Searching for Skywalker ↬ Star Wars

Evil Lurks

"Han!" Sarah hissed, shaking the Corellian smuggler. He mumbled, and roller away from her. Han continued to snooze, and Sarah rolled her eyes. "HAN!" She hissed this time with more urgency.

"Han, I found Leia!" Sarah said as a last attempt to wake the scoundrel. "LEIA!" Han shouted, bolting up and banging his head in the progress. "I think she's on that gray moon..."

Anakin:

Anakin was exploring a strange garden. The viewports revealed they were in space. Why there was a garden in space, Anakin had no idea.

"Anakin.." A soft, angelic voice whispered. "Ani.." The voice continued. With a swirl of mist, a woman appeared. Her chocolate curls were beautiful and elegant, and she had warm brown eyes to match. It was Padmè. His Padmè.

Anakin stepped forward, again, and again. Reaching out to embrace her, to hold her, she disappeared. A few feet away, her petite figure reappeared. Again he tried to approach his angel.

Once more she disappeared then reappeared a few feet away. "Anakin..why have you failed me?" Padmè finally spoke. "What?" Anakin stumbled, staring at his wife in disbelief. "Why have you failed us?" She asked again, gesturing to the new figures that appeared.

"I once called you father. I called and screamed for you, you never came.." Luke snarled at him. "I-I di-didn't, Luke I.." Anakin responded weakly. "I was moments away! You left me behind! Why father? Why have you betrayed me?" Leia asked furiously. Anakin tried reaching for his daughter, but she turned away.

"My little failure. My son, the Chosen One, more like weak one! You have failed this family! Brought shame upon our name! Skywalker's are no heroes, not when we're related to you. You have failed your wife, abandoned your sweet innocent son, and left behind your daughter. You could have saved me, just disobey Obi-Wan! Why did you have to be a little pet, dragging at his heels!"

Shmi's words broke his heart. The woman he called mother, the one he looked up to and cherished above all things had called him a failure. His family was ashamed of him. They screamed and ridiculed him, and he deserved it.

Shmi disappeared, then Leia, next Luke. Padmè approached him, and grabbed his collar. She pulled him close, and pressed her lips against his. Suddenly a sharp pain spiked through his abdomen. He let loose a small scream, and looked down.

Padmè had shoved a blade into his gut. Her now cold brown eyes met his shocked blue ones. "Till death do us part, Anakin.." She smirked coldly, then ripped the knife out. Anakin fell to the ground lifelessly, no signs of any chance of living.

Anakin felt a pressure on his shoulders, and a far away voice shouting his name. Slowly, he came back to consciousness. Obi-Wan hovered over him, sighing in relief. "You screamed multiple times Anakin, what happened?" Obi Wan asked in concern. "I..don't really know."

Padmè:

Padmè watched with unease as her children studied each other. It had been years since the two had laid eyes on each other. She had no idea what was to happen next.

"Luke.." Leia whispered. "You're my sister. Why don't I remember this? What is going on!" Luke raised his voice. "Yes, I'm your sister. Mother, what's going on?" Leia turned to her, her brown eyes searching desperately for an answer.

Padmè pursed her lips. "Luke and I were taken here on the day of the senate meeting, you remember? Sidious took him and violently blocked his memories. He hates all Jedi now, and was trained as a Sith. Darth..S-Starki-killer.." Padmè explained.

Leia looked absolutely shocked. "Brother..is this true?" She turned to Luke, horrified. "Yes. My name is Darth Starkiller. My master, Darth Sidious. My mission, eliminate the Skywalkers," Luke said in a brainwashed manner.

"But..I'm so confused. I hate Anakin Skywalker, his presence brings me pain..yet my feelings are conflicted. M-mother.." Luke whispered, then collapsed. "Luke!" Both Skywalker girls shouted in unison.

Leia lunged forward in attempt to grab her brother. Luke landed roughly in Leia's arms. "What should I do?" Leia asks. "Lets take him to his personal quarters, he looks pretty beat up," Padme decided. Leia nodded, and they carried Luke over to their hall.

Once Luke was situated on the bed, Leia took a wet cloth to wipe away dried blood. She gently moved the cloth down his face where a trail of blood was slowly falling. "Thank you for not freaking out," Padmè finally speaks.

Leia nods silently, and continues to clean Luke's wounds. She places her hand on Luke's forehead, then turns to Padmè. "He has fever. Can you go fetch me some medicine?" Leia asks emotionless.

Padmè then realizes that Leia isn't happy with her. Leia was angry at Padmè for keeping the truth about Luke from her. "Yes. And Leia-" Leia cut her off.

"I really just don't want to hear it right now. Please go get the medicine," Leia didn't look at her. Padmè nodded, and left the room.

As she walked along the halls of the Deeath Star, she thought of Anakin. Her Anakin.. She missed him dearly. He would be able to make things all better. He always resolved the feuds through the seven years that they had raised the twins.

Now Leia hated her, Luke was a confused Sith, Padmè was heartbroken, and Anakin was nowhere to be found. Finally, she entered the Med Centre. Padmè grabbed the medicine instantly, it would be rid of Luke's fever within a few hours.

When she reached Luke and Leia, she simply placed the medicine on the table and left. Knowing Leia, she wanted to be alone so she could sort her thoughts.

She wandered the halls for awhile, until she stumbled upon her gardens. It offered a place of peace and tranquility, exactly what she needed.

The smell of the sweet flowers relaxed her nerves. But suddenly, she heard a scream. She swiveled her head to see a woman kissing a man, while shoving a blade through his abdomen. As the woman pulled away, Padmè was frozen in shock.

The woman was Padmè, the man, Anakin. The woman whispered something only Anakin could hear, then smiled evilly. She yanked the blade free, and Anakin collapsed to the floor, dead. But as quickly as it was there, it left. Padmè and Anakin's figures dissolved into mist.

Whooo! Credit for the first two paragraphs and the idea of Anakin's dream (though i twisted it a little) goes to my friend Sarah.

May the force be with you-
Maddyskywalker