Here is a new Star Wars Story. This story will follow Legends. I hope you enjoy the story and I will work on ch 7 soon.
Luke was heading for Tatooine for the first time in years. After Callista left him Luke decided to make a change. He talked with Kam, Streen and Tionne about taking a sabatical. He let them know he was taken some time away from everything. Luke had not had a vacation in well never. So he wanted to take some time to him self. After he talk with them he then needed to decide what he wanted to do.
Luke decided to go back to Tatooine and the small hut on the edge of the Dune Sea that Ben left him. The last time he was there was after Baspin. Luke went there to adjust to his new hand and build a lightsaber. While there he fixed the place up and added to the hut. Luke added two more bedrooms and a refresher. So the hut now had 3 bedrooms and 2 refreshers. It also had a kitchen/dinning room and a living area.
Chewie had helped with the expantion of the hut and installing a security field to keep Sand People and Jawas away. Securing the area was not hard. The hut was had a high cliff face to the back of it with high cliff faces on either side. There was enough open ground in front of the hut to land 6 medium freighters easily. On the far side of the area from the hut was a path out to the Dune Sea. Chewie installed the security field at this entrance. There were some large bolders scattered threw the path but left enough room for a large speeded to go threw.
Once that was done Luke hired some crews to dig out some of the cliff face. He had a large hanger bay dug out that could hold a few medium freighters and some speeders. He had a tunnle dug out to connect the hanger bay to the back of the hut that was up against the cliff face. Luke had some blast doors installed also. He had the power generator and water system upgraded also.
After the crews finished that Luke and Chewie dug out another three tunnels that had several rooms off of them. Some were living quarters a dining hall/kitchen, they also instaled a communications room/command center, a computer room that Luke could use to start rebuilding the Jedi Library and supply rooms. This was secet so if the main Jedi acadamy was attacked and the information was destroyed. Over the years Luke had snuck back and updated the computer's data and stock up on supplies. Luke had some droids that maintained the facility and the hut.
Luke came out of his thoughts as Artoo let him know that they were arriving at Tatooine. Luke pulled the Hyperdrive levers back and came out of Hyperspace.
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A hour later Luke had stored his X-Wing in the hanger. He headed in to the hut to see what shape it was in.
"Well Artoo, everything looks like is still in good shape. If you would plug in to the comm system and check for messages I'm going to take my bags to my room."
Artoo gave a reply then rolled over and plugged in to the comm system Chewie installed. Luke came back out to the living room a little bit later and check on what Artoo found.
"Well looks like there are a few messages from Leia. Not surprising. I'll send her a message later. Looks like Karrde left a message, pull that up." Artoo opened the message. "Looks like Karrde agreed to meet me in Mos Eisley. While I'm gone I need you to check on everything and make sure everything is still good since we were last here. I'm going to rest for a few hours then head to Mos Eisley. I'll stay in one of the underground hotels."
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Mara was in her apartment she maintained on Coruscant. She was here with Lando as part of her cover she had to use. She hated that she had to act like they were in a relationship. Well hopefully they would find Jorj Car'das so she could send Calrissian away.
Mara's comm started beeping so she got up from her couch were she had been reading. She was surprised to see it was Leia calling.
"Mara sorry for bothering you."
"No problem Leia, what can I do for you?"
"I hate to ask but have spoken with Luke lately?"
Mara cringed. She hadn't spoke with Skywalker since they had a big fight shortly after the body snatcher named Callista and Luke started seeing each other. It had been nearly a year. Mara didn't care for her and let Luke know her oppinion. Mara did everything she could to avoid him since then. Which wasn't hard since he never left the acadamy. Truth was she missed her best friend.
"I haven't spoke to Skywalker in almost a year. Why has he got himself in trouble again?"
"Not that I'm aware of but he left Yavin IV a week ago according to Tionne. She said he was taken a subadical but did not know how long or where. I wanted him to come here so we could be there for him since Callista left him."
"So the body snacher left him then."
Leia knew Mara's view about Callista. Leia herself wasn't to sure about the old Jedi taking another body but kept her oppenion to her self and try to support her brother.
