Chapter 19
Jedi Master Yoda was hobbling towards Anakin Skywalker, to see his children. He knew that the two babies would need to be trained, and those babies would Anakin's. But he didn't come for that. He went into the training room to see Anakin and Adenan sparring.
Their lightsabers were crossed. Adenan flicked his wrist, but Anakin countered the attack by flicking his wrist with stronger force, making Adenan's lightsaber bounce and drop from his hand.
"I win" Anakin exclaimed with a sly tone
Adenan picked up his lightsaber with the force, then replied "Fine." He said a bit disappointed
"Greet you two, I do" Yoda said warmly, startling the two Jedi
"Master Yoda!" Adenan exclaimed, with sudden attentiveness, and then quickly bowed to him
Anakin bowed to Master Yoda too. Yoda smiled at Anakin warmly, because of the fact that he was seeing Anakin again after the events with the Traditionalists throwing out the Balancers from the Jedi Temple.
"Greetings, my apprentice" Yoda greeted Anakin with the same warm tone he had
"So, Master Yoda, why are you here?" Adenan asked with both confusion and dread of a new mission
"News, I have" Yoda answered vaguely, making Adenan nervous for no reason
"News?" Anakin asked, clearly wanting to hear the news
"Yes, plans, Mace Windu has" Yoda answered with a bit of concern
"That's not new" Anakin muttered with a small shrug
"Kill the Lars, he will" Yoda answered with more concern
"That's your step-family, right?" Adenan asked Anakin confusedly
"Yes!" Anakin answered with fear, his eyes widening as he exclaimed that, then ran towards the central command station
Yoda jumped onto Adenan's back, who ran behind Anakin, they saw Anakin talking to his uncle in the cruiser.
"That means, they're attacking my family!" Talimer exclaimed in both anger and concern
"Jump to Tatooine!" Anakin ordered Commander Appo quickly and firmly, the Clone did so
Appo saluted and went to tell the Admiral. The stars turned to lines almost immediately. Anakin began pacing around, very angrily. Yoda went off Adenan's back and ran towards Anakin, trying to calm him down. The ship was in hyperspace for a few seconds and the whole cruiser shook, and a desert planet came to view. Anakin sensed the distress of his stepfamily.
"Anakin and Adenan, go you will" Yoda assigned the Jedi-Padawan team
"Yes Master!" Anakin exclaimed
Adenan and Anakin ran towards the ship hanger and quickly jumped into their starfighters. R2-Y7, Adenan's droid, beeped from his compartment in Adenan's ship, wondering where they would go.
"Tatooine" Adenan answered in a neutral tone
R2-D2 beeped, dreading to go back to the desert planet. Anakin nodded his head as they both flew and went to the desert planet. They landed in a deserted piece of land.
"The farm of my step-father is only a kilometre away" Anakin remarked, a bit bristled, setting foot on the planet they really didn't want to go to.
Adenan felt the sand on his shoes, then he sighed, realising that he was going to get his favourite turquoise armour dirty. Anakin walked as Adenan followed. They then saw Owen Lars, who was a brown haired man with a moustache and beard and was wearing normal white farm robes. He shot blaster bolts at Mace Windu, who deflected them with his purple lightsaber.
Beru Lars, a blonde haired woman who was wearing blue farm robes, was looking horrified of Mace Windu.
"Let my brother go! I'm the one you're hunting!" Anakin exclaimed with anger and nervousness for his family, and everyone stared at him
"Really Master. You could've said something more threatening" Adenan told Anakin disappointedly
"Anakin Skywalker, I knew you'd come here. Your attachment detains you" Mace bellowed as if he knew everything
Mace and Anakin charged at one another, crossing their lightsaber. Mace began being very ruthless, he punched Anakin in the face, making him lose his balance and falling towards the ground. Mace was about to kill Anakin, but Adenan quickly intercepted, blocking Mace's blow.
Adenan and Anakin began fighting Mace. Owen and Beru was watching the spectacular duel. Mace was more at Anakin, he force pushed Adenan out of the way, the Padawan was about to hit the wall of the farm, but Adenan was caught by Beru.
