Hoth: A few hours later:

Mara Jade stood anxiously inside of the Hanger of Echo Base as, she saw Luke's X-Wing fighter fly into the Hanger.

At the same time, She felt an arm wrap around her and, she turned to see Padme looking at her, "Don't worry, I am sure that he passed."

"It's not that Padme, I-I missed him."

Padme merely smiled and Mara as she saw the canopy of the Cockpit raise.

At the same time, Padme noticed Han, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan, Vima and Leia walk into the room as Luke emerged from the Cockpit with Yoda on his shoulder.

Padme smiled as the two of them climbed down from the X-Wing.

Yoda immediately got off of Luke and prepared to walk with his Gimmer Stick.

At the same time, Mara eagerly ran towards Luke while Chewie ran for Yoda.

Chewie Roared in delight as he picked Yoda up.

"Mmm yes, Good it is to see you again Chewbacca, Missed you I did," stated Yoda.

The Wookiee in response picked Yoda up and, placed him on his shoulder. Yoda was fairly content to be carried around by the towering Wookiee and, Padme couldn't help but laugh at the sight of Yoda perched upon the Wookiee.

She then turned her attention to Luke and Mara who were kissing passionately and smiled.

Luke then turned, to look at his mother as she eagerly hugged him with a kiss on his cheek.

Padme then spoke, "Did you pass?"

Luke nodded with an eager smile.

Yoda then spoke, "A great Jedi Knight he will be."

Padme nodded as she noticed Yoda's gaze lock on Vima.

"The Youngest Skywalker you are."

Vima nodded as Yoda spoke, "A great Jedi you were named for and a great Jedi you will be. Trained by the first Master of the New Order you will be."

Vima looked at Yoda in shock before looking at Luke, "You mean Luke?"

Yoda nodded as Luke spoke, "We will begin your training soon Vima now that I am your Master."

Vima smiled eagerly as she reached into her tunic and pulled out a lightsaber.

"Look at what I finished while you were gone Luke!"

With that, Vima ignited her blue lightsaber as Luke held out his hand. He took the lightsaber and, Held it in his hand as he examined it.

"Good Vima, You are a Jedi now."

Vima looked at her brother with pride from hearing his praise.

At the same time, Luke felt Leia embracing him.

He hugged his sister as Han moved forward, "I am happy for you kid, Hell being around you has proven me wrong in so many ways. I can't believe that I ever questioned the Force."

Luke smiled as he hugged his friend.

Luke then saw his Master approach him. Luke immediately hugged Ben and spoke, "Thank you Master, I did it because of your training."

Obi-Wan smiled, "I am proud of you Luke. You're a great Jedi Knight and, You will rise to be one of the greatest Jedi in the History of our Galaxy."

Luke nodded as Padme spoke, "I hate to break everything up, but Mon wants to meet with Yoda as soon as possible. I will see all of you at dinner."

Luke nodded as he said goodbye to Ben who he realized was now his former Master.

He then turned to Vima and spoke, "Want to come with Mara and I to the training room?"

Vima nodded eagerly.

Leia then spoke, "What about me?"

"I will come too."

Han shook his head as he looked at Chewie, "We'll come with you and watch, However Chewie needs to explain how the hell he knows that little green guy."

"I have known him for years. All of the people in my Village know who Master Yoda is. At the end of the war, During the execution of Order Sixty-six, I helped him escape," roared Chewbacca.

"Why didn't you ever tell us?" asked Luke.

"I didn't want to betray his trust anymore than I would betray yours," replied the Wookiee. Luke nodded as he headed towards the training room with his sisters and Mara.

Han at the same time spoke, "If it is alright with you, I am going to take R2 to the Falcon and have him help me with something that I've been working on. I will join you for dinner."

Luke nodded as he headed towards the training room.

Upon entering the training room, Luke looked at Vima and spoke, "Alright Vima let's see you and Mara practice, I am going to focus on your weaknesses while you duel."

Vima nodded as she picked up a training lightsaber. Mara picked up a lightsaber and together, the two of them began to duel.

Luke looked at Vima's defensive style noticing how well grounded she was in defense. Mara had excellent offense, In fact her offense was getting better and better.

Luke then spoke, "Alright, Mara I want you to focus on Defense for a few minutes."

Mara nodded as she prepared to block Vima's attacks.

Luke smiled as he watched his younger Sister Duel, He then turned and Looked at Leia who was practicing on a laser remote and spoke, "Ok Leia come over and practice with Mara. I am going to show Vima a few things."

Leia nodded obediently.

Luke then looked at Vima and spoke, "I am going to act like Father when we practice Vima for a reason."

