I Do Not Own Naruto or Star Wars

XxX

(Senate Building)

"Anakin, are you sure this is, ok? Aren't the Jedi holding a meeting today?" Padme asked as she and her secret husband walked through the outdoor garden next to the senate building.

They did it whenever they could while he was on Coruscant and away from the war, but lately, it seemed he was being pulled away more and more to the front lines and not able to make their meetings.

Turning to face his wife the Jedi Knight grinned and pulled her close to him wrapping her in his arms. It was risky considering his oath as a Jedi but the garden was empty thanks to the Chancellors doing.

A reward for all the hard work he was doing on the front lines.

"The meeting is for Masters only, Padme. I'd only be standing around waiting to hear what it was about. And why do that when I could be here."

Padme squealed with laughter as Anakin picked her up by the waist and spun her through the air twice. "Anakin! Put me down!"

The happy couple laughed and teased each other unaware of their audience.

"I heard General Skywalker was a rule breaker. But I didn't expect this."

Watching the sickening display of love happening below him Naruto put the Jedi General in the cross hairs of his sniper rifle as the couple went in for a kiss.

Squeezing the trigger of his rifle as the Jedi let his guard down Naruto watched the blue bolt of energy fly through the air and smash into Skywalker's back sending the General to the floor.

"Anakin!"

Turning his sights on the Senator Naruto pulled the trigger again and Padme hit the floor a second later the stun bolts knocking her out instantly.

Jumping from his vantage point he used the jet pack he had switched his survival pack with and floated down the two hundred feet from the roof to the ground landing next to his target as the Jedi started to stir.

Grabbing the force inhibitor cuffs that were attached to his waist Naruto got them on just as the Jedi woke with unsurprisingly a shout of panic.

"Padme!" Anakin yelled seeing his wife lying motionless on the floor and tried to reach out with the force only gasp as thousands of volts of electricity coursed through his body.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you Jedi," Naruto said picking the senator up and slinging her over his shoulder.

"Put her down!" Anakin shouted trying to get to his feet only for the criminal wearing stolen clone armor to kick him in the ribs knocking him over onto his back.

Naruto looked down at the gasping Jedi. Between the stun blast and the electrocution from the inhibitor cuffs, the General wasn't a real threat but his shouting might alert someone.

"Sorry, Jedi." Naruto lifted his leg and his emotionless blue visor met the Generals angry stare.

"The senators coming with me."

Anakin watched it all in slow motion, with his body still too weak to move there was no chance of dodging as the boot came down and his world went dark.

Shifting the Senator farther up onto his shoulder Naruto held her underneath her thighs with his right and brought his left hand up so he could call his shuttle to him.

"It's a good thing I could grab her outside," He thought as his shuttle came into view and lowered into the garden.

Glancing down at his left wrist where the countdown clock he had set before he shot the Jedi and Senator as still ticking he was happy to see there was still a minute and a half left for him to get off Coruscant before the guards retook their stations.

Carrying the Senator up the ramp to his ship as it landed he set her in the passenger seat leaning her head against the window and sat down in the pilot's chair.

Reaching above his head he flicked the switch to close the rear door and pulled up on the yoke lifting off the ground.

"Time for the second part of the mission."

XxX

(Coruscant Chancellor's Office)

"Pa-Senator Amidala has been kidnapped!" Anakin raged to the two Jedi Master's seated across from the Chancellor as he stormed around the office, his fists clenching repeatedly to stop him from destroying something.

Did they not realize how big of a deal this was? Padme had been kidnapped! BY someone who could take down a Jedi!

She was god knows where and instead of forming a search party and going after her, Windu and Obi-Wan were sitting here calmly. How could they be so calm when Padme was in danger!

"What were you doing in the Senate building anyway Skywalker?" Master Windu asked suspiciously. Watching the still new Jedi Knight with narrowed eyes. "I thought you said you were going on a meditation retreat."

