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Chapter 8

'Luke… I had the strangest dream' Janira said through the force. After she had said this, her eyes began to flutter open and she looked into the eyes staring back at here awakening form.

"You!" Janira yelled while sitting up straight.

"Yes, it's me… What's the matter?" Anakin replied with confusment obvious in his voice.

"Don't you play dumb with me! I saw what you did!" she cried furiously back at him.

Anakin tried to place a comforting hand on her shoulder, but she only shrugged him off in disgust.

"Janira," he started, "what are you talking about?"

Anakin closed his eyes and tried to get inside her mind, but she blocked him out.

"Ah!" Janira screamed at him. "Would you stop that!"

"I am only trying to help."

"Help? What do you know about helping people? All you brought was destruction and death. So I'd rather not listen to your words of advice on that particular subject."

He stepped away from Janira, obviously taken aback by her hurtful words about him.

"What, are you mad woman? I am a Jedi for force's sake! Sworn to protect the Republic and destroy, yes, all who try to thwart that peace!"

"Well then, I guess that explains why you destroyed yourself."

Angrily, Anakin strode up to Janira and placed a forceful grip on her shoulders.

"Please, Janira, would you just tell me what in the world is going on? Tell me why you are saying these things about me!" Janira did not answer. "Tell me now!"

Attempting to make eye contact, Anakin turned his head, but still Janira avoided his penetrating gaze.

Finally Anakin turned away. "Apparently you are confused. Confused as to what to do just as you are confused on what you're saying about me. You clearly need some more sleep. I will leave you to rest."

Just as he was about to leave, Janira cried, "Wait!" Anakin stopped in the doorway and turned to face her. "Will you explain to me what exactly happened?"

She thought about it for a brief moment, and then she nodded her head while biting her lip. Slowly Anakin approached the bed and kneeled at Janira's side thinking that he was ready for whatever it was she was about to tell him, yet in reality he was no where near where he should have been.

And so Janira began her disheartening story.

"When I fell to the ground, I was having images from your life playing in my head. They bombarded me with what I think was practically your whole life story. It happened quickly, but I still remember every detail from it. I won't tell you what you already know, like your life on Tattooine and the Clone Wars and I am unsure whether or not I should tell the rest, but I will anyways." She took a deep breath.

"I saw you kneeling before an old wrinkled man, pledging yourself to him. I am pretty sure that this man was the Emperor or, as you would call him, Darth Sidious. He gave you orders, which were to go to the Jedi Temple and kill every single Jedi there. You went there with many troops and fulfilled your order with great speed. You even killed the younglings at the Temple, who were unarmed and innocent. While you were doing that, Darth Sidious commanded that Order 66 be executed. Everywhere around the galaxies, troops turned on the Jedi and murdered them all, having only two escape them: Master Yoda and Master Kenobi.

For your next mission, you were sent to Mustafar to kill the Trade federation leaders, which you did, as well, with great speed. By that time your mind had become completely twisted by the dark side and you were no longer Anakin Skywalker, but Darth Vader.

After you had done your duty, another ship came to Mustafar and a woman ran off of it. Seeing her, you too ran to her and embraced her in a hug. Then you both had an emotional conversation. When you saw a man appear behind her on the ship, you got really angry and began to choke the girl. I am assuming that this man was Obi-Wan, for I have seen holograms of him. But once Obi-Wan told you to let her go, you did, and then began yelling at the man. You both powered on your light sabers and then had a fierce battle. Finally, you both ended up on a platform in the lava. Obi-wan jumped off and onto the high ground. You got a look of murder in your eyes as you too jumped off the platform. But Obi-Wan was quicker and he cut you down. You fell to the ground, still alive, but with both your legs cut off and only one arm left. At Obi-wan you yelled that you hated him but he said that he loved you. Your body then lit on fire and Obi-wan walked away. He got the woman back onto the ship and then left.

Another ship came soon after with the Emperor on it and they took you aboard and saved you. They made a suit and a mask so that you could breathe. From then on you were forever Darth Vader."

Janira took a very deep breath and looked at Anakin with tears filling her eyes. He was still kneeing, but his head was bowed and his shoulders were shaking.

Still without looking up, Anakin asked, "What happened to the girl?"

"She… she died. But not before giving birth to twins."

"Twins?" Anakin said, shocked, as he looked up at Janira, tears filling his eyes as well.

Janira nodded. "A boy and a girl." She paused. "Luke and Leia."

"You mean that boy we came here with is my son?" She nodded. "And that girl we're trying to save is my daughter?" Once again, Janira nodded. Then Anakin just broke down with sobs. "How could I have done such terrible things?" he wailed. "I am a horrible person."

"You're not a horrible person, Anakin, you've just…"

"No!" he cried. "You said it yourself that I brought horrible things to the Republic! So that would make me a horrible person too, right?"

Swiftly, he turned and tried to open the door, but it was locked. Anakin slammed his hand against the wall, and then made the door open using the Force. Without giving one glance behind him, Anakin stormed from the room.