They were once again in Coruscant. They blended in naturally to the city planet's melting pot of beings. No one paid them any mind at all. They boarded a public transport that dropped them off not too far from the ruins of the Temple.
They both stood staring up at it in silence. The outside was blackened by the fires of that dreadful night. Pieces of the edifice had crumbled and lay strewn about the entrance. It was dark and devoid of life. Nothing of the surging beacon of the Force it had once been.
She had a strange sad sense of home despite never having stepped foot in the Temple. This had been where her brother had grown up and lived for most of his life. Obi-Wan stayed very quiet and she did not press him to speak.
Finally he turned to her and asked, "Ready?" She nodded solemnly and they proceeded in. It was night and with no natural lighting the Temple was very dark. Obi-Wan ignited his weapon to light the way. She followed suit.
She sensed a deep well of sadness coming from him. Every step must have brought painful memories spilling forth from that awful night. His eyes were haunted but he progressed inwards.
When he stopped it was not at the archive. He looked around at the dust-covered floor as if he could see something there. "This was where most of them died. Master Yoda and I came across the bodies of the younglings here", he said without emotion.
She swallowed hard, "I am so sorry Ben." He continued, "They trusted him, he was a hero to them. They would have walked right up to him and he just slaughtered them." She placed her hand on his shoulder, "Are you alright?" He nodded and they continued on to the Archive.
The archive room was in bad shape. He walked around surveying the damage, "This wasn't done by fire. Someone came in here and blasted away at it." She too could see the telltale signs of blaster fire and asked, "Why?"
He shuffled through the debris carefully almost reverently not wanting to disturb anything. He touched an outside wall; "I had locked it out when I left. My guess is perhaps Sidious wanted access to it and when he could not get it he tried to destroy it.
She stepped around the bust of a Jedi that lay on the ground, "Who was this?" He glanced at the fallen statue and frowned, "Dooku." She replied, "Oh." He finished his survey and said, "There is nothing left up here we need to go below." She nodded and followed him.
Again with their lightsabers to illuminate the way he removed a panel in the floor and they descended the steps to the vault. As he surveyed the entrance he said, "It has not been touched. We should be able to access the archive." She released the breath she had been holding and let it out slowly, "That's a relief."
He extinguished his lightsaber and reached into his pack for the portable power unit. Within a minute he had the power unit hooked up to the vault door. He input a code from memory and the vault swung open.
Just inside stood the main computer. He again used the power unit to bring the computer to life. She stood over him using her weapon to provide the light by which he worked. He entered a few commands on a terminal and the archive hummed to life.
She stood over him quietly. She watched as he scanned the information. He found what he was looking for, "Here it is." He pulled out a data chip from his pack and plugged it into the computer.
As the information downloaded onto the data chip she felt a strange sense of sorrow that so much knowledge, so much history was to remain imprisoned in the ruined Temple. She whispered, "It's a shame that we cannot take it all. Preserve it, keep it somewhere safe." He replied, "Perhaps someday, but right now we haven't the luxury of time."
He finished and disconnected the power unit, once again committing the archive to its prison. He stood up and shouldered the pack, "We need to go." She saw the urgency in his eyes at the same time that she felt the presence, "I feel it too."
They made their way through the Temple. It was slow going, as they did not use their lightsabers to light the way. He stopped short and she nearly plowed into the back of him. "What is it", she asked.
He took two steps forward and peered around a corner, "Two Clone troopers." Frowning, she said, "That makes no sense why would they be patrolling an abandoned building?" He replied, "They are looking for us."
She shook her head, "How would they know we are here?" Her eyes widened as she realized, "We must have tripped something; they had some kind of warning device planted in case any Jedi returned."
He nodded, "Yes, and it is only a matter of time before Anaki…Darth Vadar is made aware of our presence." She did not miss the fact that he struggled with calling Anakin Vadar. She touched his arm, "It's been five years and yet they still want to kill every last one of you." He turned and looked at her, "You are a Jedi now too."
She laughed, "Vadar doesn't know I am a Jedi he just wants me dead; probably not happy about my escape." He was serious, "How can you laugh?" She smiled, "I've had three years of therapy to be able to laugh about it."
