Chapter 3: The Moment

Phoebe had never been away from her sisters this long. And quite frankly, she really missed her siblings.

And by being over 24 light years away on Coruscant wasn't helping. But one thing that kept her busy was researching how a warlock was capable of being all the way out here…

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The Feeorin warlock walked through the damp corridors of a building within the Factory District.

He moved towards the shadows and a hand popped up. "Stop there."

The Feeorin stopped and nodded.

As the figure in the shadows moved out of the shadows, it was revealed to be Asajj Ventress.

Asajj wore a black, form fitting body suit with a matching cloak, its hood pulled on top of her bald head. "Did you kill the Duro?" she asked, her voice cold.

The Feeorin shook its head.

Asajj growled. "Why return to me, Dalit, if you didn't complete your mission!?!"

Dalit looked at her. "A Charmed One interrupted…."

Asajj's eyes grew big. "A WHAT!?!"

Dalit explained but Asajj told him that she knew what they were. But she was just shocked that a Charmed One would be all the way out here, let alone on Coruscant….

They'd have to do something about this….

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Padme' held her son, Chase, as she moved about the house. He looked so much like her father, Jobal. Chase cooed and looked up at her. She smiled back down at him as she sat him in his playpen.

Then, the doorbell rang and she went to answer it, dressed in a purple dress. The doors slid across and she was met by Jocasta's padawan.

"Hello, there," Padme' said with a smile.

"Master Windu has summoned you to his chambers," he said.

Padme' nodded. "Alright, thank you." She closed the doors and bit on her lower lip. She'd never met with Mace Windu alone before, it must be awfully important.

"C3-PO," she called.

The golden droid appeared in the room less then two minutes later. "Yes, my lady?"

"Will you watch after the children for me? I have to go to a meeting…."

"Sure, my lady," he replied.

Padme' grabbed the cloak that matched her dress and pulled the hood over her curly hair, then, she was on her way.

She found Master Windu in his study with his back to the window. "Take a set, Jedi Skywalker," he said, without hearing her come in.

That always sent a chill down Padme's back. But she took a seat without another thought.

Mace turned around to face her and his look was grave. "We…uh, have a bit of a situation here…"

Padme' sat up. "What is it?"

"The attack that happened in the library yesterday was…very….shocking…I never would have thought that something like that could've happened without any of the members of the Jedi Council sensing a disturbance in The Force. I feel horrible…and Yoda feels worse. I-I don't know how that happened without us feeling a thing. We didn't even know anything was wrong until a padawan came in and announced it to us."

"Master Windu, you can't blame yourself for what happened yesterday," Padme' told him. "What happened yesterday was an isolated incident! Not to many Jedi got hurt!"

"But the fact of the matter is, Jedi Skywalker, is that Jedi DID get hurt!"

Padme' held her tongue.

Mace looked at Padme'. "I need a favor."

"Anything."

"The Jedi that was primarily attacked, yesterday, the Duro…Jedi Knight Flan Her'pol…I need you to take him into protective service, under your wing."

Padme's eyes grew big. "WHAT?!!? Like…like a padawan?? Master… i-isn't he a little to…OLD..to be a padawan??"

"Not nessicarily a padawan, Padme'," Mace told her. "He needs protection, and I couldn't think of a better place then with you, the wife of one of our most powerful Jedi."

Padme' cocked her head. "Master Windu, with all respect, I'm not sure what I could possibly do…I'm only a knight myself…And Anakin has taken up a leave of absence, for the time being."

"Padme' please….Flan was almost killed yesterday, and we don't know why…."

"Mind you that I already have a partner that I've been assigned to, for the time being."

Mace took a deep breath. "Well then, I guess I'm going to have to assign him to your team then, huh? He'll accompany you and Ms. Halliwell on your next mission."

"But—"

He held up a hand to silence her. "No, buts, Jedi!! That's an order."

Padme' took a deep breath, stood, bowed, and left the room as swiftly as she could.