Ruthless | Anakin Skywalker

I-VII

The doors opened, but Padmé and her guards suddenly stopped. I felt his presence before I saw him. The darkness of his presence matched his equally dark garb. His raising red face resembled a red flag in my eyes. His stance was one of power as fear shook through almost everyone in the room. 

"We'll handle this," I heard Master Qui Gon say as he and Obi Wan stepped forward.

"We'll take the long way," Padmé answered turning away from the Sith.

The Sith removed his hood and raised his lightsaber igniting it. Next, to my surprise, the other end of his saber ignited. Master Qui Gon and Obi Wan ignited their lightsabers before disappearing.

I then started to hear more shots, and I turned my head to look down the Hangar. Anakin and I both gaped seeing Padmé and her troops' situation. Destroyer Droids with shields were firing them. They were trying to take cover, but I could tell they were outmatched.

"We've gotta do something," Anakin yelled and Artoo beeped back a reply. Suddenly, the ship's system turned on and we began to levitate. I saw a helmet in the ship next to us and a feeling came over me making me believe I'll need it. I stick my hand out and pull it to me as Artoo is beeping at Anakin and I to help them.

"I'm trying to. I don't know where the trigger is," Anakin replied before pushing a button. We started to roll forward towards the droids and my eyes widened in panic.

"Wrong one!" I yelled before pushing his hands away from the controls. I saw a lever and pulled it. Instead, the hatch started to close and more panic filled me. 

"Wait, here it is," Anakin then pulled a lever and hit the button on top. Lazers began to fire and he shot down all of the Destroyer Droids. The Troops and Padmé escaped on there way and I looked at Anakin.

"Alright, let's shut the ship down and find a safe place to wait,"

I saw Anakin's eyebrows crease in worry as he tried to stop the fighter, "ah," he paused worry laced in his voice, "it's on automatic pilot." 

As soon as he said that we shot out of the Hangar. Anakin and I held on to the sides of the fighter and each other for dear life. The ground was getting smaller and smaller and the canon on the outside of the Hangar was firing at us. 

 We were still in Naboo's atmosphere when I yelled, "Artoo, try and override the automatic pilot," 

Artoo beeped back as I was handing Anakin a helmet. We both put our helmets on as we sped towards space. Anakin and I were trying to figure out how to put on the seatbelt meant for one person on the both of us as we finally made it into space. We clicked the safety belt and looked out trying to figure out where the automatic pilot was taking us.

"There! That's where it's taking us! To the Space Battle!" Anakin said as the ship slightly shifted heading towards it straight on. 

My eyes widened as fear rattled through my whole body rattled in fear. I thought if we went in there we'd be shot for sure. I gripped the controls wiggling them to see if I could change our course, but the ship did not react to my actions.

"Artoo, please hurry! We can't go in there!" I yelled. Artoo beeped back letting me know he was trying as we entered the battle. 

We ducked past several ships as we began to circle the Space Station explosions and lazers were shooting past us barely missing. Out of nowhere, an explosion happened behind us and we both turned around to see. The explosion was one of the Naboo Starfighters blowing up. Anakin and I turned back and looked at each other with out eyes wide.