Author's Note: Sorry it's been so long (six days). We went to a NASCAR race in Dover, Delaware on Sunday, and though it was interesting at first, after a while of seeing cars going round and round a track eventually got boring and we left after 200 laps. Then when we got back early Monday, I devoted the entire day, after school, to writing a chapter of Episode X. Tuesday is when I edited this and I'm quite pleased with getting the seven pages done all in one day instead of the usual two or three. And today's Wednesday, so here we are. This is a long time coming, but Chapter 13 of Episode IV has finally been redone. I posted it yesterday. The final two should be done by the month's end as I promised. At least I hope so anyway.
Warning: This chapter includes content that some may find offensive. You have been warned. If you can't stomach what lies below, don't read anymore. It's as simple as that.

Chapter 74 responses:

Dizzy78: Welcome to the story. I hope to see more of you in the future.

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Arsenal: Thanks for the reviews. Okay. I know what you mean now about the crystal. That will morely be mentioned rather then appearing in a later chapter when the Death Star begins production.
As for the future of Arica and the so in love (insert cough here) couple, you'll just have to wait and see.
Although the twins made up, don't expect them to be the way they used to be in the future. The years tore them apart, and while they may socialize now, it'll take years and years for them to get back the special bond they once shared.
The clones that stormed 500 Republica were the same ones that were ordered to search the entire planet, members of the 501st Legion. And if people were putting up a resistance to their homes being searched, you can bet that they would've been acting like that. Their orders were to search the entire planet in its entirety, which included places of residence and destroy anything that stood in their way.

The Lure of the Dark Side: Chronicle 1-The Turning of an Era

Episode V: Revenge of the Sith

Chapter 30: The Beginning of Betrayal

Early the next morning, around 0300, it would've been thought that no sense of activity was going inside the Amidala mansion. The lights were out and the home's only two human occupants, at the present, had arrived back four hours previous. Two hours after that, the lights went out with any passersbys' assumption being that they'd gone to bed. However, that was not the case with Antellica Grievous.

She and Arica had spent two hours studying the Sith Holocrons Sidious had lent them for study to aid in the increase of power of their newly-instilled Force abilities. After which, at 0100, Antellica had insisted that they go to bed to ensure they'd rise early for the Empress' coronation ceremony. Arica had rolled her eyes at that and said that she didn't even know if she was going or not, and between the two of them, Baynetta was nothing more then a mixture of treacherous, egocentric venom and a number of other things that could not be repeated in front of a general audience. Nonetheless, she'd gone to bed in a cot next to Antellica's bed and fell asleep not long after. Antellica, unfortunately, was not allowed the same luxury. Not that she wanted it to begin with. Like her sister, she also could careless about Baynetta's coronation. It was sure to be, more or less, simply a time for Palpatine's daughter to make herself the center of attention and talk a load of trash to the public that she didn't mean. No. Antellica didn't care about that. She'd deliberately sent Arica to bed early for another reason. A more...complicated reason.

Making sure Arica was asleep beside her, Antellica crawled out of bed, threw a fresh set of robes on, and quickly, silently, exited the Amidala Mansion. She cloaked her presence so none of the clones that were still out searching for Yoda would spot her and ask questions as to why she was strolling the streets of Galactic City this time of morning, as she made her way to the Senate District and the newly renamed Imperial Senate Building. She met no one on her way.

Upon arrival, it was to find that a squad of troops were still scouting the outside of the building. Still hidden in the Force, Antellica reached into her pocket to retrieve her pocket blaster and fired two shots at the clones guarding the front entrance, or as it usually known, the Great Door. Instant mayhem issued as the scouts were knocked down dead and, in the confusion, Antellica stealthily snuck into the building past her dead victims.

Inside, she dodged the numerous other units of the 501st Legion and made her way down to the lowest level of building. There, she went through a secret door in the shadows of a hallway that ended with the building's garbage compactor and took the installed lift down to the prison block that was located beneath the building.

