A while later, during the escape from the Death Star: 


Luke and Leia met up again with Han, Chewie and the droids after their chase 
through the Death Star. Just as they began to think about how to get back in the 
Falcon, the Troopers and technicians gathered at the main entrance. 
"That's our chance. Let's get in the Falcon" whispered Han. 

"Right. Chewie and me will go first to hide the droids in the compartment again. 
So if something goes wrong, at least they won't be found," responded Luke. 

"We protect your back and come right in after you're in," Leia confirmed. 
"Hurry!" 


While Obi-Wan and Vader battled each other more verbal than with their sabers, 
Obi-Wan saw Luke and the Wookie boarding the freighter with the droids in tow. 

"It is time to end this, so the twins can escape," the old Jedi concludes in his 
mind. He brought his lightsaber to a vertical position before his face, in some 
kind of last greeting and waited for the deathblow. As Vader leaded his saber in 
an arch to slice through Obi-Wan, he noticed Leia running towards the Falcon. 

She stopped short while Obi-Wan disappeared into thin air and fired a shot at 
the control panel closing the entrance, 
efficiently interfering with the Imperial attempts of hinder their escape. 


At the last part of the fight against the Death Star: 

While Darth Vader pursued the Rebel fighters trying to get down the Death Star 
equator, he pondered his feelings. Those fighter pilots weren't a challenge and 
he began to regret coming out at all. He should have left it to the Ties. 

But the feeling in the Force when Alderaan was destroyed, it disturbed him. Too 
much death in one single moment, without any difference among rebels, other scum 
or innocents (the children at least), lost to the Empire. 
That was why he disliked Tarkin's pet project. 

But it was his duty to protect it at best he could. So as a result of duty and 
to have a distraction he was out here, too. Yet another trio made it's way down 
the shaft and he and his wingmen went right after them. The batteries stopped 
firing so as to not harm the Ties. Hunting after the X-wings, he became aware 
of the first one to be strong in the Force, untrained but somehow familiar. All 
of the incidents that occurred during Princess Leia's stay on the Death Star 
rushed into his mind. Obi-Wan's all too easy death, both of them noticed Leia's 
running to escape with the Falcon. 

Would she have left while Kenobi still got a chance to escape, too? 

Her strong mind shield came to his mind and her ability to withstand the most of 
that ever was thrown her way. Then another memory, her racing the speeder he had 
modified for her to get much faster. 

Could it really be? Could she possibly know to fly and fight in an X-wing? 
Could the first pilot be her? 

He saw that she had an excellent aim. 

Yes, everything seemed to fit together. 

As he concentrated on the here and now, shooting down the pilot next to him, one 
last memory hit him hard. The image of Amidala in Leia's mind. She seemed to 
have much in common with Amidala; in fact she reminded him a great deal of her. 
She even looked like her. 

The shock struck home to him. Leia not only looked like Amidala and had a 
familiar force signature, she was a Jedi child. HIS child! 
How could he have been so blind? 

I must think of something quick, killing my own child is not an option. 
She could be very useful. Vader debated with himself. I must find a way to shut 
down her fighter without destroy it and her. 
And best to test it on the other X-wing first. 

Disabling Wedge's fighter went well. But to get the right target on the last 
remaining fighter was hard, cause to the force that was with that pilot. 
Vader missed his target and hit the astromech instead. Vader was so centered on 
not hitting wrong again, that he didn't noticed the shadow of the Falcon over 
him and his Tie.