February 2 2005

"You can't stop change any more than you can stop the suns from setting. Listen to your feelings; Anakin, you know whats right." Shmi Skywalker, Episode I

"Fear is the path to the Dark side...fear leads to anger...anger leads to hate...hate leads to suffering." Master Yoda, Episode I

"You're going to die in childbirth." Anakin Skywalker, Revenge of the Sith

"Rise, Lord Vader." Emperor Palpatine, Revenge of the Sith


"Wait!" cries Anakin, grabbing Mace's arm from delivering the final blow. "Don't kill him...you just can't kill him Master. "

"Yes I can," replies Mace, "I have to."

"You came to arrest him. He has to stand trial. "

"A trial would be a joke. He controls the courts. He controls the Senate."

"So are you going to kill all of them too?" asks Anakin. "Like he said you would?"

Mace yanks his arm free. "He's too dangerous to be left alive. If you could have taken Dooku alive, would you have?

Anakin stares at Mace, "That was different."

"You can explain the difference after he's dead," replies Mace sternly.

"I need him alive! I need him to save Padme!" says Anakin to a bewildered Mace.

But Mace just turns and is about to finish his final strike against The Sith when Anakin unleashes his anger and cuts off Mace's saber hand. Sidious suddenly jumps to his feet and unleashes Force Lightning of immense power, lifting Mace up and throwing him out of the broken window to his death below.

Once Mace is killed, Anakin pledges his allegiance to the Sith Order. Sidious gives him the title DARTH VADER and instructs him in his first mission... sterilization of The Jedi Temple.

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