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A Moment of Transcendence by Jedi-Princess-Solo (PG)
Fandom: STAR WARS OT
Pairing: Gen
Length: 2,500 words
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Jedi-Princess-Solo's Fanfiction.net Profile
Why this must be read:
In this fic, Obi-Wan watches the final climatic scenes of the entire Star Wars saga. He looks on as Luke and Vader duel and Luke defeats first his father and then the Dark Side within himself. But Obi-Wan is a Force ghost, and so he can see to the heart of things. He sees the change come over Vader, as Anakin rediscovers himself and saves his son's life. Obi-Wan had given up hope that Anakin would return to the light, and this fic nicely illustrates his utter delight and total joy at welcoming his brother home. Some might say the ending of the fic is a bit sappy, but I dare anyone to read it all the way through and not get just a little misty eyed. I dare you!
Unfortunately, this story has only been posted on the Jedi Council Forums and I could not find it anywhere else. I will try to update the fic link if I do find it in a regular archive somewhere. I found it at Fanfiction.net, and the link has been updated.
This is the third story in my pseudo Obi-Wan trilogy. As I noted in my first two Crack Van recommendations this month, each story in the trilogy is written by a different author. In fact, these stories only form a trilogy in my own mind, but it is remarkable how well they fit together and how each story flows naturally to the next. Each story in the trilogy nicely illustrates what I imagine Obi-Wan's frame of mind to be during the time period in which the story is placed. The trilogy as a whole shows the progression of his thoughts and feelings from the end of Revenge of the Sith through to the end of Return of the Jedi.
For the first and second stories in my pseudo trilogy, please see my first two Crack Van entries here and here.
* * *
Darkness has seeped into the galaxy, thick and smothering, but this is not a recent event. A lifetime ago, it hardened, turning into immovable stone that could not be rolled aside, but the darkness has always been there, from the start.
It has grown steadily over time, gaining strength and power.
And when it reached its apex, when the crescendo hit, there was no one to stand against it.
Those who should have been able to undertake the task were incapable, weakened by decades of living in the sun's harsh glare, no longer able to see clearly nor to connect with the deepest currents of the Force the way their predecessors had.
The darkness washed over the galaxy, poisoning the brightest star, and all despaired.
Hope was a phantom thing, something long abandoned just as it had abandoned those who could no longer see it, even as it lingered just beyond their fingertips.
Night has been so long, that most have forgotten what morning was like.
But the sun is beginning to stir behind the black veil, the faintest pinprick of light showing in the dark.
I dare not breathe, lest I disturb the tableau unfolding before my eyes.
How could it be, that I did not see this? Eighteen years, I dreamt of you, called for you unconsciously in the dark watches of night, but I could not sense even a flicker of you within the ruins of the man you once were. You struck me down, as I'd long foreseen that you would, and I did not fault you for that, because only you would have the right to claim my life, only ever you.
Even after death, I watched from afar, and I told your son there was no hope.
That Anakin Skywalker was dead.
But there you are, I can see your face for the first time in ages, for the first time in your children's lifetime, even as it's still hidden behind the mask that forever shut you away from the galaxy.
You were there all along, weren't you?
A Moment of Transcendence
Pairing: Gen
Length: 2,500 words
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Jedi-Princess-Solo's Fanfiction.net Profile
Why this must be read:
In this fic, Obi-Wan watches the final climatic scenes of the entire Star Wars saga. He looks on as Luke and Vader duel and Luke defeats first his father and then the Dark Side within himself. But Obi-Wan is a Force ghost, and so he can see to the heart of things. He sees the change come over Vader, as Anakin rediscovers himself and saves his son's life. Obi-Wan had given up hope that Anakin would return to the light, and this fic nicely illustrates his utter delight and total joy at welcoming his brother home. Some might say the ending of the fic is a bit sappy, but I dare anyone to read it all the way through and not get just a little misty eyed. I dare you!
This is the third story in my pseudo Obi-Wan trilogy. As I noted in my first two Crack Van recommendations this month, each story in the trilogy is written by a different author. In fact, these stories only form a trilogy in my own mind, but it is remarkable how well they fit together and how each story flows naturally to the next. Each story in the trilogy nicely illustrates what I imagine Obi-Wan's frame of mind to be during the time period in which the story is placed. The trilogy as a whole shows the progression of his thoughts and feelings from the end of Revenge of the Sith through to the end of Return of the Jedi.
For the first and second stories in my pseudo trilogy, please see my first two Crack Van entries here and here.
* * *
Darkness has seeped into the galaxy, thick and smothering, but this is not a recent event. A lifetime ago, it hardened, turning into immovable stone that could not be rolled aside, but the darkness has always been there, from the start.
It has grown steadily over time, gaining strength and power.
And when it reached its apex, when the crescendo hit, there was no one to stand against it.
Those who should have been able to undertake the task were incapable, weakened by decades of living in the sun's harsh glare, no longer able to see clearly nor to connect with the deepest currents of the Force the way their predecessors had.
The darkness washed over the galaxy, poisoning the brightest star, and all despaired.
Hope was a phantom thing, something long abandoned just as it had abandoned those who could no longer see it, even as it lingered just beyond their fingertips.
Night has been so long, that most have forgotten what morning was like.
But the sun is beginning to stir behind the black veil, the faintest pinprick of light showing in the dark.
I dare not breathe, lest I disturb the tableau unfolding before my eyes.
How could it be, that I did not see this? Eighteen years, I dreamt of you, called for you unconsciously in the dark watches of night, but I could not sense even a flicker of you within the ruins of the man you once were. You struck me down, as I'd long foreseen that you would, and I did not fault you for that, because only you would have the right to claim my life, only ever you.
Even after death, I watched from afar, and I told your son there was no hope.
That Anakin Skywalker was dead.
But there you are, I can see your face for the first time in ages, for the first time in your children's lifetime, even as it's still hidden behind the mask that forever shut you away from the galaxy.
You were there all along, weren't you?
A Moment of Transcendence
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