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 12: Jedi Truths And The First Duty I: The Double Agent
"Ferus for a young padawan, you really are an idiot, do you understand the seriousness of this right now, you let me have it on Radnor. But my how the tables have turned right now, so you say I should think more like a Jedi and yet when in public surrounded by every planet. And from Corsucant to Tatooine is here, and you just barely turn us into martyrs, you're lucky I stepped in here right now, padawan."
"This is the way of the apprentice now, stepping in without violence, and if there are a few locals that know you then all the better. But violence is not the answer, it never was before I left Tatooine and it never will be, all it takes is a fast call out from me. In our local tongue, and it ends in a hurry, if you touched her they would have arrested you." he said sternly to him and Obi-wan and Siri crossed their arms at that.
"That's going a little far in the reprimand, but at the moment he's right, if this was you and me, and you reacted in the same way. Qui-Gon would have let me have it for giving you this type of telling off right now for this, but come on right now. He's right on all counts is it really that hard to see this, he knew what to do the second he saw the quintet right now?" Obi-wan asked her and she nodded in agreement to that.
"We better let that telling off go." Siri told him and he nodded in agreement. "Going a little too far maybe, but never mind that, had he not intervened and the council would have expelled him for a close call murder or worse. The fact that he reacted in a way that is unbecoming of a Jedi when he's only going on 16, Anakin grew up in the outside world, he knows what to do." he told her and she nodded firmly to that remark.
"He's right at the moment, if he attacked her with that lightsaber, that's just cause for the planet leader to evict us right now from the planet. But Anakin did the right thing by stepping in as a result he did it perfectly by preventing him from making the biggest mistake of his life. But that was a very near murder instead of preventing a riot, he could have killed someone." Obi-wan told her and she nodded in agreement.
"I can't believe how close a call it was here, what the heck was he thinking if he slowed it down and looked at it more closely, he'd see what Anakin told us. But it's clear how much those racers know and adore Anakin, it's clear he was close friends with all of them, they all know him all too well." Ry said in response and she nodded to that. "One more reason never to over react in the boys." Siri said to that and they both nodded.
Listening to the telling off then, Obi-wan and Siri nodded to that. "Ferus, you are so lucky I stopped you right now, or you could have made the biggest mistake of your life right now. You know I was living as a non living force, before Obi-wan met me, but as a result right, that gave me a sixth sense. Just to know a way to do this without it getting dangerous, and pulling your lightsaber at the wrong moment is."
"You could have killed her out of miscommunication Ferus, you out of your blasted mind, they were debating over the racer. This is Senia Tawbeck and Loren Hawreck, they're podracers of my home planet of Tatooine, there was no riot about to be started. It was a simple disagreement, that podracer, they're debating about used to belong to me, but no riot, no chance at it turning it into a shootout."
"You realized you could have killed her, a Jedi is a peace keeper, not a local security grouping, this was a job for a living force Jedi." he said to him sternly and he swallowed hard at that. "But they were about to bring out their blasters, what was I supposed to do?" he asked quickly and he crossed his arms. "Maybe not bring out your weapon at the exact same time." he said to him sternly at that remark and Senia nodded sternly to that.
"We're Jedi, we're keepers of the peace, we don't go running in all half cocked, Master Qui-Gon had to do this with a Hutt once. When Obi-wan was two years younger then you were at the time, but this was a very close call at the time. I'm Master Qui-Gon, and you are Obi-wan, before a mission that had resulted in fixing their relationship, but this is a master of us being them, our mentors and parental mentors."
"In public, Master allowed me to take this, because, if he was alive, he'd know I can do this, and without it. Now, turning into this, this is the true power of the force, I can influence them and talk them down, simply by my knowing them all. That's the true power of the force, we don't need our weapons, we just need to be open to them, the living force." he said and Ferus closed his eyes in humiliation at that remark.
As the trio moved to him and she leaned against his shoulder at that as he looked at him sternly. "Well if that's not making a fool of yourself right now then nothing is at the moment. But Anakin is right, if he said that to Anakin, well the tables just turned here, as Anakin knows all of these racing pilots." Ry said to Obi-wan and he nodded to that. "Yeah and he's right, this is the way of the apprentice." Siri added and they nodded to that.
"Anakin is right at the moment, he reacted too fast to see this, and if he slowed it down, he would have seen this would take a real Jedi. And one that lived in the outside world to understand this right now, if they had problems before, instead of Ferus getting our attention. Anakin gets it and knows every person surrounding him so this was easy as we let him do it." Obi-wan said and she nodded in agreement to that.
"I would say he passed our test in the way of the apprentice, and by not immediately bringing out his lightsaber, as he talks them down. Before it got physical right now in this case, so this Dug is the son of his rival, well that's the next test, that you better take charge. If this rival is the same as Bruck, that's the catch you can disengage his temper pretty fast here." she said to him and he nodded to her in agreement.
