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Master Yoda's eyes widened as his ship exploded into a ball of flame. Chewbacca moaned and held his head in his hands. The two clones may have failed at shooting Yoda. But the cannons never did.

The clones watched as the bright blue ball of energy hit the little capsule Yoda was escaping in. They nodded to each other and turned their attention back to the battle in front of them. The Wookies they were fighting with hadn't noticed that the High General was dead.

On the other side of the Galaxy, Commander Cody nodded to the troops and pointed his finger at Master Kenobi who was on the back of a Boga. The creature and Master Kenobi went plummeting into the water below. The clones followed him, cornering Obi-Wan in a rock pool. In their sheer numbers, they shot him.

The Jedi Temple lay in ruins as Darth Vader walked among the rubble with hundreds of troopers. The remaining survivors were shot, and the fleeing ships were tracked down by the pilots. When they were sure no one was alive, they returned to their stations while Darth Vader flew to Mustafar, his eyes still blazing yellow and his hatred growing stronger.

Padme woke to see a plume of smoke rising from the Jedi Temple. She gasped in worry and fear. There was only one thought on her mind. Anakin

As she threw on her cloak and hurried to the ship, C-3PO came running out to meet her.

"Madam, where on Earth are you going," he said. C-3PO would have made a worried face but he stopped himself as he reminded himself he could not make facial expressions.

"Threepio, stay here," Padme said. "I'll be back."

R2-D2 flew into his spot on the shuttle and they flew off in the direction of the temple. Her free hand kept going back to the necklace charm Anakin had given her when she first met him on Tatooine. The familiar grooves comforted her a little as she landed in front of the debris. She gasped at the sight of it. Bodies were scattered among the rubble. Padme ran between them, searching for Anakin's face. She breathed a small sigh of relief when she couldn't find him anywhere.

But the horror of the destruction of the temple soon hit her and she couldn't stop the tears from streaming down her face. They were only children!

Padme couldn't take it anymore and she walked back into her ship without looking back. R2 projected a hologram onto the front of the ship. Mas Amedda appeared, his face as solemn as ever.

"A senate meeting is being held and the Chancellor demands your presence along with the other planetary representatives," he said.

"Understood. I will be there," she said, landing back in her residence. Padme wore her deep purple senate robes and fixed a curved headpiece to her hair. She walked up the ramp into the Naboo diplomatic cruiser with R2 and Threepio following.

"Where's Senator Organa?" Padme asked.

"I'm not sure, madam" Threepio answered.

Senator Organa watched as the clone troopers fired at the youngling in front of them. The little boy bravely deflected as many bolts as he could, but one hit him in the stomach and he crumpled to the ground. The Senator yelled in horror as the troopers turned their fire on him. Darth Vader walked towards the senator as the clones stopped and stood aside to let him pass.

"Anakin," the senator said, his voice shaking.

Darth Vader knew that he couldn't kill the Senator – the political implications were too much. Instead, he waved his hand in front of the senator's face and said

"You will forget about this and go back to the senate."

"I will forget about this and go back to the senate," Bail Organa said, his eyes staring blankly at Vader.

The senator climbed back into his cruiser and flew to the senate meeting area. He sat in his pod and waited.

Padme arrived and was escorted to her pod by her maid. Senator Organa was sitting there, rubbing his head.

"Senator," she said, hurrying to the seat beside him. The noise of the conversations happening in each pod echoed in the wide space. Padme could hear chirps, beeps and soft screeches everywhere.

"I'm fine," he said.

The chancellor appeared in his pod in the centre of the room. The hall went deathly silent as everyone took in his figure. His hood was up and his face was wrinkled in a strange, unearthly way.

"What happened to him," Padme mumbled.

"I have no idea," he whispered back.

"As I had known all along the Jedi attempted to take over the senate and my life." Chancellor Palpatine said. "The remaining Jedi will be hunted down and defeated. Any collaborators will suffer the same fate. These have been trying times, but we have passed the test."

This was met with thundering applause as Padme shook her head in disgust.

"The attempt on my life has left me scarred and deformed, but I assure you my resolve has never been stronger." The Chancellor's voice swept over the crowd like a wave.

"I don't believe what he's saying," Senator Organa said. "The Jedi would never do that."

"The war is over. The Separatists have been defeated, and the Jedi rebellion has been foiled. We stand on the threshold of a new beginning!"

"Well, this is the moment we discover if he intends to return the Republic to a democracy," Padme muttered.

"In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society which I assure you will last for ten thousand years."

There was a loud cheer as many senators got to their feet, nodding to each other. Bail and Padme sat in their seats, staring incredulously at the sight."

"An empire that will continue to be ruled by this august body, and a sovereign ruler chosen for life . . ."

The Senate erupted again with louder whistles and applause. Padme wiped away her tears dropping down her face.

"An empire ruled by the majority . . . Ruled by a new constitution . . ."

The applause continued as Palpatine's evil smile began to form.

"So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause," Padme said, anger in her voice.

"We cannot let this happen." Senator Organa began to stand up.

"Not now! There will be a time." Padme warned, catching his arm.

The two Senators sat and stared as the new Emperor began his reign.