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 I
As 5 minutes later, 4 younglings no older than him appeared. "Hey guys." Anakin said smiling and they smiled and gave him a hug. "You remember now, buddy?" he asked and his best friend nodded. "Yeah I regret ever saying that to you, you were right, I should have come to you for help at the time." he said and the older boy nodded gently then. "Yeah I agree with him, we should have asked for help, our mistake destroyed you." he said and he nodded gently then.
"Yeah, but if at first you don't succeed, then try and try again, only as a Jedi no try." he said and they smiled gently. "Boy are we glad to have you back, when I heard that you were here at the time of the purge, we all thought he killed you at the time. Tru and I regretted that betrayal ever since." Ferus Olin said gently at that remark and he nodded. "I know, and I figured out the meaning of the prophecy, but we're cloning my alter ego." Anakin said and they nodded gently.
"Dane, hey buddy, missed you bro." he said and the red headed boy smiled as he hugged him then. "Memory's back, but if this follow's big brother's catch with 'him', Darra and I are covering that portion of it, but with you draining your strength. You're going to put yourself in the infirmary." he said and Anakin nodded. "By that he means that Garen was involved with Obi-wan's attempted arrest of their rival: Bruck Chun." he said and the trio nodded sternly to them.
"He's the apprentice to Omega's father." he said and the trio nodded in shock then. "So on the one hand is why Clee got involved and Garen with her, they know Omega's father. While I had Zan Arbor, because my team was your partner when during Belasco!" Ferus said and he nodded gently. "Your team is also involved in learning the future, it's really focused on my family's war to free the galaxy, against Sidious himself." he said and Ferus nodded sternly at the news.
"Well we fix this and you and Lana are basically our brother and sister, we share a bond, because of these two missions, but you're my best friend. While for the trio, it's Omega now as a result, we can fix this and your our constant quarreling, is now between you and Andy." he said and Ferus nodded as he patted his shoulder. "Issues in this team, but he throws that at me, I know if you ever need me to come back I would in a heartbeat, our friendship matters most."
"So everything they mentioned was all self fulfilling prophecy now, okay I get it, but get the team back together, after he does the purge, the story is exactly as we told Light now." Ferus said and he nodded gently then. "As for Melida/Daan, Darra, Dane and I are here waiting for you, and with us is Corran, Lana and Tahiri as by then Tru. Wedon and Sari, are on mission right now, you have us waiting for you, and a fast reunion." Ferus said and he nodded, smiling then.
"But I'm not making his mistakes, so I'm look at what he did and redo everything, but we're mechanics, but there was a reason those items were stolen. The toolbox was meant to sabotage the turbolifts, the recreational kit: he needed the rebreathers. Student records A to H: Bruck's last name is Chun, and then there's the adult meditation robes. He needed a way to get through the temple un-noticed." he said and the quartet nodded in agreement and Mace nodded then.
"With the added colors our job is considered a case of security, so if this wherever these books come from, to catch the criminal, you have to think like them now." he said and Mace and Adi nodded. "And after getting inside the compound, as I see slavery from your perspective now, now realizing the utter barbarity of what a slave driver really does to an innocent person." Siri said and he nodded. "Exactly, to understand, get in their heads." he said and they nodded then.
"Only way in Siri, I have to pretend to be one of the security slaves and report directly to you, so for a while, you and brother are trading padawans, till Obi-wan comes in after us." he said and she nodded as she ran her hand through the hair at the back of his head. "Then Ferus is coming with me, and Andy stays here, he's training with that lightsaber. I need a more experienced padawan with me and Ferus is it." Obi-wan said and she nodded gently to him.
"That's fine, we did this in getting into Zan Arbor's compound when you were our age, we can do it again, in trading students like this, as the next age group down is in charge." Ferus said and Qui-Gon nodded with a sigh then. "Only difference is you're not bickering, but you and possibly Andy are, so this is repeat of that, Annie was a natural at this. Andy is the personality disorder, the one realizing we were not all he thought was true." he said and they nodded then.
"Okay fair enough, I have Annie with me, you have Ferus, our units do this together once again, Andy is in training, and the immediate follow up mission. And that's if mother gets called to Melida/Daan, that starts all over again right now, though it does. And instead of coming straight home, our next stop is Melida/Daan, and you're bringing the gear with you." she said and he nodded in agreement. "As for chapters 6 and 7 of the Melida/Daan story." Adi said to that news.
"So why steal the lightsabers exactly?" Garen asked and Anakin nodded. "Second portion of his formula, Father left Obi-wan's lightsaber in the training stalles." he said and they nodded. "And the crystals?" Mace said and he nodded. "With the level of energy inside them, he was going to destroy the temple by a thermonuclear explosion and meltdown." he said and Qui-Gon crossed his arms. "To catch a darksider…" he added and Mace and Damon chuckled and nodded smiling.
"You need to think like one, yes and I see what you see Annie, nice work, but if your friends, your squadron, are getting involved. And stick together and don't go wondering off, if he's inside the temple, Padawan, okay." he said and Anakin nodded as he gripped Darra's hand and she intertwined her fingers through his, and Damon and Qui-Gon smiled at that. "Young man, after the telekinetic weight lifting, you need to save your strength." Winna said to him then sternly.
"I'm going to kill them if one of their clan gets kidnapped here right now, and Annie's not up to this, because first this, then a fight to the death and then finally a dunk in the lake. And the water is freezing after the system turns back on." Clee said sternly and Qui-Gon nodded in agreement. "How cold does that water get, if not always on?" Anakin asked and she sighed. "It's simulating a high mountain waterfall, the temps 45 to 50." she said and he nodded sighing.
"Then a dunk in the water is not only going to finish me off, I just risked a drowning incident to save one of my friends." he said and Mace nodded. "We realize that, but if your strength bottoms out during the lake, we're coming in after you. And because if he kidnapped one of the human side of the clan, and you pass her, if's a girl, your rebreather. We have to get you out of there and get you in the infirmary for exposure and everything else right now and with that."