"Catch case touch of approval and from everyone, either Jedi or not, sees that this is the only way now to end it. At the moment I think your student is a natural Master Kenobi." the guard said and he smiled in pride at the way his student was handling it. "I know, I barely had enough time to get that, before every mission that Qui-Gon and I went on took a jog to the left." he said and the guards chuckled to that as Senia said it firmly.
"Indeed, this was a misunderstanding only he understands young man, if you ever been outside of the temple at the moment. Well it makes perfect sense right now that you just recently activated and I know that attitude, to you, Annie is dangerous. Because he acts like a normal person and he was one before being a Jedi, we all know this." Senia said sternly and the quartet nodded in agreement as he crossed his arms at that.
"But I thought..." Ferus started to say and Anakin shook his head. "No, this is not the way to handle this Ferus, you realized you crossed into the darkside by how close you came to killing her?" he snapped at him and he swallowed hard at that. "All I needed is what's inside me to know they are my friends, I know them all so well you should have paid attention to the language, you don't understand Huttese, I do."
"Teaching by example right now, is a key point in training, Qui-Gon did it with Obi-wan, Obi-wan with me and now I do it with you. By showing you what there is to learn by watching and learning now, as in a living force Jedi." he said and the group smiled as they gave him a hug and he returned it smiling and Ferus lowered his head in humiliation at the fact he failed the latest test the council and their mentors gave him then.
As she looked him over smiling and he hid a chuckle. "Well you certainly have grown handsome, you have a female friend?" she asked and he chuckled and nodded. "Yeah, my friend, she's a younger version to Master Tachi, she, Siri, was pretending to be the raider Zora, but she and I. Well we're like my mentor and me on duty, and we're close friends, not that stage yet though." he said and she chuckled at the news then.
"She's bringing the you we know back out now?" she asked and he nodded to her. "Good to know that the you we know never changed, even after 5 years, nothing ever changes right now. Always the good deed in being a kind boy on our planet, but like she said then, if she told you this already. But never mind what this boy brings out in you, remember who you were then." Ben said to him in Huttese and he nodded to him.
"And I did say if you want to learn anything on the living force, you better start paying attention as I had to do this before. And when Jar-Jar picked a fight with a very dangerous Dug called Sebulba that day that I had to prevent this from turning into a riot." he said and Ferus nodded in shock to that. "That's his son?" he said in shock and Anakin nodded to him sternly. "Master it's safe, come on." he called out and they nodded to him.
"Nice work Anakin, that was great work, in stopping this and preventing your peer from making it worse." Ry told him and he nodded. "Trust me this happens all the time on my planet, I got to prevent a fight between my peers in the racing circuit. But this was due to the fact that they were arguing over my racer, it was sold to my rival and they were trying to figure it out." he said and the adult trio nodded to the news gently.
"Close call I take it, if she moved to your side, along with the quartet?" Obi-wan asked and he nodded to him as he walked over to him. "Yeah the fight was over my podracer, I built that racer with my own hands, and Qui-Gon sold it to Sebulba. Siri, you better deal with your student, he could have killed her out of miscommunication had I not intervened right now." he said and she nodded firmly as she answered him gently.
"Nicely done Anakin, that was really good right now." Siri told him and he nodded smiling. "I was right, this was over the debate of my racer, they were preparing for the racing by running a practice, drill and Loren started a fight with Sebelba's son. Ferus tried to step in and it got worse, but have a Tatooine local and you can end the fight pretty fast if they're like the people involved." he said and the trio nodded to that.
"Well that just goes to show that violence is always a last resort and you proved the point of the way of the apprentice Anakin. Nicely done and that was really good right now, there are better ways to handle a situation. Without immediately going to violence and you just proved that." Obi-wan added to him smiling and he nodded. "Guys this is my mentor Obi-wan Kenobi." he said and they nodded with a gentle smile to him.
"Nice to meet you Master Kenobi, so your friend there is also raised in the temple or you realized that Annie was like you as a child, Kenobi, Oh I know who you are: Melida/Daan?" Senia asked and he nodded to her. "Yes that's me, so you knew Anakin as a racer, nice to meet all of you." he said and they nodded smiling. "You too, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance now." Ben said to him gently and that did it for Ferus.
"Indeed it is, so our human podracing champion is a Jedi padawan now, nicely done Jedi Skywalker, so you and your mentor were the Jedi in Mos Espa. Nice to make your acquaintance, Master Kenobi." They heard through a rush of Huttese and Anakin looked up to a hutt moving toward them as the group made way for him to reach them. "Greetings exalted one, been a long time." Anakin said to him and he nodded.
"You too Young Skywalker, to answer your question, in why I am not on our planet, I chose the top six best racers we had with you gone. And came to watch the games, but I was not expecting to find you here. So security detail with your fellow padawans?" he asked and Anakin nodded to him. "Yes, and had to prevent something that would destroy his career and life at the moment."
