A word from the Author: Hey there everyone, this is jediclonecowgirl, with the fourth chapter of "Escaping on Christophsis", what also comes back from winter-break. I know, that it has been a really long time, but I sadly ran outta ideas...ONCE AGAIN! It's getting on my nerves, but I'm just gonna start now.
Rex woke up and noticed, that Padmé sat next to him. It had just become day on Christophsis. Padmé had her blaster in her hand, but she had spotted, that Rex was awake and smiled at him.
"I'm glad to see, that you are finally awake Captain Rex.", she whispered gently.
"Why the weapon senator?", Rex asked.
"I heared some suspicious things last night. I sounded like battle droids were pattrolling through the area.", Padmé mumbled.
"But as soon as I had pulled out my weapon, everything was quiet again.", Padmé added then.
"You too? I heared footsteps of battle droids either, but as soon as I had my finger on the trigger of my weapon, everything was quiet again.", Rex told Padmé.
Suddenly they heared footsteps of battle droids again and this time they were getting closer to their position.
"Oh no!", Padmé hissed.
"I have a bad feeling about this.", Rex mumbled.
Padmé quickly got to her feet and helped up Rex. She had spotted a cave. It was not far away from the position, where the republic gunship had crashed.
"Let's hide in there. When we are quick enoug, the droids will think, that there were no survivors.", Padmé suggested.
"I just can tag along senator. The droids are not smart enough to look for us in there and besides, I am the one, who has to follow.", Rex said.
The Captain and the senator from Naboo got to the cave as quick as it was possible, especially for Rex. As the droids arrived, they thought, that no one of the clones had survived this crash and, that Padmé probably escaped.
"Let's report it to Count Dooku.", one of the droids said.
"Roger, roger.", the other droids said one after the other.
As Padmé was sure, that the droids were far enough away, the two of them came outta the cave again.
"Dooku. He got his hands in this.", Padmé snarled, as she sat Rex down carefully.
"Do you think, that it was no accident, that we got shot down?", Rex asked.
"That's never an accident Captain.", Padmé replied.
"No...I mean, that they knew, that you were on this gunship and shot it down to get you killed.", Rex added quickly.
"Why? I do not have a mortal enemies on the other side. Except for Nute Gunray, but he's too much of a coward to do a thing like this. Still...he wants to see me dead, since the battle of Naboo.", Padmé mubled.
"The jedi, the royal guards, my Headmaidens and I ruined his plans to take over Naboo, since I was the queen back then. I was only 13 years old. He sent really many droids there, but we managed to free the planet.", Padmé told her story.
"Still...I do not think, that he is in this thing, since the droids talked about Dooku. What about you Captain? Do you have any mortal enemies on the other side? I mean...you are a hero of the republic, so you must have enemies under the seperatists. Droids do not count.", Padmé then said a little later.
"Why would anyone try to assasinate me, since I could be killed in battle anytime? Clankers aren't smart enough to make up the plan, to hunt down a clone and I do not have mortal enemies on the other side.", Captain Rex said.
"Except for the fact, that droids are after you almost every day.", Padmé chuckled.
"You're right senator.", Captain Rex said and chuckled either.
"But still: Why is Dooku doing this? Why was our gunship shot down? Why are droids hunting us?", Padmé asked a few seconds later.
"I don't know, but I DO know one thing: We are not alone out here.", Captain Rex said.
Ending Word: Phew! It's finally done. Took me long engough...tee-hee. I'd love, if you'd leave some reviews behind. I recommend to you to do it quickly, before you have to hide from droids. I nothing left to tell ya anymore, so I'll only say bye, bye aaaaaannnnnd...
may the force be with you!