"You know, you keep this up baby, we're not going to make it to 80, you have to stop doing this to us." Mace said and he nodded gently to him. "Issues in my title Mace, you know I can pull off the impossible, but even that worries you at times." he said and the council nodded gently. "We realize that baby, but as the senator said, you're not all powerful, at times we got to let go. But as of right now, we just enjoy the good times and the memories, but you just got back now."
"Your body is so exhausted you're going to be in bed for 2 months, as you recuperate right now, so an easy mission is best, before Radnor." he said and he nodded. "Agreed, and that's what scares me, he's a padawan, in theory, reality he's a preteen youngling still recovering. And from being in a war torn world, said also recovering from what our age group is doing. And to that planet, but in reality a just turned 12 year old youngling, he's not being left there alone here."
"He's my youngest son, I am not just leaving him there." Qui-Gon said and he nodded. "Idea!" Obi-wan said quickly and pulled out a spare crystal from his pouch and passed it to Anakin then. "Only way to remember Annie, if in doubt, focus on who you are, who you become, since I came into your life, as a Master Guardian, you're all about balance. Your internal scales are weighed down by doubt, but this helps you find your center again." he said and Anakin nodded then.
As Mace pulled one of his out, before Adi, Damon, Tiana and Clee did the same and Qui-Gon added his to the group, before the quartet and Yoda followed suit. "The final step is the second river stone you gave him, and one of the crystals of fire. If he has to be alone and we pack his training remote and several other things, so he can train himself. And a few months of his favorite food in food capsules, and 5 pairs of his clothes." Obi-wan said and he nodded gently.
"Yeah that and he has the pictures of us and our team clan over the next 3 years, but his lightsaber comes back with us, and his back up is in the bag as well now. Once the mission is complete, just send for us, we're coming to get you." Qui-Gon said and he nodded gently. "But I don't want to stay there, I completed the mission, gave them a fighting chance. But…, but sometimes we have to set aside our wants, do as a requested of us, I'll keep in touch, Father."
"I promise, but I am your padawan, your apprentice, under you and Obi-wan, you are my family, but I don't want another mentor, you are my mentor, parental and real." he said and they nodded. "And I you, my brother, I don't want another padawan, you are my padawan, Brazen may think of me, us as the best team in the academy. But just what does he really know about me exactly, you and we, we work well together right now." Obi-wan said gently to him.
"Agreed and with that in mind right now here, but Sidious if you're trying to get me to brush the darkside, not happening. I will never give into hate or anger, I am a Jedi, like my father before me." Anakin said, his eyes sad, but resigned and Obi-wan nodded in agreement. "I'm skipping a few trips to come home, but after 4 years Andy is starting to become disillusioned with things. The Jedi Order as a result, he's going up to Sidious for advice, but I keep coming to you."
"My life completely in balance and you knew it now, that you know, once I told you that she and I decided to get married, both sides come together as one. And we prepare to revolt against him, but too late, we been preparing for 4 years." he said and the council nodded. "Like he said, he can skip a few trips home, as he recuperates, because directly after this. Said comes our visit to that ship and seeing Den and Andra." Qui-Gon said then, sighing and she nodded gently then.
"Well I made my choice, padawan to the end, but Father, Master Yoda, it's best if you send Andy for the duration it takes, from the start of that situation to the end. I can handle this, but you're my family, I'm too close to you and Obi-wan to even consider. Now, getting involved with Sidious now, but I never left of my own accord, knowing Sidious he did that on purpose. I don't want to stay there, my place is here, at your sides, but I am a Jedi, like my father, my brother."
"Before me." he said and he, Mace and Yoda nodded as Mace ran his hand through his hair smiling. "We love you too Annie, and we understand, you just said it with that one remark, you're a true Jedi." Mace said and he nodded as they saw his 23 years old self shining in his eyes. "And the you we know for sure that is, the boy we raised." Yoda said in affection then as Obi-wan smiled proudly, seeing his brother as he knew him, knowing he turned into him then.
As she hugged him tightly and he pressed his forehead to her's. "Gods I missed you so much Darra, I didn't want them to know this, but at the time of my mother's death. It was never mom, that hurt so much for leaving me, it was you, the lightsaber now. If I never got trapped in that shield trap, you'd still be here, and I would be fully purple, rather then going slowly red." he said and she nodded. "It's okay we can fix this, I know that's not you." She said and he nodded.
"It's not, that's my twin brother Andy." he said and they nodded. "But not, that's your alter ego turned twin brother, so said implication is aimed at him. And you save our careers, by us coming forward, you finish the repairs, and tell our mentors. We get off on a warning and there we go, but are you trying to kill someone here Andy?" Tru Veld said sternly and Ferus crossed his arms. "Our you is this you, but always you this and you that, you're the leader of the 4 of us here."
"And what 10 years does to you, but this is ridiculous, but whoever is messing around and we never built our lightsabers yet. So you better stop doing that and pay attention to what you're doing here right now." she said and Ferus nodded in agreement. "That's an understatement, and be careful, I'm serious, Carmen, Lana and I are the oldest of our clan. So I'm saying this for all of us, but watch it, before you blow the door off its hinges here." he said and Anakin nodded.
"Expecting trouble once we have your alter ego added to the team later?" Darra Thel Thanis asked and he nodded. "Not at the moment, but he's me as you remember me in the frequent arguments between me and Ferus, but this is me, is basically like Obi-wan. But with my being more wary of the darkside, and he has a dangerous interest in it right now. But he's the borderline personality disorder, I'm the more experienced padawan and to answer your other."
"Well not quite guys, I tried building one, and here it is." he said pulling his off his belt and they smiled, as Tru turned it on, and they saw amethyst. "So you're a Master Guardian like Siri, Master Windu and Mother are!" Ferus said smiling and he nodded. "I'm getting through it, and my first test was said insult, not even a reaction, so no worries, brother. As for our discussion, you better aim that remark at Andy, I capitulated to you guys, but he did not to you now."
"Shall we do that exchange, right now, as you said, not the Jedi way to lie to one's Master." he said and Ferus nodded. "And neither is eavesdropping and we weren't lying, though Andy was, and I will thank you for staying out of our conversations with our mentors." he said and Siri started laughing at that and nodded in agreement to his opinion. "Dad's going to find that funny, if he hears you guys talking about this, when we all know that the one that didn't was Andy."
