I never wanted to fail you, Obi-Wan. It is now, I realize as the pain slices through me, too late. I fall to the deck, hearing your scream not only in my ears, but in my heart. I can't move; my life is already fading, but I must concentrate…
The Sith still lives, and I can feel your raw, bleeding emotions…the lust for revenge, the anger, the despair…this is a battle you must fight alone. I cannot rise, cannot help you.
The laser walls cycle down…you're attacking him now, ferociously, forcing him to give ground. Fight him Obi-Wan…
NO!!! Falling…you can't be defeated, my Padawan…
You've caught yourself …Force, I can't help you…I can't move, can't do anything…your lightsaber is gone, you're hanging above certain death, and the Sith is staring down at you smugly…Obi-Wan…
Obi-Wan! You've done it…in that one action, all my proud dreams for you have been fulfilled. You've killed a Sith Lord, a merciless warrior…you've won.
It's too late for me, my Padawan. Your arms don't create much sensation as you cradle me in them. You're crying…I've brought you pain…Please, don't cry…
I love you, Obi-Wan, as the son I never had. I know your soul as my own, and I can feel your pain…my pain is fading now, but I know yours is just beginning.
There are so many things I want to tell you…how you've made me so proud, how I believe that you will take the universe and mold it to your idea of what is good, and noble and right…yet time grows short for me, my Padawan, and I can feel the Force slowly drawing me closer. As much as I want to fight it, Obi-Wan, and stay here by your side, I cannot. Its will is that I return into its eternal embrace, and I cannot refuse its calls.
The boy…you must agree to train him. Please, Obi-Wan, train him…You agree, but I have a feeling you would agree to do anything I asked you in these few moments we have left. You've been my world, and I believe I have been yours all these years. The bonds the Force has created between us will not be easily or painlessly broken.
Obi-Wan, I'm dying…don't cry, my beautiful Padawan. I can no longer speak to you…can no longer even hear your voice…its so hard to stay awake…
Goodbye, my heart…I will be close by…
I can see you now, cradling my lifeless body, weeping as though your heart has broken. I reach out to you through the Force that comes effortlessly now. Your tears are stormy and passionate…Obi-Wan…
I am so sorry…
Author's Note: I just pulled this from a random disk I found. I believe I write it when I was in high school, right after the first movie came out. Anyway, I've tweaked it and put it up, even though its obvious that this has been done before many times. But I like it and I want to share it. Hope you enjoyed. Nataku