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"Never mess with the young of a hawk-bat." Anakin had advised her years ago, "Especially when the mother is around. It may just be the last thing you ever do."
That memory sprang to Ahsoka's mind when Padme entered the room. She reminded her of a mother hawk-bat, prepared to unleash her wrath upon the predator who dares threatens her eggs.
The former senator stood at the door, breathing calmly spite the fact that her eyes were full of fiery anger. Her blaster tip was aimed at Sidious's face and she stood with her eyes fixed on him and only him. She reminded Ahsoka of a warrior goddess, one who doesn't going to give a seconds hesitation to kill those who have hurt the ones she loved.
"Answer me." She demanded, as two astromech droids appeared on either side of her. Ahsoka recognized R2-D2, Anakin's droid, and also the one on her left was-
"R7?" Ahsoka asked in a quiet voice. Her astro droid beeped back at her.
"Yeah, he was at your ship, trying to get help when I landed." Padme told her, still glaring at Sidious, "R2 was just arriving at the other ship beside yours."
"Padme, what are you doing here?" Anakin asked, "I asked you to stay-"
"Yes, Anakin Skywalker, I know what you said." Padme interrupted, not even glancing at her husband, "Did you really think that I was just going to sit at home waiting for you to return when our children's lives are in danger?"
He opened his mouth to protest, but Sidious decided to cut in. "Ah, my dear Padme Amidala. Or I guess I should call you Padme Skywalker now." She didn't even blink at that comment. He sighed, "It was brave for you to come here, my dear, but I'm afraid that your Naboo Blaster is no match for me."
She breathed steadily at the doorway. "You tortured my children. You hired bounty hunters to come to my house in the middle of the night and took them. I will make sure you die even if I had only my hands to do so with."
Sidious cackled. "You overestimate yourself and underestimate me." He said simply. Ahsoka saw his cloak move a tiny bit. Just enough to see her lightsaber at his side. If only she could reach it without him noticing...
"Perhaps the same goes with you." Padme told him. "You underestimate me and my family."
"Padme, please-" Anakin asked standing up, wanting her to stop before she did anything she regretted.
"Oh, Anakin, be quiet." His wife demanded, not sparing a glance at him.
Ahsoka rolled off her back and onto her stomach. She was facing Sidious's back. If only she could grab her weapon, then she could take care of the Sith and fix everything before anyone else got hurt.
"No, my dear, you should listen to him." Sidious said, "After all, he was just about to join me?"
"What?" Padme asked, looking at her husband for the first time since she arrived.
"I told you, Sidious, I'll never join you." Anakin said as he picked up his lightsaber and moved slowly towards his wife.
The Sith sighed, "But, it's either that, or you murder me and eventually your anger will turn you to the Dark Side yourself."
"Ah, but I'm killing you to save thousands of lives." Anakin told him with that famous glare. "Including Ahsoka's and Luke's and Leia's."
Ahsoka was having troubling crawling silently up to Sidious, and still having her hands bound wasn't exactly helping.
Sidious cackled again, "You, too, underestimate me. And what I can do not only to your children, but your wife as well."
The twins, who were unconscious at Sidious's feet the entire time, has roused a bit. Leia had lifted her head slowly, blinking towards her parents. "Mo-mommy?" She asked weakly.
Padme lowered her blaster half an inch as she saw her daughter's face. Her cut on her cheek had begun bleeding slightly again and there was a large bruise on her forehead. Not to mention her hair was a tangled mess and her pink nightgown was torn at the bottom.
"What have you done with her, you bastard?" She yelled at Sidious, getting a tighter grip on her blaster.
"How dare you talk to me like that." Sidious growled. He held his hands out to Padme and struck blue lightning at her.
Ahsoka stopped moving to see what happened. Anakin had been quick and blocked the lightning from his wife with his blue lightsaber. Ahsoka knew now was the time to grab her own lightsaber while Sidious was distracted. She reached forward slowly, inches away from it...
Then it came. The pain. Someone yanked on her back lekku. That person was pulling hard, dragging Ahsoka backwards to the ground. She yelled as the agony took over her thoughts. She was almost blinded by all of it when her back met the cold floor. As she clutched her skull, she looked up to see who decided to do this cruel act. That person was none other than Cad Bane.
He stood above her, and had his blaster aimed at her forehead. "Don't tell me you didn't deserve that, after what you gave me." He lifted his hat up to reveal a large bump on his skull.
Ahsoka breathed heavily, trying to forget the pain. "Don't tell me you didn't deserve that bump, after you kidnapped the kids and threatened to kill them if I didn't stay quiet!"
Bane chuckled quietly. "Maybe I'll just kill you now so we won't have to worry about you being loud anymore."
Sidious held up her lightsaber. "Looking for this, child?" He asked.
Ahsoka glared at him. Instead of answering, she kicked him in the shin and quickly grabbed her weapon out of his hands while she jumped up onto her feet. She unsheathed it and cut her bonds in half so her hands were free. She backed up to stand by the twins, holding the green lightsaber tip at Sidious.
"You're now outnumbered." She said to him, "I suggest you either let us go, or face the consequences."
"Ahsoka-" Anakin said quietly, unsure about her idea.
The Sith Lord simply laughed at her. "You and your master are no match for me. Bane, take care of the former senator while I handle these two."
"With pleasure." The bounty hunter said taking another blaster out of his side.
"Padme, take the kids and go." Anakin whispered.
Padme glanced at him, "But, Ani-"
"Padme, I advise you do it and fast." Ahsoka said, holding her weapon out, preparing to fight.
Bane began to shoot towards her the same time Sidious unsheathed his red lightsaber. Ahsoka blocked the blasts from Bane's gun as Anakin gestured for Leia and the half-awake Luke to come to him.
Leia quickly ran to her mother as Ahsoka jumped to Bane and sliced his right blaster in half. He quickly ducked under her next blow and ran to the door. R2 had shut it though before he reached it.
"Looks like you're stuck." Ahsoka said to him, smiling. He simply turned to her slowly and took something out of his pocket. It was a ticking bomb. "Look out!" Ahsoka shouted as she ducked. Padme and Leia did the same. The bomb was thrown at the wall left to the door and it made a pretty big hole with the view of the river of lava. Bane got away with his rocket boots and flew out the hole he made and escaped on his ship.
Ahsoka stood up, glancing at Padme and Leia. They seemed fine as they scrambled to their feet. Then, Ahsoka's attention turned to Anakin, who was now in a duel with Sidious.
"Well, Anakin, if you don not join me, perhaps your son will." The Sith said to him while Anakin held the red lightsaber away with his blue one.
Ahsoka rushed over to him, crying out, "Master!" They both turned to her while Padme told R2 to get the door opened again.
She and Anakin both was still less than a challenge to the Sidious. He fought them both off with skill and grace only one of the Dark Side could. He tried to get Ahsoka killed the same time he wanted Anakin to get very angry. This almost happened a few times as they circled around the room. And to top it all off, Luke was still laying in the middle, very weak and confused.
As Ahsoka blocked a very close blow towards her neck, she heard Padme shout from near the door, "Luke! Sweetie, wake up and come to Mommy!" Luke lifted his head, blinking towards his mother and slowly scrambled to his feet.
Sidious saw this as well, and quickly Force-pushed Ahsoka and Anakin against the wall across from the hole made by Bane. They were pinned as Luke finally got up and began to run towards Padme's outstretched arms.
He wasn't even close when Sidious held out his hand and Force-choked him.
A/N: Well? What did you think? Please review and I swear the next chapter will be out WAY sooner!