Here is my next Chapter. First off I would like to thank Knight of Holy Light for your heavily detailed reviews they have been fairly encouraging and Bluestar 2011 for motivating me into continuing this story.
Polis Massa: One Day Later:
Padme arrived at Polis Massa the next day and landed the ship. She came out to see some of the small aliens waiting for her and spoke, "I have a young fourteen year old that needs medical attention quickly!"
"Of course Senator." Padme realized that the aliens recognized her and spoke, "I don't want you telling Kenobi or Yoda that I am here they have lost my trust."
"We don't know their location but we won't say a word."
"Mistress Padme." Padme turned and looked at 3PO, "Yes 3PO?"
"R2 wishes to inform you that Master Kenobi and Senator Organa were both against stealing your twins from you." Padme nodded, "We will record him a message then and inform him that I am alright. How did you end up at the lake house anyways?"
"Veeepbeeep."
"R2 says that Master Kenobi took us there with hope that one day you would return for us."
Padme nodded as one of the aliens approached her,
"What happened to you?" he asked.
"I was sold into the slave trade with the twins by pirates," stated Padme grimly, "We just escaped from our owner along with his now ex wife and and daughter," stated Padme gesturing to Serra and Mara as the twins and little Mara came bouncing off of the ship with Cade.
"I need the transmitters removed from the boy, My babies, myself and the Wookiee." The Medic nodded as Luke and Leia walked up to her. He glanced at them and Padme spoke, "Luke, Leia the doctors are going to take the transmitters out of your necks."
"Are Mara and Serra going to be our owners now Mommy?" asked Leia.
"No Baby we don't have any owners we are free."
"Free?" asked Luke in shock. Padme nodded with a tearful smile, "We don't have anymore owners anymore its just going to be me, Han, Chewie, Serra, little Mara, Cade and Mara, and you two for now on no owners or anything." Luke nodded as the Medic sedated him and Leia.
She watched with disgust as the transmitters were removed from their vertebras before their incisions were stitched up. She went next and had hers removed. "Why do you think I was sedated when they placed it inside if I don't require sedation for removal?" Padme asked the Medic.
"Most likely so that you wouldn't resist them."
Padme nodded and then got up and glanced at the Medic, "Where is Han and how is he?"
"He is in good health two days in the bacta tank and he will be in good shape."
"Did you remove his transmitter?"
"Yes Senator." Padme nodded, "I am taking my children back to my ship to sleep after we visit Han."
"He is sedated right now he won't see you." Padme nodded and headed for the Bacta tank regardless of weather or not Han was conscious. She noticed that Chewbacca was standing anxiously by the bacta tank it was obvious that Chewbacca had become fairly fond of Han.
"Did you get your transmitter removed Chewie?"
"I don't have one they never put one on me for whatever reason," stated Chewie.
Padme nodded as she led Luke and Leia to her ship. She led them to what would be the Queen or Senator's quarters on the ship and together the three crawled into bed together. "The bed is comfy mommy," said Luke. Padme smiled, "It is Luke don't worry baby we won't have anymore mean men making us work and no more seeing Han and I get beaten."
"We won't have to work for Cay either?"
"No we will never see him again no more masters," said Padme with a tear in her eye as her and the twins fell to sleep together. She may have been free but at the same time now she was Serra's master which sickened her inside.
Serra meanwhile sat with Mara on her lap as her mother was finishing up with her examination with the doctors, "I want this all to stay completely here in this Medical Center," she heard her mother say.
"As you wish," replied one of the alien doctors.
"Keep what in this Medical Center Mom?"
Mara smiled at her daughter, "Nothing Serra just some of the injuries on my body from the times that your father caused when he raped me last week that I don't want to remember.
Cade whom was watching the exchange sensed lies in what Mara said and frowned.
Cade then glanced at Osh Scal, "Who else was here with Padme when the twins were born?"
"Master Kenobi and Senator Organa."
