Star Wars
"A Different Path"
Summary: Nine years after joining the Emperor, two young prisoners have Darth Vader questioning his decision…and start him thinking about a different path.
Author's Note:Very AU.
Warning:This story will contain corporal punishment.
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters; they belong to the great George Lucas. I'm merely borrowing them for this story.
Chapter 4: Searching
Obi-Wan Kenobi cursed himself for a fool!
It had been a week now since he found the Lars' and Luke missing.
Why Storm-troopers would have been any where near the homestead was still a mystery to him, but whatever the reason they had oisture farmer and his wife…and taken their nephew with them!
He had raced to Mos Eisley, hoping against hope they had simply not expected a child and dropped the boy off at the local orphanage.
No such luck, he growled to himself.
Further investigation, along with much bribing and mind-tricking, had gotten him the story of how the Storm-troopers had departed taking the boy with them.
But where did they go!
That was the question he couldn't answer.
It had taken him this long to finally be able to reach Alderaan, to inform Bail Organa of the situation, only to learn that the Prince Consort's ship had been boarded by Imperials over this very planet and he was killed in the ensuing fire fight.
Even worse than that, he was told that the young Princess had been with her adopted father and had been taken prisoner by the Empire.
Our last hope has fallen into the hands of the ones I was sworn to protect them from!
The Skywalker twins were the only ones strong enough who could fulfill the prophecy and bring balance back to the Force.
It was clear to them that Luke was indeed the stronger in the Force, though his sister was almost as strong.
They had been separated to protect them, but to also ensure that should something befall one of them the other would still be able to do what was needed.
And now both are missing, imprisoned, or worse…dead!
Obi-Wan shook his head and tried for calm.
He could sense they weren't , he'd have felt their s in the Force, but that didn't mean something couldn't still happen to them wherever they were.
I can only hope the Emperor has not discovered them…or Vader!
If it were the former who discovered their existence, the twins' lives would be forfeit immediately, but if it was the latter…
Anakin, even as warped as he's become, wouldn't kill his own children, that Obi-Wan knew, but that didn't mean he wouldn't attempt to turn them to the Dark Side.
That would be even worse than , should the twins follow in their father's footsteps.
They were young, easily manipulated, and both certainly were far too trusting for their own good, especially young Luke.
He is also far too curious for his own good…
Obi-Wan remembered all too well the times Owen had had to his nephew for being too curious about something and getting into trouble over it.
There had been a time or two, Obi-Wan had almost felt compelled to take the youngster over his knee.
Maybe if I'd done that more often with his father…
Again, Obi-Wan shook his head of such thoughts. The past couldn't be changed, but the future could still be saved.
But first I must find them!
He only hoped that when he did he wouldn't be too late…
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