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16 BBY
The Nubian senator woke with a start in her apartment. Padmé had started feeling the strain between the Senate and the Jedi after Ahsoka's trial. It also feels that the Chancellor is spending more money; time on the clone army and the star destroyers. Prolonging this war.
It feels like her democracy is crumbling.
The only solace the young senator has these days is in her husband. Yes, she does not see him a lot these days…but when they are together it is like the whole galaxy is at peace. Locked away in his arms, his warmth, his light.
Padmé got out of her bed, which was cold without her husband, and put her robe on. She instead one her normal night outfits, she wore a simple blue silk bra and pantie set with her chocolate curls hanging lose behind her. Tying the matching robe tight, she made way out to the kitchen to make some warm to help her sleep. While making her way to the kitchen she spots a figure on her couch on the veranda. The figure is her husband who sometimes spends his night staring into the city sky.
"Ani," Padmé said softly as she made her way to sit next to her husband. The Jedi knight turned to face his wife of two years with a smile. A smile that has been rare these days.
Anakin Skywalker has felt the strain on his beliefs, his marriage, and his own self-confidence. Last month he had been in the forefront when his Padawan was being framed for a bombing. The Jedi again did nothing to defend her and in the end, she chose to walk away from them. This was not the first-time Anakin put the order's judgment into question. Still, it hurt to see Ahsoka go.
She was like a sister to him. It broke his heart to see her willingly walk away from him.
Anakin stopped his thoughts as soon as he felt his wife enter.
His wife the only shining hope he has in this galaxy.
He turned around and gave his angel a smile that lit up the city planet.
He envelopes her in a hug that warms every inch of her scantily clothed body, he then started to kiss her as if the heavens themselves were about to end.
"So how fairs my husband after a long day of Jedi business." She says when he ended the kiss.
Still in their loving embrace.
"Tired, but never too tired to show my wife how much I love her." He said as leaned in for another kiss that was deeper than the last one. This made Padmé's hands start to work on those Jedi robes that covered his body.
Anakin still lost in the kiss felt the temperature steadily raising in the room and through the force. He broke the kiss to discard his belt, outer robe, that left him clad in his undergarments.
Then the Jedi moved his hands to undo the silk robe that Padmé was wearing. Pushing it off, Anakin went to feel her skin under the nightgowns that she usually wore. He was a little startled by the exposed skin that was already there.
The Jedi then pulled away with a smile and took in his wife's appearance.
How the city lights made her glow.
"Ani?"
"When did you get this." He says as his flesh hand trailed down the curve of her body.
She gave him a mischievous smile. "I got when I went shopping last week…" She gave him a kiss on his throat. "…I thought you would like it."
"I like it very much… but…" he hears her squeak in surprise when he picks her up and starts taking her to the bedroom. He puts her on the bed. Kissing down her stomach till he reached with both hands and pulled down her blue underwear that produced loud monas from his wife.
Her husband then ripped off his undergarments, put both of his hands behind his wife's back and then on the clasp of her bra. He finally whispered in her ear "…the view is still restricting…" He whispered with a final tug he pulled off her bra and gaze at the perfection that was his wife.
Padmé met at her husband's gaze. She saw Anakin's blue eyes storming with lust.
"Ani...take me," Padmé said urgently.
And he did repeatedly into the early light of the Coruscant morning…
Padmé opened eyes with a smile. A sad one. But the dream was nice change then the ones Padmé had become accustomed too. The dream though was more of a memory.
The night she conceived her two beautiful children. That night was their last time together before he was sent to the Outer Rim.
A tear streaked down her face.
Her beautiful children.
That her husband will never get to meet.
Before she has her thoughts spiral any further, her daughter with her beautiful brown hair bouncing, jumped into her mother's bed.
"Mama!" Leia shouted when she went to jump in Padmé's bed.
Padmé rose from her side of the bed. To give her little girl a hug.
"What does my little Ewok want to do today?"
Leia looked her mother and smiled "Daddy is gong wth mommy to ech ous, witer was is her wit us."
Daddy. Bail took that role in stride. Padmé knows she will have to tell her daughter that Bail is not her daddy.
She will have to tell her, what really happened to him.
Banishing the depressing thoughts Padmé got up in her bed and asked "Since it is just the three of us. What would my princesses like to do today?"
"Wll wnter pickted it last so lik my Mama sys we have to tke turns so... my turn sas tea pary! Me ad winter are the princsse and Mama is the een!" Leia's eyes sparkled with delight. She loved playing dress up with her sister and mother. Padmé had come to love it too.
