Chapter 23

(Four Months Later)

Padme had gotten up early and went into the living room. Going over to the windows,she began opening the blinds, so she could watch the sun rise. After opening up the windows, Padme walked into the kitchen and began making some tea. Afterwards, she headed out for the forest, so she could collect mushrooms, so she could use them in some of her recipes.

“ Morning, my sweet Angel.” Anakin came up behind Padme and put his arms around her.

“ Morning, Ani. So, what are your plans for the day?” Padme turned around, so that way, she could wrap her arms around his shoulders and neck.

“ Well, today is the day . From what we were told, he is now bed ridden and now is the time we must act, in getting rid of him.” Anakin pulled Padme closer to him, so she could feel what she was doing to him.

“ Ok, just be very careful, because you never know what he is capable of Ani.” Padme stood on her tippy toes, so that way, she could give him a very hot and passionate kiss.

“ Ok, you two. That will be enough of that. So, when do you want to head on out, Anakin?” Obi-Wan came into the kitchen and saw the two Jedi in a very passionate embrace.

“ Whatever, Obi-Wan. You are just jealous. Ok, we will leave in couple of minutes. I want to get there before the sun rises over the mountain range.” Anakin gave Padme a quick kiss, before letting her go and going over to the Caf machine and began making himself some Caf.

“ I will get me some, when I get back to Coruscant. Thank you very much. Ok, that sounds good. So, what about you, Padme? Are you going to pick some of the mushrooms this morning?” Obi-Wan gave a smug look to Anakin, before turning his attention to Padme.

“ I will be leaving in a couple of minutes too. I just want to drink something warm and hot before going out.” Padme went over to the counter and picked up her cup and poured herself some hot tea.

Obi-Wan just nodded and went over to the counter too, grabbed himself a cup and poured himself a cup of Caf too. Anakin also grabbed a cup and poured his Caf, before going into the living room. He came over to the couch and sat down next to Padme. Padme just sat there and watched the snowflakes silently falling down onto the ground and blanketing the ground in the white snow. Everyone just sat there in total quiet, just watching the snow fall, and the sky was lighten up some.

“ Well, we better get going, Obi-Wan. See you later.” Anakin stood up and nodded over to Obi-Wan, before leaning down and giving Padme a kiss.

“ Ok ,see you both later. I will take your cups into the kitchen, so go now.” Padme took Anakin’s cup from him and motioned for the front door.

“ Ok, thanks, Padme. See you for lunch.” Obi-Wan handed Padme his cup, as he got up from the chair.

Padme just nodded and she watched the two men walk out of the house and off to do what they have to do, to free the galaxy from the monster that has everyone oppressed. Padme went into the kitchen and put the cups into the washer, before going to her bedroom. She grabbed her coat and headed out of the house, with a basket and tucked inside the basket is her lightsaber.

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An hour later, Padme was heading back home, after she had gathered up a dozen mushrooms. She was halfway home, when she started getting that strange feeling that she was not alone.

“ I know that you are following me, so come out of the shadows and show yourself, Windu.” Padme stopped and looked around, but did not see the ex-Jedi Master.

“ Your time is up, Padme. You should have left things well enough alone.” Windu’s voice came from somewhere in the woods.

“ No, it is your time that is up, Windu.” Padme looked around and still did not see the ex-Jedi.

Before Padme could turn back towards her house, she heard the lightsaber being active. Before Windu could come after Padme, Padme had pulled her lightsaber out of the basket and hit the activation button. With the guidance of the Force, Padme threw her saber, towards the charging figure, which never came close to, because when she turned to retrieve her saber, which was coming back to her like a boomerang, and that is when she saw the figure laying down on the snow. Walking up to the figure, she noticed that it was Windu, but the only, his head was a couple feet from his body.

“ Oh my gods . . ..” Padme looked down at the dead body and then turned to face the two people coming up behind her.

“ You had to do, what you had to do, Padme.” Obi-Wan came up to the now shaking girl.

“ I know. Well, we need to do something with him now.” Padme nodded and looked at Anakin and she realized that he looked very tired.

“ The Emperor is gone and we also learned that he had clones of himself, but they too are gone.” Anakin came up to Padme and pulled her into his arms and held her.

Ihirty minutes later, they had buried Windu in the woods where he laid. Then, they went to the house and made contact with the Jedi Council and told them what had happened. They were told great job and they would not have to deal with the Emperor, who they learned was Chancellor Palpatine, that was really the Sith Master.

Now, the galaxy was safe from the monster, who was trying to destroy the Republic. As for the Padme and Anakin, they were able to marry and they were able to live on Naboo and serve as Jedi, as they raised their children at Padme’s birth place on Naboo.

The End