A/N: I do not own Star Wars, Disney does.
Star Wars: The Knight and The Princess – A New Hope
Star Wars is a space opera. A fairy tale in space, and in every fairy tale there is a young knight who rescues the princess and gets her as the two fall in love during the dashing rescue. An alternate of Episode IV: A New Hope, based on the crush Luke had on Leia before discovering she was his sister. Rated M for incest.
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"Are you sure?" General Ramodi asked, sitting in his office onboard the Death Star. Right in front of him was the hologram of General Tagge and a 19-year-old boy with blonde hair, wearing a military uniform.
"Positive, Hurst." Tagge answered. "Lieutenant Thane Kyrell and his scouts have searched the Rebel base. It has been abandoned… for a long time."
The boy, Kyrell, nodded in affirmance as Ramodi sat, thinking.
"Alright, Cassio," he finally said. "Either way, I will be reporting to Moff Tarkin."
With that, Ramodi left his office. Escorted by two naval troopers, he finally reached the conference room, where Tarkin and Vader were alone.
"Our scout ships have reached Dantooine, Governor Tarkin." Ramodi reported. "They found the remains of a rebel base, but it has been deserted for some time."
"She lied! She lied to us!" Tarkin growled, obviously enraged that a teenage girl fooled him.
"I told you she would never consciously betray the rebellion." Darth Vader calmly told him.
"Terminate her. Immediately!" the Grand Moff ordered when an incoming message came. Tarkin pressed the button to hear it.
"Sir, we've captured a freighter. Its markings match those of a ship that blasted its way out of Mos Eisley."
"They must be trying to return the stolen plans to the princess." Darth Vader suggested before leaving the conference room. Travelling through the station, the Sith Lord marched into the hangar where the Falcon stood, already surrounded by stormtroopers.
"There's no one on board sir," an Imperial officer reported. Vader, however, did not believe it.
"Send a scanning crew on board. I want every part of this ship checked." Darth Vader ordered. "I sense something… a presence I haven't felt since…"
Without finishing, he suddenly left, while the officer sent a batch of stormtroopers into the ship. After some ten minutes, the stormtroopers returned with a handcuffed Wookie and two droids. They passed the other Imperial soldiers with no problem. Little did the others knew, that these were Han, Luke and Qi'ra in disguise.
Before that, they knocked out the stormtroopers and Ben decided to disable the tractor beam in order to allow the Falcon to escape. Each of the three young humans had put on the stormtrooper armor. Thankfully, one of the stormtroopers was a female, with her armor fitting Qi'ra's size. Reaching the forward bay's command office, the company quickly executed the Imperial deck officers. Taking off his helmet, Han took a seat while R2 began working with one of the computers.
"The tractor beam is couple in the main reactor in seven locations," Han explained, observing the screen. "A power loss at one of the terminals will allow the ship to leave."
"I don't think you guys can help. I must go alone." Ben told them.
"I want to go with you." Luke immediately objected.
"Your destiny lies along a different path from mine. The Force will be with you always." Kenobi told him before leaving. Just then, the astromech chirped attracting Han, along with Luke and Qi'ra, who also took off their helmets.
"What is it?" Luke asked.
"Princess Leia." C-3PO answered for his friend.
"The princess? She's here? Where?" the boy began assaulting the golden droid with questions, despair on his face. Qi'ra's eyebrows were raised as she saw Luke's face. She knew what that look meant.
"Detention block AA-23. I'm afraid she's scheduled to be terminated." Threepio answered.
"We've gotta do something!" Luke told the smugglers, only for Han to immediately reply with an objection.
"What are you talking about? We're not going anywhere," he told the boy.
"But they're going to kill her!" Luke argued.
"Better her than us." Han answered. Looking at the boy with sympathy, Qi'ra pulled Han from the chair, and telling Luke to wait for a second, took him away for a talk.
"Han, we have to help her!" Qi'ra whispered to her lover.
