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Episode 2:The Civilized Age
Ultimate Star Wars Saga
Author Adam Harmon
Co-author
Installment 2
Date of publication 2006 (printed by author)
Prequel Episode 1: The Guardians of Peace and Justice
Sequel Episode 3: The Dark Side of the Force


Episode 2: The Civilzed Age a.k.a. TCA was the second of the twelve episodes of the Ultimate Star Wars Saga. This saw the end of Darth Vader, killed by Obi-wan Kenobi, and the beginning of Anakin Skywalker's fall. This exsisted in both movie and book form.

The Wearing of The Galactic Republic[]

It had been several years since Obi-Wan Kenobi joined the Mandalorian War effort and now Anakin was a 20-year-old man and no longer a boy. Kenobi had always been Anakin's hero his entire life and Kenobi trained Anakin in the ways of the Jedi Arts. During his teen years, Anakin worked daily on becoming a full-fledged Jedi Knight to follow in Kenobi's footsteps. Anakin and Amidala had fallen in love and their marriage was only a matter of time.

Darth Vader had also grown up, both age wise and Force understanding. He had become very powerful,and his Master tells him once that he could become the greatest Jedi of all time if he continues his training and hone his skills. Vader works very hard at honinh those skills.

The stresses created by the wars began to take their toll on the Republic. The bureaucracy became even more unresponsive to the needs of the people and the people were tired of the constant fighting and disruptions that war caused in their lives. However, matters were to get worse because soon the Clone Wars would begin.

The Plans of Palpatine[]

Ten years had passed since Palpatine had become Supreme Chancellor. With pain-staking planning, Palpatine, using the power of the dark side, had risen to become one of the most powerful figures in the Republic. And for several years and under complete secrecy, Palpatine and Darth Rage trained individuals, who wanted to be Jedi, but were rejected by the Jedi Council, in the ways of the dark side. The ranks of the Dark Jedi began to swell into an awesome legion of evil that would one day challenge the Jedi on an even footing.

To make his Dark Jedi and other agents even greater in number, Palpatine massed cloned them in his clandestine cloning bases, even though cloning sentient beings had been made illegal many years earlier by the Senate.

Lost Relics of the Jedi[]

To speed his plan for galactic conquest, Palpatine had a vision that he needed to find ancient, lost Jedi relics and artifacts that would greatly enhance and magnify the powers of the dark side within him. Palpatine became obsessed with finding these lost Jedi relics.

In order to fund his extremely expensive searches for the lost relics and artifacts, Palpatine surreptitiously approached the Mandalorian and their allies: If they would fund Palpatine's searches, then Palpatine would give the Mandalorian the cloning technology, that he had stolen from the Republic, that the Mandalorian so desperately needed to replenish their warriors. With the great riches given to Palpatine by the Mandalorian and their allies, Palpatine searched the entire galaxy for powerful, lost relics and artifacts.

After receiving the cloning technology from Palpatine's agents, the Mandalorian and their allies quickly set up cloning bases and began to mass produce soldiers. Soon they trained and sent these soldiers to face the Republic and the Jedi. Rumors spread that the Mandalorian had managed to steal the Republic's cloning technology and were using it to turn the war in favor of the Mandalorians.

Mandalorian Crises[]

Mass panic spread all throughout the various Republic star systems. The battle-weary star systems demanded the use of cloning to save themselves from the Mandalorian onslaught. This demand further split the Republic and the noble Jedi. Palpatine was able to use this discord to get the ban on sentient-life-form cloning repealed. Palpatine was hailed as a hero for his efforts. In no time at all, virtually every star sysem began to clone soldiers to match the great numbers being replicated by the Mandalorians. In the Council of the Jedi Masters, the Council agreed that under their Jedi Code that they could never condone the cloning of Jedi. When Palpatine learned of the Jedi's decision regarding cloning, he was ecstatic because his plan was working to perfection. Soon the Jedi's numbers would be at a critical low and Palpatine would be ready to make his move.

Seeking a break from the rigors of the war, Kenobi took Vader to Yavin 4, against Yoda's advise, to complete Vader's Jedi training. Kenobi's methods were slow, tedious and extremely difficult, Vader was soon unhappy with his master. Vader ran off into the jungles and came acroos an ancient temple. Inside the temple, Vader unleashed an ancient and evil dark side spirit that corrupted and seduced Vader. Vader left Yavin 4 and headed to Tatooine to be with Anakins' mother, hoping to find refuge with his best friends mother.

