The sith reveal is here! (Spoilers by the way) Also this chapter will have a very important cameo, those who have played SW: KOTOR will know who I'm talking about. Anyway I'm done with exams and I have the whole summer ahead of me to write more stories, aside from living my life of course xd. Since I've been updating chapters I had written ahead of time it will take me some time to get the pace of writing again but there are only two or three more chapters at the most to this story. Then I'll do the sequel. By the way I'd like to know your opinion on this chapter more than the others so I'd like to all of you to review, if you don't it doesn't matter but I'd really like to know your sincere opinion on this one. So without more delays read and enjoy.

LD: Read the previous 49 chapters and you'll know that I do not own Star Wars.

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Anakin was on his quarters at the Jedi temple trying to meditate, he found it harder than usual to do which was saying a lot. His recent conversations with the Supreme Chancellor worried him greatly and were slowly changing his views and opinions about the Jedi Order. The Chancellor had been slowly making Anakin rethink some things. For five days now during his daily visits they had spoken about the history of the Jedi, the Sith and the Republic itself. During those conversation he'd felt the line he used to separate the Jedi from the Sith disappear a little each time.

Especially with the thought that if he ceased to be a Jedi if he got rid of all the limitations that came with such title, he would be able to save Padme, or avenge her in case he failed. He didn't have political aspirations as the Chancellor said the Jedi Council had, he just wanted to protect his family and if there was a knowledge, like Palpatine had hinted on their last conversation, outside the Jedi order to do so he would leave and learn it whatever the consequences

He felt Ahsoka pacing outside his quarters. He felt bad for how he had treated his Padawan the past few days, he had taken out his frustration with the Jedi and the situation on her and she was not to blame. The Jedi Order he wasn't so sure anymore, doubt was growing on his mind with each passing day weakening his faith. The young Jedi shook his head trying to empty it, his master had always told him that a good meditation solved most of a troubled mind's problems. He wasn't sure if it would work.

He felt his spirit slip away from his body and a few seconds later he found himself on a dark Medical Facility, perhaps on some of Coruscnt. A few medical droids worked on someone under the gaze of a figure hidden by a Dark Cloak. He immediately recognized it as the Dark Lord of the Sith. He reached for his weapon but he realized he didn't have him with him. Suddenly he heard the patient's breath, it was a familiar breath, a breath he had heard before, too elaborated and artificial.

"Lord Vader?" The Dark Lord of the Sith asked confirming his fears. The tall black armored man strapped to an operating device looked at the cloaked man.

"Master" he replied between breaths. He looked around as if searching for something. "Where is she?"

"Where is who Lord Vader?" The cloaked man asked although Anakin could tell he knew perfectly well who Vader was talking about.

"Padme." Vader replied shortly.

"I'm afraid she didn't want to be saved." The Dark Lord spoke sadly, as fake as an emotion could get. "And in rage you killed her. I'm afraid the rest of your family have been killed by the Jedi on their coup to drive us from power."

"No!" Vader said as Anakin felt the confusion, the rage, the hate on the Darth's mind. "It can't be. They were alive! All of them!" Anakin gritted his teeth as he felt the old Sith Lord's smile under his hood. The curious thing was there was an air of familiarity on the old Sith Lord, like Anakin knew him. But it was impossible, the Jedi order hadn't found him yet and... suddenly the image faded to black.

Anakin was left in the Dark alone and confused by what he had just seen. Was that his future? To become a Sith Lord, alone and without family. Could it be that the price to pay for trying to save his family would be losing them forever and evenkilling Padme. No, no it couldn't be. There had to be a mistake he wouldn't become that monster. He would save everyone.

"And how do you intend to do so?" spoke a man besides him startling Anakin. The man was wearing jedi clothings, brown robes over a sandy white tunic. He had penetrating dark brown eyes brown shoulder length hair and a light beard like Obi Wan but much harder facial factions and was much bulkier than the Stewjon Jedi too.

"Who are you?" Anakin said not recognizing him from the Jedi temple.

"I'm one of the Jedis of old." The man replied kindly.

"I didn't ask that. I'm asking you who are you?" Anakin asked his tone harsher than before.

