Sorry it's been a while! I've been busy with finishing up finals in school, going up vacation, and other things. But, enough with the excuses, I've been keeping you guys waiting long enough!:)
I DO NOT OWN STAR WARS.
Chapter 7
Han and Chewbacca were upfront controlling the ship while Luke and Ahsoka sat around the small table, saying nothing or looking at each other. The two droids even looked sad over Obi-Wan's death. The girl who they rescued came back into the room carrying a blanket for them, because when you are sad, you start to feel space's coolness a bit more. The girl sat down by Luke and put her arm around his shoulder. They heard Han shout, "We're coming up on their sentry ships. Hold them off," he instructed Chewie, "Angle the deflector shields while I charge up the main guns."
Both the Ahsoka and Luke still sat there. They didn't even want to give Han a hard time right now. Luke started tracing his finger around the table, just staring at it, "I can't believe he's gone," he said.
The girl responded to him, "There wasn't anything you could have done."
"Luke, we both have to stop moping around over Obi-Wan. He wouldn't like it. Jedi don't have emotions or attachments. Obi-Wan and I have been through a lot together and I knew him very well, we both need to put our emotions aside," Ahsoka said firmly, even though she was trying to stop from crying. She realized she wasn't that sad about Obi-Wan that much anymore, but more about Anakin, which made her think about Vader. Darth Vader cannot possible be Anakin Skywalker, could he? Ahsoka wasn't going to let her emotions about her old master get to her either.
Luke looked up and smiled at Ahsoka, "You're right, Ahsoka. He wouldn't like it."
Ahsoka turned to the girl who escaped with them. "You are the one who sent Obi-Wan and I that message right, in that R2 unit?" Ahsoka asked.
"Yes," she said, "I'm Leia Organa. You helped my father in-," Leia stopped right there, remembering how her father was on Alderaan when it blew up.
"Hey, it's alright," Ahsoka told her new friend, as she patted her on the back and tried to stop her from crying.
Han came running in, "Come on, buddy. We're not out of this yet," he told Luke. Luke, Leia, and Ahsoka all got up from their seats. Luke followed Han to the guns and the two women went up front with Chewbacca to see what was going on.
Leia and Ahsoka were watching out the windshield as Chewbacca steered the ship, "Here they come," announced Leia. The small imperial fighters were firing rapidly at them, making the lights go out for a split second. Chewie moved the ship into attack formation so Luke and Han had a good aim at them.
Ahsoka was looking from ship to ship, her eyes were moving fast. Over the com link, she heard Luke say, "They're coming in too fast!" Both Leia and Ahsoka were getting worried about how successful they will be. There was a huge blast that shook the whole ship.
"We've lost the lateral controls!" Leia announced to the whole crew. She was getting worried if the ship would even hold together.
Han must have read her mind, "Don't worry. She'll hold together," over the com, Leia could almost swear she heard Han, "Hear me, baby? Hold together." The blasts from the Falcon and the imperial ships continued. Eventually, after a lot of blast hits, Han was laughing with joy since he hit a ship.
Luke eventually got one too, and he was just as excited, "Got him! I got him!"
"Great, kid! Don't get cocky," Han told Luke.
Leia told them, "There's still two more of them out there." The blasting continued for several minutes. Ahsoka was still watching the ships as they moved around in space and each blast from either side. Luke and Han each hit another one, so there were no more imperial fighters out there, for now. Everyone on the ship was relived.
"That's it! We did it!" Luke shouted over the com link.
Leia also shouted, "We did it!" and gave Chewbacca and Ahsoka a hug. Ahsoka also jumped with joy.
From back in the other room, they heard the protocol droid shout, "Help! I'm melting! This is all your fault!" After they heard a few beeps from R2. Ahsoka went to the little opening to see C-3PO tangled up in a bunch of wires; he was trying to get out up frantically waving his arms. Ahsoka and the blue astro droid where trying to get him out. Ahsoka didn't want to cut any of the wires, just in case they were important. Getting 3PO out was a real challenge. After many minutes of untangling, Ahsoka met Han, Leia, and Chewie up front.
When she entered she heard Han talking, "Not a bad bit of rescuing, huh? You know, sometimes I amaze even myself."
"That doesn't sound too hard," Leia said back to Han casually. Her comment made Ahsoka smirk. Ahsoka was beginning to like Leia. She even though Leia looked a lot like someone she used to know, but she couldn't put a name on the person. "They let us go. It's the only explanation for the ease of our escape."
"Easy? You call that easy?" Han was trying to defend his efforts.
"They're tracking us," Leia concluded. Ahsoka continued to listen to their arguments why she tried to foresee the future. She wanted to know if the Empire will find them, or worse Vader. She shivered when she thought of Vader. That was her next task, to find out who Vader really was. However, the Force would not show Ahsoka their fate for the time being.
"Not this ship, sister," Han was getting upset that Leia wasn't appreciating his efforts or his confidence in his ship.
However, Leia was done arguing with him, "At least the information in R2 is still intact."
"What's so important? What's he carrying?"
"The technical readouts of that battle station," Leia told him with a bit of disbelief; she had the 'what else would it be' face. "I only hope that when the data's analyzed a weakness can be found," she sighed, "It's not over yet."
"It is for me, sister. Look, I ain't in this for your revolution and I'm not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. I'm in it for the money," Han was starting to raise his voice for a minute. Ahsoka was furious he was talking that way to Leia; she started to shake her head at him with a stern look.
