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Chapter 19: Xanatos & Escaping Space Pirates
Exiting back outside the lake retreat, Qui Gon and Jaden looked around to find Obi Wan not waiting for them just as Qui Gon sensed tdat he was back in the city of Theed. "He couldn't even wait for us now couldn't he?" Jacen asked his son who just sighed, "When one of them is in danger, the other is always quick to head off to rescue them, it never fails" Qui Gon replied
Jaden laughed, "Like the incident with the gundarks huh?" he pointed out as Qui Gon only rolled his eyes. "Don't bring that up around them or you'll hear the argument of whose fault it was in the first place" he warned him making Jaden only laugh once more. "They take after their father" he pointed out
Qui Gon simply rolled his eyes once more before pulling out his comlink, to contact his son. "There's no time to talk about the past. We need to save Anakin and Padme and stop Obi Wan from getting himself captured" he informed him adding, "We don't know who exactly is behind this and so we must not take drastic actions" he explained.
Still chained to the wall, sweat dripping off his forehead and blood running down his face, Anakin felt the jabs of the electric staffs once more into his sides that were now burning in pain before they stopped suddenly. "That's enough for now. We don't want to kill him before our employer meets him" Dax's voice entered the room
Anakin slowly lifted his head up towards him, "Who's your employer! What's going on?" Anakin exclaimed angrily as Dax laughed, "You Jedi are all alike. Always quick to snap and demand answers, what ever happened to patience?" he asked him, "I thought you Jedi were suppose to know patience" he went on before smirking, "Oh maybe I should just threaten your lovely female companion. She's a tough girl but truly beautiful. My men would just love to have their way with her" he taunted him
Anakin snapped back, "Don't touch her! You leave her alone!" he exclaimed before feeling more electrical jabs into his body before Dax snatched the staff off the guard. "I said that's enough! We're almost reached our destination" he informed him, "Take him back to the cell where his friend is" he ordered watching the guards unchained Anakin from the wall, dragging him along from the room leaving Dax to simply watch them
His small holo projector began to chime. Dax activated it to see the hooded figure of his employer before him, "Yes, what is it?" he asked as Xanatos smirked, "Have you captured the Jedi yet?" he asked as Dax nodded, "Yes, as well as his female companion and contacted the Jedi" he replied as he smirked even more
"Excellent, this will teach my old master a lesson. The Jedi and him stole my father from me so I will steal one of his sons from him" he pointed out as Dax just sighed, "I only want my payment for this. I don't care about your plan" he informed him seeing Xanatos snarl, "You'll get your payment when you get here, so don't fail me" he snapped before the hologram faded away before him.
Startled as the cell door opened once more, Padme then saw the two guards bring in a bare chest Anakin, covered in blood, cuts and sweat. One of them looked over at Padme, handing her some clothes and bacta. "Clean him up!" he snarled before they both exited and closed the door shut.
Padme knelt before Anakin, propping his head up on her lap where she then felt one of his hands touch her face. "Why is this happening to us?" she asked before taking the cloth and wiping the sweat and blood off his face. "I'll see to it that these pirates are punished for what they have doing and what they've done to you" Padme sternly informed him as Anakin let out a small laugh. "I always you believed in peace and non violence" he pointed out
Padme laughed, "Normally yes but when the man I love suffers, that's different" she informed him. He gave her a small smile, "We will get out of here Padme because I don't know what will happen if we don't try to escape now" he started to reply, "When I was being tortured, I realised these aren't ordinary pirates; they are much more powerful pirates" he went on seeing her look at him confused.
"But Anakin, how can we escape?" she asked him, "We're trapped in this small cell until they come back and who knows when that could be" she points out seeing Anakin pull himself up, placing both hands on her face,
"Space pirates are usually weak minded and even though these ones are stronger than most they're still weak minded, so when they come back, I'll mind trick them into releasing us" he explains "You trust me right?" he asks her seeing her smile, "Yes, I trust you Anakin, I know you'll get us out of here" she replies before the two share a tender passionate kiss together.
Watching the moderate sized ship descend down onto the landing platform, Allana watched one of her own friends, Gav Spaar proceed down the landing ramp a short time later with a young blond haired female whom Allana recognised as Satine Kryze who was now around the same age as her grandson Obi Wan.
