After boarding the Y-wing, Anakin left Yoda. Anakin found the Millennium Falcon and corresponding flight pad. He managed to get around the cloud cars by using the Jedi mind-trick on the pilots. He pulled up his hood on the cloak and found Princess Leia being taken away by stormtroopers and an imperial officer along with Chewbacca. Lando was soon arresting the stormtroopers and the officer with the help of Lobot. Luke was in an intense battle with Darth Vader. "Anakin?"
"Yes, where's Han Solo?"
"He was put into carbon freeze by Vader! The bastard!" Leia yelled.
"Did he survive?"
"Yes, but Boba Fett has him, he's already gone with him."
"Okay get on the ship, I'm going to go find Luke."
Luke screamed in agony as his sword hand was cut off, by Lord Vader, "Luke, you do not realize your importance. You can defeat Emperor he has foreseen this, join me and I'll complete your training."
"I'll never join you."
"Obi-Wan never told you about your father."
"He told me enough, he told me he died."
"No, Luke. I'm your father."
"No that's not true."
"Search your feelings, Luke you know it be true."
"No!"
"Join me and we can rule the galaxy as father and son!"
Luke looked down the abyss, it was his only hope. He let go of the pylon. Anakin sensed his son's rapid descent, he quickly boarded the Falcon and had Chewbacca steer it to under Cloud City. Lando captured the young boy and saw that his hand was missing.
Leia joined him and took him to sick bay. Lord Vader disappointed and left to join his crew on the Executor. Anakin left the cockpit and went to where Luke was resting.
"Darth Vader told me he was my father; I didn't want to believe him. You were right, Father. I wasn't ready to face him."
"Hmm, sometimes experience is the best teacher."
When they arrived at the Rebel Alliance, Luke had his hand replaced with a mechanical one. It was definitely an improvement over Anakin's hand, but he was rather used to it and the black leather gauntlet, he decided to keep it.
"It hurt like hell, when he cut it off, Father."
"Yes, I know, be thankful you didn't have to face down Force lightning on top of it."
Six months later they managed to track down Han Solo frozen in carbonite, Boba Fett collected on a huge bounty and now Han Solo was in a den with other expensive pieces of art at Jabba Hutt's palace. Luke was now a highly talented Jedi and would only become a full Jedi Knight when he faced Darth Vader and the Emperor. One final battle, Luke and Anakin were at a draw, both of them had their blades at each other's throat.
"It's a tie?"
"Yes, you are ready Luke."
"Thanks for helping make my lightsaber."
"You are welcome."
"Do you think I should wear black?" Luke asked as he removed his clothing in the back of Obi-Wan's closet.
"Yes, you look more mature in black, be thankful you don't have to worry about a Padawan braid."
"They made you wear a braid?"
"Yes, sometimes when I was misbehaving, Obi-Wan would grab me by my braid and pull me away."
"Was he strict?"
"No, he was actually a very good master; I think sometimes he was amused by my pranks, even though he knew that he wasn't to be obvious with it."
"Did you get into a lot of trouble, father?"
"No. Well, sometimes. I loved pulling pranks on people, especially a certain Jedi Master Mace Windu, he was too damn serious."
"What kinds of things did you do to him?" Luke asked.
"One day as punishment I had to scrub the floors and wax them on our level, which our apartment was near Mace's. He always left his shoes outside his apartment, he was a neat freak. I put several marbles in his boots and then put a coat of wax on his soles."
"Damn."
"Well, when Mace put his feet in his shoes he felt the marbles and dumped them on the floor and then pulled on his boots and started to slip and fall all over the place. He fell on his butt and I started laughing, he yelled my last name and I ran as fast as I could as he chased me. When he found me I was hiding behind one of our columns, and pulled me out by my padawan braid. He started lecturing me and I was returned to Obi-Wan who was trying so hard to control his composure. I was then grounded, I wasn't allowed to fly anywhere and I had to remain in the temple library for a freaking month. I was only allowed to study, mediate, and practice my lightsaber techniques."
"Grounded for an entire month?"
"Yea, but I soon had my revenge though."
"What did you do next?"