Anakin faltered and then huffed glaring back at the Master. He didn't have time to deal with Windu's suspicions. They needed to rescue Padme not squabble with him over something that was none of his business anyway.

Before he could speak up and tell Master Windu just that the Chancellor spoke.

"I asked Anakin to come see me before he left for his retreat. I know he finds the gardens peaceful but I did not expect him to stay any longer after our meeting. I apologize for putting the mission in jeopardy."

"Mission?" Anakin hissed glaring at his former teacher. "What mission Obi-wan?"

"That information is classified, Skywalker," Windu said before Obi-wan could speak. "You do not need to know."

Obi-Wan suppressed the urge to wince at his fellow Master's words knowing his friend would not take them well and given Anakin's history with the Senator he had no doubt his former padawan would not hold his tongue.

"You-"

Luckily for the three Jedi, the Chancellor came to the rescue once more. "Let us not argue, Master Jedi's. Anakin, I understand your dislike for secrets, however, I'm afraid what's done is done. I would like to finish the conversation we started earlier today, that is unless you would like to go on your retreat?"

"No that can wait, Chancellor. I don't think I would get much done."

"Master Jedi, if you would excuse us. And please keep me updated on the Senators mission." Palpatine said with a smile politely dismissing the two Jedi masters from the office who nodded and stood from their chairs heading for the door.

After Windu and Obi-Wan left Palpatine stood from his chair and walked over to Anakin who was looking out the office window at the city.

"You know about my marriage to Padme, Chancellor," Anakin said after a moment of silence. "Why would you agree to something so risky, and not even tell her? I don't understand why you would do something like that, it isn't like you."

"No, it's not." Palpatine agreed. "But it's not just me making decisions Anakin. I may be the Chancellor of the Republic but the Jedi are the leaders of our armies."

"What does that have to do with anything? The Jedi fight to protect the Republic!" Anakin ran his natural hand over his face in frustration. "Nothing is making sense. And Padme could still be in danger."

Palpatine sighed sadly, shaking his head. "Anakin, I didn't want to agree to let this mission take place. And I advocated strongly to let Padme in on it so she knew she wasn't in danger but the Jedi masters made very strong points that her reaction to being kidnapped would be the selling point."

"She could've acted!" Anakin argued.

"Yes, she could have." Palpatine agreed. "That was one of my many arguments. Sadly it wasn't enough to dissuade the Jedi from their course of action. The sad fact is, Anakin, that we see Padme in a different light than the Jedi. Where they see a politician, we see a friend. And where they see one Senator who is replaceable we see someone is irreplaceable."

"If she was irreplaceable then why did you agree?"

Palpatine hid a smirk at the anger radiating from the young Jedi. It was intoxicating even as it was directed at him and he was sure it would be even more so when aimed at the Jedi.

"I did not have a choice." He said feigning sadness and guilt. "Without logical reasoning as to why the mission shouldn't take place, I could not stop it and logically faking Padme's kidnapping to find the master mind behind the curtain so to speak was the best plan. All the Jedi saw when I argued for a safer plan was an old man blinded by his emotions. And the Jedi do not accept emotions."

Anakin went to speak in his orders defense but Palpatine kept going.

"I...I also want to apologize again. Padme's safety was not my only concern regarding this mission. The Jedi Master's knew Padme walked the gardens without guards and chose that place to be the best spot for her abduction. Again I was without a reason to dissuade them and put your marriage at risk along with Padme's safety. For that, I am sorry, Anakin."

Anakin seeing the turmoil his friend was immediately moved to help. "It's not your fault Chancellor. You're right, there was nothing you could do, and I can see that now. But-"

The Jedi Knight trailed off his face twisted up in shock and fear as it hit him. The Clone that had abducted Padme. He'd gotten the drop on him because his guard was lowered. And his guard was lowered because.

"He saw us kiss."

