Chapter 3- Betrayal

A/N: I have no excuse for the long-awaited update and can only hope you can forgive my laziness. Enjoy this chapter and I'll have you know I'm already starting the next!

X Anakin's POV X

I stirred quietly, stretching my limbs and opening my eyes to glance at the satin sheets in front of me. I snapped into an upright position not recognizing the room for a moment until the stupor of sleep had completely left my system. I glanced beside me to see Obi-wan's naked form hanging off of the edge of the bed, the sheets offering him no protection.

I slipped out of bed quietly stopping for a moment as Obi-wan started to stir. He slumped back down into the embrace of the pillows scattered about him. I slipped on my robes scattered at the foot of my bed brief images returning to me last night.

I sat down in the armchair on the other side of the room and began to inspect my saber looking it over. I cleaned the dirtied hilt with a damp cloth enjoying the reflective seen the soft silver emitted after a cleaning. Obi-wan stirred and slipped out of bed and walked over to me planting a kiss on my lips. I broke the kiss and laughed at him standing annoyed in the room, "Get dressed!"

He nodded irritably and slipped on his Jedi Robes and clipped his lightsaber to his hip and turned for the door already open. Master Yoda entered raising an eyebrow at my presence. "Skywalker up early you are," he said inquisitively.

"Just eager to know my fate," I said with subtlety.

Master Yoda narrowed his eyes a growl stuck in his throat. "Ready for you the Council is."

I followed Yoda and Obi-wan down the corridor into the transpirasteel lift and watched the Padawans shrink to ants as we ascended into the upper reaches of the Temple. The three of us stood motionless in absolute silence until the doors swung open to reveal the ornate sealed doors leading into the Council chambers across the curved bend of the tower.

I exited last allowing Yoda and Obi-wan to enter first to take their respective seats. Obviously, I was no longer considered a member of the Council with the Chancellor's death. No doubt they would add that to their arsenal to throw at me any moment now.

I stood silently in the center of the room my back to the obelisk decorating the center of the room that had stood here for thousands of years. Yoda spoke first breaking the eerie silence, "Skywalker, know why you're here do you?" he asked.

I cleared my throat, swallowing the nervousness that overcame me for a moment, "Yes."

"Then accept you do that you have fallen to the dark side?" he asked.

"I didn't say that," I snapped a hint of rage flashing through me.

Yoda stared in me with disbelief clouding his eyes. Ki-Adi-Mundi spoke next, "Anakin…I have watched you grow from a young boy to a grown man among our Order, but there are times when your judgment is clouded," he said uneasily.

I nodded quietly waiting for him to continue. He cleared his throat about to continue before Yoda broke in chided Ki-Adi-Mundi, "Not the time this is for nostalgia," he snapped, "Tainted by the dark side he is, no doubt there is."

Shaak Ti broke in trying to help me, "There is always redemption Master Yoda," she said softly, "It has happened many a time over the course of Jedi history."

"A thousand years I almost have lived, from the dark side no one has returned since been on the Council I have," grumbled Yoda.

"Have you ever thought Master Yoda that's because you refuse to accept that someone can return from the clutches of the dark side," snapped Obi-wan, his irritation evident.

Yoda glared at Obi-wan his voice dangerously low, "Child I am not, do not lecture me Kenobi."

"Watch that temper Master Yoda, I have heard it leads to the dark side," I said triumph hidden in my eyes. Everyone but Yoda stared at me with shock in their gaze. Yoda turned from Yoda to me and extended his little clawed fingers pulling me closer with the Force abruptly. I froze immobilized by Yoda's sheer power and he growled at me, "It's time for a vote I think. All in favor of exiling Skywalker?" he asked.

A few Council members raised their hands. I couldn't help but notice the four empty seats due to the events of the night before last. Yoda continued, "All in favor of immediate execution before everyone in the Temple."

My blood ran cold and my hand instinctively fell to my sides. Yoda raised a clawed hand and Ki-Adi-Mundi followed after a long period of hesitation, "For Kit and Mace," he whispered. Obi-wan jumped up outraged, "You can't do this Master Yoda."

