"Padme! Padme!" Anakin yelled running up the veranda.
"Ani what is it?" Padme asked laughing as her husband almost tripped up the steps.
"I told Obi-Wan!" Anakin said and Padme was shocked, this was not the way she'd picture Anakin after he told Obi-Wan.
"What did he say?"
"He said…" Anakin said and burst out laughing, "he said he wanted to be called Uncle Obi!"
"That's wonderful!" Padme said and the two kissed passionately. "Of course he will be there uncle!" Padme said after they broke their kiss. They thought nothing could spoil there moment. "Come, me and Threepio will fix a great dinner for us!" Padme was so giddy and Anakin loved to see her that way. Anakin watched her and Threepio cooking and smiled. We will be a family Padme, our daughter/son, threepio, and of course Uncle Obi. Anakin chuckled at Uncle Obi.
"And of course I will get to be the godfather, right Anakin?" A voice said and Padme gasped. Anakin turned around and saw Sidious standing on the veranda. He automatically rushed over to Padme and stood protectively in front of her.
"What do you want Sidious?" Anakin asked fearing for his wife's safety.
"I want nothing my boy. Its what you want," Palpatine said slowly advancing on the couple.
"What do you mean, I don't want anything! I have everything I could ever want!" Anakin replied.
"Yes but I can make sure everything stays that way. I know all about your visions Anakin. I can help you achieve the power to save Padme."
"You're lying!" Anakin yelled. "Padme when I say so go upstairs," he whispered, "lock the door and in my bedside table is my two way back up comlink to Obi-Wan." Padme nodded slightly.
"Anakin if we work together we can save Padme's life!"
"Never!" Anakin yelled and Force pushed Palpatine into one of the columns of their apartment. "Now Padme go!" Padme rushed upstairs as fast as a pregnant woman could and locked the door. She rushed over to table and found the comlink. Right as she picked it up it went off.
"Anakin!" The holographic form of Obi-Wan appeared. "Sidious is on Coruscant…oh hello Padme," He said as he saw Padme instead of Anakin.
"Obi-Wan Sidious is here! Anakin is downstairs fighting him!" Padme said and she started crying hysterically.
"I'll be right over, lock the door and stay hidden!" Obi-Wan ordered and his image winked out.
Anakin activate his lightsaber as Palpatine stood up. "Very good my boy! Your powers are increasing, but you are only being held back by the pathetic Jedi!"
"I will not join you!" Anakin said once again and Palpatine chuckled.
"Anakin, Anakin, that is your destiny! You must face it, there is no other way."
"My destiny is with my wonderful family!" Anakin countered.
"But if Padme dies will your family be so wonderful?" Palpatine asked.
"Yes it will!" Anakin rushed forward at Palpatine. Palpatine fired Force lightning at him and Anakin blocked it with his lightsaber. Palpatine increased the velocity and Anakin felt himself being pushed back. Anakin then flipped over Palpatine and stray Force lightning struck the wall. "Hey!" Anakin yelled. "We paid a fortune for this place!" Palpatine ignored him and used the Force to lift up their couch and hurled it Anakin. Anakin caught the couch and lightly settled it down. Palpatine then started to laugh.
"Hello again Master Kenobi!" Palpatine said and Obi-Wan ignited his lightsaber. Obi-Wan rubbed his nose twice and Anakin nodded. They both Force jumped over Palpatine and landed in the others spots. Palpatine ignited his lightsaber and the duel commenced. Anakin and Obi-Wan did everything they could to keep Palpatine on the defense, but no matter how hard they attacked Palpatine ended up countering their every move.
Any ideas? Obi-Wan asked Anakin through their bond.
Uh…don't get killed? Anakin replied knowing that was not the answer he was looking for.
I could have told you…duck! Obi-Wan warned Anakin just in time. Palpatine swung his lightsaber directly at Anakin's neck. Anakin ducked and Palpatine ended up severing the ends of Anakin's hair.
"That is no not cool! I spent weeks growing that!" Anakin attacked Palpatine with double the velocity.
"The Dark Side can help hair growth," Palpatine gave another shot at drawing Anakin to the dark side.
"Still my answer is no, but maybe if you tried that on Windu he might actually buy it," Anakin said sarcastically.
"Your arrogance blinds you!" Palpatine said and using the Force he picked up Anakin by the throat. Obi-Wan attacked trying to free his friend but Palpatine blocked his attack with one hand and kicked Obi-Wan. Then he threw Anakin into the couch, sending Anakin and the couch flying. Palpatine then sent a barrage of Force lightning at Anakin who had no way of deflecting it because his lightsaber got away from him. Anakin screamed in pain as the Force lightning engulfed his body.
