Star Wars: Remix version
Chapter seven: A baby
Five years later.
Padme was waiting anxiously outside the Naboo lake house for Anakin to return. He had gone on a dangerous mission with Obi-wan and Ray because they needed a really good pilot to fly their starship. When his boat finally arrived , he jumped out and hugged her, twirling her around.
"Was the mission a success?" Padme asked him. Anakin grinned broadly.
"Yes. Obi-Wan and Ray were able to rescue the chancellor from General Grievous, but the mechanical Sith managed to sneak away again so the Jedi are on the look out for him. Ray killed Count Dooku at the urgency of Senator Palpatine" Anakin told her. Padme gasped.
"Something about Palpatine isn't right these days" Anakin said. "He seems to encourage war from the Jedi and they're keepers of the peace, not soldiers." Padme sighed heavily.
"Perhaps we should keep a wary eye on him, just incase. They entered the house and Padme turned to face her husband. She knew she had to tell him her news.
"Ani, I have some news for you" she said hesitantly. She wasn't sure how Anakin was going to react to having a baby.
"What is it?" Anakin asked worriedly. Padme took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"Ani, I am pregnant" she said softly, biting her bottom lip. Anakin was silent for a few moments. He couldn't believe his luck.
"That's wonderful" he cried twirling her around. "We're going to have a baby. We have to tell Forsythe. I want him and his wife to be the godparents" The next evening, Forsythe and his beautiful wife Maria came to the lake house for dinner.
"well, Forsythe, it's been awhile" Anakin said. "What have you been up to lately?" Forsythe grinned.
"Well, I am running for senator" he told them. "What about you?" Anakin smiled.
"Padme and I are going to have a baby" Anakin announced. Maria smiled.
"Congratulations. Have you picked out any names yet?" she asked.
"Not yet" Anakin said. "But we would like you and Forsythe to be the god parents" Forsyth grinned.
"We'd love to" he said. He stood up. "Can you excuse me for a moment?" he asked. Anakin and Padme nodded. Forsythe left the room and went down the hall When he reentered the lounge, he looked a bit nervous.
"We should probably head home" he told Maria. Once they were gone Padme turned to Anakin.
"That was a bit odd" she said. "They left quickly" Anakin nodded as they walked out to the gardens.
"Something is wrong " Anakin said suddenly. "I can feel it" as they looked back at the house, a large explosion rocked the ground, causing Padme to slip and hit her head. Blood dripped down her cheek. Their once lovely home was now no more than a pile of rubble. Anakin knelt beside Padme and gently picked her up.
"We have to go to Coruscant" he said. He carried Padme to their ship and they headed to Coruscant. On the way, Anakin cleaned and bandaged Padme's wound. He made sure she got plenty of rest, even when she insisted she was fine.
"Is the baby okay?" He asked her.
"I think so" Padme replied. "Yes" Once they reached Coruscant, They headed to the Jedi temple straight away. Luckily, the Jedi council was able to see them right away. Anakin explained the situation to the council.
"Someone is trying to kill us, again!" He said warily.
"you two are lucky to be alive," Mace Windu said, clearly impressed. "The two of you can not return to Naboo until we discover who was behind the explosion. We think that the Sith may be after you"
"But why" Padme asked, but Anakin already knew.
"Qui-Gon thought I was the chosen one, but I wasn't able to become a Jedi" he said. "The Sith must think that our child is the chosen one"
"correct, you are" Yoda said in his raspy voice.
"As you know it is believed that the chosen one will vanquish the Sith and restore peace unto the galaxy. The Sith will stop at nothing to keep this prophecy from being fulfilled."
"Where will we stay?" Padme asked, fear etched in her voice. "How can we keep the Sith from finding us?"
"We have a secret hidden chamber that we use for situations like this one." Mace Windu told them. "It is here in fact, in this very room"
"Yes." Obi-wan agreed "It will have all you need, a bedroom, living room and kitchen. As long as you remain there, you will be safe" He pushed a button near the wall and a door appeared. "Welcome to your new home" he said leading them inside.
"Thank you" Padme said softly. "For everything"
"Your welcome, M'lady" Obi-wan replied. "Please Be careful and Be safe" Padme and Anakin searched their new home.
"Well, it's not as big as the lake house" Anakin mused. "But it will have to do" Padme nodded, wishing that she could have a normal life for once.