"We must summon reinforcements." I heard Plo say as Anakin and I boarded Obi-Wan's ship and entered the bridge.

"That's why I'm here, Master Plo." Anakin reassured him. Plo and Obi-Wan were standing side by side with Ahsoka standing just behind Obi-Wan.

"Anakin, were you able to contact Master Luminara?" Obi-Wan asked.

"Yes, Master. She's busy with a fleet of Separatist reinforcements nearby. She won't be able to give support until she's turned them away."

"Then we'll have to make do with what we have. Admiral, status report."

"They're not attempting to jump to hyperspace." Admiral Yularan answered. "Their hyperdrive must be damaged."

"This is our chance. All ships, target the bridge, maximum firepower." The scanners beeped and Ahsoka looked it over.

"Master, I'm picking up a signal near the enemy vessel." Ahsoka told Obi-Wan. "Something just came out of hyperspace."

"Enemy reinforcements?"

"No, it looks like a Naboo ship."

"Gunners, stand down. What in blazes are they doing out here?"

"Aroara, contact that ship." Anakin ordered. I walked over to the control panel and contacted the ship.

"Naboo cruiser, indentify yourself." I said through the microphone.

"This is Senator Amidala." The cruiser came through loud and clear and a holograph of the senator came up.

"Padmé, what are you doing out here?" Anakin questioned her.

"I was sent on a special mission. The Senate was told the Banking Clan wanted to negotiate a treaty."

"Get out of there as fast as you can. Padmé, what's happening?"

"I'm being pulled inside the droid cruiser by a tractor beam. I will not be made a Separatist bargaining chip. Continue your attack. You must destroy this monstrous ship." Anakin closed his eyes tightly and clenched his fist as the holograph cut out. He turned to Yularan.

"Admiral, order our ships to stop firing."

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Anakin turned and began to walk off the bridge but Obi-Wan called after him.

"Where do you think you're going?" Obi-Wan asked, following after him.

"Somebody has to save her skin." Anakin said. Ahsoka and I looked at each other before racing after our masters.

"I thought you might say that." Obi-Wan stopped and turned to his Padawan. "Ahsoka, I want you to stay here and maintain the bridge." Ahsoka sighed and drooped her head as she walked back onto the bridge. I stopped and looked at my master who was still walking.

"Master?" I called to him.

"Come along, Snips." He called over his shoulder and I smiled and continued to follow him.

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"I trust you've already formulated a brilliant plan to rescue the senator." Obi-Wan asked Anakin as he boarded the ship while Anakin and I prepped it.

"As a matter of fact, I have." Anakin smirked at him.

"But do we have a plan "B"? Every operation needs a backup, Anakin."

"I don't have a backup. . . yet, but I do have a plan for getting on that ship."

"Really?"

"The enemy sensors are obviously damaged, so we'll sneak in behind them and dock at the emergency airlock."

"That's you plan—just fly there, land, hope they don't spot us, and walk in the door?"

"Basically."

"Oh, brilliant. Let's get going."

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"If they spot us, we'll be pulverized." Obi-Wan reminded Anakin as we came from behind the Malevolence.

"They're too busy repairing the ship." Anakin said. "They don't have time to notice us."

"Subtlety has never been one of your strong points, Anakin."

"Everything I know I learned from you, Master."

"Oh, if only that were true." I smiled at the conversation between the two Jedi as Anakin landed the ship. We got off and went climbed into the chute and it began to lift us up to the emergency airlock. "Anakin, you're crazy. Spinning is not flying."

"But it's a good trick."

"We do not want to be spotted." The airlock opened and two battle droids stood right in front of us.

"Ah, I knew it!" One of them cried out. "It's them!"

"Oh, no." The other one said. Anakin and Obi-Wan raced forward with their lightsabers and cut them in half before they could sound the alarm.

"Aroara, Artoo, you stay here." Anakin said and R2 whirred.

"But, Master—"

"Don't argue with me, Aroara. Stay here."

"Yes, Master."

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I leaned against a wall with my lightsaber in my hand in case a battle droid came along. R2 beeped and a holograph of Anakin popped up in front of me.

"Aroara, I need you to help me find Threepio." Anakin said. "He's on the rail jet." I groaned and rolled my eyes.

"Look, Master, I know he's Senator Amidala's droid and everything but he's so annoying and he talks so much." I whined.

"I know. I know. He does. Look, just find him for me, and I'll be there soon."

"Yes, Master." R2 ended the conversation and headed to the nearest control panel and locked into it. He beeped indicating that he found C-3PO. "Well, stop the train then." R2 whirred and did as he was told.

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R2 lead me up and down some hallways until I heard a metallic walking sound and some muttering that didn't sound like battle droids. R2 shined his light and gave out an electronic chirp when the light landed on C-3PO. C-3PO put his hands up in surrender and turned to face us.

"Don't shoot!" He cried out. "I surrender!" It took him a few seconds to realize that it was us. "R2-D2 and Commander Starrunner, oh, my, you are a sight for short circuits." R2 whirred. "Master Anakin sent you to find me?"

"Unfortunately." I muttered.

"Well, what kept you then?"

"Watched your tone with me, droid, or I'll turn you into scrape metal."

"Well, such a hostile attitude." R2 beeped as I lead the way down another hallway, making my way back to the Twilight.

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"Commander Starrunner, are you quite certain the ship is in this direction?" C-3PO questioned me after wandering around for several minutes.

"Of course I'm certain." I snapped at him over my shoulder.

"This way looks potentially dangerous."

"This whole place is dangerous, you idiot."

"I know the whole place is dangerous! I suggest we stay here and let Master Anakin find us." I turned to him ready to tell him to shut up when a chute door slid open and Anakin and Padmé walked out.

"Threepio, what are you doing?" Anakin demanded. "Don't just stand there. Let's get back to the ship. Aroara, I expected more from you." I stared in shock at him with my mouth open as he pushed past me and raced down the hallway with Padmé at his heels. I groaned and followed after them with the droids behind me." We approached the emergency airlock and Anakin opened the doors. "Power up the engines, Artoo."

"Hold the ship!" We looked down the hallway to see Obi-Wan running towards us, lightsaber in his hands and battle droids right behind him. Anakin used the Force to block their path with some wreckage to give Obi-Wan some time to jump into the airlock with us. We got back onto the ship and the Jedi took the pilot seats. "I'll contact the fleet."

"Artoo, release the docking clamp." R2 chirped and Anakin pulled the ship away from the Malevolence and started to headed back to the republic ship. The ship shook as Separatists ships behind us shot at us.

"Time for some clever tricks, Anakin."

"That's what I was thinking." Another explosion came from behind us shaking the ship again. "You know, we have guns. You can shoot back any time, Aroara."

"I was just about to—" I began to protest but Padmé cut me off.

"I got it." She said.

"Naw, my master, my order."

"For once she actually does what I say." Anakin laughed. I walked over to the scope and turned the guns around and fired at Grievous' ship.

"She seems to know her way around." Obi-Wan observed as I shot down another ship. "Nice shot, Aroara."

"Beginner's luck." I called over my shoulder. "With Master Skywalker's flying, I can't even shoot straight." R2 whirred at C-3PO.

"Pardon me, sir, but Artoo's scan of the enemy ship indicates their hyperdrive is activating." C-3PO said.

"Don't worry about it." Anakin said.

"What?" Obi-Wan questioned him. I watched through the scope at the Malevolence as it entered hyperdrive and headed straight into the moon. I laughed knowing that Anakin had something to do with it. "I imagine that you had something to do with that."

"All part of the plan, Master."