"Master, are you sure this is a good thing?" a deep male's voice came from a dark black robe. His breathing was loud through the machine keeping him alive.
"About what?" inquired an older man's voice who wore a brown robe. Both of their hoods were drawn, masking away any of their specific features.
"To let this kid be a Jedi. We flew more than half the galaxy to get him. This is a planet full of non-Jedi's for the past millennia," the younger man continued to complain.
"My old padawan, you forget we were already briefed that the prophet Jedi was exiled and he chose this planet to spread information about our ways. Plus, we let you in, did we not?" He added with a smile in his voice.
"Yes, master, but what about the bad feeling you had earlier?" he asked his master. He knew his master was a good indicator when things are going wrong, but the older man chooses not to worry him.
"Those? I get those feelings all the time," he joked.
"Yes, only when we're in a situation where our expertise is called for." The younger man said with a snort.
"Anakin, there is nothing to fear –"
"I'm not afraid!" Anakin said hotly.
"Anakin, remember your temper. Look where it has gotten you last time," he said regretfully.
"I know. I'm sorry. I never should have listened to Palpatine, turn my back on the Republic and Jedi, and I should never have doubted Padmé," Anakin said depressed. He thought even more depressed, 'I should have never had doubted Obi-Wan or Padmé. I should never have…killed the woman I loved.'
It was a little over a year ago when Anakin had betrayed the very people he had sworn to protect to the Emperor, now Darth Sidious. He had and helped kill many fellow Jedi Knights, Masters, Padawans, and Younglings all for the Empire and what he thought was a way in preventing Padmé's death. That was not the case; however, as she met her end at his hands on Mustafar thinking that she had betrayed him. It was he who caused Padmé to die!
Most of it he doesn't remember doing. It was as if there was a whole other part of it, his Sith side, his dark side, his own inner demons. He heard from the Emperor, Obi-Wan, and Yoda of what happened and despite them being Sith and Jedi, the stories were similar a few minor differences.
Though it was his body that caught on fire, Anakin wished for Obi-Wan to finish him off. In a way, Obi-Wan did just that on Mustafar. He had expected the older Jedi to leave him there and let the flames consume him, but instead his Master forced Anakin to see the truth and Anakin still feels ashamed about his actions and feelings. It was as if the flames burning him were that of his corrupted anger.
Then there was a staggering tremor in the Force and they both felt it. Though Padmé was not a Force wielder, the children inside her were. Obi-Wan faced a dilemma, which friend would he save? Anakin, with his mind clear, he saw the outcome and told Obi-Wan to save Padmé. There was only enough time to save one and not even the Force could help.
Moments later, Anakin was found by the new Emperor of the Galaxy, the devious Sith Lord behind it all. He wasn't even able to attend her funeral because the Emperor was still reconstructing what was left of Anakin Skywalker. It wasn't until months later that the one called Darth Vader was able to break free of the hold that the Emperor kept on him and seek out his old master, his old friend.