Epilogue

Truths and Discovers

Coruscant 3 days later. . .

An air taxi buzzed the balcony of the Jedi Temple. The sun was slowly beginning to set. Obi-Wan leaned on the railing, watching the busy sky. The group had returned that afternoon. No one was settled in yet before the council whisked Anya and Luke to the council chambers. All afternoon and now early evening, the two were talking to the council. No one, except Luke, knew Anya was The Child of Light, Child of Dark. An old prophecy. Obi-Wan never heard of it. Once the council learned of this, they wanted Anya back inside the walls of the temple. What was the big deal? What is the council afraid of?

On the trip back, Obi-Wan spent every minute attending to Anya. She never emerged from her quarters. The only ones who even seen her were Luke, Qui-Gon, Yoda, and Windu. While attending to her, Qui-Gon looked after Anakin. This caused Obi-Wan to worry some more. Anya kept urging Obi-Wan to say something to him about Anakin. He had decided to wait until they got back to the temple.

There was a presence behind him. He reached out to find it was his master. A knot formed in the pit of his stomach. He had done his best to keep some distance from his teacher. By doing this, Obi-Wan wondered if his teacher knew something was wrong. He even had been nice to Anakin. He knew the boy hadn't done anything wrong, just like the last time. But this time, it's different. Anakin isn't The Chosen One and Qui-Gon didn't rescue him from Tatooine. Almost everything changed. His mind had told him one thing, but reality said something different. When Anya and Luke left for the council chambers, Qui-Gon had given him a confused expression as he slipped out of their quarters. The moment he felt Qui-Gon's presence on Naboo, Obi-Wan had raised his shields tightly and closed off the training bond. Qui-Gon would want answers.

"If you're looking for Luke, you just missed him." Obi-Wan said without looking at his master.

"No. I was looking for you. I figured you would be here, waiting for Anya." Qui-Gon said. "I thought Luke was in with the council?"

"He is. They asked him to leave. And they summoned him back."

"She's still in there?" the master asked.

Obi-Wan nodded. "The Child of Light, Child of Dark. I never heard of it."

"Neither have I. I just came back from the library. The information I found there was sketchy. From what I found, the Child of Light, Child of Dark is suppose to be one of the prophecies."

"A prophecy of what?"

"The information didn't say. All it said was if the Child of Light, Child of Dark is suppose to be more powerful then the Chosen One. If this indivsual falls to the Dark Side, the galaxy will fall into darkness. If anyone gets in their way, they will be destroyed. The most powerful being in the galaxy." explained Qui-Gon, standing next to his padawan.

"It didn't say what the prophecy is? Like the Chosen One will bring balance to the Force?" Obi-Wan asked.

"No. The information was sketchy. That's all there was."

"Maybe that's why the council wanted her back as soon as possible." the young man said.

"Very possible."

The two men stood there in silence as they watched the sky. A small shuttle was lifting off from a nearby landing pad. It buzzed the central tower as it made it's way to the traffic lines. The confusion Qui-Gon had earlier turned into concern and worry. Obi-Wan had shut himself off from him. The young man had tried to say away from him. He first noticed it when he arrived on Naboo. At first he thought it was the stress from the mission and Anya's near brush of death, but as the days went by, he realized it wasn't that. It was something else. It dawned on him when Obi-Wan asked if Anakin will be trained. By the way he asked and the reaction, Qui-Gon guessed it had something to do with Anakin. He was going to ask but decided to wait until they were home.

"Obi-Wan, is there something wrong?" he asked.

Obi-wan turned to look at his master. He didn't know when it was a good time to ask about Anakin. But since his master had brought up the subject. . . . He took a deep breath to settle to raging nerves. "It's about Anakin."

He was right. It was Anakin. And now he knew what was troubling his student. "I am not going to take Anakin as my padawan. I already have a bright, wonderful padawan. I don't need another one." Obi-Wan just started at him. "I know our minds are telling us what did or never will happen. I don't know why we are remembering things that we never experience or will ever experience. I regret saying it. It was an impulsive move. I should have said something before I did it. But I didn't. I believed Anakin should be trained. And that he was The Chosen One. I didn't realized how much I hurt you until it was too late. I will amite that Anakin should be trained. But he needs to be with students of his own age. Maybe when he's ready to become a padawan. . . Time will tell. His future is bright and hopeful." Qui-Gon explained. He laid a hand on the young man's shoulder. "You are my padawan and my son. I would never dream of replacing you. You're right where you should be; by me side. I'm sorry, Obi-Wan. I never meant to hurt you. You know I'll never hurt you. Will you forgive me?"