"And get him arrested by our planet, but nice to see several familiar faces right now. The situation those three days on Tatooine, my team and I were dealing with getting the parts needed to fix the ship. When Watto lost to my mentor the so called farmer, he tried to pull back on the agreement. And my mentor was ready to take it to you to settle this." he said and Jabba nodded to him gently.
"Indeed, what is your mentor's name, if he sponsered you, but in his words when gambling sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and he lost to him. After the games do you wish me to send a message back to our home town and your mother?" he asked and Anakin nodded. "Yes your excellency, could you tell her and my friends that the Jedi council and the trio send their greetings."
"And I am being well taken care of, but that I promise to return and keep my promise I have given her five years ago. Krayne is dead and they are free, I'll come home, before I reach my trials to knight." he said and Jabba nodded to him. "I will send the message back to them, you have my word, I asume this child is the one that misread the situation and you had to stop now, Skywalker."
"Child Jedi, you are very lucky one of my own subjects stopped you, or I would have you arrested right now for attacking her. He may not be a slave anymore, but nothing ever changes, he had not much to live on. But what little he did have, he offered to his guests and the Jedi master that freed him. Still innocent enough that he believed you can win by racing honestly on our planet."
"Even with five years of changes, but what didn't and we see this very clearly right now, is he stayed himself. He is the young boy who did everything he could to help others, in our town, but our own Annie Skywalker is a Jedi. And one we take real pride in by showing nothing changed." he said to him and Ferus swallowed hard at that remark as Obi-wan heard the nickname repeated then.
"So though not a child youngling anymore, I guess you want them and Padme to continue calling you by your nickname?" Siri asked and he nodded with a smile. "Just proves that five years older and the me they know never changed at all right now. Though I am a Jedi apprentice now, I'm still their human racing champion." he said amd they both nodded smiling at the remark gently at that.
"Issues as a Jedi and I know you understand what we mean by these things, but you just proved the point to what we mean by that remark. But to answer your question, our mentor was Qui-Gon Jinn, my name is Obi-wan Kenobi. I am the apprentice Qui-Gon when he freed Anakin five years ago." he said and Jabba nodded to him as he looked at Siri and his eyes narrowed at that remark.
"Why does this young woman next to you look familiar?" he asked and Anakin explained that. "She was under cover in the raider's ranks as the raider Zora, she is a friend, her name is Master Siri Tachi, she is my team partner, my sister. She's not a threat I promise, your excellency." he said and Jabba nodded in acceptance. "You know these people?" Ferus said in shock and they nodded sternly.
"Yeah I do and the reason is, because they're my fellow podracers from my home planet, but that just goes to show that what Siri said was the truth. Your sensitivity to the living force is not your strength, I had a knack for making friends when growing up. And I made a lot of them and this is evidence to that, but here as a result now is the only way, we knew each other for years."
"Had I not reacted when you yanked that lightsaber you could have started a riot and it would turn into a bloodbath right now. The way of the apprentice is there are better ways to bring order then adding on to the violence and trust me. If Adi, Tiana, Damon or Qui-Gon was here, they'd say the same thing that you have much to learn still of the living force now." he said and the sextet nodded as they crossed their arms.
"Fast thinking that only someone fluent in the language can take charge and that just shows a real impact of being sensitive to the living force. And in a way that your parental mentors would appreciate right now, but Anakin is a cub version to Master Qui-Gon and Obi-wan. So they spend most their time in the living force, and only a living force can do this." Ry said to him sternly and Siri and Obi-wan nodded in agreement.
"There are better ways to handle a riot without adding on to the violence involved in one right now." Siri said sternly to him and Obi-wan nodded. "Indeed, and this is something that we needed to see, that only a local can stop the oncoming violence involved here. They needed to know that though five years, nothing changed and would not change and that their champion was still himself." he said and the quintet nodded to that.
"Indeed, he is correct right now, but leave it to a town local who knows the people that are involved in said to the said local. As he brings order, we had this problem two days before the race that freed him. And he had to step in after his friend picked a fight with our racing rival. And said we all had a natural hatred for after he caused 150 crashes in five years." Senia said to him sternly at that as Ody and Ben nodded firmly.
"You out of your mind cub, you could have made a bad situation worse." Xelbree snapped at Ferus and he swallowed hard at that. "Nice thinking in calling out to us in our native language that's the fight stopper and we know each other already. But you had a knack for making friends and made a lot of them growing up, but we knew each other for five years, that helps." Ben said to him and he nodded in agreement as Ody said it then.
"Well knowing a fellow podracing pilot helps as does knowing they're from your home planet, to answer your other question on spreading the news. And to your mother and friends that you got the chance to see us today during the games and with you, your mentor." he said and Loren finished that smiling. "We would be glad to, everyone in town has been asking for information on you, and this helps now."