Until the previous day, Antellica hadn't even known this detention chamber existed. Arica told her, as they dragged the unconscious form of Kenobi down to it yesterday, that it'd been secretly built during the start of the war under Sidious' instruction. Few were to ever know of its existence. In fact, the only who knew of it besides the clone's who'd built it and the Emperor himself was Arica, the deceased Dooku, and now Antellica. It was to be used for the Emperor's special reasons. One of them, Antellica assumed, was holding Jedi hostage.

The lift came to a halt and the doors opened. Antellica stepped out and walked along the dark corridor that ultimately circled to the right and led to a blast door that was closed in the middle of the hallway that led to the prison block. Typing the high security code she recalled Arica punching in earlier, the door opened in the center vertically, one meter of durasteel opening to right, the other to the left.

At the end of the hall, in front of the blast door entrance of the prison block, two clones could be seen guarding the entrance as she expected. Being that her presence was still cloaked, when she stepped out of the shadows of the corridor and made towards them, they made no move as to seeing her. She was invisible to them. A feat that confused them greatly because doors, and highly coded security doors at that, didn't simply open of their own accord. They took a few steps forward, blasters at the ready, but were soon being knocked back into a blissful current of sleep. Antellica gave them both sleep suggestions through the Force, so by the time she reached them they were sound asleep against the wall.

Walking by them and into the prison block, with another code she remembered from Arica, showed Antellica another group of clones inside guarding Kenobi's cell.

There were five of them, she observed. That wasn't so bad.

They were given the same sleep suggestion as the others and were asleep in no time. Taking the key to the only occupied cell from the resting lieutenant guard, she used it to open the door.

Inside, Kenobi was lying right where they'd left him when he'd been thrown in earlier. What surprised Antellica was that he still appeared to be unconscious. Bending down beside him to find out rather he was or not, and wasn't just sleeping, Antellica saw that he was indeed still unconscious. It was than that she remembered:

Before she and Arica had left the cell yesterday, her sister had intensified the unconscious spell on Kenobi so he wouldn't be able to awaken on his own; only a Dark Side user could release him from it. She'd boasted, quite haughtily, that there was no other way Kenobi could be broken out of it on his own for it was too strong for a non-Dark Side user to break.

Antellica reached out her hand and placed it on Kenobi's head, closing her eyes and looking into his mind with the Force. The studying she'd done earlier hadn't made her adept at the metaphysical power, but she'd learned enough for this.

She'd been looking for the spells' location inside Kenobi's mind for several moments when she suddenly found it and used the Dark Side – or at least she thought she was using the Dark Side. Actually she was using the light side, but Antellica had no way of knowing this; she just knew she was using the Force – to erase the spell from his mind, bringing him back to his conscious self.

Antellica took a step back as Obi-Wan groggily lifted his head off the cement floor and opened his eyes. He looked about his surroundings first before spotting her. She smiled sadly at him; it wasn't returned.

"Antellica?" he asked, squinting at her.

She nodded. "Hi."

He glanced around again and set his gaze on her once more, expressionless. "What are you doing here?" he asked with a trace of bitterness, his eyes going cold. He than gave a sarcastic laugh. "Oh let me guess, you've come here to torture me, haven't you?"

"Obi-Wan," Antellica started, "listen to me, I-"

But she wasn't able to finish because Obi-Wan cut her off. "Antellica, how could you! All these years! You lied to us! And helped betray the Jedi Order!"

Antellica simply put her head down, but than abrupt got up. "Come with me." She reached her hand out for him to accept.

Obi-Wan, however, wasn't going to be easily fooled. He rose a suspicious eyebrow. "Why should I?"

"Please," she continued, "no one will know. Arica's in bed sleep, all the clones guarding the prison block are unconscious, though I doubt that will last, and Sidious..."

She paused, looking for his powerful Force signature. It was in his apartment suite, in the topmost level of one Five Hundred Republica's luxurious towers, asleep.

"...is also asleep."

"And Anakin and Padme?" Obi-Wan asked.

"Lord Vader and Lady Baynetta," Antellica corrected, putting emphasize of the Sith names, "are…off world."

He got right to the point. "Where?"

"I'm sorry Obi-Wan," she said almost apologetically, "but that's classified info."

"Is it now?" he bit out. "So tell me, Darth Lady Veradisia, what else is classified info?"

Antellica rolled her eyes. "Obi-Wan, stop being so foolish, and just come with me."

