---won't be touching Vader yet, still thinking of a GOOD plan, i don't want Vader being all mushy, at least visibly (he's 40 yrs old for christ sake!). That will compromise the character..After two chaps maybe, I have the fringes of the plan on my mind...In the meantime, follow the story...^_^---
Disclaimer: i dont own star wars.period.george lucas does.im not making any money, not a cent, over this.
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 11: Desert Encounters
"It's the crack of dawn for Hutt's sakes!"
Luke Skywalker griped. He had barely slept...or so he thought, when he was awakened by noises in the garage which was adjacent to his room. Sleepily he trudged into the source of the disturbance..."must be one of the new droids." he thought grumpily..."if i could just..."..., Luke reached for the Droid Contol Device on his utility belt...it was dark inside the garage and droids or not he won't take any chances...what if they were thieves? Luke considered going back to his room to get the spare blaster he kept for situations like these...or waking up his aunt and uncle...but what if it was nothing?..."the last thing i need was to look like a coward..."he said and steeled himself as he stealthily entered the still darkened garage..."Great.." Luke muttered, remembering that his Uncle Owen had placed the switch on the far side of the room, instead of on the side of the door..as a result, he'll have to cross the room in order to turn the lights on...He was almost halfway across when a movement from behind the defunct Skyhopper startled him and set his nerves on the edge...alright, that's it!...he was about to press the 'deactivate' button...in case it was one of the droids...if it's not...well...he felt around the darkness for a suitable weapon, his hands closed in on a steel pipe,ready to give whoever comes out a good measure of beating, if he as much as gave Luke the wrong movements...but it was the golden droid who stumbled forward..."What are you doing hiding in there?!"...Luke almost shouted, but managed to keep his voice hushed.
"It wasn't my fault, sir. Please don't deactivate me. I told him not to go, but he's faulty, malfunctioning; kept babbling on about his mission."
"Oh No!"
Luke remembered the little droid...Artoo...that was his name...it seemed like his judgement had erred...it was Artoo who would cost him a lot of trouble...and he means a lot. Luke rushed out of the garage with Threepio at his heels...It was still early morning, most of the surrounding landscapes are still mired in darkness, only a few strands of light from Tatooine's twin suns managed to seep through the clouds...he scanned the homestead as far as his eye would take him..."He's nowhere in sight, how could I be so stupid?! Blast it!"...but if he was going to find the errant droid he had to be calm...even though it was practically impossible, considering the fact that his mind was already running possible scenes with his Uncle Owen...more i told you's and you shouldn't have's...Luke was sure of that...but still, he had to do something about the situation he had gotten himself into.
"Alright, if I could find Artoo before everyone's up, I won't be in trouble..."...and shot the golden droid a look..."and neither would you."...Luke and Threepio headed to the northern part of the garage, where the Landspeeder was parked..."We'd better hurry.."...and with that, the speeder became a dot in the horizon.
"There seems to be a problem with the outer covering Master Luke...".."Oh yeah, I'll see what I can do..."...Luke fiddled with something in the motor compartment. "How's that?!"...Luke yelled through the howling wind...Threepio signaled that everything was fine. Luke turned to face the direction they were going to, as the wind-whipped canopy finally sealed itself shut.
