Anakin and Padmé walked hand in hand up to the post where '3PO had once stood. In his place, stood another droid, silver in color.
"Hello there, I am protocol droid B4C2, who are you and how may I assist you?" asked the droid.
"I'm Padmé and this is Anakin. Are Owen and Beru around? We're here to see them," said Padmé.
"Oh, I see," said the droid. "If you would follow me then I will take you to them,"
Padmé nodded and along with Anakin, followed the droid.
"Master Owen and Mistress Beru are in the kitchen, and Master Luke is in the garage," said the droid.
"Thank you," Padmé said just as Obi- Wan and Mara caught up.
"This is going to be tough you know," said Obi- Wan to Padmé.
"I know," she said, longing in her voice. "But I don't care. This is so important, I've missed him so much and yet I don't know him at all,"
Anakin sighed. "I'm not even going to ask,"
Obi- Wan smiled weakly. "You'll find out soon enough,"
The four followed the droid towards the house, and when they were only a few feet away, Padmé quickened her pace and went straight into the kitchen. The others followed.
Beru was standing at the counter cooking something, and Owen was sitting at the table reading something.
Beru turned, hearing who she thought was Luke entering the room. "Lu- Padmé?" she gasped.
Owen looked up from what he had been reading. "What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Master Owen, Mistress Beru, may I introduce Miss Padmé and Mister Anakin,"
"I know," said Owen vaguely.
"Anakin is back..." said Padmé.
Beru looked frantically at Anakin.
Padmé shook her head. "Its okay... He won't hurt you... We've come to get Luke he-"
A young boy with sandy blond interrupted Padmé upon entering the room. "Hey, Dad, I think you better come look at this droid I think it..." he trailed off upon seeing the visitors. He recognized them immediately, "You're the people from my dreams! I knew they were true! I told you Dad! They're real!"
Anakin froze. He could vaguely hear voices around him. He knew the room wasn't silent, but to him it was. This was the presence he had sensed. The last time he had seen Padmé before turning, flashed back to him. She had been pregnant, with his child. Could this boy be his own son? This boy- he looked so much like he had when he had been younger... And this would certainly explain Padme's eagerness to come to Tatooine. Yes, that made sense.
Anakin finally came back to himself, the voices becoming clear again. He glanced at the boy, and saw that he was staring at Padmé who was explaining the full story to Owen and Beru. The boy looked at him. He smiled slightly and the boy, Luke, smiled back. It was at that moment they both felt an amazingly strong connection, Father and Son, together for the first time. Luke's smile broke into a grin, and Anakin couldn't help but grin back.
"... And we came here to get Luke back... If that's okay," said Padmé, hopefully.
"Of course it is," said Owen without hesitation.
Luke looked at Owen startled. What did 'getting him back' mean? He certainly was curious as to who these people were, but he didn't want to leave his parents.
Beru nodded, tears forming in her eyes, "Yes. He belongs with you, Padmé... And you Anakin..."
"Why don't you stay here for the night?" said Owen. "Then you can tell Luke in the morning,"
"Okay," said Padmé nodding.
"Tell me what?" asked Luke.
"Nothing," said Beru, nearly crying. "Don't worry about anything, Luke,"
"Are you sure Mom?" asked Luke.
Beru choked and started crying.
"Its okay, Luke," said Owen. "Why don't you show our... guests the extra bedroom,"
Luke nodded. "If your sure... Follow me," he said, turning to the visitors.
Padmé, Anakin, Mara, and Obi- Wan walked down the hallway with Luke.
"Here it is," said Luke.
"Thank you Luke," said Padmé brightly.
"I don't mean to be rude, but who are you?" Luke asked.
"I am Padmé Skywalker, and this is my husband Anakin," said Padmé. "And this is Obi- Wan Kenobi, he's a Jedi, and this is his padawan, Mara Jade,"
"A Jedi? Wow! I've read all about them! Are you two Jedi too?" asked Luke, excited.
Obi- Wan laughed. "Anakin is a Jedi... if he still wants to be one that is... And Padmé is a senator,"
Luke smiled. "That's awesome! I have some things I need to fix in the garage so I'll talk to you later," he said.
Padmé, Mara, and Obi- Wan went into the room, but Anakin remained.
"What are you fixing?" asked Anakin, forever interested in machines.
