Chapter 20

The heavy sounds of footsteps was heard as the 4 Space Marines all charged at Anakin at the same time. Anakin also charged at them while Padme used her blaster pistol to support her husband which she immediately saw has not effect to the armor of the space marines.

The blaster bolt hit the shoulder part of the space marine armor and it didn't left any sort of mark whatsoever. Padme tried to fire a couple more to see if her eyes betrayed her at the first but she soon realized that her. blaster pistol really isn't working.

"My pistol isn't working!" growled Padme as she desperately fired at a space marine which didn't even bat her an eye.

Anakin on the other hand was thrown around like a ragdoll. He tried to see if his force enhanced body can go toe to toe with one of them but he immediately regretted it as he felt like a starship was thrown at his face when he felt the almost inhumane speed and force behind that of the punch to his face. He initially thought they must be some kind of a mutated humans with heightened strength and things like that. He thought that with the force he must be able to bridge the gap between them easily as for him, the Force can do anything and everything.

Anakin staggered at the floor as the space marine squad leader delivered a devastating blow directly to the still bouncing Anakin.

Anakin felt this blow to his very soul as his bones cracked. He then got thrown back directly on a pillar as he spurted blood out of his mouth and his totally not so swelling face.

The other loyalists didn't know what to do as they started to run away in fear trying to reach the starship with the pilot already waiting so they cane escape and report this to the republic.

The Space Marine squad leader saw this and he immediately ordered two space marines to go and chase them. The space marines immediately complied and went to chase them.

"No!" shouted Padme as she tried to block the way of the two space marines by firing her blaster pistol rapidly and ysing her body. The space marine didn't even minded her as the leading marine swung his arm and which flung Padme to a nearby wall.

"You!" Anakin saw this and immediately reignited his lightsaber as he charged space marine that slapped Padme, he's in absolute hellish pain but seeing his beloved wife get hurt. It made him totally angry and this anger became the painkillers. But before he can take a step a powerful punch from the leader of the space marines hit his abdomen as he flew towards the position of Padme.

The remaining two space marines slowly walked towards the spot where Padme and Anakin was lying in great pain.

The space marine leader looked at the lightsaber not far from Anakin's position and picks it up and observes it closely.

The hilt of the lightsaber looked absolutely small in the hands of the space marine. The marine then presses a button and the lightsaber was ignited.

He casually swings it around and eventually lost interest afte rhe got irritated with the weird sound it's producing. He then holsters it on his belt to be given on those people on mars.

The 2 space marines then picked up the duo of Padme and Anakin, they're that they didn't even got to use their weapons and only their fists as they picked up Padme and Anakin from the floor and left for the headquarters of the rebels. The duo eventually lost their consciousness and fell into a deep sleep.

They brought the duo to the infirmary before presenting them to the representatives of the ecclesiarchy and the inquisition.

The sun has set and the whole Naboo has fallen under the thumb of the rebels. All the loyalists was rounded up in front of the palace in Theed to be executed for treachery.

The current queen and the ministers loyal to the Imperium was also reinstated as the temperory governing body for the planet until other orders came from Terra was received.

The witch hunter, the ecclesiarch and the space marines was currently standing in front of the palace waiting for the execution of the loyalists to happen. Near them was the body of Anakin and Padme on a pillar unconscious. These two have been healed quite quickly it's just that the general anesthesia used was quite strong.

The witch hunter just chuckled as she observed the rows upon rows of to be executed prisoners.

"People of Naboo, tonight, you'll see the death of these heretics who reject the truth and the light of his majesty the Emperor!" said the former royal guard to the countless people who came to watch the execution. He wears a black priest like robe with the white box on its collar. Overall, his looks are slick and provides a great charisma.

As the first citizens are being lined up, the people on the fore front of the barricade created by the rebels was throwing all kinds of local fruits and rocks to them, as they call the heretics different degrading names.

"Fucking heretic! You deserve to die!" shouted a woman which she followed by throwing a tomato like fruit but bigger and is the size of a melon.

