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Author	Topic: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - UPDATED 9/10!! Chapter 28 c/-
naadi Registered: Mar '05	Date Posted: 4/27 6:20am Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 27 up!! 4/23
	An amazing chapter,It looks like anakin is drifting further away,I hope she can get through to him.Can't wait for more!! -----signature----- Anakin/Padme Hayden/Nat
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DarthGimpy Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 4/27 4:07pm Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 27 up!! 4/23
	Well I've finally caught up. I started reading this fic about 6 hours ago, and have been looking at it off and on during the day, and I'm finally up to date. My eyes hurt, LOL. The only bones I'd have to pick are that Obi-Wan is my favorite Star Wars character so I'm kind of disappointed that Padme wants Anakin to kill him about 30 times before he hits the ground. Also, Vader seems so effective at having spies everywhere that I wonder if it's possible for anything to take place in the galaxy without him becoming aware of it? With the strength of his security apparatus, I'm amazed any "Rebellion" can possibly exist at all with being uncovered. But I absolutely love the plot line and the whole Anakin/Padme plotline has so many shades of grey, I really feel for all of them and dislike them at times as well, it's really fun to read. Could you please add me to the PM list?
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FitJedi Registered: Jan '06	Date Posted: 5/3 12:31pm Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 27 up!! 4/23
	Poor Padme, stuck between a rock and a hard place- loving Anakin but trying to save Anakin from the dark side as well as the galaxy. Can't wait to see what Happens once Anakin does find Obi-Wan and how he will react once he returns to the palace.
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Lady_JediSkywalker Registered: Nov '06	Date Posted: 6/18 5:30pm Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 27 up!! 4/23
	OMG you need to update soon I love this story!!!
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Anakins_Kiss Registered: Jan '06	Date Posted: 6/24 8:54am Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 27 up!! 4/23
	I can't believe I have finally caught up. It took me a few days to read through all of it and it is fantastic. Keep going and add me on the PM list. Please? -----signature----- Learn to HATE Padme. http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/27568604/p1/?1 STAR WARS MUSIC VIDEOS http://www.youtube.com/user/luckiwondr
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his_desiring_flame Registered: Jun '08	Date Posted: 6/28 4:22pm Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 27 up!! 4/23 - Date Edited: 6/28 4:23pm (1 edits total) Edited By: his_desiring_flame
	...a very realistic take of what could've happened,simply beautiful ...I'll be waiting for more... -----signature----- ...I'm not a problem to be fixed,but a work in progress... ...there is no greater misery than to remember,with bitter regret,a day when you were happy...
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DarthGimpy Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 6/30 8:30am Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 27 up!! 4/23
	It's been awhile, I hope you'll update it soon...
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Padlei Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 7/13 12:17pm Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 27 up!! 4/23
	Hello, everyone!! Am happy to bring another chapter if not very long... Once again I would like to thank everyone for following this story after all this time. I'm really really grateful for that. EverydayAngel I really Loved this chapter. Thank you! (very good to bring back that Anakin choked her and she still thinks about/it still hurts her. Something like that shouldn't be easily forgotten) Thanks, I really wanted to bring that back into the picture. There's still much hurt beneath all this. I'm nervous for Anakin. Without Padmé's anchor will he slip more to the dark side when facing Obi-Wan? Mmh... We'll see. I did love his tender moment with his children and the reality of how it's hard to pay attention to both at once happy Thanks! I always try to make them real even though I don't have children. ROTSFan It's a real pickle of a situation when you want something and don't want it at the same time. Yes, it IS angsty, right? And totally what Padmé would feel like at the moment. She's in constant turmoil too. It was intended that his cold reprimand of Leia be a bad sign, but I wondered--how do most people discipline their children? I've certainly lost my patience and sent kids to time outs; sometimes tears were involved. But is Anakin any different because of his experience/position or is this just plain parenting? If Anakin was his old self it would've been plain parenting. But he's not his old self anymore and it's not just discipline. He didn't just snap, he used the dark side to make her stop immediately. And that's what Leia reacted at mostly. At least he's trying to make everything work for her family and keep his temper under control. That's because Padmé likes forgetting about Anakin changing... She keeps comparing him to his former self when he last