"Come with me." The bounty hunter snarled, grabbed them once again and yanked them forward. He led them down the street and turned to a landing pad, Luke and Leia struggled against his grip but he pulled out a blaster. "Don't make me use this." He warned.
Leia nodded slowly, Luke looked down. They walked further and saw a rusty, old looking ship. The entrance lowered with a loud whine and steam poured out from the exhausts. He pushed them on to the ramp, the ramp creaked as they walked into the ship.
It...smelled, which was the first thing Leia noted as the man boarded the ship and closed the ramp. He was just about to enter the cockpit when he turned to the two and pulled binders from his bag. He blinded their hands.
"Was that really necessary? I mean, we are like 10" Leia asked as she glared at him.
"Its so you two don't get any funny ideas" He pointed a finger at them, glared at the two for a moment then quickly entered the cockpit. Luke struggled against the binds, Leia did as well but it was useless. Leia slid down against the walls of the ship and sat on the floor defeated. Luke did as well. The ship began to lift, Leia's stomach swirled with anxiety.
"The bounty must be for me…" Luke said softly, Leia looked up at him shocked.
"Wait what do you mean? No offense, but why you?" Leia asked, maybe he was from a powerful family too and he just never mentioned it. Luke looked down nervously and was silent for a moment.
"The bounty might be on me because of my...father" Luke said, he looked down solemnly, why had he not mentioned who his family was. Matter of fact, Leia didn't know much about Luke, he just claimed to be kidnapped. She felt sympathy for him, she couldn't break the urge to help. Now she was stuck in a ship.
"Who is your father?" He must be pretty important if Luke is the biggest bounty in the galaxy. Luke let out a long sigh.
"Don't freak out, okay?" Luke looked at her, Leia nodded hesitantly, "My father is...Darth Vader." Luke looked at her, Leia was stunned. Darth Vader, the fist of the Empire. Her father may have worked for the Empire but when he was home, he didn't hide his feelings about it. He mentioned how oppressive the system was, how destructive it has been on the galaxy.
Leia was silent, she didn't know what to think, she had heard horror stories of Darth Vader. Maybe they were just that, stories, but she has seen him in holos. He was really scary, she has heard of his crusades.
"He really is your father?" Leia asked, that may have been a dumb question, but Luke was so sweet. He didn't seem like the son of Darth Vader, he seemed like the polar opposite of Vader.
"Yes he is, I only just found out a couple days ago." Luke was quiet, maybe he was nervous Leia would judge him. Maybe that's why he never mentioned who his father was before.
"What do you mean you found out just a couple days ago?" Leia continued her investigation.
"I was separated from him, they thought he would hurt me. He took me in, I was scared of him at first. But, I am not any more. He has been nice to me, taken care of me" Luke shrank into himself, it seemed like he had gone through so much in so little time. Leia felt sympathy for him, she may have been scared of Darth Vader, but she knew Luke.
Leía nodded in understanding, then the ship shook a little and quickly steady. Leia looked at Luke worried, had they been hit?
"What just happened?" Luke whispered worriedly, Leia shrugged but was worried all the same. They felt the ship still moving smoothly. Just as they began to call down they felt the ship smoothly stop. Leia stood slowly then the cockpit door opened.
"What's going on?" Luke asked as he stood up, the man walked towards the exit ramp on the ship.
"The Star Destroyer picked us up in the tractor beam, now get here!" He demanded, then pushed a button on a panel and the ramp started to lower. Luke and Leia slowly moved to the ramp but kept a distance from him. The ramp slowly lowered, the man motioned for them to get off. They walked down the ramp together.
Leia looked around the huge hangar, it was the biggest she had ever seen. She saw ships docked along the walls on either side, storm troopers marching through and a man stood in front of them in a sleek grey uniform.
Luke and Leia stood in front of the man and the bounty hunter stood behind them. "I got Skywalker for you guys.." He grabbed Luke's shoulder and turned to face him, "Wait, you are Skywalker right?"
