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Chapter 13

Luke and Janira walked down the ramp of the Millennium Falcon and into the hot desert heat of Tattooine. Both of them were worried about something or other. Luke was worried about how his father would react to being here again; and Janira was worried about how everyone would get along on this trip. Neither Luke nor Janira knew what had happened to Anakin long ago on this planet to make him hate it so, but they were intent on finding out. Janira knew that Luke hated Tattooine because this was where his aunt and uncle died, who were the only family that he had ever known.

When Janira and Luke had gotten off the ship, they waited outside for Anakin to come out. They did not know how long they waited for him, but when he did not come out, they decided to go onboard and see where he was. Luke went in first, and walked to the back compartment that Anakin had been in earlier. He knocked politely at the door, and yelled, "Father?" He listened for a reply, but none came, causing Luke to try to open the door, but it was locked.

"Looks like he locked himself in," Luke said sadly.

"Well then we'll just have to drag him out," Janira replied as she drew out her light saber. She knew that Han would angry with her for creating a hole in his ship, but she figured that having Anakin mad was far worse that making Han mad.

Janira approached the door and thrust her saber into it and moved the saber around the perimeter to create a giant hole where the door was. After she had knocked the door down, she peered expectantly inside, but saw no one. Luke, too, peered in and let his eyes wander the room, expecting to fall onto his father but he saw no one as well. His gaze then went to Janira, who was staring at something in the back of the ship. Following her gaze, Luke saw that she was staring at a rectangle hole in the back of the ship, small enough just for a man to fit through. Luke's eyes widened as he realized what his father had done.

"He wouldn't… Would he?" Luke asked as he faced Janira, who was still staring out the hole.

"You saw the emotional condition he was in. I say he would," responded Janira as she approached the hole. Looking out of it, she tried to see if she could locate Anakin anywhere, but she saw no signs of him. She sighed. "Well I guess we better go after him."

"Boy he causes a lot of trouble," said Luke.

"Let's just hope that he hasn't gotten into too much trouble yet."

Janira climbed through the rectangular hole first and jumped onto the sandy ground, quickly followed by Luke. Neither of them were particularly happy about having to go on a search for Anakin. They hoped to have a peaceful trip to Tattooine, or at least that is what Janira had hoped would happen, though she had her doubts when Luke and Anakin had reacted so poorly to her idea. But she had followed through anyways in hope that both of them would come around to enjoy the trip. Now her plans were all ruined by Anakin's poor behavior and them now having to waste time searching for the Jedi.

Luke and Janira didn't know where Anakin would have gone. They did not know of any friends he had here or of anyone he knew, except for the Lars family. Even though the Lars family was now dead, Luke and Janira did not know if Anakin knew that or not. They decided that Luke's old home was the best place to look, though Luke strongly did not want to go back there. He had only given in because he agreed with Janira that that was the best place to look for Anakin; he had no other ideas.

They began their trip to the barren desert home, borrowing a land speeder from a shop. Janira had at first suggested that they just take one, but Luke would have nothing to do with it, and she knew that once her Master made up his mind about something, there was no changing it. So in the end they were forced to pay 500 credits to get the land speeder that they did for the time they would be staying on Tattooine. On the way over to the home, neither of the Jedi said much, they were too preoccupied with the situation on their hands.

Luke was not really worried about Anakin, but instead he was worried about the unfortunate people who ran into him or made him angry. He knew that his father had a short temper, and he just hoped that no one would do anything foolish enough to upset him. In his mind, he saw some poor creature bump into Anakin and then say a rude comment, causing Anakin to pull out his light saber and swiftly decapitate the alien. A smile slowly crept across the boys face as he imagined this, though it was not so much his father killing someone, but being able to see his father in action.