Cade smiled Organa had proven to be a friend of the Jedi plenty of times no doubt he had taken part in hiding whatever other Jedi had survived.
Mara smiled, "If you two want to stay up I can take Mara and put her down."
Serra nodded, "Thank you Mom."
Mara smiled and led her little namesake out of the Med Center and towards the ship.
Cade looked at Serra uneasily, "She's lying."
"I know Cade. I only learned about two years ago that my father had raped her over the years. Padme told me but I know for a fact that she wasn't raped last week by him. I wonder what the truth is."
"I don't know but if we are to be together like this we can't be keeping secrets and Padme is pretty much our leader so we need to talk to her about this."
Serra nodded in silence.
Star Destroyer Exactor:
Vader watched as Malen and Shmi entered his quarters, "We have him in detention."
Vader nodded with a smile, "Good I will put him in his place in the morning. Don't tell anyone that my body is healed for now on your the only two that know."
Malen nodded noticing that a large dinner was prepared for him and Shmi he sat down with his nephew as they ate together.
"Do you think that the bastard raped her?" asked Malen.
Vader shook his head with a smile, "I know Padme and had that happened the man would have a lot more scars from the encounter on his pretty boy body. And she probably would be dead because she would have fought to the death in such a situation."
Malen nodded as Vader continued, "From what I know the man's wife protected her along with all of the other female slaves by allowing herself to be beaten and raped in their place."
"Where is she?"
"She ran with Padme and so did her daughter."
Malen frowned, "So what exactly will Shmi and I be looking for?"
"I questioned one of his Thugs earlier. I am going to deal with him later. Based on what I know you will be looking for two redheaded women with green eyes. One is around twenty the other is between forty and your age, Along with a redheaded toddler that that looks like a clone of them. Then a young boy with brown hair and brown eyes. His name is Han Solo and he is Padme's protector and bodyguard. On top of that a Wookiee named Chewbacca and I have a description of him. Then Padme and a little blond haired blue eyed boy named Luke and a brown haired girl that looks like Padme. On top of that Jedi Cade Jade now that he is involved. I suspect that he is the father of the redhead's child."
"Suspect?" asked Malen.
Vader nodded as he continued, "Then a golden protocol droid that I noticed in her speeder his designation is C-3PO and his Astormech Counterpart, R2-D2."
"Should be easy, I don't know of any other group with that odd combination. Shmi and I will start searching the outer planets for them. I already have some ideas. However Anakin I don't expect you to come to them with a squad of Stormtroopers like you did with Cay Karis."
Vader nodded, "Very well Uncle. What should I do then since she is running from me?"
"What did you do that caused her to run from you?"
Vader frowned and hung his head in shame before daring to look at his uncle, "I choked her."
Malen stood up in anger, "What kind of Man are you Anakin Skywalker? That woman is the mother of your children. She is your wife and I don't give a dam what the argument was about you have no cause to choke your wife. When you find her you should be on your knees begging for her forgiveness and agreeing to do whatever she wants."
Vader looked at Malen in shame and merely nodded as his uncle sat down. "Ok Uncle, will help me then if I listen to you?"
Malen nodded, "Once you get to the netherworld you will have a lot of explaining to do when you face your mother."
Vader nodded in silence.
Polis Massa:
Padme awoke the next day with the twins cuddled up to her in shock that the night before hadn't been a wonderful dream. She kissed each of her children before slipping out of bed and showering before dressing. She headed into the ship's kitchen and noticed that Serra had breakfast made. She smiled, "Thank you Serra."
Serra smiled, "Padme you don't have to say thank you."
"Its a habit I was the same way with my handmaidens."
"Really?" asked Serra.
Padme nodded, "My father always taught me that no matter my position I was never to think of myself as being superior to others or above others."
Serra smiled, "I wish my Father was like that."
Padme nodded as she ate, "This is real good. You actually have done well in terms of copying my cooking."
Serra nodded, "Having you teach me how to cook was a good decision and it saved my life in the last two weeks because the house cook was a horrible cook in my opinion."
