Obi-wan had long realized that there were perks to reestablishing his bond with Anakin, especially since Anakin no longer had any shields, so he couldn't lie to them about his emotional and physical state. Which was very handy, since Anakin had managed to keep that stubborn attitude about medical treatment and wouldn't complain about his aches and pains. That particular ability had already prevented Anakin from developing a nasty cold since Obi-wan and Ahsoka were able to feel his symptoms as well and report it to Kix. And while it was difficult to filter Anakin's thoughts and emotions from his own, it was well worth it.
But he wasn't expecting this.
"…Well…hello there…" that had to be the most awkward greeting Obi-wan had ever given, but it's not every day that he was met with a being that didn't have a distinct face due to their facial features constantly shifting. Nor was it every day he was pulled into his padawan's mindscape while the two of them were sleeping.
"Obi-wan," the figure slightly bowed his head in greeting before straightening back up, its voice had a deep baritone to it, practically demanding respect and obedience," I'm sure you have some questions." Obi-wan nodded his head slowly, still trying to figure out what was going on. He looked around the mindscape, his heart sinking at the vast plains of nothing. In a normal mindscape, there were supposed to be little bubbles of memories floating around, the light-hearted memories at the front, and the deeply personal and precious memories in the very depths of the mindscape. By entering one's mindscape, you could learn their deepest and darkest secrets about them.
Anakin's mindscape was painfully empty, only holding the memories of the past eight months, even then, the memory bubbles were nearly non-existent, most of them being so faded, you could hardly call it a memory.
He hated how empty it was.
"…In a manner of speaking, yes." The figure smiled at that before motioning for Obi-wan to follow him. Obi-wan did so without question, even though he wasn't sure where they were going when everything was just pure white.
"Well, to answer your first question, I pulled you in here to talk to you about Anakin. Before you ask, he's still asleep, he doesn't know we're in here at the moment." That greatly unsettled Obi-wan, even if Anakin didn't know about the two of them being in his mindscape, Obi-wan didn't like the idea of prancing around his best friend's mind without his permission. The figure noticed Obi-wans apprehension and settled his worries.
"It's ok, we are not here to here to invade Anakin's mind, I've brought you here since your Midi-chlorian count is not high enough for direct communication, Anakin is merely being a median at the moment." That made Obi-wan feel a little bit better, but he still didn't like the fact that he was in there without Anakin's knowledge.
"Then I shall make this quick. Before I start, I would like to thank you for continuing to take care of my son,"
…
What?
Excuse me?
Obi-wan blinked once and then twice as he tried to process what he just heard. If the figure just called Anakin his son, and he knew for a fact that Anakin did not have the genetic information that his father would have given him. Trust him, they checked, half his DNA was his mother's, and his other half was made up of Midi-chlorians. So, Obi-wan believed that his master was right in assuming that Anakin was created from the force itself. And if Anakin biologically did not have a father, and if this being was calling him his son…
The figure chuckled and waved off his concerns, "That is of no importance at the moment," it was starting to make sense how the being kept on answering his thoughts before Obi-wan even said it out loud.
"I'm sure you remember me from Anakin's memory?" Obi-wan frowned at that, he definitely would have remembered something like that if he had seen it in his dreams.
The being knew what Obi-wan was thinking and started to wrap the force around Obi-wan, much like he did for Anakin when he was still stuck with Palpatine. And then it clicked.
The being smiled as Obi-wan remembered that he was part of the dream.
"Moving on, I am merely here to tell you that due to my hand in directly communicating with Anakin, he will go through some…changes, as a result." Obi-wan stared at the being. It made sense that Anakin would go through some changes after having such a strong connection to the Force itself, Anakin had the force protecting him and keeping his mind safe. The force was such a raw power that Anakin was abundant in. But he was a little bit concerned about how he was going to change.
"there is no need to worry, my son will not change drastically, but it will be noticeable. I'm sure you will be able to handle it." That sounded a lot like something Anakin would say. And Anakin had already created an artform of underestimating things.
"I am merely explaining things in a way your closest friend would." So, Anakin, he was explaining things the way Anakin would. That would explain why it sounded like an understatement. Now Obi-wan could only help that the being was right and that Anakin wouldn't drastically change. Whatever that was supposed to mean. He already had an amnesiac to deal with, he didn't want Anakin to have more problems.
"May I ask something?" Obi-wan continued when the being gave him a nod, "Anakin's memories, will they ever return to him?" the being fell silent at that.
"I'm afraid the technique the Sith used has corrupted some of his memories beyond repair. Although he may not remember everything, it would be best to simply let them come back with time." Obi-wan slightly deflated at that, he was planning to get the help of the other masters at the temple in an attempt to help Anakin. But he still had hope that Anakin would remember him one day.
"There's no need to worry, his memories with yourself and his padawan have remained intact, he will remember you as well as his wife with time." Obi-wan couldn't stop the smile that spread across his face before he bowed deeply to the figure.
"Thank you."
He woke up when someone poked his side," Obi-wan?" he sat up as Ahsoka leaned over him, he rubbed his eyes tiredly, trying to put his thoughts together. He was trying to determine if he just had a dream or if he was talking to the force itself. he realized that it was real when the force started to wrap around his head of its own accord.
"Yes?"
"We're going to land on Coruscant within the hour, are you sure you don't want to tell the council about Anakin?" Obi-wan lugged himself out of his bed, putting on his armor since he had only laid down for a short nap.
"I'm quite sure Ahsoka," he started to tighten the straps around his chest when they initially reported to the council after the siege and the recovery of Anakin. They were only able to inform the council of the death of the chancellor before Yoda kept them from continuing the report, asking that they returned to Coruscant instead," You heard Master Yoda, we have no idea if our ranks have been infiltrated like they were with the Chancellor." Ahsoka nodded in understanding as Obi-wan walked up to her. A small smile appeared on her face as she looked up at him.
"Ready to bring Anakin back home?" Obi-wan almost scoffed at that.
"I'm almost offended that you had to ask that."
