at dusk our view glides over the course landscape toward monolithic rock formations.
under a brilliant orange sky Y/n shifts his weight tilting the swoop bike to either side.
he rides in silhouette against the low hanging twin suns of Tatooine.
later at a Jawa camp Y/n stands beside the swoop bike conversing with one of the short cloak scavengers.
******
It's nighttime as Y/n approaches the edge of a rocky cliff.
as he looks down to the barren flats
he focuses on a camp of 20 dome shaped tents where flickering campfires dot the settlement.
as Y/n leaps down more than three stories his robe billows behind him.
in the camp two quilled dog like creatures gnaw on a bone.
in the shadows Y/n sculpts closer and darts around a tent.
reaching another he draws his lightsaber from under his robe.
the L/C laser pierces the tent as Y/m uses it to slice the hide.
[L/c =Lightsaber Color]
nearby one dog creature leaps onto the other.
in front of the tent a Tusken raider stirs while another leans motionless.
Y/n kicks in a piece of the cut out hide.
stepping through he sees his unconscious mother.
bloody cuts mark her wrinkled face.
Y/n:"Mom" he muttered
he unties her hands from a wooden a shaped frame and takes her in his arms.
Y/n:"Mom? Mom?"
as he crouches to the floor cradling his mother she raises her hand to his chest.
Shmi:"Y/n? Is it you?"
Y/n:"I'm here, mom you're safe"
Shmi:"Oh, you look so handsome"
he kisses her hand.
Shmi:"my son... my grown up son
I'm so proud of you, Y/n"
Y/n:"I missed you"
he blinks back tears.
Shmi:"now I am complete"
shmi lays a hand on his cheek and opens her eyes wide
Shmi:"I love y--"
Y/n:"stay with me, mom everything--"
Shmi:"I-- I love--"
Y/n's smile fades and a tear shines on his cheek.
his lips quiver as his mother's head lols back.
Y/n trembles as he stares at her gaping eyes and parted lips.
as he holds his mother's limp body his eyes dart around the firelit tent.
in the flickering glow Y/n gently closes his mother's eyes and strokes her neck with his fingers.
Y/n:"I'm sorry mom, please forgive me"
Suddenly a voice calls out to him.
Voice:"Kill Them kill them all"
as he lifts his eyes his piercing stare fixes straight ahead.
outside the tent several busy sand people abruptly turn.
Y/n brandishes his lightsaber and slashes the two guards and they fall
as another charges Y/n levels his raffle gaze on the raider and slashes his neck.
******
At the Lars Moisture Farm on Tatooine Y/n dismounts Owen Lars's swoop bike.
he removes a limp bundle secured behind the seat.
as Cliegg Lars and his family approach Y/n gently carries Schmee's wrapped body in his arms.
squinting in the bright sun, Y/n passes Padmé then pauses in front of Cliegg
from his floating chair, Cliegg meets Y/n's bitter gaze.
Cleig drops his head sadly as Y/n strides on
Owen Beru, and Padmé watch as Y/n carries his mother's body into the family's igloo shaped home
******
later Y/n stands at the farm's controls as Padmé carries in a tray.
Padmé:"I brought you something"
Y/n inserts a tool
Padmé:"are you hungry?"
he stares blankly at his work
Y/n:"the shifter broke"
he avoids her gaze as he idly makes adjustments.
Padmé sets down the tray
Y/n:"I'm good at fixing things always was"
Y/n:"but I couldn't-- ... why'd she have to die?"
Y/n:"why couldn't I save her? I know I could have!"
he walks away from the control pane
Padmé:"sometimes there are things no one can fix"
Anakin stands with his back to her
Padmé:"you're not all-powerful, Y/n"
Y/n:"well I should be!
Y/n fights back tears
Y/n:"someday I will be.. I will be the most powerful Jedi ever!
he turns to face her
Y/n:"even stronger than master yoda I promise you"
Padmé:"Y/n"
Y/n:"It's all my fault! i was too weak! i should have trained more!"
he angrily throws a tool against the wall
Padmé shifts on her feet
Padmé:"what's wrong, Y/n?"
sobbing, Y/n steps up to another machine.
Y/n:"I--"
he looks up his eyes glistening with tears
Y/n:"I killed them... I killed them all ... they're dead... every single one of them"
Y/n:"and not just the men, but the women... and the children too"
Y/n:"they're like animals, and I slaughtered them like animals!"
Y/n:"I hate them!"
His eyes fix on Padmé as his chin trembles.
he slumps to the floor and settles back against the control deck.
Padmé gazes down at him then lowers herself to her knees beside him.
Padmé:"to be angry is to be human"
Y/n:"I'm a Jedi I know I'm better than this"
Padmé strokes Y/n's head as he sobs.
*******
outside the family stands around Cliegg facing three upright tombstones
behind the mouring family, 3PO looks on
Cliegg:"I know wherever you are it's become a better place you were the most loving partner a man could ever have good-bye my darling wife"
wind ruffles his short red hair as he stares down sadly
Cliegg:"and thank you"
next to Cliegg's chair Owen stands holding Beru's hand.
Y/n slowly walks from Padmé's side and kneels at the foot of the grave
as he gazes at the Tombstone he reaches for a handful of dirt and grips it firmly.
he glances at the small rock then lifts his eyes again to the grave.
Y/n:"I wasn't strong enough to save you mom"
wrapped in a white shawl, Padmè gazes sadly
Y/n:"I wasn't strong enough"
Owen Lowers his eyes and his girlfriend looks on.
Y/n:'but I promise I won't fail again"
Y/n tightens his lips then rises to his feet his intense gaze stays fixed on the grave.
Y/n:"I miss you... so much"
R2D2 rolls across the dry ground toward the group
He beeps and Padmé and 3PO face the squat robot
Padmé:"R2? what are you doing here?"
R2 beeps again
C-3PO:"it seems that he is carrying a message from an Obi Wan Kenobi"
C-3PO:"hmm, Master, Y/n does that name mean anything to you?"
End
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