The Skywalkers Reborn: The Final Showdown
Disclaimers: the characters don't belong to me, the story belongs to me, everything else belongs to the author and the creator of the movies.
Warnings: This story is taking place after he learns that the blast not only did damage to Tru's lightsaber, it possibly damaged the crystal as he makes his choice right then to tell them the truth and as he prepares to change his future into who he would have been. Had he stayed clear of Palpatine as he makes one good decision after another.
This is also borrowing some of the conversations from my other story, as instead of Darra being killed now, it's taking the alternate reality of what if the council had called them back to the temple and they decided to run the test there. Before Anakin got hit by Sidious's rage at the loss of his plan falling apart, before the mission reactivates as Ferus gets expelled and Tru gets hold back a year now.
But he's still going to be paired with Padme, and the second pairing is Darra, in friendship now, as the future gets changed, as every loss he took changes as he grows more powerful as he cuts himself off from Sidious later that year now. And before the movie begins now, but this is taking place during the weeks leading into the prologue to the Attack Of The Clones later, but this story opens with the last chapter.
And of the Jedi Quest Novels, after the first show down, and before the middle of the story, as they return to the temple as one change, does it as it changes his future, as he gets thrown into the future. As a result of their, Obi-wan, Yoda and Mace's decision, in making that choice to bring them home, before the lightsaber breaks down then.
And this will be a what if one change in his childhood as a padawan does for his future and the future of every Jedi in the order. As the Skywalkers, continue making changes in the past, before the purge begins as one by one every Jedi that died is cloned by the Kimonoans. As he and Padme raise Luke and Leia and it enters the original trilogy as he stayed himself now and everyone who loved him knew it too.
Chapter 7: A Jedi's First Duty IV: The Truth Comes Out And Calling Friends
As they exchanged looks at that remark. "Why, isn't the more immediate problem arresting Omega and Zan Arbor?" Ferus asked for both of them and he turned to him. "Are you questioning the orders and honor of the council, your parental mentor. Adi gave orders for us to come home, as did Damon and Tiana, as a result. We have a first duty as padawans to our mentors now, and the quartet are our parental mentors, Ferus."
"Are you questioning the first duty of our lives as Jedi and said is a duty to our masters and the truth?" he asked and Ferus swallowed at the remark. "Mine gave me orders. Mace decided to take his position up as parental mentor. I'm in extended training, and Nejaa Halcyon just returned from a mission. And he's offered to act as acting parental mentor in my case until I graduate." he added and the duo nodded in shock to that.
"The council called off the mission till further notice, it can wait right now, but frankly we need time to rest since we all been at it for over 9 months. It's time we need a break right now, they can wait a month or two then we go after them, Obi-wan and I. We both feel this is in our best interests right now at the moment, but for us and for the Jedi we have to think about what's in the best interests for the Jedi and for the republic."
"And Master says that it's in the best interests to put a hold on the mission and finish it once we all had a chance to rest." Anakin said and Ferus quickly said it to that. "If this next debate is just an attempt to find a way to make sure you can give that implication he knew it was broken and never told us. Then you're slowly eroding your chances at graduation, Ferus so watch your mouth." Siri said sharply at that and he closed his mouth at that in shock then.
"It's too late, and he told us that there is more of a chance it is broken, but to verify how serious it is, we're going home." Ry said and they swallowed hard at that remark. "The team was already divided in half after Zan Arbor got her hands on him, well I'm not allowing anything get between and him, and that's including you young man." Siri finished sharply and Ferus swallowed hard at the news as Darra finished that remark and he knew he was screwed.
"Fair enough question and for the record, Obi-wan told him to stay with him, after he ended up with a concussion after getting thrown into the wall. But Obi-wan said if he had the time he'd have ordered me to stay with them, so assumptions. They only do more harm then good, but his decision earlier was not the darkside. He was given an order by our masters to stay with him, his own mentor." Darra told them and they swallowed hard at that news then.
As she hugged Anakin from behind he closed his eyes and he pressed his forehead to hers at that, watching him carefully. It was then that they saw it clearly in what Anakin and Darra told them as they saw the jealousy boiling in his blue eyes at the way Darra and Anakin were together. And the quartet nodded. "If this attempt to keep the mission going is to get him in trouble or worse, you're the one who's in trouble." Obi-wan said sharply to him as Darra said it sharply.
Looking up, Darra looked at him as well and she crossed her arms as she said it then. "You know what, he's right Ferus, that attitude suggests your arrogance. Your envy, your greed and jealousy knows no bounds at the moment here. But I suggest you get that under control and fast, because you let those. Said those, the sins, dictate your life, it will destroy your life in the end, so be humble, or your pride could destroy you."
