Death Star: episode #70 The Ceremony
Previously: Joseph took a shot at the Death Star, but it was not a direct hit. Luke, Wedge, and Biggs were the only ones left. Vader and two TIE fighters went after the three. Biggs got killed, Wedge�s ship was badly damaged, and Luke was the only one left. Vader missed Luke when he tired shooting him down, and because of that, he knows Luke has a strong force. Han came and killed the two TIEs and sent Vader out spinning in space. Luke then used the Force and destroyed the Death Star with a perfect shot.
Han says, �Great shot, kid. That was one in a million.� They all get out safely, and the Death Star exploded just as it had cleared Yavin. Vader had seen the explosion from where he was. As soon as Darth Vader realized he no longer had control of his ship, he got very angry. He was also angry about someone else having a strong force. �Whoever he is,� mutters Vader, �how did he get a strong force? It�s impossible�I must find out who he is and inform Emperor Palpatine�maybe.� Finally, after about half an hour of spinning, Vader was again able to maintain control of his ship. �The Emperor is not going to be pleased with this. If it hadn�t been for that person with the force, the Rebellion would be rushed. I wonder who he is�� Darth Vader flew to Coruscant. Meanwhile, Luke had just gotten away from the Death Star. After the explosion, Luke breathed deep sighs of relief. He was in a great mood, despite the fact that one of his best friends had died. He had destroyed the Death Star and paid the Empire back for their crimes against the galaxy and his family. While the battle was taking place�the part where Vader kept chasing Luke, Mon Mothma was very puzzled by Luke not being killed. She says, �Darth Vader�s ship must be malfunctioning, fortunately for your friend. Either that or his weapons system is leaking. I can�t believe he wouldn�t have noticed that, but o well.� I had been scared when Vader got behind Luke because I had seen what he did to other people. Because Kitster had called Luke by his first name, everyone now knew that was his name, including Mon Mothma. She winced at it. �What�s wrong,� I asked her. �Nothing�� But I could tell that wasn�t true. Mon Mothma winced every time she heard the name Luke, and she had run into several Luke�s since her husband had died. MO Mothma was relived when the Death Star was destroyed. Anyway, Luke, Han, and Wedge all returned to Yavin. As soon as they landed, everyone came rushing for them. I ran over to Han and hugged him, and then I hugged Luke. �I knew you could do it, � I whispered to Luke, which was half truth. Somehow I had known it, but I was still scared for him. He hugged me back, then let go and turned to Han. �So you came back�� Han grinned, �I couldn�t let you take all the reward.� Luke shook his head, laughing. C-3PO came over to join. Mon Mothma paid little attention to any of the reports from the battle. She�d seen it from the computer, and she knew the Death Star wars destroyed. That�s all that really mattered, plus celebrations and happiness brought back sad memories of her husband. Because of this, she didn�t try to find out Luke's last name, or Wedge and Han�s names. She watched at a distance. Bail saw her and joined her. R2-D2 was lowered from Luke�s ship. Mon Mothma saw him and turned away. She recognized him�and it brought back said memories, too. Practically everything did. She hadn�t recognized C-3PO until he spoke�. when he did, she fell backward. It was worse seeing C-3PO than R2-D2. People congratulated Wedge, too. Bail leans over and whispers to Mon Mothma, �That�s Wedge.� She nodded, understanding completely what he was talking about. Bail and Wedge had never talked, but Bail knew whom he was. Bail had set up a ceremony to honor the heroes. So everyone in the Rebellion gathered in the big ceremonial room on Yavin. Bail and I sat on the stage where the heroes would go up to. Han, Luke, and Chewie walked side by side down the aisle as the entire Rebellion watched them. When they got allot the way to the front, Bail handed me 3 medals. I first put one on Chewie. He growled in happiness. Han was next. He smiles his unique smile. Last was Luke. It felt great to put a medal around Luke. He looked proud of his accomplishments, and a little embarrassed at the same time. I smiled at him. R2-D2, who was on the stage, too beeped and Han, Luke, and I laughed. Mom Mothma had been there, although she still didn�t know who Han was, or Luke�s� last name. The ceremony is now over. (This concludes the A New Hope part of the story. The Empire Strikes Back events are next, but the same timeframe as A New Hope.) As Vader heads to Coruscant, the Emperor gets some interesting information.
Until next time!
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Death Star: episode #70 The Ceremony