Search of the Jedi Relics[]

Spies informed the Republic and the Jedi that a large Mandalorian search force was closing in on finding a powerful, ancient Jedi artifact to be given to the Mandalorian's new, secret ally (Palpatine). The Mandalorian search force, with Palpatine hidden aboard their command ship, were at the end of a massive search of a star system to find the mysterious lost relic. The Republic feared the worst and quickly assembled a fleet with the Jedi to thwart the recovery of this relic.

The Republic and the Jedi forces were able to punch a whole through the defenses protecting the Mandalorian search force. The Jedi seized the relic from the Mandalorian and were barely able to escape a Mandalorian counterattack. Against the wishes of the Republic, the Jedi destroyed the relic by firing it into the heart of a giant sun; thereby, permanently keeping it out of the hands of evil.

The Breaking of Trust[]

Anakin learned of Vaders' anguish and where he had gone. He obtained permission from Mace Windu to go to Tatooine to confront Vader. Anakin found his mother on Tatooine in terrible conditions. Anakin became enraged at Darth Vader for not taking care of his mother and at once freed his mother from slavery. Anakin and his mother left Tatooine to rejoin Amidala on Naboo and flee Darth Vader. He left his mother in the trust of Padma as he went back to finishhis training with Mace Windu.

Vader learned of where where the woman had been taken, and followed her to Naboo. Upon arriving at Naboo, Amidala sensed that Darth Vader had changed, but did not know how or in what way he had changed. Upon seeing Padme for the first time since he had fallen, he becomes lustful of her and tries to make her love him. When she refuses, he leaves to consult a Sith Holocron on how to increase his power.

Anakin was knighted for saving his mother without hurting Vader, who the Council thought had just become loath of the Jedi way. He wanted to return to Naboo, but Amidala told Anakin that Kenobi had been summoned by the Jedi Council regarding important matters concerning the Clone Wars.

The Power of the Dark Side[]

Immediately, Palpatine and his dark Jedi Master, Darth Imperius, felt a great disturbance in the Force created by Vader's unleashing of the evil spirit. Palpatine could sense the incredible Jedi potential that Vader possessed and with the help of his dark Jedi; Palpatine called out, across the great vastness of space, to the evil spirit. The evil spirit mesmerized young Vader and he became obsessed with exploring the powers and intrigues of the dark side. Under the guidance of the evil spirit, Vader unleashed great hatred and anger. Darth Vader felt alive with the greatest power he had ever felt in his life.

Vader felt compelled to go to Coruscant and meet with Darth Sidious. The noble Jedi Council also felt this great disturbance in the Force, but had no idea how great the repercussions from this disturbance would be.

At the landing bay on Coruscant, Vader felt strangely alone on this urban world. Some of Sidious' minions escorted Vader to Sidious' palace on Coruscant. In Sidious' palace, Vader was transfixed by Sidious' charisma, power and riches.

The Dark Training of Darth Vader[]

The main focus of the Jedi and the Republic during the Clone Wars was to destroy all of the enemy cloning bases. They also destroyed any data and blueprints related to the cloning technology.

By releasing all the hatred and anger that he could muster, Vader quickly learned the ways of the dark side under Sidious' tutelage. The seduction of the dark side is its quick route to power without hard work or sacrifice. The dark side strips a person of their conscious; thereby, making it possible for a Sith Lord to commit the worst possible atrocities while feeling absolutely no remorse for the evil they have inflicted. With his newest and most powerful Sith, Darth Vader; Sidious/Palpatine returned to the Senate. Palpatine could foresee that Vader was the key to completing his grand plan.

Soon, Kenobi learned that Vader was with a mysterious dark lord on the Republic home world and was puzzled as to why Vader left Yavin 4 to be with such a person. He informed Anakin of him being there, and they decided to go after them personally. Kenobi took Amidala and arrived on Coruscant and meet up with Anakin to confront Vader about his desertion.

The Dark Side[]

Vader struck first. He had been told that if he could not obtain Padme's love, he should seduce her. He tracks her down, and uses a powerful mind trick to seduce her. She became pregnant before morning. He records it perfectly in his mind, and he prepares to use this to drive Anakin to the Dark Side along with him.