"A few droids... I think one of them has a bad motivator... I'm not sure what to do with it," he said. "I'll try to get Dad to help me but he isn't very good at fixing things.... I am though," he said. "Can you try to help me?"
"Sure," Anakin said, "I've always been good with machinery,"
"Thanks," said Luke.
~*~
Anakin and Luke had been fixing anything that needed fixing in the Lars's garage. They had talked quite a bit and had gotten to know each other fairly well.
"It's done," said Anakin, gesturing at the droid they had just finished fixing.
"Lets see if it works!" said Luke excitedly.
Anakin flipped a switch on the droid's head and it came to life.
"I am-" it began, but Anakin turned it off.
"It works," he said.
"Why did you shut it off?" asked Luke.
"Did you really want to hear it say all of its capabilities?" Said Anakin jokingly.
Luke laughed. "I guess not,"
"Luke! I want you to come in in 10 minutes!" yelled Beru from the door of the house.
"Okay!" he yelled back.
Anakin looked thoughtful. After talking to Luke so much he was absolutely positive that Luke was indeed his and Padme's son, but he wasn't sure if Luke was force sensitive. "There isn't much that can be done in 10 minutes so lets play a game," he said.
"What game?" asked Luke?
Anakin reached his arm out and levitated 3 tools into the air.
"The game is that you have to keep at least three items in the air at once, without using your hands," he said, smiling.
"I can't do that!" said Luke, "Only Jedi can do that!"
"Try," said Anakin. "Picture the objects floating, reach out with your mind,"
Luke reached out his arm and closed his eyes. A wrench shot a foot into the air. He opened his eyes and looked down. "Whoa! I'm doing that?" he said.
"You sure are," said Anakin. "Try making it go higher,"
Luke shut his eyes again, and the wrench shot up 5 feet into the air, above Luke's head.
"See, you can do it," said Anakin.
"Am I a Jedi?" he asked.
"You could be some day," said Anakin, smiling, "But if you are, be very careful... Not all Jedi are good," he said.
"What do you mean?" asked Luke, "Jedi are always good!"
"No they aren't... I haven't always been good... Did you ever hear of a man named darth Vader?" asked Anakin.
Luke nodded, "Yes, but what does that have to do with anything?"
"Until today, I was Darth Vader," said Anakin. "I wasn't always, but I was for the past 5 years... Padmé and Obi- Wan turned me away from that... And I am thankful..." he paused. "I know realize all the wonderful things I left behind... I'm glad to be myself again, but I do wonder if I'm still Darth Vader,"
Luke nodded. "You don't seem evil at all,"
"Thank you," said Anakin.
~*~
Not long after that, Anakin and Luke came in. Everyone else was in his or her rooms, already asleep.
"Looks like we stayed up to late..." said Anakin.
"Time goes quickly when you're enjoying yourself," said Luke.
"Good night, Luke," said Anakin.
"Good night, sir," he replied.
Luke went to his room and Anakin went to his....
Anakin got into the bed, next to Padmé. Obi- Wan was on the couch and Mara was on the floor.
Padmé, who was apparently still awake, turned over and faced him, smiling.
"Have you figured out who he is?" asked Padmé softly.
"Yes," said Anakin. "Luke is our son..." he trailed off "Padmé I'm so sorry I left you... and our child..." he said.
Padmé reached over and grasped his hand "Its okay, Ani. I'm glad your back... its like seeing a ghost, Ani, we all thought you were dead. I didn't want to believe it..." tears fell from her eyes, "But I thought it was true..."
Anakin let go of her hand and hugged her to him. "I'm glad I'm back too... And I'm not dead..." he said, trying to comfort her.
Padmé cried silently onto his shoulder.
"I'm so sorry Padmé," he said, burying his face in her hair. "I love you so much... I'm so sorry I hurt you... I promise you I will never do that again,"
Padmé clenched his shirt tightly, still crying.
Anakin just held her, murmuring how sorry he was and how it was okay now, but then, she stopped crying.
"Thank you, Ani..." she said, moving her head from his shoulder.
"No, thank you..." said Anakin. "I'm so thankful to be back... I love you more than you know, and I don't know how I lived without you for so long.... I'm sorry..."
Anakin was going to continue, but Padmé kissed him lightly, and he kissed her back.
