Hello there! I finally decided to write a Star Wars fanfiction, so here it is. I've been a Star Wars fan since I was a little kid: and warning; I've also been a hopeless Obi-fan as far i can remember. I used to watch my older sister play lego star wars, and for some reason Ben Kenobi turned out to be my favorite. He was, is, and will forever be my fav 3
This is a Rots AU. The events are the same as the movie, just that I changed the battle on Mustafar. I know it has been done before, and I've also been reading a lot of those stories. But in every single one Obi-wan has forgiven Anakin, and it's Anakin who's angry at Obi-wan. It's not that I don't like those fanfictions, but seriously? I wouldn't forgive anyone that easy if the person would have killed friends I've known since childhood... But then, of course, I'm not a jedi... Note; don't expect too much fluff and mush. And absolutely NOT slash!
My English grammar can be a bit weird, but it's not my language. Please read and review!
Obi-wan Kenobi closed his eyes and took a deep, calming breath. He reached to the force in an attempt to realise his feelings. A small shudder shook his body as he remembered the dead bodies laying in the jedi temple. The disaster after Order 66 was fatal; Obi-wan wasn't sure if any other jedi than himself and master Yoda was alive. Not even the younglings had been spared… And the clone troopers had been led by Anakin Skywalker, his former padawan and friend.
Obi-wan pressed a hand to his forehead before lowering himself to kneeling position to meditate. He was aboard Senator Amidala's spaceship, hiding, and he didn't even know where they were heading. All he knew was that every second they were getting closer to Anakin, no, Darth Vader. Just the thought was enough to pull him out from the light meditation trance and all his feelings came flowing back. Hurt, betrayal, sorrow, guilt, anger. Anger. The way to the dark side, he scolded himself. Another deep breath, and he forced himself to push away the thoughts about Anakin kneeling in front of Palpatine – Darth Sidious, and killing the younglings. Such thoughts would not help him in is task. No feelings. He had to kill Vader emotionless and ignore that he once had been as close as a brother. A bitter smirk reached Obi-wan's face. Like a jedi. And he would, because if he gave into his anger or attachment he would fail, and with that fail all the dead jedi. That was why the Jedi Order had forbidden attachments: Anakin had always been quick to love, and he had finally given into his fears and anger. And look how that ended.
He froze as he felt the ship land. He double checked his mental shields and braced himself. He heard Padmé hurry towards the door and run out. Immediately he felt Vader's dark presence approach her. The darkness made him flinch and he tightened his shields even more.
He frowned sadly as he overheard the conversation between Padmé and her husband. Husband. Another stab in the heart. Obi-wan had always had his suspicions about them, force, he knew they loved each other, but not that they were married. And that Padmé was pregnant…
"I was so worried about you… Obi-wan…told me terrible things", he heard Padmé say as they embraced.
He could hear the edge in Anakin's voice. "What things?"
"That you turned to the dark side. That you… killed younglings…"
"Obi-wan is trying to turn you against me", Anakin – Vader, said immediately. Obi-wan stared at them. He wondered if Anakin only tried to make Padmé believe him, or if he actually believed it himself.
"He cares about us."
"…Us?"
"He knows. He wants to help you." Well, that was true, Obi-wan supposed. "Anakin… All I want is your love."
"Love is not enough to save you", was the answer. Obi-wan listened dreadfully as Anakin begun to speak about power. His fear of loosing those he loved.
Now Padmé noticed the change in her husband, and she became more desperate. "Come away with me. Help me raise our child. Leave everything else behind while we still can."
"Don't you see?" Anakin interrupted. "We don't have to run away anymore." Padmé slowly backed away from Anakin as he told her that they could rule the galaxy together. She begged him, begun to sob and pleaded him to come back to the light.
"You're going down a path I can't follow", her voice was choked by tears.
"Because of Obi-wan?" Anakin replied bitterly, with a hint of sickening yellow in his eyes.
"Because of what you've done! What you're planning to do!" tears were now threatening to fall. "Stop! Stop now, come back. I love you!"
"Liar!" Anakin yelled as he finally spotted Obi-wan.
Padmé looked over her shoulder and her eyes widened in horror as she saw the jedi master. "No!"