"We already have a bounty on our heads, Qi'ra," Han argued. "We already got into trouble with the Empire, and now you want to make it worse?"
"May I remind you that they're talking about Princess Leia, the Princess Leia of Alderaan!" the woman continued. "It may seem she is a leader of the Rebel Alliance, Han. The very same guys whom we helped in their fight against Crimson Dawn, remember them? Remember Enfys Nest?"
"Of course, I remember, back then we finally managed to make a life together." Han lovingly muttered.
"What I am trying to say, that if we rescue her, the Rebellion will thank us," Qi'ra then explained. "Not to mention look at the kid."
Han looked at Luke and immediately understood what his lover meant. The boy was obviously infatuated with this Princess Leia.
"The boy has lost his mind from love," Han mumbled.
"You had that look too, remember?" Qi'ra asked him. "Back then, you promised me that whatever happens, you will always find me and we will be together til the end of times. Let's help Luke achieve the same."
Han chuckled, knowing that Qi'ra was right. Back then, on Corellia, when they were younger, he too was just like the young Luke over there. Sensing that they were looking at him, Luke looked up at the two lovers.
"She's rich and powerful," Luke desperately tried to encourage them. "If you were to rescue her, the reward would be… would be… well, more wealth than you can imagine!"
Han sighed, finally making his decision. "Alright," he spoke. "We'll help you, but it was cost additional credits. Maybe we can even leave something for ourselves after paying the debt to Jabba."
After making up a plan, the three humans donned the stormtrooper helmets. Chewbacca roared in annoyance as Han cuffed his furry paws.
"This not gonna work." Han muttered.
"Why didn't you say so before?" Luke asked, already holding his blaster carbine.
"I did say so before!" Han almost yelled in annoyance, making Qi'ra laugh through her helmet as she decided to take the role of the stormtrooper commander. The four of them reached the Death Star's detention security area, where they were greeted by a stormtrooper corps officer in black uniform, rather than grey, along with two naval guards.
"Where are you taking this thing?" the officer asked. Chewbacca was offended, but did not make a sound. He was already used to how the Empire treated non-human species, especially the Wookies. His home planet Kashyyyk was enslaved.
"Prisoner transfer from cellblock 1138." Qi'ra answered. The officer immediately began accessing the computers.
"I wasn't notified. I'll have to clear it," he said, only to be immediately gunned down by Qi'ra, with Han and Luke finishing off the troopers. Taking off his helmet once again, Han gained access to the computers, while Qi'ra was taking off the handcuffs from the Wookie.
"We gotta find out which cell this princess of yours is in," the smuggler told Luke. "Here it is, cell 2187."
Nodding, Luke ran towards the corridor, passing various cell doors until reaching the one with number 2187.
Not wasting any time, Luke fired his blaster carbine at the door, opening it. He gasped as he saw Princess Leia, not as a hologram, but for the first time in real. She was lying on the cell's bed. Seeing him, the girl rose up.
"Y-you're even more beautiful than I…"
"Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?" Leia suddenly asked.
"What? Oh, the uniform," the boy pulled up his helmet. "I'm here to rescue you."
"You're who?" Leia asked. She was suddenly feeling butterflies in her stomach as she saw a cute-looking boy with blonde hair.
"I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you!" Luke answered. Leia couldn't believe it. Skywalker. The son of the legendary Anakin Skywalker, and he was rescuing her. Not to mention he looked cute and handsome. Her thoughts were disrupted when blaster shots were heard. They were soon joined by Han, Qi'ra and Chewbacca.
"We can't get out that way!" Han told them as they were being cornered by stormtroopers.
"Looks like you managed to cut off our escape route." Leia commented, as Luke made her to hide behind his back.
"Maybe you'd like it back in your cell, your highness," Han answered back while Qi'ra was shooting back at the approaching stormtroopers.
