#also padmé should have dumped his ass !!

[flintsilvers]

Revenge of the Sith novelization you continue to be the end of me

[ayo-cowbelly]

when the fire goes out, how do we stay warm? - part 1/?

next part ~ masterlist

welcome to my new series ~ an angst dump of “what if anakin and obi wan’s roles on zygerria were reversed?”

you can blame the New SW Canon discord for this. Their angst-loving asses fueled this fire, and what was supposed to be a snippet spiraled into this.

the yarra root i got from discord- we had a huge discussion about tatooine slave culture, and said yarra root is something tatooine parents will put in their child's tea/drinks, to kill them/"put them to sleep", so the masters won't hurt/kill them (it is seen as an alternative to a brutal, painful death). We also discussed the idea that people on tatooine will take their children (or just themselves) and go out to the sand dunes and "let the Desert decide their fates", so when Anakin mentions being "swallowed", that's what he means. Just to clarify.  

Hope you like it!

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Obi-Wan looks down into the arena from his place beside the Zygerrian queen. He wants nothing more than to jump down there, to yell, to scream, to do something- but he knows he can't. To blow their cover now is to destroy any chance of saving the colonists. But he wishes he could save more than just them. He wishes he could liberate this whole damn planet. He wishes he could get rid of the threat the Zygerrians posed, somehow- even if he had to rip the crown out of the slaver queen's cold, dead hands.

Obi-Wan looks across the arena as the queen speaks, not looking at Ahsoka nearby (in that horrible outfit, that made people leer at his grandpadawan, like she was a mere object. They looked at her the way Obi-Wan had seen people looking at Anakin during his brief time on Tatooine all those years ago).

Oh. Anakin. Where was he?

Obi-Wan was furious that the Council had sent Anakin, of all people, to this slaver planet. The should have remembered Anakin's past, his time as a slave when he was just a child. They should have remembered that Anakin was once considered nothing more than property, an object to be passed around to different Masters. Obi-Wan should have remembered, he should have fought harder.

He hopes Anakin doesn't know of this auction, as Obi-Wan knows that Anakin would tear down this entire planet if he found out. He would scrape tooth and nail to destroy this disgusting empire. For Anakin mostly acted on his emotions, not that it was necessarily a bad thing- but he sometimes forgot to look at the big picture. There was a balance there, one Anakin struggled to find.

Balance always seemed to elude him.

Obi-Wan worried greatly. After this dreadful mission, they'd actually talk, for once. About everything.

He focuses back on the queen's words, as she announces the Togrutan governor. Obi-Wan tries and fails to look away from the man's beaten form.

And then the worst happens.

"My friends, behold! Anakin Skywalker, the Hero With No Fear- on his knees before us!"

Obi-Wan barely registers Ahsoka's horrified gasp, for he is equally as distraught. Below him, on the sandy platform, is Anakin. A shock collar is on his neck and dirt on his face. His clothes are ripped, and his hair is mussed and greasy. Obi-Wan wants so badly to run to his brother before Anakin does something rash and gets them all caught.

But when Obi-Wan looks over Anakin's frail form again, he sees something. Something so much worse.

The fire in Anakin's eyes is... gone. There is no defiance, no opposition, none of that trademark confidence- only the hollow gaze of someone who is dreaming of being anywhere else. All at once, Obi-Wan's previous fears vanish. Before, he had been worried that Anakin would say something sarcastic, signal for his 'saber, fight back; but now, Obi-Wan knows that isn't the problem.

Anakin had been a slave, once. Before he was a General, a hero, a Jedi, a Master, a brother, or a husband (yes, Obi-Wan knew. Anakin had never been subtle, and try as she might, neither was Padmé)- before any of that, he was simply Ani. A slave, a son, a child of a cruel Desert that took more than it gave.

This is who is before them now. It wasn't Anakin down there, it was Ani, and that was so much worse. Obi-Wan Kenobi's (previously unknown, for he had never imagined it to be possible) greatest fear had come true, before his very eyes.

For the first time in over ten years, Anakin Skywalker was not fighting back.

"This Jedi, this watchdog of a petty, corrupt senate, a preacher of freedom and peace though he brings only war and death- is nothing more than a puppet! And now, he will kneel before us," The queen boasts, proudly smiling at the cheering crowd.

