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Chapter 38
The ship was badly damaged, the dark side was suffocating, the threat of attack still hung in the air and, to top it all off, it was raining exactly as it was the first time around. Obi-Wan sighed; he didn't know whether the rain was the Son's doing or not because, with the Daughter still alive, the darkness still could not dominate the entire planet. However, the Son's descent into the darkness tipped the balance in favor of the dark side but it wasn't as bad as it was when Daughter died the first time around.
Still, Obi-Wan found he could do without the blasted rain. "I am really getting tired of the weather here," he said out loud as he gazed at the pouring rain.
"Some might say it's part of the appeal," Anakin said sitting at the top of the ramp also gazing at the rain.
Obi-Wan was silent as he continued to gaze at the rain thinking over things especially what was coming next; he couldn't help but wonder if the Son showed Anakin the future as he had last time then would the future be so bad that Anakin would rather turn to the dark side than let it happen? Or did all the changes Obi-Wan made so far have any impact on the future? And would Anakin even go to the Well of the Dark Side? If that happened then would the Father erase Anakin's memories like last time?
"How do you feel, Anakin?" Obi-Wan asked his brother quietly turning gray-blue eyes to Anakin.
Anakin sighed. "I'm not sure we're doing the right thing by leaving," he said quietly. "The Son is consumed by the dark side."
"You know that if we stay then the dark side will use us to its advantage," said Obi-Wan.
Anakin didn't reply.
Ahsoka pulled herself out of the hold where the hyperdrive hold with a tool in her hands and goggles over her eyes. "Well, do you want the bad news or the really bad news?" she asked.
"I'd go with the bad news with some optimism," Jenica called from beneath Ahsoka causing her to smile slightly.
Obi-Wan also smiled. "I agree with Jenica," he said.
Ahsoka nodded. "We've got two cracked shilo pins, a busted power convertor, the engines should be fired twice to dump debris and the backup vents need charging," she said climbing out of the hold to fix something in the main hold of the ship.
"Can you two fix it?" asked Obi-Wan resting a hand on his beard as he watched Ahsoka rejoin Jenica.
"I can reroute the primary initiator and weld the dampening vents," Ahsoka said.
"That might give us enough power to leave the atmosphere," Jenica said. "After that, I have no guarantee she'll hold together."
"We may as well chance it. I fear we are running short on time," Obi-Wan said before he turned around and left the ship having sensed Anakin leave with one of the speeders. He knew of what was going to happen and he wondered if, perhaps, he should go with Anakin. But could he leave Ahsoka and Jenica by themselves? They weren't younglings anymore.
Obi-Wan stretched out with the Force but the Force shied away from deciding what he should do, which meant he was on his own. He should have figured that; the Force didn't make the choices. If it did then things would be a lot simpler. He sighed inwardly. Either way, he felt Anakin would have to journey to the Well of the Dark Side; it was something he had to do while on Mortis before they left and he doubted the planet would let them leave until it was finished with them. He felt that the Force agreed with him; the planet wouldn't be finished with them until after Anakin faced whatever it was he would face in the Well of the Dark Side.
He walked over to join Anakin as the rain continued to beat relentlessly at them. "Anakin, where are you going?" he asked though he already knew the answer.
"To see the Father," Anakin replied climbing onto the speeder. "I'm not convinced the Son will be contained here without our help. Perhaps we should make a stand."
Obi-Wan gently placed a hand on Anakin's shoulder. "Father will not be alone in attempting to contain the Son, Anakin. He will have the Daughter's help," he said.
Anakin was silent for a long moment. "Be that as it may, if I don't get the Father's blessing to leave, I think it'll haunt me forever," he said.
Obi-Wan was tempted on telling Anakin that he already had the Father's blessing but decided against it. "I will go with you," he said.
Anakin looked a little surprised. "You don't need…" he began.
"Ahsoka and Jenica aren't younglings anymore. Even on this planet, I think we can leave them be for a bit anyway. We will always be in contact with them with our comlinks and, besides, I would like to see how the Daughter is doing. She used quite a bit of her power to save Jenica's life."
Anakin nodded slowly. "All right, master," he said.
Obi-Wan turned around before making his way into the ship. "Ahsoka?" he called pulling out the second speeder.
"Yes Master Kenobi?" Ahsoka asked lifting her head out of the hold.
