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Chapter 32
For once, Anakin didn't curse at the rising Naboo sun. He let it fill the room with its light. Then he picked up the picture of his twins and started to laugh.
Ok who's going be the hellraiser and who's going be the angel. Well I'll find out when Padme comes later. Maybe I can feel you two in the Force again. If anything, see when you two are coming. Hopefully I'll be there.
Anakin laid back down and fell asleep for another hour. Then he was awaking to voices in the room.
"Hmm, never seen Anakin so peacefully in my life."Bail said.
"Yes. Normally he has the bed torn apart."Obi-Wan, setting down Anakin's breakfast tray."Good Morning Anakin. Up sleepyhead. Lets tried to feed you some breakfast today. You are doing some therapy this morning."
"What's for breakfast?" Anakin asked, stretching himself. "Good Morning Obi-Wan. Hello Bail." Trying the "there's nothing wrong" approached
Obi-Wan looked at Bail and then at Anakin. "Well that's a 180 in attitude and good to hear your voice again. I figure I would have fight you this morning. I was looking forward to it too. Hopefully this is a permeant mood change."
"Only if you give me my breakfast." Anakin replied back. "I'm hungry"
Bail just laughed at Obi-Wan shock expression."Better feed him Obi-Wan. He has big day ahead of him."
"Whatever. Nice to see you back on the land of living Anakin. Come, lets see if you can eat like a normal person. Padme says this your favorite." Obi-Wan setting a bowl of ranoli in front him.
Anakin carefully took the spoon and tried feeding himself. Got halfway before saying his shoulder was hurting. Then Obi-Wan fed him the rest
"Why do I fear, if I ever fed your twins? They're not going as good as their Father."
he said, spooning the last of the ranoli into Anakin's mouth.
"If they are bad. Blame it in their Mother please."Anakin said.
Bail waited until Obi-Wan was done, cleaning up Anakin, before talking to him about Palpatine.
"I'll leave you two alone."Obi-Wan offered.
"Oh what I do now. Does it have to do with Padme?"Anakin groaning.
"Actually, it's about the former Chancellor Palpatine. Padme said she tried to explain what happened to him but she felt like you didn't understand what had happen."Bail answered, sitting down in a chair.
"What happened to him? Beside he wasn't listening to me."
"Turns out. Oh how should I say it. The Chancellor wasn't the chancellor. The one we all have been dealing with this past year, was the Sith Lord. Who, was also a changeling. Now don't get work up. The real Palpatine is alive and well, in fact, he on his way to Naboo right now. The first thing he is going to do, is to see you Anakin."Bail calmly answered. Then spent the next twenty minutes explaining what has happened since he became sick.
"Never why he was acting that way. Poor Palpatine, I wish I had known that. Might have done something and save a few lives too." Anakin said.
"You might have lost yours and Padme would have been heartbroken."Bail remarked, getting up as Obi-Wan came back into the room."He's all yours now. Don't torture him too much, unless you want to deal with Padme's dark side. Well I must say goodbye, going back to Coruscant. Goodbye Anakin. Goodbye Obi-Wan."
"Goodbye Bail"Anakin said and then looking at Obi-Wan. "Well what's on the agenda for today Master"
"Physical therapy. Especially for your legs" he answered, helping Anakin into the chair.
"Yes, lets us get them back into working condition before the twins learn how to crawl"He cracked
"What cause you to have change in the mind set?"Obi-Wan finally asked."Truthfully.
This a quick change too." As he faced Anakin when he stopped the chair.
"Ok I'm busted again. Can't sneak past you again." Anakin, taking a deep breath. "Lets say. I was avoiding the twins. It was just easier to deal with pain when I didn't think about them. They are the ones who were going suffer the most. I mean, I wake up, I'm not at the Temple. I'm here, in this lovely place that I don't deserve. Obi-Wan I did die that night. I have been dealing with feeling that I don't belong here. Then last night I finally saw that picture of them. I realize I didn't want them to grow up with a father. I had no father and I didn't like it. So why submit my children to that pain." Anakin said quietly. Hoping that would satisfy Obi-Wan
"Well now you have to face the future of rounds of physical therapy. Also, another round of therapy next week at the latest. Obi-Wan replied.