"Oh, Anakin. If the Jedi ask for a mission report your marriage is going to be revealed. I...I'm sorry, it's all my f-"

"No!"

"No," Anakin said again, but he didn't yell. He was oddly calm, or maybe not calm but numb. "It's not your fault, Chancellor."

Palpatine shook his head. It was just too easy for him sometimes.

"I have to take responsibility, Anakin. If I had put my foot down this never would have happened. However, I'm afraid all we can do now, however, is fix the problem I have made."

"Chancellor, I don't blame you for what's happening, so you shouldn't blame yourself," Anakin said turning away from the window to look at the Chancellor who had his head lowered in shame. "How are we going to fix this? The Clone is in the wind with Padme and when they get back it will be too late."

"Bespin."

"What?" Anakin frowned. What did the Cloud city have to do with what was going on?

"I once hired a real bounty hunter to kidnap someone for me. I didn't trust him so I had tracker put on his ship. It led me Bespin." Palpatine said staring at Anakin meaningfully.

Anakin's frown deepened at the thought of the Chancellor having someone kidnapped before it vanished his face going carefully blank as he caught onto what the Chancellor was saying.

"I think I will go on that retreat, after all, Chancellor."

"I will let the Jedi know, Anakin." Palpatine went back to his desk. "I hope you can find the peace of mind you are looking for."

"So do I, Chancellor. So do I."

XxX

(Cloud City, Bespin)

"Pair O'dice casino."

Naruto frowned. It wasn't the most low key place for two criminals to meet and it was going to complicate his mission.

Flying his shuttle towards the massive floating city he glanced at the still sleeping Senator a plan forming his mind.

It was going to be risky but he had heard the Senator knew her way around a blaster so she wouldn't be helpless if things went awry.

As the piece began falling into place he was so caught up in the plan he almost missed the slight shifting the Senators body did before she shot from her chair lunging for the DC-17 pistol strapped to his thigh.

Padme didn't know what she was thinking when she tried to jump the bounty hunter who had taken down a Jedi.

No, that wasn't true. She knew what she was trying to do but it didn't turn out like she expected. Where she should have been holding a blaster to the criminals head and ordering him away from the controls she found herself frozen with a Vibro blade at her throat.

"What are you doing?"

Despite her precarious position, Padme couldn't stop herself from scoffing at the ridiculous question.

"Trying to escape."

"Why?" Naruto asked retracting his blade. "Sorry, about that. Reflex."

Padme was surprised at the apology and the knife sliding back under the forearm of the bounty hunters armor but she didn't let it show.

Leaning back into her chair putting as much distance between them as possible she answered slowly like she was talking to a child.

"Because you are holding me hostage."

"True, Naruto nodded, "But it's all part of the mission so don't worry. I was tasked with bringing you back alive, and good soldiers follow orders."

"I don't care about your mission. Bounty hunter." Padme hissed believing the criminal who had kidnapped her was now patronizing her. And she would not stand for that.

Underneath his helmet, Naruto frowned. The Senator was hiding it well but he could sense she was afraid. But why was she afraid? And what was she afraid of?

It was just the two of them in the shuttle. Was she afraid of him? Why would she be afraid of him?

Unless...His eyes widened. She hadn't been told.

"You don't know about the mission do you?" He asked incredulously.

"What mission?" Padme demanded trying to fish for any information that could aid in her escape but also confirming Naruto guess about why she was afraid of him.

"You have a bounty on your head from an anonymous source. The Republic doesn't want you being targeted constantly so I was ordered to kidnap you as a ruse to trick whoever put the bounty on your head into meeting me." He explained holding back the rather strong opinions he had about the Republic's leadership.

"You expect me to believe that? If you really are a clone take off that helmet." Padme said and despite her denying it there was a small part of her that hoped the man under the armor had millions of brothers spread across the galaxy.

Naruto shook his head. "I don't look like my brothers anymore. I underwent a facial transformation for the sake of the mission. No one would believe a clone had gone rogue and kidnapped a Senator."