"No."

"I said come with me." Her tone was now somewhat forceful.

"And I said no."

They simply looked at one another a moment, they're expressions irritated, before Obi-Wan defiantly turned his back to her.

Antellica sighed. "Obi-Wan, please." Her voice was soft, almost begging, and her hand was still outstretched. "It would mean a lot to me."

Obi-Wan turned back to her, and looked down at her still outstretched hand. He was skeptical. Why should he trust this…girl, he made himself think, for he refused to say her name. She was a Sith, but judging from past experiences with the girl, she would not give up until she got her way. She'd stay in this cell with him and continue the harassment until he did as she asked.

"Where do you want to take me?" he asked, his tone level. "Surely you're not going to set me free. Whatever would your Emperor say to that?"

Antellica remained silent, and just looked at him, weighing his words in her mind.

Your Emperor, he'd said. As if he had no allegiance whatsoever to the new Galactic Empire. Finally, almost at length, she decided to speak. "You will find out where we are going on our way. Do not ask me anymore about it."

For a moment, Obi-Wan was going to retort with a scoff but figured what was the point? Giving a curt nod, he motioned towards the door. "Fine. Let us be off than."

Giving a satisfied smile that Obi-Wan wanted to slap off her face, Antellica nodded and led him out of the cell, making sure to keep it unlocked as they left.

"Don't you want to lock that cell door?" Obi-Wan asked, almost jeeringly, "Imagine what your Emperor would say if he were to find it un-"

"Silence!" Antellica – or maybe it was now Darth Veradisia – vociferated, her tone that of acid, throwing Obi-Wan against the cell door across from his own, with the Force, in anger. "You will desist with your ridiculous sarcasm and remain silent until I say you can speak! Understand!"

In spite of the fact that Obi-Wan knew Antellica was a Sith, the sight of her, his one time close friend – little sister he used to consider her to be – throwing him against the cell door with angered Force surprised and saddened him very much. Looking at her now, he saw how very like her sister she really was. Nodding humbly, he proceeded forward, head down.

Antellica sighed heavily as she led Obi-Wan down the hall, suddenly ashamed of her outburst. "Obi-Wan, I-I'm sorry I snapped at you."

Obi-Wan almost snapped back, "I'm accustomed to your ill-tempered attitude when it comes to me," but thought against it, merely remaining silent, his head still down cast.

Antellica cloaked both of their presences as they exited the prison block and went back up the way she came. The 501st Legion had readopted their positions outside the building, but to get out Antellica merely influenced a nearby street gang that liked hanging around the domed building to start mischief with the clones. The troops met the advance of the hoodlums, and under the cover of the gang's death, she and Kenobi were able to sneak out the entrance unnoticed.

Leaving behind the Senate District, Antellica led her Jedi companion into the next district over, the Uscru Entertainment District. Alive at night with holograms that lit up the streets, it was considered the outer layer between the jewel city and the Coruscant Underworld. It also included the location of their destination, the Holiday Lakes Hotel and Resort.

On her sixth birthday earlier that year, she'd accommodated a suite at the lovely hotel from the Emperor. He'd told her to pick anything in the entire galaxy and it would be hers. At first, she'd thought him to be jesting with her, but it turned out he was serious. Many thoughts and possibilities had crossed her mind, but she opted to go with the most expensive suite of the building, which, strangely enough, was located on the center most level rather then the topmost.

She quietly explained all this to Obi-Wan as they made their way up the hotel stairs. He, of course, said nothing in reply. Quietly entering the commercial structure, a beeline was made for the elevator. Since only a half-hour had passed from whence Antellica left the Amidala Mansion, 0330, no one was up and about in the hotel. The receptionist at the front desk was even slumped over a cup of cappuccino, obviously asleep, so going inside the elevator without having attention drawn to themselves was quite easy. Hitting the 'Level 30' button, Antellica than crossed her arms as the lift began to rise.

Sensing Obi-Wan's gaze on her she glanced over, but he quickly looked away when he saw her turn. Sighing miserably, Antellica looked up at the ceiling and closed her eyes. The elevator bell rang just than and the former friends exited it, presences now uncloaked. Since Antellica's suite consisted of the entire 30th floor there was no further reason for the continuation of their cloaked presences.

