I am not George Lucas, I do not own STAR WARS, I am merely borrowing that universe in general to create fan fiction

The Beginning

POLIS MASSA

The medical droid floated out towards the group. It didn't know who to talk to so he chose the robed man on the right. There was no easy way to tell them this.

Looking down, then back up again, he finally spoke, "Medically she's perfectly healthy. For reasons we cannot explain…we are losing her.

Obi Wan glanced towards Senator Organa and to Master Yoda. " She's dying?"

Impossible. How could somebody so healthy suddenly…

The droid glanced at the Senator before saying, " we don't know why. She has lost the will to live. We need to operate fast if we are to save the babies."

The shock was evident on Bail's face he looked at Yoda, who looked just as surprised as he was. Padmé had only talked of one child. Bail had a bad feeling about this; he gave the Jedi a little slack for not realizing the child's father was Anakin, but to not feel a second child? That just didn't fit.

None of the Jedi were talking, and like hell would he let that protocol droid of Anakin's speak up. So taking a deep breath he said, "babies?"

The medical droid just looked at him. "She's carrying twins."

Bail stood there as Obi Wan walked away to look at Padmé. The way that droid had said twins, he made the word sound so hopeless, so depressing. The droid had finally left them, Obi Wan following close behind. He watched as the droid that had spoken to them gave Padmé a drug to induce labor and another birthing droid waiting for the newborns.

Padmé soon began whimpering, her cries becoming louder and louder. Obi Wan had heard it first, the cries of the first baby.

The birthing droid scoped the baby up cutting the infant's cord. "Ee-see-tah oy-doh." (It's a boy.)

Bail looked out to Padmé as she whispered "Luke." Bail's thoughts went back to what the droid had said; we are losing her…lost the will to live.

"Master Yoda," Bail started, pulling the green Jedi out of his own thoughts, " what happens if Padmé doesn't live? Where will the children go? Should we send them to Tatooine or-"

" Face that challenge we shall, but now? Hope for the best we must." Yoda nodded

"Ooh-bah," cooed the birthing droid; forcing Bail to look back at Padmé. A second cry, the droid had been right, there were two babies. "Ee-see-tah oy-dah."

Bail saw Obi Wan turn to Padmé, "it's a girl."

Padmé nodded, and with a faint smile she sighed, "Leia… Obi Wan?"

Bail could hear her erratic breathing. Padmé was dying.

"Obi Wan," she said again, she was chocking on her own words, struggling to breathe, " there's still good in him… I know… I know there's…still…"

Bail watched as Padmé gave a relaxed exhale. She was gone, dead. Luke cooed once and began to cry aloud as if he felt his mother's light extinguish. His friend had finally passed on. May the Goddess protect her, he thought.

TO ALDERAAN

" Hidden, safe! The children must be kept." Yoda announced to his comrades, Senator Organa and Master Kenobi

Obi Wan nodded in agreement, " we must take them somewhere the Sith will not sense their presence."

" Hmm. Split up they should be." Yoda agreed; he turned to Bail, waiting for him to give his own input. But Bail was lost in his thought about what had happened after Padmé had died.

Bail couldn't help but think of that little girl. He had carried her aboard the Tantive IV, she was falling asleep, but he saw something in her eyes as they were closing. He didn't know what is was like but he liked it. Looking at the last of the Jedi he said, " my wife and I will take the girl… we've always talked of adopting a baby girl. She'll be loved with us."

He looked down after Yoda nodded, knowing full well that the two Jedi didn't care about Leia. They were more concerned about Luke. The two of them had started walking away with the infant leaving Leia in the mechanical arm of the birthing droid. If Bail hadn't gone back, Leia would still be on Polis Massa.

Bail rose at the same time Obi Wan did, leaving the two in the conference room. He ran into the droids, Anakin's droids, he thought sourly, and ordered them to follow him. Turing the corner he saw just the person he was looking for.

"Captain Antilles." He called, motioning the droids to follow.

" Yes, your Highness?" Captain Antilles looked at the droids cautiously before looking at him.

Waving a hand at the droids he said " I am placing these droids in your care, treat them well, clean them up." He was about to walk away when Leia came back to his mind, "oh, and have the protocol droid's mind wiped." So he doesn't tell Leia the truth about Vader.

"Yes sir," Antilles saluted. Bail nodded and walked away towards the cabin in which Leia slept. She was alone now, Kenobi already having left with Luke.

ROYAL PALACE IN ALDERA

Bail walked slowly over to Breha, she looked confused at the bundle that was in his arms. Sitting down next to her that confusion became joy as she looked down upon baby Leia. Bail smiled at his wife's reaction when she looked back up at him he whispered, " I've decided to adopt her… she was Senator Padmé and Jedi Anakin Skywalker's daughter. "

Breha looked at him with her own brown eyes. " Are they both dead?"

Bail thought for a moment. Yes, he thought, Padmé died physically and Anakin died the second he killed younglings. He could only nod, "her name is Leia."

Breha turned her face back to Leia whose eyes widened and her mouth open slightly at the sight of someone smiling at her. A cry of laughter came out of Leia as Breha made faces at her and touched Leia's nose.

She'll be loved with us, Bail thought. He couldn't wait for Leia to become Alderaan's princess. The Empire should prepare themselves for the day the Skywalker twins meet again.

TBC