A short time later, The Skywalker family gathered inside of the large dining room that Admiral Piett had prepared as Anakin spoke, "I am hoping to discuss my plans with all of you."
Leia then spoke, "Why aren't you taking me with you when you go to face the Emperor?"
"Because, Solo is going to need an extra gunner on the Falcon. Even with you onboard, I am guessing that he will still need one more."
"Count me in," stated Padme.
Anakin shook his head, "you're staying onboard with Mara, Shmi and Vima."
"Can't I be in the Turret during the attack?" asked Vima.
Anakin frowned as Mara spoke, "She was the one doing the shooting back on Naboo."
"She also has done the shooting in the past," stated Padme.
Anakin frowned as he looked at Han, Han then spoke, "There is nothing better than two Force Sensitive Gunners. I know men that would pay the girl serious money just to be a part of their crew."
Anakin frowned as Vima spoke, "You were piloting a Starfighter in battle when you were only nine."
Anakin frowned as he looked at Han, "Will you promise to take care of them?"
"Of course," replied Han.
Anakin nodded, "Good, The mission is fairly simple, We will be lowering the shields that surround the Forrest Moon of Endor as well as the Death Star. That window of Opportunity will give you around six minutes to fire two concussion missiles upon the Shield Generators. With those gone, You can then lead an attack upon the Death Star and, destroy it while Luke and I insure the Emperor's demise."
Padme then spoke, "Is the Emperor already there?"
Anakin nodded, "I was supposed to head there to oversee Construction but, I told him that I had found Luke. So, he simply decided to do the deed himself."
Padme nodded in silence.
Mara then spoke, "Why can't I be a part of this battle?"
"If we don't make it out, I think that Shmi deserves to have at least one parent in her life, Don't you agree?" asked Luke.
Mara nodded in silence.
After everyone had finished dinner, Anakin spoke, "I have assigned everyone a room that neighbors our chambers. As for Ryoo, I decided to have her room with you Leia, Do you mind?"
"Not at all," replied Leia.
Padme then spoke, "I won't be waking up with a Collar welded around my neck will I?"
"No," replied Anakin as he hung his head in shame.
Han then spoke, "Chewie and I are rooming together I am guessing."
Anakin nodded, "I also will ask that none of the girls walk on this ship without someone accompanying them and, if it isn't anyone at this table it has to be one of the Piett's or Jix," stated Anakin.
Anakin then stood up as he looked everyone over one more time, "I will see all of you in the morning."
With that, Anakin took Padme's hand as the couple left the dinning room hand in hand.
Upon arriving in the living chambers that had been her prison for sixteen years, Padme looked at Anakin nervously and spoke, "Please promise me that Vader is truly gone."
Anakin smiled, "He is gone. I promise you."
Padme nodded as she followed her husband into their bedroom
Padme soon found a nightgown that she immediately slipped into before climbing into bed with her husband.
Anakin smiled as he wrapped his arms around her, "It is so nice to have you again, even though I don't deserve you."
Padme in response kissed her husband as she spoke, "In just a few days, The Emperor will be gone and we will be able to give our children a free Galaxy."
Anakin nodded, "I am happy for our children. Leia has found the perfect Man, they will soon marry and have children in a decent Galaxy. Luke and Mara have Shmi and, I am certain that they will probably have at least one more."
"Wait until the day that you give Vima away."
"Please, I dread that day. She's only twelve for goodness sakes."
Padme nodded, "It was very hard for her to choose between the two of us four years ago."
"It is because of me that she had to," stated Anakin.
Padme was silent in response as her husband kissed her before closing his eyes.
The next morning, Padme awoke with Anakin still holding her.
She smiled as she felt her husband stir.
Anakin opened his eyes as he spoke, "Thank the Force that you were willing to reconcile with me Padme."
Padme smiled, "I am tired of being a single Parent after four years."
Anakin nodded, "I can imagine that it is especially hard when it is a Skywalker that you're raising."
"It is going to be even harder when more boys start to notice her."
