The Chosen One's Jedi Quest I: The Phantom Menace

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: With this chapter it's going to jump over 20% of the return to Naboo, and go right to saving Qui-Gon, after Anakin lands back in the hanger. So from here, the story-line had Qui-Gon involved fully in Anakin's life with Obi-wan. And as he spends his entire 13 years a Jedi, as his alter ego becomes Darth Vader. So Anakin becomes the true Chosen One, Andy, Darth Vader becomes a Sith and it becomes his version.

To his heirs' war against each other, in the last chapter of the Skywalker family 60 years from then. This story is going to use the theoretical from my other story, as the Jedi Quest novels. And are as though Anakin and Vader are two separate beings. As the Jedi know that Vader is a separate entity to Anakin's personality. And see him as the Chosen One, but are training Anakin in secret here, as the lightsaber implication.

Is Vader, and everything that involved the darkside was Vader, Anakin himself grows up to be the perfect Jedi padawan, as they all graduate at 27 to 29.

Chapter 11: The Mission Begins And Close Calls III

As he and the twins grabbed their weapons then, and they headed for the Outer Circle through the tunnels as the trio arrived at the ship and the twins smiled then. "Well let's get going, I'm a really good pilot, so don't worry." Anakin said and they nodded as he took the pilot chair. "We should hit the perimeter towers first, then the central towers, we're going to have to do everything by sight here."

"I don't have any coordinates for the nav computer." Roenni said and he nodded to her gently at that as he kept the engines at low then to avoid detection. "It won't be a problem, I'm going to have to do some defensive flying. So it's better if you two do the aiming, the station for the laser cannon is right in front of you, Roenni. I'll open up the emergency weapon sighting plate as we get closer."

"Remember to keep your eyes out for speeders, we're going to have to come in low to blast the deflection controls." he said and she and her brother nodded to him as he flew to where they were starting from. "Here we go." he said and she nodded. "Floater on the right approaching, we must have turned up on the scanners." she said and he nodded to her gently at that as he answered her then gently at that.

"They won't do that very often." she said as she watched them come into view, as a missile shot at them and Anakin pointed the wing down slightly and it shot passed them and hit the wall causing an explosion. "They could level a building, once we get over the city." she said and her brother, Nield Wehutti, answered that gently. "They'll probably use smaller fire power." he said and she nodded to that as she said it.

"We have to do this without blasting them out of the sky, we have to show them our ultimate goal is peace." she said and Anakin nodded to that. "That's my job, the tower is ahead, let's blast it." he said and they nodded, watching the floaters carefully he knew he had to stay level, as he realized he had just enough time, as he opened up the firing panel for them, bracing himself against the wall Nield aimed his cannon.

"Now!" Anakin called out to them as they fired the cannons, before he saw several floater then. "Seven floaters, can we do this Anakin?" she asked and he nodded. "If we do it fast, can you aim upside down?" he asked and she smiled and nodded. "No problem!" she said and he nodded as he flew into position. "Ready." he called out as he timed it right and then flipped the ship over and dived below it at that firmly.

As he maneuvered the ship so that they had a clear shot at the tower. "Everybody okay?" he asked and they nodded. "Dizzy, but okay, that was incredible flying, Annie." Roenni said to him and he nodded. "Okay, follow the wall, we'll hit the towers one by one." Nield said and Anakin nodded as he flew them close to the, as they saw more floaters coming to intercept them, but not being able to fly fast enough.

And as more joined in, but they couldn't keep up with Anakin, as he flew and one by one they destroyed each tower. In relief, Roenni leaned over and hugged him and Nield pounded him on the back at that. "I knew we could count on you, we have plenty of fire power left. What do you say to we blow the halls of evidence into nanospecs?" he asked and Anakin closed his eyes as Roenni answered that gently.

"Now?, but Nield, we promised our parents, grandpa and the quartet, once done we return to where they hid the ship. We need to get back, we have to hit both the Melida and Daan for peace negotiations, while they're weak."she said and Anakin finished that. "Besides there could be people inside." he said and she nodded as she finished that as she answered his remark gently at that news.

"We said we would do this without taking of life." she said and he nodded, sighing. "The sooner what's left of those halls of hate are blown up. And the sooner everyone can breathe again, I despise everything they stand for." he said and they nodded. "I know, so do I, remember if not for them, we may not have been born, but lets take this one step at a time." she said and he nodded gently to her.

"Alright, let's do one last thing, before we land, let's do a quick loop around the countryside. Aunt Deila was waiting to pass the message that the perimeter shields have been blown. The Scavenger Young first and second should be mobilizing right now." he said and they nodded as Anakin flew in widening circles, everywhere they looked, they saw both generations then as they were streaming out.

From farms, villages and woods, they were already beginning to clog the roads of Zehava, as several from their parents generation waved at them. And Anakin dipped his wings in a salute to answer them as a man lifted a com-link to his lips."Hey son, if you're the apprentice to the Jedi that were here last time. Tell them we send our thanks and welcome back." he heard and Anakin nodded to the order gently.

"What's your name, Sir?" he asked and the man answered with a smile in his voice. "My name is Joli, I was a friend of his and Nield's, after they won the war. And we prevented another from getting started that day after Cerasi was knocked into a coma at the time." he told him and Anakin nodded. "Sure thing I'll tell them." he said and he waved his blaster and Anakin dipped his wing a second time.

As Roenni smiled at him with tears in her eyes. "I will never forget this day and I will never forget what you did for us Anakin Skywalker." she said and he smiled at her as they flew back to their hiding place as he saw the quartet waiting for them. "Everything went fine Master, a man no older then you Obi-wan said hi and welcome back, he's also sending their thanks from your last trip here."

