Complications…
Luke sat on his quarters awaiting for an order from his father. He busied himself practicing with the droids.
/Luke/
The voice echoed and distracted Luke. He was stung by the droid's blaster.
He stopped the droids.
"Ben?"
Luke sees the glowing form of Obi Wan Kenobi.
"Luke! You are in great danger, you must resist to his calling!"
Luke turns his face to Obi Wan, his eyes were glimmering fire.
"By the force! Luke what have you done!"
"I couldn't resist him. He is my father and my master. I must obey my master."
"Luke, there still time for you, there is a lot you must learn, but not from me
you must go to the Dagobah system, then you will find out the answers of many mysteries."
Obi Wan disappears leaving Luke with questions. What mysteries?
On the bridge Darth Vader felt a tremor in the force. He walked fast past the terrified crew and went to his son's quarters.
Luke's heart was pounding as he was thinking over Obi Wan's words, he sensed his father approaching he dropped down on his knees."
"Master!"
"I sensed a disturbance in the force," Vader said.
Luke's heart skipped a beat. Should he tell him about his visit?
"Who was here, Luke?' How could he forget that his master could read minds?
It would be the best to tell him everything.
"Ben…Kenobi."
Luke felt Vader's anger and flinched. "What did he want?" he groaned.
"He told me I had to learn some secrets…" Luke was reluctant if he should tell his father about his conversation, he wants to avoid another episode of having his thoughts read. "He..he told me to go to the Dagobah system."
"First you must join the alliance on Hoth, once you learn about the other locations
you will tell me and then you may go to Dagobah and find out what he was telling you."
"Yes, master."
Vader started to leave.
"Master, forgive my ignorance, how do I suppose to get to them?"
"Come with me."
Hoth
General Reikan monitored the screen.
"Your highness, it appears that we have company."
A voice repeating a code.
"It could be a speeder, one of ours." Han spoke out.
C 3 P O intervened. "It appears some sort of imperial code."
"Whatever it is it doesn't sound friendly, let's go Chewie."
Luke was getting ready to leave when his father arrived. Luke knelt.
"Rise, my son."
"How do am I going to join then without raising suspicion, master?"
"You will escape, Luke."
"But…how?"
"You will take one of our ships and join then. I am sure you will be able to
give an explanation."
Luke carefully approached the dark lord and asked a question that still was consuming his battered soul. "Master, what will happen to them?
The silence and the hissing noise of the respirator made Luke uncomfortable. He dreaded that he had angered his master and was now going to face a terrible punishment.
"I know I shouldn't care but I cannot lie to you master. I still have feelings towards them. I…" he felt on his knees and started crying. "Forgive me, master for my weakness."
Vader paced around his distraught son and reached his mind. The young man wants to be loyal to his father and he could feel the sincerity of his surrender. On the other hand the light side of the force was still alive in the young jedi.
"Your feelings for them are strong indeed."
"I swear I will not fail master. I will lead you to them and whatever you do I will accept." Luke spoke truthfully. He was still terrified with the prospect of being punished for his feelings.
"Go, my son. When you make contact you will inform me." Vader said as he ignored his son's demeanor.
Luke got up slowly and looked at this father. "I will not fail, master."
Stormtroopers arrived and grabbed Luke by his arms.
"Master? What…"
Vader waived for silence. "You must look like you were a prisoner to make it more realistic." Vader reply coldly as his soon was dragged to the torture room.
"Have him ready." Vader ordered the tropper.
"Yes milord."
"The imperials knows we are here," Solo said into the comlink.
"We must prepare for evacuation," general Reikan replied. "Let's prepare for a ground attack.
The battle began. The shield protector was blown which made the alliance vulnerable to the imperial attack, but the rebels were holding up.
Solo, Leia and C 3 PO made to the Falcon, the X-Wings and Y-Wings raged a battle thought the ice rocks of Hoth.
Luke was cuffed to the wall. His back was exposed. He was shaking and terrified with
the anticipation of his torture. Vader, his master had mentioned that he had to look like a prisoner to be more realistic, so he knew that he was in for horrible moments. It was then that he summoned the light side of the force.
/Clear your mind…Be at peace/ Obi Wan's voice echoed within his soul.
Luke shook his head. He had made his choice. He sworn allegiance to the dark lord and he was bound by his pledge.
The door opened, the hissing noise of the respirator was terrifying.
"This is necessary…my son." Was Vader apologizing?
Snap hiss
Luke cringed.
Luke left the star destroyer in a lambda class shuttle and landed on Hoth. He left the shuttle and Wedge Antilles was aiming a blaster at him.
"Luke?"
Luke managed to leave the ship but he felt on the ground. Wedge approached the imperial ship.
"Solo can you copy?" Wedge spoke through the comlink.
"What is it?" Solo asked.
"Skywalker is here."
"I'll be there." Solo replied.
Minutes after the Falcon arrived. Wedge Antilles stood by Luke who was almost unconscious and his back had dried blood.
"Wedge, take the imperial shuttle, it might be useful to us," Solo spoke out.
Leia was horrified. "Oh, Luke I am so sorry."
When Luke made to the Falcon Leia was terrified by the way he looked. He was bruised and burned. His back ached. Burn by light saber.
Luke was lying on the bed and the 2-1 B was treating him.
"Rest, Luke." Leia kissed his forehead and left. "Vader will pay for this!" Leia said mostly to herself.
/Luke/ the deep voice echoed inside Luke's mind.
/Father/
/Where is the location of the new base/
/Sullust and Endor, master/
/You've done well, Luke. Now you must depart to Dagobah…/
/Yes…father./
The Falcon leaped through hyperspace.