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If I Could Change Our Fate
Summary: AU: During ROTS. Padme has visions of the future and her and Anakin's fate. She decides to change it, if she can. Book 1 of 2: What If?
Chapter 5: A Disaster
(Anakin's POV)
It was about the time the sun was setting that I woke up knowing that it was time to leave. I looked over to Padme. Her breathing was even and she seemed content. She was clutching tightly to the sleeve of my shirt, her head buried in my shoulder. I gently moved her hands off of my arm and rolled her over before getting out of bed.
She didn't wake up; she slowly turned on her side. I sighed in relief. I got dressed quickly and was out of our bedroom just as fast. It's too bad I couldn't get out of there before Threepio was programmed to wake up.
"Hello Master Ani, nice morning isn't it?"
"Yes Threepio."
"And how is Mistress Padme?"
"She's fine."
"I expect that you want me to tell her that you are sorry for not saying good-bye?"
"That would be great Threepio, now I better get going…"
"Yes Master Ani, I will see you when you get home." I smiled slightly, so maybe Threepio wasn't an annoying droid after all…
(Padme's POV)
I stirred in my sleep, before I completely woke up. I rolled over expecting to find my husband there, but of course he wasn't. I should be use to not seeing him there. I slowly got up and walked over to the window.
All that could be heard was the traffic of the city. The sun was already up and shinning and everybody was busy with their daily things. I was too start back at my senator job at about one o'clock in the afternoon. I sighed before making my way to the kitchen.
Threepio was already up and making breakfast for me. He turned around when I entered the room.
"Mistress Padme! You are up!"
"Yes Threepio, how long has Anakin been gone?" I questioned and Threepio set a plate in front of me.
"Maybe about two hours ago… Why do you ask?"
I smiled, "I was just wondering."
"You know what he told me?"
"What did he tell you?" I asked even though I knew what Anakin had told Threepio.
"He told me to say that he was sorry for not saying good-bye." We said in unison.
"Oh, so you knew what I was going to say."
"Oh of course Threepio, Anakin says that every time that he's not there in the morning!" I laughed before hearing a knock on the door.
"Threepio, I need to take care of some business, so can I shut you down for a while?"
"Of course Mistress Padme." I don't think he really knew what I meant, but anyways I shut him down before walking to the door.
I wasn't really expecting anybody, but I knew if they saw Threepio, they would think why do I have him if Anakin made him? They would get suspicious real fast.
Another knock.
"I'm coming!" I shouted as I ran into my bedroom and grabbed a cloak and threw it over my shoulders before answering the door.
(Anakin's POV)
I walked into the Jedi Temple expecting to be called into the Council Meeting room to ask why I didn't spy on Palpatine. But I wasn't. I thought this was odd for some reason. Obi-Wan was the first to ask me if I had spied on Palpatine yet.
"Anakin."
"Master." I greeted him as we walked into the meditating room. We sat down next to each other.
"I told you Anakin, I am no longer your Master, I mean for god's sake you are a Master!"
"I'm sorry… Master, but I guess I just can't stop calling you that." Obi-Wan sighed in defeat.
"You can call me that then…"
"Thank you Master." Then there was silence. But Obi-Wan decided to ask about Palpatine.
"Have you gone to Palpatine yet?" I stiffened at his words.
"I have not Master."
"Why not Anakin?"
"Because I don't think it's right to spy on him Master."
"Anakin, we have given you this duty because we gave you the position of Master. If you can not fulfill this, then we will have to take you off the Council."
"How can you ask me to spy on somebody I've known and trusted all my life?"
"Anakin, he might be the sith lord."
"And what if he's not?" I spat back and I knew I had made Obi-Wan mad.
"And what if he is?" We sat in silence.
What if Obi-Wan was right? But Palpatine had told me that I could learn to save those I love from death, but I couldn't learn it from a Jedi. So that means… I could learn if from a sith. I could learn to save Padme, but that would mean giving up everything I wished I could become.
"Fine Master, you win."
"What?"
