A/N: Okay, REALbluelightsaber, I'm going to try and do longer chapters
now...Actually, I've been planning on making these next couple parts quite
long, and the last few were kinda short, just to kinda build up some minor
stuff...But anyway, thanks for the reviews, and thanks to Trigan for the
reviews!!!!
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Time seemed to stop, as Anakin knocked once more.
Footsteps could be heard from behind the door, and wat seemd like an eternity later, the door slid open.
Anakin's heart leaped as he realised who stood before him.
Obi-wan.
Obi-wan's eyes grew large and he gasped as he reconised his apprentice.
From behind him, someone else came running.
Anakin's gase shifted from his master to the person standing behind him, with a frightened look upon her face.
"Ani." She breathed.
"Padme?" he whispered.
He watched as tears began to run down her face, as she turned and retreated back into the house.
"Padme." Anakin said, as he tried to enter, but Obi-wan stood in his way.
"Vader." Obi-wan said quietly, and drew his 'saber.
Anakin backed away a step, "Master?" he asked a bit nervously.
"Don't mock me, Vader." Obi-wan said.
"I..I..what are you talking about?" Anakin asked, still backing away.
"You know exactly what I mean, Vader." Obi-wan replied.
Ria looked confused, "He's not Vader." she said, and she turned to Anakin, "Are you?" she asked.
Anakin's gaze shifted between Obi-wan to Ria, "No, of course I'm not! I'm Anakin Skywalker!" he said.
"Then where have you been since I saw you last?" Obi-wan asked angrily.
"Stuck on that blasted planet since you abbandoned me!" Anakin replied, his voice rising at the end.
Obi-wan squinted at him, the force telling him that therre was truth to what his apprentice was telling him.
"I saw you fall into the lava though, and then the empire..." Obi-wan said, his voice trailing off.
Anakin looked confused, "I..I have no idea what your talking about. I...Then, someone attacked me, and I blacked out. When I awoke I had lost all of my grasp on the force. And I satyed on that godforsaken piece of lava, until they came and recued me." Anakin said, gesturing back to Ria and Leera.
Obi-wan's gaze followed Anakin back to the two.
His eyes grew large as he saw Leera, "I..I saw you, the other night." He said, stumbling over his words.
Leera nodded.
Obi-wan turned back to Anakin, "How do I know if you really are still Anakin?" he asked.
Anakin opened his mouth to speak, but as he did, everything went black.
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Obi-wan watched in horror as Anakin just simply collapsed.
He watched as one of Anakin's accomplices, the Twi' lek, rushed over to him.
Obi-wan leaned over Anakin and checked to see his condition.
He glanced up at the Twi' lek, "He's alive." he said.
She nodded.
"Come on, let's take him inside." Obi-wan said.
The Twi 'lek nodded once more, and they carried Anakin indoors, with Leera following behind...
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They set Anakin on the small couch in the living room, and the three sat near him.
Obi-wan glanced over at Ria, "You look familiar." he said. "Were you ever at the Jedi Temple on Corusant?"
Ria smiled, "Yeah, about 6 years ago."
"You were Master Cont' rie's apprentice, weren't you?" Obi-wan asked, begining to remember.
Ria nodded.
Just then, Padme caustiously walked in.
"Obi-wan?"She said, her voice cracking.
Obi-wan stood up, and went over to her.
"Obi-wan, It..that...Ani..." She said, sobbing.
"Sssshhh." Obi-wan whispered, putting his arms around her.
She pulled away, "How...Vader...." she tried to say,but was crying to hard.
"Ssshh." Obi-wan whispered.
Ria stood up from behind them, " Sorry to interupt, but I need to contact someone, do you have a transmitter I could use?" she asked.
Obi-wan nodded, and Padme showed her where it was.
Then, Padme and Obi-wan sat down in her room, and Obi-wan began trying to explain what had just happened...
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Ria contacted her master, through the transmitter.
A holo of a man in black popped up.
"Did you fnd Kenobi?" the figure hissed.
"Yes, Mi'lord." she said.
"Good, I assume that I should come to the location this was sent from?" He asked.
"Yes, Mi'lord, Kenobi is in the room next to this." Ria told him.
"Good, I shall arrive shortly." the man said.
Ria nodded.
"You have served me well, I assure you that you shall be well paid for your efforts." The man said.
Ria bowed, "Thank you Mi' lord." she said, and the holo-vid snapped off.