Vima nodded as Luke spoke, "How does Father fight? I mean he taught you pretty well but what is one thing that he always does?"

"He moves forward and keeps moving no matter what you give him."

Luke nodded, "That is right. For this entire round, I want you to focus on defending yourself against me and knowing what to do. I am going to be that very type of opponent so make sure that you have some good tricks up your sleeve."

Vima smiled eagerly at her brother in response.

She then spoke, "It kind of isn't fair, I mean everyone here is better than I am."

"You get better by learning from someone that is better than you Vima."

Vima nodded as she made a strike towards her brother.

Luke easily blocked the strike as he moved towards his sister, forcing her to move back. Vima walked backwards as she made strike after strike towards her brother. Luke then spoke, "The corner is a few feet away, What are your plans?"

Vima in response Force Flipped over her brother as he turned around and made a strike that she had just enough time to block.

Luke smiled at her with pride, "Very good. Knowing when to strike and when to get out is very important. Father has a tendency to try to force you into corners or use his strength to force you into submission."

"Like what he did to Mara on Bespin?"

Luke nodded, "When it comes down to it, There is little that can stand up against him. He is one of the best ever."

Vima nodded as Luke attacked, She smiled as she blocked his attacks.

After a few minutes of dueling, Luke spoke, "Let's switch Partners now, Vima you go with Leia. Mara you will go with me."

Luke noticed Mara eagerly come to his side upon being called. He couldn't help but smile at her eagerness because in truth he was just as eager to spar with her.

Luke then spoke, "I am going to advance upon you constantly as though I am Vader. The reason is that we need to practice fighting him because another encounter with him is inevitable."

Mara nodded as Luke activated his lightsaber and prepared to attack her.

Mara blocked his attack as she made a strike towards him. Luke meanwhile, continued to move towards her in a relentless advance that made her think of her fight with Vader on Bespin. A fight that she had only survived thanks to Vima.

She then realized that Luke was driving her towards a nearby corner that would trap her. She smiled and Force Jumped over him.

Luke then turned and prepared to attack but, To his surprise he felt himself being pushed off of his feet as his back hit the nearby wall.

He looked at Mara in shock as she stood over him.

"What was that for?"

Mara in response dropped down to the ground and, kissed him.

"Just because I wanted the practice, That trick worked on your Father when he was in the heat of a fight so, I thought that I would pull it on you."

Luke smiled at Mara and kissed her in response as he playfully wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to the ground before positioning himself on top of her.


Padme looked at Mon Mothma and Jan Dodonna with a frown from her position in the Council room, "So you are wanting him to lead this mission tomorrow when he has just returned from his three days of training with Master Yoda?"

Mon frowned, "Padme, I know it seems like we're putting a lot on his shoulders but I know that we would all feel a lot better if he was leading the mission. I mean, There is a Dry Dock to destroy in this system as well as all of the full tanks and Plenty of Factories that are on the Planet's surface. The raid if successful, will affect all of the Imperial Starships that are throughout the entire Outer Rim."

Padme nodded in silence, "Very well, I just hate making him leave the base so soon."

"He will be back within the day," stated General Dodonna.

Padme nodded in silence.

Padme then spoke, "I will inform my son of the mission and order him to get ready tonight," stated Padme.

Mon nodded as she turned to Yoda, "And I am very pleased to welcome you to our Council Master Yoda."

"Mmmm, Help you win this War I will."

Mon smiled at Yoda in response.

Padme then turned to leave the Council Room as Mon spoke, "Are you going to be joining us for Dinner Padme?"

Padme shook her head, "I will be joining my family."

Mon nodded in silence as Padme left.


After a couple of hours of training, Luke found himself entering the Cafeteria with Mara and his Sisters for dinner. He noticed Han in the Far corner of the room with Chewie and smiled at them.

As he sat down, He noticed his Mother approaching the table with a frown spread across her face.

Luke frowned as his Mother sat down, "Is something wrong Mom?"

Padme nodded, "Luke I know that you just got back home, But Mon and Dodonna need you to take the Rogues to Eriadu to conduct a raid. It is crucial because..."

"Yes I know Mom, It holds A very Important Imperial Dry Dock."

"And if that Dock is destroyed, It will cause a lot of problems for the Ships that are currently within the Outer Rim."

Luke nodded in silence, "They also have a lot of factories as well as fuel tanks on the Planet. A few lucky shots can cause a lot of damage."

Padme nodded in silence

Luke then spoke, "What time do you want us in the Hanger?"

"0600 for briefing Son," replied Padme.

Luke nodded in silence.

Luke then turned to Wedge who was at a nearby table and spoke, "Wedge make sure that the Entire Squadron is ready for a mission at 0600."