"Luke and I will chase them away with our lightsabers."
Padme giggled in response as her husband climbed out of bed.
Padme then got up as she noticed her Husband dressing.
She then spoke, "Are we on course for the Death Star right now?"
Anakin nodded as Padme spoke, "Can you at least tell me why you and Luke are moving so fast?"
Anakin frowned, "Do you promise me that you won't tell anyone this? It must stay between us as Husband and Wife."
Padme nodded, "I promise."
"Luke and I had a Force vision of the Future, In the Future, our entire family had been destroyed."
"By whom?" asked Padme in horror.
"By Leia and Shmi."
"W-What do you mean?" asked Padme.
"Our Leia and our Granddaughter turned to the Dark Side together and, they destroyed us along with the Emperor. The future that followed was a horrifying dark future filled with terror as they ruled the Galaxy side by side."
Padme shivered as Anakin spoke, "Don't burden Leia, She is already burdened enough with the knowledge of who I am."
Padme nodded in silence.
After eating a small breakfast with Vima, Padme spoke, "This makes me think of the way that things were before we left."
Anakin nodded, "This Dinner table was certainly a lonely place to sit without you two, I can tell you both that."
Padme smiled, "I am guessing that you're going to have Luke try out his X-Wing before we head towards Endor."
Anakin nodded, "I am hoping that he will enjoy the modifications that I made. His were fairly impressive but, There is always room for more improvement."
Padme smiled, "I am sure that he will enjoy the modifications, you should have seen him with your ship after he took it, he was calling it his trophy."
"I even got to fly it," stated Vima with a smile.
"That must be where those dents came from," replied Anakin with a smile.
Vima shook her head, "I am a good pilot."
"Oh sure," replied Anakin with a smile.
Vima looked at her father in disbelief, "You're the one that taught me how to fly."
Anakin smiled at his daughter in response.
Luke awoke to hear Shmi crying from her crib.
He noticed that Mara was still asleep, he sighed, she had barely gotten any sleep because of Shmi. Luke would simply take Shmi for her, so that she could sleep.
He smiled and, scooped her up in silence. He dressed and, decided to head towards his Father's Chambers.
As he left his Chambers, He noticed Leia walking alongside him.
Leia smiled, "Did Shmi keep you up late?"
Luke nodded, "I am just going to let Mara sleep and take her to Mom and Dad's room."
Leia nodded as Luke spoke, "What do you think of him?"
Leia frowned, "Not sure yet, I can tell that he does care about us. I was able to tell four years ago on the Death Star when his eyes turned blue instead of yellow the moment that I mentioned Mom to him, I just hope that he really has changed."
"The same for me, It seems like he has."
"At least he seems ok with our spouses," stated Leia.
"You're not even married yet," replied Luke.
Leia smiled at her brother, "I wonder how much longer."
"Maybe after the war," replied Luke with a smile.
Leia nodded in silence.
At that moment, Luke and Leia stopped in front of the doors of their chambers as the doors opened to reveal Vima.
Luke smiled, "Is everyone awake?"
Vima smiled, "Mom and Dad are both up."
Luke nodded as he entered the room followed by Leia.
He noticed his Father looking at him with a smile, "Are you hungry?"
Luke nodded as Padme stood up to take Shmi, "I will hold Shmi, You have some breakfast."
"Alright," replied Luke as he gently placed his daughter inside of his mother's protective arms.
Anakin looked at Luke as he sat down to eat and spoke, "We are about to drop out of Hyperspace so that we can test your Fighter out."
Luke smiled, "I like the sound of that, Have you flown it?"
Anakin smirked, "I knew that you were most likely having fun with Mine so, of course I took it out a few times."
Luke looked at his father and spoke, "In that case, I hope that there aren't to many dents on it."
Padme stared down at Shmi as she held her in her arms.
