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Family Matters [3/4]
Title: Family Matters
Series: Star Wars, Legends
Characters: Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo
Summary: The mission on the forest moon of Endor suddenly gets complicated.
A/N: Might have a slight tiny hint of Truce of Bakura.
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"Come on Artoo, let's go," Luke started to say as he patted the droid to get its attention. Artoo beeped and tweeted in a concerned tone as Luke stared at him in surprise. Did he sway or stumbled when he came by? He shook his head. Then again, Artoo did tend to worry about him a bit too much at times. Sometimes to the point he couldn't help feeling as if it had been his deceased mother—whom he never knew or have memories of—and not Artoo that kept fussing over him every day. But that was a silly thought. There's no way Artoo could have known his mother, whoever she was...
Luke smiled. He patted Artoo's dome again. "I'm fine... did you worry that I didn't take you along?"
Artoo tweeted some more as Luke chuckled. "Well, the Empire would have destroyed you anyway of you'd come... and I don't think you would have done any good up there." A nagging thought suddenly caught him off guard. If Artoo had been nearby... could he have helped fix his father's life support system that was shorted out the moment his father saved him from the Emperor? Luke hastily wiped his tears as he tried to not allow sorrow colour his emotions again.
Threepio turned towards him, as if finally noticing that he was around. "Oh Master Luke, I didn't realize you're back! Are you going somewhere?"
Luke stood up.
"I'm just going back up to check on my X-Wing that I left behind. You stay with Leia and the others for now, they may still need you to talk with the Ewoks. I'll just take Artoo with me."
The protocol droid nodded in acknowledgement. "Very well, sir. I'll do just that."
He was about to walk away when Leia suddenly ran to catch up to him. Leia grabbed his arm tightly as she caught her breath. "Oh Luke... thank goodness you didn't leave yet." Leia held her words for a moment before sighing.
"I... I'm sorry about earlier. I just... needed time to wrap my head around everything. I still... can't accept that he—I'm not sure I'm ready yet to let everyone else know about that."
He smiled, weakly. Well... he couldn't blame his sister completely. His father—no, Vader—had after all been present when Leia was forced to see Alderaan destroyed. And Vader was also the one that tortured her on the first Death Star. He saw how the memories of those times tormented his sister. To learn that her real father was the one doing all those evil things to her...
xxx
"So... did you save him?"
He could feel his sister becoming tense as he spoke. He turned back to face Han. As expected, his friend started to glance around to see if he could spot any unfamiliar face amongst the remaining crowd. Luke cast a wary glance towards Leia.
"Yeah... I saved him—"
"So where is he? I'd like to see how your dad looked like!"
Luke flinched as Han's words stabbed at him. Partially because he was still hurt that he couldn't bring back his father alive; another because he could feel Leia's emotions overwhelming his own.
"He—" A lump started to form inside his throat, almost choking him, "—he died before I could get him to the ship."
"Wha—but you said you saved him!"
He glanced up to see genuine confusion on Han's face, and recalled his father's last words to him. Luke nodded his head. "Yeah... I did." He turned to stare at Leia. "I was right. Father... wanted you to know that."
Leia winced as Luke spoke to her. Han suddenly coughed out aloud and Luke wondered if it was because of the air of tension that started to gather around them. He turned away from Leia.
"I suppose it must have been hard to escape that place alive... even for you. Sorry your dad didn't make it. I mean, the Emperor and Vader was up there too." Han started to lower his voice. "They're dead... right? Tell me that, at least."
"Yeah," he answered softly. "The Emperor's dead. Vader... too was dead."
Luke could hear a loud sigh of relief coming from Han as he tried to keep his emotions steady.
"Wow... even the Emperor, huh? You really did it, kid. To think you're able to defeat the Emperor... and Vader..."
"I DID NOT... kill the Emperor. That's not me..." Tears started welling in his eyes as he brushed the tears away. "It was Vader." A part of him wanted to say 'my father' but he didn't want to cause Leia any more alarm. But he just had to say something.
Suddenly he could feel eyes trained towards him from many directions. Some of the remaining fighters caught on some bit of their conversation and now started paying attention towards them. He ignored that as he stared straight towards Han.