"Anakin and I are going to see the Father. We'll be back as soon as possible. Stay here and finish the repairs. Make sure you don't repair at least one thing that the ship absolutely requires to get started."
"All right, Master Kenobi, but why?"
"It is better to be safe than sorry, Ahsoka."
"All right, Master Kenobi."
Anakin and Obi-Wan walked up the steps to the monastery where the Father and the Daughter were likely located. When they walked into the room, Anakin saw the Father meditating in the center in the front of the room with the Daughter kneeling on the right hand side of the Father.
"You should have left by now," said the Father not opening his eyes as they walked over to join them.
"Our ship needs repairs," Anakin replied.
"Do not underestimate my Son. He will seek your ship to escape our isolation," said the Father opening his eyes. "And sow terror through the universe."
"And while you are here, I fear my brother will use you to do it," Daughter said quietly opening her eyes to gaze at them.
"What will you do? Now that he has given himself over to the dark side," Anakin asked.
"It was my actions that unleashed great danger on the universe," the Father said standing up and Daughter followed suit.
"It was not your fault, Father," Daughter said quietly.
"Part of it was, Daughter. Nevertheless, he is dangerous so I must…kill him." The Father hesitated on saying those last words.
"He's too powerful for you to take on alone," Anakin said.
"Perhaps, perhaps not. The Force will decide."
"I can help you."
"The choice is no longer yours to make," the Father said walking over to join them. "Our destinies are clouded." The Father was silent for a long moment. "There is a place, not far from here, that is strong in the Force and the darkness has no hold there. You must go there. There, you will discover what it is you are to do."
Anakin nodded. "Where is it?" he asked.
"Head that way," the Father said pointing. "And you will know when you find the place."
Anakin nodded before walking out of the monastery. Obi-Wan moved to follow him but stopped when Daughter gently touched his arm. "This is for him to do and him alone," Daughter said quietly. "You will know when it is time for you to step in."
Anakin could feel Obi-Wan's hesitation through the Force but his former master made no move to follow him as he left the monastery. He climbed onto his speeder before guiding it in the direction the Father had indicated. When the Force told him he had reached the place, and it would be better if he walked into the place, he stopped the speeder bike before climbing off it.
Entering the place, he found it was as silent as a tomb and yet the Force, like the Father had said, was very strong there. But he couldn't feel any darkness. He continued to walk until he heard a soft, very familiar voice sound.
'Hello again, Anakin,' Qui-Gon Jinn's voice said and Anakin glanced up as Qui-Gon's spirit appeared on the ridge above him.
"Master Qui-Gon," Anakin greeted him.
'Do you know believe you are the Chosen One, Ani?' Qui-Gon asked.
"I…Everything seems to say that it's true but I just…I don't know for sure," Anakin said quietly.
'I, for one, believe you will bring balance to the Force. I have told you this before; the light and the darkness made their choice and their choice is you. I also believe you will face your demons and save the universe,' Qui-Gon said quietly.
Anakin didn't know of what to say to that. "And this…creature of the dark side? Do I leave or do I stay and kill him?" he asked.
'Look deeper. You may find another way but you may not. You will find an answer though.'
"I don't understand." Anakin said confused.
Qui-Gon was silent for a long moment still gazing at Anakin. 'Not far from here is a place that is strong with the dark side of the Force,' he hesitated before adding, 'you must go there.'
"And kill the Son?" Anakin asked.
'Remember your training, Anakin, and trust your instincts.' After he finished speaking, Qui-Gon faded away.
"Ahsoka, wake up."
Ahsoka sat up nearly head-butting Jenica who was leaning over her. "I must have dozed off," she said as Jenica sat back on her heels.
"I only left to check if Master Kenobi and Master Skywalker were back yet not even five minutes ago," she said amusement in her green eyes before she picked up a glass and handed it to her. "I also got you something that might help keep you up."
"Thanks Jenica." Ahsoka took the drink before sipping at it. She finished it before putting it away. "All right, what do we have left to do?"
"We're practically done," Jenica said. "But Master Kenobi did tell us to make sure to leave at least one thing unfixed."
Ahsoka nodded. "He said something that the ship requires in order to get started," she said. "I say we make sure the power systems are offline. We can fix that when we're ready to leave."