With complete arrogance, when he is confronted by Anakin and Obi-wan the next day, Vader lectured Kenobi and Anakin that they did not understand the power of the dark side. Vader refused to return with Kenobi to Yavin 4. Kenobi told Anakin that this was a great betrayal that Vader was inflicting on them. Kenobi and Anakin left the Senate and headed for Yoda's Jedi Academy. After Palpatine finished his manipulations in the Senate, Vader completed his Sith training with Sidious/Palpatine. Vader was one of a few who knew that Palpatine and Sidious were the same person.

Kenobi reported his failure to Yoda and the Jedi Council. The second greatest living Jedi, Vader, had been lost to the dark side because of Kenobi's refusal to follow Yoda's earlier advice. The Jedi Council could foresee that Vader would be a terrible danger as a Sith Lord.

The Marriage[]

Vader was furious that Amidala had still not chosen him over Anakin, and agauin seduced her. He believed her love to Anakin was mis-leading her into the worst possible paths. Vader thought Kenobi was a fool for not understanding the immense powers offered by the dark side. Palpatine used this intense anger to further push Vader to the dark side. Palpatine sensed that Vader's transformation to the dark side was almost complete.

A few months had passed and Anakin left Coruscant to be with Amidala on Naboo. Anakin asked Amidala to marry him. She said yes and they had a great wedding in the court yards of Theed Palace. Feeling tremendous guilt, Amidala admitted her affair with Darth Vader and explained that she was lonely, vulnerable and was heart-broken by Vader's betrayal of his family and friends by converting to the dark side of the Force. The only betrayal that the twisted Anakin saw was that the younger Vader had taken advantage of him and his innocent, naive wife. Anger swelled in Anakin and he vowed to make Darth Vader pay dearly for this great betrayal . . .

The Confrontation[]

Darth Vader united with Darth Rage and hunted Kenobi down. Vader found Kenobi on Sullust with some of his Jedi friends, including Anakin. Anakin and Kenobi met Vader face to face in a great under ground cavern which was peppered with molten-lava pools. Kenobi pleaded with Vader to abandon the dark side and finish his light-side Jedi training under Master Yoda. Vader taunted Kenobi with his affair with Anakin's wife. Kenobi was shocked by this, but Anakin became enfuriated.

Kenobi told Vader that the Amidala would never love a dark sider like Vader. Vader called Kenobi a liar and stated that Kenobi was about nothing but deceptions and betrayals. At this point, Vader's heart and mind had been completely warped by the evil spirit of the dark side. He was no longer the same man that Kenobi had once known. The dark side compelled Vader to destroy his former master and friend. In an epic duel, the three men fought the great battle between the forces of the light and the dark side. Although the Force was tremendously strong with Vader, he lacked Kenobi's and Anakin's experience and patience. In a reckless tactic gone awry, darth Vader fell into a sea of molten lava. He grabbed back onto the side of the shore to pull himself out but Obi-wan killed him, taking him out opf his misery.

With Darth Vader dead, Darth Rage attacked Kenobi, Anakin and the Jedi at thier side. Kenobi seized Vader's light saber from the floor of the cavern and retreated with the other Jedi. They were no match for the mechanical Darth Rage. From out of the shadows of the great cavern, Sidious appeared and ordered Darth Rage to summon the dark side to levitate Vader off the shore and into the molten lava. Palpatine/Sidious had foreseen that Vader would be defeated by the more experienced Kenobi. Palpatine knew, at long last, that Vader's transformation to the dark side was now permanently burned into the very soul of Anakin Skywalker, who he really wanted to fall.

On Coruscant, Kenobi and Anakin were greatly saddened by Vader's death. Kenobi felt he was solely responsible for Vader's fall from grace. Kenobi promised to care for Vader's unborn child for as long as they lived. Anakin barked back at him that it was his child. On Coruscant Palpatine's dark Jedi and Palpatine could foresee that with Vader's death, Anakin's journey to the Dark Side had begun. The end of the Jedi and the fall of the Republic was now inevitable.

Behind the Scenes[]

The Civilized Age was the second installment of the Ultimate Star Wars Saga. It continued with making Obi-wans' 'certain point of view' the way the story actually happened. It was during this story that the creator wanted tAnakin's journey towards the Dark Side to begin.

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