These characters are not mine. All belongs to George Lucas.
THE REVERSAL OF THE FORTUNE
Luke picked up data cards and looked at the research about his father. Anakin Skywalker. He idolized the man he never knew. Uncle Owen told him that he was a
pilot on a space freighter and he died right after he was born. Luke was fascinated
by speed, races and he always beat his adversaries on Beggar's Canyon.
He researched the races until a name came flashing on the screen.
"The amazing human child who won the pod race – Anakin Skywalker."
Luke read the article so many times that he had known it by heart. Anakin had
won the pod race at the age of 9 against the powerful Sebulba.
"I wish I knew him…" Luke whispered.
Biggs Darklighter tapped his back. "Are you ready, Luke?"
"Sure, let's go."
Later on Luke and Darklighter were enjoying the end of day after Luke had won 1,000 credits on a bet he won by winning a race in Beggar's Canyon.
"Hey, Luke I thought you were going to join the academy this year."
Luke frowned. "Uncle Owen wants me to stay one more season. I need to get away from here."
Later Luke was in the shop cleaning up the two droids uncle Owen had bought.
He stumbled in a message delivered by a young woman, asking for help from Obi-Wan.
"Who is she?" asked Luke.
Beep beep beep
"R2 is saying he is a property of Obi-Wan Kenobi and he has to deliver this message to him."
"Obi-Wan…" Luke said pondering. "I wonder if he is talking about old Ben."
"Luke!" cried out aunt Beru. "Dinner is served."
Luke sat at the dinner table. "Uncle Owen, when I was cleaning the astromech
droid it delivered a message asking for Obi-Wan Kenobi. Do you know him?"
Uncle Owen looked at Beru. "No."
"Couldn't be old Ben Kenobi, the hermit?"
"Stay away from him, he is a crazy old man."
"Uncle, I was just wondering, now that you got those droids you may not be needing me more and I could send my application for the academy."
"Next year, Luke."
"I'll never get out of this place!" Luke stood up.
"Luke, you haven't touched your food."
"I'll finish up with the droids."
Luke left.
"Owen, you can't keep him forever you know that? All his friends are gone."
"I'll make it up for him next year." Owen said.
"He has too much of his father in him." Beru replied.
Owen sighed. "That's what I am afraid of."
Luke went to the shop but he couldn't find R2.
"Sorry master Luke, I tried to talk to him," C3-PO said.
Luke tried to locate R2 but he wasn't able. He took the T-16 and raced towards old Ben's cave with C3P0.
"Ben Kenobi!" Luke cried out. No one came.
He adventured inside. Nobody was there except for R2.
Beep beep beep.
"Thank the maker, you are here," C3P0 said.
"Let's go." Luke tapped the droid . Beep Beeep! R2 didn't move.
Luke stumbled in a box. "How clumsy I am…" the contents of the box had felt in the ground. A sort of a weapon? He pushed a bottom snap hiss
"Wow!" Luke startled by the brightness of the blade.
Suddenly a hooded man enters the cave brandishing the same kind of weapon, Luke startled and felt on the ground dropping the light saber.
"I am sorry! I am sorry!" Luke cried out as he pushed himself away from the blade.
"Young Luke!" The hooded man revealed himself. "What are you doing here?" He deactivated his light saber.
"I am very sorry, sir." Luke was shaking. He pointed to R2 "This droid is claiming that is a property of Obi-Wan."
The old man looked at the droid. "I don't recall owning a droid."
" Are you Obi-Wan?"
"Yes, It is a name I haven't heard in a long long time."
"There…there is a message for you."
"Very well, let's hear it…"
Uncle Owen walked outside the house. "Luke! Luke!" No one came. "Where is Luke?"
he asked Beru. "He left early," she replied.
"Did he take the droids?"
"I believe so."
"I hope he gets back soon," he said.
"Alderan?" Luke asked. "Why do you want me to go with you?"
Obi Wan picked up the light saber Luke had dropped. "Here, this is now yours."
"Mine?" Luke was puzzled. "This is a light saber, a noble weapon of a Jedi. This was your father's"
"My father? You knew my father?"
"My uncle told me he was a pilot on a space freighter."
Obi Wan chuckled, "That's your uncle talking. Your father was a great warrior, the best pilot in the galaxy, we fought in the Clone Wars."
"My father! He fought in the Clone Wars?"
"Yes, he was a great friend…" Obi Wan looked down.
"So, what happened to him?"
"A young Jedi by the name of Darth Vader betrayed and murdered your father."
"Darth…Vader? Isn't he the right hand of the emperor?" Luke asked.
"Yes…"
"I've seen him in the holonets…he gives me the creeps.."
Obi-Wan eyed Luke with interest. "Luke, you must come, and learn the ways of the Force."
"What is the Force?"
