" Duel that Changed Destinies"
By: Meghan
Part: two
Rating: PG
Summary: Luke and Obi Wan are fighting Darth Maul and
Qui-Gon is now on the Death Star.
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to any Star Wars
Charters, Lucasfilm does. I am not intending to infringe
on any copyright. I do not make any money off this piece.
Thank you to my beta readers, you have made my life easier.
The Melting Pit Naboo TPM:
The clash hiss the tell tale sound of lightsabers clashing against
each other was heard through out the melting pit as Luke engaged Maul
Obi-Wan closely following him. Maul relished the thought of killing
two Jedi, his Master would be displeased that he lost killing the Master
Jedi but killing two apprentices would be just as good. We will soon
have our revenge against the Jedi, they will fall as the Sith would rise
in all of it's glory. Maul thought with a twisted smile as he continued
his assault. The molten blades emitting sparks of protest against the
strain of the battle that was shaking the casing of the power jewl.
Twirling his double-ended lightsaber, Maul pivoted as he slashed at both
Luke and Obi-Wan. The lightsabers hummed in the short silence as Maul
and Luke started circling each other, Obi-Wan's muscles taunt ready for
battle once they started fighting once more.
Luke made the first move cut squarely at the Sith's chest, the move
was blocked before any damage could be done to Darth Maul.
Luke flipped over Maul as the Sith prepared to execute a blow that
would surly kill the young man. Obi-Wan slashed at Maul's head in
retaliation, Maul just barley blocking the assault before it could
decapitate him. All three men started pressing harder against each
other all wanting the fight to end each for their own reasons.
Obi-Wan jumped dodging Maul's low sweep at his feet. The Sith jumped
high and somersaulted over the two young Jedi's head as he landed he
twirled his lightsaber taunting the men as if saying 'Here I am, come
and get me!' as he saw the laser walls of the Melting pit started to
cycle once more.
Both Luke and Obi-Wan sensed what the Sith was planning to do and
flipped over Darth Maul's head to block, his only exit. Maul snarled
at the Jedi silently cursing Luke and Obi-Wan for blocking his way only
way to destroy the queen and get back to his Master, Darth Sidious.
As Maul's anger grew and the battle dragged on longer Luke's patient's
started to faultier, as it did with Vader.
Maul snickered as he faked to the left side of Luke. Luke hesitated
slightly not sure if he should meet Maul's lightsaber where he indicated.
Maul took Luke's ever so slight moment of hesitation to hit
him in the face with the hilt of his lightsaber. Obi-Wan immediately
recognizing the move the Sith Lord used against his Master he blocked the
blow that would of surly killed Luke. Ironically, the same move that would
have killed Qui-Gon had his Master stayed at the Melting Pit a second
longer. Snarling Maul slashed at the two Jedi with such a fury of
passionate hatred that he almost got himself killed in his blind fury.
Luke realized that both him and the young man next to him were quickly
gaining ground against which he now knew for sure a Sith Lord, and the
battle was soon going to end. Looking at Obi-Wan he feinted to the left
which gave the only open window for Obi-Wan to kill the Sith Lord. He
took it and cut Maul's head off. The Sith Lord crumpled to the ground of
the Melting Pit. Both men looked at each other as the turned off their
blade.
"Who are you?" both Obi-Wan and Luke asked each other at the same time.
Death Star ROTJ:
"Ani?" Qui-Gon asked shocked, lightsaber still lit sensing he was in
fact right at his guess.
"I am Darth Vader, the name, Anakin Skywalker, means nothing to me."
Vader rasped sourly.
Shocked that his son, Luke, was no longer standing in front of him
and a man at least sixty years of age was now in front of him had
taken his place. With dark hair shoulder length now graying. Ruby red lightsaber still ignited, eyes glaring at Qui-Gon from underneath his
black metal mask.
"You were so sweet, innocent, kind and helpful." Qui-Gon continued
slowly not wanting the new Sith the former Anakin Skywalker to gain
any advantage before the duel, he now sensed would happen in the near
future.
"You WERE the chosen one!" Qui-Gon said stubbornness showing.
Mind flashing back to the Jedi Council meeting he was at about the boy
only a few days ago.
Clouded this boy's future is. Yoda informed him on the last day he was
on Corusant before he and Obi-Wan left for Naboo.
"Anakin Skywalker was weak! I am more powerful then he would have ever
been!" Vader snapped breaking Qui-Gon's train of thought.
"You will not survive me, old man, I am much more powerful than you
are." Vader hissed with bravado, knowing deep down Qui-Gon was stronger
than he was.
"Are you so sure about that?" Qui-Gon asked an eyebrow raised questioning
Vader.
"That I am, Master Qui-Gon," Vader challenged mocking Qui-Gon.
Both men went to the first position stance raising their lightsabers.
Vader twirled his saber and started attacking, Qui-Gon who just as
quickly blocked the blow against him. Qui-Gon started pressing Vader
out from under the catwalk were both men had to duck slightly because
of their height.
The Emperor sitting in his throne over looking the space battle with the
Rebels, noticed the disturbance in the Force immediately It was no
longer young Skywalker on the Death Star, but the Jedi whose apprentice
who killed his first and best apprentice some thirty odd years before
hand. His lip started to curl upward as he got angry.
"Lord Vader! What is going on?" the Emperor roared with venom in his
voice.
The Emperor sensed his right hand started dueling with the Jedi Master.