The two traveled in silence for a while...not to say enjoying the view, there wasn't anything much to view but endless rock formations, they just passed Herring's Canyon...Luke used to race there when he was a little younger, before he and his friends set their sights on the much more exciting (dangerous, in his uncle's language) Beggar's Canyon...and besides for someone who lived on Tatooine as long as he did, Luke could probably tell the difference between this-hunk-of-rock and that-hunk-of-rock...silence, until they reached the path which lead to the Dune Sea... "Master Luke, I believe, Artoo may have gone to find the one called Obi-Wan Kenobi."...."Yes, I know, but old Ben Kenobi lives up here, around these parts...I don't believe Artoo could have come this far, but still we need to check...we have to get back before noon. Besides its quite dangerous around here, with all the Sand People prowling..."...."Sand People?"..."Tusken Raiders, they show no mercy to anyone who happened to cross their path. We should be careful."..."Uncle Owen wouldn't take this very well..he really wouldn't." Luke murmured after a while, slumping back into his dark mood. "Sir would it help if I told him it was my fault?"...Threepio offered...."Sure. He needs you. He'd probably only deactivate you for a day or so..." Luke said, his mood brightening considerably. But Threepio seemed utterly horrified by the idea.."Deactivate! Well, on the other hand if you hadn't removed his restraining bolt..."...but the golden one did not have the chance to finish the statement, because something caught his master's attention..."Wait, there's something dead ahead on the scanner. It looks like our droid... hit the accelerator." Luke stated abruptly and reached out the bottom compartment to get a long laser rifle. Droid and Master continue on their way, oblivious to the danger ahead of them.
"Hey, just where do you think you're going??"...Luke asked Artoo with a tinge of indignation, the rifle slung on his left shoulder...the speeder was now parked on the canyon floor, towering on both sides were huge rock formations...walls...Artoo managed to whistle out a feeble reply, while Threepio stood menacingly behind the little domed runaway..."Master Luke here is your rightful owner. We'll have no more of this Obi-Wan Kenobi jibberish... and don't talk to me of your mission, either. You're fortunate he doesn't blast you into a million pieces right here."...more whistling from Artoo, although he sounded annoyed this time...Threepio was still thinking of a good comeback when Luke finally spoke..."Well, come on. It's getting late. I only hope we can get back before Uncle Owen really blows up.". The two of them headed toward the parked speeder...Artoo hanged back for a while then finally followed...Threepio spoke to Luke..."If you don't mind my saying so, sir, I think you should deactivate the little fugitive until you've gotten him back to your workshop."..."No.He won't try anything." Luke responded flatly, while giving slightly annoyed glances at Artoo, who toodled lowly.
Sudddenly a series of frantic whistles and screams erupted from the the little droid...what could it be this time?...luke wondered irritably, it's going to be a long day..."What's wrong with him now?"...a panic stricken reply came from Threepio..."Oh my... sir, he says there are several creatures approaching from the southeast."...Luke's blood seemed to have turned to ice, but he swings his laser rifle nonetheless, the hunger for adventure was much greater than the fear..."Sand People! Or Worse! Come on, let's take a look, Come on!"
Against his better judgement, which was to run away as far as he could, Threepio followed the young adventurer, they climbed a narrow ridge, away from the canyon floor. Luke scanned the canyon with his electrobinoclulars...and found two riderless Banthas...these monstrous, bear-like creatures were as large as elephants, with huge red eyes, tremendous looped horns, and long, furry, dinosaur-like tails. Tusken Raiders mounted saddles strapped to the huge creatures' shaggy backs and rode off to wherever they please...."There are two Banthas down there but I don't see any... wait a second, they're Sand People all right. I can see one of them now." Luke said in a less than confident voice. He continued to watch the activity down the other side of the Canyon, when something huge abruptly blocked his field of vision. Too late...before anyone could react, a large, gruesome Tusken Raider loomed over them..."Oh dear..." Threepio said in a hushed voice and started to back away...but seemed to have slipped, loud clanging noises can be heard on the side of the ridge...Luke seemed to be in a state of near-shock, this being his first close encounter with Sand People, he took in the creature's leathery face, large goggles...it was an ugly sight...
The creature suddenly brought down his weapon, a curved, double-pointed gaderffii, the dreaded axe blade that struck terror on the hearts of many locals...aiming straight for Luke's skull...this seemed to jolt the young farm boy out of his temporary stupor...oh, huttspit!...Luke used his laser rifle to block the lethal blow, which in turn splintered the weapon into pieces...The son of Darth Vader, nee Anakin Skywalker, Pod Racer Supreme was totally terrified, Luke tried to scramble into a deep crevice to avoid getting further injuries...in his peripheral vision he could see Artoo trying to do the same thing..The sinister Raider stood over Luke with his weapon raised and lets out a horrible shrieking laugh. Then everything went black.
