All the Stars :: Anakin Skywalker

Darth Valance

"I knew someone would come for dear Anakin," The man sneered. "Tell me, how did you get past my Storm Beast?"

"I killed it," I hid my father's presence. For his safety.

"You are such a horrible liar," The Sith laughed. "Who helped you? Someone else is here."

"It doesn't matter!! Anakin what are you doing here?!"

"Ooh! Fire!" The man smirked and started getting closer to me. "Shame. I like some attitude in a woman. Killing you will be... truly tragic..."

My eyes shot over to Anakin, wide and watery.

"Anakin, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have said what I did! I didn't mean it! I love you!"

"Shut up!!" The man growled and slapped his hand across my face. It was so powerful that I ended up falling to the ground. "You're too late! He's already become my apprentice! He's not coming back for you, he doesn't care!"

My throat suddenly started closing up. The mystery Sith had used the Force to choke me.  I clawed at my skin, there was nothing to fight off of me and my vision was already starting to go fuzzy.

I gasped painfully and managed a pitiful sob. I saw Anakin tear his eyes away from me and walk away.

I couldn't have hurt him that bad...

I gave up. I just gave up. Went limp under the strength of the Force and was about to let this man end my life, before my father jumped in and tackled him to the ground.

I was thrown to the ground, grasping my throat and desperately sucking air into my lungs. I threw up on the black stone floors and sobbed. All that came out was blood.

"Anakin! Come back here, stop being a coward!!"

I flopped over on my back. There's no way I'm getting up. I'll pass out. But it feels like I'm going to pass out right here right now.

Anakin stood over me, a slightly disgusted expression on his well framed, bruised face. But I saw the look in his eyes. That told me enough. There's hurt. Lots of hurt.

"Kill her, Anakin!" The Sith grinned maliciously. "I want to see you kill her!"

"No!!" My father fought the Sith harder. "Anakin, you're better than this!! She loves you!! She came here to rescue you!!"

I watched through watery, hooded eyes as Anakin activated his lightsaber. His face lacked expression. He's going to do it. He's going to kill me. My greatest love is going to end my life.

I closed my eyes, let a few tears fall down my pale cheeks, and prepared myself for the end.

"I love you, Ani," I whispered with a hoarse voice.

"No!!!" I heard my father yell. I sucked in my breath and held it, but the blow never came. A cry of pain from the Sith, but no blow on my end.

"Get her out of here!! Now!!" Anakin growled at my father. He had turned away from me and started fighting the Sith. "Now!!!"

I fell into an exhausted, broken haze. I felt my father pick me up in his arms, he held me to his chest. Hurt laced his voice.

"Please, please, stay with me, love. I'm getting you out of here."

I opened my eyes with all of my power. I saw Anakin lose the upper hand in the battle against the Sith. I watched, and heard, when he yelled out loudly in pain. The arm that held his lightsaber was sliced clean off from his elbow down. He dropped to his knees and started screaming.

Obi-Wan set me down against the wall and sprinted back into the room. The Sith was about to land a finishing blow to Anakin, but my father ran in and sent his lightsaber through the back of the Sith. likely hitting his heart.