"Good idea, 'Soka."
Obi-Wan walked to the doors leading into the monastery before turning his attention to the distance where he knew the Well of the Dark Side was located. The Force wasn't yet telling him that it was time for him to go but he wanted to be there to prevent the Son from turning Anakin to the dark side.
"He must follow the will of the Force, Obi-Wan," the Father said. "You should not interfere."
"I need to go to him," Obi-Wan said not turning his gaze away from the landscape that stretched out in front of him.
"And if my brother turns on you? He is already upset with you for meddling in these affairs," Daughter said.
"I will be prepared. If I can get there before the Son turns Anakin then I may be able to stop him." That was the hope anyway. Obi-Wan already lived through seeing his brother turn to the dark side twice, once the first time he was on Mortis and the second time when he joined Palpatine, he didn't want to live through seeing it happen a third time around.
The Father sighed. "I cannot stop you but I urge you to reconsider," he said.
Obi-Wan inclined his head. "I've made my decision and I will live with whatever consequences this decision brings," he said before he left the monastery and headed toward his speeder.
Anakin guided the speeder back around the monoliths and toward the volcano in the distance. It was deep in the ground with thin veins of orange lava trailing down its sides. Anakin shivered at the sheer power of the dark side that existed around him as he guided the speeder down into the volcano.
He landed the speeder back on the patch of land floating in the midst of the lake of lava before shivering; for some reason, the sight of the lava sent a shiver of fear down his spine but he was unsure why. He pushed that thought away as he gazed around the gigantic cavern held up by slender pillars with thicker veins of lava traveling down their sides.
"Welcome." Anakin turned around as the Son appeared behind him before walking across the patch of land to stand in front of him.
"I believe there has been a misunderstanding. We do not have to be enemies," the Son added.
"You tried to murder your father and the Force is out of balance. I need to stop you." Before things get worse, Anakin thought but, at the last instant, decided against repeating his thought out loud.
"Do you really need to stop me?" the Son asked.
Anakin's only response was to ignite his lightsaber.
Obi-Wan weaved around the monoliths pushing the speeder bike as quickly as possible to get to the Well of the Dark Side. He supposed he took a page out of Anakin's book and was flying across the land like a speed demon in his attempt to get to the Well of the Dark Side before the Son turned Anakin.
He pulled out his comlink with one hand and activated it before contacting Ahsoka as he swerved around another monolith. "Ahsoka, do you copy?" he said into it. When there was no answer, he said, "Jenica, do you copy?"
"I'm here, Master," Jenica's voice said.
"Is the ship almost ready to go?"
"Yes Master and we disabled the power systems. The ship won't be leaving without those online."
"Good. Stay in the ship until I contact you again."
"Yes Master. What's going on?"
"I'm going to find Anakin."
"I didn't know he had gone missing. You two left together."
"Things have changed. Keep the power systems disabled until Anakin and I get back and, if you sense something isn't right or if I contact you, get out of there."
"Yes Master. Do you think something's going to happen?" asked Jenica.
Obi-Wan sighed. "I don't think something will happen. I know something will. There should be a couple more speeder bikes in the hold. If you sense something isn't right, take them and go to the monastery. The Father and the Daughter will keep you safe."
"Yes master," Jenica replied.
Obi-Wan disconnected the transmission, put his comlink away and swerved around another monolith before he neared the entrance to the Well of the Dark Side.
The Son simply gazed at Anakin before he held out a hand and Anakin's lightsaber flew into his hand. "There is no need for cruel implements here," he said. "I have a gift for you."
Anakin narrowed his eyes. "I've had enough of your trickery," he snapped.
"Ah but you'll like this one. Promise. What if I could show you the future?"
Anakin gazed at him as the Son walked around him as he said those words and suddenly his head started to hurt and he stumbled back a little eyes widening. "No, stop it," he gasped feeling the Force swirl around him surrounding him like a dense fog.
"Know yourself. Know what you will become," the Son declared.
And the cavern seemed to vanish like mist in the sunlight.
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Darkness covered the land and the air was somber as the wrapped body floated down the river of lava. Figures stood on the ridge watching the body as it floated it away until it tipped over the edge to disappear forever.
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The shot came out of nowhere and flew silently across the sky. It slammed into a figure standing on the edge of the building. The figure fell, falling, falling…
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Red and purple lightsabers clashed in a deadly dance.
