a.n. Hey I'm back. I had this idea a little while ago while I was working on another story, and I thought I'd go with it. I wasn't sure if I wanted to do one long story or separate chapters. But I figured I'd get Part I up and go from there. This story will eventually span all six movies and this one is for Episode I. Anyway, I'll eventually get all the rest up sometime, but I'm working on a series of vignettes that I have to have completed in another 2 months (because I'm putting it up for a special purpose) and I'll be kinda busy with school and stuff right before I'm gonna put it up. I'll try to get this story finished before then though. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.
disclaimer:I forgot to put this up for my last story soI'll put it here forboth of these stories.I do not own Star Wars (though I wish I did). All characters, dialouge, places, etc. are copyright to George Lucas and LucasFilm Ltd. I'm just a little speck of dust floating around in George Lucas' great big, wonderfuluniverse.
Slave
Part I: The Beginning
slav·er·y- 1.The state of one bound in servitude as the property of a slaveholder or household. 2.The condition of being subject or addicted to a specified influence.
slave- 1.One bound in servitude as the property of a person or household. 2. One who is abjectly subservient to a specified person or influence.
Slavery. That word leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. How can one person subject another to such horrid treatment? No one should have to live that kind of life or experience anything like it. I should know; I have firsthand experience with such things. I have always been a slave, throughout my entire life, in one form or another.
As a young boy growing up on Tatooine, I lived the life of a slave. I lived alone with my mother in a sparse little home and toiled daily at Watto's shop. He wasn't a bad master and he never treated me too poorly. I knew there were other masters that were much harsher and that I could be subjected to even worse treatment and for that I was grateful. But my only wish was to take my mother off of that cruel world so she wouldn't have to be subjected to that life any longer. She was too kind and sweet and innocent to have lived such a rough life. She should have lived a long, peaceful life far from Tatooine, somewhere calm and pleasant. I made it my vow to someday take her away from that awful place. When the Jedi came to free me, I thought that my days of slavery were over and that I could finally rescue my mother from Tatooine. But I was wrong, on both counts.
Racing in my pod that day, I had no idea the big change that the Force had planned for me. I didn't know that Qui-Gon had won my freedom or that I would be leaving Tatooine and going away to train to become a Jedi. When he broke this news to me, I was ecstatic. Finally, a chance to be free, to get away from slavery, to be who I wanted to be. And I wanted to be a Jedi. But then I saw Mom's face and I knew that there would be no way she could come with us. I didn't want to leave her! How could I! She was everything to me and I wanted so desperately to get her away. I had always dreamed of becoming a Jedi and freeing my mother, and here was half of my dream coming true. But what about the other half? What about the one thing that I loved more than anything? What about my mother?
Mom saw this and she didn't want me to give up this opportunity for her. She encouraged me to go and train hard to become a Jedi. She wanted nothing more than to see the son that she loved so much get away from Tatooine and make a name for himself. I remember running back to her as we were leaving, I couldn't make myself do it. I couldn't force myself to leave her.
I can't do it, Mom. I just can't.
This is one of those times when you have to do something you don't think you can do. I know how strong you are, Ani. I know you can do this...
Will I ever see you again?
What does your heart tell you?
I hope so...yes...I guess.
Then we will see each other again.
I...will become a Jedi and I will come back and free you, Mom...I promise.
No matter where you are, my love will be with you. Now be brave, and don't look back... don't look back.
I love you so much.
That was so long ago and no matter what happened, I never forgot my mother. I became even more determined to train hard and someday come back for her. I promised myself that I would come back for her and free her from slavery now that my slave days were over. I was wrong.
