Hey! Back with another chapter.

So, this is it. The chapter covering the duels with Palpatine and Anakin. I hope you're excited for this.

I'll say no more. Let's get to it. Hope you like the chapter title. And quick bit of advice. Play "Duel of the Fates" on a loop during the duels. It makes it cooler.

Guest DCDGojira: Yes, Boba Fett will show up in the second story. Not sure about Spielberg. Not sure what species I'll make in the Milky Way. Yes, I will include Obi an and Vader's duel on the Death Star. How Luke will meet his love interest: wait and see.

the mysterious Mr.E: No, the Death Star won't be tested on Earth.

Ke-Pa: yes, there will a sequel covering the original trilogy, and another story covering the sequel trilogy.

CT7567Rules: Yeah, I agree.

Guest: Of course Han and Chewie will be in the next story. And yes, Chewbacca will remember the Terrans.

Chapter 71- Duel of the Fates

Hall checks his gear, making sure he has all his weapons and has his lightsaber strapped to his belt. He then turns to his men.

"Alright, men. This is going to be the most important mission we've ever been on. Once General Kenobi radioes us and lets us know he's on his way, we'll get underway," Hall says.

The three men all nod. Almost immediately after Hall says this, his commlink begins to beep. Hall presses the button and says, "Yes, General?"

"I spoke to Senator Amidala. She claimed to know nothing about where Anakin is, but she does. I'm on board her ship right now. I suspect she may be on her way to Mustafar, especially given that Colonel Rommel overhead General Grievous ordering the Separatist Council to go there. I suspect Anakin may have gone there to kill them. Begin making your way to Mustafar and meet me there," Obi Wan says.

"Understood, General. We'll see you there," Hall says before ending the transmission. Hall then makes his way to the cockpit, where a Russian Air Force captain is sitting at the controls.

"Captain Smirnov. We've received a transmission from General Kenobi. He is on his way to Mustafar. Plot a course and get us there ASAP!" Hall orders.

"Understood, Colonel," Captain Smirnov says, already plotting a course for Mustafar. Hall waits for a few moments, then heads into the back as Smirnov activates the hyperdrive, and the shuttle jumps into hyperspace.

(Hours later, Mustafar)

"Coming out of hyperspace!" Captain Smirnov says to Hall, who is currently sitting in the co-pilot's seat. A few moments later, the shuttle drops out of hyperspace.

"Do you have a lock on General Kenobi's position?" Hall asks.

"Just a moment," Smirnov says, pressing buttons on a control console. A few moments later, he says, "I'm detecting his tracker. It's on a landing platform. Heading towards that location now.

Smirnov dives into the atmosphere, heading for the landing pad.

Meanwhile, on the landing pad. Padme is pleading with Anakin to stop and come back to her and to the light. However, as she pleads, Anakin notices Obi Wan standing at the top of the ramp leading down from her ship, and fury swells in him.

"Liar!" he shouts.

Padme turns around and sees Obi Wan standing in her ship. "No!" she cries.

"You're with him! You brought him here to kill me!" Anakin shouts angrily before reaching out and beginning to choke Padme with the Force.

"Let her go, Anakin!" Obi Wan shouts, walking down the ramp.

Anakin doesn't seem to hear him. Then, a blaster bolt hits at his feet, forcing him to break off his Force choke and step back. Padme falls to the ground as both Obi Wan and Anakin look up, right as the Terran shuttle slows to a hover just over the platform. Hall and Lieutenant Walker leap down onto the wings of Padme's ship, then down to the ground as Captain Allen and Lieutenant Commander Woods fly down and land on the platform. Walker, Allen, and Woods then aim their assault blasters at Anakin. Hall glances over at Padme, and sees she's visibly pregnant. The dots connect instantly, and Hall feels shock flow through him.

Anakin fixes his glare at Obi Wan and shouts, "You turned her against me!"

"You did that yourself, you SOB," Allen says, still aiming his assault blaster at the Jedi he's fought beside countless times.

Anakin paces back and forth a few times, removing his outer robe, before screaming, "You will not take her from me!"

"Your anger and your lust for power have already done that," Obi Wan says as he removes his robe, ready to fight. He and Hall start walking in a slow circle around Anakin, along with Allen and Woods. At the same time, Walker inches the other way, heading towards Padme, ready to take her back to the ship once they're in the clear.

