A/N: Thanks to all of you who reviewed on this fic. Even though this is the last chapter in this fic, it's the first in my 'dark Obi-Wan series', although I never said before. I just wanted you guys to know that, so if you have any unanswered questions when you've finished reading, you'll know why. But don't expect a sequel too soon, because I have other projects lined up; I just wanted you guys to know that one is coming. ; )

Jedi Knight247

No one needed to tell Siri that she had been discovered by a Jedi—she figured that it was Anakin.

Anakin advanced fearlessly, and he was followed by Padmé and Sabé, despite the fact that he had told them to stay behind; they would have been able to enter and get the twins, but Siri was blocking the way.

Even though the house wasn't in utter darkness, it was still too dark to identify ones features properly.

"Who are you?" Anakin asked angrily, positioning himself in offensively. He could sense the dark side in the intruder.

Siri smiled slyly. "Perhaps you don't remember me, Anakin," she said, trying to stall the fight; for facing off with him wasn't what she really wanted—she just wanted to get in and out with great ease.

"I know that voice!" Anakin thought to himself, and then it clicked to Anakin. Siri!

"S—Siri?" he asked in shock; if she was indeed Siri, then why did he sense the dark side in her?

"Ani, the children!" Padmé and Sabé exclaimed before Siri could answer.

Anakin usually would have been pretty annoyed by her calling him 'Ani', had it been another day; but this was not a usual day.

"Ah, your children," Siri remarked evilly.

Anakin saw that she had moved closer to the cribs, which were side by side against the wall with the window.

"Step away from the children," Anakin said, angry and fearing what she might do.

"I'm sorry; I have strict orders—I'm not to leave without them," she said; it sounded almost as though it had been recited, but recited or not, Anakin had had enough.

Without a warning, he lunged at her; the twins were now awake and were crying. Despite the risk of getting hurt by the lightsabers, Padmé and Sabé made a mad dash into the twins' room and picked up the screaming babies.

Siri saw this and used the force to slide the door shut; Padmé and Sabé screamed in unison, for they could have been seriously hurt if they had taken one more step.

Siri also made sure that the door was locked, so that she could have them trapped inside the room, Sabé and Padmé were much too petrified to notice the open window, and even if they did, they wouldn't be able to escape, for although the window wasn't too high up, it was still too high to jump out with a baby, if one didn't know what they were doing.

Anakin was deeply engaged in the fight, for although he was an outstanding Jedi Knight, he didn't have as much experience and precision as Siri, for his fighting tended to be reckless at times, and if Siri were on the light side of the force, she would be Jedi master, so that just showed how much more experience she had then Anakin.

Although Anakin was at a slight disadvantage, he tried not to let it show; but his concentration was ruined when he looked over and saw that Sabé, Padmé, and the twins were trapped inside.

Siri, who had almost lost her upper hand, smiled to herself when she saw him lose his concentration.

She took this opportunity and sliced her lightsaber across his left arm—but thankfully, she didn't slice it off.

Anakin recoiled in pain; the burning pain engulfed his bleeding wound; he dropped his lightsaber and clutched his arm. The lightsaber deactivated immediately.

"Anakin!" Padmé screamed; holding on to Luke; it had all happened so fast…too fast for her to see how badly he had been hurt.

000

Sev'Rance began to pace impatiently as she awaited Siri's return. The Sith Lady had been gone for longer than she had expected, and that could only mean one thing…that she had been discovered.

Sev'Rance looked at the unconscious Obi-Wan before finally deciding to leave. But before she ever left the ship, one of her droids entered the room, and instantly began to display a hologram. She could now see Emperor Palpatine.

"Is everything going accordingly, General Tann?" he asked in a croaky voice.

Sev'Rance glanced past behind the hologram, where Obi-Wan lay on the ground.

"Not exactly, my lord; lord Obsidian began to have some doubts."

Palpatine suddenly looked angry. "Doubts about the kidnapping?" he snapped.

"Yes, my lord. And it seemed to me that he was trying to convince Darth Pariah to go with him to seek—'redemption'."

"I will show him the true meaning of redemption," Palpatine said bitterly; "what was her reaction to his plea?"

"I didn't give her much of a chance, my lord; I struck him over the head with the hilt of my lightsaber, dragged him back to my ship, and now I'm just waiting for Lady Pariah so that we can return to Mustafar."

"You have done well, Sev'Rance, I am proud of you; but your work is not done…I want you to bring someone else to me—bring me Amidala."

Sev'Rance's red eyes flashed with confusion, but she knew better than to question her master's orders. "Yes, my lord; as you wish."

"I am counting on you, Sev'Rance; don't let me down," and with that being said, he terminated their connection.

With one final glance at the unconscious Sith lord, Sev'Rance left to fulfill her duty.

000

Siri seized the moment and used the force to lift Anakin up in the air, the Jedi Knight writhed, but all to no avail.

Padmé knew that she couldn't do much, but she knew that she had to do something.

"Here," she said to Sabé in a shaky voice, too low for Siri to hear. "Take him and make sure that he's safe—and if…if she might…" her voice trailed off, for she couldn't finish; the thought of never seeing Anakin or her children again was too painful to think of.

"Please don't do it, milady!" Sabé begged in a whisper. "She'll…she'll kill you!"

"I know she might try, but that's a chance that I'm willing to take," said Padmé, tears were trickling down her face as she saw what Siri was doing to her husband.

"Please just take him," she hissed. "Please!"

"I cannot let you do it!" the loyal handmaiden hissed back. "Your children…" Sabé was cut off when they heard the sound of someone being crashed into a wall.

