Saga Star Wars: Utopia

This fanfiction is very different from my others. It has a lot less fighting and action. It won't be as long as my other writings and it will not be in the form of a movie, but of a timeline.

What if Palpatine never existed?

800-100 BBY Yoda becomes Grand Master
1
Circa 120 BBY: Plagueis is born
102 BBY: Dooku is born and taken into the Jedi order
92:BBY: Qui Gon is born and taken into the Jedi Order
89 BBY: Dooku becomes Yoda's Padawan
Circa 80 BBY: Dooku becomes a Jedi Knight, takes Qui Gon as his Padawan
Circa 72 BBY: Qui Gon becomes a Jedi Knight, Dooku becomes a Jedi Master and takes a new apprentice, Mace Windu is born
67 BBY: Plaguies kills his master, searches for an apprentice

57 BBY: Obi Wan is born and taken into the Jedi Order
54 BBY: Darth Maul is born, Plagueis takes him to train on Mustafar
Circa 50 BBY: Qui Gon completes training his first apprentice and becomes a Jedi Master, Dooku declines an invitation to join the Jedi council
46 BBY: Padme is born
41 BBY: Anakin is born, created by Darth Plagueis

37 BBY: Darth Maul is officially declared Plagueis' Sith apprentice

32 BBY: Darth Plagueis orders the Trade Federation to invade Naboo, but Chancellor Valorum sends Qui Gon and Obi Wan. The Jedi rescue Queen Amidala and flee to Tatooine. Anakin is discovered and taken to Coruscant. Padme issues a vote of no confidence and Bail Organa replaces Valorum as Chancellor. More Jedi are sent to Naboo and Darth Maul is easily killed. Obi Wan becomes a Jedi Knight. Qui Gon takes Anakin as his apprentice. Dooku joins the Jedi Council.


32-22 BBY: Plagueis rallys the Seperatists from behind the scenes, Qui Gon trains Anakin in the force. Obi Wan takes another apprentice. Anakin feels a pull to the dark side, but there is nobody to influence him, so it is not as bad.

22 BBY: The Separatists plot to assassinate Senator Padme Anidala. Anakin protects her while Qui Gon tracks Jango Fett to Kamino and Geonosis. Anakin confides his feelings for Padme to Qui Gon, who agrees to keep it a secret. Anakin is much less resentful of Qui Gon than he would have been of Obi Wan. The Clone Wars begins. Anakin and Padme are married. Plagueis takes Ventress as an apprentice and puts her in charge of the Separatists.

More will come

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Star Wars: The Confederacy Strikes Back

Anakin Skywalker has been confronted with a fatal choice. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, revealed to be the Sith Lord Sidious in charge of the Separatist cause, has promised Anakin power to save his wife, the talented Senator Padme Amidala, from death in childbirth. During Jedi Master Mace Windu's attempt to overthrow Darth Sidious, Anakin contemplated allowing Master Windu to die, or learn the dark side powers necessary to save Padme. Deciding that Palpatine has been lying to him all along, Anakin has taken the Sith Lord's life, ending the corruption to the republic.

Unfortunately, Sidious' old apprentice, Darth Maul, is still at large, biding his time to strike at Coruscant, the republic capital. Gathering the remaining Separatist forces, Maul prepared to invade the Jedi temple and exterminate every last Jedi.

As the Jedi celebrate their victory, Anakin is uncertain whether he made the right choice. As Padme's predicted death draws near, he continues to seek greater power, the power over life and death...

 

"I don't know how we can keep this a secret for much longer," Padme fretted, pacing the apartment. Anakin has hurried to make sure she was all right as soon as Palpatine was dead. Palpatine, his friend, his mentor, who could have been his last chance to save Padme from certain death. Mace Windu deserved to die, far more than any Sith Lord.

"Once I can save you from death, we won't need to," replied Anakin confidently, "all the Jedi will bow before me."

