Realizations I: The Attack Of The Clones
Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Padme Amidala, Mace Windu, Master Yoda, Adi Gallia, Siri Tachi, Tru Veld, Ry' Gaul, Soara Attana, Darra Thel Thanis, Darth Sidious, Count Dooku, Jango Fett
Time-line: After the attack the night before.
Sypnopsis: After the attack the night before, and his being assigned to bodyguard duty, to Padme Amidala. Anakin Skywalker realizes the definition to the prophecy created about him. Creating a way to separate himself from his darker persona, he creates a twin brother. And cuts all contact with Chancellor Palpatine, becoming the chosen one, everyone says he is, he confesses his feelings about Padme to Obi-wan.
And the council and they agree to another exception in the code, forging a future away from his past, after the death of his lost team member. Anakin sets out to save everyone he loves, while sticking to the path the council laid out for him. But there is a dangerous evil lurking in the shadows, one that will still at nothing to destroy him. In the form of the now returned Sith, and fallen Jedi: Count Dooku.
Warnings: This is going to be a rewrite from the second assassination attempt, to the end of the prequel trilogy now. As they discover the identity of the Sithlord, and finishing cutting himself in two. As the next story is focused on the attempted arrest to th end of the movie when the twins are born. While this one is going to be from the second attack to the month of his acceptance on the council.
Disclaimers: I don't own Starwars, the story belongs to me, all characters used are the property of George Lucas and the movie companies.
Chapter 4: Truths And Rewrites Of Past Missions
"Yeah I agree with Darra, Annie, the only way you could lose us, is by turning." Padme said and he nodded. "Back to the nickname again, that's fine, and only you guys, mom and my friends can get away with calling me that." he said and Qui-Gon chuckled and nodded. "So make changes here and there, but otherwise we're good, I severed ties with the Chancellor. I have you father, why do I need him exactly." he asked and the man smiled and Yoda chuckled.
"What 4 years does to you, and though 4 years made such a difference now, you're beyond well known now." Bail said smiling and Padme nodded smiling in affection of her imprint's ability and knowing he was the one she loved. As she belonged to him, and they had time to enjoy themselves after going on vacation for sum months. "Here's the finisher, but the blast, I just had a relapse and collapsed on her and Ry', next to Darra." he said and Qui-Gon nodded.
"I switched settings, he knocked her unconscious girls, Ry', she's okay!"Anakin said and the trio nodded in relief then as their parentals nodded in relief. "There we go, alright boys, we do your new updated version to this, that exchange and with it. In knowing Anakin saved your careers, but Andy still managed to force him out now, Ferus. And the boys were heart broken your trio was dismantled, while Darra was in a coma." Mace said and the trio nodded then.
"Yes alright Anakin you first please we need to hear the truth here, to what happened if Obi-wan double checked her and said she was knocked into a coma here. And, rather then killed by the blaster shot." Adi said and he nodded gently to her. "Knowing Andy heard the conversation between them over his lightsaber needing more work on it. I considered the possibility with us on Korriban, he was going to allow it here now."
"And of a chance early graduation to cloud it his judgement, before a debate broke out between the three of us, and I convinced them we can get off easy. As Tru and I switched settings on the blaster, I told Obi-wan and the trio there was a chance. But the guys and I were taking extra precautions, in case it did go right then. And Tru agreed with my idea, I shoved my lightsaber in place of his as it went right then."
"The blast ricocheted off my lightsaber and struck her, but fortunately the blast was at maximum stun, knocking her out. As my exhaustion and the concussion struck me right then, by luck, I saved all four of us. But I saw a gold glint enter Andy's eyes, a malicious look to them, saying he was hoping. That as a result of the trap, there was no chance of the blaster shot being deflected." he told her and they nodded in amazement.
"I take it that concussion was bad, if Obi-wan said you also collapsed on the girls and Ry'?" Kit asked and he nodded. "Yes it was Master, but to me it was never mind my own health, protecting my team was what mattered. As only by luck did I was prevent the shot from killing her, as the blaster was at maximum stun. As the shrapnel that hit her, I realized, nicked a vein, and we never saw it, before I took care of wrapping it."
"As I saw blood all over her sleeve, wrapping it after tearing a strip off my own tunic, I took care of it and Obi-wan put her into an MIC till we came home. Before the blow to the head caught up with me and I felt like I did after we stepped. That's into the water spring, like Father did after ending up in the water supply system. That you and the trio did, on Belasco." he said to her and she nodded gently as Mace nodded in agreement.
"With us on Korriban, I just realized it, the key Master, but accelerated training, code for the darkside, the darkside is faster, easier, more seductive. We decided to sabotage our acceleration, stay padawans, we stay with our mentors." he said and Yoda smiled in approval. "Passed the test of patience and honesty you have, knowing that this well could be dangerous lead you to the darkside, it could." he said and Anakin nodded.
"How serious was the damage done to his lightsaber?" Mace asked and he explained it. "The blast knocked it right out of his hand, and taking a chip the size of a credit coin off it, but after listening closely to sound it made. I realized the the blast put too much strain on the crystals and cracked them, so I switched them out. And before they recharged it, and I compensated for the power boost by adjusting the flux aperture."
"But the blast disrupted the connection and fusing and we had to make an adjustment, but all in all we got it up 95% full power and use. Before it decided to go right as Omega fired, and I thrust my lightsaber in place of his, blocked the first shot. But the second bounced off my lightsaber and hit her, but thankfully here now. Is we switched settings on his blaster from kill to stun, at maximum." he said and they nodded to him.
