Wow. That's all I can say. Thank you so much for all of your reviews, it's the most I've ever gotten for just two simple chapters. I greatly appreicate it.
Oh, and don't forget to see the pics of Elena and family on my website! If you already have... thanks! And I FINALLY SAW X-MEN 3 today! I loved it! So many cool mutants with awesome powers... gives me new ideas, ya know?
IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE: I am hereby changing the title to 'I Am Me: Dark Angel.' You'll see why much later. I already have written 75 pages of the story! Ain't that cool? And it's not even half done. That's a bit scary. I might have to make it a trilogy. But we'll see! I'm not going to make it over forty chapters. I hate reading exceedingly long stories.
Arie Skywalker: So happy you liked the catfight! I enjoyed writing it. Oh, if you don't know who the characters are, then look them up on Wookieepedia. I didn't invent Leonia. Of course you can be in the story! For as long as you want!
Dark Lord Dashi: Yeah, she certainly did! Thanks!
DaimondoftheMoon: Your wish is my command. Here you go!
alexceasar: Yeah, I don't like when Luke or whoever turns. Elena isn't turning! But yes, she would LIKE very much to run them through... so happy you like doting Vader! He's getting warmer...
JediMan: I updated a week ago. You want to ban the 'tin' from Super Tinfoil Man's name? Ask him about that. Now remember, this isn't a story where reviewers argue and bash each other, it's just for fun.
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Jessica-Angel-Skywalker: Thank you! Yes, Arie IS bad, isn't she? JUST KIDDING!
Super Tinfoil Man Part 2: It does seem that way, doesn't it? She needs to control herself a little better, but if I were she, I would probably act the same way. Thanks!
ILUVZIM: Well, we'll see what's coming up next! MWA HA HA HA! The world WILL never know... but then of course.. you ARE very good at figuring out my secrets...
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Ahh.. now, where were we? Oh yeah, Super Tinfoil Man was saying something.
Super Tinfoil Man: I ask you, people of the jury, does he really look like a killer to you?
Luke: (screams and jumps ten feet out of his chair)
Court: (gasps in terror and anger)
Tinfoil: (turns to Palps, teeth clenched) Next time, try not to smile, capishe?
Palps: Sorry.
Arie: You ain't sorry for nothin', you sick LUNATIC!
Zim: Right on the money, Arie!
Adame: I vote that we should throw our banana peels at the Sith!
Pip: Sounds good to me!
Angel:... but I don't like bananas...
Raven: OK, then you can throw cucumbers at him.. and I'll sick a couple of German Shepards on him!
Angel:...?
Uh, Raven... why cucumbers?
JediMan: Who cares? How about some mashed up squash? Or, we could have him say: I'm stupid in front of the whole galaxy while stuffing cheese up his ears?
Leia: I think we're getting a wee bit off subject, here...
Xizor: You said it, Princess!
Isolder: Right on the credits!
Han: SHUT UP!
(Entire court begins to argue) Well... I think we need a break. Let's get to Elena, shall we?
Chapter 3
Disclaimer: See first chapter.
That afternoon, as Elena entered the hangar bay, she didn't notice a different shuttle parked there. Since there were so many other ships, she passed right by it, taking no notice of it whatsoever. Walking into the main hall, she passed through the palace, trying to locate her father.
After she had found his location, she strode through the doors into one of the lunch rooms, saying, "I'm warning you, if I see that guy again, I'm going to..." she stopped when she saw many other Imperial leaders there. "Oooops," she went on, "Wrrrong room. Sorry about that." Embarrassed, she turned around and began to walk out of the room.
"You may stay, Elena," Vader said, sitting at the head of the table.
Elena turned back. "I don't want to be any trouble," she continued, shaking her head.
"You will not be any trouble," Vader replied, "Now sit." He motioned to an empty seat.
Elena glanced at the other Imperials, which included Moff Tarkin, Leonia Tavira, who was glaring at her, her old pal Jix, who grinned, and Lieutenant Jenson, who was giving her a small smile. Elena took a seat and folded her arms neatly.
"The Rebellion is growing," Tarkin went on, "We need to have an operation that will wipe them out quickly."
"What about our forces on Sullust?" Leonia questioned, still glaring at Elena. "We could send a private assassin or spy there to find them." Elena glared right back.
Vader glanced at the young Moff. "The stormtroopers there will find them soon, so there is no need to send someone to that planet. It would be irrelevant."
