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Darth Sidious, also known as Chancellor Palpatine, reclined in his chair, thinking about the very interesting conversation he has just had with the fools on the Jedi Council. The Chosen One and his friends, whisked onto a Force-sensitive planet. Something about a Padawan turning to the dark side, but that didn't really interest Sidious. It was only a Padawan.
What really interested Sidious was Anakin and the test he'd taken.
Phrases like astonishing display of Force abilities, and controlling the most powerful beings in the galaxy, floated through his head.
Control.
Control was something Sidious sought out over all other things. To control the galaxy, and all the beings in it. But to control like that...
Suddenly Sidious felt a familiar Force signature, mostly light, but stained with darkness. The door opened and one of his aides ushered Anakin inside Sidious's office. The young Jedi bowed.
"You're Excellency."
"Hello, Anakin," Sidious said, letting a smile come to his face.
"Chancellor, I don't have much time," Anakin said. "My troops are preparing to leave for our next mission as we speak."
"Of course, my boy, this won't take long," Sidious replied. "I heard from the Jedi Council what happened on you're last mission, but I wanted to hear it from you. What happened between you and you're apprentice?" Sidious waited for his reaction to the one thing he knew Anakin wouldn't want to talk about.
A series of expressions marched across Anakin's face and he hesitated. Finally, he began to speak.
Sidious listened politely as Anakin described how his Padawan had fallen under a spell of the dark side and how he fought her. However, when Anakin told of how the personification of the dark side, or the Son, snuffed out his Padawan's life with a touch to the forehead, he had Sidious's full attention.
But, from what I've heard, she's perfectly fine! Sidious managed to keep his expression neutral. "And?" He prompted Anakin, now eager to hear the rest.
When Anakin explained how the dying personification of the light side, or the Daughter used Anakin to channel her own life force into Ahsoka, Sidious almost leaped out of his seat in very un-Chancellor like behaviour.
It is possible, he thought. I've heard of saving people from death. But bringing someone back to life? And by someone that powerful? A though crept into his mind, but he shoved it aside.
Sidious focused again on Anakin who was staring out the window at the millions of speeders. "She doesn't remember anything," Anakin concluded. "I'd like to keep it that way. Its bad enough that I remember."
Sidious felt the young Jedi's rage toward the Son just thinking about that day. This was good. If Sidious could train him to use that anger, he would make a very good apprentice. But until then...
"You did well, Anakin," Sidious told him. "Bringing someone back to life- that's unheard of."
Anakin gave him a weak smile. "Bringing someone back to life means they have to be dead in the first place. I don't ever want to go though that again." He checked the time. "I have to go. Goodbye, Chancellor."
Sidious had one more question for him. "Anakin?"
Anakin paused at the door.
"If you could go back to that day... would you kill the Son again?"
Anakin's eyes flashed as he answered. "Yes." And with that, he was gone.
Sidious immediately dropped the smile and kindly manner and let the thoughts into his mind, Anakin and the test forgotten.
The girl had been brought back to life.
The girl had been brought back to life by an extremely powerful being.
If the Daughter had somehow channelled some of her Force power into Ahsoka, she could possibly be a threat. And all threats needed to be eliminated.
Sidious reached into a drawer in his desk and pulled out a holoprojector. An image of Count Dooku flickered in to view and immediately sank to his knees.
"Lord Tyrannus, I have discovered someone who could possibly be a danger to our goals." Sidious said. He quickly explained his findings. "Tano must be eliminated."
"Milord," Tyrannus began. "Do you really think this... child could be a threat?"
"She was trained well by Skywalker," Sidious reminded him. "And she may have power greater than some of the fools on the Jedi Council."
Tyrannus seemed to be pondering this. "Master, if she was trained by Skywalker, would she maybe have the same traits he has? Could she possibly be turned?"
"Hmm." Sidious turned this over in his mind. "Yes. Yes. She would make a nice replacement for your last assassin. If she cannot be turned, she will make nice bait for Skywalker's fall." He turned to face Tyrannus's hologram. "Skywalker and his Padawan are headed for Gavern. Send someone to... meet them there."
In the next chapter, Anakin and Ahsoka land on Gavern and find out truth about the superweapon...