~A week later, Corascant~
Anakin walks down the multiple corridors to the Council room, excited to hear what they have to say. He knocks.
"Enter you may," says Yoda.
Anakin opens the door, and is greeted by the Council and his Master.
"Are you ready for the trials, Anakin," asks Windu?
"Yes Master, I am," replies Anakin obediently.
"Good, and this is your mission: about a month ago, we had sent Jedi Fenura Jainko on a mission, on the outskirts of Alderaan to find out these disappearances of people from a nearby town. But she too, has disappeared, and no one can find her. I need you, Padawan Skywalker, to find her and complete her mission. Is that clear?"
"Yes Master."
"May the force be with you Anakin," says Windu lightening his voice.
"May the force be with you Masters (I made Masters plural on purpose.)," says Anakin bowing and taking his leave.
He walks to Padme chambers and knocks.
"Come in."
He opens the door to a soon wide smile. (Padme is wearing the two-piece outfit and hairdo from when she is in The Lars home in Ep2.)
"I'm leaving for the trials," says Anakin happy but sad at the same time.
"Good luck then, Ani," she kisses him deeply, and then hugs him.
Anakin smiles and leaves the room with a smile upon his face. He walks outside to a Jedi starship. He stops at the platform and looks up at the window to Padme watching him from above. He stares for a few seconds, with then Padme smiling. She steps away from the window letting the curtain sway in front. Anakin turns away and walks inside the ship. But little did they know, is that Obi-Wan and Windu are watching intently with concern.
~Alderaan, a certain forest~
Anakin lands the Jedi starfighter at the tip of a forest; he walks out and looks around at his scenery. The lush, tall, trees, the dark green grass, and the new sounds of nearby animals; it is very new to him, nothing like Naboo.
He walks into the forest, gingerly, watching for anything that moves. He starts to hear rustling of leaves on the ground; something is lurking behind and around him. He grabs for his lightsaber, but doesn't turn it on- yet.
But then a laser bullet is fired at him; luckily he dodges it and sees- Clone Troopers behind him?! He turns on his light saber and blocks the shots, hitting them back. But too many come in attacking; Anakin is running out of ideas. Until suddenly a huge log, attached to rope on both side of it, swings down and hits five of the troopers!
~Padme~
Padme daydreams, but only with the same nightmare again. But then her dream is disrupted, as Obi-Wan knocks on the door, awaking her immediately. She wipes the sweat off her forehead and fetches her robe. She walks and opens the door.
"Yes?"
"It is dinner time milady, are you hungry?"
"Yes, I am."
"Follow me then please," says Obi-Wan leading her to the cafeteria.
~Anakin~
He looks at two nearby troopers, as they are then knocked over by a figure dressed in a camouflage outfit of brown and some green.
"Run," yells the figure, in a feminine voice.
She grabs his arms to get him to run; he looks behind him and sees about ten more troopers heading towards them. He runs faster, leaping over rocks, logs and roots. The female then stops at a thick tree.
"Can you climb?"
Anakin nods yes still out of breath. The female climb up from the branches with Anakin behind him; but he can see she is much more skilled at this since of the speed rate she is going at. They make it to almost the top of the tree. She turns her head to Ani and asks, "Can you jump good?"
"It depends on what you mean."
"It will only take about 15 minutes for those guys to figure out a way to get up here. We have to jump from tree to tree. So can you jump good?"
"Yes."
"Good." And without another thought, she jumps, dodging the bullets from the troopers below. Anakin gulps, and leaps off, hoping not to get hit. He lands safely on the next tree, and the next, and the next. The female stops and climbs down with Anakin doing the same, and they both jump off.
"Who are you," asks Anakin, his brow's furrowing.
She removes her scarf like helmet off, revealing her face: from looking at her she a Twi'lek, female, with light blue skin.
"I'm Fenura Jainko, who are you?"
"I'm Anakin Skywalker, I'm here to rescue you and complete your mission."
Her face shows a complete expression of astonishment; her eyes widen.
"Wait, you're THE Skywalker? The boy who ten years ago, at the age of nine, single handily destroyed a Trade Federation Droid Control Ship?"
