Ok I'll be nice to everybody and post it tonight. For everybody living in the US. Have a wonderful Thankgiving! They are forecasting snow for my area. Remember, using a lightsaber to carve a turkey is not recommend. :-)
Also has anybody notice after you post a story, now annd then words disappeared. I had that happend to one chapters. I went back to look at the hard copy and the missing words were still there. Maybe residential gremlins eat them
DarthGladiator45 - Thank you. I'm still surprise that I'm still pulling this off. I never wrote something like before. I just manly poetry.
inuyashdragonballs - I didin't think that last chapter was that sad. Don't worry I not going endanger Padme life to get Ani better. Something else is sparking his recovery and Oh boy. Watch Out!
Anakin's Girl - More bad things happening to Anakin? I'm not that cruel. Ok he does do a little more suffering but he must go through it to recover.
Enjoy!
Chapter 33
The next week for Anakin was filled with his physical therapy sessions. Most days, Anakin was tired by supper but always perked up when Padme came in. Usually she brought him a dessert from home.
"Hey you miss the excitement for the day." Anakin greeting her. "First I need a kiss please."
"What was that and hopefully you didn't cause it?"She said as she gave him his kiss. Then handing him his dessert.
"I was working on my walking technique and I fell again. As I was getting up, one of the crutches got away from me. Well it smashed into the window. Crashed it went. Obi-Wan had stepped out the room to take a call and when he came, he just let out one of his big groans."
"Very good Anakin, why didn't you use the Force to grab the crutch" she asked.
"They don't want me to use the Force in therapy. Oh well, it gave everybody in the room a good laugh. Even Twela laughed, you know the one who got into the speeder crashed. Speaking of him, did you bring me some money."Anakin, remembering his requested and hoping she did.
"Yes I brought you some money."Padme showing him the jar of coins."Let me guess. It's for betting on pod racing. Is that allowed Mr. Skywalker?"
"Yes and no, we can if we use coins."Anakin, taking the jar from her and shaking it. "Also, we have to stay quiet, no rowdies, no screaming. We can cheer but if the nurses hear us in their office. Watch out! "Anakin reaching out for her."Come on, let me check those twins of mine.
Padme sat on the bed next to them. Then realized Anakin had a strange look on his face. "What is it?"
"The Force in them has change a bit. Sometime I wonder if you haven't picked up some too."Anakin said and thought. "Oh yea, you did Padme. Oh how can we do a midi- cloridian test on her."
"Tell me you are joking Ani."Padme groaning."I don't need it."
"I'm not Padme. I wouldn't be surprise if you count did go up. Besides, it will help you with your lightsaber skills. We need to work on them."Anakin grinning.
"Ok, stopped it" she said, covering her face. "Please."
"Padme"Anakin leaning over to kiss her."Don't worry you're not Jedi material. It must come from carrying the twins."
"We are not testing me. So get that idea out your mind." Padme begged him and already knew he going to anyway.
"Fine"he said. "Ok I'll just let Obi-Wan help me this."he thought.
"Oh I brought you something for you to see."Padme getting up slowly.
"What?"
Padme went out into the hallway. "C-3PO. C-3PO, come here. Anakin is ready to see you now. Now remember. He doesn't know you're here. Ok lets go."
Anakin was looking over the pod racing stats, when he heard a familiar shuffle.
"C-3PO! Ah there's my droid. Come here, let me see how much damaged, those nieces and the nephew have done on you. Where's Artoo?"
"Oh so good to see you, my Master. I thought I would never see you. Yes this is a good day."C-3PO walking towards his master.
"Artoo is with Aayla Secura for a couple days, she looking for a missing transport that had children on board. Aayla felt her chances were better if she borrowed him."Padme, watching Anakin examine C3-PO.
"Artoo must be loving that. Aayla borrowed him once before and when she was done with him. She had clean and polished him. That droid had the nerve to tell me, she did a better job than me." Anakin rolling his eyes.
"Well Artoo did say that she was a little more gentler." C-3POoffered. Then realized he shouldn't have said that.
"Gentler! Oh please, next time I'll shut him down. Gentler, he must have a cross wired again. Well, when I overhaul him. I'll see if I can't figure out where he getting his smart mouth from."Anakin mumbled.
Padme just laughed as she watched Anakin finished up checking C-3PO. Then explaining why he had a dent on his left leg.
"Oops. That's my fault. I have to replace your joints and the balance unit, along with covering your power switch. Unless, you want little fingers constantly turning you off."
"No. No. I have enough trouble with the kids, finding new ways to get me into trouble."C-3PO reported."Now Artoo has threatened to stay at the hanger, when the twins come."
"Oh no, he's not! Artoo will only get into trouble with the other astromech droids there. That droid likes to start too many fights. He wonderfully droid but he a bit of a hellraiser too."Anakin laying back on the bed. "One these days I'm going have to chain him to the wall."
"That's most excellent idea Master!"C-3PO piped up as he looked around.
Anakin looked at Padme and started to laugh, with C3-PO wondering what the joke was.
Karis sit in her room. Normal she would with Obi at the park but with Anakin finally on recovery mode and doing his therapies. Obi-Wan was coming home tired and wanting nothing but to rest, as he claimed. But this what she had feared the most. That Obi-Wan is taking a step back from the relationship. He claimed he wasn't doing that but in her heart, Karis knew the truth. Despite this night letter from him, saying he misses her.
Then Obi-Wan had heard from the Jedi Council. Anakin's marriage would be allowed but no other relationship would be accepted unto further notice. Citing that the Council, was meditating on this In which Obi-Wan remarked "That means they didn't want to deal with this" and he had said in wanted to remain a Jedi too.
