Blaze: well its' time for chapter 10
Darth: how many more chapters?
Blaze: how should I know?
Darth: its' your story
Blaze: and your point is…
Darth: you're impossible (walks off to Starbucks)
Blaze: (sighs and walks off to Dairy Queen)
Dooku: okay?
Palpypie: that was weird
Vader: you're telling me
Dooku: well, you say the beginning notes
Palpypie: you work for me, you idiot
Dooku: (ignites lightsaber)
Palpypie: (runs away)
Vader: fine, I'll begin it, here is chapter 10 and Blaze hopes you like it oh and Blaze would like to congratulate JeditotallyNsane, Unsharpened, The1AndOnlyMaxRide, Keira, and Laterose13, for guessing right as to who Luke was talking to in chapter 8, it is revealed in this chapter
Chapter 10
Kamino
Obi-Wan blinked open his eyes when the door to his room slammed open and his former Padawan stalked into the room. Obi-Wan instantly felt his throat constrict as Vader stretched out a hand. "Where is Luke?" he demanded angrily.
Obi-Wan looked rapidly at the bed and noticed that Luke was gone. "I…don't know, he was here when I fell asleep," he protested struggling to breath.
Vader snarled. "If the boy is injured in any way, I will kill you," he hissed letting go of Obi-Wan's throat and Obi-Wan collapsed on the ground, coughing and rubbing his throat.
"Where could he have gone?" Obi-Wan wondered out loud.
"My Lord?" Vader whirled around as a captain hurried into the room.
"What is it?!" Vader demanded the anger was evident in his voice.
"My Lord, the Millennium Falcon is gone," the captain said.
"What?!" Vader exclaimed.
"That must have been how Luke left the Executor," Obi-Wan mused but the amusement faded when Vader glared at him, the anger causing his eyes to flicker between blue and yellow. The yellow color in his eyes was what told Obi-Wan that he was fully on the dark side, the last time he had seen that color was on Mustafar that dreadful night.
"Where is the ship heading?" Vader demanded of the captain.
The captain swallowed. "My Lord, they seem to be heading toward the uncharted regions of Wild Space, we were able to determine that they are heading toward the Rishi Maze," he said.
Obi-Wan swore under his breath and Vader turned to glare at him. "What is it, Kenobi?" he demanded.
"I told Luke about the location of Kamino, beyond the Rishi Maze, but why would Luke be heading toward the abandoned planet?" Obi-Wan wondered out loud.
Vader swore. "Captain, how bad is the situation at Omwat?" he demanded.
"Very bad, my Lord, the Imperials stationed there are outnumbered almost two to one," the captain replied.
Vader swore again. "Send Death Squadron to aid the Imperials stationed at Omwat, Kenobi and I will take my modified Lambada shuttle to go after the boy," he said.
"What if the Emperor should contact us?" the captain asked.
"Tell him that I am currently trying to find the Jedi he talked to me about and that Omwat needed all the help they could get and that was why I sent all of Death Squadron to Omwat," Vader said.
"Yes, my Lord," the captain said before he saluted and hurried out of the room. Obi-Wan narrowed his eyes as he gazed at his former Padawan. Vader grabbed his arm before, nearly, dragging him out of the room.
"As I said, if the boy is injured, I will kill you," Vader hissed as he signaled to the Stormtroopers to take Obi-Wan's arms before leading the way to the hangar bay. Obi-Wan watched him go. Maybe I was wrong, he thought as he walked onward, maybe discovering his son was alive isn't going to be enough to bring Anakin back.
~*~
Vader let out a long sigh as he sat down in the pilot's seat of the modified Lambada shuttle before glancing over his shoulder as the Stormtroopers escorted Obi-Wan into the cockpit of the ship. "We will go on this alone, you two may return to your duties," Vader said.
"Yes sir," the Stormtroopers said saluting before turning around and hurrying out of the Lambada shuttle. Vader started the ship before it lifted into the sky and shot out toward the stars.
A flash of worry surged through Vader's veins and for some reason, as he did when he first learned his son was alive, he couldn't help but worry about him. But I'm a Sith Lord, I shouldn't be worrying about some boy, he told himself silently but for some reason, he didn't believe his own words.
Obi-Wan glanced at him and Vader noticed a small gleam of triumph in his former master's eyes, it vanished almost as quickly as it appeared and Obi-Wan looked away though a small smile had crossed his facial features.
"Looks like you were right, Padmé," Obi-Wan murmured, almost too low for Vader to hear and Vader stiffened, his grip on the controls tightening but, before he could say anything, Obi-Wan leaned over the controls.
"The coordinates for Kamino are a bit different than most people are used to, when I meet with Dex, while you were escorting Padmé to Naboo, he said that the Kaminoens tend to keep to themselves, they're cloners, and they are the ones, as you know, that supplied the Republic with the clones during the Clone Wars," Obi-Wan said and Vader watched as Obi-Wan punched in the coordinates to the Kamino system.
