A/N – Ok so I said at the end of chapter 1 that this would be a summery of the next 20 years… well I wrote that, then scrapped it because I didn't like it, then I wrote a really long chapter that I was really happy with but it was just set around the twins birth, then I lost that one. So here is the 3rd and hopefully last version of chapter 2 (which is not the summery of the next 20 years).
In the senate hospital building R2-D2 and C-3PO watch, greatly puzzled, as the medical droids rush about, watching one in particular rush into the room where Padmé was lying. Artoo beeped questioningly turning his 'head' to the golden droid standing beside him.
"It's some kind of reproductive process, I think." He said glancing down at the small blue and white astromech droid who beeped again.
Obi Wan was in the operating theatre with Padmé as the medical droid prepares her for the birth of her baby. She moans a little in pain, but it doesn't last long as the droid administers a pain relief drug. She turned to Obi Wan.
"What news of Anakin?" she asked.
"We send clones to look for his body where Master Windu told us he fell, but they returned with nothing. There was no body."
"What does this mean?"
"We do not know, it looks like he survived the fall, but the council is wary to accept this as fact because even the most powerful of Jedi would have been injured greatly by that fall, and from Master Windu's report, Anakin was already injured from the fight." He took her hand, "Don't give up, Padmé. We are putting all our resources into investigating this. We will find him."
Padmé winced from the pain as the medical droid delivers the baby. It rounds the bed holding the baby.
"It's a boy"
"Luke…" Padmé can only offer up a faint smile as she touches the baby on the forehead.
"There is another" the droid said as it handed the baby to an awestruck Obi Wan.
"Another?" exclaimed both Obi Wan and Padmé as the droid returned to the bottom of the bed to deliver the second of the twins.
"… It's a girl." The droid informed them as it rounded the bed moments later carrying another baby.
"…Leia." Padmé named the girl as Jedi Master Yoda joined C-3PO and R2-D2, watching in the adjoining room.
Seeing the new visitor Obi Wan put Luke in the cot beside his mother's bed where the medical droid had just laid Leia. He turned to excuse himself, but Padmé was asleep, exhausted from the birth of the twins. He left her to the care of the droids and went to speak with Yoda.
"Twins, Master" Obi Wan informed Yoda, "I sense they are strong in the Force as Anakin was."
"Or is, Master Kenobi. Dead we do not know he is yet."
"Indeed Master. But what of his children, they will be in danger if he is alive and master Windu is correct about his fall to the Dark Side of the Force."
"Correct Master Windu was, felt it I did. Correct also are you. If Padmé's will it is, trained they will be as Jedi. If not, hidden with their mother they should be."
In the next few days after the birth of the twins they were moved with there mother to the medical facility in the Jedi temple where they could be protected better by the Jedi. Padmé had awakened and was regaining her strength. She sat on the bed holding her newborn twins as Obi Wan and Mace Windu entered the room.
"Ah, Mater Jedi. I assume you are here to talk about our future." Padmé said.
"It is something we must discuss, but that is not the reason for our visit. We wanted to let you rest longer before we asked you to make such a difficult decision." Mace said as he and Obi Wan sat down at the senator's bedside. Mace's newly fitted artificial hand gleaming, reminding her of how her husbands had after he lost his real had in a duel with Count Dooku at the beginning of the war.
She pushed the thoughts of Anakin out of her mind. She could not think of him now, after hearing of his fall to the dark side, without shedding a tear for the man she loved. "It is all I have thought about since the birth of my children, I have already made my decision. However tell my why it is you are here then, I sense an urgency in your words."
"We come to bear good news, but also to see how you are doing. As a friend of the Jedi, we are all concerned for you and the twins." Obi Wan said. "The war with the Separatists is over, with Dooku, Grievous and now the Sith Lord Darth Sidious dead, they have nowhere to look to for leadership and now fully realise the power that the Republic has over them." He looked to Mace.
"Most of the Separatist systems have returned to the control of the Republic and have accepted the charges against them. They have all agreed to pay the fines charged by the courts." Mace told her.
This was all good news so far, but she had a feeling that there was more news they were not telling her.
"You say 'most', what of the rest?" she asked
"The Geonosians are still hostile, but even with the droid factories on the planet it will not be long until we have control." Answered Obi Wan. "And three other systems have formed an alliance and refuse to return to the Republic."
"The three planets are Thyferra, Yag'Dhul and Moorja, and their refusal to return is under peaceful terms and the new alliance, which they are calling The Tri-State Alliance, are being allowed independence as long as they remain peaceful and allow Republic ships to pass through their space." Mace Explained, seeing the questioning look on Padmé's face.
"I am glad to hear of an end to this awful war, I hope that the members of the Republic learn from this war and that it doesn't happen again." Padmé said lifting a crying Luke into her arms, "And what of the senate? Have they chosen a new chancellor yet?"
The Jedi had taken control of the senate, after the death of Palpatine, to ensure that the Republic did not crumble due to a lack of leadership as the Separatists had. The first thing the Jedi did was ask for nominations for a new Chancellor.
"The Senate has nominated three senators for the position." Obi Wan informed her.
"And?" She asked impatiently.
"They nominated you m'lady." Mace lifted the other twin, a looked it in the face. Leia giggled at Mace and tried to grab his nose. He moved back slightly, just out of reach of the baby's outstretched arms. "You, Bail Organa and Adcel Bar Gane from the Roona System. We have postponed the vote until your and your children's future is decided." He said as he lowered the baby girl to his knee.
"Well as I have already said, I have made my decision. I know that it is risky for us to stay in the public eye while we do not know Anakin's fate, but I wish for the twins to be trained as Jedi, and I will continue to do my duty as senator." She told the Jedi.
"This is a risky decision, but the Jedi Council has decided to let the choice be fully yours. And if this is truly your wish, then we will train the children, but as a precaution we ask that you move to the Jedi temple permanently, or at least until the twins become Padawan." Mace stated. "We must go now, and inform the Council of your decision so that the senate can vote." He handed Leia to her and stood and moved to leave. Obi Wan stood and bid farewell to the twins and there mother before following Mace out of the room.
A/N- thanks for reading. I hope to write the next chapter soon, it will be from Anakin's POV and probably set a few months from this one, although I can't promise that I won't change my mind again.