Hey guys, I had some time during my online lecture tonight to burn time and write this instead of letting my mind wonder like it usually does during that time. Usually not thinking about my graduate classes other than thank god I graduate next month, and my layered schedule will be over and I can just have Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00 that's my paradise at this point and of course writing this and reading other stories on here. It's a great way to unwind and takes my mind off real life for a little while. Sorry there will probably be typos as usual, as I am just typing this up and not editing anything. I can edit and polish this up if you guys would prefer.
Enjoy!
Anakin sat on the edge of the bed that his children were sleeping on. He was taking in their form and taking a look at their overall appearance and how they each compared to him and Padme. Luke had his blonde hair and blue eyes and Leia looked more like her mother with brown hair and silky skin. They were so young and so pure. He deeply did love them and was not sure how to proceed without them.
He just knew that they would not by any circumstances become Jedi, as Yoda and his former master Obi-Wan had in mind. That would be his job to protect his children until they could grow into adults and then rationally decide at that point in life what they wanted to do as grownups. He worried deeply for them he would need to kill the emperor before there was any sign of peace within this empire. Then after that he had not put that much thought into it other than he knew that he wanted to retire his battle/war efforts so that he could adequately spend time with the children.
What he really wanted was to take them to Naboo and live with them privately in the lake county. He would not be a sith lord nor a Jedi any longer he would get a civilian job and support the children that way. He thought he could use his natural born talents and become a mechanic or an engineer. He could maybe even reconnect with Padme's family so that the children could get to meet their grandparents, cousins and aunt. He did not know. He thought enitially that he could take the emperors place and bring the peace that way.
However, there may not actually be any peace that way because he and the children would always be under the scrutiny of the public eye and would most likely not get a break of any kind. He did not want that for the children either.
At that moment Anakin was shaken from his thoughts when his son's head popped up and he began rubbing his eyes.
"Lord Vader, is everything alright? Do you need anything?" Luke questioned.
This then earned the boy a shocked look, "Luke I am your father, please do not address me by that vile name! Everything is fine my little one, I am just watching you thinking about what our future is going to look like." Vader stated.
"You mean your going to let me train with Master Yoda and Master Obi-Wan in order to become a Jedi and let Leia work with the Rebel Alliance and become a Senator?" Luke blurted out without thinking of the ramifications of who he was taking to.
Vader then moved from his position on the bed and headed to lean down on one knee so that he was on the floor facing the boy as he sat up in the bed while his sister still remained asleep. "Luke we've already been over this, I am not comfortable with you training to be a Jedi and with Leia training to be a senator. The only thing we will need to discuss is what school system you and your sister will need to attend once Obi-Wan, Yoda and myself have taken down the emperor. I don't want you worrying about such things, I want you to enjoy your childhood my son." Vader stated as he moved his flesh had up and began to stroke Luke's cheeks.
"You mean when you kill the emperor right? And then what then?" Luke questioned.
"Yes, Luke I do mean kill the emperor, it is unavoidable, he is a very powerful yet evil man. We will not see any signs of peace until he is removed from his position. Then I want to take you and your sister with me to live in a lake house on your mother's home planet of Naboo. I will be with you always, but I will send you and your sister to a good school and I will get a civilian job to support us. I will not be a Jedi nor a Sith lord." Vader added.
"But you will turn the power of the empire over to the courts and the senate, right?" Luke added.
"Yes Luke, I will. I am not going to run the galaxy. I would never have adequate time to spend with you and your sister. And I cannot allow you both to be constantly it the public eye. That will just be another problem that would stand in the way of you enjoying your childhood. Vader stated.
"That sounds good for now but when I turn eighteen father, I will seek out the Jedi and train to become one myself. That's what I want to do!" Luke stated.
Anakin then hesitated and placed his flesh hand in Luke's hair now caressing the boy's blonde locks, "Luke… Do you know what that entails becoming a Jedi? Its not as simple as just fighting in the war my son. There are so many components that you don't understand, that Obi-Wan and Yoda will not tell you!" Vader stated.
