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Kazzy Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 11/29/04 12:30am Subject: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic) - Date Edited: 11/29/04 12:33am (1 edits total) Edited By: Kazzy
	Disclaimer: Not mine. Not at all. A/N: I’m posting this before I lose my nerve. This is completely unlike anything I’ve ever written, so I’d really appreciate any and all opinions on it. Let me tell you that the verb tenses in this really drove me crazy. Please tell me what you think, and be honest, I’m a big girl, I can handle it. -x-x-x-x-x-x- The Skywalker Dynasty The Skywalker line has always been tainted by darkness, right from the time Anakin Skywalker was judged in front of the Jedi council at age nine. Not all of us have fallen, but all of us, whether we are willing to admit it, have been tempted; we can’t help it, it’s in our blood. Power, and its capabilities sing to us, give us options that are denied to others. Of those of us who have fallen, most of us have come back. This is largely because our tainted blood has allowed us to recognise the failings of ourselves and pull each other back. It is safer to have our brethren on the Light Side, than on the Dark Side, as those on the dark know our weakness as surely as do we. And it is at our weaknesses that the dark strikes the strongest and the hardest. So we have guarded one another as we guard ourselves; it is not merely love or blood that has bound us, but survival. Skywalkers, if they bear the name or not, have depended on one another to survive, and we have learned that few others will protect us as our family will. Rarely have we had to destroy one of our own. We will do it if necessary, but as Luke Skywalker, with the final ties of family revealed to him, it is not a job we relish, and it is one we will resist until the very end. If it is possible, we will drag our blood back from the precipice kicking and screaming, knowing the agony they will face. But when we have looked into their eyes and seen only madness and hatred, then we have no recourse but to let them embrace the darkness they crave, and then we are the ones to push them over the edge, as Obi-Wan Kenobi did Anakin, into the lava. Unlike Obi-Wan, however, we know we must find the strength within us to completely destroy the dark one, to make sure he has breathed his last and is tied to death, unable to approach the living. Once Ben Skywalker was heard to ask where it was that cold practicality had crept into the Skywalker line. We have not yet answered his query, because we too wonder where it came from. If there was one thing that Anakin Skywalker lacked, it was practicality, and though none know the name of his wife, neither of his children we noted for being cold, passionless or practical. It is said that Leia Organa achieved a measure of evenness in her temper, but the fiery nature of her inherited temperament never truly left her. That is why they say she was the greatest leader this galaxy has ever known. She led them as a Skywalker, and Skywalkers are beloved by many beings, by virtue of blood and of history. By his death, Luke Skywalker was a calm and wise Jedi Master, and had truly only lost one student to the Dark Side: Brakiss. We have long ago ceased to count Joruus C’Boath – he did not exist to be saved. They say that even until the death of Brakiss that Luke Skywalker waited for him to return, that even after the student had turned irrecoverably away, a small part of the great Jedi waited. Luke believed that no being was completely consumed by the Dark – excepting perhaps Palpatine – and therefore could be returned to the light. It is a belief that would be later reflected, changed, and developed in some of Luke Skywalker’s nephew’s own teachings. Luke would have killed, did kill, and even destroyed those who threatened those that were his to protect and love, but it was not to the level that we have learned to do now, and it was never, ever aimed at his own blood. Some say that it arrived by way of Mara Jade Skywalker, Emperor’s Hand, smuggler and Jedi Master. But it was not present in her only child, Ben, nor in any of her four grandchildren. Some trace it down as far as Ben Skywalker’s grandchildren, but others point out it that shows through most clearly in the line that originates with Leia Organa and Han Solo. Yet neither Jaina nor Jacen, twins, gods, and all-round historical nuisances, ever killed their own blood, despite Jaina Solo’s well-documented fall. No, the first of the Skywalkers to carry Solo blood, have more definitively altered the galaxy than Anakin Skywalker, and have earned their place as history as surely as any of their line. They would have fought to the edge of time and then some before they allowed one of their own to cross that line. Not the line to darkness, that they believed was relatively thin – to be avoided – but crossed easily. No, the line to madness and death: they would have brought anyone back from this line. Too many times had they seen it done to believe they could do less. Jacen Solo proved it by a three-year battle to change his own son’s motives. The effort of his work killed him in the end, his death was a bare six months later, but to this day, his son is known to be one of the greatest Jedi Master’s of all time. Perhaps it is not cold practicality, or even survival, that leads us to leave our blood behind, but tiredness. Our ancestors proved that the possibility of turning back to the light existed, denying the beliefs of those who lived for thousands of years before them, and they set about to preserve themselves, even