"You're with him! You brought him here to kill me!" With that all the blue in his eyes was replaced by the yellow eyes of Vader. He raised is arm, and begun to choke her.
"Let her go Anakin", Obi-wan warned as he walked closer. Padmé stared pleadingly up at the man who used to be the man she loved. "Let. Her. Go", he repeated. Finally, Vader let her go and she fell to the ground. Vader turned furiously to him and begun to yell at him. Every word that escaped from his lips hurt. Obi-wan crouched down beside Padmé and felt the smallest kind of relief as she breathed.
"Don't make me kill you", Anakin finally said, his back still turned to Obi-wan.
"Anakin, my allegiance is to the republic, to democracy!" no matter how much he tried to keep to his jedi serenity anger slipped into the last word.
"If you're not with me… Then you're my enemy."
"Only a sith deals in absolutes. I will do what I must", Obi-wan answered calmly and unclipped his lightsaber from his belt.
"You will try", was the dark reply, and the fight begun. Further and further away from the spaceship, and all the time he fought in defence. Anakin was no doubt one of the Order's best fighters, but Obi-wan was not far behind. He simply chose not to show it too much .He didn't want "glory". He knew that Anakin was more than familiar with his Soresu, and Obi-wan with Anakin's Djem su. They had fought a war together, and new the other's moves like the back of their hands. A change to Ataru would most likely confuse is former padawan, but it was something that kept him from doing so.
And the battle went on.
Padmé opened her eyes. She was laying down, face to the ground and in an uncomfortable position. She tried to sit up, but at once the word begun to spin. Her throat and head ached, and her heart even more when she remembered why. Anakin. She closed her eyes briefly. Obi-wan had been right, after all. She glanced around and wondered where they had gone. The last thing she remembered was Anakin's furious face as he strangled her. Suddenly she was filled by a desperate need to bring him back. The sweet little boy she met at Tatooine all those years ago couldn't be completely gone, could he? She staggered to her feet and almost fell back again. The baby was kicking. And it hurt. She cast a glance back to the spaceship were she knew a medical droid was. She was in the ninth month, after all. After a few seconds thinking se turned away from the ship. Se caught the sight of two blue lightsabers clashing to each other, and with a sickening feeling she realised it was Obi-wan and Anakin fighting.
All thoughts about the pain in her stomach disappeared as she took of towards the blue lights. She couldn't bear the thought of Anakin being hurt, or worse, killed. Not Obi-wan either. Over the years he had become a very close friend to her. She ran as fast as she could.
Every time she seemed to catch up with the two men, they disappeared again. She managed to see a little bit of them as Anakin forced Obi-wan to back into the control room. She hurried after them, just to stop dead as she entered the room. They were fighting furiously, with a speed Padmé thought impossible for humans. The lightsabers were moving so fast they were only fuzzy lightings.
Suddenly, the older jedi seemed to do a mistake by raising his weapon a bit to high, which Anakin immediately took advantage of. Before Padmé realised what happened he had grabbed Obi-wan's hand which hold the lightsaber, while he used his mechanical hand to choke his former master.
"Anakin, stop!" she cried out. Anakin glanced up quickly with yellow eyes without letting go of Obi-wan's throat. However, the sight of her only seemed to anger him further and he used his own weight to make his grip even more deadly as he pushed down the other man. Padmé could only stand helpless and watch, considering an invisible wall of the force seemed to hold her in place.
Obi-wan kicked out and Anakin lost his death grip. The jedi took in deep, gulping breaths before Anakin attacked again.
"Please!" Padmé screamed. Neither sith or jedi paid her any attention. She screamed again as Anakin fell flat on his back and Obi-wan brought his lightsaber down. Anakin managed to get his own saber and blocked the blow. The fight turned even more intensive.
Once again they were closed to each other again, and this time they fought with the force. Both of their faces were deeply concentrated, before they flew in opposite directions.
Anakin was the one who was on his feet first, and jumped at Obi-wan, who quickly stepped out of his way. The blue lightsaber sank down in a control board and warning beeps echoed in the room.
The men was about to continue the fight when an explosion shook the place. The floor crumbled, the roof fell in and the walls cracked. The sounds were extreme, and the word went black.
So, what do you think? Should i keep write it? Erase it? Or leave the Star wars universe immediately and never come back? Please tell me what you think!
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