"The Emperor has tried to bring you back to his holy light yet you didn't accept it! Infidel!" shouted a man as he tried to push away the rebels that was forming the human barricade to stomp the heretic citizens.

The rebels kicked the back of the the leg of the heretic citizens making them kneel down in pain. These citezens looked at their fellow Nabooan with hate and disgust filled eyes.

The former royal guard then looked at the direction of the witch hunter babe and the ecclesiarch to see if they'll stop the execution of these citizens. They just nodded, signalling him to proceed.

The royal guard then raised his hand high up as the rebel soldiers lined up at the back od each citezen and aimed their lasgun at the bsck of the head of the citizens.

At this moment, Padme has regained her consciousness as she observed her surroundings. The most important thing she saw was her people held at gunpoint.

She struggled to speak as she tried to shout for the former royal guard to stop.

"S.. to..p" said Padme as the former royal guard's raised up arm slowly was brought down. Everything seemed to slow down as Padme watched the head of a middle age man suddenly explode in a blood mist.

This scene made her immediately regained her full consciousness as she went full alert and tried to move. But her body was chained down on the floor and she can only shout.

The witch hunter saw this and she just laughed lightly. She already told the higher ups about the mstter regarding Padme and her husband and they explicitly stated to keep them safe for now as they can be used the next phase of the plan. The extraction.

Time slowly passed by and Padme wasn't forced to watch all of the killing happening because that's bad. The witch hunter knocked her out once again and proceeded with the execution.

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Night, Theed, hours after the executions...

Anakin and Padme was on a special cell on the largest building in Theed. This building was currently the central command of all theed as the rebel army slowly mops the other cities.

The wife and husband duo was eating their dinner with no appetite probably due to the pain they're still feeling on their body.

Padme was traumatized to the extreme as she looked at the distance with empty void like eyes.

"Damn it!" said Anakin as he slammed the spoon on the metal tray of his as he can't believe he failed to protect his loved ones, once again.

"Anakin...everything will be fine, the republic and the jedi order will save us." consoled Padme who was awaken by the sound of metal as she rubbed the back of Anakin.

"I'm weak! Too weak to even protect you Padme. I don't deserve to be your husband." said Anakin as he gripped the handle of the spoon as it started to bend.

"No Anakin! Everything will be alright. Just trust me." said Padme, trying to calm Anakin down which made Anakin snap out of his anger and look at his wife with love and care.

"I suppose you're right..."

Padme returned to her former state as the whole events of the execution earlier played out on her mind on a loop.

Padme didn't told her husband what she saw or experienced and kept it all to herself all the while trying to act as if nothing happened. Anakin also didn't notice anything wrong as Padme's acting was too natural.

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Jedi temple, Coruscant...

The report of the rebellion and the capture of the Naboo senator Padme and Anakin Skywalker has wrecked the jedi council to its very core.

"What's happening on Naboo?" Why are there a rebellion?" questioned Mace Windu to a jedi knight who's following him on his way to the council meeting.

"There's no report but we suspect that the two organizations who's steadily growing in power there wanted to control the whole planet." answered the jedi knight as he struggled to keep with the pace of Mace.

"Contact the head of the rebels to open a channel of communication. " ordered Mace as he entered the council meeting hall and greeted everyone.

"My apologies for being late." said Mace as he gently bowed and sat on his plseat on the hall.

The Jedi council has started their discussion on how will they work with the current war and the rebellion on Naboo.

"The clones are suitable for the attack and pacifying of the rebels on Naboo. I suggest we have Obi-Wan lead the clones that will reclaim Naboo." suggested Mace to the council which arose opposition.

"We would be stretched too thin if we'll send an army of clones to Naboo." opposed Ki-Adi-Mundi as he pointed out the possible consequences on the front line if they'll send a detachment of clones.

As the debate started to get heated up, Yoda decided to interrupt them.

"Silence you shall! Discuss this, in a civilized way we must." reminded Yoda to the debaters as they apologized and silenced themselves.

The time slowly passed by as the whole council decided to contact rebels to try and strike deal with them. This way, the republic doesn't need to stretch its resources too thin and bother themselves with the rebellion in Naboo.

