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Obi-Wan Kenobi had never expected to pick up Anakin's force signature in the middle of a nearly deserted solar system. He hadn't even planned to stop on any of the few planets which held life because honestly he would not expect his former student to have stopped. If it had been him, he would have simply kept going until he reached a system with more planets. The more planets that held life the easier it would be to hide among the masses. To choose such a deserted area was risky and the Jedi master wondered what Anakin had been thinking.
Knowing that this could very well be his only chance at catching Anakin off guard, Obi-Wan followed the force signature to a small planet that mostly held medical facilities. He'd heard about this planet before when he was still a youngling. According the Jedi council they offered top of the line care for a variety of different things. The Jedi master was confused as to why his former student would come here when suddenly it hit him head on. They must be here for Padme. Perhaps she was in labor or should have already had the child. Obi-Wan grew panicked at the thought because any child of Anakin's was bound to be powerful and dangerous to the remaining Jedi.
The thought of killing a child did not sit well with him and he would not take that route unless another did not present itself soon. Maybe if he could get to the child first and teach it the Jedi ways things would turn out for the best. A child born of a Sith did not have to be doomed to live the life of a Sith as well. Not all hope was lost in Obi-Wan's mind. He may have failed when it came to Anakin Skywalker, but he would not fail when it came to the child. The order of the Jedi would live on through the 'Chosen One's' son or daughter. The child would fulfill the process that their father could not.
As the signature that Obi-Wan was following got stronger he pulled his hood up in order to conceal his identity. It would not do for him to be spotted before was finished in his task. Droids whizzed by as he walked down a long hallway. He could hear the cries of younglings and knew that his hunch about Padme giving birth had been true. He was curious as to why Anakin would bring Padme to such a public place and not arrange for her to have the child with the help of a midwife. He probably wanted to make sure that both she and the baby were healthy. When it came to the former queen of Naboo, Anakin would do what he had to in order to ensure her safety. He would take any risk required of him as he had done in the past. Padme was Anakin's biggest weakness and greatest strength all in one.
It wasn't hard to find the baby, correction, to find the babies. They were in the maternity unit with the name Amidala underneath in big bold letters. Anakin must have wanted it that way for their safety, which had been a smart move on his part. Nobody would think to look for a child with the name Amidala instead of Skywalker. The fact that it had been twins told Obi-Wan that he was doing the right thing despite his doubts. The last thing he wanted to do was taken children from their mother, but Padme had been manipulated by Anakin and she was no longer fit to raise them until she saw the light. Of course he would have to wait until the time was right to take Padme away from Anakin so that he could help her, but eventually he would reunite her with her children. He just had to get them all away from the recently turned Sith first.
The droid watching over all of the children eventually left to do rounds and the Jedi Master knew that this would most likely be his only shot. He sensed that Anakin was close and if he was going to make a move then it had to be right now before his former student sensed him as well. With one last look around to make sure nobody was watching, Obi-Wan picked up the two children and covered them in his cloak. The boy remained quiet, but the little girl, almost as if she realized what was happening, started to scream her little head off. She sure had a set of lungs on her that much was sure. She had her father's temper that much was obvious.
"Hush little one." He whispered before walking away quickly. The child kept screaming and soon one of the droids would be coming to check on her. Obi-Wan knew he had to be gone before that happened.
When he finally reached the main exit he let out a sigh of relief. He had done it. He had taken the children without Anakin realizing it. Of course he still had to get off planet, but it was a start at the very least. Perhaps he should take them to see Yoda. Yoda was wise when it came to matters dealing with the force and he would know what to do. Hopefully the little green Jedi would have some advice prudent to this situation. Even if he didn't, he would know how to shield their signature from their father. As long as they were untraceable they would be safe. Not even Palpatine would be able to find them if they were under the care of Yoda.
"You are both strong in the force and I will teach you everything you need to know in order to be a great Jedi." Even though he was pretty sure that babies could not understand a word he was saying, he continued speaking to them. "You will save the Republic your father is working so hard to destroy and I will help you in this task. I will act as the father you deserve."
TBC…
AN: I am still feeling like crap, but I wanted to get this posted and so I would love to hear your thoughts. Let me know if you all liked this chapter or not. How do you think Anakin is going to react when he learns what Obi-Wan did?
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