Blaze: yay Chapter 2

Darth: that's cool

Blaze: yeah

Darth: whose POV is it?

Blaze: Ahsoka's, Anakin's and Luke's but not necessarily in that order

Darth: we're going to be seeing Luke's POV?

Blaze: that's what I just said, idiot!

Palpypie: hi

Blaze: (shoots Palpypie with a random Death Star laser)

Palpypie's Ghost: that was mean

Blaze: (laughs) here's chapter 2 and I hope that you like it, reviews are, once again, appreciated.

Chapter Two

Calling

Space was different than most places because of its endless stream of stars and blackness but Luke Skywalker has been around space ever since he was born, or so he has been told. Luke often stood below the windows of the Mon Calamari star cruiser, Home One, and gazed out at the stars. When he was only slightly younger than he is now, he often wondered if he would ever get to visit the many planets that he knew existed.

His twin sister, Leia, never understood Luke's fascination with space nor did she understand Luke's tendency to 'tinker' with things that have no need for tinkering. Luke knew it was something he inherited from his father because his father always tinkered with things.

Luke glanced over his shoulder at his twin sister who was sitting on a nearby chair, watching him with curiosity in her chocolate brown eyes. "Why do you always stare at the stars, Luke?" she asked curiously.

"I dunno, it passes the time I guess," Luke replied with a shrug.

"Well, we would be allowed to leave the room if you hadn't erased half of Threepio's memory."

"That wasn't my fault," Luke protested, pouting. "He wouldn't stop talking and I was just trying to shut him down for a while."

"Dad wasn't too happy."

"Yeah, I know that," Luke said climbing down from his seat next to the window and he walked over to join Leia.

Leia smiled slightly. "You and Dad are a lot alike, you know?" she said.

Luke smiled. "Of course I know that. You and Mom are alike too," he said.

Leia laughed. "That's true."

The door slide open at that moment and Luke glanced up as his mother and father made their way into the room. Luke, even though he was five-years-old, was still short for his age and often had to tilt his head backwards just to gaze up at his father who was a bit taller than two meters.

Anakin knelt down in front of him. "Hello Luke," he greeted him.

"Dad," Luke said lowering his head in greeting. "I'm sorry about what happened with Threepio," he said.

"What happened with Threepio?" Padmé asked from where she was sitting beside Leia.

"Luke accidentally erased half of his memory," Anakin explained looking at his wife before glancing back at Luke and adding, "what you did was wrong but I was able to fix the problem."

"Did you tell him I'm sorry?"

"I'm sure he already knows you are."

Luke smiled. "So can we finally leave the room?" he asked.

Anakin laughed. "No," he replied. "I know you have a tendency to tinker with things and I certainly don't want Admiral Ackbar to blame me if the ships falls out of hyperspace somewhere."

"I won't do that," Luke protested.

Anakin ruffled his hair and Luke scowled slightly. "Sure you will because I know you take after me and that's something I would do," he said.

"He's right about that," Padmé said.

Luke pouted. "But it's boring in here," he complained.

"Everywhere is boring if you don't come up with something to occupy your mind," Anakin pointed out. "I'm sure I can have Threepio think of something for you two to do."

Luke narrowed his blue eyes. "Won't he be mad at me?" he asked.

"Threepio's not one to anger easily," Anakin said.

"Which I still don't see how you were able to manage that considering you're one to anger easily," Padmé commented.

"I don't anger easily," Anakin protested.

"She's right, you do, at least you used to," a new voice sounded and Luke and Leia glanced up at the exact same time as Obi-Wan walked into the room.

"Uncle Obi-Wan," the twins cried at the exact same time before they hurried forward and tackled Obi-Wan to the ground.

"Why do they always do that?" Obi-Wan complained.

Anakin chuckled. "They do that to me all the time, except when they think I'm mad at them," he said.

"You are hardly ever mad at them."

"And your point is…"

"You must get tackled daily."

"Not really, I always anticipate when it's going to happen."

"You're senses aren't all that clear."

"Says the man who fell into a Gundark nest."

