Title: Star Wars Episode III: Birth of Tyranny
Author: ewan's girl
Summary: Three years after AOTC, the galaxy is on the brink of war, the Republic is crumbling, the Jedi are almost extinct, the dark side is on the rise...things do not look good.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original characters; ones you do not recognize are mine (unless you don't like them, then I had nothing to do with them).
*This is my first fic in a LONG time, I've been suffering from serious writers block, so I hope this story is ok. Please review, I love hearing what you guys think. Also, if anyone has read any of my other stories, it is an AU version of my other stories, because my character She-ar-ah has a different story here.
Prologue:
In one of the many gardens in the Jedi temple a training exercise was taking place, an important exercise, a first exercise between a new master and padawan. The newly knighted Obi Wan Kenobi paced between two oric trees watching his new charge fumble with a training light saber.
"Anakin, I told you to keep you eyes closed, let the force be your eyes." Obi Wan told his apprentice who was having trouble deflecting shots flying by him from a training probe.
"What master?" The nine year old turned to his master, taking his eyes off the training probe that fired a shot at the boys arm. "Ow!" The boy held his arm, looking embarrassed.
Obi Wan sighed. "Anakin, you must be mindful, never take you concentration off your opponent. Here, let me show you." Obi Wan took the saber from his apprentice and stood in front of the probe. As he took the defensive stance he noticed something out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a beautiful young woman with long jet black hair, her eyes, a dark purple seemed to pierce a man's sole, she was dressed in a long burgundy loose fitting dress that hung off her shoulders, and she was barefoot. Obi Wan smiled at the woman. Suddenly he felt a burning pain in his shoulder and realized the training probe had shot him. "Ow." He held his arm embarrassed, looking at his padawan who was trying not to laugh. "I think that's enough for today." He too was trying not to laugh. "Let's go get something to eat, what do you think padawan?"
"Yeah!" The growing, so very hungry boy exclaimed, racing to the door.
Obi Wan followed after him, but turned to look at the woman who had distracted him, but she was gone.
Later that night Obi Wan found himself yet again in the garden. He looked up at the ceiling, which was made to look like the night sky. As he stared up at the artificial stars he began to think about his master. Qui Gon Jinn had only been one with the force for two weeks, and Obi Wan missed him terribly, he then thought about his new apprentice, and the promise he made to his dying mentor.
"Promise me you'll train the boy."
"Yes master."
'Why doesn't this feel right?' Obi Wan thought to himself, then he noticed another presence in the garden, he looked by the lake and noticed the woman from before looking at the makeshift stars, lost in thought just as he was. He used his training and snuck up behind the woman.
"They're beautiful aren't they?" He asked her, pointing up at the stars when she turned and looked at him.
She smiled. "Yes."
"Too bad they aren't real." Obi Wan stated, moving closer to her.
"True, but they are close enough for me." She answered, putting her hair behind her ears.
Obi Wan smiled, he leaned in close and kissed the woman on her crimson lips, she closed her eyes and kissed back. When he finally released her lips from his she groaned. "Oh, I missed you."
"I missed you too." He took her hand in his. "I'm sorry, this last mission took longer than expected."
"It's not your fault." She paused a moment. "I'm so sorry about Qui Gon."
He looked down at the ground. "Me too."
She cupped his face in her hand and forced him to look at her. "I'm sorry if this sounds selfish, but I'm glad it wasn't you." He smiled at her and took her into a tight embrace; they stood there for a moment before she spoke again. "So, is it true?"
"Is what true?" He asked her, bewildered.
"Is he the chosen one?"
Obi Wan let her go and turned back to the stars. "Who knows, Qui Gon thought so."
"Yes, but what do you think?" She moved towards him.
Obi Wan shrugged. "By the force I don't know, but I think I'm in for quite an adventure."
She smiled. "I'm sure of that." She then motioned Obi Wan to look in the bushes behind them, and there he found a curious Anakin Skywalker hiding.
"Anakin!" Obi Wan said in almost a shout. "Were you spying on me?"
"No master Obi Wan, I was...um.." The boy thought very carefully about what he would say next. "I was lonely." He finally said.
"What?" Obi Wan was taken back by that statement.
"I...I woke up and you were gone, I thought you had left me." The boy said almost in tears.
Obi Wan looked at the boy, he forgot how hard things have been for the boy; leaving his mother and then losing the man who had promised him everything all in the same week. "No Anakin, I'm not going anywhere, I promise you that." Without thinking Anakin rushed up and hugged his master, the woman standing behind them smiled. Suddenly Anakin realized the woman was standing there, he looked at her, then at his master. "Um Anakin, this is my friend She-ar-ah, She-ar-ah, this is my padawan Anakin Skywalker."
She-ar-ah knelt down in front of the boy and held out her hand. "Nice to meet you Anakin."
"Nice to meet you too." The boy looked her up and down. "Are you a Jedi too?"