"Convenient," Padme said and the hope she held died. It was obviously a trick to try and get her to remain docile until they reached wherever he was trading her for the bounty.

"Hold on one second. Let me land and I will show you the barcode on my wrist. And here." Naruto drew the blaster from his thigh and handed it to the Senator who was staring at him incredulously.

Shaking the offered gun he held it further out. "Take it. You can even point it at me until you see the barcode if it makes you feel better. Just don't shoot."

Reaching out slowly Padme took the gun from what might be a clones hand and immediately aimed it at his head.

But she didn't pull the trigger and Naruto sighed in relief. It was a risky move on his part but having her trust and know he was still loyal to the Republic would make his plan go smoother and put her in less danger.

Steering the shuttle towards the landing zones he set down on the farthest one from the city. There weren't many lights around so his ship was cloaked iN shadows and there were only one or two workers present who he hoped he could bribe to take a walk.

"Ok, we're landed now show me." Padme nodded to the criminals forearm. "Hurry up!"

"Alright, alright. Careful with that." Naruto said as he unstrapped the forearm guard piece of his armor and slid it off his arm setting it down in his lap. Rolling the black skin suit underneath his armor up just high enough to show his wrist he held it out towards the computer on the control console of his shuttle.

"Scan."

Padme watched as the blue light from the ships holo-display scanned over her captor's wrist and kept her finger on the trigger of the blaster she had been given just in case he was lying.

But he wasn't.

Being projected from the control console of the shuttle was a clone face and information file.

"You're a clone Commando?" Padme read from the file. Designation PX-6. One of the first clones ever made.

Lowering her gun she sagged in relief.

"You can keep that," Naruto said as he rolled his sleeve back down and started strapping his armor back into place. "I was going to give you a weapon anyway. As a precaution in case, the mission went sideways."

"Yes, the mission where you were supposed to kidnap me." Padme hand tightened around the blaster she was holding. "Why wasn't I told about this mission?"

"Don't know Ma'am. Just following my orders. I thought you would know if that makes it any better."

"Well, it doesn't." Padme snapped and Naruto shrugged letting her curse out her anger at the Chancellor and the Jedi for risking her life without telling her.

He busied himself on his comm link sending a picture of the Senator still unconscious to the anonymous owner of the bounty along with his location and a message saying they would meet in the landing bays.

Inside the city was just one large ambush waiting to happen and he didn't know what he was up against. For all, he knew there was a small army of droids at the Pair O'dice waiting to gun him down when he showed up with the Senator.

After a minute of waiting his comm beeped and he got confirmation the client was on the way.

Standing from the chair he looked down at the Senator who had stopped talking and was staring back at him.

"Stay inside."

"Excuse me!"

"Stay inside," Naruto repeated as he opened the crate that was behind his chair. Inside the trunk was another DC-17 pistol, he grabbed that and holstered it on his thigh, eight thermal detonators and four Ion grenades that he also grabbed stuffing them into his survival pack.

He also took out the DC-17m IWS but only the blaster rifle itself leaving the anti-armor and Sniper attachments in the crate. It would look to suspicious for a Bounty hunter to have the full Clone Commando gear.

Instead, he took out the sniper rifle he had acquired in Pablo's Pawn shop along and slung it onto his back closing the case and locking it.

"I'm not staying on the ship," Padme said following after him as he flipped the switch above his seat and the back door lowered. "I know about the mission now, so I can help."

"Don't need help."

"Then at least tell me where you're going."

"So I can follow you."

Naruto held back a bark of laughter. The Senator certainly had spirit.

"I'm not going anywhere. I contacted the number on the bounty and told them I had you and to come collect their prize at the landing bay-32."

"Thirty-two?" Padme checked out the windshield of the shuttle. Yes, she remembered correctly, the numbers on the ground didn't read thirty-two. "We're at bay forty-one."

