Padmé sat on a bench swing on a porch looking out over a field of flowers on Naboo. She could see her daughter picking flowers. "Mommy mommy!!" Her daughter exclaimed. Padmé was holding Anakin's arm breathing him in, soaking up her life. And in an instant Anakin was gone. She was sitting alone, and her daughter was being strangled by Anakin in a fit of rage. She screamed.

In a jolt Padmé woke up. She could feel beads of sweat on her neck. Anakin was not next to her as she remembered from the previous night. "Wha? Where?" She looked around and saw Anakin standing in the kitchen.

"good morning my love. I am sorry, I didn't mean to wake you." He said. He was making some tea and some breakfast. "I thought I would make you something to eat." He said. He walked over to her with a cup of tea. "Padmé you can tell me." He said. "What are you talking about?" She asked.

"Padmé I had nightmares for months, i know that look, what happened?" He asked in a caring manner. He searched for her eyes. "Padmé?" He whispered.

"Um... we-we were on Naboo, we had a daughter. It was beautiful but..." she couldn't say it. What would he do if she did?

"but what Padmé?" He asked, holding her hand.

"but-" she started but simultaneously started to sob. "But you, you umm you were killing-" she couldn't finish before breaking down entirely.

She collapsed into his arms. "Hey hey it's okay. It was just a dream Padmé you and the baby are safe. I won't let anything happen to you." He kissed the top of her head. Padmé was conflicted. She knew what he was capable of. He killed younglings. Children. They were all just children and he slaughtered them. He had almost killed her and their baby only a few days ago.

She sank further into him embracing the last time she would feel his warmth. She reached into his pocket and grabbed the second key. He didn't notice. She slid it under her thigh while they hugged. "Anakin, I love you so much." She said through sobs. "I love you more then words can describe." She continued.

"my dearest Padmé I love you too. I can't wait for the rest of our lives as a family." Padmé cried even harder. She couldn't even think about the pain she would cause but she knew it had to be done. "I will be back soon my love." Anakin said. And just as before, he was gone and the door locked behind him.

...

About a month had passed, Padmé finally found the courage and took the key and walked towards the door. She didn't have a plan, she just knew she needed to get out. She loved Anakin, and she wanted so badly for them to be a family, but he was different and so unpredictable. She knew now what he was capable of. It wasn't safe for her or their unborn child. She finagled the key into the lock and with a deep breath managed to twist the key and unlock the door.

For the first time in a month she was out of this apartment. For the first time in a month she was freed. She knew she needed to find a ship. So slowly and deliberately she started down the hallway. Surprisingly it was empty. She started into a run. She could see it. A ship. It was perfect. She pushed herself. She felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. She pushed. The thought of being out of this dreadful place pushed her to keep going, but she collapsed before reaching the ship.

"Senator Amidala..." a raspy voice said. She knew the voice. She froze paralyzed with fear. She couldn't bear to turn around. "I have foreseen this." It was Palpatine. "You thought you could escape but your hope has blinded you." Padmé turned around.

"you're despicable." Padmé spat out.

"And you senator, will die." Palpatine reached out his arm, spread his fingers, and lightning shot out sending waves of pain throughout Padmé's body.

"Anakin!" She screamed. She screamed in agony. "Ani please! Ahhh!" She twitched on the ground.

"let her go." It was Anakin. Rage filled his voice. "Anakin." Padmé said through sobs. The collar of her shirt wet with tears.

"Arrrahgg!" Anakin pulled out his lightsaber and ran after the Emperor. In an instant Padmé felt relief fall upon her body as she was no longer being tortured.

"Stand down lord Vader."

"I will never. you hurt her." Anakin said. "For that you must pay." And with that Palpatine reached for his lightsaber but before he could even touch it Anakin lunged towards him, piercing Palpatine with his lightsaber. Padmé could hear the sizzle of the saber as Anakin pulled it out.