met his family. But of course the meeting has to turn out differently and she has trouble accepting that. It was good, I suppose, that Padme made amends with her family. I just felt almost a little guilty for her reading it because it seemed like she was revealing a secret or plotting behind his back, when he trusts her explicitly. I dunno...hopefully her family can just keep their discretion and Anakin can be open to her ideas. The conflict Padmé's been facing since the beginning hasn't disappeared... And it was meant to make you as uncomfortable as PAdmé. I'm glad I managed it. Thank you so much for this review, dear! MoAngel Wow, everyone's so intense. They really need to lighten up. Get it? Light-en? Not dark! LOL my muse is in charge, sorry, I'm just following... Seriously though, I can't wrap my feelings about Anakin. One moment he's playing daddy, the next he sucking the air out of the room. He's hard to follow, huh? That's the dark side talking... Sometimes his true self peeks through, sometimes he's the DArk Lord of the Sith all over again... We'll see about Anakin. But one thing is for sure, that whole mission to find Obi-Wan WILL change things... EGKenobi Thank you! Unfortunately I'm not sending PMs this time around... AnakinLuver Thank you very much, dear!! I'm so happy you liked it. tamiki Interesting how Padme is affected by her family, some resentment against Anakin for hurting her comes to the surface now. We're always different when we're around our family, aren't we? And it made Padmé talk to people outside her little cocoon so to speak. Thank you for those compliments! blushes Am glad you liked it and sorry for the delay... _ThatJediScum_ Oh Goodness! I feel like crying! I always feel evil but I like that. I feel like Padmé just threw Anakin to the wolves to save herself. I'm not liking her conversation with her family at all. Yes it might have been the truth but it felt like she was throwing Anakin's evil deeds out there to distract and misdirect the conversation away from her and her "evil" deeds. Oh, thank you, thank you for spotting that! You completely got what I was going for. On the one hand, she's only telling the truth regarding Anakin but on the other hand... she's totally trying to justify herself and her choices to her family... because she feels guilty and she's afraid of their rejection. I don't see why Padmé could not have explained everything from the start, like how she and Anakin feel in love and decided to get married, then what happened once Anakin found out she was pregnant. . . and so on. Well, that's because her family isn't really interested in that. They only see the new Anakin, they think he's just a monster, only he always hid it from everyone. No matter what Padmé tries to tell them ('he changed', 'he is a good person') they're not willing to believe it. They kind of have a black and white vision of the world, a little like Obi-Wan. Padmé is in awful place indeed. I always enjoy your reviews very much. HandmaidenVeme Re:Padmé's plan being revealed... We'll see. Some upcoming stuff might change everything... teethlee You're welcome and thank you! naadi Thank you very much! DarthGimpy Well I've finally caught up. I started reading this fic about 6 hours ago, and have been looking at it off and on during the day, and I'm finally up to date. My eyes hurt, LOL. LOL Wow! Thank you very much! I'm really flattered. The only bones I'd have to pick are that Obi-Wan is my favorite Star Wars character so I'm kind of disappointed that Padme wants Anakin to kill him about 30 times before he hits the ground. Heh. Good point, lol. I'm not an Obi-Wan hater and I hope I don't come across as one... They're all on different sides now and all of them do have a point (except Vader, I guess... ) and I'm trying to explore all POVs. If you love Obi-Wan you'll be happy with the next chapter(s?) BTW. Also, Vader seems so effective at having spies everywhere that I wonder if it's possible for anything to take place in the galaxy without him becoming aware of it? With the strength of his security apparatus, I'm amazed any "Rebellion" can possibly exist at all with being uncovered. You can't stop rebellion or people working in 'freelance'... If we take our real dictatorships for example we can notice there's always people resisting and/or trying to make attacks on the leaders. Try picturing something as big and as advanced as this galaxy is. It's impossible to keep everyone on tight leashes. And Vader's empire is still young... But I absolutely love the plot line and the whole Anakin/Padme plotline has so many shades of grey, I really feel for all of them and dislike them at times as well, it's really fun to read. Thank you very much! And thank you for the bump! Am adding you to the PM list next time... I'm not sending some this time unfortunately... FitJedi Yep, Padmé's still stuck. Will she ever be able to escape this? Lady_JediSkywalker LOL Thank you!! Anakins_Kiss Thank you very much! Am adding you to the PM list next time (hope I won't forget...) AM not sending out PMs this time for various reasons... his_desiring_flame Wow! Thanks!! Here we go... Chapter 28 a/ is here, folks. First, I want to apologize for not sending PMs this time. I can't send them but I probably will be able to for next part. Second, sorry for the delay, a lot of things happened lately and I've been pulled away from this story... (even the