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Universe A year: 13 BBY
Universe B year: 14 BBY
Chapter 11: Waiting & Taunting
Padme could not help but to smile at her twins antics during break she have from the Senate. Rachelle had baby-set them all day and they seem to miss her a lot. Even Mara decides to join in. In Padme eyes, Mara must look up at Padme as a second mother. She can see how that was possible due to the fact that they live with her.
The only thing she was not thrill at is coming home to a mess. Apparently, someone turn of C-3P0 who does help with the cleaning a lot when she is away. She has a strong feeling it must have been Luke. Luke seems to take after his father when it comes to machines.
It is going on the third day in the 10-day limit that the Republic has until Anakin is killed. For the past 2 days, they have been Senate meeting rather to let Dooku out under the watchful eye of the Jedi Order, even based upon the information that he says he would let out. Yesterday, Dooku told her that he will throws in whatever is left in the Separatist accounts and his own account, along with his palaces he has to give to the Republic. Now that swayed a lot of Senators. Based on the reports, that is over 10 million credits total.
Even through Padme knows that there are still bunch of corrupted Senators within the Senate, there is a lot more Senators within the Senate that are willing to put the money to help the Republic. Since Dooku is planning on rejoining the Jedi Order, he does not need such luxuries anymore. That is if the Senate let him out.
She really hopes that tomorrow will be the day that Dooku will get set free and be able go and save Anakin. Still she must be strong for her children. She knows for a fact she cannot act strong, or the twins will see right through it, due to their connection with the Force.
"Mommy!" shouts Leia and Luke as she walks in through the door. Padme bend down and hug them. She has not seen them all day besides breaks. For most of the day, she has been in Senate Meetings. Normally she is hardly tired by them, but based upon what today's was all about, she is beat.
She let the twins drag her off to the living room where they sat down and watch TV. Rachelle came out of the kitchen; apparently, she was doing the dishes. "Hey Rachelle, could you turn on C-3PO, he most likely would help out with the cleaning." say Padme before she yawns.
She could have fallen asleep if it was not for Leia and Luke talking to her as they rest their heads against her. "Is Uncle Mark awake?" ask Leia. "No, he is still asleep." say Padme lightly as she runs her hand through Leia's long brown hair that she had tied into buns in the morning. Now the hair hangs down past the little girl's shoulders. It makes her laugh how much Leia seems to want to be like her and Anakin.
She will learn that being a Jedi, she could not be a Senator. She would have to choose which one to become. That will bring people to think that the Jedi is trying to gain more power. In her views, both of her children will do great as a Jedi. They love to help people out.
In her opinion it seem like her niece Poojo would become a Senator. She is still teaching her all the things about being a Senator in the Galactic Republic. Leia would sit in for that, but she begins to get quickly bored with the topic of being a Senator. That is why she figures that Leia will become a Jedi instead of a Senator.
"Mommy what about Daddy?" ask Luke. She knows the twins will asked this, they have been asking about for the past 3 days. She had a strong feeling that they knew something bad was happening because the day before the Senate Meeting when Darth Vader talked to them, they have been unnaturally quiet.
"I sense, Daddy will be saved and Uncle Mark will awaken." say Leia lightly. Padme heard this, she wonders if Leia was talking to herself or saying this to her brother and mother. Still it would not be the first time where the twins sensed something through the Force about the future and it turns out to be true.
She remembers that Mark was telling her how those that have strong connection with the Force such as himself, Yoda and Anakin, could see visions of the future through the Force. He also warned he that even through they have a strong connection with the Force, they can be tricked by false visions created by another Force Sensitive that was train, such as Palpatine did to make Anakin see Padme dieing at childbirth back in 19 BBY. Therefore, they must not put 100 percent of their faith into what they see because of that and for the reason that the future is always set in motion.
Mark also told her how he watch and heard about many Jedi waste their time and put their lives on the line for a vision they see and they were killed for no reason. Even with that skill, the future could be consider dangerous and mystery. Just because you see something, does not mean it will happen. That why he prefer to live in the now and just the visions as guidance then living to make that vision true, unless he is for sure that it will come out and it make sense to him.