Taking the key to her suite from her robes pocket, Antellica unlocked the door with a click and they entered within. It was very tasteful in the manner of beauty, but than as the Emperor had said to her the day she'd gotten it, "she was like a Princess after all, and deserved it."

Gesturing for Obi-Wan to seat himself on one of two sofas in the living room that greeted you upon entrance, she did so herself. He soon followed, but not after giving the room a wary look. "Antellica, what is this all about?"

She gave him a small smirk and waved a playful finger at him. "Now, now Obi-Wan. I didn't say you could say anything yet."

If she expected to get a laugh from him she was greatly mistaken. He simply sat there, staring a hole into her.

Sighing, she got down to business. "Obi-Wan, listen to me, I don't want to see you get hurt and-"

Obi-Wan's snort of disgust cut her off. "I don't believe that."

She glared at him. "If I had wanted you hurt I could've done so hours ago. I choose not to."

Obi-Wan lowered his head with a sigh. You've already hurt me Antellica, he thought mournfully, thinking over his budding feelings for her and all that she'd done concerning the Jedi.

Antellica blinked, startled at the sound of Obi-Wan's thoughts distantly inside her head. Obi-Wan, who didn't yet know that his thoughts had been displayed for Antellica to hear, simply waved his hand for her to continue with what she had to say. As she moved to closer to him on the sofa though, he looked up at her questionably and moved back away from her a bit.

"What do you mean Obi-Wan?" she asked softly.

He was confused by what she meant.

"How have I already hurt you?" she elaborated.

Obi-Wan was shocked. She'd read his mind! He looked at her several moments, his mind racing. What was he supposed to say to that question? Conclusively, he gave another deep sigh and lowering his head once more.

The next few minutes were spent in awkward silence, in which time, Obi-Wan wrapped his brain for a way to explain to Antellica just what it was he meant. He needn't to bother. Antellica was a smart girl and eventually, after a few moments of thought, figured out just what it was Obi-Wan meant. And it made her both happy and sad, for she felt the same way.

"You've fallen in love with me, haven't you?"

Obi-Wan cocked his head at her, his face emotionless and got up, heading towards the windowed patio door that led to the outside balcony. Antellica followed him and reached for his hand.

"Oh, Obi-Wan," she sighed, resting her head on his back, hugging him from behind. "I'm so sorry."

Suddenly something snapped inside Obi-Wan and he jerked his hand and body away from the teenage girl, turning sharply to face her. "You're sorry Antellica? You're sorry! Sorry wouldn't bring back those Padawans you ruthlessly slaughtered. You're sorry! Is that all you have to say for yourself. Just think about all you've done, and what you plan to do. And all you have to say for yourself is you're sorry! You're sorry!"

Antellica closed her eyes and sighed. "Obi-Wan, please." She reached out to him again, but once more he jerked away, walking back to the sofa and sitting down.

"Why don't we just get whatever you have to say over with so I can go back to my cell and rot."

He looked at her expectantly and, shrugging, she decided to join him. She looked him directly in the eye as she spoke. "Obi-Wan," she began, "I'm really sorry, but you see-"

"And there's another thing I don't quite get," he abruptly interrupted.

Antellica's eyes flashed Sithly yellow at being cut off again. Noticing this, Obi-Wan shrank back. When he continued to remain silent, Veradisia huffed, "Obviously what you have to say is much more important than what I was saying, so by all means Kenobi, Speak!"

His expression was one of sadness and regret as he gazed at her, nonetheless, he nodded and continued. "What I don't understand is how you and your sister suddenly became so active in the Force. It flows rapidly around the pair of you now unlike before. I'm wondering how you managed to keep it cloaked all this time and why?"

"Cloaked?" She gave a dry laugh. "No, no. We were never Force sensitive before. Lord Sidious gave us these abilities."

Obi-Wan leveled her with a stare. "Don't jape with me Antellica. A person can't simply make someone Force sensitive, they have to be born that way."

"I'm sorry Obi-Wan," she gave what seemed to be an apologetic nod, "but you're wrong. Lord Sidious gave us the ability to access the Force by influencing the midi-chlorians inside our cells with the Dark Side. This took place right after Darth Vader was born and right before the Jedi Temple massacre."

