Saga Dark Secret: A Clone Wars Story (Anakin, Aayla, Padme) NEW INSTALLMENT

Just a few notes about this piece: One, it does not fit in with the official Clone Wars timeline; two, I wrote it a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... well, at least three years ago. My writing is vastly improved since then.

EDIT: The next scene incorporates a scene mentioned in the Revenge of the Sith novel by Matthew Stover


Dark Secret: A Clone Wars Story
Part One

?Are you Anakin Skywalker?? The speaker was a female Twi?lek, bluish/green-skinned and sporting two head tentacles bound with strips of brown leather. She stood tall, facing a window where a man stood, deep in thought. He didn?t answer. ?Are you Anakin Skywalker?? she repeated. He turned to face her and her nearby teenage Padawan learner, who wore the traditional long-sleeved tunic, breeches, boots, and a leather utility belt with a lightsaber clipped to it. The teenager?s blonde hair was cut in the proper Padawan style, cropped except for the short ponytail in back and the single long braid down her right shoulder.
The man looked at the two Jedi for a moment before answering. ?Yes, I am Anakin Skywalker. You must be Aayla, and your Padawan has to be Samara.?
Aayla grinned. ?You are right,? she said. ?I?m here to summon you to the council chamber at once.?
Anakin straightened his robe before saying, ?It?s about time they gave me an assignment, Obi-Wan?s been gone two weeks already!?
Aayla began walking in the direction of the Council Chamber, Samara close behind. ?Well, if you want your assignment, you?d better hurry.?
Anakin caught up with them just outside the Chamber?s doors. Aayla pressed a button and the doors slid open. All three walked in, and the doors closed behind them. Masters Mace Windu and Yoda were two of the only Jedi left in the Chamber, the rest were there in hologram form. Anakin bowed, and Aayla and Samara did the same.
Mace spoke. ?As you probably know by now, there has been a double assassination attempt in the Senatorial apartments. The targets were Senator Amidala from Naboo, and Bail Organa from Aldaraan.? He paused. ?Supreme Chancellor Palpatine has requested that Anakin Skywalker be sent toguard Senator Amidala, while we chose Aayla and her Padawan to guard Organa.?
Here Yoda interrupted. ?Dark is the Force now. Careful you must be on this assignment. Beware the treachery of Count Dooku.? He began to chew on his gimmer stick.
Anakin bowed. ?I will do my best. Master Yoda.?
Mace nodded. ?We have placed the two senators in adjacent suites, so all three of you might guard together.?
All three bowed, knowing a cue to exit when they heard one. Once the doors closed behind them, Samara, who had been quiet up until this point, suddenly asked, ?Master, is it safe to have both senators so close to each other?? Aayla smiled.
It was Anakin who answered. ?No, it isn?t safe, but it is easier to catch assassins that way. My speeder?s this way.? He led them to a launching pad where a sleek speeder awaited. Anakin sat behind the controls while Aayla sat next to him, with Samara in the back. Anakin took off in the direction of the Senatorial suites in the heart of Coruscant.

Senator Padmé Amidala waited, her heart thumping. She had just received a hologram from Palpatine informing her that a certain Jedi would be coming to be her bodyguard in light of this new threat. She looked in the mirror for the fiftieth time that morning.
?M?lady, the Jedi have arrived,? Captain Typho was tall, dark-skinned, and wore a leather patch over his missing eye. Padmé got up and walked to the door, breathing deeply to calm herself. But she could not stop the fluttering of her heart that happened when she set eyes on Anakin Skywalker, her husband. Yes, the Jedi were forbidden to fall in love, but Annie was special. His mother had known that, and had let him go so that he could become a Jedi. But more than that, he was her Annie. She kept her head though, nodding to the Twi?lek Jedi and her Padawan, introducing them to her Gungan representative, also known as Jar Jar Binks. The Padawan was enchanted by

 

Nice start! Always like to see Aayla get some screen time. This sounds interesting.

 

Oh definitely add me to this one, it looks like it could get awfully interesting.

 

Very intriguing beginning

It'll be interesting to see how Anakin handles his assignment without Obi-Wan around.

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Looking forward to more