creating theories to show why this is possible. On the Death Star at the battle of Endor, Luke Skywalker had achieved what all beings had told him was impossible. Thereafter, in nearly four generations, lived the power of that success, the knowledge that they could save all those who wandered in the shadows. We have lost this courage, this strength, this belief. We have lost all that once was held important by the Skywalker bloodline. The belief that it is possible to pull ourselves back has not changed, I know because it still lives in my own heart: the awareness that it is my gift to save others. Only now we have lost our strength, our absolute knowledge that as Skywalkers we hold the power over light and dark, over all beings in the Force. We know that once this was true, that we believed this once, but we no longer know how. It is gone as surely as any dream we might have had, taking with it our power, our conviction. Two months ago my sister turned and looked at me, her eyes reflecting a dullness I have come to expect, and she said to me in whispered words, how she knew this was how the Republic of the First Great Order of the Jedi – the Old Republic, as they once called it – fell. They no longer believed in their convictions, in their strength; they only lived much longer than we, and then only on sheer momentum – even a dead weight will travel far if pushed hard enough to begin with. She died less than a day later; and when she faded to the Force, it was not so much that she embraced it, as she lost the strength to be visible within it. Now, I stand amongst the bloody remains of the last of my brethren. Amongst the last of the Skywalkers – the ones that carry that name and the ones that don’t – amongst the remains of the Jedi and the Sith. Yes, Sith. You see we believed that the death of Vader, and the death of Palpatine was the end, and once Exar Kun was gone we knew we were free. We were wrong. We were cursed. Cursed and tainted, as we have been since Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. There is none left but me, even my daughter, not even twelve standard years old, is gone, her eyes as wide and as clear as they were as her cousin pushed his sabre through her heart, her face showing surprise. She adored him and he killed her, the whispers of darkness too strong for him to deny. He found his death moments later by my hand, my rage burning and boiling out of control for the first time. This could have been prevented, I am sure, but as I know this, I know not how. Such has the Skywalker line been reduced to – destruction for no more reason than it is our destiny. All I have is that it will not happen again. I am the last. No longer shall our blood, my blood, be the making of heroes, gods and monsters, for as of this day I take myself and our curse and I bury us. The Skywalkers have reigned for eleven generations, but they never shall again. -x-x-x-x-x-x- Please review. -----signature----- If you could touch the alien sand, and hear the cry of strange birds, and watch them wheel in another sky, would that satisfy you? - First Doctor Looking for me? For my fic? Try my LJ. http://bytheseaside.livejournal.com/profile
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GreatOne Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 11/29/04 5:34am Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	Very scary and dark! - runs and hides
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The_Good_Twin Registered: Jun '03	Date Posted: 11/29/04 9:04am Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	Oh, that was so sad. But really good. sniff -----signature----- "Ich geh' jetzt 'nen Plätzchen mampfen, Mampfred!" "Wie, du stehst auf der Leitung?"- "Hä? Ich hab' gesagt,ich hab' 'nen Finger in der Zeitung!" - ".. ?:\|.."
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maramijade Registered: Feb '00	Date Posted: 11/29/04 1:22pm Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	Wow Very nicely done. That they lost the conviction, lost their purpose and therefore lost their way. Wow. I bow to your magnificence (it would be better bowing if I could spell it ) -----signature----- If computer Geeks were wizards. . . . . . I'd be a second year at Hogwarts, born to muggles
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Elena Registered: Aug '03	Date Posted: 11/29/04 2:28pm Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	Disturbing, but somehow prescient. They were born of darkness, and they return to it, no matter how they struggle. Elena -----signature----- Pretty, practical, and the Ewok's Hand: Redheaded teenaged girls make the best assassins Always willing to do a side-job for Quiet_Mandalorian, though And Kreia...well, Kreia was a woman who tried to be a Jedi, then tried to be a Sith, and failed at both
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kayladie97 Registered: Jun '03	Date Posted: 11/29/04 3:23pm Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	Whoa! Kazzy, that was...well, just...wow. I'm trying to find the words to describe how it made me feel and I just keep coming back to depressing. Especially the ending where the speaker of the piece decides to end the Skywalker line once and for all. Even for all that it made me so sad, it was truly an excellent bit of writing. I liked the little glimpses you gave of the Skywalker generations after Luke/Mara, Han/Leia and Ben and the twins. Just enough info to make me want to know more! Wonderful, wonderful work! -----signature----- My new philosophy of life (borrowed from Elvis Presley) "The sun's down and the moon is pretty. It's time to ramble."