Padme smiled, "I know I was barely able to stomach his stuff."
"What was your experience like in the fields?"
"The days were grueling and hard with the sun beating down on me. But the overseer was so impressed with my work that he rewarded me with an extra portion of that slop and more time with the twins. And I honestly can say that I was glad that I didn't have your father watching me and mentally undressing me with his sick mind."
Serra nodded, "The Overseer was forced to wrk for my dad. He usually would take out his anger on the weaker slaves.I am sure he is glad to be free."
Padme nodded, "I don't even want to know what is going to happen to Cay now."
Serra nodded, "He deserves it and I am glad that we spared him so that Vader can have him."
Padme frowned but couldn't help but agree as She looked back at Luke and Leia whom were eating. They caused her to smile, She was now able to just be a mom. If only Anakin would be with her and then it would be prefect. But as a single mother she would endure and take care of her children.
After eating together Padme had Serra watch Luke and Leia while she headed to the Med Bay to check on Han. She entered the Bacta room to see Han still submerged and she then saw a Osh Scal, The lead Medic approach her, "Han is progressing faster than expected the Infection wasn't as severe as we thought."
"Will he then be good to go?"
"Yes he will now as for you and your twins there were no infections in either of you."
"Not surprising Han protected us and also took our beatings for us. Not to mention staying in the same room with me so that I wouldn't be alone with our owner."
"Thank the Force otherwise your kids could have had fractured bones and crushed vertebras." Padme looked at the Medic in horror. She glanced at the Medic, "I am going to record my message for Organa then I will pay you for your services." Osh Scal nodded with a smile.
A few hours later Padme returned the the Med bay as Han was brought out of the Bacta tank. She smiled, "Han are you good to go?" Han nodded eagerly and Padme smiled, "Good we will stop on Corellia and get some supplies then we will leave for hiding." Han nodded and followed her out of the Med room.
That evening the group took the Amidala into Hyperspace and headed for Corellia where they would gather more supplies.
Naboo: Theed Law enforcement agency:
Ruwee Naberrie watched as his longtime friend and peace Officer, Captain Marco entered the room.
"Ruwee we have a lot to talk about and it has to be behind closed doors."
Ruwee nodded as the entered, "Did you find the bastard that stole my speeder? Or how they entered my house?"
Marco nodded, "That is the thing they had your code."
"That is impossible the only people that have the code to that place are my family members."
Marco nodded, "And your daughter."
"Sola? She wouldn't take the speeder without asking or go all the way up to the lake estate without asking."
"You have another daughter that you aren't mentioning."
Ruwee frowned, "Padme's dead."
"Not based on what I found."
"What do you mean?" asked Ruwee in shock.
"Her fingerprints were all over the code panel and the controls of that speeder. I had my son do the forensics on the entire thing because I know that he will keep it secret. Not to mention what else I found."
"What do you mean?"
"There were around twelve dead bodies. They were men that worked for a man named Cay Karis whom uses slave labor in his vineyards. Along with his bodies we found several Imperial Corpses but before we could go further Lord Vader came in and took out almost all of the evidence saying that Cay was taken care of. Also I noticed wounds that suggest that Jedi were involved."
"But why would a scummy slave owner be after my daughter?" asked Ruwee in anger.
Marco frowned, "There is only one explanation and based on the ragged skirt that I found in your daughter's room I would have to say that somehow she ended up in the trade."
"What?" asked Ruwee.
Marco nodded and threw an evidence bag on the table, "This is the skirt take it home and look at it. There were three children in the speeder with her. Their fingerprints were all over the back seat of your speeder. I analyzed the DNA and two of them are her's the other one belongs to the unknown woman that was in the speeder with her."
"So that means she's born the children from whatever has happened to her in the trade," said Ruwee in horror.
"Whoever the father is he isn't Karis."
"You mean they have the same father?"
Marco nodded, "And further more they are around the same age which means one thing."
"They must be twins," stated Ruwee.
