Teenage Souls
Chapter 3: Heartbreak
Anakin led Padmè to the Jedi Academy. She had never been there before, and he was really excited to show her. He turned another corner and led her inside the square building that was about as tall as the senate. He led her to his training room, where she saw a rodian, a human, and a twi'lek.
"These are the other people in my training sessions. Obi-Wan, Quak'la, and Ferl," Anakin said.
They both bowed to her, as Quak'la's head tentacles snaked over her shoulders. As she rose back up, she flicked her head back so that the tentacles went back to behind her back.
Just then, a tall, dark-skinned man entered. He had a straight face, a very intimidating straight face, and his lightsaber handle in hand. He ignited it, showing it was a deep violet color.
"Who is this," Mace said, waving his hand toward Padmè.
"This is Padmè," Anakin said. "I want her to watch us in training."
"Very well," he said.
Padmè bowed, and went over to a near by bench to watch.
Mace held his lightsaber handle as he twirled it and pointed toward Anakin. Anakin bowed, and ignited his own.
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For a moment, Padmè thought they were going to duel, until Anakin held out his hand, and a round metal ball was brought to his hand. He let it float over his hand for Mace to take it, which Mace did.
"How does difficult sound to you, Anakin?" Mace questioned.
"Master Windu, I passed that eight months ago," Anakin said.
Mace laughed, and said, "Yes. Her, how about Extreme Difficult 3?" he asked.
"That sounds good, Master Windu," Anakin said, holding his lightsaber in a defensive position.
Padmè watched in awe as Anakin moved his arms and hands perfectly to deflect the super fast bolts. They were going so fast, all she saw was a streak, and Anakin's blue lightsaber move so fast to deflect it, it looked like he was creating a blue wall with the weapon.
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Anakin focused in the Force, and attuned his hands to deflect the many red bolts coming at him. Soon the little machine whistled in satisfaction and shut itself off, slowly falling to the floor. Anakin bowed, and went back in the horizontal line created by him and the other students.
Mace went through the same thing with the other students, until all of them were done.
"Are you ready to du-," Mace started when he was interrupted with a swoosh of the doors. He turned to see nothing.
Then he was thrown against a wall when a man appeared out of nowhere. The man was not familiar with anyone, even Mace. Quak'la yelled and went towards the man with a green lightsaber ignited. The man used lightning reflexes as with a single moment he turned, ignited a red lightsaber, blocked, and threw the twi'lek against the wall.
Anakin gave him a hard look. The man seemed to think Anakin was tough. He wanted to seethe his lightsaber through Anakin. The man held up a hand, and a blue electric field surrounded Obi-Wan and Ferl. They tried to get out to no avail. Anakin sensed them trying to use the Force, but that didn't work either. Anakin had no choice but to ignite his lightsaber. He was about to be in a duel.
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Padmè watched in horror. Anakin was alone against a sith. She seemed to know that the sith was stronger than the one he had dueled earlier, four years ago.
Everything seemed to go in slow motion. She almost passed out.
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Anakin blocked a quick strike. He struck the man above his head, but the man blocked, locking the two lightsabers together. He pushed down on Anakin's. Anakin quickly twirled his lightsaber, spun, and struck for a lower spot.
He blocked two strikes, and somersaulted over the sith. He landed on a platform. The man jumped toward him, but Anakin swung his leg out to kick him. The man caught his leg, and threw him out a glass window. The glass shattered, and Anakin felt pain all over his body.
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Padmè watched as the man turned to her. He lowered his hood, and raised his lightsaber.
"W-Who are you?" she stuttered.
"I am Darth Fie, but you won't be able to tell anyone that," he said, swinging his lightsaber toward her.
A flash saved her. A blue lightsaber had blocked the red. Anakin. She looked at him, seeing the blood run over him. She saw glass in him, stained by his red blood. How could he still be alive through that? How could he have the energy to still duel with sharp glass stuck in his skin?
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Anakin ignored the pain going through his body. He turned up his lightsaber, moving both away from Padmè. A pain throbbed in his shoulder. He still ignored it. He struck twice again, before reaching out in the Force. He threw the man into a wall, and restrained him there with his strong Force powers. He twirled his lightsaber, and stabbed it in the man's chest before passing out.