Today was a rare day for Padmé. She had no work from the rebellion, Ahsoka was up in the mountains looking for a clear place to mediate. Bail and his wife decided to take a holiday in their summer home that left Padmé alone with the children. Leia and Winter.
Winter Celchu, she was the same age as Leia, just a couple months older. She had hair as white as snow and she had crystal blue eyes. Her parents were killed in the Clone Wars, and the Organa's were in the process of adopting her when the assentation of the Empire happened.
The two little troublemakers were currently having a tea party in their playroom that Bail had made for them. They had a table with plastic tea cups, stuffed animals as guests, and they were all dressed up in their princess dresses with plastic Tiaras that were different colors. C-3PO and R2 D2 were playing along too.
The trio spent most of the day in their own pretend world. The golden droid at dinner time told everyone to move to the dining room for dinner. This was met with a little grumbling from Princess Leia. She wanted to eat with her stuffed animal guests.
C-3PO made a Nubian stew that was Padmé's favorite. The girls loved it too. Winter was in the middle of describing, in good detail for someone her age a recent memory they all had, till Leia interrupted everyone.
"Mama!" Leia said
It earned a bit cross look from her mother who was trying to teach her manners, that interrupting someone is rude.
"Leia what did I say about- "
"Someon is ere, I felted it, ike auntie soka tuaght me."
Padmé gave an almost freighting look. "She also taught you not reach out for anyone, it is not safe." Padmé reminded her.
"I now but, its nt scwary it, happy." Leia tried to tell her mother.
"I know but you are going to take your sister and go hide in my room make sure Threepio comes along with you." After the gold droid followed the two girls to hide in her room Padmé took her blaster. The newest model. She then made her way to the entrance of the Palace.
Padmé made it out a side window and saw a figure, in the dark standing in front of the door. She put the tip of the blaster behind their neck and barked.
"What season is the harvest in Naboo?" she asked in a loud whisper
The figure very calmly answered, "The harvest is all year long."
Padmé relaxed here blaster a little. "What business do you have here?" she asked since she was still skeptical of this figure.
The figure gave a chuckle "I never thought I live to see the day where Ara Curran would have an aggressive greeting?"
Padmé finally fully relaxed "Well if it isn't old Ben Kenobi coming for a visit." She gave a smile. And then the old Jedi gave her a smile and moved to give her a hug. "We need to get inside the Stormtrooper patrol will come by soon."
o-o-o
The pair walked down the hallway and were greeted by a frantic R2. He started to let out a string of worried beeps, noticed who was with her and started to scold his mistress. Padmé felt bad about worrying Artoo. She then went to her room to get both of her girls.
"See Mama I say it not scwary." Leia said arrogantly
Padmé gave her a look. "I know that Leia but we live in a galaxy now where we have to be extra safe. Especially with the special gift that you have." That is what Padmé had called it when Leia watched Ahsoka use the force for the first time. "And I don't want you reaching out to anyone using your gift unless Ahsoka is around. Is that clear" She finished staring down her daughter. The Princess met her mother with another stare down of her own.
One that could rival her father's.
The stare down was broken by Obi-Wan walking into the room.
Obi-Wan looks between the two and saw something uncanny about the way the three-year-old was staring down her mother.
The other little girl stood next to the gold droid. She was a little fearfully watching the heated moment between mother and daughter.
"...k mama." Said the Alderaanian Princess that was not willing to give in. This is not fair. This is who she is. She should be able to feel it.
Padmé kneeled to be at Leia's level. "Leia I don't want to keep you from being who you are. It's just there are people in this galaxy who would want to take you away from me and use your special gift for bad reasons." The former queen lets a tear fall. "As your mama, I could not live with myself if I let that happen."
Again
She then went to hug Leia who started to cry as well. Then Winter joined in.
"Oh dear, this is so emotional for my circuits." Threepio babbled who turned his head to face Obi-Wan.
"Where are my manners. I am See-Threepio of human-cyborg relations." The gold droid greeted.
Obi-Wan gave a smile that annoying gold droid could only bring. "Pleased to meet you C-3PO."
Leia pulling out the hug, with her eyes fresh tear tracks. Look up at Obi-Wan, then she looked at her mother who gave her an ok nod. The three-year-old walked over to the aging Jedi with a smile. In response, Obi-Wan knelt down.
"ello, I am Leia Orgaana princes of Alderaan." She held out her hand
"Nice to meet you, Leia, I am Obi-Wan Kenobi but you can call me Ben." He put his hand out and immediately felt that bright force signature that was painfully like Anakin.
