The Past Returns
Chapter Twenty
-A Shocking Discovery -
Once he was in orbit, he set a jump for hyperspace into the Outer Rim. When he reached that destination, he quickly contacted Luke. He knew he didn't have much time. "Ben? What is it?" Luke asked, concerned.
"Boba Fett found me. My son is safe with Si Ka but I'm on the run."
"Come to Yavin 4. I'm going to try to start a Jedi Academy and I could use your help. Make several jumps to try to evade Fett. I'll be waiting."
Ben nodded. "Thank you." He cut the transmission and set the nav computer.
After several jumps, he made one final jump to a planet called Agamar. He hated to leave his ship, but he knew that if he spent any more time with it, Boba Fett would capture him for sure. He knew that a shuttle left for the Yavin system shortly and he planned to use it.
Journal Entry 32:
"Boba Fett found me on Kamino. I left Silan in the care of Si Ka. I know she will take good care of him. I'm headed to Yavin 4, a moon where Luke is planning to build a Jedi Academy. I'm going to help him start it and hopefully stay off Fett's radar. We'll see how long it lasts."
Ben put his journal into his pack and was just about to land when the comm. beeped. Ben hit the acknowledge button. Leia's face appeared. "Leia!" Ben said.
"Hi, Ben. I think we've found something." Leia's face grew concerned.
"What?"
"It seems that one of the Black Sun's chief lieutenants was in Eriadus when it was destroyed. He was very, very important to their leader, Xedon, Seems this lieutenant was also his brother. He's put up a bounty for the son or grandson of the man who killed his brother. And that would be you. The Black Sun's spies are everywhere. You can't trust anyone. Han, Luke and myself are about it. Just be careful, okay?"
Ben nodded. "Okay," he managed.
"Remember, we're always here for you."
"Right."
"Also, a man named Damon came here last night looking for you. He said he was a friend of your family. He asked where he could find you. I didn't tell him anything because I wanted to contact you first."
"Damon. I remember him. But I don't know why he would want to talk to me again."
"Again?"
"Yes. He talked to me at a cantina three years ago. I learned some things from him, about my grandfather. But he kind of creeped me out. He was asking all these questions and everything. I don't think I'm quite ready to deal with him totally yet. Thanks for not telling him where I was. I'm heading to Yavin 4, where Luke is starting his Academy. I should be safe for a short while at least."
"That's good news. I'll see what I can find on this Damon, also."
"I appreciate it."
"Take care, Ben."
"Thanks." The screen went blank. Ben grabbed his pack and left the room.
As Ben landed the ship he thought, Why me?
Journal Entry 31:
"Leia just contacted me today. It seems that I have two people after me now. Boba Fett, who seems to have been sent by the Black Sun, and Damon, who knew my grandfather. When Eriadus was destroyed, the brother of the leader of the Black Sun was killed. Now it seems that he has sent Boba Fett after any living son or grandson of my grandfather, which is me. What am I going to do? It seems my past is creeping up on me very fast and I still am not clear as to why I keep having all these memories, all of them ones that I have never experienced."
Ben landed his ship and got off. He paid the landing fee and was about to head to the shuttled when he heard voices cry out and he turned to see three men dressed completely in black, looking straight at him! He froze for a second and they ran towards him. He saw the Yavin shuttle over to the right and he ran for it. He ran up the loading ramp and it rose right after he was on.
He heard banging as the shuttle lifted and then sped off towards Yavin. Ben laid there breathing hard for a few minutes. Once his heartbeat was back to normal, he got up and went to the cockpit where the pilot was sitting. Luke sat in the co-pilot seat. "I see you made it, barely," Luke said, looking back at Ben.
"Luke!"
"Who else? I'm borrowing this shuttle to transfer materials to Yavin 4. I'm taking it back tomorrow."
Ben nodded. "Who were those guys?" Ben asked, sitting down in a chair off to one side.
Luke turned his chair towards Ben. "They bore the Black Sun insignia but I'm not sure why the Black Sun would be after you."
"I think I do." Ben filled Luke in about all that had happened the past couple of years.
"Well, it seems you've been pretty busy."
"Oh, yeah."
"So, this Damon guy, you think he's someone from your past?"
"I'm not really sure.
