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24 - Stranger

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Anakin's POV
Padmé's apartment building shook violently - following the sound of a large explosion. Both of us fell to the floor while everything in her apartment vibrated like we were in the middle of a quake.

"What the hell?" I attempted to push myself back up to my feet; but quickly fell back down following another explosion, and a quake that came almost instantly.

What the fuck is going on?

"I'm sorry," Padme cried as she shot her head up to look at me from her position on the floor, "She made me do this," She shook her head, tears steamed down her red cheeks, "She said she would destroy all of Naboo if I didn't do as she said. I couldn't let my people die Anakin - I'm so sorr-"

The end of her confusing apology was interrupted by yet another loud bang, and the building shook. This time the ceiling cracked; making me more nervous than I already was.

"You have some serious explaining to do Senator," I shouted bitterly over the loud sound of another loud impact, "But first, we have to get out of here - this building is going down." As much as I wanted her to make sense of her words, both before and after this started; our lives were currently in danger and I needed my priorities for to be straight.

I pulled the com up and spoke to Mando, "Mando if you can hear me; the building you left me in is under attack. I don't know by who," I paused when I felt another shake, and I quickly grabbed ahold of Padmé's couch to pull myself up to my feet, "Please get here as soon as you can." I prayed that he heard me as I grabbed Padme up from the floor, and pulled her outside onto the balcony. I peaked down, but I was too high up to see anything except for smoke. And not just from the building we were in, but smoke can be seen coming from the surrounding buildings as well - like the city was under attack, "What the hell is going on-"

"It's her." Padme spoke with a sniffle.

I turned my head to look at her with furrowed brows, "It's who?" I asked for clarification.

"Lilith." She revealed, and I felt my heart drop to my stomach - impossible, "She threatened me and Naboo if I didn't hand her over to you; she wants you dead." She spoke with guilt-filled tears in her eyes.

I immediately shook my head in denial, "You're lying," I growled angrily, "My (y/n) is dead, and even if she wasn't - she wouldn't be trying to kill me, she loves me."

The last time I saw her; she listened to me, she talked to me, she believed me, and we even shared a beautiful moment - there's no way she would go back to hating me. She has no reason to, she knows the truth now.

Padme is just lying for Sidious to throw me off, I know it.

"Anakin I swear on my home planet, she's alive." She pleaded for me to believe her with tears swelled in her eyes, "She wanted me to lure you here - and she's not (y/n) anymore, she's Lilith."

"You're a liar!" I shouted in anger; accidentally using the force to throw Padme off of her feet, and back into her apartment. I instantly felt guilty and I was about to help her when I froze at the sight of another person standing in the apartment.

The sight in front of me pushed me into complete, and I was having a hard time believing it was real - even though it was right in-front of me.