I'm back, but I still don't own starwars or any recognizable places, things or people!

She paused in the entrance to the tunnel just a little too long. He had sensed her, and she knew it. She began to run.

Dack sensed the woman somewhere below him. It didn't take him long to find the entrance to her escape tunnel. He lowered himself down and began to run along the tunnel. He could sense her more clearly now. She's Force-sensitive! He kept running, but as he did, new possibilities swam around in his head. Maybe she wasn't my girlfriend after all. Maybe I was hunting her! After all, I was an intelligence agent, and I did specialize in undercover work. Oh well, there's only one way to find out. He kept on running. He could tell he was catching up to her. Speeding up around the next corner, he saw her. Her hair was blowing behind her. Just like in my vision.

"Wait!" he yelled, almost out of breath, "I don't want to hurt you!" She kept running. He had a sudden hunch."Vader doesn't know I'm here! He didn't send me!" She didn't stop running, but her heart skipped a beat. He could tell. Okay, so she's got some issues with Vader. Interesting. Well, anyone who's an enemy of Vader, must be a friend of his enemy. And his enemy is my number one enemy.

It was time for the last tactic. He couldn't run any longer.

"I have news about Luke Skywalker!" he finally let out. Then she stopped running. She turned around, breathing heavily. She was beautiful. She had long brown hair, and the most beautiful brown eyes he had ever seen. Her skin was glowing, even though it was slightly browned after so many years in the sun. Her voice was soft.

"What?"

"I'm not trying to hurt you."

"I know."

"Do you remember me at all?"

"I don't even recognize you. Who are you?"

He must have been visibly disappointed. "I'm sorry. Can you tell me who you are?"

"I'm Dack Ralter."

"Are you a Jedi or a Sith?" she said, her eyes darting to his lightsaber.

"Neither."

"And what do you have to do with Luke Skywalker?"

What an interrogation!

"He was my friend."

"Was? Did anything happen to him?" She seemed to lose her cool, and became almost frantic when it came to Luke.

"No, nothing."

"Then why use the past tense?"

"I had an accident." She looked at him expectantly. "Amnesia. I don't know where he is."

"Then what news do you have?"

"He's joined the Rebellion."

"I heard."

"Are you sure you don't remember me?"

"Yes. Why did you come here? How did you find me?"

"I had a vision. A Force-vision. And then I trusted my in…feelings."

She gave a little gasp. How many times have I heard those words? "Well…I'm sorry. You seem like a nice boy, Dack."

She didn't look very old. And yet she called him boy. Oh well, at least now I know she wasn't Luke's girlfriend.

"Were you with anyone else when you had this vision?"

"Umm…yeah."

"Who?"

He sighed. "Darth Vader." She backed away instantly. He knew this would be her reaction.

"But you said he didn't send you!"

"He didn't. I think…I think he's dying."

Mara Jade sat impatiently on the hot sand. It wasn't the heat that bothered her. It was the waiting. She knew Ralter was down there, and he and the other Force-sensitive would have to come through the entrance sometime. And that was where she, Mara Jade, was waiting. Maybe I'll finally get the recognition I deserve if I capture this Force-sensitive. She's not very young. Maybe she's an Old Republic Jedi. No, her signature isn't strong enough for that. But it's there. Now, if only Skywalker would show up. That would make my victory complete.

Luke sat, waiting. He had had a brilliant idea. When he'd gotten to the right hut, he found out that Dack and someone else were going through a tunnel. So why not go to the end of the tunnel? He discovered that it led right to some ruins of a moisture farm. So he was sitting there, and then, Mara Jade turned up! She was hot! But she was Mara Jade. When she was done with things, they were not as pretty as she was. So he got to sit there, and hope not to be noticed by Dack or Mara.

The two people watching Dack, and Dack himself were not aware of the third person. Darth Vader hid himself well. He hated this infernal planet. Well, infernal more described Mustafar, but those were bad memories too. There was only one thing that could have ever made him come back to Tatooine. And he could sense it. He could sense her. Ralter was going to pay for this – majorly. I wonder if he was working for Palpatine the whole time. No, then the old git wouldn't have sent his beloved Jade. And Skywalker's here too! How interesting. Wouldn't it be funny if I killed Ralter and Jade, and then brought my son and wife to the Emperor? Ha ha ha. He saw Mara stiffen, then back up and hide. They were coming.

"Vader's dying!" she looked shocked.

"Well, that was my assumption. He's tired most of the time, though he doesn't show it. And he has nightmares. He keeps repeating something like Ani, or Ami, or something."

She smiled sadly. "Is that it?"

"Well no. The biggest thing is. His presence - sort of darkside force signature and aura - they seem to be fading. I'm pretty sure that only happens when a Sith dies. Or worse."

"Worse?"

"Changes sides."

"How can that be bad at all?"

"He's been in the darkside too long. There's no way he'd survive."

"You can't be sure."

"True."

Dack looked around. He began to get a funny feeling. He couldn't sense anyone, but he got the feeling.

\If you're gonna ask her, ask!\

\GO AWAY!\

\Okay, but you're conversation's gonna be over soon.\

Although he didn't like, trust or want to believe the Voice, she could be right.

"You seemed very concerned about Luke," and you know a lot about Vader. "What is it about him?"

This probably wasn't wise, but she felt it was time.

"I'm his mot…"

Suddenly Dack flung her back into the tunnel, about three feet away from the exit. He drew his lightsaber.

"Run!" he yelled. He didn't know who was there, but there was someone. He ran out. It was Luke. He charged, and Luke drew his saber. As they met, the wind whistled. A sandstorm was coming. A big one.

Mara Jade sat down again. That was Luke Skywalker's mother? She had seen the lady's face, and had recognized it from the Old Republic's wanted posters. It just wasn't possible. If Luke Skywalker's mother was Padmé Naberrie Amidala, then…then… She knew all the tales. One of the most famous tales of the Sith was how each Sith became a Sith. And one of the most famous was how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. Padmé Amidala was Anakin Skywalker's wife. She ran to her ship.

The minute Dack saw Luke, he had pushed Padmé back into the tunnel. She was running. Darth ran also, back to her house to intercept her. He hopped on his speeder bike. It would be quicker. The sandstorm was strong and harsh. He got to her house very quickly. He got inside just in time. An extra strong gust of wind blew his speeder bike into the ground, smashing it to bits.

Dack slashed at Luke, trying desperately to kill him. It just wasn't possible. That beautiful woman was Luke's mother? And the vision was really a memory of Vader's? But that would mean…it wasn't possible!

Luke struggled also. It would be impossible to help Dack regain his memory like this. He would have to subdue him. They began to get pulled apart by the wind. Sand was in Luke's eyes.

"Dack! You don't have to follow Vader! He's evil, he's twisted…" Sand got in his mouth, shutting him up. What followed nearly knocked him out with shock.

"He's your father!"

A huge torrent of sand and wind pushed them away, sent Luke flying far, far up, into the sky. It couldn't be true. But there was something about the way Dack had said it. He was so angry, so full of emotion. He hadn't been lying. He tried to read Dack's mind. He got little glimpses. His mother! His mother had been in that tunnel! Both his parents were still alive! Suddenly he hit the ground. Then all was black.

I know this chapter's been a bit confusing, but I had to fill in some gaps. Stay tuned!