Chapter 1 - Reflection

Anakin watched, through the Force, as the war waged on, on the moon of Kashyyyk. He knew it was the home of the Wookies, but the Separatists didn't care.

It was a battlefield; a place for one battle to be won.

Many clones had died, and many droids fell.

He opened his eyes; tired of seeing what he already knew was happening almost daily. He should know. The Jedi were the generals of the Clone Army.

He looked around at his room, the walls a dark grey barely visible in the dim lighting from his glow lamp. This had been his home for ten years. This had been his home since The Naboo Invasion His mind snapped to Qui-Gon Jinn, the Jedi who had sacrificed himself to help defeat the dark Sith, Darth Maul. His heart filled with pain, remembering a father figured that had finally come into his life, then left just as abruptly.

Then, in a flash of a second, he remembered the angel that had accompanied the Jedi; Padmé Amidala. Then she had been the Queen of Naboo, but now she was a Senator, and his wife.

"Are you an angel?"

"What?"

"Are you an angel? They come from the moons of Eago, I think."

"You're a funny little boy."

He remembers her radiant beauty that day as vividly as he saw his surroundings; her brown hair, her brown eyes; her rags even looked like they gave off a light.

When the Clone War had started, he and Padmé had secretly joined hand in marriage. Only C-3PO, R2-D2, and the priest had witnessed. Part of him longed to go back to the Naboo Retreat so far away, but another part of him fought back, telling his heart that he had a duty, an obligation to the Jedi and to the Republic.

He stood up and exited his room, heading out to see his Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Obi-Wan Kenobi was like Anakin's father; wise and caring, tough but understanding. He truly loved Obi-Wan like a father, but Obi-Wan held him back. He restricted him from becoming what Anakin wanted to become, not what the Jedi wanted him to become.

He was supposed to be the Chosen One; the one to bring balance to the Force. This idea scared him. All of the responsibilities and expectations scared him in a way, but he held out and tried to live up to them as best as possible.

He walked through the Jedi halls, the light coming through the windows only adding to the beauty of the massive building. He turned, heading toward the Jedi Archives, Obi-Wan waiting for him there.

His mind drifted to his mother. He missed her so much. His heart ached every time he thought about her. He thought about all the things they'll never get to do together. He could never forgive the Tusken Raiders. They had killed her. He hated them. He knew it wasn't Jedi behavior, but his feelings were too strong.

"I killed them all. They're dead-every last one of them. They were animals, and I slaughtered them like animals! I hate them!"

His mind raced through those fast-paced few days, and he remembered how innocent, how peaceful it had been before the Battle of Geonosis. Now everything wasn't innocent, and lives were at stake.

He stopped walking, looking around him at the Jedi Temple. Most of it was empty, its Jedi Knights risking their lives for the sake of the Republic, as they have for thousands of years. He was at the Jedi Temple, awaiting orders to fight another mission.

He reached the Jedi Archives, clearing his mind of all previous thoughts, ready and willing to accept a mission.