tl34lt12: Starkiller as in Galen Marek, you will see him eventually. He is the same age as the twins and you will see him as an Imperial Knight, most likely... when we get there but he won't be Starkiller or maybe he will...

The Imperial Knight's here will be closely related to the Knights of the Fel Empire in philosophy and different than my other Knight's in Emperor Vader Rules the Galaxy.

Michael: As always I am glad that you liked it! There is still much more to come!

Leia Sith: I am glad you like it, as well! And ask and you shall receive, it came out later than planned but here it is, nonetheless.

Skywalkers rule the Galaxy, Chapter 12!

Imperial Palace

Anakin logged onto his computer as he looked up his roster of Imperial leaders. Most of the leaders during the Republic's time remained the same since they were mostly appointed by the Supreme Chancellor, then Emperor Palpatine. Some changed but he hadn't really had the time to really shake things up and that is something that Anakin was looking forward to doing, if he senses any Tarkin or Palpatine supporters, that is.

He called for a meeting to take place next door throughout the week, starting today. The first meeting would be the Ministers and Directors of the major Ministries and Agencies of the Empire. The next meeting would be with the top leaders of the Imperial Military, he needed to ensure they wouldn't pull a Tarkin and try to kill him or his family, they need to learn their place and not be too ambitious. He then had a press conference scheduled for tonight to speak of the events that happened on Naboo and the attempted attacks against his family, he needs to put everyone on notice and that will be tonight.

"Your Majesty, the former Vice Chair Mas Amedda is here as you ordered." Anakin's secretary said, she happened to be one of Padme's handmaidens but commonly worked with her in her office in an administrative role and Anakin reassigned her to his office.

"Very good, send him in." Anakin ordered as he continued to work on his computer and pulled up the personnel records on Mas Amedda and the various reports on him. It is well known he conspired with Palpatine and that wasn't necessarily a crime but there were a number of crimes he did commit which include public corruption and lying to the Galactic Senate for their nefarious purposes and Anakin was going to get the truth out of him, not that he needed it since he already had enough but it would be satisfying either way.

"Your Majesty." The blue Chagrian said as he bowed and stood there waiting to be acknowledged but Anakin decided to wait, he wanted to ensure he knew what was in charge and wanted to see what was on his mind.

"Take a seat." Anakin said not looking up from his computer as he continued to look at the various reports from all over the Empire. "I see you have been working with the former Chancellor for well over a decade."

"I have, your Majesty." Mas confirmed and Anakin was browsing his mind unnoticed and sensed his loyalty to the dead man and discovered that he did in fact know of his plans and was willingly helping him see it through to fruition.

"Well, I have no place for you in my Empire." Anakin flatly informed him, he needed those loyal to him not to a dead man. "I need people I can count on and not those that would pull a Tarkin or become corrupt and do what they aren't supposed to do, like you have."

"Excuse me, Your Majesty?" Mas asked, caught off guard. "I am not corrupt."

"Oh, yes you are." Anakin said bursting out in laughter, how could he say such a thing? "You knew what Palpatine planned all along and you ensured that his plans would succeed." Anakin said looking at his various reports and was able to count numerous times where this was true from over the Clone Wars and leading up to it and then the formation of the Empire but he knew all about it before they happened. "The thing is, you were a pawn. The Chancellor couldn't just say all of these things and he used you to do it for him and you did. But once his Empire was formed, he would have no place for you since he doesn't like aliens, most Sith don't. I don't mind them myself, but there are some I don't like and you are one of them."

"Your Majesty-"

"Shut it." Anakin ordered and pressed a button on his desk and two ISB Officers walked in dressed in their black uniforms which look just like the grey Imperial Navy uniforms, except they're a different color.

"Your Majesty." They both said in unison as they stood in attention at the center of the office behind Mas.

"Officers, can you take Mas and formally charge him with the charges we already spoke of earlier. I also want his residence, office and any other property he has searched for any and all evidence. Collect everything and search for everything related to the Late Emperor. Charge him accordingly with the major charge being Public Corruption." Anakin ordered looking between the two large ISB Officers who wore their pristine uniforms perfectly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." They said as they stood Mas up and escorted him out of the office as Anakin's assistant entered the room again.

"Ready for the next one?" She asked and Anakin nodded, this would be a long day but well worth it as he lays down the law and ensures that everyone knows who is in charge.

"As ready as I'll ever be." Was his response.

Imperial Senate

Padme prepared for the day and was ready for her first session in the Imperial Senate as the Empress. She already made out her list for those who she knew to be corrupt and the ISB investigated each person and with enough evidence they would be charged accordingly. Everyone was called to the Senate Chambers for the first meeting where they were told it was mandatory for all Senators and she would ensure that everyone knew that she was in charge.