"Vader killed the Emperor..." he said slowly. "If not for him, I would have died by the Emperor's hand."
"Luke..."
Luke pulled his hand away as Leia started to reach out to him. He got up on his feet. "Sorry... I needed to get some air," he said before taking his leave.
xxx
"Luke... I..."
"I'm not mad at you."
Luke shrugged as he leaned towards Artoo for support. "I know that it'll take time for you to accept everything. Or even to..." He didn't finish his words as he shook his head.
"I won't tell anyone until you're ready. I promise."
He got a peck on his cheek as he spoke; and Leia gave him another hug. Luke mustered a chuckle as he started to leave. But Leia stopped him again.
"Wait... Luke. Are you all right? You don't seemed to—I mean, I felt like you're not well. And you said before that the Emperor almost killed you..."
"I'm fine," Luke said again before ushering Artoo to follow him, leaving his sister behind.
xxx
Han took a speeder into the forest, as he tried to figure his way out in the night towards shuttle Tydirium. Some of his squad team members had left—taking the ride back to the fleet on the shuttle Luke used to escape—but there's still a few left remaining. And there's those other crew members on Lando's team. And as much as the Falcon had a lot of space inside her cargo hold he's not gonna let all of them hitching a ride with him. He could only stand being around a large group for so long. And he's let someone else fly the Falcon long enough. Lando could have the Tydirium.
A sudden whiff or smoke caught his attention as Han slowed down and changed his course. Since they were in a big forest, any sparks could have led to a big fire. But the moment he arrived at the source he was caught of guard. There was a sign that there was a fire made here... but not just any bonfire.
It's a remains of a funeral pyre.
Han frowned as he got off from his speeder. Who could have made this?, he wondered. He didn't recall much casualties from his squad team or the Ewok clans... so it puzzled him. The wind suddenly blew hard towards him as Han heard something was falling from the pile of half-burned logs and ashes. He crouched to take a look at the thing.
When he found it and held it against the moonlight he gasped.
It was a half-melted mask of Darth Vader.
Series: Star Wars, Legends
Characters: Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo
Summary: The mission on the forest moon of Endor suddenly gets complicated.
A/N: Might have a slight tiny hint of Truce of Bakura.
-----------------
"Come on Artoo, let's go," Luke started to say as he patted the droid to get its attention. Artoo beeped and tweeted in a concerned tone as Luke stared at him in surprise. Did he sway or stumbled when he came by? He shook his head. Then again, Artoo did tend to worry about him a bit too much at times. Sometimes to the point he couldn't help feeling as if it had been his deceased mother—whom he never knew or have memories of—and not Artoo that kept fussing over him every day. But that was a silly thought. There's no way Artoo could have known his mother, whoever she was...
Luke smiled. He patted Artoo's dome again. "I'm fine... did you worry that I didn't take you along?"
Artoo tweeted some more as Luke chuckled. "Well, the Empire would have destroyed you anyway of you'd come... and I don't think you would have done any good up there." A nagging thought suddenly caught him off guard. If Artoo had been nearby... could he have helped fix his father's life support system that was shorted out the moment his father saved him from the Emperor? Luke hastily wiped his tears as he tried to not allow sorrow colour his emotions again.
Threepio turned towards him, as if finally noticing that he was around. "Oh Master Luke, I didn't realize you're back! Are you going somewhere?"
Luke stood up.
"I'm just going back up to check on my X-Wing that I left behind. You stay with Leia and the others for now, they may still need you to talk with the Ewoks. I'll just take Artoo with me."
The protocol droid nodded in acknowledgement. "Very well, sir. I'll do just that."
He was about to walk away when Leia suddenly ran to catch up to him. Leia grabbed his arm tightly as she caught her breath. "Oh Luke... thank goodness you didn't leave yet." Leia held her words for a moment before sighing.
"I... I'm sorry about earlier. I just... needed time to wrap my head around everything. I still... can't accept that he—I'm not sure I'm ready yet to let everyone else know about that."
