Disclaimer and Author's Note: I don't own Star Wars, I'm just obsessed with it. Chapters 1 to 15 have been edited and corrected to fall in line with Episode Three. So enjoy and please review!

Chapter Five:

"I still have not come across any big number of Jedi yet Master,"

"Continue your search then Lord Vader," Emperor Palpatine said in his dry tone of voice.

Underneath the suit, Anakin flinched. That name…Vader….it was no longer who he was. But to get the Emperor to believe he was really looking for surviving Jedi, he would endure the name longer.

"Report back to me in a few days," the Emperor said continuing.

"Yes Master,"

The transmission ended and Anakin sighed in relief. Hopefully that would be the last time he would ever have to speak to the Emperor ever again.

And now everything was different. He was about to start down the road to becoming whole once again. He wondered what would await him when they arrived on Bakura. Yoda had told him that there were several Jedi still there. Including some healers. Also Yoda had said that there were surgeons there also that could help where the healers could not.

To spare Anakin from the gasps and gaping eyes of the other Jedi, Yoda had a location set up on the outskirts of Salis D'aar the capital of Bakura. It was a small hut on the banks of the West River. Once they were settled in, Yoda spoke up.

"Lungs first to be healed. "

Anakin shook his head yes.

"Helmet gone soon. Yes. Gone soon."

"Master?"

Yoda turned to look at him.

"Thank you for giving me another chance."

"Made you believe. Gave yourself a second chance you did. Now rest. Tomorrow new beginnings."

With that Anakin retreated to his chamber aboard his ship, hopefully for the last time.

Early the next morning, Anakin lay across a bed inside the hut. Standing over him were three Jedis, Sasha Minck, Dwyn Nikao, and Kitia. All of them were healers that were going to help him become himself once again.

The process to re-grow his limbs had already begun. The night before Kitia had met them and took some blood from Anakin's finger. He was going to need a new arm and a new leg. And each of those would take some time.

"Close your eyes and reach into the Force," Kitia softly said. "Then into a healing trance we will put you."

Anakin did what she said. And the last thing he remembered was seeing an image of Padmé in his mind…