Obi-Wan turned back to the evening sky. His heart was being torn. Why should he be mad at Qui-Gon for something he didn't do? It was his mind that was telling him Qui-Gon was going to abandon him for the boy. But it never happened. Everything changed. Maybe for the better. He turned back to face his master. "I forgive you, Qui-Gon."

Qui-Gon smiled. "I for see you becoming a great Jedi Knight."

"Someday." the young man said with a hint of a smile.

"I am right. You are ready for the trails."

"You think so?" Obi-Wan asked. Hope was rising up in him. Everything was returning back to normal.

"You have much to learn about the living Force. You are ready. There's not much more you can learn from me. I have a feeling you'll be taking your trials soon."

"Really?"

"Yes, I do."

The two turned back to the Coruscant sky. Obi-Wan had never thought that he would be standing there, still a padawan and Qui-Gon alive. Everything had done a hundred and eighty degree turn for the better. Everything was the way it was suppose to be.

Anya held out her hand as Eeth Koth took hold of her index finger. He used a small round deceive. Inside the device was a needle. Holding her finger still, Koth pressed the device agents the skin. Anya felt a small pinch as the needle penetrated the skin and into a blood vain. The whole thing took only a second. When he removed the device, a small droplet of blood formed. Anya wiped the blood way with another finger and the small puncture wound was already healed.

Koth hook the device to a datapad. When the results from the blood appeared on the screen, he was puzzled. "This can't be."

"What is it?" Windu asked.

"These readings can't be right. Let me try it again." Eeth Koth cleared the data and took another blood sample. But this time he tried the other hand. And the readings were still the same.

"Well?" the dark skin senior council member asked again.

"The readings are off the chart. Over fifty thousand."

All eyes turned to Anya. She suddenly became nervous. She glanced over at her father who was standing by the doors. He, too, was shocked.

"What does it mean?" Luke asked as he quickly went to his daughter's side. He could sense the nervous in her.

"No one has a midi-chlorian count that high." said Depa Billaba.

"Could the prophecy be true?" Adi Gallia asked.

Luke was stating to get frustrated. It seemed like the council never heard a word he said. Anya glanced at him. She had a scared looked. He hasn't seen her look like that since she was a child. With one look at her, he snapped.

"With all due respect, I wish someone please tell us what's going on?" Luke struggled to keep calm.

Yoda stared at them. "The Child of Light, Child of Dark, she is. The old prophecy is true."

"What is the prophecy?" Luke asked.

"Sketchy it is. Search we must. Learn more about this. Be caution. The Dark Side will be near." said Yoda.

"Is that why you wanted me back here as soon as possible? Because of what I am?" Anya asked.

"Yes." Windu said. "If Palpatine learns who you are, he'll be after you. Especially if he remembers the future."

"Perhaps it is best if you stay here for a time. Until we figure this out." suggested Ki-Adi-Mundi

"That's a good idea." Windu said. Anya couldn't help roll her eyes. They were making a big deal out of nothing. Windu picked up on her mood. "It's for your own safety, Anya."

"Master, with all do respect, I don't care. Too me, it's another title." she answered.

The sound of Yoda's glimmer stick hitting the floor, echoed off the glass walls. "Another title it is not! A destiny you have. Embrace the Dark Side, all will be lost. Only the Light can you save. Powerful you are. More then any being this galaxy will know."

Anya's face had turned white as a ghost. She had never heard that before. She, like her family, only knew what they were told. The only thing they knew was that she was the Child of Light, Child of Dark. And if she ever falls to the dark side, everything, the New Republic, the Jedi Knights, the galaxy will be destroyed.

A wave of nauseous slammed into her. A burning sensation started to flair up on her left side. She could feel the burning coming from her wound. Suddenly, she felt cold. She superset a shutter. Why was the council chambers so cold? She wondered. She turned her attention to her wound. She focused on it and sent a wave a healing energy to it. Anya had pushed the burning sensation out of her mind and concentrated on knitting the torn muscles back together. As she did, she sensed something. A dark presence. When Darth Maul's red lightsaber blade sliced through her, it must had left a trease of darkness. Along with the nauseous, panic started to form in the pit of her stomach.