"His name is Joli." he said and the duo nodded. "Deila's on the scavenger track, we'll tell her to intercept him." Cerasi said and he nodded. "Our job is done now, you're up, we'll wait for you at HQ, guys." Roenni said and they nodded. "Be ready to make a fast get away though, because you're warming up the ship. So we can get the girls out of here, boys, honey." Nield said and the trio nodded to him softly.

Three Hours Later-Anakin's Version:

Getting back from the meeting, the fight between them started up again. "I'm not liking this one bit right now, Father, it's like you mentioned, they agreed far too quickly for this to be a coincidence, you said they did this before. It was a distraction, to catch them unprepared right now, I get the feeling they're going to try it again, but they do I'm leaving either way." Anakin said and he nodded to him gently.

"Us too, your thoughts match our's, I'm not liking this one bit, it's like the last time they trued this after I blew the shields, they agreed far too quickly to have a meeting right now." Obi-wan said and Nield nodded to that. "We will not meet with them, I know what their promises are worth, they will agree to meet as a diversion, they will tell us to disarm."

"And then the fighting will begin again, this surrender is too soon, if we relent, they will think we are weak." he said and Qui-Gon nodded to him. "Like before, they know you, both Generations of the Young, have backed them into a corner. They're willing to talk, you succeeded, Nield, now take your victory." he said and then Anakin stood up at that remark as he answered him then gently as he got ready.

"We did not succeed by acting as fools." Roenni said and Anakin thought it over at that. "They agreed far too quickly, that's not normal, but why exactly, Wehutti is here with us, what's left of the middle generation. They combined with yours at the moment today, they know that my generation will be determined to. And like before, in finish destroying the halls at the moment now, guys."

"Unless..." he started to say and at that they heard a loud blast and roar at that and Nield quickly turned to them. "The offer for negotiation is once again a trick, the Elders are attacking." he snapped and Anakin nodded. "Father, guys, get Mother, I'll get the ship up and running, come on!" he said over the noise and they nodded. As he took off with the twins and they went running to the area they hid the ship.

Turning on the ship, he activated everything, as he heard the quartet arrive. "We're here, Annie?!" Qui-Gon said and he nodded as he finished. "Yeah alright, I got her on the fastest course right back to Coruscant, Father." he said and they nodded as he stayed put. 'This is it, my one chance to go home, but I can't.' they heard through suppressed sobs then, as, seeing him sitting there shaking then.

As he felt a jolt of pained resignation through his link to Kit, Ki, Agen, Saesee, Stass, Mace, Nejaa and Yoda and closed his eyes tightly. 'They spent all last night trying to change their minds and it never worked, I'm stuck here. And until the final war on this planet is done and until the clean up is over.' he thought in pained recognition as he realized what that meant as he tried to hold it in.

As the trio exchanged looks, before Ferus felt his heart sink. 'Oh force no, please, this can't mean what I think right now, tell me that is not what this is right now.' Qui-Gon thought to himself as he saw him shaking in agonized pain as Obi-wan crouched in front of him, as he said it gently. "Annie?" Obi-wan asked and he closed his eyes then. "Annie, what is it, what's wrong, brother?" he added gently to him and he looked at him in pain then.

"The council were arguing to over turn the decision, and the senate, or rather, Sidious, said no, we both decided to get involved and they chose him. No, no I can take his place, I'm 15, I'm old enough to be alone right now. I'll stay here, he goes home, Master Jinn, I can stay right now." Ferus said quickly, falling into the other chair and as Anakin leaned forward shaking, knowing what this was going to do to their partner pair up.

As the tears came forward as he looked up then. "My orders from the committee and the senate, Obi-wan, I have to stay and help. After my report to the council, they spent all last night and this morning arguing with the senate and the Chancellor. They're not changing their minds, I have my orders, I have to stay here." he said to him and the duo nodded sadly as Siri, arriving in time to hear that, leaned into the cockpit wall.

"No." Siri said quickly and he nodded. "The order was explicit, and nothing the council said made any difference, I have my orders Siri." he said sadly and she shook her head as she answered him. "No, we're not just leaving you here, you chose us last night, Annie. We're not leaving without you right now baby brother." she snapped firmly as she pulled him into a hug and he broke at that finally.

Burying his head into her shoulder, she hold him as he clung to her, not wanting to let go then, as they heard a furious growl. 'No, you are not taking my brother away from me you Sith scum, he is not suffering that trauma by separation from us. You want him and you're going through me to get to him, you hear me, you lunatic.' she snapped mentally as he relaxed finally as he wiped the tears of his face then.

As he leaned forward, shaking as he answered her. "I don't want to stay here, I want to go home, that's where I belong. I did my mission to give them a fighting chance to end this, but I am not leaving you, my family." he said as he tried to control it, just as he was saying it the radio went off and he turned it on. "This is Skywalker, go ahead." he said and Mace appeared with a solemn look on his face.

"We tried for seven hours to get them to change their minds since you called us last night, nothing we say makes a difference. You have your orders, Padawan, I'm sorry Anakin, I know you want to come home. And I know how hard it is for you to make this choice." he said and Anakin nodded."I'm a master guardian, it was all about balance since you started training me, but now this order."

"Someone is trying to screw with the balance within, Master I did my reflection, I don't belong on this planet, I have a people, family and cause. I want to go home, my place is with you, I belong at the temple right now. Can't I just refuse that order, I took it up with you and Adi last night, before I made my decision. But yesterday was enough to fix this, what was going to be a problem here."

