Note 1:
Obi-Wan,

Now that the Trade Federation invasion of Naboo is over, what’s going to happen to me now?

Qui-Gon’s dead, and the Jedi Council doesn’t like me very much, especially Yoda. Will I ever get to be a Jedi? What about my mother? I miss her.

Anakin Skywalker
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Note 2:
Anakin,

I will be talking to the Council, and Yoda about you becoming a Jedi. I made Qui-Gon a promise and I will not break it. I will see to it that you become a Jedi, and I will train you. I am sure that the Council and Yoda will not force me to break my promise with my master.

As for your mother goes, I do not know what will happen. I believe I heard some rumors that Padmé was going to try and free her, but I do not know.


Obi-Wan-Kenobi
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Note 3:
Obi-Wan,

I thought you didn’t like me. I overheard you talking to Qui-Gon before we left Coruscant and you said that I was dangerous, and you never talked to me, and looked annoyed at me. Why do you want to train me now?

So Qui-Gon made you promise something and you won’t break it. Did he make you make me become a Jedi?

How can you train me if you don’t like me?

You said you would be talking to the Council. What did they say?

How could Padmé try to free my mother? Tatooine’s not even in the Republic.

Are you going to Qui-Gon’s funeral? It’s tonight. I hope Padmé lets me stand by her. But I’m going to miss her…I REALLY like her.



Anakin Skywalker
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Note 4:
Anakin,

I do not think you are dangerous. Perhaps you heard this out of context?? I do think you are too old to start the training. However, Qui Gon Jin was my Master and his dying wish was for me to train you. So I shall.

Of course I'll be at the funeral tonight. Blast my bad luck and not being fast enough to catch up to Qui Gon and that Sith monster. I could have saved my Master!


-Obi-Wan
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Note 5:
Obi-Wan,

But I overheard your conversation with Qui-Gon before we left from Coruscant. You said, “The boy is dangerous. They all sense it, why can’t you?” You remember that conversation, don’t you? If you weren’t talking about me, then who were you talking about? I’m the only boy around. I’m not stupid.

Qui-Gon’s dying wish was to have me trained? Wow…I didn’t know that. I……didn’t expect him to think of me when he was dying. He really was a great guy. I wish he were still alive…but then I probably wouldn’t be getting trained.

What did you think of the funeral. Padmé let me stand by her like she said I could. I was crying. Is it bad for a future Jedi to cry?

You said you will train me because of your promise to Qui-Gon, so when does my training start? Do I get to build my own lightsaber?

What happened during the fight with that thing anyway. I’m sure it wasn’t your fault that you weren’t able to save Qui-Gon. I’m also sure that you tried your best. That’s all anyone can ask, right?

Even if you are going to go through with your promise about training me, will the Council accept me? And if they don’t, then what?

Are you going to the parade tomorrow? Padmé said I could stand by her then too. I can’t wait…I’m glad we’re celebrating…the people of Naboo needed it.


Anakin Skywalker
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Note 6:
Anakin,

On the conversation you overheard me having with Qui-Gon. I guess there is no fooling you so I shall be brutally straight with you. Perhaps this is how I must approach my training of you too.... All force sensitive children are taken to the Jedi Academy shortly after birth. The main reason for this is to break that emotional tie between parent and child. You being 10 already have a very strong tie with your mother. The Council sees this as a potential problem in your future. You are in training to become a Jedi now. You must forget your past and concentrate on your future. And of course, I know you are not stupid...

Qui-Gon feels very strongly about your becoming a Jedi. I loved my Master and will go along with the promise and made to him. I promise Anakin, you will become a Jedi.
The funeral was a nice ceremony. I was standing there not believing it but alas, it was not a dream. I noticed the tears on your face when we were talking. Crying for a loss is perfectly normal for a child....

Your training begins immediately! You must learn patience. You will be required to assemble your own lightsaber, but in time. The training of a Jedi is not to be taken lightly and will not happen overnight.

The Sith that destroyed Qui-Gon was a Zabrak. A species I'm not too familiar with. Whether it was by design or not, that thing managed to seperate Qui-Gon and I. Qui-Gon was getting tired fast and when I was behind a laser field the Sith destroyed him. I failed in letting the thing get a cheap kick in that sent me falling and out of the fight for a while. Anyway, no point in dwelling on that now. We must continue on.