"Try for humility Ferus and before you make a fatal mistake that destroys your life at the moment here." she said and looked at Anakin and he gave a nod to her and they both looked at Ferus and Tru sternly. And Ferus, looking back at them and the quartet saw he tried to keep from swallowing. And at the looks on their faces then as they said together, as they injected a stern tone into it then as they looked at him on condemnation.
"Ferus, one of these days you're going to make a mistake and when that happens, I will be there to turn you both in. "'Darra is' 'I am' the youngest of us, in training, though in all honesty you started the latest, but that arrogance is against the code. So just wait, you quote the rules and code to us all the time and one day you slip up. And break the code yourself and you're our's when we turn this over to the council and the quartet."
"The only who is arrogant here is you, 'I', 'he' capitulated to you again and again, and yet you never did the same with 'him' 'me'. Until we realized our masters lives were endanger, you only did it once with us, we did it repeatedly with you. And 'he', 'I' submitted to 'me', 'Darra' and Tru repeatedly, so the only one lying is you. And as Jedi, one mustn't lie to our masters or ourselves, as such we do not lie or threaten."
"As that is not the Jedi way, and neither is eavesdropping, or cheating now, for a Jedi you started the latest of all of us. After Siri got back and it's clear why they paired you up with us, this was your test, we were just there for the ride. But just wait, one of these days you're going to slip off your high horse and when that happens. Your arrogance is going to destroy your life when you are that close to your trials."
'But to be a Jedi is to follow the rules, be honest and never lie to ones master, but you lied to your own. You said you learned the value of this lesson and you didn't, so just wait for it. 'Darra' 'Anakin' and I are the ones that are watching you and when the time comes that mistake is going to come back to haunt you, I promise you.' They said together and Tru swallowed hard at that as she leaned into Anakin's chest and the quartet nodded.
"I'm starting to see if we paid closer attention to this, we'd have remembered he was the one that caused a young classmate to end up in the hospital wing." Ry said and Anakin nodded. "So what caused that exactly?" he asked and Siri crossed her arms. "Not leaving the link open he shifted at the wrong time, the blast. It ricocheted off of his lightsaber and hit a five year old youngling, Anakin that week, that mission."
"It was the week Obi-wan met you at the time." she said and he nodded. "Who was the person he was supposed to go back to back with?" he asked and Darra answered that. "It was me Annie, Lana was also in the room along with me and Tahiri, it was match up sparring day in the pre-padawan program that they added you to." she said and Anakin nodded as he crossed his arms at the scared look on Ferus's face at that.
"Looks like he didn't want you to tell me that at the moment, he tries to make me sound like a failure as a jedi and yet he's the one not cooperating with a member of the opposite side of the force, when we know more then he does." Anakin said and Obi-wan and the trio all nodded in agreement to that. "Yes and we know you can fight, you proven that to us time and time again now. But with those words in mind right now, why not tell us the true point now."
"And of the Jedi lesson, we're you as the generation ahead of you so tell us, what's the point of the lesson if Masters Qui-Gon and Adi were there?" Siri asked and he explained that to her. "Trust in your partner and trust in the force, competitiveness and anger have no point this exercise." he said and she nodded as Obi-wan answered him. "Good, very good, and what else padawan?" he asked and Ferus looked between them at the remark in shock at that.
"He had his own strengths, that was for me to understand, but merge with the strength, cover the weakness and we are stronger together. If we set aside our differences and work together as one. But fear to look like a fool is no reason to do something or not to do it, for it is a fear born in weakness." he said and they nodded proudly. "Yes that is it exactly Anakin, that is the true Jedi lesson and you proved you learned the point of it now."
"So tell me, did you learn the value of the lesson, have you learned the true Jedi goal?" he asked and he smiled. "Yes master, I learned the lesson quite well, I have learned the true lesson and I have worked to the higher Jedi goal, I have learned the lesson quite well." he said and Obi-wan nodded with a gentle smile and Siri looked at her own student who was frozen in shock and knew he completely missed the point of the true lesson they were teaching them.
"I'll take that look on your face as you never truly understood what it was that Masters Adi and Qui-Gon, if Qui-Gon was still alive. Was really teaching you, if the quartet were with us and they asked us this same question, at the moment. Master knew I wasn't lying like Obi-wan knew I wasn't lying as I knew this was the true point of the test, and from personal experience, I knew Qui-Gon better then you do." Anakin said and Obi-wan nodded as Ferus said it then.
