So sorry for such a long wait. I've been busy with other things. Here's the long awaited update for New Destiny.
Luke's POV
I let the Force guide me to where Vader was. He was so close. I could feel it. I found what looked to be a carbon freezing room. The hatch I entered in closed. He was there and he was close. I had my blaster ready and my lightsaber at my side.
"The Force is with you, young Skywalker. But you are not a Jedi yet." I approached him up the stairs and activated my blue lightsaber. He ignited his blood red one. We waited for a moment, then I struck at him first. He barely even tried to defeat me. He was on the defense. "You have learned much, young one."
"You'll find I'm full of surprises." He disarmed me and my lightsaber flew out of my hand. He struck down at me and I rolled down the stairs. He jumped down, but I rolled away before he could land on me. I slowly got on my feet while he had his lightsaber pointed at me.
"Your destiny lies with me, Skywalker. Obi-Wan knew this to be true." He was lying. I knew he was.
"No." He slowly approached me and I kept backing up until I fell into a hole in the floor. There were many gears and lights inside, so it must have been a carbon freezer.
"All too easy." I heard a switch flick and the hole began to his. He had activated the freezer. I jumped out and onto the tube on the ceiling before he realized I had. "Perhaps you're not as strong as the emperor thought."
I accidentally broke one of the tube and it made a loud noise. Vader noticed I was not in the freezer. "Impressive."
He struck at me and his a tube instead, causing the smoke to expel from it. "Most impressive."
I flipped back on the ground and pointed the tube on his masked face, stunning him long enough for me to retrieve my lightsaber with the Force. Once I had it, I ignited it and struck him again. He blocked my attack.
"Obi-Wan has taught you well. You have controlled your fear." He struck at me this time and I blocked him. We locked sabers for a moment. "Now, release your anger. Only your hatred can destroy me."
I refused to let my anger go. I needed to keep it under control. My mother and Master Yoda warned me that anger can lead to the Dark Side and I refuse to be turned. We fought until he fell off the platform. I deactivated my lightsaber and went to look for him. A hatch opened and I went down it. My senses told me he was near. I kept my guard up for any attack. Then, I heard his breathing. I activated my lightsaber when I saw him approach. He slowly walked over to me, his lightsaber ignited. He used the Force to detach a cylinder from the wall and threw it at me from behind. I quickly turned and sliced it while he was also coming at me. We locked in a dual once again. He continued to use the Force to throw things at me, hitting me in the head and dazing me. He stood aside as the objects continued to strike me. I was no longer able to focus. I repeatedly swung my lightsaber and continued to hit nothing. One of the boxes hit a circular window and broke it open, causing a vacuum-like suction. Vader held onto a wall while I was sucked out of the window. I was able to grab onto a ledge and pull myself up. I knew Vader would soon come after me again.
Carmen's POV
After we escaped from the clones and failed trying to save Han, we went looking for the Falcon. None of us still really trust Lando, but we had to for the moment. We reached the hanger where the ship was being held. Lando tried to open the door.
"The security code has been changed." Chewie was getting angrier. 3P0, who was in pieces on Chewacca's back, looked down to R2.
"R2, you can tel the computer to override the security system." He beeped and tried to attach himself to the panel. Lando was at another panel and took out a small mic.
"Attention. This is Lando Calrissian. Attention. The Empire has taken control of the city. I advise everyone to leave before more imperial troops arrive." Suddenly, R2 started beeping oddly and I saw the system almost fried his circuits. Lando put the mic back on the panel and started to head down the hall.
"This way." R2 beeped at 3P0.
"Well, don't blame me. I'm an interpreter. I'm not supposed to know a power socket from a computer terminal." Many people were running up and down the halls. I guess they were evacuating. We still had to fight off a few clones. We came to another door and R2 did his best to open it while Chewie and I fought off the clones. He managed to open the door and we made our way to the Falcon. I went to the cockpit with Chewie and helped him fire up the engines while Leia and Lando fought off more clones. They finally made it on board and we took off. Once we took off, my thought wandered to Luke and wondered if he was okay.
Luke's POV
I had escaped Vader, but not for long. We would come looking for me. After I pulled myself up from the ledge, I started to walk across it. I found an open pathway and walked down it, keeping an eye and ear out for Vader. He jumped out and struck at me. We fought again until we were back out on the ledge. We kept fighting until I was on the ground and he pointed his lightsaber at me.
"You are beaten. It is useless to resist. Don't let yourself be destroyed as Oi-Wan did." I struck his lightsaber away and stood up. We continued to fight. I hit his shoulder and stunned him for a second as I ran closer to the edge of the ledge. He came after and struck me and sliced my hand off. It was the most excruciating pain I had ever endured. I fell and held where my hand used to be. "There is no escape. Don't make me destroy you."
