Blaze: it's time for chapter 6

Darth: yay!

Tigerstar: yay!

Palpatine: Boo!

Darth, Tigerstar and Blaze: (puts Palpatine into a cannon)

Palpatine: don't just sit there, Lord Vader, help me!

Vader: (standing in line at Starbucks) wow, Crimsonstar wasn't kidding, this lines are long

Palpatine: Hello? Lord Vader, help me!

Vader: (finally gets to the counter) I'll have a cappuccino please

Palpatine: LORD VADER, GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!

Vader: (drinking his cappuccino) I'm busy

Blaze: (shoots Palpatine to the moon)

Palpatine: ahhhh!

Blaze: (laughs) here is chapter 6 and I hope you like it and yes, this story is going to be short though I'm pretty sure it's going to be longer than "To Wish Upon a Star"

Chapter 6

Lost and Found

"The Empire is still on to us, Chewie," Han called glancing at the Wookie as Chewbacca growled something and Luke glanced at him, his eyes wide with fear. "Put in another course and make the jump to lightspeed."

Chewbacca put in a course but when Han pulled the hyperdrive lever, nothing happened. "Kriff, not again," Han hissed angrily before glancing at the Wookie. "Looks like we're going to the planet of Naboo, Chewie, take us down."

"Thanks for everything, Han," Luke said as Han walked past him and into the main lounge area of the Falcon.

"No problem Kid," Han said with a small smile. Luke hurried after him before gazing at the hyperspace reactor.

"What's the matter with it?" he asked.

"The main reactor is damaged," Han replied. "I don't think I'll be able to fix it while we're on Naboo cause the Empire is right behind us."

"What does the Empire want with us?" Luke asked, the fear coming back into his voice. "And what about Ben?"

Han glanced at him and smiled slightly. "Listen, kid, I'm sure the old man is all right, but right now, we have to worry about the Empire and we need to get away from 'em," he said gently. Another barking laugh sounded from the cockpit and Han glared at his copilot.

"I told ya I'm good with kids," he called back and another barking laugh sounded.

"How can you be good with kids when you're only thirteen?" Luke asked curiously.

"Guess it comes with taking care of myself for the past several years," Han replied. The Falcon flew toward the ground and Han walked back into the cockpit and Luke walked over to join him, his hand still gripping the blue blade that had belonged to his father. I sure hope Ben is all right, Luke thought as the Falcon began flying toward the landing bay that lay outside of Naboo.

"Unidentified vessel, please transmit your clearance codes," a voice sounded over the comlink and Han swore before glancing at Chewbacca.

"Right away," he said into the comlink before nodding to Chewbacca and the Wookie transmitted the clearance codes. Luke narrowed his eyes slightly as the voice came back onto the comlink.

"Very well, you may land in docking bay 3, a few miles west of the city of Theed," the voice said.

"Where exactly is that, sir? I have never been to Naboo before," Han said.

"Our ships will guide you," the voice said and Luke spotted a few ships flying alongside the Falcon.

"All right thanks," Han said before following the guiding ships as they led the way toward docking bay 3.

~*~

Vader narrowed his eyes as three fighters flew to the side of the freighter before escorting the freighter down. Kenobi was gazing at the planet as well and Vader felt him reach out with the Force.

"The boy's still alright, he's with the pilot of that freighter," Kenobi said.

Vader nodded curtly. "Good," he said coolly before piloting the Lambada shuttle toward the planet of Naboo. Dark memories surged through his mind and he struggled to push the memories to the back of his mind.

Vader glanced at Kenobi before turning his gaze as a voice came to him over the comlink. "Unidentified vessel, please transmit your clearance codes" the voice said.

"Do you not know who this is?" Vader asked coolly into the comlink.

There was a long moment of silence. "I apologize, Lord Vader," the voice said sounding afraid over the comlink and Vader bit his lip to keep from smiling coolly.

"Is there anything we may do for you?" the voice asked.

"Yes, a freighter just entered the Nabooian atmosphere, I want to know where that freighter is going," Vader replied coolly.

"One moment, my Lord," the voice said and the comlink fell silent. Kenobi glanced at him but when Vader glared at him with anger in his ice-blue eyes, he looked away.