"And we capitulated to each other, but add the parentals it's a time out waiting to happen and we're 13 to 15 here, so can it already." Darra said to that and Damon nodded with a bemused smile, as Anakin pushed Tru, who pushed him back then and Qui-Gon chuckled at that response. "Issues here, our youngest padawans are still younglings and they still want to act like children, but 9 and 11, our babies here now." Adi said smiling and the quartet nodded with a smile then.
"Well we get to watch our babies grow up, just like their brothers and sisters." he said and she nodded, smiling then. "And to repeat what said did I after Xanatos did on that, endangering the lives of babies for a joke, our youngest the next age group incoming, they are." Yoda said sternly and he and Adi nodded sternly. "Is Xanatos the cause here, he knows Father's lightsaber on sight, that though 21 years, he knows it's Obi-wan?" Anakin asked and he nodded sternly.
"Indeed he did, but never met Siri, Soara and Ry' he did, but knows Garen and Bant, he does." he said and Anakin crossed his arms. "So that's Omega, what about Zan Arbor?" he asked and he looked at the trio and Anakin covered his eyes. "Yeah that explains things, she knows Mother and Father on sight, but my mentor and Siri had grown up. So she doesn't recognize them anymore, but she wants us, I'm facing that memory, but she was good for something."
"And you knew it, I grew up normal, I had to deal with loss in the normal way, and she did the rest for you." he said and he nodded gently and Anakin smiled. "She got her hands on me, not long after Master Yaddle was killed in an explosion saving me at the time. But she created an artificial version of the denial process that took a few weeks to burn through. Before I finally said it, and in entering anger now, I threw everything I had into a fight right now, Father."
"That, in Master's eyes, the reminder was enough, but a back to back death was too much, after Darra was killed by Omega and I lost mom 9 months later." he said and Qui-Gon nodded sternly then. "The cause was my lightsaber broke down, I ended up on censure for it at the time, but we're correcting that mistake, and Andy is the one being implicated for breaking the rules." Tru said and he nodded. "Well that's why he's not making master." he said sternly to that opinion.
"Though your brother, once mastered being a mentor to the next age group down, he will, but being a padawan to a council member helps, it does. Not like your father and brother you are, though Annie, did it the correct way you did, during Yaddle now. But separate your personality from Vader, we must as get a second chance to get it right, in saving Shmi, you do." he said and he nodded. "Well not too old, new code, means new training." he said and Yoda nodded.
"Meditation and rebuild, you must." he said and he nodded, as he went cross legged on the floor and meditated as they watched his adult lightsaber get taken apart. And become sized to a going on 10 year old hand grip then, as the spare pieces were set aside. "He said that he saw the Zabrak when building it, so his final test in coming through the shadow. He passes this one, he's back completely." Obi-wan said, just as a shock wave struck, knocking them to the floor.
"What was that exactly?!" Ferus said in shock then. "The worst is over, our him when he was little just slammed into him, the warmth of the lightside is burning in him so brightly. Our him is back completely, but he's in a mental fight with the Zabrak." Mace said as they watched his crystal flashing between red and blue, before landing on blue, before darkening to purple. "Wake him up, Mace!" Adi said quickly and Mace and Qui-Gon got in front of him, to bring him around.
"Anakin, Annie, can you hear me son, Annie, follow my voice?" Qui-Gon said softly and he opened his eyes and looked into his. "You see him again, the Zabrak?" Mace said and he nodded. "Turn it on." he said and he nodded and stood up, turning on his lightsaber, they saw it a deep purple and Mace smiled proudly. "You did it, you crossed over completely, you're a Master Guardian, so officially, Master Guardian, Guardian and Consular, but you're a Guardian."
"You'll be okay now, but the shockwave of both sides of you slammed into us, telling us you're back to being you again, the little boy we know and remember you as, is back." he said and he nodded as he switched it off and threw his arms around his neck and he hugged him tightly. "It's okay baby, we're not losing you again." he said into his ear as he felt him bury his head into his shoulder, feeling him shaking, as he recovered from the damage done to his soul.
"Vader was in control from that entire time we came home, my remission just ended, and I started having visions about Padme dying in child-birth." he said and they nodded as Damon froze then. "The second you came home and learned she was pregnant, they started directly after she told you?" Tiana said slowly and he nodded. "When did they stop?" he asked and he looked up slowly. "After he tricked me into killing Mace, not him." he said and they nodded.
"Then the source of the visions, he is." Yoda said sternly and he nodded angrily. "Easy, don't lose it, with you back in your padawan body, you are no match for him, not yet. It's going to take 23 years, before you got enough power to take him out, but 13 years younger. Then me, as we teach Luke the final stage, of the trio, just disable, don't kill right now. The Sith are no more, the Jedi have won." Mace said and he nodded as he pressed his forehead to his gently.
"To say this now, before I can help others, I need to recuperate and be the me you remember me as, Padme and you were right, not realizing Vader now had my soul. But spend 13 years living my most traumatic moments and do it over again, but Andy was the personality disorder. This me, becomes Obi-wan in every sense of the word now, so whoever is at the temple after Krayne is over, and we get another Xanatos, stick together." he said and the quartet nodded.
"Out of the 4 of us right now, by then Mom is taking me on a mission, so best to have Ferus, Dane and Darra here waiting for you to get back along with the girls and Corran." Tru said and he nodded. "Agree with that I do Tru, so need we do everyone involved, as close call it was with Nield's family, after how severe this affected your mentor. Anakin, as examine you should what your brother did and redo everything, you should now." he said and Anakin nodded gently then.
"You guys, Tahiri and Lana, Corran and Wedon, Sari, you guys are my best friends, but rather then be taken back, I wish for probation, I can skip a few trips home. To visit mom, Andy goes home the week I come home after I call you, so he doesn't realize I'm back. Till after the plunge into the lake after I stopped Brazen from destroying the reactor, that's if that does happen." he said and Yoda nodded. "Very well and take you back, we will." he said and he nodded in relief.
