Live or Die
Allie Helms
Chapter Seven
A Jedi's Secret
I would tell you the truth but it would make me cry.
! TWO DAYS AFTER THE ATTACK ON THE JEDI TEMPLE
Two days had pasted since the last time I saw Anakin. The Jedi Temple was still burning, and so was my heart. I missed him, and I couldn't stop thinking about him. I know he was wrong about doing all this stuff, but I still loved him.
Padme stayed with me for most of the two days. She sang to me quiet little laments, and I tried so hard to hear them, but I couldn't. My mind was bogged down with all the different aspects of life, and I couldn't eat.
Yoda and Obi-wan arrived early in the morning yesterday. They got some sleep first, and were waiting in the conference room. I was waiting outside for them to let me in. "Lady November, come in please," Bail said poking his head outside.
I nodded, and walked in. I saw Obi-wan and Yoda sitting around the white table. They nodded at me, and I faked smiled at them. I looked out the window to the stars. I took a deep breath, and began to speak. "How many other Jedi have survived?"
"Hear from no one, have we," Yoda replied.
Bail heaved a sigh, "I saw thousands of troops attack the Jedi Temple. That's why I went looking for Yoda."
"Have we had any contact from the Jedi Temple?" I asked my back still facing them.
"Received a coded retreat message we have," Yoda said.
Bail nodded, "It requests all Jedi to return to the Temple. It says that the war is over."
"Well, then we must go back! If there are other stragglers, they will fall into the trap and be killed," Obi-wan pointed out.
"It's too dangerous," Bail said concerned.
I turned around, "Dangerous or not we have to get in there to change that signal."
"We need a clearer picture of what has happened here," Obi-wan said.
Yoda nodded, "I agree. In a dark place we find ourselves . . . a little more knowledge might light our way."
Just then my COM beeped. "Yes this is Lady Jedi November."
"November, it's Fayanna," she said.
My eyes grew wide, "Fayanna thank goodness you're alive."
"I'm hiding in the temple. The clones they're everywhere," she said breathing heavily,
"Where exactly are you?" I asked.
I could feel her smile, "I'm in plain sight. I'm in the council chambers. I have jammed the door so they can't get in."
"Good job. Are there any other survivors?" I asked.
"No," she said sadly.
I nodded, "Fayanna Master Kenobi and Yoda are with me and we are composing a plan we will get you out of their I promise."
"Please hurry," she said, and she beeped out.
I looked at Obi-wan, Yoda and Bail, "We have to get in there."
! AN HOUR AFTER CONTACT
Obi-wan, Master Yoda, Bail, Padme and I were riding in the cockpit of Bail's ship entering the atmosphere of Courscant when the pilot informed us of a message from the Chancellor's office. "Send it through," Bail said.
Just then Mas Amedda appeared on the screen," Senator Organa, Senator Amidala the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic requests your presence at a special session of Congress."
"Tell the Chancellor we will be there," Padme responded.
Mas Amedda nodded, "Very well. He will be expecting you."
Bail turned to us. "It could be a trap," he said.
Obi-wan shook his head, "No I don't think so. The Chancellor will not be able to control the thousands of star systems without keeping the Senate in tact."
"If special session of Congress there is, easier for us to enter the Jedi Temple it will be," Yoda pointed out. I shook my head.
! THE JEDI TEMPLE
With a flash of my lightsabers I took down another clone. These clones used to fight for me now they fight against me. I force pushed three of them, and then force choked one till he fell on his knees. Obi-wan Yoda and I worked together to destroy them. When all of them were destroyed Obi-wan turned to us. "There are several battalions of Clone Troopers on ever level. Many are dressed as Jedi," he said.
"Then we have to work quickly to get Fayanna, and dismantle the signal," I said. They nodded, and we entered.
As we walked through one of the huge main hallways of the Temple we came across bodies of Jedi strewn about the floor. "Not even the younglings survived," Obi-wan said squatting down to look closer.
I just walked away a couple paces with my back to them. I didn't want to see that. The destruction my husband had caused killed me everytime I saw a body, or a piece of a limb. He was no longer Anakin Skywalker, but Darth Vader.