"Anakin told me the point of the lesson that day, after we were alone in our quarters and I knew this is what Damon wanted me to learn as well. I learned the true Jedi lesson, so the one who is not being honest with their mentor is you, Ferus. We learned the true lesson and the higher Jedi goal, but I got the point of the Jedi lesson, and frankly Anakin is a younger version and of Obi-wan." Darra said and he swallowed hard as Tru tried to keep from paling at the truth then.
"I get I was in the wrong here, but isn't it better to finish the mission, before we go home right now?" Ferus said quickly and he crossed his arms. "What are you saying risk it going now, and my getting captured, as I learn far too soon who our Sith is. Or we go for a more cautious approach as we all come back alive right now at the moment." Anakin asked and Darra nodded. "He's right, better safe then sorry here." she said and he quickly answered her at that.
"Everyone needs a check as we all recover from this mission, we need time to heal, I have a minor concussion and I don't have to hear Minga. Or Bant to know I've got a second degree concussion from getting thrown into the wall earlier, my body is beyond exhausted and I need a break. But I've just suffered a new trauma at the fact I learned who my supposed Sith is, and I have to report in." Anakin said and they sighed at that remark firmly in resignation.
"The decision was cast on a vote, and we all voted to end this mission, before we called you in and we told the council. They agreed, the mission is cancelled until further notice, so no more argument we're going home so we can regroup and I need a check up. And Obi-wan and I need to follow up our report to Masters Yoda and Windu right now you two, so the mission is scrapped." Anakin told them and they swallowed hard at that remark as Ferus answered him.
"Now wait a minute, why are you determined to delay this, why bother waiting, this is our chance to stop them?" he asked and Anakin crossed his arms at that. "Why are you so determined to stay here, a Jedi follows orders of their mentor and through them the council, we were given a direct order. And from the council to return home, do you want that to risk the safety of the entire republic?" Anakin asked them and they swallowed at the question then.
"Or is it you rather the damn thing goes now, rather then in the safety of the temple right now?" he asked and they swallowed hard at that. "And before Tolan gets a good look at it right now, he's the Jedi lore master, he knows these things, so what's wrong with him checking it. As we get you a new one until we can finish the mission exactly right now, that's why they're calling us back, they decided to get you a back up?" Darra told them and Tru swallowed hard at that.
"Is that why the council called us back Master?" he asked and Ry nodded to him. "Yes, I told the council that the lightsaber may need to be replaced, so they're giving you a back up. And till we do right now, but they need to run a few tests on this to see what type of damage there is right now at the moment. It's nothing serious, but we all need time to recover from our run-ins with these two." he said and Ferus quickly asked the next question at that remark.
"Can't we finish the mission before we go home?" he asked and they shook their heads. "No, we also told them that Omega is not the only one here, that we had a run in with the Sithmaster himself. He's the one that gave Anakin a concussion a bit ago, and we're trying to prevent Anakin from getting captured. And getting the news too soon." Siri told him and he swallowed hard at that remark as Soara said it sternly to him at that remark.
"A Jedi knows that when the odds are stacked against them right now, that it's best to retreat, Obi-wan, Siri and I examined the odds. And saw they were stacked against us and we decided to give a formal retreat now, there's no shame in a general retreat. But honestly the safety and security of the entire republic and Jedi order is at stake, and these two. They had it against Obi-wan since we were padawans ourselves, so use arguing, we're leaving, right now."
"But Anakin and Darra, like Obi-wan and I, are the leaders of this mission, so we give orders, you obey, now stop fighting with us. We're leaving right now young man." she said sternly to him at that remark. "And honestly this arguing is unbecoming of a Jedi knight, you don't want to admit you are in the wrong. And when Anakin and I know more then you do, but this little temper tantrum is not being a Jedi." Obi-wan said sternly and they swallowed hard at that.
Just as he was answering a wave of dizziness shot through Anakin at that as he slumped forward. "Anakin!" Darra said quickly grabbing him and he leaned forward. "God my head, Obi-wan, we can't, we have to go home, this headache is getting worse by the minute right now." he said and Obi-wan nodded. "Exhaustion, shock, minor concussion, don't tell me you're also burning up as well, right?" he asked, crouching in front of him at that remark.
And he nodded to him. "How long have we been on the trail of those two, guys?" he asked and Siri crouched in front of him. "Seven months give or take, you're beyond exhausted and your system crashed finally after that blow to the head." she said and Obi-wan nodded in agreement. "Yeah like me after my run in with the Hutts working for Xanatos, my body was still healing from the beating they gave me, and I was sick and running a fever now."
"If this tells me anything it says that his body just suffered from the system crash from hell right now. That he needs time to recover and he needs a few weeks off, so first returning the temple and recuperate, then we go see Shmi and his family and friends and then return to finish the job. But right now he needs a break and time to recover." Obi-wan said as he stayed crouched in front of Anakin as he checked his temperature and his eyes narrowed in concern.
