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TW: Darth Vader (yes, that’s its own trigger warning. Y’all know what happens in that scene), mentions of the sequel trilogy (yes, that’s a trigger! I was very angry at the time of writing this!), the usual unreliable narrator shit but it’s Anakin and Katniss this time… bc Matthew Stover]
{Mustafar, Separatist Base}
(Darth Vader stands before a hologram projector, switching it on. He contacts his master, who appears in the hologram. The young man speaks) “The Separatists have been taken care of, my master.”
[
it’s literally never finished with you, dude. YOU SOMEHOW CAME BACK!!! FML!!] *Darth Sidious, in hologram* “It is finished then. You have restored peace and justice to the galaxy.” [bitch, where?] “Send a message to the ships of the Trade Federation. All droid units must shut down immediately.”
(Vader nods) “Very good, my lord.” (The call ends. Vader is alerted to the sound of beeping. He looks at the screen to his left, sees the Naboo skiff coming. This is immediately concerning to him. Anakin explicitly stated that Padmè was supposed to wait for him to return! But oh well. Maybe he missed the birth of his children?: oh no. I’m too late)
{Naboo Skiff, Cockpit}
(Padmè is anxious, but for the sake of her backer and her sister in law… she hides the fear. C-3P0 safely lands the skiff onto the landing pad. Padmè takes a moment, then catches sight of her husband through the window of the ship. At that moment, Anakin takes off his hood and bolts to the landing pad. Padmè opens the hatch of the ship. But before she leaves, she turns to the other two women onboard) “Unless something happens… I need you both to stay in here.”
(Lucy nods) “Padmè.” (A beat. Then, Lucy hugs her friend tightly) “Good luck.” [😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭]
“Thank you, Lucy.” (In a sudden twist… Padmè’s eyes widen. She whispers in Lucy’s ear…) *ily, I’m gonna die* “I remember this.” (Before Lucy can say anything, Padmè hugs Katniss tightly, then says…) “Watch after 3P0.”
(Katniss and Lucy watch as Padmè runs out of the skiff. Katniss senses that presence again, and this time… she’s certain. Because she’d know that strong sense of morality anywhere… but she’s determined to protect her brother, and she’s willing to do that by any means necessary. She just hopes she doesn’t have to do any harm)
{Landing Pad}
(As Anakin reaches the skiff, Padmè runs out. Upon impact, Anakin encircles his arms around his wife. He can feel the way she’s trembling as she hugs him back) “I saw your ship.” (He pulls back, but he keeps his hands on her waist to keep her close) *giving me itty bitty butterflies in my tummy and sunshine in my heart… again… hopefully for the last time* “What are you doing out here?”
“I was so worried about you. Obi-Wan told me terrible things.”
(This causes Anakin to become deeply suspicious) “What things?”
“He said… you’ve turned to the Dark Side. That you… killed younglings.” [honey… you remember the sand people. Which he regretted immediately]
(Anakin sighs) “Obi-Wan is trying to turn you against me.”
(Padmè shakes her head) “No. He cares about us.”
*im sorry?!!!!!!!* “Us?”
“He knows. He wants to help you.” (Relieved, Anakin smiles at his wife)
[🥺🥺🥺🥺 why u smiling like that? My heart can’t take it. None of us can take it. You murdered people. Why? What is this fuckery? WHAT WAS THE REASON, HAYDEN?!] (Padmè is starting to remember, little by little, what happened in the original timeline. And while she’s not looking forward to the pain, she knows that she’s going to be proven right again… thanks to the babies who are inside her) “Anakin… all I want is your love.”
*they say I did something bad* “Love won’t save you, Padmè.” [😞😞😞😞😞😞] *then why’s it feel so good* “Only my new powers can do that.”
*hey… we win* “At what cost? You’re a good person. Don’t do this.”
*most fun I’ve ever had* “I won’t lose you the way I lost my mother.” (There’s a dangerous look in Anakin’s eyes now) *and I’d do it over and over and over again if I could* “I am becoming more powerful than any Jedi has ever dreamed of.” [oh. This is a meme too, believe it or not. Reddit, you need to calm down. You need to just stop. Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, uh oh! Okay. Back your regularly scheduled programming… which isn’t technically programming] *it just felt so good* “And I’m doing it for you. To protect you.” (He feels another presence… one that makes him feel calm, safe… but also more concerned) “You brought Katniss here?”
“Anakin, she wanted to come.” (Padmè runs her hands over his hair) “She wants to help you too.”
(He nods) “I need to help her. Remember? Now I can. I’m just powerful enough to bring our worlds together. District Thirteen could be walking distance now.” [ah, yes. Arrogance. We love to see it]
“Ani… come away with me. Help me raise our children. Leave everything else behind while we still can.”
“Don’t you see? We don’t have to run away anymore. I have brought peace to the Republic.” [dude. The Republic doesn’t exist anymore] “I am more powerful than the chancellor.” [yes. However, I have to point out: he’s the emperor now] “I can overthrow him.” [yes! But not for like twenty four years. 🤫 Also, I have a rematch planned. That’s why it’s called Rise of Skywalker. Because you rise from the dead! But not like a zombie, ya know? More on that later] (Anakin doesn’t have a plan yet, but he knows he’s going to do everything in his power to manifest the things he’s saying. Regardless of how Padmè is reacting) “And together, you and I can rule the galaxy, make things the way we want them to be!” [added because are you kidding me? I want someone to write the AU because I can’t! I only like writing the canon!] “And when that’s done…” (The look on Anakin’s face is pure madness)
”… we‘ll help Katniss kill Snow.” [boy, do I have news for you! Ha!]
(Padmè backs away, this time with much more certainty than the first time. Yes, she remembers what came after this point- she watched from the afterlife- but even so… she completely forgot how far gone her husband was at this point) *I know you’ll save our son* “I don’t believe what I’m hearing. Obi-Wan was right. You’ve changed.”