Then from the entry way to the small living quarters of the ship another respondent entered the conversation. It was Obi-Wan he had come because it was now early in the morning and he had come to check on the small family unit because he had not seen them this morning and needed to discuss the matters at hand.
"The boy should be able to choose for himself even before then age of legal adulthood Anakin. As you are painfully aware, children are chosen to train much younger than he is now." Obi-Wan stated joining the conversation much to Anakin's dismay.
Anakin then whipped his head around to focus on the unwanted voice, "This is none of your concern Obi-Wan! This is between my son and I. You get no say in this! He is my child and he will respect my boundaries for him and that is final!" Anakin snapped.
Before Obi-Wan could reply Luke was getting up out of Anakin's grasp and headed in the direction of Obi-Wan. "Father you are too possessive of Leia and I and you were probably the same way with our mother before us! You don't listen, I'm nine and I should be able to become a Jedi if I want to and not because you have some strange grudge against the Jedi. They may have done things to you that you did not like! But I'm not you father, and I want to train with Master Obi-Wan! You just don't understand!" Luke stated and with that the tears began to pour, and he was out the door.
Causing Anakin to jump up in order to go after him but was then repelled by Obi-Wan with a slight force shove sending him into the wall.
"You should not go after him right now Anakin, he needs time to think on his own and he did make some valid points there. I am not trying to intrude on your personal affairs Anakin, I am just saying the boy is old enough to make his own decisions regarding training. If he trains with me, it will not be in the same format as it was at the Jedi Temple, you have seen to that my former apprentice. He can remain I your care but could train with me during the days and return to your family unit by the night." Obi-Wan stated calmly.
At this point Leia had been awakened by the series of events that had just transpired and was staring at both men.
Anakin now enraged formulated a response, "How dare you Obi-Wan! You are intruding and these are my children not yours! Even if Luke was able to come home to me every night, he would still be engulfed with your teaching and would spend his time at home studying and not with his family! I will not allow it no matter what any of you say! My son will need to learn to obey his father! I will not allow the free-range teachings of the Jedi! Luke will grow up too fast!"
Leia then entered the conversation at this point taking into account the situation, "Father, Master Obi-Wan I understand that this is a vital conversation for the future but for now shouldn't we just focus on how we will be taking down the emperor and then focus om communicating our actions with the rebel alliance and then later with the senate. Father, for right now you need to not focus on the wellbeing of Luke and I but on a plan to Kill Palpatine. Talk to Master Obi-Wan and Yoda about that Father!"
Anakin then moved from his position near the wall to stand in front of Leia just like he had done with Luke. He then placed his flesh hand on her cheek. Obi-Wan then taking in the scene decided to remain silent thinking that the rationality of Leia may be enough to persuade Anakin and get him focused on the real task at hand just like Leia had just mentioned.
"Leia, my young one, you need not to concern yourself with these matters. They are things that Obi-Wan, Yoda and I will discuss with due time. But you are mistaken in one area, I must be concerned with your and Luke's well being because you are the first and only priority as far as I am concerned. I love you and your brother more than you know." Anakin stated is a surprisingly calm natured tone.
Leia then placed her hand on his and removed it from her face and placed it into his lap. "Yes, father I know that, but with Palpatine continuing to be in power, Luke and I are going to chronically at risk for danger. This will be the case until he is no longer living. So, father please just talk with Master Obi-Wan and Yoda and formulate a plan. That will be a true way to care for Luke and I."
Anakin then leaned in and kissed the top of Leia's head and then once again brought up his hand and stroked his had through Leia's loose strands of brown hair. "Yes my dear one I will and we will get it taken care of. I will do as you ask. But I must speak with your brother first as he is in pain from our previous conversation. Then we will form a plan. You are so wise my young one more than you will ever know, you are so much like your mother my dear Leia. Please stay here and try to get some more sleep. I am going to go find your brother then will do as you ask."
With that he then moved and made to a stand, "Thank you father." Leia said plainly as she then laid her head back on her pillow and closed her eyes.
Anakin then calmly brushed against Obi-Wan and made his way out of the ship to find his son.
