Title: Sacrifice
Author: upsidedownbutterfly
Summary: Owen and Beru's last moments.
Genre: drabble
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: They're not mine, people.
"Luke," gasped Beru through bloody lips, her voice barely audible even to Owen lying beside her on the sand. "If they find the droids, they find Luke."
The clank of armor grew closer as the stormtrooper contingent completed their latest search of the ruins of the Lars home. They'd have found nothing, Owen knew, which meant another round of interrogation -- one he and Beru might not survive.
Reaching out, Owen took his wife's broken hand in his own, clutching it tightly despite the pain, and said, with more courage than he felt, "Then whatever happens, they don't find the droids."
