503. Reunion
A Nubian shuttlecraft flew quickly to Tatooine and landed outside the ruined city of Mos Espa Port. Anakin-Skywalker ran all the way towards the direction where he had a strong feeling.
But at least, he didn't forget to hold on to Padmé-Amidala. Otherwise, in such a crisis-ridden place, Padmé-Amidala might soon be torn apart by those vicious scavengers.
Rock-Johnson and Shmi-Skywalker have moved several times in the past few years, so the place they live in is completely different from when he left 10 years ago, but Anakin still found his home very keenly.
He felt that there was a voice calling him.
With a bang, Anakin crashed into the dilapidated door of his house, rushed in eagerly and shouted, "Mother!!"
However, what came into view was Shmi-Skywalker, who was lying on the bed with a pale face, but could still move, and C-3PO, who was taking care of her.
"Mother!" Anakin hurried over and held Shmi-Skywalker's hand.
However, Shmi just murmured, "Anakin... save Anakin... someone save him..." seemingly turning a blind eye to the arrival of Anakin.
"Mother, I'm here, I'm right here!" Anakin said loudly.
Shmi's cloudy eyes turned to stare at him and murmured, "You are not Anni, Anni is only 10 years old this year... He is still young... Who will save her..."
"What happened? Where are Rock-Johnson?" Anakin looked at C-3PO and asked loudly.
"Johnson has been slightly damaged and is being repaired by Fourth Group. C-3PO, my database cannot explain what happened before. This matter... is against common sense." C-3PO said.
"Tell me, what happened? Why is it related to Fourth Group!?" Anakin began to feel a surge of anger in his heart, Fourth Group! How dare you attack his family!!
"Actually... the mother was already dead in a biological sense, but she was later revived. That's why Johnson was willing to go with that person, saying that he was going to receive repairs." C-3PO talked for a long time, but from the perspective of a robot, he was completely unable to explain what happened.
"Rescued? Fourth Group?" Anakin asked.
"That man said his name was..."
A strange voice suddenly came from behind Anakin, "Archangel of Death." This voice was gloomy, cold, and full of the breath of death.
Anakin-Skywalker suddenly turned around and pulled Padmé-Amidala behind him. At the same time, Lightsaber was activated instantly, and the whole movement was like flowing water.
However, his movements were still a step slower. As soon as he turned around, a Lightsaber was pointed at the tip of his nose. The blood-red plasma blade was less than 5 centimeters away from his face, but he could not feel any temperature. This was due to the constraint of the magnetic field. But as soon as the blade touched his body, the energy of millions of degrees would burst out instantly!
"You..." Anakin-Skywalker gritted his teeth and his eyes were filled with tears, but he didn't dare to move.
"I saved your mother, you're welcome." Das-Malthael said in a sinister tone.
"You are...Sith!" Anakin-Skywalker's hands tightly grasped the hilt of Lightsaber, and cold sweat even oozed from the palm of his hand, "The one who was on Naboo was you!"
"How many Sith do you think there are in the galaxy now? The answer is, four. At least these are the ones that are still active." Das-Malthael smiled coldly, "You are too young and too weak, Anakin, so that you cannot see the true appearance of this galaxy."
"What did you do to my mother!?" Anakin was extremely angry and roared loudly.
"Your mother is dead. I believe the Force has told you everything. But what happens next, you can't understand."
"No! You did something to her!!" Anakin roared.
"Whatever you say, you can also convey what I said to Jedi Order, and convey it to Master Yoda. Tell him that our goals are the same... at least for now." Das-Malthael said.
"Jedi Knight and Sith cannot have any agreement!" Anakin said loudly.
"Well, we'll see. At least, I didn't kill you today, right?" Das-Malthael sneered, "Your mother, I'm going to take her to a safe place, maybe Kuna's Tooth Planet will do."
"Dream! I will not allow you to use your mother to blackmail me!"
"Even I know this is not a good idea. Young Jedi Knight, you still view the problem too simply. If I don't take her away, what can you do? Should you continue to leave her in Tatooine's garbage dump, or should you bring her back to Coruscant and tell Master Yoda that the bond in your heart has not disappeared, but has become stronger?"
"You..."
At this time, Padmé-Amidala said from the side, "I can take my mother to Naboo and make proper arrangements."
Anakin was shocked and turned his face to Padmé with a grateful look. This is indeed the best solution now.
"It doesn't matter, it's up to you, young Jedi Knight."
"But you must answer me a question!" Padmé-Amidala said seriously, "Are you on Separatists's side?"
"Hehehehe... I have just said that, at least for now, my purpose is the same as Jedi Order. Separatists is just a tool..." As he said that, Das-Malthael's figure turned into black mist and gradually disappeared, leaving only a sinister sneer in the air, "But be careful... tools can also hurt people... hehehehehe..."
"Don't even think about running away!!" Anakin yelled and rushed out of the door. However, Das-Malthael had already disappeared, but he almost bumped into a big man.
When he looked up, he saw that he was a bald man with a strong body and dark skin, and his muscles were like stones.
Anakin I don't know this person, but he feels very familiar.
"Anni, I haven't seen you for 10 years." The man said rigidly.
"You are...Johnson! Johnson!!!" Anakin wanted to rush up and give it a hug, but stopped again, "Didn't I just say that you were raped by Fourth Group..."
"They repaired my body and reshaped my bionic skin. And I also know that I was indeed their product." Rock-Johnson said.
"They didn't do anything to you, right?"
"Other than repairing my body, no. And we didn't agree to their proposal to rebuild my damaged database, because I am who I am and no one else. I will always be your partner, Anni."
"That's great... Thank you... Thank you... for all these years..." Anakin did feel the warm feeling through the Force. He walked forward and hugged Rock-Johnson tightly. "That person just now...Archangel of Death, what is he doing here?"
"I know nothing about him. The Fourth Group people have been looking for my mother in recent months. I have been hiding with my mother, but they still found her today. But... my mother had died of illness at that time. It was me who killed her. If I knew that the Fourth Group people had no ill intentions, then my mother could have been treated earlier."
"It's not your fault Johnson... It's not your fault... It's me who should apologize!"