"Allana, my dear, it is a pleasure to see you again" Gav happily smiled moving over towards her taking her hand to kiss it as she smiled, "It is always a pleasure to have you visit us Gav" she replied looking over at Satine. "Satine Kryze, my how you've grown up and training to become Duchness" she pointed out as Satine stepped forward.
"Lady Jinn, it is always so wonderful to see you and we thank you for having us" she spoke in a clear voice impressing Allana. "Your training is working very well Satine" she observed starting to move back into the compound. "I only hate to point out that my husband nor my son and his family are here right now but they may stop by" she informed them
Gav smiled, "It will be nice to see your husband again Allana and it will give young Satine here a chance to build stronger relationships with Jedi" he explained, little did he know about the relationship Satine had started with Obi Wan Kenobi many years ago
Flashback
Since Jacen and Allana's marriage and birth of their son Qui Gon, they had quickly become somewhat of a royal family for the planet of Corellia. When news spread that Jacen and Allana were now grandparents to Obi Wan and Anakin Jinn, hopes were raised they'd live on the planet and marry Princesses however those hopes were faded but still the people always were excited to see any member of the planet. So when Allana and Jacen held a royal gathering for their friends, that meant their son would bring his family which included a twelve year old Obi Wan and ten year old Anakin and would introduce Obi Wan to Satine for the very first time.
"Prime Minister Spaar, I would like to introduce you to my son Qui Gon and his beautiful wife Shmi and their two sons Obi Wan and Anakin" Allana proudly told him as Gav smiled, "At last, I meet the son turned Jedi Master of my dear friend here" he replied shaking hands with Qui Gon before raising Shmi's hand to kiss it, "And your wife is simply a lovely woman" he noted, "Thank you Prime Minister" he told him as Gav brought a young Satine forward. "And this is my adopted daughter Satine Kryze whom I've taken to training to become Duchess" he informed them. Satine locked eyes with Obi Wan, "It's lovely to meet you" she spoke as Jacen spoke up, "Obi Wan, why don't you show Satine around the gardens and take Anakin with you while we talk" he suggested as Obi Wan nodded, "Yes grandfather" he replied holding his arm out for Satine to take leading her off as Anakin walked beside him. "Your grandparents and parents seem like wonderful people Obi Wan" she told him. "Thank you. They care for my brother and me a great deal" he explained as Satine smiled over at him admiring the beautifully decorated hallways that lead out to the gardens. "Your grandparent's home is just stunning" she gushed, "How come you don't live here all the time?" she asked as Obi Wan smiled, "Well, since Anakin and I are training to become Jedi, we live at the Jedi Temple with our parents and visit on free time, though advisors have insisted that Anakin and myself don't become Jedi and remain here with them" he explained as Anakin laughed, "But that's not going to happen because I'm going to be the most powerful Jedi" he told her as Satine smiled, "Well perhaps I can come visit you at the Jedi Temple sometime" she suggested before Obi Wan led her over to a nearby bench in the garden. "I would love for you to come to Courscant sometime" he told her as Anakin wandered off but remained close as Obi Wan sat with Satine talking and laughing as Satine started to feel something more for her new friend.
Re entering the city of Theed once more, Obi Wan wasn't surprised when his comlink chimed; surprised that it didn't ring sooner. He heard his father's voice upon answering the call. "Obi Wan, where are you?" he asked in a stern voice. "One minute you're quietly hanging around the lake retreat and suddenly you're gone" he went on,
"I hope you're not going to try anything Anakin would do" he points out as Obi Wan just rolled his eyes. "Dad, I can't sit around waiting with you and granddad for another message" he admitted, "I'll start heading in the direction of where I can sense Anakin the most, like before" he pointed out as Qui Gon was still unsure about this idea.
"This is a risky idea Obi Wan however you are a recently knighted Jedi Knight and I trust you will be on alert and contact us when if you find them" Qui Gon explained as Obi Wan nodded "I will father. I won't let you down. May the force be with you" he replied, "May the force be with you son" he heard him reply before hanging up
Obi Wan entered into the Theed hanger where he hoped to find his own ship that would help him save his brother and Senator Amidala. It was then he realised something he never thought of before-how politicians always seem like a waste of time to him wondering how did Hannah enjoy being around them constantly.
