Sorry this one took a couple days, but I was trying to get this pleasant surprise right.

I'm sure all you Ahsoka fans will love it~! X)

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Chapter 27: Family

Padmé brushed her hair out as she sat at the vanity. She heard their bedroom door slide open and saw her husband walk in.

"Is Luke okay?" she asked, as she put her brush down. He smiled and dropped a kiss on top of her head.

"Yeah, we had a good talk. I told him that it's perfectly normal to be angry, especially with the way Owen acts. I told him that I was pretty angry a lot when I was his age, but that he could avoid my mistakes, because he can talk to us and we'll help him," Anakin said. Padmé smiled.

"I'd say that's some pretty good advice, Dad," she replied. He smiled.

"Well, someone taught me that it didn't make me a bad person to be angry; that it made me human and that I could learn to control and deal with it," Anakin said, referring to her.

"Well, you did very well and you're a wonderful father. I knew you would be," Padmé replied.

"I hope so. I'm new at this," he said. She nodded.

"Me too," she replied, as a look of sadness swept over her face. He had noticed this had happened several times tonight and now he could finally find out what was bothering her, though he had a good idea.

"Angel, what is it?" he asked.

"It's...nothing really. I...I love Luke and Leia so much, even though we just met them. But it just feels strange, because we were planning for two babies and now they're grown. And they grew up without us," Padmé said, as a few tears slipped down her cheeks. Anakin pulled her into his arms and she cried against his chest.

"I know angel...I know," he said.

"To everyone else, eighteen years has passed, but to us, we're still in the mind frame of welcoming two tiny infants...two babies that aren't babies anymore," he continued.

"I love Luke and Leia so much...but I want a baby," she confessed.

"I know, me too," he replied. She looked up at him.

"You do?" she asked.

"Of course. We were so excited to start a family. Luke and Leia are very much our family too, but I want what you want and that's more kids," Anakin replied. Padmé smiled.

"Me too. I want to have another baby," she said.

"Then I say we make it happen. Besides, we both know how much fun it will be trying to get you pregnant again," he replied, wriggling his eyebrows playfully. She giggled.

"You don't think Luke and Leia might think we love them any less, because we're trying to have a baby, do you?" she asked.

"No, I think they'll be thrilled for us and they'll love having a little brother or sister," he replied, as he kissed her softly. They gazed at each other and their lips met again, this time with much more heat. Padmé slipped her arms around his neck, as he deepened the kiss.

"I love you so much," he whispered, as he pressed his forehead to hers.

"And I you, my handsome Jedi protector," she whispered back, as their lips met again in a passionate kiss. Anakin swept her into his arms and strode toward the bed where their love and desire would consume them…

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Two Storm Troopers dragged Zion Turmek through the hallways on the Death Star. They entered the conference room where Governor Tarkin and Darth Vader. Zion Turmek's eyes were wide with fear, as Darth Vader stared at him. The Troopers made him sit in a chair and left.

"Healer Turmek, our troopers say that you have been involved in some treasonous activities against the Empire," Tarkin said.

"Treason? N...n...no sir," Zion denied. Darth Vader approached the man.

"My Storm Troopers reported that there were more people with Kenobi and the princess than there were when they left the Death Star. You will tell me who they were," Vader ordered.

"They were...no one important," Zion lied. Vader snarled and grabbed the healer by the throat.

"You are lying! Tell me what you were hiding!" Vader demanded. Turmek choked and sputtered.

"Their names...were...Anakin and Padmé...Skywalker," the healer choked out. Vader dropped him immediately.

"That is impossible. They've been dead for eighteen years," Tarkin scoffed.

"No...I sense no deception. He is not lying..." Vader said, as he used the Force to concentrate. Suddenly, Zion held his head, crying out in agony. Vader probed what information he needed to know. The excruciating pain was too much for the healer and he passed out. Vader called in his Storm Troopers.

"Take him to the detention block and schedule him for termination immediately on the charges of treason," Vader ordered.

"Yes sir," one trooper replied.

"What did you find?" Tarkin asked.

"Skywalker fell into a coma as a result of his injuries eighteen years ago. His wife gave birth to twins and also fell into a coma shortly after. To preserve their bodies and allow them time to heal, the healer tried an experimental technique called Carbonite Freezing. It seems that it worked. That is where Kenobi went after he left here...to awaken them. It seems that the boy and the princess are those twin children Skywalker's wife delivered eighteen years ago. The others were Skywalker's former padawan, Qui-Gon Jinn and Clone Commander Rex that betrayed us during Order 66," Vader explained.

"So, Skywalker and his wife are alive. You must inform the Emperor at once," Tarkin said.

"I will handle it," Vader snapped, as he stormed out of the conference room. Tarkin leaned back in his chair. Anakin Skywalker was alive...and he knew the Emperor would not be happy about that.

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Anakin and Ahsoka sparred furiously the next morning in the base's training gym, while Obi-Wan watched casually. When he had first saw Ahsoka again, Anakin had downplayed his surprise.