"Obi-Wan went to Dex's diner every Friday night, and sometimes he would come home late. Well, I had gone to the gardens that afternoon and had to plant some flowers for Master Yoda, who loved all sorts of plants and lilies were his favorite flowers. I dug up a bunch of worms and when Obi-Wan left me in the apartment smiling from ear to ear, I was intensely jealous and had begged to go with him, he told me that I was still grounded. Well, I plucked out the worms out of my tunic which were wrapped in a moist towel. I laid the worms all over his bed particularly underneath his pillow. I had gone to bed at nine o'clock, because I had an early meeting with Yoda. At one o'clock in the morning, I heard the loudest shriek. Obi-Wan pulled me out of bed and pushed me onto his bed and told me that I was to sleep with the worms and he would sleep in my bed. I cleaned off the bed and put on fresh sheets and awoke the next morning."
"Unfortunately I was late for my meeting with Master Yoda. I quickly showered and dressed as I was coming out, my boots were waxed with floor wax and Obi-Wan had dumped an entire bucket of worms on my head on my way out. I was lectured over 2 hours straight by Master Yoda for being late. When I returned, Obi-Wan had the biggest grin on his face and he said, 'Now we are even, my padawan.'"
Luke laughed hysterically as tears came out of his eyes.
"Did you ever pull a prank on mom?"
"No, I was too scared to tease a senator." Anakin laughed.
"What about grandmother?"
"One time and I never did it again."
"What happened?"
"She was terrified of spiders or anything resembling spiders. As boy of course I had a fascination with all sorts of bugs, including spiders. Well I didn't think this fear was as real as she let on, well, I captured a non-poisonous wolf spider, and they are pretty large, about the size of your fist. Well she was in the kitchen, cooking my breakfast. I sneaked up to her and I put the spider on her leg. It gently crawled up her leg and since she wore a long dress she didn't feel it, until it was on her arm. She jumped ten-feet in the air and started to stomp on the poor thing, screaming the entire time. I was laughing until I saw the dark look in her eyes that was indicative of severe anger getting ready to burst forth. I told her not to worry about breakfast, that I had an important project to complete at Watto's. I ran to his shop, when I returned home, of course I had since forgotten the incident; well mom's never forget any misbehavior of their children. When I did get home, she was waiting there for me. I only remember receiving one spanking from her and it was over this spider incident. She explained to me she seriously suffered with arachnophobia and that this fear was not one she wanted to be misunderstood, when she explained it I felt incredibly guilty. I apologized to her and she held me and said that it was nice that I was sorry, but that I need a reminder of not to ever do this again. My friend Kitster said he could hear my bawling from the courtyard. I couldn't sit for at least three days afterwards, that hairbrush hurt like hell."
Luke smiled and shook his head.
"My aunt Beru never had to spank me, but one day I decided to run away, I guess I was about nine years old, Uncle Owen and I got into a large fight, when I did return after spending some time with Ben, and he had his strap waiting for me."
"I did the spider incident when I was nine too; it was before Qui-Gon had discovered me. I'm so glad that it was a week or so later afterwards or else sitting in that pod would have been most unpleasant."
"I can imagine." Luke smiled.
After the plan to rescue Han Solo was complete, Luke was dropped off by Anakin and he flew the land speeder to the nearby Sarlacc Pit and set up camp and a tent. He had plenty of water and knew that within a matter of a day or two that Luke and the gang would show up. He meditated and Qui-Gon made an appearance to him.
"Anakin?"
"Qui-Gon?"
"Yes, how are you my boy?"
"Good, but when I asked Yoda why I was sent here twenty years into the future he told me that you opened up the worm-hole, how is that possible?"
"I wanted to change your fate and that of entire Jedi Order; you and Yoda will be only ones to have memory of this life when you do go back. When the second Death Star is destroyed, you will return to your own time."
"What about Luke?"
"He will become a great Jedi Master one day, but the one thing that could make him better is having you in his life."
"Obi-Wan mentioned another child, a daughter."
"Princess Leia is your daughter, Anakin."
"Wow! She's beautiful and I thought she looked like Padmé."
"Yes she does."
"Will Padmé be okay, master?"
"Yes, if you remain on the light side, then yes. Her love is very strong for you, especially now."
"Master, I love her too."
"Yes I know, when the Emperor is destroyed, the Jedi will change once again, allowing for marriage and love."
"Thank you master Qui-Gon."
"You are the 'Chosen One', Anakin you will bring balance into the Force. You will change the order for the next millennium and it's about time too." Qui-Gon smiled gently at Anakin and put his hand on his shoulder.