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MASTER-WINDU Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 8/19/02 8:29pm Subject: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	Hello, everyone. Back in AOTC, we all know that Anakin wanted to go after the people behind the assassination attempts on Padme. What if another attack took place, and this time, there's no one to stop him from hunting down the mastermind? The repercussions could be -- devastating. DISCLAIMER: The characters and locations in this story belong to none other than the great George Lucas, and this little tale in 16 parts is but my humble attempt to pay tribute to the genius who has brought of us into the incredible universe of that galaxy far, far away ... I hope you all like it. (And oh, 2005 is so far away!) Here goes nothing ... ----------------------- THE HOUR OF SEPARATION Much have [I] loved you. But speechless was [my] love, and with veils has it been veiled. Yet now it cries aloud unto you, and would stand revealed before you. And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. -- Kahlil Gibran, “The Prophet” PROLOGUE: BELOVED A velvet hush blanketed the Naboo night, as countless stars glowed softly in the ebony darkness, their faraway brilliance reflected in the still, silent waters of a hidden lake. Like a gossamer veil, translucent clouds floated lightly across a full, ivory moon, throwing a lambent radiance on the young woman who lay in the silken shadows of a large bed, her hair a sable mantle against the shoulders of the man who slept in her arms. He seemed to wake from a blissful dream, moving with slow, sensuous warmth in her embrace, and his lips brushed a kiss at the soft hollow at the base of her throat, where a pulse fluttered delicately. “When I was a child,” he whispered against her breast, “I used to think that the happiest moment of my life would be when I would fly out into the stars.” “And you have, my love.” “Yes. But I was wrong.” He looked up and traced the curve of her lips with a gentle finger, and was rewarded with a butterfly kiss against his fingertip. “Do you know how happy loving you has made me?” “I can’t read your mind, you know,” she teased, and he felt her smile against his temple as her hands pulled gently at his dark gold hair. “You’re the Jedi, not me.” He smiled at her then, but his blue-grey eyes were both solemn and passionate, as if he were committing her face, and the moment, to his memory. “Sometimes, I lie awake at night just to watch you sleep, so I can believe that I’m really holding you in my arms. All my life, I never dared to dream I would find the happiness I found in loving you. If anything ever happens to you …” “Oh, Ani,” she murmured, her heart moved beyond words. “You’ll never lose me.” Her voice was a caress against his lips, as she cupped his cheek with infinite tenderness. “I love you, and nothing anyone can say or do will ever change that.” He nestled his face against her neck with loving insistence, and she felt a tremor pass from his body to hers. His lips moved once more against the softness of her breast and then, like a vow made in the hushed sacredness of a cathedral, his words gave wings to her soul. “I love you, Padme.” -----signature----- "The heart has reasons that reason will never know." -- Unknown Come join me while I tell you about "The Hour of Separation". http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=8438646 "A heart once given cannot be bestowed elsewhere." -- Nora Lofts
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PadmeLeiaJaina Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 8/19/02 8:31pm Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	Hee hee! Very good Windu, more more more! -----signature----- My STAR WARS Fan Site! http://www.freewebs.com/padmeleiajaina/ Visit me on Livejournal! http://rkc-erika.livejournal.com/
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Dally Registered: Apr '01	Date Posted: 8/19/02 8:52pm Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	Beautiful start. But I have the feeling this isn't going to have a happy ending.
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Undomiel Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 8/19/02 8:54pm Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	Wow. stunned smile I think I may need to take a cold shower. hehehe!
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Scruffy-looking Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 8/19/02 9:01pm Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	Wonderful beginning! More! More!
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jedi-ES Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 8/19/02 9:02pm Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT] - Date Edited: 8/19/02 9:02pm (1 edits total) Edited By: jedi-ES
	UP, UP,UP!!! Better buy kleenex for this one! -----signature----- "I write for the youth of my generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." "God gives each his due at the time allotted." THE Trojan Horse. Petition! http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/jedistyletraining
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JediSenoj451 Registered: May '01	Date Posted: 8/19/02 10:10pm Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	Good start! Keep posting. ~Senoj~ -----signature----- When did cake learn to talk? And how does it know my name? Reconciliation: http://fanfic.theforce.net/fanfic.asp?action=view&ID=1291
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IamZam Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 8/19/02 10:16pm Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	Wowzers!! Definately waiting for more!! -----signature----- "But my dreams They aren't as empty As my conscience seems to be.... No one knows what it's like to be the bad man, to be the sad man behind blue eyes....." The Who Anakin didn't just fall - he was pushed
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jedi-ES Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 8/20/02 9:40am Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	I think that it's time for another....UP!UP!UP! -----signature----- "I write for the youth of my generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." "God gives each his due at the time allotted." THE Trojan Horse. Petition! http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/jedistyletraining
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pandawan Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 8/20/02 10:54am Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	spectacular! more more!