The Council will accept you. Yoda has granted me the Council's permission in training you. You will have to prove yourself to them, which I'm sure you will...

I will be at the parade tomorrow. But before that, you need to acquire your Jedi clothing and take on the look of a Padawan. I'll see you soon.


Obi-Wan
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Note 7:
Obi-Wan,

Please remember to be straight with me all the time. I don’t like it when people try to keep things from me. Just so you know, I’m not 10 yet, but I’m almost ten. My birthday is next week. But why is an emotional tie between parent and child a bad thing? I don’t know what I would have been like without my mother. I love her very much. Don’t the parents miss their child? Do the kids ever get to see their parents or find out who their parents were? If not, I think that’s mean. Do you know your parents? How could an emotional tie be a potential problem in the future? Isn’t love a good thing? Only positive things can come from it.

You’re asking me to forget my mother and my entire past? Is that what I must do…but…I don’t think I can. How can I forget someone I love…someone who loves me? My mother raised me…and she was the kindest person I ever knew.

Yoda and Mace Windu told me I’m not allowed to have any contact outside the Jedi Order now. I’m not allowed to write to my mother or Padmé…or anyone. They said I can write them one last letter, and then that will be it. I don’t know how I’m going to live each day with no contact with them. Will I ever be able to contact them? I think they made that rule because of the emotional tie stuff that you were talking about, and they want to make my training “pure” or something.

Thank you for liking me now. How long will the Jedi training take? What all is involved in it? If you’re going to train me…there is something you should probably know about me. It’s not that bad and it really doesn’t give me much trouble, but sometimes it does bother me. I have asthma, but it’s not that bad. It’s in the middle of being slight and being bad.

I’m going to miss Qui-Gon for a long time. Thank you for finally believing in me and letting me become a Jedi. You have no idea how much it means to me. You said, “crying for a loss is perfectly normal for a child…” Don’t grownups cry sometimes too? If not, then they can’t really be human.

I’m glad my training begins immediately. All right I’ll try to learn patience. It’s kind of hard though, but I promise I’ll try. I know that Jedi training is serious business…and I’ll take it that way. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, though.

Okay, so the Sith was a Zabrak. I’ve never heard of them before. I guess there’s going to be a lot of things I’ll be learning in the next few months. Again, I’m sorry that Qui-Gon had to die. I know he was a great person. I’m sure you did all that you could do, and that’s all anyone can ask, right?

I’m glad the Council decided too accept me. I still think they don’t like me very well, but at least they let me become a Jedi. I will prove myself to them! I promise you I will!

What did you think of the parade? I really liked it…but it’s ending meant that I will never see Padmé again. That thought makes me very sad. Thank you for getting me Jedi clothing and cutting my hair and all that.. Now I look like a Jedi! If you didn’t know me, would you think I was a Jedi? Would you want to mess with me? Would you be scared of me? Do I look like the other Padawans? Why do Padawans have to wear that braid? I don’t have a braid yet. My hair was too short. How long will it take to grow?

Well until your next letter…


Your Padawan ,
Anakin
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Note 8:
Anakin,

To become a Jedi, one must not have any outside distractions or influences. Remembering, or missing a parent is not something a Padawan should be worrying about. Yet with you, I forsee this happening. I suppose the parents do indeed miss there children but they just have to remember that there child is serving the Republic in a great manner. No, parents and children do not ever get to reunite. It just doesnt or shouldnt happen. No I do not know my parents. I do miss them and wonder about them on occassion, but am able to put that out of mind. As you must as well.

Soon you will get to the training and with it many long days. You will have more then enough on your mind to put your past out of your mind. You must concentrate on my words and any other Elders that take part in your training. You must have the utmost dedication to this Anakin, or you will fail. I'm sorry but that is how it is.

Yes, you will live, eat, sleep, and learn at the Jedi Academy with no outside contact. And yes, this has to do with emotional ties. How will you be able to concentrate and learn if you are wondering about Pod Racing for example? You must throw yourself 100%into Jedi training. It is a very difficult and long road. But the rewards are great and nearly endless too!