"Damon might be connected to the Black Sun."
"No, no, he definitely wasn't."
"How can you be sure?"
"I can't, but I get this feeling in the pit of my stomach when I see those Black Sun guys and I didn't get that feeling when I was with Damon."
"But how would you know this feeling rings true if you've only encountered them once?"
"I think that in my past, the part that the memories keep coming from, I met Black Sun operatives and I got that same feeling except just not as strong. Also, when I was talking to Han and Leia, I got these flashbacks." Suddenly a blackness swelled over Ben and he collapsed. . . .
Ben stood in the middle of the marketplace on Eriadu, in its main city, Eriadus. He walked over to a shop and bought some fruit. He bit into it, thinking. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a shadow duck into an alley. He walked over and peered around the corner. The alley was empty. A feeling crept over him, making his stomach feel queasy. Then he heard a soft thud and looked upwards. The person was on the roof. Ben finished his fruit and with the aid of the Force, jumped up onto the roof. He proceeded to run after the person.
Suddenly, the person stopped and turned. Ben saw that it was a tall, dark- haired man. He wore all black with a small patch just under the flap of his leather jacket. Ben looked at the patch and saw that it was for the Black Sun. Then Ben noticed a small scar on the man's neck in the shape of an X with a small cross in the middle. Ben's eyes went wide as he recognized the man. It was Xuthes', the leader of the Black Sun, brother Xern. Xern turned and leapt off the edge of the building. Ben ran towards the edge and looked down. Xern was jumping on small ledges until he reached the ground. He fled into a small hanger. Ben leapt down after him and snuck into the hanger. He saw Xern talk to a man near a bright red and blue ship. Ben left . . .
Then another memory flashed in Ben's mind. . .
Ben drifted in orbit around Eriadu in his ship, watching Eriadus as it exploded in a huge fireball, crushing the few shuttles trying to escape in its explosion. Ben noticed a small red and blue shuttle trying to escape. As the shock wave hit it, it exploded into a huge ball of flame. Ben smiled. Xern was gone. One less person to worry about. The destruction of Eriadus would be a good example for anyone else that chose to rebel against his master. Ben punched in coordinates into his nav computer and watched the white star lines appear around him as he launched into hyperspace. . . . .
Ben opened his eyes slowly. The room slowly came into focus. The walls were made of stone as was the floor. Two windows without glass let in some light. "Good, you're awake," a voice said. Ben turned his head slowly and saw a man standing there with short, white-blond hair. He had a powerful athletic build and wore a lightsaber strapped to his waist.
"Who are you?" Ben asked.
"I'm Kam Solusar. An apprentice here at Master Skywalker's Academy."
"Are you the only one?"
"No, there are a couple more of us."
"Where is Luke?"
"Master Skywalker is meditating right now. He sent me to keep an eye on you. Do you feel any better?"
"What happened?"
"You blacked out on the transport and when it landed here on Yavin 4, Luke took you here right away." Ben sat up and a wave of dizziness over took him. He laid back down. "You're not well enough to start moving around. Master Skywalker will be coming by soon and I'm sure the others will want to see how you're doing. I'm going to go take a short run. If you need anything, just hit that comm.. unit right over there," Kam said, pointing to a speaker on the wall right above Ben's bed. "Someone will come."
"Okay."
"Just get some rest. Before you know it, you'll be up and running exercises with us."
Ben nodded and Kam left. Ben fell fast asleep. A couple of hours later, Luke came in. Ben opened his eyes.
"Hi," Luke said. "How are you feeling?"
"Better."
"You want to eat something?"
"Most definitely."
* * *
About a week later, after some basic exercises, Ben sat outside the Great Temple, looking at the orange sunset. "So, you'll be ready tomorrow?" a voice said behind him.
Ben looked to see Luke. "Yeah," Ben said, looking back at the sunset. "I haven't had any more blackouts so I think I'll be okay."
"So, what did happen last week?" Luke asked, walking over to stand beside Ben.
