POV: Anakin Skywalker

I woke up to this annoying beeping. I sat up and rubbed my eyes, yawning at the same time. I reached over the side of the bed and grabbed my comlink off of the floor. There was an incoming holomessage. "Skywalker here," I yawned.

"Master! It's Jaele! Where have you been?"

"Uh... away."

"You've been gone for a month. The Council is very, very upset. Is Master Kenobi with you also?"

I got off of the bed and walked out of the room, making my way to Obi-Wan and Satine's room. I knocked lightly on the door. After a few moments, I heard shuffling and then Obi-Wan appeared at the door. "What is it?" he whispered.

"Jaele."

"Let me speak with him," he commanded, taking my comlink. "Jaele, hello," he greeted.

"Master Kenobi! I'm glad you and my master are all right. Where have you two been? The Council is disturbed by your actions."

"We had some business to attend to. Nothing that you need to worry about, Jaele. Tell the Council we'll be back soon."

He handed the com back to me. "Did you find her?"

"What?" I asked, shocked.

"Did you find your girlfriend? Your baby's mother?"

I looked at Obi-Wan, curiously. How did Jaele know where we were going? I hadn't told him. "Jaele, how do you –"

"He's a Sith! Satine, get Airi out of here! Anakin, get Ahsoka and Kaimi! Get off the com!"

I shut it off and immediately ran back to the room Ahsoka and I shared. "Snips!" I yelled, bursting through the door.

She lurched into a sitting position on the bed, looking worried. "What's wrong?"

"We need to leave now," I said quickly, carefully grabbing Kaimi and cradling her in my arms. I watched Ahsoka quickly dress herself in a nightgown.

We ran out of the room and met Obi-Wan and Satine in the living room area. "What in the Force is going on, you two?"

"Satine," I began. "My Padawan is a Sith. All of us need to leave immediately."

Ahsoka looked at me with such horror on her face. "How... how is he a Sith? Wouldn't someone have sensed it?"

"Even the wisest can be deceived," Obi-Wan said, sounding rather upset.

He wrapped his arm around Satine and led them out of the building. Ahsoka grabbed my arm since I was holding Kaimi and I led her out, following behind Obi-Wan. We silently ran to a ship that was hidden in the gardens. We all made it in and I handed Kaimi off to Ahsoka.

Obi-Wan joined me in the cockpit and we began prepping the ship for take-off. "I guess we're going back to Coruscant sooner than we'd planned."

Ahsoka was in the back, watching the navigation system. "Uh, Anakin, there's several ships closing in on our position."

"Force! I can't get this – Got it!" I slammed the flight wheel and we began to fly up. "Both of you, strap yourselves in. We're going to jump into hyperspace as soon as I get out of the atmosphere. Obi-Wan, contact the Council. Tell them to surround Jaele with caution." I focused on the steering while Obi-Wan made the message. I turned around quickly to look at the two women and children in the back. They were strapped in safely. "Launching," I announced. Obi-Wan pulled his straps across his chest in preparation, as did I, and I launched the ship.

I relaxed as I saw the swirls of hyperspace surrounding the ship. I closed my eyes, feeling Obi-Wan's hand rest on my shoulder moments after. "It'll all be okay now, Anakin. Satine, Ahsoka, and the children are safe with us."

I sighed. "How are you going to explain Airi and Satine?"

"Well, they'll be... upset at first, but I'm going to tell them the truth. I'm going to resign."

"Huh," I laughed. "I never thought I'd live to see the day when General Kenobi resigned from his Jedi duties on account of having a wife and daughter."

He smirked and lightly punched my shoulder. "Trust me, I never thought I would see the day when General Skywalker would fall in love with his apprentice and have a child with her."

"Ah, we're even."

"If you'd both mind, the babies are sleeping," Satine growled.

Obi-Wan and I both chuckled and focused on the controls. "How are they still asleep?" I whispered, laughing. We had practically yelled the entire time we were evacuating the area.

"No idea," he sighed. "Perhaps Kaimi was comfortable in your arms and Airi was comfortable in Satine's."

I rolled my eyes. "I hardly believe that I had anything to do with keeping Kaimi asleep. Although she does seem pretty quiet when I hold her..."

"Satine, are you all right?" Obi-Wan asked, turning around.

"Yes, my love. I'm fine as is Airi."

"I'm fine, too," Ahsoka muttered.

I put the controls on autopilot and went into the back. I took Kaimi from Ahsoka and planted a loving kiss on Ahsoka's lips. "I know you're fine, Snips," I laughed.

"You haven't called me Snips in a while, Skyguy."

"Eh," I shrugged. "Let's get back to normal, shall we?"

"Normal with a child."

"You... know what I mean," I laughed. She stood and walked up to me, kissing me. I leaned into her and began to deepen the kiss.

I heard Satine chuckle behind Ahsoka and Obi-Wan sigh in the cockpit. "Oh, come on, you two."

Ahsoka and I pulled apart and laughed. We smiled at each other and shared one last kiss before I sat beside her, holding our daughter. Kaimi fit perfectly in my arms, causing me to smile.

