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Chapter 18:

It had been about a week since Kelista had started to help the former Senator from Naboo. She knew that Padmé was with Mon Mothma at the moment. The two of them were discussing how Mothma should handle herself during senate meetings on Courscant.

"Good she'll be distracted for a good part of the afternoon." Kelista thought to herself as she slowly made her way towards the quarters of Padmé. The only person there was Sabé, who was trying sleep a little since the twins too, were sleeping. Plus she hadn't been feeling very good the past two days.

She slowly and quietly opened the door to the quarters. In the far room, Sabé was sleeping. And in the middle room the twins slept. Kelista slowly made her way towards the twins' room. She first crept over and picked up the girl first and then the boy. Both of them were still sleeping.

"Good." Kelista thought to herself as she quietly slipped out of the room with the sleeping twins.

"Milady?"

"Yes?" Mon monthma said as one of her assistants entered the room where she and Padmé were talking.

"There are two Jedi Knights who just landed in the hanger bay."

"Is it Anakin?" Padmé asked suddenly scared.

"I'm not sure. I know its Generals Kenobi and Skywalker."

Immediately Padmé was up out of her chair and running towards the hanger bay.

"Anakin what are you doing here?" she asked meeting him and Obi-Wan halfway down the hallway.

"Where are the twins?"

"With Sabé."

"Stay here with Obi-Wan, Padmé," he said as he took off down the hallway. His lightsaber was gripped tightly in his hand.

"Obi-Wan what is it?" Padmé asked worried.

"We're not sure. But stay here with me."

Kelista looked around the corner to see if anyone was coming. And no one was. She started to head down the hall, when lightsaber flashed in front of her.

"I suggest you set down my children and you will live," a voice said behind her.

She turned around and held the children closer to her. "You'll have to kill me to get to them. And I know you won't because you're afraid to hurt them!"

Luke and Leia both began to wake and up. And as usual began to wail loudly.

Anakin's lightsaber began to waver. Whoever had his children knew his weaknesses. The young woman had a smirk on her face. That smirk caused a pool of rage deep down in Anakin to explode. He tightly clenched his fist.

The young woman's eyes grew huge as she began to gasp for air. She slowly slipped down to the ground, clenching the crying children closer to her.

"Ev..i..l….is…still….in…you…," she said before passing out due to lack of oxygen.

Anakin just starred at her, not even realizing that his children were crying loudly. The young woman's words cut him deeply – not physically, but mentally.

"What have I done?" he quietly asked himself.