Mission Two

Anakin Skywalker used the Force to push his friend out of the way, while leaping with the boy, Boba Fett.

"Rule One, a grenade cannot kill a Jedi. Rule Two: You will not hurt my family or my friends," he stated as he dropped the boy to the ground. Now that that's established I may need your help, The Empire has a Star Destroyer shipyard. Do you know where that is?"

"Yes, Follow me."

"Old man, are you okay?" Anakin called out aloud while using the Force to feel for him.

"Call me that again, Anakin."

A grin spread across Anakin's face, "Come on, old man. We've got another suicide mission to complete."

"Your the father, Anakin. I believe that officially makes you the old man."

Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Boba Fett made their way across the planet following Boba's directions. They saw the shipyard. There were TIE fighters coming at them, shooting quickly. Anakin ordered the boy, "Duck, I want you to hide. And if we don't make it through this, I want you to make it to the Azure Angel Two, password is Podracer. I want you to set a course for Tattooine and find the Lars, they will get you where you need to be, Boba."

"Yes, sir," and the boy hid. Anakin used the Force to project lightning at the Tie fighters while Obi-Wan used the Force to knock the fighters into each other. While they were preoccupied Anakin used the Force to grasp the entire shipyard and bring it down.

"That will do, Anakin."

"Yes, Master, it will. Come along, Boba. We must return to Tattooine."

"What's Tattooine like? Is it filled with Force users?"

"Actually other than myself, Obi-Wan, and my padawan we have none force users there. There's a kid named Han Solo."

"Solo, huh? What a lonesome name."

"And his companion Chewbacca, he's a Wookiee."

"Well, well. That is interesting."

"Obi-Wan, would you like to pilot?"

"Absolutely. Blast, I hate flying," he stated after a moment. Anakin sat down at the pilot's chair.

"Why do you always complain about my flying if you hate it so much?" Obi-Wan grinned and shrugged.

"That way any mistake can be put on your shoulders."

"Funny."

"Why is it on every mission we've been on lately, we add someone to our crew. You do know don't you, Anakin, that the more passengers we add our crew the more likely it is that the Emperor will find us?"

"Yes, but by that time we will be ready for him. How long do you think it will be before he finds out?"

Obi-Wan laughed, "Even if we use false names, if a Jedi Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor lands with a dashing, vainglorious man at the controls, it doesn't matter what name he uses, people are going to think Anakin Skywalker."

"You may be right about that, old man. Say, what's vainglorious?"

"Vain, plus glorious. Go on, try to deny it padawan."

"I'd like to."

"I'm sure you would," Obi-Wan continued with a smirk. "So Boba, care to explain why you wanted to see all my parts separately?"

"You chased my father. I remember. Before he died."

"I never would have killed him, Boba. I would have brought him to justice. You see your father was hired and in turned hired someone else to dispose of Anakin's wife."

"Your wife?"

"Yes."

"I thought Jedi didn't have family."

"Anakin did, he had a mother, he has a wife, and children." Boba sat their quietly, that was making him reevaluate his opinion on Jedi.

"Maybe I'd have grown up a nice guy if a Jedi hadn't cut my dad's head off in front of me."

"It's not too late, Boba. Only you can choose what you will be."

"See that's what people don't like you Jedi, you are always so cryptic, why not just say what you mean?"

And the rest of the journey continued like that, Obi-Wan offering pearls of wisdom while Boba found ways to denounce the Jedi. He admired Anakin because he had met him before and he admired his piloting skills. He also admired the destruction Anakin talked little of. Very little, to Boba's frustration. This was the man who had similar experiences as he had, who had done what he wished to do. Yet, he spoke of those times with a deep sense of regret when Boba felt he should be proud.