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Mirage of the Midnight Sun
A skywalker family fic.Slightly AU, follows the plot of the series but has a few tweeks here and there. Starts with Vader capturing Leia on EP IV. I cant remember much of the dialogue and some names of the officers and stuff, so forgive me if i have to improvise.
Chapter 5: Worlds Apart
Eighteen year old Luke Skywalker was bored.Another day was added to his past and nothing seemed to be happening...nothing of importance at least...he thought.While all his friends have decided to get on with their lives and be part of a larger world by joining the Academy, he, Luke Skywalker, was trapped in his uncle Owen's moisture farm...doing absolutetly nothing, nothing that he liked to be exact. Ever since he was a little boy, he hated farming, it was tedious, boring, repeatitive, and above all, a go-nowhere job. You just stay in the four corners of your place, except for the occassional trips to Mos Eisley...yeah very occassional...not counting the times he would hide in his Uncle's speeder when his uncle refused to let him go 'officially',...his uncle doesnt seem to want him anywhere except this place, as if luke would automatically cause trouble if he went anywhere..."uncle, please! i swear! I wont cause trouble! just let me come with you!"...luke's own voice as a seven year old echoed in his mind..."no luke, you stay here and help your Auntie Beru, i'll just buy you something when i get back...how about some Eisley Chocos, huh?"..."NO! I dont want chocos, i want to come with you!" luke shouted as much as his little voice would allow...it was not really a tantrum...in his opinion that is...for in his little mind he's talking as rationally as possible...but to his dismay his Uncle seemed to think otherwise, for Owen wagged his finger warningly..."Luke, watch your tone. You're not coming with me and that's it! You should be grateful i'm buying you something after what you've shown today." Luke was about to say something else but the look on his Uncle's face told him not to.the argument was over...and i lost...he thought glumly. little luke just nodded in defeat...his uncle crouched down so that his face was level with luke's..."Hey, dont look so sad, I promise, when you're a little older you can come with me."... uncle Owen ruffled Luke's hair and patted his shoulders...Luke nodded again, but he didnt feel any better...he really wanted to go..."Beru! Take care of Luke! I'll be back in a while!...Luke could hear Aunt Beru's muffled reply coming from the house...Uncle Owen smiled at Luke once more, climbed the speeder and was off in a moment, Luke watched until the speeder was merely a dot in the horizon...someday i'll get out of here..."Luke! luke! breakfast is ready!"...Aunt beru's voice broke his thoughts..."Coming Auntie!"...he glanced at Tatooine's rising twin suns before entering the house. The same argument would ensue for three years, before his Uncle Owen finally let Luke come with him to Mos Eisley, with of course some convincing from his Aunt Beru..."Owen, Luke's ten years old already...let him come, I think he's old enough, and wont cause trouble..., would you Luke?"..."No, of course not Aunt Beru."...Uncle Owen nodded, even though he does not seem entirely convinced about the matter..."Alright,Alright, hop in.."