Maybe she had hope too much. She really wasn't looking to married Obi just yet. She just wanted to have a man in her arms again. After the death of Somsan, she thought she would never love a man gain. After all, she knew Somsan since they were eight and by age thirteen. They had decided to get married and were planning the wedding when he died.
Now again, she had nothing and what Obi had fear the most, was coming true. Karis was getting hurt by this.
"I'll cry my tears and go on with my life." she said softly.
"Oh Karis, you're doing it again, causing me to think about you, when I should be meditating." Obi-Wan mumbled as he got off the bed. "Damn Council!"
Obi-Wan picked up the report from the Council. It annoyed him once again. "They taking the easy way out. Meditating! Why are they afraid of the truth? Anakin is not the only Jedi with a wife and kids, how many more are out there? "As Obi-Wan walked around the room and then glance at the calender. "Two more days, I'll have a free day. I don't care. I'm spending it with Karis! And those Skywalker's twins better not show up either. Poor Anakin. They are not sure, if he would be allowed to be Padme when she does go into labor."Obi-Wan thought as look at the window.
Anakin didn't really show it but Obi-Wan knew he was heartbroken over that. They had done some more testing and immune system stilled not back to their liking. He was taking medication for it and by next week, it would be back to normal. But they weren't really sure today.
Then Obi-Wan thought about him being a father. He admitted. He was thinking about it with a grin on his face. There were other things he was thinking about other thing too, But he didn't want to rush the Karis in that area. However, what he should think about, is what to do about that damn Council!
"Obi-Wan, be patient, something will give. You and Anakin are still on the council. They are going to grant Anakin the Master status, when he returns."he smirked at that thought."Another attempted to smooth down some rough edges. Carefully Council, you're dealing with Anakin. Oh why do I feel in the end, I'll going to have to leave the Order. Damn this life I'm leading! I'm sick of it!
Finally Obi-Wan was able to settle into his meditation.
But this time - it was different
In the midst of it. Obi-Wan felt himself, being pulled into something else. Instead of emptiness, he was standing in a garden he had never saw before. Then he heard a voice calling his name. Turning to it, Obi-Wan was greeted by Karis but she was much older. Then a teenage boy entered the garden and called him Dad.
"My son?"Obi-Wan thought, now realizing what was happening to him.
Next a young girl came flying into the garden and gave a hug. Then she began telling about her day.
"A daughter too." Then -
Anakin came walking in. He was with Padme, who was beautiful as ever. Anakin was dressed in all back, giving him a powerful air about him. Then Obi-Wan felt it. Anakin had become a powerful Jedi.
He and Anakin talked about the Jedi Order and how Anakin was returning to Coruscant for businesses with the Senate and the Chancellor. Then about the problems on Orgun III and Asyud V. Then a jolt of realization shocked Obi-Wan. Anakin was now the leader of the Jedi Order. But how ?
Another teenage boy came in, by the way Anakin smile. This had to be Luke. Again Obi-Wan felt Luke's presence in the Force. "He as strong as his Father."
Anakin then called out for Leila and Shmi to hurry up as give his other son a hug.
"Quinnar? Clearly his name is base on Qui-Gon's name."Obi-Wan mused."He's the hellraiser. Ah poetic justice for me."
"Well Ani, you have been busy." he thought as he watched Anakin's family. Then he felted a small hand take his hand. As he looked, a smile form.
"Ok. I have been busy too." When he realized, he had another daughter.
Then the scene faded and he was back in his room.
Obi-Wan just sat there, he couldn't believe it. He just a vision and it was incredible too. "Karis, my wife and three children! Anakin looking so happy and the leader of the Jedi Order! How? Then meditated on that part.
"Show me. Please!"
Obi-Wan was in a room, with other Jedi Knights. Then, an alarm sounded in the Temple and he was running through the hallways. Towards what? It became clear, the Council's chambers. He pushed open the door and walked in. Master Windu jumped up and asked what was he doing here. Anakin was already there and told Mace to sit down. Mace just looked at Anakin, then pull out his lightsaber and tried to attack him.
But Anakin merely just used the Force and stopped him, while some of the Council's members went over and stood next to him.
Then said to the shocked Council.
"I'm sorry to say but this Council has been overthrown. By voices of all the Jedi Knights, I'm now the leader of the Jedi Order." and Master Yoda just bowed his head in defeat
Obi-Wan was back in his room again.
Now he was trembling hard and he got a drink of water. A coldness, ran down his body. Reaching out to the Force, there he felt the tiniest of disturbance.
"It's already started." Obi-Wan sadly said."Something going happened but when and what?" Then remember his vision with Karis and warmth returned to him.
"Milady, do you need anything else?"C-3PO asked
"No, I don't. Why don't you shut down for a while. You need you rest too." Padme answered, looking at her messages."Oh C-3PO! Aayla is returning Artoo in a few days. She found her missing ship, all are safe but Artoo got a small dent in him. Ah is was a piece of space debris that hit him."
"Oh dear Artoo hates when that happens to him"
"Well Aayla is going take him to JuJu and he will fix him. Then JuJu is going bring Artoo back here and then go see Anakin." Padme smiling at that news.
"Well I'm going to shut for a while."C-3PO said turning to go to his corner.
"Have a good rest" Padme as she picked up her book and started to read it.
Later on, she got ready for bed. Thinking about in the next couple weeks, Anakin should be coming home. It was better to say weeks instead of months, just made her days easier.
Padme slept for a couple hours, then woke up around two. She wasn't feeling right and it seemed the twins were restless tonight. So Padme walked around for a bit. However, it became clearer what was really going on.
"Mom." Padme calling her mother.
"Padme, what's wrong?" Jobal getting up.
"The twins, they are coming now"
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