"You are just as Dooku described. If I recall correctly I asked you a question first." The man spoke with a light smile. "But I suppose it would be rude not to give you a name to address me by. You can call me the "Mysterious Stranger"."

"That's no name" Anakin said.

"It is the only one I will give you until the conversation is over." The Stranger replied. "Now how do you intend to save everyone. After all with the powers you are thinking of seeking you won't save but destroy everything you've built up until now."

"I won't fall to the Dark Side." Anakin replied with a doubtful voice. "I'm stronger than that. Who knows perhaps I will even be hailed as an innovator for bringing that knowledge into the order."

"A Jedi does not seek power." The Mysterious Stranger spoke seriously.

"Obviously you are not aware of the Jedi's history with the Republic and how they have sought political power to fill the strength gap with the Sith. How they self-limited their knowledge and control over the Force." Anakin replied but the doubts were still there on his tone.

"I'm fully aware of that history. I've lived some of it and I've seen most of it through the Force." The Mysterious Stranger said. "I've seen many stray down the path you are going. Even the brightest knights. I've seen them destroy entire cities and civilizations as they sought more power and the best part is that sometimes their first intentions were pure. One of them in particular, the one that came to be known as Revan, first strayed from his path as he was saving the Republic during the Mandalorian Wars."

"I know the story, he almost brought the Republic to it's knees until he fell. But he..." Anakin began.

"He was betrayed, by the one he had at first called his best friend and then became his Sith Apprentice. Darth Malak." The Stranger spoke and Anakin could have sworn the man had a very sad expression when he spoke of this. "In the end with all his power, he fell to those he most trusted. After all betrayal is the way of the Dark Side." The man smiled again. "And yet the Force granted him another opportunity, saved by the Jedi and starting anew he became known as the saviour of the Republic again, Revan, the prodigal knight, and he became more powerful than he had ever been as a sith. Not only that but he was able to form a family with the woman he loved, even if he abandoned them early to finish the Sith Emperor." The Mysterious Stranger looked at Anakin. "But the point is Revan didn't find what he was looking for and lost sight of his original objective when he fell, he just became a Sith. And so will you if you continue down this path and it is not clear if the Force will give you a chance of redemption like it did Revan."

"But I need to save my wife." Anakin began.

"You need to trust the Force and trust your True Friends." The Mysterious Stranger said and Anakin for a moment thought he was listening to Qui Gon. "Your friends have promised you they would protect your wife, just as they protected your mother. Trust them. And beware of those who offer you the easy way out."

For a moment there he saw the old Dark Sith Lord, the only difference was that now he could see his identity clearly. Anakin froze as he observed Chancellor Palpatine smirking evilly dressed on those Black Sith robes.

"It can't be" He said. Suddenly he opened his eyes and found himself back at his quarters at the temple.

Exiting the room he looked at Ahsoka who was frightened by her Master when he exited their quarters. Not only because of his rushed exit but because the last times they had spoken Anakin had lashed out at her without apparent motive which was why she had dedicated herself to train with training droids and had avoided her Master for two days. She had come to their quarters to confront him about what was happening to him but she had been pacing nervously thinking about how to approach him about it when he exited. Ahsoka opened her mouth to speak but Anakin beat her to it.

"Ahsoka I need you to go get Master Windu and tell him to come to the Senate Building immediately!" Anakin said as he ran through the corridors of the temple towards the hangar, "Get Rex as well if you can!"

"Ok" Ahsoka said more to herself completely puzzled by her Master's attitude, however this Skywalker was more like the one he knew than the one the previous days, it seemed her Master was back. And that was worth reserving the scolding for later. Chuckling to herself she probed the temple looking for Master Windu and when rushed towards his location when she found him.

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Palpatine sat on his office at the Senate building his back to the night Coruscant Skyline reviewing some laws that had been proposed for approval for the next Senate meeting. Most of them increased his control over the Senate depriving the Vice-Chancellor of most his powers. It had been proposed by his allies on the Senate and while it had come as a nice surprise it came too late. He had already dealt with his Vice-Chancellor and his allies, he would soon be rid of the Jedi and the Republic would be sure to fall after that. So for Palpatine this was like reading an holo-novel, reading just because of the entertainment of it and not out of necessity. He looked at the door of his office where two members of his personal Red Guard stood guard as always.

