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mytardisisparked · 4 years

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When Sunrise Comes Early

(this is based on that one comic where Palpatine takes Padawan Anakin to a bar and a conversation with @cinna-wanroll @wonderlandleighleigh and @dettiot)

Obi-Wan blinked, hardly believing the words coming out of his padawan’s mouth; not really wanting to believe the words coming out of his padawan’s mouth.

“Chancellor Palpatine.... took you to a bar?”

Anakin nodded, not quite meeting Obi-Wan’s eyes. “I’m sorry, Master, I didn’t really know what to do so I just let him. He was being so kind and I didn’t know how to say no.”

Obi-Wan felt a tug at his heart. He kneeled before Anakin and rested gentle hands on his shoulders, causing the distressed young man to finally look him in the eye. “Anakin, this is not your fault, and I am glad you told me. The Chancellor had no right to take you there and put you in a place where you were not comfortable.” Obi-Wan sighed. “Or a place where you were too young to even get in the front door,” he muttered under his breath.

He wanted so desperately to have words with the Chancellor. Nothing would make Obi-Wan feel better about the fact that the man had taken his young charge out drinking, but marching into the Chancellor’s office and reaming him a new one would certainly be a good start. That, however, wouldn’t be very Jedi-like of Obi-Wan, and it probably wasn’t a wise move in terms of making sure actual consequences would be dealt. He would have to talk to the Jedi Council about this and see what could, and should, be done.

But first: Anakin.

Obi-Wan smiled at the teary-eyed 16-year-old and patted his shoulder. “Thank you for being honest with me, Anakin. I’m very proud of you.”

The boy sniffled, but still gave him a half-smile. “Thanks for not getting mad.”

Obi-Wan grinned. “This was not your fault, however, I’m sure you’ll find some other way to try my patience when we resume training.”

Anakin grinned wickedly. “I have figured out a new move I want to show you.”

Obi-Wan stood and ruffled his padawan’s hair. “I’m looking forward to seeing it.”

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“The Chancellor did what?”

Obi-Wan had never seen Mace Windu outraged and, frankly, it was a bit frightening.

“Believe me, I wish it weren’t true, but Anakin would not lie about something like this.”

Mace and Yoda turned to look at one another, a silent message passing between them as the rest of the council murmured quietly, bits of their whispered words meeting Obi-Wan’s ears.

“What sort of man-”

“-his intentions couldn’t have been-”

“-not appropriate at all-”

“Poor Skywalker must not have known what to do.”

The conversations died down as Yoda tapped his stick on the floor.

“Troubling, this news is, but, I’m afraid, unsurprising. Underhanded, the Chancellor has always seemed. Too long, has he been in office.” Yoda ran a hand over the wispy, white hairs along his green scalp. “Perhaps an opportunity this will be, to encourage a vote of no confidence.”

The whispers that had filled the room moments ago returned at a higher volume.

“I understand that this was an inappropriate move on the Chancellor’s part,” Ki-Adi-Mundi said, “but we are not politicians! We cannot make political moves like this; it isn’t our job.”

“And what, pray tell, is our job?” Adi Gallia spoke up from her seat. “We shouldn’t be too involved in politics, yes, but we are also meant to be keepers of the peace. If the Chancellor is willing to manipulate a 16-year-old with incredible strength in the Force, what other lines is he willing to cross?”

Other chatter filled the room, voices overlapping until no one could be understood. Obi-Wan tucked his cloak tighter around himself, wishing very much that someone would excuse him while the council discussed this matter thoroughly or, at least, that they would allow him to remove himself from the very center of the room.

“Enough.” Mace Windu’s commanding voice silenced the others in an instant. “No matter what your thoughts are on the politics of all of this, we all must agree that the Chancellor’s actions towards young Skywalker cannot go without consequence.” He leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. “I believe that the best course of action from here is to let the Senate know what we know and allow the Senate to act as they see fit. I know that the majority of the Senators might like Palpatine, but they absolutely will not stand for this near-perverted act.”

Much to Obi-Wan’s relief, the rest of the room nodded in agreement.

“It’s settled then.” Mace leaned back in his chair again. “I’ll go before the Senate tomorrow morning and we will see what they decide.”

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The Senate was positively shocked when Mace Windu stepped in front of them and told them what the Chancellor had done. Some of the Senators demanded more definite proof, but the security holograms from the city that Obi-Wan himself had pulled the day before, depicting Palpatine walking with Anakin Skywalker through the underbelly of Coruscant, were enough evidence to cause almost the entire Senate to call for Palpatine’s removal. Even if they weren’t demanding a vote of no confidence now, the idea had already been implanted in everyone’s mind that the Chancellor was a pervert. No one would be proposing an extension to his term next election season.

