Ch.4—Truth Unleashed

"Alright," Ben said, taking a seat.

"Yes…" Luke whispered, filling up the silence. "Would you like something to drink?"

"No…that's nonsense. I'm perfectly fine right now," he said, smiling.

"My father…" Luke prompted.

"Your father…" Ben repeated with a sigh. "You know your Uncle Owen is going to kill me for speaking up before he did."

"I know…" he said, sighing deeply, "but some things need to be said and he's had all the time in the world to tell me." Luke looked up at Ben sincerely.

"The first time I met your father was on this very planet many years ago…" and so the tale began. Luke listened inquisitively and no matter what happened he kept his focus on the words coming out of Ben's mouth and the sincerity of which they came.

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Several hours passed and Ben had just nearly gotten to Anakin's teen years. Luke was getting impatient.

"Hold on, Ben…I just need you to tell me one thing," he said.

"And what is that?" Ben asked.

"Tell me about my mother," he said.

Ben sighed deeply. "Your mother…was very beautiful. Her name was Padme Amidala, and your father was in love with her from the minute he saw her when he was ten years old." He smiled.

And Luke smiled with him.

Ben rose and walked across the room. "Then, her life was endangered many years later and because I had to find the one who was attempting to take away her life, your father, Anakin, was the one who stayed with her in a deserted hideaway on Naboo. There, my dearest Luke," he said, facing him, "the two of them fell in love…into something even deeper and more dangerous than they had ever dreamed."

Luke sighed. "Wow…"

Ben nodded. "Yes…some say that she's the reason that Anakin turned to the dark side, but…" he shook his head, "she's not. If anything she kept him away longer," he said.

Luke's brow fizzled up in confusion. "Well, then what was the cause…of him turning, I mean?" he asked.

Ben took a deep, long, exasperated sigh and then spoke. "The enemy befriended him as a boy, and so when your mother's life was threatened for a second time…by a sort of supernatural force…the enemy used the friendship with your father to finally twist his mind once and for all, so that the only thing he longed for was power. It changed who he was and it hurt those he loved and now he rots in a machine for the mistakes he made and the friends he chose," his lips firm as they spoke, unyielding to a single sympathetic emotion.

"But he was betrayed," Luke said, crying out silently for any sympathy Ben would give.

Ben shook his head. "Yes, but…"

The door creaked open. Luke glanced outside quickly and noticed that it was way past dark. By the time he swung his head around again, Owen's firm grip seized his shoulder. "What are you doing, Luke?" he asked.

Luke's eyes narrowed. "We're just talking," he said.

Owen's angry eyes darted back and forth between both Luke and Ben. Beru stepped in then and put a gentle hand on her husband's foreharm. "Owen…" she whispered in a warning tone.

He ceased. "What were you talking about?" he asked, calmly.

"My father," Luke said, sternly.

Finally Owen couldn't take it anymore. "YOUR WHAT?" He flipped over the table and trudged over to Ben. "I thought I told you NOT to tell him anything! His father is the most dangerous being in the whole galaxy and you—"

"I didn't tell him everything…" Ben said, looking up.

Owen turned to Luke who was now in shock, and then to Beru who was crying in the corner. He was speechless.

Luke stood up and before heading off, he turned to Owen. "At least he tells me about my parents." And then with angry eyes he headed off to his room.

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Owen paced back and forth the rest of the night. Beru couldn't take it, and so she just headed off to bed. Finally, Ben rose from his seat. Owen glared at him heavily, but he didn't take notice.

"I'm afraid I've worn out my welcome," Ben said slowly.

Owen chuckled.

"Tell Luke I said goodbye," he said, and then headed out the door.

Owen felt frustrated, angry & relieved all at the same time. But for tonight he would forget what happened and just go to sleep.

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Luke was alone in his room and he had this unsettling feeling filling up inside of him. Most dangerous being? In the whole galaxy? What don't I know? He told me everything…didn't he?

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A/N: Again…sorry for how long it's taken me, but I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please, PLEASE review! Hehe. Have a great day everybody! Lol.