[oh yeah. This is also somehow a meme. Speaking of “somehow”! he’s not the only one who’s gonna somehow return! 🤫🤭. I just wanted to remind you guys that this shit is canon according to Disney. You privileged fucks. Did you understand that reference?] “I don’t want to hear any more about Obi-Wan.” (Padmè backs away even further as Anakin snarls…) “The Jedi turned against me. Don’t you turn against me!”
*I may have sort of, kind of went behind your back and started a rebellion* “I don’t know you anymore. Anakin… you’re breaking my heart. You’re going down a path I can’t follow.” [MOTHERFUCKER!!! DO YALL NEVER STOP WITH THESE MEMES?!!!! JEE-MUH-NATTIE!]
“Because of Obi-Wan?” [ARE YOU SERIOUS, YOU GUYS?!!!! THIS LINE TOO?!! COME ON! THERE ARE OTHER LINES TO MAKE INTO MEMES! THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE SERIOUS! THIS INTERRUPTS THE FLOW SO MUCH!]
“Because of what you’ve done. What you plan to do.” (On Anakin, growling as he sees Obi-Wan standing at the top of the ramp in the skiff) *Padmè OC* “Stop! Stop now. Come back.” (Lucy watches from the cockpit) [im so sorry. I’m so fucking sorry] “I love you.”
(At this moment, Anakin feels hurt. Maybe the chancellor was right about Padmè hiding something. After all… he could see it in her eyes, no mistake about that)
[guys. Calm down with the memes. Jesus Christ] *go to hell Nancy* [fuck! Yes, I decided to foreshadow Steve Harrington here! Leave me alone! For some reason, Steve and Anakin have similar vibes!] “Liar!”
(Padmè turns, sees Obi-Wan coming down the ramp) “No!”
“You’re with him!” (Anakin puts his right hand out in front of his wife, beginning to choke her through the Force out of pure rage) “You brought him here to kill me!”
{Tardis}
(On Dorothy, gasping at the sight of her older brother acting so unlike himself)
{Naboo Skiff}
(Lucy is absolutely mortified by the scene outside, wanting to run out to stop Anakin. But she can’t. She’s in just as much danger now) *susan!!!* “NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
{Landing Pad}
(Anakin catches sight of Lucy in the window of the cockpit, but the anger within him is only growing stronger now. Team Mix-In- except for Katniss, Dorothy, Naomi- yes, even her- and the Doctor- are now guilty by their association with Obi-Wan. Out of those four people, Anakin is certain that Katniss is the least guilty of them all. Because he’s never forgotten what she told him: Pan thinks that she’s a flight risk. And the thought of Pan makes Anakin’s anger rise even further [bro!!!! THE WINDPIPES OF YOUR WIFE! STOP IT! OMG! DO NOT DAEMYRA THIS SHIT!!! THINK RATIONALLY!] The sound of Obi-Wan’s voice somehow reminds him of who this is) “Let her go, Anakin!”
*choking* “Ani.”
(Obi-Wan is all the way down the ramp) “Let… her… go!”
(The sound of Padmè whimpering in extreme pain is just enough to make Anakin see what he’s doing: hurting his own wife. He immediately lets her go, watching her drop to the ground. She’s now unconscious. His heart shatters in his chest as he realizes that he’s done it again! And like before, he really, truly didn’t mean to. But the damage is done. He looks at Obi-Wan, furious) “You turned her against me!” [and surprise surprise… this is a fucking meme too!]
(Obi-Wan looks at his old apprentice) “You have done that yourself!”
(Anakin paces, dropping his robe on the ground) “You will not take her from me!”
(Obi-Wan removes his robe as well, allowing it to fall to the ground) “Your anger and your lust for power have already done that.” (On Anakin, glancing up at the top of the ramp. Concern grows in his eyes as he sees a newcomer in this pre duel confrontation) *Obi-Wan OC* “You have allowed this… Dark Lord to twist your mind, until now… now you have become the very thing you swore to destroy.” [Motherfucker. Another meme]
“Don’t lecture me, Obi-Wan. I see through the lies of the Jedi. I do not fear the Dark Side as you do.” (Anakin’s eyes soften now, but he still feels threatened. Not by Katniss, of course. After all, he can sense the worry and fear inside of her. Now, he wants nothing more than to guard her from the real threat) “Little bird.” (He holds out his hand) [is this poetry? Nah, fam. It’s not like that scene in TLJ. That’s absolutely not what’s happening here. Stop it] “Come here. Get away from him. He’s going to turn you against me.”
(Katniss shakes her head) “Anakin… I am not against you.”
(He feels hope) “Good.”
“But this is too far. You can’t do this. I know you’re in there. I can feel you in there. Palpatine isn’t trying to help you. He’s trying to turn you into something you’re not-“
“This is who I’ve always been.” (He goes to walk towards her, but Katniss immediately takes out an arrow. And, if that wasn’t enough, she aims for his shoulder) “That frightens you? Good. I’ll teach you how to use your fear.” [boi. You’re gonna teach her some shit. This ain’t it though, fam. Also, she’s gonna teach you some shit. I’m literally so excited for everyone to see it] “I can sense the Dark Side in you, Katniss. It’s strong. But as long as you’re near your father, you aren’t safe! He’ll torture you like he tortured me!”
{Tardis}
(All eyes on Pan, increasingly suspicious. The Doctor realizes that…) “You were trying to protect Katniss?”
(The lost boy rolls his eyes) “Why is everyone surprised that I care about my children?”
*catherine Tate intensifies* “I’m sorry. Have you met you?”
(But the Doctor is very upset) “That is no way to protect your children. You just couldn’t resist some good old fashioned villain nostalgia, could you?”
{Landing Pad}
(Anakin, still feeling threatened by Obi-Wan, is desperate to bring his sister to his side. He can sense the hatred within her; the anger; the fear; the pain; the loneliness; the confusion; the uncertainty and unease of the situation. All of these things are so easy for Anakin to sense and understand, and he wants more than anything to help Katniss turn to the Dark Side. [dude! That sounds awesome but it also sounds terrible! The world doesn’t need to see an evil Mockingjay] But she’s still aiming at his shoulder, so he can’t get his wish) “Put down the arrow, and come to me. I’ll protect you from Obi-Wan. I know he’s trying to turn you against me… but I believe you’re smarter than that. You’re stronger… better-“
“I don’t know what to believe at this point!”