Elena looked away, deep in thought.
"What about Dantooine?" Jenson questioned. "We might find something there. There have been a few reports of Rebel activity on Dantooine in the past few months."
Tarkin nodded. "We should send a detachment of stormtroopers there immediately," he ordered.
"No," Vader objected, "We need someone with more intelligence and experience to break through the Rebel line. Someone under cover." He stood up and began slowly pacing the room.
"But who?" Leonia asked. "Most of the spies are already within the lines on other systems."
Everyone was silent for a moment. "What about one of the Emperor's new agents, Shira Brie?" a captain questioned.
Elena thanked a droid quietly as it brought her some food. She grabbed a fork and dug in eagerly.
Vader didn't like this idea. "No, the Emperor will most likely want her for something else at a different time. Someone with good skills and quick thinking needs to go."
Elena knew what had to be done. "I'll go," she spoke up, a firm look of determination on her face.
The group stared at her. "You will go?" Tarkin repeated, glaring at her. "I think not. You do not have enough experience or have enough knowledge about penetrating the Rebel forces."
"And I think you highly underestimate my daughter's resources," Vader boomed, striding towards the Grand Moff. "Elena is a good choice. She will go to Dantooine. There is nothing more to be said on the matter. Unless you feel this unfair?"
Tarkin glared at him and Elena before leaving the room with most of the other Imperial officers. Jenson gave her a smile and left.
Vader turned to Elena as she stood up. "Do you feel that you are ready for this?" he asked her more gently.
She nodded. "Yes, I do," she replied. "I'll be fine, Dad. Don't worry about me, I can take care of myself."
"Of course she can, Uncle Dee," Jix added, "My good cousin Skyler here will do one heck of a job, I'll tell you that. You remember what happened last time." He slapped her on the back.
"Yes," Vader answered dryly, "You dragged her off to Corellia to be in the presence of smugglers and pirates."
Jix shrugged sheepishly and left the room.
"You realize that you will probably have to use your morphing power or use a disguise to get past the Rebel forces," Vader continued, "They will recognize you and your name. What will your under cover name be?"
She thought for a minute. "Hmm... how about... well, I'll think of a name, and when I get one, I'll let you know." She nodded and walked out of the room, ready to practice her lightsaber skills before she left.
Vader watched her leave, deep in thought.
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As Elena fell asleep, she found herself once again in Naboo. Expecting to see either Luke or her father there, she walked out onto the terrace, trying to see if someone was there.
"Elena!" Luke walked out behind her from the house, grinning at her.
Elena turned around and smiled. "Luke, great to see you again," she replied, and gave him a hug.
"I know, it's been ages," Luke answered, rolling his eyes good-naturedly.
She slapped him lightly on the arm. "Behave yourself, flyboy," she said, "Or else I'm gonna kick your butt."
"Oh I doubt that," Luke smirked, folding his arms over cockily.
Elena raised an eyebrow. "Is that right?" she replied slyly, and began walking slowly towards him.
Luke wiped the grin off his face and suddenly shouted, "FLAME ON!" and burst into flame, flying off of the patio.
"YOU COME BACK HERE RIGHT NOW, LUKE SKYWALKER!" Elena shouted, "You're not playing by the rules!"
Luke eventually flew back and drew his lightsaber out. "Okay, then if you're gonna be such a poor sport, let's play your way." He ignited it, blue blade flashing.
Elena took out her lightsabers. "Now that's what I'm talking about," she grinned, and charged toward him at full speed.
Suddenly without warning, another person appeared a few feet away, and stared at them, completely in shock. Elena and Luke halted, staring at her.
"What in VADER'S name is going on here?" Leia squawked, eyes wide. "What the... Elena? What are you doing here? Where are we? Who are you?" she looked at Luke.
Luke and Elena glanced at each other and drew their lightsabers back in. "Uh... look Leia, I need you to calm down," Elena said, striding forwards. "There's something I need to tell you."
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"This is not my day," Leia groaned about half an hour later. "First I find out that I have a brother I never knew about, I'm adopted, you're my sister, and my father is one of the evilest people in the galaxy." Her shoulders slumped.
Elena sighed and rubbed her temples. "There was no better time to tell you this, Leigh," she said, "but you had to know. I'm sorry that you hate Vader, but there's nothing I can do about it. He's your father, and I'm your sister. Our mother was the same person. You have to trust me on this."