"Good, good Lord Vader, destroy him." the Emperor whispered urging his
apprentice on as he continued to fight.
Both men emerged from under the catwalk Qui-Gon the obvious dominant
person of the fight. Darth Vader started unsuccessfully pressing against
Qui-Gon. Vader sensed it would be futile to try to get a offensive
position at the moment while Qui-Gon still had a significant amount of
stamina.
I will be patient, so I can destroy the Jedi once and for all.
Vaderthought silently to himself as he continued his assault.
Qui-Gon sensed the Emperor while he was combating Vader sensing there
was something deathly wrong about the situation. The man was shockingly
intuned with the Dark Side more so than anyone he'd ever sense before,
even Xanthos his former Padawan learner. People were dying and they were
close by for a cause that he couldn't figure out.
As Qui-Gon pivoted to meet Vader's deadly molten blade at his left side
he pressed harder to gain some space between him and his advisory.
Soon they were in the full view of Emperor Palpatine, who was grinning
wickedly as he saw the old man and thought of what he would do to him
if he survived the battle he was now engadged in with Lord Vader.
Here's the man that taught the apprentice that killed Darth Maul, though
it is odd Lord Maul should of killed this Qui-Gon Jinn. He was surly
capable of it.
the Emperor reflected to himself as he enjoyed the battlescene as the rebellion's fighter's got closer to the Death Star.
Outside the Melting Pit TPM:
"My name is Obi-Wan Kenobi," Obi-Wan said simply not fully trusting the
man who stood before him?
Obi-Wan Kenobi? He's young, that means he must be coming close to
meeting my father, if he hasn't already. Luke thought as he stared
at Obi-Wan face smooth not yet hardened from the heat of Tatooine's
twin suns.
"My name is Luke," was all Luke could get out, shocked that he saw his
first, mentor standing in front of him alive and well from what he could
tell.
Was it four days ago that I saw Ben on Dagaba warning me not to
underestimate the Emperor and to beware of the Dark Side? Luke thought
head starting to spin as he realized that Palpatine had yet to declare
himself Emperor. That there was still time to warn the Jedi of their
doomed future once his father turned to the Dark Side.
"Do you know were Master Qui-Gon went? He was battling the Sith before
you came then disappeared simutamusly as you appeared?" Obi-Wan asked
searching Luke through the Force.
"I don't know of any Jedi named Qui-Gon, I'm sorry Obi-Wan," Luke said
apologetically seeing the pain in Obi-Wan's eye's at the lost of his
mentor.
Obi-Wan started walking towards the hanger which as he sensed joy,
meaning the Naboo had defeated the Trade Federation. Luke followed
Obi-Wan's suit and headed for the hanger himself hearing cheers of joy
as he approached the hanger.
As the final yellow fight landed everyone cheered even louder as the
pilot emerged from the fighter. Luke was dumbfounded when he saw a boy
at least nine years of age pull his helmet off and climb down the ladder
to meet the crowd below, who set him on their shoulders shaking his hand.
As the boy got closer, Luke realized that he was looking at his father.
If someone would have put Luke as a nine-year-old next to Anakin Skywalker
they would have been mistaken for twins.
"Anakin come here!" Obi-Wan said with authority in his voice that he
wasn't feeling.
The sandy hair child ran quickly to were Obi-Wan and Luke were both
standing and smiled at them as he approached.
"Obi-Wan, sir I'm sorry that I went up into space but Master Qui-Gon told
me to stay were I was and then the automatic pilot took me up to the
battle." Anakin said words running into each other as he explained what
happened to him while Obi-Wan was fighting the Sith.
"Obi-Wan where's Master Qui-Gon?" Anakin Skywalker asked clear blue eyes
peering up at Obi-Wan questing.
"Well..." Obi-Wan started hesitating not sure what to say, "something
happened Qui-Gon and myself were battling the Sith Lord. You see we were
separated by the laser walls of the melting pit and the Sith came very
close to killing him, then when the Sith started to attack him he
disappeared and the man behind me ,Luke, appeared and he helped me destroy
the Sith before he could hurt anyone."
"What will we do then?" Anakin asked.
"We shall be patient, listen to the will of the Force see where it guides
us," Obi-Wan replied saying something Qui-Gon said a few days earlier
when they had left Tatoonie, after the first encounter with the Sith in
the desert.
"He's a Jedi too, isn't he? He's got a laser sword like you have." Anakin
observed.
Obi-Wan looked at him, as if saying yes, are you a Jedi?
"Yes, I am Anakin." Luke said voice was a bit shaky.
"Wow, I'm so lucky! I get to meet a bunch of Jedi," Anakin said with
energy only a nine-year old boy could have.
Quickly his face saddened as he remembered the council meeting and how he
would not be trained as a Jedi. His only hope Qui-Gon was right and their judgment wasn't set in stone. Luke felt his father's sadness at the
thought of not becoming a Jedi, and he felt the loneliness of missing his mother.
He will still become a Jedi and if I don't do something a Sith Lord not
long afterwards. I must not let my father join the Dark Side for a second
time. Luke thought promising himself his father wouldn't be a Sith as
long as he could help it.
Obi-Wan made his way to a Theed Palace security guard when he spotted one.
"I must contact the Jedi Council and the Chancellor something has come up,
that need's the Council's attention." Obi-Wan requested.
"As you wish," the guard said as he showed the way to the communication
room.