Ok thank you everyone so much for the reviews on Chapter eleven I really was encouraged by all of you. Here is a new chapter it is shorter but a longer one will follow with some action. I can promise that.

Thank you again.

-Fallen Jedi 79

The next morning Vader awoke with his large body partially covered by Padme's tiny body. He looked down at his wife who's head was rested on his chest and kissed her forehead. Never in a thousand years would he take moments like this for granted. At that moment Padme opened her eyes, "Good morning Ani."

Vader smiled, "Good morning Angel."

Padme smiled and kissed him, "I slept so well last night."

Vader nodded, "Me too, I am guessing that we slept about a third of the night if that."

Padme smiled, "It is ok with me we had to make up for lost time."

Vader nodded as he kissed his wife, "So what are your plans?"

"I will come back in a few more weeks with the twins and can I bring everyone else including Cade. You won't kill him will you?"

Vader shook his head, "He has protected you and I am grateful to him. I trust that he has taught the twins about the Force."

Padme nodded, "He has started to and they are thriving."

Vader nodded, "I have been teaching Shmi as well."

Padme smiled, "Someone is a little bit attracted to your uncle."

"Someone?" asked Vader.

"Mara has it for him. She only fears that he is married."

Vader shook his head, "His wife died many years ago along with his infant son."

"He lost a son too?"

Vader nodded, "Mara's son was on Praesitilyn wasn't he?"

Padme nodded, "Yes."

"He was a good soldier. Cay certainly was unworthy to be his father. The boy gave his life for the men under his command and violated various orders to save his men."

Padme nodded, "So he was a hero?"

Vader nodded Thinking back to the battle of Praesitlyn. He had been teamed up with Jedi Master Nejaa Halycon If only Nejaa hadn't been killed in the war then maybe he would have not fallen. He had talked to Nejaa about his Marriage. Nejaa also was married and Vader had made sure to turn a blind eye to his widow and offspring during the purges. Had Nejaa lived then perhaps he would have not turned because he would have been able to confide in him.

Vader sighed and turned to Padme and spoke of Mara's son ending his thoughts of Master Halycon, "He was only eighteen years old. I can imagine how hard it must have been for Mara. But now we can play matchmakers if you are in. I will make sure that Malen knows that she has it for him."

Padme smiled and kissed her husband.

Malen sat drinking his morning Caf as Shmi entered the room, "Good morning Dad."

"Good morning Shmi. Did you have fun hanging out with Solo?"

Shmi nodded, "He is a nice boy."

Malen nodded, "And what do you think of Mara?"

"I like her but she has it for you."

"Has it for me?" asked Malen in puzzlement.

Shmi nodded, "I was watching her as she looked at you it is obvious that she is attracted to you there is no getting around it. She likes you dad."

Malen shook his head, "Why would she be interested in some old bounty hunter?"

"I don't know," Said Shmi as she left.

At that moment Malen saw Anakin and Padme come into the room side by side. He noticed that Anakin had several red marks on his neck and the same was for Padme.

I sure hope that she is taking precautions, thought Malen. Getting Pregnant is not something she should be trying until Anakin is in a better state of mind.

Malen then spoke, "I don't get it my fourteen year old is telling me that Mara has a crush on me."

"She does," said Padme with a smile."

Malen looked at Padme in shock, "Does?"

Padme nodded, "Don't tell her that I told you but yes she has it for you. Take her up Malen I think that you two would make a fine couple."

Malen looked at Padme in shock, "Why an old man like me?"

"You are still pretty good looking at your age. Shmi would have been like fifty five right now."

Malen nodded, "I am two years younger than her."

Padme shook her head, "I would have never known."

Malen nodded and then looked at his nephew, "Want me to cook breakfast."

Before he could say anything to door to the kitchen opened revealing Mara, "I have breakfast ready come on in."

Padme smiled and followed her husband into the kitchen eagerly.

The group then sat down as Shmi entered the room and a short time later Han and Chewie followed. The group sat down and began to eat and Malen found himself enjoying Mara's cooking.

Malen smiled, "This is really good, thank you Mara."

Mara smiled, "No problem my pleasure. I don't get to cook as much with Padme and Serra being around."

"Rephrase it Mara neither of us get to cook as much with Serra around she does almost everything now since she bound herself to me."

Mara nodded as Vader spoke, "Really?"

Padme nodded, "She is totally obedient she takes orders without questioning. She is the one that did my hair yesterday. Really she does a lot for us. She helps with the kids a lot too."

Vader nodded, "So she is basically your handmaiden for life then?"

Padme nodded, "Poor little Mara she is destined to be Leia's handmaiden too."