"Will you let that go already? It's been over fifteen years!"

"Not likely."

"Do you want me to tell your children exactly how many times you've lost or broken your lightsaber?"

"Go ahead, I wasn't the one that was saved thirty-nine times."

"Thirty-six if you're interested in accuracy."

"What's the difference?"

"Three numbers!"

Luke and Leia were laughing at the banter that was going on between their father and their uncle. It wasn't all too uncommon, Luke knew that his father and his uncle argued so much that it always brought up his spirits if he was down and the banter always made him laugh.

"You two still argue like brothers," Padmé commented as Anakin and Obi-Wan glared near daggers at each other though Luke could feel, through his meager training in the Force, the amusement that was coming off of both of them.

"He always starts it," Anakin muttered.

"Don't start the blame game with me, Anakin," Obi-Wan warned him.

"Why not? It's always your fault."

"It's not always my fault, it's usually yours, especially when you decided to do something reckless and stupid."

"That usually only happens when I'm absolutely certain that what I'm doing is the right thing to do."

"Falling forty stories to catch an assassin was considered the right thing to do?"

"Well, at the time yes," Anakin replied smiling slightly.

"Yes, at the time," Obi-Wan muttered.

Anakin chuckled. "You've known me for eighteen years, Master, and yet you still haven't learned everything about me," he said.

"I know enough," Obi-Wan replied.

"Sure you do."

"Stop being sarcastic!"

"Who says I was being sarcastic?"

Judging by the look in Obi-Wan's eyes, he was a split second away from banging his head against the walls of the room. Luke smiled at him before walking over to join Anakin. "Why do you two argue all the time?" he asked.

Anakin glanced down at him. "Because it's fun," he replied ruffling his hair and Luke scowled again, he always hated it when his father did that. "When you've lived with this stuffy, melodramatic old man, you have to do something to lighten things up," he added.

"I'm not melodramatic," Obi-Wan protested.

"Sure you aren't."

"Stop doing that."

"Not likely."

"Force, Anakin, you're really annoying, you know that."

"I know I am, thank you very much."

"That wasn't a compliment."

"I took it as a compliment and that's all that matters."

Obi-Wan gave up and banged his head against the wall of the room and the trademark Skywalker grin crossed Anakin's facial features. "Don't do that, Master, or you'll give yourself a headache," he said.

Obi-Wan scowled. "I think I already have a headache from arguing with you so much," he muttered. "I think I'm going to go meditate, you want to come, Leia?" he added glancing at Leia.

"Okay," Leia said.

"Why does she get to leave the room and I don't?" Luke whined.

Anakin smiled. "All right, Luke, you can help me modify the Angel," he said.

"Yay!" Luke said happily before he hurried after his father as Anakin led the way out of the room and toward the hangar bay of Home One.

Ahsoka narrowed her eyes as she examined the transport. Beside her, Barriss, Ferus, and Jax were helping as many younglings and padawans as they could fit into the transport. The transport was a small one but it was the closet one to the cavern where the younglings were staying and Ahsoka didn't want to risk getting to close to the Imperials that were invading the planet.

"Is everyone in?" she asked.

"There wasn't much room so we were only able to save about ten of them but I'm sure the rest will get off the planet, sooner or later," Barriss replied.

"Then let's get going," Ahsoka said. She reached out with the Force and automatically sensed Yoda, Aayla, Shaak and Even's Force signatures nearby. She knew that they would stay until all the younglings have evacuated the planet.

"Where are we going to go?" Ferus asked as Ahsoka jogged into the room with Jax just behind her.

"Anywhere is better than here," Ahsoka admitted. "We need to find a good place for the younglings to hide and then do our best to protect them."

"I would much rather fight against the Empire," Jax muttered.

"So would I but we don't even know where the rebellion is," Ahsoka pointed out.

Ferus was silent for a long moment, as if thinking about what he was about to say. "What about Anakin?" he asked a bit reluctantly. "Can you contact him?"

