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(This was written before the Original Trilogy movies came out on DVD, so this is how Vader finds out that Luke is Anakin's son in my stories.)


Note 1
Darth Vader,

I have ordered some things from some farmer on Tatooine, and I am just now sorting through the things. So, do you have any new jobs for me? By the way, welcome back. Things ran smoothly while you were gone. I did all that you asked of me before.

Yours,
Arawn
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Note 2
Arawn,

You ordered some things from Tatooine? What kind of things? I did tell you my history with that planet didn't I? No matter, I'm sure it hasn't changed since I left.

No, I do not have any new jobs for you yet, but I will find some.

Thank you, it is great to be back.


Darth Vader
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Note 3
Darth Vader,

Yes, I ordered some things from Tatooine. There are special plants that do well in the desert, and I really enjoy some of the plants that are foods. I make huge orders, but the person I usually order from was on vacation. I ordered from some family called Lars.

No, you didn’t tell me your history with the planet. I would like to hear it. I do know that you rescued some slaves before the Clone Wars, but that’s all I really know.

Well I thought you might be interested in the boy that came to deliver the items. I think he might be related to you….like your nephew or something. I’m not sure, but he looks like he comes from your family line….he has the Skywalker look about him. Of course I could be wrong.

Well I’ll let you go. How are things coming with the Death Star?

If you have any new jobs for me, I’m available.

Arawn
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Note 4
Arawn,

The only job I have for you now is to follow that Skywalker boy. Get more information about him and tell me.

The plans haven't shown up yet, every time we find the Rebel hiding place they leave.

We're still searching.

Must cut short.


Darth Vader
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Note 5
Darth Vader,

I must remind you that I am not entirely certain that he IS a Skywalker. All I said is that he kind of looked like he might be.

I will follow your orders though. I want to learn more about him myself….I will tell you what I can.

I hope you find the plans soon. The Rebels probably have them somewhere.

Okay…..I followed “the Skywalker boy” to the planet Anuvuin. It wasn’t that hard to follow the Lars ship.

I had to stay in the shadows so they didn’t know I was behind them.

Well as soon as they landed, the boy and the lady heard the Maurders talking about going after and killing some girl Lissy because she got through their stupid doorway.

The boy took off running….he ran into the woods. The woman who was with him called after him…..and used the name Luke…..so I know that his first name is Luke, and that his last name is Lars.

Because I didn’t want to be noticed, I only stayed a short amount of time….and I didn’t want to take off running after him…..because he would have heard me…..and so would have the woman he was with.

Here is what I can tell you about him….I may know more, but I’m not about to tell you that unless I know I’m right.

1.) His last name is Lars
2.) His first name is Luke
3.) He has blond hair and blue eyes
4.) He looks like he might be a Skywalker….possibly a nephew of yours or something…maybe something else, but I’m not going to even get into that, because the chances of it are slight
5.) He’s between 15 and 20….I think…at least that’s what he looked like to me. I’m not sure of his exact age. If I knew that, it would help greatly.
6.) He is quite handsome
7.) He has a small build
8.) He looks like a nice kid, and he looks like he’s probably pretty smart….although it’s kind of hard to tell
9.) He’s from Tatooine

That’s all I really know about him. I have his address…..so if you would like me to, I could go to his house and see if I could find out more about him. Would you like me to do that?

Arawn
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Note 6
Arawn,

Yes, I would like you to find out all you can, but be careful. Thank you for your information, and what other thing did you think he is, but there's a slight chance?

Did you by any chance find out anything about this Lissy girl? If she knows this Luke it might help.


Darth Vader
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Note 7
Darth Vader,

Well I went to the Lars family house. I waited there for some time. I looked at the pictures in their house and can tell you this much……the family consists of three people….a man and a woman and a boy. That’s it.

They are a very poor family.

I don’t know if they are related to you or not. Their last name is Lars. Did you have any sisters? If so, the mother of the family could be your sister, and that could explain why the boy looks so much like a Skywalker…but the father kind of looks like a Skywalker too….

Now the “slight chance” thing I was referring to refers to something that I would rather not tell you about. I would rather be certain before I told you anything. I’m not sure if he is related to you or not. If I were to be wrong, I would tell you something that would only make you angry, so there is really now reason to bring it up.

No one noticed me because the family appeared to be having company over. The boy and his mother were still gone……but the man was there……and he had two other people over. An older man and a guy that was around the man’s age. Two girls were over too.

