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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 12: Only Hope
It had been such a long time since he actually used the Force, although in this case it seemed quite frivolous, to scare off a band of Sand People...certainly no match to battling Jango Fett on Kamino or escaping certain death on the Geonosian Arena...or fighting along side fellow Jedi Knights during the Clone Wars...Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, approached the crumpled heap on the ground...It was of course, none other than Luke Skywalker...he didn't expect to see the son of his former padawan around these parts...and especially not in such a state...Obi-wan placed his hands on the boy's forehead...Luke blinked his eyes a few times, got himself to assume a sitting position and looked around, his eyes finally resting on Obi-wan's cloaked figure..."What happened?" he whispered, distractedly..."Rest easy, son, you've had a busy day. You're fortunate you're still in one piece."..Obi-wan assured the confused young man....Finally recognition flashed on Luke's clear blue eyes...very much like his father's..."Ben?? Ben Kenobi! Boy, am I glad to see you!." Luke exclaimed, looking happily at his one time saviour, all traces of confusion and disorientation gone...."I guess you saved me again.Thanks!"...he continued and finally got up, with a little help from Obi-wan..."The Jundland Wastes are not to be traveled lightly. Tell me, young Luke, what brings you out this far?"..."Oh, this little droid! I think he's searching for his former master...I've never seen such devotion in a droid before... there seems to be no stopping him. He claims to be the property of an Obi-Wan Kenobi. Is he a relative of yours? Do you know who he's talking about?" was the young man's almost breathless reply, the words tripping over each other...as he gestured earnestly toward Artoo's direction...the little one toodled and beeped more urgently as Luke explained the situation.
Obi-wan nodded thoughtfully, scratching his scruffy beard, a habit he had developed as of late. Hearing someone call him by his true name was something new to him...having lived for more than 18 years in Tatooine as Ben Kenobi..."Obi-Wan Kenobi... Obi-Wan? Now thats a name I haven't heard in a long time... a long time." he said, almost absently, trying to keep the floodgates of his memory dam tightly closed..."I think my uncle knew him. He said he was dead."...Luke said doubtfully, breaking his train of thought..."Oh, no.He wasn't dead...not yet."...Obi-Wan corrected the puzzled youngling...good as, but not yet...he added privately...he felt like he had one more mission to complete...before he finally joined his Jedi brethren, at one with the Force...some he remembered vividly, some merely a passing memory...his Master Qui-Gon, the one he considered his father, much like the way Anakin considered him, before...before Palpatine...before the dark times....Master Fay,the beautiful, ageless one, who would have lived forever, if she had not lent her life so that Obi-Wan could live another day, Master Nico Diath...champion of many slaves...he had met them only once, they were called the 'Nomads' of the Jedi Order, rarely coming to Coruscant, but nonetheless, fighting for peace, freedom, and equality across the stars....and many more whose names he could no longer remember, whose time had come to an end, some were glorious, some were not.
"You know him!" Luke said excitedly, looking very much like Anakin with his wide, naturally inquisitive eyes..."Well of course, of course I know him. He's me! I haven't gone by the name Obi-Wan since oh, before you were born." Obi-Wan replied with a smile..."Then the droid does belong to you.."...examining the toodling droid once more, Obi-Wan thought he recognized it, though he had some reservations, was it possible that the droid could have survived, or was he merely a desperate old man clinging to memories of a time long gone...Queen's Starship, Trade Federation Blockade, Naboo..."That little droid did it!"..."The droid will be commended, Padme, why don't you clean him up.."...Obi-Wan decided that he was done with those memories, and said instead..."hmmmm...Don't seem to remember ever owning a droid. Very interesting..."
A blood-curdling noise...howl...came from the overhanging cliffs, and rocks started rolling down the canyon floor..."I think we better get indoors. The Sand People are easily startled but they will soon be back and in greater numbers." Obi-Wan said with urgency..Artoo beeped and whistled once more which seemed to have caused Luke to remember something..."Threepio!"...
