Chapter 41 A Night Among The Stars
Warning: Anakin has a mouth
Padme POV
I was studying the Munns rebuttal to my proposal of how we would direct the banks. I wanted a free market and open trading, but not with systems that were initial supporters of the Separatist, in essence the Empire. They wanted a system where they were in charge of who got loans and they could set the interest rate. That could be disastrous. I put my head in my hands and began to chew on my bottom lip, thinking. Suddenly, I heard a chirp from my commlink interrupting my thoughts.
"Amidala," I said, distractedly.
"Your chariot awaits, milady," came my husband.
"What?" I asked, now completely focused.
"Its Friday, and your five months pregnant this week. We're celebrating."
"Oh Ani, that's so sweet. But I think anything bigger than a ham sandwich would make me sick."
"Who said anything about food? Just come on. Work will be there in the morning."
I sighed, but then a grin broke out over my face as I shut down my computer and left the room. Something that was not food? Outside, I saw Anakin in his Jedi Robes standing beside his blue Starfighter.
"Will we both fit?" I asked.
"Your not even showing that much. Yeah we will be fine," he said.
Anakin climbed into the cockpit and motioned for me to get in. I climbed in after him and settled in between his legs.
"Are you at all comfortable?" I asked.
"Yeah baby. We won't be able to do this in a month or two, but I am fine," he said and kissed my neck.
I closed the cockpit and started the engines. Anakin places his hands on his hips and kissed my neck. I went through the safety check and then we were in the air. We climbed slowly out of the Courasaint atmosphere, leaving the crazy life of politics and the strict life of the Jedi behind.
"What did you do today?" I asked as we broke and I put the ship on autopilot.
Anakin took a deep breath. "I had a full day. I meditated with Yoda for about an hour. Then had a sparring session with Master Windu. I fight with form five which is really aggressive and goes on the offensive, which fits my impulsiveness and my personality. Windu fights with form seven Vapaad, and he is a master at it. When he is completely one with the force, he is so unpredictable. After that I had lunch with Rex, who is trying to figure out what he is supposed to do with the wedding. That was funny, he has no clue what he is getting into."
I smiled. "Yeah the twins will be about three months old when the wedding takes place."
"Who would have thought? Me and Snips happy with families."
I smiled as I turned the ship to keep us in orbit around Coruscant. The thought of Anakin and Ahsoka happy would be wonderful. They both had lives filled with pain and betrayal, and they needed closure and love in the afterlife.
"Then me and Obi-Wan spent the afternoon searching for Palpatine."
"WHAT?!" I screeched, and tried to turn my head to look at him. The ship's nose started to drop.
"Whoa. Pull up. Keep us level, Angel."
I sighed and steadied the ship. After a minute, I said, "You're looking for that monster?"
"Well yeah. I am helping Master Plo and Master Fisto look for his presence because he has disappeared from Moraband."
"I get why we are looking for Sidious, but why are you helping them?" I asked angrily.
"I am their best shot. I was a Sith for thirty-three years. I know how the Sith work, and how the Dark Side fuels them. I can defeat them."
"I can defeat them? What does that sound like?"
"I am not going to join them Padme. I am trying to make sure they will not bother us. We are married and going to have a baby, the Sith need to be out of the picture."
"How far are you going to go to keep them out of the picture. Kill them all. How close will that get you to the dark side?"
"I am not going to the Dark Side. I am being a Jedi and protecting the Republic. Yoda is doing this. Obi-Wan, Windu, and Ahsoka are doing this. What is wrong with me doing this?"
"You seriously have to be told why it is a bad decision for you to look for a Sith Lord? Anakin they captured your family and hid us in a Sith Temple to turn you. Looking for these people will be setting yourself up-"
"For failure!"
"To get hurt!" I took a deep breath. I needed a more practical approach. "Anakin you were a Sith for 23 years, and you have only been a Jedi for a year and a half. You need more experience before you hunt a Sith Lord."
"So you don't think that I can do this?" he asked challenging.
I put the ship into a basic barrel roll. "You can drop a building on yourself to commit suicide. That doesn't mean it is a healthy decision."
He said nothing for a minute. Then he mumbled, "Depa can't repeat that to you."
"She didn't, but Obi-Wan can tell me whatever he wants!" I said sharply as I cut the ship into a right turn.
"Your going to get us killed!" Anakin yelled from behind me.
"Don't be an idiot. We can't die here. Besides that was your goal in life twenty years ago!"
"That's it. Put the ship down."
"Why?! I thought you like flying?"
"Put the damn ship down."
"We are ten minutes from the house. How about we don't speak until we get there?"
"Fine."