Several hours passed and everyone, with the exception of Obi-Wan and me, were sleeping. He and I had to pilot the ship while the ladies held the children. Satine had placed Airi and Kaimi on a bed down the hallway. The two of them were resting in the back.

"Coming out of hyperspace now," I whispered to Obi-Wan.

He nodded and we pulled out of hyperspace. "Incoming transmission."

I hit the button to open up the transmission. It looked recorded. "This message is for all remaining Jedi. Leave Coruscant, do not come to the Jedi temple."

Obi-Wan and I shared a look of concern and confusion. What was going on in Coruscant? Were the Sith down there? "We need to stop them!" I yelled.

"No, Anakin! They told us not to come. Obviously something large is happening. It could mean the end of the Jedi, the end of our children, Anakin. Are you willing to risk your daughter for whatever is happening down there?"

I sighed and looked down. "No. I'm not willing to risk any lives on this ship. What are we going to do then?"

Another transmission was coming in, from the Senate building. Obi-Wan opened the channel and Master Yoda appeared. "Master Kenobi, good to see you, it is."

"Master Yoda, what's happened?"

"The Sith Lord, revealed himself, he has. The Chancellor, it is." My jaw dropped, and if it could extend further, it would have hit the ground. There was no way that the Chancellor was the Sith Lord. Obi-Wan looked at me and I continued to stare at the hologram of Master Yoda. "A shock to us all, this is. In orbit, you are?"

"Yes," Obi-Wan answered. "Do you need us to pick you up? Are there any other remaining Jedi?"

He shook his head. "No others, there are."

Padme. I jetted the ship down into the atmosphere of Coruscant.

"Anakin! What are you doing?"

I chose not to answer him. The ship was plunging downward, heading directly onto a landing strip. I wasn't aiming for it; I was using it as a base. If I slowed down enough by the time I reached it, I wouldn't destroy the Senate building.

I was beginning to slow before reaching the strip. I pulled up lightly and directed the ship toward the Senate building. I flew up to the balcony where Padme stayed. Once we were on that balcony, I put the ramp down and ran.

I came off of the ship and saw Padme's apartment as a disaster. "Padme! Shmi!"

"Daddy!" I heard a voice yell from the corner.

I ran over to her and picked her up. "I'm glad you're okay. Where's your mom?"

"Some mean men took her. Mommy told me to hide."

I ran my hand through her hair. "It's okay now. We'll get her back, I promise."

I ran around grabbing supplies that all of us could use, luckily Padme had things made and ready to eat. I picked Shmi up and ran her back into the ship. Satine and Obi-Wan looked shocked. "Um, Anakin, who is this?"

"My daughter."

He looked very confused and shocked. He wanted answers; I couldn't explain everything right now because we had to find Master Yoda and Padme. "It's a long story, I'll tell you later."

I put Shmi on the floor and ran into the cockpit, closing the hatch and prepping the ship for flight. Ahsoka pulled Shmi close to her and hugged her.

"You're safe now," she whispered.

"Who are you?"

"I'm your daddy's friend. This is my daughter, Kaimi."

"She's pretty just like you!"

I smiled and flew the ship off of the balcony. "Where's Master Yoda?"

"He's in an alley way in lower Coruscant."

I nodded and flew in the direction of the lower areas. My comlink began to beep. "Skywalker here."

"Anakin!"

"Padme? Where are you?"

"The Jedi temple. He's holding all of the Senate members here. I need you to get Shmi and get her to safety, please."

"I have Shmi, Padme. She's safe. We're picking up Master Yoda and then we're coming for you."

"No! You can't. Save yourselves, please. Get away from Coruscant. Keep your daughter safe."

I wasn't listening to a word she was saying at this point. I was going to save her. Shmi needed her real mother. I didn't want to take that away from her despite personal conflicts Padme and I have.

We landed in an alley way and I opened the hatch, putting the landing ramp down. The green master walked up the ramp and onto the ship. Once he saw all of the passengers we had on board, his eyes widened. "Duchess? Ahsoka? Children?"

"We'll explain later," Obi-Wan and I said at the same time.

I lifted the ship off of the ground and began heading toward the Jedi temple. "Anakin," Obi-Wan said, anger seeping into his voice. "She told us to get out of here, not to go after her."

"You know me. I don't follow orders most of the time. Plus, my daughter needs her mother. Both of them need their own mother." I felt Master Yoda's confusion intensify, but he'd have to wait just a little bit longer before we answered any of his questions. We landed near the temple and I lurched from my seat. "Ahsoka, Satine, and Obi-Wan, stay here. Master Yoda, come with me."

Obi-Wan looked upset, as did Ahsoka, but they would listen. The three of them needed to protect the children. Master Yoda and I would kill the Sith Lord. I don't care if he was one of my closest allies before. Yoda and I ran into the temple and made our way toward one of the larger rooms. I could sense all of the life inside it. "The next person who tries to escape will die a very slow and painful death," I heard Palpatine say.

"Skywalker, ready, you are?"

I closed my eyes and breathed slowly, clearing my mind. "Yes."

"Like what you see, you may not."

I opened my eyes. "Let's do this, Master. I'm ready." We charged into the room, lightsabers ignited and ready.