(Obi-Wan looks to Katniss, making sure that he doesn’t appear to her as the enemy) “Katniss… you said you believe there is good in him. Perhaps you’re right… but if you release that arrow… what will you become?”
(That brings Katniss back to reality. What happens next is practically an act of betrayal to Anakin: the Mockingjay puts her arrow away… and stands beside Obi-Wan. Anakin feels as though he’s drowning, every second that passes feels like another person turning away from him. Out of pure anger and hatred, he tries to use the Force to pull his sister away from the bearded Jedi… but it doesn’t work. And he realizes…) “Pan cast a spell on you!”
(Katniss shakes her head) “No. I cast a spell on myself.”
“Someday, you’ll change your mind. You’ll join me. And then the real work begins. The war in Panem will end… and we’ll do what I did here.”
(Katniss is terrified now, unable to recognize her brother) “And what have you done?”
(Unable to look at Obi-Wan, Anakin turns around. He doesn’t see his old master checking on Padmè’s pulse) “I’ve brought peace, freedom, justice and security to my new empire.”
(Padmè still has a pulse, but Obi-Wan doesn’t like what he just heard) “Your new empire?”
“Don’t make me kill you.”
[oh my god! We don’t need more memes! I can’t believe I just said that] “Anakin, my allegiance is to the Republic. To democracy!”
(Katniss feels Anakin’s pain, and Anakin is able to feel hers too. That’s why he feels his heart shattering when he says…) “If you’re not with me… then you’re my enemies.”
“Anakin-“
“You’re either with me or you’re against me! There is no middle ground!” [but there is a high ground]
(Obi-Wan takes out his lightsaber) [you guys. I’m gonna lose it] “Only a Sith deals in absolutes. I will do what I must.”
“You will try.”
(Katniss is not willing to be a simple bystander. However, she knows that it’s not a very fair fight. She might have been in a few lightsaber fights… but she’s only ever been in them with her brother by her side. And now… he’s the opponent… and that’s why she’s scared to fight him. And while it’s not going to be just her against her former ward… she’s still unsure about the odds being in her favor. So when the lightsabers come on, she immediately gets her bow ready- special ability feature on- and watches her brother do a backflip towards Obi-Wan. Anakin is fast with his swordsmanship, and Obi-Wan is able to hold his own against each strike. Katniss doesn’t know if or when she’ll get her shot to step in, wanting to save her brother from stepping down the road of darkness, but she knows she has to be careful. But little does she know: Anakin has absolutely no intention of fighting his sister. However, he is willing to do anything to get her away from this battle so she doesn’t get hurt because of him. He’s already done enough damage to the person he loves the most… the woman he turned to the Dark Side for in the first place. And it’s that thought that makes Anakin even more angry, kicking Obi-Wan backwards. But the fight has only begun)
{Emperor’s Office, The Senate Building}
(In walks Yoda, who immediately attracts the attention of the red guards at the entrance. The old man simply knocks them out with the Force. The emperor turns in his chair, facing Yoda, who says…) “I hear a new apprentice, you have, Emperor. Or should I call you Darth Sidious?”
*disappointment* “Master Yoda… you survived.”
“Surprised?”
(Sidious grimaces) “Your arrogance blinds you, Master Yoda.” [dude. You belong in a zoo… because you’re a fucking hippo! Like a hypocrite? I’ll let myself out] “Now, you will experience the full power of the Dark Side.” [is it as bad as your breath?] (Sidious zaps at Yoda with his Force lightning! The elderly green man is thrown into the wall behind him, unconscious… but is he really? It’s a fair question)
{Separatist Base, Mustafar}
(Anakin Skywalker and his old master Obi-Wan Kenobi are still in their duel with Katniss Everdeen not too far behind. The fight is headed towards the main control center, where they reach a narrow hallway. In this hallway, they are unable to avoid slicing the walls around them. Katniss waits until the sparks are no longer flying to follow them. Inside of the center, the corpses of the Separatist leaders are still in their places. Katniss feels intensely afraid now… but that only makes her brother feel more pride, though he can’t deny that he’s feeling worried about her mental well being. Especially when he catches glimpses of her memories concerning the ruins of District Twelve, which prompts Anakin to move away from Obi-Wan and physically push his sister towards the exit. She resists, using her bow to hold off his lightsaber. They struggle for a moment, and Anakin speaks) “You have a death wish, little bird. Get out of here!”
(She grunts and kicks him off of her) “I’m not leaving you again!” (The duel between brother against brother continues. Katniss is certain of one thing: Obi-Wan needs to survive this battle… but so does Anakin)
{Emperor’s Office, The Senate Building}
(The office is now occupied by two men: Darth Sidious and Jedi Grandmaster Yoda, who is still on the floor. Sidious cackles as he walks towards the elder man) [this is also a meme. This… I… guys… this is too far] “I have waited a long time for this moment, my little green friend.” (Unbeknownst to Sidious, Yoda has opened one eye. The cackling continues as Master Yoda stands, but the Sith Lord carries on with his gloating) “At last, the Jedi are no more.” [not my gif
I said fuck off. I’m funny. I like being funny. Leave me alone]
“Not if anything to say about it, I have.” (With the power of the Force, Yoda yeets Darth Sidious backwards. The Sith Lord is knocked over in an embarrassing position. I’d even go as far to say that I… no. I don’t see France. My bad. Be a badass, Yoda) “At an end, your rule is.” (As Sidious stands, Yoda prepares for another attack) “And not short enough it was.” (He blocks his opponent’s exit, then moves to take out his lightsaber) “If so powerful you are… why leave?”
(Yoda ignites his weapon. Sidious is gleeful) “You will not stop me. Darth Vader will become more powerful than either of us.” [for the sake of my ovaries the universe… you better hope not!]