He smiled, weakly. Well... he couldn't blame his sister completely. His father—no, Vader—had after all been present when Leia was forced to see Alderaan destroyed. And Vader was also the one that tortured her on the first Death Star. He saw how the memories of those times tormented his sister. To learn that her real father was the one doing all those evil things to her...
xxx
"So... did you save him?"
He could feel his sister becoming tense as he spoke. He turned back to face Han. As expected, his friend started to glance around to see if he could spot any unfamiliar face amongst the remaining crowd. Luke cast a wary glance towards Leia.
"Yeah... I saved him—"
"So where is he? I'd like to see how your dad looked like!"
Luke flinched as Han's words stabbed at him. Partially because he was still hurt that he couldn't bring back his father alive; another because he could feel Leia's emotions overwhelming his own.
"He—" A lump started to form inside his throat, almost choking him, "—he died before I could get him to the ship."
"Wha—but you said you saved him!"
He glanced up to see genuine confusion on Han's face, and recalled his father's last words to him. Luke nodded his head. "Yeah... I did." He turned to stare at Leia. "I was right. Father... wanted you to know that."
Leia winced as Luke spoke to her. Han suddenly coughed out aloud and Luke wondered if it was because of the air of tension that started to gather around them. He turned away from Leia.
"I suppose it must have been hard to escape that place alive... even for you. Sorry your dad didn't make it. I mean, the Emperor and Vader was up there too." Han started to lower his voice. "They're dead... right? Tell me that, at least."
"Yeah," he answered softly. "The Emperor's dead. Vader... too was dead."
Luke could hear a loud sigh of relief coming from Han as he tried to keep his emotions steady.
"Wow... even the Emperor, huh? You really did it, kid. To think you're able to defeat the Emperor... and Vader..."
"I DID NOT... kill the Emperor. That's not me..." Tears started welling in his eyes as he brushed the tears away. "It was Vader." A part of him wanted to say 'my father' but he didn't want to cause Leia any more alarm. But he just had to say something.
Suddenly he could feel eyes trained towards him from many directions. Some of the remaining fighters caught on some bit of their conversation and now started paying attention towards them. He ignored that as he stared straight towards Han.
"Vader killed the Emperor..." he said slowly. "If not for him, I would have died by the Emperor's hand."
"Luke..."
Luke pulled his hand away as Leia started to reach out to him. He got up on his feet. "Sorry... I needed to get some air," he said before taking his leave.
xxx
"Luke... I..."
"I'm not mad at you."
Luke shrugged as he leaned towards Artoo for support. "I know that it'll take time for you to accept everything. Or even to..." He didn't finish his words as he shook his head.
"I won't tell anyone until you're ready. I promise."
He got a peck on his cheek as he spoke; and Leia gave him another hug. Luke mustered a chuckle as he started to leave. But Leia stopped him again.
"Wait... Luke. Are you all right? You don't seemed to—I mean, I felt like you're not well. And you said before that the Emperor almost killed you..."
"I'm fine," Luke said again before ushering Artoo to follow him, leaving his sister behind.
xxx
Han took a speeder into the forest, as he tried to figure his way out in the night towards shuttle Tydirium. Some of his squad team members had left—taking the ride back to the fleet on the shuttle Luke used to escape—but there's still a few left remaining. And there's those other crew members on Lando's team. And as much as the Falcon had a lot of space inside her cargo hold he's not gonna let all of them hitching a ride with him. He could only stand being around a large group for so long. And he's let someone else fly the Falcon long enough. Lando could have the Tydirium.
A sudden whiff or smoke caught his attention as Han slowed down and changed his course. Since they were in a big forest, any sparks could have led to a big fire. But the moment he arrived at the source he was caught of guard. There was a sign that there was a fire made here... but not just any bonfire.
It's a remains of a funeral pyre.
Han frowned as he got off from his speeder. Who could have made this?, he wondered. He didn't recall much casualties from his squad team or the Ewok clans... so it puzzled him. The wind suddenly blew hard towards him as Han heard something was falling from the pile of half-burned logs and ashes. He crouched to take a look at the thing.
When he found it and held it against the moonlight he gasped.
It was a half-melted mask of Darth Vader.