Title: Revenge of the Jedi, Chapter Four
Author: Jonathan Evans
Author email: noggins@ic24.net
Summary: Continued from Chapter Three. Leia, still reeling from the news she has received must face the fact she is the last hope for the galaxy...
Special Thanks: to everyone who's commented on all of my fan fiction so far. It's great to know I've got an audience! Special thanks to those who commented on the original story to which this is a sequel including Candie K and Kittenmommy who proposed the question as to who Vader was - something which will be explained by the end of the story...
Plus, thanks to Bill Hays who's 1980 article for Fantastic Films, "Speculation Concerning The Future History of the Continuing Star Wars Saga" played an important part in the writing of this story - recommended reading for the unique view of what could have been the events of ROTJ.
AUTHOR'S COMMENT: Sorry this chapter is so short but I haven't got long before I go to work. There won't be any extra parts until Sunday but expect at least two chapters going up at one time. Sorry if I leave you on the edge of your seast until then... Noggs
Disclaimer: George Lucas owns everything and I'm not making anymoney off of thi nor do I intend to (I'd like to but that's not the point). You can distribute this freely provided that it's complete with this disclaimer.
REVENGE OF THE JEDI
CHAPTER FOUR
By Jonathan Evans
"I really think you should see this, admiral," Lando said as he
lead the Mon Calamari Ackbar through the cargo hold of the Rebel
frigate. "I honestly don't know what to make of it myself."
"Is this really necessary, General?" Ackbar replied. "We may be
late for the battle."
"This is probably the most important thing you'll ever see..."
The set of automatic doors in front of them opened and they entered
the hold.
"Lights!" Llando called and suddenly the room was awash with a
brightness so that everything could be seen. Stacked up against
all of the walls were almost twenty blocks of carbonite, each
containing what appeared to be living beings. Ackbar tuned to
Lando. "Are they alive?"
"As far as I can tell," he replied. "But I thought Han was the
first human to be frozen in Carbonite. Looks like these have been
in this state for almost twenty years."
"But what are they doing here?"
Lando looked at a datapad resting on a metal crate. He activated
it and read the information carefully. He looked up.
"It's from Fett. He says they were rescued by him before... Oh
my..."
"What is it?"
"...before the Jedi Purge."
The two Rebel officers looked at each other. Ackbar looked nervous
while a lopsided smile covered Calrissian's face. He tapped the
datapad with his index finger as he thought over his plan for
the second time. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
* * * * * * * * *
Leia turned to Fett with a look of surprise on her face. She
blinked a few times and repeated her question.
"You're my what?"
"Your father."
"How's that possible?"
"It began a long time ago," he began his eyes glazing over as
memories of the past slowly began to flood back. "I was discovered
on Tatooine, a slave to a Toydarian junk dealer. The Jedi Master
Qui-Gon Jinn thought I was something called the Chosen One, a Jedi
who would bring Balance to the Force. It took me many years before
I discovered this..."
Leia looked out to the forest. She sighed. The lights of the Ewok
village signalled to others far in the distance. Her arms rested
quietly on the wooden barrier. "You didn't do a very good job,"
she said sadly.
"I know, but I'm going too far ahead," Fett continued. "I met
Obi-Wan Kenobi and, after Qui-Gon's death I was taught by him.
Time went by and I grew in power yet there was fear among the other
Jedi who felt I would be corrupted by the Dark Side. I had known
your mother many years and we fell in love but things started to
change. The Sith were returning."
He looked at Leia and touched her cheek, stroking a stray hair
from her face. "I never knew your mother was pregnant when I
discovered Obi-Wan had travelled to a volcanic planet in the
outer rim. I followed but discovered he was fighting Darth Vader,
the most powerful Sith who had yet to discover the true evil of
his power but the Dark Side had begun affecting him."
Leia nodded, finding this easier to take in than she thought
it would be. The Death Star was visible in the sky, she glanced
at it before turning back to her 'father'. He took a deep breath
himself before continuing.
"Kenobi was almost dead when I came down in my fighter I'd been
forced to steal from Alderaan. I fought Vader but the Dark Side
was too strong, it overwhelmed me, his ferosity caught me off
guard, his lightsaber sliced through my wrists with ease as I was
pushed down to the molten pit. I hit a rock at the bottom but
knew I was too weak to fight again. I used the Force to create
an illusion in Vader's mind. He thought he saw me die."
