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I don't own any of the characters; I'm not using this for money, yatsa, yatsa, and yatsa.

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I do however own the characters of Padme Amidala Skywalker (I don't own the names, just the character), Gaeity Solo, Tanner-Jules Solo, Jennelle Solo, Carime Liepti, and Ory Corellise. (I know I'm not that inventive.)

New Characters:

Padme Amidala Skywalker (Ali-Lyn)–the only surviving child of Luke Skywalker. She's 17 yrs old.

Anakin Benjamin Skywalker – Padme (Ali-Lyn)'s twin brother. He's 17 yrs old – and a member of the dark side.

Gaeity Solo–the eldest child of Han Solo and Princess Leia Solo. She's 15 yrs old.

Tanner-Jules Solo – Gaeity's twin brother. He's 15 yrs old.

Jennelle Solo–Han & Leia's youngest child. She's 2 yrs old.

Master Carime Liepti – Padme (Ali-Lyn)'s master/teacher.

Master Ory Corellise – Anakin's master/teacher.

Star Wars: Beginning Again

Part 4

Naboo Palace

"Hello, Padme Amidala Skywalker." Anakin sneered, knowing she disliked being called by her full name.

Ali-Lyn anwsered by raiseing her lightsabre, and watched the two. She knew Corellise was taunting Anakin in his mind. Corellise was making her brother feel inferior and mad. "Don't listen to him, Anak." She said, as her brother advanced.

Corellise stood back, waiting for Carime to come. He felt her in the palace, and he felt the Solo twins. He knew that this was the day of fates. Anakin could die against his sister or Ali-Lyn would die against her brother. The Solo twins could be a casuality of this battle, as could Carime. Corellise laughed to himself – the only one who would most definatly survive was him.

Anakin fought his sister with intensity unknown to Ali-Lyn. She had never felt Anakin fight this way, but she fought back with just as much force. Ali-Lyn pushed her brother down the hall, her pink lightsabre contacting his black every other second. With a lunge at her brother, Ali-Lyn slashed Anakin's black suit, and the deep cut began to bleed.

Corellise watched Ali-Lyn – she had been trained better than Anakin. 'Maybe I should have taken her.' He thought.

Ali-Lyn heard Corellise's comment, and she continued to fight – She would never suffer her brother's fate. Not in a millenium, would she suffer Anakin's fate.

Anakin lunged at his sister, sliceing through her pants and burning her skin. Ali-Lyn hissed from the pain, but only burned him back, and knocked him to the floor. Anakin was up in seconds, and took a stance before Ali-Lyn. He would not lose against his sister.

Two floors below Ali-Lyn and Anakin

Gaeity pulled out her communicator again. She felt the disturbance strongly – something wasn't right. Corellise and Anakin had to be here. "Master Liepti."

Carime anwsered, "I feel it, Gaeity. Get your brother. They're here."

"Yes, ma'am." Gaeity said, running down the hall to find T.J.

Upstairs

Ali-Lyn had been burned three more times, but Anakin was becoming weak. He was bleeding heavily – mainly from the cut on his stomach. Ali-Lyn softened her hits to his lightsabre, but Anakin only hit her's harder – he would not lose this battle. He promised his master that he would never let that happen. If Ali-Lyn survived, she would ruin the delicate plans he and his followers had made not so long ago. She was the one block in all the plans. Anakin breathed in, and let the base of his anger flood him. Ali-Lyn would have edged him out of being a Jedi Knight, and She was responsible for their mother's death.

Out of the corner of her eye, Ali-Lyn saw Carime and the twins running up the hall. Gaeity stopped to help Ali-Lyn, but T.J. and Carime kept running. The two stopped in front of Ory. Carime had her lightsabre drawn before the elder master even figured out who she was.

"I see you've taught her well, Cari." Corellise said, drawing his lightsabre and finally figureing out who the woman was.

"It's Master Liepti to you, and she has taught herself more than you know." Carime hissed, watching T.J. draw his lightsabre.

Carime started against Corellise, guideing the older master down the opposite hall. Ali-Lyn watched her master dissappear around a corner, and hoped Carime would survive against her former master. 'Don't get killed on me, Carime. You still have to teach me much, much more.' Ali-Lyn thought.

'I'll be fine, Padawan.' Carime thought back. She wasn't going to leave Ali-Lyn anytime soon.

Ali-Lyn had turned her thoughts back to her battle with Anakin in time to watch him as he hit Gaeity with the back of the lightsabre, causeing her to fall down unconsious. She fell against the wall, her yellow lightsabre turning off as it hit the floor beside her.

Anakin watched his sister, "You aren't going to see if she's alright?" He asked, knowing Ali-Lyn had never left someone alone if they were hurt.

Ali-Lyn narrowed her eyes and kept her focus on Anakin as she spoke, "Gaeity."

Gaeity moaned softly. Ali-Lyn turned her attention back to her twin - she was waiting for him to fall. She knew if she wounded him, he would have to be brought back to Coruscant to be healed – and possibly reverted back to the side of light. Ali-Lyn slashed his suit once more and burned his white skin. Anakin began to trip on invisible objects, but he refused to give up. He began to lose his balance, but he pushed himself to stay up. 'Come on, Anak. Fall. Let me bring you back.'

