Short chapter, I know. But fate has smiled upon me, and we've got a major snow storm hitting my town. No school today or tomorrow, so I will have another chapter posted tomorrow! Enjoy!
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Padme stirred slightly, beginning to regain conscious. She was pushed against one of the control panels against a wall. She could hardly see what was going on. She could see the glowing blue of Anakin's lightsaber, what she could assume were his boots, and... Dooku? He was on the ground, not moving, smoke rising from his chest. Yes! Anakin you did it!
"Good Anakin! Good!" She heard someone say.
Wait. Chancellor Palpatine? Padme was now extremely confused. He should be on Naboo! Had he been captured? Padme began to move closer to see what was happening, but she quickly stopped. She was now able to see Anakin standing before Palpatine, his lightsaber still ignited. She may not have the Force on her side, but it didn't take much to give her a feeling that something was wrong. She figured it would be best to stay where she was. She tried her best to listen in on the conversation as Anakin began to speak.
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Anakin stood before Sidious, looking down at the now deceased Count Dooku. It felt right, which had Anakin worried. He turned to Sidious, who was still smiling.
"I knew you could do it, Anakin. Don't you feel powerful? You can stop the evil in th galaxy, bring peace!" He exclaimed. Anakin shook his head.
"And by the 'evil' you mean the Jedi? No way. Don't think you can get away with this. I can't let you get away." Anakin replied, holding his lightsaber in an attack position.
"You're not going to kill me, Anakin." Sidious laughed.
"Maybe," Anakin started, "But I will do what I must."
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Anakin leapt towards Sidious, who pulled his lightsaber out in time to block Anakin. This was so surreal for Anakin, never had he ever thought of fighting his mentor. Come on Skywalker! Focus! He snapped back into the right mindset in time to block perry from Sidious, their lightsabers hissing as they came into contact. Anakin stepped, pushing Sidious away, but Sidious quickly moved away, causing Anakin to stumble forward. Another blast of lightning erupted from Sidious's fingertips. Anakin cried out in agony as the electricity coursed throughout his body.
The lightning ceased, and Anakin was left on the ground.
"Keep going. You're not done yet. You can do this, Anakin." A voice called out to him, at least that's what it sounded like. He looked up, expecting to see Obi-Wan standing above him. No one was there. Anakin shrugged it off and jumped back up.
Sidious laughed as Anakin got back to his feet. Anakin summoned his lightsaber and reignited it. He began to charge at Sidious. It was blocked, and Sidious kicked Anakin in the chest. Anakin was pushed to his knees, lightsaber a few feet away. He tried quickly to catch his breath, but Sidious brought his lightsaber down on him. He caught Sidious by the wrists and went to kick him back. But before his foot was able to come into contact with Sidious's abdomen, Sidious jumped back onto a holoprojector, taking the high ground. Anakin jumped up, getting his lightsaber back and igniting it in midair, and striked at the Dark Lord. Sidious dropped his arms from his block, and circled his arms back around under Anakin's lightsaber and through the young Jedi Knight's prosthetic arm. There was a crackle of electricty from the robotic limb as it, and the lightsaber, fell to the ground. Anakin cried in pain as electrical pulses moved up into his brain as a result of the unexpected removal of his arm. This electricity was then replaced by more of the lightning from Sidious.
He was pushed back back down to the ground, black spots dancing in his vision. His breathing slowed, his mind finally clearing up. He reached out into the Force. Ahsoka. Ahsoka!