Who is Lissy? I never heard of her. You said you wanted me to find out information on her……I’m sorry, but who are you talking about?

I must go before someone sees me.

I can continue to see if I can find more out about this boy. I’m not convinced that he is your nephew….he may be related to you in another way, but that is the slight chance I was telling you about, and I would rather not go into that….it’s far too dangerous of a topic. But he may not be related to you at all. I don’t know.

I will try and see what I can find out in the local cantina.

Arawn
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Note 8
Arawn,

If you're not going to tell me that thing, then stop bringing up the subject. If you are, TELL ME!!! I won't kill you if you're wrong.

Forget about the Lissy girl, she's of no importance. Continue getting what information you can and report to me with what you find something.


Darth Vader
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Note 9
Darth Vader,

Okay….I need more information before I can tell you the nature of this mysterious subject. I would really love to tell you, but I don’t want you to lose concentration…you need to focus and get those plans back. This would distract you…and I’m not going to do that. I don’t have proof, and I’d rather be sure that I was right before telling you.

Sorry for bringing the subject up; it’s just that I feel that I need to express it somehow. I promise that I will tell you, but how about after you blow up the Rebel Base? Things will be more calm, and you’ll be better able to take the nature of this subject.

I have just finished searching public records for the boy Luke Lars….and I found his birth certificate. He’s 19, and his birthday is September 30. His parents are named as Beru and Owen Lars…..but there is something not right about this document. It appears as if it might have been fake. It looks real enough, but I’ve compared it with several other birth certificates, and there is a slight difference. These two things alone pretty much confirm my suspicions, but I don’t feel comfortable telling you what it is just yet.

I must go.

Arawn
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Note 10
Arawn,

Don't say a WORD about that 'subject' again, until YOU'RE ready to tell me what is it. I don't have time to waste, if you're going to tell me, tell me, if not, DON'T bring it up again, understand? I don't know why I'm protecting you from the Emperor, and using you as a spy, if you won't tell me what is important.

Thank you for telling me SOMETHING about the boy, and keep searching until you think it's a good time to tell me the mysterious subject.


Darth Vader
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Note 11
Darth Vader,

All right I’ll stop talking about that “subject”. I will tell you, just give me a little more time. I want to make sure I’m giving you good information…..I’m researching it thoroughly. You wouldn’t want a spy that gave you the wrong information.

How are things coming along with finding the plans? You didn’t say anything about them in your last letter.

Let’s see…I found the boy’s academic records. He goes to that poor school on Coruscant. Hey, he’s the top student in his class…..out of like 1,000 other kids. Interesting. He’s won a lot of academic awards. He won a major science club competition. He got first place. What else? I guess he’s good at programming, and has figured out how to program several things for his school. He’s helped with major charity organizations throughout the galaxy. He’s goes to church on Tatooine. That’s all that I’ve found out about this boy since the last time I contacted you.

Arawn
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Note 12
Arawn,

My nephew lied to me about the plans...did I tell you I got my nephew to tell me where they were? Well, it's kind of a long story. But I'll tell you once I get the plans, and kill my nephew.

Thank you for the information; you've been a great help. Keep it up.


Darth Vader
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Note 13
Darth Vader,

Your nephew lied to you about the plans? I must say that doesn’t surprise me.

Uh…Vader…..I wouldn’t suggest killing your “nephew.” If you do, you’re going to really regret it. I’ve been researching him some more…and I think you’ll make a big mistake if you kill him. Trust me, you don’t want to kill him…yet.

Let’s see…..I went into your nephew’s medical records….I’m still going through it…..but I did find out some helpful information. I found out that your nephew has a few allergies. He doesn’t have that many, but the ones that he does have are pretty bad. I found out that he has asthma. He gets it both from allergies and from exercise. I don’t know how badly he has it…I just know that he has it, and that he has to use an inhaler. That’s the only medication he takes. I went through the entire record….and that’s all that came up. I also found out that he has something wrong with his legs. They’re crooked, but he can walk fine. He used to have braces, and I guess he’s still supposed to use them, but I don’t think he does. I also found that he was really small when he was born…and that he was really sick. I guess his lungs didn’t grow all the way…..and that they’re still not grown all the way…but he’s okay. I guess his lungs were REALLY weak when he was born….and they couldn’t function. But now his lungs are still weak, but they’re a lot stronger than they were when he was born. He weighed something like 4 pounds 2 ounces or 5 pounds 2 ounces when he was born….I can’t make out if it was a 4 or 5….and that he had to be in the hospital for a couple months. Also, that he couldn’t walk until he was five.