Leia felt her smile grow bigger, another person like her. His presence felt like it burned brighter than her Aunt Sokas'.
"This..." Leia pulled him to meet the blue-eyed girl by Padmé "…Winter, she is also princes of Alderaan."
Artoo whistled with excitement at happy reunion.
"I know Artoo, I am so happy to see this. One of the heroes of the Clone Wars. The negotiator himself taking care of our princesses. Oh, mistress Padmé I think this is calls for a celebration."
Padmé looks at the droid. They were spoiled all day but they have been through a lot. And she does not know how long Obi-Wan will be around. "Yes, I think that everyone will enjoy that."
Padmé lead everyone to the dining room while C-3PO made dessert for everyone.
o-o-o
After dessert, Padmé put the two girls to bed. Then went by the lake to talk.
"She is truly incredible," Obi-Wan said to open the conversation. They sat down on the benches facing the lake.
"She really is." Padmé gave him a smile. She is so happy to see her friend. The former queen had been worried about the Jedi. He looked just as bad as she has been feeling.
"What brings you to Alderaan?"
"Ahsoka needed my assistance on a Jedi manner." Obi-Wan's eyes met Padmé's. "I also wanted to check on you and Leia." Obi-Wan looked at Padmé. He hates what this galaxy has done to her. What he has done to her.
"How are you feeling." The aging Jedi asked knowing the answers already.
Padmé took the Jedi in.
She was sadly unsurprised with what she saw. Obi-Wan Kenobi looked like a worn-down shell of who he once was. The Auburn in his beard and hair had been overtaken by the white and grey. He was still in fighting shape, but his body looked like had been through hell and back. His eyes were the most telling. She saw the pain, the anger, the guilt, the heavy burden of the galaxy in them.
Unfortunately, it had become a regular occurrence with everyone around her. With Bail and his wife, the rebels, the surviving Jedi around them and Mon. But Padmé thought she looked the worst out of all of them.
Her body felt like it was in a permeant stage of anguish. Smiling was foreign to the former queen. Her soul did not feel as radiant as it once did. So much hope, so much joy, now replaced with anguish, fear, and guilt.
A far cry from the light-hearted Angel she once was.
Though she was in the best shape of her life, Padmé looked like more of a hardened warrior. The lines on her face were making her feel older then she was at thirty. Her eyes don't hold the same light it once had. They are now filled with nothing but sadness, guilt, and fear.
Padmé knows as Leia's power grows, she will start feeling the emotions of her mother. She will start to question the anguish she feels. Padmé knew she could never give her the full answer.
"I honestly don't know." Padmé said honestly "I have nightmares about those last couple weeks. I fall apart anytime I see a baby boy. I feel terrible that I spend so much time mourning them, and Leia has to see it…. I just…I'm just so tired of fighting. But it's everywhere. I just feel like there is no end." Padmé finished with some tears falling.
Obi-Wan sends calming waves to his friend through the force. Hating what truths, he is keeping from her. About Luke, and Anakin.
But Anakin was lost in the depths of Darth Vader. Luke, he cannot find. He was truly frightened about what Darth Vader was doing to Luke. What torment he is putting that child through, Obi-Wan constantly thinks of the younglings Vader slain.
All the while seeing firsthand how much their deaths are tormenting his friend. How she needs to know what happened to them. But the other part of Obi-Wan, could not bear her to know what happen Anakin. The monster Sidious created that looks like him. Or her have the knowledge where her son truly is.
Padmé needed closer. That is what he kept telling himself.
"In the time I've spent in these past few years, I am still trying to find out what went so wrong. What we should have done." He looks at his friend he has grown to love, like a sister. Padmé looked at Obi-Wan as he continued.
"But you being alive, I have seen what the rebellion has become because of you. I know it won't bring them back. But their memory will live on in you and Leia. They are around us with the force." Obi-Wan tried to make Padmé feel better.
But the Auburn Jedi knew what she wanted more in this galaxy. From his teachings, he knew that Anakin was gone. Once you turn to the dark side it is destined to dominate your destiny forever. The dark deeds of Darth Vader are enough proof of that.
Padmé, as she has become used to wipping her tears. Got up and gave Obi-Wan a hug. She then pulled away to talk.
"I know, it's just that I just still selfishly want my family back. I know they are not coming back. I just hate the part of me that thinks they just going to be there when I wake up …That is this is just a horrible nightmare that my two children and my husband are going to wake me up from..."