The way Anakin was talking, sounding power hungry like Palpatine, scared Padme, but before she could reply, Anakin's comlink beeped.

"What is it?" he said into it.

"Skywalker, the council is in session," Mace Windu said, "We need you here now."

Anakin knew they were going to kick him off the council, now that he no longer needed to spy on the Chancellor, and he would be farther from learning how to stop death.
Anakin entered the council chamber in the temple. All the Jedi had returned from the war, including Obi Wan. To Anakin's surprise, Obi Wan smiled at him, in a way he hadn't since before Geonosis.

"Young Skywalker, owe you everything, we do," said Master Yoda, "Helped us stop the Sith Lord, you did."

"We're all very proud of you," Obi Wan added, "Well done, Anakin."

What was going on? Just yesterday, the council was talking about how dangerous he was, how he couldn't be trusted not to tell Palpatine the plan. Now, Palpatine was dead, and apparently, none of that mattered.

"Once again," said Mace Windu, looking genuinely happy for the first time since Anakin had known him, "I ask you to take a seat, young Skywalker, but this time, as a true member of the Jedi council."

"I... I don't know what to say." stammered Anakin. All his anger, his feelings of resentment and pressure, were now lifting off him. It was as if the whole thing never happened. He even forgot that Padme was approaching death.

"Need to speak, you do not," replied Yoda, "celebrate the end of the war, we should."

"Congratulations, Master Skywalker," said Obi Wan, unable to contain him emotions.

Anakin sat on his council seat, looking around the room. All these masters looked to him with respect now. This was everything he has ever wanted. Soon, nobody could stand in his way of absolute power.

 

Good but one problem, who created the clone army, was it plagueis? Why would he do it though, I understand Palpatine, but not Plagueis.

 

C

 

The Separatist Council paced the floor of their conference room. They had recently arrived in their new headquarters on Mustafar, just before Obi Wan Kenobi's invasion of Utapah. Now, they anxiously waited for a communication from Lord Sidious.

A Nemodian guard entered.
"Your graces, someone has landed at the base!"

"What did he look like?" demanded Viceroy Nute Gunray. This was bad. How could one man infiltrate this supposedly invincible base. Grievous had promised that it would withstand the entire Republic army.

"He was dressed in black, like a Sith Lord."

"Ahh," said San Hill in relief, "it must be Lord Sidious."

"Let him in," Gunray said. Finally, the Jedi were no more.

A moment later, the being entered. Nute and Rune Hakko recoiled when they recognized him. It was none other than Darth Maul, Sidious' first apprentice. Maul had robotic legs now, and looked a little older, but just as intimidating.

"Lord Maul!" exclaimed Gunray, "You're alive!"

"I am here to take command," said the Zabrak, "Darth Sidious is dead."

"Impossible!" Wat Tambor gasped. Sidious was the supreme power, without him, the Separarist movement was nothing. How could such a powerful man be defeated?

"Yes, he was discovered by the Jedi, and killed on Coruscant."

"What of General Grievous?" Gunray demanded. He couldn't stand the thought of nobody keeping a check on the cyborgs power, now that Sidious and Dooku were no moreZ

"He has been slain by Obi Wan Kenobi," Maul said, unable to hide his pleasure, "I am now the only Sith."

"The Sith have failed us!" yelled Rune Hakko, "Why should we follow you?" Maul raised his hand. Hakko began choking, grasping his own throat.

"Because together, we can destroy the republic and the Jedi," Maul replied, not releasing Hakko. The Nemodian turned red, then pink, then fell to the floor, dead.

"Anyone else have a problem with my leadership?" The other Separatists bowed to Maul, anxious to prove their loyalty.

"Excellent," Maul said, "Deploy all droid armies to Coruscant. I will summon my Mandolorians and the Black Sun, both at my command."

"We will catch the Jedi off balance," said Nute, excitement filling his heart.

