Chapter 2
An Imperial doctor entered the room Farra was in. She was on the examining chair and had metal bands encircling her wrists and ankles preventing her from getting up. As the doctor began the examination Vader stood there his arms folded across his chest. Farra determined she'd give him no satisfaction, no matter what was done to her. She didn't even cry out when a needle was inserted into her bump to withdraw some of the fluid surrounding the baby. At the end of the examination the Imperial doctor left the room. Vader touched a button on the chair and the bands retracted. Farra stood angrily and slapped Vader as hard as she could.
"Beast. Why did you let them do that to me? You know everything is normal"
"I must obey my Master" Vader said.
He grabbed her wrist and twisted it hard, forcing a cry of pain from Farra, stopping short of breaking it.
"That is for striking me. Do not strike me again or I will break it next time," Vader said, "Now get your clothes on and be quick about it"
Farra considered being slow deliberately to annoy him but decided against it. She got dressed aware of Vader's gaze on her and let him take her back to his fortress.
At the same time Obi Wan and Yoda were enroute to Kamino hoping to find some answers there. They had decided to start in Kamino, as they knew the Kaminoans were cloners and would probably know something about Darth Sidious' plans. When they landed on Kamino they entered the main cloning facility and were met by Taun We. Taun We took them to see Ko Sai.
"Greetings Master Jedi" Ko Sai said, "How may I be of assistance to you?"
"We have become aware that a number of Jedi were cloned and we want to know if you know anything about this" Obi Wan said.
"I am afraid I do not know what you are talking about" Ko Sai lied.
In actual fact he knew exactly what they wanted to know. However he'd been paid to keep silent.
As Yoda and Obi Wan returned to their ship Yoda turned to Obi Wan.
"He was lying" Yoda said.
"I picked that up too," Obi Wan said.
They circled around the facility and entered it from the back using the Force to remain undetected. Swiftly the two Jedi Masters made their way through the Kaminoan cloning facility searching for any trace of the missing Jedi Masters and Anakin. The rooms they passed contained ordinary clones and by the time they'd searched the facility thoroughly they had to admit that the missing Jedi Masters and Anakin were not on Kamino. Yoda and Obi Wan returned to their ship and flew back to Coruscant. There they decided to do another search of the Jedi Archives hoping to see something they had missed in their previous search.
Back at Vader's fortress, Vader was pacing the floor. He knew it was imperative that Farra not know that he was in fact a clone of her husband. The big problem was that his right arm was real and the real Anakin had a prosthetic arm. So far Farra hadn't suspected a thing as he was wearing a glove like Anakin's. If all went well the baby would be safely in Imperial hands in 4 months time. He wondered what he would do with Farra after that. Once the baby was born he would not need to be as careful as he had been with her. Suddenly Vader's comlink beeped.
"Yes? What is it?" Vader said irritably.
"You have a new mission" Darth Sidious' voice said, "Go to the Mustafar system and kill the Seperatist leaders. Bring peace to the Galaxy"
"It will be done" Vader said.
Sidious signed off and Vader strode into his room. Farra was sitting placidly on the bed where he'd left her.
"I have to go to Mustafar. You're coming with me," Vader announced.
Vader didn't trust Farra enough to leave her alone while he was away so had decided to take her with him where he could see her at all times.
Farra sat there an expression of calm on her face.
"What is your mission Anakin?" she asked, refusing to use his new name.
Vader's eyes flashed.
"What is my name Farra?" he asked.
"Anakin Skywalker" Farra promptly replied.
"I asked you what my name is," Vader roared at her.
"And I told you it" Farra said.
Suddenly Farra felt herself flying from the bed. She hit the wall on the other side of the room hard. She fell to the floor, gasping as pain shot through her stomach.
"You idiot. You've hurt the baby," Farra said.
In two strides Vader was standing over Farra. He slapped her hard twice then pulled her to her feet. Pain shot through her abdomen.
"Do not call me an idiot," Vader growled.
"I'm losing the baby," Farra gasped.
Vader muttered a curse then, picking Farra up, carried her out to his speeder and rushed her back over to the Imperial Medical Center. There he yelled for a doctor before taking Farra to a medical room. She was in too much pain to resist as he stripped her clothes from her and deposited her on the examining chair. A doctor came in and quickly examined Farra. He shook his head.
"I'm sorry Lord Vader there is nothing I can do. She has begun to miscarry"
"Nooooooo" Vader roared.
He turned on Farra.
