~Coruscant morning, the next day; the cafeteria~
Padme, Ryoo, and Pooja play in the Temple gardens gleefully, chasing each other, hiding behind the orchards and bushes. But Anakin sits on the bench, with his robe wrapped around him, he is very unnerved still from what he did. He let his emotions take the better of him; the third time darkness clouded his judgment.
'What is happening to me,' ponders Anakin. Padme notices and stops running and catches her breath. She walks over to him; wearing her shriveled, blue dress and poncho, her thoughts drowning out the laughter of her nieces. She sits next to him staring at him with concern, but Anakin doesn't stare back.
"Where were you last night," she begins softly.
Anakin still stares down, thinking of something to say. He starts to fiddle with his sleeve, but Padme still stares at his blank expression in his ocean blue eyes.
"I needed to-" he looks up at her, studying her concentrated expression, which is mostly in her eyes. "Clear my mind," he ends.
"Are sure you're alright?"
"Yes, I'm all right. It's just-" Anakin doesn't want to tell her about the battle; he doesn't even want to believe it.
"What is it?" Padme squeezes his arm as assurance to go on.
"Today, in a little bit, I have to where into battle with the others who are at war. I have to fight in the Clone Wars."
Padme's face is expressionless, she doesn't know how to react; she stays silent as she now looks down. She looks back up at him, those two blue orbs staring into her soul.
"Where will I go? Who will be my protector?"
"You'll be sent to Alderaan, and be protected by Bail Organa."
"And my nieces," asks Padme agitatedly.
Anakin looks away, "They'll be sent to your parents' home."
"When today will this be?"
"Obi-Wan will come and tell us when it is time."
Padme looks away now as well, her face still stays sadden. She lowers her voice, "Will I ever- see you again?"
Anakin looks at her as then, after a few seconds, she looks up as well. He embraces her tightly, "No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you."
"I love you, Anakin Skywalker," says Padme, her voice muffled by Ani's shoulder.
"And I love you, Padme Skywalker."
Padme gives a small smile as tear falls from her glazed eye.
~A few hours later, Padme's chambers~
(Padme has gotten dressed in the outfit, from when she is traveling as a refugee with Anakin in Ep2) Padme closes up her nieces' packs; she hands it to the little girls and then takes hers. She walks out with Ryo and Pooja by her side and Artoo behind them. Obi-Wan, Windu and Anakin stand next to a starfreighter. Anakin takes Ryoo and Pooja's luggage as then Windu says, "I hope you have a safe journey to Alderaan, And I assure you, you will be safe."
"I thank you Master Windu," She nods her head as appreciation before she walks up the platform with the five others, Anakin, Ryoo, Pooja, Artoo, and Threepio, follow behind.
Padme takes a window seat behind Ryoo and Pooja's seat; she plops her luggage into a compartment and leans back in to the seat and heaves a sigh. Anakin sits down and gazes at Padme; she stares blankly at the window, obviously upset. He takes her hands and squeezes it. She looks back at him and smiles.
"Everything will be alright Padme, I promise," he says softly. Padme squeezes his hand and looks back out the window; something inside her is telling her a downfall will occur whether she'll likes it or not.
~A month later, Alderaan at nighttime~
Padme sleeps in her bed with dried tear streaks upon her cheeks. She has cried herself to sleep again as usual. Her heart has broken again; Anakin had become a Sith Lord. The Clone Troopers have now becomes Lord Sidious's army, and are now known as Stormship Troopers. The Republic has fallen, and the Jedi are to the point of extinction. But yet. she still has hope, deep down inside, that Ani is still inside the evil Dark Lord, Vader. Suddenly, something crashes in her window!
She awakes with a gasp and sees the dark figure from her dreams, she knows who it is immediately.
"Ani," she breathes in a whisper. He steps forward as Padme still sits in her bed with her silk nightgown on. She stares at his expression on his face (He doesn't have the helmet yet.), his blank expression of anger. But in his eyes tell all; she can see his anger and love fighting a battle inside, tormenting his soul. But as he walks closer, the door bashes open with two or so guards barging in.
Anakin glances over, 'Da**, I forgot to force lock it.'
"Stay away from her Vader," says the guard in the front sternly.
Anakin just gives a sadistic smile; he looks back at the worried Padme and grabs her jumping out the window. Padme doesn't scream though, she just looks up seeing the guards stare down. Her hair flies up, the air brushing past her skin; causing her to squint.
