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Thanks to TennisWriter456 my beta.
Also, WrittinInStone for rewording help of Sidious' character and being my second beta, I love you!
The song used here is called Love by the late great John Lennon.
Sidious snarled in a boiling, blood red rage. How could I have failed? I had once used Anakin's weakness against him with resounding success; through my power I had manipulated Anakin into destroying the very entity that created him. But now, things were falling apart.
The ultimate weapon could have been mine! Sidious began to mull every work and every action that he had directed toward Anakin from the time he was a boy. He could see nothing that he had done to warrant betrayal. He had shown kindness, compassion and support. He had been the perfect parental figure in Anakin's eyes. Anakin had always taken Palpatine's advice and commands like an obedient child… like a slave.
"Lord Sidious, the surgery was a success," a droid mechanically stated.
"Surgery? What surgery?" he said icily. Thinking all this was some sort of horrible nightmare. All of a sudden, he felt a blinding electric pain sear through his veins when he tried to move; he had to bite back a hiss at the pain, having a very low tolerance for anything physically unpleasant. The pain reminded him this was not a dream but the horrible truth.
"The one to save your life …" the droid stuttered. "You must stay calm or the equipment might fail. The surgery was very delicate and invasive, you have to be careful."
"May I see the results?" he asked, hearing the strange mechanical breathing of the iron lung. I know the sound is coming from me but where is the bulky machine?
Being slowly lifted to a standing position he saw a menacing black suit with a helmet stylized like the ancient samurai from a planet far away. This suit would instill more fear than anyone else ever could. He liked it a lot. But, he still preferred his flesh body. "How long must I stay in this suit?"
"The rest of your life, your body could not handle being out of it."
Palpatine sighed in exasperation; he would have to deal with this inconvenience later, he had bigger fish to fry.
He knew how he got in the suit Kenobi shoved him from the bridge to the lava river below. And he would pay!
Palpatine parried and defended, stabbed and jabbed. Kenobi's attack pressed forward giving him no room for opportunity.
Fury raged with in Kenobi he almost lost for all intensive purposes his son, he never told Anakin how much he really grew to care for him. He will acknowledge the fact he was more than apprehensive about taken a young boy such as him as an apprentice, in fact he was out-and-out disgusted with having to train him. But as time went on Anakin grew on him, he grew to love the boy, and that petrified him so to compensate him admittedly acted harsher than he should have. But, looking at the man who used Anakin's overprotective nature against him he felt a rage he never felt before; he wanted to rip out Palpatine's insides out through his bellybutton. He was taken aback by this feeling but ignored it as he heard his old padawan calling.
Obi-Wan, we need to get to a medical facility... now. She may be going in to premature labor. She's says they are Braxton Hick's contractions but I don't know. Please I need to stay with her while someone flies the ship. The fear permeated his thoughts, as he tried not to panic.
Okay, hold on young one.
In a quick move to get out of this horrid planet, he attempted to shove the Sith Lord over the railing and in to the lava below. But it did not work. He tried to focus on the light side of the Force, but it was weak there. The plant reeked of evil.
Now settling into hyperspace, Obi-Wan heard the most beautiful song, being sung by Anakin, of all people. He was shocked and amazed, for he did not know Anakin could sing so well.
Love is real, real is love
Love is feeling, feeling love
Love is wanting to be loved.
Love is touch, touch is love
Love is reaching, reaching love
Love is asking to be loved
Love is you
You and me
Love is knowing
You can be
Love is free, free is love
Love is living, living, living love
Love is needing to be loved.
Love is you
You and me
Love is wanting
To be free
Love is knowing
You will be.
Rising, he came in asking, after missing a deeply intimate conversation, "Have you thought of any names?"
"Yes," Padmé replied without hesitation.
"I feel Padmé should be allowed to name our son and I our daughter," Anakin looked at his wife for approval, completely forgetting he had not told her the new yet.