"That is right Leia; I have faith in the Force that Master Zane will make a full recovery. I also have a feeling that Master Skywalker will return alive." say Rachelle who was standing near the couch where Padme and the twins sit. "See even she says it! It must be true! She is a Knight!" say Leia as she bounce and points Rachelle.
Padme looks up at Rachelle. "Is that true? You believe Anakin will return?" ask Padme. "Yes, he will return alive, he might be injured slightly which is possible for the situation he is in, but he would not be as bad as Master Zane." say Rachelle with a slight smile. She had meditated while the twins were asleep, before Mara wakes her from her meditation. With that meditation she have seen her former mentor awaken and Anakin returning home.
"Padme, have faith in your children abilities with the Force. They are strong with the Force, just like their father and my mentor. You know what they say about both Master Skywalker and Master Zane, that they are two of the most powerful Jedi with the Force. I am not insulting Master Skywalker intelligence, but out of both them, Master Zane is way much more brighter on the aspect of the Force and of many things. Sometimes it makes me think that Master Skywalker likes a bit of action in his life. Then again just like Master Zane, he is different then most Jedi." say Rachelle.
It was obvious to Padme that Rachelle admires both Mark and Anakin, but favor Mark more. Even through Padme favors Anakin more than any other, she knows Rachelle is right about Mark. He is highly knowledgeable and if it were not for him, Anakin would have fallen to the Dark Side. Still Anakin Skywalker is very good. Both Jedi are very powerful and skillful. Even through it seems that Mark is slightly more powerful.
"Yeah and I bet Darth Vader had a bit of a hard time with Master Skywalker." say Rachelle. Padme remembers seeing the hologram of the Sith Lord and notice that he did seem to be injured a bit. She did not realized this at the time it was happen because of her being worry.
"Are you sure about that?" ask Padme with a slight smile. "Oh yeah, I saw a vision of it through the Force when I was mediating earlier ago. I mean it was like if it was Master Zane and Darth Vader fighting until Darth Vader took a cheap shot at Master Skywalker. He stabs him in the shoulder and kicked him in the chest. You know Vader has mechanical legs." say Rachelle.
Padme smiles at this. She knows her husband would not go down without a fight. It is not his way of going down. She was glad that he injured the Sith Lord. Maybe the injury will be so bad that it will make it easier for them to take him down.
Darth Vader paces back and forth in front of Anakin Skywalker. "Let see how much your pathetic Republic and Jedi Order truly cares about the Chosen One." say Darth Vader. Anakin laughs slight at this. "Oh, I hardly could call myself that. I think that someone might be wrong. Even through, I am not weak. You know what they say about Mark, his powers are similar to me. So there could be two or the whole legend of the Chosen One could be a myth." say Anakin noticing the injuries he has inflecting on Darth Vader. Seeing Darth Vader injured bring a smile on his lips.
"Do not worry you pathetic Jedi, your life will soon come to an end, that is if your pathetic friend chickens out." say Darth Vader. Anakin glares at Darth Vader. "Do not insult my friends in front of me! You truly think you are better then Mark! What do you know? You might be made of the same DNA as him, but you are nothing but some misguided Clone! You will fall and Mark will rise as simple as that! I know Mark better than anyone else in the whole galaxy as a friend, he would not stop until you are gone or either that he is dead! Even if he dies, he will make sure to bring as many down!" shout Anakin knowing this will enrage the Sith Lord in front of him.
Darth Vader sends a very powerful Force Lighting at Anakin. Anakin bite his lips hard not to give Darth Vader the right to feel good about causing him pain. Anakin had been subjected to pain when he was younger and was a slave just like his mother. He also suffered from mental pains when his own mother died in his hands. He suffers from pains when he realized that the Darth Vader from Mark's universe was him. His own daughter was kidnapped and he failed to save her, and with him being the father that he is, that was something as painful as anything he have felt. So, whatever the cloned Sith Lord could put him through, he has been through worst.
Darth Vader ended his Force Lightning. He was surprise at how much Anakin was holding on. Still one thing that annoys him about the Jedi is how they lack respect for those who truly have power. Those with power should be respected. Anakin Skywalker
"What is with all you Jedi, lack respect to those who hold true power? Yes, I admit I am a clone, but I am a Clone who is better than his template! I will prove that in killing Master Zane when he attempts to get you!" say Darth Vader.
