"We're all ready, Cade."

"Okay, let's do it."

Cad Bane, the famous Outer Rim bounty hunter, is a man for whom all targets are his prey, as long as the price is right.

Cade said, "Remember, our goal is clear. Bring back Ziro the Hutt. Don't make any more trouble."

Senate Building.

As their ship descended into the building's landing bay, the group of bounty hunters encountered a group of guards, with Cad Bane walking up to the Senate Guard.

The captain of the guard asked, "What are you doing here? Identify yourself."

"Gentlemen, we are here to do business with the Senate, please move aside so we can enter," Cad Bane said.

The captain of the guard was not so stupid. He recognized Bane and said sternly, "Kneel down, bounty hunter scum."

Bane scoffed, "Oh, you don't look stupid."

"team leader!"

The landing bay fell into a brief chaos. Aurra Sing sniped several guards in rapid succession on the roof, and the bounty hunters in the landing bay also engaged the remaining guards.

The battle was over quickly, and the guards were all killed instantly. Not long after, Aura Sing returned with two IG killer robots and Robonino.

"You two... are responsible for cleaning up this place." Cade pointed at the two commando robots.

Two commando robots walked up to the dead guard. One of the communicators rang and a male voice came: "What happened just now? Report the situation."

The BX robot squatting in front of the dead guard adjusted its voice, picked up the communicator, and said, "They are a few protesters against the war. We have dealt with them."

After perfectly fooling around, Cade said, "Ola and Shahan stay here and watch. The rest of you, follow me."

The bounty hunters soon made it into the Senate building, unaware that a Jedi Knight was inside the building.

At this moment, Anakin Skywalker was reclining in a chair in Senator Amidala's office while his wife dutifully processed documents.

Padmé noticed a bored Anakin and said, "You seem very laid back."

Anakin shrugged, "The Jedi Council saw fit to grant me and my Legion a vacation for the next two weeks, so of course I'm taking it easy."

Padmé looked away from her work, towards her husband, who was looking back at her before suddenly slumping in his seat.

Padmé was startled and immediately walked to his side and asked softly, "Anakin, what's wrong with you?"

Anakin frowned and said nothing.

Padmé looked Anakin in the eye and said anxiously, "Talk to me, Anakin."

Anakin stared back at his wife, he gently grasped her wrist and let out a slightly frustrated sigh before rising from his seat and pulling her into a loving embrace, feeling his wife's scent and feeling himself relax, wanting nothing more than to be with her.

Anakin was silent for a while and then said, "The Force is now unpredictable, just like we have lost the correct way to communicate with the Force."

"Did you see anything?" Padmé asked, resting her head on Anakin's shoulder.

Anakin remained silent.

"Anakin?"

"I saw... the dark, the light. Both were being torn apart by something I couldn't see, and it was so strange. I thought I would be filled with fear seeing the Force seemingly being torn to pieces, but it wasn't. It was like I saw the entire Force, not just these two defined aspects, and then it was gone, back to being the swirling storm."

Padmé remained silent, allowing Anakin to continue, feeling her husband's arms gently hold her tighter.

"Honestly, the Council and many other Jedi are growing increasingly worried. We can still feel the power of the Force, but it's not what it once was. Something has changed beyond our control, and the catalyst was the arrival of the Avengers."

"So what do you think of all this?"

Anakin just sighed tiredly and leaned his head against Padmé's. "I don't know. It kind of scares me, to be honest."

"I thought Jedi were supposed to be fearless," Padmé said teasingly.

"With you here, this is impossible." Anakin said, untying his lightsaber from his belt. "I am a Jedi Knight, and this lightsaber is my life, but you, Padmé, you are my life."

Padmé couldn't help but chuckle as she took Anakin's lightsaber from him, staring at it before setting it down.

"Slippery tongue," Padmé whispered before enveloping her husband in a loving kiss, which he returned with equal passion.

As the Senators and the Jedi Knights enjoyed their moment together, Cad Bane's team of bounty hunters continued their advance through the Senate building.

Cad Bane had obtained the layout of the Senate House the week before this mission. Led by two IG droids, they circled a corridor manned by a Coruscant guard.

The two quickly attacked him, and then Shahan Alama went to deal with the body. After the door was opened, the IG robot killed the other guards inside.

Cade and Robonino walked into the control room together, and Robonino licked his lips in anticipation.

"Do you know what to do?" Cade asked.

"I'll find a way," Robonino promised.

Cade warned sternly, "You better not let me down, Bubblehead."

"Don't worry," Robonino yelled irritably, "I can shut down the power in this building in no time."

Simultaneously

Quicksilver is standing outside this building and says, "So this is the Senate building?"

Ant-Man said, "Yeah, I think so."

"Oh...so where do you think Chucky is?"

Ant-Man was stunned for a moment, "Wait, who are you talking about?"

"Chucky, Rio Chucky, the blue-skinned girl, the one at the party."

Ant-Man suddenly realized, "Oh, her! I remember now."

"Yes, her." Quicksilver nodded in confirmation.

Ant-Man rolled his eyes and suddenly asked with a gossipy look on his face, "Why are you suddenly interested in her?"

Quicksilver said, "Just wanted to talk to her, Scott, put away your dirty thoughts. Of all the politicians I've ever met in my life, she's the least politician-like politician."

Ant-Man curled his lips, "How many politicians have you met in your life?"

"Since last week, there have been about 50."

"That's the number of people who showed up at that little party a few days ago."

"Yeah, so that last party was all the politicians I've ever seen in my life."

Ant-Man simply ignored Quicksilver's shameless words and asked expectantly, "So, are we going in, or not?"

"Of course! Let's go."

At this moment, Padmé and Anakin, who were kissing passionately in the office, were interrupted by a voice outside the door, and both of them were a little flustered.

"—but Senator Organa, now—"

Padmé recognized the voice as C-3P0, and realizing what was happening, she pushed Anakin away in panic and said anxiously, "You need to hide."

"I--"

"Hide!"

Anakin's eyes widened at the sound coming from outside, and then he quickly crawled under Padmé's desk and curled up.

At this time, outside the door, Organa said seriously: "This is an emergency, 3P0, now stand aside, I want to see Senator Amidala."

Then the door opened and Bail Organa walked in, with C-3P0 at his side.

"Padmé, I'm sorry," Organa greeted.

"Oh, Bail, it's good to see you," she said, instinctively tucking Anakin's lightsaber into the sleeve of her jacket behind her back, then asked calmly, "What's going on?"

"Senator Firo has called for a meeting in the lobby to discuss a vote on the Enhanced Privacy Invasion Act," Organa said in a serious tone.

Padme remembered this, "Okay, the Invasion of Privacy Act."

"We must hurry," Organa said seriously.

The Naboo Senator glanced back at her desk and saw her husband crouch down again as Bail Organa turned his back.

"are you going?"

"Oh, of course."

Padmé left the office behind her friend Bail Organa, hesitating whether to leave now, she looked back at her desk and saw Anakin stick his head out, motioning for her to go.

Once the door was closed, Anakin stood up from under Padmé's desk.

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