Death Star: episode #48 Luke Learns more about Anakin
Previously: Luke and Ben arrived in Mos Eisley, some stormtroopers come over and questioned Luke. Ben uses mind-control to get the stormtroopers out of the way, and to save their lives. (The stormtroopers would have killed Ben and Luke if they had known that the droids carried the missing Death Star plans). As they head towards the cantina after the stormtroopers episode, Luke still feels sick. (It�s his asthma, remember.) Finally, Luke asks if they can stop in front of a street shop�the one that Jira owns. Jira over hears Luke and Bens� conversation and offers to let Luke come inside, after Ben suggests that Luke stay there while he begins the process of finding them someone willing to take them to Yavin.
�Well, I have this portable cooling until�maybe that�ll help.� Luke nods, �sure�anything.� He coughs some more. �I�m really having trouble breathing.� �Well,� Jira says moving the cooling unit close to him. �I hope this helps. It�s all I can do for you.� Luke nods, �Thanks.� Luke rests his head against the wall next to him. Neither of them says anything for a minute. �Man, I really need my inhaler,� he says. �I don�t mean�to be rude�it�s just�� Jira shakes her head, �It�s all right, boy. Anakin would have been proud to see this.� This causes Luke to look at her. �Anakin? You knew him?� She smiles, thinking that Luke�s asking this because Anakin was famous. �Yes, I knew him well when he was 9 and younger. I went to his wedding.� �Wedding?� This was the first Luke had heard of it. He didn�t know for sure his parents were married when they had him�but then he didn�t even know if Anakin was his father or if that was just another of Uncle Owen�s lies. She nodded, smiling. �Yes, his wedding.� �What was he like?� She looks at him and says, �There are a few misconceptions about famous people�but he is one that�� Luke interrupts her, �Famous people? Anakin was famous?� She looked at Luke weirdly. �Yes�you mean you didn�t know he was famous? How do you think you heard about him if he wasn�t famous? What do you know about him?� �From�a message on a droid first.� He points to R2-D2. Jira hadn�t paid much attention to the two droids until now. She recognized both of them. R2-D2 had been with that small group consisting of the older farmer, the girl, and the strange creature that Anakin had befriended and given the Siesel cakes to. She later found out that the farmer was Qui-Gon Jinn, a Jedi, and the girl was Queen Amidala of the Naboo�, which became Queen Samantha of Coruscant. The weird looking creature was a Gungan. C-3PO, though he hadn�t had coverings at the time, was still recognizable as the droid Anakin had built to help his mother. Before she could comment on the droids, Luke continued, �If my uncle didn�t lie to me about something, then I know that Anakin was a Jedi. I don�t know much about him�but I know that he was a Jedi and was killed by someone named Darth Vader. My uncle says he had a lot of enemies. I know he also built that droid over there, C-3PO. Ben knew him, and so did my uncle. Ben also says that Anakin was good at building things�he said that Anakin built a pod or something that won him his freedom. I understand that he wasn�t interested in farming. Ben told me he was a slave. I guess he fought in the Clone Wars�and he was a good pilot. That�s all I know about him.� (The asthma�s still bothering Luke�he still sick, but this has gotten his mind off of it). Jira looked at Luke, �Well it seems as if you know a lot of little details about him, but you don�t know basic facts. He was extremely famous�the most famous Jedi. Yes, he fought in the Clone Wars�he was the hero of the Clone Wars. Funny how everyone left out those details when they talked about him to you.� Luke just started at her. �That�s probably why my uncle was so into the thing about Vader�but why me?� Jira didn�t hear Luke because she was deep down in her own thoughts. She continues, �He was the nicest kid I ever knew. He built that cooling unit, which is why I brought him up in the first place.� �He did? I could never do that�� �Anakin was a very special person. He was 9 or under when he built the until, the pod, and the droid.� �What?!� says Luke. �I couldn�t even do that now.� �Not many people could. But anyway, Anakin would be proud of me using the portable unit to help you�he always helped people. I have the program from the race that he won that won him his freedom. Would you like to see it?� Luke nods, �Sure. Do you have any pictures of him?� �Yes, somewhere.� Moments later she comes back with the program and a few pictures. Jira thought Luke was unusually interested in Anakin, but she didn�t think much of it. After Luke saw the pictures and the program, he asks, �Can I buy a copy f these? I�ll pay you for them.� Jira looks at Luke really strangely. �Yes, I could get copies of them. Why would you want them?� Luke, remembering what he had promised his uncle, even though it�s been really hard from keeping it from Jira, �I have my reasons�I�� She says, �I really don�t know if I should give them to you, I don�t want them to end up hurting Anakin. I barely know you. I don�t know who you are.� Luke sighs, �My name�s Luke Skywalker, and according to my uncle, Anakin was my father.�
Until next time!
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Death Star: episode #48 Luke Learns more about Anakin