"Thanks" Adenan thanked Beru, as he saw Mace kick Anakin on the shin, then slashed his lightsaber, creating a scar on Anakin's cheek and left arm, but not injuring them in any way. Anakin yelled in agony. Beru yelped at her step-brother in law's pain, as Anakin recoiled in said pain. Mace deactivated his lightsaber and toppled over Anakin. Mace sat up and began torturing Anakin using punches.
"You don't know how long I've been waiting for this" Mace sneered, smiling evilly at Anakin's pain
Mace punched Anakin another time, making his nose bleed. Beru gasped at the sight of Anakin being hurt and blooded.
"What do you have against Ani anyway?" Beru asked
"He's my rival!" Mace answered with anger, then asked Anakin with frightening finality "Any last words, Skywalker?"
"Yes." Anakin answered, then said "Adenan, tell Padmé I always loved her and always will, even in death. Adenan, you were the most faithful student I ever had, continue that faith in your training with Master Plo Koon"
"No!" Adenan objected with sudden anger, punching Mace from the behind with Force enhanced strength
Mace flew across the desert, then he stood up, his eyes bleeding yellow. Anakin looked in horror as Mace activated his lightsaber.
"You two are pathetic!" Mace exclaimed with all the anger he had, using Force Choke on both Anakin and Adenan
Both of their hands shot up to their necks as they floated. Mace smiled at personal victory, the two thorns at his side would die! Mace began really feeling happy, in a twisted way. Beru and Owen watched the scene in shock
Then, Mace got great pain at his back as a foot connected to him. Mace lied face first on the desert now as the assailant threw away his cloak. Mace stood up and looked surprised at the person before him.
"Talimer Skywalker" Mace seethed
"It is me, my friend!" Talimer exclaimed slyly, activating his green lightsaber
Mace activated his purple lightsaber and taunted slyly with "Did you know… I put your sister in Tusken possession"
"You killed Shmi?!" Talimer raged, anger overwhelming him, and Anakin became shocked, then activated his lightsaber
"You killed mom" Anakin breathed angrily, his own eyes bleeding yellow
Anakin, Adenan and Talimer charged at Mace, all of them being angry. Adenan at the fact that his Master was harmed and the Skywalker's at the fact that Shmi was dead due to Mace Windu's acts.
Owen and Beru stood there, shocked, at the fact that Owen's step mother was killed by the man his step brother was fighting. They were also shocked by the fact that they had a step uncle.
Mace then force pushed the three Jedi, deciding that he'd die if this continued. He put on Talimer's cloak and ran off.
"Come back here you coward!" Anakin exclaimed with raging hot anger, Vader coming to him
Talimer put his hand on Anakin's shoulder, calming him down. Anakin's eyes turned back to blue. Talimer looked at a grave, he walked over to the grave and to his shock, his sister's name was written on it.
"Mace will pay" Anakin muttered, then looked at Adenan, as they both stood up
"I can't believe this!" Adenan exclaimed, referring to Mace killing Shmi
"So, what's your name kid?" Owen asked
"Adenan Kornen" Adenan answered, turning to Anakin's step family.
Talimer then heard a voice in his mind. It was of Qui-Gon Jinn.
"The Resurrection of the Father Universe" Qui-Gon said
"The Resurrection of the Father Universe?" Talimer asked himself
"Universe #95, Anakin revives Qui-Gon" Adenan answered, using his talent of Dimension Sightseeing.
"Wait… you mean" Talimer caught the implication
Talimer focused on his love for Shmi, as his hand glowed white. The sand over Shmi's body floated as Shmi's body was seen. The body glowed white and went to the land beside the pit made. Shmi opened her eyes and sat up.
"What's the last thing you remember?" Adenan asked, imitating ROTF Anakin
"I was saying my last words to my son, and then…" Shmi gasped, as she saw Talimer behind the 16-year old. "Brother" she greeted
"Hello Shmi" Talimer greeted back, with a watery smile. He hugged Shmi
"Mom" Anakin said, Shmi gasped at his bloodied appearance, being that Anakin had a bloody nose, scars on his left cheek and arm, and scratches on his legs.