"Yes."
She shakes his hand, "It is a pleasure to meet you Skywalker."
"Please call me Anakin."
"Alright then, Anakin," she says with a warm smile.
"What happened when you disappeared?"
"My ship was destroyed, and I was captured. And after three weeks, I escaped."
"What about the other disappearances?"
"I found that they are using them to mine this crystals of some sort. But I never found out why."
"I'm also wondering why those troopers attacked me."
"Troopers?" Anakin realizes that she has been gone for a month, and never heard about the Clone Army.
"Yes, they're the Republic's Army, but do you have any idea why would they attack me?"
"I don't know. All I know is there at least hundred here, and most likely more coming."
"Can you at least lead me to the camps?"
"Yes, this way," says Fenura walking away, with then Anakin following behind.
~Padme~
Padme takes out her silver tiara, and pins out to then brush her hair, as Artoo watches, making some beep noises cheerfully. Padme smiles, she stands up and walks to her closet; she picks out her white nightgown. She takes it into the bathroom, and walks out four minutes later.
"Artoo put your guard program up," orders Padme crawling into bed.
Artoo beeps his reply and then some other mechanic noises sound off for about three minutes, and then stops. Padme turns the lights off and shuts her eyes closed.
But unknowingly, another nightmare will occur.
~Anakin~
Anakin and Fenura lay low, watching the prisoners move about.
"All right now what do we do," asks Fenura?
"We have to get through the troopers, but since there are too many, we can ambush them."
"Ambush them?"
"Yes we a take two to three at a time, until we can ambush them easily."
"Good plan, but I need a weapon."
"Wait here." Anakin creeps down to a nearby trooper, and makes rustling noises on purpose in some bushes. The trooper looks behind him buts gets pulled in. More rustling, and struggling occur; after a few minutes Anakin comes out with the troopers blaster.
"Here." Anakin hands her the large, black, blaster
"Thanks," says Fenura readying the weapon.
"Ready?" Anakin takes his lightsaber out, but not turning it on-yet.
Fenura nods aiming for a trooper.
"Alright here we go."
~6 months later (7 months pregnant, still counting.)~
Days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months, and Padme's nightmares have been lengthening in fear and time. It scares her so, she doesn't know what to do, and is too afraid to tell someone.
She lays on a bench, with Artoo next to her, in the Temple Gardens, wearing one-layered, white gown, with a veil top piece over it to make it elegant. And the two front sides of her hair are pinned up out of her face. She sits there, rubbing her swollen stomach, feeling her offspring kick (And still at this point, no one knows, except for Palpatine, that Padme has two children living inside her instead of one.)
Padme sighs saying, "Only two more months Artoo. Two more months of morning sickness and mood swings," says Padme with a sigh.
Artoo beeps excitedly at her, for it being almost over, causing Padme to laugh.
"Miss Padme," asks Threepio walking in
Padme looks at the Droid, "Yes Threepio?"
"The taxi landspeeder is here."
"Alright, I'll be right there." Padme slowly gets up and then walks inside; she enters her room and picks up her two bags full of some clothes.
She walks outside Threepio with Artoo next to her, "Threepio, I need you to stay in the Temple so you can be with your rightful owner, Anakin when he comes back."
"Yes milady, I will be glad to see Master Ani again."
Artoo beeps at him.
"Of course I'll miss our conversations Artoo."
Artoo beeps again.
"What do you mean arguments?! We do so have conversations!"
Artoo beeps once again, in a sarcastic manner.
"What, I am not a liar! Why you insignificant, little-"
Padme laughs at the two Droids arguing once again. She finally steps inside with Artoo crawling in next. The taxi then zooms off with Threepio waving fare well.
~20 minutes later~
Padme steps out with Artoo, and then takes her two suitcases out; she pays the driver, and walks away with Artoo following behind.
"Aunt Padme!" she looks forward and sees Ryoo and Pooja running out from their house to her, with Sola behind. She drops her luggage and hugs them lightly.
"Hey, Ryoo and Pooja." She lets go and hugs her sister.
"It is so good to see you again Padme."
"It is good to see you too." They let go of each other, and smile. Padme gleams brightly, so happy to see her sister and nieces again.