(And that’s when Sidious ignites his red blade. Yoda is certain of his next words…) “Faith in your new apprentice… misplaced may be.” (A lightsaber twirl) “As is your faith in the Dark Side of the Force.” (And the duel begins. Like a chihuahua, Yoda is tiny… but mighty. With each attack, it seems like Sidious is enjoying himself even more. Seriously, dude. Are you sitting on a feather? You’re laughing… an egregious amount. I’m a little worried)
{Control Center, Mustafar}
(Anakin grabs Obi-Wan’s throat with his mechanical hand, forcing his opponent onto his back. He attempts to put his blade towards his neck… but that’s when Anakin senses his sister behind him. He turns to look at her… but that’s his mistake. Obi-Wan literally kicks Anakin’s ass, forcing him to roll over. Katniss gets up on the table, standing on the other side of Darth Sidious’s new apprentice) “Anakin-“
(He immediately goes towards her, tackling her to the floor. To the surprise of himself and her, he makes this fight even. No lightsaber, just pure physical attack… and yet, these attacks seem too held back. At any moment, Anakin could easily end the life of Katniss in the blink of an eye… but he doesn’t. He hesitates, but that doesn’t mean he’s not causing damage. The hesitation allows her to escape… but only for a moment. He then pushes his sister up against the wall [i wish that were me… but in a loving way, you know? Like… soft], holding his arm up against her chest) “You have three choices: join me, leave, or die.”
“You’re not gonna kill me. I know you won’t.”
“Really? What makes you think that?”
[oh my god. I’m so fucking sorry] “Because you don’t have that look in your eye.”
“What look?!”
“The same one Peeta had when he tried to kill me.”
(At the mention of that name, Anakin becomes more protective. She’s right, he can’t kill her. But the rage is still strong enough to blind him) “He’ll pay for what he did to you-“
(With that distraction, Katniss forces him off of her. Anakin goes back to his primary opponent, remembering that Obi-Wan is the real enemy here. A kick in the bearded man’s face causes both men to fall. Their lightsabers drop to the floor. Obi-Wan kicks Anakin, who falls onto his back. They summon their weapons, and Anakin blocks Obi-Wan’s next attack. Katniss pulls out an arrow, now ready to take aim at her brother… to protect him, herself, Obi-Wan… but especially Peeta. She knows that the baker’s son is in danger now. She hasn’t forgotten what Sidious said that night at the opera: the Dark Side is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural)
{Emperor’s Office, Senate Building}
(Darth Sidious and Yoda are now on the podium, still dueling. The podium begins to rise into…)
{Senate Chamber}
(… where both men continue to fight. This battle of good and evil is happening simultaneously with the battle of the heroes)
{Control Center, Mustafar}
(This battle between two friends is intense, and Katniss isn’t sure how much longer she can stand by and watch. That is, until the men reach a standstill, their blades locked. Katniss takes the opportunity to try and reason with Anakin) “I know how much you want to help… but what you’re doing isn’t helping.”
*omg sis* “Just shut up.” (In order to try and push Anakin away, Obi-Wan uses the Force… but Anakin blocks that attack with the Force as well. It’s a very tense struggle… and it ends with both men getting pushed back. They land on opposite ends of the room. Katniss is starting to worry, which Anakin can feel… but his hatred for Obi-Wan is growing. He lunges at him, and their sabers clash… onto the control panel. The base is now unshielded from the lava that flows below the structure, as indicated by the alarms. The door to the balcony opens, and the duel continues. Katniss is right behind her brother, who looks increasingly unlike himself. He kicks Obi-Wan in the nose, which makes Katniss take an arrow out. But Anakin senses that attack coming, so he turns around and grabs her by the wrist… tightly, yet… gentle) *genuinely trying to save you* “Go away.”
(Katniss, ever the survivor, is unwilling to give up on him) “No.”
(And their fight resumes. This one is more physical, with Anakin pushing Katniss backwards… right towards Obi-Wan) [my baby is pushing everyone away. That, my friends, is the Dark Side of the Force at work]
{Senate Chamber}
(Darth Sidious is having the time of his life right now, dueling against Yoda and throwing several senate pods at him with the Force. Yoda evades his attacks, going as far as to climb them. But at a certain point, he slips. When another pod comes for him, Yoda stops it with the Force. He starts to spin it around and then throws it right back at Sidious, who jumps out of the pod he’s in and lands in another one. Yoda is a literal chihuahua: tiny but mighty. He is tough as fuck, his lightsaber in his hand. Sidious, however, is a dirty cheater. Shooting his lightning at Yoda. The old man’s weapon is knocked out of his hands, but he is able to defend himself against the lightning. He pushes it towards Sidious, closer, closer, closer… until it causes a rebound. Both men are now forced to hang onto a pod. Yoda eventually falls to the floor below. Sidious can’t help but cackle at the idea that he’s won this fight. And he has… in a way. But Yoda still lives, though he may not be as happy as we are about that)
{Mustafar, Outside the Separatist Base}
(Obi-Wan and Anakin have reached the most dangerous place: the pipeline right above the lava river. Katniss carefully gets on the pipeline, following her brother. The young man is too preoccupied with his opponent to turn and face her. Everyone is trying to keep their balance, even when the pipe shakes. The men wait for a moment before they strike at each other, then they jump onto a platform nearby. Katniss joins them, trying desperately to make a move. In an attempt to get her away from the heat, Anakin pulls her towards him. She incorrectly assumes that he’s going to harm her, but the look in his eyes tells her that he’s desperate to keep her alive… but for what reason? She’s not sure. In a glorious moment of cinematic beauty, Anakin and Obi-Wan… engage with each other, physically trying to get the upper hand in their duel while the lava explodes in the background behind them)
(Katniss is still beside Anakin, and she’s now trying to figure out how to get out of this mess. But he senses her desire to escape, which makes him feel even more angry. Like the hellish landscape around him, Darth Vader boils with rage) “You had a choice! This is what you wanted, little bird!”
(Obi-Wan forces Vader to turn around, and now… he is the one that’ll guide Katniss out of this burning world. But Katniss is reminded of her conversation with her enemy… and she realizes that he is right…) *President Coriolanus Snow VO, archive audio* “It’s the things we love most… that destroy us.”