"You listen to me, you two, you maybe padawans in theory, but to us you're still teenagers to young adults, it's our job to care of you. And not the other way around, I'm not having him suffer another this soon after the last one. And he's in absolutely no condition for another fight, because it goes now he's ending up in the medical wing." she said a minute later a purple book with four teenage boys on it appeared with a yellow piece of paper and on the paper.
Opening the marked chapter they saw what it said during the fight, before losing his best friend and they nodded. "The narrator was already in no condition for the upcoming sparring match between his gang and the rich rivals, but then he gets hit in the head so hard. He blacks out, before he collapses on his older brothers and what's left of their gang. I'm not chancing this, we're going home right now." Obi-wan said and she and Siri nodded in agreement to that.
"You're that older brother, you worry about me more then you should, but it's because you don't want to lose me." Anakin said gently and he nodded. "Yes and if it means taking a break on this mission so you can recover then so be it right now. You're in absolutely no condition for this next fight, with the way you look right now, I'd say we're close to the edge, if Vader is trying to push you into keeping it up." he said as he checked him over at that as he looked at him.
Checking his forehead as he crouched in front of him, Obi-wan nodded as he gently pressed his other hand to the back of his neck, to bring it down a couple degrees and he relaxed. Before burying his head into his shoulder. "Shh, it's okay Annie, just rest." he said softly, rubbing his back. "No use arguing, he needs to rest and recover now, he's been through enough right now." Siri said sharply and Soara and Obi-wan nodded as Anakin answered her remark.
"Yeah, I think this final blow to the head is what did it finally we have to go home, the mission can wait two weeks to a month. I don't care, but my body is exhausted and battered, I don't need the final emotional blow to end up like my son does. When he found out from the wrong person right now, we have to go home now." he said and Obi-wan nodded in agreement. "No argument there." Darra, Siri and Soara all said together and he nodded to that remark.
Just as Tru was answering, he hold up his hand. "Forget it young man, this is done, we're going home and that's it right now." Ry said sternly at that remark to him and Siri finished that sharply. "This conversation is over I don't care why you want to stay here it doesn't matter, but if you're hoping it goes now. And before we get it checked and it's only more clear it's attempted murder." she snapped at the duo and Anakin looked up at that as Darra stayed close to him.
"So what's the problem exactly anyway, don't you think that the safety of the entire order and republic comes right now, after what I told you guys earlier?" Anakin asked and they swallowed. "Because I just found out what the intention was in my case, this entire debate in the senate, is a piece of a conspiracy. That is meant to destroy us and turn the democracy into a dictatorship, by using me as a piece of it now as such." he said as he crossed his arms at that.
"Are you saying we shouldn't follow direct orders we were given by the council, by ending the mission before someone is hurt here?" Anakin asked and he shook his head. "No that's not what I'm saying." he said quickly and Anakin nodded. "Are you saying that protecting the team from it breaking down is not worth putting a hold on this mission that can wait a week or two?" he asked and they swallowed hard at that as Ferus said it for Tru at that remark.
"No, we're not saying that." he said and Anakin nodded to him. "Are you saying that I shouldn't tell the senate in Padme's committee that this whole thing is a Jedi trap meant to destroy the Jedi. In all honesty we had this scenario once already right now, Omega's father is the man that tried to destroy us once already. And his apprentice is my mentor's former rival, who poisoned his mind with promises of power, of wealth beyond his dreams."
"Encouraging his anger until he turns to the darkside and in the end, that kills him while his friend Aalto was held back 18 months, before the choosing ceremonies. Which is the pre-teen version to the Jedi trials, well this is the very same predicament right now, but we're in attempt #2 by the darkside to try and destroy us, are you saying I shouldn't just follow orders and head home instead of fighting it out with a possible damaged lightsaber."
"Is that what you're saying, when we both know I started when I was 12, but I really started three years prior now, so what's the problem. Is following the code really not worth your time, right now, there is now ignorance, there is peace. There is no passion there is serenity, so to rephrase a few things here, is when the council tells us to do something we do it, are you saying you are defying them?" he asked and they both swallowed hard at that remark.
"But to defy the council is to defy your parental mentors and in essence the council itself, so are you refusing to comply with a direct order. Said order is given to you by your own master, so are you refusing to listen to your own mentors when they decide to end this mission?" he asked and they shook their heads. "No we're not saying any of this Anakin." Tru said sharply and he looked at him sternly at that as Obi-wan crossed his arms at the tone and he went quiet.