At this moment, Obi-Wan wants her life to end. He wants it to be at his own hands. How dare she do this, how dare she make Anakin go through such a thing, how dare she-

Oh. She's speaking to him now. "Show him his true place," She commands. Obi-Wan nods numbly, a pathetic movement of a broken man. Obi-Wan feels broken, he does. He feels crushed, splintered, shattered into a million tiny pieces-

Anakin had broken, and as Obi-Wan is his brother, he will too. Two halves of the same whole, and if one goes down the other surely will as well. They are nothing without the other, and are only something when together.

Some may ask, "What is the galaxy without Obi-Wan Kenobi?"

The real question is, "What is the galaxy when Anakin Skywalker stops fighting?"

Obi-Wan doesn't know the answer to that. He doesn't know what it's like to witness your dearest friend, your son, your brother, your soul, fractured into pieces-

Or maybe he does, now. He doesn't want to think about it.

He remembers things Anakin once said, about his mother and Yarra Root and a saying.

"I would rather my child die than be a slave like me."

But Anakin, Ani (for as much as they are different, they are also the same) had once been a slave. And now, he is again. Or maybe he always had been, and only his title had changed with time.

Has Anakin ever truly been free?

How could Obi-Wan have let this happen?

He approaches his former apprentice (though everyone knows that statement is a half-truth; no Master-Padawan pair had ever stayed so close as they had after Knighthood) and he almost wants to claw his eyes out. Anakin is kneeling on the hard ground, his shoulders are hunched. Obi-Wan has never seen him look so... defeated.

As Obi-Wan nears him, Anakin turns. His eyes are glassy, his cheeks are gaunt, and above all he looks haunted. "Obi?" He says weakly.

Obi-Wan doesn't care about their cover anymore. "Yes, dear one, I'm here."

Anakin shudders, his voice cracking from disuse and the delusions of fear. "I- I wanted to help, I was going to- the Root, Obi, the Root- I'll find it, so they can rest- let them rest, let me rest, please-"

"It's going to be alright, I promise. Just hang on," Obi-Wan whispers, and his younger brother makes an aborted movement, one he guesses was meant to be a nod. Obi-Wan looks up at R2, not able to take anymore of this con.

His and Anakin's lightsabers soar gracefully through the air, and Obi-Wan catches them both. Ignoring the angered roar of the spectators, he pulls with the Force and removes the shock collar, trying not to look too closely at the angry red mark it left on Anakin's neck. When Obi-Wan goes to hand Anakin his lightsaber, his brother flinches, but makes no move to take it. "I don't- I don't want it- I want to rest- I want to rest, like Mom- let the Desert swallow me, Obi, please-"

"Anakin, please just hold on, for me. Sleep, and I will be here when you wake up." Obi-Wan blocks the Zygerrian guards' shots as Anakin closes his eyes, slowly crumpling into a fetal position on the ground. The Jedi Master glances up to the balcony, where Ahsoka is holding the queen, green blade pressed close to her neck.

Obi-Wan grips the two lightsabers (lighsabers that would forever be entwined, just as their souls were. Though Anakin loved Padmé more than anything, with his mother a close second, Obi-Wan was somehow more. He was his other half, and they would be brothers until the end). Blades ignited, he scowls up at the slaver queen. "Your Majesty, I feel it is time for your reign to end."

"Oh?" The queen has the gall to laugh, even with a blade to her throat. "Is this what the Jedi are now, wild beasts that fight wars and threaten royalty?" She's not sending her guards to detain him, not yet. She's waiting for him to move, to break, to fight (fight when Anakin cannot).

Obi-Wan doesn't reply. Instead, he jumps.

He goes for the nearby guards first. Their heads roll onto the ground, cleanly severed. One by one, they fall at the enraged hand of a Jedi- no, this is not the fighting of a Jedi, this is the fighting of a brother, an other half, someone who is seeing red because their sibling has been torn apart. Obi-Wan had felt anger before, but never like this. This is cold, and detached, but it is also hot and painful and so horribly real-

And Obi-Wan is drinking it up, letting it fuel him as he practically flies through the arena.

Rex is taking out the Zygerrian reinforcements, his aim always ringing true. Ahsoka, who now seems to be nearing the Dark path Obi-Wan has started down, has killed the prime minister and is slowly backing away with the queen. Obi-Wan jumps up to them, signing at Rex to meet them outside.

"Get Anakin" He signs to the Captain, who nods once and as gently as possible lifts his General (the clones are much stronger than they look, Obi-Wan has learned) and exits. The Jedi turns to the enslaving, despicable ruler. She smiles cruelly, blood from where she must've bit her tongue starting to coat her teeth. She looks almost primal, exuberant, her eyes flashing with excitement-

She knows Obi-Wan is in pain, and she is reveling in it.