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Ariapaige Registered: Feb '02	Date Posted: 11/29/04 6:15pm Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	dude, Kazzy. wow. this is amazing. i was saddened by the end, but this was very believeable. paige -----signature----- sometime lurker
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Anastasia_Fel Registered: Sep '04	Date Posted: 11/29/04 8:52pm Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	This is very intense, nice style of writing too. Awesome Hope to see more soon -----signature----- If you are reading this, your thread has just been: Destroyed and most possibly Spammed Now is the time to bow down before me By the way, this is all just a figment of your imagination
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JediofMercy Registered: May '04	Date Posted: 11/30/04 11:07am Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	[closes open mouth] I agree w/ Anastasia, very intense and very good! I normally don't go for the far-in-the-future fics, but this one had me hooked from beginning to end. Must remember to breathe... JediofMercy -----signature----- Veritas primus. Semper ubi sub ubi! ;-D If only every day could be a Star Wars day...
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Kazzy Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 12/1/04 1:45am Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	GreatOne: Very scary and dark! It was, wasn't it? I still don't know what possessed me to write this one. I really must watch out for those plot bunnies, some of them are darn scary! Thank you! The Good Twin: Oh, that was so sad. But really good. sniff I'm glad it turned out all right on screen, despite all the darkness in it. Thank you! maramijade: Very nicely done. That they lost the conviction, lost their purpose and therefore lost their way. It was a wierd experience. I didn't even know it was going to be the end, until I got to the end, and then it made a little more sense to me! it would be better bowing if I could spell it LOL. Thank you! Elena: Disturbing, but somehow prescient. They were born of darkness, and they return to it, no matter how they struggle. "...forever will it dominate your destiny..." It is not one of the Star Wars philosphies I generally agree with, but it seemed to work here. Thank you! kayladie: I'm trying to find the words to describe how it made me feel and I just keep coming back to depressing. It is depressing. I still have no idea where it came from. The first two paragraphs had been bothering me all evening for no other reason than it could, so I decided to write it down to see if I could exorcise the plot bunny, only it turned itself into a whole vignette. But it is very depressing, which is odd because I'm not especially depressed at the moment. Especially the ending where the speaker of the piece decides to end the Skywalker line once and for all. Trust me, I'm as shocked as everyone else. Even for all that it made me so sad, it was truly an excellent bit of writing. Thanks! I liked the little glimpses you gave of the Skywalker generations after Luke/Mara, Han/Leia and Ben and the twins. Just enough info to make me want to know more! Hmm, that coudl be interesting, but then no one would ever see any more of A Moment in Time, and I know of several people who would get very angry with me because of that. But maybe I'll turn the idea over in my mind. Thank you! Ariapaige: dude, Kazzy. wow. this is amazing. i was saddened by the end, but this was very believeable. I'm glad that's the case, the porblem with writing a fic like this, is you really run the risk of writing something so off the wall that no one buys it. Thank you! Anastacia_Fel: This is very intense, nice style of writing too. Awesome. Thank you. It was a very intense thing to write, with a very odd style and mood. Hope to see more soon Probably not of this fic directly, but if I have any time I might toy with something similar. It all depends on time. I don't have enough of it! Thank you! JediofMerci: [closes open mouth] I agree w/ Anastasia, very intense and very good! I normally don't go for the far-in-the-future fics, but this one had me hooked from beginning to end. Must remember to breathe... Breathing is an extrememly important exercise, I hope you remember how to do it soon. It would be no good for you to pass out! The funny thing is, I wouldn't normally go for a far-future fic either, not to read or to write, but I must have been bitten by an odd plot bunny. Still it's a nice feeling to have someone who normally wouldn't read this kind of thing take the time to do so. Thank you! -----signature----- If you could touch the alien sand, and hear the cry of strange birds, and watch them wheel in another sky, would that satisfy you? - First Doctor Looking for me? For my fic? Try my LJ. http://bytheseaside.livejournal.com/profile
