Vader's second chance

A Star wars story

Chapter 10

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Hello there! Welcome to chapter 10! In this chapter we'll focus on Luke's introduction to the Jedi Order and Obi Wan's reaction to the information he will provide. This chapter will obviously include Luke's interactions with his old mentor (Obi Wan) and a good amount of dialogue between the two. I hope you enjoy the chapter and don't forget to review.

Note: When Luke refers to "Ben" he means Obi Wan in case it wasn't obvious.

Republic Cruiser, Yavin 4's orbit, Luke's point of view:

Ben had landed on the forest moon of Yavin with a small scouting party just like father and Ahsoka predicted. They found me pretty quickly, considering they were just roaming around for the most part. Ben then asked some basic questions, like who I was, how did I get to Yavin and if I was a Jedi. I decided to be honest with him and told him that I my time the Clone Wars had ended and that I was indeed a Jedi. I also told him my real name, since lying to Ben would be both pointless and something I didn't want to do. At first he was puzzled but after using the Force and sensing no lies, he decided to take to Coruscant so I could warn the Jedi council. I was in the quarters he had provided, meditating when he walked in.

Obi Wan-Luke, I'm sorry for not believing you at first.

Luke-It's fine. Seriously Ben, I don't mind.

Obi Wan-Luke why do you keep calling me Ben?

Luke-It was the alias you used when you went into hiding and that's the name I knew you by so I got used to calling you that.

Obi Wan-Oh. I see.

Luke-You have another question.

Obi Wan-Yes. You said you were a descendant of Anakin's. How are you related?

Luke-Well, I…

Obi Wan-You don't need to answer if you don't want to.

Luke-Anakin is my father.

Obi Wan-Anakin and Padme are your parents?

Luke-Padme?

Obi Wan-Padme Amidala. Naboo's current Senator.

Luke-Are they…romantically involved?

Obi Wan-I think so, but the only ones who can confirm this are Padme and Anakin.

Luke-She probably is my mother then.

Obi Wan-Why don't you know for sure?

Luke-She died at childbirth. Vader, who at this point in the timeline is a friend of hers, turned to the Dark Side while trying to save her from what he and Anakin believed to certain death.

Obi Wan-Hold on. Did you say Vader? As in, Darth Vader, the Sith Lord?

Luke-How do you know about him? He's still a Jedi at this point.

Obi Wan-Darth Vader and his apprentice, who has been given the nickname of Lady Reaper, appeared out of nowhere and took control of the Separatists.

Luke-What? It can't be…This means Vader travelled back in time too!

Obi Wan-Are you sure?

Luke-Yes, I am. He's about twenty right now but when I defeated him he was about forty. At least that's what he looked like. I couldn't tell with all those burns.

Obi Wan-Do you know what happened to Anakin and Padme?

Luke-Only what you, Vader and Yoda told me. You said Vader killed Anakin on a planet called Mustafar and that Padme tried to save him, but ended up unconscious somehow. You and Vader dueled and after you got an advantage, you bested him and left him for dead on the bank of a lava river. From what he said he caught on fire after you left.

Obi Wan-If Vader failed then who destroyed the Jedi?

Luke-Palpatine activated a hidden contingency order and tasked the Clones to eliminate the Jedi after Master Windu tried to kill him. According to Vader, that is.

When Ben heard that he visibly flinched. I didn't even try to understand how he felt in that moment and I didn't wish to attract attention from the situation so I pretended to not notice. I think Ben may have caught on because of the next thing he said.

Obi Wan-Alright. I'm sure you are tired. I'll leave you to rest while I meditate on this.

Luke-Okay. I need to meditate too. Maybe I'll get a sign on what to do.

Moments later, Obi Wan's point of view:

I had just exited Luke's quarters when it hit me. During my brief confrontation with him, Vader had warned me about Palpatine and that he is involved with this "Darth Sidious". I also remember that Master Yoda told me that Vader had said something similar to him and Aayla when they went to Tatooine. I stood still for a moment, taking it all in. So, if Palpatine truly is connected to the Sith, then maybe that's what Vader had warned me about. I guess Luke is the only one that has my answers, so I'll have to wait. Ι mentally sighed for a second and then proceeded to knock on Luke's door again.

Obi Wan-Luke, may I come in?

Luke-Hmm? Oh, sure thing.

I opened the door and re-entered the boy's room. I saw that Luke was sitting in a position meant for meditation, so I sat down next to him before asking anything.

Obi Wan-Am I bothering you?

Luke-What? Ben, I actually prefer having you here. I never got to know you before you died so I have no problem with talking to you.

Obi Wan-Luke, is Palpatine the Sith Lord?

Luke-Why do you ask?

Obi Wan-A couple months ago Vader and I confronted each other on Tatooine. He told me that Palpatine was connected to the Sith Master and that I should be wary of him. After what you told me, the idea popped into my head.

Luke-Oh. *sigh* Well, I guess there is no point in lying. Yes, Vader was telling the truth. Palpatine is the Sith you are looking for.

Obi Wan-But, how could we have missed this?

Luke-I kept asking myself that every now and then. I learned that Palpatine was a Sith when I confronted him and Vader on the Second Death Star.

Obi Wan-Death what now?

