The Rising

101 Clones

Padme held Luke as he cried loudly, his screams causing most of the clone guards outside Padme's room to look in occasionally to make sure the children were ok. 

Padme had barely slept in the last twelve hours as both Luke and Leia had taken turns screaming their lungs out, and no matter what she did she could not get them to settle down. 

"Shhh... it's ok...." Padme whispered almost in tears as she rocked Luke gently. 

"Ma'am, are you sure you don't need any assistance" A clone yelled from the other side of the door? worry clearly lining his voice. 

Padme cradled her son gently as she walked over to the door and pressed the intercom to speak with them. "I'm fine, you don't have to stand guard out here." Padme's voice trailed slightly before Luke began to quiet down a little. 

She smiled slightly before she heard Leia start to cry from the makeshift crib next to her bed. 

Padme sighed and looked at her son and grumbled playfully "You two are truly becoming pests, good thing you are cute". She smiled down at her son and kissed his forehead before walking forward to the crib before she was thrown off her feet by the ship lurching out of hyperdrive and coming to a screeching halt. 

This of course woke up Luke from his brief slumber and began to wail just as loud as his sister. 

Padme who had cradled Luke protectively before she rolled to prevent crashing headlong into the wall. 

"Ma'am!!" the clone from outside yelled as the door slid open revealing a clone with yellow markings, one of Cody's men, he rushed over to help the senator back to her feet when the ship lurched yet again. 

Both the Clone and Padme managed to catch themself before they heard the sounds of gunfire outside the ship. "ma'am we are being attacked" The clone addressed the senator earning him a 'no kidding' glare from her. 

"We have to get to the communications room" Padme yelled as she rushed to collect Leia, "the corridors will be filled with hundreds of soldiers and clones," The trooper said as he followed the stubborn Senator. 

Padme halted for a moment as the waves of people out in the corridor rushed like the waterfalls in Naboo. She clutched her children close before she dove into the sea of people with the Yellow clone close behind her. 

"Senator it's too dangerous...Senator!!!" the clone yelled as he was trying to keep up with her. But Padme did not slow down, in fact, when the ship lurched yet again she sped up.

By the time Padme looked behind her she realized she had not only left the clone in the dust but now was lost. 
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"you seem unsure of your way my dear" 

Padme froze. 

She recognized that cold and calculative voice anywhere. 

Count Dooku.

Padme turned quickly her heart thundering in her ears as her breath grew sharp showing her fear to the sith.

"SENATOR!!!" The clone yelled from down the corridor, drawing the sites attention away from. Padme took the opportunity to turn and run as fast as she could out of the area.

The clone on the other hand had already started firing at the sith, Dooku sneered at the clone before he was thrown headlong into the wall with a sicking crack.

When Padme heard the sound of the trooper hitting the wall she only sped up.
She was inches away from the door when she felt her feet lift off the floor sharply. Letting out a slight scream, she turned around and caught sight of the crooked grin on Dooku's face.

It was the type of smile that chilled her to the bone and made her clutch her children closer to her chest as she crept forward foot by foot before she heard a familiar yell as a shower of blaster shots almost riddled the Count.

"GET THE HELL OFF OF MY HUSBAND'S SHIP YOU LOWLIFE LITTLE BASTARD!!!!" Satine screamed, well more like commanded, making Dooku nearly jump out of not only his skin but also his hiding place.

"You won't kill another living creature, it's against your principles" Dooku tried to argue as he tried his best to hide from the pissed of Mandalorian. But Padme could see through his facade, and he was not only terrified but desperately trying to grasp for any kind of escape.

"Or is it true that you have broken your vow of non viol-" he never got the rest of the sentence out as he was hit with a stun bolt making him come crashing to the ground with a dull thud.

Satine finally moved into Padmes line of sight and smiled at her gently "I don't think he saw that coming". Padme could not help the small smile or the chuckle as she slowly got to her feet.

Her body still shaking from the adrenaline as she neared the unconscious sith, though making a careful move of shielding her children as best she could from the psycho in front of her.

"He's not dead right?" Padme asked, her eyes not leaving the sith crumpled form.

"No....I've decided to start tapering off from killing people until I find the bastard that took my baby" Satine said so calmly that it took not only Padme by surprise, but the clones that had slowly gathered around them.

They glanced at one another before Satine nodded to one, "Captain Gruff, let's escort this man to the brig. I have some questions I'd love for him to answer".

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