The broke off and, Anakin began to say something, but Padmé was fast asleep in his arms.
He smiled at her. She truly was an angel.
~*~
The next morning Padmé awoke confused. She opened her eyes and saw she was lying next to someone. As her eyes adjusted, she realized it was Anakin, smiled, and remembered the past day's events. She looked around the room and saw that Obi- Wan and Mara had both awoken already and were nowhere to be seen.
She sat up and nudged Anakin. "Ani," she said softly.
He fake groaned and pretended to be asleep.
She poked him. No move.
She grinned mischievously and started to tickle him. He started to laugh.
"Okay, I'm awake," he managed to say through his laughter.
"Good," she said, smirking.
A few minutes later, both had dressed and had gone into the kitchen to find everyone else already there eating breakfast.
"Good morning," said Padmé, brightly as she sat down next to Luke.
"Looks like someone over slept," said Obi- Wan smiling at the pair.
Anakin rolled his eyes and sat down next to Padmé.
After a few minutes, Owen spoke "Now that everyone is here, I think we'd best tell Luke now," said Owen.
Beru nodded and tears fell from her eyes.
"Tell me what?" asked Luke.
"Obi- Wan, please- you tell him," said Beru between sobs.
Obi- Wan nodded, "Luke," he said, "Owen and Beru aren't your parents... Owen is your father's half brother, and Beru is his wife... You have lived with them to protect you from your father..."
Luke's mouth fell open. He had never felt at home on Tatooine, but he never would have suspected this. "But, then who are my parents?" he asked, looking around.
"Your mother is Padmé... She wanted to keep you but we at the Jedi temple felt you were better off away from her, better protected,"
"Then who is my father?" asked Luke.
"Luke," said Anakin hoarsely. "Luke, I- I am your father,"
Luke nodded. This made sense didn't it.
"Luke, we wanted to take you back, we wanted to have you live with us... If you want to that is...." said Padmé.
Luke looked at Owen and Beru. "Can I go?" he asked them.
"Its your decision Luke... I think you should go," said Beru.
"So do I... You're much better off with them," said Owen.
"I'll go then," said Luke.
~*~
End part 2: chapter 6
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"Hello there, I am protocol droid B4C2, who are you and how may I assist you?" asked the droid.
"I'm Padmé and this is Anakin. Are Owen and Beru around? We're here to see them," said Padmé.
"Oh, I see," said the droid. "If you would follow me then I will take you to them,"
Padmé nodded and along with Anakin, followed the droid.
"Master Owen and Mistress Beru are in the kitchen, and Master Luke is in the garage," said the droid.
"Thank you," Padmé said just as Obi- Wan and Mara caught up.
"This is going to be tough you know," said Obi- Wan to Padmé.
"I know," she said, longing in her voice. "But I don't care. This is so important, I've missed him so much and yet I don't know him at all,"
Anakin sighed. "I'm not even going to ask,"
Obi- Wan smiled weakly. "You'll find out soon enough,"
The four followed the droid towards the house, and when they were only a few feet away, Padmé quickened her pace and went straight into the kitchen. The others followed.
Beru was standing at the counter cooking something, and Owen was sitting at the table reading something.
Beru turned, hearing who she thought was Luke entering the room. "Lu- Padmé?" she gasped.
Owen looked up from what he had been reading. "What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Master Owen, Mistress Beru, may I introduce Miss Padmé and Mister Anakin,"
"I know," said Owen vaguely.
"Anakin is back..." said Padmé.
Beru looked frantically at Anakin.
Padmé shook her head. "Its okay... He won't hurt you... We've come to get Luke he-"
A young boy with sandy blond interrupted Padmé upon entering the room. "Hey, Dad, I think you better come look at this droid I think it..." he trailed off upon seeing the visitors. He recognized them immediately, "You're the people from my dreams! I knew they were true! I told you Dad! They're real!"
Anakin froze. He could vaguely hear voices around him. He knew the room wasn't silent, but to him it was. This was the presence he had sensed. The last time he had seen Padmé before turning, flashed back to him. She had been pregnant, with his child. Could this boy be his own son? This boy- he looked so much like he had when he had been younger... And this would certainly explain Padme's eagerness to come to Tatooine. Yes, that made sense.
