Chapter 3: The Fortune Teller
They had begun the journey to the town where Engel lived, to find the Twi'lek fortune teller who could help Anakin with his amnesia.
"I have to leave, I will return as soon as possible, I have to find a way to recover my memory". It was what he told all the villagers before leaving with Engel.
"Anakin... be careful, we want you to recover as soon as possible, we will take care of your things and your ship until you return" The villagers responded and some even gave him a hug.
While on the way Anakin carried with him his lightsaber, his helmet that he put on and even a small blaster that he had with him in case there was an emergency of some kind.
During the walk they talked about various topics but a question arose that Engel did not like at all, once again Anakin asked him about his parents.
"Mr. Engel, how did you come to this planet?"
But Engel sighed deeply before saying anything. "My real parents abandoned me at birth just like that. My adoptive parents found me in a slave market, so you hear Anakin, what kind of parents do that!?" Engel felt some anger in his words.
"Slaves..? "I, I was a slave when I was a child," Anakin said, taking Engel by surprise.
"Were you a slave, really Anakin?" Le Engel with genuine surprise, but Anakin shook his head emphatically.
"Yes... I was when I was a child on the world of Tatooine but I don't remember more."
They both stopped suddenly because Anakin put his hands to his head, due to intense pain, he fell to his knees, causing him to take off his helmet.
"What's wrong Anakin? What's the matter?" Engel asked alarmed trying to help him but Anakin only felt pain.
"I... I don't know what's wrong with me, I tried to remember something and I started to feel this" Anakin managed to stand up but finally managed to remember something else about his life.
He remembered his mother Shmi, how she died at the hands of the Tusken bandits, and how he murdered them all without leaving anyone alive, how he cut down even the women and children with his lightsaber.
Anakin couldn't help but cry because he now felt that there was something more in his past. "It was my mother… she was murdered years ago."
At that moment Engel felt compassion for Anakin and told him "Calm down Anakin... none of that can affect you now, you will recover your memory and you will be better."
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Continuing on their way until they reached a town, it was, so to speak, in the center of all the tribes.
Its inhabitants were mostly alien humanoids and humans.
"We're here Anakin, but before we go we must go to my cabin, there we will rest."
"Well... we should also rest a little, it was a long way to get here."
Arriving at the cabin, Engel had a couple of things there, like a table, old books, a small stove and some more chairs.
Engel asked him to sit down and offered him a glass of water. Anakin accepted immediately, he was quite tired and little by little he took off his helmet "Thank you... I really needed it Engel, thank you for helping me recover my memory."
"It's nothing, besides I feel like I have to help you, I don't know how to explain it exactly."
Anakin looked around and noticed a photograph, a couple with a child in their arms. "Are those your parents, the ones who adopted you Engel?" Anakin pointed with his black glove.
"That's right.. They raised me after their real son died when he was born." Anakin opened his eyes in genuine surprise at that last thing he said. "They had a son before you, Engel didn't expect it."
Anakin once again calm "We must talk to that woman as soon as possible, it is important to discover what happened to my memories."
"We will reach this pass in two more hours to my town. Once there you can talk to her."
Engel sighed and added, "They lived through something terrible, before they found me in that slave trader, about a standard year. They felt so bad about it but when they found me they felt better. With them Anakin, I never lacked love, protection and affection in a family, maybe he would be dead now... I love them both and I miss them."
Anakin was glad that at least his friend had been happy, even though he knew it wasn't Palpatine, he was nice.
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After resting for a couple of hours, they left to talk to Engel's friend, she was of the Twi'lek species.
They walked through the town, most of them already knew Engel, but as for Anakin, as soon as they saw him, they were immediately surprised, his figure was really intimidating and even more so when they heard him speak with that distorted voice and that breathing.
They arrived at their home and the entrance was guarded by two guards with spears. When they approached, the two became alarmed and denied them entry.
"Calm down, it's me... Engel, you already know me." Engel tried to calm the situation.
"We know you Engel, but who is this man in black who comes with you Engel?" one of the guards spoke suspiciously.
"Don't worry, he is my friend and he will not do anything to the Twi'lek Fortune Teller, in fact my friend needs your help, he has been badly injured for a long time. His name is Anakin Skywalker and he is sensitive to the Force like her, he is a Jedi or at least he was a long time ago.
The guards expressed a shocked face, they never believed that there would be someone more sensitive to the force than the Twi'lek Pythoness.
"A Jedi...! We thought they were a myth! Both of you come in immediately!" The guards immediately ushered them into the cabin.
When they enter, the two see her sitting on the floor meditating and Anakin felt that she was using the Force.
The older woman opened her eyes looking directly at them with a smile "For three years I have felt a powerful presence on this planet, a fluctuation in the Force, I was just wondering when it would get here. "Sit down, both of you... I'm glad to see you again. Engel, it's been a while since I saw you."
"It's been six months since we last saw each other." Engel answered him.
Anakin took off his helmet to see her better and the Twi'lek looked at his face, saw his scars and noticed that he had truly suffered, but more in his soul "I see that you have suffered a lot Anakin...".
"Yes... My name is Anakin but I can't remember anything, I fell on this planet in my ship three years ago and because of the fall I have amnesia. I need you to help me recover my memory, please."
She asked him to sit on the floor and take off his gloves, she could see that he had been through terrible things, and at the same time she took his hands in hers she could feel part of your life. "Let's see what's inside you and see how to solve your problem," she whispered to him.
Through the force, she began to have visions about her past that were not very clear. "I see a woman who meant a lot to you in your life, along with her I see two babies… they are twins, one of them is in serious danger. Your whole life is full of pain, suffering and betrayals... but the most disturbing thing is that I feel a dark shadow, its presence gives me chills... this shadow has claimed you as its own since it knew you... that's all, I don't see anything else."
Engel helped Anakin stand up. "You better rest, Anakin… I'll stay for a moment, I have to talk to my friend in private."
With difficulty Anakin came out with his helmet in his hand trying to catch his breath.
While Engel was alone with her, he noticed that there was something in him, something that tormented him.
"What's happening Engel? These six months seem to have not been easy for you or am I wrong?"
"My dreams, the ones I've had for so long, are now more intense since I met Anakin."
"The same old dream? What was that dream like for Engel? "How strange was it?"
"In my dream there are two mirrors, twice my face, two faces like me…. "I had two faces, but then I see two exactly the same babies with the same face, they were separated since they were born... but they both looked sad."
"Engel, once Anakin discovers his past, it will change your life and help you understand the reason for these dreams."
"Ah… One more thing, Anakin called me Chancellor Palpatine, he told me that I physically resembled a person who was his friend, someone he saw as his father. "He insisted to me that I was that person, but I am not the person he knows."
"I saw something interesting Engel, two identical older men's faces…" Engel was taken by surprise by what the fortune teller said.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I only saw this, and it has a lot to do with your dreams, I can't interpret what this vision means."
"He didn't understand but thanks anyway" Engel left the cabin looking for Anakin.