"Yes I don't know the whole story but she left a few weeks ago. I have been trying to get Luke to come visit but he refussed. Now he just disappeared."
"Sorry Leia but I haven't spoke to him or seen him. I dought he will contact me but if I run in to him I'll try to talk with him to see how he is doing."
"Thanks Mara, If you do see him could you let me know where he is?"
"I'll see what I can do but I'm still got a mission Karrde has me working on."
After a few more pleasantries Leia hung up. Mara sat there worried about a certain Farmboy. Mara tried reaching out in the force for Skywalker but he was not close. Well if she did manage to see him she would see how he was doing.
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Luke walked in to the Mos Eisley Cantina. The place brought back some memories of when he was so naive about the galaxy. He looked around and saw the man he was looking for.
"Karrde, thanks for meeting me."
"No problem. Was a little surprise at the request."
"It seem like a good place to meet. I need your help and don't worry it's not what you think."
"So your not in any trouble?"
"No I'm taking some time off. I'm tired and run down."
Karrde could tell, the Jedi Master look to be in bad shape.
"What can I do for you."
"I need a ship and need it modified for me."
"Why come to me, I'm sure the New Republic would give you a ship."
"They would but I would have to deal with my sister and a hundred questions. Plus it would not belong to me but the acadamy. I want one that no one knows is associated with me. I plan on dong some traveling and I don't want anyone knowing who I am."
"I should be able to help with that. When do you need it?"
"When you can get it with all the modifications."
"What type of ship and what modifications?"
"A Barloz-class medium freighter. I need the engines upgraded along with the hyperdrive. Class 0.5 with at least a backup class 10. Military grade hyperdrive motivator. Shielding; KDY military-grade shields generators. Sensor systems; Advance sensor suite with port and starboard visual scanners. Top of the line Navigation. Countermeasures; Sensor jammer, a couple false Id's, and anything else you might think I could use. Armament; It comes with a gun turrent. I want it upgraded to a quad laser cannon. I want two more added to the port and starboard side. All three set up where they can be controled from the cockpit if nessary. Add the 'shoot-back' setting to it. I need 2 concussion missile launchers that have 8 heavy missiles each, 2 retractale blaster cannons, one each port and starboard. Tractor beam projector. Communications; upgraded with the top of the line communications including holographic communications. Thats the upgrades. I want the first mate's quarters turned in to a computer bank. I'm going to be traveling around gathering data and need a place to store it. Keep it seprate from the ships systems. The only place out of the computer room anything can be access is the captain's quarters."
"I can do that. It will take some time and credits."
"Like I said, when you can and I took your advise those years ago and invested heavily."
"OK Luke. Once I get what you wanted, where do you want to meet and I assume you want to keep it quiet."
"We can meet here. It's out of the way and I can get in and out of the system with out any one knowing. I'll give you this data pad, it has contact information on it. Here is also a credit chip for 200,000 credits. That should be enough to buy a ship and start the modifications. I'll pay you the rest when you get me the ship."
Karrde looked over the tablet with all the information. He was curious why so heavely armored and armed but again if Luke was going to be on his own and no telling where all he would be traveling it was probably for the best.
"Now that the buisness is out of the way. I got a call from Leia the other day. She is looking for you."
"Yea I'm sure she is. She seems to think I'm still that niave farmboy she met all these years ago on the Death Star. She seems to want to smother me after Callista left. I am fine and nothing I say will convince her other way. After everything I've been through lately I just want to relax and do some research. Maybe go visit the graves of my Aunt and Uncle while I'm on Tatooine."
"I understand Luke and I don't blame you the least. Just remember you have friends and family that care and will be there for you when you need them."
"I know and I will."
The two of them talked for a while. The only thing they didn't talk about was Mara Jade. Luke didn't want to hear about her and Lando and Karrde knew the two had a big fight even if he didn't know what it was about. He knew Luke would never say either.
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The next day Luke headed back to his home here with a bunch of supplies he would need. Karrde left Tatooine after the meeting to work on getting Luke his ship. He would make sure it was top of the line when it was done.