Obi- Wan reached out with the force, commanding two of the guards to open the cell door and enter. As the door shut, Obi- Wan force-shoved the guards into the cell wall, killing them both. "We'll look to suspicious if we walk around with out the two of you disguised," he explained.
He quickly removed the guard's uniforms. Padme‚ and Mara quickly put the uniforms on. Mara's was of course too big for her; Padm‚'s too was oversized.
Obi- Wan reached out with the force again, commanding a guard to open the door for him. "Follow me," he said to Padme‚ and Mara.
"What are you doing? Where is the Senator?" asked the guard.
"She is in her cell of course," said Obi- Wan.
"She is in her cell," repeated the guard.
Obi- Wan left the area, Mara and Padme‚ following. "We need to find Anakin, but he must not find us, for if he does, we're as good as dead,"
~*~
Vader moved quickly, using his advanced knowledge of his ship to take short cuts when needed. He used his rage to move him faster. He could sense Obi- Wan, could sense Padme‚. He had to get to them, he had to kill them. His Master, the Emperor had given him his orders. His orders were to kill the Nubian senator, and if Obi- Wan was protecting her, then so be it. He would kill both of them.
Vader knew he could have killed both of them by now, but something in the back of his mind was nagging him, telling him not to. Vader tried to ignore these thoughts, but they were beginning to consume him. He was feeling guilty when he shouldn't. Was feeling sympathetic when he shouldn't, but worst of all, he felt love for the Nubian senator. Vader tried amazingly hard to ignore these feelings. He was so close to succeeding, but they just wouldn't leave him alone.
The one thing that kept him going, from not leaving all he had worked for for the past 5 years, was his anger. His anger towards Obi- Wan, as his former Master had held him back. He felt anger against the council and Jedi order for not intervening. He felt anger against the whole damn republic. He felt anger against the tuskin raiders for killing his mother. Anger propelled him to keep going. He would make everyone pay for the pain they had caused him.
~*~
Obi- Wan was running full speed, using the force to boost him. Mara and Padm‚ weren't far behind. Obi- Wan ran down one corridor, and then another. He stopped suddenly, sensing danger. Padme‚ and Mara stopped a few feet behind them. Then, Obi- Wan realized the danger, was from Anakin! Anakin was in the same corridor!
"Mara! Run!" he shouted, but it was to late, all doors had shut! Obi- Wan hadn't intended for Mara to be present when he and Padme‚ tried to turn Anakin away from the dark side. She didn't know all that had happened... And wouldn't Anakin feel betrayed by Obi- Wan? Would he become angrier when he found that he had taken on a new padawan?
"You can't escape Obi- Wan," came a voice Obi- Wan hadn't heard in a long time.
Obi- Wan didn't respond.
Vader glared at Obi- Wan, though he didn't see it. "None of you will escape," he added.
"You are wrong Anakin," said Obi- Wan with emphasis on the last word.
"I see the Senator has told you of my former identity, though it matters little as I am no longer Anakin," he snarled.
Obi- Wan remained cool. "Padme‚ has told me of your identity. You are Anakin Skywalker, you were once my padawan learner, and my closest friend,"
Anger bursted inside Vader. He drew his lightsaber, its blade glowing bright crimson. Sensing Vader's movement, Obi- Wan drew his lighsaber, it's blue light illuminating the room.
Vader slashed at Obi- Wan's shoulder, but Obi- Wan parried his blow. Vader struck at Obi- Wan, and Obi- Wan parried each blow. The 2 went on for what seemed like eternity, when finally, Obi- Wan back flipped behind Vader and cut the hilt of his lightsaber in half, a trick he knew would still work on his former padawan.
"You are defeated Anakin," said Obi- Wan. "Join us. Leave the dark side. The light side will make you much more powerful," he continued, knowing that all Anakin had wanted upon turning to the dark side had been power.
"I would die before I would join you! I will remain loyal to my Master for he is a better master than you could ever be!" Shouted Vader.