Anakin finally came back to himself, the voices becoming clear again. He glanced at the boy, and saw that he was staring at Padmé who was explaining the full story to Owen and Beru. The boy looked at him. He smiled slightly and the boy, Luke, smiled back. It was at that moment they both felt an amazingly strong connection, Father and Son, together for the first time. Luke's smile broke into a grin, and Anakin couldn't help but grin back.
"... And we came here to get Luke back... If that's okay," said Padmé, hopefully.
"Of course it is," said Owen without hesitation.
Luke looked at Owen startled. What did 'getting him back' mean? He certainly was curious as to who these people were, but he didn't want to leave his parents.
Beru nodded, tears forming in her eyes, "Yes. He belongs with you, Padmé... And you Anakin..."
"Why don't you stay here for the night?" said Owen. "Then you can tell Luke in the morning,"
"Okay," said Padmé nodding.
"Tell me what?" asked Luke.
"Nothing," said Beru, nearly crying. "Don't worry about anything, Luke,"
"Are you sure Mom?" asked Luke.
Beru choked and started crying.
"Its okay, Luke," said Owen. "Why don't you show our... guests the extra bedroom,"
Luke nodded. "If your sure... Follow me," he said, turning to the visitors.
Padmé, Anakin, Mara, and Obi- Wan walked down the hallway with Luke.
"Here it is," said Luke.
"Thank you Luke," said Padmé brightly.
"I don't mean to be rude, but who are you?" Luke asked.
"I am Padmé Skywalker, and this is my husband Anakin," said Padmé. "And this is Obi- Wan Kenobi, he's a Jedi, and this is his padawan, Mara Jade,"
"A Jedi? Wow! I've read all about them! Are you two Jedi too?" asked Luke, excited.
Obi- Wan laughed. "Anakin is a Jedi... if he still wants to be one that is... And Padmé is a senator,"
Luke smiled. "That's awesome! I have some things I need to fix in the garage so I'll talk to you later," he said.
Padmé, Mara, and Obi- Wan went into the room, but Anakin remained.
"What are you fixing?" asked Anakin, forever interested in machines.
"A few droids... I think one of them has a bad motivator... I'm not sure what to do with it," he said. "I'll try to get Dad to help me but he isn't very good at fixing things.... I am though," he said. "Can you try to help me?"
"Sure," Anakin said, "I've always been good with machinery,"
"Thanks," said Luke.
~*~
Anakin and Luke had been fixing anything that needed fixing in the Lars's garage. They had talked quite a bit and had gotten to know each other fairly well.
"It's done," said Anakin, gesturing at the droid they had just finished fixing.
"Lets see if it works!" said Luke excitedly.
Anakin flipped a switch on the droid's head and it came to life.
"I am-" it began, but Anakin turned it off.
"It works," he said.
"Why did you shut it off?" asked Luke.
"Did you really want to hear it say all of its capabilities?" Said Anakin jokingly.
Luke laughed. "I guess not,"
"Luke! I want you to come in in 10 minutes!" yelled Beru from the door of the house.
"Okay!" he yelled back.
Anakin looked thoughtful. After talking to Luke so much he was absolutely positive that Luke was indeed his and Padme's son, but he wasn't sure if Luke was force sensitive. "There isn't much that can be done in 10 minutes so lets play a game," he said.
"What game?" asked Luke?
Anakin reached his arm out and levitated 3 tools into the air.
"The game is that you have to keep at least three items in the air at once, without using your hands," he said, smiling.
"I can't do that!" said Luke, "Only Jedi can do that!"
"Try," said Anakin. "Picture the objects floating, reach out with your mind,"
Luke reached out his arm and closed his eyes. A wrench shot a foot into the air. He opened his eyes and looked down. "Whoa! I'm doing that?" he said.
"You sure are," said Anakin. "Try making it go higher,"
Luke shut his eyes again, and the wrench shot up 5 feet into the air, above Luke's head.
"See, you can do it," said Anakin.
"Am I a Jedi?" he asked.
"You could be some day," said Anakin, smiling, "But if you are, be very careful... Not all Jedi are good," he said.
"What do you mean?" asked Luke, "Jedi are always good!"
"No they aren't... I haven't always been good... Did you ever hear of a man named darth Vader?" asked Anakin.