Her very first Granddaughter, she was grateful that she had lived to see Shmi. Twenty years before when she said goodbye to the twins, Living through the Day didn't even seem possible to her after what Anakin had done to her. She had expected him to kill her instead of taking her prisoner. Now, she was glad that she had spent sixteen years as a prisoner, at least she had lived to see her Granddaughter.
At that moment, she saw Vima run up to her with her Comlink, "It's Mon Mothma."
Padme nodded as she took the Comlink, "Mon?"
"Padme, I am so glad that you answered. Has the baby arrived yet?"
"Yes, she has."
"A little girl? What does she look like?" asked Mon
"She looks like Mara but, She has Luke's eyes," replied Padme with a smile.
"That's wonderful, Calrissian and I have been fairly worried about you being found by Vader, I hope that you have been careful."
Padme frowned as she looked at Anakin whom was listening to the conversation.
She wondered what she should tell Mon.
Anakin looked at her and nodded, no doubt he had read her mind and now, he wanted her to tell Mon the truth.
She looked at the Comlink and spoke, "Anakin and Luke have partnered together Mon, They are planning to destroy the Emperor together and then, Anakin wants to hold peace talks between the Empire and the Alliance."
Padme noticed that Mon was silent on the other end. No doubt, Her brain was processing her statement as she spoke, "I am going to have to discuss this with the Council Padme, I only ask that you don't let it damage our friendship."
"Of course Mon, I wasn't going to ask you to make any exceptions."
"I will call you back after I talk with the Council."
Padme nodded, "Ok Mon, Skywalker out!"
Alliance Command Ship: Home One:
Mon Mothma looked around her at the Members of the Alliance Council as she spoke, "Thank you for coming on such a short notice. I have asked all of you to come here because of a situation that has been brought to my intention."
Mon paused as Yoda spoke, "Mmmm, The Alliance between Anakin and Luke Skywalker, nervous you are, hmmm?"
Mon looked at Yoda in shock, "You Knew Master Yoda?"
"Mmmm, Trust Luke we must, seen the future both Luke and Anakin have. Destroying that future they must," stated Yoda firmly
"What do you mean destroy the future?" asked Mon uneasily.
"Saw a dark future they did, A future in which the Sith win. Destroy Palpatine they will and free the Galaxy, Mmmm Yes."
Lando then spoke, "How do we know that Vader isn't going to kidnap Padme and lock her up again?"
"Seen everything through the Force I have, Redeemed Skywalker is."
Mon frowned, "You're telling me that Vader has changed?"
Yoda nodded, "Accept him you must, your only hope for a peaceful Galaxy he is."
Mon frowned as General Dodonna spoke, "I don't know about you but, I trust Master Yoda's wisdom and intuition. He has yet to let us down."
Mon nodded in silence as she looked around the table at the rest of the Alliance Council Members.
She then looked at Yoda and spoke, "We really can't do anything else besides wait and see what is going to happen. We don't even know the current Location of the Executor."
Yoda nodded in agreement, "Agree with you I do."
"If Vader is changing, Why did he kill Ben then?" asked Lando.
"Killed him Vader did not, Died of his Cancer Master Obi-Wan did."
"How do you know?" asked General Rieekan.
"Visited me, Obi-Wan's spirit has and told me he did."
"That is possible?" asked Mon in shock.
Yoda nodded, "With the Force, All things are possible."
Mon was silent for a moment before speaking, "I know very little about the Force Master Yoda but I want to know one thing, Can a Sith return from the Dark Side?"
"Possible it is but, rare it is only two recorded in history there were."
"Two?" asked Mon.
Yoda nodded, "Possible that Vader may be the third."
Mon was silent in response.
Dodonna then spoke, "Didn't you also tell me that it is traditional for the Sith Apprentice to overthrow the Master?"
Yoda nodded, "Always two there are, No more no less, A Master and An Apprentice."
Dodonna nodded as Mon spoke, "Now that you mention it, I haven't seen anymore than two at one time since the Clone Wars started."
"See more you will not."
"I remember reading about there being more during the Sith Wars though," stated Mon.