"She's going to be fine, but turns out that your thoughts were right, the blast hit an artery in her arm. And rather then a vein, so she's in medical recovery Winna and Minga while heal the damage. It could have been a lot worse if you never made that fast decision, we're proud of you." Kit said and he nodded. "Fast case of strategy, and upstaged him, before arresting Zan Arbor, again, I think that's why she was there."
"She was intending to go back to said experiments with genetics, and combined with Omega, he's playing the part of Ona Nobis here. So preventing it, as Master took him out and I arrested her." he said and they nodded in approval. "So you prevented her from getting her hands on one of the 8 of you by switching settings, if her lab. Now has the only anti-toxin for that neurotoxin she used already?" Adi said and he nodded gently then.
"I was the only one that knew what said neurotoxin was, so if he yanked his blaster, I had to prevent one of us from getting kidnapped, after being poisoned. And for the second time in 22 years and us this far out of reach, she could be dead by the time. We get back, I wasn't having it, making sure that instead gone, whoever was injured. And put into an MIC, before they killed her by anemia, or worse." he said and she nodded.
"That was some very quick thinking to save her life, and by the boys and yourself, Anakin, that was also very wise in telling us beforehand, that you did a repair job. And enough now it could be of use till it caved finally." Mace said gently and he nodded. "Yes Master, we decided though in the program, we want to stick together, Master. And for a while longer now, not ready to let go and separate." he said and the 11 nodded gently.
"We understand and that's fine right now." she said and he nodded. "Master with the crisis over Omega finished finally, and Zan Arbor back in jail now. That, with permission, sooner or later, he's going to decide to have us be her personal protection. With your approval, I think it's time I went to see her, she's a senator now, and we're adults now." he said and the council smiled knowingly at that as Mace answered him gently.
"Alright you can go see her, as she gets used to seeing you like this now." Mace said smiling gently and he bowed to him at that. "Eight months sooner then he expected that by the time we reached what we been together. And who knows how long now, as we got used to this now, but at this age now. It's a constant case of trouble here, and frankly I'm in no rush to graduate." he said and Mace nodded and they ended it at that.
"You think Andy was trying to get Ferus in trouble?" Adi asked and he sighed. "Frankly I'm not sure I even know him anymore Mother, really, for 10 years. Since you trained us, it's when I looked at him now, I saw myself, we were identical. In everything and now, now he's spending 70% of time with the Chancellor. And you can tell us apart, in more then just colors, but the jumpsuit." he said and Mace nodded in understanding then.
"But the day he chooses that choice, in turning on everything we are, what you trained me to be, if something happens to mom. That is the day I lost my biological family, and I'm not only an orphan, but an only child. That if he allows the darkness to warp his mind, I stayed strong, if there's a power to save lives, I use that to save her now. That's what scares me here, what's happening to him, did being around Palpatine."
"But, in truth now, did warp his thinking or was it just going to this planet, I don't know but I always had you and brother. Siri and the duo, keeping me on the straight and narrow, I stayed strong and resisted. Every time, the holocron, to Korriban, or just building my lightsaber and seeing the Zabrak." he said and they nodded gently. "We understand, but till further notice, the decision of acceleration trials is cancelled now."
"If you're not ready to let go of Obi-wan and want to wait a few more years, that's fine, as like I said pushing harder means going too fast, that's dangerous." Mace said and he nodded. "Agreed, but until I'm ready to let go of the safety net, I'm staying at Obi-wan's side." he said and they nodded."Very well Padawan Skywalker, until you are ready to let go, you shall remain at Obi-wan's side." Adi said and he bowed gently then.
"Brother you never have to worry, though married, I'm still your baby brother, that will never change." Anakin said and he looked down with a smile as he felt his remark warm his heart. "I love you too Annie, you are my brother, I love you, the loyalty to me, you seeing what changed me and fixing it, you remember what Master said. You proved it, and that said partnership, team loyalty more then anything." he said and Anakin nodded.
"I'll be right out soon, brother, I have to talk to the council, but if you want to stay at my side that's fine, I don't mind at all, a while longer is fine, until you're ready to let go." he said and Anakin nodded. "You may go Anakin, and thank you for your report, take your time and we can do you three one by one, but send your twin in please. I'd like to hear here what he has to say here." Yarael said and he nodded as he bowed to him then.
"Hey buddy, you okay, is she okay, I told them everything here?" Anakin asked and he nodded."Your idea of switching settings, before the lightsaber shorted out worked perfectly here, Annie. She got knocked into a coma, but Winna said it's going to take 18 months to 3 years. Just to heal the damage done by the blaster, but we got off easy, but the program got cancelled right now." he said and Anakin nodded in relief then.
"Well that's a relief, we're not separating too soon right now, but…., no, no, Ferus you don't have to leave, we pulled it off, she's going to be okay." he said and he straightened. "Annie we got lucky, what if that happens again, this time in team duo's?" Ferus said gently and he sighed. "Don't go, we been together 10 years, don't let this push you into leaving." he said, gripping his arm and he looked down and they exchanged looks then gently.
"Graduation jitters is that it, you're taking a sabbatical, then coming back?" he asked and he nodded. "Stronger together then, my brother." he said and they nodded. "Stronger together always." he said in response and they went into a 3-way hug then. "I'm next, and I'll tell them, I'm taking a few years off, then coming home." he said and he nodded gently at that. "Our stories match, that's all the matters." he said and he nodded gently.
"Wait a blasted minute, didn't you catch a cold or suffer a case of mind fever 3 days in after we came home from this mission?" Tru asked and Mace covered his eyes. "He did, and it was so bad we had to sedate him, before we brought his temperature, trying to be too active too fast. Was only aggravating his condition, this was why you had to leave, he needed immediate, in medical attention." Winna said and he nodded. "Put that in boys." Mace said and they nodded then.
