Death Star: episode #72 A Dangerous Plot Against Luke
Previously: The Emperor was informed that Luke Skywalker was the one that blew up the Death Star. He knew right away that that was Anakin�s son. He then informed Darth Vader of the whole thing. The Emperor told him that so that he would kill Luke. Vader thinks of a possible alternative to get Luke on the Dark Side�if he doesn�t turn, he�ll kill him. So in a sense, just as in Blue Waters, instead of A Dangerous Plot Against Anakin, this is A Dangerous Plot against Luke
�Well perhaps if he could be turned he would become a powerful ally.� The Emperor smiled evilly. �Yes, Yes�. but can it be done?� �He will join us or die, my master.� The Emperor nodded, relieved. �You may leave now, Vader.� There is one thing that I hope you do realize: Luke�s mother is Samantha (Mon Mothma). You should have been able to figure that out as soon as you found out Anakin was Luke�s father, because Samantha had said during the questioning that Anakin had been her husband. I just wanted to make sure you were aware of that. Vader starts to leave. The Emperor suddenly thinks of something. �Vader, I have a question for you about Luke.� �What is it?� �Can Luke walk?� Vader looked at Palpatine strangely under his mask, �yes, why wouldn�t he?� �Because his legs were messed up when he was born. They must have fixed them then. He would be easier to locate if he couldn�t walk.� �Well he does.� The Emperor nodded. �Okay, that�s all I wanted to know.� Vader leaves. Luke�s in big trouble now that both Palpatine and Vader know who he is. After the ceremony, Shmi, who hadn�t gotten a good change too talk to Mon Mothma until now, goes up to her. (Keep in mind Owen doesn�t know Samantha�s Luke�s mother, neither does Beru�no one does except Obi-Wan, Vader, and the Emperor�she herself doesn�t even know. She thinks he had died, or that if he were alive he wouldn�t be able to walk.) Shmi says, �Can I talk to you?� Mon Mothma nodded, knowing full well that it was Anakin�s mother. �Dear, I�m so glad you�re alive. I haven�t seen you for forever.� Mon Mothma nods, �I know�since the day of the wedding.� Shmi nods, �Owen told me about Anakin�that he had died.� Both of them are trying to keep hard from crying. �When did it happen?� �The day after the wedding. I really don�t want to talk about it,� she says turning away. � I know he was your husband, but he was my son. I gave birth to him, taught him, and watched him grow. You have no idea what it�s like to have a son and lose him. It�s hard on me too, Samantha.� Samantha was crying. �You have no idea. I have somewhat of an idea, but let�s talk about something else.� At the same time, Obi-Wan catches up to Luke. �Luke, we need to talk right now.� Luke turns to Ben. �All right.� �You�re in danger�the Empire's going to find out about the Death Star. If Vader sensed your power, and if the Emperor finds out about you, your life is in danger. They�ll probably try and kill you. A similar thing happened to your father. That�s why he died.� Luke stares at Obi-Wan, �What can I do about it?� �Nothing. I can protect you no longer, Luke. Neither can your uncle. We protected you form them as long as it was possible, but I knew the minute you did something big you�d be in danger. I�m proud of you for destroying the Death Star. It had to be done, but you just put yourself at a terrible risk. We need to move our Rebel Base to another planet, since the Empire knows we�re here. As long as you stay away from the Empire, you should be all right. They�ll probably be looking for you, but as long as they don�t find you, you�ll be all right. I just wanted you to be on the lookout.� �So my father died because the Emperor and Vader sensed his power?� �Yes, for two reasons 1. The Slave Rescue 2. The Clone Wars.� �What happens if they find me?� �Then you�d have to confront them, which you�ll have to do eventually anyway.� Then suddenly Bail announces, �WE are going to evacuate at once. Our destination is an icy planet called Hoth. All people that can fly report to the main conference room.� Bail says once all the pilots got there, (plus Mon Mothma), �The Rebellion needs an important service carried out. Someone must carry the Queen to Hoth�and it must be one of you�� Mon Mothma interrupts him, �Bail�don�t. This is too much like the Clone Wars with�� �But it is necessary.� �You will all draw straws to find out who gets to take her.� Luke was hoping he wouldn�t because he still is uncomfortable around her because of the accident�. They draw and guess what, Luke ends up with the piece. He turns very pale when he realizes this. He really doesn�t want� to take her, but he has no choice. By the same token, she would rather not travel with him.
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Death Star: episode #72 A Dangerous Plot Against Luke