"The Force it is all that surrounds us," Obi Wan replied.
"I can't go anywhere, I can take you as far as Mos Eisley…"
They took the T-16, Luke saw fire. "What is that?"
They stopped at the Jawa's place. They were all dead.
"Who would do that?" Luke asked astonished.
Obi Wan looked around the ship. "These weapons are imperials."
"Why would they…"
"The droid has a message the imperials want. They were probably chased down here."
Luke panicked. "So they know to whom the droids were sent…that lead them…home!"
Luke jumped on the T-16. "No, Luke it is too dangerous!" Obi Wan said but Luke was
already gone.
Uncle Owen and aunt Beru were dead…Luke returned and went to Mos Eisley.
Imperial troopers were all around. "Stay with me, Luke."
A tall Wookie spoke to Obi-Wan, and they walked to a table were a slick man sat.
"My name is Solo, Han Solo. I believe you want a ship…that will be 15,000."
"15,000!" Luke started to get up.
"We can pay 2,000 now and 15,000 when we reach Alderaan."
"17,000! You got a ship, dock 94, Millennium Falcon"
After evading the imperials the Millennium Falcon took off.
"Tell me more about my father." Luke asked Obi Wan.
"I already told you enough."
"Ben, did you know that he won a pod race when he was 9?"
"I was there."
"You what?" "Please, Ben, I have the feeling that you are not telling me everything about him."
Obi-Wan gave Luke the light saber. "Here, let's concentrate in the practice."
Luke practiced. Suddenly Obi-Wan felt ill.
"Are you all right?"
"I feel that something terrible has happened…" the old man said.
"I don't understand…" Han Solo said with tone of surprise. "Where is Alderaan?"
"Are you sure you are in the right course?" asked Luke.
"I am, but it is not here…all those asteroids…"
"It was destroyed. By the empire ultimate weapon. Obi Wan replied.
"Destroyed? That's impossible."
"Look, there is a moon there," Luke pointed out.
"That is no moon. It is an imperial battle station." Obi Wan said with great concern.
"Let's get out of here, Chewie."
Growls! Growls!
Han Solo panicked. "I lost control, we are being sucked in."
Obi-Wan placed his hands on Solo's shoulders. "There is another alternative."
They hid into the bottom compartment of the ship.
The astromech droid having located Princess Leia Organa and with the entire rescue mission on the way they prepared to leave.
Obi-Wan fought with Darth Vader.
Luke returned and watched.
"I failed you, Anakin, but you if you strike me down I will grow stronger!"
"I no longer use that name again! I am Darth Vader!"
Luke gasped "Anakin?"
Vader stroke. Obi-Wan vanished.
"Noooooo!" Luke screamed.
Inside his mind Obi Wan voice echoed Run, Luke, run!
The Millennium Falcon took off. Luke mourned the loss of his friend.
"I can't believe that he is gone."
Leia held Luke. "I am sorry."
Luke's mind was in turmoil of the last moments… He called him Anakin…
Luke went to sleep. Concentrate with the Force…
There came a dream…
It was hot, in the middle of the lava two warriors fighting.
Obi Wan screamed "You were the chosen one! It was said you would destroy the Sith, not join them. It was you who would bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness. You were my brother, Anakin, I loved you, but I could not save you."
Above in the sky, Obi Wan sees an imperial shuttle entering the atmosphere.
Suddenly, Darth Vader bursts into flame. Vader screams ...
Vader- "I hate you!"
Obi-Wan turns, walks away.
Luke wakes up sweating. Leia sits by his side.
"Luke! Luke!"
"What happened!"
"You had a nightmare!"
"No, Leia…I believe I just had a vision."
"A vision?"
"A vision of the past…"
Luke was weary. He was shaking. He understood. The horrible man with the dark death mask who had just killed Obi Wan, the dark lord of the Sith, the great terror of the galaxy was no other than the idolized Anakin…his father.
Luke approached Leia who was monitoring the plans.
"Leia, I have a question."
"What is it?"
"When you were there with Vader, what happened?"
"He hurt me a lot, Luke, he had some torture droid taunting me, burning my skin," she broke in tears. "He has some sorcery ways, I had horrible headaches when he was interrogating me…"
Luke hugged her. "I am very sorry."
"Why are you asking this?"
"I just want to know that the rumors about him are true."
"Darth Vader? He is the most despicable being in the universe along with the emperor."
Leia said with disgust.
Luke hugged her and left.
All plans lay out, they had to make the lucky shot to destroy the terrible Death Star. Luke firmly believed in the cause, but his heart ached with the knowledge of his heritage.
"I must get him out of there first," he thought for himself. "He might be a monster, but he is my father," he thought for himself, If the Death Star was destroyed he could not bear to be the cause of the death of his father, how could he warn him?