"Ah! At last I get to work with conscious Anakin."Trameri shouted. "My fingers are safe finally."
"Yea. Yea. You might regret it." Anakin answered back. Then using the force to throw a towel at him.
"Anakin! Don't start that."Obi-Wan quickly scolding him.
"Ok Anakin, let's see how well you can stand." Trameri asked, helping to left him up.
"Not at all!"Anakin replied after falling down and thought."This is not good"
"Ok. You are going need braces to stand and then learn how to walk again. Obi-Wan help him to the table and I'll get them on him."Trameri said.
I watch as Trameri as he put them on my legs. Well at least they're black. Then I felt them being turned on.
"I take it that they are only for support. I didn't think I was that rusty in my walking skills."Anakin quickly asked.
"Your muscles are weak and needs to relearn. In a couple weeks or a month or two. You should be fine. Ok here we go" Trameri said, helping Anakin up. "Steady, there you go. Now I'm going let go of you when you grabbed the bars. Ok. There you go. Yes, it's ok to be a little wobbly. Now, on to some walking. Yes, we are trying that now. Just use the bars to support you. Don't worry about getting it right. I just need to see what you can do."
Obi-Wan watched as Anakin struggle to walk. Grabbing him, when he began to fall."Just remember the time when Master Fisto taught you how to swim. Remember that time"
"Did you have to bring that up.?" Anakin groaned. "Trameri, I'm a nine-year kid from a dessert planet and I got to learn how to swim. Obi-Wan got very smart and asked Kit Fisto to teach me. It only took a month to learn and took a couple years off both their lives."
The rest of the morning was spent slowly getting the strength back into Anakin's legs. Later when Anakin was back in his room, Trameri told Obi-Wan he felt, it will months before Anakin could walk on his own.
Anakin did a better job at eating his lunch, Then it was another round of therapy, which wasn't too bad. Again Obi-Wan was there to make Anakin behave himself and he didn't use the Force either.
"No Force Anakin, that's cheating. Obi-Wan scolding him again. "Trust me. You didn't lose those skills too much. Like everything else, it will come back. Oh lucky me."
"What time is Padme coming, if she is coming"Anakin asked."I have been nothing but a bastard to her."
"She'll be coming after dinner to take your head off" Obi-Wan joked."I already told her you were in such a better mood today. You owe one now." Then his comlink beeped. "Palpatine is arriving here about an hour. Lets, get you ready for that."
Anakin didn't say anything and just let Obi-Wan get him ready for the visit.
The hour came-
"Anakin Skywalker! Oh it's so good to see you awake and doing so much better. Though, part of me was looking forward to scolding you for your bad behavior." Palpatine going over to him and embracing him."Yes it is good to see you alive."
"Good to see you too. Granted I wished, I had known about the Sith Lord. Would have love to have taken his head off or cut him in half. I knew something was right but I just couldn't figure it out. We got both got damage by that damn Sith Lord."Anakin said, cracking his knuckles
"The whole Republic got hurt by them. What makes its more sadder, it was more to get even with the Jedi Order. Countless lives were lost by those two groups. And yet, I feel the Jedi Order doesn't regret it. I talk to Master Yoda before leaving and yes we talk about you. Master Yoda is a wise Jedi but out of touch with rest the universe for the most part."Palpatine quietly spoke.
"They use too much of the Force to tried figure out the future. It's ok for piloting but trying to determine somebody's future, totally stupid and risky. People change, everything changes except them." Anakin, shaking his head
"Yes in time, they too will have to change. But for now, let them suffer for a bit. They made you suffer, so it's their turn now."
"I can't believe you said that." Anakin cracking up."You always have been a supporter of the Jedi Order."
"Yes I am. But I was not happy how you were treated by them. I told the Council a few times to give you some leeway. Eventually you and Padme would have been found out, especially when the children start appearing. Which surprised me that has happened sooner."Palpatine wacking Anakin's arm.
