Anakin Meets His Match

A 'Carrie' crossover by Jedi Kate-lin

Lava boiled hot below as the two former Jedi partners now stood against each other.

"if you're not with me you are my enemy,"

"only a Sith deals in absolutes. I will do what I must."

Obi-wan's lightsaber was turned on.

Anakin heard it humming and pushed the button on his too. "You will try!" He turned around to attack Obi -wan but saw that his lightsaber was not working! Obi-wan's voice resounded inside his head 'Anakin that weapon is your life' Something bad had happened to it while he was killing all those separatists and now it didn't work! "Oh no this looks like the end for me" Anakin thought as he ran for his life, got into his Jedi star fighter and flew away! Obi-wan tried to catch him but could only stand and watch while he was flying away.

Anakin flew as fast as he could before Obi-wan came after him. He wanted to make it back to Coruscant and kill the emperor and take over the galaxy, but he knew his lightsaber was broken. He felt so powerful he could trick Palpatine into thinking he was serving him and then betray him and take his, yes, that was a good plan. His mind constructed all these plans as he flew. He tried to put it into hyperspace, but in the middle of it all his instruments went blank! He could not see a thing, it was all black. R2D2 beeped that they were trapped in a black hole and might disappear forever!

Hold on, Anakin was thinking, I am the best star pilot in the galaxy and the most powerful man in the universe now. I can get out of this. Soon he did. He saw a light up ahead like the end of a tunnel. He zoomed out in the middle of some bright stars, but it was not his galaxy! He had not been out of the galaxy before and had not seen this place on any star charts. His starfighter went faster into this galaxy and headed for a system on its outer swirling rim. He did not know it, but this planet was called earth! What would it be like, he had to wonder. When he came through its blue and white atmosphere he saw many cities and vehicles, some primitive flying machines by the standards he was used to. He had been picked up by radar of the US army so R2 warned him to take cover. Setting his starfighter down in the middle of the woods, he got out and walked around on foot. He liked the planet, it was pretty, he could breathe the air. He thought, what kind of creatures live here? The first one he saw was a squirrel. It scared him because he had never seen one before! Birds singing were not so strange to him but he had not seen such species in his life. This was an interesting planet. He might want to take it over for himself after he conquered his own galaxy. Anakin walked all the way out of the woods until he saw a town and some humans much like himself. What would he do now? He couldn't let anybody know he was from space!

There were a bunch of teenage boys tthrowing the football around in the open field. Anakin stood and watched until he thought he knew how to play. Then when one of the boys threw a long pass, Anakin used the force to pull the football to him and it landed in his hands.

"Whoa, what happened? Intercepted by the guy in the weird clothes!"

"Weird clothes?" Anakin said, looking down at his jedi outfit. He was mad, but though he had turned to the dark side it was not fully in him yet. His eyes were blue and since he had no working weapon he was careful.

"Where did you come from?" One boy asked.

"You would not believe me."

"Whatsyer name?"

"Anakin."

"Anna who?" One boy asked with a puzzled face."Is that like Alice Cooper?"

"Who is Alice Cooper?"

"He is the coolest guy in the world."

"What world is this?" Anakin wanted to know.

"Are you crazy as you are weird? Earth. What are you an alien?"

An alien, Anakin hadn't thought about that but he was! Really anyplace but Tatooine he was an alien. He was going to have some fun here. He asked to join in the game. They tossed him lots of passes and he caught them all because he used the force if he wasn't close enough to get it. On defense he used the force to intercept every single pass!

"Wow, man, you are the best football player I ever saw! I wish we had you on our team, we'd win the championship. Then you could go to the NFL and win the Super Bowl."

"What's Super Bowl?"

"It's the game where the very best teams end up."

"Is that kind of like being the most powerful football player and overthrowing all the other teams?" Anakin thought this sounded good.

"Yes,it is. You get a big trophy and lots of money and everybody thinks you are cool."

Anakin looked up at the sky, imagining himself the greatest football player ever. With the force it would be all too easy. "Can I join your team?"

"You would have to go to our school."

"What is school?"

"A place where they make kids stay and learn stuff they don't want to until they are grown up."