"That isn't true! Master Obi- Wan is the greatest Master there ever could be! You should trust him! So many of us do!" Said Mara with much conviction in her voice.
Obi- Wan grimaced, although Mara had meant well, Anakin would just become more angered now that he knew that Mara was indeed his padawan.
Vader paced around Obi- Wan. "Well, it looks as though you've convinced another of your lies. If only she knew the truth!" said Vader as he used the force to slam Mara against the corridor wall, knocking her out.
Obi- Wan felt the force flow through him. He slashed at Anakin... Who overpowered him and levitated him high into the air and then let go. Obi- Wan crashed to the ground, landing on his right arm and breaking it, but luckily he wasn't knocked out. No matter how hard he tried, he could not force himself up.
"Well Senator, it looks as though your protectors aren't so strong as you would wish them to be," said Vader, hatred coating his voice.
Padme‚ simply smiled at him.
Vader felt himself weaken considerably. All of his inner arguments came back to him. Did he still love her? "Are you not afraid?" he managed to say.
"No. I am not afraid Anakin. You won't kill me. I know you won't, not if you still love me as I still love you," she said, stepping closer to him.
Vader stepped away. What was she getting at?
"I love you Ani, and if you love me too say so now, if you don't, kill me now," she said.
Vader froze, silent.
Padme‚ stepped very close to him. She reached up and pulled Vader's helmet off to reveal the face of Anakin. He hadn't changed a bit. He was still just as handsome and wonderful as ever.
Vader stared at her he shook his head. He knew what she was trying to do to him! He would not be tricked! Vader glared at her. "I don't love you," he said, though he nearly had to force the words out.
Padme‚ didn't waver. She met his gaze. "You love me," she said, moving in and kissing him lightly on the lips.
At first, Vader kissed her back contentedly, but then he jerked away. He did not love her! Kissing her was just part of torturing and killing her, right? "What are you trying to do? I DON'T LOVE YOU," he said angered.
Padme‚ remained confident. "There is no such thing as try Anakin. So I am turning you away from the evil that has consumed you,"
"I- I AM NOT CONSUMED BY EVIL!" he shouted, using the force to shove her into a wall, but when she should have hit, she froze. It was Obi- Wan, stopping her with the force.
"Is that not evil Anakin? You say you aren't evil, but you are! You've killed so many innocent people, for no reason except for your own power! You've nearly broken up the Jedi Order as well as the Republic! You are evil, but you don't have to be! You can turn away! We will forgive you!" she said, still propelled in the air.
Vader nearly trembled; he was starting to realize the monster he had become. "I- I," he froze unsure of what to say. "I'm sorry," he said as tears began to form in his eyes. He released his force grip on her as Obi- Wan brought her to her feet.
Anakin fell to his knees and stared at his helmet. "How did it get this far?" he said, truly himself for the first time in 5 years.
Padme‚ walked up to him, not sure of what she should say. She put her hands on his shoulders. "You didn't mean for it to. You we're told lies Anakin, you were tricked into leaving us, but now you're back and that is all that matters,"
Anakin reached up and grasped her hands. "I'm so sorry..." he said. "I'm a monster!"
"You were a monster Ani, but now you aren't. I love you and I will make sure everyone sees that Darth Vader is a thing of the past. You are still my husband and I am still your wife. I completely forgive you," She said, moving to face him and kneeling down. She stared into his eyes so he could see she wasn't lying.
"Thank you... But I don't deserve you Padm‚," he said.
Padme‚ leaned in and kissed him. She broke off after a few seconds. "My love for you has remained strong through all of this Ani... And yes, you probably don't deserve me, but everyone deserves a second chance. Now be strong, and forget about the past 5 years," she said.
Anakin smiled at her. He knew he had been right about her- she truly was an angel, his savior and true love. He felt so guilty about what he had done over the past five years. Anakin stood up as though facing his former self. He would right the wrongs he had committed over the past years.
