On Naboo Anakin and Melaena sat in an open grassy field talking to one another. "I don't know" Melaena said playing with the hem of her dress. "Sure you do you just don't want to tell me" Anakin said. "Are you gonna use your Jedi mind tricks on me?" Melaena teased. Anakin shook his head "they only work on the weak mind" he told her. Melaena sighed "okay I was 14 and his name was Laurance, we went to school together, really cute with dark shaggy hair, green eyes-" Alright I get the picture, whatever happened to him?" Anakin asked. "I went into politics and he went into become and artist" Melaena answered with a shrug. "Maybe he was the smart one" Anakin joked smiling. "You really don't like politicians do you?" Melaena asked. "I like two or three but I'm not sure about one of them" Anakin admitted. He sighed heavily "I don't think the system works" he told her. Melaena raised an eyebrow "oh? how would you make it work?" she asked. "We need a system where all the politicians sit down and discuss the problem, agree with what's the best interest of all the people and just do it" he said. "That's exactly what we do, the trouble is people don't always agree" Melaena informed him. "Well they should be made to" Anakin said. "By who? Who's gonna make them?" Melaena questioned. "I don't know, someone" Anakin said a bit desperately. "You?" Melaena asked. "Of course not me" Anakin denied. "But someone?" she asked. Anakin nodded "someone wise" he answered. "That sounds an awful lot like a dictatorship to me" Melaena warned. "Well if it works" Anakin said with a small smile before the two laughed. "You're making fun of me" Melaena said pushing him lightly. "No no I'd be much to frightened to tease you" Anakin admitted with a smile. Then a herd of cattle like creatures ran up causing Anakin to smile mischievously "watch this!" he called out running at one of them. He hopped on causing the creature to flail lightly before he steadied himself and stood up. Melaena watched him laughing brightly before the creature thrashed trying to get him off. Losing his balance Anakin landed on the ground causing Melaena to run over in concern. "Anakin? Anakin are you alright?" she asked turning him over to see him laughing before punching him lightly. The two stared at one another and smiled brightly before getting up and heading back.
On Kamino Obi-wan stood infront of a door as the woman knocked on it. The door opened revealing a young boy about 10 years old. "Boba is your father here?" the woman asked. Boba nodded "yep" he said. "May we see him?" she asked. "Sure" Boba said glancing at Obi-wan before leading them inside. "Dad Tonwi's here" he called out. As Obi-wan walked further inside a door behind him slowly opened revealing a rough looking man rolling up his sleeves. "Jango welcome back, was your trip productive?" Tonwi asked. "Fairly" Jango told him. Tonwi gestured to Obi-wan who bowed lightly "this is Jedi Master Obi-wan Kenobi he's here to check on our progress" she said. "Your clones are very impressive you should be very proud" Obi-wan told him. "I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe" Jango said with a shrug. "Ever go far into the interior as Coruscant?" Obi-wan asked. "Once or twice" Jango admitted. "Recently?" Obi-wan forced a little causing Jango to look at him in suspicion. "Possibly" he answered. "Then you must know Master Sifa-Dias" Obi-wan asked causing Jango to walk up to Boba and mutter to him in Mandalorian. Boba walked over to the door and closed it revealing Jango's armor. "Master who?" Jango asked. "Sifa-Dias isn't he the one who hired you for this job?" Obi-wan questioned as Jango walked up to him face to face "Never heard of him" Jango denied. "Really" Obi-wan said. "I was recruited by a man called Tyranus on one of the moon of Bota" Jango informed. "Curious" Obi-wan admitted as the two stared at each other. "Do you like your army?" Jango asked after brief silence. Obi-wan nodded "I look forward to seeing them in action" he admitted. "They'll do their job well, I guarantee that" Jango told him. "Thank you for your time Jango" Obi-wan said as he bowed. "Always a pleasure to meet a Jedi" Jango told him as Obi-wan and Tonwi walked out. Boba looked at him in concern "what is it dad?" he asked. "Pack your things, we're leaving" Jango told him.
On Naboo Jason, Anakin, and the girls sat at the table eating. "And then when I got to them we went into uh aggressive negotiations" Anakin told them. "Aggressive negotiations what's that?" Padme asked. Jason then went into the conversation "negotiations with a lightsaber" he told them causing them to laugh. As Melaena was about to eat Anakin used the Force to pick up her pear and brought it to his plate. "If Obi-wan saw you do that he'd be very grumpy" Jason warned him jokingly. When Anakin finished cutting the pear he used the Force and brought it back to her which she caught it with her fork and smiled in appreciation. Jason looked at Padme and the two smiled at one another before looking away.
Later that night Jason and Padme sat on the sofa by the fire. "Ever since I met you all those years ago, there hasn't been a day that gone by when I hadn't thought about you" Jason told her "when we confessed our feelings for one another, for once in my life I was happy" he finished. He looked down sadly "and now that I'm with you again I'm in agony, the closer I get to you again the worse it gets, the thought of not being with you I can't breathe" he grasped her hands in his "I'm haunted by the kiss you gave me all those years ago and hope that that kiss doesn't become a scar, you are in my very soul" he said as Padme looked at him in silence. He took a deep breath before continuing "if you're suffering as much as I am please tell me" he begged. "I can't, we can't" Padme stammered. "Yes we can Padme please listen to me" Jason said desperately. "No you listen, this is the real world, come back to it you're becoming a Jedi Master and I'm, I'm a Senator if you follow your thoughts to conclusion it will take us to a place we cannot go, regardless of how we feel" she told him sadly. "But Padme-" "Jason, you know we can't" she told him in finalization. Jason looked down sadly before getting up. Before he walked out the door however he wanted to say one final word. "It doesn't have to be that way though, we could make it work" he said looking at her hopefully. "We'd be living a complicated life I couldn't do that, could you Jason could you do that?" she asked. Jason sighed "no, you're right it'd destroy us" he said sadly before walking out leaving Padme to cry sitting on the ground wondering if she made the right choice. Little did she know Jason sat against his door with his hands on his head.