Those were the only two members of the guard present at the Senate building, because Palpatine as sure as he was his plan would work this time had decided to take into consideration and considered not such a bad idea Alexa's proposition. The rest of his guard was at the spaceport reading some shuttles in case his plan failed and Skywalker didn't fall. He would not go to Raxus though, once in orbit he would just unleash his fury on the Jedi Order and Order 66 would be carried out.

He smiled to himself as he felt Anakin enter the Senate building, he had been, subtly and not so subtly preparing the boy for his fall and tonight would be the night. First he would deliver the news of the Separatist attack on Mandalore and his missing wife. And then he would reveal himself to the child and make an offer he couldn't reject.

He was sure this would work and the Dark Lord permitted himself the luxury of dreaming about the future, about his empire. That was until he felt Anakin's presence reaching the floor his office was in. There was no trace of doubt, no trace of fear on the young man's mind, this was not the mind of the man that had been the previous day with him.

Just as he thought this, he observed Anakin entering the room with his R2 unit. Palpatine's eyes laid on the little blue, white and silver astromech as it followed it's master into the room. It's presence shouldn't bother Palpatine but for some strange reason it did. However he decided to act as he always did around the boy, just as he had planned and hope his bad sensation would be just due to nervousness, it was an almost foreign emotion to Palpatine but taking into account he was about to carry out the will of several generations of Sith it could be possible.

"Anakin" Palpatine spoke with a grave voice as the first part of that night's conversation required. "I was about to contact you."

"Chancellor." Anakin greeted. "What seems to be the matter?" his tone was calm and neutral raising his mental defenses around him. "Something is definitely wrong." Palpatine thought to himself as the uneasiness

"I regret to inform you that we've lost contact with our delegation in Mandalore." Palpatine spoke kindly. "The Outer Rim command reports that the Separatists have broken their word and are attacking the planet."

"Padme?" Anakin asked with his voice full of emotion this time, however the man's mental defenses were still up.

"I'm afraid we can't confirm Senator Amidala's status right now" Palpatine said and he saw the painful expression's on the boy's eyes.

"Can't we send a fleet to rescue them?" Anakin asked pleadingly. Palpatine's eyes flashed with joy as he heard this words. This was the moment of truth

"Of course we can. But not as long as the Jedi are around." Palpatine said. "You know how ambitious and stubborn they can be, if I suddenly sent a fleet to Mandalore they would put up all kind of objections." Palpatine said. "So I must make you decide. I can give you the means to protect the woman you love not only now but forever. However you must abandon the Jedi should you choose to accept my teachings and the power I offer you."

"You... the power you offer me?" Anakin said thinking about it for a moment. "You can't mean? The Dark Side teachings! You are a Sith! Aren't you?"

"Yes Anakin I am. But I am not a Simple Sith, I am the Sith Lord Sidious, the most powerful Sith currently living." Palpatine confessed with a smug grin. "Now join me and you will never have to fear for those you love." The Astromech R2 unit beeped and whirred in fear but neither men paid it any attention.

"What about the Jedi?" Anakin asked with a neutral expression.

"Once you join me, they will disappear." Palpatine said smugly. "They have too. Now boy pledge your allegiance to me and we can save those you love."

Suddenly Anakin let his defenses down, Palpatine smirked for a brief second until he realized the boy had not fallen. His mind was strong now and only a thought the thought of stopping his plans appeared on his mind.

"Not on your life Sith" Anakin spat. Palpatine growled and was about to attack when he realized Anakin had not come alone. The Force signatures of four Jedi, three Masters and a Padawan if he wasn't mistaken on a room nearby together with a group of clones. Palpatine's Red Guards tried to stop them but Master Windu ended with two swift movements of his lightsaber. Together with him Master Saesee Tinn anod Master Agen Kolar entered the room together with Skywalker's Padawan Ahsoka Tano entered his office, a few seconds later a few clones lead by Anakin's trusted clone captain Rex entered the room, at this Palpatine smiled.