"Just before I met you, I talked to Leia. She gave me some information that revealed why Boba Fett is after me. It seems that when my grandfather destroyed Eriadus, he killed the leader of the Black Sun's brother along with it. Xedon, the leader of the Black Sun, has set a bounty for either my grandfather or any of his descendants. Since he is dead, the bounty rests on my head. The strange thing was, when I was on the ship and I had those blackouts, I had memory flashes. What was really weird was that these memories were just that, memories, not things I imagined would have happened. It was like I had actually lived these events. I just don't know what to think anymore. All these visions appear in my mind. Who am I?"
Luke didn't say anything for a long while. Finally, he spoke up. "I don't know, Ben, but I'll see what I can dig up. The training exercises should help you get your mind off it. Well, I'm going to go meditate. I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Right." Luke went inside.
* * *
The next morning, Ben sat in a circle with three other Jedi students: Kam Solusar, Tionne, and Corran Horn. Luke stood off to one side. "Now, work on lifting the piles of rocks in front of you. Make a pattern of whatever you choose." Luke said.
Ben closed his eyes, imagining his fist taking each of the rocks and placing them on top of each other. When he opened his eyes, they stood in a tall tower. All the others had made their own patterns. "Good. Now, stand and turn around. There is a pile of slightly larger rocks. Try to move them around and have them float in the air."
Ben closed his eyes and focused on the rocks. As he was moving them around, a large bug landed on his arm. He lost his concentration and the rocks went tumbling down. Out of anger, he threw the bug to the ground with the Force. It sizzled in a black heap and turned to dust. Ben's eyes went wide and he gulped. He ran from the training area and didn't come out of his room for the next week. He refused to talk to anyone and after awhile, people just left him alone. He secluded himself from the Force. Months passed and still he didn't come out.
* * *
Luke sat in the hanger in the basement of the Great Temple. He sat in front of the database, searching for any records of a Ben Kenobi. Finally, he came up on one that was dated over sixty years ago. His name was Ben Kenobi and he was in the service of an unknown power. The record of him destroying Eriadus was there and of a certain member of the Black Sun, Xern, the leader's brother. Many other planets had had similar occurrences.
Luke's eyes went wide when he read the next part. It seemed that Ben's grandfather had done much worse damage. He had killed millions of people and along with that, four Jedi and a young boy named Tarc. Luke looked up, thinking. So his memories were right on target. Interesting. Luke looked backed at the screen.
He scrolled down, reading. It seemed that right after a confrontation at the Temple with a man named Damon Lars, Ben fled and disappeared. It was rumored that he had gone to Tatooine. Damon Lars. Isn't Damon the man that Ben was talking about that had talked to him earlier?
Luke took out Ben's journal from the pocket in his robe. He had found it lying in the hallway, next to a pile of trash. Luke flipped it open and began reading:
Journal Entry 1:
"My name is Ben Kenobi and my best friend Damon Lars and I are totally into this series of movies called Star Wars. I'm seven and Damon is ten and we've been best friends and fans forever. If you were to go into my room, you'd be in shock. Not an inch of wall or ceiling can be seen since they're covered in posters. My curtains and carpet have Star Wars figures on them and the back and front of my door is covered in posters so you can't see that either. When you close my door, it blends in with the rest of my room. My shelves have nothing except . . . .
Luke skipped the pages that were worn out or torn. Then he came to an interesting entry.
Journal Entry 6:
"I did it! I am a Sith. Maybe not a Jedi, but that didn't mean anything now. Being a Sith has fulfilled my most wildest dreams. Now I'm going on my first mission."
Luke looked up. "So Ben Kenobi had been a Sith Lord. That would explain who his secret source of power was. This was long before my father had been ensnared. It would also explain why he was very powerful and that he was Damon's enemy." Luke looked back down at the journal.
Journal Entry 10:
"Darth Sidious just summoned me to reveal something I just can't believe. Damon is my brother. Damon has a son named Obi-Wan. I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Right now I need to focus on the present. I am leaving now for Soria and this time I will succeed."
Luke looked up, his eyes wide. "Whoa. Ben Kenobi was Damon's brother? Then Ben is related to Damon." Luke kept on reading. He came to another interesting entry.
Journal Entry 12:
"I have just gotten rid of Damon's son, Tarc. His remaining son, Obi-Wan, I will get when I am ready, for I think Damon will be better prepared. Darth Sidious called me to his chambers this morning. It seems that there is a bounty hunter after me. And not just any bounty hunter. It's Jango Fett, the bounty hunter I had just hired to capture Tarc. The good news is that Darth Sidious, with his political influence as a Senator and his other various resources, has managed to get Jango Fett off my trail. For now. Someone probably hired the bounty hunter to get revenge on me for something. I really don't care. I've got my training to attend to and soon I will get another mission."
