AN: Alright everyone, I'll be moving in a couple days. After that I'll be with family for about a week in an area with spotty internet before I work on getting settled in and having proper stable internet access again. Updates will resume then and I'm still working on the big project I mentioned before.

Shadow of the Force

Chapter 26

-Dumbledore-

Sitting in his chair, Dumbledore took a deep breath, inhaling the soothing aroma of his tea. He'd need it for the upcoming meeting. Hearing the sounds of feet climbing the staircase to his office, he set his cup aside, a flick of his hand having the door open and ready for the five guests he'd asked to come.

The three remaining Potters, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin.

"What's this about Dumbledore?" Remus Lupin grunted, his voice gruff and primal even as the man looked far stronger and healthier than he ever had been before. He wasn't sure what the man was doing in regard to his werewolf nature, but it was clearly working.

"There has been an incident. I felt you deserved to be told personally rather than simply seeing it in tomorrow's prophet." Albus sighed, refilling his tea "Earlier today, there was a mass breakout from Azkaban. The Dementors are gone along with several Death Eaters…including Pettigrew." Sirius genuinely growled, the Grimm animagus' hackles rising.

"Is he going to come after Marcus?" Lily looked terrified of the possibility, clutching her son who seemed uncomfortable.

"I don't know." He shook his head tiredly, "I've been helping Amelia secure the prison and its remaining inmates as well sa organizing how to track down the escapees. I know it's a possibility though, which is why I wanted to tell you personally."

"What are you doing to secure the school?" Lupin narrowed his eyes, the man hyper focused.

"I planned to find a competent defense teacher to both help protect the school and train the students to defend themselves. I'm also going to look into hiring a security team and have the armors patrol." Albus answered cautiously.

"I'll take the job." Remus grunted out, "Might want to make sure the staff know the Animagus detection and Animagus reversal spells."

"Those are good ideas. and you were one of the ones I planned to offer the post to." Albus sighed in relief, glad that the four adults were focusing on the problem and not their current issues with one another, "Try to have a book list readied by August. July would be preferable."

"I'll handle it." Remus grunted.

"And I'll join this 'security team' you're putting together." Sirius tapped his nose "I know Peter's scent and how to recognize his animagus form. I'll be one of your best bets at finding the rat bastard if he tries to slip in."

"Excellent." He nodded, pleased at how they were taking things. Now he just had to hope this good fortune continued.

-Harry-

Warming charms securely in place, Harry disembarked from the Citadel onto the frigid planet of Ilum. Up ahead, he could see a dark shuttle, Anakin Skywalker standing outside it along with a man in Mandalorian Armor he recognized as the legendary bounty hunter Bobba Fett and a woman he didn't recognize but he could feel was strong in the Force.

"Captain." The man who had once been Darth Vader nodded to him, "I see you came."

"Did you think I wouldn't?" He raised an eyebrow, studying the man intently.

"The thought had crossed my mind." Anakin admitted before glancing at the woman "Lumiya, go collect the pods."

"Yes, My Lord." The woman nodded deferentially before entering the ship she'd been standing outside of.

"You came by yourself?" Boba Fett questioned incredulously as she departed.

"The crew are still on the ship." Harry shrugged, smirking smugly as the guns on the Citadel pointedly moved showing they were all manned "Plus a few of my inner circle are waiting in the medical wing to check on the rescued."

"I see." Fett seemed more amused than wary at the numerous guns.

"Yeah. Kestis isn't one of the one's here though, sorry if either of you wanted a reunion." He quipped, having heard of Cal's interactions with both men.

"Shame. For a Jedi he was…tolerable." Fett grunted, adjusting his grip on the rifle in his hands.

"Not Jedi, not anymore." Harry shook his head, "Our organization doesn't agree with the methodology of the Jedi or the Bane Legacy of the Sith." He glanced at Anakin as he said this, curious how the man would react to the statement given how he'd been a member of both factions. Harry didn't see any notable reactions from him before the woman, Lumiya, returned with a collection of statis pods.

"Come on, the medical wing is this way." He gestured for the trio to follow him, trusting his security, as well as his own skills, if the trio tried a backstab. The walk was filled with tense silence until they arrived in the medical bay, Anakin going rigid at the sight of Luke and Obi-Wan.

