Blue
Waters: episode #36 A Trick
Previously: Anakin came to Samantha's family's Christmas
celebration, where Tim Jedi announced that he had decided to allow Anakin and
Samantha to have a wedding, but that it would have to wait until February. Palpatine
declared himself Emperor…. and the Republic was gone. It's now the Empire.
Now to the wedding. It's now February, the month of the start of the final event of blue
Waters, as I told you it would be. Anakin and Samantha wanted a small wedding. Oh, I forgot to say that in December, Minka became pregnant
again. Anyway, Anakin and Samantha wanted a small wedding. He had decided
against inviting any of his bothers…even Owen. Besides that, Owen wouldn't have
been able to come anyway because he was still port of the Navy…no the Imperial
Navy. On the day before the wedding,
Palpatine sent for Anakin, this time saying he was required to be there
or else. So, Anakin went there.
As soon as he got there, Palpatine says,
"Hello, Anakin. How nice of you to come
by."
Anakin says, "the only reason I came is
because you wanted me here."
Anakin was beginning to lose patience. He had a wedding the next day!
"I'm going to complete your training. I heard that you are not quite finished
training under Obi-An?"
Anakin chose not to reply.
"Good attempt boy, but you can not hide your
feelings form me. You have a power that is beyond anyone else's. I suggest you use it..."
Anakin just says, "Look, you already have the
gwythaints being your spies, so just leave me alone, please!"
Suddenly, another door opened and another
Jedi was pushed through. Apparently this other Jedi was told lies about
Anakin…or fell under Palpatine's trick of trying to get people to become Sith,
because this man was mad. He dove right
for Anakin.
"Use your hate!"
Palpatine says to Anakin's attacker, but was
meant for Anakin to hear. The two of them fought for some time. This man was really
getting on Anakin's nerves. He so much
wanted to destroy this Sith, as he wanted to destroy the Emperor. Anakin
started attacking the other man aggressively. Not out of defense.
"Good, good," says Palpatine, "your hate is
making you powerful."
Anakin,
instead of ignoring the comment took the comment in. Yes, he was powerful, and he would destroy this man. Anakin
actually smiled. The other Jedi was beginning to get very tired out…so it was
just a matter of time before Anakin was able to kill him. And he did. Anakin had used his hatred to draw out and
fight the other man. As the other man fell to the ground, Palpatine was
laughing. Anakin realized he had just
killed another Jedi…. and saw that it was no Sith at all. Palpatine had tricked
him into killing another Jedi with hate. Anakin reasoned that this other Jedi
had been told that Anakin was helping the Emperor kill Jedi or whatever…and
maybe even the guy's family…so the guy had come ate Anakin…but the had not used
fear, aggression, or hate. The comments were meant directly for Anakin. Anakin did
have to admit to himself that he did get a kind of satisfaction by using the
Force the way he just had, but the knew it was wrong.
Palpatine says, "Thank you for helping me
eliminate a Jedi."
This
made Anakin really mad. Why couldn't he have just seen that this man was
no Sith? Because he was blinded by what
Palpatine had said.
"I did not kill him on purpose…you tricked
me. That was no Sith at all."
Anakin
says angrily. "Yes. And you used powers
of the Dark Side to do it. Now, come to the Dark Side. I need you, Anakin. You could become quite
powerful…you could rule just under me."
"I believe that space has already been
filled," Anakin points to Arawn, "by him. Now, you'll have to excuse me, but I have a wedding rehearsal to go to."
With that, Anakin rapidly makes his way to
the door, slamming it behind him as loudly as he can. Palpatine smiles.
"He
won't be hard to get on the Dark Side. He's so close…yet so far away."
The next day is the wedding.
Until
next time!