"Maybe, I have the comlink frequency to the Azure Angel II but I'm not sure if he still has that ship with him," Ahsoka said.

"It's worth a shot," Jax pointed out sitting down in the pilot's chair and Ahsoka slid into the co-pilot's chair with Barriss and Ferus sitting behind them.

"Let's try to get away from the planet without the Imperials knowing first," the Togruta said. "How about this? Try to leave in the shadow of the planet. If we can leave the planet's atmosphere, we stand a better chance at jumping to hyperspace before the Imperials see us."

"And if we don't?"

"Then we're basically out of luck."

"That's a cheery thought."

Anakin narrowed his eyes as he examined his starfighter, the Azure Angel II and he glanced over his shoulder as Luke examined the fighter with round curious eyes. "Wow, you really flew this into battle?" he exclaimed.

"Yes though not recently since I was barely able to get it back," Anakin replied.

"Get it back from where?"

"It's a long story." Anakin had the decency to blush and Luke giggled before hurrying toward the cockpit of the Angel, Anakin quickly jogged after him.

Artoo Deetoo, Anakin's astromech droid, was in his seat at the back of the starfighter and he beeped before letting out a series of beeps and whistles. Anakin smiled. "Don't worry, Artoo, Luke won't mess up your programming like he did Threepio's," he said.

"You understand him?" Luke gasped, his eyes going even wider than before.

"Sometimes," Anakin replied. "Now then, why don't we see what we can replace?"

"Everything looks so updated that I don't think we have to replace anything," Luke said.

"For being only five, you sure are smart."

"Thank you."

Anakin narrowed his eyes. "I'm not sure whether to take that as a sincere reply or a sarcastic remark," he said.

Luke gazed up at him before flashing him the trademark Skywalker grin and Anakin laughed. "You are defiantly a Skywalker, Luke," he said as he climbed onto the wing of the ship and Luke climbed up behind him.

Artoo beeped something and Anakin glanced up at him. "What is it, Artoo?" he asked.

Artoo bleeped and whistled a series of notes and Anakin frowned before climbing into the cockpit and Luke, sensing the concern coming off of Anakin, followed him. Anakin turned the starfighter on before flicking on the switch to answer the incoming call.

"Anakin, are you there?" An all to familiar voice sounded over the comlink and Anakin's eyes widened with shock before he flicked on the switch to reply.

"Ahsoka? Is that you?" he asked.

"Anakin? Thank the stars you picked up," Ahsoka's voice sounded over the comlink. "I thought for a minute that you weren't able to retrieve your starfighter from Xagobah."

"Never mind that, Ahsoka, why are you calling? And is this a secure line?" Anakin asked.

"I don't know," Ahsoka admitted. "Zharan was invaded by Imperials and Barriss, Ferus, Jax and I were able to get ten younglings and padawans total off the planet but we're not sure if the others have made it. And we don't know where to go that the Imperials won't find us."

Anakin frowned, narrowing his eyes slightly. "Where you thinking about join us or what?" he asked.

"No, well Barriss, Jax, Ferus and I, yes but not the younglings," Ahsoka replied.

An idea came to Anakin's mind. "Then head out toward the planet Ziost," he said. "I'll send the coordinates over to you. Ask for High Lord Zylar and tell him that Anakin Skywalker is calling in the debt the High Lord owes him and tell him to protect the padawans and younglings you have with you."

"What have you been up to these last five years, Anakin?" Ahsoka asked.

Anakin chuckled. "I have to go now, Ahsoka. Just do it. High Lord Zylar owes me one so he will listen to you. May the Force be with you, Ahsoka," he said before ending the transmission and returning his gaze to Luke who was watching him with curiosity in his eyes.

"What now?" he asked.

"Now we figure out what to do with the Angel," Anakin replied smiling.

A/n what do you think?

Blaze: short author's note, please review

Darth: bleh cappuccino

Blaze: you're a dumbbutt

Darth: thank you

Blaze: (sighs) please review and I'll post chapter 3 as soon as I possibly can but I doubt it will be anytime soon, probably in a few weeks to a few months at the most.