"my love get on the ship." Anakin said. But Padmé was frozen. She couldn't move. Her whole body was numb and stiff.

"Ani I can't move." She said in shock. She was worried for their baby. Anakin quickly picked up Padmé and ran onto the ship. Once aboard, he placed her onto a seat to rest.

"hold on just a little longer my love." He said. Anakin got into the pilot seat and began to do what he had always done best. Once he had them on a steady course he went to check on Padmé.

"my love are you okay?" Anakin asked. Padmé could see the concern in him.

"Anakin I am-" she didn't know. All she could hope was that the baby was fine. But just like before she felt a pain in her lower abdomen. She gritted her teeth through a scream. "I am so weak Ani." Padmé looked into his eyes, seeing them in a swirl of blue and yellow. He was fighting, He was confused, and Padmé felt a pit of guilt build in her stomach. Her back was on fire. She let out another scream. She thought this pain was from Palpatine but it felt different. It wasn't the same burning sensation. This felt almost like cramps. And then it dawned on her. She was in labor.

"Ani?" She whispered. "Yes my love?"

"I thin-I thin- arraaggh!" She screamed through gritted teeth. Tears were falling from her face. "Ani I think I am in labor."

For a moment everything was silent until Padmé let out another scream of pain.

"hold on Padmé." Anakin said. He took off his outer cloak and laid it on the ground. "Padmé lay on my cloak, we're gonna have to do this here." Before anyone could let out another word Padmé felt the trickling of a liquid down her legs.

"Ani?" She said through tears, "my water broke."

...

Hours had gone by. Hours of agonizing pain. But it was finally time.

"Ani!" She screamed. "Now it's coming now. I need you to take off my pants."

Anakin smirked at this.

"senator." He said with a smirk. "Gladly."

Padmé missed this Anakin. The kind of Anakin to crack jokes at such a time as this.

"shut up you goof." She said laughing while crying.

"Padmé I am going to need you to start pushing."

She nodded while biting her lip. She started pushing with everything she had.

"Arghhhhaa!" Her face was bright red. Anakin's face grew soft. "Oh my god" he said.

"I can see the head keep pushing angel it's almost here."

With a few more agonizing pushes the baby fell down into Anakin's hands.

"it's a boy" Anakin said, pure joy radiating off of him. He brought the baby closer to Padmé.

"Luke. Luke Skywalker." She let out in a breathy whisper.

"arghhha!! She screamed again. "An-Ani- there's, there's something els-" she kept pushing. She pushed just as before. The two heard a faint cry.

"it's a girl" Anakin said in shock. "There was two." He handed both to Padmé. She cried both in pain and in happiness. "Leia." She said laughing.

"here." Anakin ripped off part of his sleeve. "I am going to place this here to help with bleeding." He said. "You need to rest." Anakin said before taking their children to hold.

...

How are you doing Padmé?" Anakin asked. Her legs were numb. Really everything from the waist down was numb. He sat on the floor next to her and took Luke. "Look at him." He said a smile spreading across his face. Anakin kissed Padmé. "I love you so much my Angel. Thank you for this gift."

Padmé loved this. She loved this feeling. This being together. She wished it could stay like this forever. For the first time she thought there was hope. Hope to have the life she always dreamed of, hope that Anakin wasn't as far gone as she had thought.

Anakin handed the baby back to Padmé.

"it won't be too long my love before we're back home." This made Padmé uneasy.

"home? Ani what do you mean home?" Concern grew in her voice.

"I have some unfinished business to attend to. It won't be long before we can all be together."

"Anakin where are we going?" She said. Anakin gulped before turning towards the front of the ship.

"Back to Mustafar." He replied.

"Anakin are you out of your mind?!" She yelled. "Anakin come back to Naboo. Leave all this behind. We don't need power, we will live a simple life. Ani please."

"I am sorry my love but this can't wait."

All the joy Padmé had felt dissipated. she remembered what was happening. She remembered that she had to get away.