I backed away from him. "Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy."
"I'll never join you." I was able to make it to the end of the ledge and pull myself up to the cylinders.
"If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. Ahsoka never told you what happened to your father."
"She told me enough. She told me you killed him."
"No. I am your father." I couldn't believe my ears. There's no way Darth Vader could be my father.
"No. No. That's not true. That's impossible!"
"Search your feelings. You know it to be true."
"No! No!" I couldn't believe it. I wouldn't believe it.
"Luke. You can destroy the emperor. He has forseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son." I looked down and saw it was thousands of feet deep. It would be a long drop. I considered my options as I looked back at Vader. "Come with me. It is the only way."
"My mother never joined you all those years ago. And neither will I." I let go of the cylinders and dropped. I fell until a went down a vent. I slid for a while before I came to a stop. I looked to find a way out until a hatch opened beneath me. I fell until I landed on a pole under the building. I looked down and saw it would be a drop to my death. I tried to climb back up to the hatch with my one hand, but the hatch closed and I fell back to the pole. I called for the first person that came to my mind at that moment. "Carmen."
Carmen's POV
We were on the Falcon making our way out of the system when I heard a voice call my name. "Carmen. Hear me. Carmen."
"Luke. We've got to go back." Lando questioned me.
"What?"
"I know where Luke is."
"What about those fighters?" Chewie growled in disagreement.
"Chewie just do it."
"What about Vader?" Chewie growled loudly at Lando.
"All right, all right!" Chewbacca turned the ship around and we went back for Luke. We looked under the city for him. I knew he was there. Lando pointed at something. "Look, someone's up there."
"It's Luke. Chewie, slow down. Slow down. We'll get under him. Lando open the top hatch." Lando went to the back to open the hatch as we flew under Luke. Fighters were coming toward us. We didn't have much time. "Lando?"
"OK, let's go." Chewie took off. Lando came back with Luke. I ran over to him and hugged him. I then took him to the back room and laid him on one of the beds.
"Are you okay, Luke? What happened with Vader?" I could see was in pain. I grabbed a towel and wet it. I wiped it across his forehead.
"Vader...He..."
"Hey. It's okay. You got away."
"So did he."
"You'll get him another time. For now you need to rest."
"Carmen."
"Yeah."
"My mom told me...that when I confront Vader, he would tell me something that only he could."
"What was it."
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"Try me."
"He..." Before he could continue, the ship began to shake. The fighters must have caught up to us.
"Hold that thought. I'll be back." I kissed him and went up to the cockpit. Chewie and Lando were trying to evade the fighters while Leia was setting the coordinates for the hyperdrive.
"The coordinates are set. It's now or never."
"Punch it!" The engines sputtered and coughed. We never went into lightspeed. All of us, including Lando, were in disbelief. Chewbacca yelled and groaned. "They told me they fixed it. I trusted them. It's not my fault!"
Chewie went into the back to work on the hyperdrive. Leia and kept the ship steady while Lando tried to fix the controls. Luke came up to the cockpit.
"Luke..."
"I'm okay. It's Vader." We evaded the stardestroyer and the fighters until Chewie could get the hyperdrive back up. Luke kept muttering something to himself. "Mom. Why didn't you tell me?"
There was a sudden jolt and the hyperdrive was activated. We had escaped Vader and headed for the rebel fleet. We got Luke to a medical ship while Chewie and Lando were getting ready to leave to find Han and Boba Fett. Luke was getting a new hand since Vader cut off his real one. Lando contacted Luke on his communicator.
"Luke, were ready for takeoff."
"Good luck, Lando."
"When we find Jabba the Hutt and that bounty hunter, we'll contact you."
"I'll meet you at the rendezvous point on Tatooine."
"Princess, we'll find Han. I promise."
"Chewie, I'll be waiting for your signal. Take care, you two. May the Force be with you." Chewie responded with his usual growling. Leia walked over to the large window. I could sense she was still upset. I walked over to her.
"They'll find Han. I know they will." She looked at me.
"I hope you're right." I put my arm around her shoulder.
"I know I am. And you should be lucky. If he was frozen in carbonite, he might be in better shape than my guy. He got the crap beat out of him and lost a hand." Luke came over to us.
"I heard that. I didn't lose an ear." Leia and I giggled at him. "And Carmen's right. They will find him."
Okay, that was a long awaited update. Hope you guys enjoyed it, especially you real Star Wars fans who love the infamous "I am your father" line. I was going to leave it out but I knew so many people would be upset if I did. Please leave a review!
