V.2-C.22│Problems in Paradise IV│

Using the information collected from the prisoner, identified as Trevor Icinghold, they would go on to do what must be done.

Trevor wasn't executed himself as there was no evidence, at least within his mind that showed he was some sort of killer, or anything like that and he had gotten some medical treatment for his idiocy. Not that Grievous would all blame the man.

It was his wife that was incapable of keeping it in her pants and she doesn't even get to see Anakin, like ever. She wasn't close to him had never even had any intimacy at all with the prince, but it was still more than enough.

Anakin wouldn't like this as he didn't like the idea of stealing away another mans woman, as he would also dislike having the women he had grown close to and even started to love go behind his back and make love to another man.

He didn't just dislike this but hated it.

Whoever would be the deliverer of this piece of information may have to face some spiritual pressure from Anakin, as no doubt he would get mad at this fact. Enhanced by his own greed but also kind compassionate nature, it would fuel his anger.

And even though Anakin shouldn't have that many things to be angry about there was a considerable amount of pain that he had retained within himself. Some things built up from his new life but also some unresolved traumas from his past life.

Anakin had probably already found out about the mans memories as Grievous reported to him everything, even that tragic fate the man known as Trevor had to go through.

Trevor was under surveillance, be given a sentence and be imprisoned until he reforms from this sort of behavior.

Anakin was not cruel.

[]

Anakin is within the royal palace of Tatooine and was having the time of his life.

He was finally free from the Jedi, not that he was all that held down by them and he didn't follow their rules but it felt restricting. The feeling that the place was slowly trying to suffocate him and it didn't feel good to him and he had also been told by the girls that they felt this as well.

Mainly because of their relationship with him but that wasn't the only reason because there was already many problems within this organization.

"So, are you going to get into a relationship with me already or what?" Anakin asked the shy Barriss that had decided to try and gain some alone time with him.

He knew that he shouldn't, probably, maybe be so forceful in getting her to answer but he was not the most patient of people and he would even go so far as to say he wasn't patient at all. If it seemed like he is, that is only because the thing he wants, desires or whatever else isn't ready yet.

The conditions haven't been fulfilled for him to make his move, but with Barriss he believes he has given her ample time to work up the courage but it would seem time isn't enough in this instance.

"I know." Barriss has her head down before she felt someone touching and lifting her head to look into the purple, violet colored eyes of Anakin. One could say everyone time she looks into his eyes there is something more to him that she is yet to discover.

Just like there is always something more because everyone has their secrets.

"I wanted alot of things." Barriss begins. "I wanted to tell you about how you walk mesmerizes me, to the way you talk comfortably with me, to the look in your eye as you gaze upon me. I wanted to tell you about all of the little things that has thoroughly grasped my heart, but there is so little time for so little things."

Barriss continued. "I just want you. Even when I know that you would have others. I want you because I desire to have you, I desire to love you."

"I do." Barriss said as she stared into him.

"It would seem like you are becoming more and more like me. That sounds like something I would say." Anakin had a smirk on his face that was quite cheeky but Barriss didn't seem to mind him teasing her in this moment.

It was hers after all "It is." She had a small smile of her own before closing the distance between the two.

Anakin likes this and responds. He doesn't want to be in a relationship with passive women who do not know what they want and it is always better for it to be this way. He likes the aggressiveness because it means they are willing to give it their all.

He had a motto when it came to things like relationships, and that was if he gives 100% he expects 100%. If he receives 100%, then he will gladly respond by giving 100% as well because romantic relationships aren't just 50/50.

That is a lie. It was never 50/50 in the first place because where the hell did the other half of you go?

Barriss had finally worked up the courage to confess and officially start a relationship with him because of many things. The prime or foremost thing being their departure from the Jedi as Barriss was actually quite strict in following the code even though she wanted something else.

Something more with him.

That was just who she is and Anakin doesn't blame her for upholding her morals or that she had to do so because that is what she felt like. He couldn't force anyone.

Absolutely anyone, he couldn't force to be with him in secret just because he wanted it. He may be a greedy man, but that didn't mean he had to be a unscrupulous greedy man by taking what he wanted when he wanted.

No he had self control and why would he do so when his greed didn't even really apply to this? Wanting more is a apart of him but he much more valued the things he has more so then the things he doesn't.

Anakin leant in for the kiss and made she Barriss felt good in doing so while they had their little romance.

"D-Does this mean we are a 'thing' now?" Barriss asked after the kiss was over. It was innocent, well not really innocent but it wasn't a kiss filled with desire and passion but of love and tenderness.

"Yes. I guess it does." Anakin says as he goes in to embrace the cute thing. She was still shy and it would look like it would be a little while before he could do 'certain things' with her that he had been doing with Aayla as of late.

There it was, his desire to procreate acting up again. It was only natural for him and some might ask what is the point of having children when you are immortal?

Evolutionary wise, if someone is to become immortal or a species is to achieve something like immortality then why have the ability to have children when the continuation of your species would be dependent on you. Not the passage of your genetics, and Anakin would say it is because despite having eternal youth and immortality that doesn't mean you still cant die.

It is still entirely possible for something like that to happen and an example of such a things within the galaxy was within the other timeline. Where Anakin went to Mortis and met the Mortis Gods, whereupon multiple things happened but the Daughter, an immortal Force based race died.