Jedi training takes as long as the Padawan makes it. I've been witness to it taking five years, and others longer. In all reality its a lifetime of learning. You must keep up and constantly practice to stay at your peak abilities. I will take it slow with you Anakin, there is no hurry. Asthma should not affect your training. While parts will be very physical, many are more mental.

Adults cry too. I was speaking of Jedi adults being able to control some of that. Whereas children cannot usually control emotional bursts like that.

The parade was very nice, yes. I was glad to be done with the blockade of Naboo. It was becoming more involved then I first suspected it was. You are starting to look like a Jedi indeed. In time, you will act like one too! The braid symbolizes a Jedi in training and is very recognizable by everyone at the Academy. Wear it with pride Anakin!


Obi-Wan
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Note 9:
Master Obi-Wan,

As I told you before, I REALLY want to become a Jedi. I’ll try my best; I promise! But I’m not even allowed to remember my mother? You must know how hard that will be fore me. My mother was there every day of my life. She raised me since I was a baby…all by herself. I think it would be nice if the parents could see their children once…even for a moment. It’s going to be so hard knowing that I’ll never be able to see my mother again. But I promised I would free her, and before I left, she said that we would see each other again. I just couldn’t imagine going through life forgetting the one person who meant so much in my life. What am I going to do about that promise? I feel sorry that you and all the other Jedi never got to know their mothers like I did. But, okay…if you say I’m not allowed to remember my mother…I’ll try to forget her, okay. She’s forgotten now.

I do have dedication to this. Really I do. I want so much to do well…and I promise to concentrate on your words as well as the words of other Jedi. I hope that the training helps keep the past out of my mind so that I can become a good Jedi.

Okay…but Mace Windu and Yoda told me that I’m allowed to speak with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine because they feel that he would be okay to talk to. I’m glad, because he really seems nice. But other than that, I am to have no outside contact. I’ve just moved into the Jedi Temple…I like it a lot…and I love my room. I’ve never really had a nice room. Slave quarters are pretty bad.

Are Jedi allowed to have fun? Am I allowed to have fun during the training? Do the Jedi do anything for fun? Because I’m going to make my own fun secretly if they don’t make fun now. I just can’t imagine life without fun.

I WILL throw myself 100% into Jedi training. This is what I’ve always wanted, and being in this Jedi Temple is like a dream to me!

You mean that Padawans can take five years or longer until they’re Jedi? That’s a long time. Are they always with the same master? I like learning, though, so having a lifetime of learning sounds fun. I will practice all the time.

Okay, good. I’m glad that asthma won’t affect my training. Mace Windu and Yoda told me that when Jedi are training they focus on the Force anyway, and that is where most of their strength comes from. They said that every Jedi must rely on the Force for strength, and that is how Yoda can fight without a cane…and that is how I will be able to train too. They said it would have no affect on my training either. I didn’t think it would be much of a problem, but I thought you should know anyway.

You said that most of the training is mental. What do you mean by that?

So Jedi adults are able to control not crying. I suppose I’ll understand when I get older. Right now I don’t see how a person can hold back crying. It seems unnatural.
Well…now that we are in the Jedi Temple, and I have moved in, does my actual training start now? You said that the blockade of Naboo was becoming more involved than you first suspected it to be. I’m glad I’m looking like a Jedi now. Thanks for explaining what the braid meant. Once my hair grows long enough to actually have a noticeable braid, I will wear it with pride. It makes me feel like I’m actually doing something big for the galaxy now. I really like helping people, and I’m really looking forward to my training.

Thank you for being so kind to me.

Yoda told me that now that I am training under you, it is unnecessary to write you as often as I write you now. He said that one letter a year will be required to record the events, thoughts, and feelings so that there is an accurate written account of the Padawan’s training. I guess I’ll write you in one year from now.



Your Padawan,
Anakin Skywalker
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Note 10:
Anakin,

All I'm trying to do by saying you must let go of your mother is if you are dwelling on things other then your training you will struggle. This includes feelings towards Padme. I'm sorry for this but it is how it must be.