"Anakin Skywalker, you are under arrest. Lay down your lightsaber and get on your knees with your hands on your head," Woods says firmly.

"You've all turned against me! You've all deceived me!" Anakin bellows.

"You mean you turned against us!" Hall shouts back, fury at Anakin welling up in him, "You fell for Palpatine's sick, twisted lies and turned into what we've been fighting to destroy! You betrayed us all! You killed Jedi! You killed children in cold blood! You used to be like a brother to me! What the h*** has happened to you?! You're trying to burn the entire universe in the name of a lie! I can't believe you would fall for such an obvious lie! What is wrong with you?!"

"Don't lecture me! I see through the lies of the Jedi. I do not fear the Dark Side as you do," Anakin responds. He looks out across the landscape of Mustafar, not quite turning his back to Obi Wan for fear of Allen or Woods shooting him in the back, and says, "I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire."

"That whole sentence contradicted itself," Allen says, still aiming his weapon at Anakin.

"Don't make me kill you all," Anakin says furiously.

"Anakin, our allegiance is to the Republic! To Democracy!" Obi Wan shouts

"If you're not with me, then you're my enemy," Anakin responds.

Obi Wan sighs before saying, "Only a Sith deals in absolutes. We will do what we must." He and Hall then draw their lightsabers as Allen and Woods tighten their fingers around their triggers.

"You will try," Anakin responds.

Obi Wan and Hall ignite their lightsabers simultaneously. A second later, Anakin ignites his with a yell and leaps backwards towards Obi Wan and Hall. Allen and Woods fire their assault blasters at Anakin, but Anakin blocks the bolts.

Anakin lands in front of Obi Wan, and viciously attacks him. Hall joins the fight, slashing at Anakin's head. Anakin easily blocks the attack, pushing Hall back with his own attacks. The three slash and parry at remarkable speed, their duel carrying them away from the landing pad. As they do, Walker picks up Padme and takes her back aboard the ship, where he starts first aid to try and help her, while Allen and Woods attempt to follow the three duelists.

(Senate building)

On Coruscant, Palpatine is going over a few things in his office. Two Red Guards are standing at the door.

Unknown to them, Lieutenant Pratt and another SEAL, Lieutenant Cox, are sneaking as quietly as they can towards Palpatine's office, knives in hand, with Yoda, Rommel, and the third SEAL, Lieutenant Palmer following behind them.

Pratt and Cox near the door, then stop. They look at each other, nod once, then leap forward. Before the Red Guards can react, Pratt and Cox drive their knives into the guard's necks, killing them instantly.

Palpatine slowly turns as Pratt and Cox rush into the room, followed quickly by Palmer. The three SEALs aim their assault blasters at Palpatine as Yoda and Rommel walk into the office behind them.

"I hear a new apprentice you have, Emperor. Or, should I call you Darth Sidious?" Yoda says.

"Master Yoda. You survived. And returned with terrans," Palpatine replies mockingly.

"Surprised?" Yoda asks.

"Your arrogance blinds you, Master Yoda. Now you will experience the full power of the dark side," Palpatine says, raising his hands. Then, he sends bolts of Force lightning out, one at Yoda and one at Rommel. Rommel falls to the ground, crying out in pain, while Yoda is sent flying back into the wall.

"Light him up!" Pratt shouts, and the three SEALs open fire.

Palpatine whips out his lightsaber, blocking the incoming blaster bolts. He then leaps towards them, driving his saber right through Cox' heart. Palmer fires at Palpatine, but Palpatine blocks the bolts. He slashes at Palmer's head, but Palmer somersaults and pops back up. He fires again, but Palpatine cuts his blaster in two, then beheads Palmer. He then whips around and fires a bolt of Force lightning at Pratt, who is thrown back screaming in pain. Palpatine puts away his lightsaber to free up his other hand, and continues casting Force lightning at Pratt. Pratt continues to scream in pain, until Palpatine hears, "Hey!"

Palpatine stops and turns around. As he does, he sees both Rommel and Yoda have regained their feet.

Palpatine laughs. "I have waited a long time for this moment, my little green friend. At last, the Jedi are no more," he says.

"Not if anything to say about it, I have," Yoda says, thrusting his hand forward and sending out a Force wave that sends Palpatine flying across the office.