"No Anakin I am not a Jedi." She looked up at Obi Wan. "I'm just a guest here."
Anakin looked confused. "But, then how are you staying here if you're not a jedi?"
"Well, I am an orphan who was lucky enough to grow up here in the temple, Master Windu was nice enough to take me in."
"Oh. So, are you master Obi Wan's girl friend?" The boy looked at his master with his bright blue eyes.
She-ar-ah and Obi Wan exchanged glances.
"No Anakin she is not my girl friend." Obi Wan answered for her.
"How come?"
"Because Anakin it is forbidden for a Jedi to form attachments." Obi Wan said in a stern and commanding voice, She-ar-ah looked away.
"Oh." Anakin stated, trying to understand.
"Um...we should get to bed Anakin, we have training early in the morning." Obi Wan tried to change the subject, and moved Anakin towards the door.
She-ar-ah looked worried. "Obi Wan, there is something I need to tell you, it's very important."
"Can it wait till another time She-ar-ah? I have to get Anakin to bed, it's past curfew." Obi Wan asked her, showing in his voice how tired he was as well.
"Um...sure, I guess it can wait." She stated looking really disappointed. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight!" Anakin called as he made his way to the door.
"Goodnight." Obi Wan said in almost a whisper, and he winked at her as he turned to leave.
She-ar-ah sighed to herself as she watched him leave.
The next morning while Anakin was attending classes Obi Wan went looking for She-ar-ah. He searched all over the temple, but found no sign of her. Finally he found Mace Windu and decided to ask him if he knew where she was.
"She's gone." He simply stated.
"What? Where? Why?" Obi Wan couldn't believe it.
"She was called on a mission to Alderaan." Mace continued down the hall, Obi Wan followed.
"A mission? But she's not a Jedi." He tried to keep his cool, but was very upset.
"She is now in service to Bail Organa, the king of Alderaan." He stopped and looked at Obi Wan. "She left early this morning."
"Well, how long is she going to be gone?" Obi Wan was in shock.
"As long as his majesty wants her there." Mace turned to leave.
Obi Wan Kenobi awoke with a start, he was meditating in the room of a thousand fountains. He hadn't thought about that day in a long time, it happened 13 years ago, why in the galaxy would he think of her now? Suddenly his comlink beeped, Mace Windu's voice spoke to him.
"Obi Wan, take you padawan and report to us immediately."
"Is everything alright master?" Obi Wan asked, sensing the concern in Mace's voice.
"We need the two of you to report to Alderaan."
Author: ewan's girl
Summary: Three years after AOTC, the galaxy is on the brink of war, the Republic is crumbling, the Jedi are almost extinct, the dark side is on the rise...things do not look good.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original characters; ones you do not recognize are mine (unless you don't like them, then I had nothing to do with them).
*This is my first fic in a LONG time, I've been suffering from serious writers block, so I hope this story is ok. Please review, I love hearing what you guys think. Also, if anyone has read any of my other stories, it is an AU version of my other stories, because my character She-ar-ah has a different story here.
Prologue:
In one of the many gardens in the Jedi temple a training exercise was taking place, an important exercise, a first exercise between a new master and padawan. The newly knighted Obi Wan Kenobi paced between two oric trees watching his new charge fumble with a training light saber.
"Anakin, I told you to keep you eyes closed, let the force be your eyes." Obi Wan told his apprentice who was having trouble deflecting shots flying by him from a training probe.
"What master?" The nine year old turned to his master, taking his eyes off the training probe that fired a shot at the boys arm. "Ow!" The boy held his arm, looking embarrassed.
Obi Wan sighed. "Anakin, you must be mindful, never take you concentration off your opponent. Here, let me show you." Obi Wan took the saber from his apprentice and stood in front of the probe. As he took the defensive stance he noticed something out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a beautiful young woman with long jet black hair, her eyes, a dark purple seemed to pierce a man's sole, she was dressed in a long burgundy loose fitting dress that hung off her shoulders, and she was barefoot. Obi Wan smiled at the woman. Suddenly he felt a burning pain in his shoulder and realized the training probe had shot him. "Ow." He held his arm embarrassed, looking at his padawan who was trying not to laugh. "I think that's enough for today." He too was trying not to laugh. "Let's go get something to eat, what do you think padawan?"
"Yeah!" The growing, so very hungry boy exclaimed, racing to the door.
Obi Wan followed after him, but turned to look at the woman who had distracted him, but she was gone.
Later that night Obi Wan found himself yet again in the garden. He looked up at the ceiling, which was made to look like the night sky. As he stared up at the artificial stars he began to think about his master. Qui Gon Jinn had only been one with the force for two weeks, and Obi Wan missed him terribly, he then thought about his new apprentice, and the promise he made to his dying mentor.
"Promise me you'll train the boy."
"Yes master."