The voice came back onto the comlink. "The freighter was last seeing parking in docking bay 3," the voice said.

"And who were the occupants?" Vader demanded.

There was another long moment of silence. "A boy of thirteen standard years of age, a Wookie and a boy of about eight standard years of age," the voice said.

"Good," Vader said coolly and the comlink went silent.

"You do realize it will not be easy for Luke to handle the truth," Kenobi muttered and Vader glanced sharply at him.

"What did you tell him about me?" he asked angrily.

"Nothing, I only told him that you were a good pilot and a good friend, if only that were still true," Kenobi said.

Vader snorted but did not say anything as Kenobi went on, "I specifically asked Owen and Beru to not tell Luke about you," he paused for a moment as if expecting anger from Vader. When Vader stayed silent, he went on, "however, when we were leaving Tatooine, I gave him your lightsaber."

Vader snorted again. "You say you're trying to protect him from Palpatine and yet you give him a Jedi weapon," he said angrily.

"It helped him when the Synths attacked," Kenobi replied. "If he did not have your lightsaber with him, he might have gotten killed."

Vader glared at Obi-Wan before turning his attention back to the lake country as he brought the Lambada shuttle down for a landing on the docking bay, next to a large freighter. "Let's go," he said coolly getting to his feet almost as soon as he finished shutting the shuttle down.

"Very well," Kenobi said before getting to his feet and following Vader out of the ship.

~*~

"Where are we?" Luke asked gazing around the large city that lay below them. They had been walking around for about an hour since they landed and Luke hadn't the slightest clue as to where he was.

"I honestly do not know," Han admitted before narrowing his eyes as he scanned the area. His eyes drifted to beyond Luke and Luke glanced over his shoulder as a familiar scaled creature appeared.

"I thought we lost them," he said fearfully.

"I thought so as well, come on, let's see if we can lose 'em," Han suggested and Luke saw his hand stray to his blaster. The scaled creature moved faster after them as Han and Chewbacca led Luke down a dark alley but the scaled creature, that Luke knew was a Synth, followed them.

"It will just keep following us," Luke said, the fear in his voice was evident.

"Well then, I think we should stand and fight 'em," Han said.

"Fight them? Are you crazy?" Luke exclaimed and Chewbacca growled in agreement.

"It's either that or let 'em continue to follow us," said Han as he pulled out his blaster and turned to face the Synth. Luke spotted three other Synths joining the first one.

"How the krithing hell did they survive?" Han asked out loud.

The Synth sneered. "We are more intelligent than you are, pathetic human," the first Synth snarled.

"Hand over the boy and we'll let you two live," the second Synth said point his blaster at Luke who shrank back, gripping his father's blue blade tightly.

"Not on your life," Han shouted back.

Luke gazed at Han with wide-eyes and Han glanced back at him. "We may have only known each other for a day, kid, but I'll not let this idiots kill ya for something ya didn't do," he said.

"T…Thank you," Luke stammered out.

Chewbacca growled in agreement to Han's words before pulling out his crossbow and pointing it at the Synths. Luke pressed the button on the cylindrical handle and the blue blade emerged again. Luke had no idea as to what the blade was but he knew it was a powerful weapon.

"Attack, and whatever happens, make sure you kill the boy," the lead Synth shouted.

"Not on your life," Han said before letting loose a series of blaster bolts at the Synths and the Synths snarled in fury before leaping quickly at Han. Luke swung the blue blade at the Synth and the blade sliced straight through the Synth. Luke leapt back, his eyes wide with surprise when the Synth, what was left of the Synth, dropped to the ground dead.

"Ya okay, kid?" Han asked glancing at Luke with concern in his eyes.

"I…I killed it," Luke said his eyes wide.

"Don't feel bad, Kid, it was that or let it kill ya," said the captain of the Millennium Falcon.

Luke hesitated but nodded and Han and Chewbacca began blasting at the other Synths again. Suddenly, two blades the same as Luke's, one green-blue and the other ruby-red, flashed before two people, one familiar and the other unfamiliar, leapt at the remaining Synths.