Vader nodded as he ate finding it just that Padme's slave owner and her child were enslaved to Padme now for life. "You should make her wear the skirt that you wore."

Padme shook her head, "No I got rid of it."

Vader smiled, "I obtained it during my investigations."

Vader didn't want to tell Padme that he had taken it out of his Father in Law's Starfighter when Ruwee had boarded The Exactor or how he had nearly killed Ruwee.

Padme shook her head, "She would do it but she doesn't deserve the humiliation she is a sweet girl I just had to break down her self erected walls of anger."

Vader deciding not to argue changed the subject, "Is little Mara Force Sensitive?"

Padme nodded, "Yes and Cade had an interesting..."

Padme let her words trail off realizing that she may have said to much.

Mara frowned, "Go ahead and tell him Padme I don't think it will hurt."

Padme nodded, "He had a vision of little Mara and our Luke in forty years time together with a redheaded son together."

Vader dropped his fork in shock, "A force vision?"

"Is that what it is Ani?"

Vader nodded, "That means that Luke and Mara must be destined to be together in the future but will her bondage to you permit that?"

Padme nodded, "If they marry she will be free."

Vader nodded, "It will be interesting to see what happens."

"Anakin you realize that they won't be Sith they will be Jedi don't you?"

Vader nodded, "I realize that Padme and I think that I see a lot in the error of my ways. I am willing to allow their destiny to be fulfilled at the cost of the Sith Order because my children's lives are more to me than any dam Jedi or Sith Order."

Padme nodded in silence realizing that Anakin may be on the verge of redemption.

Vader then spoke, "You are staying tonight right?"

Padme nodded, "I am going to go home tomorrow."

Vader nodded, "Very well Angel thank you for coming to see me."

Padme smiled and kissed her husband happily as he left to armor.

She cringed as she heard his dark breathing sound as he left her.

Padme then cleared away the dishes, giving Malen and Mara some time alone. She hoped that they would open up to one another more because she found herself hoping that they would become a couple.

Mara looked at Malen as Padme left, "So tell me Malen have you ever thought of remarrying before?"

Malen frowned, "Not really, I never found anyone. I was always just so wrapped up in my work and raising Shmi that I never found time to see anyone."

Mara nodded, "I am sure that it wouldn't be hard, after all you are a good looking man."

Malen nodded, "I am planning to retire soon and then I will have more time to look around and get to know people."

Mara smiled, hoping that she would be one of those people.

Malen smiled, If Mara was interested in him perhaps they could take a walk through the ship together and get better acquainted.

He smiled, "Would you be in for a walk through the ship?"

Mara smiled, "I certainly would. Can we go now?"

Malen nodded and stood up and took Mara's arm in his and together the two left the room.

Vader stood on the Command Bridge in anger, "And we are to go this system immediately?" asked Vader in anger.

"The Emperor wants the resistance on this planet crushed sir," replied Colonel Veers.

"How long will it take us to arrive if we left?"

"Twelve hours sir."

Vader nodded, "Colonel Veers you have the bridge lay in the course I have to get my wife off of the ship."

Veers nodded, "I will await your orders sir."

Vader nodded and left the bridge.

Mara smiled as Malen spoke, she had just asked him about his life with his first wife whom was Shmi's mother, "I was in reality married twice. I married once when I was far to young. That marriage ended in a divorce."

Mara nodded, "I was sixteen when I married Cay. My parents made me marry him."

"Are your parents still living?" asked Malen.

Mara nodded, "I have no desire to have a relationship with them though and based on the fact that I forced Cay at gunpoint to divorce me they probably have disowned me but I don't care."

Malen nodded, "I can't say my divorce was like that though it was a stupid marriage. Then my second wife and I were perfect for each other but she died and it was very hard on Shmi and I."

Mara nodded, "I can imagine how it would hurt a girl that is only six to lose her mother. She needs one now."

Malen nodded, "I wish that I could provide her with one. I have given her everything but providing her with a mother isn't something that I can just do with money."

Mara nodded and moved closer to Malen, "Perhaps you can and you just don't know it."

Malen looked down into Mara's eyes as she overtook him with her green eyes. He nearly felt an urge to kiss Mara. Little did he know that it was what Mara wanted right at that moment.

Before he could Move away Mara pulled him closer and sealed their lips, "Don't stop I wanted that as much as you did."

Malen looked at her with a smile and sealed their lips again, "I am guessing that we will be together now," said Malen with a smile.

Mara nodded, "I know that it was a fast start but I am sure that it will be something that neither of us regret."

Malen smiled as they entered Vader's chambers. He looked and saw that Padme had lunch prepared for everyone. At the same time Vader entered the room causing Han and Mara to shiver slightly from the sound of his breathing.