Luke nodded, "Yes, but what does that have to do with anything?"
"Until today, I was Darth Vader," said Anakin. "I wasn't always, but I was for the past 5 years... Padmé and Obi- Wan turned me away from that... And I am thankful..." he paused. "I know realize all the wonderful things I left behind... I'm glad to be myself again, but I do wonder if I'm still Darth Vader,"
Luke nodded. "You don't seem evil at all,"
"Thank you," said Anakin.
~*~
Not long after that, Anakin and Luke came in. Everyone else was in his or her rooms, already asleep.
"Looks like we stayed up to late..." said Anakin.
"Time goes quickly when you're enjoying yourself," said Luke.
"Good night, Luke," said Anakin.
"Good night, sir," he replied.
Luke went to his room and Anakin went to his....
Anakin got into the bed, next to Padmé. Obi- Wan was on the couch and Mara was on the floor.
Padmé, who was apparently still awake, turned over and faced him, smiling.
"Have you figured out who he is?" asked Padmé softly.
"Yes," said Anakin. "Luke is our son..." he trailed off "Padmé I'm so sorry I left you... and our child..." he said.
Padmé reached over and grasped his hand "Its okay, Ani. I'm glad your back... its like seeing a ghost, Ani, we all thought you were dead. I didn't want to believe it..." tears fell from her eyes, "But I thought it was true..."
Anakin let go of her hand and hugged her to him. "I'm glad I'm back too... And I'm not dead..." he said, trying to comfort her.
Padmé cried silently onto his shoulder.
"I'm so sorry Padmé," he said, burying his face in her hair. "I love you so much... I'm so sorry I hurt you... I promise you I will never do that again,"
Padmé clenched his shirt tightly, still crying.
Anakin just held her, murmuring how sorry he was and how it was okay now, but then, she stopped crying.
"Thank you, Ani..." she said, moving her head from his shoulder.
"No, thank you..." said Anakin. "I'm so thankful to be back... I love you more than you know, and I don't know how I lived without you for so long.... I'm sorry..."
Anakin was going to continue, but Padmé kissed him lightly, and he kissed her back.
The broke off and, Anakin began to say something, but Padmé was fast asleep in his arms.
He smiled at her. She truly was an angel.
~*~
The next morning Padmé awoke confused. She opened her eyes and saw she was lying next to someone. As her eyes adjusted, she realized it was Anakin, smiled, and remembered the past day's events. She looked around the room and saw that Obi- Wan and Mara had both awoken already and were nowhere to be seen.
She sat up and nudged Anakin. "Ani," she said softly.
He fake groaned and pretended to be asleep.
She poked him. No move.
She grinned mischievously and started to tickle him. He started to laugh.
"Okay, I'm awake," he managed to say through his laughter.
"Good," she said, smirking.
A few minutes later, both had dressed and had gone into the kitchen to find everyone else already there eating breakfast.
"Good morning," said Padmé, brightly as she sat down next to Luke.
"Looks like someone over slept," said Obi- Wan smiling at the pair.
Anakin rolled his eyes and sat down next to Padmé.
After a few minutes, Owen spoke "Now that everyone is here, I think we'd best tell Luke now," said Owen.
Beru nodded and tears fell from her eyes.
"Tell me what?" asked Luke.
"Obi- Wan, please- you tell him," said Beru between sobs.
Obi- Wan nodded, "Luke," he said, "Owen and Beru aren't your parents... Owen is your father's half brother, and Beru is his wife... You have lived with them to protect you from your father..."
Luke's mouth fell open. He had never felt at home on Tatooine, but he never would have suspected this. "But, then who are my parents?" he asked, looking around.
"Your mother is Padmé... She wanted to keep you but we at the Jedi temple felt you were better off away from her, better protected,"
"Then who is my father?" asked Luke.
"Luke," said Anakin hoarsely. "Luke, I- I am your father,"
Luke nodded. This made sense didn't it.
"Luke, we wanted to take you back, we wanted to have you live with us... If you want to that is...." said Padmé.
Luke looked at Owen and Beru. "Can I go?" he asked them.
"Its your decision Luke... I think you should go," said Beru.
"So do I... You're much better off with them," said Owen.
"I'll go then," said Luke.
~*~
End part 2: chapter 6
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