"So young Annie Skywalker is now a Jedi padawan, I know what the braid means now?" Loren said and they nodded. "It left a lot of the slaves holding a lot of hope, but none of us ever understood in why he could do this and come out of it, and alive at the moment." Ody told her and he ended it at that as he looked between them. "Alright subject change, so what is this about." he asked and Loren answered him gently at that.
"I just said there was a possibility that someone was cheating here in the race, if the character was force sensitive or a Jedi and she got violent." He said and she sighed. "A Jedi handi-cap on a podracer is not cheating, is what I said, but with the blaster I'm defending myself." Senia said and he nodded. "I take it this fight started, because you realized Sebulba's racer was looking like a Jedi handi-cap as a result."
"You knew that as Jedi we are skilled pilots and mechanics?" he asked and they both nodded to him. "We did, but who the force built that podracer, exactly, because he's keeps stalling out in the start off?" she asked him gently and he chuckled. "I did, that was my podracer, before I sold it and left with my friends after the race ended. You were half right, but that was meant to be a handi-cap for me in the race."
"As I got the news from the farmer I met I was possibly force sensitive and I decided to yank out my podracer. Which is for a force sensitive human being, making the race more fun between us." he said and they nodded with a bemused chuckle at the news then gently. "You giving us a head start and then catch up to us?" Loren said as he started laughing and they nodded to him as Obi-wan rested his hand on his back smiling.
"Yes, but I really hope that the pit droid that did that doesn't do it twice." Anakin said and Ody lowered his hand as they all started laughing. "One scream is immediately followed by a second from the balcony Jabba is on and then you come flying passed me as you catch up to Sebulba?" Ben said and he nodded. "Are you ever going to let me live that down Annie?" Ody asked and Obi-wan chuckled as he answered that question.
"Why didn't you turn off before he got too close exactly, we know this, but this was the big one right now?" he asked and the quartet chuckled at the remark. "Alright guys, let's get on with this and at the moment you're both right, this was the big one that changed your life. And one last chance to race, is great, the circuit is matched up to the Mos Espa race course so we can do this one more time now."
"As we get to go at it one last time before you let that go, but hopefully we don't have repeaters." Ben said to them and they nodded. "Were you able to get the screen and engines fixed since that race though?" he asked and Ben nodded to him smiling. "I did, but I wasn't expecting it to break down on me when we had a shot at the amount, for Gas though that was embarrassing." he said and Anakin nodded to that remark.
"Do I even want to know what you mean by that?" Siri asked and he hid a smile. "During the first lap, pre second lap, after Ody pulled into his pit crew, one of his droids came forward to fix it. But the other was talking to the first, and the first told him don't come any further, but as he did. And he got sucked into the engine turbine and barely blew the accelerator, as they had to fix that before he could start again."
"For us that's the bird getting too close to the engine and getting sucked into it, before we can turn off the blasted engine. It was after this happened we heard a second scream as what miniature wild life we had running loose all over the planet. It got too close to the microphone and Jabba knocked it off the balcony." Anakin said and the duo started laughing at that as Senia chuckled as she answered him at that remark then.
"Should have seen that coming that your podracer was meant for a Jedi at the time, I saw the protocol droid, but this now, I saw that podracer, before he repainted it orange, as it was blue and white before." she said and he nodded to her smiling gently. "The X, that was going to get changed to the symbol of the Jedi later on now, but this was mean to be a clear partnership now as two sides were crossed."
"But yeah I know, my friends finished painting it before the race, but that was the race that ended things for me and changed our lives. But as a result it's a matter of dealing with it, but your fight and that I understand, but we can agree to disagree right now. At times there are truths you can't take, that's their opinion, I know you know that at times us Jedi bend rules, but that's understandable here now."
"But there's no need for violence right now, we don't need to get testy with each other, we're all racers. But if you want to get testy I suggest you loose it out on the track, before our watchers get caught in the middle here. And whoever's carrying a weapon, put it away, there's no need for that. We got a enough people surrounding us, so put the weapons away please, just relax." Anakin said and they both nodded to him.
"Hey Skywalker, with you here, we could talk this over, as Sebulba is here." they heard another racer call out to him and he nodded. "Great that's just what we need right now, cheating in this race is illegal and with me and my mentor and our teams here. He's going to get it, if he tries to sabotage one of you for the second time in five years." he said and the sextet nodded in agreement as he called out to Obi-wan and Siri at that.
"Master I got this, they need a fellow mechanic to check the binders and the engines, so I'm going to be over here. And while you: you, Siri and Ry', but you are doing what you have to do." he said and they nodded to him as she said it to that. "Alright, we've got a few things we have to do, but we'll be back in 90 minutes, so stay put." Siri said and he nodded as the sextet smiled in delight at this news as Senia turned to him gently.
