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Chapter Twenty Three:

Bright and early the next morning, Obi-Wan and the droids arrived at the apartment where Anakin and Padmé were. Once again Padmé told the story of what happened on Alderaan to Obi-Wan, while Anakin sat by and listened.

The night before, Padmé had cried for the most part. But then there were tender moments that were long overdue. But even those moments could not replace the fear that was behind Padmé 's words that she spoke to Obi-Wan or even the fear that was deep in Anakin's heart.

"What do you think Obi-Wan?" Anakin asked once Padmé had finished telling the story.

"Palpatine is expecting you to rush head long into Imperial Center, or wherever he has her and then either him or Etrak will engage you."

"Well what's wrong with that?" Anakin asked.

Obi-Wan just looked at him. "I think we should contact Yoda. He will know what to do."

"Yoda is on the other side of the galaxy! Why would we go to Dagobah when Leia is closer to us here?" Anakin said arguing his point.

"Anakin, Obi-Wan has a point. I think he kidnapped Leia to draw you out of hiding." Padmé said pleading with her husband.

"Fine we'll go to Dagobah. Obi-Wan will you go with the droids to Mos Eisley and ask Han and Chewbacca to take us to Dagobah. And Padmé and I will go get Luke."

"Why? It's just putting him in danger as well," Obi-Wan said.

"Its time he knew all his family history. And I rather him hear it from me and not the Sith."

Luke sat outside of his aunt and uncle's home. He starred out into the twin sunset across the planet. He had so many questions but no one to ask them too. Who was this Padmé that Obi-Wan and the two mysterious droids had spent the majority of the night talking about? And why was his father so upset? Those were the main two that he had.

As he watched the twin suns slowly set, he felt something nudge him through the Force. Something was heading for the Lars homestead and it wasn't friendly. He quickly ran down to where his uncle was sitting looking over something for the farm.

"Uncle Owen! Something is heading for the farm! And I doubt that it's friendly."

Owen stood up and grabbed a pair of electrobinoculars and followed Luke topside. As they were walking out, Beru stopped them. "What is it Owen?" she asked.

"Take Alyssa and hide." Owen said continuing outside.

Once they were topside, Luke pointed in the direction that he had his feeling from. Owen used electrobinoculars to look in that direction. He saw a squad of storm troopers fast approaching them.

"You're right. Quickly go hide with Beru and Alyssa. I'll handle this."

"No Uncle Owen! I can help you!"

"Luke go now! This is for the best!"

Luke turned and ran back down to where Alyssa and Beru were hiding.

"What is going on Luke?" Beru asked as Luke crawled into the hidden room that Anakin made them install.

"Storm troopers are coming this way. Uncle Owen told me to come in here with you two."

Beru gasped. "I'm going out there. Watch Alyssa."

"No mommy! Don't go! I'm sacred!" Alyssa said pleading with her mother.

"I'll be fine Alyssa." Beru said kissing her daughter's cheek softly. "I love you."

Luke pulled Alyssa close to him and let her cry into his shoulder. "Everything will be fine Alyssa."

"Shoot them. They are lying." Etrak said.

The storm troopers lifted their blasters and shot Owen and Beru at point blank range. Their lifeless bodies fell to the ground in an embrace.

Etrak stood there for a moment, reaching into the Force feeling for the Skywalker boy. He found him and another human child in the house. He stepped over the bodies and made his way into the homestead.

Within no time, he found the location of the secret room. He used the Force to crumble the wall around it, revealing what he had been sent for – the Skywalker boy.

"Who are you!" Luke demanded holding Alyssa close to him.

Etrak laughed. "Quite possibly your worse nightmare. Stun them both!" Etrak said.

The last thing Luke remembered was feeling something heavy against his chest as darkness surrounded him.