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"You have meddled enough in affairs that are none of your concern." Force lightning arced across the room to slam into a figure standing nearby.
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Clones troopers surrounded the figure wielding a lightsaber just as other clone troopers turned their blasters upon their brothers and a firefight began between the two groups.
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"Another dark day this is."
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A planet rose up before it suddenly shattered into millions of fragments sending debris flying in all directions.
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"Please, please don't do this!"
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"I trusted you!"
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"NO!" The ghostly image of a black helmet and raspy, mechanical, sinister breathing filled the area before it shattered as easily as thin ice.
Obi-Wan leapt off his speeder bike almost before it finished landing on the stretch of land before hurrying over to kneel beside Anakin ignoring the Son who was glaring furiously at him. "Anakin?" he whispered trying to ignore the lava that surrounded them on all sides; it reminded him too much of Mustafar.
"I will do such terrible things," Anakin whispered.
Obi-Wan put an arm around his brother's shoulders. "You do not know that," he whispered.
Anakin shook his head not responding.
"Anakin, what did you see?" Obi-Wan asked quietly.
Anakin swallowed. "Such…such horrible things," he whispered gazing up at Obi-Wan with tears in his eyes but he didn't say anything else.
"Anakin, you can tell me."
Anakin looked away.
"Anakin, trust me."
It was those words that got Anakin to turn to Obi-Wan and begin slowly recounting what he saw. The events he stated weren't different from what occurred in the future Obi-Wan came from such as the planet being destroyed, the person getting shot, the Emperor and his Force lightning and, more prominent and important than the others, the black helmet; Darth Vader's helmet. Everything else, however, was not something that occurred in the future Obi-Wan came from.
"This does not have to be that way. It is still your choice to make," the Son said.
"He's right about that, Anakin," Obi-Wan whispered. "Your choices define your future not some vision that could change as easily as the day changes into night."
The Son snarled in fury. 'Did you not learn your lesson about meddling when I killed your apprentice?' he snapped through the Force.
Obi-Wan gazed directly into the Son's eyes. 'I will not let you poison Anakin's mind and turn him to the dark side,' he replied through the Force.
"But how can I stop these visions from coming true?" Anakin asked.
"Join me and we will destroy this Emperor you see in your visions. We shall end war, corruption and suffering throughout the galaxy," the Son said.
"Do not listen to him, Anakin," Obi-Wan said. "He is trying to manipulate you, use your desire to end this war and bring peace to the galaxy to get you to join him. You know he wants you to join him; he has wanted you to join him since he found out you were the Chosen One."
Anakin gazed at Obi-Wan and then at the Son and then back at Obi-Wan. "Will there be peace if I join you?" he asked the Son quietly.
Obi-Wan swallowed; he didn't want to go through seeing his brother fall again.
"Of course," the Son said.
"He's lying to you," Obi-Wan said tightening his grip on his brother. "Listen to me, Anakin, he only wants to use you to achieve his own ends."
Anakin's eyes seemed to tremble as undecided as he was; he couldn't decide between the darkness and the light. He didn't know which would provide him with the means to bring peace back to the war-ravaged galaxy.
Obi-Wan thought quickly about how to get his brother to see that listening to the Son wouldn't help him. "He is deceiving you, Anakin," he said quietly.
"Oh and I'm the only one?" the Son demanded.
Obi-Wan ignored him. "Anakin, do you trust me?" he asked.
Anakin gazed at him. "With my life, master," he said quietly.
"Then trust me when I saw you cannot trust the Son. He is only trying to manipulate you like I said before."
Anakin continued to gaze at him unsure of what to do, what to say, what to think.
"I am only offering you the chance to rid the galaxy of corruption and suffering," the Son said.
"He only wants our ship. Remember what he nearly did to his own Father, Anakin, and what he did to Jenica. Remember that he has been consumed by the dark side."
Anakin swallowed. "But my visions…" he began.
"…can change instantly," Obi-Wan interrupted Anakin gently. "The future is always in constant motion. These visions may not come to pass."
"But what if they do?"
"They may come to pass even if you do join the Son. Have you thought of that, Anakin? Have you considered the fact that the visions you saw would occur as you saw them if you joined the Son rather than if you didn't?"
