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Chapter 4.

Anakin's speeder skidded to a stop in front of the Nubian Museum. It had stopped raining for the time being, and everything was covered in a glistening wetness while the skies above promised more rain. Anakin took a deep breath and turned to Luke and Leia in the back seat.

"Ok kids, I've got a really important job for you." The twins leaned forward. "I need you two to guard the speeder." Luke and Leia glared at their father, really, guard the speeder, that was the important job.

"Protect the speeder?" Luke asked. Leia rolled her eyes.

"Come on dad. We may be kids but we aren't stupid." Anakin smiled at his children.

"I know."

"I volunteer to stay with them." Sabe stated hurriedly. She most certainly did not want to fight any mummies tonight. Anakin looked over at Sabe. She got his message loud and clear. The kids protect the speeder, she protects the kids. Sabe nodded at her brother-in-law in understanding. "You two better get going before Padme goes and saves herself." She stated before Obi-Wan and Anakin got out of the speeder.

Unconsciously, Anakin rolled up his sleeves fully revealing the tattoo on his arm. Obi-Wan watched as Anakin popped open the speeders trunk and unlocked the compartment that held his weapons stash, revealing an assortment of blasters, vibro-blades, swords, knives, energy clips of all kinds, and of course Anakin's lightsaber. He grabbed the Saber and clipped it to his belt.

"You want the compact blaster?" He asked Obi-Wan. The Jedi rolled his eyes,

"If you insist on using those uncivilized weapons, then I'll take the repeater." Anakin handed him the blaster and grabbed the modified blaster rifle he preferred, slinging it over his shoulder and grabbing an assortment of other weapons.

Obi-Wan's eyes fell once again on the symbol of Anakin's wrist and the dark lines that weaved up his arm.

"If I told you I am a traveler seeking the unknown…" Anakin felt the Force breath to life around before automatically replying.

"I'm a traveler and I'm the unknown you seek." Anakin frowned, "Where the kriff did that come from?" Obi-Wan grinned and motioned at Anakin's arm.

"It's true then. You bear an ancient mark of our order. My teacher a man named

Qui-Gon Jinn, often spoke to me of a powerful Force User called the 'Chosen One' he would bear that mark and be one of the most powerful Force practitioners the galaxy has ever known. One who could balance both the light and the dark side of the Force." Anakin took a hesitant step back, his mind automatically went back to the temple where they had found the bracelet, and Luke and Leia had said that they had found a cartouche with the same symbol as the one on his wrist. Anakin was suddenly filled with unease.

"No, this was just the result of a drunken night when I was a teenager. Not a sign that I'm some sort of hero of legend or 'Chosen one'." Anakin slid a blaster pistol into a holster on his waist. "What ever you think I am, you are wrong." Obi-Wan wisely let the conversation drop. Right now was about saving Padme. But he and Anakin would continue the conversation at some point in the near future.

Padme viciously fought against the restraints she had been bound in as her captors carried her through the Nubian Museum and into the back storage that held old exhibits that were no longer in the public collection. Her eyes widened, it had been transformed into some sort of impromptu temple. There were more of those red robed beings that had broken into her home, praying in a large circle bowing towards an amber-like cocoon in the middle of the circle. There was even a burning alter at the end of the room. Standing behind the tall flames Padme could just barely make out two figures, slowly the pair stepped out from behind the alter. Padme recognized the first as being Count Dooku the current curator of the museum. The second was a Mirialan woman, Padme felt like she knew the strange woman, but her mind couldn't place her. Strangely, the woman didn't have the traditional facial tattoos associated with her race. Instead of being made up of small purple diamonds she had two dark purple lines running from the corners of her lower lip. When her eyes met Padme's a coldness like nothing else took hold in Padme's chest. The Mirialan smirked and from within her robes pulled out an all too familiar tome carved out of black stone. The last time Padme had seen that book had been over ten years ago as a temple collapsed around her and Anakin, The Book of The Dead. Padme watched as the woman handed the book to Dooku before disappearing back into the shadows of the room. Hells, they even had the blasted key to unlock the damn thing. Dooku place the book on a small table and opened the key. They had the book, they had the key, the only thing that was missing. Padme turned towards the amber cocoon, they wouldn't dare raise him. Not again. Padme was vaguely aware of the room darkening around her as Dooku read from the cursed book, her eyes were locked onto the cocoon. A scream filled the air and the Amber of the cocoon shattered. From it, stepped a creature of nightmare that Padme thought she would never have to face again, Sidious.

"Fuck."

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Anakin and Obi-Wan moved silently through the museum. Everything was bathed in inky blackness of the rain drenched, cloud covered night. The two felt the darkness bubbling coldly against their skin. It started to build until a roar filled their ears causing the two Force users to flinch. Wind howled through the enclosed space. Then everything was silent. Anakin looked over at Obi-Wan.