"We are," Naruto nodded. "And whoever shows up at bay thirty-two I will have the perfect vantage point to ambush. I need you to stay safe inside the ship. Besides, that pistol won't be of much use at this range."

With that Naruto exited the ship and before the senator could follow after him he remotely closed and locked the door trapping her inside.

Couldn't have her ignoring his orders and trying to help in the upcoming battle. All his work kidnapping her and beating a Jedi would be for nothing if she took a laser to the head and died doing something foolish.

Circling round the ship he used the bent wings as holds and climbed up onto the ship his chuckle at the pounding he heard going inside silenced by his helmet.

"The Senator definitely has spirit." He thought as he laid down on the ship between two of the wings and set up his sniper rifle aiming down at the cargo ship docked at bay thirty-two.

The landing docks were set up circular landing pads going straight up in neat columns leaving room between each pad for aircraft to rise into the air just enough to take off. From a distance, the docks resembled rows of large metal doughnuts turned flat and spread out.

It was dangerous but the owners of the mining company most likely didn't care as long as the tight grouping saved them a few bucks.

"Let me out!"

Sighing as the muffled yell from the Senator reached his ears Naruto turned on his comm link that was connected to the speakers in the shuttle. "Quiet down, you're making too much noise."

"I would quiet down if you didn't trap me in here. I am not some damsel that needs saving. Now, I'm ordering you to let me out, Commander."

"Trust me, Senator, you do not want to be out here right now." And if she just took a look out the windshield she would see that given her robes she wouldn't have much protection against the elements.

Her expensive but thin robes wouldn't keep her warm against the cold night air, on the ground let alone at such a high altitude. The thermometer on his HUD didn't lie, it was nearly freezing outside and extreme cold plus the rain storm beating down on the city wasn't a good mix. Without proper protection like his armor, she was going to get sick.

"And I didn't bring a set of spares."

"Spares? What are you talking about? Let me-"

"Shh, here they come." Naruto hissed as the blast doors on bay thirty-two opened revealing who had put the price on Senator Amidala's head.

Putting the massive slugs head in his cross hairs Naruto let his finger rest on the trigger of his rifle but he didn't fire. This wasn't making sense. The Republic hadn't been involved it Hutt business even before the Clone Wars started. Why would he put a bounty out on a Senators' head?

Something was off he could feel it.

"What's going on out there commander?"

"Zorba Desilijic Tiure."

"The Hutt Crime Lord? What's he doing here?"

Naruto dialed his rifle in on the crime lord's head as his two Rodian body guards headed for the cargo ship. "He's come to collect the bounty on your head. Can you think of any reason why the Hutt's would have it out for you?"

"No...I...The Senate is more focused on the War."

"Then it looks like we have walked into-" The blast doors slid open again and a small troop of a dozen B-1 battle droids and a squad of B-2 super battle droids stormed the landing bay. "- a trap."

"A trap, Commander what's going on?"

Naruto finger curled in around the trigger of his weapon sending a superheated bolt straight through the Hutt's head. Trap or not it was still better to take out a Hutt when given the chance than letting them get away.

It was a clean kill the laser going straight through the head and the wound being cauterized immediately leaving a smoking hole between the slug's eyes.

Switching targets as the obese crime lord toppled over Naruto put a bolt each in the chest of the two Rodian bodyguards who frozen as their employer went down.

"Commander, I hear blaster fire. What's going on out there?"

"Not now, Senator." Naruto grunter rolling across the shuttle wing as the droids followed the trajectory of his shots and started returning fire with a hail of red lasers.

Dozens of shots bounced harmlessly off the walls of his shuttle, weapons made for infantry useless against the thick metal plates but some came to close to his head forcing him to move.

Tucked right next to the main part of the ship Naruto aimed his rifle firing off three quick shots taking down four B-1 droids as the destroyed robots fell into the others.

"Commander!"