"You mind if we talk shop, we could use your help in case Sebulba shows up now, but he's here, so be careful, he's a nasty cheater." she said and he nodded to her. "Trust me I know that, he caused fifty crashes before I got one up on him, but if you need some help I can do that for you no problem." he said and turned his gaze to Obi-wan who nodded with a slight smile as he looked at the duo who both hid a chuckle to this.
"And I thought this couldn't get any stranger right now, I never expected some planet town locals to know him on sight then second they see him right now." they heard a bemused tone say to this as they saw Anakin's gaze shift to Obi-wan who had a slightly bemused smile at that remark.
End Of flashback
"So that's what happened, I understand the telling off and like we said we can let that go, but just this once." Mace said and he nodded to him gently. "Yes Master, I know that he was sure he was fighting the good fight here that day, but to me now. It just takes hearing a single word and one only used on my planet that I know they're all Tatooine locals. And though they have planets in the Outer Rim, they spent 80% of their time on Tatooine and in Mos Espa."
"But just shouting out our term for their needing some help and that did it, as I stopped him from striking her with his lightsaber. As he didn't understand what the force was going on at the time here right now." he said and the council nodded to the news in shocked amazement as they exchanged looks. "So that's what happened there, if you were heading this off from turning into a full blown fight, you podracers know another the second you see each other."
"So fast reaction and taking charge, as another podracer, who's an old friend knew you the second you gave out the title from when you were still on Tatooine at the time here." Adi said smiling with a slight smile and Obi-wan nodded. "I never expected that he could end it like that, but his expertise was more then helpful now. As a result he deflected it, and before it got worse right now in this case." he said and Mace and Yoda nodded with a gentle smile to that.
"So if you hadn't stopped him from slashing her..." Mace asked and he nodded. "It would have turned into a taking sides notion and turning into a bloodbath, I'd already seen what these duo when it's being cut across the arm, but I was preventing his taking his first step down the dark path. By miscommunication as a result of his not understanding the language right now." he said and Adi nodded sternly to that as he went further to the remark as he went on.
"And I remember my shock at the fact that Qui-Gon was getting so demonstrative with Didi when I met him before I did the same for you. But you profited from my example and used it to teach Ferus as he still had much to learn on the living force right now, but you make a good teacher. That's what comes from watching and learning, you can learn a lot from watching instead of constant lessons." Obi-wan said and she nodded in agreement to that as she said it then.
"Indeed and you're right, Qui and I taught you and Siri by example over the years, but this was a key lesson during our partnership years. But this was one where the Jedi not born in the temple had to teach the Jedi that did not understand a thing about the real world, till the rival had to teach them. But had you not reacted that fast, and he would have been charged with manslaughter at the time." she said and Anakin nodded in agreement sighing as she went further.
"Just because we're Jedi doesn't mean we're the governing party we can stop a fight, without resulting to violence and you just showed us that. These books give a fast demonstration of that as Qui and I had to make our position clear to Sorn's president on their planet. But for a padawan not to take a very good look at what was going on, before reacting, that's a fail and you read our reaction right." Adi said and Damon, Mace and Tiana nodded in agreement to that.
"We're keepers of the peace, not soldiers, but at times we got do things that go against our morality and that's hard for us. But you still showed the good in you after five years training to prove that though five years you never changed at all in their eyes. That was enough to prove that we taught you quite a bit and yet you still stayed yourself at the time now." Damon said and Anakin nodded as he looked between them and Tiana and Mace gently at that remark.
"Xelbree and Senia let him have it, as the fact he acted without thinking it could have turned into a riot, if I hadn't taken charge this fast now." Anakin told them and she nodded in agreement. "I'll say that just goes to show that having a planet local know several others on sight the second you see each other. That works, and as does knowing what the other person is works too." Adi said smiling and Damon nodded in agreement to her thoughts as he answered him.
"Well that just goes to show that even as a Jedi raised in the outside world and even Thracia was right, she was right all along. But a Jedi that grew up on the outside, needs to use that knowledge to stop things, before it gets worse." Damon said and Mace nodded in agreement to his thoughts gently at that. "Nice touch and if you hadn't headed that off, before Ferus pulled his lightsaber, I doubt we would have been this close to it turning into a firefight right now."
"But one remark and statement on the podraces, before a quartet of old friends who were part of the races catches sight of you, de-ages you five years. And removes the haircut and the lightsaber on your belt and then realizes they found you in the one place they never expected at the moment." Mace said with a bemused smile and he nodded. "Yes and trust me, my fellow racers said they saw me to the other locals of my hometown at the time there."
"But hearing that he was racing against me for the second time in five years, followed by the news I was now a Jed to every human local in town. That was enough to get proof that I was working over time at keeping my promise to them. But that's part of the area, I spoke to Amee and my other friends, before speaking to my mother, they all know I'm coming home and tying up the final catch as I ended their worst nightmare the year before at the time."