Anakin stood near the Chancellor to prevent him from making any move with his deactivated lightsaber on his hand, ready for action at any time.

"Chancellor Palpatine, you are under arrest for treason against the Galactic Republic" Mace Windu spoke but Palpatine paid no attention to the newly arrived group.

"So you choose to side with the Jedi. You choose to betray me." Palpatine spoke calmly at Anakin.

"There is only one Traitor here." Ahsoka spoke as she came closer to stand near her Master. "And that's you a traitor to the Republic. Take him away Rex." Ahsoka ordered.

"Yes sir" Rex said motioning two of his men to follow him.

"Not so fast captain." Palpatine/Sidious replied and the clones stopped. "All I see it's a coup, a coup to overthrow the legitimate government of the Republic." Palpatine smiled evilly and the Five Jedi lit their lightsabers out of instinct as his aura felt threatening. "That's why Captain Rex I order you to execute Order 66"

What followed those words was one of the most tense moments Anakin and any of the Jedi had seen on their lives as they waited for something to happen. What was that Order 66 that Palpatine thought could save him? However after a few seconds Rex spoke.

"I do not know what you are talking about, there is no order 66." Rex said. Palpatine's smile dropped and anger and hate substituted the self-satisfaction face he'd had up until that point. No order 66? that was impossible, there was simply not way that was true. That order existed, Tyranus had assured him he'd made personally sure it did. Suddenly the realization hit him, that feeling of something going horribly wrong after the death of Tyranus, had the former fallen Jedi done something before his death? He growled at the thought.

However the Jedi and clones around him weren't as considerate as to let him think for too long what went wrong with his plan and two clones were about to grab him when he pulled out his lightsaber and decapitated them Captain Rex and the rest of the clones began firing at him just as the Jedi charged. The Sith Lord parried their attacks at first and even managed to injure Master Kolar and injure Master Tinn gravely, but after a few minutes he realized not even his top Lightsaber skills would get him out of that one. Calling the Force he used his stronger bolt lightning attack hitting the three remaining Jedi and the group of clones knocking them to the ground but sadly without killing them. There would be time for that another time, looking at the window he broke it striking it with the Force.

Anakin looked at him as the Sith Lord jumped out the window, rising up painfully he saw as he got on a speeder killed it's unfortunate owner and drove away from the building. He growled as he pondered if he should follow but decided it would be better if he helped his comrades. Helping Mace and Ahsoka up as well as the surviving clones he felt Master Tinn become one with the Force like Master Kolar had. He looked at Mace who looked back at him.

"Good job Skywalker." The Master gave him a rare praise.

"Thank you Master" Anakin said. He looked at the deceased Masters. "But..."

"Their deaths will be mourned. But it was their destiny to become one with the Force tonight." Mace Windu said. Meanwhile Ahsoka looked at Rex.

"Are you alright?" The Padawan asked her friend worriedly.

"I've been better commander." Rex replied professionally.

"What was Order 66?" Anakin asked the clone with Windu approaching him also interested in the answer.

"I can't answer to that." Rex said. "I suppose it was one of the contingency orders the Kaminoans programmed into us. I do not know what it was about."

Their conversation was suddenly interrupted as R2 came out of it's hiding place scaredly. Anakin smiled at the droid.

"We better present R2's recording of this meeting to the Senate" Anakin said. Ahsoka looked at her Master confused that his first priority was not going after his wife.

"Aren't you worried about Padme?" Ahsoka asked.

"Qui Gon and Obi Wan are with her." Anakin said. "I know the three of them are alive and that the 2 of them, Caleb and Siri will protect her."

"Perhaps I should present this evidence of Palpatine's treachery to the Senate while you organize some of the nearby fleets to aid in the defense of Mandalore." Mace offered knowing that Anakin was truly nervous.

"Will do" Anakin replied. "Let's go Snips" He added as he walked out of the room leaving Rex and Mace Windu to deal with that situation. He on his part would remain calm and not run towards the closest comm room to contact organize the rescue plan.