Ria smiled evily as she walked back out into the living room.
At last, she too would have her evenge against the Jedi....
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"So, your..your saying that maybe that that's really Anakin out there?" Padme asked.
Obi-wan nodded.
"But..but how?" Padme asked on the verge of tears.
"I don't know, maybe we were wrong." Obi-wan said. "I..I just think that he is sincere."
Padme glared at him, " A few weeks ago, you told me that the man I loved might as well be dead, and that I could NEVER trust anything he had ever said or done."
Obi-wan looked at the ground, "I know, but I honestly think that that is Anakin."
Padme looked away for a moment, then turned back to him.
"What if your wrong?" she whispered.
"What if I'm right?" he replied.
"I don't think I could go through losing him again." She whispered.
"Maybe you won't have to." Obi-wan said.
"But-" she began, but Obi-wan cut her off.
"Padme, what are you afraid of? That is Anakin, and you can never know the truth until you go out there a talk to him."
"Haven't you ever been afraid of what you love, Obi-wan?" she asked.
Obi-wan hesitated a minute, then nodded, "But, Padme, you don't know for sure tht it isn't really Ani."
"Your right, I don't, but what if it isn't? what if this is just a game?" She asked.
"Why don't we find out?" Obi-wan asked.
Padme sighed.
Obi-wan stood up, "I'm going to see if he's waken up yet, and you can come out when your ready."
He left the room, just as Ria was walking out of his room, where she had been aking her tranmitter call.
He noticed a particulary joyus look on her face, but pushed it aside, as his thoughts centered around Anakin.
Secretly, his thoughts were the same as what Padme had just been telling him. But for some reason, Obi-wan felt the need to defend Anakin, even though he himself wasn't sure of the boy's loyalty...
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From the point where he blacked out, Anakin dreamed.
He was standing in a black void, of nothingness.
Standing across from him, were two figures.
One wore a black flowing robe, that covered his face.
Beside him, was a man also clothed in black. He wore a mask that covered his face too.
Anakin turned around, and saw Padme and Obi-wan. Behind them, stood Ria and Leera.
He watched as Ria grinned and she walked over to the two men in black.
"I did as you wished, Mi'lord." she said.
"Very good." The first man said, then turned to his accomplice, "Vader, you may kill them now." he said.
Then he laughed.
Anakin turned back to Padme and Obi-wan.
"Ani, how could you?" Padme sobbed. "How could you turn to the darkside?"
Anakin was confused, and then he turned back to Vader, and he realised that they believed that was him!
Anakin turned back to Obi-wan and Padme," It's not me! I'm right here!" he yelled, but they couldn't see him.
"Padme, It's me, Anakin. I'm right here, that's not me over there, that's a sith." Anakin pleaded, but she didn't see him or hear him.
"Obi-wan, Obi-wan." Anakin desperatly cried.
No response. Just the Siths laughter in the background....
Anakin awoke with a start, and bolted up, confused. He felt slightly differnet, but he wasn't sure how.
He lookked around at the sand colored walls of the house he was in, and remembered he was on tattoine.
He blinked sevral times, and saw Obi-wan standing infront of him.
Anakin squited at his master, for Obi-wan seemed to be glowing a bright blue.
"Anakin?" he heard Obi-wan ask.
Anakin blinked, and the glow seemed to fade.
"Anakin, are you alright?" Obi-wan asked again.
Anakin just continued to stare and blink, until his master looked normal.
"I...I..am sorry, master." he whispered.
"Oh, Anakin." Obi-wan breathed.
Anakin gazed into his masters eyes, and felt tears sting his own eyes.
Obi-wan sat down beside Anakin and put his arm around him, "It's alright, Ani." he said.
"I..I dreamed of him, master." Anakin said.
"Who?"
"Vader, and I called out to you and Padme, and you all thought I was him, and I repeated over and over that I was right there, but you couldn't see me." Anakin said quietly, shaking a bit.
"Ssshhh, Ani, everything is alright." Obi-wan said, trying to calm him.
Anakin then realised why he felt different, the force had returned to him!
But, Anakin could feel something dark, and elusive coming nearer, and it scared him.
"Master, something's coming." Anakin said.
"What is it?" Obi-wan asked.
"I..I don't know, something dark.But there's something dark here already." he said.
"What, who?" Obi-wan asked confused.
Anakin shook his head, "I don't know, someone close is dark, but someone darker is drawing near." he whispered.