As shocked as the senators were, however, no one seemed more surprised than Palpatine himself.

As Mace had recounted Skywalker’s tale, the Chancellor had gone positively white, his facial expression shifting rapidly between shock, confusion, anger, and outrage. He had the look of a man watching his hand-built house burn to the ground as the Senate voted him out of office, replacing him with Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan.

As he was escorted out of the Senate, however, Mace and Obi-Wan felt his mood change. He became eerily quiet; his earlier shock completely vanished, leaving only a disconcerting silence that made the Jedi feel very uneasy. They left him at his apartment door, informing him that he would be escorted to his office tomorrow to retrieve his things. As they left, Palpatine simply smiled, and wished them a good night.

“I have a bad feeling about this,” Obi-Wan muttered as he and Mace began working their way back to the Jedi Temple through the dark streets of Coruscant. “That went too well; Palpatine was too compliant.”

Mace nodded. “I agree. The Jedi will keep an eye on him as he moves back to Naboo over the next week, but I’m considering keeping a permanent watch there for the foreseeable future. The cloud of the Dark Side hangs around him.”

Obi-Wan nodded. “That seems wise.”

They walked in silence for a moment.

“How is your padawan handling all of this?” Mace asked quietly.

“He’s... fine. His trust in the Chancellor has been broken, which leaves a wound that will take time to heal but,” Obi-Wan sighed, “he is quite resilient. That being said, I think he needs to be around people who he can trust right now. I worry that this event will bring up latent trauma from his years as a slave.”

Mace nodded. “I think that might be wise.” He was silent a moment longer. “Does he still miss his mother?”

Obi-Wan’s heart clenched. “Yes. He doesn’t speak about her as often as he used to, but I can still sense his desire to see her again sometimes when he meditates.”

The older Jedi simply hummed in response, leading Obi-Wan up the front steps of the Jedi Temple.

As the two Jedi slipped through the towering front doors they immediately froze, eyes meeting. Something was wrong.

A disturbance in the Force.

They took off as fast as they could, racing up the stairs to find the source of the disturbance in the council chambers. As they flung the massive doors open, they saw Adi, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Yoda surrounding a dark figure with their lightsabers drawn, meeting the flashes of a red saber with a speed only the Force could provide. In one corner, Yaddle lay, holding a small, clawed hand to a wound in her side. And finally, at the center of the room was a dark figure, fending off the three Jedi masterfully, his dark presence filling the room to the point where it was nearly suffocating.

A dark Lord of the Sith was attacking the Council Chambers.

Hey guys! This is the first chapter of a fic that will be published on AO3. It will explore a world where the Jedi discover Sidious’s plans early on and the ripple effect this has across the galaxy. It will likely skip around a bit between characters and time jumps depending on what I decide to focus on in a particular chapter. It’s not going to be all fluff, but it is going to be a relatively feel-good fic (so not a whole lot of plot). I hope you enjoy!

#star wars #the clone wars #obi-wan #anakin #palpatine #sheev gets the heebie jeebies #mace #will there be obitine in this eventually?#heck yes that's my brand #also some anidala #and fixit stuff within the Jedi order #its not going to be super plot-heavy #mostly feel-good stuff

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padawanlost · 5 years

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Is there any instances of Obi-wan getting really angry at people putting Anakin in danger? Or being really protective? I sometimes get the vibe that Obi-wan, and especially the Jedi, kinda would let young jedi fend for themselves without much care. I even heard someone else say that Obi-Wan HAS left Anakin for dead plenty of times. Despite that i just can’t picture Obi-wan not getting righteously angry at him being put in harms way a few times. There’s no doubt he cares about him a lot

No, I can’tthink of any moment like that. This idea that Obi-wan was affectionate and protectiveof Anakin is fanon. But here’s the thing, that doesn’t mean Obi-wan didn’t careabout Anakin. Imo, the key to understanding Obi-wan is to understand the gapbetween what Obi-wan DOES and what Obi-wan FEELS. If you had asked about exampleswhere Obi-wan thinks about how much he cares about Anakin I could give youplenty but, unfortunately, he never acts on those feelings.

I know thefandom loves to woobify Obi-wan but, realistically, that version of Obi-wan – “letme SHOW the world how much I love Anakin” – can’t exist, because that version ofthe character could never be a Jedi. so though we don’t see Obi-wan beingoverly protective and caring around Anakin that doesn’t mean he doesn’t carefor him. Obi-wan is not the mom-friend but he’s not heartless either. Imo, the bestway to look at the character is to look at him as a human being: he’s flawed. And a huge chuck of those flaws are a resultof his jedi upbringing, which leads us to the second half of your question.