{Wiring Tunnel, Senate Building}
(Yoda crawls through the chute, grunting softly. He stops to speak into his comm link) “Hurry. Careful timing, we will need.”
*Bail VO, through device* “Activate your homing beacon when you’re ready.”
{Senate Chamber}
(Four clone troopers are looking for Yoda. So far…) “There’s no sign of a body, sir.”
[are you kidding me? This is a meme too? I’m so done] “Then he’s not dead.”
[bruh, chill. I don’t know why you in a big time rush. Ah ah aha oh!] “Double your search.”
*good soldiers follow orders* “Yes, sir. Right away, sir.”
(Sidious turns to Mas Amedda) “Tell Captain Kagi to prepare my shuttle for immediate takeoff.”
“Yes, Master.”
*the night is dark and full of terrors… but not the fun kind* “I sense Lord Vader is in danger.” [yes. From you, motherfucker!]
{Mustafar, Outside the Separatist Base}
(Enraged by Katniss’s unwillingness to be at his side, Darth Vader strikes at Obi-Wan with a vengeance. The duel is moving forward onto a paneled floor. Katniss, while still afraid of the monster her brother is turning into, feels like she can still find a way to bring him back to the good side… or at least try. [you can’t… but your nephew can! 🙌 He’s coming in like twenty four hours! Possibly twelve] But this place is definitely coming apart, and the lava isn’t helping. The duel is forced to go on hold, so Vader and Obi-Wan take cover. But Katniss is not fast enough to get away from her brother, who grabs her and holds her tightly. Those protective instincts are stronger than ever, but Katniss wonders how long it will take for them to be crushed by the Dark Side. [oh. Bitch. You’re not gonna believe what happens] But Vader’s grip on his sister’s body is tight, incredibly protective and he can feel her shaking against him) “Don’t try to run. You don’t wanna be the Girl Who Was On Fire, do you?” (An intense, frightening beat) *stop IGNORING ME* “Do you?!” (Katniss shakes her head, tries to fight him. He merely tightens his hold on her as the structure begins to fall. He nearly stumbles, which gives Katniss the opportunity to run away from him. Shes immediately caught by Obi-Wan. The duel isn’t ready to resume quite yet, but Anakin is dead set on “rescuing” his sister) [notice how I put rescuing in quotation marks! I’m still trying to figure out whose POV to tell this from in the novelization. Should I do both? This isn’t my gif
I’m so sorry that I haven’t seen this movie! 😭😭😭😭😭]
{Under the Roof of The Senate Building}
(In his speeder, Bail Organa follows the homing signal to find Master Yoda. Above him, a hatch opens. The little green man jumps down, landing in the passenger seat next to Bail. The elder man is clearly unhappy with the way things are unfolding, and he tells the senator…) “Into exile, I must go. Failed, I have.” [you are what your students grow beyond. That’s one of the only good things about the sequel trilogy and virtually no one talks about it! SMH!]
{Mustafar}
(And now, the duel resumes. Vader’s eyes are filled with determination, but Katniss can’t tell if he’s determined to kill her, or Obi-Wan, or both of them. She knows only one thing: this is not Anakin Skywalker. It’s not her brother. He gets angrier when he sees the eighteen year old climbing further away from him) “Stop running!” [this isn’t my gif either
Literally the same energy]
(Obi-Wan remembers that Katniss is an expert at climbing trees, so he’s not surprised by how far she gets from Vader. But he’s also very worried that she might be too far from him. Regardless, he knows that he needs to get Katniss out of here before she gets hurt… or far worse. [goddammit. I just remembered that Katniss ends up getting burned in the bombing of the Capital. Fuck me in my eye. Did you like that, Damien? I quoted you] In other news, the structure on which our three characters are holding on for dear life is now heading for a lava fall. Obi-Wan jumps, grabs a cable. Vader spots another cable, jumps onto one. Katniss, of course, is on her own. She’s very much afraid to fall. But, even as Vader clashes with Obi-Wan, he has no intention of leaving her to die. She can’t die now. After all… he needs her alive in order to get to Thirteen. [I am not writing that AU. I recommend you do it yourself. 😏 you’ll have fun. Trust me] So, he swings towards her) “Jump!” (She does… but then grabs onto the other cable, which is the one that Obi-Wan is holding. The bearded Jedi has spotted a floating platform big enough for Katniss and himself to fit on. He looks at Katniss) “On my back!” (She climbs up and onto Obi-Wan’s back [poetry kind of???]) “Hold on tight.”
(She doesn’t need to be told twice. She shuts her eyes as Obi-Wan leaps down towards the platform, landing safely onto it. Anakin is still on the structure… but he’s not done with this fight yet. It’s not over until [the mockingjay sings????? I’m sorry] he kills Kenobi and takes his sister away from Pan. His blood boils with anger as he runs across the falling tower, leaping onto a droid that just happens to be across from the platform upon which his opponent and his sister stand. The twenty three year old man has an intense expression on his face, and it’s enough to make Katniss tremble… especially when she sees him twirling his weapon the way he often would. The duel between two heroes continues now, and this time, Katniss doesn’t try to get an attack in. She’s exhausted, sweating… terrified. But she has no desire to give up on her brother, who she truly believes is still in there beneath all that darkness. Anakin pauses, looking directly at Katniss. He can feel her fear, and he’s starting to get the sense that she really, truly has no idea what her father is capable of. Obi-Wan speaks, saying exactly what Katniss is thinking) “I have failed you, Anakin! I have failed you.”
“I should have known the Jedi were plotting to take over!”
“Anakin, Chancellor Palpatine is evil!”
“From my point of view, the Jedi are evil!”
“Well then you are lost!”
[added because did you really think this would be forgotten… like that one scene in GOT involving Jaime and Cersei???? THE ONE BY JOFFERY’S CORPSE??!!!!!!!! 🥴🥴🥴🥴 WHY THE FUCK WAS THAT NOT ADDRESSED?!!!!!!!] “Perhaps I am not the only one who is lost.”
