Soon Luke arrived at coordinates Mon Mothma had provided him with. She hadn't shared the name of the planet and Luke didn't recognize it by its position, but it felt evil to him once he laid eyes on it. It was dark looking from the sky, like a fire had burned across it, leaving the surface blackened and scared. Getting closer to the ground he could see that the description was about right, for besides what looked to be a few ravines scattered here and there, the surface was flat and black.
"What could possibly be here that could cause people to disappear?" Luke asked R2, "There is nothing for the eye to see for miles in every direction and those ravines don't look like they could be that deep. But then again, where are the spacecrafts of all those who came before me? There must be more to this planet then meets the eye."
Luke stared at the landscape for a moment before saying to R2 "Keep an eye out for any trouble and keep us in the air, I'm going to see if I can sense anything below us." R2 did a couple of beeps and whistles to which Luke said "Yes, feel free to move around, might be able to feel more that way." He closed his eyes, reaching out with the Force to see what was below him.
He couldn't sense any life forms on the surface, but below it there was so much it flooded his senses momentarily. When he had gotten control over them, he concentrated on a smaller area. The forms were small, possibly microscopic, and he could tell that it was them that lent the planet its color. The evil he had sense coming from the planet was the creatures themselves, infused with the dark side of the force.
On a hunch, Luke took a small amount of food and opened the back door of the Phantom. He let the food drop and could tell that it was almost instantly consumed once it touched the ground. "R2, do you see any scrap metal laying around?" he asked. R2 beeped out the location of a screw and Luke tossed it to the ground. Once again it was almost instantly consumed. "Well at least now I know why there aren't any ships. Too bad, in a way, we don't have the Death Star. This is one planet I think it would be good to use it on."
Settling back into the pilot's seat, he said "Set a course to the nearest Rebel base R2. We need to make sure this planet is black listed so no one comes here again." Later, as they exited hyperspace, Luke contacted the base to get permission to land. He was informed he could and that Mon Mothma was present and awaiting him.
As he entered the room he was directed to, Mon Mothma stood up and said "I wanted to be on hand in case there was a battle. What have you to report to me Commander Skywalker?" Luke told her about the creatures he had sensed, and regret flashed across Mon Mothma's face. Regret for sending so many men to their doom against an enemy they could never have won against.
After she had quickly composed herself she said "Thank you Luke. I will be sure to warn everyone about that planet. Now there was another reason I came here. I have something for you. I sent out word to be looking for a list of possible Jedi to the spies we have still in the Empire. One of them reported this back to me. He isn't sure they are Jedi, and frankly I don't know myself, but I thought I would pass it to you in order for you to check into it."
She handed him a holocron, which he carefully took in his hands. "Thank you Mon Mothma. Is there anything else you need of me?" "Not at the present. Go and see what that list brings you. I hope that it is more Jedi." Luke bowed to her and left the room. As he returned to the Phantom, he looked down at the holocron in his hands, wondering what information it might hold. Would it lead to more Jedi? Or just more disappointments?