"No my father didn't fight in the Clone Wars, he was a navigator on a spice freighter." Luke was saying, the young man seemed to be preoccupied with repairing the Golden Droid named Threepio...they have finally reached the modest hovell,current dwelling of Old Ben Kenobi, former Jedi Knight..."That's what your uncle told you. He didn't hold with your father's ideals. Thought he should have stayed here and not gotten involved."Obi-Wan countered quietly...Anakin..."the biggest problem in the universe is that no one helps each other".."You fought in the Clone Wars?"...Luke asked with something close to wonder, finally deciding to stop tinkering with Threepio..."Yes, I was once a Jedi Knight the same as your father."...another image from the past, Clone Wars, Battle of Jabiim..."Master, you're a General now, so what does that make me?"..."My Padawan! Now concentrate!"...it was a battle fought in the backdrop of a raging storm...they led the Clone Army to victory, and captured the Separatist leader Auron Delory, but not at the cost of many lives, including his own...almost....everyone was mired with the details...it never occured to anyone that the whole war was a big hoax, staged by Palpatine, and they were the unwilling actors, the Sith Lord played both sides, against each other.."I wish I'd known him." Luke said wistfully...If you had, it would break your heart, much like what happened to everyone who came to love him, especially your mother...Obi-Wan thought...Senator Amidala's Coruscant Apartment...Height of the Jedi Purge..."Milady, we have to go. Darth Vader and his troops will be arriving shortly."..."Anakin can't be gone Obi-Wan, he just can't..."..."Senator...Padme, Anakin and Darth Vader were no longer the same man, all that was Anakin died in Sullust."...and it was my fault...Obi-Wan lambasted himself...Padme nodded, then shook her head,her eyes were so full of pain...and something else...hope..."I won't give up on him Obi-Wan, I won't and I can't."...echo of foot falls..."We have to go."
"He was the best star-pilot in the galaxy...("Sorry Master, I forgot how much you hate flying."..."I don't hate flying, but not like this!")...and a cunning warrior. I understand you've become quite a good pilot yourself. And he was a good friend...("You were the one who fell in there Master, and I rescued you, remember?")...Which reminds me..." Obi-Wan stood up and rummaged through an old cabinet, just as Luke finished putting the metal casing on Threepio, at last...Obi-Wan found it..."I have something here for you. Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it. He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damned-fool idealistic crusade like your father did." Obi-Wan said with a chuckle..."Sir, if you'll not be needing me, I'll close down for a while." Threepio interrupted..."Sure." Luke answered absently, his full attention focused on the object the old man held. Obi-Wan handed it to Luke.."What is it?" the young man asked..."Your father's Lightsaber, the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster." Anakin's mentor explained...Luke pushed a button on the handle and an energy packed hiss escaped, followed by a long blue beam of light of about four inches. The light played in the ceiling...The young farm boy stared with fascination at the awesome display.
"An elegant weapon for a more civilized time. For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire."...Obi-Wan continued, but Luke does not seem to be paying attention...instead a question came out of the blue..."How did my father die?" Luke asked, facing Obi-Wan with those intense blue eyes...he turned to the Dark Side and abandoned everything he said he ever wanted...including his wife and his children...but Obi-Wan could not tell Luke that, could he?...Instead he was forced to settle for half-truths, no matter how much he regretted it.."A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father(...Sullust..."Anakin Skywalker was no more, only Darth Vader lives!"...). Now the Jedi are all but extinct. Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force."..."The Force?" Luke inquired, puzzled..."Well, the Force is what gives the Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together."...Or plunges it into chaos...Obi-Wan explained as best as he could, omitting the last sentence on his mind.
The little droid whistled urgently. Obi-Wan shifted his attention to the domed one..."Now, let's see if we can't figure out what you are, my friend. And where you come from."...the old jedi said, while he activated the droid's front disk controller.."I saw part of the message he has..."...but Luke was cut short when Princess Leia Organa's holo-image appeared before them...
"General Kenobi, years ago you served my father in the Clone Wars. Now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Empire. I regret that I am unable to present my father's request to you in person, but my ship has fallen under attack and I'm afraid my mission to bring you to Alderaan has failed. I have placed information vital to the survival of the Rebellion into the memory systems of this R2 unit. My father will know how to retrieve it. You must see this droid safely delivered to him on Alderaan. This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope."
