Star Wars Infinities
Episode One
One little change in the tapestry of time can change the whole fabric. One turn instead of another can change who lives and who dies. One different word could inspire a thousand year war or a thousand year peace. Just one thing, one minute in time, one.
The battle between the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jin, his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the Sith Darth Maul had continued down the catwalk of the reactor core, the fight fierce. Both Jedi looked to be a match for the Sith, but the Sith seemed to have a plan. It was as if Maul had been luring the two into a smaller and smaller area. Qui-Gon had noticed, and was being incredibly wary of this. Somehow, the Sith knew of the fault in his Lightsabrerstyle, that closed quarters rendered it ineffective. Qui-Gon, as well as his Padawan, needed a large space in order for their style, the Ataru, to work.
The realization hit Qui-Gon suddenly. His Padawan was trapped behind him in another one of the chambers created by the laser walls. He would not be able to fight the well trained Sith alone, let alone in such a tightly spaced arena as the reactor core. But what could be done? It did not seem as if he could time the walls so his Padawan could fight with him. He would be alone in his fight. He would die.
Qui-Gon gripped his lightsaber tighter as he heard the hum of the laser walls turn off. The Sith smiled with a gleam in his eye as the Jedi Master rushed out of the encove and donned a defensive stance. The fight began.
Obi-Wan watched helplessly as the fight continued without him. His master, though strong, was old and weary. Even though he wished and hoped his master would stay alive until the shields went down once more, he knew that it was very unlikely. Already, the fight was in Darth Maul's favor, and Obi-Wan held his breath as the Sith slammed his lightsaber into Qui-Gon's. The old man appeared to faulter and the Sith plunged his blade towards the Jedi's midsection. Obi-Wan screamed.
The blade had stopped. A look of intense shock had spread across the face of not just the Sith who still pressed foreward, but also the Padawan, still trapped behind the laser field. Qui-Gon had regained his senses in that brief moment and had twisted his saber downward. Somehow, someway, against all logic, his blade had caught the Sith's. His own blade, however, was slowly burning it's way through his robes.
The laser field went down with a low hum and Obi-Wan rushed out. Sensing him, the Sith turned and blocked the powerful blow. A look of pain suddenly swept the red and black face. Looking down while still holding the Padawan's saber at bay, he looked down. A glowing blade stuck out of his torso for a moment and then left the way it came. The Sith Lord fell to his knees.
"This," Darth Maul said, his life leaving him, "This is… Impossible…"
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Okay. There it is. I don't know exactly how good it is, so review, kay? If you like it, let me know. I've written a little more, but I'm pensive to add more until I get a little feedback. Anyway, you kinda get what the change is. Qui-Gon survives the fight in the reactor and succeeds in defeating Darth Maul. Yes, I'm pretty sure the scenario has been done before, but I plan on going further. Like delving into how Qui-Gon would have trained Anakin, whether or not Anakin would still have turned to the Dark Side, if he still would have fallen in love with Padme and so on. Even further, I have a complete set of notes that I came up with (with a little help from my friend Zack) on how the rest of the movies would be affected by that one tiny change. Would the clones still be discovered? Would Palpatine still successfully betray the Jedi? Could there still be a Darth Vader or a Luke Skywalker? What about Han and Chewie? I'd go into all of that eventually. Trust me. I have the entire story in my noggin, from the period of time between Episode one and two to shortly after Episode six. I just need a little support and love from readers, that's all. So comment and be a help to me.