~AUTHOR'S NOTE~ I've had SUCH writer's block with this, but hopefully I'm back on track now. Iego, in case you don't recognize the name, is a planet mentioned in Star Wars Episode One.

~DISCLAIMER~ Don't own Star Wars or the Care Bears…too bad…I wouldn't mind owning Luke…;)

Luke sat straight up in his cloud bed, struck by an epiphany. He jumped out of bed and pulled his flight suit on over the loose pajamas the Bears had given him.

He left his hut and suddenly realized that he had no idea where to go. He knew that he needed to find True Heart and Noble Heart – they had a stronger power. But he had no idea where to find them.

So, he entered the first hut he could find. Good Luck Bear, a green one with a shamrock symbol, woke up when Luke gently tapped him on the shoulder. "Luke?" he asked sleepily. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Luke replied. "I just need to know where to find True Heart and Noble Heart."

"Oh." Good Luck Bear sat up. "Noble Heart lives in the Forest of Feelings. But True Heart lives in the house nearest that Hall of Hearts."

"Thanks," Luke said. "Sorry to bother you!"

"No problem…" Good Luck Bear's voice trailed off as he fell back asleep.

Luke walked quietly through Care-a-Lot, looking for True Heart's home. He saw the Hall of Hearts, but there were quite a few cloud structures around it. He chose the one that looked closest to the Hall.

Luckily, he was right. "True Heart!" he called softly to the sleeping bear.

"Hmm?" she asked as she slowly woke up. "Oh! Hello Luke. Can I help you?"

"Uh, yes. I think I may know a way to contact my friends back home."

True Heart was fully awake now. "Really?"

Luke nodded, his eyes bright with excitement. "We would need all of the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins, though."

"I don't think that will be a problem."

Luke grinned. "Good. Now I have this theory…"

~~~~~

Han glowered at the holographic figure on the Millennium Falcon's dashboard. "I don't care how busy you are!" he snapped.

"Han, there is no way Mon Mothma is – "

"Who cares about her?" Han was nearly yelling.

" – going to let me take half the fleet out to some backwater planet in a moment's notice!" the figure continued.

"Luke and Leia are GONE!" Han roared. "Not lost, not on some other planet. Gone!"

"How can you be so sure?"

"Wedge, they are Force-sensitive twins. Before Leia disappeared, she told me that Luke was gone. Are you going to argue with a Jedi?"

"Jedi-in-Training," Wedge corrected.

"Whatever! Look, just explain nicely to Mon Mothma that two of the Rebellion's greatest heroes are missing and you need to help find them."

Wedge was quiet for a minute. "They're really gone?"

"Yes!" Han was rapidly nearing the end of his patience.

"I'll talk to her. We're in the Iego system right now. Wayland doesn't look too far away."

"Thank you!" Han flicked off the holographic comlink and slumped down into the pilot's chair. He turned to see Chewbacca hovering around the door. With a pained expression, Han turned to face his faithful friend. "I guess now we just wait."

~~~~~

Leia awoke to the sun rising over the field. Golden grass rippled in the light breeze. She found herself lying among such grass.

Sitting up, she stretched her arms. The sun on this planet was bright and her eyes weren't used to it. The ground she had slept on was rocky and uncomfortable and her whole body hurt.

Regardless of all that, it was one of the most beautiful planets she'd ever seen.

She forced herself to stand up and just stood for a moment, marveling at the beauty around her. Slowly, she wandered around the gilded field until she reached the edge of a forest. Tears pooled in her eyes as she gazed at the dark green trees against blue sky.

It reminded her of home. It all reminded her of home. Memories of her idyllic childhood on Alderaan flooded over her and she sank down against the comforting trunk of a tree. Everything from the singing birds to the lazy white clouds dotting the sky looked like Alderaan. It was wonderful and heartbreaking at the same time.

Luke had taught her a meditation technique to enhance memories. It would be wonderful to relive her life on Alderaan…

"Luke!" She abandoned her nostalgia as she remembered the reason she'd ended up there. She had to find Luke. Closing her eyes, she tried to concentrate on locating her brother. "Luke…?" she whispered.

But there was no answer. There wasn't even a question. When she closed her eyes, there was nothing – a dark, black void. No life, no energy, nothing. Suddenly Leia felt very alone.

The Force was gone.

~~~~~

Luke's idea seemed plausible. He had been up half the night explaining it to True Heart, but she had a lot to think over.

Luke had come not only to explain the idea, but also to ask her permission. What he was asking was dangerous. True Heart wasn't sure that the Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins could handle it.

Noble Heart would need to be consulted. As head of the Care Bear Cousin family, his opinion was necessary. It was not only her Care Bears who would be put in danger, after all.

Sadly, True Heart looked out of her window across the Cloudland toward Earth. Worry played on her mind – worry for her precious children. What would Earth do without them?