"You needn't worry about your reward. If money is all that you love then that's what you'll receive," Leia told him coldly. She got out of her seat and walked to another room that Han wasn't in. Right when she was leaving, Luke was walking in. "You're friend is quite a mercenary. I wonder if he really cares about anything… or anybody," she said looking form Luke to Ahsoka.
"Friend is a bit of an overstatement," Ahsoka told her, but Leia already walked out the door.
Luke told her, "I care," but she didn't hear since she was already stomping to her quarters. Luke turned around and sat down where Leia was sitting. "So, what do you think of her, Han?"
"I'm trying not to, kid," Han said staring at the ship controls.
Luke nodded his head, "Good."
Han smiled a little bit, "Still she's got a lot of spirit." Luke frowned when he said that and slowly looked over at Han, listing closely. "I don't know. What do you think? Do you think a princess and a guy like me-"
Luke immediately told Han, "No," then looked back down examining the different ship controls. Han smiled and turned to look at Ahsoka
"Boys," she sighed as she got up from her seat and walked to find Leia and tell her what she learned; just like what every girl would do..
Soon, the ship was approaching the planet Yavin Prime, a gas giant. The ship passed it, heading towards the jungle moon, Yavin four. Han landed the ship at the Rebels' base which Ahsoka recognized it as the Great Temple.
Han, Chewie, Leia, Luke, Ahsoka, R2, and C-3PO all got out of the ship. Luke and Ahsoka were looking at the temple in amazement. There were lots of X-Wing fighters and Rebel soldiers. Everyone followed Leia to an area where it looked like a lot of important people were. Once they all got off the transporter, a man ran up to Leia and shouted, "You're safe. When we heard about Alderaan, we feared the worst."
"We have no time for sorrows, Commander," Leia was sounding very professional, "You must use the information in this R2 unit to help plan the attack. It's our only hope." Leia continued to walk off with the Commander and the droids, leaving Han, Chewie, Luke, and Ahsoka behind. A general walked up to them in a bright orange suit.
"You all! Have you ever flown a ship?" Everyone nodded. "We are short some fighters. Are you guys up for some action?"
"I will!" Ahsoka said excitedly. However, she hoped an X-Wing was similar to a Jedi Fighter she used to fly in the Clone Wars.
"Count me in too!" Luke told the solider.
"Not us," Han told the solider, "We've got to go as soon as we get our pay." Ahsoka and Luke were disappointed Han and Chewbacca weren't going to stay. They were good fighters. The young solider pointed them the way they need to go to get their pay for rescuing the princess.
"Here, these are your new pilot uniforms," the man said, handing them each their own orange suit. "There is a meeting in twenty minutes with the whole rebellion. You two better be there." Ahsoka and Luke nodded as the man ran off. Ahsoka each split up to put on their own uniforms. Ahsoka hated how hers fit; besides it was definitely not her style or color. It was almost time for the meeting to begin, so Ahsoka figured she better get going. She again met up with Luke and they walked down the hall way to the briefing room together. Ahsoka could sense Luke's nerves about flying a ship.
"Luke, relax. The Force is with you. You will do fine," Ahsoka told Luke, trying to boost his confidence.
"Are you going to train me to be a Jedi?" Luke asked suddenly.
Ahsoka wasn't sure how to reply, she never thought about teaching a Padawan before. "I-I don't know. I never official became a Jedi Knight. I'm technically a Padawan still. I don't know-," Ahsoka was going to say something else, but to her surprise a blue figured appeared in front of them. It was Master Obi-Wan Kenobi.
"Master? How?" Ahsoka was astonished how he appeared there.
The old Jedi smiled, "It's a technique I learned from an old friend."
Luke still wasn't giving up on how he will become a Jedi, "Ben, will I be a Jedi?"
"It depends. Are you willing to accept to Force as your ally? Can you push aside all of your attachments? Can you prove yourself for all the challenging steps that lay ahead?"
"I will be able to accept the Force, push aside attachments and prove myself!" Luke said confidently.
"Good," Obi-Wan now turned to Ahsoka, "On the behalf of the Jedi Council, I give you permission to try Luke Skywalker as a Jedi Knight of the Republic."
"But Master, I'm still a Padawan."
"Ahsoka, you have proven yourself already. You have years ago, especially all of that training you went through for all of those years. I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner. Saying that though, I Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, hereby make Ahsoka Tano, a Jedi Knight of the Republic."
Ahsoka smiled from ear to ear. She was so happy, the happiest she had ever been in a very long time. "Thank you, Master Kenobi," Ahsoka bowed to him.
Obi-Wan turned to Luke, "Now, does that answer your question?" Luke smiled and nodded. "Good. I wanted to tell you guys that before your battle. Good luck out there."
"Wait, Obi-Wan!" Ahsoka didn't want him to leave yet; she had to ask him about Vader. However, Obi-Wan already left them alone again. Something was telling her that he knew that she was going to ask about Vader and that's why he left in such a hurry.
"Come on," Luke told Ahsoka, "We should be there now." Ahsoka didn't want to leave. She wanted to talk to Obi-Wan more. However, she thought that Obi-Wan wasn't going to come back for a while.
Ahsoka nodded her head, "Okay, my young Padawan," she smiled; she always wanted to say that.
"Hey! I'm not that young!" Luke took that a little offensively. The two of them kept on walking to the briefing room to take their seats and wait for the speakers.
