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:Chapter Eight – The Prophecy:
Corusant – 10:14pm. Jedi Temple – Master Kenobi's Quarters.
The weather had gotten better after the sort spit of rain, but only for a few hours before it kicked in again. The rain was coming down in larger amounts and the thunder, although there was few of it, it was very loud. There was no lighting now, except maybe for the odd flash or two. It was night time, one of the worst times to have a loud and windy thunderstorm with heavy rain fall, yet it sent out a calming sensation. Obi-Wan sat in the dim room with only a table lamp and kitchen lights on, he was deep in thought about the Sith and what Anakin had said earlier. As for Tera, he had reported that to the Council and she had left earlier, they found her Master's body, in the meat locker, his head was severed. Obi-wan didn't want to wake Anakin and land the gruesome news on him, he just let him sleep.
A few seconds later Padme and her twins arrived, the senator was still wearing her night dress and dressing gown. She apologized for coming at such a late hour but explained that every time the twins ran to her because of the thunder, she felt like she was alone again. She felt like she did when Anakin was still in a coma, and although she tried to be strong the feeling just kept nagging at her. Eventually she gave into the want to be with her husband.
"You can only stay just this one night, I hope you understand" Obi-Wan said as he took a blanket out, "I'll sleep on the sofa, the twins can have my bed"
"You're so very kind Master Jedi, you don't have to do this…"
"What you're going through must be hard; I can only hope to understand" he said, the twins had already fallen asleep as Obi-Wan made his way out of the room. Padme kissed her children on the forehead and went to Anakin.
She slipped into his room where he was sleeping, still fully clothed and above the covers. There was a sudden rumble of thunder outside as she slid her dressing gown off and crawled across the bed and over to him. Wriggling under his arm, Padme snuggled against his sleeping form and closed her eyes. She felt safe and warm and of course; sleepy. She loved the feeling of there being a loud storm outside with huge amounts of rain pounding down on everything, and there she was. Inside and safe; in her husband's arms.
Corusant – 2:15am. Jedi Temple – Master Kenobi's Quarters.
Anakin woke up to the sound of heavy rain hammering down outside and the soft rumble of thunder. It was all dark until the room was lit by a flash of lighting. Anakin felt someone with him, and he then immediately recognized the smell of her perfume. Padme was lying with him, he didn't know why but right now he didn't care. He shifted so he could have both arms around her sleeping form. The room was lit up again and a few seconds after that there was a louder rumble.
It seemed the weather had gotten worse and he lay there listening to it and enjoying the feeling of holding Padme all at the same time. Her soft breathing soothed his senses and almost made him fall back to sleep until he realized how dry his mouth felt. Feeling thirsty and stopped cuddling Padme, being careful not to wake her and got up. The rest of the Obi-Wan's place was completely dark and Anakin couldn't be bothered to switch the lights on. He could make out the outlines of certain things and the lightening helped him find his was to the tiny refrigerator. He opened the door and leaned over to look at the contents, squinting at the fridge lights, and then he found a jug of water amongst other boring looking products. Taking out the jug he closed the door and straightened up, to find Obi-Wan standing where he hadn't been before. Anakin jumped nearly spilling the water then shot his master an annoyed glance.
"What are doing lurking around in the dark like that? Don't you ever sleep?"
"I slept for two hours…I should think I'm just having a bad night. I was planning on meditating on it and it's best done without the annoyance of lights. Like the tiny one in my fridge…."
Anakin drew his breath sharply, put the jug on the counter and left for his room. Obi-Wan looked at the jug and sighed.
Corusant – 8:45am. Jedi Temple – Council Room.
"Where is Anakin now?" Mace asked Obi-Wan as he sat down.
"He's still sleeping"
"Talk with him about his encounter with the Sith, we must" Yoda said.
"I left a message in R4 telling Anakin to come find me when he wakes up" Obi-Wan informed the little green Jedi Master.
"I'm surprised the Sith did not try to take him by force" Ki-Adi Mundi commented.
"They're too smart for that," Obi-Wan replied, "They know they can only seduce him by lies and manipulation"
"You said they talked?" Mace asked, Obi-wan nodded. Mace Windu thought for a little bit, "It's vital we clear his mind of anything she might of said that could endanger the situation…"
Corusant – 8:46am. Jedi Temple – Master Kenobi's Quarters.
Anakin stretched out as he felt the warm sun shinning on him and reached out to cuddle Padme once more. Only she wasn't there, he opened his eyes and sat up, looking for her.
"Padme?"