Padmé was almost too scared to look; but when she did, she saw Anakin lying on the ground, he was barely conscious, but the main thing was that he still had some awareness.

Siri was now walking towards them; "You can make this easy, or we'll do it the hard way. Give me the twins," she demanded.

Padmé and Sabé shook their heads in unison; "Never," Padmé spat.

Sabé held on to Leia, determined not to let her go no matter what force powers Darth Pariah might use.

And then, all of a sudden, the door behind them slid open, the two women turned around to make a run for it, but found themselves staring into the merciless face of Sev'Rance Tann.

Siri had now deactivated her lightsaber, since she figured that her force powers and her blaster pistol would be enough to defeat the 'weaklings'.

Siri thought that she didn't need Sev'Rance's help, but her presence didn't bother her, although she was curious.

"What are you doing here?" she asked; she could let down her guard a little, for the two women with the twins were trapped.

But Siri didn't notice that Anakin was struggling to his feet.

"I'm here to take Amidala," said Sev'Rance.

"What? That wasn't a part of the plan!"

Sabé and Padmé stared at each other in horror; and just as it seemed that they had learnt the worst, Sev'Rance aimed her pistol and shot Anakin twice—once in the right shoulder and once in the arm that had been the replacement for his real one—which had been sliced off by Darth Tyranus.

Sabé and Padmé screamed in terror, but they still held on to the children. Sabé knew that no matter what, she wouldn't allow Padmé to be taken.

"I'm the woman that you're looking for," she stated in a weak voice.

Padmé instantly realized what she was doing, and even though she hated it, she hoped that it would work so that she could tend to Anakin and hopefully find a way to make sure that the twins weren't taken. And even if they were, she and Anakin would stand a better chance of rescuing both Sabé and the twins. At least Padmé thought so.

Siri looked puzzled for a moment. "You are not Amidala! She is," she said.

"No," said Sabé. "She is Lena, my handmaiden. I am Padmé Amidala, and I will go with you submissively if you promise to just take me and not my children," Sabé's plea was quite sincere, for she didn't want any harm to come to Anakin and Padmé's children.

"We can't promise that," Sev'Rance said coldly.

"Then I will not go," said Sabé.

Siri had a feeling that something was not right; she was sure that 'Lena' was really Amidala, yet she decided to focus on taking the children.

Sev'Rance caught her glance and gave her a slight nod; Sev'Rance and Siri communicated well and that nod usually meant, use the force.

And so she complied with General Tann's wishes.

Suddenly the women both felt as though they were losing their grip on the babies, it wasn't just their imagination. While Siri was concentrating on taking the children, Sev'Rance drew her pistol and shot both women in their right shoulders, but she made sure that she didn't shoot to kill.

Her timing had been perfect, for just as she fired, Siri was able to use her quick reflexes to jump back and take the twins, just and the two women were falling to the ground. Now Siri stood with two crying babies in her arms.

"Okay," said Siri finally, "I'll prepare to leave now; get Amidala and get out before Anakin regains consciousness," and after that was said, Siri left.

Sev'Rance wasn't sure who was Amidala; she didn't want to take any chances, so she decided to take them both...

000

A while later…

Palpatine sat on his throne-like chair and thought about what he had done: yes, he had made a deal with Obi-Wan, telling him that he would let Anakin go if he took his place, but whoever said that Sith keep promises?

It had been a last minute decision, yes; for he wasn't sure if it would be with it in the end, but he finally resolved that it would be a tremendous loss to the Jedi if Anakin were to be turned. He had done it once before, right?

And Anakin's turn to the dark side now depended on two things: his wife and his children, and since Palpatine had special plans for Luke and Leia, he would have to use Padmé instead.

Suddenly, a guard approached him. "My lord, they have returned from their mission and General Tann wished to speak with you.

"Bring her in," was the emperor's reply.

The guard nodded. "As you wish my lord," and he opened the doors.

Once the doors slid open in walked Sev'Rance.

"Did you succeed?" he asked.

"Yes, my lord but there is only a minor problem."

Palpatine's smile vanished; "What are you talking about?"

"Well, my lord; two women claimed to be Padmé Amidala—so to rather be safe than sorry, I brought them both."

Palpatine didn't seem too fazed about that at the moment. "Where is lord Obsidian?" he asked.

"He has now awakened, my lord."

Palpatine turned to one of the Sith who were standing by. "Bring him to me," he ordered, and turning back to Sev'Rance he said, "You may leave now."

000

Obi-Wan expected the worst as he was brought before the Emperor.

"I am disappointed in you, lord Obsidian; I expected more from you," said Palpatine in a cold voice.

"You shouldn't have, Palpatine, for even you know that in my heart I am still a Jedi," he replied weakly.

"We will see about that," Palpatine said bitterly. "I have decided to send you to Korriban so that you can learn the ways of the dark side—you will leave immediately."

Obi-Wan knew that evil lurked on that planet; he was determined not to go. "I will not go to that evil place," he said boldly.

"Who are you to question my orders?" Palpatine said, and then turning to seven Sith lord's he said,

"Take him to Korriban," he said, gesturing with his hand.

The Sith seized Obi-Wan, and he couldn't fight them for seven were much stronger than one; he was also weaker because he had just regained consciousness not long ago, so he struggled to no avail, and Palpatine watched emotionlessly as Obi-Wan was dragged out.

When Darth Obsidian was finally out of sight, Palpatine turned to a Sith Lady.

"Bring the two prisoners to me," he ordered.

"Yes, my lord," she said.

Palpatine leaned back in his throne-like chair as he awaited Padmé and Sabé's arrival, and as he thought of his plans for Anakin and Obi-Wan, he said his thoughts out loud:

"At last the dark side will prevail."