Star Wars: Remix version
Chapter thirteen: Luke and Leia
"Luke, Owen wants you to help him with the selection of droids." Beru Lars called. Luke sighed and headed for the door. "Oh and tell Owen that if he gets a translator to be sure it speaks Bocce." Luke poked his head out the door to see the line up.
"It looks like we don't have much of a choice but I'll remind him." He said. He ran over to his Uncle who was overlooking the equipment for sale with the Jawa leader. Owen seemed particularly interested in one of the bronze protocol droids.
"He looks kind of dingy to me" Luke muttered. The droid glared at Luke furiously.
"What are you called, droid?" Owen asked, peering at the protocol droid.
"I am C-3PO Human Cyborg re..." Threepio was cut off by Owen.
"We'll take him" He said curtly/
"But Uncle Owen, we don't even know if he speaks Bocce" Luke protested. Owen pretended not to hear him.
"We'll also take that one" He said pointing to R2D2. The droid came out of the line whistling. "Luke, take these two over to the garage, will you? I want you to have both of them cleaned up before dinner."
"But I was going into Toshi Station to pick up some power converters..." Owen cut him off.
"You can waste time with your friends when your chores are done. Now come on, get to it!" Luke sighed and trudged towards the garage. The garage was cluttered and worn, but a friendly peaceful atmosphere permeated the low grey chamber. Luke helped Threepio lower himself into a large tub filled with warm oil. Near the battered Landspeeder He plugged Artoo in to charge up the battery.
"Thank the maker! This oil bath is going to feel so good. I've got such a bad case of dust contamination, I can barely move!" Threepio sighed in relief. Luke's sister Leia entered the garage and smiled.
"How are things going Luke?" She asked. Luke seemed to be lost in thought as he ran his hand over the damaged fin of a small two-man Skyhopper spaceship resting in a low hangar off the garage. Finally Luke's frustrations got the better of him and he slammed a wrench across the workbench. Leia jumped in surprise.
"It just isn't fair. I'm never gonna get out of here!" He muttered. Leia placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Of course you will. Our father did!"
"Is there anything I might do to help?" Threepio asked.
Luke glanced at the battered robot. A bit of his anger drained and a tiny smile crept across his face.
"Well, not unless you can alter time, speed up the harvest, or teleport me off this rock!" He said. Leia grinned.
"I don't think so, sir. I'm only a droid and not very knowledgeable about such things. Not on this planet, anyways. As a matter of fact, I'm not even sure which planet I'm on." Threepio said.
"Tatooine" Leia replied. "This is tatooine. I am Leia and this is my twin brother Luke" Threepio gazed at them in a new light.
"Your Anakin's kids?" He said slowly. Luke stared at Threepio and Leia gasped.
"You knew our father?" Leia asked.
"Yes, Anakin created me, he was a very skilled young boy and a very brave Captain" Threepio said. "He saved many lives" Leia and Luke grinned.
"That's why Uncle Owen bought you. He recognized you" Luke excaimed. Threepio nodded. (do droids nod?) Artoo beeped a few times.
"Of course I'll tell them Artoo" Threepio said sighing. "This droid wants you to know that he was also owned by your parents" Artoo beeped again and Luke and Leia laughed. Luke leaned over and unplugged Artoo and began to scrape several connectors on the robot's head with a chrome
pick. Threepio climbed out of the oil tub and began wiping oil from his bronze body.
"You got a lot of carbon scoring here. It looks like you boys have seen a lot of actio recently" Luke said.
"With all we've been through, sometimes I'm amazed we're in as good condition as we are, what with the Rebellion and all." Threepio replied.
"You know of the Rebellion against the Empire?" Luke asked.
"That's how we came to be in your service, if you take my meaning, sir." Threepio replied.
"Have you been in many battles?" Leia asked.
"Several, I think. Actually, there's not much to tell. I'm not much more than an interpreter, and not very good at telling stories. Well, not at making them interesting, anyways." Threepio said.
Luke struggled to remove a small metal fragment from Artoo's neck joint. He used a larger pick.
"Well, my little friend, you've got something jammed in here real good. Were you on a cruiser or..." He trailed off as the fragment broke loose with a snap, sending Luke tumbling head over heels. He sat up and saw a twelve-inch three-dimensional hologram of A young girl who looked a lot like Leia, being projected from the face of little Artoo. The image was a rainbow of colors as it flickered and jiggled in the dimly lit
garage. Luke and Leia stared in awe.
"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope." The girl said. She repeated this over and over again.
"What's this?" Luke asked. Artoo beeped shrilly.
"He says he is carrying a message for Obi-wan Kenobi" Threepio replied.
"Who is she? She's beautiful." Luke said. Artoo beeped shrilly.
"Of course Artoo." Threepio snapped. "She is Princess Anna Organa, daughter to King Bail Organa and Queen Breha" Threepio told them. "We are here because the ship was attacked. According to Artoo, She gave orders to find Obi-wan and give him the message"
"Grandmother will help. She know Obi-wan" She said. Luke and Leia took the droids into the house, where Owen, Beru and Shmi were waiting. Luke explained that the driods were looking for Obi-wan.
"I guess it's time" Shmi said softly. Shmi told them how to get to Obi-wan's san hut. She also explained that if they went with Obi-wan to be careful because the dark Lord has been after them since they were babies
"Why did he want us?" Leia asked. "We were just children"
"According to a jedi prophesy, a chosen one will rise up and defeat the sith. Qui-Gon thought it was Anakin, but since Anakin did not become a jedi, they came to the conclusion that one of you would be the chosen one. However, The sith does not know that Padme birthed twins, in thier mind only one of you exists" Shmi explained. "Obi-wan will help you"
. Luke and Leia left the house and prepared to visit Obi-Wan Kenobi.