Title: Broken Faith

Author: Science Fantasy

Rating: M

Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars, any of the characters, places, etc. Except for the stuff I made up (which is consequently my property), it all belongs to George Lucas and Company. I don't make any money for writing this stuff.

A/N: Wow. Today is two years to the day since I published the very first chapter of this story… and now it's finally done. It's so weird to think that after two whole years, I won't be working on this story anymore, especially since it's been with me for the majority of my high school career (seriously, I'm graduating tomorrow). I guess I'd just like to say that it's been a fun two years. I know that I've lost some readers over that time and gained some others, so it's difficult to say just who I'm speaking to when I say: THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! There were times when I wanted to quit, but then I would see all of your encouraging reviews and it would give me the inspiration to sit down and type that next chapter. Thank you guys for making this my most-reviewed story to date. That being said… this chapter is the epilogue. It's short and sweet (and pretty cheesy), and I hope you all enjoy it! It's set in the future, so I had a big debate with myself about whether or not to put it in italics, but in the end I decided against them because they've been giving me a headache. I drafted this so many times, and scraped so many different versions, but I'm hoping that what you're getting here is worth all of that writing. Anyway, I'm going to take my final bow now, and leave you guys to it!

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"Never! I'll never turn to the dark side. You've failed, Your Highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me."

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Epilogue: Kenobi and Skywalker

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Luke looked around the ruined Temple, carefully picking his way through the rubble. He stepped over large stones that had once been part of majestic columns or beautiful statues, doing his best to avoid treading on the occasional remains of broken lightsabers or droids that had been left behind by the thieves and salvagers who had been raiding this over the past twenty-odd years. Even in its current state of decay, Luke noted that the ancient building still had an air of proud magnificence about it. He could almost envision the Temple back in the old days, before the Empire, with well-maintained corridors and brightly lit rooms that held a diverse multitude of Jedi, from Younglings just taking their first steps towards Knighthood to Masters sitting on the High Council.

He crouched down when he saw that one of the stone blocks at his feet was actually a face from one of the crumbling statues that lined the halls. Luke slowly ran his fingers over the stone visage, wondering who it had been modeled after and what that great Jedi Knight had done to earn a place as one of the Temple's many icons. This train of thought reminded him that he needed to find a library, some archives, or any other place where information might be stored here. He felt that he owed it to Ben, Yoda, and his father, to at least attempt to uncover whatever knowledge he could and pass it on to his new order of Jedi Knights so that they would know something of their history. And if there was any data still left to be acquired after the fall of the Republic, the Jedi Temple was as good of a place as any to start looking.

Suddenly, Luke stiffened. Through the Force, he could feel a presence drawing closer from behind him. A Force Signature. It was not dark or malevolent, just waiting. Patient. It watched him as he sifted through the ruins, unwilling to disrupt him too soon. Without standing, Luke looked over his shoulder to see who the presence was. It was a girl, about three years his junior, dressed in old, worn-out robes like the ones Ben Kenobi used to wear. She was rather tall for a human female of her age, and thin, too. Her long, straight brown hair gave off a reddish sheen when the light hit it just right, matching the muted glow of her fair complexion. But it was her gentle, blue-grey eyes that really caught his attention. There was something familiar about them, even though Luke was sure that he'd never seen the girl before in his life. Shaking off the strange feeling that her eyes gave him, Luke looked away just as she took a small step towards him, and noticed a metallic glint on her hip. He looked closer. From her belt hung the hilt of a lightsaber, a weapon that he only caught a glimpse of when her cloak flowed away from her body as she moved.

"Hello there," She smiled at him as he rose, continuing to take little, cautious steps in his direction. When he didn't immediately respond to her greeting, she paused for a moment, and then held out her hand.

"Hello," He replied at length, shaking the hand she'd offered him, "I'm Luke Skywalker."

"Skywalker, huh? It's an honor," She beamed, giving his hand an enthusiastic squeeze, "I'm An'ya Kenobi."

"Kenobi?" Luke exclaimed, furrowing his brow and pulling her closer. "As in Ben Kenobi?"

"Ben? Oh, right… I guess you would have known him as Ben," An'ya said nervously, easing her hand out of his. "He's my father."

"Ben Kenobi was your father?" Luke asked her skeptically, scanning her face for some sort of family resemblance that might prove her assertion.

"So I'm told," An'ya shrugged, tucking her hair behind her ear.

"Ben never told me he had a daughter." Luke's gaze drifted back up to the girl's face, where it finally struck him. Her eyes. She had her father's eyes.

"He doesn't know about me," She admitted, shifting her weight from one foot to the other. "I grew up on Alderaan. With your… sister, if I remember correctly."

"My twin sister… you know Leia?" He stammered.

"Small galaxy, huh?" She giggled timidly, absently reaching up to grab at a necklace string around her neck; she pulled on it to reveal a small charm, a silver sun with a tiny green gem in the center, that had been previously been hidden in the folds of her robes.

"It sure looks that way," Luke smiled at her, placing a hand on her shoulder. He couldn't stop thinking of so many different questions he could ask her, all the things he would like to know. Instead, all that came out was, "What brings you the Jedi Temple?"

"It's a long story," An'ya began as the two of them started off towards a large staircase at the end of the corridor, "I joined the Rebel Alliance when my mother died in the destruction of Alderaan… I was off-world at the time. Anyway, I started smuggling for the Rebels, using this place as a base for making some black-market trades here on Coruscant. After the Empire was defeated—I guess I have you to thank for that—I came back here, looking for anything that might help me complete my training."

"Your training?" Luke questioned her hopefully. A Force sensitive being with a lightsaber was one thing, a Jedi Knight was another. With any luck, the latter of the two could be of great use to him in his new Order.

"My mother began training me as a Jedi Knight when I was young," She answered, "Though Uncle Bail didn't exactly approve."

"Sounds familiar," Luke chuckled, a small grin spreading across his face as memories of the conflict between Ben and his own Uncle surfaced in his mind.

"I guess this Jedi stuff is all in the family with us," An'ya continued, pausing before they began to climb the ornate Temple stairway. "I'm willing to go along with that tradition if you are."

"By all means," Luke nodded, glad to have someone else to help him clean up the mess the Empire had made of the Jedi. He gestured for her to begin the ascent up the stairs first.

"My mother told me that our fathers were close friends for years before the fall of the Republic," She went on, looking back at him until he caught up with her. "You wouldn't believe some of the stories!"

Luke laughed as An'ya recounted to him what her mother had referred to as the infamous exploits of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, the two of them walking through the regal passages and rooms of the Temple much as their fathers had all those years ago. After more than twenty long years, the Temple was finally about to become the home of another celebrated Skywalker and Kenobi team.

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The End.