"Here's what I see right now, but I saw the way you two were together, and the way you exchanged conspiratorial looks. As you prepared to exchange lightsabers and knowing that when you did your's was going to explode, that you knew she was going to jump in front of you to protect you. But not my friend, I said to myself, my friend wouldn't do that." Anakin said sharply and he swallowed hard at that remark as he answered him at that.
"That's not fair." he said quickly and Anakin shook his head sadly. "But then I thought of how cautious you were around me after Zan Arbor, how angry you knew I was when it came to him. You would want to pass me off as the failure of a Jedi that you wanted me to be. Even if it meant killing the entire team. and suddenly I realized yes, Tru would do that." he said and he quickly said it to that as he saw the disgusted disappointment in Ry's eyes and swallowed.
"You're looking at this all wrong." he said and Anakin shook his head as he answered him then at the remark. "I don't think so, I think I truly am seeing you both for the first time now." he said and Darra nodded in agreement as she left her hand on Anakin's shoulder as Obi-wan looked at the book. And saw the conversation in reverse and nodded. "The words are in reverse right now you two." Obi-wan said and Siri and Ry nodded to the news sternly at that.
"Even if means getting him in trouble he wanted to prove he's not as noble as he thinks he is to us, that' Tru's implication." Soara said reading it firmly to her. "Anakin, Darra please." Tru said quickly and he shook his head. "Your argument right now is painting a very nasty picture right now, so we're going home so the council can make sure that the lightsaber needs more work done on it right now." Darra said firmly and Obi-wan rested his hand on Anakin's shoulder.
"Watch it young man I am the leader of this mission and as is he, we're the mission leaders, but you two just arrived as back up. Darra was with us this entire time, as was Soara, so the decision to leave is up to me and Soara, not you or Ferus, Tru." he said and Tru swallowed hard at the reprimand. "So you're not saying any of this, well then what is it you're saying right now, because I was given a direct order by the council to return, I will not defy Master Windu."
"So again, what are you saying exactly, huh, a key point as a Jedi is to survive here, well to survive. Then we have to our weapons at working at full capacity, to make sure the council had to run a few checks and this is part of the acceptance. And into the acceleration program, so to get in, we have to return so they can double check. I've been admitted into advanced training under Master Windu." Anakin said and Obi-wan finished that with a stern look on his face.
"Master Windu and Master Yoda made a decision, they're putting Anakin into advanced training, but they need us to return. Just so they can take him through it right now, but it's part of the trials acceleration program for him so he can get advanced training. But they gave us a direct order and said is the mission is cancelled, and we are to return to the temple and Coruscant immediately." he said and Ferus started to say it for third time and he held his hand up.
"We will do exactly as the council instructed, and you will learn your place young one." he said sternly and they nodded in acceptance, sighing, knowing there was nothing they could do. And when Obi-wan used that tone on them as Anakin leaned into his shoulder and they swallowed hard. "So I'm with Obi-wan huh, yeah if that's what you see, then I'd rather get this over with right now you two, you made the choice here." he said and sighed as he went further.
"I was just following orders given to me by my mentor." he said sternly and they swallowed hard at that. "And for the record right now, when I didn't help you I was dealing with my own situation, and said is my mentor told me to stay with him, is that going to the darkside. The fact I was following direct orders given to me by my own mentor, as he helped pull me to my feet, I have a cut on my forehead and my head feels like I was hit by a boulder."
"Before making assumptions you better think this over right now, because I had orders by Obi-wan to stay close. After I got thrown into the wall I have a concussion you fools, you really think he wants to risk my getting captured. And with two injuries and a concussion and when it's best to regroup. And when the elder generation knows it's best to make sure that the opponent is not a decision killer?" he asked and they paled at that as Siri and Ry' nodded firmly.
"We had to regroup as it gave us time to recover and secondly, so Anakin and I could tell the council that the duo are not the only ones here." Obi-wan said and they paled at that. "Who else was here if you decided to retreat?" Ferus said in shock and Anakin crossed his arms. "Our Sithmaster was also and you know who it is?" he asked and they shook their heads shaking. "It's the chancellor, the chancellor is our Sithmaster." he said and they swallowed hard at that.
"I made a promise to the Naboo, that I would tell them immediately well I'm keeping that promise, Padme needs to know that. Immediately, that her former senator is really the Sith mentor of the one that killed my parental mentor." he said and Obi-wan finished that sternly. "This is why we were pulling out, he didn't need to find out on his own until we get more information and not this soon boys." he said and they nodded as Tru tried to answer him then quickly.
