Previously: Arawn, who loves Samantha is jealous of
Anakin because Anakin and Samantha saw each other and might fall in love
instead of himself. He sees this while
spying on Anakin. He reports to Darth
Sidious at once. He told him his
suspicions on Anakin and Samantha. Sidious thinks it's kind of ridiculous because they only saw each other,
and he's not even sure Arawn saw them look at each other. He thinks Arawn might just be a little
paranoid because of how much he wants her. But this accusation does get Sidious thinking and he orders Arawn to
keep Anakin away from the Queen. Sidious does this because there's the slightest possibility that Arawn
could be correct, and he knows what that could mean for any offspring that they
may have. Anakin has now gone to the Jedi Temple to await the trials.
"Anakin
Skywalker…you are about to face the trials. Now this will make you a full Jedi if you should pass, but you still
must complete your training. You'll
have a full Jedi title, but your training is not done as of yet. You understand…I had to say that twice to
stress the conditions by which you are under."
Anakin nods.
"I'm ready."
Yoda is also present. He
nods as he studies Anakin. The boy had
obviously grown strong and showed promise in becoming a full Jedi Knight, but
his training was not yet over, Yoda reminded himself.
"Yes, the boy would probably pass," concluded Yoda as he began to lead Anakin into the testing center
of the Jedi structure.
The Trials consisted of tests in the area of how well a person cold use
the force as well as how they used it. There would be tough scenarios that would be set up as a video game in
which you had to use the Force, and there were scenarios that showed how
you used them and the thoughts behind them. The tests were difficult, but
Anakin aced them all with perfect scores. He had remembered Obi-Wan's advice in controlling his anger. What the tests did not involve were a test
for manipulation. Anakin figured out a
way to manipulate the game some so he would always win…it wasn't using the dark
side, but it wasn't exactly using the light side either. Anakin only did this when he felt a tiny bit
of Dark Side emotion…the Trials were set up for failure…you see a person wasn't
supposed to get a perfect score. There
was supposed to be some Dark Side feelings…but the test was on how you
controlled the feelings. So when Anakin
got a perfect score, he worried the Council. Yoda and Obi-Wan both
knew that Anakin wasn't perfect…no person was. Everyone is a Christian in the story, don't forget. But no one could do anything about it
because Anakin had passed. That was the video game part. The other part was like moving objects,
freezing things, going invisible, deflecting things, fighting out of
defense…that was the physical aspect of it. That part, it was possible to get a perfect score. And Anakin had. Obi-Wan and Yoda both thought he would because that part was
based solely on how high your midi-chlrian count was…what your force level
was. Any Padawan with a –14 force level
should be able to do that. Anyway, the
trials are now over and Anakin and Obi-Wan are now in front of the entire
council. Yoda looks down on Anakin and
Obi-Wan, then exchanges a glance with Mace Windu. Mace Windu nods.
Then Yoda says, "Confer on you the
Council does of the level of the Jedi Knight. Pass the trials, you did."
Anakin and Obi-Wan bow. Anakin
has a huge smile on his face. Obi-Wan
is very proud of Anakin.
Mace Windu adds as they leave, "but
remember…your training is not yet over, Anakin Skywalker. "
Anakin nods. Then Yoda and
Mace Windu talk.
Mace Windu says, "That boy is
extremely clever…somehow he found a way to manipulate the game…but we did not
pick up any Dark Side feelings during the game."
Yoda says," I know. But worry me, it does. I feel a greater disturbance than
before…strike at us again the Sith will."
Mace Windu says, "Yes, and I think it's about time Palpatine takes some
kind of action against them."
AS the Council meeting closes up, Mace Windu leaves the room in
search of someone. The Council also
decides Anakin's role in the Clone Wars and Anakin will be notified.
Until next time!