Obi-Wan emerged from the red one, while Master Yoda emerged from the yellow one.
Anakin ran to the ships as he spoke rapidly, "I was getting worried that you would not come. Now I must hurry, which ship will I be taking?"
"The yellow one." Master Yoda replied.
Anakin smiled as he replied, "Thank you." Then he sprinted toward the open cockpit of the yellow starfighter. However, as he approached the ship the cockpit closed by itself. He turned back towards Master's Yoda and Obi-Wan, confused by this.
"Before you go, we need to speak with you." Obi-Wan stated.
Anakin's eyes narrowed at this and he gave an exasperated growl as he replied, "I do not have time for this. Sidious will kill Padmé if I do not move quickly."
"Patience." Obi-Wan said sternly. "This will only take a moment."
"Listen, you must." Yoda added.
Anakin gave another frustrated growl. Every moment that passed put Padmé in more danger and he needed to leave now. Unfortunately, he needed a ship. He was capable of flying the Super Star Destroyer by himself. He was an excellent pilot, and the Force was with him, but he would never be able to reach top speeds in this large ship, if he was piloting it himself. He needed a smaller ship, like the starfighter behind him to make it to Coruscant in time.
Anakin glanced at the starfighter, which remained closed, and then back to Yoda and Obi-Wan. It appeared that he would either have to listen to their lecture or kill them if he wanted to get that ship. He had no intentions to perform the latter, but he hoped their talk would not take long.
He gave out a sigh as he replied, "What do you want to tell me?'
"Just be careful." Obi-Wan replied.
Anakin raised an eyebrow as he continued to stare at the Jedi and gave out an exasperated sigh, "Is that all you wanted to tell me?"
"Yes, much danger I sense for you." Master Yoda responded.
"You said it yourself, the Emperor is furious with you. This is a dangerous time for you, he will try to tempt you back to the dark side." Obi-Wan said.
"Don't underestimate the powers of the Emperor, or suffer a dark fate, you will." Yoda added.
"I am fully aware of the Emperor's powers. He lied to me once; I will not let him do that again. I will not become tangled in his web of deceit." Anakin stated, a hint of annoyance in his voice.
"Once you start down a dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Cautious, you must be." Master Yoda replied calmly.
"I will not go down that dark path again." Anakin replied tensely.
"That is easier said than done. Do not give into hate." Spoke Obi-Wan calmly.
"Yes, yes, to Obi-Wan, you listen." Yoda paused and then continued. "Control your feelings, you must."
"I will." Anakin replied, hoping this was the end of the lecture.
Both Obi-Wan and Yoda smiled at him, and the Yoda waved his hand in the direction of the yellow starfighter, and the cockpit opened. "May the Force be with you," they both replied.
Anakin quickly turned toward the ship and climbed into the cockpit. However, before closing it on himself he replied back to the Jedi, "May the Force be with you too."
The Jedi bowed at this response, and Anakin sealed the cockpit and fired up the engines. A few moments later, the Jedi watched as the yellow ship distanced itself from the Executor before jumping into hyperspace.
"Do you think he will succeed?" Obi-Wan asked Master Yoda.
"Difficult to see. Wait we must."
The two Jedi fell silent at this the stared out at the vast expanse of stars. Each was silently praying that the end of the Sith was near. Their quiet contemplation continued as a staff of personnel from the medical frigate landed inside the Executor and started to tend to the dead.
Anakin pushed the Jedi starfighter to its limits, and arrived in Coruscant in record time. As he quickly climbed out of the cockpit, he immersed himself in the Force, searching for the presences of Padmé and Sidious. He could not sense Sidious, but he could feel Padmé's presence in the Imperial Palace.
He quickly, but silently crept inside the Imperial Palace. He tried to avoid the Emperor's red guards, but was forced to kill a group of four of them in front of the throne room. With the swift movement of his blue blade, Anakin dispatched the guards and slowly opened the doors to the throne room.
He glanced into the room, and was both surprised and relieved that the Emperor was not on his throne. He still could not sense his former master's presence, but he suspected the Sith Lord was cloaking himself. Anakin cautiously walked into the throne room, aware that at anytime the Sith could make his presence known.
Anakin quickly looked left and right trying to make sure that the Sith Lord was not hiding. However, he quickly became distracted, and spun around when a female voice called out to him.
"Anakin!"