fandom... . Third, there's a line in this chapter I shamelessly stole from a British TV show called 'Doctor Who'. It just fit Anakin and I found it completely appropriate here. If some of you watch this show and spot it... Here it is. Hope you enjoy it! Chapter 28 a/ "Help me with that, will you?" Moving towards the beeping console, Obi-Wan Kenobi addressed a smile to the young boy standing beside him. Around them, the geothermal power rods were buzzing with electricity. Obi-Wan could almost see the transfer of warm energy from the planet core with his own eyes. Fascinated, he stared at the dazzling lightning emerging from its center. Turning back to his apprentice of sorts, he noticed the boy's hands were clutched together in obvious enthusiasm as the padawan fidgeted on his feet. "What do you need, Master?" "I already told you, Lainé. No, 'Master', please. Just 'Obi-Wan'." he replied very quietly. Bending down to the console on the ground, Obi-Wan started fixing the alarms. Right now, he would really need a clever droid. Artoo would have fixed it already. The thought came. Just like that. Out of nowhere. Obi-Wan's gaze wandered in the small dusty room. "It's hard to call you anything but that," the boy broke through his musing suddenly. "To me, to us, you're still Master Kenobi, member of the High Council." There was mute reverence in the way Lainé spelled out the old name of the Jedi solemn gathering. Obi-Wan looked up from the console. "There's no longer any Council." A sigh. "We're all the same now." His gaze darkened. "Survivors." Lainé's face sobered. The former Master turned back to the console and pointed a finger to a red light on his right. "This one… I need you to fix this one, please." The boy knelt down beside him and they both worked in silence for a good part of the evening. Stepping outside the huge cavern sheltering the primary source of energy, Obi-Wan took a deep breath and savored the fresh small wind on his face. The rustle of the enormous trees leaves around him was very quiet, creating a warm and sheltered atmosphere. He could see his companions shuffling about in their somewhat rustic settlement. Very few younglings had survived but they were helping the older ones as much as they could. Lainé waved at him from afar and he couldn't fight a smile in return. One of the older Jedi looked at him in the distance, asking a silent question about the power rods. Obi-Wan nodded mutely. Barriss Offee passed him by, a reassuring hand on his arm as she started going down the huge cavern's length. The ladder moved slightly. She had stopped. "Are you all right, M-Obi-Wan?" she caught herself. He nodded, still silent. Barriss' eyes had changed, he noticed as she moved down again. The young Jedi had witnessed so many deaths that night in the Temple. It haunted her still, he could see that. She had been one of the very very few escaping the Temple that night. When he was in a quiet mood, Obi-Wan wondered if Anakin, if maybe Anakin… …hadn't spared her life. But then he remembered the younglings. Oh, then he remembered. There had been no mercy. Only the Force had spared Barriss' life. Only the Force. Whatever that meant. He sighed into the silent night. Patience was the key. It might take them years, but they would be strong enough in the end. As long as they could gather here peacefully, there would always be time to rebuild a semblance of Jedi Order. As it was now, things were still too raw to get involved with the Rebellion just now. Anakin had left an imprint forever. A bitter smile crept on the Jedi's face. His mechanical hand clenched automatically. Hadn't it been what his former apprentice wanted back then? Leaving something behind? Being regarded as the greatest Jedi ever? Now he would be remembered forever. A perpetuator of genocide. Killer of his own kind. In the endless sea of stars, a starship emerged from hyperspace, shuddering above the green planet. Through his cockpit window, the Emperor was contemplating the vast expanse below. His astromech droid was beeping some responses. Casting a glance at the screen before him, he only nodded. Too bad he had left R2-D2 back on Naboo. It had seemed silly but it had been reassuring to leave him in the Palace to watch on Padmé and the children. But now he was listening to cold and clinical responses from an astromech droid which had no idea what it was talking about. It said the planet below did not exist. And yet it stood right before him. It also said there was strictly nothing to see right below. But Vader knew better. It was bristling with energy, dark energy. And a powerful Force user was down there, waiting. He smirked and plunged down. The darkness was pervading the whole place. Quietness punctuated with harsh cries of birds flying far above. Mud and trees everywhere. Vader waited, quietly. He was expected, he could feel it. Just as he had felt the Force beckoning here, near a fallen tree, waiting. "Young Skywalker." He frowned. Not quite what he had expected. Turning around, he eyed the Jedi standing in the distance. With this dim light and the worn-out clothes on his small frame, the great Master Yoda didn't look really threatening. He let a cold smile settle on his face. Oh, that was even better than what he had expected. "Master Yoda!" He bowed mockingly. How many times in Council meetings had he had to bow before those imbeciles? "So this is where you live," he went