"That wasn't good." From behind Anakin came an ear piercing screech, jumping he turned to find the remains of a Naboo royal fighting against the glass case that protected the body. The room was suddenly full of dead Naboo trying to escape the exhibit and probably tear Anakin and Obi-wan limb from limb.

"The Book of the Dead." Obi-Wan stated darkly, his blaster pointed at the glass cases. "Sidious has risen again."

"Then what are we waiting for?" The two men dashed out of the exhibit hall, following the distant sounds of chanting.

Back in the makeshift temple Sidious glared around the room, luckily failing to notice Padme. He turned as Dooku slowly approached, carrying the book of the dead with him.

"You! Who are you?" Dooku bowed to Sidious.

"I am your humble servant my lord. We have called to you because the year of the Griffin is upon us." Sidious straitened, his ligaments pulling and cracking as he moved. Padme shivered in disgust at the sounds.

"Truly?"

"Yes my lord." Sidious laughed darkly, a horrible sound the reverberated through the large room.

Meanwhile, the mysterious woman once again appeared from the shadows. Padme watched as she walked strait up to the mummy. In that single moment, she transformed, green skin turned pure white, dark shadows appeared around her eyes, her hair turned silver becoming cropped close to one side of her head, and silk and jewels covered her body. The vision vanished as she stopped in front of Sidious, her eyes shown bright with hunger as she stared down the creature.

"I am Asajj Ventress reincarnated." She said in perfect ancient Coruscanti. Sidious looked the woman up and down examining her closely.

"Yes you are, I can sense you are her, yet your body may appear different. You are my Asajj soon I will rescue your soul from the underworld and you will be truly whole." He ran a bone finger down the side of the woman's face. "Nothing will be able to stop us." Barriss or Asajj smiled darkly. High above the morbid reunion Anakin and Obi-Wan hid on a balcony overlooking the storage room.

"You know a couple of years ago this would have seemed really strange to me." Anakin muttered sarcastically as he moved back into the darkness to get in position for their ambush.

"How is it not still strange?" Obi-Wan quipped once he was sure Anakin was out of earshot. Down below Dooku and Grievous were trying to open the chest, but the key could not be located. Grumbling Dooku used a mix of acids to break the seal. Once the acid had done it's work Dooku carefully lifted the lid from the chest. He paled when he looked inside. Grievous pulled out the missing key and a statue of Naboo's moon Goddess.

"Where is the Bracelet?" Dooku hissed. Grievous growled and broke the little statue in his clawed hand. Thinking back to the two troublesome children from the house.

"I think I know."

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Outside the museum, Luke and Leia sat on the hood of their father's speeder telling their aunt the legend of Amun Sher.

"At the top of the Golden Pyramid stands a diamond that reflected the sun luring travelers to a horrible, painful, agonizingly slow death." Leia recounted, Luke rolled his eyes at his sister and her theatrics. Sabe was more interested in the diamond than whatever horrors Leia was talking about anyway. A loud clap of thunder followed by an unnaturally strong gust of wind cut Leia short.

"I've got a bad feeling about this." Luke muttered eyeing the cuff encircling Leia's wrist.

Inside the museum, Barriss turned towards Padme at last.

"I've a gift for you." Sidious followed Asajj's reincarnation's gaze. Recognition flashed in his jaundiced eyes.

"Her!" Padme glared at the pair.

"Yes, I know it will please you to watch her die." The woman motioned to the robed figures and several stepped forward and lifted the platform Padme had been placed on. Padme still struggled with her bonds.

"You won't win. Just you wait, I'll put you back in your grave again!" Padme screamed as they carried her towards the large burning fire pit.

"Not if we put you in yours first." Dooku said coldly.

"Burn her!" Barriss shouted with sickening glee. Padme swore as she was lifted towards the pit. Just as she was about to be tossed in Anakin appeared on the other side. Igniting his lightsaber he leaped over the burning pit grabbing his wife as blaster fire filled the air from above them, causing their enemies to panic and run for cover. The pair rolled to the ground, Anakin quickly cut the ropes on Padme's wrists and ankles with the saber before deactivating it and replacing it on his belt. He tossed his wife one of his blaster pistols and the pair jumped up. Obi-Wan kept shooting as Dooku's men began to regain their wits and went for their own blasters. Sidious stood in the middle of the chaos bolts cutting through him uselessly. He merely laughed. Padme cocked her blaster as Anakin pulled his rifle off his back.

"Here we go again." Padme muttered. Anakin looked over at his wife.

"Lets get started." And the couple opened fire.

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Author's Note: It's 2:30 in the bloody morning but I just had to get this out. I'm too tired to actually make notes about this chapter. Just that any dialogue in italics is ancient Coruscanti. Now if you excuse me I'm going to bed.