Disclaimer: i dont own star wars.period.george lucas does.im not making any money, not a cent, over this.
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 11: Desert Encounters
"It's the crack of dawn for Hutt's sakes!"
Luke Skywalker griped. He had barely slept...or so he thought, when he was awakened by noises in the garage which was adjacent to his room. Sleepily he trudged into the source of the disturbance..."must be one of the new droids." he thought grumpily..."if i could just..."..., Luke reached for the Droid Contol Device on his utility belt...it was dark inside the garage and droids or not he won't take any chances...what if they were thieves? Luke considered going back to his room to get the spare blaster he kept for situations like these...or waking up his aunt and uncle...but what if it was nothing?..."the last thing i need was to look like a coward..."he said and steeled himself as he stealthily entered the still darkened garage..."Great.." Luke muttered, remembering that his Uncle Owen had placed the switch on the far side of the room, instead of on the side of the door..as a result, he'll have to cross the room in order to turn the lights on...He was almost halfway across when a movement from behind the defunct Skyhopper startled him and set his nerves on the edge...alright, that's it!...he was about to press the 'deactivate' button...in case it was one of the droids...if it's not...well...he felt around the darkness for a suitable weapon, his hands closed in on a steel pipe,ready to give whoever comes out a good measure of beating, if he as much as gave Luke the wrong movements...but it was the golden droid who stumbled forward..."What are you doing hiding in there?!"...Luke almost shouted, but managed to keep his voice hushed.
"It wasn't my fault, sir. Please don't deactivate me. I told him not to go, but he's faulty, malfunctioning; kept babbling on about his mission."
"Oh No!"
Luke remembered the little droid...Artoo...that was his name...it seemed like his judgement had erred...it was Artoo who would cost him a lot of trouble...and he means a lot. Luke rushed out of the garage with Threepio at his heels...It was still early morning, most of the surrounding landscapes are still mired in darkness, only a few strands of light from Tatooine's twin suns managed to seep through the clouds...he scanned the homestead as far as his eye would take him..."He's nowhere in sight, how could I be so stupid?! Blast it!"...but if he was going to find the errant droid he had to be calm...even though it was practically impossible, considering the fact that his mind was already running possible scenes with his Uncle Owen...more i told you's and you shouldn't have's...Luke was sure of that...but still, he had to do something about the situation he had gotten himself into.
"Alright, if I could find Artoo before everyone's up, I won't be in trouble..."...and shot the golden droid a look..."and neither would you."...Luke and Threepio headed to the northern part of the garage, where the Landspeeder was parked..."We'd better hurry.."...and with that, the speeder became a dot in the horizon.
"There seems to be a problem with the outer covering Master Luke...".."Oh yeah, I'll see what I can do..."...Luke fiddled with something in the motor compartment. "How's that?!"...Luke yelled through the howling wind...Threepio signaled that everything was fine. Luke turned to face the direction they were going to, as the wind-whipped canopy finally sealed itself shut.
The two traveled in silence for a while...not to say enjoying the view, there wasn't anything much to view but endless rock formations, they just passed Herring's Canyon...Luke used to race there when he was a little younger, before he and his friends set their sights on the much more exciting (dangerous, in his uncle's language) Beggar's Canyon...and besides for someone who lived on Tatooine as long as he did, Luke could probably tell the difference between this-hunk-of-rock and that-hunk-of-rock...silence, until they reached the path which lead to the Dune Sea... "Master Luke, I believe, Artoo may have gone to find the one called Obi-Wan Kenobi."...."Yes, I know, but old Ben Kenobi lives up here, around these parts...I don't believe Artoo could have come this far, but still we need to check...we have to get back before noon. Besides its quite dangerous around here, with all the Sand People prowling..."...."Sand People?"..."Tusken Raiders, they show no mercy to anyone who happened to cross their path. We should be careful."..."Uncle Owen wouldn't take this very well..he really wouldn't." Luke murmured after a while, slumping back into his dark mood. "Sir would it help if I told him it was my fault?"...Threepio offered...."Sure. He needs you. He'd probably only deactivate you for a day or so..." Luke said, his mood brightening considerably. But Threepio seemed utterly horrified by the idea.."Deactivate! Well, on the other hand if you hadn't removed his restraining bolt..."...but the golden one did not have the chance to finish the statement, because something caught his master's attention..."Wait, there's something dead ahead on the scanner. It looks like our droid... hit the accelerator." Luke stated abruptly and reached out the bottom compartment to get a long laser rifle. Droid and Master continue on their way, oblivious to the danger ahead of them.
