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Post by hk47fan on Aug 26, 2007 17:31:22 GMT -4
Naos
I nodded "We better hurry, Vader's probably going to figure out the plans aren't there and send search parties down...." I said to her
As I was slowly walking to the homestead that wasn't far, nowhere else to go, I stopped in my tracks. I sensed a strong presence in the Force, and it wasn't Scout nor I.
Kenobi?
No...I may not have seen him for fourteen years, but I still remembered his Force Signature. It wasn't nearly as strong as this one was.
"Do you sense that?" I asked Scout, hoping she would sense the same as me
Vader
At last, I had a significant lead on these plans. And apparently my suspicions of Leia Organa being a Rebel was correct. She can deny it, but this was proof that she was helping Trok and his crew. As was it proof Bail Organa was a traitor.
She had been with the Rebel ship Liberty, and had a Gungan decoy that even tried to get us to fall for his ploy, but luckily we managed to catch up to her in time.
"Don't act so suprised your highness. You weren't on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you." I demanded
Sora
Liberty dropped out of hyperspace in one of the small systems close to the Tatooine system, we had recieved a distress call from the Tantive V not long ago. It had served as a decoy for the Tantive IV, because of the great importance of finding Kenobi incase something went wrong. Also Leia having the Death Star plans made it even more important.
Apparently it had at first fooled Vader into thinking it was the Tantive IV, and had to drop out of hyperspace because of engine problems; to give Leia more time to get to Tatooine safely. They took the bait, but apparently were right back at the IV.
It was merely sitting adrift. "Tractor it in to Hanger 6...." I said to the members of the control room crew, one which was Nait
Deep down I was worried. Vader got in and out of the V obviously pretty quick, I wondered if he would catch up to the IV.
"Captain Trok, incoming distress signal from Tantive IV! The ship is being attacked and boarded by Devastator!" the comm officer from the Bridge shouted from the control room's comm
My eyes darted to Nait for a moment, and then I walked over to the comm unit. "After the V is safely inside the hanger I want us to head to Tatooine immediately! Work fast!" I ordered, my voice in a firm tone
"Yes, Captain!" the comm. officer replied back and the communication was cut
I sighed, I wasn't sure if we could get there in time....
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Post by Force_Flow on Aug 26, 2007 17:37:59 GMT -4
"Yes," Scout said. Wiping the beads of sweat off with her hand, and concentrated. "It's familiar," she admitted, "but I can't place it. Definably not Kenobi, though. I hope it's not Wilk." She winced. Wilk was a Rodian she had severely beaten at a lightsaber match, and he had hated that loss so much he had gotten into a fistfight with her. The old 'he started it' routine wasn't enough, so the Council placed them both on 'fresher duty for a month.
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Darrina's shoulders tensed up in anxiety. "We're on a diplomatic mission from Alderaan--" Leia started, but Vader cut her off. Darrina gulped.
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"We want to help."
Jaskia Paine and Olee Starstone had slipped into the bridge unnoticed, and the looks they got from the crew confirmed as much.
"Jaskia!"
Jaskia whipped around at the sound of her name and found herself in a bone-crushing hug by no other than a twelve-year-older Padmé Amidala. Only when Jaskia began to cough and sputter did Padmé release her. "I still need those lungs," Jaskia said. "Since when did you start working out?"
"It's great to see you," Padmé said. "I heard your ship is damaged, so I started looking. Siri Tachi told me you were up here. You've grown more beautiful than ever." Padmé felt like a mother towards Jaskia, and even more so when she started fussing about not contacting her and started messing around with her hair.
"My hair doesn't need put up," Jaskia said. "Can we talk later? You just made what little respect these guys have for me go down the drain." She cracked a smile at Padmé's offended expression. "Later," she promised.
"As we were saying," Olee said, "We want to help you guys find the Tantive IV."
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Post by hk47fan on Aug 26, 2007 17:52:52 GMT -4
Naos
"I'm not sure if he is even alive." I said to her "But who knows. There are enough shocking things in this Galaxy already....."
I continued walking towards the old homestead, which looked....pretty well used, and the presence only got stronger. Alright, now I'm very curious.....
I got to the entrance after another few minutes or so, and saw a farmer down in a crater-type area. He looked up and stared at us for a moment, and I could easily tell he wasn't the strong Force presence. "Who are you?!" he yelled harshly "What do you want?!"
Vader
Anger built up in me, though I was use to these types not answering my questions, but she had been such a thorn in my side. "You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor! Take her away!" I shouted, and the troopers obeyed farily quickly
Sora
I looked to Jaskia and her freind, and almost wanted to smile at working with her again, but I was too overwhelmed with all these other problems and worry.
"We need all the help we can get. I'm not sure if we'll get there in time, but I have a feeling Leia won't abandon the mission just because of a boarding party." I said, and glanced to Padme, knowing her daughter was alot like her, but no one else except Obi-Wan and Artoo even knew that secret "She, Darrina, Naos, and Scout will come up with something...so we best stay on th edge of the system until we found out who exactly is there, and if there is still a chance to rescue them we'll have to work fast. But I don't think he will leave Tatooine completely...I have gone up against Vader directly before. In fact, most of us have."
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Post by Force_Flow on Aug 26, 2007 18:07:25 GMT -4
"I've been tracking Vader for some time," Jaskia said, moving up to stand next to him, looking out the viewscreen. "He won't give up. Not until he has those plans. And in that, we can expect he'll be on our throats like wild akks before this is over with. He manipulates others more so than ever. If he doesn't get those plans, he'll bring your Leia Organa and the rest of the crew to the Death Star and torture them for information. And if he gets what he wants..."