While Obi Wan wondered his last thought, Hannah was finding Senate Clovis annoying her and refused to leave her alone in finding out how she can help her friend Padme. He kept asking about Anakin Skywalker and Hannah got the feeling he would do something that would end badly for him. She placed her hands down on the glass desk.
"Senator Clovis, please!" she exclaimed, "I can't talk about Padme's personal life while she is out there in danger" she went on sighing, "If the holo net or the committee found out that Padme is getting herself into dangerous situation, they could remove her as a Senator" she explained as Rush only scoffed, "Or force her to end her relationship with the Jedi" he pointed out
Hannah sighed wanting to scream except ran a hand through her lush blond curls, "Senator, please! Padme is my friend and I know right now she is happy" she cried, "Please don't try anything that will pull your friendship you have with her further away" she warned him adding, "And also Senator. Anakin is my friend as well and I know he will not take to you trying to steal her away" she pointed out as Rush shrugged, "I can't help it if I have feelings for Padme" he shrugged,
"I knew her first and she is a beautiful young girl and I feel she can like me in time even after all this time we've been apart" he informed her as Hannah shook her head. "I feel she's happy now and you'll simply be a friend to her" she only replied seeing him about to retort when her comlink chimed. "Hello?" Hannah asked upon answering hearing Obi Wan's voice,
"Hannah, it's me. I'm still in Theed but I've found a pilot who is going to help me save Anakin and Padme" he explained as Hannah felt her heart lift slightly, "You know where they are?" she asked with hope. "No but I will use the force to guide me to where Anakin could be. Right now I can't sense him but I will and I will have a possible location" he explained.
She sighed, "Alright, do you need any help?" she asked, "It's too risky to have anyone else and could be dangerous. I'll contact you when I have their location and rescued them" he promised, "Be careful" she told him, "I will, I'll just use a few tricks I've seen Anakin do" he replied before she heard him hang up.
Rush looked over at Hannah, a small smirk crossed his face, "Seems like Padme isn't just the only girl to fall for a Jedi" he notes as Hannah stared straight up at him with her green eyes. "Senator, don't start" she warned him through her teeth before brushing past him heading out of the office in frustration.
Dax stood firm and tall in the hanger bay of his grand ship that he acquired through a successful mission he had undertaken years ago as the smaller ship docked a few meters away and he saw the hooded figure of his employer descend the landing ramp. He smirked underneath his hood,
"I see you are not a useless space pirate after all" he observed before they started walking towards the exit. "No, I have both prisoners in a cell right now. My men have been having their "fun" with the Jedi" Dax pointed out. The figure snarled, "I hope you haven't let them get too carried away. I want the pleasure of torturing him myself before I kill him" he informed him.
Then Dax had to know, "And his companion? I only brought her along as leverage. He seems to care for her deeply" he noted as Xanatos smirked, "Bring them both to the bridge of this ship and I may see for myself if I need her anymore" he instructed continuing out of the hanger bay leaving Dax to proceed down to the cell with four of his own men.
Anakin rested quietly next to Padme, who had her head against his chest. His wounds were starting to heal now that he had bacta attended to them but something else attracted his attention. He could now sense with the force. He gently woke Padme from her sleep. "Padme, the serum has worn off. I can feel the force again" he told her smiling down at her as she slowly pulled herself into a sitting position.
"What? What do you mean?" she asked in her soft voice before he placed both hands on her shoulders looking into her sweet brown eyes. "The serum was cutting me off from contacting my father or Obi Wan through the force and now I can them know of our location" he explained before smirking, "It also means we can attempt an escape" he assured her.
"But what if they inject you with more serum when they come back?' she asked. He shook his head, "They may be more powerful pirates but I don't think they're that smart" he pointed out feeling her arms slip around him. "I have faith in you Anakin" she smiled sharing a gentle romantic kiss together right as the door to their cell opened slamming into the wall.
"Awe, I'd hate to interrupt such a tender moment but my employer has arrived and wishes to see you both" Dax informed them looking to two of his men, "Cuff him" he ordered as another pointed out, "Should we inject more of the serum into him?" they asked as Anakin looked over at Padme quietly. Dax shook his head, "Nah, the last dosage should have been enough" he replied at the same time the two guards cuffed Anakin's wrists before him before Dax hoisted Padme to her feet,
Dax kept a firm grip on her arm. She struggled in his grip. He smirked, "Feisty little thing aren't you?" he asked, "Too bad you're a Senator because you could have had a better life with me" he told her however Padme said nothing before she was led out from the cell by Dax followed the guards pushing Anakin along the way, unaware of just who this mystery employer really was.