Before he could answer, he grabbed his head, and Ferus caught him. "Bad headache, you need to take it easy brother." he said gently as he sat him down on the windowsill. "The pain started getting worse after we got back, whatever level it is, I think the mission. It did more damage then we thought." He said and they both nodded. "You look like you're running a fever buddy, just take it easy." Tru said and Ferus nodded in agreement.
"Hospital wing, Winna needs to double check, but the quartet find out they're not going to like this, that blow to head could have caused a mind fever." he said and Anakin nodded as they headed for the infirmary. "What's wrong now guys." Minga asked and Ferus sighed. "Had a dizzy spell bad enough he nearly collapsed on us, I think this was a third degree concussion, Minga, Winna." he said and they nodded, as she checked him.
As he got under the mental scanner, and her eyes narrowed. "Minga go to tell the council, our unsub gave him a 3rd degree concussion, we're looking at possible mind fever. He's on temple rest for the next 6 weeks, but to make sure his powers don't go crazy, baby, it's a neural inhibitor, because the last time we saw you looking like this. The delirium chucked the monitor across the room, after Krayne." she said and he nodded.
"Gods, my head feels like someone hit with me a shockball bat." he said and she nodded. "Well you're grounded mister, no leaving the temple, you need to be where we can see you." she said and he nodded. "Well this is less dangerous, then Father's case right now." he said and she nodded."I know that, but still best keep an eye on you, so your teams are spotting shifts here." she said and he nodded with a sigh as the duo stuck close.
"We heard that, guys." Tiana said and Tru nodded. "Mom, the blow to the head is bad enough we're looking at 3rd, borderline 4th degree concussion here." he said and she and Damon nodded sternly. "And who do we have to thank for this, of not leaving immediately, if you were hurt. By that I mean both you and my daughter, the mission should have been scrapped here right now." Damon asked sternly and they nodded then.
"Wasn't us, I talked them into telling you the truth immediately, but if I have to guess the trip to Korriban over ruled Andy's common sense." Anakin said and he nodded. "Well like she said, you're on temple rest son, you need to be where the 9 of us can see you. In case you black out now and stay off the landing pad, stay indoors, because you suffer a black out out there, you could fall over the railing." he said and Anakin nodded.
"And that's the first real head injury I took, but just imagine my doing a repeater of Obi-wan's case with Bruck and Xanatos. And I'm going from mission to mission, till the lake lays me out." he said and they nodded nodded. "Yes and you keep this up you're going to give us a coronary, you're not indestructible, young man. So that's enough of that already, baby." Clee said bemused and Garen crossed his arms with a bemused smile.
"Well I can work on my lightsabers, with the guys at my side, but I've been banned from flying or lightsaber practice for 3 months." he said and they nodded in agreement. "Saying of which, we better double your diagnosis on my lightsaber at the moment. Because if you're right, and we know his desire for getting out of your shadow just over ruled his common sense." Tru said and Ferus nodded in agreement, as Dane nodded.
"Switch over, I'm not leaving just yet, but rather, until he's fully recovered, I'm staying for a few months, but he confided in me. He's not sure what's happening to Andy right now, but he's just said it out loud right now. He makes that choice and something happens to his mother, he's an only child. And an orphan in his side of their family with her married to Cliegg, though he has Owen." Ferus said and they nodded.
"Fair enough, I know what's wrong here in why you made that choice here, but graduation jitters son, but you're welcome to come home anytime you want to." Damon said and he nodded as he hugged them. "Are my family okay?" Anakin asked and they nodded. "My unit just got back from Tatooine, she and Cliegg are just fine, the harvest is in full bloom here, with you fixing his system, Owen's engaged right now."
"And dating a local girl from Anchorhead right now, everything's fine, and Dave and Leia are checking in periodically with them." Clee said and he smiled then. "My unit are getting back together with senator, so things are right on schedule. But the vibro-axe just got thrown into the tree here, time's up, we're joining with the alliance." he said and she smiled. "He's never getting his hands on you." Damon said sternly then to that.
"Guys, I think we better label off on that lightsaber, confirm my suspicions right now, because my changing out your crystals just saved us. And from a blow out right now, we get off easy, as our stories match right now. Dad's happy I stuck to being a true padawan now, we never been happier. As I'm everything my parents wanted me to become, and Owen has never been happier to know me for me." he said and they smiled.
"As are we, there's the you we know, but the timer is up, so your brothers and sisters are taking over from here. But we're here if you guys need us, we promise, Annie, boys." she said and they nodded. "Well we had 10 good years with you involved, it's time for us to start without the parental safety net. And big brother and sister take over now, we'll be okay, but yeah stick to the nickname." he said and the duo nodded, smiling.
As they hugged him tightly at that remark then as he closed his eyes tightly, knowing that cemented it for him, keep things as is in his eyes. "We understand, you'd rather still hold onto that, the little boy in you with your parents and aunts and uncles. Sticking with the cub nickname with us and your family, let alone the senator, that's fine. Nothing's changed, and nothing ever will now." Damon said and he nodded as the trio smiled gently.
"Best go together though actually, we need to confirm your theory." Ferus said and he nodded they headed for Tolan Ling. "Master, we need a fast confirmation to what Annie told us was the problem on my lightsaber." he said and Tolan nodded as he took it and checked it over. "You had your theory correct Annie, the damage done is exactly as you said, in addition to the crystals needing to be replaced, it needed an adjustment."
"To the wiring and the flux aperture, to compensate for the power boost right now, after you fixed it, boys, nice repair job, and maneuver as Omega is an NFS, Annie." he said and they nodded."Going over the repairs, I heard a droning noise coming from the middle of it, switched crystals and it started humming." he said and Tolan nodded. "I see, well droning means the blow to them caused them to crack and lose their focus."