"Oh," Anakin could relate, thinking of being a padawan and the temple."Can we play a real game now?"

"It's the wrong time of year. You have to do it in the fall. It's May now, that's springtime. It's not football season. The Prom is tonight, but none of us are seniors so we aren't going. Will you stay and play with us? We might learn tricks from you."

Anakin thought long and hard. If he was to be the biggest football player in the world he couldn't let them learn his tricks. Not having the force, how could they? "I want to play this football with you. What is Prom?"

"A Prom is a dance all the seniors go to for their last year before they graduate. It's in the school gym."

"Is this like a ritual?"

The boys all laughed. "More like a party. Don't you dance?"

"I must go to this prom and see for myself."

"They won't let you in if you don't have tickets."

"I am not worried. Show me the way."

The boys showed him how to get to the school and he stood and watched as they all arrived in their fancy clothes. It might as well have been the imperial senate! He tried to go inside but they told him not to, this was not a costume party! He got mad, but didn't destroy anything yet. He went back to the field where the boys were, but only two were left. He played ball with them some more and made plans to join the NFL as best receiver and defensive back ever. He wanted to go see what was going on with that prom. If they were dressed that fancy like the senate they might be trying to make a move for power of the planet and he was going to take it for himself. Taking over the whole planet was better than just being the best football player. By the time he got back everybody was inside. He looked and listened through a window. They were going to elect a king and queen, he knew it! This king and queen, they were to rule the planet! He had to find a way to get this power!

The people inside had voted. The king and queen were called up! The king was a boy with blond curly hair. The girl had long strawberry blond hair and was wearing a pink dress. They looked so good, too good to be politicians. They were so happy as the queen got her crown and flowers. Then, the power play from inside came as a bucket of blood was dropped on her head! The young queen looked around, afraid and stunned at the blood on her hands! Now, thought Anakin, was the move for takeover! Should he move now against them all? His lightsaber was broken, he had only the force on his side. Was it enough?

To his surprise, the crowd started to point and laugh. One by one they got louder and louder, and as they did, he could see the queen's anger growing.The king only looked shocked and a little upset, but the queen had real anger in her, the kind you could only get from the dark side of the force. Could she have the force? He had not sensed the force in anyone he had met on earth but it was flowing strong in this young woman. He could feel her anger, and he drew upon its power making him feel so good. Now her anger had become so strong she could not hold it. Things started to fall and break. Her king was knocked out when the blood bucket hit his head. Things inside started to fly around and come apart. She locked all the doors, trapping them inside. Then she used the force to turn on a water hose as many of those who had laughed were killed by it! Finally everyone was dead or screaming and running for the locked doors. The place caught fire, but the queen did not burn. She walked straight through the fire, the doors opening only for her. Closing again, they trapped the last of the group inside until they were all dead!

Anakin walked around the side and looked at her in his astonishment. She had the power! She could use the force to control and kill people and take what she wanted. She was strong in the dark side, even the fire could not stop her! He was falling in love! Padme had been pretty, but she was a political girl who always wanted to negotiate. This queen wanted power and had the power like he did. He had to have her for his own. Together, they could rule the whole galaxy with their combined power! As he kept watching, just a look from her eyes sent a vehicle rolling and crashing. Anakin loved it! He followed her as she walked down the road with her blood covered face staring wildly and madly. Pity anyone who was in her path! Anakin knew then he did not want to face her to fight her, but she must join him.

He saw as she went into a house, but did not follow. Peeking inside, he saw a woman in a black dress using the force to toss knives at this girl! This must be her mother and she had the force too. She must be the master and the young queen the apprentice? The fight was very bad. They both seemed to be hurting each other. Anakin knew he could not let this perfect woman be killed. He burst into the house, coming between the girl and her mother, and used his own power to block all of the knives. The girl then sent some knives back into the woman. At last she fell onto the ground, dead. It was over. Then she got back up! Anakin had to help the girl again. Bloody and wounded, the woman was put into a strange closet. The young queen spoke. "Who are you and why are you here?"

"I am Anakin Skywalker. Who are you?"

"Carrie. Carrie White."