WAKING BACK ALONG THE LINE.
Luke goes to sleep…
… And wakes 24 years in the past. Can he change past events to save the future? (Set at the end of ROTJ and the beginning of ROTS just after Anakin is accepted on the Council.)
CHAPTER TWO.
"... You're asking me to do something against the Jedi Code. Against the Republic. Against a mentor, and a friend. That's what's out of place here." Anakin glared at Obi-wan angrily, "Why are you asking this of me?"
Obi-wan looked at Anakin sympathetically, "The Council is asking you." He sighed and shook his head, "and you need to be careful."
Anakin frowned, still glaring. "Careful of what?"
"Luke won't tell us who is really is because his father is a Jedi, he was raised on Tatooine, and it was only after he learned who you were that he lied about his name."
Anakin closed his eyes, "you know he's my son."
"I suspected," Obi-wan folded his arms, "Padme is his mother, isn't she?"
Anakin nodded and took a deep breath, "she's my wife."
"Anakin!" Obi-wan stared at him in shock, "What were you thinking?"
"I love her," Anakin looked away from his friend, "when we were on Geonosis, we both thought we were going to die. We let ourselves express our feelings to each other," Anakin forced himself to Look at Obi-wan, "when we survived, neither one of us could ignore how we felt. We married when I escorted her back to Naboo."
Obi-wan groaned, "Anakin_"
"I know," Anakin wallowed and closed his eyes, "you won't tell anyone, will you?"
Obi-wan shook his head, "if I'd intended to tell the Council, I would have already."
Anakin looked relieved, "thank you." He smiled and shook his head, "I don't know how Padme will react when she meets our son."
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Padme looked up when Anakin walked in, she smiled, striding forward_
And pulled up short when a young, blonde haired man followed him in. Anakin grinned and closed the gap between them, leaning down to gently kiss her.
"Anakin!" Padme jerked back, "We can't_!"
"He knows," Anakin told her quickly, "and he's not going to tell anyone."
Padme froze and blinked, "how does he know?" She had never seen him in her life, how could he possibly know about her and Anakin?
"Padme this is Luke." Anakin said_
At exactly the same time as Luke said, "I'm from the future."
Padme blinked and looked at Luke, "you're from the future? How?"
Luke shook his head, "I have no idea. I went to sleep in my time and woke up here."
"We were in the Council Chamber, when he appeared." Anakin explained, "there was a flash of light, and he was here." He smiled and placed a hand on Luke's shoulder, "he's our son Padme."
Her eyes suddenly went wide, stepping forward, Padme stared at him; her son, this was her son. Luke smiled tremulously, swallowed and hugged her. Padme slowly put her arms around him, her heart swelling with love in an instant.
Pulling back she stared at Luke; he looked so similar to Anakin. Smiling she sniffed back tears, "you're so handsome."
I know it's short, but I didn't want everything happening at once, and this felt like a good place to end the chapter. I didn't know if I was going to have Obi-wan figure out who Luke was so soon, but I think it will work better this way...
i hope it will anyway.
Ideas on how to continue would be greatly appreciated.