Luke-The Death Star. It was a space station that had the power to blow up planets. The Empire used it on Alderaan. The only thing that was left was a bunch of dust floating in space.

Obi Wan-And he made a second one?

Luke-A couple years after I blew the first one up.

Obi Wan-Luke, do you know if the plans for the station exist right now?

Luke-No. I was stuck on Tatooine for the first twenty years of my life and the only things I know about the war are the stuff you wrote about in a journal that was meant for me to find.

Obi Wan-Did you?

Luke-I did. That's how I was able to construct my second lightsaber.

Obi Wan-What happened to the first?

Luke-It was father's. I lost it during a duel with Vader.

Obi Wan-I see. Luke, do you have any idea how we can defeat Palpatine?

Luke-No, none. I have no idea how the Republic works, considering the system was "re-organized" the same day that I was born. I don't know anything about this time, not even the names of the Jedi Masters.

Obi Wan-This must be hard for you.

Luke-I've been through a lot. All I need to do is adjust.

Obi Wan-Luke, can Palpatine just, kill us on command?

Luke-Unfortunately. I do know that he didn't dare oppose Yoda and Windu though. Not without Vader at his side. Vader said that during one of our duels. Called him a coward.

Obi Wan-Coward or not, he controls an entire galaxy.

Luke-Already?

Obi Wan-He has enough influence to do so.

Luke-Then dad was right when he said I should be careful if I ever cross paths with him.

Obi Wan-Anakin is alive in your time?

Luke-He died on the same day I was brought here by the Force. He sacrificed himself to stop Palpatine.

Obi Wan-I'm sorry Luke.

Luke-Don't be sorry Ben. We can prevent this.

Obi Wan-You should know that Anakin hates being kept in the dark.

Luke-I know. He said as much.

Obi Wan-Assuming we do find a way to defeat Palpatine we'll still have Vader running around. Do you know of any fighting tips?

Luke-Vader is very slow-moving. Using agility against him is something I often did. It got me out of many sticky situations.

Obi Wan-Anything else?

Luke-Vader is extremely vulnerable to electricity because of his breathing systems. If an electric current hits him or if you break his respirator then you've won the fight.

Obi Wan-Thank you Luke, this has been really helpful.

Luke-Hey Ben?

Obi Wan-Yes?

Luke-I don't want to talk to the Council.

Obi Wan-Why not?

Luke-I just don't. I only ever got to know you and Yoda but I never found any other Jedi. I guess it's kind of overwhelming.

Obi Wan-I don't want to make you uncomfortable Luke, but you have to. You can just tell them the very basics and let them draw their own conclusions. They'll be discussing for hours and won't bother you in the meantime.

Luke-Thanks Ben.

After that I left Luke alone, for real this time. I walked towards my quarters and accidentally bumped into Cody while doing so. I apologized to him and kept on walking. When I reached my quarters I changed into a clean set of Jedi robes and sat on my bed. I began meditating and I saw something strange. I saw flashes of memories, heard voices I didn't quite recognize and then, I heard it. Vader's mechanical breathing. From what I could make out it seemed as if he was strapped on a surgery table.

Darth Sidious-Lord Vader, can you hear me?

Darth Vader: Yes...master. Where is Padme? Is she safe? Is...she alright?

Darth Sidious: It seems, in your anger, you killed her.

I was surprised to hear such I thing. If Vader had truly been a friend of Padme's he couldn't have killed her.

Darth Vader: I-I couldn't have! She was alive...I FELT IT!

I could barely make out the hooded figure of Palpatine, who was standing next to him. He smiled evilly and Vader stopped for a moment. After apparently failing to locate through the Force he screamed.

Darth Vader-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Vader used the force to crush the medical droids that were around him and shatter half the floor, splitting the symbol that was on it two. The scene changed, I was now in what appeared to be Palpatine's office and I saw that he and Vader were looking at a screen. I tried to peek over and managed to make out Padme's still form on some sort of bed. The two men weren't saying anything and I could hear soft sobs coming from Vader. The scene changed yet again and I saw Vader standing in the middle of a dull room. It was dark and I couldn't really see anything around him. Then he looked straight at me. He looked at me in the eyes and yelled.

Vader-Get out of my head!

I immediately awoke from my meditation and took a moment to collect myself. If Vader had been aware of my presence in the last scene was it possible that it didn't happen at all. I thought it was likely, the transition being the Sith's attempt to shut me out. I thought that I should go see Luke, but I restrained myself. There wasn't a point in that. Not yet. I thought I should at least figure out why I had just connected to the Sith Lord's mind. Perhaps we had a bond that was never broken? Perhaps we had been friends as well? That assumption seemed logical to me. If he had been Padme and Anakin's friend then I didn't see a reason why he couldn't have been my friend too. Once again, I was going to have to ask Luke about that later, but right now, I had to wait.

So, this was the first bit of information Obi Wan got from Luke. Obi Wan has now grown curious regarding Vader's identity and in the next chapter Luke will have to face the Jedi Council and his father. Obi Wan's allegiances will be put to the test when a choice is brought before him. Will he reveal the truth about Luke to the Council and remain faithful in the Jedi Order or will he guard Luke's information from them and put him before his duties? Find out in the next chapter (and don't forget to review)! In the meantime, Yolowriter out!