Luke pulled himself from the man's grasp and scoffed, "Yes." He said shortly, Leia rolled her eyes. The man in the uniform spoke up.
"Good job.." He looked at Leia, "Why did you bring this young lady?" The bounty hunter shrugged.
"She was with him, so I just grabbed her too, so where are my credits?." He held his hand out to the officer, glaring at him.
"You will get your payment soon enough, Lord Vader will see to that personally." The man seemed to tense at the name Vader, the uniformed man looked at Luke and Leia. "Uncuff these childrens binders at once."
With a groan, the bounty hunter grabbed their wrists and unlocked the binders. Luke and Leia rubbed their wrists. The officer looked down at Luke and Leia,"You two, follow me." He began walking to the exit of the hangar.
Leia and Luke began to follow but Leia was growing more and more nervous, "Wait, why me?" she asked.
"You may have some information on who took Skywalker." He stated matter of factly, they left the hangar. Leia tensed up, her father was probably involved if Luke was staying there. What was going to happen to him, she didn't want him to get in trouble. They walked in silence, then they stopped in front of a door not far from the hangar. The man opened the door with a swoosh and it was a small room with a table and a couple chairs.
"Is this an interrogation room?" Luke asked as they walked in.
"This is just where you stay till Lord Vader arrives." The man said, Luke and Leia walked around the table and sat on the two chairs. Leia sighed, she thought this was going to be an adventure with Luke. She was beginning to worry for her father.
Vader paced back and forth in front of the viewport on the bridge when his com went off. He whipped it out and saw it was from a Captain sent over Alderaan.
"What is it Captain?" Vader snapped.
"The Glory stationed over Alderaan has obtained Skywalker, a bounty hunter brought him here and is awaiting his payment." The man's voice was confident, Vader wasn't used to hearing the tone but it was deserved.
Luke was found, Luke was safe, Vader felt relief crash into him. His son would soon be safe with his father. Vader would enact revenge on the one who dared separate Luke from where he belonged. "Good job Captain, set a course for Coruscant immediately." He cut the call.
Luke would never leave his sight again. Alderaan, who would have taken him. The Senator from Alderaan was at the party, Bail, he also was not there when he ordered a lock down on the Palace and ordered everyone there questioned. He was aware some may have left early, but Senator Organa being absent from questioning along with Luke being on Alderaan was lining up.
Why, why would he do this though. It was obvious Organa was not fond of the Empire, the Senate losing any real power as years passed. He was a politician after all, this could be his way of somehow furthering his own political gains. Vader couldn't understand how this would benefit Organa, but he never claimed to understand the twisted mind of a politician.
No matter, he would investigate and find out what truly happened. If Organa had done this, if Organa stole his son, he would feel his wrath. He balled his fists tightly as anger flowed through him. Soon, the storm he has been holding back for the person who had done this will feel its power.
He decided to walk back to his chambers and meditate until Luke is over Coruscant, until then he would revel in what he planned on doing to the person that had stolen Luke. Their death would be long, painful. It is what they deserved, it will be Vader's revenge.
As Obi Wan searched through the castle, he became increasingly stressed. He didn't find any sign of Luke, or Leia. None of the security could find them either, Obi Wan was beginning to panic. He decided to step out onto the balcony and calm himself through the force and see if he could sense them.
He stepped out and saw a Star Destroyer in the sky, he just about fainted. He opened up to the force quickly, checking if they were still on the planet. He searched farther, he felt them, very faintly. He looked up at it, his breath was shaky. It was too late, no doubt they both were on it.
How they got on the Destroyer would forever remain a mystery to Obi Wan, he felt as if he was about to cry. He tried to find guidance through the force, but it was unclear. There was no way he could get on a star destroyer, sneak Luke and Leia out, and fly far away. What was he supposed to do? He rested on the rail of the balcony, he then felt a fond hand on his shoulder.
