The Force knew it had made a mistake, a big one. Anakin Skywalker had turned to the dark side and had become Darth Vader, and though his son Luke Skywalker had defeated the emperor and restored the Jedi Order, things were still not right. The Jedi Purge was never supposed to happen, and Anakin was supposed to deal with Palpatine rising to power, not have his son do it over two decades later. Why was it so hard sometimes to get things to play out the way it was supposed to?
"What do you propose we do, my brother?" The Force asked the only thing that was as old as it was, Time.
They were both standing from the heavens looking down on existence as things played out before. They, being two all powerful beings, could see everything happening at once. So, they knew everything from the past and present. Time could see the future as well, but the future was overlapping with numerous different outcomes. So, it wasn't always trustworthy, though Time could go to each of those outcomes and see how Time is affected.
"The boy needs to be discovered sooner." Time decided. "It would be best if the Queen isn't involved in his meeting with the jedi."
"How do we go about doing that?" The Force asked its brother entity.
"Time will make Kenobi a Knight quicker. He'll find the boy with Jinn and decide to train him when the boy's old enough." It paused. "If it all works out, it should make the Chosen One live up to his name and make him more…"
"Trainable?" The Force suggested with a small smile.
Time laughed. "I was going to go with something like peaceful or less troubled with attachments to his mother, but trainable works just as well."
"About his mother, I propose we still kill her in this new version of time." The Force stated without emotion. "The boy needs to be tested, and she will only get in his way later in his career."
Time frowned. "I disagree. In this line of time, he only went back to Tatooine when he had visions of his mother dying. If we let her die, the same thing will happen, and he'll be corrupted once more."
The Force listened to Time's opinion, but there was always more than one purpose to their actions. "Remember why we let her die in the first place? We needed Cliegg Lars to lose his leg to instill upon his son the values he needed later on in life while he had to care for him."
"Yes, I remember that well, but I also remember that the Whitesun girl was able to give him the necessary values and morals that he didn't have when they were married. She will be able to teach him the same things he would have learned by caring for his father after his crippling injury." Time turned its eyes to the small planet of Tatooine. "It'll work out just as well if Shmi lives."
"I see we disagree on this matter." The Force said. "I respect you opinion, but I feel that she needs to die."
Time pursed its lips. "You see many things, my dear brother, but Time is my realm alone, only I can see into its depths. Your Chosen One first showed signs of turning to the darkside at his mother's death. He'll face enough trials to test him, but he will not be able to pass the one involving his Shmi's demise."
"As the Chosen One, he needs to be tested more than every other life form in existence." The Force protested. "He can't be allowed to turn again. He needs to be tested to prove that he can take on the roll of his destiny."
"Once again, brother, I disagree with you." Time mused. "I believe we tested him too much. Dealing with his feelings for the Senator and his mother's death at the same time is too much for a mortal. As I stated before, we don't have the Senator present when he first comes across the jedi, and we don't kill his mother."
The Force thought about this, but there was an immediate problem with Time's proposal. "Luke and Leia have to be born at some point. We need to prevent Han Solo from becoming murdered be Boba Fett on Naboo."
"You will have to let the idea form to in the Jedi Council's mind to amend the Jedi Code to allow attachments to be made. Luke Skywalker's new code has worked out as of yet, and if we let this ravaged line of time continue, I can see that it will continue to fulfill its purpose. You make them change it to a similar rendition as Luke's, and all will be well." Time paused for a moment. "Keep the attempt on the Senator's life in this line of time. Anakin and Padmé have to meet in some way and get married."
The Force didn't like all of Time's propositions. It hardly ever did. They were always so… reckless, but they usually managed to do what they were meant to do. "This will be done your way for this time, my brother. However, if this new line of time fails, we'll do things my way."
"Time has a way of fixing itself. As the mortals on Earth say, first's the worst and second's the best." It grinned. "Let's just see what happens on this time around."
"Take us back to the beginning of Chosen One's life, my brother." The Force stated with the utmost amount of serenity in its voice.
"As you wish, Time will rewind for us." Time said as its grin disappeared and a peaceful expression went on its face as well.