He lands on an air speeder, zooming away instantly with Padme grabbing on to him tightly. He stops at a darkened alley; he gets off and helps Padme out.
"What are we doing here, Ani," asks Padme looking around in the blackness.
"I needed to talk to you, alone. It took me so long to actually find the courage and words to, I sorry couldn't come out sooner."
"What do you mean," asks Padme with her eyebrows furrowing.
He takes a deep breath, trying to relax his nerves. "After I abandoned you, I regretted it. And I still do, Padme. All I can think about is you, and only you. Please come with me, we can be together, finally as husband and wife."
Padme stares down from him admitting this to her; she stays silent for three minutes.
"Please say something," pleads Anakin (Vader) tearing in the eye.
Padme looks up, her eyes welling up fast, " Ani, I don't know what has happened to you, but you're not the man I fell in love with! If you are still in there please, fight this evil that is trying to take over you."
"Power is what is filling inside me, you only see it as evil," answers Anakin defiantly.
Padme becomes enraged, "Evil is what it is Ani!"
"Stop calling me Ani! I'm not that little boy anymore! My name is Darth Vader!"
A tear falls down Padme's cheek, "I wasn't referring you as that little boy, I was referring to the man I loved, and still love!"
Anakin is taken aback, not sure what to say.
"But I guess you proved me wrong- Darth Vader," she says sternly, disgusted by the name. She walks past him angrily, almost out of the alley, Anakin still facing the other way. Silence lingers about until-
"I still love you, Padme," says Vader, with Padme then stopping dead in her tracks.
Ani turns his head, "More than anything."
Padme's heart shatters, another tear falls; she turns her head, "Even though you have turned; I rather share one moment with you, then live a thousand years without knowing you. I will love you even when death do us part," she tears, making her voice shake and somewhat muffled. Padme walks out the alley with Anakin more alone than ever.
'I've lost my angel.'
~ The next morning, Alderaan, Padme's chambers~
'It's my entire fault,' thinks Padme. 'I should of never voted Palpatine as Chancellor, even if it meant having my planet destroyed; something worse than that is happening now; the galaxy is being taken over by the Emperor, Palpatine, or shall I say Sidious. And I should of never told Ani that I love him, or married him. All I have been for him is a distraction, making his mind always a muddle.'
Padme is in her bed with a healer readying himself; she has been in labor for hours, she doesn't want to go through it any more; she wishes Ani were here to see this, but he isn't. As she lies on the bed, she ponders the fact that she must give one of her children up. Yes she knows she has two, she found out two weeks ago, but will never tell Anakin, for it will put the other in danger.
She has another contraction again; it is one of her last, which she is at least thankful for. But she wishes Anakin could be there holding her hand, comforting her, saying everything will be alright, but he isn't; he has chosen the path leading him to torment and abhorrence.
"Ok now are you ready," asks the healer walking over.
Padme nods unwillingly, wanting to get this over with.
"Ok then, now push Padme," says the healer.
Padme pushes as hard as she can, trying to catch her breath at the same time.
"Ok three more times Padme, were almost there," he says with assurance in his voice, which is to try to calm Padme down.
She pushes and pushes, becoming exhausted; droplets of sweat forming at the ridge of her forehead.
"Ok I see a head, one more time Padme'."
She pushes one more time, hearing cries from her newborn.
"It's a boy!" says the doctor, trying to say it over the cries of the child. He is then handed over to Padme, her son stops crying and stares at his mother intently with those deep blue eyes. He has an amazing resemblance to his father. Padme gives a small smile; she wishes her sister Sola, and her husband, Luke, could be there with her; but most of all Anakin, her dear husband.
"What do you want to call him," asks the doctor interrupting.
Padme thinks for a few minutes, she has never really thought about names.
"Luke."
The healer takes Luke away and lays it in a small crib; suddenly, Padme feels her stomach start to ache again, her other child is coming.
The healer rushes over to the Padme, "Ok Padme' you need to push again."
Padme looks at him weakly, her expression saying she can't go on anymore.
"You can make it Padme', it's almost over," assures the healer.
Padme' nods and pushes two times but barely did, she's too worn out, running out of breath.
"Ok one more time, I see the head."
Padme' pushes, the small baby comes out crying, breathing its first breathe of air.
"It's a girl," says the doctor, trying to yell over the cries of the infant!