Yes the Jedi Academy is a very nice place. I'm glad you like it. I'm sure you will fit in with all the other Padawans there. Palpatine is a politician so not sure why Master Yoda or Master Windu would think you need to talk to him. He does consult the Jedi on many matters of the Republic but I'm confused why he would want to talk with a Padawan learner. It matters not though.

Yes Jedi have fun. When we study, we study though. In a way, learning to become a Jedi might be similiar to military training. You get evenings and some weekends to yourself.

Yes, Padawans will have the same Master from start to finish. There is a bond that is formed out of training. I was very happy when I was with Qui-Gon. He was like my father, my older brother. I miss him very much still.....

The Force is something Jedi utilize mentally. Its not a physical object. You must learn to use the Force with your mind, not muscles. In time you will learn.

We start training immediately. I must consult with Master Yoda on how I wish to start. I look forward to trainging you Anakin. It is a long and difficult path, but well worth the effort.

Obi-Wan
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Note 11:
One year later:


Master Obi-Wan,

Can you believe that it’s really been a year since Naboo’s Invasion? It’s hard for me to believe….and I’ve been training under you a whole year now.

I’m sorry about what happened on Tatooine…it’s just that I had to do it…I had to free my mother. I made a promise to her before I left with Qui-Gon that I would free her, so that’s what I did. I know that it was against your wishes and the Council’s…but I’m happy I did it. I promise that I won’t see her again until I’m allowed to.

When I freed my mother, she told me that I really do have a father! Can you believe that? His name is Summoner Skywalker, but he changed it to Cliegg Lars. But I don’t like him. He’s mean. You know what he did to my mother? HE’S THE ONE THAT SOLD US INTO SLAVERY. He sold my mother to the Hutts when she was pregnant with me because he needed money. I HATE HIM AND WISH HE WOULD DIE. Can I run my lightsaber through him? I also have two older brothers. Their names are Owen and Rhun. Owen’s 4 years older than me, and Rhun is 5. I don’t like Rhun very much. He reminds me to much of my dad, and he was mean to me when I brought back my mom. Mom says that she’s going to live with them again because she loves her family and forgives dad for what he did. How could she forgive him? He put us through so much pain. One thing’s for sure…I’M NEVER GOING TO FORGIVE HIM AS LONG AS I LIVE!!!!! Because I couldn’t stand my father or brother, I went directly back to Coruscant, only I hope my mother’s all right. I know I’m supposed to forget about her, but knowing what my father did, and knowing that she is with him, disturbs me.

I know I’m in for it, and the Council is going to have a talk with me, but I don’t care. At last my mom’s free now.

It’s still hard for me not to think of my mom…but I’ve been trying…really I have…I just had to free her.

I’m 11 years old now.

The other Padawans at the Jedi Academy…I don’t think they like me very much. They all grew up together and leave me out of everything. I get pretty lonely sometimes, and you’re always off doing something else. Other than that, I like the Jedi Academy very much.

Well I guess Master Yoda and Master Windu thought Palpatine would be an okay person for me to talk to, since he is in charge of the Senate and everything. I’ve had some good conversations with him, and he’s really a neat guy. I like him a lot, and he is my favorite grown-up besides you and mom and Qui-Gon. I don’t know why Palpatine wants to talk to me either, but he’s a really nice guy. He does care about me, and he likes me. I can tell.

LOL. Yeah, I’ve found that Jedi do have fun. I have tried to take my training seriously. Am I doing okay with my training?

What happens if a Padawan’s master dies during the training? Does he get a new master, or what happens to him? I don’t want you to die, Obi-Wan, I’m just wondering. Are we starting to form a bond or anything? You said that “there is a bond that is formed out of training.” You still miss Qui-Gon sometimes? So do I.

I know the force isn’t a physical object. I think what Mace Windu or Yoda, or whoever said that to me before my training…I think they meant that I was supposed to use the Force with my mind, and then it would help with the rest of my body…or something like that. How do you think I am doing?

Are we going on any missions any time? I’ve never been on one before, since I missed almost 10 whole years of training that everyone else gets…but Yoda said I would start going on missions with you soon. I can’t wait!



Your Padawan,
Anakin
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