Chapter 12

Taking Cover

Note: Told in Anakin's view.

Rex and I sat outside Obi-Wan's place for at least an hour. I kept texting him to find when he was ready. At least and hour and a half in he came out and said he was ready. We all hopped on out speeder bikes and sped over to Elzi's to pick up the girls. It was around five when we got to Elzi's.

"Oh you're finally here!" Elzi yelled.

"Yeah, yeah, I hear you." I said to her she jumped on the back of my bike and Ahsoka on the back of Rex's.

"I thought you said you were coming at four-thirty?" Ahsoka said to me as we rode through the busy streets to Padme's.

"Yeah, you can go complain to Obi. He took like an hour to get ready. Rex and I were done in fifteen minutes." I replied to her. We then made a sharp left onto to Republica Ave. Padme's house was the last one. I stopped my speeder three houses from hers. Rex did the same. We got off the bikes and Obi-Wan started towards Padme's. Rex, Ahsoka, Elzi and I walked far behind Obi-Wan. We hid behind parked speeders when we saw someone we knew. Finally, we got to the house. I was happy there were no security officers, or we might as well screw the whole idea. It was around eight when we all finally got the nerve to sneak in. I went into the cellar first. It was pitch black. I grabbed Elzi from the opening of the cellar and lifted her in. Rex came next, helping Ahsoka. We closed the door, and noticed that it was way too quiet. Everyone must have been outside.

"We still need to stay quiet. Anybody could come in at any time." I said to them. Elzi was shaking.

"Anakin," she said quietly. "this isn't a good idea! We'll get caught!"

"No we're fine. Follow me this way." I grabbed hold of Elzi's shaking hand and began to guide us to where the laundry shoot was.

"Rex, when you go up, take the shoot farthest to the left. Ahsoka, go to the one next to his. Elzi yours is next to hers." I said before opening the door.

"Wait Anakin. Can I go with you?" She asked me. Rex helped Ahsoka in and she went up. The elevator came back down and Rex hopped inside. I grabbed Elzi's wrist and said to her, "You'll probably end up on the second floor. You and I will be up there. Just call if you need me." She hugged me before going into the shaft. She lifted herself up. I waited five minutes, and then the elevator came down. I climbed in and held the rope and began to pull myself up. It took about three minutes to get up to the second floor. I opened the hatch for the shoot and hoisted myself out. Just by chance, I ended up in Padme's room. It seemed somewhat funny to me. I roamed around her room for a minute or two then decided to leave. I'll let Elzi take care of this. I reached for the door knob when the door flew open: it was Padme.

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