THE OTHER SKYWALKER
What if Anakin wasn't the only child of Shmi Skywalker? What if she had had a child before him also born of the Force?
Cadeyrn Skywalker left Tatooine when he was fifteen, now he seeks out his long lost brother, in dire need of his help; how will Anakin react to this family reunion?
(Set After Attack Of The Clones.)
CHARACTER PROFILES
Name: Cadeyrn 'Cade' Skywalker.
Name Meaning: Battle king.
Age: 30.
Appearance: Long wavy brown hair, rests just above his shoulders. Tall, thin, wiry body build, brown eyes.
Personality: Honest, kind, caring, determined, strong-willed, loyal, dependable.
Skills: Force Sensitive; self taught in the ways of the Force, affinity with mechanics, great skill with a lightsaber; constructed from instructions in a book, very shoddy looking.
Name: Ailene Skywalker.
Name Meaning: Noble.
Age: 27.
Appearance: Long straight blonde hair, reaches past lower back. Slender, delicate, body build, grey eyes.
Personality: Stubborn, determined, loving, gentle.
Name: Maeve Skywalker.
Name Meaning: 'Cause of great joy'.
Age: 11.
Appearance: Wavy dark brown hair, just below shoulders. Thin, delicate body build, brown eyes.
Personality: Kind, caring, gentle, shy.
Skills: Is force Sensitive like her father.
Name: Boden Skywalker.
Name Meaning: Blond.
Age: 5.
Appearance: Short blond hair, grey eyes, thin body build.
Personality: Honest, strong willed, stubborn, kind, caring.
Skills: Is force Sensitive like his father.
CHAPTER ONE.
"The first time they came, they just offered me a job; they said that I was 'gifted', that I could do better than work in Watto's junk shop." Cadeyrn shrugged, "I told them I couldn't leave and I wasn't interested." Looking at obi-wan he sighed, "admitting hat you're a slave, isn't something that comes easy; especially when you're talking to rich people."
"Who were they?" Obi-wan questioned, he already had a bad feeling that he knew where this was going.
Cadeyrn shook his head, "I didn't know then. That first time, I just told them no." He swallowed and closed his eyes, "the next day I raced in one of the Pod Races and won my freedom." Grinning slightly he chuckled, "I was always great at it. so I made a bet with Watto; If I won twenty races in a row, I would be freed."
Obi-wan choked and gaped at Cadeyrn, shocked and impressed. "Twenty races in a row?"
"It was the best offer Watto made," Cadeyrn shrugged, "besides I never lost so it wasn't an issue for me." He chuckled again and shook his head, "back then I didn't know I was any different to anyone else, I just thought I was 'lucky'."
"So you won you last race, and?"
"Watto freed me," Cadeyrn closed his eyes and bit his lip. "They were waiting for me outside his shop, and this time they weren't taking 'no' for an answer."
Obi-wan nodded and sighed, "they threatened Anakin and your Mother."
"They said that if I didn't go with them, if I didn't use my 'gifts' to aid their 'business', they'd kill Mom and Ani." Cadeyrn shook his head, "I couldn't do it; I told them I'd never do anything for them and ran home."
"Mom was terrified," Cadeyrn closed his eyes and took a shaky breath, "she was still a slave and so was Ani. She couldn't leave, so she said that I had to." Cadeyrn's voice shook as he wiped a hand across his tear filled eyes, "Anakin would never have understood, not then anyway; so I didn't tell him I was going."
With closed eyes, Obi-wan shook his head sadly. "You were protecting them."
"yeah, well Ani doesn't see it that way." Shaking his head, Cadeyrn groaned. "He's right to be angry, I should have tried to tell him_"
"Once he knows the truth, he'll come around."
Cadeyrn bit his lip and barely held back the sob, "I hope so, because I really need help."
The bad feeling returned, or maybe it had never left; Obi-wan stared at Anakin's brother and asked the question already dreading the answer. "What happened?"
"They took my wife, Ailene." Tears cascaded down Cadeyrn's cheeks as he finally lost control of his composure. "They took her and our daughter, Maeve."
Obi-wan took a deep breath, "they still want you to work with them after all these years?" he looked up at Cadeyrn and folded his arms, "you're Force Sensitive?"
Cadeyrn nodded, "I taught myself to control and use it over the years." he looked down and shook his head, "I thought that if I had an advantage over them, that they'd leave me alone."
"But learning to use the Force only made them want you more?" Obi-wan guessed, he let out a small sigh. "Anakin's going to hate himself when he finds out all of this." Then he frowned, "if you knew they were after you, why would you_?"
"Marry? Endanger someone else when they swore to kill anyone I loved?" Cadeyrn shrugged and shook his head, "she's very stubborn and wouldn't take 'no' for an answer either."
A small sniffing sob drew his attention away from Cadeyrn; a small boy, perhaps five years old, stood at the door of the training arena. Cadeyrn smiled and walked to him, placing an arm around his shoulders he looked back at Obi-wan. "This is my son, Boden Skywalker."
xxx
Padme looked up as Anakin walked into her apartment, she'd arrived back on Coruscant a couple of weeks ago; Anakin had been visiting as often as he could without raising suspicion.
Her happy smile at seeing him faded when she saw his face twisted with anger and hurt, "Anakin, what's wrong?"
"Who does he think he is," Anakin snapped, so angry he wasn't aware he wasn't making sense. "Does he actually think he can just walk back into my life after all this time and expect that everything's going to be the same?"
"Who Ani?" Standing she walked to him and took his hand, "who are you talking about?"
"Cadeyrn!" he snarled the name like it was a curse.
"Cade_" Padme's eyes widened, "your brother?" Anakin had told her about his brother; what little there was to tell since he had left when Anakin was four.
Anakin nodded, "he just showed up while Obi-wan and I were training."
"Did he say why he's come back?" Padme asked, she had never seen Anakin look so hurt before; there was anger, but it was the hurt in his eyes that held her.
Anakin shook his head, "he probably found out about Mom."
That made her step back, "you didn't ask why he's back?"
"I don't care why he's back!" Anakin snarled, his shoulders heaving with anger, he looked at Padme and shook his head, "I don't care!"
But he did, Padme could see it; despite all the years Cadeyrn had been absent, she could see the little boy who just wanted his big brother. She smiled and sighed. "Anakin, he's your brother." Stroking his cheek she shook her head, "no matter what he does you're always going to care."
"No!" Anakin shook his head, "I don't care!"
"Yes you do," stepping close she leaned into his chest. "Because that's who you are Ani, you're kind and you're caring, and I know you'd do anything for the people you love." Looking up into her eyes she smiled, "you do love him Anakin, he's your brother, he's your family Ani."
Anakin closed his eyes and sighed, holding her close as the anger melted away. "He's acting like no time has passed, like I'm still a little boy and I'm not."
Padme didn't say anything, she just held him and let him vent; he needed to let this out.
"There are things I want to tell him, I want him to know what he missed, I want him to want to know." The pain in his eyes made her heart break as he looked down at her. "And I'm sorry but I also want some answers, like where the hell's he been all my life? Why didn't he come back until now? He needs to know that that's not okay."
Padme smiled and nodded, "so tell him."
"I don't know if I can," Anakin shook his head and closed his eyes. "I don't even know where to start."
"You will," stepping back Padme smiled. "Go, find him and talk to him." She folded her arms and shook her head. "Don't even think about coming back here until you've sorted all this out."