"At an end, your rule is And not short enough it was," Yoda says.

Palpatine leaps back towards them, and Yoda leaps right in front of the entrance, Rommel stepping up alongside him.

Yoda glares at Palpatine. "If so powerful you are, why leave?" he asks as he draws and ignites his lightsaber.

"You will not stop me. Darth Vader will become more powerful than either of us," Palpatine says before whipping out his lightsaber and igniting it.

"Your faith in the dark side and your apprentice is misplaced. We will not stop until you and your Empire are destroyed forever," Rommel says with anger. In his voice as he draws and ignites his lightsaber, settling into his fighting stance.

Palpatine slowly raises his lightsaber over his head. Then, Yoda leaps forward, slashing at Palpatine's head. Palpatine blocks the blow as Yoda sails over his head. Rommel then charges, slashing at Palpatine's legs, but Palpatine blocks his blow as well. Yoda then leaps back into range, slashing at Palpatine again but Palpatine blocks his blow. Rommel then raises his fist to shoot a jet of flame from his vambrace, but Palpatine uses the Force to send Rommel flying back.

(Mustafar)

Anakin slashes viciously at Obi Wan, while blocking Hall's strikes from behind, continuously forcing Obi Wan back towards the control room. As he knocks Obi Wan back a few steps, Hall comes running up behind him, slashing at Anakin's head. The two exchange several vicious blows before Anakin knocks him flying back with a Force wave. Obi Wan races forward to take his place, and he and Anakin re-engage. Anakin forces Obi Wan back through a narrow hallway towards the main control center.

As they enter the control center, Hall rushes up behind them, slashing at Anakin's head. Anakin deflects the blow, and Hall's saber goes through a display screen. He quickly recovers and stabs his saber towards Anakin's heart from behind, but Anakin leaps up and over the blow. He lands on Obi Wan's other side, slashing at Obi Wan's head, but Obi Wan deflects it.

The two exchange several blows before Anakin knocks Obi Wan back into a pole, dazing him. Hall rushes forward to take his place, slashing at Anakin's waist, but Anakin uses Hall's speed to deflect it away and cause Hall to let go of his saber. He then tries bringing his saber down on Hall, but Hall ducks and grabs Anakin's wrist, twisting it and causing him to let go of his saber. Hall then punches Anakin in the face, knocking him back.

Anakin tries to fight back with his fists, but it is immediately clear that Hall is far superior when it comes to fist fighting. Hall lands several punches to Anakin's face and one to his stomach before putting Anakin in a headlock. As he starts choking Anakin, Anakin uses the Force to summon his lightsaber back to him.

Hall, immediately recognizing the danger, throws Anakin several feet away before Anakin can ignite his saber. He then charges to where his saber is lying, grabbing it and igniting it. He then whips around, just in time to block a strike from Anakin. Anakin presses down on Hall, forcing him down onto his back, but Hall resists Anakin and after a few seconds brings his foot up and kicks Anakin off of him. As Anakin gets back to his feet, Obi Wan, having regained his senses., charges to attack Anakin.

(Coruscant)

Yoda leaps onto the Chancellor's podium, slashing at Palpatine. Somehow, one of them hits the button, and the ceiling opens up as the podium begins to lift up towards the Senate chamber, all while Palpatine and Yoda are slashing and parrying.

As the podium lifts higher into the Senate Chamber, Yoda and Palpatine's sabers clash, the two struggling against each other. As they struggle, Rommel flies up using his jetpack, firing one of his blaster pistols at Palpatine's head. Palpatine blocks the bolts, then raises his lightsaber to block a flying strike by Rommel's saber.

(Mustafar)

Obi Wan and Anakin slash away at each other, with Hall recovering from a small cut Anakin just inflicted on him. The two swing their lightsabers around them a few times before striking, their sabers clashing in a fierce crackling.

A few seconds later, both try to send a Force wave at each other at the same moment. The two struggle, trying to overpower each other, before a burst of Force energy sends them both flying back. Each of them lands on a control console. Anakin quickly recovers and leaps across the room. He tries to bring his saber down on Obi Wan, but Obi Wan rolls out of the way, causing Anakin to accidently destroy the controls managing the force fields surrounding the facility to protect it from the lava, causing the shields to be lowered.