"This is some rescue," the princess commented, grabbing Luke's blaster rifle. She shot through the lid of the garbage chute, before throwing the weapon back to the boy and jumping into the garbage chute, followed by Luke, Chewie, Qi'ra and a grumpy Han. The swam down the tubes, falling into a pile of garbage and scrap. The chute was partly flooded. Chewie was the first to stand up and headed towards the exit, but the door was locked.
"Oh! The garbage chute was a really wonderful idea." Han sarcastically remarked. "What an incredible smell you've discovered!"
"It could be worse." Luke defended the princess, who smiled at him in return. Suddenly they heard a sound, only for the walls to suddenly move, trying to compress the garbage and the five people in it.
"It's worse." Han exclaimed.
"Try and brace it with something!" Qi'ra yelled, as she spotted a large metal stick. Luke, meanwhile, drew out his com device.
"Threepio! Come in, Threepio!" he shouted desperately.
"Are you there, sir?" the reply came.
"Threepio! Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level!" the boy yelled into the device. "Hurry!"
The five of them yelled as the mashers were closer. They felt it was the end of them until the mashers suddenly stopped. At the same time, Chewie finally managed to unlock the door.
"Threepio! We're all right! You did great!" Luke yelled into the device once again as he held Leia while they left the chute.
Remembering the layout of the Death Star from the plans, Ben Kenobi finally managed to reach the main reactor. Silently passing a pair of stormtroopers, whose backs faced him, the old Jedi reached the controls, deactivating the tractor beam. With his mission done, Ben left silently, just as he entered. Everything seemed to be alright until he felt the His presence. Ben froze when right in front of him, Darth Vader appeared.
"I've been waiting for you, Obi Wan," the Sith Lord's mechanic voice filled the empty corridor. Vader ignited his lightsaber, the blade being crimson red. "The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master."
"Only a master of Evil, Darth." Kenobi answered, igniting his own lightsaber as Vader charged into battle. The duel between Jedi and Sith began.
Elsewhere, Han, Qi'ra, Luke, Leia and Chewbacca have reached a corridor. Luke and the two smugglers have taken off the stormtrooper armour. Right now, Han and Leia were arguing, with Leia trying to be in charge.
"Listen, I don't know who you are or where you come from, but from now on, you do as I tell you, okay?" Leia told them.
"Look your worshipfulness," Han answered. "I take orders from just one person, me!"
"With respect, your highness," Qi'ra interfered, obviously trying to be diplomatic. "But we are not members of the Rebel Alliance, so, that does not make us your subordinates, and we are leading this rescue mission. In other words, you must be relying on us."
Just then, a company of stormtroopers appeared and the soldiers began firing at them. Luke, Qi'ra, Chewbacca and Han began firing back.
"Get back to the ship!" Han told the two teenagers, while and his crew ran after the retreating stormtroopers.
"He certainly has courage." Luke commented before he and Leia ran off, holding hands. While Han Solo, Qi'ra and Chewbacca created a diversion, Luke and Leia were pursued by another squad of stormtroopers.
"Look, princess! We're reaching the end… and there's an open hatchway!" Luke yelled as he pulled Leia alongside him through a narrow sub-hallway, both trying to dodge the blaster shots coming from the stormtroopers. "When we get through it, we should be home free…."
However, the two immediately halted when they almost fell into the deep central core shaft.
"Unless we made the wrong turn." Luke told the teenage princess. "I've shut the shielded door, but it won't hold them long. We've got to get across this thing, to the other side. And it looks like this cable is our only chance."
He threw the cable, catching one of the pipes above.
"Hey! It caught on those pipes!" Luke excitedly yelled before wrapping his arm around Leia. "Alright, princess, grab hold of me and I'll…"
Luke was cut off guard when Leia suddenly kissed him in the cheek.
"Wha…?"
"Just for luck," the teenage princess answered. "We're going to need it."
