Chapter 3 ~*~

"How are things going with you Anakin?" Padme asked as she sat in the Library sorting out some new policies to present at the Senate.

"I think I'm getting closer." Anakin replied looking at the screen. "Amalia, what have you found so far?"

"I found out that you were right. I was from Tatooine. I found a picture of the surroundings on the ground and it's exactly how I remembered it." Amalia said.

"That makes my job easier then." Anakin said, making a new search and typing in her name. "Was Amalia the name your mom gave you?"

"Yes." Amalia replied while looking at some more pictures of the planet's landscape. There were a few moments of silence and Amalia sensed that Anakin found something on her family. "I know you found something Anakin, what is it?"

"Hmm…" Anakin said, still looking at the screen with a mix of surprise and happiness on his face. "I ran a cross search that went through the planet's files of the humans with your blood and your name to find a match, possibly at a hospital."

"Yes, I thought you'd do something like that." Amalia said.

"And then…this. You, Amalia Jett-Aulie are actually Amalia Skywalker. Your my twin sister." Anakin said, looking at Amalia.

"That explains a few things." Padme said, looking up from her datapad.

"Like what?" Anakin asked with a grin.

"Like how you both just love to be the best." Padme said. "I've seen you both during your trials, you both have that same cocky smile."

"Do not!" They both replied before looking at each other and laughing.

~*~

Several nights later it was Amalia that found Anakin on the roof of the Jedi Council's building. "So you heard me calling." Anakin said.

"It's kind of hard to sleep when your yelling in my mind." Amalia said, suppressing a yawn.

"I meant to do that." Anakin said with a smirk. He felt how warm she had become after knowing they were twins. He knew she didn't verbally ask, but was mentally begging for a hug, and she received one. "Feeling better now. I felt that much."

"You're more attuned to the Force than I give you credit for Anakin." Amalia said with a slight grin.

"Hey, you're not the only Jedi with an off the scales midichlorian count." Anakin said, matching her grin.

"What was mom like?" Amalia asked.

"She was the sweetest woman to ever walk the galaxy." Anakin replied. "She never thought of herself. She let me go when I was eight to join Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon Jinn on their ship to Coruscant."

"Anakin, I sense your anger." Amalia said. "You know what Yoda said. Anger leads to the darkside."

"I know, I just can't let go." Anakin replied. "It's too hard."

"Anakin, there's something I learned with my training." Amalia said. "Let me show you."

Anakin turned around to look at her and saw her concentrating hard. He felt her probing his mind for his memories of their mother. He saw her take in a deep breath before swirling lights appeared before the both of them. She opened her eyes and looked at Anakin, who was looking astonished at the figure before them.

"Now you can have you questions answered Anakin." Amalia said, looking at the figure that was Shmi Skywalker.

~*~

"Mom, I've missed you." Anakin said finally.

"I know. But like the Force, I am with you Ani." Shmi replied, smiling warmly at her son. "Never forget that. I am in your dreams, wherever and whenever you wish, I am there."

"I'm sorry I couldn't save you." Anakin said, trying to hold back his tears.

"You did." Shmi replied. "I died with the knowledge that I made the right decision when I sent you with Qui-Gon Jinn." Anakin was silent and had tears slide slowly down his face. She turned to Amalia who was still breathing hard from that use of energy. "Amalia?" Amalia looked up and nodded with a smile.

"Mom." Amalia said, looking at her spirit directly. "I have to ask you what happened when Anakin and I were born."

"I was going to take you both home with me after I recovered. You were stolen from the hospital and I didn't know what happened to you after. I thought you'd died." Shmi said. "But a part of me, deep down, knew that you lived. And it warms my heart to know that you and Anakin have found each other."

"We just found out a few nights ago mom. We have yet to tell Master Yoda and the rest of the council." Amalia replied. "I'm sure there will be no surprise."

Like a crack of a whip, Amalia directed her attention to something else, something happening in the building. "I sense it too Amalia." Anakin said. The two of them said a quick goodbye to their mother's spirit who in the same bright lights, disappeared.

They ran as quick as they could, using the Force to let them become lighter than air as they went to the source of the cry for help. Anakin charged in first. "Anakin wait." Amalia said, gripping his arm tightly. "Sense what's going on first."

"It's in Obi-Wan's room." He said, running towards his former trainer's resting quarters.

Obi-Wan was unresponsive when Amalia would pat his face. Amalia told Anakin to search the room while she searched Obi-Wan's mind. "Something dark, sinister is here Anakin." Amalia said, a discouraging tingle running down her spine.

"Very good young Jedi Knight." A voice said. Amalia froze and Anakin tensed. The bond between them, although newly reconnected, was strong, by way of the Force. Anakin looked into Amalia's eyes and understood that they attack together. Simultaneously, Anakin's lightsaber charged at the intruder just as Amalia shot her leg out, causing the intruder to fall.

Amalia mentally called for Masters Yoda and Windu as Anakin held him in restraint. "Amalia, I can't hold him." He thought to her.

"I can hear your thoughts, don't think I'm stupid." He said. He used the Force to knock Anakin against the wall.

"ANAKIN!" Amalia yelled. She ran to him, hoping that her Force created barrier would come soon.

"Silly girl, you cannot run from a Darth." Dooku said, coming after her. Amalia bravely stood in front of Anakin her turquoise blade humming in the silence.