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DANA28 Registered: Jan '02	Date Posted: 8/20/02 11:36am Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	I just adore happy A/P stories so please finish this. -----signature----- Anakin is an Angel
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MASTER-WINDU Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 8/20/02 5:24pm Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	Hello again! Thanks, guys! You really inspire me! I have to admit, though, writing "Beloved" made me blush a few times! OK, time to up the ante a bit ... ------------------- DECEPTION Shadows began to paint long fingers of darkness across the deserted warehouse district of Coruscant. The crowds of workers had departed for the day, and many of the cavernous structures were silent and empty. There was no one, therefore, to see a tall, hooded figure stride across an empty stockyard, his steps purposeful yet unhurried. Like the shadow of a giant raven, he moved on silent feet, disappearing into the gloom of one of the many massive storehouses that lined the open space of the yard. Minutes later, a small speeder hove into view, and came to land a few dozen meters from the entrance of the warehouse into which the hooded figure had vanished. The speeder’s hatch opened with a hiss of hydraulics, and a uniformed person stepped onto the permacrete pavement. The figure stood quietly for a few minutes, gazing around the yard, watching for the slightest movement of man or machine. Finally satisfied that he was alone, he removed his helmet, and walked into the yawning darkness of the building. Peering into the shadows, the man wondered who his master could possibly want him to meet in such dismal surroundings. He was about to abandon his mission, preferring to risk the ire of his master than remain a moment longer in the ghostly warehouse, when a tall figure stepped out of the shadows into a dim ray of light cast by Coruscant’s setting sun. It was a man, silver-haired and no longer young, but possessed of an unmistakable hauteur of bearing – a king, it seemed, surveying a lowly commoner. “Greetings, Captain. I am pleased that the Chairman received my message.” “Good evening, my Lord. My master was given to understand you have an important issue to discuss with him.” “Indeed. I have been told, Captain, that the Senate will resume its Session tomorrow.” “That is correct.” The figure waved his right hand almost imperceptibly. “You will want to meet Senator Amidala when she arrives from Naboo, will you not, Captain?” “I must meet Senator Amidala when she arrives from Naboo.” “You are deeply loyal to your Master, and will do anything to support his causes.” “I am loyal to my Master and I will do anything to support his causes.” “And to do that, you must remove Senator Amidala from his path.” “I must remove Senator Amidala from his path.” “And if anyone should inquire of you who was responsible for her death, you will tell them that it was your Master.” “If anyone should ask me who was responsible for her death, I shall tell them that it was my Master.” “Excellent, Captain. You may tell your Master that our plans for the Republic will proceed as planned.” “I will tell my Master that the plans for the Republic will proceed as planned.” Minutes later, the black-robed specter watched as the speeder soared into the traffic far above the warehouse district, and disappeared into the night. He was joined a moment later by another cloaked figure. “You have done well, my Lord Tyranus.” “I am honored, my Master.” “Indeed, no one would suspect the Security Chief of the Chairman of the Banking Clan to launch an attack on a Senator. He would be much too conspicuous an assassin.” “I must confess a small misgiving, my Master. Although the Banking Clan has remained nominally loyal to the Republic, they have lent us considerable support. While the Senate and the Jedi will not let this incident go unpunished, we may yet lose San Hill. He has been a valuable ally.” “Fear not, my good Tyranus. All will be to our advantage, and I am certain that San Hill will emerge unscathed from what will soon happen. Besides, with the escalation of the Clone Wars, your movement is in greater need of resources, is it not? Such resources can easily be obtained if the Banking Clan can give the movement its exclusive support – clandestinely, of course. Surely, this “affront” to the Clan will be sufficient reason for it to agree to an exclusive arrangement.” The taller man’s thin lips curved in a cold, cruel smile. “Indeed it is, my Master.” A sibilant laugh echoed eerily through the deserted warehouse, as the two figures disappeared into the darkness. -----signature----- "The heart has reasons that reason will never know." -- Unknown Come join me while I tell you about "The Hour of Separation". http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=8438646 "A heart once given cannot be bestowed elsewhere." -- Nora Lofts
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jedi-ES Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 8/20/02 5:41pm Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	Oh boy, the plot thickens.... With those two, things can't go well. But the shivers down the spine. And a strongly worded UP!!! -----signature----- "I write for the youth of my generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." "God gives each his due at the time allotted." THE Trojan Horse. Petition! http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/jedistyletraining
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PadmeLeiaJaina Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 8/20/02 7:09pm Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	Shadows began to paint long fingers of darkness across the deserted warehouse district of Coruscant You use such wonderful imagry...can't wait for more! -----signature----- My STAR WARS Fan Site! http://www.freewebs.com/padmeleiajaina/ Visit me on Livejournal! http://rkc-erika.livejournal.com/
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StarBlazer Registered: Dec '01	Date Posted: 8/20/02 8:15pm Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	Very ominous! Awesome job Master Windu, your use of imagery astounds me! I also quite enjoyed the first part. Mush! SB -----signature----- Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.
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Pokey Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 8/20/02 8:31pm Subject: RE: THE HOUR OF SEPARATION [Ever wonder what will tear them apart? - Ani/Ami PT]
	You have alot of beautiful imagres in your story and the first part was especially lovely. -----signature----- Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. " - Einstein Don't knock on Death's door. Ring the door bell and run away. He hates that.
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