Just then, Anakin felt another presence in the room.
He looked up, "Padme." he breathed.
A slight smile crossed her face, "Hello, Ani." she said, slowly....
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Time seemed to stop, as Anakin knocked once more.
Footsteps could be heard from behind the door, and wat seemd like an eternity later, the door slid open.
Anakin's heart leaped as he realised who stood before him.
Obi-wan.
Obi-wan's eyes grew large and he gasped as he reconised his apprentice.
From behind him, someone else came running.
Anakin's gase shifted from his master to the person standing behind him, with a frightened look upon her face.
"Ani." She breathed.
"Padme?" he whispered.
He watched as tears began to run down her face, as she turned and retreated back into the house.
"Padme." Anakin said, as he tried to enter, but Obi-wan stood in his way.
"Vader." Obi-wan said quietly, and drew his 'saber.
Anakin backed away a step, "Master?" he asked a bit nervously.
"Don't mock me, Vader." Obi-wan said.
"I..I..what are you talking about?" Anakin asked, still backing away.
"You know exactly what I mean, Vader." Obi-wan replied.
Ria looked confused, "He's not Vader." she said, and she turned to Anakin, "Are you?" she asked.
Anakin's gaze shifted between Obi-wan to Ria, "No, of course I'm not! I'm Anakin Skywalker!" he said.
"Then where have you been since I saw you last?" Obi-wan asked angrily.
"Stuck on that blasted planet since you abbandoned me!" Anakin replied, his voice rising at the end.
Obi-wan squinted at him, the force telling him that therre was truth to what his apprentice was telling him.
"I saw you fall into the lava though, and then the empire..." Obi-wan said, his voice trailing off.
Anakin looked confused, "I..I have no idea what your talking about. I...Then, someone attacked me, and I blacked out. When I awoke I had lost all of my grasp on the force. And I satyed on that godforsaken piece of lava, until they came and recued me." Anakin said, gesturing back to Ria and Leera.
Obi-wan's gaze followed Anakin back to the two.
His eyes grew large as he saw Leera, "I..I saw you, the other night." He said, stumbling over his words.
Leera nodded.
Obi-wan turned back to Anakin, "How do I know if you really are still Anakin?" he asked.
Anakin opened his mouth to speak, but as he did, everything went black.
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Obi-wan watched in horror as Anakin just simply collapsed.
He watched as one of Anakin's accomplices, the Twi' lek, rushed over to him.
Obi-wan leaned over Anakin and checked to see his condition.
He glanced up at the Twi' lek, "He's alive." he said.
She nodded.
"Come on, let's take him inside." Obi-wan said.
The Twi 'lek nodded once more, and they carried Anakin indoors, with Leera following behind...
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They set Anakin on the small couch in the living room, and the three sat near him.
Obi-wan glanced over at Ria, "You look familiar." he said. "Were you ever at the Jedi Temple on Corusant?"
Ria smiled, "Yeah, about 6 years ago."
"You were Master Cont' rie's apprentice, weren't you?" Obi-wan asked, begining to remember.
Ria nodded.
Just then, Padme caustiously walked in.
"Obi-wan?"She said, her voice cracking.
Obi-wan stood up, and went over to her.
"Obi-wan, It..that...Ani..." She said, sobbing.
"Sssshhh." Obi-wan whispered, putting his arms around her.
She pulled away, "How...Vader...." she tried to say,but was crying to hard.
"Ssshh." Obi-wan whispered.
Ria stood up from behind them, " Sorry to interupt, but I need to contact someone, do you have a transmitter I could use?" she asked.
Obi-wan nodded, and Padme showed her where it was.
Then, Padme and Obi-wan sat down in her room, and Obi-wan began trying to explain what had just happened...
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Ria contacted her master, through the transmitter.
A holo of a man in black popped up.
"Did you fnd Kenobi?" the figure hissed.
"Yes, Mi'lord." she said.
"Good, I assume that I should come to the location this was sent from?" He asked.
"Yes, Mi'lord, Kenobi is in the room next to this." Ria told him.
"Good, I shall arrive shortly." the man said.
Ria nodded.
"You have served me well, I assure you that you shall be well paid for your efforts." The man said.
Ria bowed, "Thank you Mi' lord." she said, and the holo-vid snapped off.
Ria smiled evily as she walked back out into the living room.
At last, she too would have her evenge against the Jedi....
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"So, your..your saying that maybe that that's really Anakin out there?" Padme asked.
