Two of a kind
Shrieking Beast
Chapter 6: Balance
The next morning, the alliance was leaving, and Luke and Leia returned and boarded the shuttle.
"Father!" they said together, "We're back!"
"I'm in the work room!" called Anakin.
The twins explored the ship until they found their father sitting at a desk, in small room. His back was facing towards them, and he appeared to be working on something. They came closer and around the desk, and saw him skillfully manipulating his gloved hands to construct something. He was engrossed in his work, and barley agknowleged them. Luke and Leia exchanged confused and amused looks.
"What are you doing?" asked Leia.
Just then, a tiny sping flew out of his project onto the desk.
"Trying to construct a respierator and pacemacker that is less…intimidating"
"You mean, your armor isn't just for scare?" asked Leia, confused.
"No," he replied, "I admit, I wanted people to fear me, but I can barely take a breath on my own, and I need something to help my heart. I also need something to monitor my body systems. As for the armor, my legs are cybernetic, so is my right arm, and my skeletal system was almost entirely rebuilt. I doubt people will aprove of my current apearence, so I'm going to build a small silent respirator and pacemaker that wont be noticed, and a small monitoring system. My story will be that I'm Luke's father, and a Jedi Master, that was being held captive by Darth Vader, it's not entirely a lie.
"It will work, but we should keep Leia's identity a secret, and say that you feel you have a responsibly to protect her," suggested Luke.
"Sound good," said Leia, "How long will it take you to build this?"
"Probobly a week," replied Anakin.
"A week?" asked Luke, "You only need a week? Are you a mechanic too?"
"Yes, I'm very mechanically inclined, and a pilot, when I was young it got me into trouble sometimes"
"Well," said Luke, "We can stall for a week…If you don't mind me asking, how did you get your injuries?"
"It's a long story, I'll tell you some other time. Right now don't you need to take off? And I need to concentrate."
"Okay, Okay," said Luke, walking to the cockpit, "Leia, come help me, I'm gonna need you to help me pilot, and we're gonna need you diplomatic voice to explain everything."
Leia followed him, "But I don't know how to fly!" she said as they sat down.
"I'll teach you," said Luke, as they took off.
"Commander Skywalker, this is Home One," crackeld over the comm, "Do you copy?"
"I copy Home One. I have Leia with me, this is the…Balance." Replied Luke.
"Roger that, Balance, how did you obtain this shuttle?" said a slightly nervous voice from the Home One.
"Home One," said Leia, in her diplomatic voice, "Luke and I went to the Death Star, to rescue his father , who was being held captive for over two decades bt Darth Vader. Once we did, we took this shuttle to get off of the Death Star."
They waited, and held their breath. This was it, this would determine the fate of their father.
"Copy that, is everyone in stable condition?"
They both sighed in relief.
"Affermative," said Luke, "My father is now recuperating from his years in captivity."
"Copy that, your father name please?"
Luke took a breath and smiled, "Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Master"
"Copy that, Commander, our rendevous point is the Tattoine System."
"I copy, over and out"
Aboard the Home One, the technician turned to his partner and asked, "Anakin Skywalker? The Anakin Skywalker?"
OK a chapter, short but sweet. And if you noticed me calling Anakin a Jedi Master, and disagree with it, I think he deserves that title, he holds the only record of a jedi, gone sith, then turning light, if that's not enough to me a master, what is? OK review!!!!!!