"But this, being ordered to stay behind while my entire family leaves, I can't do that, Master, 1/4 of my entire family are on this ship, the rest is on Coruscant. Tatooine and Naboo, I have friends, a family, cause, I did enough to change things. But now the system leaders and the chancellor want me to stay, no, not happening, I want to go home." he said, shaking and Mace nodded to him gently.

And at that as they saw the same pain in his eyes as they were feeling themselves at that remark. "I know, believe me I understand, but the sooner we stop this war on the planet and the sooner you can come home. But this is not meaning you're cut off from us completely, don't you remember. Check your pocket, we did this in case you suffered the same reaction your brother did, remember now."

"We go to your back up decision, temporary sabbatical and then when ready we come get you and you are on probation until our bonds are back in place." he said and Anakin nodded as he reached into his tunic pocket and pulled out 7 crystals. As Anakin pulled a small case out and they saw thirty more in his friends shades and closed his eyes. And as the tears started running down his face as Mace said it gently as he looked at him then gently.

'Sidious, you just drove another nail into that coffin of your's I swear here, my baby brother is not going to change, stay away from him.' Obi-wan thought, exchanging looks with Siri sadly and she nodded. "Hang in there Annie, we're not letting you go that fast." he said and Anakin nodded. "I'll report to you in a week to keep in touch and keep you updated. I promise Master, not letting you go now." he said and Mace nodded gently to that remark.

"I understand son, but remember you can change colors this way by dismantling it repeatedly so you can have your link back to us. Continue training as though we're there with you until it's time to come home. As you had all our spare equipment on the ship, still in lightsaber training. Just take that with you, it won't be long, before you're home again." he said and Anakin nodded gently.

"I'll call you when they get back to the temple then, so we can keep you updated on our progress here. But weekly updates, so you can hear from me now starting now. So though not entirely cut off you can still train me this way now, Master." he said and Mace nodded gently. "I know this was difficult for you, but a few weeks, we will leave the link open as this way so you can talk to us."

"Just remember you will always be a Jedi, may the force be with you." he said and Anakin nodded as they ended it at that as he leaned forward shaking then. "I don't want to, I did all I could, but a choice: said choice is 'go with you now or stay. But I go with you and I stay a Jedi, but I stay and I am just a force sensitive fighter pilot after that now." he said and they nodded, sadly to that news gently.

"You will always be a Jedi, remember everything we taught you, Annie." Obi-wan said, pressing his forehead to Anakin's, before Qui-Gon did the same. As Anakin removed his belt with his primary lightsaber attached to it then and gave it to him. As he took his back up pack from their supplies in the corner, and checked it to see his spare. Before Qui-Gon stuck two pictures into it, one of the five of them and the second of the trio.

Inside the bag there was his miniature tool kit, 5 spare sets of clothes, his Jedi clothes, his datapad that had all the pictures. That he created of his life on Coruscant, Tatooine and Naboo when he went to go see Padme and her family in visits then. As he stashed the box of lightsaber crystals in the bag as he pulled out a copy of the snippet. That he made for Padme then and closed his eyes as he put it around his neck then gently.

'Just like when leaving Tatooine, I freed mom, and my friends from slavery, don't look back, don't look back. I turn back now and I'm going to break like I did last time, my parents, brother and sister. I don't want to stay here, I want to go home, home is the temple, the farm and Naboo. That is home, I have a family, a people and cause, I am a Jedi, I am a Jedi, to return to the Jedi."

'I have to be a Jedi, the very worst time is the time you must follow the code, I know this planet is not my home planet. I am a Tatooine native, engaged to the queen of Naboo, my Jedi family are the quartet. My master as a master guardian is Master Windu, I am not from Melida/Daan. I am a Tatooine local, a pilot, and most of all I am a Jedi padawan, always.' they heard him thinking softly to that.

Looking at the datapad he saw every photo of his life at the temple, of him and his clan group, his visits home to his friends and family. And as he pulled out his small box of crystals in every color that his fellow Jedi carried as he removed seven. From the box and put them in his pocket then and they nodded, knowing who's colors they were. As they saw the trio in pink, near violet, violet and orange at that and the trio nodded, sighing.

As he grabbed a second bag that was loaded with their emergency supplies and they stuck his stealth goggles in it, his training remote and four or five other things in it. And so he could train himself till it was time to return home then gently. And as Siri also added several pieces of his life as a Master guardian into it. 'All that says is he determined to remember who he is right now, but we have to remind him.'

'At the moment he needs to keep in constant contact with us to remember who he is, if this is what he felt the last time I don't blame him. He needs his a link back to us, but we don't do something now, he's going to break right now.' She and Obi-wan thought together. 'He's thinking about the last conversation he had with Shmi you two, this is even worse than that, stay strong right now.'

'We have to give him the strength right now, but this is killing him right now that he has to leave us behind and stay here.' Qui-Gon said in answer to that and she quickly thought it to him. "That was the last time you saw him like this, before we changed the code, you had to see him like this with Shmi?!' Siri said, trying to keep from turning her head to look at him or saying it out loud and he hid a nod.

'Yes it is and right now, whoever it is that decided this is in deep trouble right now for it.' he said with a firm growl in his mental voice as he felt his heart tear of having to see his youngest once against suffering the pain. And of leaving everything he knew behind once again. 'Both of you keep it together right now, focus.' Adi snapped from her position then and they hid a nod to the orders then.

