Plot

For years, Aniya Skywalker, the twin sister of Anakin, has lived as a slave, but her life changes dramatically the moment Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn shows up. Determined to help their new friends, Anakin and Aniya embark on a mission to help them procure the money they need to purchase a new hyperdrive. They never expected their freedom to be bargained for, but even if they can leave Tatooine, will they ever be allowed to become Jedi?

DISCLAIMER: We do not own Star Wars or any of the characters in it, though we wish we did. We only own Aniya Skywalker. =)

Authors' Notes: This is the beginning of a longish journey, in a universe where Anakin has a twin sister. We've seen a number of stories where he does, and we've never really like any of them, so here's our take on it. It won't be like the others you may or may not have seen. :P

~ Amina Gila

I can't believe it! :D This is the first fanfic I ever started, and now, a little over a year later, we're finally ready to start releasing it! I got the idea from another story where Anakin had a sister, but there was a lot of stuff about it I didn't like, so I just decided to do my own version… And I'm honestly very proud of how it's turning out. ^-^

~ Rivana Rita

Prologue

Aniya Skywalker

Millions of stars twinkle brightly, casting their shining glow over us as we stare up into the sky. So many stars with so many planets. So much more to this galaxy we have yet to see.

"Someday we'll be out there," my nine-year-old twin brother, Anakin, finally speaks up.

"I know," I reply dreamily, unable to tear my eyes off the sky. Someday we aren't going to be slaves anymore. Someday we will get off this planet and be able to move freely. Someday. "It will be soon." I don't know why I just said that, but I feel a certainty as I speak the words.

"You feel it too?" he asks me, a cautious hope in his voice, finally turning his gaze away from the sky.

I nod, meeting his gaze. For a while, I've felt there will be a change in the future. A huge change. With every moment that passes, the feeling only seems to grow. I look back up at the sky, considering. I think something is approaching. I have no idea what the 'something' is, but I do know that whenever I get this feeling – though those times are far and few between – something major changes in our lives.

"Sooner than we expect," he murmurs. I nod again. On that, I agree. While I don't know what could change in the near future, I know something will.

As silence settles again, we settle back on the ground, looking up at the sky and the vast array of stars, exquisitely positioned in the black fabric of the universe. It's one of the most spectacular sights in the galaxy. As I watch the stars twinkle merrily, my mind wanders. When will we be able to fly away from this Force-forsaken planet? Will we be able to make our life-long dream of becoming Jedi transpire? And what's it like to be a Jedi?

A sudden, strong breeze disturbs the silence of the night, arousing the sand and sending it swirling around us. It jolts me back to reality, out of my dreamland of being far away in the stars. We're on Tatooine, and slaves with a lot of work to do tomorrow.

"Ani, we should go inside," I remind, a sigh escaping as I remember how late it is already.

"Yeah," he agrees rising to his feet. We silently slip back inside our hut and make our way back to the small bedroom we share, careful not to wake up Mom. We should have been sleeping, but after several fruitless hours, we silently decided to go outside for a short time to look at the stars.

As I lay in bed, waiting once more for sleep to come, my mind wanders back to our midnight excursion. There are few things I like more than staring up at the stars and dreaming of a better future. It's the only hope I can find in our life here. When I watch the stars, I can feel a blossoming hope that we won't be trapped here forever. Sighing, I roll over. Even though I'm back in my room, I can't shake the feeling that something is about to change.

And as I found out later, light years away, far across the galaxy, a starship leaves Coruscant, the Republic's capital, heading for a planet near Tatooine. And that fateful trip, changed the galaxy forever.