Star Wars fic: "Queen's Gambit" (20: Dura Lex Sed Lex)

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Queen's Gambit (203162 words) by bedlamsbard
Chapters: 21/?
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, Ahsoka Tano, Quinlan Vos, Barriss Offee, Plo Koon
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…

*

“Pass in time, dreams do.”

For a moment Obi-Wan’s clear blue gaze was shadowed. “Not all of them. Some things stay with you forever.” He met Yoda’s eyes. “If you’re here to ask me to come back to the Order, the answer is no. I know why I resigned the Order. Those reasons are still valid – now more so than ever.”

“Passed your Knight’s Trials you have,” Yoda pointed out. “Much delayed they have been, and in much doubt of the outcome the Council was. Proven them wrong you have. Jedi you are, young Obi-Wan; deny that you cannot. A place for you there is in this Order. A place there always has been.”

“Even if I wanted to come back,” Obi-Wan said, “no one else would have me here. I’m the most wanted man in the galaxy. There are beings who have committed actual crimes with fewer bounties on their heads. Five days ago the Jedi nearly rioted over having me here. The Jedi, Master Yoda. What makes you think they would accept me? What makes you think I could even do a Knight’s duty in the Republic?”

“Sovereign, the Jedi are,” Yoda said. “Allowances would be made. Precedent for such things there is.”

Obi-Wan leaned forward slightly. “It’s always good to see that the Jedi Order is still willing to bend or break the laws they’re supposed to enforce,” he said. “Sometimes I’m in danger of almost thinking I made the wrong decision. This isn’t one of those times.”

Even through the wards, Yoda felt the Force shift slightly. Obi-Wan Kenobi was very strong in the Force, maybe stronger than any other living Knight of his generation, and he was very angry.