Anakin

Anakin made a large arc with his small fighter as he avoided the shots from the attacking fighters. Three of the fighters were already destroyed but they were not going fast enough and he was a little rusty. He was usually fearless in battle, but now he had his daughter in the spacecraft with him. He could not afford to be hit.

He narrowly dogged a rally of shots from one of the fighters as he just missed hitting the others main engine. Damn! He knew he did not have time for this he had to go now. He took in a deep breath and felt the force flowing through him, then he shot and one of the fighters blew up. Before the other ship could fire on him, he blew it up wit another well-aimed shot. Finally!

"R2 scan the area for any other fighter." He instructed the droid calmly. A few beeps informed him that there was none other on the scopes. Though that did not mean they were not, there he did not feel them so he began to make the calculations. Leia sat quietly at the back of the fighter, watching every thing that Anakin did. Then she spoke.

"Are you talking me home?" She said it firmly yet she knew he was in charge of the situation.

"Yes I am." Anakin replied softly, trying not to alarm her. She was probably scared enough. She nodded slightly at this.

"Who are you? Did my mother send you? How so you know her?" Leia said a rush of questions coming from her.

"My name is Anakin Skywalker, and yes your mother sent me…." He did not know how to answer the last question.

"Your name does not answer who you are." Leia said pointedly. Just like her mother Anakin though to him self. He let a slight smile creep on to his face.

"I am a old friend of your mothers, I used to be a Jedi Knight, and I fought in the clone wars. Many times here on Naboo." As he said this he saw Leia's forehead creased at this.

"You used to be a Jedi Knight. I though you were a Knight your entire life. What happened?" She was determined. Anakin sighed, this was not going to be easy.

"Well I was thrown out of the Order." He said frankly. Leia's cheeks flared with color as embarrassment for him.

"I am sorry Master Jedi." And then after a moment's hesitation. "May I ask you why?" Leia asked timidly.

"Yes you may." Anakin replied softly. " I was through out of the Order because I broke the code. As Jedi, we are to live and breathe by the rules in the Jedi Code. On of these rules are that we are not allowed to have attachments to other people, we are not allowed possession, as in we are not allowed to marry and have children. I broke these rules, and as I am sure you can imagine, the Jedi were not pleased." He looked at her face, there was something there that he could not decipher.

"What was her name?" It was all that she said but it said so much more. He hesitated for just a second.

"Padme." A look of understanding and shock came over her face. She looked as if she were going to cry.

"And your child what was her name?" She said, her voice not completely steady.

"There were to of them, twins Luke and Leia." He said gently. Slowly tears began to run down her cheeks.

"Am I your daughter?" Leia said softly.

"Yes Leia, you are."