So Ben killed Damon's son and a bounty hunter had also been after him. He flipped through the next pages until he came to the next entry he could read.
Journal Entry 16:
"I have just completed my mission in the Empress Teta System. The two Jedi are dead and I have pleased my Master. He says that he is impressed with my skills but that I still need to work on not letting the Jedi get to me. Though I hate to admit it, I think that there is still something left inside me that doesn't want to kill Jedi and hurt Damon, but I will suppress that. And it will not take long to accomplish. I will train harder and I will go back to Ambria to meditate in the ruins of the ancient temples. That will help focus my power."
Ambria. Luke remembered hearing about the ancient temples that were supposedly still intact on that world. The same temples existed on Yavin 4 also. So, Ben's grandfather had delved deep into the dark side. No wonder he had done all those horrible things. The middle part of the journal was missing but then Luke turned a page that was half torn and yellowed from age. The writing was barely readable. Luke had to take out a special seeing glass that made the words clear; otherwise he wouldn't have been able to read it. The journal entry started in the middle.
......Damon's son Obi-Wan should still be alive. If I can train with him and become a Jedi Knight, then maybe I can help people, if I still retained my abilities after coming out of the chamber, instead of destroying people's lives. When I awake, I will have no memory of my past life but maybe, when I'm older, I'll read this and remember my past and know how far along I have come. Who knows? Maybe I'll even meet Luke Skywalker. That would be awesome. I had always wanted to meet him but I figured I never was since I thought he was fictional. Well, the night is coming and I want to be done with this before it comes. Goodbye, and to my future self, good luck."
Luke sat back in his chair, his eyes wide. "Oh, my God." Luke looked down. "It can't be. Oh, my God." Luke swallowed, looking around. "But it's right here, in this journal. Ben isn't Ben Kenobi's grandson. He IS Ben Kenobi!"
Chapter Twenty
-A Shocking Discovery -
Once he was in orbit, he set a jump for hyperspace into the Outer Rim. When he reached that destination, he quickly contacted Luke. He knew he didn't have much time. "Ben? What is it?" Luke asked, concerned.
"Boba Fett found me. My son is safe with Si Ka but I'm on the run."
"Come to Yavin 4. I'm going to try to start a Jedi Academy and I could use your help. Make several jumps to try to evade Fett. I'll be waiting."
Ben nodded. "Thank you." He cut the transmission and set the nav computer.
After several jumps, he made one final jump to a planet called Agamar. He hated to leave his ship, but he knew that if he spent any more time with it, Boba Fett would capture him for sure. He knew that a shuttle left for the Yavin system shortly and he planned to use it.
Journal Entry 32:
"Boba Fett found me on Kamino. I left Silan in the care of Si Ka. I know she will take good care of him. I'm headed to Yavin 4, a moon where Luke is planning to build a Jedi Academy. I'm going to help him start it and hopefully stay off Fett's radar. We'll see how long it lasts."
Ben put his journal into his pack and was just about to land when the comm. beeped. Ben hit the acknowledge button. Leia's face appeared. "Leia!" Ben said.
"Hi, Ben. I think we've found something." Leia's face grew concerned.
"What?"
"It seems that one of the Black Sun's chief lieutenants was in Eriadus when it was destroyed. He was very, very important to their leader, Xedon, Seems this lieutenant was also his brother. He's put up a bounty for the son or grandson of the man who killed his brother. And that would be you. The Black Sun's spies are everywhere. You can't trust anyone. Han, Luke and myself are about it. Just be careful, okay?"
Ben nodded. "Okay," he managed.
"Remember, we're always here for you."
"Right."
"Also, a man named Damon came here last night looking for you. He said he was a friend of your family. He asked where he could find you. I didn't tell him anything because I wanted to contact you first."
"Damon. I remember him. But I don't know why he would want to talk to me again."
"Again?"
