Chapter 35
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Rush Clovis, Padmé and Anakin were welcomed by Yoda, and they go to the Chancellor's office
"Excuse me if I find it hard to trust you, Clovis!" Bail Organa, one of the Senators exclaimed "You used to sit on this very Senate even as you funnelled credits into the droid foundries of Count Dooku."
"I understand all of your trepidation, but there is corruption in the banks" Rush said
"And once we find this corruption?" Bail asked
"I believe the ones responsible should be ousted from control before the entire banking infrastructure collapses" Rush suggested
"Oh, and I suppose you're the man to do it!" A skeptical Senator seethed
"I only want the Banking Clan to be what it once was: a fair system of trade and commerce" Rush confessed "I came here to root out the criminals and reveal the truth behind what is happening"
"Now, now" The Chancellor tried to calm everyone down "We are grateful for you bringing us this information, but what exactly can you prove?"
"These files show that huge funds have been diverted out of the banks and into what I believe are private accounts" Rush told everyone
"And the veracity of this information?" Bail asked
"I was the one who downloaded the files from the Muun's secure mainframe" Padmé told the Senators "I believe that what Clovis is saying is correct"
"Then, Senator Amidala, I would like you to spearhead this investigation" Palpatine assigned "Work closely with Rush Clovis, and find and expose these secret accounts. Once we know exactly what we are dealing with, then we can decide how best to handle this situation"
The all left and Anakin demanded Padmé says no, then Padmé said that their marriage isn't so much of a secret anymore, but it is a subject they don't talk about much to the public. Rush and Padmé left, leaving a jealous General Skywalker. Darth Sidious told Dooku to entrap Rush so he cannot turn to anyone else but him. Later, Rush and Padmé were having a dinner
"The opera was wonderful but I'm glad we can go down to business" Padmé said
"If you look here, the Separatists haven't been repaying any interest on their loans" Rush told his crush "But still, the Banking Clan is promising to lend credits to the Republic, credits they simply don't have"
"But where have all the savings gone?" Padmé asked
"Each of the files that you downloaded shows hundreds and hundreds of small withdrawals, small enough to remain undetected individually, but as a sum total, a devastating theft" Rush answered
"Whoever is behind this is no fool" Padmé deduced "We need to find out who's benefiting"
"We're still lacking a critical piece of information" Rush pointed out
"Whatever we find must remain between only you and I. This would be highly dangerous information should it get into the wrong hands" Rush instructed
"Of course" Padmé obliged
They talked about Rush's life when they tried to change the subject, Rush took it the wrong way and tried to kiss her
"Clovis, don't!" Padmé exclaimed
"It's that Jedi, isn't it? General Skywalker?" Rush angrily asked
"Rush, Anakin's not…" Rush interrupted her with
"Friends don't argue the way I saw you arguing today" Rush accused "Isn't it forbidden for a Jedi to have romantic ties? He would be banished from the Order, would he not?"
"Anakin's not a Jedi. Not anymore, many months after the last time you met me, Anakin left the Jedi Order and became a Grey Jedi, a Jedi group which helps the Jedi, but does not follow the code, so we both got married!" Padmé exclaimed
"Why did you marry him? He left me stranded in Cato Nemodia!" Rush exclaimed
"We were both married before he left, and he probably got jealous!" Padmé argued
"Well, from my point of view, he stole you from me!" Rush angered
"He didn't steal you from me! Was it, or was it not me who said the we go back to a professional relationship?" Padmé asked
"Maybe you broke up to go with him!" Rush fumed
"No, we fell in love only a few weeks after I broke up with you!" Padmé exclaimed as Rush tried to leave, but saw Anakin
"Ah! I've been looking for you!" Rush exclaimed
"Stop making moves at her!" Anakin demanded
"Like I'll ever listen to you!" Rush and Anakin were thinking the same thing, they both rushed at each other and started fighting with their hands
Rush was getting the advantage first by continually punching Anakin, but then, when he tried to bend the Grey Jedi, Anakin kicked Rush and breaking a flower pot, Padmé tried to stop them, but to no avail. Anakin then violently punched and kicked Clovis till he was injured, that's when Captain Typho came along
"What happened here?" Typho asked
"There was an attack, it was my good fortune to have General Skywalker here" Rush exaggerated
"It was a, uh… Bounty Hunter, Lars Quell I think" Anakin lied
"Never heard of him" Typho admitted and took Rush to the medics
Padmé and Anakin argued to the point of them almost breaking up, and Padmé told Anakin it would be the safest if they did not see him for a while. Dock made a deal with Clovis and the Senate made Rush himself the Banking Clan leader. Anakin later warned the Chancellor of Rush
This was 3, the next chapter will be two chapters till ROTS! Anyway, I made a new story called Temporal Duplicates, read it, please? NEXT CHAPTER: WAR ON SCIPIO