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Jade_Max Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 12/1/04 2:25am Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	I can't resist reviewing this fic You've floored me, Kazzy, absolutely floored me. Wow, is a good beginning, you've captured the tragic nature of the Skywaklers and their fight to avoid their past perfectly, though I have to admit, the tense was a different, it suited what you were trying to do perfectly. The last couple of paragraphs, about self-destruction, really hit home. Are you thinking about doing another piece in the same area? I would love to read it if you do! Well done, very beautiful, if sad, piece. -----signature----- You'll Like me when I'm Dead - V/P Dark Drama - http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/29236355 Don't think, write. And have faith that your subconscious mind is smarter than you.- lazy RIP my little Nibbler
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Kazzy Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 12/2/04 1:46am Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	Jade Max: I can't resist reviewing this fic That's good news! You've floored me, Kazzy, absolutely floored me. Thank you! Wow, is a good beginning, you've captured the tragic nature of the Skywaklers and their fight to avoid their past perfectly, though I have to admit, the tense was a different, it suited what you were trying to do perfectly. The tense in this was strange. I tried to make sure it worked, but I'm sure I managed to get all of it. This was a tough fic to rein in. The last couple of paragraphs, about self-destruction, really hit home. Are you thinking about doing another piece in the same area? I would love to read it if you do! I've been asked that a few times now, enough that I'm considering it, but as I've said it just depends. This fic has recieved a much better response than I though it would. Well done, very beautiful, if sad, piece. Thank you! -----signature----- If you could touch the alien sand, and hear the cry of strange birds, and watch them wheel in another sky, would that satisfy you? - First Doctor Looking for me? For my fic? Try my LJ. http://bytheseaside.livejournal.com/profile
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LianaMara Registered: Oct '00	Date Posted: 12/2/04 7:28am Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	The Skywalker line has always been tainted by darkness, right from the time Anakin Skywalker was judged in front of the Jedi council at age nine. Not all of us have fallen, but all of us, whether we are willing to admit it, have been tempted; we can’t help it, it’s in our blood. Powerful beginning, Kazzy. I like how you detailed how the vices - and even the strengths - of the Skywalkers could lead to their downfall. And the narrator's perspective - looking back on generations of people before her - added to the power of the piece. It's very sad, though, that the Dark Side's taint could possibly effect so many people. Great vignette. And the ending was very striking - not what I expected at all. huggles -----signature----- "For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business." --T.S. Eliot Leilaé, handmaiden of the Crest \|\| petit Jedi enfant of obaona \|\| Lani & Lali's blonde triplet
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General_Karrde Registered: Sep '04	Date Posted: 12/2/04 10:19am Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	[long low whistle] Wow! That was incredible! -----signature----- "Sometimes I just get so mad i want to spit!" spits "Did you just spit in your helmet sir?" If everyone took an eye for an eye, soon the whole world would be blind
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Kazzy Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 12/5/04 1:17pm Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	LianaMara: Powerful beginning, Kazzy. I like how you detailed how the vices - and even the strengths - of the Skywalkers could lead to their downfall. And the narrator's perspective - looking back on generations of people before her - added to the power of the piece. It's very sad, though, that the Dark Side's taint could possibly effect so many people. Thanks, don't quite know where this one came from yet, or why the Skywalkers ended up like they did, but hey who am I to argue with the plot bunnies (they have sharp teeth). Great vignette. And the ending was very striking - not what I expected at all. Actually, I didn't expect it either until the end. It's one of the reasons I had so much trouble with verb tenses! Thank you! General Karrde: That was incredible! Why, thank you! -----signature----- If you could touch the alien sand, and hear the cry of strange birds, and watch them wheel in another sky, would that satisfy you? - First Doctor Looking for me? For my fic? Try my LJ. http://bytheseaside.livejournal.com/profile
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Vongchild Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 2/19/05 7:02am Subject: RE: The Skywalker Dynasty (Future-fic)
	I think that you've given me nightmares, Kazzy. That was BRILLIANT. -----signature----- "Oh," the other clerk said, as if it was nothing new, "You got one of the kid's drawings." http://boards.theforce.net/Beyond_the_Saga/b10477/21158399 - Mechanical Dreams Apprentice to Zonoma "I'd take a Yuuzhan Vong Warrior over Jacen Solo any day."
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