So yeah, here's the revised version of chapter 2. -Kiera
Chapter 2
Padmé anxiously watched the clock, waiting for it to hit 12:00. That was when the last maid left the house, and when she would make her escape. Finally after hours of waiting, the clock struck 12:00. Padmé heard the front door creak closed. She was wearing a dark full body suit and a rough,worn cloak that concealed her favorite blaster and a pack full of jewelry, to be sold for credits. Padmé crept into the nursery, she had given both Luke and Leia a mild sleeping pill to insure her a quick getaway. She gently cradled the twins in a rudimentary sling across her chest.
Then, she made her way into the office. Placing her hand against the wall she felt for any irregularity. Most of the senators' houses had a secret passage in case they were in danger. Padmé's finger gently grazed a seemingly harmless indentation, she stopped and retrieved small dagger from her pack.
Placing in the spot where her fingers had lingered she cut through the paper thin wall plaster in a giant rectangle. Now that she had outlined the door way she forced the door open with her shoulder. The stairway looked like a passage to the Underworld complete with dim lights and cold stone tiles. After descending about 6 flights of stairs, she came upon a rusty metal door, it opened into a filthy alleyway. Humongous piles of garbage had hidden the door and the only light came from a distant nightclub sign.
Padmé took a deep breath, she missed the feeling of adventure and Coruscant was different from the last time she saw it, at this hour you would usually see countless bar and club patrons wandering the streets, but the street was deserted. The entire city seemed quiet, an event that never happened. Where were all the flashing hologram ads and the swarms of people waiting to enter the newest restaurant? Under the emperor, Coruscant had changed but so had Padmé. You don't have time for reflection , she chided herself, you need to find a transport off this place. With that, she ran off into the night.
First all Vader could see was darkness, then the voices came. Distant screams and parts of conversations. They were all different but they carried the same message ... death. Faces began to appear out of the gloom many giving him a look of betrayal. Vader realized these were the faces of those he had killed. Desperately he tried to run, to hide from them but they pulled him into the shadows with them. You can't escapewhat you did they called.
He burst out of his dream shivering and cold. Though this was a regular occurrence, he thought he could still hear their eerie voices. He just hoped he hadn't woken Padmé. He was about to turn to her side of the bed when he realized his mistake. She wasn't there with him anymore, she was in her house. It's for her own good, Vader thought, Padmé could be a target for assassins. Just to reaffirm himself he reached out to her bedroom with the Force. It was vacant , clothes were strewn everywhere, and her jewelry chest was empty. Quickly visualizing the rest of the house, it dawned on him. Frantically, he ran to the nursery.
The cribs were rocking gently, and the baby mobile was playing a soft lullaby. He desperately searched through the hand sewn quilts for his babies. He cried out for Luke and Leia. His beautiful children were gone. They all left him. The hot tears burned he cheeks as they carved their way down his cheek. They eroded him, weathered him away until he was nothing. Like a mountain hewn in half by a stream. He had no legacy, no one to pass on to all that he built. He had no one. He truly was alone. His mind still couldn't process that she had left with the kids. Immediately his mind went to Obi wan, he must have corrupted Padmé and convinced her to join him. His anger coursed through his veins. Vader needed to find her. She was his life. Obi wan will pay for this. Grabbing his lightsaber and his cloak, he stormed out of the door.
The grey monotone of the transport hull offered little comfort. The twins had awoken and were bawling uncontrollably. Padmé tried to soothe them, but nothing was working. At least she was one of the only people in the transport, it seems that not many people were interested in leaving Coruscant and for good reason. Under the Empire, many planets economies had deteriorated while in Coruscant ,the Imperial Capitol, it was relatively stable. This had persuaded many people to remain in Coruscant, but not Padmé. Even if she was living on some desolate planet it was better than her old life. She couldn't take another second being constantly watched and forced to see the monster her husband had become. Padmé had hopped onto the first ship she saw, so she had no idea where they were headed. She stared at the flickering lights waiting for whatever life awaits her.