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Post by Force_Flow on Sept 16, 2007 16:03:43 GMT -4
Yes.
As Scout set the table, she caught Beru looking at her. Smiling and thanking her once again for her gratitude, Scout rushed to pour some water into all the glasses.
We wait. We'll leave by midnight, like Owen told us, but we can camp out in the desert, go to Mos Eisley, Anchorhead... They don't take creds here, but we can keep ourselves hydrated with the Force.
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As they entered the small dining area for breakfast, Luke pointedly did not look at Jaden or her companion. His thoughts dwelled on the Artoo droid and the message inside of him. He could almost imagine the hologram in front of him, with the woman looking him in the eye, pleading for his help, not Obi-Wan's...
A part of him was drawn towards the woman, like a long-lost relative. She felt... different. But whole. Complete. Both Jaden and her companion felt this way to him, but they were bigger. He couldn't describe it, but something about them seemed to extend to more than their arms and their legs, but reached out over the entire world.
And that's why Luke couldn't look them in the eye. They were more like powerful vessals of something greater than themselves. A sort of invisible connection, large and pulsing, was between the two. Luke had started to wonder if they were telepathic, because something about them seemed to flow more strongly at the same time than normal.
He just couldn't explain it.
Helping Jaden and Aunt Beru set the table, Luke smelled something like cooked grains. His least favorite meal. It was more like a bowl of mush than anything, thick and pasty. Taking a seat closest to their new companions, Luke tried to hide his distaste and scooped some into a bowl.
They ate for three minutes before Luke remembered about the droids. Clearing his throat--and taking a much-needed drink of water--he said, "Y'know... I'm beginning to think those two new droids were stolen."
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Post by hk47fan on Sept 21, 2007 16:20:05 GMT -4
Naos
I cast a quick glance at Luke, and then Scout. Owen stared at him for a moment, and said "Stolen? Why do you think that?"
"Well, what droids there weren't stolen? I believe Jawas are notorious for that....." I interrupted, to try to get the conversation to die down before it got too deep
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Post by Force_Flow on Sept 21, 2007 16:32:51 GMT -4
Luke didn't pay the man no mind.
"There's a message on there for someone named 'Obi-Wan Kenobi.' You think he might be related to old Ben?"
He didn't notice Jaden's knuckles whiten on her spoon, her her quick glance at her companion.
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Post by hk47fan on Sept 21, 2007 16:50:28 GMT -4
Naos
Ben?
"That old hermit? Hmm. Obi-Wan Kenobi died years ago, he knew your father for a time...." Owen mentioned
I could sense the lie in Owen. It wasn't hard to tell, but Luke would probably buy it. But I was still wondering who this "old Ben" was. And I had this feeling.....Owen knew Obi-Wan.....
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Post by Force_Flow on Sept 21, 2007 17:02:42 GMT -4
Scout gave a nudge to Naos through the Force. She was silently begging them to say something--anything. Her mind was already working. Obi-Wan Kenobi only had one brother, she remembered reading from the computer at the library. His brother's name was Owen, but they lived far off on Talravin. Owen had died five years ago from a terrorist attack. Scout had the feeling that Palpatine didn't want another Kenobi in the way. But, obviously, this ruled out the Owen in front of her.
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, she repeated to herself. Artoo better find him fast before they realize he's gone...
"He knew my father?" Luke asked eagerly.
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Post by hk47fan on Sept 21, 2007 17:12:34 GMT -4
Naos
"Yes, I believe an old freind...." Owen said, being extremely vague
"I am sure you shouldn't worry about what that droid has in his little head. He is very old....and Obi-Wan is a person long forgotten, from what little I know.....for all we know, that message could go back to the days when the Empire rose to power...." I told Luke, trying to kill his curiosity
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Post by Force_Flow on Sept 21, 2007 17:35:10 GMT -4
Scout raised her eyebrows. "Really? Nait, c'mon," she said, using her brother's name. "Old Kenobi's still alive. Has to be. Probably out hiding. You know what I think? He's probably a member of Paine's Jedi Ghosts, y'know? I've heard that lady's been insane enough to round up Jedi and Force Sensisitves and attack the Empire. Palpatine's been getting pretty made because of their antics."
"So you're pro-Imperial?" Luke asked.
"Depends," Scout said, munching on her food thoughtfully. "I don't agree with them on a few things, but they're not all-around bad guys, I suppose. Just people doing their job. It's Palpatine and the sickos that enjoy gutting their neighbor's friend who I don't like."
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Post by hk47fan on Sept 21, 2007 17:55:22 GMT -4
Naos
"Don't forget Vader...." Owen muttered under his breath
Oh I bet you have Luke very very anti-Vader.... I thought, I resisted just blurting it out
"You two, I need to speak to you. Just some things about when you leave..." Owen said
I stood, already knowing what he was going to tell us, and as all three of us walked into a private room, and Owen stared right at both of us, and said "Fine, you can have the droids. Since it appears they know more than I anticipated, you take them and just leave. You and those two have been causing so much trouble...Luke better not get in contact with Obi-Wan....."
"So you know him." I said "I thought so. Where is he?"
Owen sighed, and finally spoke after one or two minutes of silence "Since I assume you know most of the story, I'll tell you...."
"We'll be taking him too." I interrupted before he continued, to encourage him more
"Good. Obi-Wan came to us out of the blue fourteen years ago with Luke, he told us the whole story of Padme and Anakin. Padme died in childbirth after giving birth to twins, a boy and a girl. I am not sure where the other one went, her name was Leia, and they needed us to keep Luke. I reluctantly agreed, and he stayed on Tattooine to help watch over him.....he is still living here now, it has just been a bit since I've seen him. He is not too far from here, pretty close to where the Sand People lurk....." Owen explained in a neutral tone, not his usual angry voice
LEIA?! I thought to Scout, and suddenly remembered how whenever we were at Aldeeran, especially the first time to form the Alliance, Padme always mysteriously dissappeared for a good amount of time, and Leia looked almost nothing like Bail or his wife, and she had many similarities to Padme and even Anakin as I thought about it You gotta be kidding....she was under our nose the whole time!
"Just take the droids, take Kenobi, and please get off the planet...." Owen said, for the first time, I could see more begging than his anger he always had
"We'll try....." I said with a sigh, and then looked at Scout
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Post by Force_Flow on Sept 22, 2007 13:08:33 GMT -4
"We didn't want to cause you any discomfort," Scout said. "Please know that. We crashed here days ago and lost Threepio and Artoo in the confusion. We can't tell you our mission, because it would put you at risk. As soon as we find Obi-Wan Kenobi, we can return to Alderaan and nobody will know."
She has Padmé's eyes, Scout thought back. I should have known. It all clicks.
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Post by hk47fan on Sept 22, 2007 13:20:57 GMT -4
Naos
"Just do that, I can't risk having Luke be endangered, as cold as I can be, I still care for him and don't want him to know the truth....." Owen said "So go. Take the droids, Kenobi, and just go...."
Owen left the room, and I glanced out the window to see Luke staring out as Tatooine's Twin Suns set....
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