A/N: Hello There! Welcome to my first ever Star Wars Fanfiction! I love the series and I have lots of ideas in my head of AU situations that could've occured in the Star Wars Universe. This one seemed like a fun idea to bring to life in a fanfiction.
So the idea is, what Obi-Wan told Luke in A New Hope "A young jedi named Darth Vader betrayed and murdered your father" is true. The only difference is, Vader was not a pupil of Obi-Wan's. Most events will somewhat follow the storyline of the films, but there will be some minor changes at first, and some major changes later on in the storyline.
The first few chapters will focus on an Alternate Timeline for Revenge of the Sith, and after that, there'll be some fill-in from ROTS and ANH, and then the story will pick up the events of the original trilogy time period.
Please review! I love constructive criticism. I've never been the greatest writer, so please don't tear me to shreds, but constructive criticism is always welcome! I hope you enjoy!
Obi-Wan has just returned to the Jedi Temple.
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda walked silently through the jedi temple. The loss of life surrounding the two jedi masters was absolutely tragic… peers, friends, and people they may even refer to as family lay dead around them.
The Clone Wars had left an effect on all jedi, a mental effect. They'd seen many dead bodies and had grown used to it… but this… this was different. These were their friends, and people they relied on. And they had been killed by their own troops.
Obi-Wan let his thoughts drift. How did this happen? Who commanded the clones to do this? Was this the work of Sidious? How had it all happened so fast? Where was his former Padawan?
While Obi-Wan was a great jedi, he had allowed himself to form an attachment to his former Padawan, Anakin Skywalker. While he knew it was forbidden, he believed all jedi had attachments to their masters and to their padawans. How could they not? In many ways, Obi-Wan was Anakin's parent… he raised him from the time he was a little boy. He shuddered at the thought that Anakin might be among the victims here at the temple. As he passed Anakin's friend, Joya Ulin's body on the ground. He stopped. The sight of all these jedi, dead, was getting to him.
He felt Master Yoda approach as tears poured from his eyes. Normally, Yoda might have told Obi-Wan not to form attachments, or that all people are released into the force upon death, but no… today was different. Obi-Wan could feel the emotional pain within Yoda, as the creature's small hand stroked Obi-Wan's back.
Then he saw him.
There, lying face down in his usual black robes, was Obi-Wan's former Padawan, best friend, and practical child, Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan's heart stopped. No.
He slowly stood up and walked over to Anakin, his knees giving out as he stopped before him. He felt for a pulse, and felt nothing. He held his finger there for a full 3 minutes. Nothing.
And then he let it out.
Obi-Wan did not even attempt to quiet the sobs that came from his body. He scooped up his former apprentice in his arms and held him close. Obi-Wan knew the war would have long-lasting effects on the jedi order, but nothing like this.
As Obi-Wan held the freezing body of his former Padawan, he began to reflect on the years he had trained him. All the late nights, the nightmares, the illnesses, the injuries… Anakin was Obi-Wan's child. And he was gone.
"No," Obi-Wan croaked out, squeezing him, "I love you so so much… you're like a child to me, yet my brother at the same time… you're such a special person in my life. You're so dear to me. You're my little boy. Your smile has brightened my day for the past 13 years. I want you to know that you are my entire world… I can't imagine going on without you," His voice cracked, and he closed his eyes, opening them again after a few minutes.
Yoda stood nearby, staring off into space. He had never experienced something like this before. He knew that Obi-Wan and Anakin had a deep attachment to each other, but to see this… it was absolutely heart-wrenching. He allowed Obi-Wan to stand and hold Anakin close for as long as he needed to.
After about 10 minutes, Obi-Wan snapped back into reality. He needed to warn the other jedi. He gently placed his former Padawan on the ground, running his hand through Anakin's hair and down his neck. He rubbed Anakin's shoulder one last time and stood up, turning to face Yoda, face red with tears.
"We need to warn the other jedi," Obi-Wan said, receiving a nod from Yoda.
Walking through the temple was the worst experience Yoda and Obi-Wan had ever had. After warning the remaining jedi to stay away, they knew they had a decision to make, and fast. They decided Yoda would face Palpatine, while Obi-Wan tried to track down Vader, while staying away from Clones.
As Obi-Wan walked through a secure area of Coruscant, hood up, his mind racing, he remembered something:
Padmé.
He had known Anakin and Padmé had a marriage. He hadn't told Anakin, but he had felt it was quite obvious, especially after viewing how threatened Anakin had felt about Padmé's relationship with Rush Clovis.
How in the universe was he going to tell Padmé about Anakin, when he could barely handle his own emotions surrounding the young man's death.
Obi-Wan stopped walking, dropping to his knees. This was all too much.
Quick A/N: Yoda's encounter with Palpatine goes exactly the same way. Didn't think it was necessary to write, assuming people reading this fanfiction have seen Revenge of the Sith.
Padmé answered her door, allowing Obi-Wan into her apartment. He saw the tears on her face. She had a great view of the Jedi Temple from her apartment. She had already seen and known about the attack.
"Is Anakin alright?" She asked immediately. Obi-Wan looked her in the eyes, before dropping his gaze and looking at the floor, blinking away his tears.
Padmé's jaw fell, and she dropped to her knees on the ground, staring for a second, before breaking down sobbing. Obi-Wan kneeled down and wrapped his arms around him. They stayed like that for 15 minutes before Padmé spoke.
"Obi-Wan," she said, "Anakin is the father. We're married," Obi-Wan didn't comment, he just continued to hold the pregnant woman in his arms.
A/N: Well that's all for now. I know this is somewhat short, but I wanted to get the basis of the story down first so I could go into more detail in the next chapters. I'm not sure if I want Padmé to live in this story or not. I think it would be best to kill her off, so Leia and Luke could be raised by the people they were raised by in the movies, but if you'd rather see her live, please tell me in a review! Thanks for reading!