Having acquired a pilot and now idly floating in Naboo's outer atmosphere, Obi Wan's eyes suddenly snapped opened startling the young pilot beside him. "Something wrong sir?" they asked him as Obi Wan smirked, "We have our location. Set course for the Hoth system. That's where they're taking my brother and Senator Amidala" he instructed as the pilot quickly entered the coordinates.
In his short time of knowing this pilot, he discovered that she was in fact one of the pilot who fought in the Battle of Naboo and was a follower of Senator Amidala but within the last few hours, Obi Wan was becoming less interested in politics and just wanted to save his younger brother.
Normally he didn't mind having to save his brother from danger as he would do the same for him but since his new relationship with the Senator, the holo net was creating more rumours and stories on them both. However, seeing Anakin and Padme together only reminded him of an old friend he missed dearly.
"Coordinates are locked, we're ready for the jump to hyperspace" the pilot spoke out. "Let's get going" Obi Wan simply replied sitting back in his seat as the stars streaked by and the ship jumped in hyperspace.
Xanatos stood with his hands clasped behind his back, hood still over his face. Time had not aged him too much but to those who did not recognise him straight away, it was for the best. He expected Skywalker not to know him but he would cause his old master the same pain that his father went through when the Jedi forced him out of contact with him.
He rebelled and was exiled out of the Order. He had vowed revenge on his old master and would start with the death of his youngest son who he recently discovered to be the "Chosen One" of the Jedi Order.
Flashback
"Are you sure this information is accurate?" Xanatos asked the older man sitting before him, data pad in hand. He nodded, "I'm 100% positive that Anakin Skywalker Jinn is the Chosen One of the Jedi Order" he explained once more. "I also have a number of sources within the Jedi Temple who have been discussing it secretly and his midi-chlorian count is even higher than Master Yoda's" he went on as Xanato's snarled, "So, you have been busy my old Master. Forgotten all about me" he muttered looking out into the distance, "Not if I have anything to do about it" he added
Xanatos heard the approaching footsteps entering the bridge area turning to acknowledge. He glared through his hood at Skywalker because in his eyes, he saw his old Master and knew the boy was still training his master which angered him more. He then moved his eyes over to the beautiful young girl in Dax's grip.
He smirked, "Well, well, I never thought the Jedi would keep such beautiful company" he observed eyeing Padme up and down with a swift touch to her cheek. "Don't touch her!" Anakin snapped looking over at him as Xanatos scoffed, "I don't have to listen to you Jedi! Your father was a fool to think he can forget about me" he sneered, "But just wait till he discovers his youngest son murdered followed by his second son" he informed him.
Anakin stared over at this man shaking his head, "If you think you can kill me easily, you're mistaken who ever you are" he told him unable to recognise this man. Xanatos laughed, "Oh so my old master hasn't told you about me, not surprised" he scoffed. Anakin looked back at him, "I don't have time for this" he replied and using the force, he grabbed his lightsaber off Dax's belt snapping the cuffs around his wrists before pulling Padme into his grasp.
He successfully fought off the four guards around them as more rushed towards them. Xanatos saw them trying to move back towards the exit. He looked over at a stunned Dax, "What are you waiting around for, you fool!" he snapped angrily, "Don't let them escape!" he cried as Anakin cut down two more guards. Padme had acquired a blaster and was now picking off guards as they approached. Xanatos looked to Dax adding, "I only want Skywalker alive, kill his companion now!" he ordered.
Dax decided to take matters into his own hands, and raised his blaster towards Padme; however Anakin sensed his moment as Padme continued to pick off more guards. "Padme!" he cried leaping right in front of her at the same time Dax fired his blaster straight for her. Anakin successfully blocked the blaster bolts sending Dax scrambling for cover.
Anakin then grabbed Padme's hand, "Come on angel, let's get going!" he told her racing straight from the bridge down the hallway. Xanatos was determined to not let them escape. "Lock down the hanger bay and send all available guards after them!" he cried turning to Dax.