Marco nodded, "The less I know the better and I am risking my life by sharing this data with you if Vader found out he would kill me."
Ruwee nodded, "The monster owes me an explanation and I intend to get it."
Ruwee then stood up and left the room in silence.
Correllia:
Padme successfully found new clothes for Han, whom had chosen a simple black vest along with a white shirt and Corellian blood stripe pilot's pants. Serra and Mara picked out some gowns and a few pairs of trousers with matching blouses. Padme had clothes and toys picked out for Luke, Leia and Mara. Cade and Chewie merely chose nothing aside from a few extra weapons. Han had a new blaster and belt of his own that he wore with pride. Padme smirked , Shocking that a thirty one year old woman and fourteen year old boy along with a mere housewife and young inexperienced young single mother had just outwitted Darth Vader, Not to mention killing over a dozen hired hands that their slave owner had commanded. She smiled as the group returned to the Amidala. As they made their jump into Hyperspace Padme glanced at Han, "We are going to hide on Dantooine we will buy a good sized house in the mountains there and we will get outfitted with more weapons." Han nodded with a smile at her, "What about Vader?"
"I am not to concerned about him we will deal with him when we have to."
Mara then smiled at Han, "We are going to get you some more schooling too."
"Me?" Padme nodded, "We will teach you more and eventually the twins will start school on their own." Han nodded, " Serra and I are going to be your protectors as well right?" Padme smiled, "I think together we are all a pretty good team don't you think?" Han nodded. Padme then glanced at Luke and Leia noticing that they were both asleep in their pilots chairs. She glanced at Han, "I am putting them down. Go ahead and go to sleep you look tired. I will take over the controls of the ship." Han nodded as Mara scooped up Luke while Padme took Leia.
Mara helped Padme tuck the twins in bed before heading for her bedroom. Padme then left and headed for the cockpit and stared out at the stars as they rushed by the viewport. She sighed, It wasn't the same without Anakin. If only he had listened to her. If only she had been able to keep him from slipping away from her so long ago.
She sighed as she heard footsteps in the cockpit and noticed Cade enter, "Having trouble sleeping?"
Padme nodded, "The last four years were very hard and I don't want to know what would have happened to me had Mara and Han not protected me. Now here I am learning that my Husband is the Galaxy's most feared man."
Cade nodded, "Anakin and I always got along when we were around one another I almost wonder if it is why he was hesitant to kill me."
"You think that he was hesitant?" asked Padme
Cade nodded, "I know that he was. He only attacked in anger when I called him Anakin and when I told him that he could never have you as long as he was evil and that joining Palpatine had done nothing it made him hesitate even more. That was in our second duel in Theed."
Padme nodded, "The twins are the only ones that can defeat him right?"
Cade nodded grimly, "Correct but I don't know if it has to be that way. Finding out that your a father changes a man in ways no one can ever imagine. I know first hand."
Padme nodded, "I am so sorry about Mara being bonded to me. I don't want it anymore than you do."
Cade nodded, "There may be a way that we can make her bondage different. That is if I trained her alongside the twins."
Padme nodded, "I am guessing that Obi-Wan and Yoda were planning that."
Cade frowned, "Yoda is to unemotional my guess is that Obi-Wan probably argued with him for hours in regards to stealing the twins from you and the same for Organa."
Padme looked at him in shock, "How did you know?"
"Your mind isn't that well guarded. And the mention of Yoda allowed you to project your thoughts fairly loudly."
Padme frowned, "Your not going to steal them from me are you?"
Cade shook his head, "To be honest Padme I often disagreed with Yoda and the other Council Members myself. But I always held my tongue. I decided that the day that I was a Master that I would begin to voice my opinions because they were to arrogant to listen full heartedly to the advise or input let alone debates from a mere Knight of under thirty years of age."
Padme nodded as Cade continued, "I will need Obi-Wan once the time comes to train them."
"You mean your not going to start their training now."
Cade shook his head, "I honestly would rather follow the living force rather than the Jedi Code or traditions and the Force tells me that the children deserve a childhood."
