Star Wars: Last Words

Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars. Believe me, I wish I did. Sadly, it all belongs to the master mind that is George Lucas. All OC characters are either property of me or other contributing writers, so no stealing. Any likeness between characters to real persons is merely coincidental.

Contributions: I'm looking for other authors to contribute the "last words" of their own made up Jedi that have either fallen to Order 66 or are survivors. Chapters should be set in the format that I have stylised for my own entries. Just send me a message containing your "last words" piece and it shall be added to this collection. All work submitted will not be property of me, but the author that has contributed it.

Dedication: Once again, I am dedicating this story to all of those at Legacy of the Jedi, for helping me to create my own little galaxy within a larger one. And also to the brilliant author Karen Traviss, whose writing started off my passion for the unsung heroes of Star Wars: the clones of the Grand Army of the Republic. Maybe I will one day be able to play within the Star Wars galaxy, just like she has.

Synopsis: Order 66 spelt out the end for the Jedi Order – and life in the galaxy as all beings knew it. But, there were a sought few who managed to survive this purgery; whether it was down to blind luck, skill or the Force. Until now, the thoughts of these Jedi upon the appending darkness and beyond have been uncharted. Read on, Gentlebeings, to find out first hand what these Jedi felt in the final hours of the Jedi Order…

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From the private journals of Jedi Master Mace Windu

2 hours prior to the commencement of Order 66

Now is my chance to put everything right.

Skywalker has just approached me, confirming what we have all come to suspect as an Order, but have been too afraid to admit to. Palpatine is the second Sith. Palpatine is Sidious. Our beloved Chancellor is a Sith Lord!

My thoughts are a blur. I have a chance to make everything right, to redeem my foolishness after hesitating to end Dooku's life back on Geonosis. I can bring peace to the galaxy; restore the Republic back to its former glory!

And yet, two questions lurk in the back of my mind. Why, after all of these years, does Palpatine decide to reveal himself? This is my most pressing concern. For certain, he has the Senate neatly lapping out of the palm of his hand, making his capture even more difficult. It will be hard to convince the Senators and beaureaucrats of his betrayal, considering how much they worship the man. The Jedi will need to take control of the Republic until a new Chancellor can be elected, which will take time. It will also cast a bad light upon our actions, but…

No, I must take one step at a time.

The other question that has been plaguing me is why would Palpatine reveal himself to Skywalker?

The only answer that makes sense is that he knows of Skywalker's great power. His timing could not have been more perfect. As the words had left the boy's lips, labelling the Chancellor as the one that we had been looking for all along, I could sense the anger that was raging within the boy's soul, not to mention the conflicting sense of loyalty that he had to his old friend. Blast, we should have known that sending him to spy on the Chancellor was a bad idea.

I cannot concern myself with that now. I must focus.

Skywalker has protested strongly that he should be accompanying us to arrest the Chancellor – but I have demanded that he wait at the Temple until we return.

The Chosen One is a shatterpoint – no, THE shatterpoint upon which the fate of the galaxy rests. I cannot risk him becoming tainted by Palpatine's twisted lies – not whilst his soul is rife with such confusion.

Master Tiin, Kolar, Fisto and I will be more than adequate to handle one Sith Lord.

Your time is at an end, Chancellor. Justice is about to be served.

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Only four Jedi have ever fought a Sith Lord: one is dead, two are currently occupied elsewhere and the last is tainted by the darkest shadows of evil.

None of these people were there to help Mace Windu when he needed them the most. Upon arrest, Sidious produced a lightsaber from within the sleeve of his robe and defeated Masters Fisto, Tiin and Kolar in a matter of seconds.

Vaapad was what helped the Korun Jedi Master to beat the Sith Lord into near submission. At the pivotal point: when everything could have been made right, Skywalker burst into the Chancellor's office.

No amount of bargaining to the light in the Chosen One's soul could save him, and before a death blow could be struck, Mace Windu was betrayed by the last hope for the Jedi Order.

Master Windu never knew that his death would be the final tragedy to seal Skywalker in his destiny.

Whether the great Jedi Master died or not, however, remains under constant scrutiny…