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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 12: Only Hope
It had been such a long time since he actually used the Force, although in this case it seemed quite frivolous, to scare off a band of Sand People...certainly no match to battling Jango Fett on Kamino or escaping certain death on the Geonosian Arena...or fighting along side fellow Jedi Knights during the Clone Wars...Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, approached the crumpled heap on the ground...It was of course, none other than Luke Skywalker...he didn't expect to see the son of his former padawan around these parts...and especially not in such a state...Obi-wan placed his hands on the boy's forehead...Luke blinked his eyes a few times, got himself to assume a sitting position and looked around, his eyes finally resting on Obi-wan's cloaked figure..."What happened?" he whispered, distractedly..."Rest easy, son, you've had a busy day. You're fortunate you're still in one piece."..Obi-wan assured the confused young man....Finally recognition flashed on Luke's clear blue eyes...very much like his father's..."Ben?? Ben Kenobi! Boy, am I glad to see you!." Luke exclaimed, looking happily at his one time saviour, all traces of confusion and disorientation gone...."I guess you saved me again.Thanks!"...he continued and finally got up, with a little help from Obi-wan..."The Jundland Wastes are not to be traveled lightly. Tell me, young Luke, what brings you out this far?"..."Oh, this little droid! I think he's searching for his former master...I've never seen such devotion in a droid before... there seems to be no stopping him. He claims to be the property of an Obi-Wan Kenobi. Is he a relative of yours? Do you know who he's talking about?" was the young man's almost breathless reply, the words tripping over each other...as he gestured earnestly toward Artoo's direction...the little one toodled and beeped more urgently as Luke explained the situation.
Obi-wan nodded thoughtfully, scratching his scruffy beard, a habit he had developed as of late. Hearing someone call him by his true name was something new to him...having lived for more than 18 years in Tatooine as Ben Kenobi..."Obi-Wan Kenobi... Obi-Wan? Now thats a name I haven't heard in a long time... a long time." he said, almost absently, trying to keep the floodgates of his memory dam tightly closed..."I think my uncle knew him. He said he was dead."...Luke said doubtfully, breaking his train of thought..."Oh, no.He wasn't dead...not yet."...Obi-Wan corrected the puzzled youngling...good as, but not yet...he added privately...he felt like he had one more mission to complete...before he finally joined his Jedi brethren, at one with the Force...some he remembered vividly, some merely a passing memory...his Master Qui-Gon, the one he considered his father, much like the way Anakin considered him, before...before Palpatine...before the dark times....Master Fay,the beautiful, ageless one, who would have lived forever, if she had not lent her life so that Obi-Wan could live another day, Master Nico Diath...champion of many slaves...he had met them only once, they were called the 'Nomads' of the Jedi Order, rarely coming to Coruscant, but nonetheless, fighting for peace, freedom, and equality across the stars....and many more whose names he could no longer remember, whose time had come to an end, some were glorious, some were not.
"You know him!" Luke said excitedly, looking very much like Anakin with his wide, naturally inquisitive eyes..."Well of course, of course I know him. He's me! I haven't gone by the name Obi-Wan since oh, before you were born." Obi-Wan replied with a smile..."Then the droid does belong to you.."...examining the toodling droid once more, Obi-Wan thought he recognized it, though he had some reservations, was it possible that the droid could have survived, or was he merely a desperate old man clinging to memories of a time long gone...Queen's Starship, Trade Federation Blockade, Naboo..."That little droid did it!"..."The droid will be commended, Padme, why don't you clean him up.."...Obi-Wan decided that he was done with those memories, and said instead..."hmmmm...Don't seem to remember ever owning a droid. Very interesting..."
A blood-curdling noise...howl...came from the overhanging cliffs, and rocks started rolling down the canyon floor..."I think we better get indoors. The Sand People are easily startled but they will soon be back and in greater numbers." Obi-Wan said with urgency..Artoo beeped and whistled once more which seemed to have caused Luke to remember something..."Threepio!"...