"And what will this one's name be?"
Padme pauses for a second, "Lei."
The healer smiles and walks over to the other crib beside Luke's, and laid Lei down. As the doctor packs up Obi-Wan walks in.
"Oh, hello Master Kenobi." greets the doctor, puzzled by his sudden presence.
"Good day. May I speak to Miss Amidala?"
"I'm not sure, she's is very exhausted, should rest."
"I only have to ask her a question."
"Sure then." The healer walks into the bedroom again and says, "Miss Padme, Master Kenobi is here to see you."
Padme turns to him weakly, trying to show a surprised expression, "You may let him in," her voice comes out weakly and almost inaudible.
The healer nods and lets Obi-Wan enter, "I'm sorry to disturb you but I need to check the amount of mid-chlorians your children have."
"Go ahead, there over there in their cribs," points Padme, barely keeping her arm up.
"Thank you," says Obi-Wan giving a slight bow. He walks to the silent cribs where the sleeping angels lay tranquilly. He takes an object out and puts it against each of their arms. He presses a buttons and waits a few seconds. He puts it back under his robes and walks back out with an odd expression upon his face; one that can't even is described.
Padme becomes curious and sits up, feeling her aching back, and her sore stomach. But she fights it and fetches her blue robe; she stands up slowly her throbbing legs wobbling weakly. She walks down the silent corridors of the palace and reaches Obi-Wan's room. She can hear muffled words coming from the creek of the door. She opens it a little more and listens-
Obi-Wan is sitting on a metal chair next to the silver table, facing a hologram of Master Yoda, discussing a matter.
"Amount you have, Master Obi-Wan," asks Yoda rather calmly.
"Yes Master, it appears that the daughter has around 2,550 mid-chlorians, but Luke." he trails off not even believing the truth itself.
"What Master Obi-Wan?"
"He has about a 950 more than his father."
Yoda stares for a few minutes, pondering the amounts, "Hide Luke we must."
"Yes but where, Master?"
"Know that I do not."
"I know a place," says Padme suddenly.
Obi-Wan turns his head immediately and stares at her as her legs still wobble weakly, trying to keep her posture.
"Where?"
Padme exhales, "The Lars home."
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Padme, Ryoo, and Pooja play in the Temple gardens gleefully, chasing each other, hiding behind the orchards and bushes. But Anakin sits on the bench, with his robe wrapped around him, he is very unnerved still from what he did. He let his emotions take the better of him; the third time darkness clouded his judgment.
'What is happening to me,' ponders Anakin. Padme notices and stops running and catches her breath. She walks over to him; wearing her shriveled, blue dress and poncho, her thoughts drowning out the laughter of her nieces. She sits next to him staring at him with concern, but Anakin doesn't stare back.
"Where were you last night," she begins softly.
Anakin still stares down, thinking of something to say. He starts to fiddle with his sleeve, but Padme still stares at his blank expression in his ocean blue eyes.
"I needed to-" he looks up at her, studying her concentrated expression, which is mostly in her eyes. "Clear my mind," he ends.
"Are sure you're alright?"
"Yes, I'm all right. It's just-" Anakin doesn't want to tell her about the battle; he doesn't even want to believe it.
"What is it?" Padme squeezes his arm as assurance to go on.
"Today, in a little bit, I have to where into battle with the others who are at war. I have to fight in the Clone Wars."
Padme's face is expressionless, she doesn't know how to react; she stays silent as she now looks down. She looks back up at him, those two blue orbs staring into her soul.
"Where will I go? Who will be my protector?"
"You'll be sent to Alderaan, and be protected by Bail Organa."
"And my nieces," asks Padme agitatedly.
Anakin looks away, "They'll be sent to your parents' home."
"When today will this be?"
"Obi-Wan will come and tell us when it is time."
Padme looks away now as well, her face still stays sadden. She lowers her voice, "Will I ever- see you again?"
Anakin looks at her as then, after a few seconds, she looks up as well. He embraces her tightly, "No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you."
"I love you, Anakin Skywalker," says Padme, her voice muffled by Ani's shoulder.
"And I love you, Padme Skywalker."
Padme gives a small smile as tear falls from her glazed eye.