(Obi-Wan shakes his head. Katniss knows he’s talking about her) “Anakin, what you’re saying isn’t real!” [it’s like poetry, it rhymes ig. You’ll see what I mean in Season Eleven]
“Your father’s hand reaching into my chest felt pretty real.” (Off the shock on Katniss’s face) “You really don’t know, do you?”
“Anakin-“
“Katniss, as long as you stay on Team Mix-In, you’ll never be safe.”
“And I’d be safe with you?”
(A somber, tragic beat) “At least I would try to keep you safe. You deserve better than them. You, and Dorothy, and Naomi, and the Doctor… you all deserve so much better than them!”
{Tardis}
(Naomi is… very unhappy about that statement) *closeted who* “Did this… motherf…” (Sees Dorothy and Gavroche) “… funhouse… try to appeal to me through favoritism?”
(River’s actually very offended that Darth Vader didn’t even acknowledge her) [River Song would be offended. Let’s not lie to ourselves] “Yes. I think he did.”
(Naomi feels like she’s just been told something… very rude)
{The Lava River}
(Katniss is holding onto hope that she can turn Anakin back to the Light Side) “Ani… I know my father-“
“You only know what he’s shown you! You think he’s changed his ways but he hasn’t!”
“He can’t be any worse than what you’ve become-“
“THIS IS WHO IVE ALWAYS BEEN, AND YOU KNOW IT! YOUVE BEEN BESIDE ME THIS ENTIRE TIME! YOU KNOW THIS IS THE REAL ME!” (The next words are ones that will surely haunt Anakin for years to come… because deep down, he doesn’t actually mean them) “You could’ve put a stop to all of it. But you’re just too used to doing things like the Doctor would. You did nothing, and now… you’re going to live with it.” (Katniss forces herself to teleport away from the fight. By the time Anakin realizes his biggest mistake… she’s gone. And so, he turns his attention back to Obi-Wan) “This is the end for you, my master.”
(Obi-Wan prepares for the next attack. His opponent jumps onto the platform, then clashes his lightsaber with the other blade. Obi-Wan catches Katniss in the corner of his eye. And what’s this? The Mockingjay has the high ground. Ah. That seems like an excellent place to jump. That’s exactly what Obi-Wan does. He looks at the other man, who seems unwilling to give up. A shame, truly) [this, I can understand. But guys… I’m starting to get tired of counting memes] “It’s over, Anakin! I have the high ground!”
(He stares directly at Katniss, who takes an arrow from her quiver) “Ani, I really don’t wanna do this. But I will if I have to.”
[this, I get too. I guess this applies to how prequel memers I’ve inevitably inspired throughout this fanfic. I’m begging someone to use “What the hell is a Google”]
“You underestimate my power!”
“You haven’t learned anything yet.”
“Neither have you, little bird.” [omg. Even when he’s evil, he likes showing off to his little sister. This is either cute… or disgusting. I’ll let you guys decide] “Put the arrow down.”
(Katniss, afraid of being exactly like what her brother is becoming, puts the arrow back in her quiver. Obi-Wan shakes his head) [I swear, there’s a meme every other line!] “Don’t try it!”
(Oh. Oh, Anakin is trying it. He’s definitely trying it. The boy leaps up into the air, preparing to take his old master’s life… and is promptly defeated. Obi-Wan cuts off Anakin Skywalker’s three remaining limbs, watching him tumble down the hill. Katniss is shattered into pieces by the sight) *not my daughter, you bitch!* [sidenote: absolutely no credit will be given to the transphobic bitch on Twitter. Fuck that bitch. All credit goes to Starkid, Daniel Radcliffe, etc, etc] “Obi-Wan, what have you done?”
(He looks at Katniss. He knows he’s just triggered the protective instincts of a direct extension) “I had no choice. He would’ve killed you.” (Obi-Wan sees the blue eyes of Anakin disappear, and then… the yellow eyes of a Sith quickly replace the blue. This is now a young Jedi named Darth Vader, a pupil of his own who turned evil. The good man who was Anakin… has truly been consumed by Vader) [fuck. Guys, I made myself cry when I wrote this. Fml. Oh, and this is also a meme?!!!!! Fucking Christ! I’m so done!] “You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!”
(Wordlessly, Katniss goes to her brother. At this point, she’s done with staying in the shadows and watching awful things happen to the people she’s supposed to protect. It’s clear that this isn’t a happy story, and that makes her feel angry at the man who claims to be her father) “Anakin-“
(Darth Vader sees his weapon in the hand of Obi-Wan) [are you guys kidding me? I understand why this is a meme… but it’s such bad timing! What in the name of sanity] “I HATE YOU!!!!!”
(Katniss shakes her head, thinking that she’s the person he’s referring to. But when she hears Obi-Wan’s voice, she suddenly understands) “You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you.” [
I am fucking done. I am… kill me please. I would like to be euthanized. I’m in pain. This hurts. Goddammit. Why didn’t this movie win the awards it deserved??!!! I can’t believe I’m saying this but social media should’ve come quicker! I’m done!]
(Katniss lets a tear go, reaching her hand for Vader) “Come here.”
(He snarls, but he’s not looking at Katniss) “COWARD!”
(Oh. It’s Pan. Katniss stands her ground) “I’m not leaving him-“
(Peter ignores her, grabs her arm) “Let’s go.”
*im in a rage, this is the maddest Ive ever been* “COWARD!!!!!!! GET AWAY FROM HER!!!!” [I don’t remember this episode of Friends- oh. I- I am so sorry] “GET AWAY FROM MY SISTER!!!!!!” [im done. I- I can’t]
(Peter stares down at Vader angrily, tightening his grip on his daughter’s arm) “Let’s go!”
(The girl struggles) “No! I’m not LEAVING HIM!”
[dude. Your words were, and I quote, “I like fire”. Do we need to go to urgent care, fam?] “We have to go!”
