Blaze: this is part three
Darth: that's cool, how many parts are in this story?
Blaze: four maybe, it might just be three
Darth: ah okay
Blaze: what ever happened to Palpypie?
Darth: honestly I don't know
Palpypie: mwhahahahaha (points nuclear tipped bazooka at Blaze)
Blaze: Dad, how the hell did he get into my weapon's warehouse?
Darth: Tigerstar was guarding it
Blaze: (glares at Tigerstar)
Tigerstar: honestly, I didn't do anything, Firestar came and opened it up for Palpypie
Firestar: no I didn't (gets sliced in half by Blaze)
Palpypie: mwahahaha
Blaze: (slices Palpypie in half) here's the opening crawl and chapter 20, or the first chapter of part three, I hope you like it and reviews are much appreciated and I'm not sure if the Synths are going to be playing a large part in the rest of this story.
Far From Over
Part III
One Step Closer
Opening Crawl
The Death Star has been destroyed and millions, perhaps billions of lives have been saved in the five years since its' destruction but the Emperor is not pleased with this turn of events. His bounty hunters have come up empty handed when searching, secretly and unnoticeably by everyone and the Emperor has decided to take extra measures to get his hands on the Force sensitive boy.
The Emperor's Hand, the most secret of Imperial agents, has been dispatched to find the boy but Darth Vader, suspecting something, sets out with his own plans to find his son, by dispatching several probe droids to locate his son and the Rebellion before the Hand does.
Meanwhile, Jedi Padawan Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo, and the rest of the Alliance have set up base on the remote and icy world of Hoth…
Chapter 20
Attack in the Ice
The planet of Hoth, covered entirely in ice and snow, was several degrees below zero and everyone was dressed bundled up. Luke Skywalker narrowed his eyes as he scanned the area before riding a bit forward on his tauntaun. The Alliance had told him and his friend, Han, to patrol the area around the base but Luke couldn't wait to get back to the base.
It's freezing out here, Luke thought shivering before lifting the goggles over his eyes and he narrowed his eyes even more when a large meteorite shot from the sky before crashing into the snow-packed clearing lying just ahead of him. He pulled out his macrobinoculars before scanning the area but he could only see a thin stream of smoke that was quickly dissipating.
Putting away his binoculars and keying in Han's frequency, he said, "Echo Three to Echo Seven, Han o'l buddy, do you read me?"
"Loud and clear kid. What's up" Han's voice called back.
"Well, I finished my circle. I don't pick up any life readings," Luke admitted.
"Kid, there isn't enough life on this ice cube to fill a space cruiser. Sensors are placed. I'm going back" Han said and Luke couldn't help but chuckle slightly.
"Right. I'll see you shortly. There's meteorite that hit the ground near here. I want to check it out. It won't take long," he said.
"All right, kid, be careful," Han said before he disconnected the transmission and Luke put the comlink away.
His tauntaun suddenly squealed in fear and Luke glanced at it. "Do you sense something?" he asked but he could sense the fear the tauntaun was feeling. Immediately, he stretched out with the Force and managed to leap off of his tauntaun just as a large white paw shot out and slammed into the tauntaun, sending it flying to the ground.
Luke rolled to his feet before igniting his lightsaber as the creature that he recognized as a wampa turned on him, growling in fury. Luke stretched out with the Force and he noticed immediately that the wampa merely wanted to eat in peace.
Well, you aren't eating me, Luke thought deactivating his lightsaber, clipping it to his belt and backing away slowly. Through the Force, he sent feelings to the wampa, showing him that he wasn't going to interrupt. The wampa, as if sensing exactly what Luke had sent to it through the Force, growled before turning around and grabbing the tauntaun.
As the wampa dragged the tauntaun away, Luke, shivering, gazed around as he attempted to locate where he was. The white landscape that lay around him didn't help him pinpoint his location and he narrowed his eyes before stretching out with the Force. When he sensed life forms, he walked off in the direction of the Force sense he was getting, guided only by the Force.
Han Solo narrowed his eyes as he guided his tauntaun into the main hangar bay of Echo Base. He climbed off of his tauntaun before making his way deeper into the base. He spotted Qui-Gon Jinn speaking with the old man Obi-Wan Kenobi nearby as he walked over to join Princess Leia and General Rieekan.
"Listen, I have to go now," Han said.
Rieekan glanced up at him. "You've been a valuable asset and we'll miss you," he said. "But I wish you the best of luck."
Han nodded before he turned around and made his way out of the control room, not aware that Leia was hurrying after him. Han glanced over his shoulder as Leia came to a stop behind him. "I thought you were going to stay," she protested.
"I can't, I still have to pay off that debt to Jabba the Hutt. I knew I should have stayed straight after the kid went missing," Han said.
Leia narrowed her eyes. "The Alliance could use you," she said.
"Oh?" Han raised an eyebrow though he felt himself getting a bit frustrated with Leia. "Come on, admit it, you don't want me to leave because of how you feel about me. Afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a goodbye kiss."
Leia scoffed. "I'd just as soon kiss a wookie," she retorted.
"That can be arranged," Han snapped back before he turned around and stormed off, "you could use a good kiss!" he shouted over his shoulder as he disappeared into the hangar bay with Leia scowling after him.