Ignoring Obi-Wan's pained look at the mention of the temple, Antellica continued. "I think he liked Baynetta's idea of five Sith instead of three. And once Baynetta and Vader's twins are born, there will be seven."

"Twins?" Obi-Wan asked in confusion.

"Why yes, did I forget to mention that?" He nodded. "Baynetta and Vader are to be parents to a baby boy and girl in four months time."

Obi-Wan was in surprise for a moment before asking, "So they're married than?"

"Of course."

"For how long?"

"Three years, right at the start of the Clone Wars when Anakin," Obi-Wan rose an eyebrow and catching herself, Antellica quickly cleared her throat, "I mean Lord Vader escorted Baynetta back to Naboo."

For a while, Obi-Wan remained silent, too lost in going over everything he'd just learned in his mind. Finally, he decided to voice a crucial question. "Did Anakin-"

"Lord Vader," Antellica corrected, but Obi-Wan continued as if he hadn't even heard her,

"-always know Padme was a Sith?"

"Oh no," she assured. "He never knew, or so much as suspected, until the day before last. She told him during the attempted arrest, or should I say attempted assassination, the Jedi made of the Chancellor, she and myself. They originally came to arrest the Chancellor but once seeing us we were added onto their list of enemies."

Obi-Wan appeared undisturbed. "I don't know what you expect me to say to that? The Chancellor and Baynetta are Sith. They deserve to die."

Antellica was affronted. "I'm a Sith too Obi-Wan. Do I deserve to die? Are you going to attempt to kill me right here and now while it's just the two of us? No witnesses."

Obi-Wan simply looked at her a moment and sighed. "No Antellica. I'm not going to attempt to hurt you if you don't attempt to hurt me. You obviously brought me here to tell me something important. I'm listening to what you have to say. I will not interrupt any more."

"Thank you." She allowed a few moments of silence to go by before speaking again. Because now that it was time to actually say it, she had a hard time verbalizing her thoughts into words.

"Obi-Wan I-I know I'm only sixteen and that you're much older than I am but-" She sighed. "Do you remember that conversation we had in the Room of a Thousand Fountains?"

He nodded slowly.

"I meant what I said about my fondness of you," she continued softly, refusing to meet his eyes. "That fondness-well perhaps bloomed into something else. Something that is forbidden for a Jedi, but not for a Sith."

Horrified at what she meant Obi-Wan started to protest. "Antellica, surely you don't-"

"I love you Obi-Wan!" she cut across him loudly. Obi-Wan blinked in shock. She than continued in a softer tone. "I do. And rather you want to hear it or not or believe me or not that doesn't change the way I feel."

Obi-Wan was at a loose at what to say. News like this should have made him happy. Not only was he in love with her, but she felt the same way about him. But he was a Jedi and she a young Sith. Besides that, he was much too old for her. Plus it would never work, in any type of situation.

"I really do love you," she added softly. "And I know you do too."

"Antellica-" he started.

"Obi-Wan, listen to me," she lightly interrupted, moving closer to him as she did so. This time he did not move away. "The only way we could even consider being together would be if you were to turn to the dark side and join us. I'm sure Sidious can work something out."

Sadly looking at her hopeful face, Obi-Wan let out a sigh. "I wouldn't do that Antellica. And you know I wouldn't. I'd never do that. I wouldn't even consider doing that."

Slowly, Antellica's eyes began to tear. "But, I thought you loved me," she said barely above a whisper.

Obi-Wan sighed. "Oh Antellica." He moved even closer to her so they were right next to each other, their legs pushed up against the other. He turned her teary face towards his and looked into her eyes as he spoke. "I'm so sorry, but you're going down a path I can't follow. I love you but…I will not turn…ever."

Antellica nodded sadly, adverting her gaze from his, not at all surprised by his decision. More tears were now following down her face.

It broke Obi-Wan's heart to see her like this, but it had to be done. That of course did not mean he couldn't do something to savor this moment between them.

