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Chapter 3: The Arrival
Anakin marched along side the repulsor stretcher carrying Padme, holding her hand the entire time; reassuring her that everything would be okay. Padme meanwhile was too busy moaning in pain because of her contractions. As the stretcher was being pushed into the delivery room, a medical droid stopped Anakin.
"Please Lord Vader, wait outside." The droid requested.
"I think that as the father I have the right to be there," Anakin snapped at the droid.
"Sir, Senator Amidaala needs the best possible medical care. If you were in there you would only hinder it," the droid said in its monotonous voice.
Anakin rolled his lip as he considered destroying this droid, "Very well," he finally agreed.
"You may watch from the observation window," The droid said indicating a window next to the door.
Anakin nodded and pressed his face up against the window, trying to get as close to Padme as he could. She saw him standing there and gave him a weak smile before groaning with another contraction. The medical droids ran about making sure that everything was ready and that Padme was in the most comfortable position possible.
"I sense you are afraid," Palpatine said from behind Anakin.
Anakin turned to see his Master standing there watching the events, "I need to know that she will live." Anakin said.
"I can not say for certain," Palpatine replied, "But she is in the best care possible."
Anakin said nothing, but rather turned to watch once again.
"When this is done I will need to speak to you," Palpatine told his apprentice as he left.
"Yes Master," Anakin replied with out taking his eyes off of Padme.
Inside the delivery room Padme let out a wail.
"It is coming," the medical droid said, "You need to start pushing."
A look of incredible strain came across Padme's face as she pushed.
"It is a boy," The droid said as it held a baby boy.
Padme reached out to take the baby from the droid but suddenly she spasmed with another contraction.
"Oh dear, there is another one," the droid said.
It handed the baby over to another droid who placed him in an incubator. Padme began straining once again as the second baby came out.
"It is a girl" the droid said holding a tiny baby girl.
But Padme wasn't listening. In fact she had passed out from all the stress.
"We must get her to a bacta tank quickly," the droid said.
It placed the baby girl in another incubator while two other droids wheeled Padme out of the delivery room.
"Where are you taking her?" Anakin demanded angrily at the droid.
"She needs to be submerged in a bacta tank," the droid replied, "Don't worry she will be fine."
Anakin nodded and then left to see his Master.
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Palpatine was waiting in his office for his apprentice, "So did everything go well?" he asked.
"We have twins," Anakin replied, "A boy and a girl. They are resting in incubators while their mother recuperates in a Bacta tank."
"Good," Palpatine said, "Just remember the boy is to be taught the ways of the Sith."
"He is only an infant Master," Anakin said, "Those teachings can wait."
"Now there is a reason that I have called you here," Palpatine said.
"And what reason is that Master?" Anakin asked.
"I require you presence at Chandrilla," Palpatine said, "Senator Mon Mothma has decided to go into hiding. So I need you to force the government of Chandrilla to cede control of the planet to me."
"And when do you wish me to leave Master?" Anakin asked.
"Tomorrow," Palpatine said, "Now see to it that your wife and children are okay. I can sense your worry."
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A diplomatic ship slowly lowered through the atmosphere of Coruscant. However instead of landing in the diplomatic sector it picked a more heavily populated sector to land. A cloaked figure stepped out of the ship and looked around at the crowd around him. Sensing no hostilities he pulled the hood off his head.
Obi-wan stepped into the crowd and went with the flow until he reached a Cantina that he liked to visit occasionally. He stepped inside and sat down at the bar beside a green Twi'lek.
"So what's the latest news from up top?" Obi-wan asked casually.
The Twi'lek looked at him oddly, "What do you mean?"
"The latest gossip about the Emperor," Obi-wan said.
The Twi'lek nodded, "Well word is that Lord Vader's wife gave birth not that long ago to twins."
"Twins eh?" Obi-wan said, "That's quite a story. Thanks for the news."
"Anytime," the Twi'lek replied.
Obi-wan walked away from the bar and back out into the crowded street looking across at the Diplomatic apartments. He had work to do.
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