"I think we and Jocasta decided on uploading the Jedi texts and our lessons to him into his datapad, as a way we could train him. Though not there physically, we can still train him as he trains himself in lightsaber training right now. Though that's true and the ones doing the training are you and me, Qui', while Mace, Siri and I keep the balance in him under control." Adi said and Qui-Gon nodded to her opinion as they kept it going.

And Obi-wan stashed his spare comlink in the bag then. "There, you got your link back to us now, when ready, just send the word and we'll come get you." he said and Anakin hugged him tightly, wrapping both arms around him. As he felt Anakin burrow into his arms and he closed his eyes in anger and pain. Before pressing his forehead to his and they closed their eyes to keep their link fused tightly shut then.

Before he turned to Qui-Gon and did the same with him before Qui-Gon did it, pressing his forehead to his, he leaned his forehead against his. Before he let go and hugged Siri and Siri tightened her arms around him as she pressed her forehead to his. Before he moved to Adi and crouched in front of her. "It's okay baby, you're not cut off from us." she said to him and he nodded to her as he pressed his forehead to her's gently.

"I love you mother." he said, trying to control his voice and she smiled. "I love you too Annie, be careful and when ready send the message. And the four of us will come get you." she said and he nodded as he gave her one last hug and she tightened her arms around him, before he stood up and left the ship. Turning around, he watched them leave and he quickly thought it to them as he watched them get higher then.

'I love you guys, may the force be with you!' he called out mentally and he heard a responding answer from them as they said it together at that. 'We love you too, Annie, be careful and may the force be with you.' he heard in response as he watched them enter orbit and then disappear at that and nodded. Before he turned and he and the twins headed back to Zehava together as he began his temporary new life then and the council nodded….

End Of Story Prep:

"There we go, after 3 to 4 years together the bond is so strong that Andy is in shock you're this close and you're willing to take his place that fast when he finds out right now." Mace said and Ferus nodded as he crossed his arms then. "That's age 15, give it 6 more years and the bond of brother-hood, is about to be reversed, as Anakin tries to prevent a mistake. Said that could have destroyed my career, we're brothers, the best of friends." he said and the council nodded.

"Yeah, but we never gave each other a chance in the last round, in this one, while I had 10 years in the living force, the next 7 to 8 are the unifying force. And my premonitions are about to start going berserk right now unless….., Sidious was sending those premonitions of mom. And decided on Obi-wan being the chosen protection, effectively delaying me from going to mom." he said and Adi and Mace crossed their arms sternly at the news, now realizing it was a trap.

"Alright there we go, that's our truth, the mission is after Andy created his lightsaber, and the week this happens is the week he's on his trip home to see Shmi, while we tell her. Anakin's going to be laid up for a few months, the back to back missions are wearing him out. And he needs to get his balance back under wraps and sleep this off, but he'll be back. After the mission to Radnor, and the racing Party gets to see him at the Games." Adi said and they nodded then.

"Alright the blast knocked it out Tru's hand, Sidious knocked Annie into the wall hard enough to knock him unconscious, but the blow stunned him. Before, together, you, Adi, Damon and I blasted 'him' 30 to 40 yards away from him and went to check on him and Darra. As she was with him, the concussive blast struck her in the arm, like the force lightning now. Blasted him into the wall then, Andy was the quartet, my son and Ferus dealing with the droids here now."

"And we realized he had a third degree concussion and the shrapnel blast cut her across the arm. And we regrouped in the ship to check the damage, realized that concussion is even worse then we thought. And decided we're pulling out right now, but they decided to test Andy." Tiana said and Qui-Gon and Adi nodded. "So 20 minutes prior and it doesn't help they destroyed mine and Damon's ship, before you brought a back up for you and Adi now and we take yours."

"But though just 19 and 21, I'm seeing my going on 13 year old son, looking like he did after that dunk in the lake, with his half conscious." he said and she and Damon nodded. "Obi-wan, watch the trio, and where's your brother?!" Qui-Gon snapped off to him then at this, as he felt his age catch up then and he shouted back to him then. "He and Darra went to check, that disturbance I mentioned during Naboo, he's here!" he said and they nodded, sternly.

"Annie, look out!" Darra shouted and he went charging in there, as the blast knocked him into the wall hard enough to knock him unconscious. "Get away from them, you Sith Scum!" Damon shouted out as together, they, Adi and Tiana blasted him 40 yards out away from him, the debris striking her in the arm. "Dad, I'm okay, it's not bad, Annie, you okay, Annie, Annie wake up!" she said quickly as she moved to him and he nodded as Qui-Gon moved.

And quickly to check Anakin. "He knocked him half conscious, he's coming too right now!" Tiana said and Damon charged over to them with Darra at his side. "Son come on, it's okay, it's okay, I'm here, it's okay, you're safe." Qui-Gon said softly as his eyes opened. "I saw Zan Arbor with him, Omega had a blaster, chemical version to it. To the embrace of pain, he was trying capture me to turn me now." he said, shaking and he nodded then.

"We know, but you're safe now, we're not letting him get his hands on you, baby." Tiana said and he buried his head into her shoulder. "Darra you okay, honey?" he asked and she nodded. "I am now, now that we prevented your capture a second time here." she said and he nodded as she hugged him. "How hard did I hit that wall, I feel like someone beat the tar out of me, with a shockerball bat." he said weakly and Damon nodded then.

"Hard enough you got a possible 3rd degree concussion baby, as such, you're in observation till we go home and just take it easy." he said and Anakin nodded as he looked at her arm. "Honey, you're hurt." he said quickly and tore a strip off his tunic and wrapped her arm. "Not as badly as you, Annie." she said and he sighed gently then. "Don't count on it, that piece could have struck a vein or artery, it could be fatal Darra."

