Coruscant – Swoop Tracks – A few days later
Anakin, Brian, and Luke were on their swoop bikes to see who the best was this time. The three of them acted like children at times like this, and the women in their lives often wondered who the kids were at times like this. They've been doing this for the last couple of years, with no winner in sight. This last race proved to be a tie yet again. They put their bikes into the garage they had at the tracks and went to greet their loved ones.
"Hey sweetheart, I nearly had the old man beat this time." Brian said to Jillian.
"No way! I had nearly had dad beat this time." Luke said with a big smile on his face before giving Mara a kiss on the cheek.
"I'm afraid you're both wrong. I had the two of you beat but decided to make it a tie again." Anakin told his son's while giving Padme a hug.
"Well let's head home. I'm sure the children are giving their aunt Ahsoka a hard time by now." Padme told them.
"Don't forget that Han and Leia are coming over tonight with Jaina and Jacen. So I expect everyone on their best behavior." Padme said while looking at both Anakin and Brian.
"What?" They both said at the same time.
"Everytime they come over with their twins, something always happens." Jillian reminded both her husband and father-in-law.
"Like that time with the dishes, and the poor 3PO, what they had done to him." Mara starting counting move things as two of the Skywalker men tried to look innocent.
Luke just rolled his eyes the times that his father and brother got into trouble with the stunts they had pulled after the galaxy had become peaceful again. He then laughed a bit at the two of them, and then got a punch in the arm from his brother.
"Hey, what was that for?" He asked Brian.
"That's because your son is no better than the rest of the Skywalkers when it comes to pulling stuff. And he told me that you taught him some of it." Brian said to Luke.
Mara then gave her husband the 'Look' for finding this out now! He was in deep poo-doo with her now, and he would never hear the end of it!
"You wait till tonight Farmboy, you're not sleeping in the bedroom with me now." She told him with a look that meant business.
Brian and Anakin started to laugh a bit over Luke's situation. They knew that Mara had him right where she did, and meant every word of it! They went to Anakin and Padme's home to get the kids and go home to change and return to have dinner there tonight. Ahsoka was finally relieved when everyone returned home, and swore that she would never have children for as long as she lived!
She told them that she was amazed that three boys got to her like they did, and what they had done to 3PO this time! They had to get the droid put back together and reactivated again. All of them look at Anakin like it was his fault. Granted he pulled many things while at the Temple, but not as bad as this.
Artoo knew what the boys were doing, and encouraged it to the full extent! He snickered to himself as the boys took 3PO apart and put in new programming. He knew his master would not find it funny, but he did! As 3PO came back on line, the first thing he said was 'How's it going big boy.' in a sexy woman's voice while looking at Anakin. Everyone but Anakin found it funny, and he wasn't sure on what to do with a droid that talked like that now.
They younger Skywalkers left to prepare for dinner tonight and hopefully everything would be back to normal. But since they were Skywalkers, nothing is normal for them. But they were going to make the best of it.
Byss
Sidious looked at the fleet that had been built since the time of his death. He was amassing a fleet that not even the combined forces of the Galactic Republic would withstand! He cackled at the thought of what they would think if they knew now he was back to the world of the living! His yellow eyes glazed over at that thought!
"Commander, what is the progress of the Dreadnought Star Destroyers?" He asked.
"My Lord, they should be online with a two week time frame. Barring nothing goes wrong Sire." He reported.
"Good, good. Now see that nothing happens Commander, otherwise it will cost you your life." Sidious said in a threatening manner.
The officer left the throne room in a hasty retreat. Sidious did enjoy watching the people under his control in fear of him. It made him more powerful each and every time. He relishes the thought of having the youngest of the Skywalker triplets under his control and the horror of looking at Anakin Skywalker's face while doing so!
He then drew in more power from the Dark Side of the Force, and bathed in the darkness it held for him. He then went to oversea the construction of the new Stormtroopers that would serve him once he makes himself know to them.