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Chapter Five:

The day after Anakin had woken up, he was up and slowly walking around. No matter how hard the medic droids and Padmé protested, he still got up. He had to do this to prove to himself that he could still walk.

Later that day, Obi-Wan arrived.

"Anakin why didn't you ever tell me?"

Anakin sighed. "I wanted to Obi-Wan. I really did. It was just that I was afraid that you would turn me over to the council."

"I know that Master Yoda knew the entire time."

"Is he mad?" Anakin asked suddenly worried.

"No he is proud."

Anakin looked at Obi-Wan in shock. "He's proud?"

Obi-Wan nodded yes. "As am I."

"But why?"

"Because Anakin you were tempted to join the dark side and you didn't." Obi-Wan said placing his hand on Anakin's shoulder.

He looked up at Obi-Wan in shock. But he knew that Obi-Wan spoke the truth. He could feel Obi-Wan's sense of pride in him. That made him feel so much better. Now if only Yoda could defeat Sidious.

"Failed I have." Yoda wearily said as he gently landed in the open cockpit of Bail Organa's transport. "Into exile I must go."

Bail looked at the old Jedi master sadly. He too, knew that everything was changing.

Besides loosing in his fight against Sidious, Yoda and Organa had learned that Sidious had a bounty out for Senator Amidala. Things were looking worse and worse.

Also Yoda had learned that a youngling from the Temple had been sparred by Sidious. Victor Niokoli had not been killed, but instead taken by Sidious to be raised as his new apprentice from a very young age. This most of all disturbed Yoda.

"Ani it hurts…."

"I know Padmé. But hang on. Please." Anakin said placing his forehead right against hers.

Shortly after Bail Organa and Master Yoda had arrived and told them what happened, Padmé had gone into premature labor. The Medic Droids reassured everyone, especially Anakin, that everything would go smoothly and that delivering twins early wasn't uncommon.

Still, Anakin was worried. The memories of his dreams and visions plagued him. He couldn't let Padmé die. Not after what they had both been through the past few days.

Padmé cried out in pain and squeezed Anakin's hand tightly as the medic droid took the first twin from her.

"It's a boy," Anakin said smiling.

"Luke…" Padmé whispered as she cried out in pain as the other twin was taken from her. Anakin allowed the Force to surround them both, as well as their twins, trying to comfort everyone.

"It's a girl, Padmé."

"Leia…" she said smiling, as she gently touched her daughter's cheek as Anakin held her in his arms.

"Now rest. And I will watch over the twins," he softly whispered as Padmé allowed sleep to take over.

Holding a twin in each arm, Anakin turned around to face Senator Organa, Obi-Wan and Yoda, who all stood there in amazement. Obi-Wan made a mental note, that this was quite possibly one of the only times that he had ever seen Anakin truly happy.

Next to him, Yoda sighed deeply. He knew that these twins were the future of the Jedi Order. But for their protection as well as their parents, they were going to have to be separated. It was the only way. Sacrifices for the greater good needed to be made…

"No! You can't take my children away!" Padmé cried.

Yoda had given them a week before he revealed his idea to everyone. And so far it wasn't being taken in the best regards.

"Master is there not any other way?" Anakin asked.

"No. Separated they must be, even from you."

Anakin sighed deeply as he ran his fingers through his hair. This was not what he had in mind for him and Padmé. He dreamt of having a family and living in peace. But Sidious had made certain that wouldn't happen. And Anakin had to admit that this was the safest plan to go by until the time was right to defeat Sidious.

"Give you some time I will." Yoda said as he got up and left the room.

Immediately Padmé was in Anakin's arms crying. "Oh Ani! They can't take our twins away! They are so small and they need us."

"Shh. I know Padmé. But do you want Luke or Leia turning the dark side and training under Sidious if he were to get a hold of all of us?"

"No…"

"I don't like this idea either. But it seems like we have no choice if we want the twins to be raised right. We'll see them again someday." Anakin said hugging her tightly. She wearily nodded yes into his shoulder.

"In to seclusion we will all go until the time is right."

Obi-Wan, Anakin and Bail all bowed to Yoda, while Padmé stood to the side and smiled slightly.

The twins were now about a month old and it was time to separate them from Padmé and Anakin. And by far, this was one of the hardest days in each other their lives. Their children, formed from their love and union, were being separated and sent to far off places for who knows how long. And they could never go near them until the time was right. Their children would grow up and not know who their real parents were and what they had done for the galaxy.

Leia was going to Alderaan with Bail Organa and was to be raised in the court there. While Luke on the other hand was being taken to Tatooine to be raised by Anakin's step brother, Owen Lars and his wife Beru. Anakin wasn't too thrilled about that idea, but at least Obi-Wan would be close by watching over Luke until the time was right to train him. And that was the day that Anakin couldn't wait for. The day Luke started his Jedi training, would be the day that Anakin and Padmé could be reunited with their children.

Meanwhile, Yoda would seek refugee on Dagobah.

As for Anakin and Padmé, they were going to change their names and that was hopefully going to be enough. Anakin would be known as Ani Ronoco and Padmé would go buy Amy Ronoco. Bail said that he would help them establish as shipping company and they were both grateful for that.

Old friends bid farewell until the time that they could be reunited to finish off Sidious once and for all.

AN #2: I promise that this isn't the end! I just needed to get these opening chapters over with, so that the rest of the story would make sense! I hope everyone is like it so far!