"My job to protect you, though both Jedi, you're my side of the team currently with the guys here, and we swapped off between the 4 of us here." he said and she nodded. "Mother, we got them all, they're destroyed, you guys okay?" Ferus said quickly, pretending to run into the cavern. "Our unsub slammed him into the wall, he's got a concussion and the concussive blast struck her in the arm and she got cut, baby."

"But the mission is hereby called off, we have to leave now, because that injury could be fatal in her case. And he could be come down with mind fever from that blow to the head right now, though I'm right, we're on hold." Adi said to him and he nodded sternly to the news. "You start running a fever, I want to know about it, immediately, because you may need to see a doctor, Anakin." Qui-Gon said sternly and he nodded to the orders.

"Out of the 4 of you, we got the council member involved, but this keeps, and we're, that's Obi-wan and me, are another version of you and Siri." he said and she nodded. "Indeed, but where your physical health is concerned after you over did it and laid yourself out during Omega's infiltration of the temple. That we're not going through that twice right now with you, but in theory you're a padawan, in reality here."

"You're a going into your 20's teenager, that we know what's best for you, better then you do, baby." she said and he nodded. "Yeah still a little boy to you, though I'm about to enter my sophomore year in college as a padawan." he said and Darra smiled at that as Ferus stayed crouched behind him then. "Back to the ship, come on." Damon said as they helped him stand then, as Ferus stuck by his side then as Darra had his hand then gently.

"Anything broken, Ferus?" Qui-Gon asked and he sighed then. "The fight blasted Tru's lightsaber right out of his hand and struck the floor hard enough. Just to break something, we got to check." he said and they nodded. "Then I want to hear about it, because the crystals could have taken enough damage to crack. It's needing some serious repair work on it, if my theory is correct." Tiana said sternly and he nodded.

"Well you're close, there is just one test left, before you enter advanced training with your brothers and sisters." he said and they nodded. "Bad side effect, we had you being the safety net for the last 10 years, not going to be easy. And without you there to guide us, with us, with you involved, learning one side of the force. And now we learn the other for the following 7 years." Anakin said and he nodded as he patted his shoulder.

"But 10 years in the living force, now I learn the unifying force, and it's a case of one decision affects everyone, almost time right now. But the timer just ran out for our Sithmaster, time to drop the act, I'm 56 trapped in my 19 year old body. And my powers have quadrupled in strength with you alive Father, because my knowledge. Of force healing, prevented a fatal injury repeatedly right now." he said and they nodded.

"You certainly made me proud son, look at you now, the you we know from a youngling, is shining so brightly, there is not a hint of darkness inside of you. Your brother, I can see the pride at who you're become now right now in truth. In the 10 years now, but we know, on the home stretch and you got another 7 years left. Finally now in truth, but still a little boy, my little boy, nothing's ever going to change that."

"Mace's training, combined with my own, and Yoda's wisdom, as your brother would say, these things entered Obi-wan. As he's 15x's more powerful than he ever expected now, you, with the training we set you too. Are even more powerful, but if your names became household name for the Clone Wars. That you're a galactic legend right now, with you still in your prime." Qui-Gon said and Anakin smiled at the remark as Adi chuckled.

"Yeah almost time, we got 4 years left and the clock is ticking, but don't worry the plan is in motion, we're dropping the act from here. We know that was Palpatine right now, but clearly he's furious that with Qui-Gon alive, he never got to you instead. And Andy is an okay replacement, but you're even more powerful here. But you're too engrained in the lightside to even consider turning." Tiana said gently and he nodded.

And he nodded. "Yes so he decides to have us being her protection, before you head for Naboo, you're going to Tatooine first. Make clear, amethyst lightsaber you, as a cub, became dark purple and the going on 6ft padawan. That is standing in front of them, so no want to get cut, let you and Shmi pass, upgrade the security systems. And then head for Naboo, and cut off the radio." Adi said and he nodded as they ended it then.

"Yeah okay, so it wasn't my being worried about you tattling on us, I was just scared, of how to explain this to Mother and Damon. If my lightsaber shorted out in the middle of the fight, and you decided to save my neck." Tru said and he nodded "Yeah that and the storyline of that portion of it shifted, so this is what Andy heard." he said and they rewrote it. "I noticed it, that droid must have pulverized your power circuit." he said and then they heard Tru then.

"It keeps slipping back into half power." he said in response and sighed. "I know I should have told Ry Gaul, but he's so correct, he might leave me out of battle situations. Or even send me back to Coruscant." they heard and then heard a soft tone as he answered him then. "Ry' would be within his rights to do that, without a functioning lightsaber. You're at risk right now Tru, your being here is a hindrance rather then a help."

"But quite honestly, they can wait, we need to go home right now, the Sith, Zan Arbor and Omega can wait. We need to regroup right now." they heard in response to that his remark and Mace nodded. "That's Andy, not me now, I was coming to check on you guys right now, before this decision killed someone." Anakin said and the duo nodded. "I know I should have told Ry Gaul, but he's so correct, he might leave me out of battle situations."

"Or even send me back to Coruscant." they heard again and they heard a sigh."Ry' would be within his rights to do that, without a functioning lightsaber. You're at risk right now Tru, your being here is a hindrance rather then a help. But quite honestly, they can wait, we need to go home right now, the Sith, Zan Arbor and Omega can wait. We need to regroup right now." they heard in response to that his remark and Mace nodded.

