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The Millennium Falcon landed on the roof of the New Republic's Senate Building on Coruscant. An old man and a relatively middle aged Wookie jumped out of the ship and raced downstairs. The pair rushed to the bottom floor and halted when they saw a familiar protocol droid.
"Oh my! Hello, Captain Solo!" exclaimed the droid. The man was the legendary Han Solo, the best pilot in the entire outer rim, General of the Rebel Alliance, and founding member of the New Republic.
"3PO, where in the blazes is Luke?" asked Han.
"Master Luke is currently meditating at the Jedi Temple," replied C-3PO.
"Come on Chewie, we gotta hurry!" Han said to his faithful Wookie companion.
Han and Chewbacca barged out the Senate door, commandeered a speeder, and raced to the temple. They burst through the doors and ran into the meditation room, where Luke Skywalker, founder of the New Jedi Order sat peacefully with his eyes closed. He noticed their presence and immediately his eyelids fluttered open, revealing two brilliant blue orbs underneath.
"Welcome my friends," he said, "I felt your agitation as soon as you landed on Coruscant."
"Cut the mumbo jumbo, kid," said Han, "Their ships are close, they'll be on us in three days, maybe less."
Luke's expression hardened.
"Give me time to meditate," he said.
"We don't have time, kid," said Han.
"Wrrrraaaaggghh!" growled Chewie.
"He's right," said Han, "We need a plan, and fast, otherwise we're all Sarlaac meat."
Luke pondered for while.
"Gather all Jedi and anyone who can use a blaster," he said, "Evacuate the rest to the emergency bunkers. Any flyable ship should be ready for battle at a moment's notice."
"Consider it done, my lord. Will you need anything else?" asked Han sarcastically.
Luke ignored him.
"After you're done, get Leia and meet me inside the temple," he replied.
"What're you gonna do next, Luke?"
"I have a long overdue meeting with some old friends."
()()()()()
After Han and Chewbacca left, Luke closed the meditation room's curtains and locked the doors. He sat down on his chair, closed his eyes, and called to Obi-Wan and Yoda with the Force. They almost instantly appeared in front of him. Luke bowed to them.
"Master Yoda, Master Obi-Wan, always a pleasure," he said.
"There is no need to call us Master, Luke," said the spirit of Obi-Wan, "For it is now you who are the master."
"Troubled, you are, hmm?" asked Yoda, "What bothers your mind, young Skywalker?"
"It is Darth Barius," said Luke, "He has assembled a massive army, one sure to wipe out the Republic. He approaches closer to Coruscant with every passing second. We are the last free system remaining. If we fall, the Republic falls with us."
"Coruscant is the only system left?" asked Obi-Wan, "Why did you not contact us sooner?"
"Strong, the Dark Side is. Clouds everything, it does," said Yoda, "More than one apprentice, Darth Barius has. Used their power they did, to keep us from communicating with the Jedi. Now being concentrated on other evil deeds, their power is."
"He has great influence over many systems which were once loyal supporters of the Empire," said Luke, "At first, he was just a minor threat that appeared on Mustafar. He started taking over the local mining operations. I went to confront him, with three other Jedi. I was the only one who returned. He has power and skill far greater than even the Emperor. I do not know where he came from, or who trained him in the Sith arts."
"I did," said the voice of a another Force ghost, one who had Luke's eyes and long blond hair. A scar ran down his right eye.
"Father!" exclaimed Luke.
"Always enter at the most dramatic time, don't you Anakin," said Obi-Wan.
"Master, if you'd let me speak, I could save my children's lives and the galaxy...again," shot back Anakin.
"Still arrogant as ever," sighed Obi-Wan.