"Kenobi, is it? I must say, I've never seen a Jedi so unhinged. You've surprised me."

"I do like to keep my opponents on their toes," He says roughly, trying to keep his voice steady.

"You and I are similar in that fact." She smirks, making Obi-Wan's blood boil. How dare she compare herself to him (him, who had let Anakin be taken, let him be dragged off to Force knows where, to then be thrown in chains-)

Who was he to act so above this slaver? Yes, she had been the one to do this Anakin, but Obi-Wan hadn't helped at all (never mind the fact that he hadn’t known); and doesn't that make him just as guilty? He had been too preoccupied in the mission, the part he had to play.

That always seemed to happen to them. Obi-Wan was always busy with duties, while Anakin spiraled. Obi-Wan never noticed, never helped. His eyes flutter closed, just for a second, and he is met with the image of his sleeping brother, cheeks sunken and face pale. The guilt eats at him, painfully carving out a place in his heart.

The world fades. Obi-Wan lunges. There is a scream.

However, the scream doesn't come from the queen. It comes from Ahsoka.

"Master, no! It's not- you can't-"

"Ahsoka," Obi-Wan whispers, one blade mere breaths from slicing through the queen. "Anakin-"

"-Wouldn't want you to do this," She interjects. They are both aware of the unspoken truth that hangs in the air; Anakin would do it himself, before either of them could even move. "Master, please, she'll be taken back to Coruscant, but we can't do this." She gestures to his ignited lightsabers.

Obi-Wan looks to his weapons, then to Ahsoka, and back again. The blinding anger slowly melts away, leaving an icy-cold feeling in his bones.

The queen glowers. "Master Kenobi, I grow tired of this. Perhaps we can work up an agreement?"

"I will not barter with slavers, you witch," he snaps. He tries to shrug off Ahsoka's wince, knowing she was surprised at his tone. She had never heard her grandmaster so... outraged. Impatient, tired, disappointed, sure- but not this.

This is almost Dark.

The Zygerrian queen chuckles. "How about this: If you agree to my terms, I will let your friends go, no questions asked."

As much as he doesn't want to listen, Obi-Wan is enthralled by the promise of Anakin's safety. "What do you require?"

"Master, you can't-" Obi-Wan shakes his head, and Ahsoka, upset as she is, quiets.

The conversation resumes. "It seems I'm in need of an attendant, if the girl behind me is a fake. Would you be willing to take up the role?" Her tone and word choice are misleading. There is no option, no room to decline- if he tries, she will have them all killed. She is in control of the situation (Obi-Wan certainly isn't, he lost control when Anakin came out in a shock collar- don't think of it- don't- stop- no- ANAKIN-)

"You will let them go?" Obi-Wan asks quietly.

"They will be free," The queen answers, the irony of her words likely not lost on her. How rare it must be for her to let a person go, let alone three and a droid.

The lightsabers hiss as they turn off. Ahsoka looks horrified, and Obi-Wan's stomach churns at his decision. 'But Anakin will be safe,' He thinks to himself.

The queen grins. She has won.

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[meggannn]

Star Wars

ok i have seen TFA, but aside from that, nada. i do glean a lot from my dash though, i think.

there are currently three trilogies, and they’re in the third trilogy now, so eight movies out, with the ninth being made. the first trilogy is about…. padmé who is played by natalie portman and she is a queen of a planet, she is married to anakin who is a jedi, but actually evil because he felt like it. and it’s a big shock that when she gets pregnant, she has not one but two kids because twins have never been thought of in this universe! her daughter, leia, becomes princess of the planet and the son, luke, she doesn’t know what to do with so she dumps him on a desert planet somewhere. at some point she dies because anakin meanwhile is still being an asshole. and then he officially joins the dark side and becomes darth vader just to rub salt in the wound. oboe wan kenobi (?) is also involved but he’s an old man and probably dies at some point. yoda is around and says cryptic things but that may also apply to the second trilogy too. and that’s the first trilogy

the second trilogy features luke and leia as adults. luke is still on desert planet adn he answers the Hero’s Call when someone tells him It’s Your Time. “time to do what?” luke said. “i don’t know,” megan says, “but it’s probably important and involves leaving this shithole planet.” luke is very good at racing space ships, i think? like suspiciously good? and the tall thin robot tells him you should join the resistance i think.

