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Another Path
Author: Flame
Type: Anakin Adventure/Anghst
Summary: Darth Vader is given the option to NOT leave with Qui-Gon at Tatooine. This is an alternate version of Anakin's life. Lots of action is assured. R/R (No romance...Just Action) (Incomplete)
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Chapter 4
Last Resort
Anakin looked down at the cloth that covered the table Skye and he were sitting at. He lifted his hand up and wiped away a speck of food that was on it only because it bothered him.
Skye sat there, guessing that he would like to be left alone. She couldn't believe those two brats would talk about him like that. If only they knew what he had been through... and what he was currently going through.
"No," she whispered. "People like them would never understand..."
"What?" Anakin asked.
Skye snapped back from her trance and the solem face turned into a forced smile.
"Oh... nothing, Anakin," she said. "I was just thinking about how things were going."
"Out loud?" He asked.
"Yeah... it's a bad habbit," she said.
Anakin lifted an eyebrow and looked back down at the table. He was still quite upset about what the girls had told him earlier. He knew that he probably was one of the first slaves that they have ever seen... but he wondered why he had to be the first. Why did he have to keep suffering?
"Anyways," Skye said, grabbing Anakin's attention again. "In less than an hour we'll be in Coruscant. This ship travels pretty fast."
"What am I going to do when we get there?" Anakin asked.
"Well, first of all we're going to find away to remove whatever is inside of your body that identifies you as a slave. I know a doctor on Coruscant that owes me a small favor. I'm pretty sure he can help. Then I guess maybe I could find you a job and a place to stay."
"You're not going to stay with me?" Anakin asked... a bit worried about being on his own.
"Well... I do have a job to attend to," she said smiling. "You'll be fine on your own. All you have to do is learn to defend yourself."
"And how do you suppose I could do that?" Anakin asked.
"Simple," Skye said smiling. "I'll give you a gun, and you can probably take it from there."
Anakin chuckled a little and looked back down at the table.
"The ship will dock in approximately ten minutes," said a voice over a PA system.
"Did you hear that?" Skye asked. "We're at Coruscant! You're free!"
Ankain just grunted. This was to easy... there had to be a catch...
When the ship finally landed, Skye and Anakin readied to get off. Skye wasn't worried at all about getting caught. She felt that all the troubles were left behind them on Alderaan.
They headed towards the door, but were stopped by a attendent. He grabbed anakin by the arm and picked up a radio.
"I think a found the escaped slave you were searching for," he said into the radio.
Skye's eyes filled with worry. She pulled back her arm and punched the attendent between the eyes and grabbed Anakin's hand.
"Run!" She yelled.
Anakin's body filled with the energy of being scared and he sped off with Skye.
They raced through the port, searching for some way to hide until it was safe. Guards were searching the whole port for a girl with white hair and a escaped slave from Tatooine.
The guards had blocked off all exits, leaving Skye and Anakin with little hope. Skye looked around them franticly. She knew they were done for... that she would be trialed and that Anakin would be sent to Alderaan to be a slave...
She ran hopelessly into the commercial area of the port... and a shine of white caught her eye. She turned quickly to see a white speeder sitting in front of a "Rent-a-Speeder" station. It was a topless vehicle, letting only a windshield protect them from anything that might fly around in traffic. Her eyes lit up and she grabbed Anakin and drug into the store. The clerk was a blue male Twi'lek. He was very large and grumpy, but seemed like the type that would do anything for money.
"What do ya' want?" He asked.
"I want that car on display!" Skye said franticly, looking behind them at the door to see if any guards had come in yet.
"That's not for rent... but can I interest you in...," the Twi'lek began, but was stopped by Skye pulling out her light saber and letting a light blue beam shoot out.
"Give me the damn keys!" She yelled, dropping more than enough credits on the counter.
"Take 'em!" He said throwing her the keys to her and backing off.
She ran out, and Anakin followed her and hopped in the white speeder. Skye put the key in the engine and started the speeder and they began to rise in the air. They were about to pull into the stream of traffic that led away from the port when a guard speeder pulled up next to them.
"Put your hands up and get out of the car!" Said someone over a microphone.
"Damn!" Skye yelled. She hit her foot hard on the accelerator and tried to out race the guards, getting deeper and deeper inside of Coruscant..
"Fire!" She heard the guard yell, and so followed many shots from blasters.
"Get down, Anakin!" She yelled... but it was to late.
A sizziling sound followed by a yell of agony could be heard. A beam had managed to hit Anakin on his left shoulder.
"Anakin!" She yelled, but she didn't have time to worry about him. She knew he was hurt... but she had to save them both.
She pulled out her own blaster and turned around and shot at the speeder. It shot back and she ducked to avoid the blasts. This continued for a couple of minutes until finally Skye managed to hit one of the engines on the side, forcing the speeder to land.
She sighed with relief and looked over at Anakin, who was clutching his wounded shoulder. It was worse than she thought it was. It hurt enough to make thin tears come out of Anakin's eyes, though they were shut tight.
"What am I going to do?" She asked herself.
Only one thought of where she could go came up... and she knew she wasn't welcome there anymore.
"No," she said. "I can't go there... but it's my only choice."
"Skye," Anakin said, coughing from pain. "I think I'm dying."
"It's going to be alright Anakin," Skye said dropping the blaster from her hand and place it on Anakin's hand that was clutching the wound. "I'm going to take you to someone who can help..."
It was decided. Skye would go to the place that shunned her. The place that would turn her away no matter what condition she was in... but she had to take the chance... she had to help Anakin.
Skye directed the speeder strait to the Jedi temple...