Everyone was surprised how quickly she recovered. Just in eleven days time, she was back up walking around. The doctors on Naboo and even the healers at the temple had thought she would still be in bed. Anya was serisely ill from the attack. Her left lung was punchered and there was series damage to the surrounding organs and tissues.

"We will amite, we don't know anything about The Child of Light, Child of Dark." said Yarael Poof

"Forgotten it was. Never thought it will come true." Yaddle added.

Yoda turned his focus to Anya. The little master became worried. The young woman wasn't with them. Her attention was gone. Something had gotten it. Then her face had gone white. Her checks then turned a bight red, the color of a lightsaber blade. Something was serisely wrong. "Anya?" he had spoken to get her attention.

The council and Luke turned to her. Fatherly instincts kicked in and Luke gently grabbed her arm as she started to sway. Anya's eyes half close and her whole body went limp. She collapsed into her father's arms. Panic was rising up in Luke.

"Anya?" he called to her.

Mace Windu jumped up from his chair to help. He guided Anya over to it. The moment she was seated, Anya's head rolled to one side. Most of the council was standing around them. Even though they appeared to be calm, they were worried. Luke bent down next to the chair, holding her hand. He laid his other hand on her forehead. She was burning. A fever had started to set in.

"She's burning up." Luke said.

"Get her to the healers." Windu stated.

Luke stood up and put one arm behind her back when Anya's eyes opened. She looked puzzled at her father then at everyone else. Her father dropped back down next to the chair. Panic and confusion rolled over her. She could feel the fever burning. Sweet started to pole on her forehead.

"What?" asked Anya.

"You fainted and you have a fever." Luke said.

"You need to go to the healers." Windu said from her other side. "You're still weak. The healers should have seen you first."

"I would have gone but never gotten the chance."

Even her weakened state, Anya threw the statement back at Windu. Everyone in the council chamber knew what she meant. Upon their arrival back, when Luke learned that the council wanted to see him and Anya, he had argued that it should wait until Anya was a little stronger and after she had seen the healers. But the council didn't want to. They wanted to learn if Anya was really The Child.

With the help of her father and Mace Windu, Anya stood. She swayed a little when she was on her feet. Neither men let go until she regained her balance. When she was able to stand on her own, she nodded and Windu let go. Without out a word, Luke guided his daughter out of the council chamber.

"I'll be fine. I just need some air." Anya said once the doors closed behind them.

"You sure?" asked Luke, concerned.

Anya only nodded her head. Getting a firm grip on her arm, the two headed down to the balcony where Obi-Wan was waiting.

The moment the doors closed, the twelve individuals looked at one another. Concern and worry was clearly on their faces. An old prophecy that had been forgotten for over five thousand years, a prophecy that was only rumored to exist, was coming true.

"Sense danger to her." Yaddle said. Eleven pairs of eyes turned to her. "Grave danger she's in."

"What are you talking about?" Depa asked.

"Her health is in jeopardy. Fully recover she is not. Worry of relapse I am." the other of Yoda's species said.

"I'm worried." Obi-Wan said.

"So am I. The council should have waited until after she saw the healers and was a little stronger. I don't understand why they didn't." Qui-Gon stated.

Both master and padawan couldn't understand the council's decision to see Anya as so as they arrived back. They, like everyone else, couldn't believe how much Anya had healed. Just eleven days ago, Anya was nearly killed by Darth Maul. Seeing the same move that had killed Qui-Gon, according to his memory, had almost took Anya's, Obi-Wan thought his world was going to shatter before his eyes, again.

Obi-Wan was also worried about Anya and him. Something had changed in them ever since they left Tatooine. The link they used to speak to each other had gotten stronger, more intimate. Several times during the meeting with the council, he had to tightly shield himself from Anya. Every thought and feeling she had was being carried to him. He had seen and heard part of the meeting before he raised his shields. Obi-Wan had told Qui-Gon about this. The master was puzzled. The conversation they had before the Nabob mission, flared up in his mind. A bond. It was the only explanation.

"What do you think the council is going to do?" the padawan asked, concerned.

"I don't know." Qui-Gon sensed two presences heading towards them. He reached out with the Force and he gasped. One of the presences was weak and was getting weaker. He knew who they were. Just as he knew his padawan had sensed them.