The Synth that was nearest to Luke sprang forward before sinking his claws into Luke's hand and Luke cried out in pain before the blade fell from his hand and crashed onto the ground. The Synth grabbed Luke's arms before pinning them behind him and pointing the blaster to his head.

"Take one step closer and I will kill him," the Synth snarled.

The two beings that had joined Han and Chewbacca froze and Luke recognized one of them as his guardian Ben, the other was unfamiliar however. The other was dressed in a black hooded robe; his hair was dark blonde, curling just above his shoulders, and his eyes were a startlingly familiar electric blue.

"Let him go," Ben said.

Luke, his eyes wide with fear, struggled to get free but the Synth held him tight. "Ben!" he cried.

"So ya are the Ben the kid has been talking about," Han commented before turning his gaze back to the Synth. "Let the kid go."

"Move one inch and I'll kill the boy where he stands," the Synth said angrily.

The black clad human man stretched out a hand and the blade that had been in Luke's hand flew into his and the man ignited it. "Let him go, this is between you and me," the man hissed angrily.

"This is between all Jedi and the Synth Clan," the Synth hissed.

"Then let the boy go, he is no Jedi," Ben said calmly.

The Synth snarled before glaring at the black clad man. "He resembles you, which tells me that you two are kin, and you killed my leader and my leader's father," he hissed.

"Only because you tried to kill the boy," the black clad man replied coolly. Luke was still startled by what the Synth had said. "Let the boy go."

The Synth snarled but before he could pull the trigger, Chewbacca leapt at him before grabbing the Synth's hand and thrusting him away from Luke. Luke scrambled away before hurrying to hide behind Han, his eyes filled with fear.

The black clad man and Ben leapt forward, two blades flashing in the black clad man's hands and a green blade flashed in Ben's hands. Han glanced at Luke. "Are ya all right, kid?" he asked.

Luke swallowed before nodding, his eyes filled with fear. "Y…Yeah," he stammered.

"Come on, kid, let's get go…" Han began.

"You two aren't going anywhere," the black clad man said suddenly and Luke glanced at the man as he walked over to join them. Ben followed him almost hesitantly and the other Synths were lying dead on the ground.

Ben glanced hesitantly at the black-clad man before walking past him and making his way over to join Luke. "Are you all right?" he asked the little boy.

Luke swallowed before nodding. "Y…Yeah," he stammered out.

"What happened after you fled from those Synths?" Ben asked gently. The black-clad man snorted but Ben threw him a quick I'm trying to calm him down look.

Luke swallowed again. "I…I ran, I…I didn't know where I was going. T…They were going t…to k…kill me," he stammered out. Han glanced at the boy before putting his arm around the little boy's shoulders.

"I think he's too freaked out to talk right now," Han said.

The black-clad man snorted again but Ben through him a quick do you want to do this? Look. "What happened?" he asked Han.

"I saw the kid running toward Chewie and I and he was being chased by a whole lot of 'em," Han explained. "Those things, Synths did ya call them? Anyway, they attacked the kid and we fought them off. But they kept chasing us and we had to get away from them."

"Is that why you fled?" the man clad in black demanded angrily.

"What else would ya do? It was either get off that planet or get killed," Han retorted angrily.

The black-clad man's eyes flared with anger and Luke glanced at him, fear glittering in his eyes. Ben glanced sharply at the black-clad man and the man glared at him back. Ben turned his gaze back to Luke and Luke gazed at him, fear was still glittering in the depths of his eyes.

"Are you all right, young one?" Ben asked softly.

Luke swallowed. "W…Who's that?" he asked finally gesturing toward the man clad in black.

"Ya don't know who that is?" Han asked incredulously. "I thought everyone knew him."

Chewbacca growled and Han glanced at him with narrowed eyes. "What do you mean he doesn't know him?" he asked.

Chewbacca growled again and Han paused for a minute. "And how do you know he's from Tatooine?" he asked.

Chewbacca barked something. "What do you mean you saw the transport from Tatooine land and those two get out? When did all this happen?" Han asked.

Chewbacca barked in laughter and Han scowled. "I'm not easily distracted," he protested but the Wookie just barked in laughter again.

"W…What did he mean by everyone knew him?" Luke asked; the fear in his voice grew.

