Anakin POV

We loaded up into gunships, and I wanted Snips with me. I was afraid of getting separated from her, and she wound up hurt like last time. Rex loaded up with us as well and stood close to her, clutching his gun nervously. Neither of us wanted her on this mission, and I was infuriated with myself that she chose to be here to protect me from my own stupidity. I was not a child. I did not need her to protect me from Sidious and the Dark Side. I could handle myself.

"Calm down, Anakin," said Obi-Wan.

"What?" I said.

"I can sense your anger. Just relax. It will all work out."

I took a deep breath and try to think about something happy that would give me peace. My mind drifted back to Naboo.

We were in the meadow, just me and Padme, before all of this horrible deal with the Clone Wars, surrounded by the waterfall and the local wildlife. I was flirting with her while trying to sound smart about politics, which I knew nothing about.

"Sounds an awful lot like a dictatorship to me," she said.

"Well, if it works," I argued.

"Your making fun of me," Padme said, laughing.

"No, I'm not. I'd be much too frightened to tease a senator."

I opened my eyes and saw the men preparing for battle. I summoned my lightsaber to my hand. I needed to just get back to Padme, Ashla, and Jinn. Just arrest Palpatine, and go home.

The gunship landed in a hailstorm of missiles and blaster fire. I blocked as much as I could as Obi-Wan and me headed toward the Sith temple where Palpatine was located, with Ahsoka right behind us.

As I was slashing droids, their mechanical cries turned into guttural screams. Visions of my mother's corpse, tortured by the Tusken Raiders, filled my head. I blinked my tears away as I started to attack her oppressors in anger. One by one the wrapped creatures feel at my feet their weapons ineffective against my fury. I twisted and turned as I slaughtered the creatures in anger for what they did to my helpless mother. As I worked my way through the tribe, I found a woman clutching her child, begging for my mercy. I showed her none.

I approached the final hut. A woman was in there, clutching her young child. I disposed of them quickly.

"Anakin," came a voice outside.

It was a woman's voice, but not Padme's. Maybe Beru's, I thought in fear. What were they doing out here? I told them to wait at the homestead!

I walked out into the Tatooine night and saw no one.

"Whose there?" I yelled back.

"Skywalker!" yelled Mace Windu.

"Master Windu!" I thought, "What is he doing here?" Aloud, I said, "Yes Master."

"We are retreating! Follow me!"

He lead me back down the toward the gunships. We entered together and I grabbed on to the railing as we made our way back to the cruiser.

"Shut down your lightsaber, son," he instructed.

I did as I was told, but still could not see where Master Windu was or how he got on Tatooine.I remained confused as we left the atmosphere and landed inside a big Jedi Cruiser. I stumbled out into the hanger and went to look at the planet below. To my shock the planet looked like Malachor not Tatooine. Where had the Tusken Raiders come from? A hand came on my right shoulder, and I turned around to see Obi-Wan smiling but looking at me concerned.

"We are on Malachor," I said to Obi-Wan.

"Yes Anakin."

"Why?"

"We are tracking Sidious."

It dawned on me what we were doing. The Tusken Raiders were on Tatooine, and they killed my mother twenty-six years ago. We were on Malachor attacking Sidious now. I had Jinn, Ashla, and Padme back home on Coruscant.

"Yes," said Obi-Wan. "They overwhelmed us. We are retreating and we are deciding on another way in."

Just then my comlink started to chirp.

"Skywalker here," I said tiredly.

"Are you alright?" asked Master Depa.

"I think so, but something happened in my brain. Suddenly, I was on Tatooine, and it was twenty-six years ago. I was killing Tuskin Raiders when Windu stopped me. Is that normal?"

"No, its not. Your dissociating. We will check your medicine when we get back to the ship. Then we will discuss second assault."

"'Discuss the second assault'? What does that mean?"

"Anakin, you are having symptoms. You should be no where near Sidious."

"But, I am fine now."

"Yeah, now. What is going to happen when the shooting starts again?"

"We can discuss it when we get back to the hanger," I said.

"See you there."

I clicked off with Depa and looked to see Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, Windu, and Rex all staring at me.

"She said 'I'm fine'," I said.

"No she did not!" said Obi-Wan. "She does not want you in the second assault."

"Well, she is wrong. I'm fine!"

"Clearly," said Obi-Wan.

"I lost track of the battle. It happens sometimes. There is a lot going on, bullets flying everywhere, men screaming, droids saying 'roger, roger'. It can get overwhelming."

"Skywalker," said Windu, "You did not know what planet you were on."

"But I was winning."

"Against who, Skyguy. Why did Tusken Raiders show up?"

"A little over twenty six years ago, a band of Tusken Raiders killed my mom, so I slaughtered their village. It was my first act as Vader."

"What brought this on?" asked Rex.

"It happened a lot. I would be in the middle of a battle then suddenly the droids would look like Tuskens and I would just keep killing them."

"And you did not think this was something to tell me?" asked Obi-Wan.

"Didn't think it mattered."

"Well, it does," said Windu. "Sidious can use that against you. We have to re-strategize."