The Darkside of Parenthood.
AN: OK, I know the first chapter starts with Windu, Sidious and Anakin, but I promise, I'll get to Anakin/Padmé and Luke & Leia eventually. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: They are the great G.L.'s (/ Disney) toys, I'm just borrowing them for awhile.
It was late and Anakin and a very pregnant Padmé were fast asleep on Coruscant. It had been a hard few months for them.
When Palpatine revealed himself to be Darth Sidious, Anakin informed Jedi Master Mace Windu. Master Windu informed Anakin to wait for him in the Jedi Council chambers. However, with the thought of losing his growing family looming over him, and Darth Sidious having promised a way to save Padmé from dying, he left the Council chambers and hurried to the Chancellor's office, where Master Windu had Sidious laying on the edge of a large window frame, the window broken during the lightsaber fight between Master Windu and Sidious.
"You are under arrest my Lord." Master Windu said then he looked up and noticed Anakin had walked in.
"Anakin… I told you it would come to this. The Jedi are taking over." Sidious tried to convince Anakin.
"The oppression of the Sith will never return. You have lost." Master Windu said to Sidious.
"No. No. No. You will die!" Sidious shouted at Master Windu, he then proceeded to throw Force Lightning at Master Windu, who absorbed the lightning with his Lightsaber but was straining to do so. Anakin turned his head from the bright lights.
"He's a traitor!" Sidious yelled at Anakin over the electrical crackling.
"He is the traitor!" Master Windu also shouted, trying to convince Anakin of his side.
"I have the power to save the one you love." Sidious strained. "You must choose."
"Don't listen to him, Anakin!" Master Windu begged as he struggled with his lightsaber to hold back the lightning.
"Don't let him kill me." Sidious begged as his face slowly morphed.
Anakin shielded his face with his cloak, once again blinded by the light show before him.
"I can't hold it any longer." Sidious said weakly. "I…I…I…I can't. I…I… I'm weak. I'm… I'm too weak."
"Anakin!" Sidious shouted as the lightning stopped and Master Windu once again pointed his lightsaber at the Dark Lord.
"Help me Help me!" Sidious begged Anakin once more.
"I…I…I can't hold on any longer." Sidious muttered.
"I'm going to end this once and for all." Master Windu stated strongly
"You can't." Anakin spoke for the first time since entering the room. "He must stand trial."
"He has control of the senate and the courts. He's too dangerous to be left alive." Master Windu pointed out.
"I'm too weak. Don't kill me. Please." Sidious begged once more.
"But he says that he has the power to keep people from dying Master." Anakin said. "He's promised to help me keep Padmé alive."
"Anakin. Think. Padmé is a healthy young woman. How could a simple pregnancy suddenly go wrong?" Master Windu asked while his lightsaber was still leveled at Sidious.
Master Windu had a point. Padmé was happy and healthy, apart from worrying about Anakin lately. What could suddenly go so wrong that would cause her to die during childbirth?
"But what about your dream, Anakin?" Sidious asked, "You had a dream about your mother and look what happened to her."
"Anakin. Don't listen to him." Master Windu pleaded. "He's trying to trick your mind."
"No Anakin! Only you can save Padmé! You must choose!" Sidious insisted
"Anakin! Padmé is fine. Nothing is going to happen to her." Master Windu tried to convince Anakin.
"SHUT UP!"
Quick as the lightning Sidious threw earlier, Anakin pulled out his lightsaber and cut down the first person he saw….