Vader snorted though, on the inside, he flinched at the mention of his beloved wife's name. "You said that the planet was abandoned, if that is so then why is my son going there?" he asked.
"I don't know," Obi-Wan replied and Vader noticed that his former master was just as confused, if not more, than he was himself.
~*~
Luke narrowed his eyes as the Millennium Falcon slowly came out of hyperspace. A blue planet with wispy white clouds lay in front of him. "Is that Kamino?" he asked.
"I don't know, Kid, but, if the information that old man gave you is right, then we are in the right place," Han replied with a slight shrug. He guided the Falcon toward the planet before narrowing his eyes. "What else did the old man say about Kamino?"
"He said that the Kaminoens tend to keep to themselves but I don't think they'd attack us," Luke replied.
Han snorted. "I sure hope ya are right about this," he muttered as they entered the atmosphere of Kamino. The ship was almost immediately battered by heavy raindrops that fell from the stormy skies above. Luke could hardly see anything in front of him but he noticed a landing bay nearby.
"Why not there?" he suggested pointing to the landing bay. He glanced at the data screen on Han's control panel. "It says that this city is known as Tipoca City and its' the capitol, hopefully we'll be able to find some help here."
"Help?" Han echoed.
"Well, for one, maybe they can look at the hyper drive reactor before it starts acting up as it did above Naboo," Luke suggested.
Han scowled at that. "Fine," he muttered as he parked the Falcon onto the landing bay. He got to his feet before glancing at Chewbacca who was growling at the rain that fell from the sky. "I know ya don't like the rain, Chewie, but its' either that or wait in the ship," he said.
Chewbacca growled angrily but got to his feet before following Han as he led the way into the lobby of the ship. It had taken three days to reach Kamino from the Naboo system but Luke was sort of glad they had gotten off of the Executor before it made the jump to hyperspace.
"Put this on, kid, we don't want ya catching a cold," Han said handing a hooded poncho to Luke who nodded before slipping it on over his head. Han put a hooded poncho over his head before pulling the hood onto his head.
Chewbacca brought up the rear of the group and Han took the lead, Luke was in the middle of the group and, the rain that fell from the skies above was falling so rapidly that Luke was afraid he would drown in the rain.
By the time he reached the doors to the entrance to Tipoca City, he was soaked through. Han narrowed his eyes as the doors slid open and he slowly walked into the city, Luke followed him with Chewbacca bringing up the rear of the group.
A slightly familiar tall, white alien figure walked toward them and Luke figured these were the Kaminoens that Ben was talking about. The Kaminoen stopped in front of him. "Welcome," it said in an evened mannered voice but Luke could tell that the Kaminoen was worried.
"I thought the planet was abandoned," Han commented out loud.
"Hi, um, I'm Luke," Luke said a bit hesitantly, he was unsure of how to talk with Kaminoens and he hoped he didn't sound stupid.
"My name is Taun We, I am the last Kaminoen to leave this planet," the Kaminoen replied.
"Oh, well, uh, I know this might sound strange, but I felt as though someone was calling for me to come here and so I came," Luke said, that much was true though it wasn't as though someone was technically calling to him, it was the dream he had of that strange man that had caused him to make his decision.
"How old are you?" Taun We asked.
"Eight," Luke replied.
"I see and what is your name?"
"Luke Skywalker."
Taun We nodded her head slightly. "I see, someone has been expecting you," he said.
"What do you mean by that?" Han asked sounding a bit shocked.
"He told me two days ago that a boy of eight standard years with the name of Luke Skywalker would be coming here," Taun We replied.
"Oh, well, who is this man?"
"He says that you will learn his name when you meet up with him, come with me, please," Taun We replied and Luke hesitated before nodding and following the Kaminoen as she led the way down the hallway.
"Hey, don't leave us," Han protested jogging after Luke with Chewbacca, who was trying to dry his fur, running after him.
It took them only about five minutes to reach the place that Taun We was talking about. The Kaminoen pressed the doorbell outside of the door. "Master Jedi, the boy you were expecting his here," she called inside.
"Send them in," the same soft voice Luke had heard in his dream sounded and Tau Wei pressed the door release button before stepping aside.
"You may go inside," Taun We said and Luke nodded before slowly making his way into the room, Han and Chewbacca, after a brief glance with each other, followed Luke into the room.
A man of about thirty-five years age was sitting in the center of the room; he was dressed in the same white and brown robes that Luke had seen in his dream, his eyes were a sharp blue and his hair was light brown with a few gray streaks and it was drawn back in a ponytail at the back of his head.
"Hello Luke," the man greeted him standing up and walking over to join Luke and his friends.
"You two know each other?" Han asked sounding a bit surprised.
"Briefly," the man explained.
"You said if I came to see you face to face, you would tell me your name," Luke said pointedly.
The man chuckled. "You remind me a little of my Padawan's Padawan," he commented.
"You're a Jedi? How did ya escape the Purges?" Han asked curiously.
The man chuckled again. "I did not know about the Purges until two standard years ago," he replied with a shrug.