That’s the new information I’ve found out on him.

Thank you, I am just doing my job.

Arawn
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Note 14
Arawn,

All right, you're going to have to tell me why all this stuff is going to make me not kill him. I mean I don't care if he couldn’t breathe, or walk or anything. He lied to me and I don't like it when anyone does that. Now, if there's a better reason that I shouldn’t kill my nephew, tell me before I find him.

Um, with all the sickness stuff his has, he kind of reminds me of me when I was younger.


Darth Vader
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Note 15
Darth Vader,

Sorry that it has taken so long to get back to you. I have been pretty busy.

His medical information told me a lot……I realize that it COULDN’T have meant anything to you…..but it confirmed my suspicions. That boy….he’s not your nephew….he’s not your brother’s son. He was adopted. I know who his real parents were though……and trust me…..he’s more valuable than you could realize. He is a prince of one of the planets from the Old Republic.

That much, I can give you with no problem.

Now you’re going to want to know how I know this from just finding out his medical record. Well……I saw him after he was born….just after he was born. The Emperor sent me to kidnap him and bring me back to him. I did kidnap that child……but a couple other people had an interest in him too…..one person tried to rescue him. The Emperor had him in his arms and was about to kill him, but someone grabbed him away from the Emperor before the Emperor could kill him. Why the Emperor wanted to kill him…I can’t tell you that right now….but he wanted the baby dead. The Emperor was MAD when he realized that the baby had been rescued, so he held me responsible for the failure….and that is why he hates me so much…..because of that boy…..that child got away.

You can be assured that I would never forget him. He was really small…..and I remembered that his legs were really crooked, and that he was having a lot of problems with his lungs. He had very, very bad asthma as a baby….the day he was born…..but I think it got better when his lungs got better. According to his record, his lungs were so weak and underformed, and his asthma was so bad that they didn’t think that there was any way that he would survive…..but they kept trying to make sure he survived….and his lungs eventually got strong enough so that he could breathe well on his own. Before that, he could barely breathe on his own…….and he almost stopped breathing after I had kidnapped him.

I went on a lot of missions like that for the Emperor. Just little stuff……but that mission was my last.

I know that this probably won’t stop you from wanting to kill him…and I’m not sure that if you even knew the full truth if that would stop you from wanting to kill him. There is more to this……but that’s all I feel that I can tell you right now.

Yes, this has to do with that thing I was referring to earlier. I’ll wait to tell you the rest of the information until we find those plans. I don’t want you to be distracted by this information…..and we need to be concentrating on those plans.

Have you found them yet?

Now Vader….when I was talking about him not being able to breathe or walk…..that was when he was a BABY. That boy can obviously walk now…..and he can obviously breathe just fine. His legs are just slightly crooked now, but he can still walk perfectly fine. His lungs are a little weak and not fully formed…..but it doesn’t affect his breathing. According to his records, he’s not missing anything vital in his lungs….and his lungs work perfectly normally…..except for the fact that they’re not quite as strong as most people’s. He can still breathe normally. He does have asthma, like I said…..but I also told you that it doesn’t affect him that often…..only when he’s allergic to something….or he exercises….but most of the time he is fine.

I know he lied to you…..but if you have him captured and are about to kill him…..let me know so that I can tell you one tiny piece of information that will make the world of difference to some people.

What exactly did you mean when you said, “um, with all the sickness stuff he has, he kind of reminds me of me when I was younger.” I don’t know what you’re talking about. Do you mean that you were kind of sick when you were younger? I didn’t know that.

One last note, I rechecked his records and found that he was only 1 pound 6 ounces when he was born.


Arawn
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Note 16
Arawn,

Fine, if I happen to ever catch him, I won't kill him until you tell me that information. Happy now? You're still going to tell me if I accidentally kill him, correct? I do not like having my spy withholding information from me, so it would be wise for you to tell me soon.

Well, we got the plans and then we lost them again. Trust me, it's a long story, but right now we're going to destroy Yavin (which the Rebel base is on) in about one minute, and I'm shooting down these pilots that are trying to destroy the Death Star (stupid for them to try). There's only one fighter left (believe that or not), but this one is dodging everything I give him, and isn't making it easy or anything!! I'll get him somehow.

Never mind that I was sick when I was younger (which I was), that's not important now. I'm fighting a battle, and you're 'missing out on the fun'.

