The Golden Butterfly

Chapter 18

Butterfly's POV

"Dooku cannot get away." Anakin said, firmly. 

"He will certainly rally more to his stupid ass cause." I growled. 

"Geez, you're really scary when you're like this." Anakin whispered as he scoots a little closer towards Obi-Wan, who nods his head in agreement. 

Qui-Gon and I quickly ignited our lightsabers as the clones started to fire back with the ship guns. 

"You better hang on!" He told the rest of us as I turned off my sabers and grabbed onto the handles as I used my other hand to hold Boba's hand. 

"Aim right above the fuel cells." Anakin ordered the Clone manning the guns. 

The clone trooper did as he was told and fire at the cells in front of the ship. The fuel cells exploded before collapsing. 

"Good call, my young Padawan!" Obi-Wan complimented Anakin as he turned and smiled at him. 

"Don't get too prideful over there, Ani." I teased him in a singalong tone. 

"I'm not!" He scoffed, making me chuckled. 

Then, when the smoke clears, I looked ahead and shouted, "Ha! Look over there!" 

It was Dooku on a speeder with two small ships following him closely behind. 

"It's Dooku. Shoot him down!" Anakin ordered. 

"We are out of rockets, sir." the pilot informs him. 

"Follow him." Anakin replies. 

"We're going need some help!" Padme commented as she looks at the two smaller ships. 

"There isn't time! Anakin, Butterfly, Obi-Wan, and I can handle this!" Qui-Gon reassures her. 

I saw Dooku waved off the ships before they turned around and start firing at our ship. The pilot narrowly dodged them before the ship was struck, causing me, Boba, Padme, and a clone to fall out the ship. 

"ELLIE!" Anakin screamed as we locked eyes I fall to the ground. I used the Force to make sure Boba and Padme falls safely before I did the same with the Clone who fell with us. 

I looked back as the ship fell away before blacking out. 

3RD PERSON POV

"Put the ship down!" Anakin roared as he felt Ellie's force signature drifting to unconscious. 

"Anakin!' Obi-Wan yelled, pulling him before he could jump out. "Don't let your personal feelings get in the way!" He told him before ordering the pilot, "Follow that speeder!" 

"Lower the ship!" Anakin demanded the pilot. 

"Anakin!" Qui-Gon yells at him this time, "We cannot fight Dooku alone! We need you! If we catch him now, we can end this war right now. We have a job to do!" 

"I don't care! Put the ship down!" Anakin protested. 

"You'll be expelled from the Jedi Order! You wouldn't be able to by her side as the other half of the prophecy if that happens!" Obi-Wan tried to reason with him as he felt the same way and knew he would too be expelled if he goes back to get Ellie. 

"I can't leave her!" Anakin argued. 

"Come to your senses! What do you think Ellie would do if she were in your position?" Qui-Gon asks him. 

"She would do her duty." Anakin resigned. 

"She will be okay. I know you and Obi-Wan can feel her through your connections." Qui-Gon added.