Death of a Great Jedi Master

Anakin felt Master Yoda through the force, and the weakness he projected reminded him strangely of his mother. He didn't mention it to either Luke or Obi-Wan but walked solemnly beside them to the old Jedi's home.

"Returned you have, Skywalker."

"Yes, Master. I'm sorry for everything."

"Apologize, do not. Owe you an apology I do. Wrong about you I was. Prevented your fall I could. A Jedi Knight young Luke is."

"Then I am a Jedi Knight," Luke whispered.

"One thing remains. Vader. You must face Vader."

"I can't kill Vader."

"Kill, I did not say. Face him, I did. Look I so old to young eyes."

"No, Master," Anakin and Luke replied at once.

"I do, I do. Soon, Forever sleep, I will."

Anakin remained quiet. "Master Yoda, you can't die," Luke protested.

"Strong am I in the Force but not that strong. Soon, forever will I rest. Beware the Dark Side Luke, or capture you it will, as it did Obi-Wan's apprentice."

"Vader is my father?"

"Your father he is. Hope there still is, Anakin. Don't give...up," he said closing his eyes, and as Anakin, Luke, and Obi-Wan watched his body disappeared.

"Master Yoda you can't die."

"Be with you I always will be." The three turned to see a blue shadowy form of Yoda.

"I'm not ready to face Vader and his emperor," Anakin said.

"Qui-Gon, brought you here he has. Believes in you he still does. In your hands the galaxy is," he said before disappearing.

"Good-bye, Master Yoda," Obi-Wan said.

"A stronger Jedi I never was," came the last reply from Yoda as the three boarded the X-wing to return to the Rebellion.

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"Master," Anakin began after putting in the coordinates for Naboo. Naboo, would Naboo still be the same? Should he visit Padme's family? Should he take Luke and Leia there? He had always loved Naboo, it seemed fitting that his daughter, Padme's daughter was here with the Rebel Alliance. The water was refreshing and clear as if the Empire couldn't touch Naboo, or at least that was what he thought until he got closer. The lake house was destroyed he thought turning in that direction, it was gone. It made sense afterall if he was Vader then Vader would want to destroy anything that made the Jedi in him love. Soon, the new war would be over for he sensed that Vader wasn't completely evil, he couldn't if even a little bit of Anakin Skywalker still lived. No, he couldn't be completely evil although his atrocities spoke for themselves.