"Humming means the focus is back in place, and their back to their focusing, but what you considered you read it out exactly, after recharging it. That you needed to compensate for the boost by adjustment of the flux aperture. Or the repairs won't hold up now, but that decision to check the lightsaber was a perfect one now. As was checking the crystals to see if they're fractured or not." he said and Anakin nodded then.
"The adjustment was exactly as you said here Annie, the wire fusing needed a slight adjustment." he said and Anakin crossed his arms. "Andy fixed the flux aperture, but after the guys and I recharged it, I reminded Tru the light adjustment to the flux aperture. To compensate for the boost, after swapping crystals." he said and he nodded. "That was a good thing you did, because it got you up 90%." he said and they exchanged looks then.
"So my doing and finishing all the repairs they were named off exactly as I said, but Andy fixed the flux aperture, before we left. Before Ferus recharged the cell, till I reminded Tru, that he had to adjust the flux aperture. Just to compensate for the boosted power." he said and Tolan nodded."I see where you're going with this, but he could have forgot, and that was a good idea in crystals." he said gently and he nodded.
"If that was a good idea, and if he was listening in on our conversation, then why didn't Andy remind me of this. Reminding me here to check the crystals, he saw my hilt damaged, after were on the ship. But Annie immediately checked after Andy fixed the flux aperture, before we left. As Annie reminded me to do that and we took care of it, before going back into battle." Tru said and Anakin and Ferus nodded in agreement then.
"Yeah that's strange alright, he either forgot to tell you, or worse, till I did it for him and made sure to compensate for the power boost right now." Anakin said and Ferus nodded. "Yeah you did what he forgot to do, and came up with a fool proof way to prevent a loss, but she's in a coma, I'm thinking of sabbatical. So just you of the 4 of us now, but I need a few years break, then we'll finish out together guys, I get it."
"But this is a different version to Obi-wan's decision, I'll keep in touch, I promise, just give the word when you need me, I'll return immediately." he said and the duo nodded. "Yeah just us for now, but I can't help but think his personality swap is because he's been hanging around with Palpatine too much. If I didn't know any better, Palpatine is a grandfatherly version to Xanatos."he said and Qui-Gon nodded as Obi-wan winced then.
"Alright time for the reveal here right now, as a result, so I'm pretending to be Andy for this one, Tru, before this has both of you accusing him of attempted murder. And only by luck did I save all four of us as I lay the boom, just in a different variation to your remark." Anakin said and he nodded sternly in agreement then. "Tru!" he called out and he looked at him. "Do you know anything yet?" he asked and Tru shook his head, without meeting his gaze fully then.
"I haven't seen much of you lately since we been back." he said gently then."I know." he said and Andy sighed. "I'm sorry about the warning." he said and Tru said it bluntly then. "I deserved it." he said and Andy said it gently. "Why did you go to Ferus to fix your lightsaber instead of me, I would have done a better job on it." he said and Anakin said that from behind him. "Without over loading it again?" he asked and Andy flinched at that.
"After 5 duds in lightsabers, how do we know you try to fix it, and the crystal short circuits and kills her by the power cell?" he asked him sternly and he paled at that, in never considering that thought. "You always rushed the construction to these, something Mace told us never to do, Tolan with him right now. But I spotted the problem, and confronted them, and till I got them to come forward about it, as we got off lightly."
"After a fast debate between us right now, I convinced them, coming forward, before it goes in the fight could prevent said censure, because they told their mentors. And I told Obi-wan, so we're off the hook, but the blast damaged the crystals. And disrupted the flow from the power cell the flux aperture. after fixing it, I said it. We were going to have to run further surgery on it after we got back, and only by luck is she fine."
"And anyway I gave it enough of a fix to prevent it from going till the very end of the fight, I found the problem, and the crystals were cracked, and I replaced them." he said and Andy nodded in shock to that news. "And I never went to Ferus, he came to me, before Annie double checked and finished the repair job. And enough we can fix the damage done when we come home right now." Tru said sternly and then said it to him.
"Annie talked me into telling my master and he let me off with a warning for not telling him sooner, it needed more work on it." he said and Andy said it then. "You were thinking about the mission, we were all thinking about the mission." he said and Anakin nodded. "Yeah, before self preservation kicked in here and we decided on a fast switch around to save her right now." he said to him sternly and Tru nodded in agreement then.
"We did our best, guys and Omega is dead." he said, trying to convince him. "Omega is the son of Father's ex apprentice, before Obi-wan Andy, and what Obi-wan now. Never got the chance to head off with Xanatos resulted in Omega's death by his hands. And don't say this is right, that is totally cold blooded, that for a necessary evil here. To kill a living being without a shred of remorse." he said sternly and they heard a gulp at that.
At that opinion and before Anakin crossed his arms. "We all thought wrong, Andy, and as a result of a very close call, Darra is in a coma!" Tru said in annoyance then sternly as they walked away from him then, before he turned to see Ferus. "Ferus." he said and he nodded. "Andy, I take it you heard." he said and Andy looked at him. "Heard what exactly?" he asked him and he sighed."I'm taking a sabbatical." he said and he looked at him in shock.
"What, why?!" he asked in shock at that. "It's my fault that Darra was nearly killed." he said and he looked at him in disbelief. "That's not true, you couldn't have known…." he started to say and Ferus shook his head as he answered him then. "But I did, I did know, I knew that Tru's lightsaber needed more work done on it. I offered to help him fix it, till your brother finished the repair job, but I did not tell his mentor or my own."
"His lightsaber failed in battle and only by blind luck, did we have the blaster set on maximum stun, as Darra move in front of me. And Annie got his lightsaber in the way of the blast and the ricochet hit her, knocking her into a coma." he said and Andy said it. "But you thought you fixed it." he said and Ferus's blue eyes narrowed. "You knew, you knew Tru's lightsaber was broken, you knew I tried to fix it in secret, you must have."
