Protégé: Padawans - Chapter 3 (Star Wars AU, Anakin and Dooku, PG)

[persephone_kore]

Title: Protégé: Padawans
Authors: Persephone_Kore and Dreagoddess
Timeframe: Post-TPM
Characters: Anakin, Dooku, others
Genre: General, AU
Keywords: Dooku, Anakin, training
Summary: Sequel to "Protégé: Chosen." Dooku and Anakin begin learning to deal with one another, and Anakin meets the unexpected while seeking his lightsaber crystal in the caves

Comments

[malabud]

Now, this was a turn of events I did not expect! But I really should have. Of course, Dooku's former padawan had to come into the story since she was mentioned earlier. She sounds somewhat like Ventress, what with the dual red lightsabers and all, but you also managed to give her an interesting and different backstory.

I am very much enjoying the building relationship between Anakin and Dooku. They are certainly good for each other. Do you plan to stretch the story all the way to AotC and beyond? I just wonder how Dooku will deal with Anakin's infatuation with Padme, if it even comes up. And who will be Sidious's new apprentice?

All in all, this is a lovely New Year's present. Looking forward to more!

[persephone_kore]

The dual red lightsabers have an EU explanation: Dooku took them from Komari at her death and for some reason ended up giving them to Ventress. Also, apparently the two women were both based on the concept art for they were considering making Dooku a woman. Er, Sidious's new apprentice a woman, anyway.

I believe what we've got eventually skips ahead toward AotC-era, although that part is more of a coda in some ways than an integral part of Anakin's and Dooku's plot.

Padme is tricky to deal with in nearly any AU where Anakin's relationship with the Jedi Order is better, because I do like their relationship but I think the Jedi have a policy on outside commitments that, while possible to argue with, is not going to change on a whim. Although exceptions seem to happen occasionally.