Warning: if you are reading Blue Waters now, you might now want to read any more Blue Waters episodes until you finish Death Star, as it will spoil things for you in this story.
Death Star: episode #39 Luke�s true identity
Previously: Vader, after hearing Luke tell of the plans to his uncle, grabs him...and questions him. Luke finally lies to Vader about the plans after refusing to say things for quite a while. Owen, Rhun, and Summoner rush to the scene. They all argue, but in the end after Luke�s lie, Vader drops him and leaves with Summoner as his prisoner.
AS Vader begins to push Luke along, Luke says, �all right, I�ll tell you.� Owen says, �Luke, don�t�� �Go ahead, I�m listening,� says Vader. �I gave the plans to some guy who was headed for Dantooine. I really didn�t know what they were. You probably better go catch up with him before he takes the droid apart for scrap metal.� �I thought you were worried that you didn�t do anything about the plans.� �I meant that I didn�t contact the Rebels�I gave it to the junk dealer.� �I knew you could be cooperative.� Darth Vader releases Luke�which causes Luke to fall to the ground. But before anyone could do anything Vader grabbed Summoner and dragged him off. Owen runs over to Luke at that same instant. �Are you all right?� Luke starts to get up. �I think so�he grabbed me pretty tightly though. But I�m all right.� Owen says, �We�ll have to take a look at your shoulders�that�s where he held you, right?� Luke nodded as he got to his feet. �But what about grandpa? Don�t worry about me�but that terrible man took grandpa. Aren�t you going after him?� �Luke�I�m afraid that would just mean more trouble. We need as less to do with Vader as possible, especially you.� Luke rushes to the door, �but he has grandpa! Aren�t you at all concerned? That man killed my father!� Rhun was also there, don�t forget. Rhun gave Owen a look. Owen ignored it and instead addresses Luke, �Where did you hear that?!� �Old Ben�� Owen sighs. �Now about the plans�you didn�t really sell them to a junk dealer, did you?� �Of course not�I�� Owen interrupts Luke one more time. �Good. Now I thought I told you to stay away from Old Ben. You know what I think of him. He�s just a crazy old man. You shouldn�t believe much that he says�when did you talk to him?� �Just now�while you were gone. He�s the one that has the plans. I got lost in the Judland Wastes and some sandpeople attacked us. Old Ben rescued us and took us to his house while there was a sandstorm. I left the droid there.� Rhun starts to say, �You�re not his natural father?� Owen says, �Quiet, Rhun. I need to talk to Luke. I�ll tell you about it later.� Owen says, �So you lied to Darth Vader�we�ve got a problem. I mean it was a good thing you lied to him, however as soon as he�s figured out you lied, he�ll be after us all. Rhun and Lissy included. And it�s very unlikely that he�s going to be in a nice mood when he runs into us. We�re going to have to leave for a while. Vader can find this place without a tracker.� Owen thinks a minute, and then turns to Luke again, �Luke what happened anyway�I mean with Darth Vader.� �Well apparently he was listening to everyone�s conversations and was hiding behind the door there. AS I went inside, he jumped out and grabbed me�then started questioning me about the plans. I think he heard everything we said after you landed. He must have landed just after you or something.� Owen looks a little concerned as he tries to replay the conversation with Luke�what he had called Luke and what Luke had called him. �Luke, do you remember what I called you�and if you called me uncle any time during the conversation?� �What does that have to do with anything�� �Luke just answer the question, please.� �I think you just called me Luke�I don�t think you said nephew or son or anything. And I don�t remember. I don�t think I did�I think we just talked. I noticed that you did cut me off every time I was about to call you uncle when Vader was here.� Owen nodded. �Yeah, I did and there�s a good reason for it.� �Yeah�he killed my father.� Owen gave no reply for a minute. �I hope Vader didn�t hear that when you said it before. You didn�t tell him that, did you?� �No, I was too scared.� Rhun steps up, �Owen, what is going on? You�re not his father then?� Owen glanced at Rhun, then sighs, �No, I�m not.� �Who is his father then?� �Who do you think, Rhun? Anakin. Anakin was his father.� �Anakin? He�s Anakin�s son?� �That�s what I just said, isn�t it.� Luke looks very confused. �I thought you said my father was named Alex and my mother was named Demetre.� Rhun laughs, �You told him that Alex was his father? His great-great grandparents?� Owen ignores Rhun again, �I lied.� �And how do I know you�re not lying now? First you tell me you�re my father, then it�s Alex, and now it�s some Anakin person�the person that built C-3PO and was mentioned in that old message.� Owen looks at Luke questionly, �What are you talking about, Luke?� �There was some 20 year old message on that R2-D2 thing that said he was in danger or something�acting strangely is what tit said. I don�t know.� �Oh okay. And Luke, I don�t want you telling anyone who your father was. It's just part of your protection. If people find out he was your father, they might try to kill you�because Anakin was a very influential person in the galaxy. He had a lot of enemies. Which is why I initially lied to you. It�s important, Luke.� �Okay, whatever. I don�t think I could even tell anyone if I wanted to. You�ve confused me so much that I don�t even have the story straight in the first place.� Owen says, �Good because I don�t want you hurt.� Luke goes back outside. Owen turns towards Rhun, �and I don�t want you to threat him badly because of it.� �So, Anakin and I didn�t get along, Luke�s okay because I thought he was your son because of how you presented him. I guess that I can accept that Anakin�s his father. He obviously can�t help it. Dad, however�� �And that�s exactly why I referred to him as my son.�
Until next time!
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Warning: if you are reading Blue Waters now, you might now want to read any more Blue Waters episodes until you finish Death Star, as it will spoil things for you in this story.
Death Star: episode #39 Luke�s true identity