Thank you all who have reviewd this and welcome! "*" is Leia's diary.
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*There's no such thing as justice in the Galaxy. Oh, I'm so angry!!! How dare they? They're all corrupt, those senators. Impunity reigns everywhere now. I talked to my father today. I won't sit back safely here and watch while all this happens. I wanna do more, you know. I want to be more active against all the atrocities that are going on behind the curtains. I don't care if I die in the process but I want to make a difference. Sorry about my pessimism, I'm not usually like this.
I had the strangest dream yesterday: I dreamt that a boy about my age was fighting a monster. In the dream, I can't see the boy's face and I don't think he's anybody I've met before. But it felt as I should recognise who he is. The monster was nothing more than a black shadow, without a form. The young man was fighting it with his bare hands. Sometimes it seemed like the shadow almost became a part of him but then he'd glow so bright that the shadow would hide away from him. Strange enough, I can't seem to remember how the dream ends. I wonder what it means though.*
Anakin was amazed by what he had just read: his mother, without even knowing, had dreamt of her brother and the future. He felt so proud of her. At his age she was already so brave and done so much for the Galaxy! He couldn't picture himself doing the same stuff now as she did then.
He had spent hours and hours now sat in his pilot's chair and reading his mother's journal. However, he knew that, as soon as he went asleep, he'd meet his grandfather again. And he'd show the most amazing things... He'd never forget his grandmother's smile and her eyes, so much like his mother's and Ani's eyes, so much like his own. He didn't know for sure if he wanted to talk to Ani again or not. He sure wanted to see the past again, but talking to his grandpa meant talking about himself. And of that, he was terrified
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"Hi, grandpa." said Anakin when his grandfather finally showed up in the realm of dreams or wherever was that place.
Twenty year old Anakin Skywalker laughed softly "Do I look like I'm your grandfather?"
Anakin smiled "No, you don't" he made a face "This is all very weird."
"Sure it is." he paused for a moment before adding "Anakin, what I have to show you from now on isn't going to be easy." His eyes had turned very serious and full of sorrow "For both of us."
"All right. Listen, I was thinking" he looked at Ani to make sure he could go on "why are you showing all this to me? Why me? My mom and uncle Luke were always so curious about their heritage. Mom can't remember who her mother was, she has only a few memories of her and uncle Luke none at all. They deserved to know more than I do."
"Yes, that's true. But they don't need to see as much as you do. I told you you're here to learn. And" he added "this is not over yet. Far from over."
Ani waved his hand in front of him and now they were on a strange swampy planet. He could see a small hut and there was light inside it. Anakin heard a scream of pain and now they were inside the hut. There was a small bed to the side and a woman on it. His grandmother, Padmé. Holding her hand was Obi-wan Kenobi. Anakin looked at his face. That man had always been a legend. He looked worried, defeated. Yet, he could detect a sparkle in his eyes that could only mean one thing: hope. Master Yoda was also there. His eyes had a far away look in them as if he could see something others can't. He probably could. He turned back to Padmé again. Sweat dripped down her forehead and she held a sorrowful but yet determined face. She was lying on her back and her belly was huge, really huge.
"She's giving birth" Anakin exclaimed and looked at Ani's face. The young man had tears in his eyes.
"Yes" he whispered.
"But why...Why here? In this planet? Are they hiding? From whom, the Emperor?"
"This planet is called Dagobah. They are hiding. But not only from the Emperor. From me also. I had them all killed, Anakin. The Jedi." His eyes held so much regretting that it was almost unbearable to look at "But look, the twins are on their way" He almost had a fatherly smile on his face now. Almost. As if he didn't have the right to smile like that.
He suddenly had a memory of his uncle and his mother arguing about who had been born first. From the dark hair on the first born baby's head, it had been his mother. He heard her grandma whisper "Leia..." and kissed the baby's tiny head. While Luke was on his way to his mother's arms as well, he heard Master Yoda say "Great leader will she be someday. And great Jedi will he be. Great things to do they are destined. Many trials are they going to be put through"
Then he heard Obi-Wan say "Rest now, dear Queen. You deserve it." And he kissed her forehead with an almost brotherly affection.
He looked at his grandfather. Tears flowed freely down his face. "This must be hard on you" Anakin stated.
"Nobody said it'd be easy. But it's something I must do. Both of us."
They took a look at the babies and their mother one last time before the swampy planet Dagobah gave place to another planet Anakin easily recognised: Tatooine. They were in the deep desert but near a house, or better yet, a farm.
"Where are we now, Ani?"
"The place where your uncle grew up. The Lars farm. It sure brings back memories." Memories of his mother.
They could see now a silhouette in the distance. As they got closer, Anakin recognised his uncle, much younger, about Ani's age. He was gazing at the distance, at the sunset of Tatooine's two suns.