"Now, seen me repairing it." he said and Andy said it. "I didn't say that." he said and Ferus nodded. "No you didn't, but there are only 2 of us here, Andy, you don't have to lie."he said and he sighed. "When we got back, Annie and I took the lightsaber to Tolan Ling, he told me exactly as Annie said. That the blast damaged the crystals and that-that the fusing between the power cell and the flux aperture needed an adjustment."
"Nothing major, Tru might have noticed that, except that in battle, the power drains faster then normal." he said and Andy said it firmly. "I don't see why you're telling me this." he said and Anakin said it from behind him."Because you fixed the flux aperture before we left for the mission. And you would have known it needed to be rechecked after the power cell boost." he said sternly and he looked between the three of them then.
"You never came to me." he said in response and Anakin nodded. "That's funny." he said and Tru nodded in agreement. "Yeah that's funny alright, shouldn't you have said, 'but I didn't know it was broken!'." he said and Andy said it then. "You're trying to trap me, all three of you are, Tru, I would never do anything to put you in a position…" he started to say and Anakin crossed his arms as he answered him as they exchanged furious looks at that.
"You wouldn't huh, if you wouldn't then you would have reminded him to make the adjustment or change the crystals, because hearing the crystals. I realized the strain from the blast cracked them, as I switched them out, adjusted the output. And finished the repairs, before we did some surgery on that lightsaber. We got off with a warning, but still, it's bitter sweet, she's in a coma, and he's taking a sabbatical."
"But I saw how you had a slight gold glint in your eyes, a malicious look, with you trapped in that shield trap. That there was a chance it could go during the fight, that you knew I knew it needed more work. And that I couldn't get in front of her in time to save her, Tru, Ferus, that there it was now. There was a slight chance it could go then, and to my most immense relief here, I managed to put the stun mode on it."
"And before he fired the blaster at the moment, before the lightsaber went then at the time, but not my brother, no not my brother. I said to myself, my brother wouldn't do that, but then I thought of how wary you were. Of me after Zan Arbor, you knew how I felt about my powers, I was upset, you would want me. Now to look like the failure, the failure of a Jedi I was, that you claimed me to be, ever since Yaddle was killed."
"Even if it meant not saying anything until it shorts out and one, or all of us, are killed by both Omega and the Sithmaster. You would want me to get blamed for it shorting out or exploding, even if it. Now, meant putting the entire team at risk till one of us is killed." he said and Andy swallowed hard as he said it quickly to that quickly at that. "That's not fair!" he said in denial to that and Anakin sighed as he looked at him sadly at that remark.
And Obi-wan crossed his arms at that reveal, sadly and with disappointed resignation as he said it to him, as he felt his heart breaking at what he did."And suddenly I realized-yes, Andy could have done that." he said and the council crossed their arms. "You're looking at this all wrong." he said quickly and Anakin and Tru shook their heads to that. "I don't think so, I think I truly am seeing you for the first time." he said, as he unloaded it to him finally.
"Do you even see yourself through my eyes anymore here, from the time we were younglings starting Jedi training, from the time Obi-wan found us. The council and the trio raised us, I know we came in late for training, but still. When I looked at you, I felt like I was looking at a mirror, for 8 years from 9 to 17. It was like looking into a mirror, and forgetting until the lightsaber was on, who of us was who here now."
"As we were identical in everything here now, aside from colors, we were completely identical, identical twins. But matching clothes, boot size, lightsabers, since we were younglings, and suddenly at 17 to now. It's you start dressing in this jumpsuit, you're spending 70% of your time right now. And when not on mission at the arena, talking to Palpatine, what's happened to you." he said, feeling the pain at his change grow in him.
"You always had a dangerous interest in the darkside, did that scum get to you or something, because my brother would speak up immediately. What's happened to you exactly, Andy, did being on that planet take away the you I know. Or did being around Palpatine do it." he asked and he turned away from him, as he wiped his face. "Because this continues and I really am an only child, instead of a twin." he said, trying to control it.
As the duo felt their hearts tear at that remark, knowing what this was doing to him, he loved his brother, but right now, the changes after 10 years of Jedi training. The changes, instead of getting better, had actually gotten worse in his eyes, and he felt like Andy was abandoning him. "I think that says it all, but the you he knows would never pull a stunt like this right now, where is the you he knows exactly." Ferus said and Anakin nodded, his eyes broken.
As Ferus wrapped his arms around him in a hug and he clung to him at that."Darra wake up, please wake up." they heard and Siri jerked at that. 'Gods why didn't we end the mission sooner then this, his idea worked yes, but this is killing him as his quartet is falling apart.' Obi-wan thought sighing, as Ferus pressed his forehead to his and he closed his eyes then. As he tightened his connection to him, as he relaxed then and he looked at Andy with his eyes heavy.
As Tru nodded, as his eyes hardened, as he said it. "That's my opinion as well, I wondered here when we got back I wondered if you knew. I saw how you froze in the tomb, but not my friend, my friend would never do that. But then I thought about you feel about Ferus, how angry you have been, about not being picked first. You would want him to get in trouble, even if it meant exposing me." he said and Andy quickly said it in shock.
