No it can't be! Zett Jukassa kept telling himself as he walked briskly passed the bodies of fallen jedis and clones alike. He paused when he noticed a squad of clone troopers approaching him, he swallowed his fear as he gripped his lightsaber hilt. Before he could ignite his blade a hand grabbed him from behind covering his mouth.
"Master Skywalker? Get away from me!" Zett pushed Anakin away.
"Hear me out, I am not the Anakin you know." Anakin said stopping Zett from leaving.
"What do you mean, you are not the Anakin I know?" Zett stopped and turned around giving Anakin a confused look.
"I know it's hard to believe it but I've been sent back in time by the force after dying on the Death Star." Anakin paused as Zett mouth opened "Now I'm back to correct the mistakes I've made."
"How? Most of the jedis are dead?" Zett said calming down.
"Not all. Follow me stick close." Anakin ordered as he stood up, Zett gave him a nod and followed suit.
With the two of them working together, the clone troopers stood no chance against their combined strength. They both ran to the turbo lift that led straight to the council chambers, taking down any clones that were dumb enough to stand in their way. Anakin entered the code and the door slide opened and before their eyes about twenty younglings were inside hiding behind the chairs.
"Master Skywalker, there are.." a youngling approached Anakin.
"Let me guess, too many of them what are we going to do." Anakin said as he bent down cutting the youngling off.
"How did you know I was going to say that?" the youngling asked eyes opened.
"His a Jedi Master, he can read your mind." Zett answered for him and Anakin gave him a nod before turning to the younglings "Come with me younglings, stay close to Padawan Zett."
The younglings all obeyed and quickly they were taking the lift down. Anakin suddenly recalled that Bail Organa would be arriving at the back entrance in less than one minute. He turned to Zett and said "No matter what you do, do not I repeat do not attack the clones at the back entrance."
"Yes master but why?" Zett asked.
"Because in my time you were killed by the clones when you attacked them, this time it will not happen again." Anakin replied as they walked briskly to the back entrance.
Bail Organa just landed his speeder at the landing pad and approached Commander Appo who was guarding the back with a couple of men. Bail approached him and with confidence he demanded that he speak to a jedi at once.
"The jedis are traitors to the Republic if you are-" Appo didn't finish as he heard blaster fire behind him, he turned around and his eyes opened.
Anakin twirled his lightsaber around and decapitated a 501st legion, he rolled to the left and stabbed another in the guts. He stopped right in front of Appo before he thrust his blade forward into Appo's heart ending the Commnader's life. As he watched Appo's body fall to the ground, he remembered about Fox and his men, he used the force to contact Zett telling him about the attack. Zett rushed the younglings out and thanks to Anakin's warning he managed to kill the reinforcements including Fox. Anakin smiled as Zett finished off Fox by severing the clone in half and he turned to a shocked Bail Organa and said "Bail, can you fetch us somewhere safe?"
"Of course, Anakin hop on." Bail replied waking up from his shock.
Bail fetched Anakin, Zett and the younglings to his personal shuttle the Tantative IV and got out of Coruscant. Zett made sure the younglings were all present before walking to find Anakin. While Zett was searching for him, Anakin was meditating when Zett entered.
"Master, sorry if I've disturbed you." Zett said walking in.
"No, you haven't please sit." Anakin guestured to a chair "In a few minutes time Obi Wan and Yoda will be coming on board they must not find me."
"Why?" Zett asked as sat down on the chair.
"They must be made to believe that I'm Vader when the time is right I will show myself can I count on you." Anakin replied.
"Yes master, I will keep them from finding you." Zett said as he bowed.
Just as Anakin said earlier, Obi Wan and Yoda soon came aboard the Tantative IV. Bail and Zett went to greet them, moments before meeting them Zett told Bail what Anakin said and Bail nodded silently as they approached the Jedi Masters.
"Glad to see you're unharmed." Bail said warmly.
"It's good to see you Bail." Obi Wan returned the greeting before turning his gaze to Zett "Have I seen you somewhere before?"
"Yes, I believe we never actually talked but I've seen you most of the time at the Jedi Temple." Zett replied smiling.
"Survived you did?" Yoda asked. "How?" Obi Wan added.
"With the help of the force and a few younglings." Zett replied.
"You've younglings?" Obi Wan asked.
"Yes master, I saved about twenty of them." Zett replied taking care not to mention anything about Anakin.
"That's good news for a start" Obi Wan sighed.
Anakin used the force to contact Zett "Tell him you know where the sith lord is."
"Where?" Zett sent back.
"Mustafar." Anakin replied back.
Zett filled his heart with courage before opening his mouth "Masters, I know where the sith lord is now."
"Where?" Obi Wan asked.
"Mustafar." Zett replied.
"Destroy him we must, you go Obi Wan follow Bail I will." Yoda said.
Obi Wan set off in his starfighter towards the Mustafar System not far behind Anakin's personal ship was following. Anakin and Zett sat in the cockpit and looked at Obi Wan's starfighter as he landed near Padme's ship. "This is where I show myself you take over." Anakin said as he handed the controls over to Zett.
"Your new empire, Anakin my allegiance is to the...WHAT?" Obi Wan stopped as he noticed another Anakin appearing from a hovering shuttle.
"It's our allegiance my master." Anakin said to a confused Obi Wan as he touched the ground.
"Anakin, what is going on?" Obi Wan asked still confused.
"I will explain everything later but now we have a sith to deal with." Anakin replied before igniting his lightsaber and pointed to his evil self.
"Only a sith deals in absolutes, I do what I must." both Anakin and Obi Wan said in unison.
