I got the idea for this story watching Bloodsport one day. This story is EXTREMELY AU, so please bear with me. In this series of events, it should be noted that Anakin figured out that Palpatine was the Sith Master, and defeated him. So he never crossed to the dark side.
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Anakin Skaywalker pulled his wife Padme Amidala close to him, and rested his hand on her swelling stomach. Padme looked up to him and smiled. "You feel it?" "If it is a girl, I want her to be like her mother. her mother is the most beautiful creature I have ever met" Jedi, until recently, were not allowed to marry. Anakin's defeat of the sith, changed the views of the Jedi Council. "What time must you be at the temple tomorrow"
"0800. Don't worry, I do not plan on taking a padawan until our baby is born, Padme." Padme kissed her husband deeply and fell contently asleep.
AT THE JEDI TEMPLE THE NEXT MORNING
Anakin went from class to class, looking for a possible padawan, none of them seemed to look promising. Anakin's old master Obi-Wan Kenobi tracked him down. "Anakin, the Jedi Council wants to see you." "What is it about?" "I'm not the one that should tell you Anakin, all I can say is that you are about to be granted a very rare honor."
Anakin made his way to the council chambers, where Mace Windu and Yoda were waiting.
"Take a seat, Master Skywalker" Mace Windu said from the chairman's circle. "Anakin, you have proven you are an excellent swordsman. Because of that, you have been invited to a special rare event"
"What event is that Master Windu?" "Anakin Skywalker, you have been chosen by the Old Republic to represent the Jedi Council in The Kumite"
"What is The Kumite, Master" "A tournament of Jedi Swordmanship. Its held every five years, on a secret planet. That is as much as we know. But from what little we do know about The Kumite, no human has ever made it to the championship match"
"Master Windu, I am honored, but my wife is expecting our first child any day now, I must be here when our child is born." "Master Skywalker, I do understand, but understand this, we do know a few rules of The Kumite, and one of them is, if you are invited, you will not be invited again, unless you are a former champion of The Kumite"
"When is The Kumite?" "Unfortunatley, we do not know the answer. The Kumite has strict rules, only the combatants are premitted to know. That information is this Hologram, which has been biometrially linked to you. Only you can open it, and only you can view its contents"
"Then how do you know I have been invited to The Kumite?" "Because this hologram is stamped with the offical Old Republic seal. This seal has not been used in over three hundred years. The only ones that use this seal now are devotees of the Old Republic ways. We stopped endorsing The Kumite three hundred years ago." "May I ask why" "The Kumite was aganist all the Jedi Order stood for." "Then why are you allowing me to participate?" "Because you are the greatest swordsman the Jedi has ever seen, next to Yoda. I would like to know if we are still the best of the Jedi Knights."
Anakin took the hologram from Mace Windu, nodded to his companions and dissmissed himself. Padme was in Senate meeting all day. The republic was trying to elect a new Supreme Chancellor, but did not want a repeat of Palpatine. Knowing this, Anakin had no fear of Padme waling in while he was viewing the contents of the hologram. Anakin pressed his thumb aganist the transmission plate, and an old man, armed with a lightsaber appeared and began to speak.
"Anakin Skywalker of the New Republic. You have been invited to compete in the one hundred senvety first Kumite. The Kumite will be held on the Mustafar system, in seven days time. You are asked to be prepared for three days of combat, should you reach the final match. You may bring with you ONE MAN, no women are allowed. One of our representives will meet your ship when you reach the Mustafar system, to show you where the contest will take place, and will be assigned to you at all times so you do not violate the rules of The Kumite. We look forward to seeing you. Jedi Grand Master Matthew Aran of the Old Republic"
The transmission ended there. Anakin had a week before, he would have to leave for Hoth. How was he going to tell Padme, he may miss the birth of their child?