"So who are you?"
"My name is Qui-Gon Jinn," the man replied lowering his head in greeting to Luke and the others.
"Qui-Gon? I've never heard that name before," Han commented.
Chewbacca growled as though to say he didn't either.
"So why did you ask me…?" Luke began.
Qui-Gon stiffened, his eyes narrowing. "I will explain later but now we must get out of here," he said.
"Why?" Han asked.
"We just do, Vader must not find out about me," Qui-Gon replied. He picked up his pack before clipping a cylindrical handle to his belt. "Let us get going."
"I'm ready to go," Luke said. Han and Chewbacca exchanged glances before nodding and following Luke as Luke jogged after Qui-Gon out of the room.
Taun We glanced at Qui-Gon as they neared her. "Are you leaving so soon, Master Jedi?" she asked.
"Yes, thank you for everything, Taun We, especially for taking me in when I found myself stranded on Kamino a few days following the Invasion of Naboo," Qui-Gon replied lowering his head. "I suggest that you leave right away, the Empire has arrived and I do not want anything to happen to you, not after everything you have done for me."
"Where shall you go, Master Jedi?" Taun We asked.
"If this Captain will be so kind as to grant me a ride, I shall be heading toward the Outer Rim planet of Endor," Qui-Gon replied calmly.
"Very well, Master Jedi, I wish you the best of luck," Taun We said.
"As do I you, may the Force be with you," Qui-Gon replied lowering his head before glancing at Han. "Will you take us to Endor, captain?"
Han narrowed his eyes. "I'm going wherever the kid goes," he declared.
Luke gazed up at Qui-Gon. "Why are we going to Endor?" he asked.
"It's far enough in the Outer Rim that the Empire will not think of any of you to go there, I have a good relationship with the Ewoks and it will be the perfect place to train you. There is a spot on Endor where the Force is cloaked so no one will be able to sense the use of the Force," Qui-Gon replied. "If you want, I will train you to become a Jedi, just like your father."
"My father? You knew my father?"
"Yes, I met him when he was nine years old but I haven't seen him since. I know that your father became a Jedi and I was wondering if you would like to become a Jedi as well," Qui-Gon replied.
"Thank you, I would love to be a Jedi like my father," Luke said smiling before frowning and adding, "but Vader has my father's lightsaber and…"
"Don't worry about it, you can use my lightsaber until you are old enough to use and build your own lightsaber," Qui-Gon replied. He put his arm over Luke's shoulders before gently guiding him toward the entrance to Tipoca City, Han and Chewbacca hurried after them and they made their way quickly over to the Millennium Falcon.
Han jogged into the ship. "Make yourselves comfortable and strap in, when we get into space, we are going to make an emergency jump to hyperspace. If the Empire is here, I don't want to be caught by 'em after we just barely escaped last time," he said.
Qui-Gon nodded and Luke sat down behind Han while Qui-Gon took a seat behind Chewbacca. They both strapped themselves in and Luke glanced out of the window in time to see a ship rise up from behind Tipoca City before it disappeared into the stars. Luke turned his gaze to the sky as the Falcon rose into the air before taking off into the sky and disappearing into hyperspace almost as soon as they left the atmosphere of Kamino.
~*~
Vader let out a snarl of fury. "I want to kill you, Obi-Wan, I really do. Somehow my son was warned that we were coming and they escaped...again!" he hissed angrily.
"I didn't do anything," Obi-Wan snapped in protest.
Vader narrowed his eyes. "This is not good, I promised Palpatine that I would turn Luke before Palpatine learns of Luke's Force potential and forces me to kill him," he said.
"You want to turn your own son into the monster you've become? You are even more twisted than you were on Mustafar," Obi-Wan said, his eyes narrowed slightly.
Vader scowled angrily at him. "The only reason I'm keeping you alive is because if we do find Luke again, you are the only one that he will trust," he hissed.
Obi-Wan looked away, his gaze locked on the stars that glittered brightly outside. "If that is the way it has to be," he murmured softly. Vader narrowed his eyes before he put in the coordinates for Omwat and the modified shuttle disappeared into hyperspace.
"Where are we going?" Obi-Wan asked turning his gray-blue gaze back to Vader.
"I hate to do this but Palpatine believes you to be on the run and it will not be long before he learns the truth. That is why when we get to Omwat, I'm letting you go. Just don't cross paths with me again because I will kill you," Vader said coolly.
"What about Luke? I promised Beru and Owen that I would watch over him," Obi-Wan protested.
"He is none of your concern, I will find my son and I will do whatever I can to bring my son back to where he rightfully belongs," Vader replied.
A/n what do you think?
Blaze: well that was chapter 10
Darth: that's cool
Blaze: yup
Darth: so…?
Blaze: Ay!
Darth: Ay Pepsi!
Blaze: (hands Darth a Pepsi)
Darth: AY! (Takes off with the Pepsi)
Blaze: (laughs) please review and I will post the next chapter