Anakin pulled me into a side room. It was small and dusty, honestly I think it might be a closet, but I didn't care. Even as the ship began to shake from moving our battle in the air.

"Hey, what's the matter with you? You're shaking. This isn't you, what's wrong?" Anakin asked me quickly, he held my hands steady. I was shaking badly, I couldn't steady my breathing. I felt suddenly very sad, I was upset at myself. I was overwhelmed with everything.

"I.. I don't know.." I muttered. Liar, I did know, I just couldn't say it.

"You've seen men die before? What's different now?" He asked.

"I could've stopped it." I said, "He made it so far, Anakin. It's my fault."

"That's nonsense, no you couldn't have. It's not your fault the door didn't close quick enough. You were not the one to pull the blasters trigger." He smiled, kissing my forehead. "If the blame is on anyone it's on me for making you come here to get me."

He was right, I knew it wasn't my fault. But I also knew Echo. He was a good soldier. I wish I could've helped him. I felt like it was my fault that I couldn't stop it. I couldn't help these men from dying. Too many of them were.

I knew it was the hormones. But even in here it was not the right place to tell him. I had to take control of myself. We needed to get home.

"I just want to go home." I said.

"Then let's go home, okay? I'll get you home and we'll talk everything out in our room." He kissed my cheek. I hugged his neck, and laid a kiss there. He was sweaty but so was I, so I didn't care.

I thought about saying it then but I couldn't. Having him in my arms gave me a sense of peace. For only a moment I felt like a normal girl, who loved a normal boy, and wanted a normal family with him.

But I was not a normal girl. This was not a normal life I was living. Instead everything I worked for was going to break apart in only a few months. I wanted this child but a part of me didn't because of all that I dreamt of in the temple. I wanted to be Jedi Master, I wanted to achieve a seat on the Jedi council. I wanted to achieve amazing things.

I wanted Anakin to achieve amazing things. He's the one who's been destined for it. He deserves happiness. I held him so tight. Now I didn't care if I was playing a small role in his life. In this moment all I wanted to be was apart of Anakin's story. I wanted him to be happy. And I'll tell him my secret when we return and he'll be the one to decide what to do. I trust him.

He let go and we walked out of the closet. Obi-Wan was running down the hall and saw us leave it.

"I don't even want to know." He motioned to the closet. Anakin and I were about to defend ourselves, but Obi-Wan held up a hand, "I don't care, just get on the back cannons, now! If those stay unmanned we'll lose our stabilizers and be stuck here!"

Anakin and I obeyed our orders and went to the back cannons. We had 8 droid fighters on our hands. Anakin and I made it a game to who could blast the most. It came down to me at four and him at three. We fought over the last one until I hit it.

"That was totally me!" Anakin protested.

"Yeah right! I shot that one! You're just a sore loser and I'm the queen of shooting down droid fighters." I playfully boasted into my headset.

"Well your highness, that was only the first wave, you ready for a second one?" He asked.

"Do you even have to ask?" I laughed.

10 more came and the same thing happened as before. I won 6-4.

"Why don't you just stick to flying, Skywalker." I tsked.

"I let you win." He said.

"Did not!" I fought.

"Can you two be serious for one moment?!" Obi-Wan stressfully yelled.

"Sorry, Obi-Wan." We both apologized and set our scanners up.

"We're trying to set the hyperspace coordinates for Coruscant. Are we clear on the rear?" Obi-Wan asked.

"Not exactly." Anakin said, something must've approached on his side. I couldn't see anything yet.

"What's the matter?" I asked.

"Buzz droids." He said simply.

"Of course, can you get them off?" I asked,

"Not exactly." He said. The ship shook like we were shot.

"Did you just shoot the ship?!" Obi-Wan complained.

"I agree, bad idea. I thought I could aim the cannon up enough to shoot them off, I can't." He said.

"Obi-Wan how are those coordinates coming?" I asked, seeing a giant Separatist fleet drop from hyperspace.

