CHAPTER THREE
Anakin ran into the living room of his wife's home in 500 Republica. Only a split-second after being in his and his wife's home, he realized she wasn't there.
He found his old droid shuffling into the room, "Master Ani, at last!"
"Where's Padmé, Threepio?"
"Oh, she was escorted to the medcenter by Senator Organa. It seems she is giving birth!"
But before Threepio could finish his sentence, Anakin was already out the door.
Once he arrived at the medcenter, Anakin ran to the information desk.
The nurse looked up at him, eyeing him suspiciously.
"Is there a Padmé Amidala here?"
The nurse nodded slowly, "Are you a family member?"
"Er," Anakin bit his lip, "I'm a very close friend."
The nurse stood up and looked at Anakin warily, "Aren't you Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker?"
Anakin looked around the busy room, hoping no one heard the nurse. He looked back at the woman and nodded quickly, "I am. Now, could you please tell me where Senator Amidala's room is? I can find it myself."
The nurse knew she wasn't supposed to admit anyone who is non-family; but if a Jedi Knight requested to visit the Senator, it was hard for the nurse to say no.
After learning the whereabouts of his wife, Anakin ran to the nearest turbolift. He could feel Padmé's pain clearer than before. He hoped his nightmare wouldn't come true…
Once out of the turbolift, Anakin ran towards her room. He saw Bail Organa leaning against the wall, right outside her door. He immediately straightened up after seeing Anakin.
"Anakin?" Bail said, surprised.
Anakin gave a nod to the senator, "Senator, what happened?"
Bail realized that Anakin was good friends with Padmé, however he didn't know why Anakin had showed up to the hospital.
"I arrived at Padmé's home to give her news of the chancellor. I was just with Mon Mothma before I suddenly get a call from Master Windu about the whole ordeal. I must say, it's truly fascinating about what you've done. I'm very impressed, however very uncomforted by the fact that our leader was actually our worst enemy."
"It was a hard thing to do." Anakin admitted.
He was growing impatient with just sitting outside and talking about the Sith Lord disguised chancellor. He wanted to know more about Padmé.
"What happened to Senator Amidala?" Anakin asked, afraid of the answer.
Bail nodded, "Of course, you probably want to know more about her, seeing that you're here… Just when I arrived at her home, she seemed to be having contractions. I always suspected she was pregnant… So I immediately took her into my speeder and brought her here."
Anakin smiled and nodded, resisting the urge to thank the senator. Why would a Jedi Knight thank the senator for merely helping out a mutual friend?
"Do you think I could go in and see her?" Anakin asked hesitantly.
Bail shrugged, "She was going through a rough time in there. I left the room to give her more privacy. I don't think she would mind you, though." Bail looked up at the Jedi suspiciously. He was unaware that Padmé and Anakin were so close. He almost thought it to be discourteous for a Jedi to accompany the senator's labor. Bail mentally shrugged it off though. He figured that the senator had no one else here.
"I called Padmé's family right after I arrived." Bail said, "They are all the way on Naboo. They said they'd come as fast as they could, however I doubt they'll be here in time to help Padmé." Bail told Anakin.
Finally, Anakin couldn't take it anymore. He palmed open the door and went in.
Padmé was lying on the bed, sitting upright. There were several pillows behind her. There was a doctor, a nurse, and a few med droids in the room. Anakin ignored them all and went to his wife's side.
"Anakin!" She exclaimed. Her face was red and she was very sweaty.
Anakin knelt down on the floor next to the far side of her bed. He held one of her hands with both of his. She smiled at him, relieved that he was here.
The doctor came up to the two, "They're coming."
"They?" Anakin repeated.
Padmé smiled painfully, "They're twins!"
Suddenly, Padmé's contractions got worse.
"Just keep doing the breathing exercises I showed you!" The doctor exclaimed.
Padmé kept breathing heavily, her grip crushing Anakin's hands.
Anakin tried to wipe away the sweat off Padmé's forehead, "Almost there, Angel."
Suddenly, Padmé cried out in pain. Anakin cringed.
The doctor smiled broadly, "Keep going, I see the baby!"
After a minute or so, the doctor had a small baby boy in her hands. She brought him up to the mother to see.
Padmé smile broadly, "Luke…"
The doctor handed the infant to the nurse who would clean the baby off.
Anakin smiled at his wife, "Did you see how small he was?"
Padmé nodded, still crying, "He—He had your eyes."
The doctor, who had listened to that last statement, realized that the man who was staying with Senator Amidala—The Hero With No Fear—was the twins' father.
The doctor bit her lip. She brushed her long, black hair out of her face and prepared for the next baby to come. But she couldn't help but wonder… Was Anakin Skywalker really the father to Padmé Amidala's children?
She looked at the couple. They were oblivious to the doctor's wonderings.
Suddenly, the next baby started to come.
After a few moments of pushing, the doctor held a baby girl in her arms. She brought it to the mother.
"Leia…" Padmé smiled, wiping away stray tears.
Anakin stood up, smiling at the small girl in Padmé's arms. Tears threatened to fall from his eyes.
The nurse who had taken Luke away finally came back. She had the young boy covered in a cozy light blue wrapping. The nurse handed the boy to Anakin, seeing that Padmé had her hands full.
Padmé reluctantly gave Leia to the nurse. While their daughter was away, Anakin and Padmé observed over Luke.
"This is a miracle." Anakin breathed.
After a few minutes, Leia was brought out once more and given to Padmé. She was wrapped in a similar looking cloth, however it was light pink instead of blue.
Anakin sat in a small couch near Padmé's bed, holding Luke. Each of them sat in silence for a moment, basking in their treasures.
Anakin was so overwhelmed with his new wonders, he completely forgot about how Padmé was destined to die in childbirth. It seemed that everything Palpatine had offered was fruitless. There was no need to save a living person.
I hope I can updates this story a lot quicker now. I finally updated my other story, "The Apprentice" after a couple months of writer's block. Hopefully this means I can continue on with my stories. I guess it will be kind of hard since I'm so busy. I wish it was summer again...