Barriss just hugged Anakin back, very, very tightly that Anakin was starting believe she knew exactly what she was doing. She was rubbing against his well endowed appendage below igniting his desires but she let go.

'What a tease...' Anakin thought to himself as he and Barriss would spend the rest of their time together, alone within the very same day. This would elevate their relationship to the next stage and would have her closer to becoming his next wife.

Right alongside Aayla and Padme, of whom was rushing as fast as she could to deal with some politics on Coruscant and then to leave and rejoin with Anakin. She would abandon her dreams of becoming and helping the people for him.

This was a stark contrast to the original who wouldn't abandon everything for the original Anakin but would do a lot for him. The Anakin now was much more enchanting, alluring and she loved him much more than what the other Padme did at the start.

From start to finish she would stalk him, unknowingly to him, and would see herself married to him. He may have been young for her at the time but that didn't seem to diminish the fact she wouldn't have minded getting together with him if she had the chance.

It was only natural...

As if was meant to be, but this time much more intense and unusually much more passionate.

[]

"Here it is. The new Order." Anakin spoke as he had brought the four girls, Aayla, Shaak, Barriss and Ahsoka to the newly constructed building that wasn't like a temple but had similarities and also had many facets that were different.

It wasn't as big as the temple on Coruscant, because this wasn't meant to be the be all, end all of where Anakin wanted the main stay for his Force-sensitives to stay.

In fact he wouldn't really have the many Force-sensitives at the start anyway. Why one may ask? He doesn't intend to start looking for babies to steal away from their parents and brought into the temple.

No, he would include and introduce into his education system for the Empyrean, a basic standard testing procedure for everyone. The children will live throughout the entirety of their lives not becoming a Force-sensitive a part of his new organization.

They could choose themselves once they are adults within the eyes of the law, whether to join or not and it wasn't like he would hoard all of the knowledge. Someone could participate in the basic training methods as they develop and grow, if they are to be found as Force-sensitive.

This would give them a semi head start in their progress to becoming someone great within the Force. He didn't want people to live the monk lifestyle but if they wanted, they could do so.

Then there is the problems in relation to Force alignment which was a thing he has come to discover is a very prominent thing and is hard to keep balanced to just for both dark and light sides.

For example, himself. He was balanced both physically and spiritually or mentally and this showed in his powers becoming more terrifying. But this was not something so easily achieved and took him, at this point of time, the entirety of his life to achieve.

Of course, now that he is immortal that doesn't matter so much but it doesn't change the fact he has worked hard to get to this point and did so without doing to much damage if any at all to others along the way.

"So, this is the place huh?" Shaak whispered to herself as they all walked to the building.

"Everyone like the place? You guys dont have to join up or even come here all that often. This place exists for those within the Empyrean that are found to be Force-sensitive and if they want can join to further themselves within the Force." Anakin explained.

"So no abducting children?" Aayla questions.

"Nope." Anakin answered in an affirmative but deadly serious tone here. "I may, no, we may have all come from the Jedi but that doesn't mean we should follow exactly in their footsteps. This place is only meant to allow the people a chance to do something." Anakin said before continuing. "They wont be guardians and protectors unless they want to, they wont be a part of some council and have to achieve some rank that is benign."

"This place is only meant to help those understand their abilities and to practice or use them within a safe environment." Anakin finished.

"So it is a school?" Barriss questioned here as Ahsoka was taken by everything. There were multiple rooms and large design meaning that it would act more of an university.

Anakin hated universities from his past life, but that didn't mean he doesn't know the usefulness of advanced education. It was just that some things were pointless to study extra for and should not be institutionalized.

If one wanted to study the arts, then they wont have something to exemplify their merits or efforts other than their ability to make it big themselves. Of course that doesn't mean Anakin would stop the development of schools made for the arts, music and all of that.

It just meant that they wouldn't be government funded where the tax payers had to give money for stuff like this. For stuff like science, engineering and other things related to stuff like this however would be funded. Anakin couldn't spend enough on these because of their usefulness to not only him but for the rest of the Empyrean.

The institution he has made is like that.

"It is in a sense, but it is much more closer to a university type organization. Funded by the government of course." Anakin stated as they continued their tour around this building, inside and outside.

"You guys dont need to join or anything but it would be nice for some Force-sensitives that have some practice or experience to come and teach. I will be doing so every now and then, teach I mean." Anakin stated.

Out of the group, the only two people within the group that knew how to teach someone was Shaak and Anakin, and Shaak didn't really have the best methods before meeting Anakin. Her pupil she had taken on, her second one was now a proper Jedi and still alive.

She doubted that she would stay because she had been influenced by both herself and Anakin, and her influence was influenced by Anakin as well. Which only meant that she would probably be coming here after she finds a way to leave the Jedi Order.

"So that means we can become teachers here if we want." Aayla had a thoughtful look on her face.

"Yes." Anakin replied.

"What if I could teach some children?" Aayla asked this as she wanted to gain some experience with children, both young and a little older because she was expecting to have a child if not many with Anakin in the near future. She had been told about him changing himself to do so after all and was excited at the prospect.

She didn't want to become a mother too soon but by gaining immortality and eternal youth she would never have to worry about not being able to have children.

"It is possible." Anakin nodded.

"That is great then." Aayla had a smile on her face as she would be able to get in some experience before the real deal begins.