(Darth Vader catches fire, causing him to scream in excruciating pain. Peter quickly pulls Katniss away, even though she’s thrashing and screaming, begging to be released so that she can help her brother. But her pleas fall on deaf ears, and eventually, she’s too exhausted to fight. Vader watches this scene, even as his flesh and hair burn off. In his chest, his heart shrieks, begging to help his sister get free from the evil man who calls himself a father)
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"When knife and sword are reunited, so shall our people be."
(listen, I'm about to get crazy here so please take this theory with a grain of salt. This is probably more wishful thinking than me believing I have it right)
The above is the Crescent City prophecy right? And Aidas tells them the sword belongs to Theia's female line.
But the thing is, that sword never really belonged to Theia in the first place, it rightfully belonged to Fionn, the first and only High King of Prythian.
"that one of the Fae heroes who rose up to overthrow them was Fionn, who was given the great sword Gwydion by the High Priestess Oleanna, who had dipped it into the Cauldron itself. Fionn and Gwydion overthrew the Daglan. A millennium of peace followed, and the lands were divided into rough territories that were the precursors to the courts"
“The last one Made, the great blade Gwydion, vanished around the time the last of the Trove went missing.”
"This sword isn’t Gwydion,” Cassian said, well aware of the myths regarding the sword. It had belonged to a true Fae High King in Prythian, as there had been in Hybern."
Amren lived in Prythian prior to Fionn and Gwydion arising in history and she only went to the Prison once the Daglan were defeated. Therefore she is as accurate of a source of Gwydions origins as we're going to get.
Theia most likely stole the sword from Fionn:
“Fionn was betrayed by his queen, who had been leader of her own territory, and by his dearest friend, who was his general. They killed him, taking some of his bloodline’s most powerful and precious weapons,
then ended up in Midgard through the tear in their worlds.
I am not of the belief that the people of Midgard will end up on Prythian, I think the Merpeople, otters, shifters, angels wolves, etc are happy in their modern society and plan on fighting for their world rather than ending up on another planet where they don't even speak the language and where they wouldn't even have homes to live in considering nothing but the Prison exists on "the lost Dusk Court" (which was never actually a court). I don't think those on Midgard feel they need to reconnect with "their people" considering those in ACOTAR are really just strangers they may have shared a common ancestor with 15,000 years ago. They're not "their people" but the people on Midgard are.
On Midgard, their biggest threat is the Asteri and those who work for them but to me, they're not really a land divided, they're a land being suppressed by a dictatorship.
However, we do have another series where the land is divided, where the people are at odds with one another:
“Do you think we stand a chance?” I asked, motioning to the human figures still walking, far away, back toward the camp. “Of peace between all of us?”
There was still much work to be done, trust to build, but the matter of crafting a new wall … It remained to be seen whether we could agree on that. Many of us were against it. Many of the humans, rightfully so, were wary. There were still other Fae territories to contend with—those who had found Hybern’s promises appealing. Seductive. The High Lords quarreled the most about the possibility of a new wall. And with every word of it, just as Helion said, that temporary allegiance frayed and snapped. Court lines were redrawn.
"We need the humans in other territories to trust us, if we can ever hope to achieve lasting peace.”
“Why does your father want to start a war so badly?” “Why does anyone go to war?” Eris reached out a long, slender hand, letting the falling petals gather there. “Why does Vallahan not sign the treaty? The borders of this new world have not yet been set.”
“Beron knows another war that pits Fae against Fae would be catastrophic. Many of us would be wiped out entirely. Especially …
It doesn't seem to matter how many came together to defeat Hybern, the humans, the fae in the continent, and the courts of Prythian are all at odds with one another after the war. Rhys knows the humans don't completely trust them and they're struggling to get Vallahan to sign the leave treaty.
The people of their world are not united.
“And I won’t?” Rhys demanded, standing. “I will not be High King. I will not consider it, not today and not in a century.”
“Very well then, Rhysand.” Amren also turned from the desk and the blades Rhys’s magic now sheathed and set upon the surface. “But know that the Cauldron’s benevolence will be extended to you only for so long before it is offered to another.”
I don't think Rhys will ever be High King though Cassian can't imagine anyone being a "fairer ruler than Rhys" but it does seem like SJM is hinting that someone might be.
I love Rhys but other courts and those in the human lands and continent don't trust him (understandable given that he spent centuries letting them believe he should be feared).
So who would be a fair ruler?
“I claimed Lucien as my own—named him emissary, since he’d already made many friends across the courts and had always been good at talking to people,
so he spent his youth doing everything a High Lord’s son probably shouldn’t: wandering the courts, making friends with the sons of other High Lords”—
Lucien shifted in his seat. “Not to be the bearer of truly bad tidings, but my contact at the Winter Court managed to get a letter to me.”
Thoughts slammed into me, images and memories, a pattern of thinking and feeling that was old, and clever, and sad, so endlessly sad"
"Things were bad, Feyre. I went in his stead, and I did my duty to the court."
His mother’s family is strong—that was why Beron wanted a bride from their line. The gift could be hers.
Other than the fact that Lucien might be Helion’s sole heir.
Lucien had remained behind to help with any of the human wounded still needing Fae healing, but had promised to come here when he finished
“Send Lucien, then. As our human emissary.”
Lucien had encountered him, I realized. Somehow, in living with Jurian and Vassa at that manor, he’d run into Elain’s former betrothed. And managed to leave the human lord breathing.
“He’s spent months helping them sort out the politics of who rules Prythian’s slice of the human lands,”
The male had grown up alongside Eris. Had dealt with Eris’s and Beron’s cruelty. Had his lover slaughtered by his own father. But Lucien had learned to keep his cool.
“Easy,” Lucien said. Cassian snarled. “Easy,” Lucien repeated, and flame sizzled in his russet eye. The flame, the surprising dominance within it, hit Cassian like a stone to the head, knocking him from his need to kill and kill and kill whatever might threaten—
He’d been trained, he once told me—at the Autumn Court and at this one. Like Rhys, he usually opted for words to win his battles, but I’d seen him and Tamlin in the practice ring. He knew how to handle a weapon. How to kill, if need be.