"If your lightsaber is permanently damaged, Ry Gaul would be right to do so." they heard in response to that remark. "After all, you don't want to go up against a Sith without a lightsaber." he said and they heard a firm tone. "No kidding, this mission is crucial, that's why I can't be send back, not yet, I just thought if I could fix it without Ry Gaul knowing it…." they heard and Anakin completed the sentence then at that remark.

"I could help with the arrest right now." they heard sighing and Mace nodded sternly as they heard more. "Look I know I wouldn't be the first candidate or the second, to enter the acceleration program. You and Anakin would be the first, maybe Darra would be the third, but I don't want to be left behind." they heard and he nodded. "You want to keep the team together and are ignoring the code?!" they heard in shocked disbelief then.

"Tru, your advancement is not the reason we're here." Ferus said sternly at that remark and they heard it quickly. "That's not what I meant, I want to be with my fellow padawans, my fellow Jedi. Because we all know that the darkness is growing, we need every Jedi right now, I want to be out there." he said and they heard a gentle tone. "We all do Tru, but in order to be do so, we all have to be ship shape, but currently."

"We're still very young, not ready yet so much to learn still, but first rule is to survive, in order to do that, we must go home." they heard gently and Mace looked at Anakin and he nodded to him and the council nodded. "We all do…., alright, I fixed it, but why didn't you go to Anakin, he's better at this then I am." he said and they heard it. "He's busy with Obi-wan." he said and they heard a firm tone at that and Damon crossed his arms sternly.

"Busy with Obi-wan, or with Obi-wan and in extension, your parental mentor, is that what you're afraid of, you come to me and though I fixed it, I tell Tiana and Ry' the repairs may not hold up and needs more work done on it. Well I see I have no choice, but that breaks down twice, you're being expelled for implication. As well as lying and murder, because you decided not to report it." they heard and Tru went white at that.

"I don't see any reason to tell Ry Gaul, now that it's fixed, we better get back." they heard from Ferus and he switched it off. "That can be rephrased as you decided to finish the repairs for me and we decided to come forward together. And after we decided to test Andy on being honest, or let his rivalries and jealousies destroy his life right now." Ferus said and Anakin nodded. "Yeah that's the rewrite, best of friends, brothers." he said and they smiled gently then.

"Yeah brothers, we're brothers and the best of friends." Tru said as the quartet went into a 4-way hug and before they pulled Darra into it, and the parental quintet exchanged smiles. "We'll be fine here, but add Lana to the 5 of us, you're asking for trouble, before this results. Now, in the case of the snatchers and one of them targeting Andy, after Annie swore off now. In going down there and Carmen, Lana and I are the oldest of the clan." Ferus said and they nodded.

"Okay here we go: after a debate in telling the truth, you throw in what this could do to us, our quartet, in addition to destroying our careers. And you finish the temporary fix on his lightsaber, I tell you to tell them and we come to a new idea. Andy got stuck in the energy trap, we get the lightsaber checked as we confront him together, he knew and never said anything." he said and Anakin and Tru nodded to the idea as they figured out how to say it and smiled as they did it.

As they rewrote the conversation exchange then carefully to this. "Guys, did you expect me to not over hear the conversation today or Andy not to. Because this is enough they're going to wonder about the stern tone in my voice. And they did and Obi-wan only had to look at a single fact here in why exactly. He just figured it out in why I laid into you both for that, but I'm with him at the moment, what is that supposed to tell him."

"When he knows I'm studying lightsaber lore, but that your lightsaber is broken Tru, he knows, he told me if we don't come forward and tell the council, then he will." he said and Tru quickly said it to that. "Does he have any evidence?" he asked and Andy shook his head as he answered him then. 'Alright just admit it, you want to lie your way out of this.' He said out loud then sternly as he said it then to that remark as he answered him then.

"No, but he knows exactly how it happened right now in truth, Tru." he said and Tru sighed in relief as he answered him as he said it. "Obi-wan doesn't know anything, he has theory, so let him tell the council what he thinks happened. They'll ask us: is it true, we'll say no, there's no evidence so there is no case, we'll get off with a reprimand." he said and Anakin looked at him in shock then as he looked between them then in fury.

'What, are you kidding me, after everything he's done for me, Master Qui-Gon, the council, Obi-wan, no, no forget about it, I won't do it.' he said saying it aloud as the entire 9 years together, before it landed on them together hit him. "I can't call Obi-wan a liar." he said and Ferus said it. "Anakin, we have to hang in there a little longer, then this will all be over." he said and Anakin said it slowly to that and Adi nodded in agreement sternly.

"It's wrong you two." he said and Tru said it gently. "Anakin..." he started to say and Anakin said it firmly as Qui-Gon smiled in approval. "I'm going to tell them what happened." he said and Tru said it firmly to that as he crossed his arms. "You, alone, you, are going to decide what happens to you, to me and to Ferus, you're going to tell them." he said and Anakin said it forcefully then as he looked at him then as he felt his heart tearing at this.

"I'm not going to lie them again, Tru, I can't live with it." he said and that did it. "You can't lie to them, you can't live with this, you have to be the one to decide. Who the heck are you exactly?" Tru snapped at him and he looked at him in shock. "Guys..." he started to say and Ferus over rode him then and Soara crossed her arms. "You're going to turn us in." Ferus snapped at him and Anakin said it, as he looked between them sternly.

"Wait a minute, listen to me, I got an idea to get you out of the hotseat here, that this is your only chance right now." he started to say and Ferus snapped at him then. "No you wait a minute!" he snapped back and sighed as he ran his hand through his hair as he said it to him at that remark then. "They got to you, didn't they, Obi-wan, he told you this big speech about duty, truths and honor, well it must have been a pretty good speech."

