Chapter eightteen:
Delta squad was preparing for the Clone Troopers that were arriving in about ten minutes. They had gone out into the four way hall thinking if something went wrong they could make an escape route. Padme Amidala was sprouting new orders to the troops every second.
"Set a trap there Delta. Take that explosive and put it near that door. Let's do some reconstruction there Delta." Said Padme Amidala.
"We have about two minutes Padme Amidala." Said Boss.
"Okay check your weapons. Let's take advantage of those sniping positions." Replied Padme Amidala.
Fixer and Sev got behind a couple of crates and took out their sniper rifle attachments. "Boss I want you and Scorch to be in control of the explosives and grenades." Said Cale Lestin as he unhooked his purple lightsaber from his belt and said. "Let the war with our brothers begin."
Clone Troopers turned the corner and started to fire. "Set off explosives one and two." Replied Cale Lestin.
Two bombs were detonated and about ten troops were killed. Sev and Fixer were getting head shot after head shot. Scorch and Boss were throwing EC detonators which paralyzed the Clone Troopers long enough to allow Cale Lestin to take them out with his purple lightsaber.
It had been fifteen minutes into the battle when Fixer was hit and took cover because of his wound. Boss then yelled over to Scorch. "Go help 40."
"On it sir." Replied Scorch.
As soon as Scorch left Boss was hit and he dove for cover. Sev and Scorch were too bogged down with the blaster fire to fire back. Cale Lestin and Padme Amidala were all alone.
Cale Lestin used all of the techniques that Emperor Palpatine taught him, but there was too many Clone Troopers. Cale Lestin knew that this is where they would die. After all that happened, after all that they had learned they were to die here and accomplish nothing.
Suddenly an explosion came through the roof. Then from the smoke of the explosion Boba Fett appeared. Dark troopers followed. Boba Fett started firing rockets and using her flamethrower the Clone Troopers were being pushed back! Boba Fett started to make his way towards Cale Lestin and Padme Amidala.
He pulled out his EE-3 blaster rifle because her ockets were already used up. Boba Fett, Cale Lestin and Padme Amidala were back to back.
Boba Fett and Padme Amidala was firing at the Clone Troopers while Cale was deflecting their attacks. After a couple of more shots, and Force Crushes from Cale Lestin all of the Clone Troopers were defeated.
Boba Fett turned to Padme Amidala and said. "Looks like you owe me one beautiful."
A shot from a Clone Sharpshooter that was heading right for Boba Fett's head. With a shots of her E5- blaster rifle Padme Amidala killed the Clone Trooper and let out a. "Arrrrgggghhhh."
"Call it even." Said Padme Amidala and Boba Fett nodded as a Dark Trooper came up beside them.
"Sir it seems that the Clone Troopers are making their escape." Replied the Dark trooper.
Cale Lestin got his orders out before Boba Fett.
"Order all of the Shock Troopers outside and tell them to fire at will." Said Cale Lestin.
What was left of the Shock Troopers ran outside and blew up most of the transports that were taking off.
Cale Lestin then walked over to the Delta squad and cured their wounds with Force Heal. "Good work Delta squad." Said Cale Lestin.
If the Deltas didn't have their helmets on Cale Lestin would have seen them smiling.
Cale Lestin and Padme Amidala then walked towards Emperor Palpatine's personal waiting room and saw him sitting at his desk. "I have heard that you did very well today Darth Zeth and Padme Amidala. You took down two hundred Clone Troopers. You have done well." Said Emperor Palpatine.
"Thank you master." Replied Cale Lestin.
"But I have also heard that you risked your lives for a member of the Delta squad. A Sith Lord does not care about the death of a comrade." Said Emperor Palpatine.
"Does that mean if I die you wouldn't care about me?" Asked Cale Lestin.
Emperor Palpatine's breathing stopped for a second. "That is not the same thing." Said Emperor Palpatine.
"Yes it is, those men are mine and Padme's brother's when we are on the battlefield." Replied Cale Lestin.
Emperor Palpatine sighed. "You are just like me when I was your age. And maybe in a way you're right. In any case, you did the right thing." Said Emperor Palpatine.
Cale Lestin looked at Emperor Palpatine the way she never looked at him before. Not as a Sith Lord or his master, but as his father. "Thank you father." Replied Cale Lestin.
Cale Lestin and Padme Amidala turned around and was about to walk out the door when Emperor Palpatine spoke to her again.
"One more thing. The Bounty Hunter has left to capture a smuggler on Tatooine. I just thought you might want to know." The door closed behind Cale Lestin saying a word.
As Emperor Palpatine sat in his chair he thought about the last couple of years he had spent with Darth Zeth. After all this time he was starting to become his old self again. After years and years trying to keep those feelings buried Darth Zeth had made them rise again.
Although he would never let anyone know it, he was fearful of that. If he became Sheev Palpatine again he would be become vulnerable, and lose most of the power that he had gained. Before he met Darth Zeth he couldn't afford to lose all that.
But now he had someone he really cared about. Emperor Palpatine had sensed earlier on that Darth Zeth was going to change him back to Sheev Palpatine. The only reason he had for staying with the dark side was the power to save people from death. So that he would never lose Darth Zeth.
Because if he would be torn away from him like his parents then his old self would truly be dead.
As Cale Lestin and Padme Amidala walked down the hallway they noticed that the Stormtroopers were looking at them differently. It looked like they thought of him as a comrade instead of a commander.
Today when they were to risk their lives for the Delta squad, they had won more than their trust they had won their loyalty.
Padme Amidala then pulled Cale Lestin by the arm so that they could talk in private.
"Hey Cale can you help me tie my hair into a bun?" Said Padme Amidala.
"Yeah, of course." Replied Cale Lestin.
Cale Lestin then tied Padme's long brown hair into a bun with a black hairband.
"Now is that all you needed me for?" Said Cale Lestin.
"No it's not. The real reason why I wanted to talk to you is. I have come to depend on you. Not as a Jedi, or a friend. But someone who loves you." Replied Padme Amidala before she kissed him on the lips.
"You've come to depend on me?" Said Cale Lestin while breaking away from the kiss.
"Yes I have. I love you Cale Lestin." Replied Padme Amidala before she kissed him on the lips once again.
"I love you too Padme Amidala." Said Cale Lestin while breaking away from the kiss once again.
Padme Amidala just smiled before kissing him on the lips for the third time that day. Cale Lestin then wrapped his arms around Padme's bun on her long brown hair and waist to make the kissing between them last for hours upon hours.