"I should have known never to trust pirates with handling Jedi" he scoffed stalking off down the hallway. He would stop Anakin and Padme before they could escape this ship and his plan would be back on track.
Hearing the alarms sounding through the ship, Anakin and Padme soon reached the hanger bay as Anakin sensed Obi Wan not too far away. He evaded another set of blaster bolts before they turned another corner, the hanger bay in clear sight. "We're almost clear" he told her however just meters within reach of the hanger's entrance
Anakin and Padme were forced to a sudden halt as Xanatos appeared before them, lightsaber in hand. "You're not getting away that easily Skywalker" he informed him; "You're part of my plan to destroy your father" he went on. Anakin tightened his grip on his own weapon. "You won't defeat me so easily. My father has taught me well" he informed him.
"We shall see" Xanatos smirked as Anakin then looked across at Padme. "Padme, I'll distract him for a short time. You run into the hanger and grab us a ship. Don't look back. I'll catch up" he told her through their new bond. "But Anakin, what if?" she asked. "He won't re capture me so easily, I promise" he assured her right before she saw him charge towards Xanatos. Their lightsabers clashing together as Padme quickly took off straight past them into the hanger bay. She could hear Anakin continuing his fight as she scanned for a suitable ship.
She soon found one not too far-what she didn't know was that it was Xanatos's ship. "Get inside Padme now!" she heard Anakin call out to her racing over towards her. She raced straight up the ramp as Xanatos knew he could not allow them to escape, "No!" he cried evading another blow from Anakin, "You're mine boy, you won't escape!" he exclaimed
Anakin only smirked, "Wanna bet?" he asked kicking him right in the chest catching him off guard allowing him to force push him across the hanger. Anakin then raced up the landing ramp where minutes later, he had the ship's engines roaring to life,
"Hang on, this could get a little rough" he told Padme seeing her slip into the co pilot's seat next to him and just as the hanger bay doors were closing, Anakin manoeuvred the ship straight through the closing gap back out into space and out of the pirates clutches.
Breathing in a sigh of relief, Padme happily threw her arms around Anakin, "Looks like I was right to trust you" she smirked as he laughed, holding her close, "Because I love you and not going to let anyone harm you" he promised her right before the console before them started to beep before them, indicating another ship was emerging out of hyperspace.
Anakin moved back over towards the console, "There's an unidentified ship coming out of hyperspace" he noted as Padme nervously bit her top lip, "More space pirates?" she asked him as Anakin remained quiet using the force to help him. He then smiled, "No, it's Obi Wan. Looks like some of my influence has rubbed off onto him" he teased
Padme just laughed, "Ani, that's not a good thing for your father to think about" she pointed out just as they saw a moderate silver Nabooian class ship before them. Anakin activated the comm, board, "Perfect timing once again Obi Wan" Anakin smirked as he heard his brother respond back, "And I can see that you're still in one piece from those space pirates" he teased as Anakin laughed,
"It will take more than space pirates and a Sith to stop me" he proudly admitted. Obi Wan was confused, "Sith? Anakin, are you certain there was a Sith there?" he asked as Anakin nodded, "Yes and apparently it was something to do with dad however he didn't say who he was" he explained.
Obi Wan remained quiet for a moment before replying back, "We'll talk about it with dad and granddad when we meet up with them" he informed him, "For now, dock with our ship and we'll proceed over to Corellia" he explained. Anakin took control of the ship, "All right we'll be on board in a few minutes" he replied flying the ship towards Obi Wan's.
Once inside, Anakin and Padme soon met up with Obi Wan who smirked at his brother, "You really seem to know how to attract unwanted attention, don't you?' he asked him as Anakin looked stunned, "Hey, we didn't ask for this trouble and besides this Sith seemed to be interested in us more than Padme" he pointed out
"Something dad needs to hear about" he added as Obi Wan clapped a hand on his back, "I think for now dad just cares you're safe which is all that matters" he replied moving back down the hallway to their quarters.
"We're heading to Corellia to where grandma is waiting for us" he told them as Anakin smirked cheekily to Padme, "And no doubt dad and granddad are already awaiting us there" he whispered to her as she just smiled, little did she know Anakin had another very special surprise planned for her.