"Anakin, we did it, we're not losing you to the darkside, we have four years you have much to learn now. But your entire future is waiting you have your entire life ahead now, if we end this mission now and it's over. Come on little brother, time to tell her the truth, we know who he is, but you were deceived by a lie, we all were, we can fix this." Obi-wan said and Anakin nodded. "I know, but not losing you, Master." he said and he nodded as he hugged him tightly.
Pressing his forehead to his, the sextet felt the jolt growing deeper by the minute between them and the girls and Ry all smiled at that. "I love you too my brother, nothing's ever going to change between us now finally in this." he said and Anakin nodded in agreement to that. "Stronger together?" he asked and Obi-wan nodded smiling. "Stronger together always." he said and he pulled him into a hug, before they both relaxed, as Anakin refocused at that.
"Wait on that, guys, I got to make a phone call." He added, before he could do it then the radio went off at that and he quickly answered it. "Yeah this is Skywalker I read you." he said and a minute later Padme appeared on it. "Annie, what's the news, who is it, who's our Sithmaster?" she asked and he sighed. "It's the Chancellor, the Chancellor is the Sithlord, we just cracked it now, but here it is." he said and he laid it down for her then.
"The Sith had this rule of two rule, but Palpatine's mentor was the one that had such a knowledge on the force he manipulate it to create life. They tried to create the perfect weapon to defeat the Jedi, and the force rebelled and I was conceived now, but problem is that his mentor told him everything he knew. and he killed him in his sleep and he took a night brother and trained him, it's the Zabrak." he said and she nodded in shock to that as the group nodded.
"Palpatine is the Sith, you mean he orchestrated the attack on his own home planet?" Sio Bibble said in shock and Anakin nodded to him. "Fraid so governor, we got him now, but four years ahead of time, but the council changed the code, so I think you know what I'm saying." he said and they nodded. "So you're the future husband of our new Senator, we understand Master Skywalker." Queen Jamilia said with a gentle smile and he nodded.
"Yes your highness, I just cracked the code in this whole thing to know where this is heading, but every trauma in my life. Everything connected to you honey, and everything that is going to happen, is all Palpatine, he's the reason for the amount of war we got coming,. But the bounty hunter being used to create this army that you're debating I know him, because at times he's working for Jabba." he said and they all nodded in shock at the news as he went further.
"Who is he?" she asked and he explained that. "His name is Jango Fett, like Bossk, or IG-88, he's a very cunning, very dangerous bounty hunter. But bounty hunters never judge right from wrong, they just do it for the money, and evidently he was given a very high sum. And with it a clone no older then 10, so he cloned himself a son, but his son because of a source of aggravation for our cubs, Angel." he said and Padme nodded to the news with an annoyed look.
"Your debate in the senate, it's part of this, our Sith has a clone army being created with a specific order in them meant to wipe out the Jedi. I can stop this, but it means once I start my trials I'm losing my arm in the fight here. They can use that to clone a copy of me who turns into my alter ego." he said and she nodded to him. "Alright so how do we get around this honey?" she asked and he smiled at the remark as he told her the truth at that news.
"First things first, get Sabe to fill in for you as the senator you're coming with me to Tatooine, we're going to see mom." he told her and she smiled in delight at the news. "I talked to the council, they changed the code for me, I can contact you and see you and mom as much as I want now." he added and she nodded smiling. "That's great Annie, so when we do it?" she asked and he smiled as he answered her then gently at her question at that.
"I got to finish the mission I'm on, but then once done, we, Obi-wan and Siri are heading back for this, just bring Artoo, if Threepio was finished. Well then we see him and the boys can see each other, but this is going to be an ongoing thing, but the council agreed. They given us their blessing, Obi-wan knows as well, he doesn't mind." he said and she nodded. "He's right Padme, I don't mind, now that you told me this soon." Obi-wan told her and she nodded smiling.
"Alright see you in ten days then Annie, Obi-wan." she said and he nodded smiling as he answered her at that. "You too Padme, and may the force be with you." he said and she smiled at him as they ended it at that. "In the mean time, you better keep your focus or you're going to get hurt, since you and Darra are like this together, but treat things with Padme the way you do now with Darra." Obi-wan told him and he nodded to the order gently at that.
"Yes master, but right now we both got a lot of work to do, with the fact we got 8 to 9 months till then." he said and Obi-wan nodded."What do you mean the council gave you their blessing?!" Tru said in shock and he crossed his arms. "Just that, I mean that they agreed, the code has to be changed to save ourselves, we have to change. Just to survive, now quiet, I have to let my friends know I'm coming home right now and they need the truth now."
"That they're going to get the chance to see me right now." he said and the adult quartet nodded in agreement to that sternly "Anakin how close to Tatooine are we with us on this planet?" Siri asked and he thought it over, before putting it up on the navicomputer and they nodded. "Three day flight at maximum capacity Siri, so we can boost the satellite on the ship so we can contact them." he said and she nodded as they got moving then as she answered him.