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Padmè rushed to Anakin's side. She pulled out two big pieces of glass. She then went through the academy, trying to find a nurse, or medic center. She went past a room labeled 'Hospital Wing'. She skidded her shoes on the floor, and ran back to it. She opened the door and rushed inside.
"A sith came. Injured Anakin and Quak'la. Restrained Obi-Wan and Ferl," she said quickly.
The nurse followed Padmè to where the scene was. She reached out with the Force, and the blue force fields disappeared. Obi-Wan rushed to Anakin, as Ferl rushed to Quak'la. The nurse reached out with the Force, and lifted Quak'la and Anakin. She rushed them to the Hospital Wing, and laid them in two empty beds.
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Anakin woke up. He no longer felt pain. He sat up, and looked at him self. He saw a couple of bandages on his arms and legs, and one on his right shoulder. He sighed with relief. He went back home, and got dressed. It was morning, an hour before school.
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"Why have you been absent the past eight days?" asked the History teacher at the beginning of class.
"I had an accident," answered Anakin.
He didn't want to tell them about the duel. That would raise too much commotion. The teacher shook her head, signaling that it wasn't an excuse. He lifted up his sleeve to show recovering scars. Before he got dressed, he took off all of the bandages. The class gasped. He noticed Padmè looking in awe at the deep scars. She had a saddened look in her eyes.
"Oh," the teacher said.
Anakin went through the first three classes like usual, except for the occasional throbbing of pain every now and then, and he sometimes winced. Finally, it was break time. He went through the line, and sat with Padmè at her table. She was with Sabè and Dormè. He also noticed a man with her, right next to her.
He felt another throbbing pain, but it wasn't from his scars. He was jealous.
"Oh, Anakin, are you all right?" she asked.
Anakin wanted to tell her that he was in deep pain, so she would pay attention to him more, but he decided to tell the truth.
"I'm okay, but the pain sometimes comes back for a second or two, but it isn't anything to worry about," he said.
"That's good. Anyway, this is my boyfriend, Zak," she introduced. "Zak, this is my friend, Anakin. He was the one who saved me, twice now, because of yesterday."
Zak shook Anakin's hand, not noticing Anakin's look of complete jealousy.
Chapter 3: Heartbreak
Anakin led Padmè to the Jedi Academy. She had never been there before, and he was really excited to show her. He turned another corner and led her inside the square building that was about as tall as the senate. He led her to his training room, where she saw a rodian, a human, and a twi'lek.
"These are the other people in my training sessions. Obi-Wan, Quak'la, and Ferl," Anakin said.
They both bowed to her, as Quak'la's head tentacles snaked over her shoulders. As she rose back up, she flicked her head back so that the tentacles went back to behind her back.
Just then, a tall, dark-skinned man entered. He had a straight face, a very intimidating straight face, and his lightsaber handle in hand. He ignited it, showing it was a deep violet color.
"Who is this," Mace said, waving his hand toward Padmè.
"This is Padmè," Anakin said. "I want her to watch us in training."
"Very well," he said.
Padmè bowed, and went over to a near by bench to watch.
Mace held his lightsaber handle as he twirled it and pointed toward Anakin. Anakin bowed, and ignited his own.
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For a moment, Padmè thought they were going to duel, until Anakin held out his hand, and a round metal ball was brought to his hand. He let it float over his hand for Mace to take it, which Mace did.
"How does difficult sound to you, Anakin?" Mace questioned.
"Master Windu, I passed that eight months ago," Anakin said.
Mace laughed, and said, "Yes. Her, how about Extreme Difficult 3?" he asked.
"That sounds good, Master Windu," Anakin said, holding his lightsaber in a defensive position.
Padmè watched in awe as Anakin moved his arms and hands perfectly to deflect the super fast bolts. They were going so fast, all she saw was a streak, and Anakin's blue lightsaber move so fast to deflect it, it looked like he was creating a blue wall with the weapon.
-----------------------
Anakin focused in the Force, and attuned his hands to deflect the many red bolts coming at him. Soon the little machine whistled in satisfaction and shut itself off, slowly falling to the floor. Anakin bowed, and went back in the horizontal line created by him and the other students.
Mace went through the same thing with the other students, until all of them were done.
"Are you ready to du-," Mace started when he was interrupted with a swoosh of the doors. He turned to see nothing.