//His first trip to Mos Eisley would forever be etched to Luke's mind. He had never seen such an assorment of peoples, humans, aliens alike,going everywhere, going somewhere, and nowhere."Hey, Uncle Owen, where are we going?" Luke asked after sometime."We'll purchase some tools we'll need and replacements for some of the broken ones from last year."...oh..."hey, can we visit the Medden Ring? I want to see those pod racers my friend Biggs was bragging about."...Medden Ring was the only "theme park on Tatooine, built by Da'ala the Hutt to entertain himself, but later opened to the public for more profits..."No, we cant, do you know how much a ticket to that would cost? Pod racing? since when did you decide to dabble with that? So, that's the reason you would come home so late after i asked you to deliver something, huh?"..said his uncle in a very irritated tone even though Luke could not see his face due to the fact that they were being sweeped by the crowd and his uncle's back was to him...Luke could already feel that he'll be given a nice long lecture when they get home..."What's so wrong with pod racing anyway? my friends have tried it and i also got my"...ooops better not push it...his uncle didnt know yet that he had built his own mini-pod racer, and had been joining a couple of small races with friends around Beggar's Canyon, one of the most treacherous places in Tatooine...one slip, and you're done for...but Luke never slipped...oh, a few close calls,but...a small smile spreading through his lips..."What do you mean what's wrong?...Uncle Owen's voice sliced through his reverie..."I'll tell you what's wrong...its dangerous,totally nonsense and..."..."hey! It's not nonsense, it's exciting and I'm sure people like you wont even last a second!" Luke blurted out without thinking and realized too late that he had just cut his uncle off while talking...Owen stopped walking and faced Luke."You will not behave like that again, do you understand?" the coldness in his Uncle's voice made him flinch...Luke nodded..like he always did when the arguments would go too far and often he would say things he would regret later...then added a weak.."Im sorry."...not meeting his Uncle's eyes. This seemed to appease his Uncle, though irritation was still evident in his face...his uncle turned his back once more and they resumed walking..."like his father!"...huh? had he just heard his uncle speak?..."what is it uncle,you sayin' something?..."no, i did not say anything." was the reply..."that was strange, i heard your voice and..." Luke continued, feeling confused.."you did not hear anything!" his uncle replied once again in a very terse manner. Luke decided to drop the subject...one of those moments again...when he could hear someone else's thoughts...or thought he could...reason why he would sometimes get into a fight for apparently nothing..."but i heard him say that!..."..."I didnt say anything!"...luke sighed...there are too many things hidden from me...but im sure one day i'll get the answers...i hope. he couldnt help but feel it had something to do with the man called "Father", that he was forbidden to talk or ask about.They continued walking in silence. His gaze fell on the buildings and other structures, some were so large it took him a few minutes and the constant tugging from his uncle to take his eyes away and some so small and shabby that he did not give a second look...awesome...was all he could think of...eyes wide with wonder.He was so busy looking around that he did not notice when his uncle rounded a corner...luke wanted to explore alone at first without his uncle constantly bulldozing him through the crowd or grabbing him before he could have a much better look at anything that interested him, namely pod racer parts...but now that he could not see his uncle anywhere, Luke felt afraid...oh no! this is not a good time to be lost...he felt panic taking over him...he could not move..."Hey! Kid! Move!"...huh?...what the?...a very loud noise was coming from behind him...he started to turn around, but too late...a very large Huttese vehicle was looming toward him, seems intent on crushing him...oh! huttspit!... a flash of brown...and he was lying on the ground...the vehicle continued on its way but Luke wasnt crushed..."are you alright?"...a warm voice...Luke turned to the direction of the voice.."uh, who you? yeah..im alright..." at first he could only see the vague outline of a man wearing a cloke...the man held out his hand and in a few moments Luke was once again standing..."That was a close call."...the kind man was saying..."uh, yeah, guess i spaced out...thanks for saving me.." and then realizing that his uncle was still nowhere in sight, his brief feeling of relief was replaced once again with panic..."oh, huttspit! I have to find my uncle!"...he started scanning the crowd furiously."...forgetting that the man was still beside him.."Now,it wouldnt do good to be panicky." the man said, touching his shoulder..."how can i NOT panic?? It's my first time here, i have no idea how to get anywhere, much less go back home!" Luke nearly shouted. to his annoyance, the man merely chuckled,"what's so funny?" Luke demanded. "Oh, nothing, young Luke, nothing."...the man continued smiling..."Hey, you just said my name, how did you know that? do i know you?"..."ah, too many questions, my name is Ben.Kenobi."..."Luke. Skywalker.Sorry for shouting.didnt mean to.thanks again for saving me."..."ah not to worry young Luke."..."I wish you'd stop calling me that.I'm not that young." Luke said, slightly irritated..."Of course, now let's go find your uncle."...They headed to the direction of the Hardware and Parts stores, scanning the people.