They turned towards the corridor and saw Luke escorting a weak looking Anya. Obi-Wan rushed over to her and took her other arm. Anya looked over at her lover and gave a weak smile.

"What happened?" Qui-Gon asked.

Luke quickly explained what happened in the council chamber and Anya's fainting spell. Obi-Wan felt along the mind link he and Anya shared and found that her shields were up. He tested the shields and discovered that they were weak. The worry that had formed in the pit of his stomach had turned into full fledge panic. As clearly as if it was him, he could feel the fever raging inside Anya's body.

"She's going to the healers." stated Luke.

"I just needed some air. I'll be fine." Anya said in a soft voice.

All three men could tell she was lying. "You haven't full recover yet. The council shouldn't have pushed you this soon. You need to go the healers." Qui-Gon said.

"I'll be fine. Besides, I learned how to heal myself quickly."

"Anya, you know that is not true." Luke took a deep breath and shook his head. "Stubborn just like your mother."

"And my father. I guess it runs in the family." she said a grin.

Light headiness surrounded her. Anya's head started to spin. The nauseous was threatening its way up her throat. Blackness was forming at the edges of her vision. The fever was getting worse. And she knew it. Anya knew what her body was doing and what that meant. The four years at the university, taking the medical classes so she wouldn't have to go home, told her what was happening. She was dangerously close to a relapse and if she didn't get to the healers soon, it just might be too late.

Anya's knees finally gave out and she collapsed in Obi-Wan's arms. "That's it. You're going to the healers." Obi-Wan said.

She gave no arguments. Sliding an arm around her back to support her, they started towards the turbolift. As they went, Anya fought to stay coniouse and alert. But with each step, she was finding it more difficult just to sand. Obi-Wan send waves of love and healing energy to her. The waves of love and energy were met and the love was send back.

"Danger there is. The Dark Side is near. Want her it does. Protect her we must."

"She is the Child of Light, Child of Dark."

"Anya must stay in the Light. If she falls to the Dark Side, all will be lost."

"The Sith Padawan Kenobi killed, was the apprentice. That means the master is out there."

"Palpatine the master is. Sidious he is called. Plotting our destruction he is."

"He's looking for another apprentice to replace Maul. And he won't quite until he has Anya."

"What do we do? We can't lock her up in temple."

"We must be conscious. Pair her up with someone. We should not let her alone. Palpatine could strike at any moment."

"Palpatine isn't the only thing we need to worry about."

"What are you talking about, Adi?"

"Anya's health. As Yaddle had said, Anya hasn't fully recovered yet. She can suffer from a relapse. We saw how close she was.

"She's right. Her health is more important right now."

As they hurried down the hallways of the temple, Obi-Wan kept a tight grip on Anya so she wouldn't fall. The panic was starting to seep through the training bond to Qui-Gon. His master knew of his student's panic and sent his own worry back. Luke, who had turned into being a father, was helping to support Anya. It was difficult to do so. Every few feet, her knees would give out.

As sudden as it happened, Anya's eyes rolled back into her head and she collapsed to the floor. Both lover and father bent down beside her. The two men could sense something was drastically wrong. The fever had spiked. Her life Force was slowly dimming. Then, Obi-Wan noticed the dark stain on her tunic. Blood. The wound from the lightsaber had opened. Gathering her up in his arms, Obi-Wan started to run. As he ran, he used the Force to try to stop the bleeding. With each step, the life of his love was slowly slipping past his fingers.

"What of Obi-Wan Kenobi?"

"Dealing with a Sith isn't an everyday occurrence."

"Ready he is. Agree Qui-Gon does."

"He still has much to learn."

"That he does. But he is ready. Obi-Wan is unusually strong in the Force. He had shown this a number of times. He will be one of the best Knights there is. If you count Naboo as part of his trails, then he has passed the first test."

"We all agree then?"

"Ready Obi-Wan is. His trails he will take."

Obi-Wan ran into the healer chambers and nearly collided into a padawan healer. Healer Poka took one look at Anya and told the young man to lay her down on a bed. The moment he laid her down, several healers surrounded the bed. The young padawan healer told Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon and Luke to wait outside in the waiting area. Both Luke and Obi-Wan wouldn't leave the room. Poka had agreed to let them stay as long they stayed by the door. Obi-Wan had refused to leave Anya's side. He was going to stay by her side. Poka was about to argue with him when he saw the determination in the young lover's eyes. The head healer told the others that Obi-Wan was allowed to stay. He told him if he got in their way, Obi-Wan will have to wait in the waiting room. Obi-Wan agreed.