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End Part 2: Chapter 4
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- Sarah -
He quickly removed the guard's uniforms. Padme‚ and Mara quickly put the uniforms on. Mara's was of course too big for her; Padm‚'s too was oversized.
Obi- Wan reached out with the force again, commanding a guard to open the door for him. "Follow me," he said to Padme‚ and Mara.
"What are you doing? Where is the Senator?" asked the guard.
"She is in her cell of course," said Obi- Wan.
"She is in her cell," repeated the guard.
Obi- Wan left the area, Mara and Padme‚ following. "We need to find Anakin, but he must not find us, for if he does, we're as good as dead,"
~*~
Vader moved quickly, using his advanced knowledge of his ship to take short cuts when needed. He used his rage to move him faster. He could sense Obi- Wan, could sense Padme‚. He had to get to them, he had to kill them. His Master, the Emperor had given him his orders. His orders were to kill the Nubian senator, and if Obi- Wan was protecting her, then so be it. He would kill both of them.
Vader knew he could have killed both of them by now, but something in the back of his mind was nagging him, telling him not to. Vader tried to ignore these thoughts, but they were beginning to consume him. He was feeling guilty when he shouldn't. Was feeling sympathetic when he shouldn't, but worst of all, he felt love for the Nubian senator. Vader tried amazingly hard to ignore these feelings. He was so close to succeeding, but they just wouldn't leave him alone.
The one thing that kept him going, from not leaving all he had worked for for the past 5 years, was his anger. His anger towards Obi- Wan, as his former Master had held him back. He felt anger against the council and Jedi order for not intervening. He felt anger against the whole damn republic. He felt anger against the tuskin raiders for killing his mother. Anger propelled him to keep going. He would make everyone pay for the pain they had caused him.
~*~
Obi- Wan was running full speed, using the force to boost him. Mara and Padm‚ weren't far behind. Obi- Wan ran down one corridor, and then another. He stopped suddenly, sensing danger. Padme‚ and Mara stopped a few feet behind them. Then, Obi- Wan realized the danger, was from Anakin! Anakin was in the same corridor!
"Mara! Run!" he shouted, but it was to late, all doors had shut! Obi- Wan hadn't intended for Mara to be present when he and Padme‚ tried to turn Anakin away from the dark side. She didn't know all that had happened... And wouldn't Anakin feel betrayed by Obi- Wan? Would he become angrier when he found that he had taken on a new padawan?
"You can't escape Obi- Wan," came a voice Obi- Wan hadn't heard in a long time.
Obi- Wan didn't respond.
Vader glared at Obi- Wan, though he didn't see it. "None of you will escape," he added.
"You are wrong Anakin," said Obi- Wan with emphasis on the last word.
"I see the Senator has told you of my former identity, though it matters little as I am no longer Anakin," he snarled.
Obi- Wan remained cool. "Padme‚ has told me of your identity. You are Anakin Skywalker, you were once my padawan learner, and my closest friend,"
Anger bursted inside Vader. He drew his lightsaber, its blade glowing bright crimson. Sensing Vader's movement, Obi- Wan drew his lighsaber, it's blue light illuminating the room.
Vader slashed at Obi- Wan's shoulder, but Obi- Wan parried his blow. Vader struck at Obi- Wan, and Obi- Wan parried each blow. The 2 went on for what seemed like eternity, when finally, Obi- Wan back flipped behind Vader and cut the hilt of his lightsaber in half, a trick he knew would still work on his former padawan.
"You are defeated Anakin," said Obi- Wan. "Join us. Leave the dark side. The light side will make you much more powerful," he continued, knowing that all Anakin had wanted upon turning to the dark side had been power.
"I would die before I would join you! I will remain loyal to my Master for he is a better master than you could ever be!" Shouted Vader.
"That isn't true! Master Obi- Wan is the greatest Master there ever could be! You should trust him! So many of us do!" Said Mara with much conviction in her voice.
