Imperial Star Ship in orbit above Naboo
As the Imperial Star Ship Warhammer was about to leave Naboo's orbit, five Republic cruisers jumped in and surrounded the ship! The captain thought about fighting, but thought of the men and women who served onboard, plus the prisoners they had as well! He decided to make a move that would surly get him killed! He ordered the comm. officer to make contact with the lead Republic cruiser. The comm. officer said that the captain could speak to the cruiser.
"This is Capt. Jericho of the Imperial Star Ship Warhammer." Capt. Jericho said to the incoming transmission.
"This is Capt. Needa of the Republic Cruiser Avenger. What can I do for you?" Capt. Needa asked.
"I want to discuss the terms of surrender to you. I have prisoners that I was supposed to take to Lord Vader, but if you don't fire at us, I will release them and turn my ship over to you." Capt. Jericho said in hopes that Capt. Needa will accept his terms.
"I accept your terms. Be prepared to be boarded very shortly then. I expect your full cooperation when you are boarded and the prisoners are released to us. Capt. Needa out." The transmission right after that!
Everyone on the bridge were either protesting what the captain had done, or supporting him since there were going to be no lives lost now. Capt. Jericho only hopes that things will settle down once the boarding party comes over and takes over the ship. Now all he had to do was to survive until said boarding party arrives!
Cloud City – Gantry where Luke is at
Luke had managed to climb up onto the gantry catwalk, and started to walk inside and then a disturbance in the Force told him to back-up! He barely managed to avoid the Lightsaber blade that nearly connected with him, and brought out his own Lightsaber! Both Vader and Luke traded blows against each other!
They brought their battle to the catwalk where they battled and destroyed part of the railing! Luke managed to inflict a little bit of injury onto Vader, for Vader had to grab his right upper arm for a minute before continuing the fight! Vader finally got the upper-hand when he had cut off Luke's right hand at the wrist, and his hand and Lightsaber fell into the depths of Cloud City! Luke had managed to get near the end of the catwalk, and grabbed onto the antenna cropping that was there.
"Luke, don't make me destroy you. You've only discovered how powerful the Dark Side is. Join me, and I can complete your training." Vader said to him.
"NO! I'LL NEVER JOIN YOU!" Luke screamed at Vader.
"Join me, and we can end this destructive conflict once and for all!" Vader told him.
"What about our family and friends?! Where do they fit into this?!" Luke said in hoping that Brian would start to come through with the mention of their friends and family.
"They will either join me or die! The choice is theirs to make in which I will be more than happy to accommodate them on their wishes!" Vader told Luke with no remorse in his voice.
"What about Jillian then? Will you have her by your side as well? Or will she die too?" Luke asked Vader in hoping that maybe this might bring him back to the Light Side of the Force.
"Jillian Piett. Yes she could be my Empress to me being the ruler of the galaxy! And you will be my apprentice Luke! Join me now!" Vader commanded!
Luke looked below and at Vader! Luke knew this was the only way to get away from the brother that he loved! He let go of the antenna cropping and started to fall! But he felt himself being pulled back up and facing Vader again! Vader had used the Force to pull Luke back up to where Luke would see him before Vader let Luke go and continue his fall through the depths of Cloud City! Vader then walked away, and once he found some of his personnel, told them to ready his ship to meet up with the Executor!
Depths of Cloud City
Luke kept falling until he was dragged into an exhaust port of Cloud City! He went through some of the piping's until he suddenly stopped! The pipe he was in suddenly opened up beneath him, and he continued to fall until he barely landed on a weather vane! He grabbed on for dear life and tried to climb back up to the tube, only it had closed before he could make it! Luke then remembered the Jedi exercise of communicating through the Force, and attempted to contact either his father or sister!
Landing Platform 327
Everyone barely made it to the Falcon with the Imperial Stormtroopers that were chasing after them! R2 managed to set up a smoke screen so everyone could get on board and take off! Han, Chewie, and Landon went to the cockpit to get the Falcon up and running and to leave Cloud City! As the Falcon was in Bespin's airspace, Leia suddenly felt Luke communicating with her! She went to the cockpit to inform Han!
"Han, we have to turn around! I know where Luke is!" She told him!