"Here come inside and have lunch."
Padme walks in with Sola, instead, carrying the bags. They take their seats with Ryoo and Pooja jabber on and on about what happened to them from the past 8 months. Padme would nod and smile, but she isn't completely there. She's hiding deep in her mind, finding her sanctuary-Anakin. How she longs to see him, to hear his sweet voice, to be in his caring arms. She lays a hand on her stomach feeling her baby (Babies) kick her stomach.
"Aunt Padme, did your baby kick," asks Pooja?
"Yes, do you want to feel?"
"Sure," the two girls yell aloud with joy. They both lay a small hand, Padme feeling their warmth. They smile feeling movement in their Aunt's stomach, until they feel a kick. The little bundles of joy giggle happily. After three minutes they sit back down in their chairs. Padme looks at her nieces, her little angels. She is glad that the Council let her visit her sister, it relaxes her so, but Anakin still stays in her mind, hoping he is all right.
~Anakin~
It has been 6 months since Anakin has been at the Temple. He had been fighting a battle against those troopers for months, and now can finally home. To be able to see Padme his wife again, how he misses his angel so.
~An hour later~
He lands at the Jedi Temple; he comes out with Jedi Jainko and enters the building. He saunters quickly feeling shocked stares gaze at him and Fenura. He makes it to the Council Room and knocks.
"Come in," says Windu, a voice he hasn't heard in awhile.
He opens the door to soon more shocked faces.
"Anakin, glad to see you again I am. And Master Jainko, alive you are," says Yoda.
"Yes, if it weren't for Anakin over here, that battle would never end."
"Information from mission you have?"
"Yes Master," begins Anakin. "The disappearing people were captured and made as prisoners to mine these rare energy crystals for something big, but I still do not know what. But also I found something peculiar Masters."
"What Anakin?"
"The captors were not only Sith, but they brought an army of Clone Troopers, Master."
Anakin cannot describe the expressions on their faces; "Interesting that is, but yet disturbing."
"Anakin, The Council will handle that, but now of your score for the trials."
Anakin waits nervously, taking deep breathes to calm him down.
"That you, Anakin Skywalker, will be referred to as Jedi Skywalker."
Anakin's face glows brightly, excited; his dream has finally come true.
"Come forth Jedi Skywalker," says Windu standing up from his chair. Anakin walks to him, wanting to shout out happily, to also tell Padme. His heart stops, his glow fades, he wishes now to be with Padme, and his unborn child. But he this time remembers to put a barrier around this feeling so the others can't sense his sudden sadness.
Windu turns on his purple lightsaber, his take Anakin braid and holds it straight out.
SWIPE!
Windu cuts off Anakin's braid with one swipe, Windu takes the braid and floats it in the air. He then opens a window with the force and throws the braid out the window, and into the wind.
~Padme~
Padme and the rest have finished lunch about five minutes ago and are now walking through the streets of Corascant. With Padme holding Ryoo and Pooja's hand, Sola walking next to them, and Artoo following behind them. Sola talks, as does Padme's nieces about Corascant. Padme smiles happily listening to them, and laughing when her nieces make a remark about something.
But then she feels a pain in her stomach; it isn't labor but a warning. Her child (children) is trying to her something. She looks around wondering what's the matter.
~Anakin~
Anakin walks through the corridors on his way to Padme's room, until he bumps into something.
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry. Oh, Master Ani there you are. I have been looking all over for you," says Threepio happily.
"Looking for me, what are you about Threepio?"
"Miss Padme told me to stay here in case you come back while she is gone."
"Wait, where is Padme?!"
"She went to visit her sister, Miss Sola. And might I say she was quite ni- "
Anakin doesn't want to waste time with another of Threepio's long talks, "You have to show me where they are," says Anakin walking away with Threepio following behind.
"Sure Master Ani."
But as they walk a bomb explodes in front of them, throwing them across the room practically.
Anakin can feel pain from the people outside, he hears the screams, the rampaging mobs; and he can feel another pain, it's Padme! But she is to far away to tell if it is physically or emotionally.