"Yeah best friends in your Jedi clan, we're your family and we love you." Tru said smiling and he nodded. "Okay we start over and everything between us then, is now really between us and your alter ego, turned twin brother right now, but you and me. After Darra got injured, we're being put on temple rest, after repeated missions. Though temple rest could be seen as being grounded for a month for hijacking the MTT that week." Ferus said and she started laughing.
"You what?" Qui-Gon repeated and he nodded. "Trying to figure out a way out for them, we decided on coming in through the opposite side of the trench. After Obi-wan knew Anakin was not leaving him alone, and he would find a way for us to get to them. And point proven after he drove it through the wall." Tru said with a smile and he nodded, bemused. "That I understand, but just be careful or you're going to hurt someone, boys." he said and they both nodded then.
"Using what you taught us, I actually used that to get into the compound to make contact with Siri right now." Anakin added and he chuckled at that. "Yep, pretend to be a slave, and said he belongs to me, but owner, to a Jedi, means mentor. So we just swapped padawans for a bit right now, that getting to the girlfriend of his own was first priority. As he become one with who he used to be, and told his own contact in the factory, he's a padawan undercover right now."
"As a slave and the padawan of the second in command of Krayne's bodyguards, as they all realized after the Jedi freed their peers on Tatooine. We were coming to finish the job, by freeing them right now at the factory itself, further freedom now. And by Anakin killing Krayne himself now." Siri said and he nodded. "First test, before taking the test of choosing between my job and Padme, I passed that too, trial by lava, Sidious." Anakin said to him and he nodded.
"Issues in the partner pair-up here, that at times, like right now, if one mentor fell in love with the other, and I know the code got changed, giving you two a chance to be together. He's going in, to get you, his sister-in-law, out right now, before something, or someone. Blows your cover, he loves you like a big sister, but 14 year age difference here." He said and she nodded. "Yeah I love him like a baby brother, that keep it to the family, we just need to clone ourselves here."
"As that requisition order has the first 3 generations cloned, the babies are the next ones incoming and we get them out, as we're moving house to Yavin IV and Dagobah. As both of those have a darkside scepter to protect them now and back to nature now. So learning more about the living force, is the only option here." she said and he nodded. "I don't think that Scum realizes what kind of live wire he caused, as we changed in 13 years and further, by the time."
"That the twins are born right now, but everything we remember just became his downfall." Soara said and Yoda nodded in agreement. "And say this again, I will, but the Jedi extinct, not if anything to say about it I have, but star pupil of mine now. Will return when the time is right and destroy him once and for all, he will." he said and Obi-wan nodded in agreement. "Fix our mistakes, he fixes his own, and becomes 5x's more powerful then even Sidious remembers."
"Issues in where the training starts getting out of hand here, using everything you taught us, we saw that he was a mini you in every sense of the word here. That Dooku, after hearing his exploits was getting downright irritated after he thought this about you. That if he was still here, if he could rid him of this inept ability to stop befriending everyone that met him. He would be the perfect padawan, but to us that's the reverse, not perfect and we don't want him to be."
"But he is to us, and that's what made him perfect, because he's not." Garen said, finishing that and he nodded with a smile. "Qui-Gon I think you did a better job on him then you thought right now at the moment, if he's going to your methods." Mace said and he nodded with a chuckle at that remark then. "And still has time to act his age, but boys that's enough of that already." he said as Anakin and Tru were playfully wrestling, and he and Tiana exchanged smiles at this.
"Whoa, ah ha, hey not fair Darra, it's no fair tickling." Anakin laughing as she got him in the side. "And keep it up and you're going to get it, now break it up already." she said as she hugged him from behind and he smiled at her gently. "Yeah alright you guys, come on settle down." Siri said with a chuckle, looking at their younger siblings with a smile. "Yeah clan group best friends, they got a few years to act like cubs still, before middle school training starts."
"Alright guys, that's enough of that." Damon said and he smiled. "He started it. "Did not" "Did too" "Didn't" "Did." Tru said and Obi-wan hid a chuckle as Tiana said it for him, then gently. "Yeah alright cubs, we can discuss that part of it later, but can we get on with this, Annie is leaving in 30 minutes here." Tiana said with an amused smile. "Guys, is now the best time for this?" Garen asked smiling, leaning at the waist as he looked between them and they smiled.
"Now is as good a time as ever baby, in which case right now, Mace chose us to join with the quartet, Dane's your's and the boys are the best of friends." Clee said and Qui-Gon smiled at the reveal and Damon chuckled at that and nodded. "Alright 3 boys and 2 girls your age group, and 4 boys and 1 in their's." Qui-Gon said then and she nodded. "And three girls and 2 boys in our's Qui', Jocasta has the research duty still." she said then and he nodded as he answered her.
"Yes okay and my youngest padawan loves your's like a big brother right now, I see why he likes your team, and it's because you're one of his brother's best friend's mentor's. So we're together for good, Mace, Master I can handle this, but we got 3 living force and 2 unifying. Here on the training team, so while the unifying learn more to open to the living force. While the living learn more on the unifying, so completely equaled out right now." he said to him gently.
"Yeah that and I was helping with the piloting program, but the program is reactivating in secret, then again we don't need droids in piloting, though they help us do the job better. And with us the better pilots, but become part of the computer itself now, but we're back on Centax II." she said and he nodded. "Yes okay so that takes the edge off when he gets restless, but the 5 of us is the training is crisscrossing, but we're our own family." he said and they nodded then.
"Indeed good idea this is, but Darra, Annie and Dane, living force they are, Tru and Ferus, unifying they are, that learn to be open to the opposite side now. But creche training, over it is and start teams and together work together, you will." Yoda said and they nodded to the decision, and Qui-Gon signaled to the quartet and they nodded. "Are we keeping the apartments next to each other, or just moving house here, as we settle in?" Obi-wan said and he said it.
"With new code comes new changes to the Order, that at current age in their class, ready to train, and adapt to being a team of 5, they will, that move house. To one section of the temple and live there, and live next to each other after come home we do from Naboo." he said and the adult quintet nodded. "We're starting this soon, Master, the 4 of us have 3 more years, and Ferus has 2, we're not ready for one on one yet!" Anakin said in shock and they nodded gently.
