note: this whole chapter is a flashback of what happened between chapter 49 and 50. I usually hate it when I'm the reader and left hanging like this but I have to admit, it is an interesting way ;)
Chapter 51
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Flashback of what happened on Tatooine
Obi-wan gently put down the unconscious Laetitia. He looked at her for a while. Master Yoda and senator Organa wanted to use her, just like the Jedi council had her entire life. She had been nothing but a powerful weapon and the Jedi decided to use her to their benefits instead of fighting against her. It finally made sense why she was so powerful and strong in the Force. She was Anakin's daughter. The chosen one's daughter.
And now the Jedi wanted her to fight her own father. Granted, the said father was a murderous Sith Lord but still, it was her father. Laetitia had always loved Anakin, even when they were lying to the Jedi about their true relationship, it was clear that they both loved each other so much. Leah wasn't the one to choose but if someone asked her who she loved the most in the whole Galaxy, it would've been Anakin.
Obi-wan sighed deeply. What was he supposed to do? If he didn't do anything, Laetitia would kill her father without even knowing. And if he did what he wanted to do, he would never be forgiven, not that he deserved to be. It was inhumane.
Knowing Laetitia, if she ever found out that she had killed Anakin, again, she would be broken so much that she might even think of taking her own life. Obi-wan saw how she was taking Anakin's 'death'. She practically had lost her will to live. If she knew what she did, she would never be able to live with herself. Except she didn't.
Obi-wan took out a drug he had secretly took from Polis Massa. If one was injected with it, they would forget every memory they had and won't even remember their name. In his time as a Jedi, Obi-wan had encountered people who knew about this special drug. It wasn't popular but it also had no side effect. Aside from losing your memory.
Laetitia could use a fresh start. She never got to act as a child, even though she was still one. She had been a general at the age of 5, witnessed thousand deaths of her friends and colleagues. She had been tortured, cut, hurt and everything else no one, not even an adult, should ever go through.
And there was also the fact that Anakin turned to the dark side and attacked his own wife and practically caused her death. Laetitia wouldn't fight Darth Vader and kill her father if she didn't even know she had to fight. She would be saved from both the Jedi and herself.
Obi-wan made his decision. He knew there was a chance that Laetitia got her memories back and when that happened, she would never forgive him, but it was a risk he had to take. For her sake.
Obi-wan had the drug in his hand. His hand was shaking. He knew it was the right thing to do but that didn't mean it was easy.
He pushed down all the negative feelings and injected Leah in the neck. She moaned a bit from being injected but it wasn't enough to wake her up. The drug would also make the person pass out as soon as they were injected. It's just how they took effect.
It was working. Obi-wan could feel it in the Force. It was like each memory was disappearing one by one, one after another, until there was no more memory to be erased.
The Force. Obi-wan just remembered that wiping her memories wasn't enough as long as she had access to Force. It didn't even mean anything. All had to happen was just a feeling in the Force or even a vision, like Anakin burning in Mustafar or even her name. There weren't a lot of girls who were named 'Laetitia'. If she heard her name in a vision, she would never stop until she found out what it meant. Laetitia was nothing if not stubborn and smart.
Obi-wan figured that the only way to protect Leah was to block her connection to the Force. He didn't like it. Without the Force, she would be completely alone. However, it was the only way.
He ran to the Comet. He had seen Leah hide her Starfighter using the cloaked technology she had added to it. He found a Force-cuff in her ship and went to the hut Laetitia was in.
On his way, he saw Leah's droid, BB-8. He had completely forgotten about it. The droid was loyal and stubborn, like his maker. If he found out what was happening with Laetitia, he would do everything he could in his droid power to stop Obi-wan.
Obi-wan sighed. He would deal with that later. Right now, he had to hurry back to Laetitia before she woke up.
Obi-wan stopped and thought for a moment.
How was he supposed to use the Force-cuff of Laetitia without her noticing? It wasn't like he could just put a cuff on her wrist and not expect questions raising after. He could make it look like a bracelet or something like that but he neither had the time nor the skill to do it. Laetitia and Anakin were always the one obsessed with mechanics. Besides, what if she decided to take it off? It would ruin all his plan to protect her.
No, he needed a more permanent solution.
A good but a bit dangerous idea suddenly hit him. He carefully broke the Force-cuff and took out a small piece which was also effective. He gently cut Leah's right shoulder and very carefully put the Force-inhibitor chip inside. He used the Force to heal the injury. That way she didn't know she was a Force-sensitive and hopefully, she would never find out.
As soon as the chip was inside Laetitia's body, her hair color started to change. It turned from chocolate brown to colorless white. Obi-wan gasped. He had never seen Laetitia like this. She never let anyone, not even Anakin or Padme, see her like this. She had always used the Force to change her hair color. She never used dyeing because she didn't like them.
Obi-wan rubbed his chin. He had to dye her hair too. He was honestly surprised and horrified with himself. Yes, it was to protect her but did she even need it?
He sat down and just said "I am sorry, Laetitia. I promise, I will protect Luke with my life. I hope one day, if you get your memories back, you'll forgive me."
End of flashback
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Done :)