Right then, Hall gets back to his feet, his anger at Anakin slowly growing. He charges towards Anakin, slashing at Anakin's chest. Anakin blocks the blow, but quickly finds himself on the defensive, forced back by Hall's relentless attacks as Obi Wan follows behind, waiting for the moment to strike.

(Coruscant)

Yoda leaps onto one of the repulsorpods, with Rommel hovering behind him with his jetpack. Palpatine is standing on a repulsorpod above them, holding two more repulsorpods in the air with the Force. He then sends the pods towards them, forcing Yoda to leap away while Rommel flies up. Rommel releases a jet of flame towards Palpatine, but Palpatine stops the flames with the Force and sends them back towards Rommel.

Palpatine pulls out more repulsorpods with the Force, sending them flying at both Yoda and Rommel. The two dodge the attacks and Rommel flies towards Palpatine, lightsaber at the ready. Palpatine ignites his saber, and the two exchange a flurry of blows. Then, Palpatine manages to land a hit, slashing his saber across Rommel's stomach where his armor doesn't quite protect, opening a cut that causes Rommel to hiss in pain. Rommel slashes at Palpatine a few more times, and forces Palpatine's saber out of his hands with brute strength. But, before he can attack again, Palpatine sends Force lightning at Rommel.

Rommel screams in pain, his knees buckling slightly, but his grip on his lightsaber remaining. Then, Palpatine pours more power into his lightning, sending Rommel over the edge.

Rommel falls towards the ground, hitting several repulsorpods before finally hitting the ground. A piece of shrapnel stabs into his leg through gaps in his armor, causing Rommel, already weak, to cry out in even more pain.

Seeing this, Yoda leaps up onto Palpatine's repulsorpod, lightsaber at the ready. However, Palpatine sends out more Force lightning, sending Yoda's saber out of his hand and forcing Yoda to try and contain the lightning in his hands.

As Rommel tries to regain his bearings, still barely conscious from Palpatine's attack, he feels a hand on his shoulder. He looks up, and sees Lieutenant Pratt standing over him, holding Yoda's fallen lightsaber.

"Come on, Colonel," he says, and helps Rommel to his feet. Rommel takes a moment to regain his bearing, then stumbles towards the exit, Pratt right beside him.

Seconds later, the lightning in Yoda's hands bursts out in a wave of energy, knocking Palpatine over the side and sending Yoda flying towards the Chancellor's podium. Palpatine barely manages to hang onto the pod, while Yoda falls towards the ground below.

(Mustafar)

Obi Wan leaps down onto a pipe over the lava, Anakin following him. The two slowly walk along the narrow pipe, exchanging several blows with their sabers.

Back on the main platform, Hall watches angrily as Anakin and Obi Wan slowly move away, knowing that he wouldn't be able to keep up.

Anakin strikes at Obi Wan, but Obi Wan avoids it and leaps down to a platform below. As Anakin leaps down as well, they hear something, and glance around to see Allen and Woods flying in, blasters at the ready. Before Anakin can do anything, they start firing at him.

Anakin blocks their bolts with his lightsaber and uses the Force to send debris flying at them, forcing the two Americans to dodge it. As they do, Hall shouts, "Woods!" Woods hears this and flies over to where Hall is standing as Allen continues to circle Anakin and Obi Wan, firing when he can.

Woods lands beside Hall and says, "Yes, Colonel?"

"I need your armor. Hurry!" Hall says. Woods nods and hurriedly begins his removing his armor, knowing that time is of the essence.

(Coruscant)

The doors onto a landing platform outside the Senate building are blown open. Clones on the platform turn towards the door, only for them to be cut down by a hail of blaster fire.

Rommel and Pratt emerge onto the landing platform and immediately head for the shuttle parked on the platform. Once they're on board, Rommel powers up the shuttle and lifts it off the pad, heading up and out of the atmosphere.

As they climb, Rommel says softly, "I failed." Pratt just looks at him.

Rommel then looks at Pratt. "Send a message to Captain Adams. Tell him to rendezvous at Polis Massa," he says.

(Mustafar)

Obi Wan and Anakin continue their duel, slashing and parrying and slashing again as they walk along a walkway towards a structure hanging over the lava. As they near the structure, a massive lava plume erupts, coating the walkway in lava and causing the walkway to begin to give way. The two of them rush into the structure to take shelter from the lava exploding all around them. Then, the structure breaks free completely and falls into the lava.

