Chapter 18

Three weeks later........

It really has been an eventful three weeks. While Padme and Anakin was on Tatooine, Obi-Wan went to Naboo to find the three people, who had kidnapped Padme from the Village on Arkania that they had been sent to. When he was on Naboo, Obi-Wan not only found out that Ellyas was in charge of Padme’s kidnapping, but her whole family had a very dark secret: the whole family was slavers and was heavily involved in the slave trade. Now, Padme was home and safe at the Jedi Temple. It was in the wee early hours of the morning with everyone still asleep, expect for two people.

“ Oh my . . . I need to inform the Jedi Council.” Padme had woke up in a cool sweat, as she had been tossing and turning most of the night, due to a very bad dream that she was having.

Getting up and getting dressed, Padme left her room and began wandering down the dark hallway. Only, so often, there will be light coming from dimly lit lamps hanging from the walls, then she finally stopped at the Turbo-lifts.

“ Hey, Padme. What are you doing up?” Anakin was heading back to his room.

“ Hey, Anakin. I had a bad dream, so I thought that I would head to the dining hall and get me some warm milk. What are you doing up?” Padme stopped in the front of the Turbo-lift doors and it was Anakin, who pushed the down button for Padme.

“ Well, I too had a bad dream and it was about something very dark. It is right here in the Temple, and I also had to use the refresher. You know what? Warm milk sounds great. Do you mind if I join you in a cup?” Anakin gave Padme a mischievous smile, before they stepped onto the Turbo-lift.

“ Sure, you can join me . . . Um, you know what, my dream also involved something very dark and living here in the Temple too. Where is Obi-Wan?” Padme hit the button of the level that the dining hall was on.

“ He is asleep, or he was before I got up. Well, here we are. So, what are you doing later today?” Anakin turned and took a hold of Padme’s hands and held them, as he looked down into Padme’s brown eyes.

“ Well ,I had to look up a few things in the Archives and be with Master Yoda in his class that will have a couple of Younglings. Then, I will be in the gardens helping to plant some flowers that came from Naboo. After all that, I will have lunch. So, what about you?” the Turbo-lift stopped and Padme let go of Anakin’s hands and stepped back from him.

“ Wow, busy day. Well, Obi-Wan wants me to practice my combat skills. Then, afterwards, if I am not too sore, then I will go down to the hanger bay and to work on my ship; all before lunch.” Anakin stepped off the lift with Padme beside him.

“ You are always working on that thing, Anakin. Master Krogg.” Padme gave a small laugh, before bowing her head to the Jedi Master, who was coming out of the dining hall.

“ Yeah. Well, I know I can out run anything, so I have to make sure she is in the best condition. You do know that I can work on your ship too, so that way you too can out run things.” Anakin pushed open the door and both him and Padme walked into the dining hall.

“ I will think about letting you touch my ship. Ok, warm milk and then I am going back to bed.” Padme grabbed a cup and then going over to the machine that has milk.

“ Same thing for me too.” Anakin yawned, then grabbed a cup too and came up to the machine and waited for Padme to get her warm milk.

Once they got their milk, they went over to the table, sat down and drank their warm milk.

“ Well, I guess it is bed time. So, I will see you later.” Padme began yawning, and before getting up from the table, she waited for Anakin to get up from the table too.

Anakin got up and they both put up their cups in the washer, before heading out of the dining hall and going back to their quarters and going back to bed. Then, they both began to have the dream all over again, but this time, they both saw the face of the evil, dark person who is in the Temple. That person is a Jedi Knight and is even a Master. The next thing they did was, get permission to see Master Yoda. Before breakfast, they told him who the dark presence is that they have been feeling. Before they got up later in the morning, the presence seemed to have disappeared from the Temple and even Coruscant.