She stood in the pod and pressed the button as the pod rose from the ground of her office, the former Chancellor's office and the roof retracted as the pod rose through the floor of the Senate Chamber and she looked around, this was her third time doing this and she wasn't used to it, she was used to sitting in the pod on the side with everyone else, not being the center of attention.

The Senate was abuzz with chatter as that came to a halt as her presence was felt and she looked around amazed, she wasn't use to this and she wasn't sure if she ever would be. She looked around and saw plenty of her Royal Guards hanging around with blaster rifles and she also saw the Storm Troopers who would be assisting the ISB Officers with the arrest of the corrupt Senators.

"Thank you all for coming, Senators." Padme began as she smiled and looked around ready to shake things up. "Before we get down to business, I have something I need to do here. Before becoming Empress and before the formation of the Galactic Empire, I was a Senator just like you, as you all know. During my time, I saw plenty of corruption and as my husband, the Emperor said, corruption will not be tolerated." Padme looked behind her to Kile and nodded as he gave the go ahead on his comlink and the Chambers became full of black uniforms, white armored Storm Troopers and even Royal Guards as they approached the various pods which were anchored in place and numerous Senators were arrested and forcibly removed as the holocams caught it all on tape.

"The ISB has been working in conjunction with my office to track down and investigate all Senators who have put themselves and their selfish interests in front of their planet or system. All of you who are being arrested are being charged with everything the ISB has found on you, directly. Those of you who aren't being arrested have either been smarter than those being arrested or are not corrupt and if that is the case, I thank you. If however you just haven't been caught yet, then just know that you will make a mistake and when you do the ISB will show up at your door with a warrant or order for your arrest."

Padme said with a smile as she looked around at the hundreds of men and women in uniform as they took the corrupt politicians and the holocameras caught it all and it would be a major story on the holonet news later today. If this doesn't garner support for the Empire, she doesn't know what will.

"Now, let's get down to business." She said happily as just over forty percent of the Senators were charged with something, most of them being charged with Public Corruption, it was sickening.

Imperial Palace

"Ministers, Directors." Anakin said as he entered the conference room after he had some fun having various high ranking officials arrested for their crimes. He took a seat at the end of the table and decided this would be a short meeting since he wants people he knows he can trust and not people selected by the corrupt Late Emperor.

The Ministers and Directors looked to him and greeted him as he ignored them all as he didn't know what he wanted to do with them yet, not all were bad or corrupt but the person who chose them to serve their positions was.

"This will be brief." He said and cleared his throat. "You are all under ISB investigation as is every other high ranking Imperial official. Thousands of Imperial's were arrested today all across the galaxy and they were charged with various crimes as they will not be tolerated, corruption will not be tolerated. With that in mind, you may resume your duties as I am waiting for reports on each of you before deciding whether or not to keep you in your position. I don't know any of you and I know you were all appointed by former Emperor Palpatine for one reason or another. If you want to leave with dignity, you may resign by the end of the day and leave Imperial City, if you don't and we uncover your hidden or not so hidden crimes then you will be arrested any time by the ISB whether it is today, tomorrow or next week. If however, you are not corrupt and you would like to keep your position in MY Galactic Empire then you may, as long as you have no problem serving at my pleasure."

Anakin stood with a smile as he was satisfied that he was getting his message across to everyone, he hated politicians and bureaucrats and especially those that are corrupt and only do it for money or power. "Being a politician, Minister or Director means serving to represent your peoples best interests, not your own and if you can't do that then resign. If you are a Minister or Director, you not only represent your Ministry or Agency but you also represent the Empire which includes myself and my family as we rule said Empire. If you are clean and good at what you do then I will schedule a one on one meeting with you within the next week, if you resign or know you'll be arrested then promote your second-in-command, your Deputy Minister or Deputy Director. I have to go now, I have more meetings. Good day to you all."

Anakin left the room with a wide smile on his face and decided he liked being Emperor but he hated having these damn meetings.

It was now time for the meeting with his Military Officers and he entered another conference room and the Officers dressed in the Imperial Navy uniforms, Storm Trooper uniforms and Imperial Army uniforms stood in attention.

"Please sit," Anakin said as he sat at the head of the table and looked around. "Before we begin, I want to say a few things. The military chain of command will be changing, I am the Emperor now and I will appoint people in leadership positions that I know I can rely on whether it was because I served with them or because of their record. I know some of you personally but some of you, I don't know. Grand Admiral Tarkin has forced my hand and that leaves that position open. For now it will remain vacant until I find a suitable replacement.