"Changed their ways after the wars they did," replied Yoda.
Mon was silent in response as Dodonna spoke, "Do you think that the Skywalker's will be able to defeat the Emperor?"
"Mmmm Yes, Defeat him they will and, free the Galaxy will be," replied Yoda.
Executor:
Luke looked his Starfighter over as R2 took his place in the Droid Socket.
Anakin smiled, "Do you like the Modifications that I made?"
Luke nodded, "They are better than the ones that I did."
"Yours were still fairly impressive," replied Anakin with a smile.
Luke nodded as he climbed into the Cockpit of his X-Wing.
Anakin then, climbed into the cockpit of his Customized Tie Advanced X1 fighter as, Father and Son left the Hanger Bay together.
At the same time, Luke spoke over the Comlink, "I just realized that right now is our first flight together without us fighting."
"You're right and, I hope that it is the first of many," replied Anakin.
Anakin then spoke, "We will fly for ten minutes, When return to the Executor, We will resume our course towards Endor. We will be there in about three hours."
"I am glad that the end is here finally," replied Luke.
"Me too Son, After this is over, I just want to live my life with your Mother and continue to be a father to Vima and, A Grandfather."
"Yeah, I think that it is a good thing that we have grandparents, Otherwise I think that Parents would lose their minds."
Anakin laughed in response as his son took his Starfighter into an impressive dive.
He followed suite as he spoke, "Don't be trying to outmaneuver me now Son."
After around ten minutes, Father and Son flew back into their Hanger Bay and, left their fighters to be refueled.
Anakin at the same time, looked at his Son and spoke, "How do you like your ship now?"
"It is better than ever. Thank you for fixing it up."
Anakin smiled, "After you came back and took Mara after our little fight, It gave me more time to add a few more things."
Anakin nodded as he walked with his Son towards the elevator.
As Father and Son approached the Elevator.
A few minutes later, Father and Son entered Anakin's Chambers to see Han nervously seated next to Padme.
Luke frowned and spoke, "Where's Mara?"
"She's with Leia," replied Padme.
Luke nodded as Han spoke, "Kid I asked you permission to start my relationship with Leia back on Hoth, but neither one of your parents were int he picture back then. Things have changed a lot since then too."
Anakin breathed in deeply as he realized what Han was about to ask, he was dreading it but, He had to admit that he had no say in the matter. In his opinion, Granting Solo permission to take his daughter as his bride was up to Padme and Luke.
At that moment, Han spoke, "I love Leia. I want you to know that and, I want to spend the rest of my life with her. I want to ask her to marry me but, I need your permission," stated Han as he looked at Anakin.
Anakin shook his head, "Don't look at me, I lost the right the day that I tortured her on the Death Star but, If you can take care of her you have my blessing."
Luke then spoke, "You have my blessing Han."
"And mine," replied Padme as she looked back at Anakin.
Padme then spoke, "Why do you think that you have no say in Luke and Leia's lives Anakin?"
"Look at our Son, I maimed him. I almost caused his wife to have a miscarriage. I tortured our Daughter on the Death Star, Do you think that I have any rights after all that I have done?" asked Anakin in frustration.
"You didn't know that Leia was your daughter," stated Han.
"I knew that Luke was my sun when I maimed him though," stated Anakin in anger.
Han frowned as Anakin spoke, "Are you sure that you're up to marrying into this crazy family?"
"I never really had a family but, I do like this one."
Anakin smiled, "Good, I wasn't sure about you at first but, I do like you now."
Han smiled at Anakin in response as Padme spoke, "Do you already have a ring for her?"
Han nodded, "I picked it out on one of the days that Chewie and I went into Theed for supplies."
"Good, Go ahead and ask her that question whenever you want."
"I will wait until after the battle," stated Han.
Anakin smiled, "We will be there pretty soon, Is the Falcon ready?"
Han nodded in silence.
Alright that is it for now, I will be taking my time with the next update. Thank you for reading and reviewing.
-Fallen Jedi 79