Vader removed his helmet and sat down, "Thank you for lunch Padme."

Padme smiled, "Of course Anakin."

Vader frowned, "I don't know how to explain this but we have been given orders from the Emperor to head to a certain system to deal with some rebels. I hate to drag you away from the twins for a long period of time. Does Cade have a ship in case of something?"

Padme shook her head as Vader spoke, "Then pack right after lunch I am sorry that it has to be so soon but it is the best that we can do."

Padme nodded, "Ok Ani thank you for letting us go. You may be regaining my trust."

Vader nodded and kissed his wife before looking back at Malen and Mara, "Is there something that you two want to share with us?"

Padme and Vader both smiled as the couple's faces reddened. "Come on Uncle."

Malen shook his head, "You are not letting me live it down are you."

"What was it that you said about being to old? You have some words that you are eating."

Shmi, Han and Chewie immediately caught onto the joke and began to laugh at the now embarrassed couple.

Shmi looked at Han, "Don't let her live it down."

Han grinned, "I won't the same is for you now."

Malen shook his head, "Look at how the young people treat us Mara."

Mara shook her head as Padme spoke, "You are still young."

Mara shook her head, "You are thirty one, almost thirty two and I am forty one you are still young."

Padme frowned as Malen spoke, "We will walk you to your ship."

Padme nodded and headed into the Hanger with Mara, Han and Chewie as Malen and Vader assisted them with their bags. Mara, Padme, Han and Chewie boarded their ship after Padme hugged and kissed Vader after he removed his mask for a moment and Mara exchanged a final kiss with Malen as the group boarded and lifted off.

Amidala:En route to Dantooine:

Mara looked at Padme with a frown, "Do you think that that was a little hasty of me?"

Padme shook her head, "Anakin and I were a fast love too. I don't see anything wrong with it and of course it is going to be a fast love with him he's a Skywalker."

Mara smiled, "So I will for reals possibly be your Aunt sometime soon."

Padme smiled, "I would like that Aunt Mara."

Mara chuckled and smiled, "Thank you for bringing me. Please bring me next time."

Padme smiled, "I will Mara."

Padme then turned to Han and Chewie, "You two can take over we are kind of tired."

Han nodded and with Chewie the two took the ship into Hyperspace after Padme and Mara strapped into their crash webbing. After the jump to Hyperspace Padme and Mara left the cockpit happily together.

Dantoooine:

Cade and Serra sat on the back patio of Padme's house as Luke, Leia and Mara played, "They sure have grown," said Serra.

Cade nodded, he was grateful that he had lived to see Mara turn three years old. He knew that he couldn't take seeing his daughter grow for granted. He hated to tell Serra that he had a feeling that his life would end soon. He hated the thought of what would happen if he wasn't around but he felt as if destiny was calling him to become one with the Force Much sooner than anyone would like.

At the same time Cade felt a Force tremor as Serra looked at him in shock, "Whats' wrong?"

Cade frowned, "Kenobi, I sense him he is on the planet."

"You mean one of the Jedi that was supposed to have stolen the twins from Padme?"

Cade nodded in anger as he reached out in the Force, "I sense no one else but Kenobi is here there is no doubt."

Serra nodded, "Do you think that he is coming here?"

"He certainly is, He will be here in just a matter of minutes. Mind the children I will deal with him."

"What are you going to do?"

"Get rid of him," stated Cade as anger flowed through his body.

Obi-Wan was in shock, After Almost seven months of searching he finally found Padme's location. The strange thing was that he sensed both of the twins and another young and powerful force presence. On top of that He also sensed another Jedi, Jedi Knight Cade Jade whom he had believed to have died during the Execution of Order Sixty Six. How did Cade find Padme?

He looked in shock as he approached a large mansion that was secluded and isolated from the town that he had just driven through no doubt Padme had bought the house with her funds. He parked his speeder and headed up the doorsteps and looked ahead of him to see Cade waiting for him. The Jedi Knight's face looked more hardened from hardships and from the last few years. By now Cade had to be thirty, thought Obi-Wan.

Cade spoke, "Master Kenobi."

Obi-Wan smiled, "Cade I knew that there were others that survived but I didn't expect you to be one of those."

Cade nodded, "For some reason I saw it coming. I attacked the twenty that were sent after me and managed to steal a ship and escape the planet. The other Jedi that I served with weren't so fortunate."

Obi-Wan nodded, "Cody fired a cannon upon me while I was riding a local creature on Utapua then I stole Grevious's Starfighter."