"You will try." Vader answered back before doing a back flip.
As Anakin had lived through this before, he knew what was going to happen next. The three men fought on a landing pad that was floating on the lava. With a nod from Anakin, Obi Wan jumped to the ground landing on a hill. Anakin clashed his blade against Vader before kicking him in the chest and jumped as well. "We have the high ground!" Anakin shouted to Vader.
"You underestimate my power!" Vader scowled at them with his sith eyes.
"Don't try it." Obi Wan replied.
Vader jumped into the air and Anakin swung his blade cutting off Vader's legs. Both men watched as Vader dropped to the ground and landed near the larva. Anakin shouted at the top of his voice "You were the chosen one it is said that you would destroy the sith not join them!"
"Bring balance to the force not leave it in darkness!" Obi Wan added.
"I HATE YOU BOTH!" Vader yelled in agony as the lava burned his body.
"Wait here, I must do something." Anakin said to Obi Wan as he jumped down and use the force to push Vader into the lava.
Obi Wan stared at Anakin for a while before asking "Are you really Anakin?"
"Of course I am. Why do you ask?" Anakin gave him a smile.
"It's just that-" Obi Wan didn't finish as Anakin cut him off "I know master, I know."
Obi Wan carried Padme's body onto Anakin's ship as Zett started the engines, Anakin instructed R2 to pilot Padme's starship back to Naboo. "Zett, what are you doing here?" Obi Wan asked as he came on board.
"Master Skywalker told me to come along." Zett replied as he turned around to face Obi Wan "I know, I lied but it was for the best."
"I understand Zett." Obi Wan said lowering Padme and laid her on the bed.
"Now let's go to the Jedi Temple." Anakin said as he came on board.
"Why?" Zett and Obi Wan asked.
"Because the clones set up a beacon telling all surviving jedis to return to the temple, if they do they will be killed." Anakin explained as he piloted the ship.
"I'm glad you're here." Obi Wan said smiling as he patted Anakin's shoulder.
"Same here." Anakin replied with a grin.
Anakin along with Zett and Obi Wan landed their ship on the landing pad of the Jedi Temple. All three of them raised their hood as they stepped out of the ship. A clone trooper approached them "What's your-"
Anakin sliced the trooper's head off with one swing, the rest of the troopers began blasting them with laser fire. As Zett was the youngest he just deflected any laser shots that came his way while Anakin and Obi Wan charged forward killing all the clones. Anakin turned to them and said "Obi Wan you go and change the code tell the surviving jedis not to come back until I've cleared the temple Zett you come with me."
"May the force be with you both." Obi Wan said as he walked the other way.
"With you as well master." Both Zett and Anakin replied as they scanned the temple for any sign of clones.
While Obi Wan was making his way to the archive room, Anakin and Zett were killing the clones at the great hall. Both of them paused when they neared the entrance of the temple, Anakin turned to Zett and said "Shall we knock, nah let's surprise them." before kicking down the door.
The shocked troopers guarding the entrance never expected an attack from behind and substained many casualties. Suddenly from the crowd that had gathered to watch a group of jedis that were hiding within the crowd ran up the temple steps to help their brothers. As the last clone was taken care of, Anakin gave Obi Wan the signal.
With the Jedi Temple cleared of all clones, Anakin and Zett with the help of the other jedis started to get rid of the clone bodies that now dotted the hall. Obi Wan soon arrived to help them clear the place. Anakin carried a clone body and threw it into the bonfire that the clones had set up outside. All the jedis watched in silence as the fire burned till nothing but ash remains. Anakin contacted Bail to bring the younglings back to the temple as it was safe again.
Yoda arrived with the younglings and approached Anakin "Well done Skywalker."
"I'm a jedi, it is my duty to help my brothers and sisters." Anakin replied bowing.
"True that is." Yoda thought for a moment "Come rebuild the Order we must."
"Yes master." Anakin replied beaming with pride before asking "Master if I may speak, I would very much like to take Zett Jukassa as my padawan."
"Agree with you I do, bring him to me and I will begin the ceremony." Yoda nodded his head in approval.
Anakin went around looking for Zett and found him in the Jedi liabary looking at the damage done. Anakin approached him "Zett, will you come with me, Yoda wishes to speak with you."
"Have I done something wrong?" Zett asked feeling a bit nervous.
"No, you'll see." Anakin replied with a grin.
Anakin led Zett to the garden and there stood Yoda waiting for them "Come closer."
Zett took a step forward "Yes master, you wanted to see me."
"Indeed, no longer a initiate you are but a padawan you will become." Yoda raised his eyebrow as he responded.
"A...a padawan? But who will take me?" Zett asked half shocked half excited.
"Master Skywalker will." Yoda pointed his stick to Anakin "Swear that you will teach him the way of the jedi hmm?"
"Yes master, I swear." Anakin replied placing his hand firmly on Zett's shoulder.
"Than it is done since there is no objection Skywalker's padawan you'll be." Yoda said with a smile.
Zett looked up at Anakin with tears of joy "Master Skywalker! Thanks for picking me."
"You've proven yourself again and again, it is only right that I picked you." Anakin replied smiling before asking Yoda "Vader is dead but what of the Emperor?"
Yoda thought for a while "Kill him we must." Anakin and Zett bowed before they left the garden.
The rest of the jedis were already moving in, rebuilding part of the temple especially the training room. Obi Wan noticed Anakin and Zett talking and approached them "So you've chosen Zett as your padawan."
"Oh yes." Anakin replied "Care to accompany us to Kamino?"