"The light always prevails." Amalia said as they began to fight. He tore at her new Jedi robes. "Damn, Master Windu won't appreciate that." She cleverly dodged his lightsaber. "He'll like that though."

"You're fast, but reckless. Join the Dark Side, you can harness your power and become strong." Dooku said. "For example…" He shot electricity out of his hands. She deflected it with her lightsaber. "Funny, that was the same thing Skywalker over there did before I chopped off his arm. He's an excellent fighter."

"Then I guess it runs in the family." She said, slashing her lightsaber. She had Anakin's lightsaber fly to her.

"Two handed dueling, Anakin also did that." Dooku said, laughing mirthlessly. Amalia had a smirk on her face as she fought Dooku. Even when she had a cut across her shoulder, she had a cocky smirk on her face. Unbeknownst to the evil, she had turned on Obi-Wan's lightsaber, used the Force to mute it's sound and hide its presence and had it level with Dooku's head.

"Hey Dooku." Anakin said from behind. "Look behind you."

"I won't fall for that." Dooku stated.

"Fine then. You do the honors Amalia." She ducked just as the lightsaber charged through his head. She then dodged his body as he fell. She switched off her lightsaber, tossed Anakin his, which snapped off with a hiss and gently levitated Obi-Wan's now off lightsaber.

"Anakin, are you alright?" Amalia asked.

"I'm a little sore." He said. "How's Obi-Wan?"

She closed her eyes. "I just touched a nerve, he'll be fine." They walked out of the room, both of them using the Force to drag the body of Dooku down the hallway where they were met by Mace Windu and Yoda.

"You killed him?" Windu asked.

"We heard Obi-Wan's cry." Amalia said. "Where were you?"

"Dooku did something to cloak our senses. We just now can sense your presence." Windu replied. "How did you kill him?"

"A levitating lightsaber went straight through his head. Amalia's really the one to credit. He threw me against the wall." Anakin said.

"Well, that must have been a well fought battle for you Amalia." Mace Windu said.

"Anakin helped as well. He held him off while I tried to find out what he did to Obi-Wan." Amalia said.

"The council call to order I will. Story of Dooku's demise you will tell." Yoda said to the two of them. "In the main chambers you go."

"I'll have a medic droid fix your cut Amalia." Mace Windu said, following Yoda, calling the Council Jedi.

Anakin and Amalia went to the Main Chamber and stood there, looking out at the Coruscant night. "Should we tell them we're siblings?"

"I think it's a perfect time." Amalia replied.

~*~

Since Amalia was getting her cut, which was deeper than expected, healed, Anakin told the story from his point of view on the floor. "Amalia managed to levitate Obi-Wan's lightsaber, muffle it's sound and erase its presence from the senses and I helped since I was still in some sort of shock, I helped bring it towards his head."

"Valiantly did you fight Young Skywalker, Young Jett-Aulie." Yoda said. "Rewarded you will be for defeating this strong Dark Jedi."

"Master Yoda, there is something that Anakin and I want to tell you." Amalia said from her seat. "When Anakin and I first met several days ago, Master Obi-Wan noticed a lot of similarities in our natural behaviors and in our fighting. Of course this could be seen as coincidence, but Anakin will tell you that there was a different feeling that he felt when we first saw each other."

"Its true, there was something soothing about seeing her. Like when you've lost something and found it again, warm, gentle. Master Windu told me that she was an orphan left on this planet at this very building nineteen years ago. I asked her if she had any recollection of her home planet." Anakin said. Padme entered the room, and urged Anakin to continue. "Her description sounded much like Tatooine, my home planet. So I decided I would help her find her family."

"You are all thinking how a one week old baby could remember her home planet." Amalia said. "These were not my memories. These were Anakin's, tapped into when we were both still children." She paused. "And now you're asking how out of all the Force-gifted children in the universe, why Anakin's?"

"We found that our mother Shmi, gave birth to twins. Amalia was stolen from the hospital and when the ship she was on got searched by the Republic, a guard found her and felt she would best be safe here with the Jedi." Anakin said.

"So, I would much appreciate if you would address me as Knight Skywalker." Amalia replied.

"How could we not know you were twins?" Mace Windu asked.

"Blind to the similarities the Force makes us sometimes." Yoda said. "True is what they say Jedi of the council."

"Does this mean the prophecy is wrong?" One of the others asked. "They only said that one Jedi with this high a midichlorian count can restore order to the Force."

"I believe they both have began that by killing Count Dooku." Mace Windu replied.

"Strong together you are." Yoda said, getting off of his seat and walking to them. He held both of their hands with his small green palms. He closed his eyes, using their strength in the Force to fuel him.

"What do you see?" Anakin asked. "Master Yoda."

"Amalia, marry you will a Jedi." Yoda said. "Anakin, soon to come will be yours and Senator Amidala's children." Anakin looked at Padme, who suppresed a smile.

"What else do you see?" Master Windu asked.

"Anakin and Amalia's children will in the Force bring balance." Yoda said. "Skywalker's, honored are you to have this duty. Advice I give to you my young, former Padawans… Mindful you must be of your feelings. Strong you both are. Good you can be or evil, still, strong you will be. Amalia, knowing are you of the truth."

"The light always prevails?" Amalia asked.

"Very good." Yoda said. "Now go, rest you must. Too much already have you experienced tonight."