"Before Ody, Senia, Ben and Xelbree saw me that day, so they know that this is the last and final time I'm racing now as I free the rest of the planetary slaves. I had to do this again during the situation with Sebulba after Jar-Jar crossed him at the time, but I'll show that one to you later, but this is normal. So as a result I knew there was an easy way to do this, before going to weapons now." he said and they nodded as Mace answered him at that remark then.
"Well I want to see that one, as I know what Qui-Gon said if he got you off the planet, before Sidious's apprentice saw you." he said and he nodded as he moved to him as he opened his mind up to him as he pressed his forehead to his at that as he saw who he was in his home town. Watching the altercation with the dug he now saw everything they missed as their being distracted by the added news Qui-Gon gave them firmly as he closed his eyes tightly at that.
Feeling the utter irony of his own failings he now saw everything they should have seen when they met, as he opened his eyes and looked into Anakin's at that. "Well now I see where we messed up Anakin, we should have done this memory recall as you showed us everything through the link. When Qui-Gon gave us that news he found you and the possibility of your being the chosen one." he said and Yoda nodded in agreement to that as he saw it through Mace.
"Indeed and the true chosen one you are, but the chosen one born in one world and raised in both, must be balanced out. In both ways, the good, the bad, normal life, and life raised in the Jedi, key point that is now, and now see this we have. Must change we have to now, your children and grandchildren, must learn that to be a very strong Jedi it is to learn that not all things, black and white they are." he said and Anakin nodded in agreement as he answered him.
Before he could say it, he heard a voice he hadn't heard in seven years. "Indeed and as a result, we catch this and before our Sith can get his hands on him is a case of irony. That we should have seen coming right now, but it's ironic that we discovered this power to become immortal and at a very close shave with being eliminated." they heard and Mace looked up at that and smiled in delight as he answered that voice and stood up then smiling gently at that.
"Indeed and welcome Thracia, welcome back." he said and she smiled at him gently as Anakin turned to her smiling in delight. "Missed you Master." he said and she smiled and gave him a hug at that. "Minga contacted me and told me everything right now, in what you discovered on this mission, but the last 18 months of your therapy. After Zan Arbor was enough to have the council and me worried and it's enough that hearing two padawans are trying to frame you."
"Is enough that there is no forgiveness for it right now, a very close shave that has been prevented by the help of the people of the planet. That these books came from as a result now, but evidently they never saw that their one choice could have destroyed us." she said and he nodded in agreement. "I know, but if we hadn't stopped the mission now and it's game over." he said and she nodded in agreement to that remark as she answered him then gently.
"You remember the original lesson he and I taught you?" she asked and he nodded. "Why would you even want to grow up faster, when all that it brings you is more pain and anguish so best to enjoy your childhood while it lasts. Yes, I understand and I plan to enjoy these next four years while I got the chance, we caught it before he got me completely. Still me, you did it, it's over, so we just have to get him to say the words in front of you now at the moment."
"The duo made it clear if this was intentional, then Ferus is getting expelled at the moment." he told her and she nodded as she crossed his arms. "I know, Mace was keeping me updated on your therapy with him, Adi and Master Yoda all this time, it was after I got back. That Minga told me the prognosis in your case, and you were close to a system crash right now, that I decided to make it clear, I was back now." she told him and he nodded as Mace said it firmly.
"The duo don't know who you are, as you left, before they got chosen, but it's a clear case of jealousy right now, he has everything he wants. But he still wants more, but Anakin's title, our attention and most of all he wants Darra, but Anakin has all of these already. But Anakin turned in the possibility that he was crazy jealous and decided that if he couldn't have Darra, then no one could." he told her and she nodded and said it sternly at that remark to him.
"There a reason he is so jealous of you?" she asked and he nodded. "Yes ever since we decided to train Anakin, our attention was focused entirely on him as he was the best and top of his class, but like we knew here. That though he had a lot of gifts, he had an equally level brace of flaws, but one being his racing and that was enough to aggravate us. And the other, that was having his droids going berserk and running loose in the hall for two years at the time."
"But he never tried to show off to us all that time, but Ferus's arrogance has crossed the line between self assurance and pride. And now it reached a deadly case of pride that could destroy us and the order if we hadn't ended the mission. But as a result of Anakin getting chosen a year early by Obi-wan that made it worse, as he was chosen two years past the correct date and got picked by Siri when he wanted Obi-wan." he told her and she nodded sternly at that.
"Issues in growing up when living on the planet, you let your pride take hold, someone is going to get hurt. And I was beyond humble at my first race, but every value I showed when father found me, Ferus is showing the very sin for it, and everything he's showing. It's all against the code that we live by, but that was the test, can a Jedi live in the real world and still be a Jedi?" he asked and the council smiled at the remark as Mace answered him gently.