"What about those fighters?" Lando asked before Chewie growled at him!
"I hope you're right about this sweetheart because I wouldn't do this for anyone else!" Han told her while giving her a lopsided grin!
Leia then went back into the main area of the Falcon, and told her father to be ready to get Luke from the topside of the Falcon! Anakin then headed to the topside lift and ready himself to get Luke! Leia went back to the cockpit, and told Han where Luke was, and they spotted him shortly afterwards. Lando informed them that there were fighters coming after them, and that they needed to get going!
Anakin saw Luke hanging from the weather vane, and told him to fall towards him. Luke did so, and Anakin brought him inside the Falcon, and told Han they needed to get going! Anakin brought Luke into a cabin, and Padme brought a med-kit with her, and used the portable machine inside to put on the stump that was once Luke's wrist and hand! She had an idea on who had done this, and she started to cry not only for Luke, but for Brian as well! She saw that he had closed his eyes, and kissed him on his cheek and left him to rest.
Luke felt a small disturbance in the Force calling to him, and it was Vader! He tried to block it out, but he could not!
"Luke join me, and I can heal you and you can be my apprentice now." Was what Luke heard in his mind!
"Vader." Was all that Luke said.
"Luke."
Luke then got up and headed towards the main hold area of the Falcon to see everyone else while R2 tried to fix 3PO at the same time. 3PO complained why the Falcon hadn't gone into hyperspace yet, and R2 told him that the city's central computer told him that the hyperdrive had been deactivated! 3PO told R2 that he should know better than to trust a strange computer, but R2 had shocked 3PO before turning his attention to where the switch was to reactivate the hyperdrive, and the Falcon tilted a bit before making the jump!
Bridge of the Imperial Star Ship Executor
Vader watched as the fighters were bringing the Falcon within tractor beam range! He then turned to Adm. Daala to give her orders for the boarding party.
"Are you certain that the hyperdrive on the Millennium Falcon has been deactivated?!" Vader demanded from her!
"Yes it has milord. The boarding party is ready." She informed him.
"Good have their weapons set for stun! I want prisoner's not dead bodies!" Vader threatened her!
Adm. Daala ordered all Stormtroopers to have their weapons set on stun and to await further orders. She and Lord Vader watched as the Falcon had left the near end of the right side of the bow of the ship! Both Vader and Adm. Daala watched as the fighters started to bring the Falcon around, when suddenly the ship made the jump into hyperspace!
Vader watched, started to leave, only to look through the viewport once again to see that the Falcon was gone! He started to walk away, and everyone including Adm. Daala was surprised that he didn't kill anyone for what just happened! They all breathed a sigh of relief once he left the bridge, and continued to scan the area in case there was a mistake, and the Falcon came back now!
Jedi Temple – Medical Wing
Luke had woken up a while ago after having a robotic hand placed on the stump that his right hand use to be. It looked real enough, but could it be like the hand that he lost to Vader on Cloud City? After the medical droid was done testing it, Luke closed up the opening and got off the bed to be greeted by his family and friends!
"Luke you did your best against Vader. I'm sure that the next time we face Vader, he will be defeated." Anakin said in a reassuring voice.
"Not without help from me as well." Leia told the two of them.
Jillian wasn't sure what to do now! She loved Brian, but Vader had taken over his mind and body! She didn't want anything to do with Vader in any way, shape, or form! Padme saw the look on Jillian's face, and went over to comfort her. Padme just held her, and Jillian thanked her for being there for her. Mara was over by Luke's side once he woke up from the operation, and would not leave his side for one minute! Luke went into a dressing room so he could change into his new Jedi outfit. He came out a short time later, and went with everyone into the Command Center in the Jedi Temple to start making plans for their next encounter with Darth Vader!
Netherworld of the Force
He could not believe what the other one had done to his brother Luke! He wanted to stop him, but he was still having a hard time breaking through the barrier that was there! The hole was just a centimeter bigger now, but still not big enough to get through yet! He vowed that he would break through, and put an end to the other one's plans once and for all!
It was taking a long time to break through, but once he did, the other one won't know what had hit him! He just kept hitting the barrier that he knew would break soon, and then he would make his move to reclaim his mind and body and be free once and for all!
To be continued in the next story…