"Padme," he breathes under his breath. ***************************************************************************
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Anakin walks down the multiple corridors to the Council room, excited to hear what they have to say. He knocks.
"Enter you may," says Yoda.
Anakin opens the door, and is greeted by the Council and his Master.
"Are you ready for the trials, Anakin," asks Windu?
"Yes Master, I am," replies Anakin obediently.
"Good, and this is your mission: about a month ago, we had sent Jedi Fenura Jainko on a mission, on the outskirts of Alderaan to find out these disappearances of people from a nearby town. But she too, has disappeared, and no one can find her. I need you, Padawan Skywalker, to find her and complete her mission. Is that clear?"
"Yes Master."
"May the force be with you Anakin," says Windu lightening his voice.
"May the force be with you Masters (I made Masters plural on purpose.)," says Anakin bowing and taking his leave.
He walks to Padme chambers and knocks.
"Come in."
He opens the door to a soon wide smile. (Padme is wearing the two-piece outfit and hairdo from when she is in The Lars home in Ep2.)
"I'm leaving for the trials," says Anakin happy but sad at the same time.
"Good luck then, Ani," she kisses him deeply, and then hugs him.
Anakin smiles and leaves the room with a smile upon his face. He walks outside to a Jedi starship. He stops at the platform and looks up at the window to Padme watching him from above. He stares for a few seconds, with then Padme smiling. She steps away from the window letting the curtain sway in front. Anakin turns away and walks inside the ship. But little did they know, is that Obi-Wan and Windu are watching intently with concern.
~Alderaan, a certain forest~
Anakin lands the Jedi starfighter at the tip of a forest; he walks out and looks around at his scenery. The lush, tall, trees, the dark green grass, and the new sounds of nearby animals; it is very new to him, nothing like Naboo.
He walks into the forest, gingerly, watching for anything that moves. He starts to hear rustling of leaves on the ground; something is lurking behind and around him. He grabs for his lightsaber, but doesn't turn it on- yet.
But then a laser bullet is fired at him; luckily he dodges it and sees- Clone Troopers behind him?! He turns on his light saber and blocks the shots, hitting them back. But too many come in attacking; Anakin is running out of ideas. Until suddenly a huge log, attached to rope on both side of it, swings down and hits five of the troopers!
~Padme~
Padme daydreams, but only with the same nightmare again. But then her dream is disrupted, as Obi-Wan knocks on the door, awaking her immediately. She wipes the sweat off her forehead and fetches her robe. She walks and opens the door.
"Yes?"
"It is dinner time milady, are you hungry?"
"Yes, I am."
"Follow me then please," says Obi-Wan leading her to the cafeteria.
~Anakin~
He looks at two nearby troopers, as they are then knocked over by a figure dressed in a camouflage outfit of brown and some green.
"Run," yells the figure, in a feminine voice.
She grabs his arms to get him to run; he looks behind him and sees about ten more troopers heading towards them. He runs faster, leaping over rocks, logs and roots. The female then stops at a thick tree.
"Can you climb?"
Anakin nods yes still out of breath. The female climb up from the branches with Anakin behind him; but he can see she is much more skilled at this since of the speed rate she is going at. They make it to almost the top of the tree. She turns her head to Ani and asks, "Can you jump good?"
"It depends on what you mean."
"It will only take about 15 minutes for those guys to figure out a way to get up here. We have to jump from tree to tree. So can you jump good?"
"Yes."
"Good." And without another thought, she jumps, dodging the bullets from the troopers below. Anakin gulps, and leaps off, hoping not to get hit. He lands safely on the next tree, and the next, and the next. The female stops and climbs down with Anakin doing the same, and they both jump off.
"Who are you," asks Anakin, his brow's furrowing.
She removes her scarf like helmet off, revealing her face: from looking at her she a Twi'lek, female, with light blue skin.
"I'm Fenura Jainko, who are you?"
"I'm Anakin Skywalker, I'm here to rescue you and complete your mission."
Her face shows a complete expression of astonishment; her eyes widen.
"Wait, you're THE Skywalker? The boy who ten years ago, at the age of nine, single handily destroyed a Trade Federation Droid Control Ship?"
"Yes."