"Yes. He talked to me at a cantina three years ago. I learned some things from him, about my grandfather. But he kind of creeped me out. He was asking all these questions and everything. I don't think I'm quite ready to deal with him totally yet. Thanks for not telling him where I was. I'm heading to Yavin 4, where Luke is starting his Academy. I should be safe for a short while at least."
"That's good news. I'll see what I can find on this Damon, also."
"I appreciate it."
"Take care, Ben."
"Thanks." The screen went blank. Ben grabbed his pack and left the room.
As Ben landed the ship he thought, Why me?
Journal Entry 31:
"Leia just contacted me today. It seems that I have two people after me now. Boba Fett, who seems to have been sent by the Black Sun, and Damon, who knew my grandfather. When Eriadus was destroyed, the brother of the leader of the Black Sun was killed. Now it seems that he has sent Boba Fett after any living son or grandson of my grandfather, which is me. What am I going to do? It seems my past is creeping up on me very fast and I still am not clear as to why I keep having all these memories, all of them ones that I have never experienced."
Ben landed his ship and got off. He paid the landing fee and was about to head to the shuttled when he heard voices cry out and he turned to see three men dressed completely in black, looking straight at him! He froze for a second and they ran towards him. He saw the Yavin shuttle over to the right and he ran for it. He ran up the loading ramp and it rose right after he was on.
He heard banging as the shuttle lifted and then sped off towards Yavin. Ben laid there breathing hard for a few minutes. Once his heartbeat was back to normal, he got up and went to the cockpit where the pilot was sitting. Luke sat in the co-pilot seat. "I see you made it, barely," Luke said, looking back at Ben.
"Luke!"
"Who else? I'm borrowing this shuttle to transfer materials to Yavin 4. I'm taking it back tomorrow."
Ben nodded. "Who were those guys?" Ben asked, sitting down in a chair off to one side.
Luke turned his chair towards Ben. "They bore the Black Sun insignia but I'm not sure why the Black Sun would be after you."
"I think I do." Ben filled Luke in about all that had happened the past couple of years.
"Well, it seems you've been pretty busy."
"Oh, yeah."
"So, this Damon guy, you think he's someone from your past?"
"I'm not really sure.
"Damon might be connected to the Black Sun."
"No, no, he definitely wasn't."
"How can you be sure?"
"I can't, but I get this feeling in the pit of my stomach when I see those Black Sun guys and I didn't get that feeling when I was with Damon."
"But how would you know this feeling rings true if you've only encountered them once?"
"I think that in my past, the part that the memories keep coming from, I met Black Sun operatives and I got that same feeling except just not as strong. Also, when I was talking to Han and Leia, I got these flashbacks." Suddenly a blackness swelled over Ben and he collapsed. . . .
Ben stood in the middle of the marketplace on Eriadu, in its main city, Eriadus. He walked over to a shop and bought some fruit. He bit into it, thinking. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a shadow duck into an alley. He walked over and peered around the corner. The alley was empty. A feeling crept over him, making his stomach feel queasy. Then he heard a soft thud and looked upwards. The person was on the roof. Ben finished his fruit and with the aid of the Force, jumped up onto the roof. He proceeded to run after the person.
Suddenly, the person stopped and turned. Ben saw that it was a tall, dark- haired man. He wore all black with a small patch just under the flap of his leather jacket. Ben looked at the patch and saw that it was for the Black Sun. Then Ben noticed a small scar on the man's neck in the shape of an X with a small cross in the middle. Ben's eyes went wide as he recognized the man. It was Xuthes', the leader of the Black Sun, brother Xern. Xern turned and leapt off the edge of the building. Ben ran towards the edge and looked down. Xern was jumping on small ledges until he reached the ground. He fled into a small hanger. Ben leapt down after him and snuck into the hanger. He saw Xern talk to a man near a bright red and blue ship. Ben left . . .
Then another memory flashed in Ben's mind. . .
Ben drifted in orbit around Eriadu in his ship, watching Eriadus as it exploded in a huge fireball, crushing the few shuttles trying to escape in its explosion. Ben noticed a small red and blue shuttle trying to escape. As the shock wave hit it, it exploded into a huge ball of flame. Ben smiled. Xern was gone. One less person to worry about. The destruction of Eriadus would be a good example for anyone else that chose to rebel against his master. Ben punched in coordinates into his nav computer and watched the white star lines appear around him as he launched into hyperspace. . . . .