Obi-wan nodded.
"But..but how?" Padme asked on the verge of tears.
"I don't know, maybe we were wrong." Obi-wan said. "I..I just think that he is sincere."
Padme glared at him, " A few weeks ago, you told me that the man I loved might as well be dead, and that I could NEVER trust anything he had ever said or done."
Obi-wan looked at the ground, "I know, but I honestly think that that is Anakin."
Padme looked away for a moment, then turned back to him.
"What if your wrong?" she whispered.
"What if I'm right?" he replied.
"I don't think I could go through losing him again." She whispered.
"Maybe you won't have to." Obi-wan said.
"But-" she began, but Obi-wan cut her off.
"Padme, what are you afraid of? That is Anakin, and you can never know the truth until you go out there a talk to him."
"Haven't you ever been afraid of what you love, Obi-wan?" she asked.
Obi-wan hesitated a minute, then nodded, "But, Padme, you don't know for sure tht it isn't really Ani."
"Your right, I don't, but what if it isn't? what if this is just a game?" She asked.
"Why don't we find out?" Obi-wan asked.
Padme sighed.
Obi-wan stood up, "I'm going to see if he's waken up yet, and you can come out when your ready."
He left the room, just as Ria was walking out of his room, where she had been aking her tranmitter call.
He noticed a particulary joyus look on her face, but pushed it aside, as his thoughts centered around Anakin.
Secretly, his thoughts were the same as what Padme had just been telling him. But for some reason, Obi-wan felt the need to defend Anakin, even though he himself wasn't sure of the boy's loyalty...
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From the point where he blacked out, Anakin dreamed.
He was standing in a black void, of nothingness.
Standing across from him, were two figures.
One wore a black flowing robe, that covered his face.
Beside him, was a man also clothed in black. He wore a mask that covered his face too.
Anakin turned around, and saw Padme and Obi-wan. Behind them, stood Ria and Leera.
He watched as Ria grinned and she walked over to the two men in black.
"I did as you wished, Mi'lord." she said.
"Very good." The first man said, then turned to his accomplice, "Vader, you may kill them now." he said.
Then he laughed.
Anakin turned back to Padme and Obi-wan.
"Ani, how could you?" Padme sobbed. "How could you turn to the darkside?"
Anakin was confused, and then he turned back to Vader, and he realised that they believed that was him!
Anakin turned back to Obi-wan and Padme," It's not me! I'm right here!" he yelled, but they couldn't see him.
"Padme, It's me, Anakin. I'm right here, that's not me over there, that's a sith." Anakin pleaded, but she didn't see him or hear him.
"Obi-wan, Obi-wan." Anakin desperatly cried.
No response. Just the Siths laughter in the background....
Anakin awoke with a start, and bolted up, confused. He felt slightly differnet, but he wasn't sure how.
He lookked around at the sand colored walls of the house he was in, and remembered he was on tattoine.
He blinked sevral times, and saw Obi-wan standing infront of him.
Anakin squited at his master, for Obi-wan seemed to be glowing a bright blue.
"Anakin?" he heard Obi-wan ask.
Anakin blinked, and the glow seemed to fade.
"Anakin, are you alright?" Obi-wan asked again.
Anakin just continued to stare and blink, until his master looked normal.
"I...I..am sorry, master." he whispered.
"Oh, Anakin." Obi-wan breathed.
Anakin gazed into his masters eyes, and felt tears sting his own eyes.
Obi-wan sat down beside Anakin and put his arm around him, "It's alright, Ani." he said.
"I..I dreamed of him, master." Anakin said.
"Who?"
"Vader, and I called out to you and Padme, and you all thought I was him, and I repeated over and over that I was right there, but you couldn't see me." Anakin said quietly, shaking a bit.
"Ssshhh, Ani, everything is alright." Obi-wan said, trying to calm him.
Anakin then realised why he felt different, the force had returned to him!
But, Anakin could feel something dark, and elusive coming nearer, and it scared him.
"Master, something's coming." Anakin said.
"What is it?" Obi-wan asked.
"I..I don't know, something dark.But there's something dark here already." he said.
"What, who?" Obi-wan asked confused.
Anakin shook his head, "I don't know, someone close is dark, but someone darker is drawing near." he whispered.
Just then, Anakin felt another presence in the room.
He looked up, "Padme." he breathed.
A slight smile crossed her face, "Hello, Ani." she said, slowly....