"Well, with you pathetic excuse of Force Lightning, I think you might be wrong. You really think, just because you capture me, that Mark will be easy killed. After all, he killed Sidious, the person who trained you." say Anakin. Through the Force, he knows Mark would not be coming. He does not have a choice in the matter due to the fact that he is in a coma.
Even through knowing this, he bet the Jedi Order and his wife have something cooking that will save him. "Sidious was weak. I was plan on killing him myself if he manage to take out the Jedi Order and the Republic. Anyhow, this works out better, because I could show your pathetic Republic the true meaning of fear and power that I command! Already your ships are weak against mine. It is a matter of time, when you run out of troops and ships to defend yourself against me. So, in this way, I am grateful for Master Zane. He did me a favor not out if cost me my legs!" say Darth Vader made a fist.
Anakin shakes his head lightly at this. He has been toying with Darth Vader for the past few days of his captured. He has a strong feeling not only will he get saved but also they will drive the Empire from this planet. How exactly he does not know.
Darth Vader begins to walk out. "You know what Vader; I hope that when you and Mark meet once more, I hope he kills you. If not, I will. You hurt my family, you kidnapped my daughter. I understand that Mark knows you better than I do, and he could take you down easier than I can, but if I have to. I will make sure that you will be nothing but star dust in space for what you did to my family." say Anakin.
Darth Vader laughs his cold-hearted laugh. "You daughter was stubborn…" say Darth Vader before Anakin interrupted. "That's my little girl, takes after her Daddy with that one." say Anakin with a smile. Darth Vader glares at him. As much as he wants to kill the Jedi right now, he must not or his plan will be in foil. "I tried to turn her through any means. After awhile she just got annoying. I will deal with your whole family and your wife's family. I will murder all of them, you know what I will enjoy watching the life leave their faces. Hmm, maybe I should get the Chancellor and kill her right in front of your eyes. To make you suffer. Oh, I could sense that will make you suffer greatly." say Darth Vader enjoying the thought of making his prisoner suffer.
Darth Vader was fully aware that Anakin was trying to annoy him. He can sense that Anakin is battling with the dark emotions inside of him. No, he does not want Anakin Skywalker as a Sith. He does not need it. He has seen the future. If Anakin Skywalker becomes a Sith then eventually the Sith will be destroyed all together.
Anakin looks down. He does feel extreme hatred for Darth Vader, but he have to keep his emotions in check or he might fall to the Dark Side. That is something he does not want to experience. He nearly almost experienced in 19 BBY if it was not for Mark's help. He knows that Mark went out of his way to save him and his marriage. That why it took Mark so long to take down Palpatine.
Anakin watches as Darth Vader walks out of the room. Anakin hang his head low. He is just hoping Padme have something plan. With Mark out of commission, his hope of getting out of here alive is pretty slim. No, he must not give up hope. He senses through the Force he will be saved.
On the swampy planet of Dagobah, Jenna Farlay collapse down upon some wet ground that is in the center of a swampy river that goes up her knees. Due to the humidity, she is getting overheated and cannot cool down from the light breeze that was blowing through.
Apparently, when Master Yoda says something about testing her, she guess it mean training her. Even through when she brings this up to him, he told her it was her being tested. She figures he is testing her reaction to the difficult tasks he has given her. In that case, she can see how it is testing her.
The funny thing is that the task he has given her reminds her of the training tasks that Master Zane has given her during her time as a Padawan on Ragoon 6. Expect due to the swampy location it more than twice as hard. Still it is nothing new to her. She had fought against the Separatist on some of the swampy planets that are known within the galaxy.
Jenna wipes the sweat off her forehead with the back of her hand. She looks down at the swampy digesting water in front of her. She respects Master Yoda as much as she respects Master Zane, but deep down inside of her she knows that this is a waste of her time. Master Yoda could reach through the Force and see if she is still right to be called a Jedi. As that thought enter her mind, she remember how the Jedi could not detected that Palpatine was Darth Sidious until it was too late.
