"Master, you think you know me so well." "And you forget that I'm no longer your Master."

"Are you going to kill me?" "I would certainly like to."

Okay, I'm the one you've got the problem with. Let Ahsoka leave with my astromech. She saved your son a dozen times since we found him on Teth. She doesn't deserve this.

"How long have you been here?" "Since I was very little. Three, I think. My mom and I were sold to Gardulla the Hutt, but she lost us betting on the Podraces."

I'm a person and my name is Anakin.

Obi-Wan, what's going on? Something's wrong, isn't it? You know something. I can tell.

I wasn't strong enough to save you, Mom. I wasn't strong enough... But I promise I won't fail again. I miss you, so much.

For the briefest moment Anakin wasn't General Skywalker, the Chosen One, scourge of the Separatists and hero of the Republic. He was instead the small boy who'd looked for reassurance from a stranger on the night of Qui-Gon's funeral.

My mother. She taught me compassion. She taught me to fix things. She encouraged me to be curious, to want more, to find a way even when the Republic's laws weren't there for her. Heart. She was all heart, and she wanted me to feel that way as well, to believe in my heart.

No, wait a minute. I admit Ahsoka is a little rough around the edges. But with a great deal of training, and patience, she might amount to something.

How are you feeling?

I'll contact Ahsoka, maybe she can—(pauses in realization)

It's not much. You know the Jedi and our rules about possession. I can't give you things, but I can give you a piece of me.

Don't forget your second blade, Ahsoka.

Anakin couldn't help but be touched by the scene, a view of innocence that he had never known.

That was the Padmé that he adored, someone who spent most of her days understanding the nuances of countless beings to do right for them. Yet, on occasion, a fire burst through, something brighter and more intense than the hottest sun—when she allowed it.

I would say, it's not what I learned, but who I learned it from. Across my entire life.

It approaches. You must take care, my son.

Anakin could speak so easily of his feelings. He often spoke without thinking, often spilled out exactly what was in his heart.

"Did he see us?" Anakin asked his former master. Obi-wan's chin dipped quickly with a nod. "What about her?" "She has taken her first steps. But what she does on her journey, that remains her choice. Leia has many gifts beyond the Force."

Things aren't very strict here, usually. Just find a place to park it, then hope no one steals it while you go about your business.

When the storm is over, I'll show you my racer. I'm building a Podracer.

If you run into her again, tell her I say hello. One second, can't let anyone know I was watching podracing.

Memories of his mother were always bittersweet. Lurking in his shadows was her last touch on his cheek. Echoes of her dying pain. But remembrances of his childhood eased that unhappiness. When he closed his eyes he could feel her arms warm and tight around him, keeping him safe.

Yeehah! Let's show them how we do it on Tatooine, Master!

Yippee!

One of his goals was to assemble his own small power terminal in his room so that he would not have to hook up to the Temple's terminal in order to power his droids. The more he stayed out of sight with his hobby, the better.

Senator Amidala and I are simply friends.

"It would take more than a few droidekas and a fall off a steep cliff to get rid of me, Anakin." "Don't joke like that—I'm serious. I thought I had lost you down there, Master."

(laughs) Well, that's not exactly what I meant.

It's not important. I was just trying to fix this droid while waiting. Sometimes I just think better when my hands are busy.

I get to a certain point and I just overload. It's like I'm plugging into a supernova. Something goes blooey in me. I don't like it.

No, look where I'm pointing, Obi-Wan! Right, not left!

No, wait a minute. I admit Ahsoka is a little rough around the edges. But with a great deal of training, and patience, she might amount to something.

Everyone is only asking. Everyone wants something from me. And I'm the bad guy if they don't get it! I'm sick of this. I'm sick of all of it.

Uh, well, negotiations with a lightsaber.

Master, sir, I heard Yoda talking about midi-chlorians. I’ve been wondering… what are midi-chlorians?

None of this is your fault.

Obi-Wan, let's go get the Chancellor.

When anyone showed loyalty to Anakin Skywalker, they became an ally for life. And if they ever betrayed him, that intensity would immediately invert into something much more dangerous.

Despite all the terrible, unspeakable things he'd done in his life, he knew he could not stand by and allow the Emperor to kill Luke. And in that moment of awareness, he was Darth Vader no more. He was Anakin Skywalker.

There, your weapon's gone, it's over.

Roger, roger (smiles).

Wait, wait, wait. Humility is when you don't think you know everything. I mean, when you know you should ask for help. As in, there's no...

I wasn't strong enough to save you, Mom. I wasn't strong enough... But I promise I won't fail again. I miss you, so much.

I already know what you think, Obi-Wan. You think I'm hotheaded. I'm impulsive. That I let myself feel too much.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Are we cutting first and then using the Force?

"Rest well, Father. The Force is with you."

You gonna join in or do I have to do all the work?

You are in my very soul, tormenting me. What can I do? I will do anything that you ask.