Ob-Wan then slowly followed in pursuit in order to be there to mediate in case young Luke was to not want to talk with his father.
Anakin then made his way through the murky swap at least ten feet from the ship and then began to call Luke's name.
"Luke? Luke? Please I need to speak with you! Please do not push me out. I just want to talk with you."
He then stopped dead in his tracks when he saw the sight in front of him which was his son holding a lightsaber reflecting blaster bolts that were being shot in his direction while wearing a bowl on his head. Yoda was standing to the boy's side silently coaching him on what to do next.
"Luke! Stop this at once and speak with me." Anakin stated as he then pulled out his own lightsaber and sliced though small round device that was in the air shooting the blaster bolts at his son. He then deactivated his lightsaber and took the green lightsaber out of Luke's hands much to the boy's dismay and then removed the bowl from the boy's head and picked him up and placed him in a one arm grasp on his side.
"Father what are you doing! I wasn't finished! Please let me finish my lesson with Master Yoda!" Luke gasped while trying to break through of his father's hold.
"Freedom give the boy you must. Attachment leads to the darkside it does young Skywalker." Yoda added plainly.
"Luke Please I just need to talk to you for a moment. Master Yoda I understand that but this is not your concern, I have other matters I must discuss with you. But first, I need to talk to my son in private for few moments." Anakin added focusing on his son and the Jedi Master.
Then with that he brushed past Yoda to a wooden stump placed further away and then let Luke down to sit on the stump and then cupped the boy's face in his hands.
"Luke, I don't want to fight you, deep down I support you 100% in what you do, but you must understand, you are so young, and you need to gain some more life experience before you make such a huge decision for your life. I love you Luke and all I'm trying to do is protect you. Please understand I am not restricting you based on my own personal agenda." Anakin stated.
Luke then looked down not meeting his father's gaze, Anakin then moved the boy's face to look at him.
"I understand that father, it's just that I want to help is all and most children start their Jedi training when they are half my age. Its that way on purpose so that they can be truly selfless and not have the conflicting thoughts and concerns that you do father. The attachment issues you have, that is your greatest weakness, that is what lead you to the darkness in the first place. I want to learn to let go of my conflicting feelings and become one with the earth. I love you too father, but unlike you, I will know the proper time to let go and accept whatever will happen when it happens. Can you say the same?"
Luke questioned, Anakin then stunned by his son's wise words well beyond his years was taken aback, "No Luke I suppose I cannot say the same." He then paused then leaned in and kissed the top of his son's head. "I am afraid I will never be prepared to say the same my son. However, I was your age when I was initiated into the Jedi order when I was your age and I was older, and I had already learned to love because of my mother. I was taken from her Luke, I loved her and I was not able to see her again until I found her years later." He then paused as tears began to leak down his cheeks. "Luke your grandmother died in my arms…. Can you honestly tell me that you do not wish to learn how to love my son?" Anakin stated in a breaking voice while still cupping the boy's face in his hands.
Luke then simply stared at his father at a loss of words. "I want to learn to love in a selfless way father and protect the greater good by learning how to use the force in order to help others without getting to attached. I want to think things through before I act and I want to not rush into anything, I want to be wise some day like Master Obi-Wan and Master Yoda. Don't worry about me right now father. We can discuss this at a later time. Right now, you need to talk with Master Obi-Wan and Master Yoda and come up with a plan to take the emperor down. To restore at least some peace, then we can have this conversation." Then with that look placed his hands on his father's then gently removed them from his face then got up to leave his father kneeling down to digest his words.
"But Luke I," Anakin started but could not finish his sentence as he became engulfed in his thoughts truly digesting what the child had just said. What both of his children had said. He was still not so sure he could let them go that easily, but they were right about one thing and that was that he did need to formulate a plan with Yoda and Obi-Wan.
So here it is, it's a great way to burn time while not fully listening to that long class lecture, they lose my attention after 45 minutes to an hour? Sorry for the typos, just typed this thing out did not edit but can if you would like me to going forward. What do you all think? Good? Bad? Ugly? Do you want to see anything specific in this story or have any suggestions, I'm open to constructive criticism.