Hey everybody! So I just got an account yesterday, and this is my first fanfiction ever. I'm sorry if this first chapter of the story sucks, I had to establish a background first, and I promise it gets better as Luke grows up and encounters more characters like Han, Leia, Obi wan, etc. Also, for the sake of the story, some characters are a little younger than canon, like Han, Padme, and Obi wan. I would also really appreciate it if you took the time to review, since this is my first story and I want to know what I can improve. Constructive criticism is welcome; flames are not.
Disclaimer: I do not own any Star Wars characters mentioned in this story.
"WHERE IS SHE?" Anakin demanded. His eyes darted frantically around the room before settling on the prone form of his wife, Padmé Amidala, on the hospital bed. "Hey angel, it's ok, I'm here," he whispered soothingly, rubbing her arm as the labor pains kicked in and Padmé whimpers. "Just one more push," he whispered, and looking at his wife's pained face, Anakin thinks about how it all could have been so much worse...
FLASHBACK
Anakin is torn. Palpatine is his mentor, and his friend. He cannot let Windu kill him, but can he betray the Order? Time seems to stand still for a second, drawing out the moment, and then the doors to the room open. Revealing a heavily pregnant Padmé Amidala. "Ani?" She whispers. "Ani, I saw your speeder parked outside the Chancellor's office, and R2 saw you, he said you looked distressed... what are you doing?"
Her voice is filled with fear and apprehension. Even though she does not say anything further, there is an accusation implied in Padmé's voice, and suddenly Anakin realizes that she knows. Padmé knows him like nobody else does, and she knows that Anakin was going to take Palpatine up on his offer. Something in Anakin snaps. He can't lose her, and maybe if he can convince her that he's doing the right thing by joining Palpatine, then he can convince himself. "Padmé, I have to help Palpatine, I can't let the dream become real!" Anakin practically screams, shaking his wife. She needs to understand, he needs to make her understand. "Ani! You're hurting me!" she cries out. And it's in that moment, staring at Padmé's anguished face, that Anakin realizes that the only person who is hurting Padmé is him. Him and Palpatine, who wanted to twist Anakin into a monster and turn him against the person he loved. "Padmé... Padme I'm so sorry.." he said." Anakin steps back for a moment, still unable to process what he had done. Padmé says nothing, wordlessly hugging him, a gesture that he knows means I forgive you.
Palpatine is furious. The girl is supposed to lure Anakin to the dark side, not turn him away from it! His plans for Vader may be ruined, but his plans for an Empire are certainly not. With a raging scream, he throws Windu across the room and leaps out the window. The two Jedi and the senator stared in shock. A moment passed.
"So..." said Padmé. "Is it too much to hope he just committed suicide?"
Anakin can't help but laugh at his wife's innocent question, but both he and Mace can sense the truth through the Force. Palpatine has escaped, not died. Immediately, Mace get his datapad and starts typing rapidly. "What are you doing?" Anakin asked. "Sending a video of everything that just happened to every single senator on Coruscant, calling a Senate meeting, and officially revoking Palpatine's title as Chancellor so he can no longer command the troops." Windu answered. He honestly didn't really have time to process what just happened, or the fact that Anakin had a wife(not that that was a surprise, those two were horrible at keeping secrets). Palpatine could not have command of the troops, and everyone had to be informed of his deception first.
So they had called a Senate meeting. It turned out Windu's quick thinking had payed off. When the senators revoked Palpatine's executive powers, they had come across a program that would have ordered the clones to kill all the Jedi if Palpatine still had executive privilege. The Senate was in the process of choosing an emergency Chancellor right now, and Anakin had just left the meeting to attend to his wife, who was now pinching his hand very tightly.
Padmé suddenly screamed, and soon, her screams were accompanied by those of another, a baby girl. I have a daughter, Anakin thought to himself, right before a second wail joined the first. A son. "Ani, they're perfect," Padmé whispered, holding Leia in her arms. "Yes, yes they are." Anakin replied. At that moment, Anakin Skywalker was the happiest man in the world. "Oh, it seems like there's a little more bleeding than we thought. We'll have to patch her up, but she'll pull through," said the doctor as Padmé fainted. Anakin nodded and relaxed. He knew that his wife was going to be okay.
Padmé woke up in a bright, white room. She was distinctly aware of a dull crying noise. "Luke.." she whispered. She had held Leia, but she had not had the chance to hold Luke before she passed out. Suddenly, Anakin entered the room, his eyes filled with sorrow.
"Padmé, the doctors ran some tests on the babies. Leia is perfectly healthy, but Luke..." his voice trailed off, unable to voice whatever hidden knowledge he had. "Anakin? Anakin, let me hold my baby." Padmé's heart thumped with fear for her newly born child. "Padme.." Anakin said, trying to start again, but Padme shot him a look, and he wordlessly carried Luke to Padme. And when Padmé looked at her son, he stared back at her, clear blue eyes staring without seeing. It was that moment that Padmé knew the truth. Luke Skywalker was blind.