Author Note: Well I'm glad most of you like it. I'll try to fix some of my mistakes but it's not that hard to read if you use your imagination.
When he got back Padme was already asleep. He slipped into bed beside her and put his arms around her also falling asleep. He was happy that none of the younglings had any night mares and he woke in the morning to Padme kissing him gently.
"Obi-Wan is here" Padme said and got up. He got up and got dressed in his Jedi garb and went outside onto the sandy ground of Tattooine.
"Got here with out any trouble" Anakin asked.
"Of course" he said.
"Where are the younglings" Anakin asked.
"Owen and Beru are telling each of them what they need to do" Padme said.
"What about the padawans" Anakin asked.
"Well the 16 padawons we have are looking after the initiate's" Obi-Wan said.
"Did everyone else make it out alright" Anakin asked.
"Yes they did. We are scheduled to be in the council meeting in half an hour" Obi-Wan said.
"Council meeting" Anakin asked.
"Yes. Master Windu, Master Yoda, and Master Mundi are all on the same planet and are preparing the building of a new Jedi Temple. We just don't have the archive information. That was a great loss" Obi-Wan said as they walked slowly with Padme following them to the moisture farm.
"If you don't mind my saying master but you are wrong. The information was not lost. While you were away I got bored and decided that next time we went on a mission I could study so I uploaded the entire archive's into my ship" Anakin said.
"How did you manage that" Obi-Wan asked.
"Master you know I can do anything I put my mind to" Anakin said.
"That is true. We will have to inform the council" Obi-Wan said.
"I agree" Anakin said. They sat down on some rocks and Obi-Wan opened the link. They saw Master's Windu, Yoda, and Mundi and holo versions of the rest.
"Good to see you it is" Yoda said.
"It's good to see you too master" Obi-Wan said.
"We are beginning to build the new temple. Together we have 100 padawons, 153 younglings, and 94 initiates. We are still waiting to hear from 4 other masters and with their added numbers we can figure out who was lost and notify their families" Mace said.
"Yes master. I have some good news as well. Before the attack I uploaded the archives into my ship so I have the entire archives with me. I have the lists of padawons, masters, younglings, and initiate's" Anakin said.
"Good news this is indeed" Yoda said.
"The temple should be finished in a year with all the help we have. We will call you when it is finished and then you can come here and we will deal with the sith together if they have not already been destroyed" Mace said.
"Yes master" Obi-Wan and Anakin said together. After an hour the meeting ended and they closed the link.
"So you should start training the padawons right master" Anakin asked.
"I think you mean we. Don't forget Anakin you are now a master Jedi too" Obi-Wan said.
"Yeah but I can't" Anakin started.
"Why not" Obi-Wan asked?
"We will train them all together. The younglings and the padawons and the initiate's" Obi-Wan said as they walked toward the moisture farm and then Anakin heard it again. That song he had heard Amanda singing.
"Master do you think the council would mind your or I taking a padawan learner" Anakin asked.
"No" Obi-Wan said.
"Good. Since I'm new to this though you should consider it" Anakin said.
"Consider what" Obi-Wan asked.
"A girl demoted to youngling because her masters were killed and no one would take her as their padawan learner because of "jynx factor". You should consider her" Anakin said.
"You just thought of this" Obi-Wan asked.
"Listen" Anakin said and they both stopped talking. Obi-Wan heard the song too.
"That's the girl I was telling you about. Amanda" Anakin said. They followed the singing and found Amanda singing to the children as they worked. It was a different song though.
"Whistle while you work" she sang and the group whistled together in a pre learned tune. Amanda continued to sing until Obi-Wan interrupted her.
"I agree with Master Anakin" Obi-Wan said.
"Come here Amanda" Obi-Wan beckoned her toward him. She walked over to him.
"Amanda I take you as my padawan learner. Anakin, you are a witness" Obi-Wan said.
"Yes Master Obi-Wan" Anakin said.
"I'm a padawan again" Amanda said. Obi-Wan nodded. "Gather the other padawons it's time for your training. Anakin start the younglings on saber technique after lunch" Obi-Wan said and Amanda went off to get the other padawons. They came running back.
"Come on we'll go train" Obi-Wan said and led the padawons out of the living and working area and out into the open area.
"How are things going" Anakin asked Beru after he had made his way through the younglings.
"Very well. They learn fast and are eager to learn more" Beru said. Anakin nodded.
"Do you need anymore help" Anakin asked.
"No, they are doing really well. You might want to check on Owen and the boys at the vaporators" Beru said. Anakin turned and started for the vaporators where Owen and the boys were.
"Need any help here" Anakin asked Owen.
"Yes, please tell your students that taking things apart instead of putting them together will not be tolerated" Owen said.
"Who was doing it" Anakin asked.
"The older boys, over there" Owen said indicating a group of older boys. Anakin walked our there.
"Owen tells me you were making trouble. Well I have something to say about it. Do something they tell you not to do and you won't train. I'll ground you" Anakin said.
"You can't ground us" a boy said.
"What is your name" Anakin asked.
"Ian" the boy said.
