Authors Note:
Exactly 2.4 hours after 12:01 at the release of "Revenge of the Sith" I was struck by an incredible sadness. And I'm sure I don't need to explain to anyone why.
And, although I strongly respect the Canon of George Lucas and think the film was wonderfully done, I am still curious of what would have happened if things would have been different.
Don't get me wrong, I am a diehard Star Wars fan and I worship whatever George Lucas wants to do with the characters and don't want to fuck with that in the slightest. But the tiny bit of me that fell in love with Anakin Skywalker (Yeah, I'll admit it), wanted it to end differently. So, for all of you ranging from Fangirl (although I despise the bunch of you), I will let you know that in this Alternate Universe novel-length fiction, Anakin comes away unscathed (i.e. no mutilation). So, while this is not a happy fiction in the slightest (like the countless other ones I've seen where Anakin denies the dark side and skips off with Padme: their arm's interlocked) this will satisfy those that screamed out in fury as Anakin was stripped of his beauty. And, I will, again, admit that it irked me, too. So, although I hesitate to become one of the "OH MY GAWD! ANIKIIN IZ ToTaLlY HAWT! I am ToTaLlY Mrs. SKYwawker!111 lolllllll" people, I will say that along with satisfying the bigger part of me that questions how Star Wars would have been if 'things had been different' it still lets me go to sleep at night picturing Anakin next to me (which has become a regular habit). So, my point to all this is, for all you fangirls that are looking for a quick Anakin/Padme romance where he decides to skip off with her into the sunset and flip off Palpatine, and perhaps make hot passionate love in the fields of Naboo… that is not this. But, he does avoid mutilation. And, also, this is probably not for those who do not enjoy Alternate Universe fictions. But that's kind of a given.
Lastly, I will say that there are NO Mary Sues. I might add in some essential characters to the stories, but I promise that none will be manifesting as me the all powerful True Chosen One or something stupid like that. So… with all that out of the way… enjoy.
PS. I also read somewhere (I'm not sure where) that on one of the Star Wars video games there might be a similar 'option' or something of the like. I'm not really sure. But if there is any correlation to one of the games, it is purely a coincidence as I have never played any of them.
PPS (yeah, yeah). I don't have a beta and I apologize for any grammatical or spelling errors. But I am not well known enough to have a beta, apparently. If anyone would like to help me out in that department (because my mind goes about a mile a minute, and sometimes my typing can't keep up), than I would greatly appreciate it. Cheers.