"This is your fault you stupid cow. If you'd used my proper name I wouldn't have flung you across the room like that"
"I did use your proper name you bully" Farra said.
She heard a loud crack as Vader's fist slammed into her head then darkness descended.
Back at the Jedi temple Yoda and Obi Wan carefully review the Jedi Archives. Finally they come across some information about a planet named Ruan near Coruscant. Upon reading the information they learnt that there was a cloning facility there so they decided to check it out. They returned to their ship and flew the short distance to Ruan. Approaching the planet they were met by several dozen Imperial ships that immediately attacked them without asking them any questions.
"Ah ha we're definitely on to something," Obi Wan said.
He skillfully evaded the bolts being fired at their ship and caused several of the ships attacking them to take each other out.
"I have a bad feeling about this" Obi Wan said.
Yoda just remained looking calm as Obi Wan continued to dodge bolts fired from the ships surrounding their ship. Using the Force Obi Wan finally landed the ship on the planet. He and Yoda had no idea of the precise location of the cloning facilities so it seemed they would have to search for them. They climbed out of their ship and held a council of war. The two Jedi Masters decided that it would be best if they split up as they could cover more ground more quickly that way. They agreed to meet back at the ship after 3 weeks if neither had found anything. If one or the other found the facility he would send a message via the Force to say so and the other would join him.
"Alright. May the Force be with you Master Yoda" Obi Wan said.
"And may the Force be with you Obi Wan" Yoda said.
Obi Wan set off in one direction and Yoda in the other. Both were determined that it would be he who would find the cloning facility. Obi Wan's thoughts turned in the direction of Anakin. He knew that Farra was in grave danger as the man holding her prisoner was not her husband. He was pure evil and would hurt Farra without giving it a second thought. He wondered if the real Anakin was still alive and knew that if he were that he would want to kill the clone and rescue Farra. He had not thought about what would happen should he rescue Anakin and Anakin rescue Farra. Obviously the Jedi Order was in tatters so there would be room for change. But would Yoda be open to change and more to the point would the other Jedi Masters if they were alive also be open to change. Obi Wan also wondered how they would react to hearing about what their clones had done. He knew Anakin would be furious but hoped that Anakin would be able to control himself when he told him. He was so lost in his thoughts that he walked into the patrol of droids almost without realizing it. When he realized what was in front of him he reached for his belt and his hand sprouted a blue bar of plasma. A few minutes later the droids were little more than smoking piles of junk. Obi Wan had made short work of them. He moved much more cautiously, realizing that the going would not be easy.
Farra woke to find herself back at the fortress. The baby was gone and her stomach felt uncomfortably empty. She broke down into sobs and curled into a ball. Thankfully she was dressed again and she supposed Vader had dressed her. Thinking of Vader made her wonder where he was. A door slamming open answered her unspoken question as Vader strode into the room.
"Good you're awake. We still have to go to Mustafar. I have a war to end"
"Haven't you been yet?" Farra asked.
"Of course not. I had to wait for you since you had to go and lose the baby"
He slapped her and pulled her to her feet and pushed her towards the door.
"We're going now"
"I'm in no condition to go anywhere. I've just had a miscarriage," Farra protested.
"Do I look as though I care? I don't" Vader said.
Farra tried to jerk away from him but he yanked her back. Her trying to fight him earned her another slap as he pulled her along. In their ship Farra was forced to sit in the co pilot's seat alongside Vader. They flew to Mustafar in silence Farra's thoughts on the last two days. She was worried about what would happen to her since she had lost the baby as she suspected that the baby was the only reason Vader hadn't killed her. Once they had arrived on Mustafar, Vader pushed Farra out of the shuttle.
Vader grabbed Farra by the wrist and began pulling her along in the direction of the entrance to the main control facility. She attempted to pull herself free but Vader simply tightened his grip on her wrist.
"Do exactly as I say" he began.
He got no further as Farra lifted her knee, slamming it into his most sensitive area. He doubled over as pain radiated out through his body then pushed the pain from his mind.
'I'm going to hurt you for that' he thought, as he ran after Farra
His strides were much longer than hers and he soon caught up with her. Grabbing her he spun her to face him.
"That, " he said through clenched teeth, "was the last time you'll strike me"
He then grabbed her wrist again and twisted it, forcing it all the way round. He was rewarded by the sound of her forearm bones snapping. Then he slammed his fist into Farra's abdomen as hard as he could. Farra screamed as she was in agony from her broken wrist but then all the wind was forced from her lungs due to Vader's fist connecting with her midsection. Vader pulled her back to the doorway; deliberately using her broken arm to do so, knowing it would cause her more pain. Then he thrust her inside, forcing her through the door. Grabbing her wrist again Vader pulled her along beside him, not caring how much it hurt her.
