Chapter 7: The Clone's Information
Seven clone commanders were brought in, Yoda suspected three might know of where Sidious was as thay led the biggest and most successful legions, Commanders Cody, Neyo, and Bly. Yoda studied them all as they walked in, feeling of remorse eating away at their clone souls, mmm, interesting clones do not have to like orders that their master gives them, maybe they were more human than everyone thought.
" Mmm, clone commanders, here for one purpose you are, information on Palpatine we need." Yoda said. The clones thought for a moment and one stepped up, Cody.
" Jedi masters, Palpatine contacted me to transfer his message. I remember the transmission came for a volcanic planet in the outer rim, Mustafar."
" Mustafar?" Mundi asked." Never heard of it."
" It's a volcanic planet. Its not on any map because it is supposed to be uninhabitable."
" Well false that has proved." Said Yoda to himself." Anymore information is there?"
" No masters." Said the clones in unison.
" Very well dismissed you are." The clones left.
" So now what are we going to do?" Asked Shaak Ti.
" Mmm, wait for the new Chancellor to be elected we must, then get permission we will to attack Mustafar."
" Isn't the war officially over?" Asked Mundi.
" No," Anakin said, over the years he had learned a lot about politics from Padmé." Unless the Chancellor states the war is over then it is still going on."
" Skywalker, use to us your marriage with Amidala could be, ask her to run for office you should." Yoda said.
" I agree, since she is married to Anakin we will have a lot of influence over the war." Shaak Ti said. Anakin frowned, not only did the Jedi not approve of his marriage they wanted to use it. Obi-wan was frowning as well. Anakin looked at him and banished his thoughts, they were dark and now he certainly didn't wan them to consume him, not after all that had happened.
Then something happened. He shook into a vision. What he saw horrified him. He saw a woman, clad in a black leather skin tight suit wearing black leather high heeled boots angling a red saber at Padmé's neck. Her voice was smooth and low.
" Padmé Skywalker, you know what happens when someone gets married to a Jedi in this empire don't you? They die!" And Padmé's head fell to the floor as the woman laughed and the vision ended.
When Anakin came back into the world he found all the Jedi master's faces looking at him.
" Skywalker, a vision you had."
" It was nothing."
" Mmm, lying you are, premonitions serious they are."
" A woman killed Padmé."
" Mmm, the same vision I have had many times. But know this, this event take place it will only if Sidious wins."
Anakin nodded.
Mustafar
" Call in your fleets viceroy." Sidious hissed.
" But milord, we don't want to attract attention do we? And the whole CIS armada might attract…"
" Viceroy let me make this as clear as possible, you will do as I what I command when I command it or you will end up a very compact pile of green slime."
" Y-yes Lord Sidious." And with that Nute left the room leaving Sidious alone, but strangely there was another presence here. And as soon as he felt it, it disappeared. It was defiantly a force user whoever it was.
Without the slightest bit of warning there was a ripple in the force and Sidious was sent hurtling face first at a computer consol. Quickly he drew the force around himself and stopped landing on his feet. He turned around at the snap hiss sound of a lightsaber being activated as saw a tall woman. She was dressed in a skin tight leather suit with high heel leather boots. She held one red lightsaber in her right hand. From her leather belt she pulled another saber and activated his. Sidious did the same.
" So are you an assassin working for the Republic, supporting red lightsabers for kicks or are you a Jedi here to kill me?"
" You should no Jedi hire no assassins. They are pathetic weaklings and I broke free of them long ago, after I was granted the rank of master and found out the truth." The woman hissed in a silk smooth voice.
" Indeed and what is the truth?"
" The truth of the Jedi dose not matter. The truth of the Sith is why I am here, and that truth is there is only a master and an apprentice and unless you can prove stronger than me I shall become the master."
" Is that so? And if I prove stronger than you?"
" Then I would be honored to join you."
" What makes you think I would grant you that honor."
" Be silent old man! You will not live long enough to grant any honors."
" So be it."
The woman engaged into a double front flip landing in front of Sidious and striking. Sidious parried so quickly the woman had moved her saber but three inches. The fight went on and the woman was constantly on the offense. Sidious was allowing her the thought of defeating him and that would be her downfall although he wasn't sure he would kill her after all he needed a new apprentice and she would be useful when the Jedi attacked.
On there next strike all three sabers locked above their wielder's heads.
" You're better than I expected milord."
" That means so much coming from a rouge Jedi."
" I'm glad that Lord Sidious considers me a worthy opponent."
" I never said that."
" Really? I hadn't noticed."
" You're an odd rouge. What is your name?"
" Xen."
" Is that it?"
" Yes. I dropped my old name long ago."
" Hmm, well all that is left to drop then is your weapons."
Quickly Sidious forced pushed Xen into the wall knocking her unconscious.
" Guards!" Sidious shouted. Two droids entered.
" Take this woman to a cell and alert me when she awakens, and make sure Gunray contacted the droid fleet."
" Roger, roger."
Just a warning, don't assume that this woman, even though she was the one in the vision, will kill Padmé. She is just another character, one who will appear in my sequel as a problem. Yes sequel. I'm not that far yet but when I get there ideas are welcome.