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The starship left Tatooine and prepared to go into Lightspeed. The stars whizzed by and the ship was on its way to Alderaan. Padme looked out the view port inside her sleeping room. Leia was asleep on her bed, her face stained with tears. Tears continued to fall from Padme's face as she realized she might not see her son ever again. Or Anakin.

At least she still had Leia. It had been heart breaking when she broke the news to her children. The crying had seemed endless.

She sighed and lay down beside Leia and drifted into a restless sleep.

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Obi Wan Kenobi, now Ben Kenobi, took Luke Skywalker's hand and headed in the direction of Owen and Beru Lars's homestead. Luke's face was still wet with tears and even Obi Wan had shed a tear or two. How terrible for a young child to be taken away from his family and brought to a new place to a new home to relatives he barely knew.

He looked down at Luke. "Don't worry about the future. You will be safe here."

Luke looked up at Ben [I'm calling him Ben now] hopefully. "Will I ever see my mother and sister again? How about my father?"

Ben hesitated. How should he say it? "I do not know, Luke. As for your father." He looked away from Luke, not wanting the boy to see the sad truth in his eyes. He did not want to give the child false hope.

"I'm not going to see them again, am I?" Luke answered for him. He faced forward, already sweating from Tatooine's twin suns.

Ben sighed and did not reply. They continued to walk across the sand. Up ahead, Owen and Beru were waiting. The two foreigners reached the homestead and Ben spoke. "I am Obi Wan Kenobi but you will refer to me as Ben from now on. This boy here, Luke, is Anakin Skywalker's son." Ben indicated Luke who stared at them, wanting to smile but the smile didn't come.

Beru smiled and bent down so that they were eye to eye. "Hello Luke, I am your Aunt Beru." She said softly.

"Luke, Owen is your father's step brother and I guess it's alright to call them Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru." Ben said carefully.

Owen nodded warily.

Ben cleared his throat. "Well I guess I shall be off then." He bent down, turned Luke around so that they were face to face. "Now Luke," Ben began, looking at him straight in the eye, "Listen to your Aunt and Uncle. Help out around here and stay out of harm's way. I'll be living in a homestead around this place. If you ever need to talk to me.well I'll try and visit often until you are comfortable here." Ben had been close to Anakin's children even though he didn't approve of Anakin's marriage to Padme. Jedi were encouraged to remain unmarried. "The Force will be with you, always."

He hugged the little boy, much to all their surprise and stood straight, said his farewell, and began to walk in the direction of his homestead. He had made arrangements to buy it from the owner who apparently was moving into Mos Eisley.

Luke watched Ben in the distance, then shifted his gaze to his uncle and aunt. "Well," Beru said. "Are you hungry? You must be after that long trip." Luke nodded sadly and Beru winced, wishing she hadn't mentioned the trip. She didn't have any children of her own and had only recently got married to Owen. She wasn't ready to be a mother and as if that weren't enough, she was not taking care of a child, the son of soon to be the most feared person in the galaxy.

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Padme awoke, hearing the pilot's loud ten-minute warning that they would be leaving hyperspace soon. She gently woke Leia and they got their things ready and headed for the main area of the ship. She put Leia's crash webbing on, and then proceeded to put her own on.

The starship left lightspeed and began to make it's descent into the Alderaan's orbit.

Their landing was successful. Bail Organa and a group of advisors and assistants were eagerly awaiting the Senator from Naboo. The assistants nodded quickly to Padme and the Jedi and bypassed the ship's crew to retrieve Padme's belongings to bring it into their new home.

"Greetings Senator Organa." Padme spoke with a formal tone. Leia looked around at their new surroundings.

"Senator Amidala." Bail spoke. "I trust your trip went well?" They began to walk towards the palace.

"It will do." Padme responded, remembering the bleak atmosphere in the starship.

Bail understood. "I hope you will be able to find rest here."

"I hope so too." Padme said quietly. Inside, she wondered how Luke was doing. She couldn't stop worrying about him.

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"What is this?" Luke pointed to his cup full of a blue liquid.

"It's called Blue Milk. Try it, it's very good." Beru smiled warmly at him.

Luke took a sip. He licked his lips, savoring the taste of the cool liquid. "I like it." He smiled shyly at Beru. He continued to eat his evening meal.

Owen watched him as he ate. He himself could barely eat, his mind heavy with worries. What if Luke turned out to be just like his father? Did Ben tell Luke about his father? Owen decided he wouldn't tell him if he asked. Just in case he didn't know.

Luke felt uncomfortable as he could feel Owen's gaze. He ate the last of his food. "May I please be excused?" Luke asked.

Beru nodded. "You may. Do you want me to show you to your room?"

"Yes please."

Beru stood up, and took Luke's hand. She wondered why he was being so polite. Maybe it was because he didn't feel quite at home yet. She hoped that was the reason. She was beginning to feel attached to him. He was probably the closest she would ever have to a son. "This will be your room." Beru opened the door and inside was a neatly made bed and empty shelves and drawers for his things. "It's not much." She said.

"I don't mind. I like it." Luke replied.

Beru noticed his things were not there. "I'll be right back." She said and left to tell Owen to bring in his belongings.

Luke nodded and walked over to the only window in his room. It was close to the ground but he could still see the horizon. Tatoo I and Tatoo II, the twin suns, were setting. Luke looked in their direction but not directly at the sun. Even in the evening, the sands were bright. As his eyes swept over the landscape, he thought about the recent events and dramatic changes that had occurred. 'I hope I see my parents and Leia again,' He thought. A tear slid slowly down his cheek, then another.

Beru reentered, seeing the tears on his face. "Luke, what's wrong?" She asked though she already knew.

He blinked back tears. "I miss my mother. I miss Leia. I really miss my dad." He answered softly.

Anger surged through Beru. Anger directed at Anakin. How could he do such a thing? Did he think of how it would affect his children? No child deserves this anguish. She sat him down on his bed. "Luke..." She didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Owen came into the room and set Luke's bags down. He saw the pain in his wife's eyes and the sorrow in Luke's eyes. Right then and there, he decided he would love this child as his own and try to raise him well.

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On a planet, far away from Tatooine, a gentle creature settled into his home. The planet was Dagobah. Yoda tended the fire and his stew. "So much pain, so much hurt." He said aloud. "Meet again, young Luke and Leia will."

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