"Blame the war and the lack of time. I'm surprise. I even got her pregnant. I knew she wanted to have a baby. Padme was afraid of losing me before that happened. Until a certain plan was hatched and technical now, she doesn't need for that part." Anakin cracking up, then letting out a groan."In the name of the Force, I screw up big time with her. I really hurt this too. I gave up on myself for the past week and she took the brunt of it. Then last night I took a good look at my twins and realize I have to be there for them. I grew up without a father. I don't want that for them."
Palpatine smiled when Anakin mention being a father. He had decided to wait until Anakin was out of the center. Then he was going ask about adopting him.
"Good idea. Besides it would be matter of time before Obi-Wan or Padme would be telling you off or something worse. As for Padme, apologized again and tell her, you loved her. Then hope for best or take your licks. I do remember the last time I saw her. She was in my office, talking about ending the war. Saying it was destroying the Republic. Too many innocent people were being killed. Couldn't I start talking with the Separatist? Then Padme mentioned the Jedi, saying that you told her about the Jedi's who were losing their lives. I realized that she was really talking about bringing you home. That's when I decided I had enough of you being in the Order. They were holding you back in your training. Deep down, they fear you Anakin. The Council knows. You're popular with your fellow Jedi. Anakin, you don't realize it but you are a born leader. You probably could walk in that Temple and overthrown the Council. However, don't you dare try it." Palpatine shaking his finger at Anakin.
"How did you find out about them holding me back?"
"Let's say, one the members of the Council, let it slipped. I was furious at that person."What was wrong on training him further?"I had asked. I got a whole bunch of excuses but I realized, the bottom line was they began to fear you. More or less saying you were too emotional and too wild. But the Jedi Order has forgotten what passion is. That rules your life Anakin. Granted, you can be careless sometimes but that what drives you. Your passion to be a great Jedi and to be Padme's husband. And now, to be a father too." Palpatine smiling.
"I'm getting the impression. Everybody would love it if I were to leave the Order."Anakin said.
"Yes, everybody feels it would be the best if you left." Palpatine carefully answered.
Anakin thought about his conversation with Qui-Gon and told Palpatine."I have no interested, of really leaving the Order. I'll take a much needed vacation from them. But no, I'll stay there. Besides I like being their nuisances. Technically I'm still on the Council or have they now thrown me off now. Since it was the Sith Lord, who got me on it."
"No. You are still on the Council. Yes I had seen what he had done. I just sent over a note to Master Yoda, stating. I would like it if you remain on the Council. After all, they do need somebody who's more lively there. Master Windu lack of expression did get tiring after awhile. But for my sake, please take a long vacation from them."Palpatine more or less begging Anakin.
"Trust me, that's what I'm planning to do. Take a vacation. I want to do some research on some parts of the Jedi's history."
Palpatine just looked at Anakin"What are you up to, my son? I'll find out."he thought. He stayed with Anakin until dinner time. Then left but warned Anakin he didn't want to hear about any more reports of him misbehaving.
Anakin ate his dinner while watching the news. Was glad to see didn't miss any the pod racing on Delvi VI. Earlier had made a joke about returning to pod racing. Obi-Wan had just shot a stern look.
Finally Padme came.
"Ah there's my beautiful wife."Anakin, holding out his arms. "Sorry about being a bastard these last two weeks."he said, hoping that would help.
"You're forgiven this time Anakin Skywalker." Padme warned him. "Here see if you can put this back on for me." as she handed him the box.
"What's this?" Anakin asked as he opened the box."Ah your pendant. Oh yea. I knew Bail would be able to get this fix." With a bit of effort, he was able to get the pendant on."Yes, that's better. How are the twins?"
"Ready to be born soon. I hope."Padme answered as she watched Anakin begin to sense them with his hand.
"Next week, they should be out. They are very strong in the Force. Oh lucky me."he said laughing "Oh I almost lost all of this.
"Quiet! We'll talk about what you have done later." Padme as she snuggled up to him. I miss this. Us, just spending a quiet evening together and you are just holding me."
Anakin didn't say anything but just held his wife for the entire visit.