Chapter 14: The Final Battle: Sanctuary Moon
The group all woke up and changed, ready for the day's battle. Anakin, Padmé, and Leia hid by the droids, watching the Imperial troops. Obi-Wan was with Han.
The group moved quickly toward the shield generator, easily capturing it. Then the Imperials returned, with reinforcements and forced the group outside. Anakin and Padmé angled themselves so Leia was behind them.
"Looking for us?" 3PO appeared and the Ewoks attacked.
The group made it back to the shield generator. This time, they had to hack the system. R2-D2 tried first, but was shot and sent flying back. "R2!" Anakin, Padmé, and Leia called.
"I'll do it the old fashioned way," Han muttered, beginning to attempt to hotwire the entrance. Leia and Padmé both moved to protect Han from any Imperial fire.
"I've got it! I've got it!" Han called happily.
Leia turned to look at Han. Another set of doors closed. Han frowned and Leia out a cry of pain. Padmé expertly located and then killed the man responsible for the injury to her daughter.
Anakin and Padmé took the injured Leia to a small clearing and Padmé began attending to her daughter's wound while Han and Chewie destroyed the shield generator. Obi-Wan joined the small family to help Anakin protect Padmé and Leia.
Han then joined the Skywalkers and Obi-Wan and bandaged Leia's arm. They looked up when they saw the Death Star II explode.
"I'm sure Luke wasn't on that thing when it blew," Han whispered.
"He wasn't," Leia replied. "I can feel it."
"You love him, don't you?" Han asked.
"Yes," Leia replied, confused.
"All right, when Luke gets back, I won't get in his way," Han said firmly.
Leia smiled and said, "Han, it isn't like that. He's my twin brother."
Han kissed Leia and Anakin coughed. "Just so clear if you break my daughter's heart, you will have to answer to her Uncle Obi-Wan," Anakin said. "Until Padmé and I have changed the past."
"You're related to Obi-Wan Kenobi?" Han asked.
"He's my brother, in everything but blood," Anakin replied.
Han nodded. Then Leia and Han both headed to the shuttle where Luke was trying to convince that version of his and Leia's father to not give up. Obi-Wan accompanied the two—he wanted to understand things from his brother's point of view. It was high time he did.
Leia sat next to her father's dying form and said, "Father, I… I forgive you."
"Thank you, my Princess," Anakin wheezed out. "I want to show my story."
The twins, Han, and Obi-Wan all grabbed onto the dying man's hands. Afterwards, the twins reluctantly removed the mask. Obi-Wan reached over and pressed one hand against Anakin's shoulder. "Obi-Wan, protect my children. And you, my little ones, Luke, you are a fine Jedi Knight. Leia, you will be a powerful leader, like your mother."
Anakin let out one last breath and then died. Leia buried her face in the limp arm of her father and sobbed violently. Luke began to cry and even Obi-Wan wept. "How wrong we were," Obi-Wan whispered. "How wrong we were!"
Luke, Leia, and Obi-Wan all quietly burned Anakin's body. The twins then gathered Anakin's ashes afterward and put them in a jar. When they went to Naboo, they'd leave it with their mother. Anakin and Padmé would be reunited in death.