"Anakin!" Obi-Wan yelled and charged at Sidious who then switched his attack over to Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan was not prepared and in mid-jump was hit by Force lightning, causing him to go flying. Obi-Wan tried to absorb the attack but he couldn't.
"Anakin, I have the power to save the ones you love!" Sidious yelled as he attacked Obi-Wan.
"Don't listen to him Anakin!" Obi-Wan yelled. "He is a Sith!" Obi-Wan yelled in pain. Palpatine stopped his attack and advanced on the lightsaberless Anakin.
"Padme will die! You must learn the Dark Side of the Force, it is the only way to save your unborn child's life!" Anakin didn't know what to do. The dreams were so clear, he couldn't…he had to safe Padme's life, but at what cost. He looked around for his lightsaber but couldn't find it.
"You liar!" Anakin yelled and tried Force pushing Palpatine but he deflected it.
"You are not as strong as you could be! Think of all that you can do!" Palpatine yelled.
"I WILL NOT JOIN YOU!" Anakin yelled in rage and charged at Palpatine. Palpatine used the Force and started choking Anakin. Anakin tried to stop him but he couldn't.
"Anakin…no!" Obi-Wan yelled weakly as he saw his friend struggling for breath. Anakin couldn't take it anymore, he released all his anger at Palpatine, all his hatred, and used it by Force pushing Palpatine hard into one of the columns that held up their apartment. Anakin fell to his knees and gasped for breath.
"This is not over Skywalker!" Palpatine yelled and walked out. Anakin got up and rushed over to Obi-Wan.
"Obi-Wan!" Anakin called. "Master, are you alright?"
"Yes, I'll be fine," Obi-Wan said struggling to get up. "I'm really starting to think that guy doesn't like me." Anakin chuckled and helped Obi-Wan into a chair. "Go check on Padme, she is probably worried…" Obi-wan started to laugh. In the doorway was Padme holding a pretty powerful blaster. When she saw the two she dropped the blaster and rushed over to Anakin.
"Are you to alright? I heard all these noises…I was so…" She broke down crying and Anakin hugged her.
"Its alright we're fine," Anakin said running his hand through her hair. Soon Padme settled down.
"Oh Mistress Padme!" C-3PO called as he came out of the closet he was hiding in. Obi-Wan roared with laughter and Padme giggled at the sight of him. On C-3P0's head was Anakin's tightey whiteys! Anakin flushed with embarrassment and stomped over to C-3P0 and pulled the undergarment off his head and threw it back into the closet.
"If that ended up on his head I don't want to know what's on the inside of that closet," Obi-Wan muttered to Padme and Padme giggled again. "Now you two," he said looking at the couple, "you have a lot of explaining to do." So the explanation began, how they started falling in love on Naboo but they did not want to live a lie. Then they told how they got married after the Battle of Geonosis and how they kept their marriage a secret. After they were done Obi-Wan sighed and shook his head.
"Somewhere in the netherworld Qui-Gon is laughing," Obi-Wan joked and Anakin and Padme laughed.
"You're probably right," Anakin said. "But what are we going to tell the Council 'Hey Yoda what's up? Oh by the way Sidious showed up at me and Padme's place and used the visions of my wife dying in childbirth to try and lure me to the Dark Side'! Yea I don't think that will go over pretty well Master." They all laughed. "I think Master Yoda would have a heart attack!"
"That's what we tell them," Obi-Wan said and Padme and Anakin were shocked.
"WHAT?" They both yelled and Obi-Wan shook his head.
"No, no, you tell Padme request your presence to discuss something was Sidious showed up," Obi-Wan said. "Hopefully they will be to preoccupied with Sidious's whereabouts they won't look into it to much."
"Hopefully," Anakin agreed.
"Now I will let you two get back to your evening," Obi-Wan said and went to leave when Padme grabbed his arm.
"I don't think so Master Kenobi," Padme said, "you are going to stay with us for dinner." Obi-Wan looked past Anakin who was mouthing 'Run for your life!' while pointing to the kitchen and then pretending to choke. Obi-Wan laughed and Padme turned around to see her husband making fun of her cooking. "Anakin Skywalker!" She yelled then smacked her husband hard on the arm.
"Hey that really hurt!" Anakin said.
"Good," Padme and Obi-Wan said. "So will you join us?" Padme asked.
"I would be delighted," Obi-Wan said.
That night was one of the most relaxing nights Anakin, Obi-Wan, or Padme had in quite some time. Anakin and Obi-Wan shared embarrassing stories about the other and Padme would fill them in with everything that was happening in the Senate. While C-3P0 kept bringing out more and more food. Soon the dinner was done and they were to full to move.