"You want to fix the creche training in your case, but the 5 of you been together for years, you know what teams you belong to with your, our, memories back." Mace said and Anakin ran his through his hair as he tried to control his voice. "Yes Master I know that, you once thought I was too old for training, my emotions too developed by my current age right now. But now it's the reverse, and your and Thracia's lesson still comes to mind here right now in my eyes here."
"We're adults trapped in our youngling bodies, in Lana, Ferus, Tru's and my cases now, that how can we expect not to foul up a second time, when we're not done yet. We need more time to finish creche, as I adjust to being fully human again finally here. But it's too soon right now, the point of the creche system was so we could control our emotions. Not let them control us, I know I'm ready for creche, but the memories are still very fresh right now, but a relapse."
"Honestly, I'm scared, you once thought I'm still a youngling on the edge of being a teenager by that point, I'm not ready for the next stage up yet I proved that already. In the last round when you came into my life, your lesson after the Carver, it stuck with me ever since. I'm cub on the edge of being a preteen youngling now, said mistakes are always apparent here. I'm still working at controlling my anger and hate, but Sidious now, that's what scares me here now?"
"Sidious sabotaged my training, but I know I have so much to learn, as Jedi we never stop learning, but you were right, becoming a Jedi is quite the challenge. But you starting us at this age, now that we all mastered control of our tempers right now. I remember the lessons you taught Obi-wan, we just got a variant of that, I got through temple creche. It's just adjusting to being back with my clan and remembering what you taught me." he said and they nodded then.
"We understand, but advanced creche just started, instead of 30 students packed into the same class now, we're splitting you up into 5's or 6's now. And you're getting individualized attention, so your team, in creche, is the 5 of you and Andy, the next is Corran. Tahiri, Wedon, Lana, Sari and Wes, so that's all 12 of you, in your gang of friends, here at the academy." Mace said and Anakin nodded. "Well that's a step in the right direction." he said, feeling his relief at the news.
"Annie, hold on, what do you mean by that exactly right now?" Ferus asked and he ran his hand through his hair. "When you turn fully to the darkside, your soul is trapped at the age you were when you turned. I turned at the age of 23, and my soul was stuck like that till I realized I had twins, my son and daughter, so my 23 year old self is trapped inside this body." he said and the trio nodded in shock. "The you we remember from 13 to 19." Tru said and he nodded gently.
"The me who is your best friend is now stuck in my youngling body." he said and the quartet pulled him into a hug and he tightened his arms. "We're not losing you again, we made a mistake in not telling them the truth, that we have a chance to correct this. Make our friendship stronger then ever now, that we're a team, a family now, our team quintet is family. And always will be, we're not losing you again." Tru said as he looked at him as he pressed his forehead.
And to his and he closed his eyes, feeling the grief at what he become go through him and he hugged him tightly and Tru nodded. "It's okay, you're not losing me again, I was the start of it, but first me, then your mother, Siri, Adi and finally Padme. You're not losing us, your father or Master Yaddle a second time, we can fix this." Darra said and he nodded. "Then if we're together starting now, my one chance of resisting it, is by creche." he said, before looking at Mace.
"This is like your lecture, the darkside is easier, quicker more seductive, I'm trying not to let anything get to me and it's working so far. But I'm scared I'm going to lose you all a second time, because I was not fast enough to stop it." He said and the council and the quintet nodded gently. "We understand that, but there you see, Anakin, you just proved you are ready, by admitting your fears to us." Depa said gently and he nodded, sighing as Mace nodded gently.
"I just want these 3 years to have a chance to bond more tightly to the rest of you, how can I if we start teams now, I'm keeping my distance from Sidious. When in his NFS alias starting now, so nothing corrupts me, since Plaeguis arrived on my planet. Being around father caused me to find my center again, and even Obi-wan helped heal some of the damage. For the last 3 days, I been having frequent nightmares of what I did as Vader, at the time." he said and Mace nodded.
"Before you can help others, we have to you." he said softly and he nodded, and he gave him a hug and he tightened his arms around him. Now seeing the haunted look of a just returned Dark Jedi in his eyes. "If this is what what boys feel, I know how they feel right now, it's going to take years to get over this, and even then the lasting fear in your eyes. I let my anger take hold completely my eyes change colors entirely now." he said and Mace nodded gently to that news.
"To Obi-wan in truth, he hasn't left my side since, that he had to keep waking me up it was thought of as unheard of to have a council member take an apprentice. But as of right now, to fix the mistakes in one time-line, we bond more tightly in this one, like Father. I could come to you, any of you, on anything now." he said and Mace crouched in front of him as he looked into his eyes. "It's where the more cautious way left a lasting impression." he said gently to him.
"We both made mistakes in the last round, the code was too rigid, that we fix that, that instead of being an Order, we're an academy for Jedi younglings. And your brothers and sisters are finishing graduate school, as they prepare to take you on. Now, we know you're scared and we understand that, but this says the damage he inflicted on us. Said is being repaired, you were never this open with us before." Ki said to him gently and he looked down and back at him.
"It's also the only option we have Annie, in truth, you need a maternal figure in addition to paternal figure, Obi-wan was too young to train you yet. That was our mistake in the last round, the other was learning about you, your powers and conception. And before we had the chance to get to know you, what you need is parental care here now. So with that, while they and you remember your families, we're your mentors, our trust is what matters like your parents do."
"We can fix this, and you bond entirely to us, but Sidious, before he could attempt his power play, we got to you first and to you, we're what matters now. So us, we're your guardians, Obi-wan's your warden." Mace said softly and he nodded. "I understand right now, and I'm ready, but yes I'm afraid, I'm not only afraid of disappointing you, I'm afraid of failure. But my one option is by following Obi-wan and correct it, I'm a padawan, my place is at your sides now."
"I'm a padawan, I never left of my own free will, I was ordered to stay there, though I violated Father's and your trust, I wasn't going to snap it in two. And asked for one last mission, before we leave and you granted it, but I don't need a cause to believe or direction in my life. Friends that can't accept the true friendships I have already, or anyone fighting my battles. And for me, I have all those things, I am a Jedi padawan, in theory, but in reality I am a youngling here."