Gone was his little Togrutan padawan and in her place was a full grown, beautiful Togrutan woman, who naturally reminded him of Shaak Ti. But he still could see that sparkle in her eyes that had always been there since the day they had met. That sparkle of adventure and thoughtfulness that embodied her. But that sparkle had changed over time and he could see new things in her eyes like wisdom and a little sadness.

He also noticed that she had traded the outfit she wore near the end of the Clone War for a more conservative green tunic and black pants. The times had changed her and forced her to grow up faster than he planned on. She had lost far too much in that one day that Palpatine had the Jedi hunted down and murdered and it pained Anakin that she had gone through all that without him there.

"I'm okay Master," she assured him with a knowing smile, as they finished and extinguished their blades.

"I'm still that transparent to you, am I?" he asked rhetorically.

"Of course," she replied. He smiled.

"You've grown up so much and I'm so grateful that you watched over Leia for us all these years," Anakin told her. Ahsoka smiled.

"Well, she is my baby sister, right?" she asked. Anakin smiled.

"Yes, she is. And speaking of siblings, your baby brother should be just about done with his morning run," he said.

"He's very eager to train, especially with you," Ahsoka replied.

"Yeah, well I don't think he realized that the perimeter around the base is two miles long when I told him to run it," Anakin said. Ahsoka giggled.

"Still, Rex says he's never seen him this happy or this excited," she added.

"Yeah, well, it's hard to be happy growing up on that sand ball. How did you stand it for eighteen years too, Obi-Wan?" Anakin asked.

"Well, it wasn't easy, nor was it our first choice of places to raise Ani. But I had a feeling that it wouldn't be forever. Ani is only five, so she'll likely not remember much of it when she's grown up. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Luke. Honestly Anakin, if we had any other choice, Shmi and I would have taken Luke somewhere else to live," Obi-Wan assured him.

"I know, it's not your fault," Anakin replied.

"Mom!" A young female voice called in happiness. Ahsoka's face lit up and she turned to the doorway.

"Aisha!" She ran over to little girl that had entered the room. They hugged each other tightly.

Anakin's eyes widened in surprise, 'Mom?! Ahsoka's a mother?!'

The girl Ahsoka was hugging had to be at least 12. She had light brown skin, black hair and blue eyes. She had white makeup on her face, and Anakin was starting to notice the uncanny resemblance between the two girls. She looked just like Ahsoka did when he first met her.

"I missed you!" The girl, Aisha, said.

"I missed you too, honey," Ahsoka responded, then turned to Anakin. "Master, this is my daughter, Aisha."

Aisha looked at him like she was star-struck,
"Oh my Gods, you're THE Anakin Skywalker! Mom has told me so much about you!"

Anakin smiled, "Nice to meet you too. Who's the father?"

"Remember Lux Bonteri?" Ahsoka asked.

"Oh yeah, that kid who's mother was a friend of Padmé's, but also a Separatist," Anakin remembered.

Ahsoka nodded, "About a year after I went to Alderaan, Lux showed up there. We uh...I remembered him kissing me when we were pretending to be part of Death Watch..."

The female Togrutan blushed, and Anakin looked at her slyly. He didn't know about that.

"Anyway, I acted on my feelings for him and we got married a few years later. We also have a son who just turned 8," she smiled.

"I'm proud of you, Ahsoka. You also disobeyed the Code to find happiness," Anakin said, smiling.

"Thank you, Master," Ahsoka wiped some tears from her eyes.

"We'll go see if Luke is back and bring him here," she said, as she exited with Aisha going with her.

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Luke arrived back at the base after he had been ordered to run around the perimeter of the base by his father to warm up for training. What he hadn't realized was the perimeter around the base was two miles long and Luke knew he was in for a grueling first day of training.

Still, he wasn't having second thoughts about training to be a Jedi, especially with an amazing Jedi like his father. He had seen him and the others take down a dozen Clone Troopers with swift, stealth precision when they had escaped Polis Massa and he wanted to learn it all.

He found Ahsoka waiting for him at the entrance with a young girl.

"Not a bad time for running without the Force assisting you," Ahsoka said.

"You can use the Force to help you run faster?" Luke asked in surprise. Ahsoka smiled.

"You'll learn that the Force can help you do a lot of things and with it, all things are possible," Aisha told him.

"Luke, this is my daughter Aisha," Ahsoka introduced her.

"Nice to meet you," Luke shook her hand.

"So, are you ready?" Ahsoka asked. "Training to be a Jedi is no easy feat, Luke. It will be the hardest thing you ever do in your life."

"But I want this. I know it's going to be hard, but I want to be a Jedi, like my father before me," Luke stated.

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"You don't know how good it is to have you back," Mon said. Padmé smiled.

"Thanks," she replied.

"I was a little worried about having to run the rebellion without Bail. But now, at least I have another gifted politician to help me," Mon said, as she left to tend to her own duties.

Padmé did want to help, but she wasn't sure how much time she would be able to devote to helping Mon if she and Ani had another baby. She wondered if Mon might be angry with her when she found out that she and Anakin intended to continue raising a family.

