Ch. 5: Mix-ups and Misunderstandings

In Parallel Reality

Great! Genius wonderful you've really done it this time! Your opponent sensed your move and now your stuck in his reality, but there's only one problem your not a SITH! Luke growled to himself taking in his surroundings. Calmly he closed his eyes and sent a message to Mara through the force. Mara the Luke there is not me I swear it on everything I hold dear. Go ahead and marry the other. I'll never make it back. Plus I feel through the force that he has turned and like myself loves you very much. Goodbye my love

Yavin IV Other Reality

Mara tensed as the message shot through her awareness. How could she marry Luke knowing the one here was an impostor? How could she keep that secret for the rest of her life? She needed to stand strong for Luke she would stand strong.

Back to Parallel Reality

Unfortunately for Luke he didn't have long to wait until Vader summoned him to the throne room. What else could go wrong Luke thought steeping gingerly into the throne room. Vader sensing the fear within his son forestalled his command for a heart to heart with his heir. " What's troubling you my son?," Vader asked deep concern coloring his voice. " There's something I need to tell you. ," Luke replied in a voice barely above a whisper. " Well?," Vader pressed. "Well…I'm not your son, well I am, but in another reality your dead and I'm an a uh. Umm a," Luke stuttered. " Out with it you're a what?," Vader demanded of his son.

" In that reality I'm a Jedi Master," Luke whispered. Never thought I'd hesitate in telling someone that. Luke wondered. " You're a what? No matter you're still my son. Now are you ready to turn to the darkside and take your place at my side so we may once again rule the Universe as father and son?,' Vader proposed. There it was again. Situated on a golden platter no less. With slim to no chance of return to his former life the choice was a complex yet simple one. Still after all these years he loved his father. No doubt remained within his mind.

" I will join you father," Luke answered. " Then we must begin. Here take in the Dark energy which surrounds you.," Vader instructed/ordered. Closing his eyes bracing himself and breathing a silent apology to Obi-wan Kenobi Luke absorbed the dark energy.

Back to Other Reality

" Luke Nooo!," Mara screamed sitting straight up from her bed shivering from the thin sheen of cold sweat covering her body. She couldn't believe what she felt saw and knew with frightening certainty was true. Jedi Master Luke Skywalker had turned to the darkside. She had to tell Leia, but wait no Leia had no clue that the Luke she'd married was an impostor well sort a right? She wasn't quite sure what to believe.

Next Morning Same Reality

" Leia there's something I need to talk to you about.," Mara said as Leia walked down the ramp of the Millenium Falcon. " What do you want to talk to me about?," Leia asked seating herself on the couch later within Mara's quarters. " Luke. You see the Luke here now isn't the Luke that was here before and the Luke that was here before is now a Sith.," Mara explained.

" WHAT!, impossible. Our Luke would never turn to the darkside. Never ever! Leia staunchly stated. " That would be where you're wrong Leia. Remember what he said before the last duel? Think about it . Then if you still don't believe reach out and touch his presence. It's cold and full of raw power," Mara replied.

" NO! no it's not true it's not," Leia wailed as she touched his presence. And found that what Mara had said was indeed true. " It just can't be," Leia whimpered then fell into a heap of misery upon the floor.

Parallel Reality

Luke barely made it to his room. His body felt like a living inferno. Spasms of white-hot pain surged through his body w/ every pulse of dark energy within him. I must be sending great disturbances through the force Luke thought. His assumptions were basely founded for soon Vader walked into the room. " What is troubling you my son?," Vader asked. " My light force energy is fighting against the darkness that's within me. It causes my great physical pain. I can barely contain it. I'm sorry father I will try harder," Luke answered.

I knew this would happen. I pushed you way too fast. If anyone's to blame I am.," Vader replied. " It's all right father I'm sure it will pass. If not I can bear up against the pain for a week at least," Luke murmured through tightly clenched teeth. " And at most?," Vader pressed. "At most I'd have to day a months time," Luke whispered. " Collect your strength my son in an hours time I have a meeting with the senate. You are to be present," with that Vader turned and left the room.

1 Hour Later in Senate

Luke had put himself in a healing trance, but the pain was still nearly unbearable. It took all of his strength to ignore the pain. He barely had enough strength to comment upon the things that were going on around him. After the senate meeting he was exhausted. With the permission of his father he went into his room shut shut the door and fell into blissful unconsciousness.

Other Reality

Mara was now feeling pain from both Luke's though one was closer to death than the other. She needed him here if they were to survive. Luke, Luke please wake up! Mara screamed through the force. /Pain unbearable pain heat and dehydration was all that consisted of his world. Then like a splash of ice-cold water another presence pierced his awareness w/ a desperate plea.

Luke? Luke wake up. I need you Mara? Go back to your Luke over there I can't get back plus there isn't much time left for me anyway. My body becomes weak and I have no wish to stay w/ in this world Luke sent back. NO Luke hold on I love you do you hear me, I LOVE YOU Mara desperately conveyed through their connection. I'm sorry Mara I'm just too tired too fight anymore. Have a wonderful life. then he was gone. Hold on my son please I couldn't live with myself if you died. Vader sent pouring some of his energy into Luke.

Vader? We need Luke back now Mara sent. NO, I love him too much I do not wish to let him go Vader returned. Do you want him to live? Mara challenged. Vader finally agreed and opened a portal sending him back through the portal to his original reality. Goodbye my son I love you

Original Reality

" OH!, my gosh what happened!?," Leia asked. When she observed the state her brother was currently in. " The same thing that's happening to the Luke here. The opposite sides are fighting against one another. It's killing them.," Mara answered feeling former Jedi Luke's pulse. " What are we going to do?," Han asked. " Put the two together," Mara answered.

Three Days Later

Luke slowly opened his eyes to find, surprisingly, that he wasn't dead. In fact he found himself to be very much alive. There beside him Mara sat slumped forward and asleep in a chair at his bedside. Quietly so as not to wake her he put on his robe went outside and ran through the great Jungle forest of YavinIV. All was well again. Wasn't it?

Three Weeks Later

" Luke?! Were you listening to me? I just asked if it was okay for Han and the kids to come by," Mara asked. " What?! Oh yeah sure they can come over it's all right with me. I'm going onto the roof for a while. So if you'll excuse me Mara I'll be going now. Why do you have to rise up now of all times. Because now your body has weakened under my methodical menstruation and soon the Sith will rise again!!

THE END

For Now at least tee hee hee

TBC… In What Am I part 2

Authors Note: For those of you who didn't quite understand the ending Luke is conversing with the Sithian half joined to him after he returned to his reality.