Luke decided to take a good look at the man who saved his life...brown hair, longish beard...he couldnt place it but the man's disposition gave him the impression that he had been through a lot and that he seems to know a lot. Including Luke's name."Um, you didnt answer my question earlier, how did you know my name?..."oh that,i know a lot of things Luke."...that's pretty vague, Luke thought. but he decided not to push it, for all he knew, should Ben get pissed he could very well be left alone in the middle of nowhere which is definitely not a good thing..."where do you live?"..."the dune sea"..."oh. isnt that dangerous? tusken raiders."..."not really."...scan..scan..."So, tell me, what did your uncle tell you about your father?" Ben asked after a few moments of silence. luke was stunned."my father? oh well, said he was a navigator on a spice freighter."..."and your mother?" Ben inquired. "she was a doctor on a medical friggate."..."oh"...."what do you mean, 'oh' do you know my parents?"..luke asked, truly puzzled.but before he could ask any more questions..."Luke! where have you been?!" his uncle's face was a mixture of anger and relief..."sorry, i lost you back there..."Luke mumbled when his uncle was beside him.."he was nearly run over by a huttese ship."...Ben spoke...uncle Owen eyed him warily, Ben did the same. They seemed to be communicating through their eyes. "is this true?"..."uh, yeah...Ben saved me though."...a rather forced "thank you"..."come on Luke, we're leaving."..."thanks"...luke told Ben one last time...Ben merely nodded. "What did he tell you?" Uncle Owen asked, when they got home."Nothing. Just asked me bout my parents."..."Like what?"...Luke was starting to feel irritated..."Just who they were."..."And?"...."And? I told him what you told me."..."Did he say anything else?"...his uncle pressed on..."No. Nothing else. listen uncle i hate to be rude but i'm tired, can go to my room now?"....his uncle nodded...Luke suspected that Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, will have those whispered conversations again...but he was too tired to care and fell asleep right away.//
Mirage of the Midnight Sun
A skywalker family fic.Slightly AU, follows the plot of the series but has a few tweeks here and there. Starts with Vader capturing Leia on EP IV. I cant remember much of the dialogue and some names of the officers and stuff, so forgive me if i have to improvise.
Chapter 5: Worlds Apart
Eighteen year old Luke Skywalker was bored.Another day was added to his past and nothing seemed to be happening...nothing of importance at least...he thought.While all his friends have decided to get on with their lives and be part of a larger world by joining the Academy, he, Luke Skywalker, was trapped in his uncle Owen's moisture farm...doing absolutetly nothing, nothing that he liked to be exact. Ever since he was a little boy, he hated farming, it was tedious, boring, repeatitive, and above all, a go-nowhere job. You just stay in the four corners of your place, except for the occassional trips to Mos Eisley...yeah very occassional...not counting the times he would hide in his Uncle's speeder when his uncle refused to let him go 'officially',...his uncle doesnt seem to want him anywhere except this place, as if luke would automatically cause trouble if he went anywhere..."uncle, please! i swear! I wont cause trouble! just let me come with you!"...luke's own voice as a seven year old echoed in his mind..."no luke, you stay here and help your Auntie Beru, i'll just buy you something when i get back...how about some Eisley Chocos, huh?"..."NO! I dont want chocos, i want to come with you!" luke shouted as much as his little voice would allow...it was not really a tantrum...in his opinion that is...for in his little mind he's talking as rationally as possible...but to his dismay his Uncle seemed to think otherwise, for Owen wagged his finger warningly..."Luke, watch your tone. You're not coming with me and that's it! You should be grateful i'm buying you something after what you've shown today." Luke was about to say something else but the look on his Uncle's face told him not to.the argument was over...and i lost...he thought glumly. little luke just nodded in defeat...his uncle crouched down so that his face was level with luke's..."Hey, dont look so sad, I promise, when you're a little older you can come with me."... uncle Owen ruffled Luke's hair and patted his shoulders...Luke nodded again, but he didnt feel any better...he really wanted to go..."Beru! Take care of Luke! I'll be back in a while!...Luke could hear Aunt Beru's muffled reply coming from the house...Uncle Owen smiled at Luke once more, climbed the speeder and was off in a moment, Luke watched until the speeder was merely a dot in the horizon...someday i'll get out of here..."Luke! luke! breakfast is ready!"...Aunt beru's voice broke his thoughts..."Coming Auntie!"...he glanced at Tatooine's rising twin suns before entering the house. The same argument would ensue for three years, before his Uncle Owen finally let Luke come with him to Mos Eisley, with of course some convincing from his Aunt Beru..."Owen, Luke's ten years old already...let him come, I think he's old enough, and wont cause trouble..., would you Luke?"..."No, of course not Aunt Beru."...Uncle Owen nodded, even though he does not seem entirely convinced about the matter..."Alright,Alright, hop in.."