Obi- Wan grimaced, although Mara had meant well, Anakin would just become more angered now that he knew that Mara was indeed his padawan.
Vader paced around Obi- Wan. "Well, it looks as though you've convinced another of your lies. If only she knew the truth!" said Vader as he used the force to slam Mara against the corridor wall, knocking her out.
Obi- Wan felt the force flow through him. He slashed at Anakin... Who overpowered him and levitated him high into the air and then let go. Obi- Wan crashed to the ground, landing on his right arm and breaking it, but luckily he wasn't knocked out. No matter how hard he tried, he could not force himself up.
"Well Senator, it looks as though your protectors aren't so strong as you would wish them to be," said Vader, hatred coating his voice.
Padme‚ simply smiled at him.
Vader felt himself weaken considerably. All of his inner arguments came back to him. Did he still love her? "Are you not afraid?" he managed to say.
"No. I am not afraid Anakin. You won't kill me. I know you won't, not if you still love me as I still love you," she said, stepping closer to him.
Vader stepped away. What was she getting at?
"I love you Ani, and if you love me too say so now, if you don't, kill me now," she said.
Vader froze, silent.
Padme‚ stepped very close to him. She reached up and pulled Vader's helmet off to reveal the face of Anakin. He hadn't changed a bit. He was still just as handsome and wonderful as ever.
Vader stared at her he shook his head. He knew what she was trying to do to him! He would not be tricked! Vader glared at her. "I don't love you," he said, though he nearly had to force the words out.
Padme‚ didn't waver. She met his gaze. "You love me," she said, moving in and kissing him lightly on the lips.
At first, Vader kissed her back contentedly, but then he jerked away. He did not love her! Kissing her was just part of torturing and killing her, right? "What are you trying to do? I DON'T LOVE YOU," he said angered.
Padme‚ remained confident. "There is no such thing as try Anakin. So I am turning you away from the evil that has consumed you,"
"I- I AM NOT CONSUMED BY EVIL!" he shouted, using the force to shove her into a wall, but when she should have hit, she froze. It was Obi- Wan, stopping her with the force.
"Is that not evil Anakin? You say you aren't evil, but you are! You've killed so many innocent people, for no reason except for your own power! You've nearly broken up the Jedi Order as well as the Republic! You are evil, but you don't have to be! You can turn away! We will forgive you!" she said, still propelled in the air.
Vader nearly trembled; he was starting to realize the monster he had become. "I- I," he froze unsure of what to say. "I'm sorry," he said as tears began to form in his eyes. He released his force grip on her as Obi- Wan brought her to her feet.
Anakin fell to his knees and stared at his helmet. "How did it get this far?" he said, truly himself for the first time in 5 years.
Padme‚ walked up to him, not sure of what she should say. She put her hands on his shoulders. "You didn't mean for it to. You we're told lies Anakin, you were tricked into leaving us, but now you're back and that is all that matters,"
Anakin reached up and grasped her hands. "I'm so sorry..." he said. "I'm a monster!"
"You were a monster Ani, but now you aren't. I love you and I will make sure everyone sees that Darth Vader is a thing of the past. You are still my husband and I am still your wife. I completely forgive you," She said, moving to face him and kneeling down. She stared into his eyes so he could see she wasn't lying.
"Thank you... But I don't deserve you Padm‚," he said.
Padme‚ leaned in and kissed him. She broke off after a few seconds. "My love for you has remained strong through all of this Ani... And yes, you probably don't deserve me, but everyone deserves a second chance. Now be strong, and forget about the past 5 years," she said.
Anakin smiled at her. He knew he had been right about her- she truly was an angel, his savior and true love. He felt so guilty about what he had done over the past five years. Anakin stood up as though facing his former self. He would right the wrongs he had committed over the past years.
~*~
End Part 2: Chapter 4
Now it finally gets interesting! I've known since the first chapter how I would make this end! Please review! I think you will all like the next chapters!
- Sarah -