Chapter 28

The second time his name was whispered Anakin woke up, though that probably had more to do with the accompanying shake. He rolled over drowsily. "What's wrong, Anne?"

"The baby is coming." Anakin's eyes shot open.

"What! Right now?"

"No, not right now, but now." That answer wasn't at all helpful. "For goodness sake, Anakin. Unless you want to help me give birth get dressed so we can go to the Healer's."

"Yes, Anne." Anakin rolled out of bed and pulled on his boots, not bothering to tuck his pants into them. Anne tossed him one of his tunics. She had already put on one of his robes over her nightgown.

Just as they were about to leave Anakin paused. "I'm forgetting something, aren't I?"

"Yes, you are, Master." Anakin didn't have to turn around to know that Ashoka was glaring at him, either with her arms crossed or with her hands on her hips. She wasn't mad enough to be threatening him with her lightsaber. Yet. "What were you supposed to tell me?"

"When Anne was having the baby?"

"Correct."

"…Anne's having the baby."

Anne laughed quietly and shook her head. Then she gasped. "This baby really wants to be born."

One hurried trip to the Healer's Wing later and five minutes of Ashoka pacing in the hallway, Anakin was holding their daughter in his arms. The Hero With No Fear was completely captivated by the tiny, wailing baby. He didn't even hear his wife ask to see her until she snapped at him through their Force-bond.

You know you did throw me into the wall, and with the women who are going to be in this girl's life I have to get as much time with her as I can.

You're a bastard, Anakin Skywalker. Anne let out a wordless yell before asking the Healers, "Is there another one?" The Human and Twi'lek Jedi looked at each other.

"Just one more," the Human woman promised. Anne groaned quietly.

Their son was born without anyone else getting Force-pushed across the room. His sister had somehow managed to fall asleep, but when he started screaming at the top of his lungs she woke up and screamed with him. "It sounded like someone was being tortured," Ashoka said later.

Then she winched. "Sorry!"

"It's alright, Snips." It wasn't, but there had been enough yelling for one day.

Anakin looked down at his son, who was still screaming but with less enthusiasm than he had been an hour ago. If he could have he would have been looking at his sister with jealousy. She wasn't making a sound as Anne fed her.

"Can I hold him?" Ashoka asked tentatively. Anakin nodded and handed her the sniffling baby. He looked up at her with wonder and grabbed at the end of one of her head-tails. Once he'd captured his prize he did as babies were wont to do and stuck it in his mouth.

"Hey, Grabby, that's mine."Ashoka smiled as he cooed at her. Anakin sighed.

"What did I tell you? I have no chance with either of them." Anne laughed at him.

"No, she's going to be a daddy's girl, I can tell."

Since Ashoka couldn't be persuaded to let go of her new friend until she absolutely needed to, Anakin ducked out to send a message to Obi-Wan, who was the only person they wanted to know about the babies right away who was on planet. By the time he arrived the twins were fast asleep in their parents' arms. Ashoka was asleep to, slumped in a chair, after being woken up in the middle of the night. Anne would have drifted off herself if she didn't have a baby to support.

"They're adorable." Anakin raised an eyebrow.

"Father, I don't think you've ever used that word before."

"I've never had a reason to before. What are their names?"

"Jade," Anne said softly. "And John."

"Jade and John Skywalker." Obi-Wan looked at the two babies, whose glowing Force-presences were waiting to be shaped, and then at their parents, the Chosen One and the woman from another Galaxy. He could never have predicted that this would happen, ever. Mostly because before Zalmon and Eha were created none of the Order's Jedi were having any luck seeing the future. For Jade and John though "The Force will be with them, always."

The End

A/N: And scene! This seemed like the right place to end, mostly because it's similar to where the prequel trilogy finished. Two movies in twenty-eight chapters. Not bad, right? Anyway, hope you all enjoyed this story. I definitely enjoyed writing it. Happy Holiday's, Happy New Year, and may the Force be with you all.

-Cynder2013