"Then why didn't you return when you were stronger?"
"My ship was destroyed. It took me weeks to get off the planet,
survivng only on my wits. As I said, I became hard, harsh, rugged.
By the time I got aid it was too late. The Empire had taken
control and I could not find your mother. I eventually heard
she had married Bail Organa and they had daughter. I never
realised your were mine until Bespin when I sensed the strength
in you."
Leia turned to him for the first time, with love in her eyes.
She took his hands in hers and held tight. "Then tell me one
thing?"
He nodded. "Anything."
"What's your name?"
"Anakin. Anakin Skywalker."
At that point the princess had to hold herself up. This was
not what she expected but it explained everying. She looked
into Anakin's eyes and saw something she had seen before in
Luke. "That means that... Luke..."
"...is your brother. I can only guess this but to protect you
both from the Emperor, you were hidden from him when you were
born. The Emperor knew if I was to have any children, they would
be as much of a threat to him as I was."
Leia began to wonder whether her whole life was a lie. How could
everyone have treated her like this? Didn't they know that she
would have wanted a life with her brother. They could have grown
up together. Things could have been so perfect. A tear began to
appear in her eye but she wiped it away defiantly.
"Why didn't anyone say? Why didn't I know before he died."
"No doubt one of you would have found out. At least you had
time with him, my daughter. The Force was strong with him,
I only noticed as he went to face Vader on Bespin."
"That's why you missed him when you fired?"
Anakin nodded. "When Vader told me he was after a person
named Skywalker my heart started racing. I had worked my way
into his lower circles by tracking down various enemies of
the Empire for him, he had what could be considered a trust for
me, little knowing my true identity. I saw Luke for the first
time and I felt so proud, knowing he was going to do as I did.
I didn't think he would fail. He had been trained well but not
well enough, it seems. I lost him before I even knew him but
I know he is with the Force"
A Rebel commando came running up to the two warriors with a
look of fear on his face. Anakin quickly put his helmet back
on. "Princess! General Solo has run off with several charges
and a detonator. I don't know what he's planning to do!"
Leia pushed herself away from the bridge and became the Leia
that all of the Rebels looked up to, issuing orders seemingly
without any feeling for herself.
"I do. He's gone to find the shield generator."
"On his own? What was he thinking?"
"I don't know princess..." the soldier shrugged.
"We have to find him. Mobilise the troops and prepare for
a sweeping search of the forest. Avoid any Imperial
entanglements and meet back here in three hours."
"Yes ma'am!"
The soldier saluted and ran off. Anakin caught up with Leia
and put his hand on her shoulder.
"You haven't been trained in the ways of the Jedi the way Luke,
but the Force is strong with you, as it is with all of your
family. There is no avoiding the battle. You must come with me
and face Vader."
"I can't. I have to do this."
"You're the last hope for the Rebellion."
"No I'm not. I'm a senator, a military commander at the most,
I'm no Jedi. You're the most powerful Jedi I know. You can do
it alone."
Anakin shook his head. "No. I'm weak. If I had been stronger
things would be differet. The Force should come natural to
you, my daughter. You will understand in time."
"No. You don't understand. I hardly know you. You may be my
father but I love Han. I must find him before he does
something stupid!"
* * * * * * * *
On the Super Star Destroyer, everything was going according to
the Emperor's plan. He summoned Vader into his throne room. He
looked the Ddark Lord up and down with a grimace.
"You may be weak in your old age, Vader but you serve your
purpose. Go to down Endor where you will capture the princess.
Bring her to me and we will begin her training in the ways of
the Dark Side. She has so much anger and frustration in her,
the task will be so easy. Easier than it would have been for
her brother."
"But you would have succeeded given the chance, my master."
"Of course. Your training was hard but I did it, did I not?"
"Indeed, my master."
Palpatine smiled. The fear Darth Vader gave out was false.
Those who knew his true identity would have know the fear
within him. He motioned his hand to tell Vader to exit.
"You may leave."
The Sith nodded and walked out of the chamber.
"You have nearly surved your purpose, my apprentice," he
laughed to himself. "It won't be long and you will have a
replacement. The one who should have been at my side all this
time..."
He burst into laughter while seemed to echo out of the Death
Star into the reaches of space. Far below on Endor a chill
went down Leia's spine as she searched the forests for the
missing Han Solo. Everything the Emperor had planned was
working perfectly...
