Star Wars: Remix version
Thank you to those of you who reviewed my story. I want it known that I did change chapter thirteen, but that there will be no more changes. There will be surprises yet to come. I do agree that Padme and Bail are not suited for each other, which is why I changed it. It has also been pointed out to me that my chapter 10 years later, should actually be 18 years later. They're not ten years old they are eighteen. I will rectify that immediately.
On to Chapter 14
Chapter fourteen: Obi-wan
Luke and Leia took the droids and took the landspeeder to find Obi-wan's hut.
"How far is it?" Leia shouted above the noise. Artoo let out a series of beeps.
"Artoo says its a few miles" Threepio translated. "Do you think Obi-wan will recognize us?"
"He might" Luke replied. "But he is old"
"Luke!" Leia reprimanded. Luke shrugged and scanned the horizon with his binoculars. He stopped the speeder and they got out.
"His home is supposed to be here somewhere" Luke muttered. "Better beware of sand people"
Suddenly Artoo jumped to life with a mass of frantic whistles and screams.
"What's wrong with him?" Leia asked.
"Oh my..., he says there are several creatures approaching from the southeast." Threepio translated. Luke swung around and took a look.
"Sandpeople! Or worst! Come on, let's have a look." Luke said.
"Are you crazy! It's too dangerous!" Leia said. "We have to find shelter"
"Where are we going to find shelter?" Luke asked. He grinned and holstered his rifle. "I'm gonna go take a look" Suddenly they were surrounded by sandpeople.
"Luke!" Leia shrieked, clutching his arm. One of the sand people (Tusken Raiders) swiped Luke on the side of the head and Luke fell to the ground. "Luke!" Leia screamed again. She backed away as the Tusken Raiders approached. Suddenly a great howling moan was
heard echoing throughout the canyon which sent the Sandpeople fleeing in terror. The slight swishing sound that frightened off the Sandpeople grew even closer, until an old man appearred and leaned over Luke. His ancient leathery face, cracked and weathered by exotic climates was set off by dark, penetrating eyes and a scraggly white beard. Obi-wan squinted his eyes as he scrutinized the unconscious farm boy and the woman next to him.
"Obi-wan" Leia said hesitantly. She knew that her grandmother had met Obi-wan, when she was younger, but she herself had never met the man. Shmi had told her that Obi-wan watched over them from a distance. Artoo waddled over to where Luke lay crumpled in a heap and began to whistle and beep his concern. Obi-wan put his hand on Luke's forehead and he began to come around.
"Don't worry, he'll be all right." He said, looking up at Leia. Luke slowly sat up.
"What happened?" He asked.
"The sandpeople attacked us" Leia reminded him.
"Tell me, why are you two wandering around here, in the middle of nowhere?" Obi-wan asked.
"We came to find you" Luke explained. "These droids..." Obi-wan looked at both droids and smiled.
"Ah, yes. C-3PO and R2D2" Obi-wan said. "We better head inside before the raiders come back"
The small, spartan hovel was cluttered with desert junk but still managed to radiate an air of time-worn comfort and security. Leia sat in one of the chairs and Luke took a seat on the warn out looking sofa.
"Now, exactly how did two of King Bail's droids end up way out here?" Ben asked.
"Artoo has a message recorded for you from a young princess" Luke explained. "She must have sent them here when her ship was attacked"
"Let's have a look at the message" Obi-wan said. Artoo wheeled to the center of the room. He beeped and the projection appeared.
"General Kenobi, years ago you served my father in the Clone Wars. Now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the Empire. I regret that I am unable to present my father's request to you in person, but my ship has fallen under attack and I'm afraid my mission to bring you to Alderaan has failed. I have placed information vital to the survival of the Rebellion into the memory systems of this R2 unit. My father will know how to retrieve it. You must see this droid safely delivered to him on Alderaan. This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope." Leia and Luke stared in awe at the speech. There was a little static and the transmission was cut short. Obi-wan leaned back and scratched his head.
"You both must learn the ways of the Force if you're to come with me to Alderaan." Obi-wan said. Leia and Luke stared at each other excitedly.
"But how?" Luke asked. "Grandmother said that our father was denied to become a jedi because he was too old and he was nine." Obi-wan smiled.
"I know that, but the Jedi council no longer exists. The Jedi no longer exist except for me, that is" Obi-wan explained. "You two can rebuild the Jedi order"
"Wait a minute, we don't have the proper Jedi weapons"Leia said. Obi-wan stood up and took a small box off of a shelf. He opened te box and inside the box were two lightsabers. He handed one to Luke and one to Leia.
"Where did these come from?" Luke ased igniting his. His lightsaber was blue.
"Yours came from a pupil of mine named Ray Skyler. The one Leia possesses belonged to a jedi named Mace Windu" Obi-wan told them. "You will use these in your training untilyu can recnstruct your own. Before we leave, we must go visit your family. They will not be safe at the farmhouse any more"
"Why?" Leia asked alarmed.
"Because, if the Empire tracks down these droids, they will find out that your uncle purchased them" Obi-wan explained. Luke and Leia stared at each other horrified. The three of them, along with the droids got into the speeder. Luk stopped the speeder in front the remains of the huge Jawa Sandcrawler. Luke, Leia and Obi-wan walked among the smoldering rubble and scattered bodies.
"It looks like Sandpeople did this, all right. Look, here are Gaffi sticks, Bantha tracks. It's just...I never heard of them hitting anything this big before." Luke said, kneeling beside a jawa. Obi-wan was crouching in the sand studying the tracks.
"They didn't. But we are meant to think they did. These tracks are side by side. Sandpeople always ride single file to hide there numbers." Oi-wan told them.
"I think these are the same Jawas that sold us Artoo and Threepio." Luke muttered.
"The imperial stormtroopers were here" Obi-wan decided, examining the blaster wounds on a dead jawa.
"Why would Imperial troops want to slaughter Jawas?" Leia asked. Suddenly, She and Luke looked at eachother, horror etched on thier faces. Luke ran to the speeder and started it. He took off before Leia could say anything. Luke raced across the wasteland in his battered Landspeeder. Luke stopped the speeder in front of his destroyed hime and jumped out. Debris was scattered everywhere and it looks as if a great battle has taken place.
"Uncle Owen! Aunt Beru! Grandmother Shmi!" Luke shouted. He heard coughing from around the house. He stumbled to the back and pulled open the root celler. Owen, Beru and Shmi lookd up at him. Owen was bleeding from his arm and Beru was bandaging it.
"What happened?" He asked. Shmi looked up at him.
"They came for the droids" Shmi said, looking up. "I never thought there would come a time when we would have to use these" She held up a blaster.
"How did you escape?" Luke asked. "The Jawas were all slaughtered" Owen grinned.
"I learned a few things from you father." He said. "However, we managed to kill several troopers. Shmi told them finally, that the droids were taken by the tusken raiders. Since the troopers aren't from tatooine, they believed her and left."
"You can't stay here" Luke said."Will you come with us to Alderann?" Owen shook his head.
"This is our home Luke" He said. "And though the troopers will probably come back, we will stay. We will move to town and hope they pass by" Luke nodded. He kissed his aunt and grandmother on the cheek.
"Leia gives her love" He said. He hopped into the speeder and took off back to the jawa wreckage.