//His first trip to Mos Eisley would forever be etched to Luke's mind. He had never seen such an assorment of peoples, humans, aliens alike,going everywhere, going somewhere, and nowhere."Hey, Uncle Owen, where are we going?" Luke asked after sometime."We'll purchase some tools we'll need and replacements for some of the broken ones from last year."...oh..."hey, can we visit the Medden Ring? I want to see those pod racers my friend Biggs was bragging about."...Medden Ring was the only "theme park on Tatooine, built by Da'ala the Hutt to entertain himself, but later opened to the public for more profits..."No, we cant, do you know how much a ticket to that would cost? Pod racing? since when did you decide to dabble with that? So, that's the reason you would come home so late after i asked you to deliver something, huh?"..said his uncle in a very irritated tone even though Luke could not see his face due to the fact that they were being sweeped by the crowd and his uncle's back was to him...Luke could already feel that he'll be given a nice long lecture when they get home..."What's so wrong with pod racing anyway? my friends have tried it and i also got my"...ooops better not push it...his uncle didnt know yet that he had built his own mini-pod racer, and had been joining a couple of small races with friends around Beggar's Canyon, one of the most treacherous places in Tatooine...one slip, and you're done for...but Luke never slipped...oh, a few close calls,but...a small smile spreading through his lips..."What do you mean what's wrong?...Uncle Owen's voice sliced through his reverie..."I'll tell you what's wrong...its dangerous,totally nonsense and..."..."hey! It's not nonsense, it's exciting and I'm sure people like you wont even last a second!" Luke blurted out without thinking and realized too late that he had just cut his uncle off while talking...Owen stopped walking and faced Luke."You will not behave like that again, do you understand?" the coldness in his Uncle's voice made him flinch...Luke nodded..like he always did when the arguments would go too far and often he would say things he would regret later...then added a weak.."Im sorry."...not meeting his Uncle's eyes. This seemed to appease his Uncle, though irritation was still evident in his face...his uncle turned his back once more and they resumed walking..."like his father!"...huh? had he just heard his uncle speak?..."what is it uncle,you sayin' something?..."no, i did not say anything." was the reply..."that was strange, i heard your voice and..." Luke continued, feeling confused.."you did not hear anything!" his uncle replied once again in a very terse manner. Luke decided to drop the subject...one of those moments again...when he could hear someone else's thoughts...or thought he could...reason why he would sometimes get into a fight for apparently nothing..."but i heard him say that!..."..."I didnt say anything!"...luke sighed...there are too many things hidden from me...but im sure one day i'll get the answers...i hope. he couldnt help but feel it had something to do with the man called "Father", that he was forbidden to talk or ask about.They continued walking in silence. His gaze fell on the buildings and other structures, some were so large it took him a few minutes and the constant tugging from his uncle to take his eyes away and some so small and shabby that he did not give a second look...awesome...was all he could think of...eyes wide with wonder.He was so busy looking around that he did not notice when his uncle rounded a corner...luke wanted to explore alone at first without his uncle constantly bulldozing him through the crowd or grabbing him before he could have a much better look at anything that interested him, namely pod racer parts...but now that he could not see his uncle anywhere, Luke felt afraid...oh no! this is not a good time to be lost...he felt panic taking over him...he could not move..."Hey! Kid! Move!"