Time went by. Anakin grew. Obi-Wan grew. Obi-Wan became quiet,
introspective. Anakin became ever more insane and suicidal.
Anakin learned, the Clone Wars came, and Anakin turned. He became evil, and began to hunt those he once called friends. He began to hunt the Jedi.
Eventually, all but a few were extinct. Lessa and Lanen had disappeared, nowhere to be found, suspected dead. Obi-Wan found himself charged with the care of one of Anakin's wife, Padme's, twins, the boy. Luke. He had a great destiny ahead of him, Obi-Wan felt as he held the boy. Little Luke was asleep in Obi-Wan's arms on the way to the last place Obi-Wan thought Anakin, Darth Vader, would think to look for him: Tatooine.
Obi-Wan found a home for the boy, at Anakin's step-brother's home. Then he went and found himself a hut. There, in the privacy of the desert, he began to constrict himself an image. He had several things Anakin -Darth Vader- knew nothing about. One was his Lumerian descent. The other were his powers. He set about constructing an image that would age, make it look like he was getting older. He had already made sure he'd be left alone. Someone had started the rumor that he was a crazy old wizard, and he encouraged it. They would leave him alone.
His work done, he wandered around his small, Spartan hut. His home. He wondered where he'd gone wrong, what he could have done different. Could he have saved Anakin? He closed his eyes. Qui-Gon wouldn't have messed up.
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Obi-Wan looked over the side, fearing what he might not see. Yes, there he was. Relief washed over him. Anakin had not died yet. That duel had been a fearful one, but he had won. Anakin could be saved.
"Give me your hand!" he called. "Let me help you!"
Anakin almost reached for him, like a lost child reaching out to his parent. Then his face twisted and Obi-Wan knew he'd lost. That the dark side had taken him. With an evil grin, Anakin knew he knew, and let go. That was the last Obi-Wan had seen of him. He'd thought him dead. Until, of course, Darth Vader surfaced, and the Jedi purges had begun. Then he knew that Anakin hadn't died. He knew that Anakin's transition to the dark side was complete.
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Obi-Wan sat down and began to cry for all he had lost. Qui-Gon. Anakin. Lessa. Lanen. All of them, gone. He was truly alone.
Anakin learned, the Clone Wars came, and Anakin turned. He became evil, and began to hunt those he once called friends. He began to hunt the Jedi.
Eventually, all but a few were extinct. Lessa and Lanen had disappeared, nowhere to be found, suspected dead. Obi-Wan found himself charged with the care of one of Anakin's wife, Padme's, twins, the boy. Luke. He had a great destiny ahead of him, Obi-Wan felt as he held the boy. Little Luke was asleep in Obi-Wan's arms on the way to the last place Obi-Wan thought Anakin, Darth Vader, would think to look for him: Tatooine.
Obi-Wan found a home for the boy, at Anakin's step-brother's home. Then he went and found himself a hut. There, in the privacy of the desert, he began to constrict himself an image. He had several things Anakin -Darth Vader- knew nothing about. One was his Lumerian descent. The other were his powers. He set about constructing an image that would age, make it look like he was getting older. He had already made sure he'd be left alone. Someone had started the rumor that he was a crazy old wizard, and he encouraged it. They would leave him alone.
His work done, he wandered around his small, Spartan hut. His home. He wondered where he'd gone wrong, what he could have done different. Could he have saved Anakin? He closed his eyes. Qui-Gon wouldn't have messed up.
***************FLASHBACK******************
Obi-Wan looked over the side, fearing what he might not see. Yes, there he was. Relief washed over him. Anakin had not died yet. That duel had been a fearful one, but he had won. Anakin could be saved.
"Give me your hand!" he called. "Let me help you!"
Anakin almost reached for him, like a lost child reaching out to his parent. Then his face twisted and Obi-Wan knew he'd lost. That the dark side had taken him. With an evil grin, Anakin knew he knew, and let go. That was the last Obi-Wan had seen of him. He'd thought him dead. Until, of course, Darth Vader surfaced, and the Jedi purges had begun. Then he knew that Anakin hadn't died. He knew that Anakin's transition to the dark side was complete.
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Obi-Wan sat down and began to cry for all he had lost. Qui-Gon. Anakin. Lessa. Lanen. All of them, gone. He was truly alone.