Back on Ruan, Obi Wan was approaching a cluster of buildings. There were droids everywhere so he prepared himself to fight. As he expected the droids challenged him when he approached the nearest building. He was prepared for them though and he casually swatted at them with his lightsaber the Force ensuring his blows destroyed the droids. He tried the door and found it was locked. A locked door wouldn't stop a Jedi Master so Obi Wan plunged his lightsaber into the door and cut around the lock. A few moments later the door swung open. Inside the building was empty cloning equipment. There was no sign of the Jedi Masters or Anakin though. Obi Wan contacted Yoda to inform him of what he had found and Yoda said he would be there as soon as possible. Obi Wan continued to search through the facility but everything appeared to be empty. He wondered if the Imperials had moved the Jedi Masters and Anakin, as it was of course possible that they were one step ahead of them. Satisfied that this building was empty Obi Wan moved on to the next building. He again encountered droid resistance but again overcame the droids very easily.
Entering the next building Obi Wan found evidence of recent cloning activity. There were no living clones or the hosts for the clones though. By then Yoda had joined him. The two Jedi Masters reached into the Force to try and locate the missing Jedi Masters again but they could only pick up the signature of the clone of Anakin. He was on Mustafar and Obi Wan wanted to go there and see if Farra was there.
"Patience Obi Wan, We can't rush in and attempt a rescue. He might kill her"
"I don't think so. Remember she is with child. I don't think he would dare risk harming the child," Obi Wan said.
What neither of them knew was that Farra had lost the baby
The two Jedi Masters continued to search the buildings in the area hopeful that they would find a clue to help them locate those they were searching for. Obi Wan knew that if the real Anakin were alive he would be going frantic, worrying about Farra and their unborn child. In the last building they searched they found what appeared to be material from Jedi robes. As they had only found a scrap of material they couldn't tell whose robe it had come from. However they knew that they were at least on the right track. Obi Wan tucked the piece of material into one of his pouches and the two Jedi continued the search.
Back on Mustafar Vader and Farra had located the Seperatist leaders. Vader pushed Farra into the room they were in ahead of him. She stumbled and fell at their feet landing on her broken arm. New pain assailed her and she bit back a scream not wanting Vader to have the satisfaction of knowing he had caused her pain yet again. Vader jerked her to her feet and flung her into a chair.
"Stay there and don't move," he ordered.
The Seperatist leaders hadn't made any effort to move, as they were surprised to see one Jedi mistreating another in such a way.
"Aren't you Anakin Skywalker?" Naute Gunray asked Vader.
"Looks can be deceptive" Vader replied, "I am Darth Sidious' new apprentice. That's my wife Farra" Vader said.
"Your wife? You aren't treating her as such from what I have seen"
"How I treat my wife does not concern you" Vader snapped.
He reached for his lightsaber and the slaughtering of the Seperatist leaders began. Farra watched in horror as Vader murdered every one of the Seperatist leaders in cold blood. Her broken arm throbbed and she looked at it to assess the damage. Vader's pulling her along by it had forced a piece of bone through her skin and blood was dripping from her arm. She knew she needed medical attention but wasn't expecting to get any anytime soon. When he had completed the killing of the Seperatist leaders Vader sent a transmission to Sidious telling him he'd succeeded in his mission then turned to Farra.
"We are leaving" Vader announced.
He went to grab her by her broken arm but she jerked away.
"Don't. I've already got a bit of bone sticking through my arm" Farra said.
But Vader didn't care that he'd he done that. He grabbed her broken arm again and propelled her in the direction of the door. Farra lurched forwards and half fell through the door. Vader roughly yanked her back to her feet and forced her to keep moving. Pain was shooting through Farra's arm.
"Why are you treating me so badly?" she asked.
"Because you're a Jedi and I'm a Sith. That's why" Vader said.
"Anakin wouldn't treat me like this. He loved me," Farra said.
"I'm not Anakin. Your precious Anakin is dead" Vader said.
"He's not dead. Palpatine has twisted his mind. I know there is good in you" Farra said.
"I don't want to hear of this again," Vader barked.
He jerked on Farra's arm causing a fresh wave of pain to shoot through Farra's arm.