"I will go and spy on Palpatine." I answered and hung my head in shame, I should have never thought about coming a sith. I had sworn to Padme that she wouldn't lose me. I could not break that promise.
"Good, now go." Obi-Wan ordered and I got up and walked towards the door.
"Master?"
"Yes Anakin?"
"What if Palpatine is the sith lord?"
"Then he will be under arrest. Now go."
"Yes Master." I answered and walked out of the room without another thought.
(Padme's POV)
I opened the door to find Palpatine. I smiled.
"Chancellor Palpatine! What a surprise!"
"Mrs. Skywalker."
What? What did he just say? Did he just say what I think he said? Did he just say 'Mrs. Skywalker'?
"W-What?"
"That's your name isn't it?"
Nobody had ever in the four years that we had been married called me Mrs. Skywalker probably because our marriage was secret.
"No, that's not my name."
"Well I was sure that that was your name since you and Anakin are married and are expecting a child."
How did he know this? Did Anakin tell him?
"No Anakin didn't tell me."
"Excuse me?"
"I read your thoughts Mrs. Skywalker."
"Stop it! That's not my name!"
"Oh yes it is Mrs. Skywalker. You and Anakin were wed on Naboo four years ago at the start of the Clone Wars and now you are expecting twins. A girl and a boy."
No, no, NO! He couldn't know! Only me, Anakin, and the Jedi Council, so how did he know? Now for sure I was going to be removed from my position as Senator.
"Now Mrs. Skywalker, you will not be removed from your position as Senator, I have merely come to talk with you about your marriage." He moved towards me gently place a hand under my chin and lifting my face up to look at him.
"My-my marriage?"
"Now you're getting it Mrs. Skywalker." His eyes were a fiery red. They were hard not to look at.
"Who told you about my marriage?"
"Nobody told me, Mrs. Skywalker, I found out by myself." I got the strength to throw his hand away from my face.
"Who are you?" I spat out bitterly and he laughed.
"I am Darth Sidious, the person who is going to turn your loving husband to the dark side."
"What?"
"I'm going to make Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader."
"No! I won't let you!"
"Yes you will Mrs. Skywalker."
"And how do you expect to do this Sidious?"
"By pretending that you're going to die in child birth, but really he's the one that killed you."
No! My Anakin would never kill me. Now I understood my vision. Well most of it. That time on Mustafar, the time he choked me that had made me lose the will to live. He killed me. I couldn't let this happen, I just couldn't.
"Why are you telling me all of this?"
"Because you're not going to be alive to tell your husband about it."
"You won't get away with this Darth Sidious, I will stop you, I will tell Anakin about this and I will get you arrested."
"Arrested? You think that getting me arrested is going to stop me from making Darth Vader my apprentice?"
I darted towards the door, but I was too slow. Darth Sidious caught me and threw me down on the ground. Tears rushed down my face as my hand flew to my stomach.
"Worried about your children? Don't worry when you're dead, they'll be dead with you."
"They will live, and they will destroy you."
"I wouldn't say things that aren't true Mrs. Skywalker." Darth Sidious spat out and that's when it happened. Lightening bolts shot out from his hands and hit my body, causing me to go into shock.
I couldn't move, I couldn't scream, I could barely see. I stared at Darth Sidious before everything went black…
(Normal POV)
Padme's head fell numbly backwards, her eyes shut tightly. Darth Sidious just laughed and stepped over her body.
"I told you, you wouldn't live to see tomorrow."
He gently brushed a piece of her brown curly hair behind her ear and placed his hand over her heart. It didn't seem like it was beating.
"Now I will surely have Anakin as my apprentice by tonight." With that he walked out of the room leaving Padme dead, or so he thought.
(Anakin's POV)
I walked out of the Chancellor's office, he wasn't there. I wondered where he was. I walked towards the Jedi Council Meeting Room, feeling that something was wrong with Padme; I would talk to Obi-Wan about it.
I entered the room and all the Council members were there.
"What's up?" I questioned worriedly and Obi-Wan spoke up.
"Padme's been hurt."
End of Chapter 5
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