"Yes Sir," replied Wedge.


Executor: One Day Later:

Vader stood in the Command Bridge of the Executor as Piett approached him, "Sir we've just received a Distress Call from Eriadu. They are under attack. The Rebels are conducting a raid."

"Prepare for battle and take us there immediately," replied Vader.

"Yes sir," Replied Piett as he left Vader in silence.

A short time later, Vader stood inside of his Office as he sensed Piett enter.

Piett then spoke, "It looks like you were right sir, I mean Your Son is most likely leading the attack."

"I tried to tell the Emperor that we shouldn't have left Eriadu unprotected. If we loose that dry Dock, We will have a lot of problems."

Piett nodded as Vader spoke, "When will we be there?"

"We are just outside of the System, Fifteen minutes."

"Good, I will be flying in the battle."

"I am guessing that you will be after your Son."

Vader eagerly smiled at Piett in response, "I am just going to shoot him down and capture him. I am done with chasing him, It gets me nowhere."

Piett nodded in silence.

Vader then spoke, "You have the Bridge, I am going to be in the Hanger with My Starfighter."

"Understood My Lord."

Vader then turned and, Left the ever faithful Admiral Piett and, headed for the nearby Turbolift.


Space above Eriadu: Twenty Minutes Later:

Vader sat inside of the Cockpit of his Customized Tie Advanced X1 fighter as he flew away from the Executor.

He looked ahead of him, To see the debris of what once was the Dry dock that his son had no doubt taken a part in destroying.

He scanned the Force For his Son and at that very moment, Saw his son's fighter emerging from the atmosphere of Eriadu. No doubt, Luke had made a few easy shots out of the Factories and fuel tanks that were on the surface of the Planet.

He shook his head, Once again, Luke had outwitted The Empire and had managed to succeed yet again in causing trillions of Credits worth of damage that would once again put pressure on the Military.

Vader then ended his thoughts as he put all of his focus upon his son.

He noticed Luke eagerly fly head on towards him.

He smiled as they flew past one another. He immediately, took his fighter into a dive as he got onto Luke's tail.

Vader smiled as Luke Struggled to shake him off. He smiled, Luke was certainly an excellent pilot but, the boy still had a lot to learn.


Luke struggled to shake his father with a frown, How did he find out about our raid? Is he really that smart? asked Luke mentally.

Luke frowned as he realized that his Father was only a couple hundred feet behind him as he flew into the Atmosphere of Eriadu.

At the same time he felt his Fighter shake.

"What happened R2?"

"We lost shields and an Engine?"

"See if you can fix it."

At the same time, His fighter shook again as he looked on in horror, His fighter was about to be crippled.

"Is our Hyperdrive gone too R2?"

Luke looked at his computer and frowned, "Alright I am gonna land."

Luke frowned, He would simply have to steal a ship to get off world and abandon his X-Wing.

It was something that he hated to do, He had spent a lot of time customizing his Fighter and now he was going to have to abandon it.


Eriadu:

Moments after landing, Luke emerged from his Fighter as R2 pulled his way out of his socket. Luke immediately removed his Flight suit and prepared to run with R2 at his side as he saw his Father landing his Tie Fighter nearby.

Luke looked at R2 and spoke, "Come on R2 we've got to run."

R2 Beeped in agreement as Luke and R2 began to run towards the nearby City.

It wasn't long, Before Luke and R2 were able to blend in with the Crowd that filled Eriadu's Capital City.

Luke had heard stories of how good the shopping was on the planet from many people.

Luke didn't care much for shopping, But it may give him time to loose his father and, possibly find a speeder to escape the city in. He soon saw a nearby Taxi and, Waved the driver down and spoke, "Take me to the MegaMall."

The driver, A middle aged human man with greying hair nodded as Luke climbed into the speeder with R2 and, immediately began to drive Luke and R2 through the City without questioning.

A short time later, Luke departed from the Taxi Driver and, slipped into the massive Mall with R2. Immediately, The two of them lost themselves in the crowd shoppers. Luke walked on towards the far side of the Mall as he sensed his Father's approaching presence. As he walked, Something caught his eye, He walked towards a nearby Jewelry shop and soon, Found himself looking straight at a beautiful golden ring.

The ring was perfect, It had tiny flaming red diamonds that he could easily see matching Mara's beautiful hair. He immediately, realized that he had found Mara's Engagement ring.

At that moment, A seller approached him. He looked at the seller who appeared to be a man of around thirty.

"Can I help you sir?"

"Yes what is the price of that ring?"

"Thirty Five Hundred Credits."

Luke reached into his pocket and, pulled out a valid Credit Chip.