"Yes, indeed," Maul replied. And I will finally have my revenge against Kenobi! He thought to himself.

 

"You have done an great service to the Republic, and to the Galaxy," Chancellor Bail Organa said, addressing the clones who had just been recalled to Coruscant following the deaths of Darth Sidious and General Grievous. Bail had just been elected, "and because of your efforts, the republic is safe once more!" The clone troopers and Senators cheered. The Jedi Council watched via hologram in the Temple.

"We will help all the clone troopers and officers who have fought nobly for the galaxy," continued Bail, "and we will provide them with what they need to lead normal lives. As for the Separatist leadership, they will be tried and punished appropriately!"

The Senators applauded their new Chancellor. At Bail's side stood Mon Mothma, the new Chairman, and Padme Amidala, Bail's recently appointed aide.

Suddenly, a hologram appeared on the podium.
"Chancellor Organa!" exclaimed Captain Raymus Antilles, "Many battleships have entered Coruscant space!"

"Do you recognize their affiliations?" asked Bail as many Senators gasped and recoiled. The war was supposed to be over! It couldn't be another invasion of Coruscant. On instinct, several clone officers began ordering troopers to their stations. It looked like the Grand Army of the Republic would be fighting one last battle.

"There were a few Separatist command ships," replied Antilles as many senators fled, "accompanied by ships belonging to Black Sun and the Mandolorians."

"All troopers, prepare for a ground invasion!" ordered Organa.

"Act immediately, we must," Yoda said from the Jedi temple, "A defense, we must create." Suddenly, a laser beam came out of nowhere and shattered the window to the Council chamber. All the Masters in the room, including Obi Wan and Anakin, ignited their lightsabers.

A Njghtsister cruiser was headed straight towards the temple, firing at the Council Members.
"Prepare the Knights," Yoda ordered Ki Adi Mundi, "Master Ti, evacuate the younglings, you must. The rest of you, follow my lead."

"I have a bad feeling about this," Obi Wan grumbled. On the Njghtsister ship, he sensed a very familiar and annoying presence, a presence that was not only targeting the Jedi Temple, but also Obi Wan himself.

 

In just a few minutes, Coruscant became chaos. Republic gunships hovered over the Senate, defending it from Mandalorian air strikes. Humans and aliens fled into the streets, desperately seeking transport. Black Sun soldiers had landed at the 500 Republica apartments and were fighting their way in. This was the climax of the Clone Wars; if the Republic lost the battle, they lost everything.

The Dathomirian army consisted of both Nightsisters and Nightbrothers. Separatist battle droids were among their ranks as well, as they marched towards the Jedi Temple. An army of Jedi Knights and Masters awaited, led by Mace Windu. The Dathomirian army carried lightsabers to match those of the Jedi.

One Jedi Council Master was not present at the defense of the Jedi Temple. Anakin Skywalker had taken off in a speeder as soon as possible, racing as fast as he could towards Padme's apartment. Forget about the Jedi Temple, he couldn't lose Padme now, after everything he had gone though, all the hardships he had endured.

When he reached the 500 Republica building, where clone troopers were fighting off Darth Maul's army, Anakin summoned all his force strength and leaped up towards Padme's apartment. He landed on the balcony, hearing gunfire immediately.

"Padme!" he screamed, "I'm here!" If he was too late, every man, woman or child in his path would burn to death. He wouldn't care about anything anymore. Inside the apartment, Captain Typho and a group of security guards were defending Padme from several Falleen soldiers that had broken in. A group of Nemodian guards backed them up. Padme, despite her pregnant condition, was as handy with a blaster as ever. Threepio acted as a body shield for her, as she shot at her attackers.

 

Anakin grabbed the Faleen and Nemodians with the Force, and with a flick of the wrist, sent them all flying off the balcony. Padme ran to Anakin and buried herself in his embrace. Anakin kissed her like there was no tomorrow. Captain Typho stared blankly.

