Luke is nine and a slave in Jabba's palace when Darth Vader returns to fulfill an old promise. LV list challenge.

When Luke's guardians are killed, the young boy becomes wanted by Vader. Desperate and afraid, Luke manages to flee Tatooine. When he meets an unlikely friend his life becomes very different, though he and Han become brothers. When Luke shows an affinity for piloting, his boss will take advantage of it, using Luke's skills for his own ends. Meanwhile, Vader still wants his son.

Sequel to "Black Squadron." Luke Skywalker is on the run. Hunted by the Empire, not a single credit on him, he has to rely on old friends and new acquaintances alike to elude its powerful grasp. Every step he makes, however, is shadowed by the mystery of Darth Vader. The question pursues him more relentlessly than a thousand starships could: why did Vader save his life?

When Luke Lars, a gifted young pilot recently graduated from the Imperial Academy, is assigned to Darth Vader's personal TIE fighter squadron, it is a dream come true: since childhood, his one aspiration has been to fly. But life on a Star Destroyer is not all the bliss he thought it would be, especially with the Dark Lord of the Sith holding him under such close scrutiny...

Two Skywalkers raised under the burning Tatooine twin suns. Brought together by the Force across time and space, a father will become all that his orphaned son always wished for. Thrust together into a galaxy under the oppressive hold of the Empire, Luke and Anakin will form unshakable bonds between themselves and with others through countless trials. (Co-written w/Jedi Jesi Jiin)

Set in the same AU as Lord Vader's Limpet and Driving Lord Vader. Newly returned from the Unknown Regions with Darth Vader, Admiral Piett doesn't expect much of a welcome from the New Republic. And not in a million lifetimes would he have predicted that their very first guest would be Luke Skywalker. After all, Vader is still his mortal enemy...right?

Anakin is now a Sith. With the Jedi's betrayal of he and Padme fresh in their minds Anakin— now Darth Vader— removed the Jedi Order from the face of the galaxy in its near entirety. Now, seventeen years later, the once-thought happy family isn't whole. Power; absolute and addicting, have corrupted the elder Vader's, and their family teeters on the edge of an irreversible division.

Post-ANH AU. Vader redemption. Soon after the destruction of the Death Star, the paths of father and son cross again. Realizing that Anakin Skywalker is still alive within Darth Vader, Luke decides to accompany his father in an attempt to redeem him. ATTENTION: Chapter 18 will be up within the week!

When Luke rejects Darth Vader's offer of a chance to rule by his side on Bespin, he sets into motion a long series of struggles between sacred and profane love, as Vader learns that we cannot truly care for a person "till we have faces", and sincerity in our souls and selves.

Anakin defeats Palpatine and doesn't turn to the Dark Side, but his son Luke is kidnapped. Years later, a thirteen year-old Luke Skywalker is separated from his Sith master and subsequently runs into his Jedi father. His family is ecstatic to have him back, but he holds many secrets of his life growing up under the influence of the Dark Side.

COMPLETE! Sequel to Empire's Son. As Palpatine's Empire crumbles, Luke retreats to a grim self-imposed anonymity in the galaxy's Rim planets. But he cannot outrun his past, and Imperials and Rebels alike are searching for the last Sith, their motives very different.

After revealing the identity of the Sith, Anakin is sent on a mission by the Jedi Council so he wouldn't be there when Palpatine's taken care of. But he goes MIA and comes back after 15 years. What will change during this time?

When Palpatine moves Empire Day to Naboo, Darth Vader is forced to confront a past he thought better buried. Admiral Piett becomes the reluctant confidante of the Emperor, caught in the middle of a deadly Sith cat-and-mouse mind game. Meanwhile, Luke returns to his mother's home world to pay his respects, unaware of the grave danger he is in. [Sequel to 'In Loco Pirates']

Lord Vader felt a connection the moment he met the young, blond blue-eyed teen. There was unique boldness and stubborn pride that engulfed the boy. Even a familiar soft hint of a rosy, almost forgotten aura followed, one that Vader was forever left haunted by. Since then Vader vowed his life for his son. And since vowed a bond, everlasting and ever growing.

At an early age, Mara Jade had learned to harden her heart and live on a diet of callousness and cynicism. No wonder Luke Skywalker's boundless benevolence irks her. Or maybe she just wishes that his kindness to her was a little more personal...

Hi. This is an archived version of this story. Check my profile for my username on ao3 to read the updated version. Thanks! - Summary: Luke meets Vader on the Death Star. As he slowly falls within the grip of the dark side he realizes what he must do, but success will depend on how much he is willing to sacrifice for his father, and how far he is willing to go to achieve his goal.

The Alliance has fallen into a very well laid trap and now Luke has no choice but to hand himself over to Vader. But what does the father have in store for the son? Can Luke handle the torture and the ruthless tactics of the Empire or will he be forced to surrender and embrace the dark side? (Dark!AU set after ESB. Rated T for violence.)

THIRD BOOK READ "A FATHER'S SON" FIRST! Five years have passed since Luke was kicked out of the Jedi Order and sent into exile. True to his word, he has raised the young twi'lek girl Jeza on their solitude known as Xenon. But things are about to change. Exiled or not, the Galaxy and the Force is not finished with Luke Skywalker. No, it has just begun. Their long road has yet to end

COMPLETE! Dark AU-Action/Drama. In the chaos of conflict as a Republic crumbles into an Empire, two babies are smuggled to safety to keep them safe from a Sith Emperor's attention. It will not be enough. Their lives take very different paths, one raised as the Alliance's New Hope, the other as the Empire's Son. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Darth Vader, Palpatine, Leia Organa

A Father/son AU. What if Luke hadn't made it off the Death Star immediately following Kenobi's death?