"Well Ian. Since you didn't come in my group you're right. I'm not responsible for you but guess what, I get to train you after lunch in technique and I can decide not too" Anakin said and the boys stopped goofing around.
"That makes a good point though" Anakin said to himself and walked off. He found Obi-Wan instructing the padawons.
"Master if I may interrupt" Anakin asked.
"Sure" Obi-Wan said.
"I say we divide the children in half. You will train one half and I'll train the other half" Anakin said.
"Alright, after the children are asleep tonight we will divide them into out groups" Obi-Wan said and continued the training with the padawons and Anakin went to watch over the younglings and look for Padme.
"Have you seen Padme" Anakin asked Beru.
"I think she's in the house" Beru told him. Anakin went down into the house to find Padme and Cliegg talking.
"Just in time Anakin. We were just talking about the babies" Cliegg said. Anakin kissed Padme quickly.
"Really" Anakin said.
"Yes, apparently twins usually come early" Padme said almost frightened.
"You're afraid. Of what" Anakin asked.
"I don't think I do this with out a medical droid and lots of medical people" Padme said.
"Of course you can. I'll be here and Obi-Wan and Beru and Owen, and dad" Anakin said.
"I know but I'm not sure I can do this" Padme said.
"Well I know you can" Anakin said. Beru came in half an hour later.
"Padme will you help me make lunch for everyone" she asked. Padme stood and moved into the kitchen to help her prepare lunch. Anakin and Cliegg went outside. Anakin moved off toward the padawons in training.
"If I may interrupt again" Anakin asked.
"Sure" Obi-Wan said.
"Do any of you have any training in the medic ward" Anakin asked them.
"I do" a girl said.
"And me" another said.
"Good. As you know my wife is pregnant with twins. She just learned that twins usually come early and she wants medical people as she calls them to help" Anakin said.
"We will do all we can" the 1st girl said.
"Good. We both appreciate your help" Anakin said and they resumed their training. Anakin went to find Owen and the boys.
"Owen we should start building houses for us as soon as possible. How long will it take to get the supplies" Anakin asked.
"We can go into town tomorrow and order them. It should take about a week for them to get here though" Owen said.
"Alright. How long will it take to build them once we have the things we need" Anakin asked.
"Probably only a few days if everyone helps" Owen said.
"Good. I know Padme will be happy if she actually has a real house instead of the ship" Anakin said.
"How's she doing with the pregnancy" Owen asked as he tightened some bolts.
"So far, so good. Dad just told her that twins usually come early so she's starting to freak out" Anakin said and laughed a little.
"Understandable. Beru and I aren't sure if we want kids" Owen said.
"Well there's so many here right now that's undertstandable" Anakin said.
"How many are there again" Owen asked.
"77.\. then when Padme has the twins 79" Anakin said.
"That's a lot of kids. I don't even think there's that many kids in Mos Eisley" Owen said.
"Probably not. These kids come form all over the galaxy. All species and genders" Anakin said.
"I noticed a few of them weren't human" Owen said.
"Yeah, most of them are human. The council prefers that human's learn from humans and so forth and so on just so we don't create any odd situations" Anakin told him and Owen nodded. Anakin bent down as the vaporator let out a burst of steam. He took up a few of the tools and tightened and loosened some bolts and knobs and it stopped and began to run correctly.
"Lets hope that all your students are that good with mechanics" Owen said.
"Lunch" was called loudly and the boys immediately stood up and got ready to run for the house.
"Hold it" Anakin shouted so they could all hear. They stopped and looked at him.
"Your food will be brought out side to you. There is not enough for room for all of us in the house. Sit" Anakin said. They moved around the house into the shade and sat. Anakin and Owen went to help Beru and Padme pass out the lunch.
"I'm going to town after lunch to get some more supplies. Feeding 83 people takes a lot of food" Beru said.
"I'll go with you. I need to purchase some drones" Obi-Wan said.
"Your help will be welcome. Traveling into town now-a-days is not the safest thing to do" Beru said.
"These might help too" Obi-Wan said and pulled some small sacks of food capsules from his belt.
"I have quite a bit of food capsules on the ship too" Anakin said.
"They will be needed" Beru said. After lunch they cleaned up quickly and Anakin began to train the younglings in meditation as Padme played with the initiate's and the padawans went to work.
"Good, good. Focus, follow your heart. Allow the force to flow through you and relax" Anakin said as he taught the kids to meditate. He watched as each slipped into their own relaxing meditation.
"Anakin come quickly" Owen called loudly. The children lost their focus and opened their eye's. Anakin ran to where Owen and the padawan learners were working.
"What" Anakin asked?
"Master Anakin, Amanda's not well" a girl said. Anakin saw Amanda laying on the ground crying. He bent next to her.
"What is it? What did you see?" Anakin asked.
"It was horrible. I saw the temple as it is now" Amanda said.
"Relax" Anakin said and put a hand to her forehead helping her clear the images out and he saw what she saw.
"What you saw is horrible yes but you must remember. Palpatine is evil" Anakin said as he sent calm and relaxing vibrations to her through the force. She fell into an enchanted sleep and he picked her up.
"You can take her into the house" Owen said. Anakin carried her into the house and came back out.
