Chapter Fifteen
As Anakin was heading back to his room, he felt someone approach the apartment. He felt his intent; kill Vader for a one million-credit reward. Well he could not let that happen. Hmm the price on my head is a little bigger then he thought Nereus would want to put out.
He walked out into the hallway; the assassin spotted him and pulled his blaster. Anakin quickly unloaded his lightsaber and activated it in one swift motion. A silver blade shot out the end with a snap hiss. He quickly deflected bolts as he used the force to yank the blaster from the assassin's hand.
The assassin looked scared. Maybe I had just rushed things a little too fast here. Vader began to approach him at a fast pace as he switched the blaster from kill to stun.
He quickly pumped three stun bolts into the assassin and started to drag the assassin outside, just as Luke came out of the apartment to see what all the commotion was about. He watched as his father dragged an unconscious form outside. Luke ran after him as he called for his father to wait up.
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Anakin turned around as he watched his son catch up. "Luke, it is an assassin, Nereus has put a large sum on my head of $1,000,000. He is unconscious and that is all."
Luke nodded, for a split second he thought that his father had killed. He reached out with the force and felt the assassin begin to stir. "Time for another stun bolt I would suggest." Luke told him. His father nodded as he pumped another bolt into the man.
"So what were you thinking about doing with him?" Luke was curious.
Anakin shook his head, "I was planning on dis-clothing him to leave a message saying that Vader will not be taken down so easily."
Luke nodded in approval, "Hmmm, Nice punishment." He tried not to laugh, but indeed this would be a very humiliating message for the naïve assassin.
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Leia walked out and saw her father leaning over an unconscious man. "What is going on out here? Is he alive?" She asked icily.
Her father turned, "Yes, still alive. An assassin Nereus hired. Want to help send a message to him and others who might attempt it?"
Leia nodded feeling her anger drain away, "Sure, what do you have in mind?"
Luke told her with a grin on his face on what their father had in mind. She smiled, and tried not to burst out, unfortunately this did not get passed her father.
Anakin glanced over, "Ok Leia let it out. I know how much you want to start laughing."
She shook her head no, "I will wait until we are in private quarters again." Luke nodded in agreement.
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Anakin dis-clothed the would be assassin, and the three walked back into the apartment. Luke and Leia started giggling. So this is what she missed out with her biological family. This just showed her on how little she knew of Anakin.
She remembered something, "Father, what kind of color did you use for your blade?"
Anakin answered; "Silver."
Leia and Luke nodded in approval, nice choice. They both thought.
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Luke's comlink went off, his face turned back into seriousness again as he answered, "Skywalker"
"Commander, this landing control, some of your group is making trouble."
Luke frowned, he could not see his group making trouble, and then again he could. "I will be there in fifteen minutes."
Luke turned to his father, "Want to come?"
His father nodded, "Sure." Anakin turned to Leia. "Could you tell Padme that Luke and I had to check on the fleet?"
Leia nodded, "No problem. I want a report as soon as you get this situation under control."
Luke and Anakin nodded in unison. They found the landspeeder and took off. It was still dark out.
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When they approached the landing field, Luke noticed that someone had turned out the lights. He stopped the speeder as someone yelled out that the Ssi Ruuk had landed, and they better back away unless they were armed.
Luke and Anakin got out as a figure came running up to them. It was Manchisco, down for shore leave. "sirs, over here." She waved as Luke and Vader approached her.
Anakin was the first to get the question out. "What is going on Captain?"
She shook her head as she explained the situation. "They say the Ssi Ruuk has landed but I cannot get in close enough to take a look."
Luke thought it over, "Ok, Vader you take one side, and I will take the other side."
Anakin nodded as they approached the ship. Anakin's danger flared, he turned around and activated his lightsaber, he leaned into the bolts as he deflected them back to the owners. They ducked as the bolts came flying back there way.
Anakin shouted out, "Hold your fire!"
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The shouts died away as everyone laid their eyes on the sith lord, holding a silver lightsaber.
Luke walked around the ship as his father held everyone's attention. Two Mon Calamarians heads poked out.
