15 BBY
Anakin: 27
Padme: 32
Luke and Leia: 4
Han Solo: 14
The Senate went into session for the election of either Chancellor Skywalker or Senator Organa. Padme felt force to endorse her husband hurting but not totally destroying the delegation's influence. Still the election was a foregone conclusion. The Loyalist rallied behind Anakin defeating Organa.
"I want to thank everyone who worked for my election," Anakin said to the cheering Loyalist crowd. Several Imperial officers were there to congratulate their commander in chief. Padme joined him on the stage with the children. Anakin held up Luke while Padme held a young leia. "Four more years of peace," Anakin said to the crowd.
Anakin and Padme went back to their apartment handing Luke and Leia over to their care takers. "What a wonderful night," Anakin said smiling at Padme. "You no longer have to worry about politics anymore," Padme said giving him a kiss.
"How so?" Anakin asked.
"You cannot be reelected due to term limits, you don't have to worry about being reelected," Padme reasoned.
Anakin considered this for a few seconds. "I guess your right," he marveled.
"No more politics, let's go to bed," Padme said pulling her husband to the bedroom.
"But it's too early," Anakin protested.
"So you're not tired?" Padme asked him.
"Not at all," Anakin smiled.
"Good," Padme smirked. Their doors closed to the galaxy.
BBY 12
Peace continued under the Galactic Empire, Anakin's popularity continued to swell among humans at least. Anakin continued to train his wife in the Jedi arts; their Force bond became so strong that they began to feel their feelings and pains.
Luke and Leia entered the Jedi academy as young students. Anakin trained them personally. Anakin watched as the seven year old Luke deflected small blasts from a robotic ball. A visor was over his head.
"Is that safe?" Padme asked interrupting the training. Luke continued to deflect the blasts even as his mother entered the room.
"It's perfectly safe," Anakin said just as Luke missed a blast. He shook his leg smarting from the blast. Rising his light saber he sliced the ball in two in anger. Luke took off his visor.
"Luke, don't take your anger out on the ball," Anakin taught.
"It struck at me," Luke said.
"It's supposed to, it is its purpose," Anakin reasoned.
Luke was not convinced. "Shall we try again?" Anakin asked him as he used the force to repair the sliced ball. Luke watched amazed as the wires and equipment melded together. Luke nodded putting the visor over his head once again.
"He's strong in the Force, he needs patience," Anakin told Padme.
"Like you ever had patience," Padme chided.
"Well there is a good and bad kind of patience," Anakin said sitting down with his wife.
"Tell me," Padme smirked asking for another lecture.
"Well, there is the kind of patience that's good, it keeps people from making rash decisions and allows them to see hidden angles and traps," Anakin said. "But there is a bad kind of patience where one hesitates to do what is right," Anakin added.
"What is right?" Padme asked him.
"Love is right," Anakin answered.
"I'm done," Luke exclaimed bored with the ball.
"Already?" Anakin asked him surprised. "Time for the next level, here are two balls," Anakin said letting another robotic ball rise from his hand.
"How is this supposed to make me a great Jedi," Luke questioned.
"Jedi sometimes have to block many attackers at once," Anakin told him.
Luke nodded putting his visor on again. Taking his small light saber he continued his training.
Elsewhere in the Jedi Temple Leia and Mara were on the computers researching the histories of several important planets. "Why do we have to learn this stuff?" Mara complained. Leia sighed. She began pushing buttons on the touch screen.
"What planets are you looking up?" Mara asked her.
"Alderaan," she told her.
"What's so special about that place?" Mara asked.
"It's so beautiful like Naboo," Leia said. Mara looked at her with a strange look and focused on her task.
A Naboo star cruiser descended into Naboo. Landing Anakin, Padme and the twins walked out of the ship and were greeted by Queen Apailana, Padme's younger sister. As the queen greeted the children Anakin could sense something out of place.
Pressing a button on his waist communicator he walked with the queen and his wife to the Theed palace. Entering the palace a new Theed governor shook Anakin's head. Sio had died years before of natural causes.
"You are priveledged to represent this planet," Anakin told the governor.
"Thank you sir," the governor bowed.
Anakin proceeded into the Theed throne room. "There is much to discuss Chancellor Skywalker," the queen said.
"Oh?" Anakin asked, he hadn't expected a political meeting on his vacation.
"It seems there is some discontent with the Gungan population with the Naboo," the queen explained.
"I see, well I will mediate," Anakin volunteered.
Padme, the twins, and Anakin visited her parents just outside of Theed. They had a large feast, the grandparents predictably spoiled Luke and Leia the entire day. It however gave Padme and Anakin some alone time. The next morning Anakin walked toward the Theed palace, Padme was still asleep.
A star destroyer exited light speed next to Naboo and fell into orbit. Captain Motti watched the peaceful planet of Naboo on his bridge. "Shall we send units to the surface," he was asked.
"No, not until Lord Vader gives the order," he responded.
Anakin walked into the Theed palace and was greeted by the queen. She was in a red dress, similar to Padme's dress during the invasion of Naboo by the Trade Federation.
"Greetings Chancellor Skywalker, the Gungan representative Binks is here," the queen introduced.
Anakin shook Binks' hand but it was apparent something was wrong. Binks didn't smile at Anakin like he usually did nor express his pleasure at seeing him.
"Well let's begin," Anakin sat down. The queen and Binks remained standing. Anakin frowned at them.