Anakin slowly shook his head.
"That's what I thought. The future will bring what it brings, Anakin. Whatever happens, know that I will be at your side throughout it all whether or not your visions come true." Obi-Wan spoke with sincerity in his voice and he knew, without even looking at the Son, that he won.
Anakin Skywalker would not join the Son.
The Son was bewildered. He couldn't believe Kenobi had such influence over his former apprentice as to actually pull him back from the dark side seeds the Son had started implanting in Skywalker's mind. Skywalker was supposed to fall under the sway of the dark side and then help the Son escape Mortis but the meddling fool Kenobi stopped that from happening because of how much influence he, apparently, exerted over the Chosen One.
That made the Son furious and his power was amplified by the dark side that surrounded them on all sides. 'You have meddled enough, Kenobi!' he snarled through the Force before unleashing a torrent of red lightning at Kenobi.
"Master!" Skywalker cried as Kenobi let out a cry of pain.
The Son stopped the lightning but Kenobi still gazed calmly and defiantly back at him. "Do what you will with me but I will not let you manipulate my brother anymore," he said sternly.
The Son snarled in fury before he lashed out with the Force pushing both speeder backs into the lava. "I will get off this planet but there is still one thing I need to finish. You may have one this battle, Kenobi, but you have not one the war," he snarled furiously before he transformed into his gargoyle form and flew out of the volcano.
Anakin gingerly helped his master to his feet gazing at him in concern. "Master?" he whispered.
"I'll be fine, Anakin," Obi-Wan assured him and, once he regained his footing, removed his arm from around Anakin's shoulders.
Anakin gazed after the Son eyes troubled. "He really was trying to use me, wasn't he?" he whispered looking back at his brother. "And that vision…why would he show me that vision? Why would he show me such a horrible future? Was it all true?"
"I don't know, Anakin."
"I saw you in those visions, master, and Padmé and Master Yoda and even Master Windu. I just…I don't…" Anakin shook his head eyes troubled.
"Come on, Anakin," Obi-Wan whispered. "We'd better get back to the ship."
"But Jenica and Ahsoka? That's probably where the Son is heading next."
"I told them to disable one of the ship's systems that the ship needs in order to takeoff. I'll contact them to warn them that the Son might be coming for the ship. We're also going to need some help getting out of here."
Anakin nodded. He barely noticed Obi-Wan contact Ahsoka and Jenica as his visions played over and over again in his mind; all the horrors, all the death, all the destruction, all his fault. Was it his fault? Anakin couldn't see the face of the person who committed the crimes but why else would the Son say it was his future? Would he really commit all those crimes?
Anakin's head was beginning to throb.
Obi-Wan glanced at him before putting his arm around Anakin's shoulders to support him. "We're going to need a little help getting out of here too, Jenica," he said into the comlink.
"Understood, master. Ahsoka and I are on our way," Jenica said before disconnecting the transmission.
"Okay, the power systems are still disabled. Let's go rescue Master Kenobi and Master Skywalker," Ahsoka said before she held up a part. "Even if he knew how to work a ship, the Son won't be able to start the ship without this."
Jenica smiled. "Let's go." She grabbed one of the remaining speeder bikes before hurrying it out of the cargo hold of the Jedi shuttle and Ahsoka, grabbing the other speeder bike, hurried after her. They climbed onto the speeder bikes before hurrying toward Obi-Wan's location following the signal as well as Obi-Wan and Anakin's Force presences.
"I would have thought the Son would have arrived at the ship by now," Jenica said glancing briefly over her shoulder toward the Jedi shuttle.
"I'm just glad we got out of there before he arrived," Ahsoka said. She knew that she and Jenica wouldn't be strong enough to defeat the Son and he might try to turn Jenica to the dark side again. Jenica may not remember being turned to the dark side or anything that happened after that including her apparent death but Ahsoka did remember and she didn't want that to happen again.
The two Padawans guided their speeder bikes up the side of the volcano before flying downward where Obi-Wan and Anakin were attempting to climb out of the volcano. They were about halfway up when Ahsoka and Jenica joined them.
"Nice job," Ahsoka said.
"What took you so long?" Obi-Wan asked.