High King would not be the most powerful, they'd simply be the one capable of uniting everyone (sort of like Captain America, he's the team leader giving the big pep talk before battle). And there is only one character in the series who has friends across all courts, who is good at talking to people, who keeps his cool and doesn't seek out revenge even when he has the right to, who does his duty to one court, helps out another as emissary while being heir to third and the son to his powerful mother in a fourth, who helped the humans in a way no other did after the war, who prefers words to win his battles but can fight when necessary.
In mythology, Fionn Mac Cumhaill is the leader of a group of hunter - warriors, often depicted with his hunting hounds and fighting with his spear and sword.
What court in ACOTAR has hounds? Autumn.
Fionn was also able to call upon the "Thumb of Knowledge" which equates to wisdom.
Also from mythology "With natural fighting and hunting ability and now all of the world’s knowledge at his disposal, Fionn was poised to be a remarkable leader."
"A pattern of thinking and feeling that was old, and clever"
"he waded into the stream, boots off and pants rolled to his knees, and caught one with his bare hands".
"My friend had been economical about which ones he'd selected. The blade, plus a short sword, plus an assortment of daggers. A quiver of arrows and an unstrung bow were tied to his pack.
"but I'd seen him and Tamlin in the practice ring. He knew how to handle a weapon. How to kill, if need be."
"Where's my dear friend Lucien?" "Hunting for dinner."
What if Lucien is somehow a descendent of Fionn on his mothers side?
Gwydion, which Fionn wielded, means "born of trees" and SJM once said this of Lucien:
His woods, by blood and law. He was a son of this forest, and here....He looked crafted from it. For it"
(another note about Gwydion, it was the name of the magician who created Blodeuwedd out of flowers for the hero Lleu to have a wife and we know SJM tagged a picture of Blodeuwedd with Elain's name. Also Gwydion was Lleu's uncle in the tale).
Gwydion, in ACOTAR, also has a "savior's light" with Lucien's name meaning light and Feyre reminding us a few times of his goodness.
Again with this excerpt:
"Fionn was betrayed by his queen, who had been leader of her own territory, and by his dearest friend who was his general. They killed him, taking some of his bloodline's most powerful and precious weapons, and then out of the chaos that followed..."
In CC history, the sword belonged to Theia and Aidas angrily claims it belongs to her daughters line (it's important to note he's speaking as an angry ex lover who doesn't feel it belonged to Pelias's offspring) but in Prythian history, it doesn't seem like Theia is quite the hero of the story considering an unnamed queen married to Fionn and Fionn's general killed him. If Prythian's history is accurate, it was in his possession for years after being gifted to him by the High Priestess before it was taken by his queen after his murder, "his bloodline's most powerful and precious weapons".
We've gotten hints that the fae (including the Starborn), the Illyrians, etc were possibly "made" by the Daglan. Gwydion was "made" when it was dipped into the Cauldron therefore the Starsword could theoretically respond to anyone made or descended from those who are made (like calls to like).
Amren tells us made objects can also choose to reveal themselves to certain people when they have their own plan.
What if Truth Teller, which Az now has, once belonged to the general who also betrayed Fionn? What if TT is the weapon that killed Fionn? What if Gwydion doesn't necessarily belong to Bryce and she was simply part of the prophecy as Theia's female heir (Theia who murdered Fionn or was somehow involved), to return the sword to where it belongs? Sort of righting a wrong? (and kind of like what Aelin did with Elena and the other goddesses).
The novella and SF has been building up major animosity between Lucien and Az. Mostly on Az's side because of his jealousy that Lucien was given a bond with the "third sister" while his brothers are with the other two along with his possible jealousy over the NC relying on Lucien for information where Az was once the one they turned to. Because of that jealousy, Az isn't thinking clearly and doesn't seem to care about the problems he might create between the courts as a result, "I'll defeat him with little effort". To which Rhys responds: "And your doing so will rip apart any fragile peace and alliances we have".
The ACOTAR world settled into a fragile peace after the war, only to have Az threatening that tentative peace over Lucien and Elain. That sounds like Rhys's attempt to prevent a repeat of history, the peace Fionn brought about thrown into chaos over the actions of Theia and the general:
"They killed him, taking some of his bloodline’s most powerful and precious weapons, and then out of the chaos that followed"
What if the Az, Lucien and Elain setup is an echo of what happened between Fionn, Theia and the general.
What if Bryce returning Gwydion to the world of Prythian and it eventually being given to Lucien (maybe Fionn's ancestor), is a course correction from a bloody history?
And what if "when knife and sword are reunited, so shall our people be" is actually referring to Lucien and Az, two characters who have unknown history's with Gwydion and it's matching dagger, not making the same mistakes their ancestors did so that Lucien can take up the role of High King in whatever war is coming their way, uniting the humans, the fae in Prythian and the fae on the continent in order to defeat a more major threat to their world (possibly the Asteri if they do actually find their way back to the world of their brothers and sisters as they've been trying to do).
Again, their world is the one who currently needs united in a way that Midgard does not. Their world is the one that is divided and a world divided is not in a place to fight against major threats coming their way.
"Our people" may not mean the people living on Midgard but the ones who are living on the world they all originated from. Sort of like someone living in America but referring to "my people" in reference to their ancestors who are living in the country of their heritage.
Bryce has her own people to save on Midgard but what if the first step to doing that is learning about the Asteri and who they really are and learning the history of her people? And the way SJM brought all of that about was by creating a storyline where she, as Theia's descendent, came into possession of a sword that rightfully belongs in Prythian. The sword recognized her as the bloodline of the female who stole the sword, knowing she'd be the one to help it find it's way home (since we're told in SF that made objects have a mind of their own). With it's twin the beacon calling her to the world of ACOTAR where she can gather the knowledge she needs while also righting the wrongs of her ancestor (something we saw on the TOG series).
And as a final point, Helion is connected to the Mask through his ancestors, the Mask being a made object of the Trove. Gwydion, another Made object, also went missing around the time the Trove did. Following the "like calls to like" narrative, if Helion is connected to Made objects that means Lucien as his son would also be.
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