"Well let's do it." she said and he nodded to her. "Wait I got a better idea, with us leaving right now, why don't do the call at the halfway point, so we hit the 1.5 parsec range. And we can get better reception this way Obi-wan, Siri, Anakin." Ry' said and they nodded in agreement as Anakin turned the pilot's chair over to him and moved to the co-pilot's chair as he relaxed as Darra got him a pain killer and some water as he took and relaxed as they got to work at that.
As they flew to the halfway point and paused there as they got it and he finished tapping in the computer access codes to get them to align with the main radio tower on Tatooine until he had it correctly and completely aligned. "First time I did this since I left, I never studied the radio towers on Tatooine so you don't get it right and you got to try again, as it aligns itself to every planet in the Outer Rim." he said and the adult quartet all nodded as he tried to get it.
As he thought over the transponder to the Mos Espa radio tower and then smiled. "Mos Espa security, this is Padawan Anakin Skywalker, repeat this is Anakin Skywalker, do you read me over." he said and a minute later it activated on that as a young woman no older then him or Darra answered him at that summons. "Yes we reason Jedi Skywalker, we were wondering if we were ever going to hear from you." she said and he nodded as he smiled.
Recognizing the voice, just aged ten years, he knew who he was talking to as he answered her then. "Well it's good to hear a familiar voice, Amee, is that really you?" he asked and she smiled at the summons in delight. "Anakin, yes it's me, and it's good to hear from you, what's going on if you chose now to contact us?" she asked and he smiled at her then as he looked at her, before a man came into the image, and knowing who it was he said it smiling.
"Oh hey Mr. Farcloud it's good to see you again." he added and the man nodded smiling. "I got some good news actually, but I'm coming home in a couple weeks actually Amee, to see all of you." he told her and she nodded in delight. "It's time now, if Sebulba is ready for another shot at it now, and it's time, I'm keeping that promise, if mom was already freed, well all of you are next." he told and they nodded in shock and delight at that.
"We got word that the raider is dead, that true?" he asked and Anakin nodded. "Yeah it's true, he died by my hand, but my mentor's best friend was working undercover in his ranks. The raider Zora, she's a Jedi, her name is Siri Tachi, she and her own mentor, they were my team partners. For 22 years, since my mentor and she were still padawans themselves." he said and they nodded in amazement as they looked at the young woman next to him gently.
"So that's what you are now?" she asked and he nodded. "Yeah, Qui-Gon freed me, but what we never told you, that's mom and me, is he was Jedi master. After getting attacked by the trade federation he was escorting them to Coruscant after they invaded her planet. And got side tracked by the force pinpointing him and my mentor directly at me." he said and they nodded in shock. "And the girl and her friends?" Farcloud asked and he nodded to him.
"He was taxed with her protection, we were going on protection duty when I took them under my care. And for the three days they were here, in truth now, is I was involved in a training mission here now, but that's what the wager really was about, he tricked him into letting me go at the time. But Watto's sins cost his entire life savings, because by one nudge my powers activated and then went on full power, before meeting my mentor right after the race."
"My mentor, the man right behind me here, he was the other Jedi protecting her and her crew now, but ever since, I was doing one mission or another. This was my activation mission, and whether you all knew it or not here, was this was a way to test me. Though what I will say now, is this was another test the council were placing me under, and the training lesson, can a Jedi grow up in the real world and still be a Jedi, and I passed."
"Facing my past, I had to deal with Krayne, and the duo were involved in this, but they are the ones that know the most about my past. You guys, Krayne, and my racing, as I had another run in with Sebulba 5 years ago. It was a tie in the race, but he saw me as I am now." he said and they nodded. "Yeah we heard from his followers that he had a run in with you and you're surrounded by your friends." Farcloud said and he nodded as he answered him.
"Five years and the results are I looked like he saw me, well add the added five years and here I am now." he said and they nodded to him as they looked him over and smiled. "Even though 10 years older since we last saw you, I can tell you never changed, you're still you right now." he said to him smiled and Anakin nodded. "From my mechanic abilities to my being a pilot, I'm still me." he said and she smiled at the remark as she answered him.
"I take it the racer engines had a slight flaw on purpose if you stalled at the start?" she asked and he nodded. "Jedi design, it was meant to be a handi-cap now as a Jedi to give the others a slight head start to make the race more fun between us now. But this was, in the case of Sebulba, to teach him that cheating is discouraged as a Jedi and I was racing, in that case to free my pit crew's sister who was his slave." he said and they nodded to him gently.