Wiping away her tears, Antellica finally looked back over at Obi-Wan, but before she knew what was happening he was suddenly kissing her tenderly on the lips. It was a soft, sweet kiss, filled with love. Breaking apart slightly, they gazed into one another's eyes before they were suddenly kissing again, this time wrapping their arms around one another in the process.

Officially breaking apart, they continued their gazing at one another and Antellica made a simple, yet startling, request. "Make love to me," she whispered.

Obi-Wan was somewhat taken aback. "What?"

"I want something to remember you by. Please Obi-Wan."

Sighing, he nodded and than captured her lips with his own once more...

OOO

When Antellica awoke in her suite's bedroom several hours later, her eyes instantly darted to the time. It was 0600. She jumped out of bed forthwith at this, but than looked back down at it and saw Obi-Wan still sleeping peacefully. As memories of their previous engagement came back to her, she smiled. The love they'd made to one another was filled with deep passion and pure gentleness; one of the best experiences of her life. Afterwards, they'd fell asleep in each other's arms.

She hated to wake him but she had to get back to the Amidala Mansion. Who knew when Baynetta and Vader would be arriving back. She hoped they hadn't all ready, however, one quick search for the Dark Lady's signature told her they hadn't just yet, but were on their way.

Climbing back into the bed, she laid down beside Obi-Wan and shook him gently. "Obi-Wan, you gotta wake up."

He slowly began to stir and eventually opened his eyes. The sight that greeted him was his beloved Antellica. He smiled and whispered her name. She smiled back and leaned down to kiss him. But before it could get too intense, she pulled away and sat up. He got up as well across from her and cupped her face into his hands, kissing her passionately. She moaned into his mouth, kissing him back and loving the feeling of their love for one another...

OOO

Fifteen minutes later, the couple were quickly throwing their clothes back on. They hadn't meant to do it again, it just happened. But now that that was over, it was time to get back to the real world.

Antellica had reached a decision. It was crucial and would change everything but, it needed to be done. Turning to Obi-Wan, she took a deep breath. "Obi-Wan, I know Master Yoda's still on planet. Escape with him and I suggest the two of you hide yourselves in exile."

Obi-Wan started. "What?"

"You heard what I said."

"But-but what about you?" he asked. "Antellica-"

"Don't worry about me," she dismissed. "I've already thought of a good cover story."

Obi-Wan hesitated a minute. "You're sure about this? Antellica you-you could be killed."

"I know," she said softly, "but I'm willing to take that risk. I'll be alright."

Softly kissing once more, Antellica then gestured for him to follow her out of the suite. Out in the hall, she cloaked their presences again and they took the back stairwell down, exiting the building through a back door.

The sky was now that of a purplish blue, violet; the sun had yet to rise. With Obi-Wan following close behind, Antellica ran down the street behind the hotel and, clutching his hand, led him into a dark alley on the left.

Once safely hidden, she turned back to him. "This is where we must part."

"Antellica, you don't have to continue this life under the Sith Order," Obi-Wan began to reason, taking his beloved into his arms. "You know that. Come with me. Please."

"Obi-Wan-"

"We can run away together. Start a whole new life somewhere far from here."

"Obi-Wan-"

"No one will know."

"Obi-Wan-"

"It'll just be the two of us."

"Obi-Wan I-I can't." By now Antellica was openly crying. She so yearned to run with him, but she just couldn't do that. "As much as I love you, and want to be with you, I-I just can't Obi-Wan." She threw her head onto his shoulder and began to sob loudly while Obi-Wan held her tightly.

Getting a slight hold of herself after a moment, Antellica sadly looked at her love. "I am so sorry Obi-Wan. But I can't come with you. I won't come with you. I could never stand to leave my family. Arica, Baynetta, Anakin…even Sidious. I'm sorry Obi-Wan but they are the only family I have and…I won't leave that life. I can't."

Obi-Wan tried his best to not have the hurt show on his face and gave her a sad smile. "Than I guess this is goodbye," he said numbly.

Antellica nodded and threw her arms around his neck. They held each other tightly. Neither wanting to ever let go. But eventually they had to.

"I may never see you again," Antellica whispered. Obi-Wan nodded sadly. "Please don't ever forget me."

"Oh Antellica." He gently stroked her hair. "I could never, ever forget you."