"But make a decision, like leaving the Order for a different cause, or the lightsaber, I make it for the rest of my friends standing silent at my shoulder." he said and they nodded smiling. "Very good, glad I am remember that you do." Yoda said in approval then. "You did a better job on me then you thought right now, by getting to me first right now. And before Sidious tries that right now, but me, I belong to you, Andy belongs to him, but the force healing, you win now here."
"Because I studied that since I was 10, and leading into 23, but as you thought, Andy could be, but he's not, I am, because while he put things back into balance. The old Jedi Order is extinct and we're hiding on Yavin IV and Dagobah." he said and Yoda nodded, smiling. "Start back at the beginning and I immediately report in, along with my unit and we begin right now. But before I can fully take my place at their side, mom." he said and Yoda nodded in understanding.
"Indeed, and the second to final race for you after that, it will be, the Galactic Games are the last, but 3 teams on security duty: your unit, Tru and Ferus shall go." he said and Anakin bowed to him in acceptance and Mace smiled at that response gently. "Yes, but if we're doing it the way that my son does with my youngest grandson, he's 9, his girlfriend is 7. We're the junior academy, the senior padawans our counterparts in the next class up, we do it the same."
"But we had too much of the unifying force, not enough of the living right now, back to nature, as Master said to Luke and my body is still adjusting to being fully human." he said and they nodded. "Then best to practice with and without the lightsaber till you're you in your 9 year old body again." Depa said and he nodded gently. "And if my oldest grandson starts throwing a temper tantrum right now, because his brother, sister and brother-in-law know more here."
"Look at him, look at Master Yoda, judge him by his size do you, and well you shouldn't be anyway, because my ally is the force and it's a very powerful ally. Life creates it, makes it grow, but we're luminous being's, not these bodies of flesh and matter. To understand, let go what you have learned and be open to everything, everything we have to teach you. But Yavin is one side of the training academy, Dagobah the other." he said and the council nodded, smiling.
"Indeed and see I do that much you have learned with your return to this moment in time, ready you are for one on one, Padawan. Therefore, appoint you to the Jinn/Kenobi and permanently, we do." Yoda said and he gave a bow. "I understand, just give it 7 months, and our connection is stronger then ever, you guys know me better then anyone. But our clan group are the best of friends, the only black sheep, so to speak is Andy, the rest of us are padawans."
"But I'm the strongest out of the 11 of us." he said and the quartet nodded in agreement. "Yeah that and we learn from you with us growing up in the temple, you from us here now. And to quote mom now, when the apprentice teaches the master, the partnership is correct." Tru said and he nodded and Ferus smiled. "As for this we better do this exchange now then, before you deal with him later right now, and with that in mind, bro." Anakin said and Ferus nodded then.
"It's not the Jedi way to lie to one's master." he said and Anakin switched voices and quickly said it to that as he saw the stern looks on their generation's mentors at that. "And neither is eavesdropping, and I did not lie." he said and they heard a firm tone in Anakin's voice as the quartet watched as his eyes going thoughtful as he said to him. "How many times after 4 years do I got to say this Andy hmm, either you tell the truth or you don't and even a half truth."
"Is still a lie Andy, so to you it maybe the truth, and you're not lying, not directly, but in truth here right now, it's I see this as you did not learn the point of the lesson our masters taught us. That we have been taught here, you did not truly learn the Jedi lesson involved in this mission now, in truth you did not learn anything, you are like Galen. So I agree with Ferus, and it's because you're always seeing that there is way to do this, when I've been in the field longer."
"And longer than either you or Darra or Tru right now, and without collaborating with us on a decision that the fact. That you're repeatedly arguing with my best friend, before we come to a decision shows this right now. You have not truly learned the Jedi lesson being taught here, in truth you are like Galen. You have not learned anything at all of working as one, of team work, of trusting each other with your lives, that's the way of it right now, when on a joint mission."
"We have to trust each other and with our lives, the fact that you're in constant arguments with my best friend shows this right now. And while the girls, Tru and I have learned this, you have not, in fact you haven't learned anything at all, so again you're just like Galen. But yes Andy, Obi-wan is is blinded by her affection for you and she does not see your flaws, your arrogance. Your pride and your unwillingness to cooperate here with us, because you're my brother now."
"You're my brother, but the guys are my best friends, like Kit and Seek were and are at home, we are not from a planet in the republic, but we're from the Outer Rim. But as Jedi we can tell when one of us is lying, to either ourselves, our mentors or our friends. But we are not blinded to your faults however Obi-wan is after seven months, but we are not. In fact all masters, all mentors, have more ways of seeing our flaws then we would like, it's the only way we grow."
"Mother gave me that line, and she, Tiana, Clee and Depa have given me the motherly care I needed, that I desire, though we see mom every other month right now. But they see my flaws and before my emotions and flaws become dangerous now, and look at me. After 4 years, I become everything they wanted now finally, but I never allow my pride and arrogance. Now to take control, Ferus and me, we're the best padawans in the temple right now in truth."
"But seems no matter how I try, I just can't break you the habit of trying to compete with Ferus, Ferus is not your enemy, he's our friend, our partner pair-up. Or is this because you feel more free to speak your mind with the old man, hmm that it right now. He lets you feel your negative emotions, never let your emotions control we control them. Never let them control you, or that could kill someone, and you will learn your place here?" he asked and Obi-wan crossed his arms.
"But you haven't learned anything in 4 years, but does this ring any bells, they keep me here, because they see a strength they never seen before. I feel like a rich man in whether or not his friends are real, or just because they want his money. So why do they put up with me, why do I keep testing them, I worried my mother, and I tested her, again and again. To make sure she loved me, she sent me away so I can be raised by stronger people and I still haven't now."
"I still haven't learned anything, but to let my anger and hate take control.." Anakin said and they heard a defensive tone to that. "That is not so, it is not your business what goes on in my training, it is my master's." he said and she nodded as she said it for the 3 of them as she crossed her arms as Tru did the same then as he said it firmly. "And we have the same team, but my point is, in 4 years you pressed your luck, sooner or later that luck will run out."