"Well this explains why you have increased two pant sizes Anakin," Obi-Wan joked and they all laughed. "Well I really must get going, Anakin the Council will want to see you first thing tomorrow morning." Anakin nodded and he left.
"Bye Uncle Obi!" Anakin yelled at his retreating back.
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As Obi-Wan headed back to the Jedi Temple he kept thinking about all the anger he felt from Anakin. He tapped into his anger so quickly and he was so powerful when he did. Obi-Wan sighed. If Palpatine continued to lure Anakin by using Padme, Anakin might turn to the Dark Side. He would be unstoppable. No! Obi-Wan thought. He would never turn to the Dark Side! Never…would he? Obi-Wan tried to brush the thought off but it lingered. He would meditate on this later, and if needed he would consult Master Yoda. As soon as Obi-Wan arrived in his room he collapsed on the bed, instantly falling asleep.
"Liar!" Anakin yelled at Padme. "You're with him! You brought him here to kill me!" Ignoring Padme he started Force chocking her..
"Let her go Anakin! Let her go!" Obi-Wan commanded. Anakin finally let Padme go and she collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
"You've turned her against me!" Anakin yelled.
"You have done that yourself!" Obi-Wan replied.
The scene changed again and Anakin was standing on a floating droid above lava and Obi-Wan was standing on actual ground in front of him. "Its over Anakin, I have the high ground! Obi-Wan raised his arms, trying to add emphasis onto the hopeless situation.
"You underestimate my power!" Anakin yelled, furious that Obi-Wan acted like he was a mere youngling.
"Don't try it!" Obi-Wan warned. Anakin ignored him and flipped off the droid and sailed over Obi-Wan's head. Obi-Wan arched his lightsaber over his head, cutting off Anakin's legs. Anakin landed onto the ground and rolled a few feet closer to the lava. Anakin moaned in pain. "You were the Chosen One!" Obi-Wan cried, tears falling down his face. "It was said that you would destroy the Sith not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!
"I hate you!" Anakin yelled.
"You were my brother Anakin! I loved you!" Anakin's robes started to catch fire and he screamed in pain. Obi-Wan turned away and headed towards Padme's ship.
Obi-Wan woke up and was shocked. Was this the future? He thought. Is this going to happen, or is this what might happen if Anakin turned to the Dark Side? Obi-Wan's head was spinning like crazy. Obi-Wan didn't know what to do.
"I need a vacation," Obi-Wan said and fell back asleep. He was having nice dreams of a vacation far, far, far, far, far, away from Anakin! It wasn't that he wanted to get away from Anakin, it's that he wanted to get away from Anakin's crazyness! But suddenly his dream changed.
Obi-Wan was in an all white room and he was wearing white. 'Oh no!' He thought. 'Has Anakin finally driven me to insanity and now I'm in an asylum?' Suddenly darkness crept up on Obi-Wan.
"Hello Master Kenobi," a voice said and Obi-Wan turned around.
"Oh it's only you…hey you ruined my nice vacation dream!" Obi-Wan said finally realizing this was a dream. "What do you want?"
"Remember that dream you just had?" Sidious asked and Obi-Wan knew he wasn't referring to the nice vacation one. Obi-Wan nodded. "Well that was a vision of what is to come. Anakin WILL turn to the Dark Side, he WILL be the reason Padme dies in childbirth, he WILL lead an attack on the Jedi Temple, and he WILL slaughter the younglings on Dantooine!" Obi-Wan gasped. "Oh yes I know all about the Jedi on Dantooine. I'm sending an army of troops to kill every last one of them!"
"They are young children!" Obi-Wan cried.
"They are Jedi!" Sidious countered.
"They are still defenseless children!"
"But they will grow up to be powerful Jedi, but there is a way you can save them."
"I will not join you! If I join you then I will be the one killing the younglings instead of your troops!" Sidious laughed.
"Very good Kenobi, I'm impressed. You saw right through me!" Sidious praised. "But I will have an apprentice Kenobi! You and Anakin have a choice, join me or die." Obi-Wan yawned.
"Can I go back to my vacation now?" He asked and Sidious glared menacingly.
"I'd watch my back if I was you Kenobi and that of the Skywalker family," Sidious smiled.
"What did he mean by that?" Obi-Wan asked aloud as he woke up. Obi-Wan's comlink suddenly went off.
"Obi-Wan!" Anakin yelled clearly distraught. "Padme's gone!"
Oh, that's what he meant.