Anakin, surprisingly, had nothing to say. Ahsoka was surprised he managed to climb as far as he did without falling considering how deep in thought he looked. Obi-Wan touched Anakin's shoulder, breaking him from his thoughts, before nodding at the speeder bikes.
Ahsoka also noticed how troubled Anakin's eyes were and she didn't like that look in her master's eyes at all. "Come on, master," she said.
Anakin nodded slowly before leaping onto the bike behind Ahsoka while Obi-Wan climbed on behind Jenica. "Where are we going, Master Kenobi?" she asked glancing at Obi-Wan since Anakin was back in his thoughts.
"We have to warn the Father. Let's head back to the monastery. We have to be quick."
"Yes Master Kenobi."
Obi-Wan leapt off the speeder bike almost as soon as it pulled to a stop outside of the monastery before he walked over to join Anakin as he climbed off. "Let's hurry. I have no idea of where the Son is but I am pretty sure he's going to try to kill his father again. We must warn him," he said.
"Yes Master," Jenica and Ahsoka said simultaneously.
"Master Kenobi, what's the matter with Master Skywalker?" Ahsoka asked.
"He's got a lot on his mind," Obi-Wan said; it wasn't technically a lie. "Come, let's get to the Father. I don't know of where the Son is but it won't be long before he shows up."
"Where do you think he went?"
"I cannot say." Obi-Wan remembered that the last time, the Son had gone to take the dagger from his sister's tomb. However, since Daughter was still alive, Obi-Wan had no idea of where the dagger went. He knew that the Son would try to seek it out and he found it highly unlikely that the Father kept it in the monastery. It was possible, yes, but unlikely.
The four Jedi made their way into the central room of the monastery and were joined almost immediately by the Father and the Daughter. The Father gazed at Anakin before he stepped forward to stand in front of him. "What did he show you?" he asked.
Anakin's eyes were still haunted and troubled. "I have seen what I will become," he whispered. "I don't want that to happen and I can't…I just can't stop thinking about it."
"What's he…?" Ahsoka began but fell silent when Daughter gently touched her arm and gestured for her to be quiet.
"Your destiny can change as quickly as the love in one's heart can fade. Nothing is set in stone," the Father said.
"But I can't stop thinking about all the pain I will cause," Anakin protested.
"If there is to be balance then what you have seen must be forgotten," the Father said before gently touching two fingers to Anakin's forehead and he collapsed.
Obi-Wan caught Anakin just before he would have hit the ground.
"What did you do to him?" Ahsoka protested.
"He erased the memory of what my brother showed him," the Daughter said quietly. "My brother broke the laws of time and showed Anakin what he should never have seen."
Anakin stirred at that moment before opening azure eyes. "Master?" he mumbled sitting up. "What…What happened?"
"You were shown something you weren't meant to see," Obi-Wan replied quietly, "so the Father erased those memories from your mind."
Anakin nodded mutely and slowly stood up with Obi-Wan's help. "We need to stop the Son once and for all," he said.
"I am hoping we can do so without killing him," Daughter said quietly. "He is my brother."
"We may not have a choice, Daughter," the Father said quietly. "We have little time. I did my best to hide the dagger from the Altar but I am sure if my Son is determined enough, he will find it."
The group decided that they would confront the Son in the courtyard where Anakin was proven to be the Chosen One. Jenica was unsure of what was going to happen next and no one seemed to know either.
"You know what you must do, if my Daughter and I fail to bring my son back," the Father said quietly to Anakin.
Anakin nodded slowly in reply.
"How quaint, my own personal sendoff," said the Son suddenly as he floated down into the center of the courtyard.
"I ask you one last time, do not leave my son," the Father said stepping forward to stand in front of the Son.
"You do not have the power to keep me here, old man. You must understand that this planet is not my destiny," the Son snapped.
"Brother, please, listen to our Father. Do not leave," the Daughter said walking forward to stand beside the Father. "What you plan on doing will destroy all that I represent, all that is good."
"I beg you, my son, restrain yourself and stay," the Father added.
"I cannot."
"Then, it shall be, I love you my son."
"Please, brother, think about what you are doing," the Daughter protested as the Father stepped back. "I love you too, brother. Please don't do this."
The Son hesitated gazing at his sister before he shook his head. "No, I cannot stay here and I will not stay here," he declared.
The Daughter looked saddened and the Father gently touched her shoulder. "It is too late for him, Daughter," he said.