"Tell do not what I can and cannot do Master Kenobi," snarled Yoda. Shaak silenced everyone and spoke, "I think you're taking things a little too far Master Yoda," she whispered. Yoda ignored her and waited for another vote but none came.

"At a stalemate we are it seems," he said grimly, "As Grand Master I cast another vote to break the tie," he said.

Obi-wan stared at me his eyes wide with fear. Shaak quickly pressed the screen, faintly glowing attached to her wrist and it beeped faintly in recognition to her touch. Yoda raised an eyebrow at her but ignored her actions and rose from his seat.

"Skywalker to the entrance hall we all go," said Yoda his lightsaber held unignited in his hand.

I nodded and Yoda surprised me pressing in a keystone on the obelisk and the floor around it descended quickly the platform hurtling at a fast rate to the main floor of the Temple. Shaak answered my unspoken question, "It's for if we need to make a quick escape," she said solemnly. The floor opened beneath us, a gaping maw in the dome above the entrance hall. The platform slowed and touched the ground with a dull thud, the repulsors stopping a crash landing.

The hall was crowded with Jedi everywhere; every Jedi in the flaming sector had to be here to witness my execution. I scanned the crowd for friendly faces but only seemed to find stoic masks on every Master, Knight and Padawan watching this unfold.

Master Yoda, Ki-Adi-Mundi and the Kaminoan Master activated their blades. My face was illuminated before the crowd with tinges of green, blue, and orange. I stared quietly at Obi-wan, blinking away a tear before it could be seen. I swallowed the growing lump in my throat and lowered my gaze to lower staring defiantly at Yoda. I looked up to everyone around and roared loud enough for everyone to hear, "SO THIS IS HOW JUSTICE DIES!?"

Shocked murmurs rippled through the crowd and even Master Yoda stopped, completely taken aback. I stared past Obi-wan at Shaak Ti smiling mysteriously at me. What's she up too?

Her comm beeped loudly and Yoda turned stopped gain to stay the execution for another moment. She clicked a few buttons and it shut off and ignored Yoda's irritated glare. He raised his green blade and I stared at the floor. I won't stand for this! He flicked his wrist and brought his blade down for my neck faster than the eye could follow. I rolled back away from the blade and lashed out with the Force, blasting the tiny green creature away from me.

Obi-Wan's eyes widened and he ran forward trying to stop everything. Ki-Adi-Mundi ignored him and leapt into action, his saber a blue blur to my eyes. I snatched my own blade off of my waist and deflected every blow and spun around counter-clockwise and planted a kick to his chest sending him reeling. The Kaminoan stepped in and I barely deflected his own orange blade and jumped back cautious, having never witnessed his fighting style.

His black eyes stared emotionlessly at me and he sliced for my throat, intending for a quick clean kill. I dove aside and charged startling him. I seized the advantage and took on the offensive with a flurry of strikes from all directions. I spotted Cin Drallig and Serra Keto passing from the crowd to join the fray.

I jumped startled as a speeder roared into the entrance hall and a hand snatched me off the ground and threw me on the back and I watched the Masters fade away as we departed out the open doors. Obi-wan watched me fade away a smile plastered across his face and jumped as he was lifted off the ground with the Force and Shaak Ti sprinted forward propelled by the Force and jumped on to the next speeder with Obi-wan.

Yoda watched us fade away onto the horizon struggling to control his emotions, "Standing here why are you all?! Catch them," he growled. Cin and Serra instantly sprinted off with Ki-Adi-Mundi right behind them. The Kaminoan fell back standing beside Yoda.

I turned my attention to the driver of the Republic scout speeder that had been my rescuer to see Ashoka in front of me. She glanced back and smiled at me her Padawan braid now gone, "Hey Skyguy, saved your butt again."

I smiled my hair whipping about in the wind and I roared over the sound of the traffic in the skylanes above us, "Where are we going?" I glanced behind us to watch our twin speeder following and Ashok pointed to the spaceport above us a couple sectors up. I nodded eager to get off of Coruscant to leave all of these horrible memories behind.