"What's wrong?" he asked. Immediately doors opened revealing a dozen Jedi. Six Jedi Knights and six Padwan learners stood surrounding him with their light sabers ignited. Naboo soldiers also blocked the exits.
"What is the meaning of this?" Anakin demanded.
"I'm sorry chancellor, but your reign has come to an end," the queen said. Binks and the queen held Naboo issued pistols.
"That's the signal, deploy," Captain Motti ordered.
Shuttles from the star destroyer holding the 501st descended into the atmosphere.
"You're committing treason," Anakin shouted at the queen.
"Treason to you but not to my people," the queen replied.
Anakin ignited his red light saber, his black cloak falling to the ground.
"Mother," Luke woke up his mother.
"What is it Luke?" Padme asked waking up.
"Father is in danger," he told her.
Wade awake, Padme took her cloak and went out the door. As she got close to the palace she could see in the distance storm troopers running toward the palace.
Anakin's hand went into the air and immediately electricity spread through the air slicing into the Jedi and guards. Although wounding it would not kill them. Electricity flashed around the palace in the image of a storm.
The guards began to fire on Anakin. He deflected the blasts with his light saber while sending electricity through the room. The Jedi ran into the fight as well. Anakin with his red light saber slashed an overly eager Padawan to the chest and blocked a Jedi knight. Swirling his blade in a circle he kept the exiles at a distance. With his left hand he force pushed them away.
Storm troopers rushed into the palace taking cover as Naboo guards shot at them. The storm troopers overwhelmed the Naboo guards and proceeded into the next room. When it was clear three Jedi marched into the palace.
Anakin sliced into a Jedi exile and kicked another one back. In a flash a light saber sliced into his back. Anakin stepped forward stunned by the pain. He continued to send shock blasts but they were losing effectiveness. Backing away he ran into the next room the Jedi exiles following them.
Styke and Glen, now young adults sliced into the guards and ran into the palace where the real battle was taking place. Binks fled after giving off a few random shots. "I got him," Styke said running after him.
Glen frowned. "Idiot," he told Flora.
"Kill the Sith," the exiles encouraged each other, eight remained and they had backed Anakin in a corner.
Anakin's yellow eyes glared at the Jedi exiles. Anakin did a flip slashing a padawan but was knocked to the ground by the force of a light saber swing. Anakin jumped up from the ground taking a few hits from their blades. Picking up a Jedi exile he swung him into the windows, the glass exploded outward; the exile fell several stories slamming into the ground.
The doors blasted open Glen and Flora with the 501st flooded the room. The exiles slashed into the storm troopers deflecting the blaster fire. Flora dueled with the remaining padawan while Glen defended Anakin.
Styke chased after Binks determined to get him. He was interrupted by Gungan guards. Styke taking his red light saber did a flip and slashed the two Gungan's at the neck in one quick swing. Grinning he took his red light saber ready to finish off Binks. Binks fearful was backed into a corner. Binks gave off a shot at Styke which he blocked. Binks fired again point blank. Styke smiled as the red hot bullet froze in front of his face, the bullet fell to the ground. Taking his light saber he threw it slicing into Bink's chest.
Padme ran into the palace. Her sister was firing at the storm troopers as they advanced. Once Padme entered the room the queen looked at her with sadness in her eyes. She quickly became overwhelmed; the storm troopers shot her multiple times even as she fell.
"No!" Padme screamed running towards her sister. The storm troopers allowed her to run to her sister.
"Get medical help now," she ordered the storm troopers.
"She's already dead," the storm trooper captain replied.
Padme cradled her dead sister's head crying in the middle of the Throne room.
"Get a medical unit, Lord Vader is hurt," the storm trooper radioed in from another room of the palace.
Flora sat next to Anakin sending force healing powers into him as they waited. She had managed to slay her opponent. Deeply trouble she concentrated on her task. Glen took five storm troopers to find Styke.
Styke took his light saber and pulled it out of Binks' chest. Putting the light saber back onto his belt he was suddenly interrupted by Glen and the storm troopers.
"What happened here?" Glen asked serious.
"They're dead," Styke said leaving the room. Glen looked at Binks who was on the floor dead and then the two guards on the floor.
"You just killed a former senator," Glen informed Styke.
"And why should I care?" Styke asked.
"We can't afford to monitor the oceans of Naboo," Glen reasoned.
"You know what we should do, we should find out if the Gungan council was involved in this," Styke thought up.
"Do it yourself," Glen said leaving him.
Padme tear stricken saw Anakin bleeding and slashed from the attackers. "Padme," he gasped.
"He's going to be all right," Flora reassured her.
"Why?" she asked.
"I don't know," he shook his head. As Flora healed him he fainted.
"Permission to take the fight to the Gungans," Styke requested from Captain Motti.
"Where is Lord Vader?" Motti asked.
"He is unable to respond, he's being treated at the hospital," Styke responded.
"Very well, take a team with you to investigate possible connections," Motti allowed.
Styke nodded and turned off the hologram. "Well commander, let's head down into the oceans," Styke said.
Padme was at Anakin's side as he was rushed to the hospital. "You can feel my pain, I'm so sorry," he muttered.
"Don't say a word," Padme said softly.
Styke took a Gungan submarine and packed it with storm troopers down to the Gungan city. Styke forced pushed the doors opened, storm troopers poured into the city. The Gungan civilians and guard turned to the intruders. Styke grinned menacingly his red light saber became activated.
Author's Note: I hoped you liked Binks' end, it's not explained in the Star Wars timeline. You can play this battle on Battle Front II, thanks for the reviews.