~A few hours later, Padme's chambers~
(Padme has gotten dressed in the outfit, from when she is traveling as a refugee with Anakin in Ep2) Padme closes up her nieces' packs; she hands it to the little girls and then takes hers. She walks out with Ryo and Pooja by her side and Artoo behind them. Obi-Wan, Windu and Anakin stand next to a starfreighter. Anakin takes Ryoo and Pooja's luggage as then Windu says, "I hope you have a safe journey to Alderaan, And I assure you, you will be safe."
"I thank you Master Windu," She nods her head as appreciation before she walks up the platform with the five others, Anakin, Ryoo, Pooja, Artoo, and Threepio, follow behind.
Padme takes a window seat behind Ryoo and Pooja's seat; she plops her luggage into a compartment and leans back in to the seat and heaves a sigh. Anakin sits down and gazes at Padme; she stares blankly at the window, obviously upset. He takes her hands and squeezes it. She looks back at him and smiles.
"Everything will be alright Padme, I promise," he says softly. Padme squeezes his hand and looks back out the window; something inside her is telling her a downfall will occur whether she'll likes it or not.
~A month later, Alderaan at nighttime~
Padme sleeps in her bed with dried tear streaks upon her cheeks. She has cried herself to sleep again as usual. Her heart has broken again; Anakin had become a Sith Lord. The Clone Troopers have now becomes Lord Sidious's army, and are now known as Stormship Troopers. The Republic has fallen, and the Jedi are to the point of extinction. But yet. she still has hope, deep down inside, that Ani is still inside the evil Dark Lord, Vader. Suddenly, something crashes in her window!
She awakes with a gasp and sees the dark figure from her dreams, she knows who it is immediately.
"Ani," she breathes in a whisper. He steps forward as Padme still sits in her bed with her silk nightgown on. She stares at his expression on his face (He doesn't have the helmet yet.), his blank expression of anger. But in his eyes tell all; she can see his anger and love fighting a battle inside, tormenting his soul. But as he walks closer, the door bashes open with two or so guards barging in.
Anakin glances over, 'Da**, I forgot to force lock it.'
"Stay away from her Vader," says the guard in the front sternly.
Anakin just gives a sadistic smile; he looks back at the worried Padme and grabs her jumping out the window. Padme doesn't scream though, she just looks up seeing the guards stare down. Her hair flies up, the air brushing past her skin; causing her to squint.
He lands on an air speeder, zooming away instantly with Padme grabbing on to him tightly. He stops at a darkened alley; he gets off and helps Padme out.
"What are we doing here, Ani," asks Padme looking around in the blackness.
"I needed to talk to you, alone. It took me so long to actually find the courage and words to, I sorry couldn't come out sooner."
"What do you mean," asks Padme with her eyebrows furrowing.
He takes a deep breath, trying to relax his nerves. "After I abandoned you, I regretted it. And I still do, Padme. All I can think about is you, and only you. Please come with me, we can be together, finally as husband and wife."
Padme stares down from him admitting this to her; she stays silent for three minutes.
"Please say something," pleads Anakin (Vader) tearing in the eye.
Padme looks up, her eyes welling up fast, " Ani, I don't know what has happened to you, but you're not the man I fell in love with! If you are still in there please, fight this evil that is trying to take over you."
"Power is what is filling inside me, you only see it as evil," answers Anakin defiantly.
Padme becomes enraged, "Evil is what it is Ani!"
"Stop calling me Ani! I'm not that little boy anymore! My name is Darth Vader!"
A tear falls down Padme's cheek, "I wasn't referring you as that little boy, I was referring to the man I loved, and still love!"
Anakin is taken aback, not sure what to say.
"But I guess you proved me wrong- Darth Vader," she says sternly, disgusted by the name. She walks past him angrily, almost out of the alley, Anakin still facing the other way. Silence lingers about until-
"I still love you, Padme," says Vader, with Padme then stopping dead in her tracks.
Ani turns his head, "More than anything."
Padme's heart shatters, another tear falls; she turns her head, "Even though you have turned; I rather share one moment with you, then live a thousand years without knowing you. I will love you even when death do us part," she tears, making her voice shake and somewhat muffled. Padme walks out the alley with Anakin more alone than ever.
'I've lost my angel.'
~ The next morning, Alderaan, Padme's chambers~
'It's my entire fault,' thinks Padme. 'I should of never voted Palpatine as Chancellor, even if it meant having my planet destroyed; something worse than that is happening now; the galaxy is being taken over by the Emperor, Palpatine, or shall I say Sidious. And I should of never told Ani that I love him, or married him. All I have been for him is a distraction, making his mind always a muddle.'
