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Chapter 4: A Turn; For the Worse
Anakin checked that the room was nice and quiet before he left. Padme and the twins were sleeping. Anakin didn't expect that he would be gone more than a day, and while he would have preferred to stay he had to fulfil his duties to his master. Anakin quiet left their apartment and made his way to his shuttle to take him to Chandrilla.
As soon as Anakin was gone Obi-wan sprang into action. Neither of the two imperial guards noticed Obi-wan as he slipped past them into the apartment. He entered the bedroom to find Padme asleep and two babies in small cribs on the ground beside her.
It pained Obi-wan that he could not take Padme with him, but unless she was willing to come with him that just wasn't an option, besides he needed to attract as little attention as possible. Obi-wan very careful moved the sleeping babies from their cribs into a hover stroller he had purchased. Neither baby so much as stirred as they were moved. He then quietly left the room. However, as he was leaving the door accidentally banged against the stroller. Neither baby woke up, but Padme stirred. Obi-wan froze where he was.
"Ani?" Padme muttered with out opening her eyes, "Was that you?"
Obi-wan didn't reply, but rather stood there considering his options. Padme opened her eyes to see who was there.
"Obi-wan," she hissed.
She started to get out of bed but Obi-wan knocked her down with a powerful force push. He then used the force to cause her to fall back asleep. Obi-wan hurried out of the apartment, it wouldn't be long before Padme woke up and alerted the guards of his presence and then all of Coruscant would be looking for him.
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As Anakin was just about to board his shuttle for Chandrilla his comlink buzzed, "Yes." Anakin answered.
"Lord Vader, you wife requests your immediate presence back at your apartment, it about the babies. They've been kidnapped." A Clone trooper said through the com.
Anakin spun on his heel and ran full tilt back towards his apartment; most of the clone troopers followed him. From his place in the shadows Obi-wan stepped out and snuck carefully onto the shuttle, hover stroller in tow. He quickly dealt with the pilot and got the ship ready for lift off. Two Clone troopers noticed these unusual actions and activated the com inside the shuttle.
"Hey what are you doing?" one demanded.
Obi-wan replied with blaster fire from the shuttles twin laser cannons which sent the two troopers flying, their armour smouldering. Obi-wan then lifted off and was soon out of the Coruscant system.
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Anakin came sprinting back into the apartment to find an incredibly upset Padme.
"What happened," Anakin asked breathlessly, "I heard that our twins were kidnapped."
"They were," Padme said, "By your conniving former master. I should have killed him instead of letting him escape."
"He couldn't have gotten far," Anakin said.
His comlink then went off again, "What?" he answered in exasperation.
"Sir, I'm just informing you that your shuttle has been stolen," the voice on the other end said.
"My what?" Anakin asked not believing his ears.
"Your shuttle has been stolen," the voice repeated.
"By who?" Anakin demanded.
"We don't know. He got on board undetected and rather quickly." The voice replied.
"Obi-wan Kenobi," Padme hissed, hatred growing in her voice.
Anakin shut off his com, "He is trying to goad me into a fight," Anakin said, "Trying to make me go after him. Well, we'll just see about that."
"What are you going to do then?" Padme asked.
"I do not believe he intends to harm our children," Anakin said, "So we need not worry about their safety for the moment. I will speak to my master and see what course of action he feels is most prudent."
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Obi-wan came out of Hyperspace to see Bail Organa's ship awaiting his arrival. He pulled into the docking bay and brought the two babies out for Yoda and Bail to see.
"Good to see you alive," Yoda said to Obi-wan.
"I was able to complete the mission without running into Anakin," Obi-wan said, "In fact I may have caused him some extra frustration in the process."
"It is not wise to Goad a Sith," Yoda said.
"With all do respect Master Yoda, I do not believe that we could have goaded him any more than we already have by kidnapping his children." Obi-wan said.
"True that may be," Yoda agreed.
"So what are we going to do with them?" Obi-wan asked.
"Separate them, we must." Yoda replied.
"I will take the girl," Bail replied, "My wife and I have often considered adopting a daughter."
Yoda nodded, "The boy, to his aunt and uncle on Tatooine, he should go."
Obi-wan nodded, "And what of us?" he asked.
"Into hiding we must go," Yoda replied, "I will watch the boy on Tatooine. You, the life of a wanderer, must take Obi-wan. Young Skywalker and his wife, your head, they will want."
"I fear you are correct master," Obi-wan agreed with a sad nod.
"Then here, our paths, they must part," Yoda said, "May the force be with you Obi-wan."
"May the force be with you," Obi-wan replied.
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Now you may be wondering why the story seems to be setting up for a simple flow through into Episode 4, well I can assure you that it's not. However, my theory on time, is that if you one thing time will attempt to correct itself; Hence why Luke and Leia are still split up, (although they have not been named yet but that won't change). Anyway you'll just have to stay tune to see what happens. And write reviews. Readers are what make a story worth writing and reviews let me know that people are reading.