Obi-Wan gave her a sorrowful look. There is nothing more he wanted this to be a nightmare. "I want the same thing." He looked at Padmé.
The silence carried on for a couple minutes. They were gazing out on the lake and Padmé broke the silence.
"I hate to be a wet blanket but I am tired. I am sure you like to sleep in a bed." Padmé said and gave a small smile to Obi-Wan who followed.
o-o-o
The former senator led the Jedi to a guest room that was in her wing of the Palace. Padmé explained that the speeder had to be used in the day because of the dense fog at the mountain cottage where Ahsoka is living.
Shortly after that Padmé left Obi-Wan gazed out to the beautiful landscape that Alderaan and thought about the last three years on the run. How at times that he was questioning his abilities. Other times he saw the things that question his teachings.
But the despair that Vader is causing is breaking his heart. And he only worries what the future holds for Luke.
o-o-o
After Obi-Wan left Padmé on Alderaan. Obi-Wan made the dangerous journey to Coruscant to salvage anything he could find from the temple before it was leveled for the Imperial Palace. He carefully reached out to feel that the Emperor was off planet.
The Jedi Master was able to find some comlinks that were still in pristine condition and some specially made ones.
While on the planet he also tried to search for Luke's force signature but was stonewalled again.
When his business on Coruscant was finished. The Auburn Jedi made its way to Dagobah to meet with Master Yoda.
"Separated agreed we did till older the twins were." The green Jedi said outside his hut. Master Yoda was not surprised by the other master's visit.
When reaching through the force, he searched to find the twins force presence. To make sure they were safe on Alderaan with their mother. He felt Leia, but Luke's force signature was gone.
The master briefly worried if he was dead. But the Grand Master who felt death in his 900 years of life, especially the last three years, could not find if the infant had joined the living force.
He just was missing.
"Master Yoda I have failed another Skywalker." Trying to keep the anguish out his voice "I went to the Lars' homestead to retrieve Luke." A tear went his cheek. "I made it to their main residents to find the bodies of Owen and Beru Lars..." The Jedi took a breath. "I braced myself to see Luke, but he was gone…" Obi-Wan braced himself for his next statement. "…I checked the injuries of Owen…and found them consistent with Darth Vader's choice of torture. I believe he now has Luke Skywalker." He bowed his head in shame.
He failed again.
He failed his master.
He failed the Jedi.
He failed his brother.
Now he has failed their only Hope for the galaxy.
The older Jedi master looked at Obi-Wan. His pain was worse than when he stood in front of the knight that was morning the loss of his master. Or when he failed his Padawan.
The man that stood in front of him now was truly broken.
"Obi-Wan, fall apart now, but pick yourself up, you must. Jedi still alive in the galaxy, there are. Herh herh herh." Yoda looking at his student, his great-great-great Padawan. "Strong, the rebellion will be. Find guidance for Leia, you must, our only hope, she is…" Obi-Wan's tears stopped falling.
"We, strong, must be… few of us, there are... For Darth Vader's apprentice, I now fear…stopped, he must be." Yoda finished he knew that Anakin Skywalker was dangerous. The former Grand Master knew it back when he was nine years old. Now his actions produce an even greater threat for the galaxy. Someone as strong in the force as he is, but trained from birth.
"I will do what I must master Yoda," Obi-Wan said with a bit of life in his voice. "Master I want you to have this…" handed him the comlink.
"We had these specially made to match our signatures, and to be destroyed when we become one with the force." Obi-Wan gave him another look. He then promised the old Jedi master to stay the night.
o-o-o
Obi-Wan had left the next day. He then went to seek out different Jedi across the galaxy who were still alive. It was exhausting and dangerous he managed to locate a few. Others he managed to find that were already one with the force.
After a close call with Imperial officers. The aging Jedi a few months into his search, though he would lay low on a planet for a while. At least until he could find a rebellion cell. The Jedi went to Mandalore; it did not have an empire presence.
Satine Kryze Duchess of Mandalore was there to help and take him in. With her smile, touch, her presence Obi-Wan instantly felt the same feelings he had for the Duchess all those years ago. Since his Padawan days, and his time during the Clone Wars.
Looking into her eyes, the older Jedi knows that she returns those feelings.
About a week into his stay he found himself with her, in her living room at night gazing at the fireplace. They sat down next to each other on one of the couches and started to talk.
Something the Jedi had avoided doing for a while.
"Obi-Wan what happened?" She asked with concern in her voice.
He pondered this for a minute, this Satine the woman he had loved since he was a Padawan.