"I also want to secure a few worlds of importance which are mostly the capital worlds to the major guilds and corporations that were involved with the Separatists." Anakin added. "I want a full scale invasion on these worlds and I want them under our full control as soon as possible. These worlds are of great importance to the Empire as a whole and as such need to be under our authority.

"I also want to let you know that you are all under ISB investigation to ensure that you can be trusted and not serve for any nefarious purpose. If you are corrupt or do something to undermine myself or the Empire then you will be executed just like Tarkin was. I will send my Royal Guards or ISB for you and you will be executed just like he was as you are military and the military law is different than Imperial law for regular citizens but so long as you work for the Empire, you follow a more strict code and are held to a higher standard."

Anakin said all that he needed to say for now since he needed to keep his plans to himself and Padme for now until he had people he could trust help him run his Empire, he decided to continue the meeting though and got the full reports of his High Command and he dismissed them as he decided that enough was enough and he didn't need a full detailed report, he already knew enough about the Republic Military and since it is only just over a month past the end of that and the birth of the Empire, the structure, numbers and organization didn't change much at all.

Anakin being a Jedi General, he knew better than most what the status of the Republic Military was, or lack thereof which is why he decided to increase it dramatically, there were more Clones on the way and with the ranks of the Stormtroopers being open to regular people, the numbers should increase dramatically, or so he hopes. He is also giving the planets the rights to govern themselves independently, without the Empire telling them how to run it, so long as they follow Imperial Law and don't cause any trouble for the Empire, otherwise they could look forward to there being an Imperial Military garrison on their planet and a puppet leader.

The Empire isn't the enemy, it is a Galactic Empire that is here to secure peace and order across the galaxy, or so Anakin tells himself. He had enough war for a lifetime and he doesn't want to see another one especially when it wasn't needed and when he is in charge.

Skywalker's Estate

Anakin met Padme at home for a late afternoon lunch as they both had busy days securing their Empire and placing the bureaucrats in their place. Corruption ran rampart and in order to make a secure Empire, they needed to root out the corruption and to do that, they needed ISB and the law enforcement and intelligence agencies to do their jobs and apprehend them.

Most of the corrupt officials however were known by those in those in the Republic and now in the Empire, the Republic allowed the corruption whereas the Empire doesn't, not under the Skywalker's anyways.

Anakin found Padme in the kitchen as he used his Jedi stealth powers to sneak up on her and he wrapped his arms around her and squeezed her tightly and kissed her on the cheek, "hey Angel."

"I didn't even hear you come in." She commented with a smile as she finished making her sandwich, "want one?" She asked.

"No thanks, I am hungry enough to eat a rancor." He said as he released his Angel and walked over to the table and sat on it in the middle of the kitchen, "I called ahead for food, it should be here momentarily."

"Perks of being the Emperor." She said as she finished preparing her sandwich and cleaned up as she took her plate and joined Anakin at the table, it wasn't meant for eating on but they were sitting for most of the day and standing sounded good. "How'd the meetings go?"

"Perfect, I delivered my messages and had many corrupt officials locked up, it was gratifying." Anakin admitted with a smile as he watched her eat her sandwich and only got more hungry, "how was your day?"

"I did the same as you, I had forty percent of the Senate arrested and the other sixty percent was put on watch and advised that they're all under investigation and if they are corrupt, I told them their days were numbered." It was true, the ISB launched a full scale operation using all of their Officers and resources to root out the corrupt officials, of course they weren't the only ones investigating but they took the lead.

"Your Majesty," the server droid said as it entered the room and served my food on the table as it laid the tray down on the table and dismissed itself.

"Wow, forty percent?" Anakin asked and shook his head, he knew they were corrupt but FORTY PERCENT! "That's crazy. I guess the prisons will be a little crowded until they receive their sentence."

"Yes, nearly half of the Senate chambers became empty, it was disconcerting but this is what we signed up to do and now these planets and systems can pick new Senator's that will represent their interests instead of their own selfish interests." Padme replied with a smile. "That is the thing that I didn't like about the Republic or the Jedi. They knew about the corruption but the Senate controlled the Republic and with all of that power in the hands of all of those people, it does become hard to control and serve the interests of everyone. We need to rule the galaxy, but planets need to rule themselves and if they need assistance, they can ask otherwise as long as they follow the law, they should be fine. We need to focus on the larger issues, the galactic issues."

"I agree." We can't focus on single planets, we need to focus on the Empire, the galaxy, not just single planets, Anakin agreed as he started to eat. "We have to solidify our control over the Empire and then do things the Empire is supposed to do and that is take care of the Empire and the citizens within."