Luke groaned, he would have to speak with their supervisors about this.
"What are you two doing down here?" Luke asked.
"We are tired Commander and our time for shore leave came up."
Luke shook his head, "Ok, never mind that I want one of you to come with me."
The one on the right followed Luke as he activated his emerald green lightsaber.
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More shots headed to Luke, as he deflected the bolts Luke yelled out, "Lord Vader find that source and disarm them." He heard his father acknowledge, as he watched the silver blade slice three blasters in half.
Luke yelled out, "Come over and take a look, this is a mon calamari not a ssi ruuk." His father groaned as he approached Luke and the Calamari. The others came out, and walked towards Luke and Anakin's extended blades.
First man, "He's right." Luke recognized the person who warned them away.
Second man, "We would appreciate it if you would keep that Alien off of our world, and take Lord Vader with you sword boy."
Luke felt stun run through him, if it was Vader instead of Anakin, he would be dead before he even knew what hit him.
Manchisco walked over, "This is a restricted area. You are not authorized to be here."
Anakin began to dig into the younger mans brain, he did not have to go far, a little something promised from the governors office if they watched landing pad 12.
Luke shook his head as he felt his father bristle a little he took that as his cue, "Get out of here, you have not seen Lord Vaders darkside before, and trust me, you want to stay on his good side"
The eight walked away, he looked at his father as he deactivated his lightsaber. Silver looked good. Luke thought.
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He glanced at his father, "What was that all about?"
Anakin answered, "Governor Nereus promised them $5,000 each if they kept an eye out on the landing pad."
Luke nodded, he suspected as much. Plus the one million on his fathers' head, that seemed to be a trademark with the Skywalkers.
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Manchisco looked from Luke to Vader, what ever was going on she was on the verge of it. It was almost like they were a family or something. No one was around so she decided to test this theory out. She still could get nothing out of the Lt, but if she was right then she should get an adverse reaction from the two.
She glanced at Luke, "Commander, are you and Vader related somehow, because you sure act like he is your father."
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As Anakin was heading back to his room, he felt someone approach the apartment. He felt his intent; kill Vader for a one million-credit reward. Well he could not let that happen. Hmm the price on my head is a little bigger then he thought Nereus would want to put out.
He walked out into the hallway; the assassin spotted him and pulled his blaster. Anakin quickly unloaded his lightsaber and activated it in one swift motion. A silver blade shot out the end with a snap hiss. He quickly deflected bolts as he used the force to yank the blaster from the assassin's hand.
The assassin looked scared. Maybe I had just rushed things a little too fast here. Vader began to approach him at a fast pace as he switched the blaster from kill to stun.
He quickly pumped three stun bolts into the assassin and started to drag the assassin outside, just as Luke came out of the apartment to see what all the commotion was about. He watched as his father dragged an unconscious form outside. Luke ran after him as he called for his father to wait up.
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Anakin turned around as he watched his son catch up. "Luke, it is an assassin, Nereus has put a large sum on my head of $1,000,000. He is unconscious and that is all."
Luke nodded, for a split second he thought that his father had killed. He reached out with the force and felt the assassin begin to stir. "Time for another stun bolt I would suggest." Luke told him. His father nodded as he pumped another bolt into the man.
"So what were you thinking about doing with him?" Luke was curious.
Anakin shook his head, "I was planning on dis-clothing him to leave a message saying that Vader will not be taken down so easily."
Luke nodded in approval, "Hmmm, Nice punishment." He tried not to laugh, but indeed this would be a very humiliating message for the naïve assassin.
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Leia walked out and saw her father leaning over an unconscious man. "What is going on out here? Is he alive?" She asked icily.
Her father turned, "Yes, still alive. An assassin Nereus hired. Want to help send a message to him and others who might attempt it?"
Leia nodded feeling her anger drain away, "Sure, what do you have in mind?"
Luke told her with a grin on his face on what their father had in mind. She smiled, and tried not to burst out, unfortunately this did not get passed her father.