TO BE CONTINUED...
Author: Jonathan Evans
Author email: noggins@ic24.net
Summary: Continued from Chapter Three. Leia, still reeling from the news she has received must face the fact she is the last hope for the galaxy...
Special Thanks: to everyone who's commented on all of my fan fiction so far. It's great to know I've got an audience! Special thanks to those who commented on the original story to which this is a sequel including Candie K and Kittenmommy who proposed the question as to who Vader was - something which will be explained by the end of the story...
Plus, thanks to Bill Hays who's 1980 article for Fantastic Films, "Speculation Concerning The Future History of the Continuing Star Wars Saga" played an important part in the writing of this story - recommended reading for the unique view of what could have been the events of ROTJ.
AUTHOR'S COMMENT: Sorry this chapter is so short but I haven't got long before I go to work. There won't be any extra parts until Sunday but expect at least two chapters going up at one time. Sorry if I leave you on the edge of your seast until then... Noggs
Disclaimer: George Lucas owns everything and I'm not making anymoney off of thi nor do I intend to (I'd like to but that's not the point). You can distribute this freely provided that it's complete with this disclaimer.
REVENGE OF THE JEDI
CHAPTER FOUR
By Jonathan Evans
"I really think you should see this, admiral," Lando said as he
lead the Mon Calamari Ackbar through the cargo hold of the Rebel
frigate. "I honestly don't know what to make of it myself."
"Is this really necessary, General?" Ackbar replied. "We may be
late for the battle."
"This is probably the most important thing you'll ever see..."
The set of automatic doors in front of them opened and they entered
the hold.
"Lights!" Llando called and suddenly the room was awash with a
brightness so that everything could be seen. Stacked up against
all of the walls were almost twenty blocks of carbonite, each
containing what appeared to be living beings. Ackbar tuned to
Lando. "Are they alive?"
"As far as I can tell," he replied. "But I thought Han was the
first human to be frozen in Carbonite. Looks like these have been
in this state for almost twenty years."
"But what are they doing here?"
Lando looked at a datapad resting on a metal crate. He activated
it and read the information carefully. He looked up.
"It's from Fett. He says they were rescued by him before... Oh
my..."
"What is it?"
"...before the Jedi Purge."
The two Rebel officers looked at each other. Ackbar looked nervous
while a lopsided smile covered Calrissian's face. He tapped the
datapad with his index finger as he thought over his plan for
the second time. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
* * * * * * * * *
Leia turned to Fett with a look of surprise on her face. She
blinked a few times and repeated her question.
"You're my what?"
"Your father."
"How's that possible?"
"It began a long time ago," he began his eyes glazing over as
memories of the past slowly began to flood back. "I was discovered
on Tatooine, a slave to a Toydarian junk dealer. The Jedi Master
Qui-Gon Jinn thought I was something called the Chosen One, a Jedi
who would bring Balance to the Force. It took me many years before
I discovered this..."
Leia looked out to the forest. She sighed. The lights of the Ewok
village signalled to others far in the distance. Her arms rested
quietly on the wooden barrier. "You didn't do a very good job,"
she said sadly.
"I know, but I'm going too far ahead," Fett continued. "I met
Obi-Wan Kenobi and, after Qui-Gon's death I was taught by him.
Time went by and I grew in power yet there was fear among the other
Jedi who felt I would be corrupted by the Dark Side. I had known
your mother many years and we fell in love but things started to
change. The Sith were returning."
He looked at Leia and touched her cheek, stroking a stray hair
from her face. "I never knew your mother was pregnant when I
discovered Obi-Wan had travelled to a volcanic planet in the
outer rim. I followed but discovered he was fighting Darth Vader,
the most powerful Sith who had yet to discover the true evil of
his power but the Dark Side had begun affecting him."
Leia nodded, finding this easier to take in than she thought
it would be. The Death Star was visible in the sky, she glanced
at it before turning back to her 'father'. He took a deep breath
himself before continuing.
"Kenobi was almost dead when I came down in my fighter I'd been
forced to steal from Alderaan. I fought Vader but the Dark Side
was too strong, it overwhelmed me, his ferosity caught me off
guard, his lightsaber sliced through my wrists with ease as I was
pushed down to the molten pit. I hit a rock at the bottom but
knew I was too weak to fight again. I used the Force to create
an illusion in Vader's mind. He thought he saw me die."
