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Flight and Flying [Friday morning]

When the flight workshop arrived at the shed, they found it locked up tight and Anakin leaning up against it.

Wearing a beanie.

And a sullen expression, but that was kind of a given.

"For our last class," he said, "we're going to fly helicopters. The pilot's waiting for us over at Selkie Cove. Come grab a hat--and no, they're not optional--and then we'll head over together."

He even had one Faithful-sized. Anakin was thorough.

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"I'll be sorry to see you go."

Anakin tried to smile. It was a bit of a sad attempt.

"I'll be sorry to leave. Fandom kind of grows on you."

"That it does," Dean agreed with a wry smile. "Never thought there'd be anywhere I'd want to settle for longer than a week."

Anakin shrugged. "I have friends. If you told that to people back at the Temple, they'd just about kill themselves laughing."

"There's a lot of good people here," Dean agreed, his look saying he obviously included Anakin among them. "But hey, you can still keep in touch, right?"

Anakin shrugged. "I honestly don't know," he said, the image of Master Windu flitting through his mind. "If I have my way, yes. But back at the Temple, well, I don't always have my way."

"So sneak if you have to," Dean suggested. He smirked and pointed out, "Consider me a bad influence here."

Anakin grinned. "As far as the Temple's concerned, I'm a bit of a loose ion cannon myself."

Dean grinned back. "Probably why I like you."

"Gotta shake things up sometimes, right? Especially with an order that's been around for a thousand generations."

"Oh absolutely," Dean agreed. "Don't want them to fall into a rut now."

Anakin made a frustrated sweep of his hand to what he was wearing. "They're in a rut," he said. "I'm here to shake things up." He shrugged. "At least in some way. There wouldn't be a prophecy otherwise, right?"

"You've got a prophecy? That's... kinda cool."

"I'm a Chosen One," Anakin said with a wry smile, "along with half the school, it seems."

"Yeah, it does seem sometimes like us non-Chosen kids are in the minority," Dean said wryly. "So what does your prophecy say? That you're going to kick ass and take names?"

"That I'm going to bring balance to the Force," Anakin said. "Only no one's exactly figured out what that means." He paused. "Me included."

".... maybe it means you're going to be some sort of metaphysical accountant?"

Anakin laughed. "That might be the only theory that hasn't been offered," he said. "But yeah, being a walking embodiment of prophecy hasn't exactly endeared me to the other Jedi. Some of them aren't even sure it applies to me."

"They're just jealous that they don't have an accountant prophecy of their own," Dean said, waving a hand and dismissing them. "Seriously, Anakin, fuck them. Just do what you want to do, make the decisions you want to make because they feel right, not because you think it's what some prophecy says you're supposed to do. Prophecies aren't things you can pass or fail at. If you are the Chosen One, the prophecy's going to be about what you would do naturally. And if you aren't and it's a case of mistaken identiy, you'll still be doing what you think is right." He paused. "Which better include keeping in touch with people here."

Anakin nodded. "I won't say I'll try," he said, "because Jedi either do something or we don't. If there is any way for me to keep in touch, I'll take it." He gave Dean a smile. "There are too many good people here to lose track of."

"Yeah." Dean glanced at Anakin. "Going to be one less soon."

Anakin's cheeks went red. "Thanks," he said quietly. "But give it a couple of weeks, you'll hardly know I was ever here."

"Optimism" and "Anakin" had never been particularly well acquainted.

Dean snorted. "Yeah, we're all gonna get amnesia and be all 'Anakin who?'" He shook his head. "Pretty sure that's not going to happen."

Anakin smiled. "Maybe I should put up a statue in the park in my own honor or something, just to be sure."

"I'm sure the ducks would appreciate it," Dean joked.

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