"No my father didn't fight in the Clone Wars, he was a navigator on a spice freighter." Luke was saying, the young man seemed to be preoccupied with repairing the Golden Droid named Threepio...they have finally reached the modest hovell,current dwelling of Old Ben Kenobi, former Jedi Knight..."That's what your uncle told you. He didn't hold with your father's ideals. Thought he should have stayed here and not gotten involved."Obi-Wan countered quietly...Anakin..."the biggest problem in the universe is that no one helps each other".."You fought in the Clone Wars?"...Luke asked with something close to wonder, finally deciding to stop tinkering with Threepio..."Yes, I was once a Jedi Knight the same as your father."...another image from the past, Clone Wars, Battle of Jabiim..."Master, you're a General now, so what does that make me?"..."My Padawan! Now concentrate!"...it was a battle fought in the backdrop of a raging storm...they led the Clone Army to victory, and captured the Separatist leader Auron Delory, but not at the cost of many lives, including his own...almost....everyone was mired with the details...it never occured to anyone that the whole war was a big hoax, staged by Palpatine, and they were the unwilling actors, the Sith Lord played both sides, against each other.."I wish I'd known him." Luke said wistfully...If you had, it would break your heart, much like what happened to everyone who came to love him, especially your mother...Obi-Wan thought...Senator Amidala's Coruscant Apartment...Height of the Jedi Purge..."Milady, we have to go. Darth Vader and his troops will be arriving shortly."..."Anakin can't be gone Obi-Wan, he just can't..."..."Senator...Padme, Anakin and Darth Vader were no longer the same man, all that was Anakin died in Sullust."...and it was my fault...Obi-Wan lambasted himself...Padme nodded, then shook her head,her eyes were so full of pain...and something else...hope..."I won't give up on him Obi-Wan, I won't and I can't."...echo of foot falls..."We have to go."
"He was the best star-pilot in the galaxy...("Sorry Master, I forgot how much you hate flying."..."I don't hate flying, but not like this!")...and a cunning warrior. I understand you've become quite a good pilot yourself. And he was a good friend...("You were the one who fell in there Master, and I rescued you, remember?")...Which reminds me..." Obi-Wan stood up and rummaged through an old cabinet, just as Luke finished putting the metal casing on Threepio, at last...Obi-Wan found it..."I have something here for you. Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it. He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damned-fool idealistic crusade like your father did." Obi-Wan said with a chuckle..."Sir, if you'll not be needing me, I'll close down for a while." Threepio interrupted..."Sure." Luke answered absently, his full attention focused on the object the old man held. Obi-Wan handed it to Luke.."What is it?" the young man asked..."Your father's Lightsaber, the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster." Anakin's mentor explained...Luke pushed a button on the handle and an energy packed hiss escaped, followed by a long blue beam of light of about four inches. The light played in the ceiling...The young farm boy stared with fascination at the awesome display.
"An elegant weapon for a more civilized time. For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire."...Obi-Wan continued, but Luke does not seem to be paying attention...instead a question came out of the blue..."How did my father die?" Luke asked, facing Obi-Wan with those intense blue eyes...he turned to the Dark Side and abandoned everything he said he ever wanted...including his wife and his children...but Obi-Wan could not tell Luke that, could he?...Instead he was forced to settle for half-truths, no matter how much he regretted it.."A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father(...Sullust..."Anakin Skywalker was no more, only Darth Vader lives!"...). Now the Jedi are all but extinct. Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force."..."The Force?" Luke inquired, puzzled..."Well, the Force is what gives the Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together."...Or plunges it into chaos...Obi-Wan explained as best as he could, omitting the last sentence on his mind.
The little droid whistled urgently. Obi-Wan shifted his attention to the domed one..."Now, let's see if we can't figure out what you are, my friend. And where you come from."...the old jedi said, while he activated the droid's front disk controller.."I saw part of the message he has..."...but Luke was cut short when Princess Leia Organa's holo-image appeared before them...
"General Kenobi, years ago you served my father in the Clone Wars. Now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Empire. I regret that I am unable to present my father's request to you in person, but my ship has fallen under attack and I'm afraid my mission to bring you to Alderaan has failed. I have placed information vital to the survival of the Rebellion into the memory systems of this R2 unit. My father will know how to retrieve it. You must see this droid safely delivered to him on Alderaan. This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope."
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next chapter: Scum and Villainy