Now it begins to make a little bit more sense. Master Yoda is testing her actions and how she does stuff to see if she is on the verge of falling to the Dark Side or is a part of the Dark Side but hiding among the Light Side.
She stands up and looks around the swampy area that she was in. She knows she is about 5 miles north of where Yoda's hut is. She have always been good with directions, even when Master Zane and her got lost, she was very good at find out where they were, even without the aid of the Force. It always has been a natural talent of hers.
She walks over and uses the Force to guide her through the harsh path. Since she had found Yoda, last month, all she has been doing is proving herself. The task at hand was the longest. She had to make it through a week without Yoda's help and without falling for the temptations of the Dark Side to live.
Yoda stands outside of his hut leaning on his wooden walking stick. He looks up at her with a tilt of his head. He gave her a simple nod and a slight smile. "Passed another test, you have. Only a couple more tests for you to take in order to prove that you still follows the way of the Jedi will there be." say Yoda.
"So I will be seeing Master Zane soon?" ask Jenna. Due to the sharp pain from the hard tap that Master Yoda did on Jenna, it brings her down on to her knees. "Patient young one, you must be. What might lay in the other dimension we know not. What you might be looking for might be there anymore not." say Yoda as he waves Jenna into the hut.
Jenna crawls into the hut. Yoda serves some more soup, which Jenna had gotten used to eating over the past month. Like always they eat in silence, it usually something Yoda does to make her reflect on what she have relearned about being a Jedi while she has been proving to him that she is still a Jedi.
The last thing Yoda wants to send over to aid Mark is a Jedi who have fallen to the Dark Side. That will cause more problems for Mark than what is needed when he try to solve the problem in the other dimension. He is aware at how strong, skillful and knowledgeable Mark is, but even the best could be bested and beaten.
Besides Mark, he is the only one who truly knows about the portal to the other dimension. He knows the Empire knows of its location but what it is, they have no clue. Yoda hopes that the knowledge of what the portal is and most likely the location, will be lost when he past through the Force, he has the strongest feeling that Mark will never be returning back from the other dimension; rather he is forced or willing to not come back. All he had to do is wait to see if Jenna is ready to go help her former mentor once more.
Okay finally I got some from Universe A in. I was planning on making the scene between Darth Vader and Anakin longer, but I figure I should throw something in from Universe A. Haven't willing been thinking about Universe A, I have been focusing on the problems in Universe B, because I could think of anything to put before Jenna goes to Universe B and I want to add her in at a specific time, and I cannot alter the story line I have set out for that to happen.
I have been getting some comments about Anakin being the Chosen One. Yes, I know of this legend from watching the movies and researching. Exactly for this story, I do not know where I stand on this subject. I remember on one of the chapters before Jedi Angel001 had say something that Anakin couldn't defeat Darth Vader and that he was the Chosen One.
See, just because Anakin is the Chosen One does not make him all powerful. Remember he losted to many people throughout the Saga. See he dueled Dooku bunch of times during the Clone Wars and did not finish him off. On Mustafar in the 3rd movie, he lost to Obi-wan Kenobi.
In one of my views, I see that Luke Skywalker could possible be the Chosen One because he redeemed his father and than his father killed him. At the same time I do see Anakin Skywalker as the Chosen One, since him being redeem it killed off the one of the 2 Sith. Then he killed Emperor Palpatine in the last movie. Even through he did this, The Sith still exist because of Lumiya who taken Jacen on as a Sith. Then you must account for the One Sith too. What I believe in that Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One to bring balance by the Force by ending Darth Bane's Sith Order which is the Rule of Two. Obviously I have many views on the subject, and one of the reason I do not often put into this story. I consider more of a title.
Yes a little reminded I do plan on waking Mark up some time in this story, so do not start a riot...lol.
Also I want you advice on something. From the very beginning of the series I plan on Rachelle and Mark being together despite their age differences. Do not get my started on that, Han Solo was close to the same amount of age differences with Leia. Anyway back onto topic, I wonder how should they get together. Mind you that Mark does love Rachelle but he is unaware of his feelings... yes I know strange for someone who preaches about love. So you thoughts will be helpful.
Like usual, till next time, Enjoy!