Yes, theJedi were reckless with the lives of their youth. We don’t even have get intothe EU to see that clearly. We have Qui-Gon gambling on a life of a 9 years oldchild and later taking that kid to an active war zone, we have 14 years oldAhsoka being turned into a soldier, we have children being left for death, etc.In the EU thing are even harsher with padawans being taken to hostile environmentson a pretty regular basis. In the 10 years between TPM and AOTC Anakin waskidnapped, poised, arrested, manipulated, attacked by wild beasts...and that’sonly from the top of my head. And it was all on missions sanctioned by the JediCouncil. The truth is no one put padawans in harm’s ways more than the JediOrder, so for any Jedi to complain to much about someone endangering theirpadawans would be pretty hypocritical.

That beingsaid, the idea that Obi-wan has left Anakin for dead (pre-ROTS) is harsh and, honestly, something I don’t recall ever happening. Of all the times I can think of when theywere separated they always tried to find each other. Their relationship wasalways complicated but they never got as far as abandoning each other (for good).

The mostinfamous case is probably the time Anakin was sold into slavery and Obi-wanreturned to Coruscant instead of going rogue. But as cold as that was, Obi-wandid the Jedi™ thing and he never stopped worrying about Anakin. and here’s theproblem I mentioned earlier, obi-wan worried but never acted on it. He nevertold Anakin how much he worried and how the thought of losing Anakin scaredhim but that doesn’t mean he didn’t FEEL those emotions.

That’s why Isay Obi-wan wasn’t affectionate or overly protective. He did have all thoseFEELS but because he never expressed them until Anakin was dying at his feet. Which is why, when we are discussing Obi-wan’s ACTIONS, the idea of him expressing himself contradictscanon. This is guy who can’t say the words “I love you” until the object of hislove is dying a horrible death caused by him. Personally, that’s why I can’tbuy fluffly fanon!Obi-wan, a guy who walks around going “I love my padawan, don’tyou hurt him” is not a guy that would ever do anything canon!Obi-wan did in TPM,AOTC and ROTS.

Again, noneof this means Obi-wan didn’t care about Anakin. It only means he didn’t expressit. So you shouldn’t take the lack of moments where Obi-wan acts on hisattachment to Anakin as a reason to believe he didn’t care at all.

I thinkStover got this perfectly:

The man hefaced was everything Obi-Wan had devoted his life to destroying: Murderer.Traitor. Fallen Jedi. Lord of the Sith. Andhere, and now, despite it all … Obi-Wan still loved him. Yoda had saidit, flat-out: Allow such attachments to pass out of one’s life, a Jedi must,but Obi-Wan had never let himself understand. He had argued for Anakin, madeexcuses, covered for him again and again and again; all the while thisattachment he denied even feeling had blinded him to the dark path his bestfriend walked. Obi-Wan knew there was,in the end, only one answer for attachment … He let it go. [MatthewStover. Revenge of the Sith]

Obi-wanfeels but when it comes between choosing between his feelings and histeachings, he’ll always pick his teachings. Ultimately, being a good Jedi ordoing the greater good was always more important than how he felt about thepeople he loved. The choice he made on Mustafar was the same choice he had beenmaking for the past 13 years, the only difference was that that was the first (andonly time) he actually TOLD Anakin how he truly felt.

#ask #anon #obi wan kenobi #sw meta #meta: obi wan #anakin skywalker #anakin & obi wan

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shadowmaat · 6 years

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Kayasurin submitted:

For the fanfiction trope mash-up list - Florist AU and Bodyguard AU, Maul and your pick of co-star.

Maul has struggled to claw his way up to respectability via a prisoner rehab program and is now a popular florist among the upper middle class of Aldera. He’s content with his life but would probably admit to being lonely, too, if he understood the concept.

His quiet life is upended when a rather handsome Jedi breezes into his store and sweeps him off his feet starts interrogating him. Sparks fly as Maul fends off questions about his past… and his growing attraction to this interloper.

Eventually he learns that the Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi, has left the order “for reasons” and has taken up position as a bodyguard for Bail Organa, who is soon due to wed Breha Antilles, who will become Queen of Alderaan. And the Royal Couple has decided they want Maul to help with flower arrangements.