Anakin glanced over, "Ok Leia let it out. I know how much you want to start laughing."
She shook her head no, "I will wait until we are in private quarters again." Luke nodded in agreement.
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Anakin dis-clothed the would be assassin, and the three walked back into the apartment. Luke and Leia started giggling. So this is what she missed out with her biological family. This just showed her on how little she knew of Anakin.
She remembered something, "Father, what kind of color did you use for your blade?"
Anakin answered; "Silver."
Leia and Luke nodded in approval, nice choice. They both thought.
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Luke's comlink went off, his face turned back into seriousness again as he answered, "Skywalker"
"Commander, this landing control, some of your group is making trouble."
Luke frowned, he could not see his group making trouble, and then again he could. "I will be there in fifteen minutes."
Luke turned to his father, "Want to come?"
His father nodded, "Sure." Anakin turned to Leia. "Could you tell Padme that Luke and I had to check on the fleet?"
Leia nodded, "No problem. I want a report as soon as you get this situation under control."
Luke and Anakin nodded in unison. They found the landspeeder and took off. It was still dark out.
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When they approached the landing field, Luke noticed that someone had turned out the lights. He stopped the speeder as someone yelled out that the Ssi Ruuk had landed, and they better back away unless they were armed.
Luke and Anakin got out as a figure came running up to them. It was Manchisco, down for shore leave. "sirs, over here." She waved as Luke and Vader approached her.
Anakin was the first to get the question out. "What is going on Captain?"
She shook her head as she explained the situation. "They say the Ssi Ruuk has landed but I cannot get in close enough to take a look."
Luke thought it over, "Ok, Vader you take one side, and I will take the other side."
Anakin nodded as they approached the ship. Anakin's danger flared, he turned around and activated his lightsaber, he leaned into the bolts as he deflected them back to the owners. They ducked as the bolts came flying back there way.
Anakin shouted out, "Hold your fire!"
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The shouts died away as everyone laid their eyes on the sith lord, holding a silver lightsaber.
Luke walked around the ship as his father held everyone's attention. Two Mon Calamarians heads poked out.
Luke groaned, he would have to speak with their supervisors about this.
"What are you two doing down here?" Luke asked.
"We are tired Commander and our time for shore leave came up."
Luke shook his head, "Ok, never mind that I want one of you to come with me."
The one on the right followed Luke as he activated his emerald green lightsaber.
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More shots headed to Luke, as he deflected the bolts Luke yelled out, "Lord Vader find that source and disarm them." He heard his father acknowledge, as he watched the silver blade slice three blasters in half.
Luke yelled out, "Come over and take a look, this is a mon calamari not a ssi ruuk." His father groaned as he approached Luke and the Calamari. The others came out, and walked towards Luke and Anakin's extended blades.
First man, "He's right." Luke recognized the person who warned them away.
Second man, "We would appreciate it if you would keep that Alien off of our world, and take Lord Vader with you sword boy."
Luke felt stun run through him, if it was Vader instead of Anakin, he would be dead before he even knew what hit him.
Manchisco walked over, "This is a restricted area. You are not authorized to be here."
Anakin began to dig into the younger mans brain, he did not have to go far, a little something promised from the governors office if they watched landing pad 12.
Luke shook his head as he felt his father bristle a little he took that as his cue, "Get out of here, you have not seen Lord Vaders darkside before, and trust me, you want to stay on his good side"
The eight walked away, he looked at his father as he deactivated his lightsaber. Silver looked good. Luke thought.
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He glanced at his father, "What was that all about?"
Anakin answered, "Governor Nereus promised them $5,000 each if they kept an eye out on the landing pad."
Luke nodded, he suspected as much. Plus the one million on his fathers' head, that seemed to be a trademark with the Skywalkers.
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Manchisco looked from Luke to Vader, what ever was going on she was on the verge of it. It was almost like they were a family or something. No one was around so she decided to test this theory out. She still could get nothing out of the Lt, but if she was right then she should get an adverse reaction from the two.
She glanced at Luke, "Commander, are you and Vader related somehow, because you sure act like he is your father."
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