darth vader shows up at some point and blows up alderaan while forcing leia to watch. it’s very sad. i think this is ‘the empire strikes back’. darth vader fights luke at some point, who has been training with the jedi because he has the Force which is basically like space magic, and darth is like “also because i haven’t been a dick in a while, i should also mention i’m your dad”

han solo is a sort of either bounty hunter or freedom fighter or wanderer sort of guy and he goes on adventures with chewbacca with no ties to anyone or anything. luke eventually meets leia and she’s princess of….. alderaan? (is that the name of the planet padmé was from?) and at some point they kiss bc they dont know they’re siblings. but also leia ends up with han eventually and everyone thinks luke is gay anyway so it turns out fine. and that was the second trilogy.

some time in the second trilogy rogue one happens. that’s a prequel and that one features jyn erso played by felicity something, also cassian andor played by a very good looking man, there’s a blind chinese guy, riz ahmed as himself, and NO ONE HAS THE FORCE THIS IS A VERY BIG DEAL, but everyone dies at the end anyway. and that’s important because it’s a plot point in another movie and saves carrie fisher’s life, or gives her hope and she smiles at the camera, i think.

the third trilogy has rey, finn, and poe, and since i’ve seen tfa (tho it was a while ago) i’ll write what i remember. rey is a presumed orphan on my part but there are many theories as to who her Real Parents are but anyway she was abandoned as a kid and grew up on jakku, the worst planet ever, and she has the Force and doesn’t know it yet. poe is meanwhile being captured and tortured by the first order/kylo ren who is secretly han solo’s and leia’s kid but defected to the dark side cause they weren’t paying him enough attention i guess or also he might’ve been brainwashed, i dunno, but he’s the leader of the order and condones killing and enslaving people so it doesn’t really matter how he turned bad anymore. finn is a stormtrooper who’s been brainwashed/enslaved his whole life and his first time in combat he realizes this is bullshit, so he runs away and brienne was his boss and she’s angry about this, presumably. he finds poe and breaks him out and they steal a jet and fly out of the base because poe is a Very Good Pilot. but the ship goes down and they crash land in jakku and poe is presumed dead but finn meets rey and they both fall in immediate BFF/love at first sight territory depending on your ship preference. then they’re being chased by the order because bb8 is poe’s robot and he’s around, cause rey was protecting him cause she can understand robot, and they fly out of there and run straight into han solo and chewbacca by sheer coincidence i guess. han solo is like “we need to probably go to the resistance or get you kids something to eat, or both of those things” and they go to a planet with an alien played by lupita n’yongo who tells rey she has the Force also your parents are never coming back so you might as well accept it. finn feels overwhelmed and is starting to feel he’s in over his head. at some point i thin kylo ben attacks this planet and takes rey and then finn is like Shit Well That Can’t Stand, so he and han solo and chewbacca plan to rescue her. while being held captive by ren rey discovers she has the force and escapes on her own but IT’S OKAY WE CAME FOR YOU, hugs were had, then ben killed his dad because all he ever wanted was in life was to follow in the asshole footsteps of his grandfather, then poe who is not dead i think shows up and leia leads an attack and finn fights kylo in the snow with a lightsaber, but gets knocked down, then rey fights him back and kicks his ass, and then they all kind of. shrug and leave i guess because that’s all i remember of the climax. finn is still knocked out from his fight but rey has to leave now, no she can’t just wait a day until finn is awake there’s Shit To Do, and that involves tracking down luke skywalker, who is angsting alone on a cliff somewhere, to give him back his light saber (OH YEAH LUKE LOST HIS HAND AT SOME POINT DURING THE SECOND TRILOGY…. BUT IDK HOW). and luke and his robot hand have aged very well.

tlj is about rey asking luke to train her as a jedi, luke saying no over and over again until finally he caves for like two minutes, then rey says ‘what if kylo ren isn’t entirely evil’ and luke is like ‘what’ and rey says ‘i’m gonna leave to follow this very vague and illogical hunch i have’ and she finds ren i guess and he tries to force her to the dark side to be His Princess because No One Else Understands Her, and rey is like “why did i do this, this was a terrible idea” and she leaves. and also i think ren’s boss dies.

meanwhile finn wakes up, kelly marie tran is there, Is Love Brewing?, her sister is the beautiful veronica ngo who is APPARENTLY DEAD???? UNBELIEVABLE, poe fights with a female commanding officer the whole movie, i don’t know what leia is doing, and luke battles his nephew in the end, oh wait no luke is dead, dies for real this time, i’m not really sure how that happened, fade to black.