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I’m sitting in the ship I purchased, thinking about what I saw in the Temple on Coruscant. 

“Skywalker. His clones killed Tria. He is a Sith. HE’S EVIL!”

An alarm sounds on the ship, as it comes out of hyperspace.

Before I can secure myself, the ship lurches, and I hit my head on the controls, knocking myself out 

*3 years before Order 66 - Jedi Temple*

My Master and I are walking around the Temple. 

“Padawan, I want to talk to you about the Dark Side.”

I look at my Master, “Master Malicos, I already know, the Dark Side is evil.”

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Malicos shakes his head, “Never say anything is evil. Other Jedi won’t say this, but the Dark Side may not be evil. I believe the Dark Side is called that, because they work in secret. The Jedi use the Light Side, and look around, they’re very open about their actions.”

“But, Master, the Jedi texts..”

“The texts can be wrong.”

I’m silent for a while as they walk, “But, Master, if the Dark Side isn’t evil, wouldn’t that mean the Jedi are wrong about most of their teachings?”

Malicos looks at me, and I can see a darkness in his eyes that wasn’t there before, “It would mean the Jedi are wrong about everything.”

*Present day - Tatooine surface*

When I finally wake up, I see the planet I have arrived at, Tatooine.

I have heard there will be a funeral for Padme Amidala on Naboo, and I figure there will be too much attention there. 

My ship’s computer has been going through every communication in and out of the Jedi Temple, searching for answers as to why Skywalker would betray the Jedi. 

I do not see anything out of the ordinary, until I find hidden communications between the Senate building and Skywalker. 

I wonder why Skywalker would hide these communications, but learn as soon as I see who they are sent to.

“Amidala and Skywalker. They were married.”

I feel anger boiling up again, picturing Tria’s corpse, left in the dust of the Temple, shot down without a fight.

The ship starts shaking as I scream, “THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME!”

The cockpit of the ship cracks with this outburst of the Force, and I exit the ship to see the extent of the damage.

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