"That is where the Republic failed over the past few years, I wanted to take care of the people affected by war but the Senate wanted to create more Clones, I know you are doing the same but we must take care of the people. We aren't at war anymore and we need to rebuild all that was lost." Padme passionately said, Anakin agreed completely and he was taking that into account.

"We'll do it together." Anakin said as he took a bite out of the bantha steak and looked at her, "you do your part in the Senate and I'll do my part in the Empire. Let's let the Senate correct their mistakes and the Empire will send the support needed to the worlds that were destroyed during the Clone Wars, a war that never should've happened but the Jedi were blind and they left the galaxy to suffer because of it." Another nail in their proverbial coffin...

"That is what I never understood, the Jedi never mentioned the real reason behind the war, they kept that to themselves." Padme said angrily, her opinion on the Order has changed dramatically, she used to think highly of them but she was just as blinded as they were. "They never mentioned that a Sith controlled it, they never mentioned it was a war between the Sith and the Jedi, they decided to wage the war and lead it without telling the Senate. The Jedi are supposed to answer to the Senate but they clearly decided to leave out a lot of convenient facts."

"That is another reason they had to eliminated, the Jedi and Sith alike." Anakin said, not feeling bad or remorseful for his actions, they were needed and he was and is the Chosen One, he was destined to bring balance to the Force and he did. "That was my destiny, bringing balance to the Force. The Force is balanced and ready for a new chapter, a chapter that I will oversee in development, I just don't know what that is exactly."

"Well, you aren't alone. Ahsoka is there and eventually you'll have two new members there one day and there are many Force sensitives throughout the galaxy." Padme said as she looked upstairs and as if on queue, the twins started to cry.

"I guess they heard you talking about them." Anakin reasoned as he cleaned up his mess and threw it away as he joined Padme and walked up the stairs and walked to the twins room.

"Must be the Force." Padme teased knowing that the three of them are extremely Force sensitive and can feel their emotions and can even sense each others thoughts, Padme felt left out but she could read her husband and she will learn to read her children as they grow up.

"The Force works in mysterious ways." Anakin admitted as he walked over to Luke and moved his blue blanket as he lifted him out of the bassinet and held him in his arms as he smiled as he saw himself in his son, the blue eyes and blond hair, he was a spitting image of him.

"That it does." Padme agreed as she knew the Force had a mind of its own, it was like a super intelligence that knew what it wanted and manipulated events to make sure it happened, that is what caused Anakin to turn to the Dark Side and then return after he did what the Force wanted him to do, or so she thought it did, surely it was capable, she reasoned.

"We're definitely going to have our hands full with them, if you thought that I was a handful..." Anakin joked as he looked to Padme as she held Leia and she couldn't help but agree.

"You times three." She agreed aloud. "Good thing we have help, I am sure Ahsoka will love to watch them."

"I am sure she will, I had to watch her and now this will be my payback." Anakin laughed at the thought of that, Ahsoka was a handful and definitely pushed him to his breaking point and he was sure the twins would do that to her.

Imperial Palace

Anakin stood with Padme later on as they prepared for the press conference, it was important for Padme to be there to show that she won't be deterred by any attempts on her life or that of her family and because she was the former Queen and former Senator of Naboo and this had to with Naboo.

Anakin was just dressed as royalty, but of course all of the clothes were dark mostly black but there was some dark blue in there as well. He had his lightsaber hooked onto his belt and he wore a black cloak over his clothes, he never cared to show off and he wasn't going to start now.

Padme dressed as she always did, as the true Angel and Empress she always was.

She wore a red dress that was extraordinary and immediately drew attention to herself. It was made on Naboo, as all of her clothes were and it went all the way down to her ankles where she wore her red high heel shoes to match her dress. The dress had a high collar with some ornate golden designs and wore her japor snippet necklace that was clearly visible for all to see. She then wore a maroon cloak over the dress as the dress was sleeveless and the temperature wasn't exactly comfortable for long.

"You ready?" Anakin asked as he offered his right arm to his lady and she looked to him and nodded with a smile as she accepted the offer and cuffed her left arm into his right.

"This is my arena, I am always ready." She replied and he nodded with a half smirk, it was her arena.

"That it is, I am just getting a hang of it but I knew that this came with the job." Anakin said as they exited the Palace and walked outside to where the podium was set up and the holocameras were already blinding them as they blue lights kept flashing, it was seven at night and it was getting dark but the sun was still hanging in there and together they stepped up to the podium. "I will deliver the news on the assassination attempts and I will allow you to deliver the news on the situation on Naboo in regards to elections for a new Queen." Padme squeezed his arm thanking him since she didn't want to kiss him in front of everyone and she smiled as they turned their attention to the reporters.