"I saw smoke from the Temple," cried Padme, "I thought you were killed!"

"Never," reassured Anakin, "I am the most powerful Jedi ever, just like I promised. And I will save you from my nightmares."

Back at the Jedi Temple, the Dathormir and Separarists marched up the steps of the Jedi Temple, as a group of Jedi formed a barrier, including Obi Wan Kenobi, Aayla Secura, Mace Windu, Stass Allie, and Plo Koon. Luminara Unduli, Ki Adi Mundi and Yoda stood at the front, ready to combat the first wave of enemy troops.

First, the Separatist droids, including super battle droids and droidekas, opened fire. This was relatively easy for the Jedi defense team to defend against. Yoda was leaping in a frenzy, slicing droids very easily. Masters Unduli and Mundi also advanced, while the remaining Jedi defense team stood at the gate.

Then, the Nightsister witches attacked, quickly cutting down Luminara and Ki Adi. Yoda was harder to defeat.

"Attack!" Mace shouted, his sudden grief reflected in his voice. The remaining Jedi charged at the Dathomirian army and the battle was on.

Flanked by two trained rancors, Darth Maul exited his shuttle, behind the lines of combat. He watched as the Nightsisters and Jedi fought. Maul had only two targets, Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. The others, he didn't care about one way or the other. He sensed Kenobi among the defense. With his rancors, the cyborg Zabrak charged into the battle.

Obi Wan suddenly felt a strong headache. He had a very bad feeling, besides the fact that Coruscant was under siege and his friends were being defeated all around him. As Aayla Secure was fatally hit by a droideka behind Obi Wan, he felt a presence calling to him specifically. In the mist of the battle, he saw a tall figure approaching, with robotic legs and thick horns. Two rancors stood at either sides, attracting Jedi that were coming to reinforce their comrades.

Obi Wan knew this battle would be personal. Darth Maul ignited his lightsaber and immediately went for Obi Wan. Obi Wan ran back into the Temple, where several Mastera were coming out into the battlefield.

Obi Wan stopped and held his lightsaber at the ready. Maul began circling around him like a predator. Master Cin Drallig struck at Maul, who raised his hand to Force-choke him.

"No!" shouted Obi Wan as Drallig struggled to free himself. He charged at Maul, who kicked him back with him hard metal legs. Obi Wan couldn't get up for a moment, weakened by the blow. He could only watch as Maul choked Drallig.

Finally, Drallig stopped choking and fell to the stone floor. Obi Wan leaped up to face his enemy.

"It's just you and me now!" snarled Maul, "And this time, we will finish it."

Despite his years of training and knighthood, Obi Wan couldn't restrain his rage.
"You will pay for this destruction with your life!" he shouted back in hate. He charged at Maul, swinging his blade at the Zabrak's head. Maul ducked, hitting Obi Wan in the chest with his horns. Now in pain, Obi Wan parried Maul's blow as he was forced to retreat.

Where are you, Anakin? he wondered.

 

Anakin and Padme, unable to restrain themselves, continued to kiss. Captain Typho watched, completely unsure how to react. Finally, he said, "Milady, there are stil invaders in the building."

Extremely embarrassed, Padme blushed and said, "Prepare a transport back to the Senate," she ordered, looking away from Typho, "My place is to fight for the republic.@

"Padme, you can't!" Anakin snapped, "I forbid you from going out of this apartment." He couldn't bear for her to go risk her life, not when so close to death.

Padme's face slowly assumed an angry expression as she took in Anakin's conservatism, but before she could reply snappily, she began screaming and clutching her pregnant stomach.

"Padme!" Anakin yelled crazily, throwing his arms around her.

"Get a medical droid," Typho ordered a guard.

Padme collapsed on the couch as Anakin continued holding her. As a lone Mandolorian flew onto the balcony, Typho instantly shot him down. Blaster and cannon fire could still be heard loudly outside.