She shakes his hand, "It is a pleasure to meet you Skywalker."
"Please call me Anakin."
"Alright then, Anakin," she says with a warm smile.
"What happened when you disappeared?"
"My ship was destroyed, and I was captured. And after three weeks, I escaped."
"What about the other disappearances?"
"I found that they are using them to mine this crystals of some sort. But I never found out why."
"I'm also wondering why those troopers attacked me."
"Troopers?" Anakin realizes that she has been gone for a month, and never heard about the Clone Army.
"Yes, they're the Republic's Army, but do you have any idea why would they attack me?"
"I don't know. All I know is there at least hundred here, and most likely more coming."
"Can you at least lead me to the camps?"
"Yes, this way," says Fenura walking away, with then Anakin following behind.
~Padme~
Padme takes out her silver tiara, and pins out to then brush her hair, as Artoo watches, making some beep noises cheerfully. Padme smiles, she stands up and walks to her closet; she picks out her white nightgown. She takes it into the bathroom, and walks out four minutes later.
"Artoo put your guard program up," orders Padme crawling into bed.
Artoo beeps his reply and then some other mechanic noises sound off for about three minutes, and then stops. Padme turns the lights off and shuts her eyes closed.
But unknowingly, another nightmare will occur.
~Anakin~
Anakin and Fenura lay low, watching the prisoners move about.
"All right now what do we do," asks Fenura?
"We have to get through the troopers, but since there are too many, we can ambush them."
"Ambush them?"
"Yes we a take two to three at a time, until we can ambush them easily."
"Good plan, but I need a weapon."
"Wait here." Anakin creeps down to a nearby trooper, and makes rustling noises on purpose in some bushes. The trooper looks behind him buts gets pulled in. More rustling, and struggling occur; after a few minutes Anakin comes out with the troopers blaster.
"Here." Anakin hands her the large, black, blaster
"Thanks," says Fenura readying the weapon.
"Ready?" Anakin takes his lightsaber out, but not turning it on-yet.
Fenura nods aiming for a trooper.
"Alright here we go."
~6 months later (7 months pregnant, still counting.)~
Days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months, and Padme's nightmares have been lengthening in fear and time. It scares her so, she doesn't know what to do, and is too afraid to tell someone.
She lays on a bench, with Artoo next to her, in the Temple Gardens, wearing one-layered, white gown, with a veil top piece over it to make it elegant. And the two front sides of her hair are pinned up out of her face. She sits there, rubbing her swollen stomach, feeling her offspring kick (And still at this point, no one knows, except for Palpatine, that Padme has two children living inside her instead of one.)
Padme sighs saying, "Only two more months Artoo. Two more months of morning sickness and mood swings," says Padme with a sigh.
Artoo beeps excitedly at her, for it being almost over, causing Padme to laugh.
"Miss Padme," asks Threepio walking in
Padme looks at the Droid, "Yes Threepio?"
"The taxi landspeeder is here."
"Alright, I'll be right there." Padme slowly gets up and then walks inside; she enters her room and picks up her two bags full of some clothes.
She walks outside Threepio with Artoo next to her, "Threepio, I need you to stay in the Temple so you can be with your rightful owner, Anakin when he comes back."
"Yes milady, I will be glad to see Master Ani again."
Artoo beeps at him.
"Of course I'll miss our conversations Artoo."
Artoo beeps again.
"What do you mean arguments?! We do so have conversations!"
Artoo beeps once again, in a sarcastic manner.
"What, I am not a liar! Why you insignificant, little-"
Padme laughs at the two Droids arguing once again. She finally steps inside with Artoo crawling in next. The taxi then zooms off with Threepio waving fare well.
~20 minutes later~
Padme steps out with Artoo, and then takes her two suitcases out; she pays the driver, and walks away with Artoo following behind.
"Aunt Padme!" she looks forward and sees Ryoo and Pooja running out from their house to her, with Sola behind. She drops her luggage and hugs them lightly.
"Hey, Ryoo and Pooja." She lets go and hugs her sister.
"It is so good to see you again Padme."
"It is good to see you too." They let go of each other, and smile. Padme gleams brightly, so happy to see her sister and nieces again.