Anakin heard his sister, but just pushed himself harder. The two began to fight on a balcony. Anakin pushed his sister farther down the narrow balcony, and Ali-Lyn knew he was trying to get to his master. She watched her brother, knowing now that it would be impossible to save her brother – there was only one thing she could do. Ali-Lyn was building up her courage, as Anakin tripped on an invisible object once more.

"Anak, please don't make me do this!" She cried – she hoped he'd give up, so she wouldn't need the courage.

Anakin just fought back with the last of his energy. He crashed to the ground, taking in shallower and shallower breaths. His heart beagn to slow, and his eyes watered as he thought of every pain Ali-Lyn had caused him. The loss of their mother flashed before his eyes every few seconds.

Ali-Lyn leaned down to look her brother in the eyes. They were cold, but she searched them for any sign of hope. There was none.

Anakin watched his sister. Dispite all the problems and pains she had caused him, Anakin felt nothing but love for her. He was disgusted by it for a moment, and then he saw how hard Ali-Lyn was holding back the tears.

Finally, she could no longer contain the tears, and they began to fall. Anakin reached up to wipe them away. Ali-Lyn was shocked. She looked down at her twin, but Anakin had taken his last breath, and now he was still. She kissed his cheek, wiped away the last of her salty tears, and ran back inside to wake her cousin. "Gaeity." She smacked Gaeity's cheeks softly.

Gaeity moaned again, then opened her eyes. "Where's Anakin?"

"He's gone. We have to go help Carime."

Gaeity nodded, stood up, and shook her head before following her cousin down the hall. They turned the corner in time to see Corellise jump from a window into his speeder below. Carime looked out the window at the dust that marked where he had gone. She would be seeing him again - she knew it.

Carime looked at her padawan, "Ali-Lyn." Carime knew Anakin was dead – the disturbance in the force had disapated, and Ali-Lyn's red eyes gave her away. Ali-Lyn just threw her arms around her master and buried her face in Carime's robes. T.J. and Gaeity watched their cousin – Ali-Lyn had just lost Anakin for the second time.

Coruscant

Funeral Pyre

Ali-Lyn watched the orange and red flames engulf Anakin's body. They seemed to taunt her, tease her. She could no longer watch the fire, and looked to her father. Luke had seemed to become younger since the death of Anakin – and Ali-Lyn was disgusted by it. She had lost her brother, her twin – and her father was happy about it.

'I am happy that he is at rest, Paddy. You should be, too. He did not suffer the fate of your grandfather.' Luke sent to his daughter.

'I killed my own brother, Papa.'

'You did what was right, Paddy.'

Ali-Lyn forced herself to become calm, 'I miss him, Papa'

'I miss him, too, honey.' Luke anwsered.

Ali-Lyn looked at her father, then looked at Carime. Ali-Lyn looked at her master, then looked back at the flames.

The Next day

Ali-Lyn sat on the balcony of the Temple's spire. She sat watching the sunrise, with a holo-picture of her and Anakin in her hands. She looked at the two bright eyed, smiling children. Ali-Lyn was wearing her mother's robes, and Anakin was in their father's. Their mother was in the background smiling at her young children. Ali-Lyn remembered that day – She and Anakin had gotten into their parents' clothes, while the adults were at a council meeting. They were eight years old, and that was the day Ali-Lyn and Anakin were given their new masters.

Ali-Lyn watched the holo-picture for another moment, before shutting it off and putting it in her pocket. She looked at the sky. It was shades of brillent yellow and blue, Anakin and her mother's favorite colors. Ali-Lyn smiled as the colors entertwined. "I miss you, Mama. But at least now, you have Anak. Tell him I miss him, too." Ali-Lyn told the sky, before standing up. Luke stood behind her, and he guided her down to their quarters'.

Two weeks later Skywalker quarters' at the Jedi Temple

Ali-Lyn picked up her lightsabre and looked at her father. He hugged her tightly, and kissed her brown hair. "Now, you be good for Carime, and when you are a knight and have your own padawan, you will live here once again."

Ali-Lyn smiled at Luke. Since the death of Anakin, Ali-Lyn had realized that she was the only padawan who didn't live with her master. She had lived her entire life in her parents' home – and had never stayed with Carime. She'd never even spent a night at Carime's. She realized that the only reason she was still living with her father was because she needed him when the nightmares of Anakin came. Now the nightmares were gone, and she would live with her master.

"We are both beginning again, Paddy. But always remember, I am your Papa, and I will always be with you." Luke said, "I love you very much."

Ali-Lyn hugged her father tighter, and then let go. She turned to Carime, "I will begin again, Carime."

Carime smiled at Luke, "I'll take good care of her, Master Skywalker. I promise."

Luke smiled and shook his head, "I know. Now go or we'll be saying goodbye forever. Besides, you two are only going to the other end of the temple."

Carime and Ali-Lyn left, laughing. Ali-Lyn turned around to wave goodbye one last time before turning the corner. Luke waved back, smiling. He knew this was the way it was supposed to be. They were all beginning again – and beginning the right way.

Cassie Jamie

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