She gave a small smile and captured his lips within hers a final time, than backing away from him sadly. "Now go."

Once again, he hesitated. "Antellica, listen to me, before I go, there's something I need to know."

"O-kay."

"Where is Anakin?"

Antellica closed her eyes and sighed. She should've known that question would come up again.

"He was on Mustafar, a volcanic world in the Outer Rim. But they're arriving back…"

She closed her eyes concentrating, but they soon snapped open again. Baynetta and Vader's presences were approaching rapidly outside the planet.

"…now! Obi-Wan, you have to go! Though I doubt he'll accept my apology, tell Yoda I'm sorry for all I've done. Now go, please."

"Why were they on Mustafar?" Obi-Wan asked.

"To kill the Separatists leaders," Antellica quickly said with urgency. "Now go! Please! You must go now!"

Obi-Wan looked at her sadly once more before pulling her into his arms one last time. He kissed her passionately and then ran off into the early morning.

Antellica sorrowfully watched him go, but soon shook herself, clearing her mind of all thoughts concerning Obi-Wan. She than took to flight. Running as fast as she could to the Senate Building. Determined to get there before anyone else did.

She met no one as she entered the building and ran down to the prison block. Inside, she saw that everything was the way she'd left it. She paused for only a moment, reviewing her cover story in mind. Once assuring herself that it would work, she woke up the trope of clones in and outside the cell by pulling down the fire alarm.

Instantly all seven of them were at attention, their blasters swinging around in an attempt to control the situation. However, Veradisia then shut off the alarm and they moved their gaze to her. She glared.

"Miss-"

"What do you think you're doing!" she bellowed. "Snoozing on the job like that! The Emperor will hear about this. Oh yes he will. I demand that you explain yourselves! I come running in here to see you all in here lying down on the job and Kenobi gone!"

"What! He's not here!" The clones quickly went to the cell and looked inside; some actually going in, to see their failure personally.

"No! He's isn't here!" Veradisia boomed. "I demand an explanation for this! How did he escape!"

"I-I don't know Miss," the leading clone lieutenant said, his tone uneasy.

"Liar!" Veradisia screamed and sent a stream of Force lightning at him. He was struck to the ground, yelling in pain.

"You deserve what you're getting!" she yelled. "All of you!" At that she aimed the lightning at not just the lieutenant, but at the other six clones that were standing next to him. They joined their superior in his yells of pain, crying out protests as they collapsed to the ground, but Veradisia gave a death ear to them.

The only level of Force lightning she'd learned thus far was that of pain only; not death. To learn the ultimate skill of Force lightning, one must learn the first step: to inflict agony, nothing more. Thus the words spoken by Darth Bane in the holocron she'd studied with Arica earlier that day.

"What Is Going On Here!"

Veradisia stopped the flow of lightning with a smirk and turned to see Baynetta, quickly followed by Zenevieva, Vader, and the Emperor.

"Ah Baynetta, I see you've returned." Her tone was nonchalant. "As an answer to your question: I was simply punishing these clones for allowing Kenobi to escape."

"WHAT!"

Such a simple word, yet when said by four Sith in absolute rage and anger, a very deadly one.

Vader quickly stepped over the wounded clones, with Sidious and Baynetta close behind, to look into the cell themselves.

Baynetta gave a roar of rage. "How!" she screamed, lifting the lieutenant up by its throat. "How did this happen!"

Veradisia, however, is the one who answered, speaking over the clones' grunts and groans. "I don't know how it happened. The clones wouldn't tell me. All I know is that I awoke not too long ago with the feeling that something wasn't right. My first thought was that Kenobi perhaps was somehow thinking of a way to escape so I ran here, after dressing of course, (Zenevieva gave a smirk) to find these seven clone idiots on the floor taking a snooze and Kenobi gone."

Vader gave a howl of rage while Sidious, Baynetta and Zenevieva looked furious, beyond words. The Emperor rose his hands and electricity poured out, killing the clones instantly. The Dark Lord of the Sith than cackled, which caused his four apprentices to look at him in confusion.

"Fine. Let he and the green frog hide in exile. We shall find them eventually. They cannot hide forever."