He again turned to observe the Clone troopers, "We need to be on our way." She walked past him and peered around the corner, "I have an idea." The look he gave was skeptical, "And that is?" She smiled and said, "Kiss me."
He laughed despite the seriousness of the situation, "This isn't the time, but later perhaps if you are a good girl." She shook her head and said, "When they find us we should be two love struck idiots who get a thrill out of making out in the ruins of the Jedi Temple; shouldn't be too hard to pull off."
He considered her idea and said, "It might work, but they could still arrest us." She touched her lightsaber at her side and said, "If they want to arrest us then we go Jedi on them."
He laughed again, "There's a phrase I don't believe I've heard before. Not something you picked up from Master Yoda I hope. I'd have to worry about his sanity." She stated simply, "Trust me this will work."
When the troopers found them they were engaged in a passionate embrace. The first trooper leveled his blaster at them and ordered, "Turn around slowly." They parted, somewhat reluctantly, and did as ordered. He continued, "What are you doing here. Trespassing is forbidden."
She smiled sweetly, "Exactly, it's one thing to get kissed on any street corner in Coruscant. It is quite another to make out in the ruins of the Jedi Temple...If you know what I mean."
The guard looked from Amira to Obi-Wan as if looking for confirmation. Obi-Wan shrugged, "She is insatiable. She always wants it a little more exciting. I can't keep up with her appetites."
The trooper replied, "I could place you under arrest just for coming in here." She stepped away from Obi-Wan and approached the trooper. He pointed his blaster at her. She raised her arms in the air and smiled again, "Look this is my fault. I made him take me here so I could get a thrill. No harm was done."
The trooper seemed to consider her plea and then told Obi-Wan, "Open your pack." She waved her hand briefly across his field of vision, "You don't need to see his pack." The trooper replied, "I don't need to see his pack." She continued, "We are free to leave." He echoed, "You are free to leave."
She grabbed Obi-Wan's hand and as they walked right past the troopers as she added in her most apologetic tone, "It won't ever happen again." Once outside they hailed transport and spend off towards Coruscant'smain terminal.
On board the transport Obi-Wan looked at her, "That was impressive." She smiled, "Thank you. One of Yoda's lessons has paid off. I could get used to this Force suggestion thing." He laughed, "You certainly know enough to be dangerous."
She slipped her arm through his, "And my idea. I bet you never did that before in the Temple." He nodded, "You were right it worked, but I have done 'that' before." Her mouth gaped open in shock, "In the Temple!" He smiled in rememberance, "Back on Tatooine when you first came to see me, you asked if I had ever been in love?"
She shook her head in disbelief, "Incredible. I never imagined. The girl you loved, the other Jedi?" He replied, "Yes, Siri. It hapened only once. We both knew we were treading on dangerous ground." She added, "Well now you've done it twice. Such a rebel."
They arrived at the terminal and booked the next flight to Alderaan. After they were on board they began to study the data. He suggested, "We will help Leia first then Luke." She replied softly, "I just hope we are in time."
He scanned the information then looked at her, "It says that this affliction occurs primarily in twins." She responded, "According to Bail, I had it as a child but I don't know about Jade." He continued, "It has to do with the deterioration of the link between twins after they are separated."
Reading over his shoulder, "The children with underdeveloped Force skills have no ability to cope. Their minds are overwhelmed." He added, "They grieve for the loss of the close bond they had with their sibling."
She sat back and shook her head, "How sad. So what do we do?" He read on, "It says that a healer will touch the mind of the child and show them how to cope." Her brow furrowed, "Do you know how to do that?"
He shook his head, "No, a little perhaps. We are taught basic healing principles…hold on, it might say here." He scanned the data further, "It just says that the healer touches the mind of the child and shows the child how to calm it's mind."
She nodded, "Ok, you and I both know how to calm our own minds. We just have to find away to show the twins how to do it." He looked back at her over his shoulder, "You make it sound so simple."
She walked around to sit next to him worry tinged her voice, "It has to be that simple. We have to be able to help them. We are their only hope." He turned off the hand held and touched her face, "Do not worry. We'll find a way."
She leaned into his hand and closed her eyes, "I know." He gathered her into his arms and hugged her, "What are we going to do about us?" She rested her head on his shoulder, "I don't want to think about it. Just hold me."