Author's note: For those of you who already know Darth Plageuis, you'd know that he is a Muun. For obvious reasons, he will be a human in this story. This is so that he seems more related to Anakin. I apologize to any EU readers who strongly oppose of this idea but hey this is an AU story. I hope you guys enjoy it and please read and review :)

Koribban

The sith council looked before the blue image of Darth Sidious as he broadcasted his report from Coruscant. Many years ago, it was agreed that the council will remain on their homeworld, Koribban, and lead the Sith Academy while Sidious would take care of the empire's political machinations as Chancellor.

"Everything is going as according to plan, my lords. Alderaan has fallen and its leaders will be forced to obey the empire's commands," Sidious said.

"Well done, Sidious. His highness, Darth Plageuis will be most pleased by this development," Darth Rayus responded.

"Of course, my lord but where is the Dark Lord?"

"He has felt the birth of his creation and wishes to return the child back here himself. We are in no doubt the child will be of great use to Sith," Rayus said, his eyes bleeding yellow behind his mask.

"Very well, my lord," Sidious bowed before the eight sith lords and his image flickered out.

Tatooine

A cry of women rang throughout a small hovel as she painfully gave birth to a baby boy. Shmi Skywalker slumped against the thin sheets as she gazed upon her child as it was cleaned by a medical droid before handing her the small bundle, wrapped in a blue blanket. Big blue eyes met hers and she kissed the small forehead softly.

"Welcome to the galaxy, my little Anakin," she whispered and the baby cooed, snuggling closer to her chest. Her pregnancy had surprised her. Her master had forbidden her to be involve with a man but Shmi had denied to whole thing, saying her child had just come out of no where. Of course, Gardulla accused her of lying and punished her with five lashes to her back. But she had endure the pain and would gladly do it again for her little Ani. She doesn't know how she became pregnant with him but certainly does not regret it. She gazed fondly at the little boy and felt tears of sadness run down her cheeks. Not long after she had shown signs of her pregnancy, did her slave master, Gardulla the Hutt, plan to sell her child to a brothel where he would be trained to work as a slave. Shmi knew that it would only be a matter of moments before a slaver would barge in and rip her child away from her arms. Anakin whimpered as he felt his mother's distress. She kissed her child once more and prayed to the Force that she would be able to see her beloved Anakin again.

Dozens of storm troopers lined up as a shuttle landed in the hangar of Mos Espa. The ramp opened to reveal a hooded figure, flanked by two Sith warriors. They stepped of the ramp and the clones bowed before the arrival of their Emperor. Plageuis spanned his senses and searched for the bright Force signature of his creation, his son. He soon narrowed down the source and entered an Imperial speeder with the Sith warriors behind him.

The speeder drove the sandy streets of Tatooine and Plageuis felt the fear radiating of the citizens of Mos Espa who watched the speeder pass by, knowing exactly who was on it. No one dared to to stop the speeder in its path as their fear out ruled their hatred towards the Empire. Plageuis motioned for the speeder to stop in front of a small hovel and the Sith stepped off, noticing two slavers preparing to knock down the front door. He looked to the side and saw a Hutt negotiating with a burly looking man.

"The little brat will pay a good price in the brothel," the man chuckled.

Gardulla was about to reply when she noticed the three Sith stalking towards them. The man turned around and immediately dropped to his knees before the Dark Lord.

"Yo-Your excellency, i-it's an hon-honour to be graced in you-your presence," the man stuttered out, cowering in fear before the Sith. Plageuis ignored him and stood in front of the equally frightened Hutt.

"What is your business at this hovel, you slimy filth?" he sneered.

The Hutt said something in Huttese and the translator droid responded for her. "Your excellency, it is an absolute pleasure"

"I asked you a question, Hutt," he barked at the already shaking slug.

"I am here to collect a recently born child of a slave. It is to be sold to a brothel in Mos Eisley," the droid said for its master.

Plagueis' eyes filled with fury. "That 'it' you are talking about is my son, you wretched filth!" he yelled at the Hutt.

Gardulla's eyes widdened and she began to sputter out apologies but was cut off as Plageuis brought his red blade straight down on her. The hutt's body fell to the floor and he turned towards the cowering slaver still kneeling on the floor. He slowly looked up at Plageuis' yellow eyes glowing beneath his hood.

"What was you part in this?" he asked. A shiver ran up the man's spine as he listened to the deathly calm voice of the Sith lord. He knew he couldn't lie to the Sith but feared to tell the truth as well. He gulped nervously.

"I was to hand over the money to Gardulla and bring the child to the brothel," he stammered out. Plageuis looked over his shoulder and motioned for the two Sith warriors to kill the other slavers at the door. In a matter of moments two bodies dropped to the floor and the warriors began to slice through the locked door with their lightsabers. Plageuis looked back at the shaking man on the floor.

"You're only alive for one reason and that is to tell the master of the brothel that they will never get the child. Understood?"

He nodded quickly and sighed in relief as the the Sith lord entered the hovel.

Shmi held her sleeping son closely as saw the door to her quarters open to reveal the three darkly clad figures. She gasped as she recognised the Sith's emblem as he slowly approached her bed side, staring at her infant son. He sat down on her bed side and dropped his hood to reveal a young handsome face. He looked to be in his early thirties, possibly around her age but she was sickened as the sickly yellow eyes scanned over her baby boy.

Plageuis had never felt anything like it before. Throughout all of his training as a Sith, he had never come across a Force signature more powerful than the one bonded to the small child he had created. Not long after he had killed the previous dark lord of the Sith and proclaim his right to the throne, he had begun to explore the art of midichlorian manipulation. It wasn't long before he head perfected his first creation, forming life that is the child before him. He tore his eyes back to the woman's frightened face.

"What is your name?" he asked softly. Shmi's gaze shifted to the two Sith at the doorway for a moment, positive that their eyes were focused on her behind their metallic masks before returning to Plageuis' yellow eyes. He noticed her distress and looked towards them.

"Leave us," he ordered and they bowed before leaving the room. He turned back at her.

"What is your name?" he asked again.

"Shmi Skywalker, your excellency," she said softly. He nodded his head.

"Shmi. And the child?"

"Anakin Skywalker," she responded.

"Anakin...that is strong name. He will be a great warrior," he said, brushing the back of his gloved hand gently against the boy's cheek. Shmi's arms unconsciously tightened around her child and she mustered up her courage.

"Please don't take him away from me. He's all that I have," she pleaded to the Sith. He sighed.

"I am sorry, Shmi but I must take him now," he said reaching for the small bundle but she relented.

"No, please don't take him away. Please don't," she cried out as her Anakin was pried out of her hands. She tried to pull herself off the bed but was still weak from the pregnancy. She cried and watched as her little boy was carried away. The medical droid pushed her back into her bed,trying to console her as she screamed for her Anakin. She heard Anakin wails as he woken up from her distress but soon his cries faded away as the Sith left the hovel and sped away. Shmi collapsed back onto her bed and sobbed, never forgetting her Ani's angelic face and big, beautiful blue eyes.

Author's note: There is the first chapter. Please read and review.