Star Wars: Harmony of the Rebellion
Hoth. If it where any different it wouldn't be as beautiful. Snowy, blistering Cold Mountain peaks. Harsh, winding canyons. Endless plains of ice. Indeed, Hoth is my home away from home. I was born on Tattoine to a family of gangsters and thieves. It really doesn't make a difference where I am, for I will never be able to escape myself, or my past.
20 years ago, as I was in my mud hut with my family, it all started. "Did you hear that young Sky Walker boy was recruited to be a Jedi yesterday?" My father said. "Shut up about the damn Jedi in front of our son! It'll do him no good to be brought into this war."
"Hey this war is a money making gold mine, and we both know that's what this family need!"
"Shut up about all this, I want to make sure my boy grows up to do some good, he shouldn't have to be a criminal like the rest of us." I would usually just block them out, but tonight I was able to focus my attention on something else, a speeder pulled up to our small piece of paradise. A group of 4 men got out and I could clearly see blasters on their belts. My parents didn't notice until the loud bang and the door flew down. My dad looked up and was barely able to say anything, a look of utter disbelief and terror on his face.
"You are far too late sir, He is not is not happy with you." "Please", my father begged "We are trying as hard as we can, the war is destroying us." "And this is our fault? I'm sorry, but keeping you alive is actually beginning to cost us money, i'm so sorry you're child has to see this, but he's a terrible waste of a shot isn't he?" Those words rang in my ear, only to be out matched by the deafening ZING of the blaster as it destroyed my mother.
The only thing I remember is seeing my father, lying on the ground looking me in the eye and saying "Live in the streets boy, and when the time is right, pick a side, however, you will not be the one to decide the coming war alone, now go, run!"
Honestly, that's all I could do, is run. I ran for a long time, to my Aunts house, where she raised me until Lord Vader came to power. A short time later I joined the rebellion and before I knew it, I'm stationed on Hoth. Looking back now, I realize... "INCOMING, EVERY BODY GET DOWN!" The radio near me crackles to life. "Echo one, what is the location of the fire. OVER" I hiss back.
"Holy god, this isn't happening there everywhere, we need immediate support right now at coordinates 1265.7490 OVER!"
"Get up you lazy Womprat!" my commanding officer yells. "Where going to get us some Empire today boy!"
End of Chapter one