Smiling, Luke held Leia tight and the two swung across the core shaft, barely missing the opposite open hatch. By that time, the door behind them was smashed and the swarming stormtroopers began firing at them.
"We made it! Just in time, too!" Luke yelled, firing at the foes. "The troops are through the door back there!"
"Let's get moving, princess!" Luke yelled as the two dodged one of the enemy blaster shots. "We've got to find the others!"
Obi Wan was facing Darth Vader to the main forward bay. The two old enemies were skilled swordsmen. Both were able to quickly block the opponent's attacks. Still, it was obvious that the old Jedi was becoming overwhelmed by the powerful Sith lord. They fought against each other, using all of their skills once again, just like on Jabiim, ten years ago. Back then, Obi Wan managed to escape the wrath of the Sith. Now, it was apparent that this time he wouldn't.
"Your powers are weak, old man." Darth Vader commented as he blocked another of Ben's strikes.
"You can't win, Darth." Ben Kenobi argued back as they continued their duel. "If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
While the two old Force-users were dueling, Luke and Leia were reunited with Han, Qi'ra and Chewie and the droids. The seven heroes were hiding at the entrance to the main forward bay. The Millennium Falcon was guarded by a dozen of stormtroopers.
"Is the ship alright?" Luke asked.
"Seems okay, if we can get to it." Han answered. "Just hope the old man got the tractor beam out of commission."
They all thought on how to distract the guards, when noticed that something caught the stormtroopers' attention. Luke gasped as he saw Ben dueling Darth Vader, while the stormtroopers approached the two. Seeing this as an opportunity to get to the Falcon, Qi'ra ordered everyone to run. Luke began to fall back, calling out for Kenobi. Spotting the boy, the old Jedi smiled before raising his lightsaber, the cobalt blade reaching up to the ceiling. Using the opportunity, Darth Vader stroke Ben Kenobi right in front of Luke.
"NO!" the boy cried out as the lightsaber and the body with robes fell onto the metal floor. With Ben Kenobi gone, the stormtroopers turned their attention to the crew and began firing at them.
"Come on! Luke, it's too late!" Han called for the boy, firing back at the troopers. Luke also joined the gunfight, until he suddenly heard Ben's voice.
Run, Luke! Run!
"Ben?" Luke asked. As if the silence confirmed it, Luke then ran up the gangplank just before the Falcon left the hangar, jumping into hyperspace, leaving the dreaded Death Star behind.
While Han and Qi'ra were busy piloting the ship, Leia found Luke sitting at the table, his head lowered.
"Are you alright?" Leia asked, joining him. Luke shrugged his head in response.
"I can't believe he's gone." Luke muttered.
"I know what it is like," Leia spoke. "The Empire destroyed my home planet Alderaan. I lost everyone who was dear to me. My father, my mother, my aunts and uncles, cousins, and friends."
Luke looked up at the princess, making the girl to mentally comment that he was so cute and handsome. Without a word, the two teenagers pulled each other into a hug, and remained like this til the arrival to the Rebel base.
Darth Vader marched down the corridors of the battle station, with the evidence of the intrusion appearing on every step. The shooting had been over for a long time, but there was still chaos as medics were gathering the injured and the killed stormtroopers. The Sith Lord finally reached the control room of the Death Star. He found Grand Moff Tarkin observing the space, where there was nothing but distant stars. Darth Vader felt triumph. He finally, finally killed Obi Wan Kenobi, the Jedi he hated most, whom he had been hunting for almost two decades. Now, he was dead.
Not only that, but soon he and Tarkin would crush the Rebellion once and for all. The stormtroopers succeeded in planting a tracking device to the ship and Vader knew that the vessel would bring them to the Rebel base. All what remained was to locate the base and destroy it with one blast from the Death Star.
"They have just jumped into hyperspace." Vader reported.
"You're sure the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship?" the Moff asked. "I'm taking an awful risk, Vader. This better work."