Obi-Wan is as perplexed as Maul about it but is unable to find any way that Maul could have influenced this decision, though he’s sure there’s something more to this half-Zabrak with a surprisingly strong Force signature. They bicker/flirt back and forth for a while, but eventually Obi-Wan relents and allows Bail and Breha to visit the shop which is when it’s revealed that it was Bail’s rehabilitation program that helped Maul get out of prison.

Obi-Wan insists on keeping a close eye on Maul, though his excuse of not trusting him wears thin pretty quickly. Maul discovers that Obi-Wan is allergic to a certain type of flower and makes sure to include lots of them in the arrangements. The more time they spend together (and Maul always seems to be calling him in on some pretense of needing an opinion) the closer they become, though neither of them will admit it.

While Maul himself may not be a threat to Bail and Breha, there IS an assassination plot afoot and it turns out that a florist who’s an ex con and a bodyguard who’s an ex Jedi may be just what it takes to save the day from disaster. And who knows, they may just fall in love along the way. If they don’t kill each other first.

(very heavily influenced by @sl-walker‘s Game of Thrones: Alderaan AU)

#obimaul #we'll make it an AU where Maul was sold into 'regular' slavery #instead of becoming Sid's apprentice #he managed to escape and get into a different kind of trouble #he's Force sensitive but doesn't know it til Obi-Wan shows up to ruin everything #submission

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padawanlost · 6 years

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Do you think it was a mistake to have Qui-Gon go down to Tatooine with Padme instead of Obi-Wan so we could've seen Obi-Wan meet Anakin and Shimi?

Not really.I’d have loved to see Obi-wan interacting with Watto and Shmi but if he had replacedPadmé in Mos Espa everything else would have change so I wouldn’t call it amistake.

If bothObi-wan and Qui-Gon had left the ship they would be considered terriblebodyguards. The would be leaving the Queen and her entourage unprotected with abroken but extremely expansive ship on a planet were theft, murder, betrayal andslavery were part of the routine. TheJedi took Padmé out of Naboo to keep her safe, if they had left her alone 5minutes after the rescue to go on a side-quest it would make them look unnecessary. If the Naboo can fend forthemselves then what’s the point of the Jedi? by keeping one Jedi with the shipwe are told that, yes, the Jedi are necessary and capable enough to save them.

Also, ifObi-wan had met Anakin instead of Padmé, their entire subsequent relationshipwould have to change. If Obi-wna had experiencedwhat Anakin’s life was in Tatooine and still behaved as he did in canon, hewould be a jerk.

Theirrelationship was marked by Anakin feeling like he was a burden to Obi-wan(result of Obi-wan initial reaction to Anakin) and by Obi-wan completelymisundeunding and dismissing Anakin’s childhood trauma. If Obi-wan knew, if hehad lived as a slave for a couple of days and still considered Anakin a “patheticlife-form” and spent the following years censuring Anakin everytime he tried toexpress his feelings on the matter Obi-wan wouldn’t be as sympathetic.

In canon, weunderstand Obi-wan’s behavior because of his upbringing. He had privileged lifeand he never experienced anything similar to Anakin’s situation.

Anakin wasn’t entirely wrong about him. He’d never been a slave. He’d neverbeen beaten for making a mistake. Never crawled beneath threadbare blankets,starving, and fallen asleep with his mother’s tears on his cheeks. He didn’tremember his mother. He’d been raised in the Temple, safe and loved. I have compassion. I have empathy. What Idon’t have are scars. Karen Miller’s Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth

Obi-wanunderstands what is like to be a slave on the intellectual level but he doesn’tallow himself to feel enough to understand (on an emotional level) what it feels like to be a slave. But anObi-wan who lived among slaves, who worked with them, slept on their floor, whowitnessed little children being forced to work, beaten, who knew how littleresources and food they had and still refuse to feel their pain and understandtheir plight, imo, wouldn’t be an Obi-wan worth respecting. There would be noexcuses for his behavior.

And if had understood,his relationship with Anakin would be completely different. an Obi-wan whounderstands where Anakin is coming from wouldn’t be so cruelly dismissive ofslavery and he wouldn’t hope for Anakin to “get over it”. And Anakin would havesomeone to talk to, someone who he knew understood slavery, someone who hadbeen there from the beginning, who wanted to help. Anakin would’ve been lessisolated and more trusting of Obi-wan. Which would completely change theirrelationship with the Order and Anakin’s relationship with Palpatine.

If Obi-wanhad replaced Padmé, for it to make sense, everything else about the prequelswould also have to change.

#ask #anon #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #sw meta #AU #the phantom menace #what if #meta: anakin #meta: obi wan #meta: qui gon #txt

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