Ben opened his eyes slowly. The room slowly came into focus. The walls were made of stone as was the floor. Two windows without glass let in some light. "Good, you're awake," a voice said. Ben turned his head slowly and saw a man standing there with short, white-blond hair. He had a powerful athletic build and wore a lightsaber strapped to his waist.
"Who are you?" Ben asked.
"I'm Kam Solusar. An apprentice here at Master Skywalker's Academy."
"Are you the only one?"
"No, there are a couple more of us."
"Where is Luke?"
"Master Skywalker is meditating right now. He sent me to keep an eye on you. Do you feel any better?"
"What happened?"
"You blacked out on the transport and when it landed here on Yavin 4, Luke took you here right away." Ben sat up and a wave of dizziness over took him. He laid back down. "You're not well enough to start moving around. Master Skywalker will be coming by soon and I'm sure the others will want to see how you're doing. I'm going to go take a short run. If you need anything, just hit that comm.. unit right over there," Kam said, pointing to a speaker on the wall right above Ben's bed. "Someone will come."
"Okay."
"Just get some rest. Before you know it, you'll be up and running exercises with us."
Ben nodded and Kam left. Ben fell fast asleep. A couple of hours later, Luke came in. Ben opened his eyes.
"Hi," Luke said. "How are you feeling?"
"Better."
"You want to eat something?"
"Most definitely."
* * *
About a week later, after some basic exercises, Ben sat outside the Great Temple, looking at the orange sunset. "So, you'll be ready tomorrow?" a voice said behind him.
Ben looked to see Luke. "Yeah," Ben said, looking back at the sunset. "I haven't had any more blackouts so I think I'll be okay."
"So, what did happen last week?" Luke asked, walking over to stand beside Ben.
"Just before I met you, I talked to Leia. She gave me some information that revealed why Boba Fett is after me. It seems that when my grandfather destroyed Eriadus, he killed the leader of the Black Sun's brother along with it. Xedon, the leader of the Black Sun, has set a bounty for either my grandfather or any of his descendants. Since he is dead, the bounty rests on my head. The strange thing was, when I was on the ship and I had those blackouts, I had memory flashes. What was really weird was that these memories were just that, memories, not things I imagined would have happened. It was like I had actually lived these events. I just don't know what to think anymore. All these visions appear in my mind. Who am I?"
Luke didn't say anything for a long while. Finally, he spoke up. "I don't know, Ben, but I'll see what I can dig up. The training exercises should help you get your mind off it. Well, I'm going to go meditate. I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Right." Luke went inside.
* * *
The next morning, Ben sat in a circle with three other Jedi students: Kam Solusar, Tionne, and Corran Horn. Luke stood off to one side. "Now, work on lifting the piles of rocks in front of you. Make a pattern of whatever you choose." Luke said.
Ben closed his eyes, imagining his fist taking each of the rocks and placing them on top of each other. When he opened his eyes, they stood in a tall tower. All the others had made their own patterns. "Good. Now, stand and turn around. There is a pile of slightly larger rocks. Try to move them around and have them float in the air."
Ben closed his eyes and focused on the rocks. As he was moving them around, a large bug landed on his arm. He lost his concentration and the rocks went tumbling down. Out of anger, he threw the bug to the ground with the Force. It sizzled in a black heap and turned to dust. Ben's eyes went wide and he gulped. He ran from the training area and didn't come out of his room for the next week. He refused to talk to anyone and after awhile, people just left him alone. He secluded himself from the Force. Months passed and still he didn't come out.
* * *
Luke sat in the hanger in the basement of the Great Temple. He sat in front of the database, searching for any records of a Ben Kenobi. Finally, he came up on one that was dated over sixty years ago. His name was Ben Kenobi and he was in the service of an unknown power. The record of him destroying Eriadus was there and of a certain member of the Black Sun, Xern, the leader's brother. Many other planets had had similar occurrences.
Luke's eyes went wide when he read the next part. It seemed that Ben's grandfather had done much worse damage. He had killed millions of people and along with that, four Jedi and a young boy named Tarc. Luke looked up, thinking. So his memories were right on target. Interesting. Luke looked backed at the screen.
