AUTHOR's NOTE: Let it be known...Anakin is not a coward for choosing to leave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!K? K.....
NOTE: *,....*means character thoughts
//....//means telepathic messages(I know I switch those a lot, but this is easier)
~*...*~dream/flashback
((....))my own personal thoughts on whatever-cruel-twist-of-fate-unfolds.....lol
Ch. 6
For the first time since he had been found to be a Sith, Darth Sidious smiled.
Barely moments ago, the Senatorial chambers had gone up in a loud, disruptive explosion.
Phase 2 of his plan had just been carried out.
Padme Amidala was dead.
The Republic was in chaos...needing a leader.
Now, he would step forward and take that role as leader of the Republic. He would continue his original plan of galactic domination, this time, acting as a hero.
* * * * * * * * *
Anakin Skywalker picked up his duffel bag. He sat the small datapad down on Qui-Gon's bedside. //I'm so sorry, Master...//he whispered into the Force, careful not to disturb his mentor.
He did not linger long in his Master's bedroom. He had another, much more painful, but necessary goodbye to say.
He treaded softly into the room he and his daughter once shared. He knelt next to her bed and gently caressed her soft, blonde tresses. Faith stirred in her sleep.
Her dark eyes opened blearily.
"Daddy...where you going?"
"Sh.....I'll see you again one day....I love you and I will always be with you,"Anakin soothed, nudging her back into sleep.
Faith nodded and fell back into a deep slumber. Her childlike mind barely registered the signals she was receiving through the Force, that her father was leaving her. The Force suggestion Anakin gave overpowered even her iron will.
//I'm sorry......remember...I will always love you,//Anakin whispered to his daughter through the Force, careful not to disturb her Force-induced slumber.
Anakin then turned and left the Tatooine moisture farm without looking back.
* * * * * * * * *
Qui-Gon jerked awake with a start. Something was wrong......
A disruption sounded through the Force.
Immediately upon sensing the disturbance, he reached into his bond that he and Anakin shared to see if his Padawan was safe....but received nothing...just an echo. *~//I'm sorry, Master...//~*
He stood as Yoda, Mace, and Obi-Wan entered his room.
Qui-Gon's attention was suddenly called to a datapad laying beside his bed.......
'My dearest family(Faith..Master...Obi-Wan...Mace and Yoda...)
I am truly sorry, but life, over the past few weeks, has taken a true turn for the worst.
Please...if you can find it in your heart to forgive me, please do. I do not mean to burden your hearts with this, but I either must leave...or be succumbed by the dark side.
I have to get away from it.
I know not when or if I will return to you. Just please, take care of my daughter. I love her very much.......more than life itself. Let her know that I love her and will see her one day.
Please...forgive me, but this is something I must do.
~Anakin Skywalker'
Qui-Gon's heart sank as he read the datapad. No...this couldn't be happening.
Obi-Wan's jaw dropped as he read the datapad over Qui-Gon's shoulder, then passed it on to Yoda and Mace.
"How will Faith take this?"Obi-Wan inquired.
Qui-Gon shook his head, unable to supply an answer.
* * * * * * * * *
"Daddy? Daddy, no......."Faith whispered, her eyes hurt as Obi-Wan told her the news.
She buried her face in Qui-Gon's robe, clutching him as if she were afraid that her 'Uncle Qui-Gee' would leave her, as well. The now 4 year old child's body shook with silent sobs of loneliness.
Obi-Wan put a hand on her back, rubbing in soft, soothing circles and murmuring gentle words of assurance and love.
Qui-Gon merely held her, wrapping her in the warmth of his love.
After a few moments, Faith spoke in a small, tired, confused voice. "Why did Daddy have to leave....Mommy's gone, why does Daddy have to be gone, too?"
The Jedi Masters could provide no answer that would justify life's hardships to the child.
They could only sit there and be there for her................
And be there for her, they would. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan vowed silently that Faith would never be alone, no matter what the odds were.......
No matter what.
Qui-Gon stood, scooping Faith up in his arms. "Come, little Jedi. It is time we say goodbye to your grandmother. Soon, we will go back home."
Obi-Wan shot Qui-Gon a questioning look.
//The child needs some sense of familiarity now. She needs Naboo...it is a very soothing place. The Separatist movement left and we are welcome there.//Qui-Gon replied to the stare.
The other three Jedi Masters offered no protest to returning to Naboo.
They felt the same way.
As the Jedi contemplated their moving back to Naboo, the disruption in the Force was taking hold.
The Republic was making a very steep plunge into the Sith's grasp .
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Well, I'm sorry this chapter was so short, I just thought this was a neat place to end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you all for reviewing! For a time, i had considered discontinuing this story, but reviews have changed my mind! The show will go on! (If I can finish it b4 I begin High school, that is)
So, I am working on overdrive to get this story concluded!
In the future/coming chapters..............
As the Republic makes is descent into an Empire-like age at the hands of the Sith, the Jedi continue their fight to stay existent and continue their legacy.
Now that one of their number has fled their own inner demons, how will the Jedi be able to hold up? Will they be able to find some sense of 'normalcy' on the peaceful planet of Naboo? Or will the gnawing sense of defeat and darkness overtake them, as well?
Padme Amidala as well as the Senate and foundation of the Republic, are dead, assassinated by the Sith.
Though the downfall of Amidala's reign is a blessing, the rise of a new era is a curse in disguise.
In a galaxy where things happened much differently......what will happen?