When Obi-wan was still around, he had told Luke many stories about his fathers' great adventures in the Clone Wars and how good of a pilot and fighter he was. He had said that Anakin was probably one of the best Jedi he had ever seen and was given the chance to work with. Though whenever Obi-Wan had finished telling these stories, he would get a look of sadness over his aging face. And now Luke knew why. It was surreal for him, in a sense. He had always imagined his father to be a great hero, until that day when he had met with Vader in the Cloud City. He remembered vividly that moment when Vader had revealed to him the truth the about his father. At first, Luke would not believe it, but he deep down, he had felt it. It took that feeling some time to sink in, but when it did, Luke did not feel so angry as he would have thought he would be. Instead, he felt a sense of hope rush over him and fill his veins. A hope that there was still a chance to save his father and spend time with him, get to know the man known as Anakin Skywalker and not Darth Vader. But once again, their time had been cut short, leaving Luke lost once more. But then there was the celebration they had had with the Ewoks on Endor, where he had burned Vader's body. Afterwards, he had seen Obi-Wan, Yoda And Anakin's spirits looking at him. He had smiled then, the first one he had done in a long time. Being able to see his father happy again and one with the force brought Luke that same joy. Obi-Wan looked happy too, though Luke knew that he would be, he had his best friend back with him again. And then he remembered Leia, and how happy she had been too that day. He knew it was because the Empire was destroyed and both the Emperor and Darth Vader were killed. Over the years, Luke had tried to change his sister's point of view of their father, but she still held anger towards him, one that Luke was not sure would ever fade. But now that Anakin was back here once again, maybe Leia too would come to appreciate the man known as Anakin Skywalker, their father.

Luke was pushed out of his memories when he noticed that they were now approaching his old home. When he first saw it, he felt very sad. He remembered the day when he had rushed home only to find his aunt and uncle killed by storm troopers. That was the same day that he had decided to become a Jedi like his father before him. Not only did he remember the bad memories here, but also the many good times he had spent with his family. The long days out in the field, and buying and fixing droids. Sure there were times when Luke hated his uncle, but those feelings always came to pass. This was what gave Luke that hope about Leia forgiving their father someday. The feelings of hate towards someone always went away, or at least they did for him.

At last the land speeder stopped in front of the home, and Janira was the first to hop out. It took a little longer for Luke to do so. The home was still the same as it had been so many years ago, although everything was now covered in soot from the day it had been burned. But eventually Luke did get out and went to stand next to his Padawan.

"So do you think he's here?" asked Janira.

"I don't sense him…" said Luke thoughtfully. "If he were here, I'm sure I would be able to feel it."

Janira nodded. "I guess we came all the way out here for nothing."

Luke was about to nod when he felt something change in their surroundings. He knew it immediately when he felt it. "Wait. I feel him now. He's here."

"Hmm… I feel him too…" Janira got a thoughtful look over her face. "Do you think it's possible that because I brought him back that I have a minor connection with him as well?"

"I guess it's possible. The force does do strange things," Luke replied absentmindedly as he looked around for any sign of his Father.

He and Janira continued to look until Luke saw a piece of a cloak coming from behind the home then disappear.

"There!" he whispered to Janira. He knew that his father was trying to keep away from them, and he didn't want Anakin to run away from them once more. They crept around the home and when they finally got to the back, they didn't see Anakin right there, but they saw him riding off only 100 feet away.

"Father!" Luke called as loud as he could. But when the he did not seem to slow down, Luke attempted to reach to him through the force.

Father… Please, come back. And to Luke's surprise, his father didn't block him out, and not only that, he answered.

No. I do not deserve a family, nor friends.

Yes you do. And I want you to be my father. I am happy to call you my dad.

But why?

Because you saved my life and returned to the light before you died. Also we are blood and I love you.

But after all that I've done…

It doesn't matter to me.

When Luke opened back up his eyes, in the distance he saw that Anakin's vehicle had stopped and was coming back towards them. A smile spread quickly across his face to see that his father was coming back to him after all. Janira was looking at the vehicle that was now approaching them, stunned. She had no clue what Luke had said to make Anakin come back, but she new that it must have been father son related. She was glad that Luke was good was people, otherwise, who knows what would have happened to Anakin or where he would have gone. All she knew was that she was joyful when she saw Anakin appear and step out of his land speeder. Right when he did so, Luke walked over to him and embraced him in a good father son hug. It took a moment for Anakin to return the hug, but when he did, they stayed like that for a while, each enjoying the others understanding.

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