"Almost set.." He mutters. I wait a few moments. They see us.

"Obi-Wan?" I ask for him in high hopes.

"Hang on." He mumbles. I see the fleet release missles, Anakin and I can't do anything about that.

"Obi-Wan!" I rush.

"We're ready!" Then we boost into hyperspace.

~

I held the child in my arms.

It still did not cry or weep.

It lay still in my hands.

I was so sleepy.

I looked around, I felt so cold.

I forced myself to sit up.

I saw Anakin.

He stood at the foot of my bed.

He was crying.

He held another child in his hands.

That child didn't cry either.

The room was silent except for only Anakin's sobs.

Each sob tore my heart a new piece.

"Why do you cry, my love?" I asked.

"They are so beautiful as they sleep." He looked up at me, a look I had never seen on Anakin before appeared.

"Asleep?" I clarify.

Then the room burst open.

3 men in brown cloaks entered.

I recognized them.

I knew them.

I trusted them

They were taking my children.

I began to scream.

They told us it was unlawful to have them.

Anakin pulled out his lightsaber, he was prepared to fight for them.

Instead the three men strike him down.

I am too weak.

I cannot sit up, let alone fight.

I couldn't save him.

I wasn't strong enough to save him.

I watch as they take away my children and my husbands body lay on the floor.

"(Y/N?)" Anakin held my hand to wake me up. I sat up and wiped a rogue tear from my dream. I played it off as sleepiness.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"We're landing in Coruscant, now. We're home, my love." He tipped my chin, "You were tired."

"I am tired." I rolled my eyes and forced myself up.

"Are you not sleeping well?" He asked.

"Not exactly." I shrugged. Thinking of my nightmare.

"You will once we get back to our bed, you'll feel more comfortable." He smirked.

"Since when has your bed become our bed?" I rose my eyebrows, "Last time I checked, I have a room."

"Since that's the only place I want you to be." He winked.

"Wooow." I rolled my eyes, "Nice one."

"I'm a charmer." He held his hands up in defense as we walked out of the room.

"You're definitely something." I said, as we joined our comrades.

We walked off the ship and onto the landing platform. We were greeted by Mace, Master Plo, Admiral Tarkin, and Master Yoda.

"Hello Masters." We bowed.

"Good to see you all made it back." Master Windu nodded.

"Not all of us, sir." I looked down sadly.

"You did an excellent job considering the Citadel has never been broken into before. Skywalker, you have the coordinates?" Master Plo asked.

"Yes, Master. Captain Rex and I both have the information." Anakin nodded from next to me.

"The Chancellor has requested they bring the information directly to him." Admiral Tarkin said.

"If it's all the same to you, Admiral, I had original orders to take the information only to the council." Anakin said.

"Troubling, this move by the Chancellor is. Discuss this with him, I will. Decide what the best decision is, we will." Yoda responds. Then they dismiss us.

Admiral Tarkin shakes all of our hands in respect. When he comes to me, he smiles.

"Excellent job, General. I wish more Jedi had your military abilities." He complimented.

"Thank you, Admiral. I'll see you soon." I thanked him.

"Maybe I should inform the Chancellor of your valor." He then left us.

"How are you friends with a guy like that?" Anakin mumbled.

"I work with Admiral Tarkin a lot. His views are radical but I've come to see that some of them are not completely wrong." I shrugged.

"He's against the Jedi?" Anakin pointed out,

"He's against Jedi being the leaders of this war. War is not the Jedi way. I have to admit sometimes I agree that our code prevents us from victory." I say.

"Obi-Wan has taught me that it's not a matter of victory that the Jedi stand for, its honor. We win without honor, then it isn't a win at all." Anakin says. I don't want to debate with him so I shrug, they both have points worthy of hearing.

"Be careful of who you listen to on matters like these." Anakin tells me.

"Don't worry, ultimately I listen to myself."