JOY RIDE – CHAPTER 2
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Luke never thought he would feel so much terror, the droid inserted the liquid on his skin and he started to scream, pain was traveling through his veins.
"P-please…I…" he chocked into tears.
"Tell me, Jedi, where is your master?"
"M-master?"
"Obi Wan Kenobi, where is he?"
"He…is…in…Tat-Tatooine…" Luke answered.
"Where are the others?" Vader asked.
"O-others?"
The droid injected another liquid. Luke started to shake.
"H-hurts, please! S-stop!"
"Where are the other Jedi? Is your master restarting a new order?"
"N-no..t-there are no o-others."
"Tell me, young one. What were your orders to come here?"
"I…I j-just w-want to to r-ride…sir…s-sorry."
Vader took advantage of the weakened state of the young man and entered his mind to collect the information needed before disposing of him.
Luke felt like his head was being split in half. The pain was unbearable.
"P-please…I…tell….w-whatever…y-you…want!"
Vader ignored the boy's confused pleas and entered his thoughts….
/ - You are grounded, young man!" said a angered voice….it seemed somewhat familiar to Vader….
Then his memories kept going:
Luke was now racing the speeder…feeling the thrill of the speed…
Beggar's Canyon…
His thoughts kept going…
Then Vader suddenly stopped at the memory of the old hermit….
Vader could never forget those eyes….
Obi Wan Kenobi…
The boy was now lying on the cold slab Vader towered over him and held his head. Luke was half-conscious but he could feel his thoughts being purged, one by one…
Vader felt the young man's solitude…his pain….his dreams….
/He wants to join the Academy…./
"Tell me, young one…tell me everything about Obi Wan…" Vader's voice commanded…
Luke drift his thoughts to Obi Wan Kenobi…
The training…..with the light saber…
The Jedi mind trick…
Luke kept drifting in and out….he was trying to reach for the dark man to stop…he was drained of energy.
"No…more….please!"
The torture went on….
Vader was furious in knowing that Obi Wan was still alive and harboring this padawan…
"You are hiding the others, young man….now tell me where are the other Jedis?"
Vader's voice once again commanded.
"Y—yoda…"
"Where is Yoda?"
"D-dago—bah…he…I….have…never…seen him….Ben…told me about…him…he…is Je-jedi…" Luke mumbled in between gasps…he was in so much agony, only because he didn't listen to his friend…
"What else did he tell you about Yoda?"
"H-he…said…he…will t-take…me..to…to h-him…"
"Why did you come here?"
"I..I'm sorry…j-just… t-took the T-tie to….." Luke gasped, he was in so much pain.
"To…r-ride…I'm s-so sorry."
Vader sensed no deceit from the boy. He knew the boy had force powers, Obi Wan was his master and he was being taken to Yoda perhaps to be further trained. In his mind, Obi Wan was starting a new order and the boy was his apprentice. In the beginning Vader thought in disposing of the boy after he gathered information needed, but then again would be better if he could use the boy… taint him with the dark side and make him work as a spy for him or perhaps to train the boy himself and become a master…of course after getting rid of his own…
Those thoughts were flashing in the dark lord's mind. Luke was dazzled with the drugs and the pain…
"I…I'm s-sorry…I…do…anything….p-please…." Luke started to sob.
"You committed a crime, young one. You stolen imperial property and you shall face the consequences of your actions."
"I…I…was…going…to b-bring back…please…."
"Tell me more about your master. What kind of training has he given to you and for how long " Vader asked.
"He…he showed me s-some stuff…for a while…d-don't r-remember…I…was l-little…he…but…uncle didn't l-like h-him…" Luke was confused, his thoughts were a mix of memories…he was trying to tell the dark lord everything but it was difficult to concentrate with the drugs and the pain…but he had to tell the dark man everything…the deep voice was so commanding… he couldn't refuse….
"Young one, just think about everything Obi Wan has taught you…" Vader whispered to him….
Luke started to think about….
Vader entered into his mind and started digging out everything he could…
Luke moaned in pain. His head was about to explode… he couldn't move or defend himself… the dark lord's grip was so powerful that he couldn't break the tight bond….it was easier to surrender…
He left his mind open to be probed….
It seemed like hours….Vader learned everything about the boy…
Almost…
He knew his name was Luke…he lived with his uncle and aunt….
/Uncle Owen…/ what coincidence, he thought…
Anakin stepbrother was Owen….from Tatooine…
Could this boy be his stepbrother's nephew….
A sudden chill ran through his veins…
/Uncle Owen... farmer...Tatooine/
No…
It couldn't be…
Vader released the grip on the poor boy's mind… and woke him up.
"Aahhh…" Luke cried out in deep pain.
"Tell me, young one…what is your full name?"
Vader sensed a disturbance on the force…
"S-skylwalker…m-my lord…Luke S-Skylwalker." Luke replied and lowered his head.