"He was always a dreamer, your uncle. As well as an achiever." said Ani.
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*There's no such thing as justice in the Galaxy. Oh, I'm so angry!!! How dare they? They're all corrupt, those senators. Impunity reigns everywhere now. I talked to my father today. I won't sit back safely here and watch while all this happens. I wanna do more, you know. I want to be more active against all the atrocities that are going on behind the curtains. I don't care if I die in the process but I want to make a difference. Sorry about my pessimism, I'm not usually like this.
I had the strangest dream yesterday: I dreamt that a boy about my age was fighting a monster. In the dream, I can't see the boy's face and I don't think he's anybody I've met before. But it felt as I should recognise who he is. The monster was nothing more than a black shadow, without a form. The young man was fighting it with his bare hands. Sometimes it seemed like the shadow almost became a part of him but then he'd glow so bright that the shadow would hide away from him. Strange enough, I can't seem to remember how the dream ends. I wonder what it means though.*
Anakin was amazed by what he had just read: his mother, without even knowing, had dreamt of her brother and the future. He felt so proud of her. At his age she was already so brave and done so much for the Galaxy! He couldn't picture himself doing the same stuff now as she did then.
He had spent hours and hours now sat in his pilot's chair and reading his mother's journal. However, he knew that, as soon as he went asleep, he'd meet his grandfather again. And he'd show the most amazing things... He'd never forget his grandmother's smile and her eyes, so much like his mother's and Ani's eyes, so much like his own. He didn't know for sure if he wanted to talk to Ani again or not. He sure wanted to see the past again, but talking to his grandpa meant talking about himself. And of that, he was terrified
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"Hi, grandpa." said Anakin when his grandfather finally showed up in the realm of dreams or wherever was that place.
Twenty year old Anakin Skywalker laughed softly "Do I look like I'm your grandfather?"
Anakin smiled "No, you don't" he made a face "This is all very weird."
"Sure it is." he paused for a moment before adding "Anakin, what I have to show you from now on isn't going to be easy." His eyes had turned very serious and full of sorrow "For both of us."
"All right. Listen, I was thinking" he looked at Ani to make sure he could go on "why are you showing all this to me? Why me? My mom and uncle Luke were always so curious about their heritage. Mom can't remember who her mother was, she has only a few memories of her and uncle Luke none at all. They deserved to know more than I do."
"Yes, that's true. But they don't need to see as much as you do. I told you you're here to learn. And" he added "this is not over yet. Far from over."
Ani waved his hand in front of him and now they were on a strange swampy planet. He could see a small hut and there was light inside it. Anakin heard a scream of pain and now they were inside the hut. There was a small bed to the side and a woman on it. His grandmother, Padmé. Holding her hand was Obi-wan Kenobi. Anakin looked at his face. That man had always been a legend. He looked worried, defeated. Yet, he could detect a sparkle in his eyes that could only mean one thing: hope. Master Yoda was also there. His eyes had a far away look in them as if he could see something others can't. He probably could. He turned back to Padmé again. Sweat dripped down her forehead and she held a sorrowful but yet determined face. She was lying on her back and her belly was huge, really huge.
"She's giving birth" Anakin exclaimed and looked at Ani's face. The young man had tears in his eyes.
"Yes" he whispered.
"But why...Why here? In this planet? Are they hiding? From whom, the Emperor?"
"This planet is called Dagobah. They are hiding. But not only from the Emperor. From me also. I had them all killed, Anakin. The Jedi." His eyes held so much regretting that it was almost unbearable to look at "But look, the twins are on their way" He almost had a fatherly smile on his face now. Almost. As if he didn't have the right to smile like that.
He suddenly had a memory of his uncle and his mother arguing about who had been born first. From the dark hair on the first born baby's head, it had been his mother. He heard her grandma whisper "Leia..." and kissed the baby's tiny head. While Luke was on his way to his mother's arms as well, he heard Master Yoda say "Great leader will she be someday. And great Jedi will he be. Great things to do they are destined. Many trials are they going to be put through"
Then he heard Obi-Wan say "Rest now, dear Queen. You deserve it." And he kissed her forehead with an almost brotherly affection.
He looked at his grandfather. Tears flowed freely down his face. "This must be hard on you" Anakin stated.
"Nobody said it'd be easy. But it's something I must do. Both of us."
They took a look at the babies and their mother one last time before the swampy planet Dagobah gave place to another planet Anakin easily recognised: Tatooine. They were in the deep desert but near a house, or better yet, a farm.
"Where are we now, Ani?"
"The place where your uncle grew up. The Lars farm. It sure brings back memories." Memories of his mother.
They could see now a silhouette in the distance. As they got closer, Anakin recognised his uncle, much younger, about Ani's age. He was gazing at the distance, at the sunset of Tatooine's two suns.
"He was always a dreamer, your uncle. As well as an achiever." said Ani.