Execute Order 66!
"No! I'm not some Chosen One!! Why do I have to bear all of this?!" Anakin Skywalker staggered backward, shouting.
"The Galactic Republic has reached the point where it must take this step! The Jedi Order has become a thing of the past! They have instead become a stumbling block obstructing the Republic's progress! Because of the Jedi Order's existence, we are about to lose this war! Look at what the Jedi Order has done! Even you—when you entered the Jedi Order more than ten years ago, how did they treat you?" Palpatine's voice gradually rose.
"But... the Jedi Order..." Anakin Skywalker shook his head hard.
"Do you still think this is the Jedi Order you imagined? They formed an army! They bear undeniable responsibility for the outbreak of this war! They took part in countless massacres during the war! Of the fourteen Orbital Bombardments that have occurred over the past three months, which one did the Jedi Order not approve?!" Palpatine remained relentlessly aggressive. "Master Windu is currently leading my Second Systems Army on an expedition. If I ordered him back to his post, would he obey? No! He is raising an army for his own ends!"
Anakin Skywalker was left speechless.
"Do you think my situation is good right now, Anakin? I have been driven into a corner!" Palpatine's expression twisted savagely. "Master Yoda openly tried to assassinate me! As Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, I was actually attacked by the Jedi Order in my own office! Yet I do not even dare reveal this to the public! What would happen to this war if I died? What would happen to the Galactic Republic?! Every day, I live on the edge of death, Anakin..."
"This... this shouldn't... it shouldn't be happening!" Anakin Skywalker was in