Then he was thrown against a wall when a man appeared out of nowhere. The man was not familiar with anyone, even Mace. Quak'la yelled and went towards the man with a green lightsaber ignited. The man used lightning reflexes as with a single moment he turned, ignited a red lightsaber, blocked, and threw the twi'lek against the wall.
Anakin gave him a hard look. The man seemed to think Anakin was tough. He wanted to seethe his lightsaber through Anakin. The man held up a hand, and a blue electric field surrounded Obi-Wan and Ferl. They tried to get out to no avail. Anakin sensed them trying to use the Force, but that didn't work either. Anakin had no choice but to ignite his lightsaber. He was about to be in a duel.
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Padmè watched in horror. Anakin was alone against a sith. She seemed to know that the sith was stronger than the one he had dueled earlier, four years ago.
Everything seemed to go in slow motion. She almost passed out.
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Anakin blocked a quick strike. He struck the man above his head, but the man blocked, locking the two lightsabers together. He pushed down on Anakin's. Anakin quickly twirled his lightsaber, spun, and struck for a lower spot.
He blocked two strikes, and somersaulted over the sith. He landed on a platform. The man jumped toward him, but Anakin swung his leg out to kick him. The man caught his leg, and threw him out a glass window. The glass shattered, and Anakin felt pain all over his body.
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Padmè watched as the man turned to her. He lowered his hood, and raised his lightsaber.
"W-Who are you?" she stuttered.
"I am Darth Fie, but you won't be able to tell anyone that," he said, swinging his lightsaber toward her.
A flash saved her. A blue lightsaber had blocked the red. Anakin. She looked at him, seeing the blood run over him. She saw glass in him, stained by his red blood. How could he still be alive through that? How could he have the energy to still duel with sharp glass stuck in his skin?
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Anakin ignored the pain going through his body. He turned up his lightsaber, moving both away from Padmè. A pain throbbed in his shoulder. He still ignored it. He struck twice again, before reaching out in the Force. He threw the man into a wall, and restrained him there with his strong Force powers. He twirled his lightsaber, and stabbed it in the man's chest before passing out.
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Padmè rushed to Anakin's side. She pulled out two big pieces of glass. She then went through the academy, trying to find a nurse, or medic center. She went past a room labeled 'Hospital Wing'. She skidded her shoes on the floor, and ran back to it. She opened the door and rushed inside.
"A sith came. Injured Anakin and Quak'la. Restrained Obi-Wan and Ferl," she said quickly.
The nurse followed Padmè to where the scene was. She reached out with the Force, and the blue force fields disappeared. Obi-Wan rushed to Anakin, as Ferl rushed to Quak'la. The nurse reached out with the Force, and lifted Quak'la and Anakin. She rushed them to the Hospital Wing, and laid them in two empty beds.
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Anakin woke up. He no longer felt pain. He sat up, and looked at him self. He saw a couple of bandages on his arms and legs, and one on his right shoulder. He sighed with relief. He went back home, and got dressed. It was morning, an hour before school.
*{[]}*
"Why have you been absent the past eight days?" asked the History teacher at the beginning of class.
"I had an accident," answered Anakin.
He didn't want to tell them about the duel. That would raise too much commotion. The teacher shook her head, signaling that it wasn't an excuse. He lifted up his sleeve to show recovering scars. Before he got dressed, he took off all of the bandages. The class gasped. He noticed Padmè looking in awe at the deep scars. She had a saddened look in her eyes.
"Oh," the teacher said.
Anakin went through the first three classes like usual, except for the occasional throbbing of pain every now and then, and he sometimes winced. Finally, it was break time. He went through the line, and sat with Padmè at her table. She was with Sabè and Dormè. He also noticed a man with her, right next to her.
He felt another throbbing pain, but it wasn't from his scars. He was jealous.
"Oh, Anakin, are you all right?" she asked.
Anakin wanted to tell her that he was in deep pain, so she would pay attention to him more, but he decided to tell the truth.
"I'm okay, but the pain sometimes comes back for a second or two, but it isn't anything to worry about," he said.
"That's good. Anyway, this is my boyfriend, Zak," she introduced. "Zak, this is my friend, Anakin. He was the one who saved me, twice now, because of yesterday."
Zak shook Anakin's hand, not noticing Anakin's look of complete jealousy.