on when the small Jedi Master still didn't move or say anything. "Good metaphor for the state of the Jedi order, don't you think?" The Master was still silent. In his eyes he could only read… His jaw clenched. "Stop looking at me like that," Vader snapped. The old Jedi leant on his cane and moved forward slightly. "Only pity for you now I feel, young Skywalker." Vader rolled his eyes significantly. He had forgotten that annoying backward speech… "Pity?! Who here is living in mud, alone now his kind has been wiped out," he added cruelly, "and whose highlight of the day is waiting for a visit from his enemy?" He chuckled. "I have everything and you have nothing, you and your pitiful kind." Yoda didn't respond. Still watched him with those stupid sad eyes of his. Then he spoke very quietly. "Think you have everything, you do… But only darkness you have. And swallow you it will." "Is that all?" Vader responded, fighting against laughter. "You and your Jedi friends never dared touch the dark side and that's why you lost. You were always so afraid of everything… Afraid of touching power. Of making attachments. Of feeling what life has always been about. No, really, Master Yoda. I do pity you." Silence. This conversation was getting too long for the Emperor's liking. "I wasn't looking for you actually", he went on when the Jedi obviously didn't wish to respond, "but one more dead Jedi is always better than nothing, I suppose." Taking his lightsaber off his hip, he pressed his gloved fingers on the cold material. "I only have one question before you die, Master Yoda. "Where's Kenobi?" The Master stayed mute and only tilted his head on one side, seemingly listening to something. Vader looked up, annoyed, almost sensing something in the air. "Where is he?" he repeated. Yoda was mumbling something. "Too far gone, he is. Impossible for me, this is." Vader stared at him incredulously. The supposedly greatest Jedi ever had gone mad on his muddy planet. No better revenge than this moment, he reflected. They were literally worlds apart. But this was becoming incredibly tiresome. "Yoda." He snapped. "I won't ask twice. Tell me where Kenobi is." Yoda's eyes refocused on him. "Know this, I do not. And if I did, think I would tell you, do you?" There was something close to mischief on Yoda's face and Vader hated it. "Alright. Enough small talk." His lightsaber came to life in his hand at once. He studied the blue blade silently. The Jedi still hadn't drawn his. The small Master only wobbled on his cane towards a nearby tree trunk and sat down quietly. "Led you to find me, I have. Important things, tell you, I thought I could." "I don't care about those," Vader only spat. "Just take your Jedi weapon. I always wanted to see how good of a sparring partner you were said to be." Yoda sighed. "Never a patient one…" he murmured to no one in particular. "I am getting tired of this!" the young Sith exploded. "Try to die with some dignity at least." The Jedi's eyes became malicious in the dim light. "Dignity, have you? An unarmed Jedi, kill, you want to. Like the younglings?" Vader's heart tightened. "Now, that's enough," he responded darkly. The darkness seemed more important, oppressing him. He revelled in it, drew to him the dark side the place exuded. Somewhere in the distance, he heard a feeble whisper, lost in the wind. The syllables detached themselves, swirled around him. Anakin… Anakin… Yoda's eyes shone in the darkness, observing, judging. In them, he saw the same despise he had always felt around those of his kind. In them, he saw his crimes and his conscience. The whisper around him grew more insistent. Don't… Please, Anakin, don't… But he was a Sith. And Sith never looked back. In one swift movement, his blade went through the small body of the Jedi. In another quick movement, his lightsaber was back to his hip -a permanent –painful?- reminder of everything he stood for. Looking into Yoda's still calm eyes as he towered over the tiny Master, he found himself unable to bite out a sarcastic reply. He slowly felt the life fleeing the Jedi. "Too late for you, it is, young Sky-wal-ker…" the old Master's now weak voice resonated around them. Vader heard something in reply. A whisper. An admission. "It's always been too late." He almost startled, surprised. This whisper couldn't possibly be out of his own mouth. And yet… he recognized the mournful tone. The one he only used when he felt warm arms around him that reminded him he wasn't alone. Not totally. Yoda shuddered and that was all. His eyes closed and Vader felt like… …he hadn't won the battle. He had lost. Swallowing unwelcome feelings, he let his voice resonate loud and clear in the deadly quiet forest. "Now you can join your blessed Force… And you were right, it is a moment for rejoicing." Nothing answered him. How all of this seems so useless and empty… The harsh bird cries above his head seemed to intensify. The whisper grew more intense… Anakin… His lips tightened into a thin line. He still had to find Obi-Wan. The Emperor turned away and didn't look back. Behind him, the tiny Jedi body gradually disappeared and the whisper grew silent. -----signature----- 1-ROTS, 2-AOTC, 3-ROTJ/ESB/ANH, 6-TPM Jack: "Rose, you are worth fighting for. (kisses her) Wish I'd never met you Doctor. I was much better off as a coward. (kisses him) (to both:) See you in hell." -Doctor Who- Brazil world champions in 2010.