"Yes and you passed it with flying colors, but every other test we had to run you got them all at the moment, but in truth now. What Obi-wan meant, was that before they went on that mission to Bandomeer, was that Bruck provoked him into a beating the force out of him. Before it could trigger a repeat, Master and I checked the droid that saw the whole thing and we saw who said what and what happened next." he said and Yoda finished that remark firmly then.
"Indeed, and now time to run Ferus through same test you followed the outlets left to you that were around for your predecessors. Well passed the outlets and took them all as came to us, Obi-wan and Siri to report the seriousness of this situation to us. So test you both on who learned the point of the teamwork lesson run that again and with us in the room." he said and Anakin nodded to his decision as Mace looked at Thracia, who nodded to him then and he nodded.
"Well it's time to run that test, we're doing this in the stalles, this time like we did Obi-wan and Bruck it's now the very same test." she said and he nodded in agreement to that. "Yes and we go one further, as we bring Darra in until we hear the frequencies of the lightsaber come close to critical. And before he finally admits it now, that this was clearly intentional now." Adi and Tiana said and they and Yoda nodded in agreement to that remark firmly at that.
"Alright, here we go, Ferus, Tru, meet us in the training stalles." Mace said sharply into the radio. "Yes Master, we will be there." the duo said together and they nodded as the council, Thracia, Damon, Tiana, Obi-wan and Anakin walked down there together. "You wanted to see us Master?" Ferus asked and they nodded. "Who is she?" Tru asked and Anakin crossed his arms as he answered him at the question as he looked between them firmly.
"Master Thracia Cho Leem, she was Master Windu's partner in my therapy after the blood carver and Zonoma Sekot, after my ship passed that day. But he's been keeping her updated on things and she knows everything from Sekot, to Krayne, to my capture by Zan Arbor." he said and they swallowed hard at that. "I created a ship on that planet, but she was destroyed by Palpatine's men after I killed the blood carver." he said and they nodded in shock to that news.
"Why is it we never met her before, because this is the first time we saw her?" Ferus asked quickly and he said it sternly. "She's like Master Damon actually had a few families scattered out there, but she's one of the living force Jedi that understands Jedi children. Ones who grew up in another life before becoming Jedi, so she knew if anyone could benefit from her teaching strategies. Well then it was me now, but like Master Adi, she was like a mother to me now."
"And I'm more then relieved she's back, because I had carried that fear since I was 12, and not till I release it to them. Does it become clear, that my alter ego needs to be corralled and locked up and only they can do this, but she's an emotional healer, who is Master Windu's partner. When in my therapy, she understands me better then you ever will and that my therapy is none of your business." he said and the duo swallowed hard at the stern look in her eyes.
"Who the heck was it, that had the Diversity Alliance on our heads?" Soara asked and he sighed. "Palpatine's right hand man in Admirals, but he became a system Governor, his name is Tarkin, and he made it clear that he was willing to kill innocent lives. Just to put fear into the hearts of everyone in the galaxy, but he just barely got shocked himself, he barely triggered it a second time." he said and Mace, Thracia and Adi got the subtext at the news then.
"You want anymore reasons to understand, in why I hate the darkside so much it's because it killed one person I love and then causes it in me. To kill another, and by electrocuting him to death and had Obi-wan not shown up when he did and Tarkin would be next at the moment." he said and that did it for them. "Well that sums it up in why he's scared of turning evil, because of this, the carver." Thracia said and Mace nodded in agreement to that remark firmly.
"You two never suffered the pain of what the darkside causes in you, the anger, hate and primal instinct builds in you, and till you can't hold it back. Not anymore and It explodes out of you, in a rush of force lightning, till the victim is covered in blood as it's like hemorrhagic fever, and there's blood all over them. Do you understand why I was so sick to my stomach, Obi-wan knew what happened the second he saw the carver, and why it happened now."
"That one day sealed the true fear in my heart now, of what the darkside does when you can't control those emotions, you never took a life. And you never had to live with the fact that instead of an arrest, you had to kill in self defense twice, so don't say you do, because you don't. That's why I needed counseling from the council and Master Thracia, only they understand, so enough already." he said and they swallowed hard in shock and the adult Jedi nodded firmly.
"You don't understand and how could you, you grew up in the temple, you never saw the greed, corruption and death all over the galaxy. You never understand until it's too late what the trio cause if you can't control them, so cut the understanding attitude, you don't understand and you never did. Murder/suicide at my hands, and do you think I wanted to do that, or the Carver, do you?" he asked firmly as he tried to control his voice and Mace nodded.
"Alright that's enough, Annie calm down, they did that to themselves, and pressed the wrong buttons, its not your fault." Siri said gently and he nodded. "I know, but the guilt never stops, how can I be expected to be guardian or a Jedi if I can't release that fear and move on. That trauma is one that I never could forget, every-time I fight, I see Krayne's face or the carver's every-time." he said and she, Mace, Adi, Thracia and Obi-wan nodded in understanding to that.