"Well…this is awkward." Boba Fett grunted, not giving a damn about the suddenly tense atmosphere.

-Luke-

Frowning, Luke finally found where his…where Anakin Skywalker had slipped off to. The man had left in the middle of the prisoner transfer, disappearing into one of the ice caves of Ilum the moment he spotted Luke and Obi-Wan.

Getting a subtle nod of okay from Harry, he went after the man. He knew Maris would be right behind him and they both had some of Harry's Portkeys on hand, so he wasn't worried about being attacked.

He just wanted answers. Although to what, even he wasn't sure yet. Following the footprints in the snow, along with the nudges from the Force, he found Anakin sitting by a lake within the cave of ice.

"…You shouldn't have followed me." Anakin's voice was soft, tired, as he refused to meet Luke's gaze.

"Tell me about Mom." The words came from Luke's lips before he could even think about what he was saying, let alone stop them. But it was enough to surprise the man who should have been his father, causing the once 'Chosen One' to look up at him in surprise before Anakin's eyes softened, the man nodding.

"I…I can do that." He nodded, scooting over to give Luke room to sit down beside him, "Your mother was an amazing woman." Anakin chuckled, eyes distance as he looked to the past, "She was kindness itself. We first met when I was a child slave on Tatooine. She was so beautiful that the first words out of my mouth were me asking if she was an Angel." And so, he continued to talk, telling him more and more of Padme Amidala.

It wasn't addressing their own situation, he had a feeling neither of them were really ready for that, but it was a start.

-Obi-Wan-

Walking from bed to bed, Obi-Wan let the force guide him as he moved closer to one of the women who was starting to stir. He remembered her from the Order, the girl having been knighted in the Clone Wars. Reaching her side just as the girl's eyes snapped open with a gasp, he extended his presence in the force to calm her.

"M-Master Obi-Wan?" Bultar Swan seemed stunned as she saw him standing there. Older, more worn down, but his presence in the force wasn't something that could be imitated.

"Yes, Knight Swan, it's me." He helped the woman sit up, offering her some water "You're safe now. You and the other captured force sensitive women are being taken back to Mandalore."

"Mandalore is controlled by the Empire!" Swan looked ready to panic before he held up a hand to soothe her.

"Was, Knight Swan, it was under the control of the empire. I am a member of one of the factions rebelling against the Empire and we liberated the planet."

"And…and you saved us?" Swan looked hopeful even as she shuddered, the scars on her arms indicating that the High Inquisitor hadn't been gentle in her capture. At his uncomfortable silence, Knight Swan narrowed her eyes, forcing her body to sit up straighter, "Master Kenobi, who rescued us from the Grand Inquisitor."

Sighing, and knowing it was best to 'rip of the bandage' as it were, he silently prayed the woman would not get agitated "Anakin Skywalker attacked the Grand Inquisitor's ship and found you and the others held there. He knew many, such as yourself, would not want to be in his presence so he contacted us to arrange for you being transferred into our care."

"Vader?!" Swan was incredulous.

"No, not anymore." Obi-Wan was firm on that, "I practically raised Anakin as I trained him. I saw him as a scared child seeking validation, as a Knight fighting to protect the galaxy, I saw him start to fall in the final days after the war, and then met him as the monster Darth Vader. What he is now wasn't any of those things. I can say that his greatest desire is to ensure that Palpatine dies painfully for his role in creating Darth Vader."

"I…" Swan trailed off, clearly not sure what to say or believe "Who else is here?"

"We have several force users actually." Obi-Wan ran a hand through his beard, "Including several from the Order. Those who had been Knights, Masters, and Padawans when it failed. One such member even found the list of known force sensitive children from before the purge."

"We can rebuild the Jedi." Swan's eyes lit up with hope at the notion. Oh, how he wished he'd thought to have one of the others on hand to help him explain what was actually going to happen.

AN: Next chapter I'll start incorporating the elements from Jedi: Survivor as well as going over what changes I had to make from the canon of that game to allow the story as it was already written/planned to continue.