Ben put an arm around Luke's shoulders. "Come on, Luke, why don't we get out of here? And I'll explain everything to you," he said getting to his feet and Luke gazed up at his guardian before glancing at the man clad in black, Han and Chewbacca.

"Come on," The man clad in black growled angrily. "The sooner we get off this planet, the happier I'll be."

"W…Why are we going with him?" Luke asked.

"I ain't going with him if that's what ya are thinking," Han declared suddenly.

"Come on, Luke, he was my ride here and so he is my only lift off of this planet," Ben replied.

Luke put his arms around Ben. "All right," he said. "What about Han and Chewie?"

"They may come if they want," the black clad man replied coolly.

"I ain't leaving the Falcon here," said Han.

"Was that the piece of junk we landed by?" the black clad man asked.

"That ain't a piece of junk, it can go .05 above lightspeed," Han said.

"Is that so?" the black clad man said, raising an eyebrow slightly. "You may dock the Falcon, as you called it, on the Executor's docking bay."

"The Executor? I ain't going on some Imperial ship and I ain't letting ya take the kid on there either," Han protested pulling out his blaster.

The black clad man held out a hand and the blaster went flying into it his hand. "I suggest you don't try that again," he said coolly.

Han gasped suddenly, his hand going to his throat. Luke gazed at him, fear in his eyes. "Han? Han!" he cried, fear in his voice.

"Let him go," Ben said. "Can't you see your scaring the boy?"

The black clad man scowled but released his fist and Han gasped before collapsing on the ground. Chewbacca went quickly to his side and Luke shrugged himself out of Ben's grip before hurrying to Han's side.

"Are you all right?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine, kid," Han said as he got to his feet before he glared at the black clad man. "I'll come with ya but only to protect the kid."

The black clad man snorted. "I do not care if you join us or not," he said before turning around and walking away. Luke, Han, Chewbacca and Ben followed the black clad man toward the city.

~*~

Obi-Wan glanced back at Luke as the little boy walked beside Han and the Wookie, Chewbacca, who brought up the rear of the group. He smiled gently at the boy before walking quickly to Vader's side.

"If you want to get on your son's good side, I would suggest not killing those whom he considers his friends," Obi-Wan muttered too low for Luke to hear.

"I do not need your suggestions, Obi-Wan," Vader retorted angrily.

"He already thinks you're some evil black covered man, do you want to prove him right?" Obi-Wan asked cautiously. "If you want to get on his good side, Anakin…"

"My name is Vader!"

"…Then I suggest start by trying to be nice to Han and Chewbacca, they did save his life after all," Obi-Wan went on, not fazed by Vader's last statement. Even though eight years have passed since the confrontation on Mustafar but Obi-Wan still kept Padmé's words close to his heart.

'There is good inside of him, I know it,' Padmé had said just before she died and Obi-Wan wanted to believe that was true.

As if sensing Obi-Wan's thought, Vader glared at him. "When we return to the Executor, I want to talk with you…alone," he said.

"Very well," Obi-Wan replied before following Vader as he led the way toward where his shuttle was parked. Han, Chewbacca and Luke brought up the rear. Obi-Wan noticed Vader was still holding on to his old lightsaber and, apparently, Luke noticed this as well.

"Can I, uh, have that back?" Luke asked gesturing toward Vader's old lightsaber.

Vader glanced at the little boy before looking down at his hand as if just noticing he was still carrying his old lightsaber in his hand. "Why?" he asked.

"It's the only thing I have left of my father," Luke said in a small voice and Obi-Wan saw sadness glittering in the depths of his electric blue gaze.

Vader tossed the lightsaber at Luke, using the Force to place it within Luke's hand. "There," he said and Obi-Wan was startled when he heard Vader's voice turn soft. He turned away from Luke before starting to walk again but Obi-Wan could tell by the shocked looks on Han and Chewbacca's faces, the soft tone in Vader's voice had not gone unnoticed by them either.

A/n what do you think?

Blaze: a chapter longer than my others, wow

Darth: isn't that the way its' always been?

Blaze: true, like that thirteen page chapter in my 'Alagaesia Goes Crazy' story

Darth: yup

Blaze: well please review and I'll post the next chapter as soon as I possibly can