Chapter 2

All around the training room Padawans and Jedi and Younglings lined up to watch the match unfolding. Master Skywalker against Master Yoda AND Master Kenobi. It was a rare sight. Anakin knew he wasn't going to win against two such formidable opponents, but he was pleased that he actually managed to hold them off for a while. Singly he would have beaten them, but together he had no chance. A crowd had grown watching three expert swordsmen fight. After a while, Yoda got in a killing blow. Anakin smiled wryly and bowed. Looking over at their audience he said loudly, "Master Yoda, it appears to me that the Jedi and future Jedi of the Order have too much time on their hands, perhaps we should put them to good use, say cleaning the Temple?" At this several of the audience left. Obi Wan then came up to them.

"Or perhaps go on cooking duty?" he suggested and the rest went at that.

Yoda watched them leave with an amused expression. He then turned to his old Padawan. "Very good my Padawan," he said, slightly breathless.

"At fighting or getting rid of our audience?" Anakin said with a smile.

"Both, an expert swordsman you are. Never met an equal I have." Yoda said as they walked out.

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Anakin sat meditating in his rooms. He had had a hard day. With all the teaching and meeting he had had along with his own training he was very tired, and now he had to look after his children. During the day they stayed with a nanny droid. They were the people that kept him going. His little girl, so much like her mother with her serious brown eyes and curly brown hair and his little boy, so much like him with his blond hair and open blue eyes, looking and ever curious.

Closing his eyes he listened to the Force, to it's guidance and it's instructions. Today they had been given word of Palpatines possible location on Korriban the Sith home world. When Yoda found out, he told Anakin under no uncertain terms, that he was not allowed to go. They would wait for him to come out of hiding, not go to the place where the Sith are strongest. Anakin nodded and smiled in agreement. But listening to the Force, it was telling him that now was the time, while Palpatine was still weak and without an apprentice. Anakin listened hard to the Force and started to plan.

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Anakin walked into the children's room. He was going to leave the nanny droid on for them when he left, but he had a feeling Obi Wan would know he was gone anyway. He looked at his children. They were awake, almost as if they knew he was leaving. Leia had her serious expression on, but there was a hint of sadness there as well as if she didn't want him to go. Luke hand his eyes opened and was trying to put his foot in his mouth. They were so tiny, so sweet. He smiled at Luke's antics and reached down to stroke his head, but Luke latched onto his hand and started sucking his finger.

"You know I love you two, don't you?" he asked, knowing they wouldn't be able to answer. He smiled at them and their little noises.

"Anakin, Anakin quick, come here!" Padme said from the other room.

"What is it?" Anakin said rushing in, thinking she was hurt or in trouble.

"Come here," she waved him over with her hand. When he came close enough he pressed his hand to her abdomen. "Feel that?" she asked with a huge smile.

Anakin laughed in wonder and knelt down in front of her.

Padme smiled, "They're kicking!" Anakin looked up at her in awe. Those were his children in there.

"You know, your mother loved you very much," Anakin said at their sleepy little faces, "She'd be so proud of you." Anakin then got up to leave the room. "Goodbye," he said as he left.