"Obi Wan, tell me Leia is not on that Star Destroyer." It was Bail, his voice was shaky. Obi Wan could sense Bail was overwhelmed with worry and fear. Obi Wan slowly turned to face his friend.
"I believe they are, Luke and Leia." His voice was flat, displayed very little emotion. It was quite the opposite of what he was feeling. He had to be strong for Bail right now.
Bail's hand flew to his mouth and he shook his head slowly in disbelief. Just then, both Bail and Obi Wan saw the Star Destroyer jump out of sight. It was gone, Luke was gone and now Leia was to. Obi Wan opened with the force just to make sure, he felt nothing, not even a hint of them. He lowered his head and Bail softly began to cry.
"This can't be happening…" Bail whispered into himself, his head still shook side to side slowly. "My Leia - my poor Leia…"
"Bail I am so sorry.." Obi Wan said, he walked closer to Bail. Obi Wan knew there was nothing he could do to make it up to Bail, but he had to apologize. They were both silent for a long time, Bail looked out over the city solemnly.
"What's going to happen to her…" Bail muttered, Obi Wan sighed.
"Vader doesn't know she is his daughter, he may not find out, she could be sent home Bail. Don't lose hope." Obi Wan said and patted his back.
"What if he finds out?"
"How could he? No one knows except us. There is no way for him to find out." Obi Wan said, trying to be comforting. Though he didn't know if Vader would be able to tell some how through the force, he didn't want to scare Bail further. Bail was silent, Obi Wan felt him ease slightly in the force, but was still incredibly worried.
"You have to run." Bail said, his voice urgent as he turned to Obi Wan, Obi Wan didn't know what to think. Obi Wan sputtered in disbelief, blinked in shock.
"What about Luke, he is back with Vader." Obi Wan pointed to the night sky dramatically, he could not give up! Luke was still gone.
"No offense Obi Wan, but this plan has done a lot more damage than good. I know you mean well, but you could find him in the future and train him to be a Jedi." Bail had a very serious look in his eyes. "If you keep going after Luke, you will die, then you will be no help to him at all."
Obi Wan thought about this for a moment, he was worried about Luke being trained in the dark side. But what was he supposed to do now? How was he supposed to get Luke? He didn't want to drag Bail through one of his plans again, Bail is suffering from his current one.
Bail was right, Obi Wan would die if he kept trying to get Luke. If he died, he wasn't sure how helpful he could be to Luke. Qui Gon has taught him how to become one with the force when he dies, he could appear to Luke. But he wasn't sure how often he could appear and for how long, it was still unclear how appearing to Luke even worked. If he wanted to remain helpful to Luke, he would have to be alive, and that means go into hiding once again.
"I will go into hiding again.. It will be difficult." Obi Wan choked
"I know.." Both of them sat there silently for a long time, letting everything that happened settle in, trying to ease the pain with each breath.
"I should probably go." Obi Wan broke the silence, Bail nodded.
"Good luck." He choked, Bail held back sobs, Obi Wan knew this was all his fault. His horrible plan backfired and affected his friend. Obi Wan took one last look at Bail, he saw incredible pain in his eyes. Obi Wan slowly left the balcony and made his way to the hangar. He walked up to the ship he had prepared for him and Luke, hoping it had gone so differently.
He boarded the ship, closed the exit ramp and stood there in disbelief. Everything went so terribly, it was all his fault. The plan had been hastily made from a panicked mind of someone who was beaten by the sun for 10 years. How could he trust himself to make a good plan now, no, being alive for Luke would be more beneficial for him in the long run.
He walked in the cockpit and slumped down in the chair, he let out a long shaky breath and turned on the ignition sequence. The ship hummed to life, he watched the panels and buttons light up in the cockpit. He lifted the ship into the air and moved to leave Alderaan's atmosphere. He entered Dagobah coordinates, silently wished Luke good luck, then jumped into hyperspace.