"And when it does, I won't be here right now to handle things with you, but I'm a master guardian, I learned to control all 3. And here I am now Andy, but the new code is thus, but strength over fear, peace over anger, honor over hate, 'There is no Dark Side. Nor a Light Side, there is only the Force, I will do what I must to keep the balance. I embrace the light, yet it does not blind me, I embrace the dark, yet it does not consume me."
"The balance is what keeps me together, there is no good without evil, but evil must not be allowed to flourish, there is passion, yet peace. There is strength, yet serenity, there is power, yet harmony, there is chaos, yet order. Through passion, I gain focus, through knowledge, I gain power, through serenity, I gain strength. Through victory, I gain harmony, there is freedom in life, there is purpose in death, as we grow now."
"For the Force is all things, and I am the Force, I am the wielder of the flame, the protector of balance, I am the holder of the torch, lighting the way. I am the keeper of the flame, soldier of balance, I am a guardian of balance, I am a Jedi.'. A Guardian of Peace and Justice in the Republic, and a beacon of hope in the future. I am a Master Guardian my scales are weighed down by doubt, step back and reflect, when overcome by anger."
"I must take a moment to compose myself, when I am overcome by fear, relax and feel the force, but the very worst time is the time you must follow the code. Let the hate and anger flow like water down your back and release it." He said, as the 11 felt a building of power broiling off him and Qui-Gon smiled at that gently. "Yes and you and Annie have the same team here, and Obi-wan does not see you clearly, as he is blinded by his affection for you, but we see."
"And we will keep on looking, we will watch you, Andrus Skywalker." she said and Ferus nodded as Anakin crossed his arms sternly. "Yes that's the difference between us right now, Anakin collaborated with us, me to him, and the duo, we bonded. But we: Darra, Anakin, Tru and I do and we will keep on looking, we will watch you, I promise you. We are not blinded by affection, we will keep on looking, I will keep on looking, I'll be watching you, Andy Skywalker."
"Yes I will be watching you Andy Skywalker." he said and the adult quartet crossed their arms then. "Andrus." Qui-Gon said with a warning tone and he sighed. "Ferus, there is no need for training threats, right now, just a warning, not a threat." Adi added and he nodded gently. "Yes Mother." he said and she nodded gently then. "As for Anakin correcting his brother, I call that the big brother getting in the younger's case, for lying to us." Tiana said and he nodded then.
"Indeed right now, but this reminds me of the training session in the duo's case, so we're back to that again at the moment, alright padawans break off, twins to me." he said and Anakin moved to him immediately as Obi-wan stood behind him then. As he heard the lecture his mentor had given him at this age. "Andrus, I know you can fight, you proven that time and time again, but the idea is to work together." Qui-Gon said to him gently at that response then.
And Anakin said it quickly at that remark then. "I know, but he…" he started to say and he said it gently as he looked at him with a firm look. "I know your brother understands the Jedi lesson, but he understands, because they practice when we're not on mission. But Ferus is not my padawan, you and your brother are, as your brother said, still so much to learn. Your skills are starting to make you arrogant when a Jedi must remain humble." He said and he flinched.
"He is not my padawan, we are speaking of you, remember Andrus, the failure to accomplish something is a weakness. But the fear of looking like a fool is no excuse to do something, or not to, for it is a fear born of weakness." he said and he nodded with a sigh. "Father, if we are to separate, I think it best that Ferus and I are in charge of the team here. But have one of you in the parentals coming along." he said and they nodded as they thought it over and Adi said it.
"Alright then, Damon is coming with you, we got your mentors, as this way we can prevent a real fight, vocal or physical from breaking out." she said and they nodded. "Yes Mother, with my strength still coming back after Melida/Daan…" he said and she nodded gently. "Yes and I feel better knowing you got an adult with you right now, as you drove yourself into the ground. And one too many times, I'm still worried about a relapse right now." Qui-Gon said and he nodded.
"I'll protect him Qui', but my daughter needs me right now, first mission and all." Damon said and he nodded smiling. "But 5 padawans and 8 mentors, so how about you and Adi handle the security with the quartet and Damon and I stay with the quintet." Tiana said and he nodded then. "Fair enough Tiana, that is a very good idea, boys you be good now and keep the channel open." Adi said for him and Ferus and Anakin nodded to the orders, as they ended it at that.
"Yes alright then, Anakin, why don't you describe the Jedi lesson, before we leave, as your brother and Ferus seem to be your brother and sister in the next generation right now." Qui-Gon said and he said it gently. "Trust in your partner and trust in the force, competitiveness and anger have no point in this exercise." he said and Adi nodded in approval. "Very good and.." she said and as Obi-wan smiled as Anakin described in detail what they taught Obi-wan and Siri.
And 16 years ago. "He had his own strengths, that was for me to understand, but merge with the strength, cover the weakness. And we are stronger together, if we set aside our differences and work together as one." he said and Ferus completed the rest of the opinion, in Qui-Gon's eyes then gently. "But we must always remember this one key fact in training, or real situations. That fear to look like a fool is no reason to do something or not to do it, for it is a fear now."
"Born in weakness." he said and they, Damon and Tiana nodded proudly at the examination then as Qui-Gon answered him then. "Yes that is it exactly Anakin, Ferus, that is the true Jedi lesson and you proved you learned the point of it now. So tell me, did you learn the value of the lesson, have you learned the true Jedi goal?" he asked and he smiled. "Yes master, I learned the lesson quite well, I have learned the true lesson and I have worked to the higher Jedi goal."
"I have learned the lesson quite well." they all said together and Obi-wan and Siri nodded with a gentle smile at that response. "I think the rest of us got the message, as we did after I got back from Melida/Daan right guys?" Anakin asked and he nodded. "Yeah we did, we and Dane did completely, after we have another trip to Kegan to contend with. And as you recuperated after you and Dane did your's." Ferus said, smiling at him as their parents smiled at that remark.