"Go ahead and tell them, we're not hiding things from your friends or parents anymore, so what you can't tell me or the council you could tell them now, Anakin." Obi-wan told him and he nodded to him. "And our current situation in training mode right now, because he's not going to take this any better here. Then you do, mom will or Padme and her council did at the moment." he said and the duo both nodded firmly at the remark as Amee looked between them.
"So where are you in your training exactly?" she asked and he explained that to her. "I'm a few weeks away from trials, but those take a year to 18 months to complete, so by the time I'm back, I'm close to graduation now. But you're meeting the duo face to face when I do, so where's mom exactly?" he asked and she smiled as he explained that to him as the quintet waited for the confirmation and knowing this was critical information they needed then.
"She married a farmer named Cliegg Lars, she's in Anchorhead, like you thought, you never knew if she was freed or not. But he freed her six years ago and they married five, and your brother now, his name is Owen, you come see us and we can take you to visit. He's engaged to a young woman no older then you are named Beru Whitesun." he said and they nodded as this confirmed everything they needed to know at that.
As the duo paled and they nodded. "I knew something was up over there, what about the raiders, are things getting worse right now?" he asked and he nodded in concerned annoyance at that. "Yeah it's getting worse every day and their getting closer to the farms we had a raid and a man was killed. And two more were injured in a ambush at the time, the farms are putting up power shields before locking the main doors."
"Into the compounds of their homesteads right now." he told him and Obi-wan covered his eyes, knowing everything Anakin told him was right on target then. "Any more attacks in the trade offs between the Jawas and the junk dealers?" he asked and he nodded to him. "Yeah there were two last week and five more over the last seven months alone over here." he said and Anakin nodded as he waved the duo over at that remark then.
"Anyone from our grouping get attacked yet?" he asked and they shook their heads. "No, although when Watto was going on trade deal, he barely got back in time, before sun down, but we all said the same thing. No one should be out after dark anyone, he, though separated from us, he's been asking for any news on you. And right now, we all been hoping we'd see you again and Jira said the same, as did Ren and his partner."
"But if anything we know if you just contacted us, nothing ever changed." he said and he smiled as Darra hugged him from behind. "Yeah nothing changed at all, I'm still me, as you remember, ten years later, but still me." he said and they nodded smiling at the news. "So who's the red head behind you?" Farcloud asked and he smiled. "She's my best friend, sort of like Master Tachi, she's my version of her right now, you don't have to worry here."
"I'm still me Amee, and you'll get to meet your Jedi double." he said and she chuckled at that. "I can see that, but I guess you found Jedi versions of all of us in training?" she asked and he nodded. "Aside from these two, yeah, but my versions are Corran, Dane, Wedon and Tahiri they match Seek, Wald, Kit and Melee." he said and she nodded. "I'm not liking the sound of that, what did those two do?" Farcloud asked him and he explained that remark.
"Long story, but the scope of it, and you can say this for mom and dad too, but would it matter to you if I never told you any of my traumas. Fears or doubts during my therapy, say after losing a friend, I'm still holding it in, until I'm ready to talk about it, would you give me time Amee?" he asked and she nodded. "Yeah we would in fact, until you're ready to tell us, we leave it be." she said and Darra nodded to that as she looked at the duo who paled at that.
"Yeah we kind of figured that, but would you see that the fact I never talked about them as I'm dangerous, as I'm far more powerful then you are?" he asked and she crossed her arms as they heard a fast shout out from four other voices at that. "No we wouldn't, but the fact you're more powerful then we are is not dangerous, your powers don't make you dangerous, how you use them is, Annie." they heard from deeper version of a male voice.
"Hey Kit good to hear your voice again buddy, Melee, Seek, Wald, guys it's good to hear from you." he said smiling and they came into view behind her smiling at that. "You too Annie, we were wondering if we were ever going to see you again right now, we miss you." they said together and he nodded. "I miss you guys alot right now, but don't worry, I'm coming home to check on you." he said and they nodded in delight at the news then.
"So what's the follow up question to this exactly if you needed us to confirm this to your team mates, aside from Darra?" Seek Farstreamer asked and he explained it. "Would you consider me capable of something as cruel as holding back vital information if a weapon was close to shorting out or exploding?" he asked and they shook their heads. "No you wouldn't hold that back." Melee Sunstream said and he nodded as he looked between them.
"Well here's a question for you, as you knew me all my life before I left, and the reason for the sudden call in. And after several years, but the one that was really my true friend here is the girl next to me, but the duo that Sebulba reported to you that were with me. When on security crew duty at the games that year, turned out to be a couple of liars." he said and the man crossed his arms at that as he answered him at the remark and Soara crossed her arms then.