"And if I hadn't arrived when I did, he would be next for testing you like that Anakin?" Obi-wan asked and he nodded. "He just barely turned Vader on himself, I was already sick to my stomach at the fact I did it once, and if you hadn't arrived. And when you did, then it would have happened again, I never want to see another self defense attack like this ever again." he told him and he nodded as Mace rubbed his back gently at that remark gently at that.
"Alright, time to focus, we can discuss this later and in private, as you still need some emotional counseling, right now from that. But at the moment this is matter of releasing that fear and letting go, but clear your mind now." Adi said and he nodded as she pressed her forehead to his and soothed his rattled nerves at the memory and he relaxed. "I'm ready for training now Master." he said softly and she nodded as they focused at that remark as Ferus sighed.
"What did you call us in here for?" Ferus asked and he crossed his arms. "We're going to be running a few lightsaber training drills." Mace said and they nodded as they pulled their lightsabers. "No, switch lightsabers you two." Adi said firmly and the duo nodded, even as Ferus felt his heart sinking. "First training with the remotes." Mace said and Anakin pulled on his blindfold and went into a ready stance as they turned them on maximum stun then.
"Relax, padawan, feel don't think." Obi-wan said softly and he smiled as he remembered that remark from Qui-Gon. "Begin!" Mace called out as he started deflecting every blast and jumped and ducked with the grace of a fully grown Jedi master. Watching for 15 minutes, the council smiled at this. "Well with the fact we changed the code, this is him, if he was seeing his family." Minga said smiling and they all nodded in agreement at that remark gently.
"Alright good that is Anakin, stay your hand." Yoda called out, and he relaxed, but froze up, and then quickly swung behind him to black the shot aimed at his back and they hid a chuckle at that. "Wise guys, that's enough of that already." Damon said firmly and Anakin took off his blindfold and turned to look at the remote. "How many times do we got to say it, that's enough of the wise guy responses, pal, now switch off." he said and his remote fell to the floor at that.
"Something's never change no matter what generation you are in being a Jedi, but this is getting ridiculous at the moment." Mace said with a bemused chuckle and they nodded in agreement to that. "Ferus you're next." Adi said and he nodded as he started and as they heard the tone start changing then and nodded. "Alright sparring now, Anakin, you and Ferus." Mace said to them and they nodded as they started fighting as Damon said it firmly at that.
"Alright that's good." he said and Darra walked in and Ferus froze. "Darra, you're fighting Ferus." he said and she nodded and Ferus swallowed. "But Master..." he started to say and Obi-wan crossed his arms. "Is there a problem?" he asked and Ferus swallowed hard. "No Master, there is not." he said as they started fighting, before the pitch shifted and Anakin saw sparks starting to come out of his lightsaber and Tru stepped forward at that.
Watching this, Ferus saw the sparks starting to shoot out of it then. 'No, no, not now, please, alright I have to say it, tell them the truth now!' Anakin heard him thinking as he switched his lightsaber off and said it quickly to the council at that as he blurted it out. "Stop, it's damaged." he said and Tolan crossed his arms at that remark. "Why wait till there were sparks starting to shoot out of it to tell us?" Obi-wan asked him sternly and he swallowed hard at that.
As Anakin and Darra closed their eyes at that as Anakin slumped forward in exhaustion and Mace and Adi nodded firmly. Watching them at that reaction, Thracia rubbed his back and he nodded to her. "It was close, but any closer and I wouldn't have been able to keep quiet, before he said it finally." he told her and they nodded in understanding. "I understand, but it's alright, it's okay, it's okay." she said and he nodded as Tolan crossed his arms as he said it.
"You knew this lightsaber was damaged, didn't you?" he asked with a stern growl and Ferus nodded as he swallowed hard at that. "Why didn't you report it that it wasn't just damaged, but the crystal was cracked exactly?" he asked looking between them and he paled at that question, knowing he couldn't admit the truth then. "You knew this is a very good reason to take a few weeks off the mission to get a replacement." Adi told him and Tru swallowed hard at that.
"Anakin over heard the conversation, checked a key point in lightsaber lore and turned it into us, you two. But your arrogance very well could have been the self destruct switch had we not taken action at the time. You see all that time when he was with your mentors and us, he was studying lightsaber lore for months as he was in counseling. But you check the crystal at all, he realized it cracked?" Tolan asked and they paled at that as Tolan said it for both of them.
"Cracked!" Ferus repeated at that and Tolan nodded. "Of you, the only padawan that studied lightsaber lore is the new arrival who is also a mechanic, young man. He decided to verify a key point in why it was draining that fast when not even being used at the moment here. But had you dismantled it completely you would have seen the lines running through the crystal." Mace said sternly and he swallowed hard at that as Tolan finished that remark.