"Just to make you turn your back on us, us, your friends." he said and Anakin said it sternly to that remark as he looked at him then sternly at that. 'Gods guys, look at your behavior, can't you see right now, Sith home planet. Guys, focus, you're being corrupted by the darkside, Guys fight it, fight it. Don't leave me, 10 years, we can insure we never lose you out of a fatal mistake.' the council and the 8 heard desperately.

"We are Jedi, we have a duty to the truth." he said to him then and Tru said it to him then firmly then in pained betrayal then. "And what about your duty to your friends, I got you on this team, I gave you a chance when there were other padawans, just waiting in line. I told Ferus, you wouldn't let us down, you're on the best team in the temple. You know what it's like, just to trust your partners with your life, I guess I was wrong."

"At the time now." he said and Anakin said it firmly as he looked between them at that and as he said it. "Darn right you are buddy, but again it's not the Jedi way to lie to one's master right now, never lied before, I'm not starting now. But remember Master Guardian, it's tempting to break the rules guys, but once you break the small sooner or later, it's the big." Anakin said and the council and the quartet, both age groups, nodded to the opinion gently at that remark.

"Guys we don't, we're all getting expelled here, I can tell them and you're off the hook, look if we all come forward and tell the council, you could get get off easy." he said and they heard a pained mental tone to this. 'Just admit now, the chance to get into the program is worth too much to give up. Even if it means one of us gets hurt, you're going to lie to them.' they heard softly finishing it and the boy scoffed at that remark then.

"We don't want to come forward Anakin, Ferus and me, we don't have a problem with this, but if you do then resign from the Jedi temple and leave, but don't make us pay for your guilty conscious." he told him and he looked at him in shock. "You'd put the entire team at risk just to save your necks?!" he said in disbelief then in shock to him at the beyond idiotic and un-Jedi like thing to do at that remark and he said it firmly then to him.

"To keep us together, the team, that is more important then you right now. And it's more important then me and if I was in your place I would do so without hesitation, but that's just me." Ferus told him and Anakin nodded. "That part was for us, but I meant, to keep the four of us together, we're trying to stay together, our team. But I'm scared out of my mind, if one of us leaves too soon, one of us could get killed here right at the moment now."

"So Anakin dropped the bomb, for me and you ran that test, Master Windu, but that test was for Andy, not for us, Andy was the traitor, he always right now. That we decided here in a cross and double cross that though Darra survived this, it was close. Any closer, I couldn't take the chance and needed to get my nerves back up to par, before meeting you at Polis Massa." Ferus said and the council nodded gently at the reveal. "My best friend." Anakin said and he nodded then.

"Guys, guys listen to me, remember what we were taught, remember acceleration, what's that code for, in the darkside. Tru focus already, listen to me, you're saying your alter ego's thoughts, that never mind safety procedures. If the weapon goes in the middle the fire fight so be it, I want to graduate early. And get away from Tiana, Adi, Siri and Ry'!" he asked and they paled, as they exchanged looks at that remark quickly.

"Guys, you never saw your eyes for a second there, they turned gold, don't give in, come back to me. Remember, I'm a Master Guardian, a just returned Sithlord, only I know the dangers, I know what you're thinking. But remember, fear leads to desperation, desperation leads to anger, anger leads to hate, and hate. That leads to suffering, you're on desperation right now, desperation to hide this now from them."

"It's just a delay, a small delay while we fix this, just resist." he said and they closed their eyes, before opening their eyes and he sighed in relief. "The darkside is faster, easier and more seductive, we're tempted to turn, but this is the Sith home planet!" Tru said quickly at that. "Exactly Tru, I'm trying to save your souls, but more then souls, our friendship, but after 10 years, brothers." he said and looked between them gently then.

As he pulled him into a hug and he tightened his arms around him in response as Anakin closed his eyes in relief. 'Don't leave me brother, don't leave me, we made it this far together, I'm not letting you destroy yourself, just fight it!' they heard and he gently rocked him, before pressing his forehead to his then. "Tru, you are my best friend, we spent going on 11 years with that training lesson they drilled into us now, it was close right now."

"But duty to your friends, you do this, no one will ever let you forget it, as you're expelled from the Jedi Order. Can't give in, I know it's tempting to want to graduate early, but we're not ready yet, still another 7 to 8 years. The Sith are on the planet we know that, but can't risk a fatal mistake, you have to tell the quartet the truth. We just fix what's left to fix and turn it in, before someone a fatal mistake here on this one."

"Ferus, Tru, is this worth destroying our friendship over, after 10 years, we come this far together now, we can finish out, but what if this is all part of the Sith's plan. To destroy us after knocking father into a coma, because frankly, to know. I need to tell them how bad the damage is, but a fast repair job, before we do some real. In surgery on that lightsaber, after we get back now?" he asked and they looked down at that remark.

"That's why I'm scared to report this, but we got 5 lightsabers and mine needs more work done on it." Tru said and Anakin nodded and he rubbed his shoulder and he smiled. "Tru trust me, I created 20, I can spot it, easily, just give me a chance to help. But like we said, it's not the Jedi way to lie to one's master, but way of the apprentice. As we stick together, work as one, honesty to our mentors, so instead of you, I tell the quartet."

"Though I do this, I have to tell him, and then you do it, so they know, this is part of the training. Not the Jedi way, not the Jedi to lie to one's master, guys, we have to tell them, but we can finish out, our team quartet for another 7 to 8 years." he said and they nodded. "Fair enough, we stay together, like I said to Andy, it's not the Jedi way to lie to one's master." Ferus said and he nodded as he answered him with a bemused smile.