Back on Kamino Obi-wan and Tonwi conversed as they walked to the landing pad. "Tell your council that the first battalions are ready and reminder if they need more troops it will take more time to grow them" Tonwi informed him. "I won't forget and thank you" Obi-wan said bringing up his hood "thank you" Tonwi told him as he walked outside. When he reached his ship he turned to R4 "R4? scramble code 5 to Coruscant" he said which the droid beeped in response. The hologram generator showed Master Yoda and Master Windu. "I have successfully made contact with the Prime Minister of Kamino, they are using a bounty hunter called Jango Fett to create a clone army I have a strong feeling that this bounty hunter is the assassin we're looking for" Obi-wan informed them. "Do you think these cloners are creating a plot to assassinate Senator Amidala?" Windu asked. "No Master there appears to be no motive" Obi-wan told him. "Do not assume anything Obi-wan, clear your mind must be if you are to discover the real villain behind this plot" Yoda warned. "Yes Master, they say Master Sifa-Dias placed an order for a clone army at the request of the Senate almost ten years ago" Obi-wan answered causing the two to look at each other. "I was under the impression he was killed before that, did the council ever authorize the creation of a clone army?" he asked. "No whoever placed that order did not have the authorization of the Jedi council" Windu denied. "Bring him here, question him we will" Yoda ordered. "Yes Master, I'll report back when I have him" Obi-wan assured before turning off the hologram projector. Yoda shook his head "blind we are if creation of this clone army we could not see" Yoda told Windu. Windu sighed "I think it is time we inform the Senate that our ability to use the Force is diminished" he told his old friend. "Only the Dark Lord of the Sith knows of our weakness, if informed the Senate is multiply our adversaries will" Yoda warned as the two thought deeply of what to do.
Meanwhile on Naboo Anakin was tossing and turning in his sleep. "Mom, no don't go!" he gasped as he woke breathing heavily. Later that morning he sought to tell his mentor about what happened at night. He found Jason's room and knocked on it. Jason opened it and looked at his apprentice "yes Anakin what is it?" he asked. "I've had another nightmare about my mother, she's suffering suffering so badly I don't think it's nightmares anymore" Anakin told him on the edge of crying. His mentors gaze softened as he put his hands on his shoulders. "Then we should go to Tatooine and help her" Jason said causing Anakin to look at him in shock. "What about Senator Amidala and Melaena?" he asked. "We'll take them with us, they will understand" Jason told him as they walked away to find the girls.
Obi-wan sprinted through the halls of the cloning facility to find the landing pad Jango was on. When he asked where the bounty hunter was he was told he was leaving under short notice. When he finally found the landing pad Boba took notice of his arrival "Dad Look!" he said pointing at Obi-wan. Jango looked over in his armor "Boba get on board!" he commanded when Obi-wan activated his lightsaber. Jango pulled out dual blaster pistols and fired causing Obi-wan to block and divert the bolts away. Just before Obi-wan made a deadly strike Jango jetted upward and returned to blasting him causing Obi-wan to roll out of the way. Inside the cockpit of Jango's ship Boba activated the ship aiming it at Obi-wan. Hanging on the ledge the ship Jango fired a rocket from his jetpack causing Obi-wan to fly back dropping his lightsaber in the process. Boba then fired the ships cannons causing Obi-wan to fall further back. When he saw Jango flying towards him he jumped up and kicked him in the stomach causing Jango to drop one of his blasters. Blocking another kick from Obi-wan Jango twisted the Jedi in the air before Obi-wan kicked him in his helmeted head. The two then got to their feet and Obi-wan blocked an incoming punch before Jango headbutted him hard. Noticing his lightsaber he used the Force to call it to his hand unaware Jango jetted upward and lassoed his hands together disrupting the aim and the weapon tumbled under one of the railings. Being pulled along by the line Obi-wan rolled and pulled the line across a pole causing Jango to spiral and detach his jetpack before it exploded. Jango stumbled to grab his blaster before Obi-wan kicked him off the railing with the line still connected. "Oh no not good" he muttered before being pulled with Jango. Sliding down the slope Jango activated a gauntlet blade and dug it into the metal slope. Obi-wan still sliding down fell off connected to the line hanging on for dear life. With the line still connected Jango slowing slid down before he managed to clip the line causing Obi-wan to go tumbling down. Jango then made his way back up while Obi-wan finally removed his bindings and used the line as a grappling hook stopping his decent. Noticing the railing in front of him he swung forward and backflipped onto it before using the Force to open the door and sprinted inside. He managed to get to the landing pad just in time for Jango to fly off. Obi-wan grabbed his lightsaber and reached in his pocket to throw a homing device on the ship as it flew away. Deactivating his lightsaber he ran off to get to his own ship.