Horsiegurl - Thank you. I tried to put in the URL to my LJ and it hyperlinked the whole thing. This should clear it up.
Alley-Parker - Thanks, dear. Read it again, though. LOL. I wanted to sneak up on you guys with my twist. I guess I snuck too well. Read it again and notice the lack of pronoun use at the beginning and the name and pronoun used for Ana "kira." ;?D
TheAmazingTecnocolorRingWraith – Thank you as well! Two readings, LOL. Well, I wanted it to be kind of a surprise. I guess I should have made it more obvious from the beginning. Well, I have added some author's notes here to help make things clear.
Author's Notes (Please Read)
1. In case anyone else missed it, this came about from a musing of mine about why the "Chosen One" in myth and legend is almost always male. The led to me thinking that Anakin and Luke fit the prototype of the "Found/returned Prince/King" so, what if they had been female? Therefore, this tale, such as it is. You can see those musings and more at my LJ. My user name is maidoforange. I tried putting the url here but it messes up the rest of the story and doesn't show the url anyway. And, oh, she is Anakira rather than Anakina because I thought Anakira sounded better.
2. I do like Obidala and this gives me a good excuse to add that (extra and smaller) twist because with Anakin being Anakira, that leaves the field free for Obi and, as someone who helped rescue Padme, they would be inclined to get together. Also, since Obi was burdened with not only the Chosen One but a girl, Padme would have helped him with the raising of Anakira. They had that to bring them together as well.
3. I hated to add the extra twist of the pregnancy but I didn't want to delete the Chosen One's children from the scene. Since the Chosen One is a girl, that means she would have to be the one to bear them. Also, I think this makes Anakira's move to the dark side more believable than Anakin's. You might kill for romantic love but you wouldn't kill children who call you "Master Skywalker" and seek your aid for romantic love. To preserve her children, I think a mother like Anakira would kill children not her own.
4. I feel I should warn anyone who thinks that, because our anti-hero is a heroine, thinks will be less dark. Remember, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," or, for that matter, a mother fighting for her children.
A Twist of
Fate 2: The Deadliest of All
Same time frame as Ep. III
Anakira entered the room of Bail Organa. Although the Senator was much older than she was, the young Jedi had always been grateful for his calm presence. This gratitude and a desire for comfort had led to a great lapse in judgment on both their parts after Anakira returned from a particularly brutal Clone War battle several months earlier, the last time she had been Crouscant until now. She was now sure of what she had almost immediately suspected. There were two minds, two hearts growing within her and they were strong in the force. "Of course," she thought, "they would be, with me as the mother."
Bail was a king, gentle man with great intelligence and unlike Obi-Wan, he was taller than her. Still, she knew two things: he was not the one she really wanted, just a suitable but temporary replacement, and he would never leave his wife for her. She did not expect him to. It was her mistake as much as his and she was as guilty of oath-breaking as he was.
"Bail," she said, "I know it is late but we need to talk."
He looked down at her with guilt in his eyes, "I would always make time for you, Ani. I hope you understand, though…"
She stood very tall and straight and said, "Of course I do but there is something you should know. I am pregnant." A moment passed and then she was compelled to say, "Bail, stop staring at me like force-compelled Gungan."
Senator Organa found his tongue again and said, "I'm so sorry, Ani. I take full responsibility. My wife and I have not had children. We could take the child. Maybe I could go to some other planet and the Jedi Council would let you go as my bodyguard. We could stay there until you had the child. No one need know.
He could not have said anything more calculated to inspire the anger of the proud Chosen One. Just for that, she would not tell him there were two babies. She hissed, "You take full responsibility, do you? What am I, a child? The last time we met, you did not treat me as a child. If, Senator, you dare try to take my baby away from me…"
The only other time Anakira had felt this powerful, this angry was when she had slain the Sand People who tortured her mother to death. It felt good. Very good. She thought of Bail taking the babies away and of Obi-Wan lying blissfully in Padme's arms and her anger grew. Bail's hands clutched at his throat, his eyes bulged and his tongue protruded. When he collapsed onto the floor, the fog of anger abruptly faded from Anakira's mind and she was horrified at what she had done. She ran to the inert form of her former lover and felt for a pulse. It was there but it was weak. She managed to get him to the bed.
He would survive but would she if Mace Windu found out what she had done. Even Obi-Wan might not forgive her. Well, she thought with calculation, he wouldn't dare tell what happened here because of the scandal. Then the guilt came surging back and she ran to find someone discreet to tend to Bail.
Later, when she was back in her rooms with three hearts hammering in her body, she thought that she would have to do something soon. She wanted to be a Jedi but she wanted her babies. She could not think of a way to resolve these two desires and fell into a fitful sleep.
Her dreams proved worse than the reality. She dreamed of screaming babies being ripped from her body and taken away, to where she would never see them again. She had been tormented by this dream every night since she knew she was pregnant. She was crying when she woke and the first light of day was coming through her windows. Electronic tones announced that there was someone at her door. She wrapped a robe around herself and went to see who it was.
"Mistress Jedi," said the functionary who greeted her, "The Chancellor wishes to speak with you. In an hour, if that would be convenient for you."