Thank you for all the information that you were willing to share with me about that boy. Also, who was that someone who rescued him from the Emperor before he was able to kill him? What planet is that boy a prince to? Who were his parents?

I must go and focus on this battle.


Darth Vader
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Note 17
Darth Vader,

Good. I’m glad you won’t kill him until I tell you the information. I’m going to be telling you the information in this note because I think you should know. I know how much you don’t like things being kept from you, so I’ll tell you…but I ask that you pay me for this knowledge.

You’ll have to tell me all about how you destroyed Yavin in your next letter. I’m sure it will be good.

Okay so you were sick when you were younger? Maybe you can tell me about that now that the battle is over. Yes…I know I’m “missing out on the fun…” but you know I cannot go near Tarkin (the man in charge of the Death Star operation) because I know that he would go to the Emperor and tell him that I was alive.

Yes…well here is the piece of information that you must pay me for dearly. The person that rescued the him from the Emperor (when the boy was a baby) before the Emperor was able to kill him was your dear friend Obi-Wan Kenobi. Now the boy would be a prince to Coruscant, but well you know he can’t be because of the Empire. If you haven’t guessed it yet….the boys parents were Padmé and Anakin Skywalker.

Yes, Vader, that boy is your son. Your wife got pregnant on your first and only night of your honeymoon, and Obi-Wan had her hidden while she was pregnant…and then she had him and everything.

Now you see why I didn’t tell you before, and why I told you that you would not want to kill him once you knew. (Or maybe you still do want to kill him but at least you know his identity.) Like I told you before, his name’s Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan tried to protect him from you. I have no idea where he is now, but I do know that your brother Owen adopted him just after he was born, and so he was raised by your brother and his wife.

As I said before, they’re living on Tatooine, and they farm. You said Luke lied to you about the plans, and you said you wanted to kill him…..but I don’t know what you did after that or if you saw him again. I don’t know what he’s doing now or anything. I went back through all his records again and realize that I read some of the numbers wrong. I looked at it in the dark when I looked at it before. His grades at his school are what I said they were before (him being at the top of his class.) Now about his medical stuff, like I said he was 1 pound 6 ounces when he was born. What I said about his lungs being weak and not being formed all the way was correct, and about his asthma and legs…..that’s all correct. The only things that I misread were the numbers. He couldn’t walk until he was 13 because of how crooked his legs were. He had braces from when he was 2 to when he was 17. He was in a wheelchair from when he was 4 to when he was 10. He was on crutches from when he was 10 to when he was 13, and he had braces until he was 17.

His lungs are very weak right now, but they have improved from when he was younger, but they cannot get any stronger now because his lungs are too underdeveloped to allow for it. There’s nothing wrong with his breathing or anything (except when he gets asthma)…and he breathes normally. His lungs are just small and not formed all the way, and very weak, but they work fine. He also has bad asthma, but that too has improved from when he was younger, but can’t get any better any more. Like I noted in the last note….he only gets asthma when he is around something he’s allergic to or if he exercises a lot, so he’s fine most of the time even though he has bad asthma.


That’s all I know about him. I don’t know if he’s force sensitive or anything because, of course, his records don’t say.


Arawn
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Note 18
Arawn,

Are you, 100%, completely, absolutely, no-doubt-about-it, certain that Luke Skywalker is MY son?? How can that be? I mean, I wasn't with my ex-wife for two days (actually a little less than that), so HOW can she have had a child? That...THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!

All right, if all you say is true, what want you to bring proof back (I'll meet you somewhere on Tatooine, so you don't have to worry about the Emperor), then I shall pay you your wage, as you have earned it (if what you say is really true).

Obi-Wan is NOT a dear friend of mine. I hate him completely and wish I was able to kill him, but NO, some Force sensitive pilot's friend shot the two TIE fighters that then flying beside me and shot me (indirect) causing me to spin far, far away from the Death Star, as the Force-Sensitive pilot made a perfect shot an dblew the Death Star up!!! Yavin wasn't even touched, and the Death Star is gone, so now you know that.

I have a feeling that Luke is in the Rebellion, and he may be that Force-Sensitive pilot. Do you think you can keep a eye on him and tell me what he's doing and stuff like that?

Well, I must go and report to the Emperor.