She gave Sora a long, hard stare. "He'll kill them," she said simply. "No one has escaped him since the Death Star was constructed. But he's predictable. He'll take the prisoners back to the Death Star and leave a third of the Star Destroyer crew on Tattooine to keep an eye on things. If they escaped the Tantive, and Vader knows that, then he'll make himself comfortable right there on Tattooine."
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"We need help!" Scout yelled down to him. "Please. We have no way of getting to any of the cities, and we don't even know where we are. If you shelter us for tonight, we'll pay with what little we have to make up for the costs of food."
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Post by hk47fan on Aug 26, 2007 18:24:11 GMT -4
Sora
"He won't kill Scout or Leia. Trust me. I know it." I said to Jaskia simply
I knew Vader. He didn't kill people he cared about...and deep down, though he would never know what, something would keep him from killing Leia. Though only Padme and I knew that.
Naos
"Urrrgh...." he muttered loud enough for us to hear, then went back inside and in a minute or two was up at our height
"Listen, go away! I'm not going to give a place to poor, pathetic-" he said but noticed our lightsabers and eyed them for a moment
"Get out of here, and don't you ever EVER come back." he hissed harshly
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Post by Force_Flow on Aug 26, 2007 18:35:13 GMT -4
"Yeah, and I'm a gooberfish," Jaskia muttered. "Call me up when we get within fifteen hundred klicks of the system. We're going to get some food."
"But you don't know where chow hall is," Padmé protested.
"We'll find it. We need a feel for the place, anyway."
"In case there's a big heroic battle," Olee said helpfully. She, Padmé, and Jaskia went off to find food. "You can join us if you want, Captain," Olee said. Jaskia punched her in the arm. Olee laughed.
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"What in the world is going on out there?"
An old lady with grey hair appeared from the doorway of what looked to be the main house. "Why don't you want us here?" Scout said in a low voice. "Please, sir--"
"Owen, is it one of Luke's friends? Invite them in for supper!"
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Post by RedEagle on Aug 26, 2007 19:06:32 GMT -4
Luke Skywalker appeared next to Beru. Squinting at the new arrivals, he waved. They looked different than the other people he met. Not different as in physically, but Luke could tell these two meant well.
"Uncle Owen!" he called. "Let them stay for a while! They look tired."
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Post by hk47fan on Sept 2, 2007 15:04:36 GMT -4
Naos
I looked to the elderly woman, I had no idea who this "Luke" was, but if it got us inside, then I'd go with it. I wasn't usually a liar, but under special circumstances I might make exceptions. This was one of those special circumstances.
"Trust me they are-" the man who appeared to be named Owen said to his wife but then heard Luke's voice
He turned and said "Oh fine. They can stay, now hurry back inside to finish your chores. Beru, you can go finish dinner."
He turned back to us as they both left, and said "That was my wife, Beru Lars, and my nephew, Luke Skywalker."
Skywalker?! I thought in shock, and my eyes darted to Scout's
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Post by Force_Flow on Sept 2, 2007 15:16:55 GMT -4
Scout Gash
You're kidding.
She swallowed, trying to deny it. Her shoulders tensed up, and judging from the sudden whiteness of her normally tan skin, she was in shock.
No way. Skywalker? Has to be a common last name, then. Has to.
But then why did the kid have such a burning power in the Force? And his eyes...
Don't think about it.
...His eyes had the exact shape. The exact shape of Padmé Amidala's. But this couldn't be possible. Padmé would have told her. She would have... She would have!
The hand that had been holding Naos' slipped out of his grip and started to shake slightly. Her face, though, was kept neutral. She rolled her wrist a few times to stop the shaking. Lowering her head slightly, a telltale sign she was suspicious, it became known how well she could look like an angry Krayt Dragon.
"Let's go," she said. "I'm starving."
Without even waiting for Naos, she went inside to help the old lady with the meals.
Nait
Nait met Jaskia again in the hallway. She hadn't been in her room. But she passed him without even looking at him. In fact, she had buried her nose in her datapad, walking alongside Padmé and Starstone. "Jask."
She didn't turn, and kept walking. "We found the Tantive IV yet?"
"No," Nait said, frowning. He scratched the side of his face, rugged with three-o'clock shadow. "I want to talk to you. Alone."
Jaskia didn't answer. She kept walking. "Jaskia, talk to him," Starstone said. "All the Jedi know you think about him every day. Now you see him. We'll join you later, okay?"
"When did you become the therapist?" Jaskia muttered. Sighing, she put the datapad on her belt, and Nait caught a flash of the words, written in bright red letters *RESTRICTED* right before the screen shut off. As the others continued onwards, Jaskia turned to, finally, talk to her best friend in the Galaxy.
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Post by hk47fan on Sept 2, 2007 15:27:39 GMT -4
Naos
I could tell Scout was in shock, and I was in just as much. Padme had said her child was a girl and died in childbirth because of Vader's Force Choke on Mustafar.
But I could tell that powerful Force presence we sensed was him, it emitted from him so strongly when he got up close. And now I was noticing....it was similar to Anakin's.
But it was impossible. Impossible.
Before Scout walked off, I saw a spark of realization in Owen's eyes and he said sternly "Stop. Give me your lightsabers. I have already noticed them, and don't want my wife or nephew knowing....."
I stared at him for a moment, almost wondering if I should. He seemed...sincere, it's just I didn't like handing my lightsabers over to random people.
But....we would have to. I already knew he would kick us out if we didn't.
I sighed, and making sure no one was around, removed my lightsaber that was tucked in my belt. He probably saw the gleam from Tatooine's Twin Suns.
He held out his hand and I gave it to him, then he turned to Scout.
And I began to think....his nephew? Beru Lars?
Suddenly, something clicked. I thought, a very long time ago....Anakin mentioned something about a "Lars" family....
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