OK I know it has been a while since I updated, but I spent the Labor Day weekend at the Grand Canyon and actually wrote a lot, now I just have to type it all up. So bear with me.
TWO OF A KIND
Chapter IV
Skywalker
Luke stared at the emperor, and slowly walked to him.
"For all the grieving you've caused, you deserve to die. My father, my mother, the galaxy."
The Death Star rumbled and shook.
"Luke!" yelled Leia, " They got the shield down!"
Luke turned to her, and in his moment of distraction, the emperor shot his deadly force lightning. Luke fell to the ground, whithering in pain.
"Luke!" screeched Leia, she turned to her father, "Can you help him?"
But her father was already one step ahead of her. Darth Vader lunged at the emperor and picked him up. He held the emperor high over his head, as lightning seared through him. As he tossed the emperor down the reactor shaft, he heard his final word.
"SKYYYYYWALKERRRRRRR!!!"
At that moment, Darth Vader ceased to exist, and Anakin Skywalker was reborn. Anakin quickly moved away from the shaft to avoid the explosion. He lay by the reactor core, he was tired as wheezing as his life support was failing.
Luke and Leia ran to their fallen father, Leia knelt next to him as Luke towards them. All three of them were out of breath, and tired. Suddenlly the Death Star skook again, this time, more violenlyly. Leia had a look of grave danger on her face.
"We have to get out of here!" she said.
She didn't voice the consequences if they didn't, they all new them.
"The question is, how?" asked Luke.
"My shuttle," said Anakin, wheezing.
"Your in no condition to fly," argued Luke.
"But you are," he whispered.
Luke contemplated this for a moment.
"Okay," he replied," Can you walk?"
"I doubt it."
"Leia, help me carry him."
She nodded, and started to pick him up. Together, they dragged their wounded father to the hanger bay. When they approached the hanger bay, nobody seemed to notice the two rebels carring their lord. Everyone was frantic. The twins carried their father up the ramp and inside the shuttle.
"Leia, help him," said luke as he dashed to the cockpit.
Leia nodded and looked at her father for what felt like the first time.
Luke jumped into the piolets seat. He looked at the controls, which had never seen, and felt like he had used them before. He took off and got out just in time, as the second Death Star exploded behind him.
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Lando Callrisian escaped the Death Star just in time.
"WOOOOOOOHHAAAA!"
He regrouped with the others, they had lost many fighters. When they were all together, Lando noticed an Imperial shuttle, headind towards the Endor Moon.
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Han looked up and saw the magnificent explosion. All around him were screams of joy. He looked to the ground, hoping his friend made it. Some how, deep in his subconsious, he knw they did.
On the opposite side of the moon, an Imperial Shuttle landed. Luke and Leia had spent the last two hours stablizing their father. At last they accomplished it. They sat back and watched as their father breathed steadily with the help of his respirator. Anakin spoke,
"Daughter, go to the red locker, and fetch the temporary respirator."
Leia hesitated at first, but then went to get the equipment. Soon, she came back with it.
"My children, help me take this mask off."
"No," argued Leia.
"You'll die," said Luke.
"Not with the help of this temporary respirator. Just lt me look on, and my children, with my own eyes"
That brought tears to Leias eyes. They nodded, and each took a end of the heavy helmet and lifted. Leia let out a small gasp as they revealed his pale forehead. Then, together, Luke and Leia took of the dark mask and quickley replaced it with the small, clear one.
The looked at him, and he at them. Leia felt more tears at her eyes, she would have never thought the face of the former Darth Vader would be like this. His face was pale, having never seeing any light. There were purpleish bruises around his ice blue eyes, eyes just like Luke's. His lips were dryed ,scarred and barley visible. A large ugly scar ran down his forehead, and another under his left eye. Leia smiled, but under all that, she could see a handsome old man. A tear ran down her cheek and fell to his, and she could see his tears. Leia bent over and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Luke saw his fathers face for the first time, not knowing what to expect. Not the sad, old, scarred, yet handsome man that lay beside him. He felt his tears, and smiled, this was his father, Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Knight. Then he saw Leia kiss him on the cheek and it made him cry even more.
Without a word, the twins reluctantly replaced tha helmet and mask that separeted them from their father. For a long time there was silence.
Luke spoke first, "You need rest, and we need to tell out friends that we made it. We're going to hide your existance, and I'll make up some excuse to keep the shuttle. I'll fly it and hide you from them."
"I can hide myself, I'm not that weak," said Anakin laughing.
They laughed to, it felt so good to laugh.
"Sorry," said Luke.
"We should go," said Leia, "We'll see you later father"
"We'll be spending the night," said Luke, as he exited the shuttle, "Contact me if you need anything!"
"Go, Go! Would you relax? I'll be fine"
Luke and Leia walked down the ramp and started towards their friends.
"Do you think he will be okay?" asked Luke/
"Yes, you need to stop worring about him. He survived twenty-three years withought us, and he can go another twenty-three hours."
"Your right, I'm worrying too much. I just, feel like it's my responsibility to make sure he's okay"
"I know what you mean," replied Leia.
They walked for a while, and soon it got dark, and a bonfire came into view. They reached for eachothers hand, and exchanged warm emotions. As they came closer, they saw the Alliance and ewoks, dancing and celbrating together.
Then Leia saw him and came to a stop. Han was standing aside, not celebrating, he was looking down, and yes, he was crying.
"Luke," whispered Leia.
"Come on."
Together, they walked toward Han. He looked up and they stopped.
"Leia?" Han whisperd, "Leia!"
Han ran to them, and met Leia in a powerful embrace an kiss.
"You don't know how great it is to see you!"
"Yes we do!" said Leia
They laughed and joined the party. They talked and congradulated everyone.
Miles away, Anakin could feel his childrens joy and happiness, and smiled.
Sorry for the delay, I hpoe it was worth it. As I said before, I have school, and a busy week, so I wasn't able to write. I have the next chapter written, and I just have to type it up and it shouldn't take to long. I will probobly update about weekly now, cause I wont have as much time to write. Oh and sorry for any spelling and grammar errors, I'm not the best at spelling and hey, I'm only in tenth grade! So theres more to come soon, keep reviewing! MAY THE HORSE BE WITH YOU!
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