As the whole war against the separatists are raging on, the republic would be stretched too thin as the separatists just opened another front which the Grand Army of the Republic must be stationed to ensure the balance of war to not be in favor on the separatists.

Back on Naboo...

The sun has risen and the duo has a sleepless night. They can't sleep due to the happenings yesterday. The whole planet has literally changed governments in the span of a day.

At this time, a rebel soldier was pushing a cart with the tray of food for the two prisoners. He stopped in front of a blast door and unlocked the mail like mini door. He then put the the trays of food for the two. prisoners to get.

"Your food is here, go eat as someone will meet you later." said the rebel soldier as he pushed the cart away and left the prisoners.

Anakin moved and distributed the metal tray to Padme as they started to eat. Their stomach is literally growling due to hunger.

"Padme, we need to escape. I don't think that the one who'll meet us is in anyway a good man." whispered Anakin as he sat closer to Padme.

"How do you plan to escape? We will get shot if we tried to escape. You also don't have your lightsaber." whispered back Padme as she observed the prison cell they're currently residing.

Anakin just pointed on the blast door.

"We'll act and incapacitate the guard and then we'll escape." said Anakin in a really low voice.

"Are you sure this will work?" asked Padme as she's not too sure of how will the plan of her husband work.

"It will, just trust me. Act like normal so they won't see anything wrong." replied Anakin as he continued to eat the food in his metal tray.

Anakin already sensed the whole room using the force and he haven't saw any signs of any camera so he's certain they don't have any surveillance device here. What he didn't thought that the surveillance is a special type of surveillance device which was invisible and acts like an infared camera, except it's in the form of walls.

As time slowly passed by and the time and the soldier has once again returned to collect the empty metka trays. Anakin took this opportunity to escape.

"Help! My wife is in pain!" shouted Anakin with despair in his voice. The guard who was pushing the cart heard this and immediately peeped the prison cell to ascertain the Incident. He was also joined by another 5 men as they heard the shouts.

They're explicitly ordered to keep the two alive at all cost by the representative of the inquisition. They can't fail their job or else hell awaits them.

"What's happening there?" questioned a rebel soldier as he pulled out the key to the blast door.

"Help! My wife has blood all over her legs!" shouted back Anakin. Hearing this every rebel soldier lost the blood on their face. The woman must've sustained a wound or something from before that they haven't checked. They'll surely die if something happens to her.

The guards then barged in to bring Padme to the infirmary and rushed to the figure of the man carrying a woman in a bed. When they pulled Ankain by the soldier, he suddenly moved with force enhanced body as he knocked the soldier who touched his shoulder. The rebels immediately aimed their lasguns but before they can fire Anakin already closed in the distance between the next mearest one and kicked him on the gut.

The three remaining already aimed their guns at Anakin when Anakin suddenly used force push to incapacitate two of them. The remaining rebel was stunned and dumbfounded on what happened as he subconsciously aimed his lasgun and fire.

Anakin tried to evade the lasgun as he thought that it must be the same as a blaster rifle but reality betrayed him as he immediately felt the bolt from the lasgun scratching his arm and hitting the wall behind him. He was scared for a moment but he immediately took this opportunity to clise in the distance and knock the remaining guard with a flying kick to the jaw.

Anakin quickly took the keycards from the first guard he knocked out and wore the outfit of a guard with the same stature as him. He then took the weapons and inspected them.

"Padme, you can go out of your hiding place now. Let's go while they still haven't suspected anything." said Anakin in low voice as Padme slowly crawled out of under the bed.

"Disguise yourself, we can escape using their uniforms." said Anakin which Padme complied and changed to a rebel uniform.

"Let's go." said Anakin as they exited their cells and locked it with the keycard. While all of this was happening, the space marine squad leader already notified the nearest astartes to go on the predicted path the duo will take.

"Bring them bac-" at this moment the spy who's been observing the duo since they got together has radiod that he'll deal with them himself.

The spy fixed his skull mask and decided to incapacitate them in corridor they're currently taking. His eyes glowed red as a hidden smirk surfaced on his face.