Leia gazed out at the millions of stars, mere specks before her. It had been three weeks since Anakin's birth and she was fully healthy again. Leia's only fear was that Anakin would not be safe from the forces out to harm him. Leia could not confess her fears to Han because Han would say that she was only being paranoid. Leia knew her fears were unfounded but could not explain the feeling of dread she felt whenever she thought about Anakin's wellbeing. Leia took comfort from the fact that she would soon be seeing Anakin again when she arrived at the safe planet.
Luke was worried about Leia. She had recently given birth to her third child Anakin. He was a healthy young boy but Leia seemed to be unsettled whenever she was reminded of him. Luke was bonded to his twin through the force but lately she had grown quite adept at blocking him out. When Luke tried to discover her thoughts quite often all he felt was her fear for Anakin. Luke knew that her fear was slowly eating away at her but did not know what he could do to help. Leia would not confide in Luke or Han so neither of them could help her.
Darth Vilgon could sense Leia's emotions and was greatly pleased by them. His plan was coming to fruition. Soon he would arrange for Anakin's kidnapping and when Leia discovered the kidnapper it would hopefully push her over the edge. Vilgon's yellow eyes glinted at the thought of finally having an apprentice. He would be able to take control of the Imperial Remnants and forge them into an unstoppable force which could destroy the New Republic. With the help of his agent within the New Republic leadership he would easily be able to reinstate the Empire as the dominant authority in the Galaxy. Vilgon activated his comlink and spoke to his minion telling her that it was time to instigate their plan.
Vilgon's agent ended her call and walked over to the door. She checked to see if anyone was watching and not noticing anyone quietly slipped out of her office and onto the street. She met Lestra at the planned place and informed her of her mission. Knowing that someone could be watching Vilgon's agent made sure to play the message she had recorded earlier of her speaking to Lestra about her accounts. While the recording was playing she quietly told Lestra of all the different supplies that were waiting for her at the drop point. The recording finished and Vilgon's agent said goodbye to Lestra and hurried back to her office hoping that no one had noticed her absence.
Lestra boarded the ship that had been prepared for her, punched in the co-ordinates of her destination and sat back to enjoy her trip. It would be a few hours before she reached the planet that Anakin had been secreted on and Lestra had decided to do some training to prepare and relax her for her mission. Soon Lestra would have her revenge against the Skywalker's for all the pain they had caused her and her family.
Luke could sense a disturbance in the force but did not know where it came from. Luke thought it might have something to do with Leia but did not know why. Luke decided to travel to the safe planet to visit his nephew and try to discern what the disturbance was. Luke ran to his X-Wing and lifted off for the safe planet.
Leia had finally arrived at the safe planet and she ran down the ramp to be met by Winter and Anakin. Leia pulled Anakin out of Winter's arms and started cuddling him. When Leia had finished with Anakin Winter led her into the safe building and Leia put Anakin to bed so that she could spend time talking to Winter about the security in the building.
Lestra had arrived at the safe planet and was preparing herself for landing. The ship landed on the far side of the safe building so as not to attract the attention of security. Lestra pulled on her hooded cloak and using the plans to the facility that Lord Vilgon had given her she snuck into baby Anakin's room. Picking him up Lestra quickly left the building and went back to her ship. Unbeknownst to Lestra Vilgon had made sure that her ship would be unable to take off again meaning that she was trapped on the planet.\par
Leia felt a tremor in the force and instinctively ran to Anakin's room. Finding him missing she flew into a rage and raced outside. She ran around the back of the building to where she could sense Anakin. She noticed a tall cloaked figure carrying Anakin aboard a ship. Leia drew upon her anger and used the force to speed...