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Just a friendly reminder that this is NOT a romance! Some people might get that idea, but I assure you Anakin will remain single the entire story! In case you haven't figured it out yet... I HATE ROMANCES! :(
Another Path
Author: Flame
Type: Anakin Adventure/Anghst
Summary: Darth Vader is given the option to NOT leave with Qui-Gon at Tatooine. This is an alternate version of Anakin's life. Lots of action is assured. R/R (No romance...Just Action) (Incomplete)
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Chapter 4
Last Resort
Anakin looked down at the cloth that covered the table Skye and he were sitting at. He lifted his hand up and wiped away a speck of food that was on it only because it bothered him.
Skye sat there, guessing that he would like to be left alone. She couldn't believe those two brats would talk about him like that. If only they knew what he had been through... and what he was currently going through.
"No," she whispered. "People like them would never understand..."
"What?" Anakin asked.
Skye snapped back from her trance and the solem face turned into a forced smile.
"Oh... nothing, Anakin," she said. "I was just thinking about how things were going."
"Out loud?" He asked.
"Yeah... it's a bad habbit," she said.
Anakin lifted an eyebrow and looked back down at the table. He was still quite upset about what the girls had told him earlier. He knew that he probably was one of the first slaves that they have ever seen... but he wondered why he had to be the first. Why did he have to keep suffering?
"Anyways," Skye said, grabbing Anakin's attention again. "In less than an hour we'll be in Coruscant. This ship travels pretty fast."
"What am I going to do when we get there?" Anakin asked.
"Well, first of all we're going to find away to remove whatever is inside of your body that identifies you as a slave. I know a doctor on Coruscant that owes me a small favor. I'm pretty sure he can help. Then I guess maybe I could find you a job and a place to stay."
"You're not going to stay with me?" Anakin asked... a bit worried about being on his own.
"Well... I do have a job to attend to," she said smiling. "You'll be fine on your own. All you have to do is learn to defend yourself."
"And how do you suppose I could do that?" Anakin asked.
"Simple," Skye said smiling. "I'll give you a gun, and you can probably take it from there."
Anakin chuckled a little and looked back down at the table.
"The ship will dock in approximately ten minutes," said a voice over a PA system.
"Did you hear that?" Skye asked. "We're at Coruscant! You're free!"
Ankain just grunted. This was to easy... there had to be a catch...
When the ship finally landed, Skye and Anakin readied to get off. Skye wasn't worried at all about getting caught. She felt that all the troubles were left behind them on Alderaan.
They headed towards the door, but were stopped by a attendent. He grabbed anakin by the arm and picked up a radio.
"I think a found the escaped slave you were searching for," he said into the radio.
Skye's eyes filled with worry. She pulled back her arm and punched the attendent between the eyes and grabbed Anakin's hand.
"Run!" She yelled.
Anakin's body filled with the energy of being scared and he sped off with Skye.
They raced through the port, searching for some way to hide until it was safe. Guards were searching the whole port for a girl with white hair and a escaped slave from Tatooine.
The guards had blocked off all exits, leaving Skye and Anakin with little hope. Skye looked around them franticly. She knew they were done for... that she would be trialed and that Anakin would be sent to Alderaan to be a slave...
She ran hopelessly into the commercial area of the port... and a shine of white caught her eye. She turned quickly to see a white speeder sitting in front of a "Rent-a-Speeder" station. It was a topless vehicle, letting only a windshield protect them from anything that might fly around in traffic. Her eyes lit up and she grabbed Anakin and drug into the store. The clerk was a blue male Twi'lek. He was very large and grumpy, but seemed like the type that would do anything for money.
"What do ya' want?" He asked.
"I want that car on display!" Skye said franticly, looking behind them at the door to see if any guards had come in yet.
"That's not for rent... but can I interest you in...," the Twi'lek began, but was stopped by Skye pulling out her light saber and letting a light blue beam shoot out.
"Give me the damn keys!" She yelled, dropping more than enough credits on the counter.
"Take 'em!" He said throwing her the keys to her and backing off.
She ran out, and Anakin followed her and hopped in the white speeder. Skye put the key in the engine and started the speeder and they began to rise in the air. They were about to pull into the stream of traffic that led away from the port when a guard speeder pulled up next to them.
"Put your hands up and get out of the car!" Said someone over a microphone.
"Damn!" Skye yelled. She hit her foot hard on the accelerator and tried to out race the guards, getting deeper and deeper inside of Coruscant..
"Fire!" She heard the guard yell, and so followed many shots from blasters.
"Get down, Anakin!" She yelled... but it was to late.
A sizziling sound followed by a yell of agony could be heard. A beam had managed to hit Anakin on his left shoulder.
"Anakin!" She yelled, but she didn't have time to worry about him. She knew he was hurt... but she had to save them both.
She pulled out her own blaster and turned around and shot at the speeder. It shot back and she ducked to avoid the blasts. This continued for a couple of minutes until finally Skye managed to hit one of the engines on the side, forcing the speeder to land.
She sighed with relief and looked over at Anakin, who was clutching his wounded shoulder. It was worse than she thought it was. It hurt enough to make thin tears come out of Anakin's eyes, though they were shut tight.
"What am I going to do?" She asked herself.
Only one thought of where she could go came up... and she knew she wasn't welcome there anymore.
"No," she said. "I can't go there... but it's my only choice."
"Skye," Anakin said, coughing from pain. "I think I'm dying."
"It's going to be alright Anakin," Skye said dropping the blaster from her hand and place it on Anakin's hand that was clutching the wound. "I'm going to take you to someone who can help..."
It was decided. Skye would go to the place that shunned her. The place that would turn her away no matter what condition she was in... but she had to take the chance... she had to help Anakin.
Skye directed the speeder strait to the Jedi temple...
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Just a friendly reminder that this is NOT a romance! Some people might get that idea, but I assure you Anakin will remain single the entire story! In case you haven't figured it out yet... I HATE ROMANCES! :(