"She'll be fine" Anakin told the others and went back to the younglings.
"Now we will practice with the force" Anakin said.
"Focus on these little rocks. Imagine them floating toward you" Anakin said. He watched as the small pile of rocks floated up and moved off to each of the younglings.
"Float them around you" Anakin said and he watched as the rocks moved around them.
"Now make them go up and down" Anakin said and smiled as each of the children began to tire. Anakin held out his hand and all the rocks came shooting toward him dodging around each of the children and landing in a pile next to him again. They clapped and laughed happily as he made them float around and above their heads out of their reach. Anakin laughed and they zoomed around stopping abruptly and going again quickly they settled back down net to Anakin after a few minutes.
"I think it's time we go help with the harvest" Anakin said and they all hurried off to join Owen and the padawans.
"You got some good kids here Anakin. They listen well" Owen said.
"Most of these children are eager to learn all they can because the more knowledge they have of things not really involved in training to be a Jedi is all the better when they are Jedi masters and are on missions and such" Anakin said and Owen nodded. Anakin watched as the children began to spread out and saw a group of younglings together moving the sand around. Anakin walked over to them and bent over them. What he saw was amazing. Be bent down and picked up a handful of what appeared to be soil.
"Where did you find this" Anakin asked.
"It was right under the sand" the boy said. Anakin let it fall through his fingers and smiled. He moved the sand away from another area and found more.
"Owen, Owen, come here" Anakin called over his shoulder. Owen walked over to them.
"Look what they found" Anakin said and held up a handful.
"Where did you find this" Owen asked them.
"It was under the sand look" a girl said and moved some sand off of the new dirt.
"I can't wait to tell Beru and dad. They'll be so happy" Owen said and he too let the dirt fall through his fingers.
"Lets clear a 10x10 foot space alright" Anakin said.
"The sand will blow over it" Owen said.
"I can build a shield that will allow sun and us through but not sand" Anakin said.
"We'll start clearing the sand" a girl said quickly and Anakin smiled at her.
"Good girl. Clear it off and I'll be back soon" Anakin said. He and Owen walked away talking.
"We can grow some of our own food and with the younglings to help the food grow through the force we'll have plenty" Anakin said.
"I'll stay here with the padawans and keep an eye on the younglings you go build that shield. We'll need it" Owen said. Anakin hurried to the ship and looked around in the work room. He found the shield he had been looking for and made some adjustments. He found 3 others and adjusted them as well. He gathered as many spare parts as he could carry and went back to the moisture farm.
"What are these parts for" Owen asked taking some of them from him.
"Obi-Wan and I are going to make some practice light sabers for the younglings to practice their saber technique and skills" Anakin said. They took the parts into the work room and Anakin pulled out at the shields. They walked over to the younglings together who had already cleared the space. Anakin set each shield in a corner and switched them on. The shield molded together and the younglings walked through amazed. Anakin pulled out his com link.
"Master if you could bring back some food seeds" Anakin said.
"What for" Obi-Wan answered back.
"The younglings have uncovered soil master and we can grow out own food. We just need the seeds" Anakin said.
"Alright, we'll bring some back" Obi-Wan said and closed the link.
"Obi-Wan and Beru are going to bring seeds back. I'll go see how Padme's doing" Anakin said and went into the house to find Padme and the initiate's.
"How are you doing" Anakin asked her.
"Good actually. These little children are amazing me in a lot of ways. Now I know why the Jedi take then from their homes so early. They show amazing power already" Padme said. Anakin watched as the children played together and made small things they wanted come to them.
"Some times the parents don't know how to deal with them so they willingly give them up to us but other times the parents don't want to give up their baby. We don't force them too because we can't but usually the parents want them to learn" Anakin said.
"What about our children. Will you train them" Padme asked.
"If that's what you want. They also have to be force sensitive" Anakin said.
"I'd like them to be trained. It would be a great opportunity" Padme said and Anakin nodded. He kissed her and the children laughed at them. Anakin smiled at them and sat down to play with them as Padme started on making dinner. It took a long time to make dinner for 83 people. He felt Obi-Wan come back and went outside.
"Wow" Beru said when she saw the dirt.
"Here are the seeds" she said to the younglings and handed them 5 packets of seeds. They took them and ran off to plant them. Owen began to unload the supplies and put them in the house and storage as Obi-Wan and Anakin talked.
"I've been thinking master. The younglings need to practice saber skills and technique yet we don't have practice sabers for them" Anakin said.
"I brought the parts from my ship we can use to make some but it will only make about 5" he added.
"I have enough parts on my ship to make about 10 but 15 is not enough even when we do split them up into groups" Obi-Wan said and Anakin nodded.
"We don't have the money to buy the parts either" Anakin said.
"I saw a flyer in the town today for a pod race. Think you could still do it" Obi-Wan asked.
"Master this is me you're talking too" Anakin said.
"Right, I forgot" Obi-Wan said and they laughed.
"I don't know if I want you to race" Padme said as she struggled up the steps.
"Don't worry honey. I won't be in any danger" Anakin said and kissed her. She frowned.
"Time for dinner" Beru called from inside. Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Owen went in to get the trays of food and passed it out.