"That's not fair." he said at that remark and Anakin sighed as Tru said it for him then. "And suddenly I realized-yes, Andy could have done that." he said and the council crossed their arms at that. "You're looking at this all wrong." Andy said quickly and Anakin and Tru shook their heads to that. "I don't think so, I think I truly am seeing you for the first time." he said sadly, as he turned away from him and as he sighed as he looked at Ferus gently then
"See you outside Ferus, come on Tru." he said and he nodded as they walked away then at that. "Do you see what you have done!" he snapped at Ferus and he nodded. "Yes I see what I have done, but do you?" he asked him and sighed. "I'm afraid for you, you think admitting you're wrong makes you open to attack." he said and Andy said it. "That's not true, I think you should save your concerns for yourself." he said and Ferus flinched,
And at that remark. "If the Jedi send for me, I will return Andy, I promise you that." he said and ended it at that as he too walked away from him, before Obi-wan came out and did the rest of it with it. "Andy, I been looking for you." he said and Andy nodded. "Do you need me?" he asked him then he shook his head. "No I…, Andy is something wrong?" he asked and he sighed. "Ferus is taking a sabbatical." he said to him and he sighed at that news.
"I was afraid he would do something…, like that, he feels Darra got hurt, so strongly." he said and Andy sighed. "The legacy of this mission is a great enemy has been defeated, I saw him go down." he said and Obi-wan said it."That is not an act that should bring you satisfaction, young padawan, I took a life." he said to that sternly then. "It was done as a last resort, and it rid the galaxy of a great evil, therefore it was a necessary."
"And right." he said and Obi-wan said it firmly then. "Necessary yes, but right, that is not word to throw around lightly, we can not say it is right, we can only do our best." he said and Andy sighed."As you do padawan, as you never give less then your best, I'm proud of the Jedi that you become." he said and Andy nodded. "Thank you Master." he said humbly and Obi-wan sighed gently at that as he went further at that remark then gently.
"And I wanted to tell you that the Jedi council has decided they won't speed up the trials for padawans, your knighthood will have to wait a longer. But when the time is right, you'll take the trials, and I have, no doubt you'll astound us all. Until then, we will work together, there is so much left to do and I'm grateful to have you at my side. For a little longer…, Andy are you alright?" he asked and Andy nodded gently at that then.
"So that's what happened hmm, yes I call that cold blooded, he had this in him for years, if he can't control his crazy jealousy, there's the self destruct switch." Qui-Gon said sternly and he nodded. "There's why we never let it go Father, he's hurt that I still hold this over him, just like Obi-wan does, but to him, the council and Obi-wan are holding him back. To quote the resentment now, as I knew this, easier, faster is a path to the darkside, I'm a Master Guardian."
"In realizing the acceleration trials were a test, Tru, Ferus and I immediately decided, we want to stay padawans for the last 8 years. But 7 years from age 12 to 19, we want the last 8 years left with you guys, that why separate the team exactly. After everything we been through together, why break up the team, when we can graduate together, at the same time." Tru said and their parental mentors nodded in understanding, knowing their team was all important to them.
Their team family, why separate their team family. "I'd much rather stay at your sides forever, then just leave you, but him, after only 6 years, he felt he was ready." he said and Obi-wan crossed his arms. "Not from where we're standing baby brother, what he did was beyond irresponsible." Soara said sternly and Siri and Ry' nodded in agreement. "But you three and Darra maybe ready, mentally, you're just not ready to let go of the safety net, still cubs here."
"Younglings inside, still need us for emotional support and always will." Siri finished and the trio nodded with a smile of love and affection at them. "Yeah we love you, both age groups, still need you, we maybe college students, metaphorically here. But just not ready to leave your sides, home you're home, so we go home, we go home to you." Tru said and they smiled gently. "We understand, we love you too, boys, baby girl." Damon said smiling gently in affection then.
"That's actually how we feel about our own guys, we love our mentors, but I made a mistake, one that had them doubt our loyalty to them. Since then I strived to be the best I could, fix that, but he said my fatal flaw was I wished please him too much. But my true flaw, is I want to be the perfect padawan, but I'm not perfect, and that which makes me perfect. Just like you, you are our star pupils, proving you're ready, set aside flaws, become indestructible here now."
"Let go of the doubt and feel the force flowing through you, you don't to prove anything to us, just do your best, be open with us." Obi-wan said and he nodded, feeling the first sense of a burden start to fade, realizing after 10 years, he still felt he had to prove himself. He was an Outer Rim youngling, but now he could come into his own, and be everything they wanted. "If anything that's why I try so hard, late arrival, had to show it." he said and Mace nodded gently.
"But I know, do or do not, there is no try, so let go of my conscious self, act on instinct here now, let go of my burden, be open to everything you have to teach me. Unlearn everything I once thought true, from him, and open up to everything you three have to teach me." he said and Mace smiled, knowing that did it, him, as they knew him, just let go completely now. And he was about to overshoot them both, in their and their Sithmaster's case now, as he went on.
"At least mom knows I'm safely with you, but the things I get myself into, she doesn't need all the details, after your dropping in unannounced that week." he said and Padme started laughing at that remark and Qui-Gon nodded with a chuckle. "As he, that's Andy, is thinking he's way ahead of all of them, and me, he's ready for the trials. But his hope for this assignment, he's needing Palpatine's guidance, me I need your's, but we all feel he is too unpredictable now."
"That we won't let him move on from it, that we're overly critical, we never listen, we just don't understand here now, to him this is not fair." he said and Qui-Gon nodded. "Uh huh, but you know we're taking our time with you, more strict, we're not letting you run wild. Say no, give you something solid to stand on here, as we're surrounded by children, even younger than you. Day in and day out, to the point, we have to be a stern parent and teacher here at times now."
"Over the last 10 years now, you flourished in your training, matching me in everything, you keep this up, you make master by the time you're 30." Mace said and Anakin nodded, hiding a smile at the remark. "Well no rush, I'm in no rush for that promotion, I'm much rather stay a padawan for a few more years." he said and the council smiled in affection. "And proved you have, you are ready for the trials, but one at a time now." Yoda said and he bowed to him.