"Then why didn't you return when you were stronger?"
"My ship was destroyed. It took me weeks to get off the planet,
survivng only on my wits. As I said, I became hard, harsh, rugged.
By the time I got aid it was too late. The Empire had taken
control and I could not find your mother. I eventually heard
she had married Bail Organa and they had daughter. I never
realised your were mine until Bespin when I sensed the strength
in you."
Leia turned to him for the first time, with love in her eyes.
She took his hands in hers and held tight. "Then tell me one
thing?"
He nodded. "Anything."
"What's your name?"
"Anakin. Anakin Skywalker."
At that point the princess had to hold herself up. This was
not what she expected but it explained everying. She looked
into Anakin's eyes and saw something she had seen before in
Luke. "That means that... Luke..."
"...is your brother. I can only guess this but to protect you
both from the Emperor, you were hidden from him when you were
born. The Emperor knew if I was to have any children, they would
be as much of a threat to him as I was."
Leia began to wonder whether her whole life was a lie. How could
everyone have treated her like this? Didn't they know that she
would have wanted a life with her brother. They could have grown
up together. Things could have been so perfect. A tear began to
appear in her eye but she wiped it away defiantly.
"Why didn't anyone say? Why didn't I know before he died."
"No doubt one of you would have found out. At least you had
time with him, my daughter. The Force was strong with him,
I only noticed as he went to face Vader on Bespin."
"That's why you missed him when you fired?"
Anakin nodded. "When Vader told me he was after a person
named Skywalker my heart started racing. I had worked my way
into his lower circles by tracking down various enemies of
the Empire for him, he had what could be considered a trust for
me, little knowing my true identity. I saw Luke for the first
time and I felt so proud, knowing he was going to do as I did.
I didn't think he would fail. He had been trained well but not
well enough, it seems. I lost him before I even knew him but
I know he is with the Force"
A Rebel commando came running up to the two warriors with a
look of fear on his face. Anakin quickly put his helmet back
on. "Princess! General Solo has run off with several charges
and a detonator. I don't know what he's planning to do!"
Leia pushed herself away from the bridge and became the Leia
that all of the Rebels looked up to, issuing orders seemingly
without any feeling for herself.
"I do. He's gone to find the shield generator."
"On his own? What was he thinking?"
"I don't know princess..." the soldier shrugged.
"We have to find him. Mobilise the troops and prepare for
a sweeping search of the forest. Avoid any Imperial
entanglements and meet back here in three hours."
"Yes ma'am!"
The soldier saluted and ran off. Anakin caught up with Leia
and put his hand on her shoulder.
"You haven't been trained in the ways of the Jedi the way Luke,
but the Force is strong with you, as it is with all of your
family. There is no avoiding the battle. You must come with me
and face Vader."
"I can't. I have to do this."
"You're the last hope for the Rebellion."
"No I'm not. I'm a senator, a military commander at the most,
I'm no Jedi. You're the most powerful Jedi I know. You can do
it alone."
Anakin shook his head. "No. I'm weak. If I had been stronger
things would be differet. The Force should come natural to
you, my daughter. You will understand in time."
"No. You don't understand. I hardly know you. You may be my
father but I love Han. I must find him before he does
something stupid!"
* * * * * * * *
On the Super Star Destroyer, everything was going according to
the Emperor's plan. He summoned Vader into his throne room. He
looked the Ddark Lord up and down with a grimace.
"You may be weak in your old age, Vader but you serve your
purpose. Go to down Endor where you will capture the princess.
Bring her to me and we will begin her training in the ways of
the Dark Side. She has so much anger and frustration in her,
the task will be so easy. Easier than it would have been for
her brother."
"But you would have succeeded given the chance, my master."
"Of course. Your training was hard but I did it, did I not?"
"Indeed, my master."
Palpatine smiled. The fear Darth Vader gave out was false.
Those who knew his true identity would have know the fear
within him. He motioned his hand to tell Vader to exit.
"You may leave."
The Sith nodded and walked out of the chamber.
"You have nearly surved your purpose, my apprentice," he
laughed to himself. "It won't be long and you will have a
replacement. The one who should have been at my side all this
time..."
He burst into laughter while seemed to echo out of the Death
Star into the reaches of space. Far below on Endor a chill
went down Leia's spine as she searched the forests for the
missing Han Solo. Everything the Emperor had planned was
working perfectly...
TO BE CONTINUED...