ONE.
Footsteps echoing outside awaken Anakin. He groans and rolls over to ignore the noise and sleep. Too long he has spent here to care about anything other than sleep and food. His guards are all impossible to mind trick and these prison cells are too hard to break with the force.
Closing his eyes he tries to return to his sleep, because that's all there is to do in this boring cell.
Suddenly the door is being opened and the lights of the room are flickering on. Anakin turns to see his visitor. The light reflecting from the walls and floor, which is entirely made of metal, burn into Anakin's eyes. He awaits for them to focus before he sees Obi-Wan Kenobi climbing into the cell from the forty-five degree angled door.
Anakin sits upright on his bed and groans, rubs his eyes, then studies the aged Obi-Wan. His beard and hair has greyed and his face has wrinkled. Though he is still wearing the Jedi tunic and robe he has always. Anakin checks Obi-Wan's belt briefly but sees no lightsaber he can steal. He must've been smart enough to leave it.
Obi-Wan sits down on the uncomfortable, metal chair in front of Anakin's eating desk. "Anakin, it's been another five years and I am here to check on you."
"Are the Jedi still promoting slavery?"
"Anakin, I don't know why that idea is in your head."
"I know the truth now you can't get rid of it." Anakin takes a breath, "And stop calling me Anakin my name is Vader!" He stands aggressively.
Obi-Wan stands too. "You've been in here for twenty years ageing and lacking exercise and training. There is no way you can fight me, so do not try."
"You're like sixty years old now!"
Obi-Wan waves and hand and uses the force to push Anakin to the bed in sitting position. "Settle down. Should take a look at your reflection too. Your wife and daughter are here to see you later."
Anakin grunts.
Obi-Wan climbs back out of the cell through the forty-five degree door and the guards close it.
Padme walks up to Anakin, "I've missed you." She says with a beautiful smile. She has her hair down and is in a beautiful white dress.
"I've missed you too." Anakin says, he can't help to smile.
Padme wraps her arms around Anakin's neck, and he wraps his around her back. They kiss for a long time before they stop. Their heads touch and Padme bites her lip, "You know, we have two kids."
"What?" Anakin says confused. He backs off from Padme.
Padme's face changed to sadness, "We have two kids, twins. Your blood flows in them. They have the force in them."
"No, wrong, I only have one with Amelia. I only have Alexis. And she has the force too but the Republic watches her."
"Ani… I love you and you go off with Amelia…"
"What, no I didn't mean it like that." Anakin waves his hands around. Padme turns around and starts to cry, "I don't know. I've made a huge mistake." Anakin turns his back to Padme. "I'm sorry…" He walks into the darkness, and whispers under his breath, "I love you…"
Anakin jolts upright in his bed. "What?" He says, sweating. "What just happened?" He hadn't dreamed of Padme for an extremely long time.
The door screeches open and Alexis climbs in with a cake. Anakin goes up to her and they embrace a hug after she puts the cake on the desk. Then Amelia comes in and Anakin gives her a small and quick hug. The guards close the door. They all sit on the bed and talk.
Amelia has her brown, messy hair in a bun and is in a khaki dress. Alexis is in a navy blue shirt and black jeans, with her long black hair straightened down her back. She would be just over twenty now.
Amelia explains how the farm is on Tatooine and how the weather has been on Naboo and the Galactic News. She mentions how the last rouge Clone ship was destroyed after it failed at attacking Coruscant.
Alexis takes over and talks about school, and her boyfriend she left because he believes in the Jedi and said Anakin was crazy. She says she won't ever believe in the Jedi tricks. She also mentioned that the Republic keeps a close eye on her in case she ever goes "crazy" like him.
After all the talk is done and the room settles quiet Anakin says, "Let's have some cake shall we?"
"No," Amelia says, "I think it's better for you to have that after we leave."
Anakin's eyes widen.
"They scanned it and found it 100% organic so they said we could bring it in."
Just like every year they visit.
A guard opens the door and waves to Amelia and Alexis to leave, blaster rifle in hand. "Visiting time is up." He says.
Amelia and Alexis stand. Anakin hugs Alexis and gives her a kiss on the forehead. She whispers to him, "We're going back to Tatooine tomorrow."
Anakin forces a smile, "Someone has to look after the farm."
They both force a smile. Alexis leaves. Amelia and Anakin grin and wave then she leaves too. The door closes, leaving Anakin in his bright, metal, cold, lonely cell. He takes a seat on his uncomfortable chair and looks at the cake. After a moments consideration he takes a piece and enjoys the chocolate, sugary taste. The best food he's had in the past twenty years has only been the food Amelia and Alexis bring on their yearly visits. Prison food has never been his liking.
When he takes his second piece off the plate he notices an envelope in the middle. He pulls it out trying to do little damage to the cake as possible. He pulls out from inside the envelope a map of the prison facility with a path mapped on it. And a note in Alexis' handwriting saying, "We aren't going back to Tatooine without you."
Anakin smiles, flushes the envelope and stuffs the note and map in his black jeans pocket.
He looks in the mirror by the sink. "Wow…" He says to himself. He hasn't looked at his reflection for years. His hair has faded and is nearing grey and age marks are visible around his eyes and cheeks.
He washes his hands and wipes them on his black t-shirt, now awaiting for his break out.