The Daughter shook her head but didn't refute her father's words. It was obvious to Jenica that the Daughter did not want to believe her father's words but had no choice but to.
Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka and Jenica activated their lightsabers at the same time before dashing toward the Son but the Son merely raised his hand and the four Jedi were sent flying backwards.
Father saw the dagger hanging on the Son's belt before he stretched out a hand. His daughter gasped. "Father, no," she protested and the Son glanced sharply at his father as the dagger went sailing across the air.
"I held hope that you could resist the dark side," Father said quietly. "But it looks like there is no going back."
"Father, please no," Daughter cried grabbing the dagger and stopping the Father from impaling himself.
Son stopped as well eyes wide. "Father…" he whispered as he realized what the Father was about to do.
"I must do this, my Daughter. If I die then so do my son's powers," said the Father.
"But Father, you can't die. Please, I love you," Daughter protested before she looked at her brother. "How can you just stand there and watch as our father kills himself? Has the dark side taken such a hold on you that you would watch your own father kill himself?"
Son was in a battle. His eyes were bright with surprise as the Father pulled himself free from his Daughter's grip and once again pointed the dagger at his heart. "If this is what must happen then so be it," he said.
"No!" Son suddenly cried dashing forward and grabbing the dagger before Father could stab himself. Daughter grabbed Son at that instant, prompted by the Force, and sent her love over to her brother.
Son fell to his knees as Father let go of the dagger and it landed with a clatter on the ground. Daughter knelt down beside her brother letting her love for him wash over him and bring him back to the edge where he belonged. He wouldn't, couldn't, be completely on the light side because it his nature to be dark but he will not be completely consumed either.
Son resisted at first but, eventually, he gave in to his sister's love especially when Father added his own love into the mix.
Obi-Wan pushed himself to his feet gazing at the magnificent event that was occurring in front of him. He could feel the Daughter's love bring the Son back to where he was supposed to be and he could feel the Father's love added into the mix. He walked over to join Anakin who was also gazing at the family eyes wide with surprise.
"What's going on?" Jenica asked quietly joining them.
"The Daughter is bringing the Son back to the edge where he belongs," Obi-Wan said quietly still watching the events as they unfolded.
Before long, the Son was sobbing in his father's arms while the Daughter slowly stood up and walked across the courtyard to join them. "Let this be a lesson for all of you," she said quietly. "Love is a powerful emotion; it can keep the darkness at bay. Anakin, you are still the Chosen One, you are destined to bring balance to the Force."
"My Daughter is right," the Father said joining them while supporting his son. "You made several choices while on this planet, Anakin, and those have defined who you are as the Chosen One. The dark side grows stronger in your galaxy but what has occurred here shall occur in your galaxy but even I do not know of when that will occur."
The Father went silent before going on, "So long as you stay on the path you are currently walking, you will bring the Force back into balance in the galaxy."
The Father then looked at Obi-Wan before saying silently, 'If you keep him on the path he is currently walking, despite the fact that the dark side will grow stronger because my son fell far into it's grasp, then he will succeed. He did not technically bring balance to this planet but events on this planet tell me that he shall bring balance to the galaxy just as he was meant to.'
He then stepped back still supporting his Son and the Daughter stepped back to join him. "Goodbye, my friends," he said, "and may the Force be with you."
The crystal that floated above the monastery suddenly began pulsating brilliant white light that forced Obi-Wan, Anakin, Ahsoka and Jenica to shield their eyes as it grew gradually brighter and then there was nothing.
Master, did I do the right thing on Mortis? Obi-Wan thought as he brought himself back into wakefulness, being the first one to wake up in the cockpit of the Jedi shuttle. I mean, I changed so much but I'm not sure if I should have changed it.
'The Force approves of what you did, Obi-Wan,' Qui-Gon's voice whispered. 'You must never doubt yourself and never doubt the changes you make. I have already told you that the Force and I both trust you to make the necessary changes you need to make. But if you begin to doubt the changes you make then you may stop making changes all together and that would lead to the future Anakin told you about.'
So I've made enough changes to where some of the things I lived through won't happen but the majority will?
'Basically yes. Do not doubt yourself and the changes that you make, Obi-Wan,' Qui-Gon said firmly.
