So, brief strong language ahead.
There has got to be a way to make all of this so much less confusing. Lily thought grumpily.
"Lily! Are you okay?" Luke asked.
"Fine. Confused, but fine. What happened?"
"You had a panic attack." Anakin said.
"Ah. That explains the headache then. Why am I in the med-bay then?"
"Anakin overreacted." Luke said. Lily laughed. A shudder ran through her. "Everything alright?" Her answer wasn't one that he expected to hear from her, ever.
"I...don't know."
***
If there was one way to learn of the certainties and uncertainties of the Force, it was through meditation. It was the best way to learn secrets, that of the Force and of people. Past, present, and future could be conquered. It was the reason Sidious sunk into the meditative state, with a single goal; find out who those children were.
Well, the Force was never known to do things simply. He waited for any hint to pour out, and nothing came. He attempted to attack their minds, but their shields were so strong to prevent a hint of invasion. And yet...
Sidious opened his eyes and gave that smile that always meant doom was near. An older version of himself stood before him.
"It seems the two children are more than meets the eye." The younger one said. "As I presume you know them?"
"Yes. They were killed by my hand. As was their father, and sister." The older one said.
"But they are here now."
"Oh yes. The pair has quite the affinity for the Force. It sent them back. To stop the Empire from forming. They have a... personal tie to it."
"If I succeed, then why are you needed here?"
"They are a tricky set. And the girl has issued a challenge of sorts. I am making sure our side wins."
"They will not stop me from taking the Republic or destroying the Jedi."
"Perhaps. But they will certainly try, especially thwarting you from Anakin Skywalker."
"Why would they care?"
"Their names are Luke and Lily Skywalker. I succeeded in his turn, but they turned him back to the Light, robbing me of my finest apprentice."
"I will not let them."
"See you don't." The older one finished and disappeared.
An identical version came back almost immediately.
"The children are a menace. Destroy them." The speaker was different. He held an air of triumph, as though winning a long fought battle. The vision fled before another word could be spoken.
So, the seemingly small interference was a thorn in his side. No matter, a thorn could be pulled out and burned. Yes, that would be quite effective. And they were Anakin's children? Their birth could prove troublesome... unless... Sidious smirked. Yes, losing an unborn child could drive even the sanest parent insane. With Anakin's mindset, it may be the only thing needed to push him over the edge.
All he had to do was find the mother.
***
Obi-Wan and Anakin saw the pair likely wanted privacy, so they made an excuse of getting Lily a cup of water or food, and left them.
"Lily, what happened?" Luke asked. Lily began to shake her head. "Don't. Do not give me any 'nothing' crap. Something else happened."
"I'm not sure exactly. I think Sidious may have found out something about us."
"What bit?"
"No idea. The Force didn't tell me if it was the time travel bit or the name bit, or any of the other details."
"How helpful." Luke muttered to himself. The door opened. Anakin and Obi-Wan walked in cautiously to make sure they were done talking before interrupting.
"Great! You're back! Can I leave? I'm okay, promise." The others shook their heads.
"I checked, they'll let you. But if you start to feel dizzy, they want you back in here." Anakin said.
"Nope. I'll suffer instead." Luke laughed. Lily joined in, and soon they were all laughing and all their worries were gone, if only for a moment.
***
The rest of the day passed remarkably uneventfully. Anakin flat-out refused to let Lily train anymore that day.
"I'm fine." She insisted.
"So? You had a panic attack, and I'm saying sleep is going to happen before you try to train again." Lily looked to Luke with an almost pleading look.
"Don't look at me. I told you that too."
"Fine!" She threw her hands up dramatically. Luke sighed.
"The only thing worse than Lily in a bad mood is Lily when bored."
"Hey! I heard that!"
***
The pair slept side by side, unwilling to let the other go too far. A vision started for them both. It was the same room they were in but gave off a different feel to it. They both sat up.
"How did you manage it? Having two sets of memories is screwing me up." Han said from his spot leaning at the door and walked closer.
"Han?" Luke asked disbelievingly.
"Yeah. Didn't I mention that bit?" Lily said.
"No?" Lily shrugged.
"I meant too." Luke glared. "Oops?"
"I swear, you don't change. At all." Luke opened his mouth to say something. "And Luke, if you start trying to apologize, so help me..." He promptly closed it.
"So, something tells me this isn't just a casual visit."
"Mmm. How'd you guess?" Han's voice didn't require an answer, but one was provided anyway.
"Because we aren't that lucky." Luke said.
"No, you aren't. If you were, The Emperor, or Sidious, or whatever his name is, wouldn't be alerted to your existence." Luke and Lily immediately stood up in alarm.
"What?" They both exclaimed.
"You realize how much danger that puts you in?"
"I think we have a basic idea." Luke said.
"No. No you don't. Because he doesn't just know you exist, he knows exactly who you are."
"Oh shit"
"Exactly. "
"Do you know how?" Lily asked.
"He-" Han disappeared, and the siblings woke.
"Oh SHIT." They both said.
"So, do we have a way of hiding ourselves or something?" Luke asked. Lily frowned.
"That won't work. If we suddenly disappear off the map then it will look more suspicious and we might be easier to find. No, we don't hide. Hell, we might even try to look submissive and try to not look like a threat."
"Do you think he'd fall for that?"
"Maybe. Maybe not. But if it doesn't then, well," She grinned a very dangerous smile, "We show him just how big of a threat we can be."
"You're absolutely terrifying sometimes." Lily just grinned again.
"Have to keep everyone guessing somehow, don't I? Come on, it's still the middle of the night and we do still need to train."
"I don't want you to-"
"Panic again? Luke, if I don't keep going like normal, it won't get better. I know how that works by now."
"I know, I know, I just... Hate seeing you like that. You're always so strong and to see you vulnerable is so wrong to me." Lily didn't know how to reply to that.
"Sleep." She said instead. There was nothing else said.
A/N: So this has been several months late for...several months. I am sorry, but life has sort of decided to try to screw me over so this was not working the way I wanted it too. To be honest, I actually have no idea how I'm going to get where I want to be, so we're all along on a pretty unpredictable ride here. Bye!