She had a right to know everything.
"I failed." He gave her a look of sorrow.
"I failed my Padawan, my master, and everyone." He looked into her eyes. "I let Anakin get manipulated by the Sith we were searching for. Who turned out to be the Chancellor the whole time."
"I could not live up to my master's dying wish. To train Anakin properly." He grabbed her hand that was on his knee.
"The Jedi are gone now because we could not see how the Clones had Order 66 program into them." More tears. "Now the galaxy has that monster Darth Vader on the loose, and Padmé does not have her son because of my actions."
The last statement surprised the Duchess. She attended her friends' funeral. And was shocked to see that she was pregnant. The Duchess had an idea who the father was.
"Her child survived?" She said with astonishment.
Kriff. She always made it easy to spill his secrets.
He gave her a look. "She is alive and in hiding." Absorbing her look of shock. He took a breath. He knows he can trust her "Her son was hidden till we made sure of her survival." his voice broke a little "When I went to retrieve him… the family that was protecting him was murdered." He took a breath. "But he disappeared…and I am almost positive that Darth Vader has him now."
If she was shocked before this put that on a whole other level.
"What…how… Why would that thing want an infant? Especially if he kills them." Satine was confused about what Obi-Wan was telling her. It didn't make sense.
Then her worn out auburn Jedi gave her a sorrowful look that seemed to be permanently cemented on his face.
"It is a long and complicated story that I am still looking for the answers myself."
Satine relaxed her expression, gave his hand a reassuring squeeze and said: "I have all night..."
And he told her everything.
About Anakin and Padmé. About their children. How Anakin got manipulated by Palpatine. And how Obi-Wan felt responsible for it all. The Auburn Jedi still faulted his Padawan for forming these attachments. That is when the Duchess of Mandalore spoke up.
"You can't be hard on him about that." Obi-Wan gave her a look, he had an idea as he heard this one before. "Obi-Wan, you told me he grew up as a slave. He had his mother, but nothing ever to call his own." She said softly, still looking at Obi-Wan.
"He had to leave his mother behind and that had to be hard on him." Obi-Wan looked at Satine. Trying to Make sense of what she was saying.
Attachments led Anakin down his path to the dark side. His relationship with Padmé. The children he sired! The bond he formed with the Chancellor. These had to be the reasons why he fell.
"I am sure that he needed someone to be there for him." She gave him a look of longing as she had during the Clone Wars and during the year they spent on the run with her. "Someone who could give him the love that he needed, that was unconditional."
Obi-Wan looked deeper into her eyes. "The Jedi could never understand that people need to be free to love… beyond a friendship." Satine finished.
The Jedi looked deep into her eyes. The light from the fire made her glow with a dark beauty.
Obi-Wan was entranced by this sight, started to let go of all his teachings, leaned down and gave in. Gave into his feelings he spent so long denied.
Satine met him as their lips met in a tender kiss.
Obi-Wan trying to quell the raging fire that was starting to burn inside of him, broke the kiss first.
He put his hand on her cheek, taking in the softness "Are you sure you want this." He breathed slightly, feeling the heat building through the force.
She then pulled him in for another kiss. Even though this is going against he was raised to believe.
The former master feels he deserves to do something selfish. To feel at peace. If only for a night.
He gave her a smile. The first one he gave her since he arrived. She stood up, took his hand and lead him to her bedroom.
o-o-o
For the past month, he had spent his time resting and recovering. Obi-Wan felt guilty a little bit for taking the time for himself. But he needed it.
The time he spent with Satine was a blessing. The walks, the talks they shared. The nights in her room…
Obi-Wan felt a small part of his soul heal.
The Jedi finally developed an understanding of why Anakin did this. Broke the code to be with the woman he loved.
He also thought about the tremendous burden Anakin had keeping this secret. Was that why he fell? Did something happen with Padmé or his children? What went so wrong?
Doing his daily meditation Obi-Wan searched to find Luke through the force.
He was still drawing a barrier again.
He looked out into the landscape, felt it in the force and in that moment, he knew it was time to leave. As much as he didn't want to.
Standing up, he started to gather the few belongings he had and started making his way toward his ship.
Satine looking for Obi-Wan found him with the few belongings making his way toward his ship.
The Jedi held on to a comlink.
"Satine..." Obi-Wan said holding on to a comlink. He felt her approach him.
The Duchess caught up to him and stood next to him. He handed her the piece of machinery.
"Obi-Wan I cannot take this..." She trying to give it back.