"I am having what?" she asked in a tone that made Obi-Wan want to head for the hills. He was curious as to why Anakin wasn't scared he figured it was used to an angry wife. On the other had he had to see how Anakin would talk his way out of this one?
"You're having fraternal twins, Angel," he went in for a kiss only to be stopped by a palm.
"How long have you known?"
"I just found out before that battle, and Obi-Wan knew before that and decided then would be a good time to tell me, and I forgot that you didn't know I am sorry, you can ask him why he didn't tell us together if you want."
"Good point Obi-Wan why didn't you think you should tell us together? And don't give me I thought I would help keep Ani alive bull you and I both know that he had stayed alive for me alone all these years. So give me a give me a reason."
"I honestly do not have a good reason, milady, I knew he would be fine I guess I still feel like I could tell him what to do, old habits die hard or so they say, and I wanted to be in command again. I know these are not valid reasons but they are mine."
"No they aren't good reasons but you were honest and that is appreciated. Ani you are forgiven you too Ben, you know he tells me everything even you ridiculous undercover name. I am sorry but that is seriously the most uncreative one I have heard."
After a soft laugh they went back to names. Padmé was happy to be heading to Polis Messa because of their great medical facilities but even more ecstatic to be having twins, once upon a time she felt there was no one out there for her that all changed the moment Anakin walked in to her apartment. But, it was not until he was hers did she admit that she had the family she always wanted. Even though it was complex she never would have changed the way their marriage was for anything she was passionately in love with him and unashamed even though he thought that sometimes, a fact which hurt her. Speaking up she stated, "I want the name Luke."
"I want the name Leia." Padmé smiled lovingly, in understanding.
"That is the name I was going to use," Anakin smiled broadly at that revelation, "I remember you telling me she was you was your best friend before you witnessed her master beat her to death when you were 8, I wanted to honor her for you."
Obi-Wan never heard this story; he was saddened and shocked by this. He felt betrayed.
Sensing this Anakin turned to him and said, "I didn't think you cared Master, I did try to tell you but you told me just get over it."
"You're right," remembering that evening well, he felt like a jerk, "I am sorry Anakin, what you witnessed is tragic, and I should have listened even though you were being trained as a Jedi there were emotional scars left on you that no one, other than Padmé, acknowledged, we were woefully unprepared for the issues you brought back with you."
"Thank you Master, I told Padmé when I was 9 I had a nightmare about it while sleeping on the flight to Naboo, she came over and asked me what was wrong and I told her everything, she wrapped me up in a hug and told me a legend of a goddess on Naboo that protects children like Leia and I."
Hearing this Obi-Wan felt better, but the guilt was still tearing him apart. Why didn't he listen to Anakin's pain, he could see the pain in his eyes even though he smiled, Obi-Wan knew there was a broken spirit behind those eyes. As the tears started to trickle Yoda came in after his long meditation watching everything saying, "Meditation you need Master Obi-Wan, stay with the young family I will."
"Hello Master Yoda," Padmé and Anakin called in unison.
"Hello young ones," the Grand Master chuckled nodding his head. He noted how connected and intertwined their destinies were, their spirits are one.
After he got comfortable they discussed Anakin's childhood, how he came to be a great Jedi and they fell in love.
"You know Master I was in love with her the moment I met her. It was more than just a crush even at that tender age I knew it. Although, she viewed it as just a crush she still cared deeply for me, and was furious with Qui-Gon letting me race but I knew I had to help them even if she was not the most beautiful creature in the entire universe I had to help them," Anakin laughed at a memory, "You should have heard the tongue lashing she gave me and the captain for flying that starfighter I have never seen a grown man so scared of a young girl in my entire life. If she hadn't been yelling at me too I think I would have laughed.
"She kissed me too you know on the cheek mind you but I was flying so high I could touch the moons."
Padmé's cheeks flushed pink, "Ani…" His light chuckle made her even more uncomfortable, "I did not think you'd remember, although, your awestruck expression did have me smiling too."