"Here come inside and have lunch."
Padme walks in with Sola, instead, carrying the bags. They take their seats with Ryoo and Pooja jabber on and on about what happened to them from the past 8 months. Padme would nod and smile, but she isn't completely there. She's hiding deep in her mind, finding her sanctuary-Anakin. How she longs to see him, to hear his sweet voice, to be in his caring arms. She lays a hand on her stomach feeling her baby (Babies) kick her stomach.
"Aunt Padme, did your baby kick," asks Pooja?
"Yes, do you want to feel?"
"Sure," the two girls yell aloud with joy. They both lay a small hand, Padme feeling their warmth. They smile feeling movement in their Aunt's stomach, until they feel a kick. The little bundles of joy giggle happily. After three minutes they sit back down in their chairs. Padme looks at her nieces, her little angels. She is glad that the Council let her visit her sister, it relaxes her so, but Anakin still stays in her mind, hoping he is all right.
~Anakin~
It has been 6 months since Anakin has been at the Temple. He had been fighting a battle against those troopers for months, and now can finally home. To be able to see Padme his wife again, how he misses his angel so.
~An hour later~
He lands at the Jedi Temple; he comes out with Jedi Jainko and enters the building. He saunters quickly feeling shocked stares gaze at him and Fenura. He makes it to the Council Room and knocks.
"Come in," says Windu, a voice he hasn't heard in awhile.
He opens the door to soon more shocked faces.
"Anakin, glad to see you again I am. And Master Jainko, alive you are," says Yoda.
"Yes, if it weren't for Anakin over here, that battle would never end."
"Information from mission you have?"
"Yes Master," begins Anakin. "The disappearing people were captured and made as prisoners to mine these rare energy crystals for something big, but I still do not know what. But also I found something peculiar Masters."
"What Anakin?"
"The captors were not only Sith, but they brought an army of Clone Troopers, Master."
Anakin cannot describe the expressions on their faces; "Interesting that is, but yet disturbing."
"Anakin, The Council will handle that, but now of your score for the trials."
Anakin waits nervously, taking deep breathes to calm him down.
"That you, Anakin Skywalker, will be referred to as Jedi Skywalker."
Anakin's face glows brightly, excited; his dream has finally come true.
"Come forth Jedi Skywalker," says Windu standing up from his chair. Anakin walks to him, wanting to shout out happily, to also tell Padme. His heart stops, his glow fades, he wishes now to be with Padme, and his unborn child. But he this time remembers to put a barrier around this feeling so the others can't sense his sudden sadness.
Windu turns on his purple lightsaber, his take Anakin braid and holds it straight out.
SWIPE!
Windu cuts off Anakin's braid with one swipe, Windu takes the braid and floats it in the air. He then opens a window with the force and throws the braid out the window, and into the wind.
~Padme~
Padme and the rest have finished lunch about five minutes ago and are now walking through the streets of Corascant. With Padme holding Ryoo and Pooja's hand, Sola walking next to them, and Artoo following behind them. Sola talks, as does Padme's nieces about Corascant. Padme smiles happily listening to them, and laughing when her nieces make a remark about something.
But then she feels a pain in her stomach; it isn't labor but a warning. Her child (children) is trying to her something. She looks around wondering what's the matter.
~Anakin~
Anakin walks through the corridors on his way to Padme's room, until he bumps into something.
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry. Oh, Master Ani there you are. I have been looking all over for you," says Threepio happily.
"Looking for me, what are you about Threepio?"
"Miss Padme told me to stay here in case you come back while she is gone."
"Wait, where is Padme?!"
"She went to visit her sister, Miss Sola. And might I say she was quite ni- "
Anakin doesn't want to waste time with another of Threepio's long talks, "You have to show me where they are," says Anakin walking away with Threepio following behind.
"Sure Master Ani."
But as they walk a bomb explodes in front of them, throwing them across the room practically.
Anakin can feel pain from the people outside, he hears the screams, the rampaging mobs; and he can feel another pain, it's Padme! But she is to far away to tell if it is physically or emotionally.
"Padme," he breathes under his breath. ***************************************************************************
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