"Anyway," Anakin continued, "Darth Barius was an orphan I found while on Alderaan. His parents bodies were next to his in the wreckage of the freighter crash I came across. I sensed a lot of fear, anger, and sadness, and because I was Darth Vader, I thought he'd make an excellent apprentice. I trained him in the Dark Arts and he became powerful... too powerful. The Emperor, who did not know of my secret apprentice, sensed him, and order me to destroy him, as he feared that he was powerful enough to overthrow him. I could not let years of my work be wasted, so I hid him on Mustafar. He probably developed a strong hatred of me, waiting all those years on that hellish planet. He must have trained a few apprentices, creating his own army to challenge the Empire."
"So why did he wait this long?" asked Luke.
"He was biding his time," replied Anakin, "He was afraid of you and your power."
"So now that I'm old and weak, he decided to attack."
"You are not weak, my son. You are stronger and a far better man than I ever was."
Anakin's eyes fell, regretting the decisions he had made in his life.
"Your mother would be proud," he said, "Of both of you."
"She'd be proud of you too, father."
"I'm sorry to interrupt," said Obi-Wan, "But unless we make a plan, the entire galaxy will fall."
"Hrmmm..." said Yoda, "Only defeated will Darth Barius be, if exist he does not."
"What is that supposed to mean, Master?" asked Anakin.
Realization dawned on Obi-Wan's face.
"No!" he exclaimed. "It is far too dangerous!"
"Our only chance, it is," said Yoda.
"What are you talking about?" asked Luke.
"Time travel, young Skywalker," said the voice of yet another dead Jedi Knight.
Luke whirled around. Standing behind him was the spirit of a Jedi Luke had never met before, but heard many tales about.
"Master Qui-Gon," he said as he bowed, "It is an honor to finally meet you."
"Master, what do you mean by time travel?" asked Anakin, "It is simply not possible."
"Combining with the Force and flowing backwards in time can allow a spirit of a Jedi to enter a host body," said Qui-Gon, "I have done it myself, though I only travelled back a few hours, and only remained in the host for around seven minutes."
"How would you this to fix our current predicament?" asked Luke.
"If Darth Vader does not exist, then Darth Barius cannot either," stated Qui-Gon.
"So your plan is to send someone back in time into a host body to try and prevent me from becoming Darth Vader," said Anakin.
Qui-Gon nodded.
"How would you even send a spirit that far back in time?" asked Obi-Wan, "This also brings up the problem of having to keep them there for at least two days, and finding the right host body."
"Another Jedi, the spirit will be sent by," said Yoda, "One who is strong with the Force."
"We will need to send the spirit into their original host body, to prevent the two spirits from conflicting," said Qui-Gon, "That leaves only Anakin or Obi-Wan."
"I'll go!" Anakin said almost instantly. "Not a day goes by where I don't regret my actions. This second chance will put me at peace, once and for all."
"No, young Skywalker," said Yoda, "Go you can not. Too powerful, you are, to be sent to the past. Even send yourself, you could not."
"So it's settled then," said Luke, "Ben will go. I wish to be the one to send him to the past."
"No, Luke, you can't be the one to send me," said Obi-Wan, "The Republic needs a leader. Do you have any other Jedi?"
"I might know a guy," said Luke, "His name is Finn."
()()()()()
After dissolving back into the Force, Anakin found Obi-Wan.
"It won't be easy, you know," Anakin said, "I was stubborn, confused, lost, and fearful back then."
"I know, Anakin," said his former master.
Anakin paused for a while.
"I'm sorry I killed you, Obi-Wan"
"I am, too."
"Look, I didn't know what I was doing. I became Darth Vader because I was scared out of my mind and..."
"Anakin, don't apologize for anything. You came back, and that's all that matters."
Obi-Wan put a hand on Anakin's shoulder.
"I can change this, Anakin, I can change everything. You will never become Darth Vader, and that's a promise."
"If you succeed, what will happen to you?"
"My spirit will become one with the Force. My past self will survive, though, and we will meet again, in another time, in another life."
Anakin bowed. Obi-Wan bowed back.
"May the Force be with you, Obi-Wan Kenobi."
"May the Force be with you too, old friend."
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