Todd narrowed his eyes."Did he just jumped out of the window?" he asked.
"I sure hope so. It give us one less Jedi to deal with." Said Mike,while dissembling his sniper rifle.
"And there will be a lot of Jedi to handle,if you really just killed a senator." Intervened Sean.
"Shut up and get the car ready." Hissed Mike.
"The money better be effing worth it,Mike."
"Trust me,Sean,this guy's legit. Said he's a separatist,or something."
"What do you mean,or something?"
"Shut up and get the fucking car or I'll shoot you in the face,Sean!"
"Okay,Okay,chill."
Sean walked to the cloud car.
"It's not my fault that you parked on a roof." He muttered to himself.
You could only guess how surprised he was when Anakin force-jumped above the car and separated his head from his shoulders.
Anakin landed softly on his legs.
"Now," he asked calmly, "Who wants to tell me who hired you?"
Mike pulled up his blaster and aimed it with shaky hands.
'Do-Don't get near me!" He shouted.
Anakin smiled. A cold,cruel smile. "Alright."
He held his hand in front of him and squeezed his hand into a fist.
Mike levitated in the air,trying to stop a hand that wasn't there from suffocating him.
"You see," Said Anakin coldly. "I can kill you without taking a step."
"Oh g-god.." choked the assassin. "P-please don't kill m-"
"Why should I take mercy of you?" Asked Anakin with rage. "You shot one of my men without even blinking."
"I-I k-now who is behind-"
Anakin opened his palm and Mike fell to the ground,panting and trying to catch his breath.
"Speek,or die."
"Durn K-kua." Gasped Mike.
"What?"
"The smuggler. He ordered the hit. H-He said i'ts a favor." Mike lifted his eyes with hope. "You'll let me go,like you promised...right?"
"No." Anakin raised his lightsaber and cut Mike's head clean off. "What gave you this impression?"

Anakin entered the apartment. "Padme? Rex?"
"Skywalker." Jedi master Mace Windu got up from the couch he was meditating on. "Senator Amidala was taken to Jedi temple. She told me you were going after the sniper,so i waited for you here. Have you find him? "
"Yes,master Windu."
"And...?"
"He told me that the man behind this is Durn Kua-"
"Durn Kua?" Windu narrowed his eyes. "The smuggler?"
"Yes."
"The recently dead mobster Durn Kua?"

One week earlier.

"Durn Kua." Said coldly the slim,dark figure in front of a large,throne-like chair.
"Ventress." The tall man on the throne bowed sardonically. "I am,of course,delighted by your presence. However,I have a crime empire to administrate,and I can't be troubled."
"I have a message from Count Dooku." Said the Sith acolyte shortly.
"Wasn't he satisfied by the way I handled the assassination in Senator Amidala?" Said the smuggler with a smug smile. "I hired my best hitmen."
"Of course you did." Ventress smiled and pulled a holo-transmitor from her cape.
The holo-transmitor started to broadcast a three-dimensional image of Mike picking his teeth with his fingernails.
"Is this the assassin you were talking about?" Said Ventress. "I can see why you chose him. It's probably because his so smart."
"Ah.." The smuggler gave Ventress his best smile. "You see,Count Dooku said he will pay the assassin,and I,ah,wanted to save him money. Yes,that's it."
"with great appreciation,lord Dooku serve you," Ventress took a step forward and with one,flowing motion she beheaded Kua. "Your head."

Now.

"Are you sure that we should walk in,master Windu?" Said Anakin.
"Do you want me to knock,Skywalker?" Replied Windu and blasted the door away with a force push. "Knock knock."
Anakin unsheathed his lightsaber with a tap of his finger,when a protocol droid came through the non-existent door.
"My master was expecting you,master Jedi." Bowed the droid.
"He did?" Windu exchanged a quick look with Anakin. "Then I guess we should see him."
The protocol droid led them through an exotic bar filled with shady criminals and hookers to a back room,where a cloaked figure was seating on a throne like chair.
"Master Jedi." said the figure with a deep,husky growl. "Welcome to my humble home."
"Ventress." Said Windu,unsheathing his violet lightsaber.
"How did you know it was me?" said the assassin with disappointment.
"You're wearing a fake mustache,Ventress." Said Anakin while cutting the protocol droid in half. "Do you think we are stupid?"
"Well," Said Ventress while reaching for her twin lightsabers, "I know you are."
Ventress jumped at the Jedi,holding her twin lightsabers,clashing at Mace and Anakin with such rage and brutal force that sent them flying in the air.
Mace landed swiftly on his feet and counter attacked,swinging his lightsaber with such speed and accuracy that Ventress is force to join her lightsabers to a saberstaff,only for the saberstaff to be cut in half. Windu sent a kick that hit Ventress in the face,and sent her flying across the room right outside the window,to the landing platform outside the bar.
She spit blood out of her mouth as Windu landed softly,throwing his cape. "Surrender."
"Die!" She screams and jumps at him yet again,and again he counters easily,sending his lightsaber from side to side in an impossible speed,and then punching her in the face.
She stumbles backwards.
Windu held his lightsaber to her throat.
"One move," He warned, "And you're dead."
"Yeah," Anakin stumbled across the window shreds. "Give him a reason,you bitch."
"Where were you?" Windu demanded. "I had to take her on my own."
"Sorry."

Location unknown
"Master," bowed Count Dooku.
"Speak,my apprentice."
"The Senator is alive,and Ventress was caught."
"Excellent." Smiled the cloaked figure. "Everything is going as I planned."
"Ahm.." Dooku got up. "Are you sure?"
"What do you mean?" Hissed Darth Sidious. "Of course it is. My great plan is in motion. The Sith will rule the galaxy,and we shall have-"
"I'm sorry,but I just can't see how this works for our benefit. Our best assassin is caught by the republic,and we failed in our attempt to kill Senator Amidala."
"Do you doubt me,Lord Tyranus?"
"Of course not,my master. I'm just wonder-"
"Wonder no more,my apprentice. In the next battle,the Confederacy will taste victory,and young Skywalker is sliding ever-closer to the dark side."