Cade nodded and decided to get to the point, "You are here in regards to the twins," It was a statement of fact rather than a question.

Obi-Wan nodded, "There is so much Cade that you probably don't know."

Cade shook his head in anger, "I know all about Vader. Padme told me everything."

"The twins are the only ones that can kill him."

"I realize that and their training will be started when Padme grants me permission."

"Having them together is dangerous."

"Yeah it was easier to steal them from a heartbroken mother isn't that right Kenobi?"

Obi-Wan frowned, "I was against it..."

"In the beginning but I am guessing that you finally were won over by Yoda. Isn't that right? And you being the stickler for rules, the code and the council unlike your Master eventually found yourself convinced that Yoda was right and it was for the greater good. You didn't do what was right"

Obi-Wan frowned, "We were trying to think of what was best you are really starting to sound like Organa right now."

"At least he acted more like a Jedi than you two were acting. You had no right to plot to steal her children and because of that she went through hell for four years and if it wasn't for me arriving on scene on Naboo they would be in Vader's hands or she would have been killed by Cay."

Obi-Wan frowned as Cade continued, "I don't give a dam about the Jedi Code it is dead along with the Order. We were destroyed because of our arrogance and our rigidness it is time to start over Kenobi."

Obi-Wan nodded, "I realize that."

"Yeah we sure have made a good start with two of the most revered masters plotting to steal a woman's children from her just because of who fathered them. To you they are tools and I honestly believe that there is good in Vader."

"You didn't fight him like I did."

"I did fight him twice on Naboo and there is still some Anakin underneath that black armor and I believe that Padme and the twins may bring him back to the light."

Obi-Wan shook his head, "I tried to reason with him."

"By sneaking aboard his wife's ship and causing him to choke her. What do you know about being a parent? You know nothing it is part of the problem with the Order. I am a father now and a husband and I can tell you that Vader cares about his wife and Children because he too is no different than me."

"Cade..."

"Let me finish Kenobi, You know nothing. Anakin turned to the Dark Side to save his wife from death in Childbirth like he saw in his nightmares. He sold his soul to the devil himself because of the fear of losing his loved ones. He had no one to confide in besides Palpatine we are as much to blame as he is. Had we not been so critical of him he would have trusted us."

Obi-Wan frowned as Cade turned to leave, "Where are you going?"

"Back to take care of my wife and child as well as Anakin's children."

"Where is Padme?"

"That is none of your business."

Obi-Wan frowned, "Tell her to contact me."

"I will but don't count on anything Kenobi and don't you dare try to separate her from the children because if you try you will have to get through me."

Obi-Wan frowned as he left Cade Jade, It was obvious that the young Jedi was to emotionally attached yet many of the things that he had said were true, It was the fault of the Order and himself that Anakin had fallen. Fallen because of the fear of losing his wife? There was obviously a lot that he didn't know. Obi-Wan frowned and drove back to his starfighter and left the planet's surface.

A few hours later Padme brought the Amidala into her personal hanger and left the boarding ramp to see Cade, Serra the twins and little Mara waiting for them.

"Mommy you're home!" exclaimed the twins happily as they rushed for Padme. They then rushed for Han, Chewie and Mara as little Mara followed them. Padme sensing that Cade needed to talk to her moved away from the twins, "Whats going on?"

"Obi-Wan Kenobi was here a few hours ago."

Padme frowned, "What did he say?"

"We argued, I told him that you would contact him if you choose."

Padme nodded, "I am not in the mood right now. I will deal with him Tuesday when they are at school."

Cade nodded, "I understand, we were having Myrana and her husband,Garren over for dinner tomorrow since it is a holiday but we can cancel if you want."

"No I want to get to know that family they are good people."

Cade nodded, "Garren is head of the local Law Enforcement in town too."

Padme smiled, "Good I will help you prepare dinner tonight and tomorrow."

Serra shook her head, "Spend some time with the twins I can take care of things."

Padme frowned, "Are you sure Serra?"

Serra nodded with a smile at her friend before leaving.

Padme happily took the twins and led them out to the grassy meadow where they began to play. She began to laugh as Luke and Leia began to float rocks and other objects with the Force.

She loved her children and they meant everything to her. She hoped that soon Anakin would also be able to enjoy the children as she did. Hopefully she would be able to take them to Anakin soon. She hoped that he would still allow them to be free in the long run.

After the twins played for several hours they went inside with Padme and the group ate with their friends before going to sleep for the night. Padme entered her room and went to bed feeling loneliness. She had just been with Anakin now she was in a bed that was half cold. How she missed him in just a few hours time.

Malen is a typical Skywalker with the fast Romance with Mara. Agreed? Haha until next time.