Luke Skywalker and Han Solo completed their rounds and headed back to base to get a hot cup of coffee, when Luke saw a meteorite hit near him, "Han, old buddy, I'll join you shortly, there's a meteorite that hit the ground near here, and I'm going to check it out."
"Okay, be careful, Luke." Luke smiled as he ceased the call and returned his commlink to emergency status, to where he could be found if something unsightly should befall him. As his tauntaun reared up in fear, Luke saw a large white paw slap in the face and knock him off his mount, he fell unconscious. When he next awoke he found himself upside down in a large cave with his lightsaber in the snow drift beside him. He heard the roar of the Wampa as it continued to enjoy its meal of fresh meat. The creature was chewing on the bones and Luke heard them continue to snap and grind, which turned his stomach. The Wampa moved to attack him; he cut off its arm and ran into the blinding snow.
xXx
Lord Vader listened as Admiral Ozzel and Captain Piett were arguing about a probe droids findings, when he saw the shield generator; he knew that the Rebels were there.
"Milord, there are many uncharted settlements, it could be smugglers."
"No, that is the system the Rebels are there, set your course for the Hoth system. General Veers prepare your men."
xXx
Han Solo found his friend walking blindly in the snow and finally collapsing, "Luke, come on buddy give me a sign." But the hero kept muttering "Ben, Yoda, Ben, Yoda." Han saw his own tauntaun collapse from the rapidly dropping temperatures as he sighed heavily and pulled Luke to the tauntaun and ignited the boy's lightsaber to cut open the carcass and place Luke inside to keep him warm, as he built a shelter.
xXx
Early morning arose and Han Solo was grateful to hear Rogue Two on the other end of the commlink and gave him their coordinates. Luke was immediately placed in a bacta tank to recover from his injuries of hyperthermia and other minor scrapes and wounds. Had he waited a few hours more there would be a chance that he might not have survived. Han Solo, Leia, and Chewbacca watched as Luke recovered and was pulled out of the tank within a few hours.
"Commander, I have something, it's not an Alliance escort."
"No, it is the Empire, they have found us!"
A general call of evacuation was heard as Luke was pulled out of the tank and placed on the bed, he was still unconscious. He was wrapped warmly and Han gathered the boy into his arms to carry him to the Falcon, Princess Leia followed him as well as Threepio and Artoo. Chewbacca had grabbed the young Jedi's clothing and lightsaber. Once the rebellion had retreated from the base, Lord Vader felt the presence of the pilot on the Falcon and ordered a pursuit, and that the ship be merely crippled not destroyed. During his deep meditation on his way to Hoth System, he found the reason why he felt a connection to the pilot; it was his son, the boy he thought he had killed, when his Master Darth Sidious had informed him that he had killed his beloved wife, Padmé. He allowed himself to feel a soft glimmer of hope rekindled in his large black frame, even a tear or two fell as he remembered the day he found out that he was going to be a father.