(A week later)
Achsah was meditating in the courtyard, when she heard the sound of a Land Speeder pulling up next to the dome building.
Hello, anyone home! Benaiah called out, as he and Obi-Wan got out of the speeder.
Hey Master, down here! Hold on, I will come up and let you guys in. Achsah looked up from the rim, but all she could see was the cloudless sky.
Hey, there. Sure, we will be right next to the door. Benaiah came over to the edge of the rim and looked down into the courtyard and saw his Padawan.
Achsah hit the up button, the doors closed and the lift began rise upwards. Once the lift stop at the desert floor landing, the doors opened up onto the short platform that leads outside.
Hello, Achsah. Obi-Wan smiled at the young lady, as she stepped outside of the entrance of the dome.
Hello, Obi-Wan. Please come inside. Anakin and his mother went to pick some mushrooms from the Moister-Vaporators, and Cliegg, Anakins step-father and step-father went to fix a broken fence.
Ok. We will be heading out, when Anakin gets back. Obi-Wan nodded, as they stepped inside the dome and onto the lift. Achsah pushed the down the button and the like before, the doors closed and the lift began to move downwards.
Once the lift stopped and doors opened up, the Jedi stepped off the lift and walked into the living room and sat down. Once they were seated, they made small talk, and Achsah told the two Jedi Masters what has happened to her and Anakin, while they have been gone.
Hey, we are back and who is here? Anakin came into the room and the he saw the land speeder that was parked outside.
Hello, Anakin. Obi-Wan looked straight at his Padawan, as the young man walked into the room.
Obi-Wan, Master Benaiah. Um . . . I take it you guys are here to take us back to the Temple? Anakin went over to the couch and sat down.
Yes, we are to go back to the Temple. We are to leave within the hour. Obi-Wan looked at Anakin and gave him a look that told him that he needed to get his stuff together.
Ok. Well, I need to get a couple of things together and then we can leave. Anakin got up from the couch and headed out of the living room unit. He walked across the court yard, so he could go to the sleeping unit.
Why do I get a feeling that we are not really heading straight for the Temple? Achsah looked at the two Jedi Masters.
Yes, we are going straight to Coruscant, but not to the Temple. We are to report to the Senate Building. Benaiah looked at his Padawan and saw a look that he has never seen pass on Achsah's face.
I see. Well, I need to get a couple of things together, then we can leave. Achsah got up and headed for the sleeping units.
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Are you ok, Achsah? Benaiah noticed how quiet the Padawan was.
> Yes, Benaiah,I am fine. Um . . . can I tell you something? I do not want the Council to know. Achsah looked up at her Master, as he came into the lounge area of the ship.
You know that you can always come to me for anything. If you need to talk to me, all you have to do is come to me. Benaiah sat down on the couch next to Achsah.
I know, and I have been having a really hard time trying to understand something that my mother has told me . . . Um . . . My mother has told me, who my father is . . . and well, there is something very evil about him . . . We all know him too. Achsah looked at her Master and saw that he was trying to understand what she was telling him.
I see,. Can you tell who your father is and then, maybe, I can help you to understand what your mother has told you? Benaiah took a hold of Achsahs hand and held it.
Thank you, Master. Well . . . you, Master Kenobi and Anakin must never tell anyone who my father is . . . . Please. do this for me . . . Um . . . My father is Chancellor Palpatine. Now, that you both know . . . I do not want to talk about it. Achsah got up and rushed past Obi-Wan and Anakin, who just came into the lounge, and went straight to her quarters.
The only thing the two Masters could was look at each other and a worried look came upon their faces.
Twenty minutes later, once the ship landed, they took an air transport straight to the Senate building. Once there, they headed straight for their hover platform and took their seats and waited for the Senate to start.
As Achsah sat in her seat, she could feel the evil presence in the room. When the podium came up to the center of the room, she noticed that he was looking straight at her . . . because, Palpatine just realized, why he felt the same presence that he felt the other night, when he was with his lover . . . He was looking straight at his daughter.