An alternative fate

An alternative fate


Eight almost nine hours later Anakin landed the ship on the landing platform in Courscant. It was well after dark. Shmi and the other new arrivals eyed their new home in awe. This was most definitely by no mean Tatooine. The bright glaring neon lights and the heavy air traffic and the lack of sand in sight, was indeed a sure testament to that notion.

They all looked up when they were met on the landing platform by masters Windu and Yoda. They were accompanied by supreme chancellor Langue and senator Bail Organa. Dorme, Sabe, Moira and Shmi descended the ship and stepped onto the platform, each was carrying one of the Skywalker-Kenobi quadruplets.

Chancellor Langue smiled as she said “welcome back Masters Skywalker and Kenobi; it’s a pleasure to see the both of you again and obviously looking so well. Tell me Master Skywalker how are you feeling after you pregnancy and lengthy vacation?”

Anakin chuckled and replied “it’s also pleasure to see you again Chancellor. And I can honestly say I feel so much lighter and comfortable and most definitely more flexible and thankfully I no longer feel uncomfortably bloated.”

This earned a few chuckles. Bail commented “I take it I would be correct in presuming you will not be quick to be conceiving again any time soon?” Anakin merely grimaced and commented firmly “not in a billion light years Senator.” This earned another around of amused chuckles.

Master Windu asked “welcome home masters Skywalker and Kenobi. And how may I ask is parent hood suiting the two of you?” Obi-wan chuckled and replied “Well, with already being a father to Luke and Leia I already knew what to have expected. It suits me just fine.”

Anakin added “and yes it would have also been even better if I hadn’t been the one to give birth. I feel I shall be in the on ward and foreseen future leaving it up to the more suitably equipped and fairer sex thank you very much.”

Yoda commented around a chuckle “indeed. Has the Medi-Chlorian count of the younglings been estimated yet? Powerful future Jedi sense I do.”
Anakin nodded “yes master Yoda. Each of my sons and daughters, they have a count estimated at around over twenty thousand, like I, my self have.”

Both older Jedi master looked to be exceptionally pleased. “Yes indeed, Skywalker’s strength sense I do, strong and powerful Jedi they shall be.”

Master Windu commented “yes, that is definitely wonderful news. You can rest assured they shall be trained at the temple when the time for them to do so is right.”

The chancellor and the senator were currently eyeing the babies with interest. Obi-wan and Anakin having noticed this, decided to allow a quick introduction, before leaving the cool night air of the landing platform.

Anakin walked over to his mother and Moira and took Kaden and Padme, one in each arm. And walked over to the chancellor, Obi-wan followed suit and walked over to Dorme and Sabe and took his other daughter and son, Qui-Gon and Shmi, and cradled them one on each arm, he then made his way over to the senator.

Both the normally composed chancellor and Senator melted at the sight of the beautiful and tiny babies snuggled in the loving cradle of their daddy’s arms. The chancellor cooed down at the babies and asked “and who might you two precious little ones be?”

Anakin smiled softly and revealed “Chancellor Langue, please allow me to introduce you to Padme Skywalker-Kenobi” he gestured to his left, then he added “and Kaden Skywalker-Kenobi” he finally gestured to his right.

She smiled softly and asked “would her name sake happen to be the late and greatly missed senator Amidala?” Anakin nodded and smiled softly having finally come to terms and made peace with his once wife’s death, after he had gotten involved with his husband. She smiled “they undeniably resemble both you and master Kenobi beautifully. Congratulations master Skywalker.”

Mean while Obi-wan was introducing the other half of the prophesised quartet. “Senator Organa meet Qui-Gon Skywalker-Kenobi” he gestured to his right “and Shmi Skywalker-Kenobi” he gestured to his left. Bail smiled gently down at the two babies and said “congratulations master Kenobi and Skywalker, you children are extremely beautiful.”

The names Padme and Qui-Gon were by no mean lost on anyone on that platform who knew of the past. It seemed the memory of Padme Amidala and Qui-Gon Jinn would live on within the two, future Jedi with their names as name sakes.

The first part of the prophecy had come to pass. The clone war was still raging on, and was far from over. The future still clouded by the influence of the dark side of the force would reveal it’s self within time, and when it finally did, then they would meet it head on. What was to come would come, and they would meet it when it did.

But as for now, life went on, as did the war. Only time would tell what would be the fate of the republic and the senate and the Jedi order. But one thing was for certain they would never give up hope, for a world without hope would not be worth living in or fighting for.

Anakin Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi were finally where they needed and wanted to be. The team of Skywalker and Kenobi would remain just as strong and unyielding until the end, as together they were a team to be reckoned with.

An: Ok that’s the end of an alternative fate, next in three part alternative series, is part two, an alternative future. Please read and review.