Ashoka veered off course as security drones drove toward us a ways away. She zipped into a tunnel rounding up the spiraling structure and engaged the repulsors to zip right over the skylanes, carving her own route. The repulsors flickered and we scraped the chassis along the edge of the next tunnel to bring us level with the mouth of the spaceport, barely making the landing. I spotted the speeder still following a little bit behind. "Who is the other driver?" I asked impressed with their skill.

"You'll see," said Ashoka with a wry smile.

I nodded and watched the unalert clones suspiciously as we flew into the main entrance to the spaceport and jumped off of the speeder. Ashoka sprinted ahead propelled by the Force towards the private hangars and I knew there must be a ride waiting.

I glanced behind me to see Obi-wan, Shaak Ti and the mystery driver obscured by a cowl and put it off for later watching Ashoka key in a code quickly to open the doors. She entered ducked as a green blade swung for her neck effortlessly from Master Drallig. Serra pivoted around him and lashed out with her dual sabers sending a shower of sparks everywhere as they collided with Ashoka's green blade.

I activated my own saber taking comfort in the familiar snap-hiss and leapt to the offensive and charged Cin with a flurry of attacks. He deftly deflected every blow and sprinted to the side coming at me from behind.

Ashoka ignited her other blade and fought Serra viciously swerving and sending rapid blasts of the Force at her to throw her off. Serra flipped over a huge blast thrown her way by Obi-wan to subdue a fatal blow aimed at Ashoka's chest. Ashoka turned to Obi-wan nodded thanks and leapt back into the fray seizing her immediate advantage.

Serra blocked the blows by locking her blades into an X and somersaulted forward and brought her blades up to shear through Ashoka viciously. Ashoka backflipped out of harm's way and onto the landing ramp of the Corellian corvette, its engines activating.

I swerved dodging Cin's efforts to spear me from behind and caught him in a tight Force grip lifting him into the air. Gathering power, I blasted him over the corvette and into the sealed hangar doors roughly. He slumped to the floor, clearly dazed from impact.

Obi-wan and Shaak Ti activated their blades and charged at Serra routing her back to the entrance to the hangar. Serra gave ground growling in frustration for being put on the defensive.

Master Aayla Secura raced down the landing ramp and stood beside Ashoka screaming at us, "Come on we have to go!" Ashoka raced up the ramp past her and entered into the cockpit and keyed in the sequence to open the hangar doors. Cin rolled free as air rushed in and the containment field flickered to life to protect us from the elements. I ran up the landing ramp and Obi-wan followed me blasting Serra out the door and ripping it shut with the Force. Twin green blades stabbed through the door and began to carve a hole reducing the door to slag. Shaak and Obi-wan sprinted up the ramp past Aayla with their speeder pilot behind them, their face still obscured within the shadows of their hood.

Serra cut through the door finally and sprinted across the hangar as the ramp started to rise. Aayla blasted her away from the corvette and the ramp sealed with a hiss and Ashoka lowered the containment field, flicking several switches. The corvette rose and its engines flared roaring out of the hangar and leaving a vacuum of air in its wake. Cin stabbed his saber into the floor holding on for his life and Serra did the same stabbing both into the wall to stop her momentum.

The hangar doors sealed shut leaving the two beaten and battered. I quickly entered the massive bridge and stared down into the alcove at Ashoka and Aayla in the pilot and co-pilot's seats. Shaak stood staring at the monitors in the main expanse of the bridge watching for the scanners and the Holonet for any signs of activity.

The corvette tore through the sky leaving the sound of security vehicles behind and broke through the cover of the clouds the entire vessel shaking as the broke through the atmosphere. Venator-class capital ships hovered ominously ahead and I stared out the viewport apprehensively but no danger came and we passed the fleet with no trouble. Ashoka engaged the corvette into hyperspace and we left the system far behind.

She spun around in her chair, "I set the ship into a series of jumps to shake anyone following us, but we still have to decide where we're going."

I stood in silence quietly and jumped down the stairs to the alcove and keyed in a final route into the navigation system and looked up at everyone staring at me expectedly. "We're going to Tython, birthplace of the Jedi Order," I said.

A/N: End of chapter 3! Hoped you liked. Please review guys I see the amount of readers you know. More reviews inspires quicker updates otherwise I think people just don't like my story because they're not reviewing so I don't update for like 3 months :/

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