"It was a trap, Senator," Naruto growled ducking back as the B-2's started firing at him. "Droids are here."

"Droids! Let me out I can help!"

Naruto snorted taking down another three B-1's and hitting a B-2. "Not on your life, Senator."

Firing at another B-2 Droid he watched as his shot hit true and the whole landing pad went up in a mass of flames.

"What was that explosion?" Senator Amidala's voice shouted in his ear.

Ignoring her for the moment Naruto looked up at the ship hovering above him and zoomed his visor in on the cockpit. "Skywalker."

Letting go of his rifle Naruto unlocked the shuttle door as the Jedi General demolished the remaining Droids. "General Skywalker is here, Senator. You can come out now."

"Thank you."

Shaking his head as the shuttle door opened and the lights from inside lit up the landing bay Naruto slid off the roof of the shuttle.

"Padme!" Leaping from his ship that was still a good two stories in the air Anakin hit the ground running as his wife ran down the ramp of the clone's shuttle.

"Anakin!"

Watching from the safety of underneath the ship Naruto shook his head as the secret couple charged into the rain getting soaked to the bone in seconds. Yet they seemed to pay no mind to the storm around them or him as they met in a fierce hug and kiss, the general even lifting the Senator off her feet.

He let them have a minute to themselves before he stepped out of the shadows shattering the perfect moment.

"I don't mean to be a buzz kill but we should go. We don't know how many other droids are in the city."

"You!"

Snap-hiss.

Stepping back Naruto raised his DC-17. "I think we should talk about what's going on before you do something you might regret, General."

"Talking is not what is on my mind, clone." Anakin snarled stalking forward. "I have to protect my marriage."

"Anakin wait." Padme grabbed her husband's arm stopping him from going any further. "You can't hurt him. You don't know the full story. Let him explain."

"I don't need to explain myself."

"Commander!" Padme yelled as Naruto's finger went to the trigger. 'If you tell him about the mission-"

"He already knows about the mission," Naruto said and secretly enjoyed it when the Jedi froze shocked.

Why the General was shocked he didn't know considering the Jedi Knight was practically broadcasting his thoughts.

"Anakin, you knew about this mission?"

"Of course not? If I did I never would have allowed it to happen. The Clone is lying."

Padme's hand flew to her mouth and she stepped away from her husband. "Then how did you know he was a clone? His helmet is still on and clones are loyal to the Republic."

"The Chancellor told me after you were kidnapped." Anakin took one of his wife smaller hands and covered it with his. "You have to believe me, Padme. I would never put you in danger."

"That's not what I'm worried about." Padme thought as she removed her hand from Anakin's.

He knew.

If the Chancellor told him about the mission before he came here then he knew the clone was only following orders. Which meant.

No. No, her Anakin wouldn't do that. She was sure of it.

But.

"Anakin," She asked softly her words nearly drowned out by the rain falling around them. "Why are you here?"

"To protect you."

Yes, she knew that but that wasn't what she needed to know. "Ok, then why if you knew about the mission did you try and attack the Commander?"

"I think that's obvious, Ma'am," Naruto said as he eased his way towards the shuttles lowered door. "I know your secret. And that makes me dangerous."

"Padme, go wait in the ship."

"Excuse me? No, Anakin, you go back to your ship. We will talk about this late." Padme turned on heel and left her husband standing in the rain staring at her back with hurt and hate in his eyes.

"Padme!"

"Commander, please take me back to Coruscant," Pamde said as she walked by him and into the shuttle.

Naruto didn't want to get involved in the love affair any more than he already was so he followed her into the ship walking backward up the ramp to keep an eye on the General just in case the Jedi was feeling froggy and made a move.

Once inside he didn't say anything as Padme took the pilots seat.

Outside the ship, Anakin deactivated his lightsaber his hands hanging numbly at his sides and his hair matted to his face due to the rain watching with hateful eyes as his wife left with another man.

"I need to talk to the Chancellor."

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