"Sense something I did."

"What is it, Yaddle?"

"During the testing, discovered this."

"Well?"

"A bond."

"A bond?"

"A Lover's Bond."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. Strong the bond is. Stronger it will get."

"Are you saying Kenobi and Skywalker are bonded?"

"Lovers they are. Know of this the temple does."

"That would explain the changes I sensed in them on Naboo. Do they know of it?"

"Know of it they do not. Discover it themselves they must. Interfere we will not."

"If the bond is that strong already, is there a possibly that they could form a Life bond?"

"Possible. If the Force wills it."

"With Skywalker being bonded to Kenobi, there is a very good chance of her staying in the Light."

"Good this is. Stay in the light she will."

The morning sun drifted in as dawn fell over the Jedi Temple. The sunlight lit the room in yellow light. Obi-Wan stood at the window, arms wrapped around himself. After sitting for several hours in the hard chair, he needed to stand to stretch sore muscles. All through the night, Luke and Obi-Wan sat watch over Anya as the fever ragged inside her body. Not long after the temple settled in for the night, the fever skyrocketed to dangerous levels. The healers worked hard to bring the feverous temperature back down before it did any series damage. Just an hour and half ago, the fever broke. Healer Poka had informed them that the fever was over and she will be fine. Now it was up to her to wake up. Relief had flooded the two.

During the evening, Yoda had stopped by to see how Anya was doing. The little green master stayed a while before retiring to his quarters for the night. Luke had told Qui-Gon to get some sleep. There wasn't much he could do. There wasn't much for any of them to do, except wait. Before leaving, Qui-Gon made sure the two men didn't need anything. Luke left only ten minutes ago when he received a message from Microft.

Through their link, Obi-Wan could sense Anya having nightmares. Using the link, he reached out to her. He tried to calm her. But the nightmares only grew worse. After a struggle, Obi-Wan was able to calm her and the nightmares stopped. The link had let him see glimpse of the nightmares. He had told Luke this. The father informed him the nightmares weren't nightmares. What he saw was one of the many tortures and experiments she has suffered at the hands of the Borlongs. Obi-Wan had debated to tell Luke about the images he had seen before they left for Naboo. With Anya being his daughter, he was afraid of how Luke would react. The young man decided to wait until another time.

A small noise alerted him. Obi-Wan turned from the window and stepped over to bed. On the surface, Anya appeared as she had for the past hour and half. But that wasn't what he was feeling. The connection between him and his love suddenly exploded in a white light. He felt it expand and blossom. A strange feeling had come over him. A feeling he couldn't explain. Obi-Wan saw movement under Anya's eyelids. Slowly, the eyelids opened to reveal blue-green eyes. His heart leaped for joy as he smiled down at his love.

"You're going to be alright." he said leaning close.

"What. . . .happened?" she breathed. "White. . . light."

Simultaneously, their minds reached out towards each other. The connection was stronger. The odd feeling that Obi-Wan felt, was mirrored in Anya. The connection changed. Then, their minds clashed and images, memories flashed before them. This was no ordinary contact with minds. It was more intimate. Like the night they first heard about Naboo, their souls joined as one. Then the knowledge of what had happen, exploded.

A bond.

Not just a bond. A Lover's Bond.

A bond lovers share when their love grows deep within the Force. And when the Force recognizes that love, a Lover's Bond forms. Not all Jedi forms the Lover's Bond. It forms between two lovers who are meant to be together by the Force. The bond can't be broken unless both parties agrees to it's dismantle.

Anya and Obi-Wan's love had granted them the bond. The Force had recognized their love for each other and the depth of it. Over the past two weeks, the bond slowly formed. This is what they wanted. Looking into each other's eyes, they saw the bond and the strength of it. Their love for one another will only grow. Despite what happened in the last two weeks, the only bright things that came out of it, was both Qui-Gon and Anya were alive, Obi-Wan was still Qui-Gon's padawan and the Lover's Bond.

A bond that will last for eternity.

The End

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In the story, Anya and Obi-Wan ended up getting married and having a family. Just to let you know.

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