But it didn't matter. She wanted to have and raise a baby with Anakin and nothing was going to stop them from having that this time. She sighed and continued going over the information on the datapad in front of her. So much had happened in the last eighteen years and reading the logs of historical information before her was daunting.

"L-Lady Skywalker?! Is it...really you?!" A male voice cried in surprise.

Padmé turned to see a young man in his early thirties, carrying a little Togrutan boy in his arms. He had candlelight-orange colored skin and the same blue eyes as the man carrying him. His Montral and head tails were the same color as Ahsoka's.

"General Dodonna told me that you and your husband were alive, but I could hardly believe it! Yet here you are, alive and well," The man cried happily.

Padmé examined the man closely, and her eyes widened when she recognized him,
"Lux, is that you?!"

"Yes, it's me," Lux cried before the two of them embraced.

"You've grown so much!" Padmé cried, then looked at the boy in his arms. "And who's this cutie pie?"

"My son, Rukto," Lux replied, smiling.

"Uh, hi..." The boy said, a little shy.

"It's okay, I'm a friend. So, you and Ahsoka?" Padmé asked Lux.

"Yeah, we also have a 12 year old daughter named Aisha," he said, smiling with pride.

Padmé smiled brightly, happy that Ahsoka had found love herself and had a family of her own.

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Later that afternoon, pilots and personnel at the base were gathered around the large situation table. Anakin, Padme, Luke and Leia were near the front, with Rex, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan. A holo image of the Death Star hovered above the table, while one of the generals explained what they had discovered.

"We have discovered that if the main reactor is taken out, the entire base will implode. The reactor is centered in the base and our pilots would have to navigate the central trenches. Our torpedoes must make it in the opening to be successful. If it hits on or around, they will be ineffective," the general explained.

"How long do we have before we strike?" Anakin asked.

"That is my next piece of rather disappointing news. I'm afraid our intelligence has revealed that the Empire has tracked our location. And we have reason to believe they may be here...in a matter of hours. We will dismiss and allow our team of pilots to prepare. And may I say on one final note, I believe the general feeling on this mission is much better knowing that it will be led by General Skywalker," the other general said. Padme smiled at her husband, as all attention turned to him.

"I know many of you that are going up there with me are scared, because the odds are against us. But I assure you that the success of this mission is very real and possible. May the Force be with us," Anakin said.

"Man, I don't know, this is suicide. We'll have to pull up at incredible speeds," Biggs said.

"Nah, it'll be just like Beggar's Canyon back home," Luke replied. Anakin chuckled, hearing the boys' conversation.

"Yeah, Luke's right. This mission is far from impossible," he told them, as he patted his son's shoulder and stood up to go talk to Obi-Wan and some of the other leading commanders on the mission.

"Who would have thought huh? Luke the farm boy is really the son of a Jedi and a Senator. You just can't make that stuff up," Biggs jabbed him in the arm.

"Yeah, I'm still letting it all sink in. I just met them, but I already feel like we're a family," Luke replied.

"I heard you had a little spat with your uncle earlier?" Biggs asked.

"Yeah, I was really angry at him for lying to me about my parents and sister. But Grandma really let him have it last night. I just don't understand why Owen's like that. Dad wanted him and Aunt Beru to stay here and maybe come back to my Mom's home planet with them. But Uncle Owen refuses and he's going back to that sand ball as soon as they'll let him," Luke replied. Biggs patted him on the shoulder.

"But hey, you hated farming anyway. You're where you belong now," he reasoned.

"Yeah, you're right," Luke replied.

"So...uh, do you think your sister would go out with a guy like me?" Biggs asked, with a cheesy grin. Luke punched his shoulder playfully.

"In your dreams. She's way out of your league," he joked.

"You're probably right and I think I'd hate to deal with your dad. He'd probably try to run me through with his lightsaber," Biggs joked. Luke laughed.

"Dad's pretty overprotective when it comes to us. I've learned that so far," he replied.

"Well, looks like they want us to get suited up. You ready for this?" Biggs asked.

"You bet I am. After everything the Empire's done to my family, they deserve some payback," Luke replied. Biggs nodded.

"You be careful out there, farm boy," Biggs called.

"You too Biggs," Luke called back. Anakin came over to Luke and put his hand on his son's shoulder.

"I'm having your star fighter fit with an R4 unit right now. I'll be taking Artoo, so we better go suit up," he said. Luke nodded, as they left.

Obi-Wan walked with them.

"Are you sure you don't want to join us?" Anakin asked, as Ahsoka and Rex followed them.

"You know I hate flying. I'd just be in the way up there," Obi-Wan replied. Anakin laughed.

"Besides, this will be like target practice for you," Obi-Wan added.

"Well, I don't know about that. The design is pretty complicated, so they haven't made it easy for us," Anakin replied.

"Well, with all of you up there, I have no doubt that it will be a victory for us," Obi-Wan replied. Anakin smiled.

"Thank you Master. I'll see you just before take off," he replied, as he and Luke went to their quarters to change and spend a few moments with Padmé and Leia.

So, what'd you all think about Ahsoka and Lux, and them having kids?

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