"Hey, just where do you think you're going??"...Luke asked Artoo with a tinge of indignation, the rifle slung on his left shoulder...the speeder was now parked on the canyon floor, towering on both sides were huge rock formations...walls...Artoo managed to whistle out a feeble reply, while Threepio stood menacingly behind the little domed runaway..."Master Luke here is your rightful owner. We'll have no more of this Obi-Wan Kenobi jibberish... and don't talk to me of your mission, either. You're fortunate he doesn't blast you into a million pieces right here."...more whistling from Artoo, although he sounded annoyed this time...Threepio was still thinking of a good comeback when Luke finally spoke..."Well, come on. It's getting late. I only hope we can get back before Uncle Owen really blows up.". The two of them headed toward the parked speeder...Artoo hanged back for a while then finally followed...Threepio spoke to Luke..."If you don't mind my saying so, sir, I think you should deactivate the little fugitive until you've gotten him back to your workshop."..."No.He won't try anything." Luke responded flatly, while giving slightly annoyed glances at Artoo, who toodled lowly.
Sudddenly a series of frantic whistles and screams erupted from the the little droid...what could it be this time?...luke wondered irritably, it's going to be a long day..."What's wrong with him now?"...a panic stricken reply came from Threepio..."Oh my... sir, he says there are several creatures approaching from the southeast."...Luke's blood seemed to have turned to ice, but he swings his laser rifle nonetheless, the hunger for adventure was much greater than the fear..."Sand People! Or Worse! Come on, let's take a look, Come on!"
Against his better judgement, which was to run away as far as he could, Threepio followed the young adventurer, they climbed a narrow ridge, away from the canyon floor. Luke scanned the canyon with his electrobinoclulars...and found two riderless Banthas...these monstrous, bear-like creatures were as large as elephants, with huge red eyes, tremendous looped horns, and long, furry, dinosaur-like tails. Tusken Raiders mounted saddles strapped to the huge creatures' shaggy backs and rode off to wherever they please...."There are two Banthas down there but I don't see any... wait a second, they're Sand People all right. I can see one of them now." Luke said in a less than confident voice. He continued to watch the activity down the other side of the Canyon, when something huge abruptly blocked his field of vision. Too late...before anyone could react, a large, gruesome Tusken Raider loomed over them..."Oh dear..." Threepio said in a hushed voice and started to back away...but seemed to have slipped, loud clanging noises can be heard on the side of the ridge...Luke seemed to be in a state of near-shock, this being his first close encounter with Sand People, he took in the creature's leathery face, large goggles...it was an ugly sight...
The creature suddenly brought down his weapon, a curved, double-pointed gaderffii, the dreaded axe blade that struck terror on the hearts of many locals...aiming straight for Luke's skull...this seemed to jolt the young farm boy out of his temporary stupor...oh, huttspit!...Luke used his laser rifle to block the lethal blow, which in turn splintered the weapon into pieces...The son of Darth Vader, nee Anakin Skywalker, Pod Racer Supreme was totally terrified, Luke tried to scramble into a deep crevice to avoid getting further injuries...in his peripheral vision he could see Artoo trying to do the same thing..The sinister Raider stood over Luke with his weapon raised and lets out a horrible shrieking laugh. Then everything went black.