"What happened to you, Ani?" Shmi asked in concern as Talimer snickered
Anakin glared at Talimer and told him "Don't say a word"
"Mace Windu bloodied him" Talimer answered, recovering from his snicker and going serious
"Mace?" Shmi asked with concern
"A ex-friend of mine" Talimer answered again, disappointedly
"Mom." Owen hugged Shmi, who hugged him back
"Owen, Beru, this is your step-uncle, Talimer Skywalker" Shmi introduced, then continued "Local Bounty Hunter and ex-Jedi"
"Local Bounty Hunter?" Anakin asked, narrowing his eyes in suspicion
"I won't betray you nephew!" Talimer exclaimed with the proud feeling a father would have for a good son
"Me neither?" Adenan asked, with concern for his own life
"You neither, Adenan" Talimer answered happily
"What about my father?" Owen asked, wanting his father back.
"Oh yeah!" Talimer saw another body in the pit he made
Talimer's hand glowed white again as he kneeled. Owen's father's body glowed as the body went to the place Shmi's body was put on. The man's eyes opened as he saw his wife, Shmi. Shmi smiled with tears on her eyes
"What's the last thing you remember?" Anakin asked seriously, imitating his alternate self
"I said my last words to Owen… and" Owen's father answered, stopping in confusion
"You're here Cliegg, at the Lars farm, it's okay" Shmi reassured warmly
"Hello son!" Cliegg hugged Anakin with happiness, and pat his back
Adenan coughed, by accident, due to a bit of sand in his mouth. Everyone looked at him. Anakin smiled at his Padawan.
"Adenan Kornen, my student!" Anakin introduced to his family
"Student? I'm so proud!" Shmi exclaimed, proudly of course
"I think we should go inside, it's getting night" Beru noted carefully
"Sure!" Anakin exclaimed, comfortable with his family being whole again.
All of them went in to see a small table in a small room. Owen closed the door after all of them entered. All of them sat down on chairs, Anakin ended up beside his mother and Adenan.
"So, how's Ani as a teacher?" Shmi asked Adenan with the kind voice she always had
"It's great, though he can get strict sometimes if he doesn't get what he wants" Adenan answered honestly as possible
"How's Padmé?" Beru asked, serving everyone food
"Padmé's great" Anakin answered, with his mouth full
"Anakin! You don't talk with your mouth full!" Adenan teased
"Well, it's good to know I'm a bad example!" Anakin lied, with mock happiness
"If you do that, then your kids will turn out bad" Adenan replied with a teasing tone, and Anakin glared at him like he didn't want to reveal that
"Kids?" Shmi asked, clearly surprised
"Luke and Leia Skywalker" Talimer supplied, with awe
"Uncle!" Anakin exclaimed, then continued "Don't make a big deal of it!"
"But it is a big deal Ani! You're growing up!" Shmi fussed
"Twins. Children of Anakin and Padmé" Adenan said
"Padmé?" Owen asked
Talimer and Adenan kept teasing Anakin by telling the rest of his family about Luke and Leia. Then, the door rang. Anakin walked towards the door and saw Padmé. She was holding Luke and Leia.
"And the babies Padmé's holding are Luke and Leia!" Adenan exclaimed teasingly
"Seriously!" Anakin muttered with anger at their jokes
"Hello Ani!" Padmé greeted her husband
"Hello Padmé!" Beru exclaimed as they all stood up
Owen bought in another chair, which Padmé sat on, now being next to Adenan. Beru went to the kitchen to bring more food for her friend and newly-found out sister in law
"They're so cute!" Shmi exclaimed, referring to Luke and Leia, Talimer snickered
"Shut up!" Anakin ordered his Padawan and his uncle
"One does not simply tell his uncle to shut up, but I will" Adenan replied, imitating something he found online.