Padme is in her bed with a healer readying himself; she has been in labor for hours, she doesn't want to go through it any more; she wishes Ani were here to see this, but he isn't. As she lies on the bed, she ponders the fact that she must give one of her children up. Yes she knows she has two, she found out two weeks ago, but will never tell Anakin, for it will put the other in danger.
She has another contraction again; it is one of her last, which she is at least thankful for. But she wishes Anakin could be there holding her hand, comforting her, saying everything will be alright, but he isn't; he has chosen the path leading him to torment and abhorrence.
"Ok now are you ready," asks the healer walking over.
Padme nods unwillingly, wanting to get this over with.
"Ok then, now push Padme," says the healer.
Padme pushes as hard as she can, trying to catch her breath at the same time.
"Ok three more times Padme, were almost there," he says with assurance in his voice, which is to try to calm Padme down.
She pushes and pushes, becoming exhausted; droplets of sweat forming at the ridge of her forehead.
"Ok I see a head, one more time Padme'."
She pushes one more time, hearing cries from her newborn.
"It's a boy!" says the doctor, trying to say it over the cries of the child. He is then handed over to Padme, her son stops crying and stares at his mother intently with those deep blue eyes. He has an amazing resemblance to his father. Padme gives a small smile; she wishes her sister Sola, and her husband, Luke, could be there with her; but most of all Anakin, her dear husband.
"What do you want to call him," asks the doctor interrupting.
Padme thinks for a few minutes, she has never really thought about names.
"Luke."
The healer takes Luke away and lays it in a small crib; suddenly, Padme feels her stomach start to ache again, her other child is coming.
The healer rushes over to the Padme, "Ok Padme' you need to push again."
Padme looks at him weakly, her expression saying she can't go on anymore.
"You can make it Padme', it's almost over," assures the healer.
Padme' nods and pushes two times but barely did, she's too worn out, running out of breath.
"Ok one more time, I see the head."
Padme' pushes, the small baby comes out crying, breathing its first breathe of air.
"It's a girl," says the doctor, trying to yell over the cries of the infant!
"And what will this one's name be?"
Padme pauses for a second, "Lei."
The healer smiles and walks over to the other crib beside Luke's, and laid Lei down. As the doctor packs up Obi-Wan walks in.
"Oh, hello Master Kenobi." greets the doctor, puzzled by his sudden presence.
"Good day. May I speak to Miss Amidala?"
"I'm not sure, she's is very exhausted, should rest."
"I only have to ask her a question."
"Sure then." The healer walks into the bedroom again and says, "Miss Padme, Master Kenobi is here to see you."
Padme turns to him weakly, trying to show a surprised expression, "You may let him in," her voice comes out weakly and almost inaudible.
The healer nods and lets Obi-Wan enter, "I'm sorry to disturb you but I need to check the amount of mid-chlorians your children have."
"Go ahead, there over there in their cribs," points Padme, barely keeping her arm up.
"Thank you," says Obi-Wan giving a slight bow. He walks to the silent cribs where the sleeping angels lay tranquilly. He takes an object out and puts it against each of their arms. He presses a buttons and waits a few seconds. He puts it back under his robes and walks back out with an odd expression upon his face; one that can't even is described.
Padme becomes curious and sits up, feeling her aching back, and her sore stomach. But she fights it and fetches her blue robe; she stands up slowly her throbbing legs wobbling weakly. She walks down the silent corridors of the palace and reaches Obi-Wan's room. She can hear muffled words coming from the creek of the door. She opens it a little more and listens-
Obi-Wan is sitting on a metal chair next to the silver table, facing a hologram of Master Yoda, discussing a matter.
"Amount you have, Master Obi-Wan," asks Yoda rather calmly.
"Yes Master, it appears that the daughter has around 2,550 mid-chlorians, but Luke." he trails off not even believing the truth itself.
"What Master Obi-Wan?"
"He has about a 950 more than his father."
Yoda stares for a few minutes, pondering the amounts, "Hide Luke we must."
"Yes but where, Master?"
"Know that I do not."
"I know a place," says Padme suddenly.
Obi-Wan turns his head immediately and stares at her as her legs still wobble weakly, trying to keep her posture.
"Where?"
Padme exhales, "The Lars home."
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