The lava river slowly begins carrying it downstream towards a lava fall. As it moves, Anakin climbs up the structure after Obi Wan.

Suddenly, they hear the sound of a jetpack, and see Hall flying in. Hall flies up to Obi Wan and grabs his hand, pulling him off the structure and setting him down on a small platform hovering over the lava.

Anakin glares at the two of them and leaps off the structure onto the flat head of a droid collecting lava, forcing the droid towards Obi Wan and Hall, who is hovering beside Obi Wan. As he gets close, he begins exchanging blows with the two of them before a particularly fierce blow from Hall forces him a few feet away.

Obi Wan and Hall stare at Anakin intently for several moments, with Anakin glaring back at them. Then, Obi Wan says, "I have failed you, Anakin. I have failed you."

"I should've known the Jedi and the Terrans were plotting to take over!" Anakin says.

"Anakin, Chancellor Palpatine is evil!" Obi Wan shouts at his fallen apprentice.

"From my point of view, the Jedi are evil!" Anakin shoots back.

"Then you are lost and a complete imbecile!" Hall shouts angrily.

The three of them continue up the lava river. Anakin glares at Obi Wan and says, "This is the end for you, my master." He then leaps over Obi Wan's head and lands on Obi Wan's platform. The two exchange several blows before clashing their sabers. After a few seconds of struggling, Obi Wan leaps backwards off the platform and onto a rocky ledge on the bank of the lava river.

"It's over Anakin! I have the high ground!" Obi Wan says.

"You underestimate my power!" Anakin says angrily.

"Don't try it!" Obi Wan warns.

Anakin glares at Obi Wan, then leaps into the air with an angry yell. But, in his anger, he had forgotten about Hall, who now flies in with his jetpack, and before Anakin can react, cuts off Anakin's legs, and for good measure, cuts off his arm holding his lightsaber. He snatches Anakin's saber out of the air before Anakin even begins to fall.

Anakin hits the ground hard and slides down almost into the river, crying out in pain. Hall lands beside Obi Wan, and the two deactivate their sabers.

Obi Wan looks down at Anakin and yells, "You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force! Not leave it in darkness!"

He then turns, and he and Hall begin to walk away. As they do, Anakin screams, "I hate you!"

Obi Wan and Hall both turn around, and Obi Wan says, "You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you!"

Anakin looks up at Obi Wan. And just a second later, what remains of his pants catch on fire from the lava.

Anakin screams in pain from the flames as they slowly creep up his body. Obi Wan looks at his fallen apprentice in anguish, then feels a hand on his shoulder. "Come on, General. It's over," Hall says.

Against what his heart is telling him, Obi Wan turns away, and he and Hall slowly make their way back towards the facility. A few moments later, Captain Allen lands beside them, and the three walk back towards the landing pad.

As they reach the landing pad, they find Woods waiting for them. "Come on. We gotta get out of here. Senator Amidala isn't in good shape. We need to rendezvous with Senator Organa on Polis Massa," Woods says.

The three of them hurry onto the ship after Woods. Obi Wan and Hall head to where Padme has been laid.

As the two walk up beside her, she opens her eyes and looks at Obi Wan. "Obi Wan. Is Anakin alright?" she asks. Neither Obi Wan or Hall can bring themselves to answer, and Padme soon closes her eyes again as she falls unconscious.

Hall and Obi Wan make their way to the cockpit, where they power the ship and lift off, heading up and out of Mustafar's atmosphere.

Once they make the jump to hyperspace, Hall turns to Obi Wan. "What do we do now?" he asks.

"I don't know," Obi Wan says.

And, I'll end there.

I hope you liked this chapter and how I had the duels go. I also hope you don't mind that I had Hall cut off Anakin's limbs instead of Obi Wan.

So, next chapter will cover the rendezvous on Polis Massa, and the birth of the Skywalker twins, and it will be up tomorrow. Until it is up, I hope you guys will leave a review and tell me how I did. Please leave review, as if I get 10 reviews for this and each of the next four chapters, I'll finish this story with 600 reviews! Let's hit that milestone.

Until next time, stay tuned!