"Please if I cannot be with you... I just want you to be safe. I have failed so many people in my life I would be shattered if something happened to you and I could not protect you." He said looking at her with hope in his blue-green eyes.
"ok..." She said as she took the device.
Then it sunk in.
"Obi-Wan..." she said as she took his hand. He took in her sad expression. "…it is time to go…isn't it." She said with a frown. The Duchess knew it was coming.
But a small part of her hoped he would stay with her forever… to survive in this galaxy together.
He gave her a smile and coupled her cheek "There is nothing I want more than to stay here and spend the rest my life with you." He rubbed his thumb on her chin and her blue eyes took him in.
"The galaxy needs me. But you gave me something I never thought I would need. And I would be forever grateful for it." He leans in and gave her a long, tender kiss.
Pouring all his feelings into it.
When they both reluctantly pulled apart Satine looked upon Obi-Wan and said "Remember my dear Obi-Wan, I love you always... I always will."
Obi-Wan with a tear said "I will always love you." He gave her one last embrace, made his way onto his ship.
Satine stood in that same spot and watched the man she loved to fly up into the atmosphere.
She let a tear fall followed by another. She then felt her hand caress her stomach unconsciously.
Wiping her tears, she made her way to her palace. She was better than this. She had Mandalore to protect.
o-o-o
The next year Obi-Wan spent doing his search for Jedi, his search for answers, and other missions for the rebellion.
He managed to locate Ferus Olin who was on Ryloth. Obi-Wan was happy to see him. The Jedi master gave him one of the comlinks he had.
It was an important meeting too because he managed to tell him Ahsoka's location. Ferus told him how they worked together a few months prior and she settled with one of the resistance groups on Lothal.
Obi-Wan meditated on the matter in his Starfighter. He was greeted with Ahsoka's spirited signature. He reached out through the force, even though it was risky, he had to find her. He knew that she would be Leia's teacher.
Obi-Wan said his goodbyes to Ferus and made his way to Lothal
o-o-o
"Obi-Wan!" the Togruta woman said with excitement and pulled in the master for a hug. She took them inside their small base to talk.
"You look like, you've been through nine Tatooine hells and back." Taking in the Jedi's appearance.
Obi-Wan knows he looks bad. It all the war, the guilt and heavy burdens he has put on himself. "Well, I am happy to say the same is not true for you." She looked slightly sadden especially after what the council did to her. Also surviving on her own all this time. But her spirit was as strong as ever.
"So…" she said as she took him to a table and chairs to sit and talk. "…where is Skyguy?" she asked with a hint of fear in her voice. There was no way the great team of Kenobi and Skywalker would be split up willingly.
He gives her a sorrowful look "A lot happened after you left…" He spent the next half-hour tell her everything leading up to the destruction of the temple. "…I was not there but I felt them… all of them die." He let down a tear.
"The clones turned on me on Utapau after I destroyed general Grievous…" looking at Ahsoka sadden expression. This was the hardest part. "…Master Yoda and I made back to Coruscant… we recovered the footage…an...and…we saw Anakin…" a tear fell. "…he… he…was…leading...them…the...clones…to slay them, all of them… including… the…younglings…"
"NO! Anakin would never do that…he wouldn't, couldn't… how?" Said a shocked Ahsoka. The tears started falling. "Why would he do that… I don't understand," she said disbelievingly
"It... was the Chancellor… he manipulated Anakin somehow… the whole republic…" he looked at Ahsoka. He couldn't tell her about Padmé yet. She had to find out when she accepted the mission.
"I was able to… find out he was on Mustafa… I was going t-to confront him... there…" bracing himself for lying to someone else he cares about. "…I got there but…h-he was fighting…another fallen Jedi… Darth Sidious' other apprentice…" Ahsoka's eyes widen with tears still coming out of them.
"…I was about...to join the fight…th-then…Ana-Anakin…lost focus…and…Darth Vader stabbed him…and p-pushed him in…t- the river of fire… all that was left of was his lightsaber." Both force users now were a mess. Obi-Wan then pulled his chair over and let Ahsoka cry into his chest.
It never was easy telling this story. Especially because it was a lie. But Obi-Wan kept telling himself this lie. He is convinced of his teachings and his encounters with each Sith that there is no turning from the dark side. Once that path is taken.
The Jedi master could not have Ahsoka and Padmé putting their lives in danger because of their hope that Anakin would come back. His brother is gone. Padmé's husband is gone. Ahsoka's Master is gone.
Lost in the depths of the dark side. Darth Vader's actions are of note with that.
