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Chapter Three
Changing the Future
Sam awoke with a groan. The first thing that she noticed was that she was in a comfortable room as opposed to the swampy marsh that she had found herself in before. The second thing she knew was that she was on a soft couch. She gingerly sat up, hoping against hope that she was alone. Unfortunately, she wasn't. Why did it seem like nothing was going her way that day? She looked over and saw the familiar blond hair attached to the young, handsome face and petite figure. Her eyes popped open. "How? I mean… oh. I think I get it now. Cool! This is probably the best place I could've traveled," Sam said, rambling to herself as she was still pretty groggy.
The blond figure walked over to her, crouched down, and put a hand on her shoulder. "Calm down," he said soothingly. "My name is…"
"Commander Luke Skywalker. You're father is the notorious Darth Vader who used to be Anakin, and you're twin sister is Princess/Senator Leia Organa. You used to be a farm boy, but then you hooked up with Obi-Wan Kenobi, known to you at the time as Ben Kenobi. A droid with a message from Leia threw you into this whole adventure, and you met a smuggler named Han Solo and have been with him ever since. You're aunt and uncle were killed by stormtroopers looking for the two droids, C-3P0 and R2-D2. Recently, Yoda, the Jedi master who instructed you along with Obi-Wan, has become one with the Force. Now, we're probably on Yavin 4 obtaining plans to the destruction of the second Death Star that the empire is building," Sam finished.
Luke stared at the girl, his mouth unknowingly hanging open. "I am Force-sensitive and could never know all that about you in only a few minutes," he said surprised. "That must mean that you are a spy!"
"Wait a second," Sam said. She sighed. "It's a long story."
Luke sat down cross-legged on the ground. "I've got all the time in the world. Well, you might want to make it within the next few days. As you said, we are still preparing for an attack on the second Death Star."
Both Luke and Sam grinned. "Okay," Sam said, taking a deep breath. "This is kind of hard to explain. I've done this sort of thing before. I don't know how, but I'm able to visit fictional places. Now, just listen. Where I come from, this universe and all the people in it are fictional. I can't tell you about my previous experiences, because you wouldn't know what I was talking about. Anyway, I have a brother. He and I always come to the same places at the same time, but we always land in different loca-tions. I think that's really stupid, but I need your help to find him. He and I were somehow exposed to the effects of one of my father's experiments gone awry. My father is a scientist. Anyway, David and I were somehow made to where, when we least expect it, we are sent to different fictional places. Like I said, we both go to the same places at the same time but never land in the same location. So like I said, I need your help to find him. This system is covered with Imperial troopers. I think he already may have been captured. I only hope he had the sense to play along."
Luke sat and thought for a moment. He seemed to be in a trance, and Sam considered snapping her fingers in front of his face. Before she had a chance, however, he came out of his trance-like state. "Well, I'm afraid that I can't help your right now," Luke said, "but I assure you that I will help you the moment I am free. However, the annihilation of the second Death Star is the most important priority right now." He got up to leave.
"Let me go with you," Sam said. Luke turned back to her, his eyes telling her that he would never let her go. "Please, I'm not a little girl. It will be easier to keep an eye on me anyway. If you go without me, I guarantee you that I'd leave. If I go with you, I might be able to find David. Please. You'll never know I'm there."
"No," Luke stated firmly. "There is absolutely no way that I am letting a young lady such as yourself come with me on such a dangerous mission."
"You're letting Leia go!" Sam protested.
"Leia is trained for this kind of stuff," Luke replied. "Besides, I can't protect you both."
"I need to find David. Besides, I think a little adventure is always in order," Sam stated. It was obvious. She was stubborn, and she would not let Luke go without her.
"No," Luke replied, "and that's final. The more time we spend arguing is the more time wasted." He turned to leave.
"Fine!" Sam yelled. "I hardly even know you and we're already arguing! If you won't let me come with you, I'll find someone who will!" She started to walk past Luke.
Luke would not have it. He knew that the girl was stubborn, but he was as well. However, there were some lengths that he wouldn't go. He had to protect the girl. Besides, she had a point. It would be easier for her to find her brother. As the girl brushed past him to leave, he wrapped her arms around her waist to keep her from leaving.
"Let go!" Sam protested when she felt Luke's arms wrap around her waist.
"I've decided to let you go with me," Luke said. He didn't sound a bit reluctant or have any trace of remorse.
"Well," Sam said, falling in step behind Luke, "that's more like it."
"Yeah," Luke replied, "well just remember that I can only do a limited amount of things even with the Force, so don't go and get yourself in a potentially fatal situation. Besides, you might be of a bit of use."
"You don't know the half of it," Sam said. Luke looked at her over his shoulder. "I mean," Sam said, "of course! I can be of a lot of use. Just tell me what to do."
The two entered the briefing quarters, and Luke made use of what he had heard the few moments before he and Sam had entered the briefing quarters. Han had been seeing who would go with him on a small stolen Imperial shuttle to Endor to take down the shield from the second Death Star. A Wookie named Chewbacca and Leia had both agreed to help. "I'm with you too," Luke said, walking in. He went over and hugged his sister.
Leia saw something in Luke's eyes. "What's wrong?" she asked.
"Ask me later," Luke replied. Then he hugged Chewie and Han. Han rose a curious eyebrow suddenly and nodded toward Sam leaning against the doorway frame, and Luke proceeded to quickly explain how he had found her on Dagobah, brought her back, and agreed to let her accompany them to wherever they were going. Soon, the five were on their way, Sam trailing behind quietly and thinking. She knew where she was and exactly what was going to happen. She knew most everything would go their way, but she knew of a few things that could be changed to make things easier. She especially knew of one thing that she wanted to change. Was it possible to change the future?
Okay. Here's the new chapter. What do you think? It's not too long, but I'll try to make the next chapter longer. I'm trying to make it interesting, but it's just not working right now. It will later. Until then, I'm sorry. I am trying. I'm warning you, though. If I don't get any reviews, I'm going to stop writing this story and remove it from so you may want to start giving me some feedback. (By the way, could somebody tell me if I was correct in saying that Luke and Sam were on Yavin 4?)