He scrolled down, reading. It seemed that right after a confrontation at the Temple with a man named Damon Lars, Ben fled and disappeared. It was rumored that he had gone to Tatooine. Damon Lars. Isn't Damon the man that Ben was talking about that had talked to him earlier?
Luke took out Ben's journal from the pocket in his robe. He had found it lying in the hallway, next to a pile of trash. Luke flipped it open and began reading:
Journal Entry 1:
"My name is Ben Kenobi and my best friend Damon Lars and I are totally into this series of movies called Star Wars. I'm seven and Damon is ten and we've been best friends and fans forever. If you were to go into my room, you'd be in shock. Not an inch of wall or ceiling can be seen since they're covered in posters. My curtains and carpet have Star Wars figures on them and the back and front of my door is covered in posters so you can't see that either. When you close my door, it blends in with the rest of my room. My shelves have nothing except . . . .
Luke skipped the pages that were worn out or torn. Then he came to an interesting entry.
Journal Entry 6:
"I did it! I am a Sith. Maybe not a Jedi, but that didn't mean anything now. Being a Sith has fulfilled my most wildest dreams. Now I'm going on my first mission."
Luke looked up. "So Ben Kenobi had been a Sith Lord. That would explain who his secret source of power was. This was long before my father had been ensnared. It would also explain why he was very powerful and that he was Damon's enemy." Luke looked back down at the journal.
Journal Entry 10:
"Darth Sidious just summoned me to reveal something I just can't believe. Damon is my brother. Damon has a son named Obi-Wan. I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Right now I need to focus on the present. I am leaving now for Soria and this time I will succeed."
Luke looked up, his eyes wide. "Whoa. Ben Kenobi was Damon's brother? Then Ben is related to Damon." Luke kept on reading. He came to another interesting entry.
Journal Entry 12:
"I have just gotten rid of Damon's son, Tarc. His remaining son, Obi-Wan, I will get when I am ready, for I think Damon will be better prepared. Darth Sidious called me to his chambers this morning. It seems that there is a bounty hunter after me. And not just any bounty hunter. It's Jango Fett, the bounty hunter I had just hired to capture Tarc. The good news is that Darth Sidious, with his political influence as a Senator and his other various resources, has managed to get Jango Fett off my trail. For now. Someone probably hired the bounty hunter to get revenge on me for something. I really don't care. I've got my training to attend to and soon I will get another mission."
So Ben killed Damon's son and a bounty hunter had also been after him. He flipped through the next pages until he came to the next entry he could read.
Journal Entry 16:
"I have just completed my mission in the Empress Teta System. The two Jedi are dead and I have pleased my Master. He says that he is impressed with my skills but that I still need to work on not letting the Jedi get to me. Though I hate to admit it, I think that there is still something left inside me that doesn't want to kill Jedi and hurt Damon, but I will suppress that. And it will not take long to accomplish. I will train harder and I will go back to Ambria to meditate in the ruins of the ancient temples. That will help focus my power."
Ambria. Luke remembered hearing about the ancient temples that were supposedly still intact on that world. The same temples existed on Yavin 4 also. So, Ben's grandfather had delved deep into the dark side. No wonder he had done all those horrible things. The middle part of the journal was missing but then Luke turned a page that was half torn and yellowed from age. The writing was barely readable. Luke had to take out a special seeing glass that made the words clear; otherwise he wouldn't have been able to read it. The journal entry started in the middle.
......Damon's son Obi-Wan should still be alive. If I can train with him and become a Jedi Knight, then maybe I can help people, if I still retained my abilities after coming out of the chamber, instead of destroying people's lives. When I awake, I will have no memory of my past life but maybe, when I'm older, I'll read this and remember my past and know how far along I have come. Who knows? Maybe I'll even meet Luke Skywalker. That would be awesome. I had always wanted to meet him but I figured I never was since I thought he was fictional. Well, the night is coming and I want to be done with this before it comes. Goodbye, and to my future self, good luck."
Luke sat back in his chair, his eyes wide. "Oh, my God." Luke looked down. "It can't be. Oh, my God." Luke swallowed, looking around. "But it's right here, in this journal. Ben isn't Ben Kenobi's grandson. He IS Ben Kenobi!"