Signing out for now,
Lina Skye
NOTE: *,....*means character thoughts
//....//means telepathic messages(I know I switch those a lot, but this is easier)
~*...*~dream/flashback
((....))my own personal thoughts on whatever-cruel-twist-of-fate-unfolds.....lol
Ch. 6
For the first time since he had been found to be a Sith, Darth Sidious smiled.
Barely moments ago, the Senatorial chambers had gone up in a loud, disruptive explosion.
Phase 2 of his plan had just been carried out.
Padme Amidala was dead.
The Republic was in chaos...needing a leader.
Now, he would step forward and take that role as leader of the Republic. He would continue his original plan of galactic domination, this time, acting as a hero.
* * * * * * * * *
Anakin Skywalker picked up his duffel bag. He sat the small datapad down on Qui-Gon's bedside. //I'm so sorry, Master...//he whispered into the Force, careful not to disturb his mentor.
He did not linger long in his Master's bedroom. He had another, much more painful, but necessary goodbye to say.
He treaded softly into the room he and his daughter once shared. He knelt next to her bed and gently caressed her soft, blonde tresses. Faith stirred in her sleep.
Her dark eyes opened blearily.
"Daddy...where you going?"
"Sh.....I'll see you again one day....I love you and I will always be with you,"Anakin soothed, nudging her back into sleep.
Faith nodded and fell back into a deep slumber. Her childlike mind barely registered the signals she was receiving through the Force, that her father was leaving her. The Force suggestion Anakin gave overpowered even her iron will.
//I'm sorry......remember...I will always love you,//Anakin whispered to his daughter through the Force, careful not to disturb her Force-induced slumber.
Anakin then turned and left the Tatooine moisture farm without looking back.
* * * * * * * * *
Qui-Gon jerked awake with a start. Something was wrong......
A disruption sounded through the Force.
Immediately upon sensing the disturbance, he reached into his bond that he and Anakin shared to see if his Padawan was safe....but received nothing...just an echo. *~//I'm sorry, Master...//~*
He stood as Yoda, Mace, and Obi-Wan entered his room.
Qui-Gon's attention was suddenly called to a datapad laying beside his bed.......
'My dearest family(Faith..Master...Obi-Wan...Mace and Yoda...)
I am truly sorry, but life, over the past few weeks, has taken a true turn for the worst.
Please...if you can find it in your heart to forgive me, please do. I do not mean to burden your hearts with this, but I either must leave...or be succumbed by the dark side.
I have to get away from it.
I know not when or if I will return to you. Just please, take care of my daughter. I love her very much.......more than life itself. Let her know that I love her and will see her one day.
Please...forgive me, but this is something I must do.
~Anakin Skywalker'
Qui-Gon's heart sank as he read the datapad. No...this couldn't be happening.
Obi-Wan's jaw dropped as he read the datapad over Qui-Gon's shoulder, then passed it on to Yoda and Mace.
"How will Faith take this?"Obi-Wan inquired.
Qui-Gon shook his head, unable to supply an answer.
* * * * * * * * *
"Daddy? Daddy, no......."Faith whispered, her eyes hurt as Obi-Wan told her the news.
She buried her face in Qui-Gon's robe, clutching him as if she were afraid that her 'Uncle Qui-Gee' would leave her, as well. The now 4 year old child's body shook with silent sobs of loneliness.
Obi-Wan put a hand on her back, rubbing in soft, soothing circles and murmuring gentle words of assurance and love.
Qui-Gon merely held her, wrapping her in the warmth of his love.
After a few moments, Faith spoke in a small, tired, confused voice. "Why did Daddy have to leave....Mommy's gone, why does Daddy have to be gone, too?"
The Jedi Masters could provide no answer that would justify life's hardships to the child.
They could only sit there and be there for her................
And be there for her, they would. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan vowed silently that Faith would never be alone, no matter what the odds were.......
No matter what.
Qui-Gon stood, scooping Faith up in his arms. "Come, little Jedi. It is time we say goodbye to your grandmother. Soon, we will go back home."
Obi-Wan shot Qui-Gon a questioning look.
//The child needs some sense of familiarity now. She needs Naboo...it is a very soothing place. The Separatist movement left and we are welcome there.//Qui-Gon replied to the stare.
The other three Jedi Masters offered no protest to returning to Naboo.
They felt the same way.
As the Jedi contemplated their moving back to Naboo, the disruption in the Force was taking hold.
The Republic was making a very steep plunge into the Sith's grasp .
*************************
Well, I'm sorry this chapter was so short, I just thought this was a neat place to end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you all for reviewing! For a time, i had considered discontinuing this story, but reviews have changed my mind! The show will go on! (If I can finish it b4 I begin High school, that is)
So, I am working on overdrive to get this story concluded!
In the future/coming chapters..............
As the Republic makes is descent into an Empire-like age at the hands of the Sith, the Jedi continue their fight to stay existent and continue their legacy.
Now that one of their number has fled their own inner demons, how will the Jedi be able to hold up? Will they be able to find some sense of 'normalcy' on the peaceful planet of Naboo? Or will the gnawing sense of defeat and darkness overtake them, as well?
Padme Amidala as well as the Senate and foundation of the Republic, are dead, assassinated by the Sith.
Though the downfall of Amidala's reign is a blessing, the rise of a new era is a curse in disguise.
In a galaxy where things happened much differently......what will happen?
Signing out for now,
Lina Skye