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ROTSFan Registered: Jul '06	Date Posted: 7/13 2:56pm Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 28 a/ - UP 7/13!!!
	Awww, that was beautiful but sad, and great update. I'm hoping for more soon and glad I was watching! Anakin had left an imprint forever. A bitter smile crept on the Jedi's face. His mechanical hand clenched automatically. Hadn't it been what his former apprentice wanted back then? Leaving something behind? Being regarded as the greatest Jedi ever? Now he would be remembered forever. A perpetuator of genocide. Killer of his own kind. Spiteful much, Obi-Wan? He sounds a little vengeful. "Now you can join your blessed Force… And you were right, it is a moment for rejoicing." Nothing answered him. How all of this seems so useless and empty… The harsh bird cries above his head seemed to intensify. The whisper grew more intense… Anakin… His lips tightened into a thin line. He still had to find Obi-Wan. The Emperor turned away and didn't look back. Behind him, the tiny Jedi body gradually disappeared and the whisper grew silent. Hopefully there is still hope for him, and I think there is, but all the Jedi but Qui-Gon do lack the patience they need for redemption. -----signature----- Fics in profile; ask me to unlock ~I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything I hoped it would be." - Office Space
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DarthGimpy Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 7/14 8:41am Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 28 a/ - UP 7/13!!!
	How sad...
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anakin_luver Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 7/14 12:09pm Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 28 a/ - UP 7/13!!!
	geez...so many contrasts in this fic...i love it. the change in mood is so instant, as well, great work with that. i can't wait to see where this story goes next...awesome job Padlei -----signature----- PRISON BREAK mrs. s <scofield> <sparrow> <skywalker> COME ON CANADA! YOU CAN DO IT!
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Lady_JediSkywalker Registered: Nov '06	Date Posted: 7/14 3:26pm Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 28 a/ - UP 7/13!!!
	I cant Believe He killed Yoda!! Thanks for updating!! Cant wait for more
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AnakinLuver Registered: Feb '06	Date Posted: 7/15 12:19pm Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 28 a/ - UP 7/13!!!
	I was hoping Yoda would at least be able to talk to him for a little while longer... but no such luck. It's always been too late. Now he shows how much he's actually suffering, but yet again, will he finally realize how much he's suffering, being a Sith? Great update Padlei! Rachel Rose -----signature----- e-sister to Dee and Crystal and Alley! Star Wars, Twilight, and Superheros - Trio of my Life Proud Cheesehead & Movie Fanatic** Edward: "Do you want me to sing to you? I'll sing all night if it will keep the bad dreams away."
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tamiki Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 7/15 2:37pm Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 28 a/ - UP 7/13!!!
	I'm so glad you updated, but a rather dark chapter. Interesting that Yoda thought he could bring Anakin back to the light, but failed. Anakin/Vader is still his own worst enemy with a lot of arrogance, fear, shame and uncertainty hidden under the sith surface. Unfortunate the vader persona dominates without Padmes influence. Anakin is still there, but will he ever break free from the dark? Can't wait to see what happens next.
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teethlee Registered: Sep '04	Date Posted: 7/15 6:24pm Subject: RE: Shattered Glass - ROTS AU - A/P - Chapter 28 a/ - UP 7/13!!!
	sad.....
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