Yes Master, I won't, Obi-Wan promised.
'I will always be with you to remind you in case you forget,' Qui-Gon said.
Obi-Wan smiled faintly. I shall not forget, master.
'Good. Goodbye, Obi-Wan.' And then Qui-Gon's voice was gone although Obi-Wan knew he was still there watching over him.
Obi-Wan turned his gaze to the com as Rex's hologram appeared. "General Skywalker, come in," he said.
Anakin woke up before gazing at the hologram. "We read you Rex," he said. "Can you hear me?"
Obi-Wan glanced over his shoulder to check on Jenica and Ahsoka to find that they were waking up as well looking a little disoriented. Obi-Wan was pretty sure the only reason he wasn't confused and disoriented was because he knew what to expect since he went through it once before.
"Yes sir, standing by," Rex replied straightening up. "We were worried. You were off the scopes there for a moment."
"A moment?" Anakin echoed before sighing and adding, "We've been gone or more than a moment."
Rex looked confused. "I'm sorry sir. I don't understand. You'll need to explain," he said.
Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka and Jenica exchanged looks before Anakin smiled. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you. We're coming in now," he said to Rex before guiding the Jedi shuttle toward the Jedi cruiser that hung in front of them.
A/n what do you think?
Blaze: I warned you this chapter wouldn't be like the episode
Darth: wow, you changed it a lot. Wonder what the repercussions are going to be with Son, Daughter and Father still being alive?
Blaze: Abeloth
Harry: huh?
Anakin: read this (hands Harry all 9 Fate of the Jedi books)
Harry: okay (sits down, opens book 1 and begins reading)
Severus: Potter reading without being told to read. Now I have seen it all
Harry: shut up git or I'll hit you with Blaze's flaming machete. I'm trying to read
Voldy: What's up guys?
Harry: I SAID I'M TRYING TO READ (slams flaming machete into Voldy's head and stalks off to find a quiet place to read)
Severus: my lord, Potter's trying to read and he has a flaming machete that he borrowed from Blaze and he will hit you with it if he's interrupted
Voldy's Ghost: now you tell me!
Blaze: (chuckles) Okay, I was going to post the next chapter as a surprise chapter but I am going to reveal the surprise now since I decided to do it as a oneshot that will be posted later on. This oneshot is going to be set after the events of the Mortis trilogy but before the Citadel trilogy. However, it will have pieces that take place after the Bounty Hunters episode.
Darth: so what is it?
Blaze: Obi-Wan and Siri's wedding. Now I know some, probably most, of you don't want Siri and Obi-Wan to get married but I would like to explain my reasoning, and the reasoning of one of my reviewers. See below
My reasons for creating a wedding for Obi-Wan and Siri.
One of my reviewers, they will remain anonymous since they know who they are, pointed out that if I want Obi-Wan to become a father then I should have them get married. You see, whether it's like this in the Star Wars galaxy or not, it is like this in actual society. If a child is born to parents who are not married then some people may consider them to be bastard children. This may not, and probably isn't, the case in the Star Wars galaxy but I, as the author, feel better knowing that my OC character has parents who are actually married.
Another reason is that it has happened before in canon, or what I consider to be canon anyway. I consider the EU to be canon, even though it isn't to most people, and thus I have seen Jedi get married to each other before. Let us not forget about two such couples; Revan and Bastila and Luke and Mara. If they can get married then why can't Obi-Wan and Siri? Yes, they will have to keep it a secret because the council will not approve of it but Obi-Wan is going to eventually speak with the council about that particular portion of the code. That will not occur until much later, much closer to the end of this story.
And those are only a couple of reasons as to why I am having a wedding for Obi-Wan and Siri.
I hope, I really do hope, that my reviewers will accept my decision and not take out my decision to have Obi-Wan and Siri married on the entirety of my story. I hope that I will not lose reviewers because of my decision but I would appreciate it, very much, if you do not flame me for it. I have explained myself when I did not have to.
Blaze: I thank you for your time in reading my explanation and, as I said at the end, I hope, sincerely hope, that you do not take my decision out on the rest of my story. I explained why I did what I did to you of my own free will because I felt that I needed to. So I hope that you will understand my reasons. Please review and I shall post chapter 39, which will cover "The Citadel" as soon as I possibly can but I doubt it will be anytime soon.