After an hour, Ahsoka still in disbelief about what had happened to her master, her brother, was calm enough to hear what Obi-Wan had to say.
"I sense there is a reason why you are here?" she said.
"There was a girl born one day after the ascension of the Empire… she is very strong with the force… I need someone to train and protector her from the Empire…" he gave her a serious look. "…I believe if things did not happen the way they did you would have made a fine Jedi Knight…" Ahsoka gave a small smile "…and that is why I wish for you to train and protector her from the Empire… she is the galaxy's only hope."
Ahsoka looked at Obi-Wan a look. A look that was reminiscent of her master.
"There is no other path I will take. I would be honored to teach and protect her." Ahsoka said with certainty. She may have felt that the order betrayed her. But they were punished enough. It is time to bring in the new Jedi order.
Obi-Wan gave a smile he was proud to see how Ahsoka had grown. "She and her mother were taken in by the Organa's on Alderaan."
Ahsoka's face morphed into curiosity at what the Master Jedi was saying "She is with her mother?"
"Yes, the force made it adamant that she stayed in her life." Said Obi-Wan in his mystical Jedi voice.
Ahsoka listening to the force felt the truth in his words. She also knew there was a yet to be revealed things through the force.
"Ok, I need to let everyone in the squadron know that I am leaving." She gave a saddened sigh.
Obi-Wan gave another smile. "You won't be out of the fight forever…" he handed her a device. "…So we can keep in contact." Ahsoka took it.
They both gave each other a parting hug.
"May the Force be with you Ahsoka."
"May the Force be with you as well Master Kenobi"
With that, they both went their separate ways. Obi-Wan left feeling hope for the first time in a long time.
o-o-o
Another year into his search for Jedi, running and missions there was another shock in store for the aging Jedi.
While on a mission to monitor the Wookie's on the planet Kashyyyk, Obi-Wan felt a powerful presence through the force.
He was meditating searching the planet for Darth Vader or the Emperor's force presence. While doing that, he was suddenly struck by a raw force presence during his search.
It knocked him off his balance.
Feeling this Auburn Jedi set out to find this powerful presence. After a day traveling through the lush wroshyr tree-filled forest. He stumbled upon a small settlement.
It was a medium-sized hut. There was a fire that was put out from the night before. Obi-Wan pulled his brown cloak tighter and kept his hand clasped over his lightsaber hilt.
Suddenly a massive force push sent him into the nearest tree.
Then he heard the distinct hum of the lightsaber. And felt it at the base of his neck
"Who are you!? What do want!? I will know if you are lying to me!" Obi-Wan looked at his options as he felt the hot plasma burning toward the back of his neck.
Obi-Wan took a breath.
"I mean no harm. I am with the Rebel Alliance I am looking for survivors of Order 66." He said making sure to maintain his mental barriers.
"You are strong with the force how do I know you are not with the Emperor!" the man shouted.
Obi-Wan then took a chance and opened his mind, and felt the presence that was familiar to the Jedi. The light that flourished in the Jedi temple.
The man reaches through the force as well and felt the same light that the Auburn Jedi had.
He then lowered his lightsaber, and deactivated it. But still held the weapon out as the person he was attacking turned around and lowered his hood.
He was shocked to see who it was.
"Master Kenobi!" Kento Marek said as he undid his hood and clipped his weapon on his belt.
Obi-Wan gave a smile "Knight Marek." he approached the former Knight. "I thought you perished in the Clone Wars along with Knight Syko," Obi-Wan said
Kento gave a smile "Well there is a lot that happens for the both of us since that time."
Obi-Wan then followed Kento Marek to his hut and was in for another surprise.
o-o-o
Obi-Wan looked in the manmade hut and was a little taken back by what was inside. It looked like someone other than Kento lives in the hut.
"Hold on I must let the others know it is safe." said the former Jedi. That confused Obi-Wan who sat down on one of the seats in the hut.
Kento entered first followed by Mallie who was holding the hand of what looked three almost four-year-old human male. He looked like a mix of both the knights in front of him.
"Master Kenobi." Mallie greeted the worn-down Jedi in front of him.
Noting the look of shock on the older Jedi' s face Kento sat down with his family beside him.
"I know you have a lot of questions, but you have to know Mallie and I never intended for this to happen…" he took her hand. "…but she has shown so much during our time together on Talus. We both fell deeply in love with each other…" he rubbed her hand with his thumb. "…. we secretly married and went into self-exile…" looking at Obi-Wan who was calm, Kento continued "…. but when the Empire took power, so we settled among the Wookie's..." than the former Jedi looked at the small child that had a mop of brown hair. "…shortly after we settled this little guy came along. As dangerous as it is what we did..." he grazed his son's cheek "…I wouldn't trade them for anything..." Kento smiled, full of love for his family.
