Chapter 9: Chancellor

Senate Arena about seven or eight days after previous chapter.

The Podium in the middle of the gigantic room arose, Mas Ameeda, Lord Speaker of the Sneate perched on it, his lips curled into a sickly smile.

" Welcome Senators, today is the day we announce our temporary Chancellor for the remainder of the war!" The Senate cheered and screamed in applause, cameras that broadcasted news to the holonet encircled Mas.

" Your nominees were, Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan, Senator Padmé Amidala from Naboo, and Senator Mon Mothma of Corellia." In the Jedi temple master Yoda nodded his head approvingly.

" Mmm, Convince her he did to run."

" And our new temporary Chancellor is… Senator Padmé Amidala!" Shaak Ti switched off the screen in the council chamber.

" That's all we need to know." Ti said.

" Mmm, Master Kenobi."

" Yes master?"

" Anakin, when contacts you he dose, tell him to talk to the new Chancellor about Sidious."

" Anakin knows that master Yoda and I…"

" Mmm, talk to him you do not want to, yes… his marriage to the senator a shock indeed."

" Yes it is and I strongly disagree punishing him cant we let it go?"

" Mmm, sadly let this go we cannot, Anakin broken a part of the Jedi code he has. Know what the punishment is master Kenobi you do. Exile."

" That is a bad idea master."

" But still we must."

" Master let it be known that I strongly disagree."

" It is known. Master Kenobi, tell Anakin this you must not, an order that is."

" Yes… master."

Padmé's apartment

Padmé and Anakin sat on the sofa of her luxurious apartment, the room was completely open to the outside and they watched the sun set beyond the Jedi temple.

" Ani? What's wrong?" Padmé asked, her hand on her stomach, she was at least nine months pregnant.

" They know about us."

" I know, but they might not take action."

" No, Yoda said it himself that they would."

" Anakin…" Padmé could not finish, she knew Anakin- however much he said he didn't- needed his Jedi position. And he needed her as well. There was no contest on which to give up but still.

" Padmé, they want you to help them, they want to use us."

" What do you mean?"

" They want you to help them with fishing out Sidious."

" Anakin you know I already plan to do that."

" Yes but there is something very wrong, the Jedi are plotting against me. I sense it." Of course what Anakin sensed were the Jedi talking about exiling him. You know that, I know that, he doesn't.

" Anakin, its all in your head." These were the words Anakin hoped were ture but he could not believe them. Padmé somewhat sensed his discomfort and leaned on him, her presence always calmed him but right now it wasn't working so good.

Mustafar

" No, no, wait until you have an opening, do not waste your energy striking at pointless targets!" Sidious seethed. His apprentice Lady Xen, since she didn't take her Darth title, was improving on her saber skills. She could be, without a doubt, a better sword fighter than Sidious himself if she let go of the more humane tactics the Jedi had taught her. Habits were hard to break and this was about the only bad one she had.

Just then the pompous idiot Gunray burst in.

" Milord, milord, the droids have arrived!"

" Oh excellent, and Gunray, are you aware of what you are interrupting?"

" No."

" A sparring session."

" My apologies Lord Sidious."

" Oh you're apology is accepted but I still have to punish you."

" No Lord Sidious! Please!" The force constricted itself around Gunray's hideous gullet. His sweet air was cut off and he was in complete agony until Sidious released him.

" Now, how many troops are there?"

" We don't know sir, but we have hundreds of cruisers and thousands of fighters, our statistics say we will defeat the clone force."

" Really? Well how many clones would you say are coming?"

" They will be at half strength sir."

" Good, good, and when they are wiped out we can go to the capital and I will take over, defeating the other half will not be a problem, will it?"

" No sir, in fact we are getting a whole new fleet and legion from the IBC."

" Good, viceroy?"

" Yes?"

" LEAVE!"

This is very nice, and soon we will get into more action, particularly space battles. Thanks so much to all reviewers, I appreciate it and I'm glad you like the story.