"I'll take it."

"Do you want anything special done?"

Luke shook his head, "Just put it in it's box. I am popping the question."

The man nodded, "Good Luck, Congragulations."

"Thank you."

Moments later, Luke took the ring as he paid the Man.

He instantly left the ship with R2 and, prepared to leave the mall.

At the same time, He looked ahead of him to see his Father looking at him.

Luke immediately activated his lightsaber.

Throughout the room, People moved away in panic at the sight of Luke and his lightsaber.

Luke had to admit that he was surprised when his father didn't immediately go for his weapon.

Vader looked at his son in frustration and spoke, "I don't want to fight Son, Can we not just talk?"

Luke glared at him, "Talk? About what? Me joining you? I am nothing like you Father. I will never join you."

With that, Luke charged forward leaving Vader with just enough time to activate his lightsaber and block his son's attack.

Luke at the same time, released a Force Push upon his Father that sent him backwards towards a nearby balcony that led to a lower level of shops that were in the bottom of the massive Mall.

Luke smiled and, Let loose a kick upon his father as his father fell over the banister and towards the Lower Level.

Luke didn't look back as he ran with R2 towards the nearby Exit. Without hesitation, He ran into the traffic lanes that were filled with speeders and, pulled a man out of his Speeder.

He immediately jumped in as R2 used his jets to set himself into the seat at his side.

Luke then flew off as an idea came to mind, No doubt, His father's Starfighter was still at the edge of the city, He would simply take his Father's Starfighter and escape off world in the Tie Fighter.

Vader used a Grappling hook off of his utility belt and, Climbed back to the upper level of the large Mega Mall and, Ran out the door of the building as he saw his son flying away. He looked to see a middle aged man and spoke, "Was that your airspeeder that he took?"

"Y-Yes My Lord, I was just about to call the Imperials."

Vader shook his head, "I am the Imperials, I will see to the recovery of your Speeder personally."

With that, Vader headed towards a nearby speeder and waved the driver down

The driver, Was a woman of around twenty who looked at him nervously as he spoke, "I have to borrow your speeder. I will compensate your for it's use, wait here."

The woman nodded as Vader hopped in and drove off in pursuit of his son.

Luke smiled as, he came into view of his Father's Tie Fighter.

He looked at R2 and spoke, "I am sure that there is a storage compartment on the Fighter, I will store you away inside of that R2."

"Veepbeep."


Moments later, Luke approached the Fighter with R2 and Soon, he found a small compartment with a small travel bag of his father's and plenty of room. Enough room for R2, He motioned for R2 to take his place as he closed the Compartment. He then, climbed into the cockpit of the fighter and quickly closed the canopy as he familiarized himself with the controls. At the same time, He sensed his Father gaining upon him. Without hesitation, He started the Tie Fighter's engines.

Moment's later, Luke lifted off and flew the Tie Advanced X1 into the Atmosphere and away from his father.

Vader looked into the Atmosphere at his now escaping son in rage. Luke had escaped once again. The boy hadn't even given him a chance to talk.

Not only that, Luke had stolen his Ship. His son had stolen his fighter. He had spent hours modifying the fighter, True he had two others, But this one was his favorite and, he had spent hours modifying the fighter that his son had stolen.

Vader in anger, Pulled out his Comlink and spoke, "Admiral!"

"Yes My Lord?"

"Be advised, My Fighter was stolen by Skywalker. Send a shuttle for me immediately and tractor beam Skywalker."

"We are out of range sir, He just went into Hyperspace."

"Of course he did," replied Vader in anger

Vader then deactivated as he reached out to Luke with the Force, "I am not easily going to forget this Son. You stole my Tie Fighter. Do you have any idea of how many hours I spent on modifying my Ship?"

"It is a nice ship Father. She certainly does fly smoothly. I can tell that you put a lot of work into her," replied Luke through the Force.

Vader in anger spoke, "You already have my Droids. Now you have my fighter. You can't even talk to me without fighting. Do you have any decency?"

"I put a lot of work into the fighter that you just shot down. You actually have quite a prize once you repair her. Your fighter for mine. If you hadn't shot me down now we wouldn't be having this conversation would we?"

"You can't even show me any respect?" asked Vader in anger.

"I would love to talk but I want to be home for dinner. I will tell Mom and Ben that you said hi."

Vader instantly knew that there was a smirk on his son's face. He knew one thing, The boy certainly had his arrogance and his cockiness.

Vader in rage, turned towards the nearby Shuttle that was flying into the atmosphere and prepared to board.


Alright that is it for now. More will be up soon. I am on a roll on this story. Thank you for reading and reviewing.

-Fallen Jedi 79