Obi-Wan took in the small family in front of him. He instantly thought of his fallen Padawan. Of his children, and his wife.
Was this what he wanted?
"I am pleased to see that both of you are alive…with your son…" the Jedi gave the couple a smile. "I won't ask you join the rebellion…. but all I ask for all of you is to be safe…" He handed them a comlink. "…Please do not hesitate to contact me."
Both Knights gave the older Jedi a smile then invited the Master Jedi to stay the day and helped him rest for his journey back to his starfighter.
o-o-o
Obi-Wan after that went around the galaxy on missions for the rebellion.
It kept him in fighting shape. And his skills with the lightsaber were sharp. But his strength in the force had diminished being the constant state of fear, and his shielding of Padmé and Leia.
Ahsoka called him a week ago about a vision that she had recently. She didn't go into detail but it was clearly troubling her.
The Jedi then contacted Bail and gave him instructions to follow to get to Aldera Royal Palace. What Padmé's cover was and other important details.
The next day he went to the mountain cottage to find Ahsoka sitting in front of the structure, in a deep meditative state.
She opened her eyes and was drawn out of it at that presence of the Jedi master.
"Obi-Wan..." she started to get up to lead him into the small cottage. "...thank you so much for coming…" she motions him to sit across from her on the accent chair.
"I am happy to be able to help with your visions…. Tell me Ahsoka what happened." Obi-Wan said with a serious tone. Ahsoka never went into detail about it but he can tell that whatever had happened shook her.
Ahsoka with her eyes a little down cast "…It was after Leia left her lesson…" she took a breath. "…Something was drawing me to Skyguy's lightsaber…" Obi-Wan had left it in Padmé's possession who gave it to Ahsoka to give it to Leia when she older.
"…I opened the case up and touch the object…" the markings on his face morphed into fear. "…and I was pulled into a vision…" she looked up at the Jedi master. "…I was on some sort of ship that was dark and low lighted hallway running…. I think I was trying to save some rebels or rebel leaders…I was with another Jedi but I do not know who he was…he was shouting to get everyone out there…. there was chaos…. then a figure appeared at the end of the hallway… he was in all dark robes…. he had a hood covering his face…he ignited his red blade and said something and started to charge us…. I felt his signature…it was so strong…and…familiar…but I am sure I never met him before." Ahsoka looked at Obi-Wan with concern.
"…. This Jedi beside me blocked his attack…our attacker was started a bit… and his fighting was matched with my partners…" Ahsoka getting slightly more terrified as she was going on.
Obi-Wan felt that same fear creeping into his being as well. Especially at the figure, she was describing. But the Master Jedi was not betraying any emotion.
"…. the door separating us was closed between me and the fighting pair…I shouted no… then I was pulled into another direction, and I was pulled out of the vision." She said with a slight tremble in her voice.
"I tried to picture Vader as our attacker but I felt that this figure was younger…shorter…. He was strong, his strikes were powerful... not as Vader's were, but his moves were agile."
Obi-Wan listened to Ahsoka's description of the attacker and started to fill with worry. Was this Luke? Is Vader going to take Luke as his apprentice? Obi-Wan could not hide his worry about this.
"How old do you think this figure was?" With a tone of worry in his voice
"The figure was dark…his fighting had to put him in his teen years…. based on what I have seen from Padawan's that age… that the only clear answer I could get." Ahsoka said
After a moment of silence Ahsoka spoke up she had to ask Obi-Wan. It has been bothering her since she touched her former master's weapon.
"Do you think this has anything to do with Anakin?" The Togruta woman looked at the Auburn Jedi again waiting for his response.
Obi-Wan looked at Ahsoka and chose his next words carefully. "I don't know." He looked at her with his own look of concern. "I feel I must consult master Yoda about this." Another pause. Obi-Wan came to another choice.
"I think we should keep this between us. When I have more answers, I will inform the others." Ahsoka slightly worried, silently she agrees with him.
Obi-Wan had a feeling that this vision was a warning about another dangerous power that was coming forth.
And there was nothing they could do to stop it.
AN: I know it was a lot of Obi-Wan this chapter but the flash backs opened up the characters who will be in future chapters.
AN: I do not have a Bata reader but I am always trying to fix my story so as I updated the earlier chapter might change
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