Later, while Han was preparing the Millennium Falcon for departure, he found himself joined with the protocol droid, See-Threepio and his astromech counterpart ArtooDeetoo, both of them seemed to be arguing about something. "Captain Solo," Threepio called. "Princess Leia has been trying to contact you via your comlink."
"I shut it off, I don't wanna talk to her," Han retorted as he continued to work on the Falcon.
"But sir, she's worried about Master Luke, he hasn't checked in yet," Threepio said.
Han frowned. "What?" he said but, before Threepio could repeat what he had just said, Han hurried over to join a sergeant.
"Sergeant, has Commander Skywalker checked in yet?" Han asked.
"No sir," the sergeant said. "It's possible that he came in through the south entrance."
"Well check then," Han snapped and the sergeant nodded before hurrying off. A moment later, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan walked over to join Han.
"What's going on?" Obi-Wan asked.
"Master Luke hasn't checked in yet," Threepio said.
Qui-Gon narrowed his eyes. "He's all right," he said. "But he can't seem to find his way to the base, even with the Force."
"So he hasn't come in by the south entrance in other words," Han muttered before walking past the two Jedi and making his way toward his tauntaun as the sergeant came back.
"He didn't come in through the south entrance," the sergeant said.
"Then he must still be out there and it's getting late," Han muttered. "Are the snowspeeders ready yet?"
"No sir, they haven't been finished yet," the sergeant said.
"Then we'll have to go out on tauntaun," Han said, he was speaking more of himself than the others as he was the only one that was going.
"Your tauntaun will freeze before you reach the first marker," the sergeant protested as Han climbed onto his tauntaun.
"Then I'll see you in hell," Han shouted before he rode out of the base and back into the snow-covered landscape that was Hoth.
Luke shivered as he made his way over the snow and he felt chills rise up around him. He was only lucky he had managed to convince the wampa that he wasn't a threat or he might have been in worse trouble than he already was.
Ha, Luke thought smiling, this could only happen to a Skywalker.The smile faded as a cold wind slapped against his bare cheeks and he shivered again.
Luke? He heard his master's voice echo in the vaults of his mind.
Yes Master? Luke answered silently.
Where are you, young Luke? Qui-Gon asked silently through the Force.
I don't know, Master. I can't seem to find any sense of direction out here, Luke replied gazing around and wrapping his arms around his body.
Han's on his way, Qui-Gon said silently.
What's he doing out here?
There's no telling with him, he insisted on going after you, Qui-Gon replied silently. Just trust the Force, young Luke, and it will guide you to your objective.
Yes Master, Luke replied silently before he narrowed his eyes and stretched out with the Force. He couldn't sense any life forms close to him but he knew they were somewhere off in the direction he was heading.
As he walked onward, the wind grew stronger and snow rose up before slamming into Luke's face. He wiped his face before struggling to make his way through the blizzard that swarmed around him. He struggled to use the Force to deflect the snow that was flying into his face.
The Force was guiding him but Luke felt as though the cold wind was penetrating his skin and he shivered again. He hadn't prepared himself for entering a blizzard and even the Force wasn't much help against the onslaught of snow that he was facing. He wasn't able to make it more than a few feet before he collapsed on the ground.
Luke! Qui-Gon's voice called sharply through the Force.
I…I'm okay, Master, Luke said silently though he was struggling just to push himself to his feet.
I can sense through the Force that you are in danger, what's happening?
I…I'm stuck in a blizzard.
There was a long moment of silence. Just stay strong, young Luke, Han is on his way, Qui-Gon said softly.
All right, Master, I'll try, Luke said silently in reply.
The blizzard still swarmed around him when a shadow started to travel toward him and Luke narrowed his eyes as he attempted to see through the fall of snow around him. He struggled once again to push himself to his feet until he felt someone kneel beside him.
"Try not to sit up, kid," Han's voice sounded.
"Han?" Luke murmured struggling to blink open his eyes but unconsciousness was starting to drag at him. He closed his eyes before slowly succumbing to unconsciousness as Han began to work around him.
Han narrowed his eyes as Luke fell unconscious before he glanced up as his tauntaun squealed and the creature collapsed on the ground, instantly limp. Han grimaced before gently lifting Luke up and dragging him across the snow before stopping next to the dead tauntaun.
"This may smell bad, kid, but it will keep you warm," Han said before igniting Luke's lightsaber and, being careful not to drop it, sliced through the tauntaun's stomach.
After he got Luke settled, he wrinkled his nose at the smell. "And I thought they smelled bad on the outside," he said before he began working on getting the shelter up around Luke.
A/n what do you think?
Blaze: yeah, I know it wasn't that long of a chapter, the next one will be longer
Darth: that's cool
Blaze: but please help me get at least 200 reviews before I post the next chapter
Darth: that's only eight reviews
Blaze: exactly
Darth: (glances at the tauntaun and looks at Han) hope that's not lunch (disappears suddenly)
Han: ew, like I'd eat…where did he go?
Blaze: there's no telling with my dad
Darth: (in the distance) CAPPUCCINO!
Vader: what's up?
Blaze: you aren't even in this story until the next chapter, I think
Vader: you think?
Blaze: I haven't seen The Empire Strikes Back in a long time
Vader: okay?
Blaze: please review and I will post the next chapter as soon as I possibly can but I doubt it will be anytime soon.