Chapter 7: Together Again
Audrey had never been around so many Masters at once as she quietly sat on the Jedi transport. She had been pulled out of lessons by Master Windu and taken on this journey. She hadn't asked why, she just simply went. But she had so many questions to ask, yet she held her tongue the entire time.
One thing she did notice was that some of the Masters did have Padawan learners – yet it seemed that she was the only youngling taken on the journey. That puzzled her. Also she watched the Padawans in awe. She had yet to be taken by a Master since she was still a bit young. She hoped that someday soon she would be. But for now she had no idea where she was going with all of these Masters.
After a little while longer, the ship they were on came out of hyperspace near a small blue-green planet.
"Master Windu, where are we going?" she quietly asked after being quiet for so long.
"Naboo."
"Oh," she said.
Master Windu knew that she was full of questions, since he could feel the curiosity pouring off of her. Hopefully soon they would all be answered for her. Here she would be reunited with her brother. The council had decided that Anakin would be trained as a Jedi. Better that they train him than someone else. Someone like the Sith.
After Anakin's tests in the temple a few days ago, he and Yoda had spent a while discussing the possibility about who the Chosen One could be – Audrey or Anakin? The conclusion was, for now, that the Chosen One was most likely Anakin. While their midichlorian counts were the same, it was his raw Force talents that were so remarkable for one that was untrained from what Qui-Gon had described to them. But they would both be closely watched and guard by the Jedi Council for the time being. Audrey had never been told anything about the prophecy of the Chosen One so until it was determined which Skywalker twin is pertained to, neither one would know about it.
That way both of them could be protected for now.
"Master! Master!" Obi-Wan cried out as he cradled a dying Qui-Gon in his arms. He had just defeated the Sith and rushed to his master's side.
"It is too late...It's..." Qui-Gon said trying to catch his last breaths.
"No!"
"Obi-Wan promise...promise me you'll train the boy..."
"Yes, Master.."
"He is the chosen one...he will...bring balance...train him!" Qui-Gon said before taking his last breath in his Padawan's arms. Obi-Wan cradled his fallen master against him and quietly wept.
Later that day, once everything had settled down Master Yoda paced back and forth in front of Obi-Wan who was kneeling before him in the center of a room in the Naboo palace. Nightfall was fast approaching. It had already been a long day.
"Confer on you, the level of Jedi Knight the Council does. But agree on you taking this boy as your Padawan learner, I do not." Yoda said.
"Qui-Gon believed in him. I believe in Qui-Gon."
"The Chosen One the boy may be; nevertheless, grave danger I fear in his training."
"Master Yoda, I gave Qui-Gon my word. I will train Anakin. Without the approval of the Council if I must."
"Qui-Gon's defiance I sense in you. Need that, you do not. Agree, the council does. Your apprentice, young Skywalker will be."
Yoda passed for a moment. "Bring young Skywalker here. Someone to see him. Someone who may help him."
A bit confused, Obi-Wan stood from his kneeling position then walked into the hallway and brought Anakin back into the room with him. Both of them stood before Master Yoda.
"For you young Skywalker, someone from your past." Yoda said, approaching Anakin.
Anakin just stood there silently. He had no idea what was going on. All he hoped for was that he was going to be trained as a Jedi and that hopefully he could find his sister. He had been thinking a lot about her lately.
The door at the far end of the chamber opened as a Master Windu entered the room. Following behind him was a younger Jedi. As soon as the younger Jedi had walked into the room, the cold feeling that Anakin had felt since his sister had been taken away all those years ago vanished. He felt warm again.
Master Windu stopped next to Master Yoda, while the younger Jedi stood silently next the two Jedi Masters. She slowly looked up at Anakin. When Anakin saw the youngling's face, he was in shock. He would know that face anywhere. It was Audrey!
Audrey looked up at Master Windu for permission. He smiled and nodded.
Audrey moved closer to Anakin and the two siblings hugged tightly.
He may only be ten, but Anakin knew that he was never going to leave his sister's side again. He finally had her back.
He was now complete.
During Qui-Gon's funeral, Anakin stood silently next to Obi-Wan, while Audrey stood across from him, near Master Windu. As Qui-Gon's body slowly burned on the funeral pyre, Anakin turned to look at Obi-Wan, wondering what was going on.
"He is one with the Force, Anakin…" Obi-Wan softly said.
"What will happen to me now?"
"I am your Master now. You will become a Jedi, I promise. And your sister will be a Jedi as well."
Across from them, Mace Windu turned to look at Yoda. "There is no doubt. The mysterious warrior was a Sith."
"Always two there are...no more...no less. A master and an apprentice."
"But which one was destroyed, the master or the apprentice?"