"Killed not by clones, this Padawan. By lightsaber he was," Yoda announced.
Obi0wan looked at him sadly, "Who? Who could have done this?"
"Lady November I believe an answer she has," Yoda said.
I felt Obi-wan's face look into my back. I felt stripped like everybody could tell what was happening inside me. The conflict the power. It hurt. "November, who?" Obi-wan asked.
I looked down, "Darth Vader, Darth Sidious' apprentice."
"The Sith. How do you know this?" he asked me.
More questions and answers I would have to riddle to him. "I know them."
"How?" He asked.
"Obi-wan enough, that is," Yoda said. "In time your answers will be revealed."
Obi-wan nodded, and we went on. We took the elevator to the top floor to where the Council chambers where located. When we arrived at the door I knocked on it. I heard nothing. She probably thought it was a clone. I took my black lightsaber and cut a hole into the door. I saw her sitting in my seat of the Council room. I ran to her, and hugged her. "November! I'm so glad you've come. I was beginning to think you gave up," she said worried.
I shook my head, "No sweetie. No! Never. Come on we have to dismantle the security jam."
She shook her head. All of the sudden blaster fire pierced the air. One blast hit her, and I quickly deflected the second blast. When the clone was dead I looked down at Fayanna. "I'm so sorry November," she said quietly.
Tears were welling up in my eyes, "No you can't leave not at such a young age. Fayanna, stay with me. I have nobody if you're gone. Love?"
She took in her last breath and breathed it out again. I just sat there stunned. In the course of two days I had lost my husband, the Order, and my Padawan. I couldn't stand this. I was powerless to stop Sidious. I wanted to kill him.
"November, come you must. Do not weep, one with the force she is," Yoda said with a hand on my shoulder. I nodded, and stood up with rage.
I waked out into the elevator, punched in the button for the security floor, and waited for Obi-wan and Yoda to get on. When they did I sent the elevator down. When we landed Obi-wan quickly walked over to the security code.
! THIRTY MINUTES LATER
Obi-wan was walking back from the security strip, "I've recalibrate the code warning all surviving Jedi to stay away '
"For the Clones to discover the recalibration, a long time it will take. To change it backs, longer still. Hurry," Yoda said.
Obi-wan then walked over to hologram area. "Wait Master. There is something I must know."
I turned my back to them once again. "If into the security recordings you go, only pain will you find," he said.
"I must know the truth," Obi-wan said.
As my back was turned I could hear the clash of a lightsaber then a conversation between Anakin and Palpatine.
"The traitors have been taken care of, Lord Sidious."
"Good, good. You have done well, my new apprentice. Do you feel your power growing?"
"Yes, my master."
"Now, Lord Vader go and bring peace to the Empire."
"I can't watch anymore," obi-wan said shocked. "This was your secret wasn't it? Three years ago you said you didn't know about the Chancellor, but you did. You knew everything. You traitor!"
I turned around. "Obi-wan I couldn't tell anybody. There is a reason why all of this has to happen, and you have to trust me," I said.
"Not her fault it is. Nobody's fault it is," Yoda said. "Meant it to be, fate did."
"Yes, but he did it for me," I said.
Obi-wan looked at me, "What do you mean?"
"He is trying to save me from certain death," I said.
"Destroy the Sith, we must," Yoda said.
Obi-wan shook his head, "Send me to kill the Emperor. I will not kill Anakin."
"I will go to take care of Anakin," I said.
"To fight this Lord Sidious, strong enough you are not," Yoda said.
"He is like my brother. I cannot do it," Obi-wan said.
"Twisted by the dark side, young Skywalker has become. The boy you trained, gone he is. Consumed by Darth Vader."
"How could it have come to this?"
"To question, no time there is."
"I do not know where the Emperor has sent him. I don't know where to look," Obi-wan said.
"He has gone to Mustafar," I said.
They nodded. "May the Force be with you," Yoda said to us just before we exited out of the security floor. I hope so. I thought.
A/n: Hey hope you guys like. There will be nine chapters, and an epilogue. I might be doing another story after this one, but I'm not sure we will see. Last chapter's song was Eleanor Rigby by says in British accent the Beatles. Go Beatles. Lol review