Two years after joining the Rebellion Luke is shot down during a mission and ejects from his X-Wing in enemy territory. The events that follow lead him, painfully, to his first meeting with Vader and beyond. A father/son story although it might not seem like it at first.

A down-on-his-luck Hondo Ohnaka manages to capture the unicorn of all bounties-Luke Skywalker, which sends Darth Vader, Lord of the Sith, on a painfully familiar trip to the planet Florrum to collect his prize. The failed negotiations leave Vader in the awkward position of being stuck in a besieged bunker with his son and a pirate who tells too many 'amusing' Clone Wars stories.

A series of one-shots of the life the Skywalker family led after Luke's intervention in A Father's Son. Takes place throught the Test of Time series. Anakin and Padme enjoy parenthood-the ups AND the downs. Luke and Leia experience firsts with their parents and each other. Life as a Skywalker is FAR from normal.

What if Luke had delayed just a little longer on Dagobah? Would things have turned out the same? Differently? This is my take on what might have happened.

What if Vader, wanting to be with his son again, had taken a very different approach after Luke escapes him at Bespin? How far would he go to regain what he has lost? COMPLETE

Son of Suns Trilogy Part I - AU set at the end of TESB. When Luke and his companions are caught and taken to Coruscant, Palpatine begins to systematically take apart his life to create a new Sith, turning Luke against his allies, father and beliefs with devastating consequences. Action/Drama/Romance Luke Skywalker/Mara Jade, Vader, Han Solo/Leia Organa, Mothma, Madine,COMPLETE

Son of Suns Trilogy Part III - A new Empire is emerging as a new Emperor takes center-stage, his contradictions dividing Rebels and Empire alike, and pitching allies and enemies into a battle which will question every conviction, test every friendship and challenge every loyalty. Action/Drama/Romance Luke Skywalker/Mara Jade Han Solo/Leia Organa, Mothma, Madine, OC's COMPLETE

What if Vader captured Luke a year after the battle of Yavin 4? Drama, angst, adventure, family and friendships, R and R please! For the rest of this complete story, check my profile for info about where I have moved the rest of it.

Nine years after AOTC, tragedy revisits the Lars Homestead. Little Luke Skywalker is suddenly plunged into chaos as the rebel movements discover a secret military project that may make a crucial difference in the war with the Empire. COMPLETE.

It isn't all medals and glory after the Battle of Yavin for the two survivors of Red Squadron. Wedge Antilles, meet Luke Skywalker.

Set between Force Bond 2 and 3. Vader has misplaced a member of the Skywalker family, and Luke isn't going to be happy when he finds out. Luke has plenty to distract him as he tries to be a loyal friend and avoid galactic politics.

Luke Skywalker, battered and bruised after his collision with destiny on Bespin, is called upon by the Alliance for a desperate rescue mission that goes horribly wrong. There's only one person who can save him: his father. Shameless Luke & Vader. COMPLETE

Set between Force Bond 2 and 3. Vader decides to make a dramatic change in Luke's life, after both of them are forced to confront deeply held fears.

Set between Force Bond 2 and 3. Luke feels the time has arrived to unleash himself on the skies of Coruscant. Vader isn't so sure.

Set between Force Bond 2 and 3. Luke's birthday unfortunately coincides with the day his father hates the most: Empire Day.

Coauthor: Rebecca Thomson. Abandoned on the first Death Star, Luke's true identity is revealed and Vader takes him to Coruscant. There he learns about the Empire and the Dark Side even as he hears his best friend has joined the Alliance.

AU story, set four years after ROTS. Darth Vader has become the Empire's very image of death and destruction. But a fortuitous encounter with a little boy will shake the until then rock solid foundations of his Darkness and hatred.

Sequel to Everything's Relative. Luke and his father have been reunited... but it seems every faction in the galaxy is attempting to tear them apart again.

Set between Force Bond 2 and 3. Luke is on summer vacation aka a crusade to drive his father to insanity. In Vader's opinion, at least. In Luke's opinion, it's all just a string of accidents.

Set between Force Bond 2 and 3. Vader decides it's time for Luke to learn a thing or two about mixing with the Imperial aristocracy, while Luke is struggling with his own sense of self identity.

Set between Force Bond 2 and 3. Vader faces the challenge of trying to get a nightmare plagued Luke to go to the dentist.

Set between Force Bond 2 and 3. Luke becomes obsessed with a HoloNet show, which stirs up memories his father would rather forget.

Third in the series of an AU where Luke is raised by Vader on Coruscant. Luke is getting older and struggling to come to terms with what awaits in the future.

Events take unfortunate turns, and we are left with a Luke with no light left in him living in the underworld of Coruscant. But love, and the past, won't leave him be...

Captured at age 4 and raised as a Sith by the Emperor, Luke is caught in a power struggle between Vader and Palpatine when he encounters Leia and has a whole new dimension added to his life.

How do two powerful, individualistic people who were formerly enemies unite? Emperor Luke Skywalker, meet Jedi Knight Mara Jade. [Updated with Part 6 - COMPLETE.]

AU After Owen and Beru are killed by a mysterious stranger, young Luke ends up as an orphan on Coruscant. It's a race against time as Obi-Wan struggles to find Luke before Vader realizes the boy is his son.

Luke finds himself moving in with a moody, secluded Sith Lord who is also his newly found father. Vader has his own set of challenges to overcome, as he struggles to come to terms with his fatherhood.

AU. Fourth in a series where Luke has been raised by Vader on Coruscant. Luke is caught between his loyalty and love for the man who raised him, and his desire not to become a Sith.

From Slave, to Dark Lord of the Sith, To Jedi, follow Luke, his father and Mara through their different trials for, against, and because of the Emperor. Covers many years...