Chapter 11
There were unfortunately a few kinks in the plan. The time machine needed time to recharge. They needed a growth accelerator for Anakin's brain, so older Anakin could use it. They had the beginnings of such a machine, but needed a La'aan fire crystle to make it work. Thankfully there was one at the Jedi temple, and Anakin's preservation chamber was transportable. So off they started on the 3 day journey to Coruscant, after explaining to Anakin, that the furnace room did not in fact make noises because it was lonely, and was not in good place to play. On the secant day of their journey, Ahsoka was practicing with her lightsaber when she saw Anakin staring at her.
"Go-stick!" He cried joyously. "Go-stick!" Anakin reached for the beautiful blade of the lightsaber, and Ahsoka hurriedly pulled it away.
"No! This is not a glowstick!"
"No?"
"No! This is a lightsaber! It's very dangerous." To further emphasise the point, Ahsoka tossed an empty crate up into the air and cut it in half with her lightsaber. Anakin gave a squeal, and gave the "go-sticks" a wide berth after that. Finally they reached Coruscant. The time machine was almost charged, the growth accelerator being fitted with the fire crystal, and Obi-Wan and Anakin were to appear before the council. In what was now an incredibly rare event, the entire council managed to be present. A fact which Anakin did not seem to appreciate.
"Where chairs?" He questioned. "Where chairs?"
"What do you mean?" Adi-Gallia asked.
"Where chairs? To sit. Where sit?" Anakin was growing aggravated, obviously displeased that his point was not getting across.
"We're the council." Mace Windu informed Anakin, finally understanding what he meant. "We have chairs. You're not here as much, so you don't."
"You should have more chairs."Anakin reprimanded. "For guests."
"But we do not. Now we have a test for you." Mace pulled a Co-Co bar from inside his tunic.
"Chok-it!" Anakin screamed and rushed Mace Windu, scrambling up onto his lap, and straining for the candy. Obi-Wan wanted to melt into the floor. Mace quickly got over his shock, and Force lifted Anakin into the air.
"Ohh! I find! Look, look, I find daddy! Anakin cried looking about wildly as Mace set him down by Obi-Wan. "I fi, Daddy! he cried, candy forgotten. He gasped as an idea struck him. "I fi again! I jump out window! Watch, daddy!"
"No! No, no, no, no, no, no! No jumping out windows!"
"BUT. I. FI!'
"No, you don't fly. Master Windu made you fly."
"Oh. I not fi?"
"No, you don't fly. Now I think there was something Master Windu wanted you to do."
"Y-es Anakin, take this candy."
"I tried." Anakin pointed out stubbornly.
"You need to do it without coming over. You need to make it fly."
"Chok-it not fi."
"Neither do little human boys, but you just did."
Anakin considered this. "Daddy show how, first?"
Obi-Wan looked to Master Windu for confirmation, then reached out with the Force, plucked the candy from his hand, swirled it through the air, and returned it.
"Ooh, ooh, I try! I try!" Anakin made a clumsy attempt to retrieve the chocolate, then frowned in frustration and tried harder.
"Stop trying so hard." Obi-Wan advised. "Relax."
Anakin did, and a few ventures later, managed to retrieve the candy. With a cry of delight he tore it open, and was soon munching contentedly on the chocklet.
"Hmmm, remarkable it is that soon could he connect to the Force." Yoda murmured.
"He is very powerful." Obi-Wan agreed.
Anakin had already finished the Coco bar, though with much of it on his face. "I sleepy now." He announced."I go bed?"
"All right."Obi-Wan conceded with a smile. "You have a long day ahead of you."