'Why doesn't this feel right?' Obi Wan thought to himself, then he noticed another presence in the garden, he looked by the lake and noticed the woman from before looking at the makeshift stars, lost in thought just as he was. He used his training and snuck up behind the woman.
"They're beautiful aren't they?" He asked her, pointing up at the stars when she turned and looked at him.
She smiled. "Yes."
"Too bad they aren't real." Obi Wan stated, moving closer to her.
"True, but they are close enough for me." She answered, putting her hair behind her ears.
Obi Wan smiled, he leaned in close and kissed the woman on her crimson lips, she closed her eyes and kissed back. When he finally released her lips from his she groaned. "Oh, I missed you."
"I missed you too." He took her hand in his. "I'm sorry, this last mission took longer than expected."
"It's not your fault." She paused a moment. "I'm so sorry about Qui Gon."
He looked down at the ground. "Me too."
She cupped his face in her hand and forced him to look at her. "I'm sorry if this sounds selfish, but I'm glad it wasn't you." He smiled at her and took her into a tight embrace; they stood there for a moment before she spoke again. "So, is it true?"
"Is what true?" He asked her, bewildered.
"Is he the chosen one?"
Obi Wan let her go and turned back to the stars. "Who knows, Qui Gon thought so."
"Yes, but what do you think?" She moved towards him.
Obi Wan shrugged. "By the force I don't know, but I think I'm in for quite an adventure."
She smiled. "I'm sure of that." She then motioned Obi Wan to look in the bushes behind them, and there he found a curious Anakin Skywalker hiding.
"Anakin!" Obi Wan said in almost a shout. "Were you spying on me?"
"No master Obi Wan, I was...um.." The boy thought very carefully about what he would say next. "I was lonely." He finally said.
"What?" Obi Wan was taken back by that statement.
"I...I woke up and you were gone, I thought you had left me." The boy said almost in tears.
Obi Wan looked at the boy, he forgot how hard things have been for the boy; leaving his mother and then losing the man who had promised him everything all in the same week. "No Anakin, I'm not going anywhere, I promise you that." Without thinking Anakin rushed up and hugged his master, the woman standing behind them smiled. Suddenly Anakin realized the woman was standing there, he looked at her, then at his master. "Um Anakin, this is my friend She-ar-ah, She-ar-ah, this is my padawan Anakin Skywalker."
She-ar-ah knelt down in front of the boy and held out her hand. "Nice to meet you Anakin."
"Nice to meet you too." The boy looked her up and down. "Are you a Jedi too?"
"No Anakin I am not a Jedi." She looked up at Obi Wan. "I'm just a guest here."
Anakin looked confused. "But, then how are you staying here if you're not a jedi?"
"Well, I am an orphan who was lucky enough to grow up here in the temple, Master Windu was nice enough to take me in."
"Oh. So, are you master Obi Wan's girl friend?" The boy looked at his master with his bright blue eyes.
She-ar-ah and Obi Wan exchanged glances.
"No Anakin she is not my girl friend." Obi Wan answered for her.
"How come?"
"Because Anakin it is forbidden for a Jedi to form attachments." Obi Wan said in a stern and commanding voice, She-ar-ah looked away.
"Oh." Anakin stated, trying to understand.
"Um...we should get to bed Anakin, we have training early in the morning." Obi Wan tried to change the subject, and moved Anakin towards the door.
She-ar-ah looked worried. "Obi Wan, there is something I need to tell you, it's very important."
"Can it wait till another time She-ar-ah? I have to get Anakin to bed, it's past curfew." Obi Wan asked her, showing in his voice how tired he was as well.
"Um...sure, I guess it can wait." She stated looking really disappointed. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight!" Anakin called as he made his way to the door.
"Goodnight." Obi Wan said in almost a whisper, and he winked at her as he turned to leave.
She-ar-ah sighed to herself as she watched him leave.
The next morning while Anakin was attending classes Obi Wan went looking for She-ar-ah. He searched all over the temple, but found no sign of her. Finally he found Mace Windu and decided to ask him if he knew where she was.
"She's gone." He simply stated.
"What? Where? Why?" Obi Wan couldn't believe it.
"She was called on a mission to Alderaan." Mace continued down the hall, Obi Wan followed.
"A mission? But she's not a Jedi." He tried to keep his cool, but was very upset.
"She is now in service to Bail Organa, the king of Alderaan." He stopped and looked at Obi Wan. "She left early this morning."
"Well, how long is she going to be gone?" Obi Wan was in shock.
"As long as his majesty wants her there." Mace turned to leave.
Obi Wan Kenobi awoke with a start, he was meditating in the room of a thousand fountains. He hadn't thought about that day in a long time, it happened 13 years ago, why in the galaxy would he think of her now? Suddenly his comlink beeped, Mace Windu's voice spoke to him.
"Obi Wan, take you padawan and report to us immediately."
"Is everything alright master?" Obi Wan asked, sensing the concern in Mace's voice.
"We need the two of you to report to Alderaan."