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Alchemy and Lightsabers

Chapter 5

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"I didn't know alchemy was that powerful. That could come in handy in a tough spot. There are two questions I need to ask though: Can you shoot a blaster and can you block a shot?" Ed bit his lip. Of course he could block a shot, but could he trust these people with the knowledge of his automail? Luke was looking at him expectantly, and Ed made up his mind.

"If a blaster's anything like a gun, then yes I can shoot it. As for blocking, you have no need to worry about that, my arm works great."

"You can't do that! You could lose your arm!" Ed smiled and pulled up his sleeve. Luke looked at the automail and grinned.

"I guess you could block with that arm. Odd, I've lost my right arm too." This took Ed off guard. Just as he opened his mouth to ask how, the ship lurched foreword and Ed fell down. Lando came over the speaker.

"Sorry about that, we finally got the hyperdrive to work. We'll be at Tattooine in two hours."

Ed felt like cheering. Two more hours and he'd be off this horrible ship! Luke laughed at the excited look on Ed's face. His face then became inquisitive.

"Ed? How exactly did you lose your arm?" All happiness disappeared from Ed's face. His brow furrowed and to Luke it looked as if he was deciding whether to tell the truth or not. "You don't have to tell me if you're not comfortable with it." Luke hastily put in. Ed visibly relaxed.

"It's just really hard to explain. I know that I can trust you from what I've read in your file and from how you act. It's just that very few people know how I lost my arm." Luke nodded. He could understand Ed's craving for privacy.

"My brother and I did something really stupid and we had to pay the ultimate price for our foolishness. I lost my arm and leg for that act. That's really all there is to it." Luke nodded again. He hadn't suspected Ed to tell him anything. He had already known that Ed had lost his left leg. He had noticed to distortion between his footsteps.

"How did you lose your arm?" Ed asked quietly. Luke looked down his gloved right hand and then back up at Ed who was waiting patiently.

"I lost it fighting the Sith Lord Darth Vader. He unarmed me quite literally. And then to add insult to injury, he confessed that he was he was my father. And now Yoda has told me that I must destroy my own father! I can't do that! He may be evil, but there must be some good in him still! I can feel it!" Luke looked so hopeful that Ed had to agree with him.

"I hope that he is still good. If he didn't kill you then he must still care about you." Luke smiled at Ed.

"Thanks."

"No problem."

The door opened in front of Ed and he followed Luke, Lando, Leia, and Chewy off the ship and outside onto the hot desert planet.

"We all know the plan right?" Everyone nodded. "Chewy, Lando, Leia? Good luck." All three nodded and walked off to their base. At that moment C-3P0 and R2-D2 ambled off the ship. Luke walked over to them and inserted his Lightsaber into R2-D2 and talked to them both in hushed voices before they both departed as well. Luke turned back to Ed.

"All we have to do now is wait for two days and then we can carry out our part of the plan." Ed nodded and stretched. They both boarded the ship ready for a long wait.

Luke led Ed to the large dome in the distance. This was the place where Jabba was. As they approached, Ed had to notice that the doors were closed. He looked up at Luke.

"Want me to open those?" Luke nodded.

"Be my guest." Ed rubbed his hands as they came to stop at the door. With a sharp clap he touched his hands to the door and created a perfectly circular entrance hole. With a grin Ed walked through the door and into the stronghold, Luke behind him.

A/N: I know it's not as long as you might have hoped it would be. I'm sorry about that, this seemed like a good place to stop. I'll update again soon!

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