R4 came into the room beeping insistently and stopped by the bed before playing a hologram. The flickering image of Obi-Wan appeared before Anakin's eyes. "Anakin, I've gone to meet with the council. Your wife has gone to attend an urgent political matter concerning the Palpatine – or Darth Sidious' presence in Corusant. It is vital you find me as soon as you get this message. If Palpatine's student Tera manages to find her way into the Temple and to you then you must not listen to her. She can not and will not hurt you in any other way."
Anakin got out of bed and R4 stopped the message which had begun to loop over from the start. After taking a quick shower and getting dressed, Anakin made his way to the lounge just outside the council room. There was only him and a Jedi master with her young padawan in that room, it was very silent and that sent out a rather un-comfortable feeling. Anakin's thoughts once again began to dwell on what Tera had said.
"I'm better than them…And you are too…"
No, he shouldn't think of her or anything she had said. It was all lies…right? He cleared his mind of those thoughts and moved on some nice thoughts like the memories of his mother that were slowly returning. And those fun looking races called Pod Races. But after two hours of waiting Anakin had had enough of running through the little amounts of memory he had with him and stood. Anakin took a slow walk to the Jedi Archives where he sat down with some data pads. He read about the origins of the force and about the construction of the Jedi Temple. It was then Anakin noticed a room which was reserved for council members only, his interest was genuinely piqued.
Putting down the data pads he was currently reading, the Jedi Knight made his way over to the door and noticed a typing pad and a screen. On the screen, in small neat text it asked for the password. He looked around and seeing that no one had noticed yet he turned his attention back to the screen. Drawing his breath, Anakin quickly typed in 'The Force' and pressed enter. 'Access Denied' appeared on the screen and he tried again, this time he guessed 'The Order' and it was wrong. Then he guessed 'Padawan' and that was wrong. He even tried 'Chosen One' but that failed him access. Anakin stood pondering trying to not make it so obvious that he was trying to crack the password to a forbidden room. Then it clicked in the back of his mind, Anakin turned back to the screen and quickly typed in; 'Anakin Skywalker' and 'Access Granted' appeared.
The rays shields covering the entrance disappeared and Anakin made his way in. The came up quickly behind him as he peered around the darkened room, pulling out a data pad labeled 'The Prophecy' he sat down in a chair, in the corner of the small room and began to read it.
'The Force has spoken through those connected closely with it. It all its power it has foretold its actions many decades from now. It tells of a child it will conceive through a virgin mother, a child who is made from the will of The Force itself. This child will have the strongest bond with The Force and will eventually bring balance and order to both sides of it. This child will be the Chosen One of The Force. And the Chosen One alone can bring end and destruction to the Sith. To the ones with the sight he will be seen as holy and bright, they will see the Force surround him. The Chosen One must not be tainted, as this child is powerful, this child is also most delicate among all. The burden of the prophecy child is one not easily carried—'
"Anakin?"
'Oh no, not good' Obi-Wan thought when he saw what Anakin was reading, "I thought you told you to come to the council lounge and wait for me"
Anakin put the data pad on the desk beside him and rose, "You told me to come find you…I got sick of waiting…"
"What are you reading?" A stupid questioned but it did something about there being an un-comfortable amount of silence.
"Some bits of the Jedi Prophecy…"
"You know you're not aloud in here" Obi-Wan said.
"The password got kind of obvious"
"I was thinking we should change it"
"I don't really understand everything the prophecy says about me…how am I delicate?"
"Anakin, the truth is we are still questioning parts of the prophecy. The council and myself were hoping to…avoid something like this happening. We decided it was best you had no encounters with the prophetic readings that were about yourself"
"Are you afraid of me?"
"What?"
"Are you afraid of me?" he repeated.
"Anakin…"
"I knew it! It's because I'm powerful isn't it?" Anakin raised his voice, drawing attention of other Jedi outside the room.
"Anakin don't be ridiculous. No one is afraid of you, nor are we jealous…Jedi don't know of such things…" Obi-Wan said calmly. Then he gave Anakin a questioning glance, "What did Tera say about me?"
"Nothing…"
"I know you're lying Anakin, listen you've got to forget everything and anything she told you…"
There was more silence before Anakin shoved the data file back into where he had found it. Then he turned and left the little room and the Jedi Archives all together. Then, all the Jedi and the twins felt it…
A Jedi should not know hate…
…nor jealously…
…nor anger…
…nor fear…
…nor love…
…for fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. And suffering…leads to the Dark Side…
Corusant – 10:58am. ?
"Tera" the cloaked figure gestured towards the girl who lingered in the shadows of the old building. "Yes my Master?" she said stepping forward to where he was, standing y the window. His gaze traveled in the direction of the Jedi Temple, "Do you feel that?"
"Yes, a great tremor in the force" she said as he coughed.
"Yes," he cleared his throat, "He is suffering…"
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