As Obi Wan and Maul locked blades, the Jedi Master sensed something was wrong. He knew where Anakin was, but Anakin and Padme were in danger. From what exactly, he couldn't tell, but he hoped they could stay safe until he could help. Suddenly, Maul seemed to sense Obi Wan's thoughts, raising his eyes in amusement.
The Sith Lord broke off from the duel, running back outside the damaged Temple with his metal legs. Maul leaped onto a rancor amid the battle outside and rode into the ruined city.

Obi Wan sensed exactly where the Zabrak was headed. He hurried to the temple hangar where his speeder awaited. Starting the engine, Obi Wan took off after Maul, who rode through Galactic City on his rancor, which knocked aside several clones as it headed towards the senate apartments. Obi Wan shot at the rancor, but Maul deflected the fire with his activated lightsaber. He was fast approaching Padme's apartment.

Their quarrel and the Separatist invasion forgotten, Padme and Anakin proudly held their newborn twins, Luke and Leia. For a brief moment, it didn't matter that people were being massacred in the streets outside, or that the Jedi order and senate were heavily under siege.

Just then, a rancor leaped onto the balcony, having climbed all the way up the building.

"The babies!" Padme screamed. Typho grabbed Luke and Leia and hurried out of the room. He was sure Padme would want her newborn babies' safety to be a priority, and he would have to be confident that Anakin (her husband) could defend her from the lightsaber- wielding attacker.

Maul leaped off the rancor, which climbed back down the building. Maul circled the room as Anakin activated his lightsaber. He would not let this animal lay a finger on Padme, he would cut Maul limb by limb.

"Anakin Skywalker," goaded Maul, "I've heard so much about you. Darth Sidious' pet project. And Queen Amidala, I remember you."

"I'm going to kill you!" Anakin roared as he advanced. Maul smiled. He had heard correctly then. Anakin Skywaller would make the perfect Sith apprentice. Now all he needed to do was push the young Jedi over to the dark side.

Maul barely had time to deflect Anakin's strike, then kicked him backwards. Anakin landed on his feet, then reached out with the force, grabbing Maul by the throat. He held the Nightbrother in a choke hold as Maul helplessly gasped for breath. Perhaps young Skywalker was too powerful.

"Now, you will die, the way Qui Gon did," said Anakin coldly. He raised his blade to strike Maul down. Suddenly, Padme grabbed him and pulled him back.
"No, Anakin!" she said, "Don't do what he wants!" She hated to see her husband act so dark, she still remembered how he had acted after his mother died.

Only Padme could have made Anakin hesitate. He lowered his blade, looking from Padme to Maul, who was still struggling in his grip.

"Anakin! Padme!" shouted Obi Wan as he landed on the balcony and raced in the room, "Are you all right?" Seeing Kenobi fueled fresh rage and aggression in Maul.

"Kenobi..." he growled in an uncivilized manner. He broke free of Anakin's hold, leaping at Obi Wan. Obi Wan moved to the side, blocking the attack. Anakin rushed forwards to assist his master. Darth Maul kicked Anakin with his metal leg as he clashed blades with Obi Wan. Anakin stumbled backwards, then lunged forward and sliced his saber right through Maul's leg. The Sith Lord staggered as his leg fell off, then dropped his lightsaber. It appeared he was defeated.

Before either Jedi could make a move, Maul raised his hands, very unexpectedly sendinf very heavy lightning at Obi wan and Padme.

 

Automatically, Anakin leaped in front of Padme, easily deflecting the lightning. Obi Wan, however, wasn't so fast, and fell to the floor in agony. Maul then turned all his attention on the older Jedi and hurled more energy at him.
"Anakin, help me!" Obi Wan screamed, in unfathomable pain. Anakin's first impulse was to defend his old friend, but something held him back. Obi Wan was on the Jedi Council, and they had manipulated Anakin, far more than Palpatine had. Palpatine had manipulated Anakin for his own sake (or so it seemed) while the Jedi Council used him for their political agenda. Obi Wan had done nothing to stop them.

