The Protector and the Chosen

Plot: What if Anakin Skywalker had two masters? What if one of them was sent back to the past to change everything? How would things turn out for the better? Time travel fic. Small Obi-Wan/OC pairing, but not prevalent.

Timeframe: A Phantom Menace, with a hint of A New Hope

Notes: TOTALLY MY OWN IMAGINATION. I own nothing and none of the characters except for Myself, Kiya Jinn Kenobi. All credits goes to George Lucas the creator of the Star Wars galaxy. Some ideas I will admit to having gotten from other sources, but please don't be mad at me, I will not use plagiarism, and it am not using the exact same ideas. Anything similar to anyone else's work is coincidental. Constructive criticism is welcome, but no flames, please! This is my first Star Wars fic, so have mercy...

IMPORTANT!: okay, so where does Kiya come in? I am the daughter of Tahl and Qui-gon Jinn, who broke the no attachments rule and had me, with Tahl dying shortly afterwards. The council nearly expelled my father, but they realized that it had been the will of the force when they checked my midi-chlorian count, which was 50,000. The same prophecy about the chosen one also held a prophecy about the one named the Protector, who would protect the Jedi and work with the Chosen One to do so. The council never told me that that's who I was, fearing that I would turn to the dark side if I realized how powerful I could be with that title. They told Anakin he was the chosen one only because they thought that he would never turn to the dark side because he was the chosen one. Anyway, I was Qui-Gon's daughter, and fellow Padawan of my best friend Obi-Wan Kenobi. We three were the ideal Jedi team, until Master died... As for my looks, I have golden brown hair, eyes that can change to any color I choose, and a tall frame. So anyway, knowing that... Enjoy!

Prologue

A mental scream of anguish ripped through the Force. Unable to take it any longer, I curled in on myself and gave a scream of agony. The sinister cackle and the sound of a respirator sent chills through me, rocking me to the very core. "Well, you are persistent." The deep voice of Ana- no Vader, gave me chills and sent a moan of mental sorrow shuddering through me. "Give up the precious locations for the Rebel Alliance and you will be treated well."

Give up my friends? Luke, who I had protected with my life? Leia, his sister who was so strong? Most of all, treated WELL? I scoffed inwardly. Like I would trust the Emperor with anything, much less my life. The blue force lightening curled around me, choked me, sent tears of pain streaking down my cheeks and slowly sapped my energy and life. "Never." I replied.

Oh Force, where were you? Where was the soothing energy that had helped me so much through everything! My lifeline, my hope, my comfort? The precious presence that had brought me through everything! Why wasn't it helping me? I clung to the blanket of the Force that wrapped around me and tried to diffuse my pain through it. It didn't help very much.

"Then you must die." The simple statement by Ana-, no, Vader, sent my thoughts into a downwards spiral. "Why?" my mind cried out in mental anguish as darkness beckoned comfortingly and threateningly at the same time. How did I fail? What had made Anakin Skywalker, my Padawan, my BROTHER, for the Force's sake, fall? Why had he killed so many Jedi, including my best friend Obi-Wan Kenobi? What had made him so strong in the dark? What had I done for him to do this?

The images of the past years flooded my mind, choking me and making the world spin. And the pain continued on. WHY? My mental shields rattled against the waves of darkness that roiled and threatened, crashing like wave after wave of a tsunami on a beach.

My breath was short. My mind was haunted. And I finally gave in to the dark that seemed so comforting, the dark that hovered on the edges of my vision. I fell into blessed unconsciousness with the sound of the emperor's cackles and the amplified breathing of the dark monster ringing in my ears.

Chapter 1

The darkness swirled, and the distinct sensation of falling hit me. I continued to fall, giving myself up. Would I go the netherworld of the force? Or would my failures send me into hell?

Before the morbid thought latched too deeply inside my mind, I saw a light underneath me. As I approached rapidly, it curled tendrils of itself around me, soothing, comforting, forgiving, peaceful, beautiful. It set me down gently, and I looked around.

"Welcome, Kiya. I have been expecting you." The words were laden with a love and promise that utterly baffled me. I looked around and spotted the source of the voice: an orb of the brightest, most vivid colors I had ever seen. The surface of it was polished, and in the reflection of it I saw my eyes, swirling with the exact same colors.

My eyes in the reflection suddenly seemed to open like a door, and I, enraptured with it, saw pictures that slowly grew larger. The sad times, the happy times, my exasperation, my emotions, my memories that I had kept locked away for so long, shone with vivid clarity.

Unable to look away, I just watched, heart aching with the sorrow. The voice spoke again. "These things happened because they were meant to happen. You have gone through much sorrow so that you could be the wiser for it, for you will need that wisdom and knowledge for the task ahead. This burden is too heavy for you. I will take it, for the Chosen One needs you as much as you need him. You are the Protector, and it is your duty to fulfill this task ahead of you."

I finally looked away and slumped to the ground in shock. "I am the Protector? Why? How? What task? Didn't I..." I didn't dare go any further. "You are the Protector. You did not fail: you have been given another chance. Do you accept your position, your calling?" I nodded dumbly, confused and thoughts swirling. "So be it. I will always be there to listen to your call." The voice slowly faded, and the world tipped and spun, until all faded into black once more.

Dun dun dun! Okay... Sorry for the evil cliffie, but I have to think on how to bring this idea together... Any suggestions? Thanks!