Padme nodded, "Mara included."
Cade nodded, "I know that you don't want them bonded to you but it is part of their culture."
"I know I just wish that there was a way to free Mara."
" I already talked to Serra and there is that is If she marries Luke she would be freed and her debt would be paid but not Serra's."
"She shouldn't be forced to marry him."
"She won't be," replied Cade.
"What do you mean won't?" asked Padme.
"I saw a vision of her and Luke together in the future. They were I am guessing in their forties and they had a redheaded son."
"Did you see us in the vision?"
Cade shook his head, "If we are alive by then we will all probably be in a home or something. Everyone except for Serra that is. She is only twenty. I'm twenty eight and your thirty one right?"
Padme nodded, "Your right, It will be a long ways away. When they are forty we will be in our seventies."
Cade nodded with a smile before speaking, "I am suspicious of Mara she is hiding something from us that she found out in the Medical Center."
Padme frowned as Cade continued, "She said that they were injuries that were treated from all of the times that Cay raped her in the last week but Serra said that she wasn't raped last week."
Padme frowned, "I wouldn't know because I was in the fields which was nice because he was always just drooling over me with desire but he never raped me because Mara always took my place or got in his way. Then she would pay and I would walk by their room sometimes hearing her begging him to stop."
"So literally she basically protected you by keeping him happy?"
Padme nodded, "He offered me freedom if I would just spend some nights with him but I refused. Then when Mara was born he got so desperate that he offered me money to kill her."
Cade looked at Padme in disgust, "What a monster."
Padme nodded, "I am sure though that by the time Anakin is done with him that he won't even have the parts for sex should he live through it. Just for lusting after me and groping me."
"He went that far?"
Padme nodded, "I kicked him in the groin and shoved him. When he got up I made sure that I was out of the room and in Mara's room.
Then another time Mara stopped him."
"Those are the only advances that he made on you?"
Padme nodded, "After those two times I made sure Han or Mara or both were in the room with me unless I was in the kitchen. Han always got in the way if he tried to move towards me even though it got him beaten. Pretty much Han and Mara distracted him by taking beatings. Part of the reason that he sent me to the fields was because of how I refused him."
Cade nodded, "I am thinking that the monster is going to pay for his actions fairly soon. I am certain Vader has him."
Padme smiled, "Good for hurting Mara I hope so and for the way he treated Serra and your daughter not to mention raising his hand to Luke and Leia."
Cade nodded in anger, "I never told anyone this though I should but one time on one of the only missions that Anakin and I were on together we attacked a group of pirates that had a large group of slaves. Anakin and I were in this room alone and everyone had surrendered and eh was still going to kill them I barely stopped him."
"Sounds like him," stated Padme.
Cade smiled, "Get some sleep I can put the ship on auto pilot and keep watch for awhile."
Padme nodded in gratitude and headed for her chambers. She dressed in a silk nightgown and crawled into bed in silence and closed her eyes with gratitude to Cade for giving her sleep.
Star Destroyer Exactor:
Vader bade farewell to Malen and Shmi as they left to begin their search for his family. He smiled and glanced at Captain Ozzel, "You have the bridge Admiral I have a prisoner to deal with. Colonel Veers come with me."
Veers nodded and followed his Commander wordlessly after obtaining a whip that he had found in the possession of Karis. He could only imagine how it was about to be used in the next few moments and was smiling at the thought of it.
Wordlessly they headed for the Interrogation room. Vader had already ordered Cay to be prepared. Vader opened the door with a smile as he saw Cay suspended by his arms which were bound to the ceiling. Vader walked into the room heavily anticipating the pleasure of tormenting Cay in his last breathing moments of life.
Ok so that is today's chapter I will have more up soon. Who is ready to see Cay suffer? Or a Ruwee Naberrie facing Vader showdown? Perhaps both will be be in the next chapter. Until next time enjoy thank you again to everyone who has taken time to read this.
-Fallen Jedi 79