"Anakin, do something!" Padme cried desperately, as Maul continued to torture Obi Wan, whose lightsaber flew out of his hand and off the balcony. Suddenly, five Mandalorian troops flew into the room, opening fire. Anakin deflected the bolts, killing them all quickly.
"All that matters is you and me," Anakin told Padme, "I don't care about anything else."

Padme gaped at him in shock. Who was he? He was certainly not the man she had fallen in love with. The Anakin she had married was selfless and very loyal to his friends. He had been twisted by the Sith, corrupted beyond redemption. Padme could not believe she had fallen in love with a monster, done nothing as he killed women and children. To be angry is to be human? What had she been thinking all this time, loving a sociopath like Anakin.

Without another thought, Padme took a small blaster from her robe and fired at Maul's head. Maul was so concentrated on his hatred for Obi Wan that he was not prepared for the attack. The blast hit him in the back of his skull and he fell to the apartment floor.

"Obi Wan!" said Padme as she rushed to his side. The Jedi Master was very badly injured from the lightning, barely able to move. The sound of gunfire and fighting ships could still be heard outside. The republic forces were clearly losing.

Captain Typho burst back into the room. "Senator Amidala!" he exclaimed, "I sent the babies back to Naboo! I'm afraid we'll have to leave too!"

"You don't take her anywhere!" snarled Anakin, "She is mine!"

"No I'm not!" Padme screamed as she stood, "I let you seduce me for so long, and I cannot live as your possession! I'm sorry, Anakin, but I can't love you anymore!"

Anakin froze as he refused to believe what he had heard. Padme, the love of his life, was renouncing him. He felt tears in his eyes, then nothing but blackness. It was incredible that barely an hour ago, they had been happy over the birth of their twins.

Typho slowly leveled his blaster at Anakin. Immediately, Anakin reached at Typho, holding him with the force by the throat.

"No!" Padme yelled, running forwards. All thought and reason banished from his mind, Anakin plunged his lightsaber through her chest. Padme looked at her husband in horror at what he had become for a moment frozen in time forever, then collapsed dead.

"You... evil..." Typho sputtered as Anakin used the force to crush his throat. Deactivating his lightsaber, Anakin walked over to the balcony, gazing at the city. The Separatist fleet had destroyed the Senate, as well as many other buildings, and the Jedi temple was on fire. Anakin took this all in, then looked back at Padme's body.
He remembered the first time he had spoken to her, when he was nine years old. Then he remembered spending time on Naboo with Padme, as his feelings for her grew. He remembered on Geonosis, when Padme had finally confessed her love to him, as Count Dooku sentenced them both to death. He had vowed to love her always, to stop her from dying, and here she was, dead at his hand.

Anakin knew there was no turning back on everything he had done. He had failed Qui Gon, he had failed Padme, he had failed his mother. "Mom, the biggest problem in the universe is that nobody helps each other."

Anakin had wanted to do just that, help others. That was what had fascinated his about the Jedi as a boy. Then, he had met Palpatine, who had showed him the way to greater power. From then on, that had been Anakin's main focus, and that had caused all this destruction.
Qui Gon had believed Anakin would bring balance to the force. For a moment, Anakin wondered whether Qui Gon was watching him, from the netherworld of the force. Obi Wan would have just joined him, regretting his decision to train Anakin.

Finally, Anakkn allowed the tears to flow, weeping openly. He could hear the sound of approaching Black Sun troopers and Mandalorians. Clearing his mind of all, as Yoda had always instructed, Anakin let go of everything and leaped off the balcony, plunging into the depths of Coruscant. As he fell, the 500 Republica building also collapsed, completely ruined. Anakin fell forever, as was his destiny.

The End

I hope my latest story was enjoyable. Next, I will continue The Sith Wars. As always, i am open to feedback and criticism. I hope you all enjoyed