"Neither is eaves dropping, but I didn't as I arrived and just told you this, but looks like Andy broke said rule and decided not to say it, let me see it." he said and he gave it to him. "I got it working enough, I thought it was ready." he said and Anakin nodded. "Not yet, it needs more work, but with my building 20 of these, if Andy fixed the flux aperture, why did he never remind you to compensate for the power boost now.

"Now to make sure the repairs will hold up, because he's in trouble." he said and Ferus crossed his arms. "Yeah there it is, the blast did blow your power circuit, you fixed that, and that get you got it 75% it just needs a few tweaks. And here and there, but once I finish and you're good to go, status check, turn it on. The blow could have created a flaw in in." he said and Tru nodded and turned it on and heard a droning hum from it then.

As he double checked it then as he heard it carefully. "You check the crystals, that noise says the crystals are cracked without a focusing crystal it could explode or short out?" he asked and they exchanged looks. "No we never dismantled it completely to check, but that could be why it's losing power!" Tru said and he nodded and put in 3 new crystals, as he turned it back on it then, and they heard a gentle humming, saying it liked the new crystals.

"I think it likes the updated color, if it's humming, because your's are blue bordering purple, Annie." Ferus said with a slight smile. "You needed some new crystals huh, friend?" he asked it with it smile as they heard the happy humming and Ferus smiled. "You're welcome, friend." Anakin said in response and Tru chuckled at that response gently. "So new crystals, it also needed new crystals right now." Ferus said smiling and Anakin nodded.

"Alright cracked crystals, damaged power circuit that just got fixed, power boosted and got adjustment to the flux aperture, that's all of it." he said and Tru nodded gently as he wrote that down."Alright Andy made an adjustment to the flux aperture, I recharged the power cell, and you're reminding me to make an adjustment to the flux aperture. To compensate for the recent boost and you just replaced the crystals for me too."

"That's all of it in repairs jobs on a mission, how's the head exactly, you doing okay?" he asked and Anakin nodded. "Slight headache, but not bad enough I need to stop, I just took some painkiller for that right now, I been thinking here. Of getting back in touch with the Senator, that's Padme, before the old man assigns us to protecting her. As for this, I think we just found the problem: crystals." he said and Tru nodded gently then.

"That's more like it, that says the old crystals were damaged and needed to be replaced, so the blast destroyed the power circuit. I just replaced that and the blast put too much stress on the crystals and cracked them. And it's because there's a line in these, they're close to shattering and you just fixed that." Tru said and he checked the level and saw it hold a steady 85% power and Anakin nodded smiling as he finished that then.

"That should hold it for a bit, but until I finish the repairs, don't over use it, till we get home, and I can fix it completely Tru. But like we both know Andy created a boost in the power cell, but it needs an adjustment to the flux aperture. To compensate for the recharge, the crystals needed to be exchanged and wiring adjusted, guys. But the blast over loaded the circuits like you figured." he said and they both smiled in relief then.

"You're 85% full power, that's plenty till we finish the job, but you finished half the repairs and I did the other half, and once back home we finish it now." he said and Tru nodded gently to him at the news. "Agreed, we can fix this together, after we have Tolan look at it, but why, why did Andy never come forward about this. I'm not liking this one bit, but then you're my best friend here, so of course, you're helping me."

"What we got here exactly, Annie?" Ferus asked and he explained it. "Andy did the power boost, after fixing the aperture, but I think the blast disrupted it. That's the connection between your power cell and the flux aperture. The blast also put enough strain on the crystals they cracked, and needed to be replaced now. I just took care of that and you fixed the wiring, all we got to do is further recharge and adjustment."

"As the blast also damaged the old crystals, I need to switch them out and fix the flux aperture, but otherwise you're good, till I fix it." he said and they nodded, as he finished the repair work and snapped it back together. "Alright you're good, but take it easy on it, till we finish it, as the more in battle and the faster it drains." he said and Tru nodded as he put it on his belt. "Alright tell the trio, what you told me." Ferus said and he nodded.

"Okay, okay, I can tell them and we go from there, but you still have to tell the quartet it could break down." Anakin said and he sighed. "Graduating early is no big deal, we got 8 years left, but frankly, it's a bit lonely on our own, we had each other. On missions as the quartet worked things out, but till you take on a traveling companion. Or padawan, it's a bit lonely till then, so what's the rush." he said and they looked down.

And at that, now realizing they forgot that part. "Oops, yeah you're right, why rush graduating right now exactly we been together so long. That we had each other on missions together: we're best friends, brothers, once graduated. Then we're on our own till we take on a padawan, okay you win right now, but now what?" Ferus asked and he explained that as they went into a triangle line of defense then gently at that.

"Guys, listen to me, unlike their version right now, who was force sensitive, our Xanatos is using a blaster. Our version of him in truth, he's an NFS, he doesn't realize we can switch systems on a blaster. From kill to stun, so if Andy decides to not speak up, we can insure whoever would have been here. In getting shot is only knocked unconscious, not killed." he said and Ferus lifted his head in shock to the news in relief.

"But Master is running a test, I told him, but he's testing Andy, in whether or not he speaks up, but 6 years." he said and they nodded. "Alright, alright, I'll tell him, but we stick it out together, and it goes as he shoots. I'm switching the blaster to maximum stun, she gets knocked unconscious, but she's okay. But Andy's not separating us, not that easily here.." Tru told him and he nodded smiling and they went into a 3-way hug then.