Star Wars fic: "Queen's Gambit" (14: So Darkness I Became)

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Queen's Gambit (139289 words) by bedlamsbard
Chapters: 15/?
Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Padmé Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Dooku (Star Wars), Palpatine | Darth Sidious, Mace Windu, Yoda, Bail Organa
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Parallel Universes
Series: Part 2 of Ouroboros
Summary:

Civil war threatens the galaxy. Hundreds of star systems have declared their intentions to leave the Republic and form a Confederacy of Independent Systems.

In the hopes of securing a quick peace, the Jedi Council has dispatched two Jedi to capture or kill the leaders of the separatist movement, Queen Amidala of Naboo and her lover, the former Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Into this period of conflict have come four refugees from another universe, fleeing a devastating massacre triggered by the death of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, secretly the Sith lord Darth Sidious, at the hands of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker…

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“So it’s true,” Barriss said, lowering her voice as they made their ways through the stacks back in the general direction of the entrance. At least Ahsoka thought it was the right way; the Archives were one of the oldest parts of the Temple, and were commensurately confusing. Most Jedi agreed that they were designed to weed out any younglings and padawans without a sense of direction. “Obi-Wan Kenobi really is here.”

Ahsoka glanced around to make sure that they weren’t being overheard, but all the other Jedi in the area seemed to be deeply involved with their own studies, some with the telltale blurring of privacy barriers around their carrels. “He’s here,” she told Barriss. “We captured him in the Battle of Naboo. Well, the Trade Federation captured him. We just captured the Trade Federation ship he was being held on.”

“I heard about what happened to the flotilla,” Barriss said. “Everyone’s talking about it. That, and why the Temple’s on lockdown. Is he really that dangerous?”

Ahsoka thought about it. “Not really,” she said finally. “He’s just another Jedi. He seems…nice, actually.”

“You’ve talked to him?” Barriss said, sounding shocked.