Okay, it's been three years, but my computer had been broken for two years, and I got it back earlier this year. I was just looking back at my old stories on here, and I realized that I never finished updating this story, even though I'd had it all written for awhile, so I'm just going to post them all as I had left them, so I'm sorry if there's mistakes or anything. I'm sorry for such a long delay, and thank you to everyone that read and reviewed while I couldn't update. Also, I apologize in advance for how short they are :/
Luke stood up quickly, catching the attention of Anakin. Anakin frowned when Luke said nothing by way of explanation. "Luke?"
Luke turned to Anakin, his eyes wide. "Leia had the twins."
Anakin stood also, moving closer to Luke. "Is she alright?"
Luke nodded, feeling the happiness through his bond to his sister. "Yeah, she's fine. She's happy. Really happy." A smile came to his face due to her happiness drifting through him.
Anakin turned away angrily. "If we weren't stuck here, we could've been there." He slammed his fist into the stone wall. "He wants the twins, Luke!"
Luke frowned, pulling out of the bond consciously and focusing on his father. "Who? Jerakah?"
Anakin rested both fists against the wall, leaning forward to press his forehead to it also. "Of course. They're so young. They wouldn't know the difference. They're going to be powerful and he wants to train them in the Dark ways of the Force. Leia will be none the wiser. He'll slip them from right beneath her nose."
Luke shook his head. "Not if I have anything to say about it." He closed his eyes and concentrated on his sister. Leia…
Leia's eyes went wide, unfocused. Han frowned in confusion, glancing at Obi-Wan and Padmé across from him, on the other side of Leia's bed.
Leia wasn't paying attention to them, however. She was focusing on her brother's voice in her head. Leia…
"Luke," Leia whispered as her mind spoke the words simultaneously.
"Luke?" Padmé asked in surprise.
"He's speaking to her," Obi-Wan explained quietly.
He wants the twins… Protect them… Don't let him take them…
Leia's eyes went wider. "No!" It was a verbal and mental cry. Who wants my children?! Luke didn't respond, much to Leia's annoyance and fear. "Luke!" Her eyes refocused, horror evident in them.
"What's wrong?" Padmé asked worriedly. She feared something might've happened to Luke and Anakin.
Leia glanced at each face in the room until she reached the infants in her arms. She hugged them close to her. "I won't let him take you," she promised Jaina and Jacen fiercely.
Obi-Wan laid a hand on her shoulder. "Leia, what did Luke tell you?"
Leia looked up at him, tears filling her eyes. "He… He said that someone wants to take the twins and that we need to protect them."
Han stood out of his seat angrily. "I'm not letting anyone take them."
"It's probably the sith clan," Obi-Wan observed with a deep sigh. "And they have Luke and Anakin."
Padmé covered her mouth with her hand to smother a gasp of horror. "What are we going to do?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Leia asked darkly. "We go to Maridun and save them."
"But what about Jaina and Jacen?" Padmé asked.
Leia paused for a moment, deliberating. "We'll ask the Council to protect them. If this sith clan is after them, then I'm sure they wouldn't mind…" She turned to Obi-Wan for his opinion.
He sighed. "I suppose it'll work. But, Leia, this could be dangerous. We'll need all the help we can get. Just you and I aren't going to help against an entire clan."
"It'll take time to rally up a team." She sighed. "But it'll be better to have backup."
"I'm coming with you," Han told Leia firmly, leaving no argument. She met his gaze sadly, but didn't disagree. She simply nodded.
"I'll come too then," Padmé offered. When Leia and Obi-Wan both opened their mouths to protest, she held up a hand to stop them. "That's my son and my husband that they have and those are my grandchildren they want. I'm not going to sit back and watch."
"I see where you get your fire from," Han told Leia quietly.
Leia felt tears starting to form in her eyes while she waited for the door to open. Subconsciously, she held Jaina and Jacen closer.
Sola appeared at the door moments later. She smiled when she saw her niece, but it faded quickly when she noticed the look on her face. "What's wrong?"
"I need you to watch Jaina and Jacen," Leia whispered painfully.
Sola took the children, staring down at them, then back up at Leia, seeing Han and Padmé just behind her. "Where are you going?"
"Maridun," Leia murmured. "We're going to find and save Luke and my father."
Sola managed to nod numbly. "Are…when…" She didn't want to ask if they were going to come back.
Sensing what Sola wanted to say, Leia whispered "I don't know." She leaned down and kissed each child's forehead in turn. "Mommy's sorry. So sorry." A tear fell down her cheek as met Sola's eyes once more. "Take them to the Temple and don't leave. The Council already promised to protect them. I just would feel better if they had a family member with them."
"I will," Sola promised.
Han drifted past Leia to stroke his daughter's cheek, then his son's. "Daddy loves you." Swallowing, he turned away and rejoined Padmé, who had a distant look on her face and was fingering the necklace she always wore.
Leia swallowed thickly before turning and leaving, Han and Padmé close behind. Sola watched them go before looking down at the tiny bundles in her arms. They were barely even a week old.
Sighing, Sola grabbed a few essential items and headed to the Jedi Temple. All she could do was hope they would return soon and unharmed.