...huh?...what the?...a very loud noise was coming from behind him...he started to turn around, but too late...a very large Huttese vehicle was looming toward him, seems intent on crushing him...oh! huttspit!... a flash of brown...and he was lying on the ground...the vehicle continued on its way but Luke wasnt crushed..."are you alright?"...a warm voice...Luke turned to the direction of the voice.."uh, who you? yeah..im alright..." at first he could only see the vague outline of a man wearing a cloke...the man held out his hand and in a few moments Luke was once again standing..."That was a close call."...the kind man was saying..."uh, yeah, guess i spaced out...thanks for saving me.." and then realizing that his uncle was still nowhere in sight, his brief feeling of relief was replaced once again with panic..."oh, huttspit! I have to find my uncle!"...he started scanning the crowd furiously."...forgetting that the man was still beside him.."Now,it wouldnt do good to be panicky." the man said, touching his shoulder..."how can i NOT panic?? It's my first time here, i have no idea how to get anywhere, much less go back home!" Luke nearly shouted. to his annoyance, the man merely chuckled,"what's so funny?" Luke demanded. "Oh, nothing, young Luke, nothing."...the man continued smiling..."Hey, you just said my name, how did you know that? do i know you?"..."ah, too many questions, my name is Ben.Kenobi."..."Luke. Skywalker.Sorry for shouting.didnt mean to.thanks again for saving me."..."ah not to worry young Luke."..."I wish you'd stop calling me that.I'm not that young." Luke said, slightly irritated..."Of course, now let's go find your uncle."...They headed to the direction of the Hardware and Parts stores, scanning the people.
Luke decided to take a good look at the man who saved his life...brown hair, longish beard...he couldnt place it but the man's disposition gave him the impression that he had been through a lot and that he seems to know a lot. Including Luke's name."Um, you didnt answer my question earlier, how did you know my name?..."oh that,i know a lot of things Luke."...that's pretty vague, Luke thought. but he decided not to push it, for all he knew, should Ben get pissed he could very well be left alone in the middle of nowhere which is definitely not a good thing..."where do you live?"..."the dune sea"..."oh. isnt that dangerous? tusken raiders."..."not really."...scan..scan..."So, tell me, what did your uncle tell you about your father?" Ben asked after a few moments of silence. luke was stunned."my father? oh well, said he was a navigator on a spice freighter."..."and your mother?" Ben inquired. "she was a doctor on a medical friggate."..."oh"...."what do you mean, 'oh' do you know my parents?"..luke asked, truly puzzled.but before he could ask any more questions..."Luke! where have you been?!" his uncle's face was a mixture of anger and relief..."sorry, i lost you back there..."Luke mumbled when his uncle was beside him.."he was nearly run over by a huttese ship."...Ben spoke...uncle Owen eyed him warily, Ben did the same. They seemed to be communicating through their eyes. "is this true?"..."uh, yeah...Ben saved me though."...a rather forced "thank you"..."come on Luke, we're leaving."..."thanks"...luke told Ben one last time...Ben merely nodded. "What did he tell you?" Uncle Owen asked, when they got home."Nothing. Just asked me bout my parents."..."Like what?"...Luke was starting to feel irritated..."Just who they were."..."And?"...."And? I told him what you told me."..."Did he say anything else?"...his uncle pressed on..."No. Nothing else. listen uncle i hate to be rude but i'm tired, can go to my room now?"....his uncle nodded...Luke suspected that Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, will have those whispered conversations again...but he was too tired to care and fell asleep right away.//