"Well I spared Dooku and the Raiders, completing my training in that area, but though very good true, still more learn, I know that. As Jedi we never stop learning, there is still so much to learn, that it could possibly take all our lives. And we still barely scratched the surface, but I'm doing fine in my training so far, as you chose something new for me to learn. Force healing now, that and force judgement." he said and he nodded in approval, at his remark gently.
"And there's the attitude we're looking for, of the two of you, you deserve the chair more, as you understand here, in order to make master, fully. You need to train a padawan, at times, we brush and get burned by the darkness, wars and experience. That doesn't make a Jedi master, or knight, however, wisdom, patience and seeing the evil for what it is, does. Another 7 years and you make Knight, 10 more after that, you make Master." Mace said smiling and he nodded.
"Well it could be either of us, Ferus and me, just a brotherly rivalry here, in seeing who gets to be first, but it's nothing to worry about, however Andy and Ferus.." he said and Mace nodded gently to him. "We know, but to us, it was always you and Ferus this and you and Ferus that, that clearly your twin now, wanted to sabotage you. Till you catch him in the act, and we just recalled Ferus, and handed the mission to protect her to you." Adi said and Mace nodded.
"And with those words, if we had to deal with another Melida/Daan, and your twin was the one that decided to stay there, just abandoning you, me and your brother. Is you are not a child of 10 to 13 years old young man, so stop acting like one." Qui-Gon said sternly and they all felt a flinch, come through the link at that. "Young man, your brother is assigned to Adi, you are assigned to me, so as to that, you are going with your older brother to find that bounty hunter."
"We find him, we find Dooku, if he's working with Gunray and our Sithmaster." he said sternly and he knew the boy nodded in resignation. "Father I'm taking a month on Tatooine, and sum on Naboo, after I check on mom, so till you contact me, through Artoo. The radio is off now, in truth, we're choosing the safehouse, but best guess is, she chose her family estate." he said and the council nodded, smiling. "And no argument here, honey." Padme said and he smiled then.
"And at times I given up trying to argue with her, that's Padme, knowing I'm never winning this debate, but if my daughter is just like her. Her brother had to catch up, before we have a chase around wherever before the boyfriend shouts to her to wait." he said and Siri started laughing. "As for your remark, the more time we take, and the more we have him out of luck, it won't be till we find Dooku, and it's war between us, Sith and Jedi begins." Qui-Gon said and he nodded.
"Extended leave of absence, code for 5 months in hiding, we catch them off guard here, thinking here, we're not ready, as we deactivate the chips. And encode 65.5 and 65.5 into numerical code, as you change the orders, add order 65.5 and 66.5 to the code. Obi-wan we need this to prevent his murdering them and you, if he and Sidious are the Master." Bail said and he nodded then. "Agreed, go to Dex, see if you can see where that dart came from." Mace said to him then.
And he nodded. "I'm taking as long as possible here, so no rush, once on Naboo, go see her parents alert them to the changes, and tell them you're together. And before reporting to us, you and she are engaged, and we activate the new regime." he said and Anakin nodded. "Like the council said, if we thought you two are bad, the twins are worse, in the impulsive actions. That they keep it up, we're not making it to 70 here." Mon said with a bemused smile then.
"My son was in training for 7 years, as I started him when he was 12, is 7 years training, followed by another and he sees Master at 22, before the wars ends at age 23. As a result here, and prior to you sending Leia to get us, but Courageous Light, Luke and Leia, Courageous Light, our best students in a brother/sister duo now." he said and they nodded smiling. "And these children keep it up they do and not making it to 900, I will." Yoda said and she chuckled.
"Luke and Leia, Courageous Light, I like that, a new hope for the galaxy, well like you Padme, your daughter gives and gives. But rather than doing her duty, I was steering her away from getting married for duty and losing her self respect. And getting married for love, if our star pilot is just like Anakin, there it is." she said and Padme nodded gently. "Runs in the family, only she never took the catch of daredevil flying too seriously here." Padme said and she chuckled.
As the council and Qui-Gon exchanged amused smiles at that remark gently. "Very dear friends here, but we fall in love, you're the first to know about it here, guys." Padme said and Mon Mothma and Bail Organa nodded as Major Jan Dodonna shook his head smiling gently at the remark then. "Fair enough, so we know who the parents are, if you have kids, though the boy's surname, said is a dead give away here." his pilot said and she nodded with a chuckle then.
"So this Andy is your alter ego, we're pretending here you're a twin, and we always knew this now." he asked and they nodded. "Hence the stories, you met me at as a boy, said boy age, you were 15, I was 12." he said and the pilot nodded smiling. "For force's sakes, do these guys understand the reason we survived this long, is because your entire team. Now, was the best team we had to handle things, you're a household name?" his counterpart said to him then.
"I doubt it, then again you know the things we get ourselves into." he said and Mon shook her head smiling then. "Surviving a beyond brutal fight, if said twin crashes and burns, that we never lost you both in one shot. Our best friends, he's gone, but you're still alive now, and we never lost you, so we let them win this round. And it's 23 years of strife, before we tear the heart out of this dictatorship." he said and Anakin nodded to him and they sighed in relief.
"The chancellor could be connected to him, or he is him." he said and she crossed her arms as she answered him. "As in the master of the Zabrak that put Qui-Gon in a medically induced coma, as he recovered for 10 years?" she said and he nodded. "Exactly, but that's where it hit me finally, they will watch my career with great interest, it's a double meaning now." he said and they nodded sternly. "We're not losing you, we all love you." she said and he smiled gently.
