Entry tags:

50episodes, fanfic

FIC: Alive - Obi-Wan - PG
TITLE: Alive
AUTHOR: agentj / agentjedi
CHALLENGE: 50episodes
CLAIM: Obi-Wan Kenobi
TABLE/PROMPT: 3; #28 Villain
RATING: PG
DATE WRITTEN: August 2007
TIMEFRAME: Shortly after Revenge of the Sith
SUMMARY: Obi-Wan learns that Darth Vader has survived the inferno.
CONTENT WARNING: none
WORD COUNT: 338

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The voice from the HoloNet drew my attention to the front counter. "...Despite a failed Jedi attempt to murder the Emperor-appointed Sith commander, Lord Darth Vader is reported to be in stable condition at an undisclosed medcentre. Imperial officials indicate Lord Vader sustained multiple Jedi-induced injuries, including amputation of several limbs and severe burns over 90 percent of his body. Although Lord Vader is expected to recover from these Jedi atrocities, medics indicated he would likely be dependant on life-support for the rest of his life...."

Anakin. Alive.

I remember Zenoma Sekot. A horrible mission. Young Anakin faced death for the first time. A Jedi's first kill is never done lightly, and never forgotten. But instead of the inevitable question whether or not he had done the right thing, Anakin's thoughts of death turned inward.

"Master...can I die?" he had asked.

I had no idea how to respond to him. "Death is the way of the Force, Padawan. Why do you ask this?"

Perhaps he thought I was irritated at him. His piercing eyes scowled at me before he turned away and said, "I once thought Jedi didn't die. But Qui-Gon is dead."

I nodded solemnly. "All things pass in time."

It was not the answer Anakin wanted to hear. "What about me?"

I was perplexed by his question. "Perhaps one day, but—"

"I'm the Chosen One."

That had startled me. Could Anakin die? Would the Force allow it? He had been the Chosen One, hadn't he? The balance between the Light and the Dark, the Jedi and the Sith, the endless struggle of good versus evil—where was its fulcrum now?

Feeling light-headed, I turned to look back at the young lady who smiled and cooed at baby Luke in her arms. She lifted her head to look at me, and her expression changed to concern when she saw my pale face. I reached out for the chair to steady myself, but the world spun, and I knew only darkness as I fell to the floor.

( Other scenes from Obi-Wan Kenobi's life. )