Just as Mace was answering they heard a crash, followed by a second and Tru looked out the window, "Great, lovely, Master Dantallion's helper droid just committed suicide, Mom." he said' and she moved to the window and looked out. "She's in pieces all over the walk in front of the temple, Mace, you better take a look at this guys." she said and Mace and Qui-Gon looked out the window and they sighed. "Well we can fix her when we get back." Tru said and they nodded.
"Like I said, she's going to be in need of constant repair work, it's been 9 years of holding in her grief, she's feeling useless and decided on this." Anakin said with bemused smile and Qui-Gon nodded with a bemused smile then as Bant was shaking in laughter at that. "First being turned into a spy and now this, Toojay really right now, this was not necessary right now." Mace said, crossing his arms with a bemused look. "Expect that again later." Anakin said and he nodded.
"And now the nickname becomes more frequent around here right now, as you're now the most popular member of your creche class and with this mission in completion, honey." Tiana said smiling and he nodded. "Issues in being the padawan that tried podracing, but being the out of the temple born, I'm not letting the others try that. Or it could put them in the hospital, for crashing one too many time and my twin had." he said and Mace nodded in acceptance to that.
"And that's another sign." he said and he smiled gently. "Oh one other thing, with Ferus out of action, you better split us in two, so this way, Andy is with Obi-wan, I'm with Siri. And till Ferus gets back right now, which won't be till the last 2 months, before Padme's due date. As I return to finish out with Obi-wan, as Andy becomes Vader, and I'm the true chosen one. Like you all thought now, as I destroy the Sith and bring balance." he said and the council nodded gently.
"Before you leave for that mission, and you're taking a cruiser to Tatooine first, to double check, as from there make contact with your father. And remind them that little you became big you, no want to get cut, let you take her out of there." Siri said and he nodded. "Before you call us from Naboo, as she lays where her estate is, and then leave the radio off. And till Obi-wan contacts you, as you're closer in range and bounce the signal to us." Adi said and he nodded.
"So Andy has the search and investigation, you got protection duty, as you handle Shmi, and then tell me you're in range and we go from there. Yeah okay that's fine, we do that then, just tell us you're engaged, but the wedding is becoming public knowledge. But the children are not, no one knew she was pregnant till the fall of the Republic, but they know the father. And the twin are safely anonymous now." Obi-wan said and Yoda nodded in agreement then gently.
A second later the entire clan came in and he smiled. "Hey Annie." the sextet said together and he smiled. "Hey guys, I missed you." he said and they smiled as they hugged him tightly. "We missed you too, but you're right, not easy being singled out, but that title is a pain in the neck. But just wait for the ready rant, everyone is overly critical, we never listen, we just do not understand, what it means to be this powerful." Lana Chion said gently to him then at that.
"We have to clone ourselves, before the Clone Wars, so you know we're okay, it wasn't us that died on Geonosis now, the entire clan and counterpart clan are fine." Carmen Antilles said and Mace nodded in agreement. "I got the name of a young pilot, going by your name in the Alliance, Wedge Antilles." he said and she nodded. "That's my brother's family, my nephew." she said and he nodded in shock then. "He's my son's best friend." he said and she smiled then.
"So we just rewrite your entire childhood with us, and you're immediately accepted and loved by us, as Obi-wan would say, while Andy was the chosen one. But he was right, you stood out, you always did, but that's why we followed you, our leader and best friend." Corran Dameron said and he nodded gently. "Well two sets of clans: one NFS, the other Jedi, I just had to deal with a difference of opinion that resulted in a fist fight at home." he said and Sarika gave a growl.
"Let me guess, it's because to the non force sensitive that we're cheating, because we had the force, Annie?" she said and he nodded. "Yep, that would be the one, Sari." he said and she sighed. "Well sorry pal, that's the only way to survive when a pilot in a race that dangerous, after seeing that dug in action." Wedon Dejoni said and Yoda nodded in agreement. "And before ask, you do, only the quartet are coming back with me to Tatooine." he said and they nodded.
"Leia and Luke couldn't understand what Chewbacca was saying and from the direction this says neither did the Solo children and they needed a translator. This is not that hard if you listen with the force and your heart, especially when your out of temple clan had a wookie cub. Said in it already, but I understand you better than anyone thinks, but when you're ticked off. Whoever did it get out of your way, as it's not wise to upset a wookie." he said and she nodded bemused.
"You'd have to be crazy to actually tick one off as they can dislocate your shoulders in a heart beat." Corran Damarron said laughing and she nodded with an smile in her eyes as Anakin gently stroked her neck fur and she hugged him in response gently. "Missed you too, Sari." he said as he hugged her and she purred gently as she hugged him. "Situation switch here, my alter ego is being cloned, he's the supposed chosen one now." he said and the 10 nodded then.
"But to quote Obi-wan, you are the best pilot in the galaxy, a cunning warrior and a very good friend in our eyes, we couldn't ask for a better best friend, we all love you." Lana said and he nodded as he hugged her. "To read it out right now, everything he said was true, from our point of view, betrayed you: he betrayed your beliefs and then. Just as Mace had Sidious where he wanted him, cut his wrist off and blasted him out the window." Minga said sternly to this then.
"And murdered you: after you revived us, saw who did this, you went to check on the senator, and went to hunt him down, tried to dissuade back from the darkside. You got into a heated death match, but you're completely equal with your twin here. That he took off your legs and arm in the control room, and blasting you into the wall so hard, you were knocked unconscious. Obi-wan went to the planet, had the same exchange, and in retaliation, took the same limbs."
"He did you, and he landed too close to the river that his clothes caught fire, when he clawed his way out of the fiery pool, the change had been burned into him forever. He was Darth Vader, without a trace of Andy Skywalker, we had you, we never lost you. But we lost him and our home and we been in hiding ever since, knowing you, our friend, our brother and son. Was biding your time, till you finished the prophecy and brought back balance." Tru said to this then.
"Good friend, yeah good friend, I have so many friends, that why bother getting involved with Sidious, I been studying that power for 10 years. That I become the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy, and another exception was made for me." he said and he nodded. "And there's the you we know again, the you we raised and grew up with, things change for the better." Jedi Master Najaa Halcyon said and he smiled. "Hey Nejaa." he said and he smiled and Mace chuckled.