"No," Leia shook her head. "I'll admit that you're my sister and that you're my brother... but I can't admit that Vader's my father. I'm sorry, I just can't do it right now." Tears were forming in her eyes.
Luke glanced at Elena before turning to Leia. "Leia, listen to me," he said, "I know this is hard and unexpected for you, but Elena's been trying to turn our father back to the good side of the Force. We've been working together on our skills so that we can bring down the Emperor and have a new Republic back. The only way Elena and I can communicate is by this vision we have each night. No one else knows about this."
Leia looked at him and back to Elena. "Well, I guess you're right. This is just all too sudden for me." She sighed and sat down.
Elena and Luke glanced at each other nervously. "So... you believe us, right?" Luke said uncertainly.
Leia slowly nodded. "Yes, I believe you," she replied. "Somehow... I guess I've always known. I don't know." She stood up and paced anxiously.
"Erm, Leia, I'd love to just sit around here and chat, but there's a lot of things we need to talk about," Elena spoke up. "Like, you need to be trained as a Jedi."
Leia whisked around. "A Jedi? Are you crazy, I don't have those... well, I guess I could tell you," she admitted. "I have these special powers, like, um... I can copy–"
"Any superhero power from the comic books?" Luke finished. "Yeah, we know. We have the same powers, too. Claws, fire, ice, shooting webs, laser eyes, flying- everything."
Leia gaped, jaw dropped. "Ohhh-kayy, then," she finally stuttered, "I take it back, I can do what you can do. But what if Vader finds out?" she questioned, refusing to call him her father.
Elena grimaced. "He's not," she stated. "He rarely has this vision, I've only met him a few times here before, and Luke wasn't there. Somehow, the Force has made it so that when Luke or you is here, he's not, and when he's here, you're not. Get it?"
Leia nodded.
"And therefore, he won't find out about you if you don't show your powers in public, or else he'll know that something's up. Got it?"
More nods.
"Good. Well, if there's nothing else, I think it's time you had your first lightsaber practice. Luke, which lightsaber can we give her?"
Luke glanced around. "Well... why don't we let her use Mace Windu's for now? It's right there on that table over there." He pointed to a small side table to the right of them.
The girls nodded. "Sure," Elena replied, "But Leia, instead of trying to walk over there to get it, I want you use the Force and call it to you."
Leia was nervous. "I've never done anything like that before," she said, concerned, "How am I supposed to move a lightsaber, much less a..." the lightsaber flew into her hand. She stared at it. "Uh... forget it."
Luke smiled. "Great job, Leia! Now, ignite it, pressing that button there, and I'll show you the correct stance. Elena, come help me."
Elena grinned and walked over to the others, ready to show Leia the ways of the Force.
After a while, Leia was making good progress. But it felt rather odd to have just one lightsaber in her hand. "Uh, guys, I think I might do better with two lightsabers… like yours," she nodded towards Elena's.
Luke and Elena glanced at each other.
"Sure," Luke replied. "Um, let's see. You can use mine for now."
"No need," Elena spoke up calmly, "There's Bastilla Shan's right there." She looked at the table.
Leia called it to her and stared at it. "But this is a double bladed," she protested.
"Then break off an end and use one of those," Luke suggested.
"Okay," Leia replied uncertainly. She broke off one of the hilts and used her controlling metal ability to patch it back up together. To her satisfaction, it worked, showing a bright yellow blade.
It was then that the last Skywalker child had joined the Force vision, but there were still more people who would be joining them.
WHOA HO HO! So, Zim, your wish came true! Leia's found out who she is, and is taking up her role in the Skywalker family.
Isolder: Darn! I really dislike that family.
Arie: Dude, Leia's part of the family. And I thought you LIKED her.
Isolder: Well... I...
Arie: I give up. You're weird. (walks away to begin banging Maul on the head with a newspaper)
Adame: So what're we gonna do about the Sith now?
Raven: Well, we could throw large javelins at them, or throw large logs at them... or, we could throw large bean bags at them!
(Everyone stares)
Tela: Raven, you're weird.
Zim: Well, I think we're all a little weird.
Tinfoil: Definitely. Are we still doing this case thing or not?
Dunno. We'll think about it. ANYWAYS, don't forget to leave a review. And check out my website, which has a new faq, in case you have any questions I can't answer here. Oh, and if you want to, look up Lenoia Tavira on Wookieepedia. Thanks!