"And we can finish this over the radio, but we got to go." Tru said and he nodded in agreement then. "Then go now go guys, and may the force with you." Qui-Gon said and they bowed and the quartet and Artoo, left at that, as they prepared for a fast close call then. As the 4 of them, Soara Attana, Ry Gaul and Bail left then…..
Tatooine And Saving Shmi:
After loading the ship then, the quintet boarded it, and several of Bail's guards and Bail himself came on board. "We're coming along, you need a little extra help, as we protect her, as you five rescue your mother." Bail said and he nodded smiling, as exactly two days later they arrived. "System control, this is Padawan Skywalker reporting in, requesting ground clearance to land in your sector, Bestine Township." he said and they heard an immediate response then gently.
"We read you Anakin, just come straight to my homestead, we'll be waiting there!" Cliegg said and Anakin nodded. "Where exactly?" he asked and he explained that, before Anakin saw two flashing lights in violet and blue swinging back and forth. "Check that, never mind, my uncle and aunt are Jedi, they're signaling me, I'm coming in." he said and knew he nodded, as he flew in that direction and landed there in front of his house then, as Anakin came out then.
"Can you tell me what happened, as this could be a plot by the Sith." he said and Cliegg nodded gently. "It was just before dawn, that they came out of nowhere, it was a hunting party of Tusken Raiders. Your mother had gone out early, like she always did,
just to pick mushrooms that grow on the vaporators. From the tracks, she was about halfway home when they took her." he said and Anakin nodded gently as he felt his determination grow.
"We'll get her back, you stay here, 5 Jedi are no match for a group of Tuskins." he said and they nodded, as they left then, as they traced it, as he found Jawa who pointed out the direction. And they nodded, as they arrived in time to see the encampment. "Tru, you and me we go in, guys, go around the other side, get ready, it could get lethal." he said and they nodded sternly, as they jumped down, and start ducking from hut to hut, till they saw a guarded one and nodded.
"That one." Tru whispered and he nodded, as they cut a way into it, and saw her, sighing in relief they made it in time, they cut her free. "Mom, mom, it's okay, it's me." Anakin said and she smiled in relief. "Annie, my Annie." she said and he nodded. "I came to rescue you, we're getting you out." he said and she nodded, as he charged out the door. "Chi, ke passa cho chee, mi Jedi wizard carrying colored wand, wand dangerous." he called out, and sliced a rock in half.
And they shrieked in fear. "No want to be cut, let us go, and stay away, no aggressive actions, or be cut." he said and they nodded, as one of the, said something and he nodded sternly. "We Jedi two more living here where she lives now, sky blue and pink near violet, not trouble. Or endanger, okay." he said and they nodded as they gave the quintet a wide berth, as they got into their speeder and left, as they flew back to the homestead and they sighed in relief.
"Her back, but otherwise there's no further injuries, we made it just in time, but I told them you and Uncle Dave are Jedi, don't try anything else in out here." he said and Leia nodded in relief and Bail's medic nodded as he attended to her and Padme sighed in relief. "That's it, you're you forever." Bail said and he nodded smiling and the trio nodded then. "Thank you son, this means the world to me right now." Cliegg said and he nodded smiling, as he gave him a hug then.
"Thanks Anakin, we needed this, as I said I'm Owen Lars, I'm your stepbrother, this is my girlfriend Beru Whitesun." he said and Anakin nodded. "These are my friends Tru Veld, Darra Thel Thanis, Soara Attana, and Ry Gaul, and this is my girlfriend Padme Naberrie." he said and they nodded smiling. "Master Annie, it's so good to see you again, you as well Mistress Padme." they heard with a smile in the tone. "Hey Threepio." he said smiling at his protocol droid then.
"Galactic Senator of Alderaan, Bail Organa." Bail said and they nodded smiling. "We appreciate this alot Senator, Masters Jedi, thank you so much, you saved so many lives today." the leader of their spaceport said and they nodded. "It's our pleasure, after everything you did for us in the last round." Padmé said, smiling gently then to him. "Indeed, I didn't think I'd ever see you again, baby girl." Shmi said smiling and Padme smiled as she hugged her tightly at that remark.
"The council assigned Annie and Qui-Gon's padawan to me, after two attempts on my life right now, so while his partner pair up has me, his is looking for the bounty hunter. But we have reason to believe the Zabrak's mentor is behind this." she said and they nodded to her. "Mom told you I take it?" he asked and they nodded. "Started up again did it, Annie?" Shmi asked and he nodded. "Yeah my unit was assigned to her, again." he said and she nodded, smiling then.
"I never got a good look at the bounty hunter, and he shot the changeling, before she could say his name, does Jabba have any bounty hunters on his payroll?" he asked and they nodded then. "Yes a Mandalorian named Jango Fett, I have no idea where he goes, but what I do know, is his ship is a Firespray-31-class patrol." Kitser Banai said and he nodded. "Hey guys, been a while." he said smiling and they smiled then. "Missed you, Annie." Amee Farcloud said smiling to him.
"Annie, that cruiser was upgraded with seismic charges, a few dozen missiles and other paraphernalia, so if your mentor chases him into our aerospace. Or just in range of us, say Geonosis now, in truth here, if that's where the assassin is at the moment. The explosion could cause a meteor shower now." Seek said and Anakin nodded sternly, realizing, not only was this getting more dangerous, everyone on both planets were endanger of fallen space debris.
"Well I call that desperate, that bounty hunter knows he's in trouble, after we found him, he's willing to kill billions, to get us off his trail." Anakin said sternly and Padme nodded in agreement to his opinion. "Tell Obi-wan to keep his distance, the more desperate this hunter gets, as the more dangerous the arrest gets. And till it puts everyone in range of the arrest at risk too, or we will, next time he coms us." she said and Soara and Ry' nodded sternly in agreement then.