"So, who was that, 'Mace', guy?" Beru sat down on a chair and asked, while eating her food
"Mace Windu was my best friend, you see, I was admitted into the Jedi Order due to a high Midichlorian Count, almost as high as Anakin's, closer to Adenan's though, being 15,333 Midichlorians" Talimer started, recalling all the events
"Hey! I have 15,333 midichlorians too!" Adenan exclaimed with realisation of the coincidence
Talimer continued the story as he recalled training with Master Dreman Ticaro, a largely unrecognised master with a lot of power, his friendship with fellow Padawan Mace Windu, as they trained together.
Flashback
Talimer and his best friend and fellow Padawan, Mace Windu were sparring each other, every of their spars were dangerous as they did so. Mace did a sweep kick, making Talimer fall to the floor, Mace pointed his purple lightsaber at his friend
"Ok, Ok, you win!" Talimer sighed cheerily as he got up and deactivated his lightsaber
"I'll win the next one two, I suppose" Mace replied, serious as always
End Flashback
Mace had gotten more resentful and bitter over the years, at first, Talimer became concerned for his friend as he did that, it was in the Jedi Archives where he had found Mace's true intentions
Flashback
Mace Windu was very angry, pacing around his room in anger, as he learnt that there was a group called the Balancers that had killed his ancestors. In his home planet, his planet was supposed to honour their ancestors, and these 'Balancers', had just killed them!
"What's wrong?" Mace recognised that voice, it was of his old friend, Talimer Skywalker
"Nothing, except learning that some rouge Jedi killed some innocent lives!" Mace exclaimed in the anger he had
"Anger doesn't suit you my friend" Talimer warned with concern
"I can feel power through me, if I follow the Jedi Code, I will have more power!" Mace whispered to himself
"You're not you Mace, I shall find what's wrong with you!" Talimer muttered, and left for the Jedi Archives
End Flashback
Talimer had gone to the Jedi Archives, and found everything Mace had, though he attempted to leave the Jedi Order altogether at those finding, a move Master Yoda had supported him for. Some other Jedi Masters were disappointed and Mace was furious, to the point of trying to manipulate him and almost killing him.
Though he had a duel with Mace Windu that almost killed him a lot later, 9 years after leaving the Jedi, the Duel led to him to escape to Tatooine and finding and a six year old Anakin Skywalker and his sister in a Hutt's possession.
Flashback
Talimer panted as he ran from his ship, he realised that Mace had tracked him, and he needed to escape as fast as possible. He ended up in front of a palace, a Hutt Palace, he recognised. Talimer bounded his brain with his bounty hunter and Jedi instincts. He found a woman in chains, she had brown curly hair and was wearing a slave bikini. All of Talimer's instincts told him to approach her.
"Hello. What's your name?" Talimer asked her with confusion of his instincts
"Shmi. Shmi Skywalker" The woman muttered in fear
"Talimer Skywalker" Talimer whispered in awe of finding his sister
"Talimer Skywalker?" Shmi asked, then gasped as she remembered why the name sounded familiar, she explained "I am your twin sister, father told me about you, being sent to the Jedi"
It was Talimer's turn to gasp, he asked himself "I have a sister?"
"Yes, you have" Shmi answered with surprised, as they started to talk about their stories
End Flashback
"So you found mom just like that?" Owen asked him
"Yes." Talimer answered, and continued "I had found Shmi, and I purposely omitted Mace Windu from my story, since I was still sore from being his enemy."
"Then, after they talked, I came along and mom introduced me to my uncle" Anakin finished the story with a calm tone
All of them had a cheery conversation about Talimer and everyone else, as they all got to know each other. Family was a concept that Anakin never had, even when he had, now, he was truly part of a family. Anakin felt like he could die happy now.
I had written this all in two days. Wow. Anyway, This might be longer than other chapters I made for this story. Anyway, I had continued Adenan the Masterless Padawan a while earlier, so if you want to read that, then go ahead. NEXT CHAPTER: JEDI BOUNTY HUNTERS