The holonet reporters were shouting out questions as they held their datapads and had their holocameras trained on the Emperor and Empress as the Royal Guards stood guard flanking them and Troopers from the 501st Legion were on the sides along the perimeter. Counter Sniper Teams were set up on the roofs and in windows overlooking the press conference and there were a few K9 Troopers as well with their K9's (Massiff's).

"Good evening everyone, my Empress and I are here to talk about the recent attempts against my Empress and children." Anakin said calmly but was clearly upset about the situation and didn't hide his emotions. "The attempts have failed, obviously and those who tried to kill the Imperial Royal Family have been apprehended and one was killed. What we do know is that following the death of Emperor Palpatine, Admiral Tarkin decided that he was best suited to run the Empire. He was promoted to Grand Admiral, by me and I didn't know that he was that ambitious at the time. But nevertheless, he would've proceeded with his plan either way. He was killed by the Emperor's Royal Guards onboard his flagship the Dauntless. I ordered the execution as it is a capital crime to attempt to overthrow the throne, if you fail, you will die without a trial. He was the mastermind and we have transmissions of him speaking with two bounty hunters and the Queen of Naboo, Queen Jamilia. Upon cracking the encrypted comlinks which I did personally, I ordered their arrests and the execution of the Admiral as that was all the evidence I needed. We arrested the Queen of Naboo, the bounty hunters who purchased two Royal Guard uniforms as part of an undercover sting operation as no one could buy any Royal Guard uniforms as they are strictly monitored and under heavy guard.

"The bounty hunters were tracked and taken down by my orders by one of my Royal Guards who led the operation, in total over two hundred military, intelligence and law enforcement officers took part in just that one little operation. They along with the Queen and the pilot that flew the in the original plot on Naboo are all here in Imperial City and are being charged with multiple charges each but the most severe is high treason for their attempted coup and for the attempted assassinations on my wife and children. They will receive a fair trial and the Magistrate will sentence them to death as that is the punishment for high treason.

"The ISB will have a press conference of their own tomorrow and the briefing will be more detailed and they will provide copies of the comlink transmissions I decrypted. For now, I will turn the stage over to my Empress and she will speak about what will happen on Naboo." Anakin concluded as he took a step back and allowed Padme to take the podium as she commanded authority stepping up, she knew how to draw attention to herself, something that Anakin also did whenever he stepped into a room or wherever he went.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Padme said with a smile looking at Anakin as she turned her attention back to the holonet reporters. "Good evening, as the former Queen and former Senator of Naboo, I will say that I am highly disappointed by the actions of Queen Jamilia. She brought shame to herself, her family but most importantly to the Monarchy of Naboo. I am happy to announce that there is now a vacancy for the throne for Naboo as the Queen has been stripped of her crown and the perks that come with it. The Emperor and I are happy to announce that we are opening up elections for the Queen of Naboo and we are allowing the people of Naboo to elect their new Queen or King. We will leave that responsibility up to the government on Naboo as it falls to them.

"As the Empress, my duty is to the Empire." Padme continued. "The same with the Emperor and we are allowing the official governments that are a part of the Empire to continue governing their governments as they did under the Republic with no interference from the Empire so long as they abide by Imperial Law and are able to govern their planet. If any governments need assistance they may file a request with their Imperial Senator who will bring their request to the Imperial Senate.

"As for the Imperial Senate and for the Empire as a whole, today we launched a major operation and thousands of Imperial's and Imperial Senator's were arrested for many different charges, the most prominent being public corruption stemming from the Republic and which continued into the days of the Empire. The Republic refused to act but we are not the Republic and we are not afraid to do our jobs. The Empire holds people accountable for their actions which include our own Imperial officials and we hold them to a higher standard as they represent the Empire which represent us.

"We do not play games and we do not refuse to take action that needs to be taken. We will maintain peace and order and will do whatever it takes to ensure that. Thank you." Empress Skywalker concluded as she looked to Anakin and together they left the podium and reentered the Palace and they couldn't move any faster than they did.

That is all for Chapter 12! Next chapter will be a time jump, I want to bring Leia and Luke into it without being tiny infants, we'll jump up to the First Empire Day, I am not sure how it'll go yet, it may be a two parter...

This is the longest story that I wrote on Fanfiction thus far and is my favorite to write which is why I continue to write it especially since the Skywalkers are my favorite family and I was never okay with the tragedy that is the canon of Star Wars, this is how I see it happening had they had a chance to live as a family without anyone else pulling the strings.

If you have any ideas or anything you want to see don't be afraid to tell me! You can leave it as a review or PM me!

Thanks!