Darth Vader
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Note 19
First Arawn and Vader Note written after AOTC came out


Darth Vader,

Yes, I am 100%, completely, absolutely, no doubt about it, certain that Luke Skywalker is YOUR son. No, Vader, it’s not impossible that your wife got pregnant. Your one and only night that you spent with her after you got married (I know that you had morals and that you didn’t sleep with her before you were married to her) you did sleep with her, right? Or at least I can assume you slept in the same bed as she did (again only after you were married). Even if you didn’t sleep together, as long as you were in the same bed, it’s still possible. Don’t you know that only one time is enough for a woman to get pregnant? And don’t you know that something I’m not mentioning the name of can go through underwear and get a woman pregnant…if you were sleeping close enough to her…even if you were both fully clothed in your night outfits (especially if she had a nightgown on and you slept in your underwear or something). So be careful about what you call impossible. It is POSSIBLE, isn’t it…unless you didn’t even sleep near each other that night…in separate beds or something. Or unless Padmé was unfaithful to you (which I can’t imagine).

Think about it, Vader. Luke’s 19 years old…and he was born 8 months after you got married to Padmé. (Obviously he was born a month early for some reason, and the very fact that he was born a month early is written on his medical information too.) Doesn’t that make it possible? You didn’t even see Padmé for several months after your wedding. Have you ever asked yourself why that was? I KNOW she was pregnant because I SAW her pregnant. I also was there shortly after she gave birth…and I KNOW that Luke is her son. I told you about my dealings with Palpatine on the matter.

Also have you taken a good look at Luke? I did when he came here with his aunt to drop off the supplies I had ordered. He has YOUR exact color of hair and YOUR exact eye color. He also looks quite a bit like you used to look when you were his age…but I don’t think anyone in the Rebellion has even noticed that, including his own mother. You and your wife didn’t know each other THAT long before you got married…what was it…like a few weeks or was it a month or something? So although she probably has pictures of you, sometimes people don’t notice that two people resemble each other unless they have reason to believe it.

What more proof do you need? Who else would be Luke’s father since Padmé is his mother? And if he wasn’t your son, why would he look ANYTHING at all like you? And how come he was supposed to be born 9 months after you married Padmé?

Like I said, I already told you the other stuff about him…about what he was like when he was a baby, and how I’m sure that Luke is the baby that was Padmé’s son.

You said that you wanted me to bring you proof back…that Luke is your son. What kind of additional proof do you want/need? I’m going to his school (which is the poor school on Coruscant) and get his yearbook picture, and you get one of your old pictures out when you were his age (19), and we’ll compare them. Also, I’ll look into the legal things and see if I can bring you his adoption papers, and any legal stuff that I can find. (If there is anything.) I would give a genetic sample or something from him…but I don’t know if his genetic information is written down anywhere, and it’s not like I could go ask him for a blood test or something. I might be able to sneak into the Rebellion and pretend I’m a genetic specialist and take a lot of people’s blood samples…and test his. Would you like me to do that? That would be proof that you COULDN’T find any argument against.

After you let me know what “proof” you want, then we can arrange to have the meeting where you’ll pay me. I agree…Tatooine would be a good place to have the meeting. The Emperor doesn’t even keep THAT close an eye on you, does he…so you’re pretty free to do what you want…as long as you vaguely explain what you are trying to do.

I knew Obi-Wan wasn’t a dear friend of yours. I was just being sarcastic. I thought it was funny how you said, “Obi-Wan is NOT a dear friend of mine. I hate him completely and wish I was able to kill him.”

So a Force Sensitive pilot’s friend was able to shoot you indirectly and caused you to spin far away from the Death Star, and then the Force Sensitive pilot made a perfect shot and blew up the Death Star? That’s so…annoying. Did you find out who the pilot was? People that do “good” and are “heroes” for the other side are always annoying. It’s too bad that Yavin wasn’t even touched…..that it couldn’t have been blown up before that pilot blew up the Death Star.

So you think that Luke is now in the Rebellion? I’ll see what I can do and check on it for you. You believe that he may have been the Force Sensitive pilot that was able to blow up the Death Star? I’ll find out who blew it up and get back to you on everything. If you think he is part of the Rebellion, we need to find the new Rebel Base. I’ll find it for you too. It will only take me ten minutes to scan the network.

All right, I’m done. The pilot who blew up the Death Star was indeed Luke Skywalker, so you were right.

Thanks for the Imperial Probe Droids that you sent me. I sent thousands of them out…all over the galaxy…and one of them is picking something. Let me go check the sensors…okay…the probe that is picking something up was the one that was sent to the Hoth system. Are you familiar with that system? It’s very cold there, and is actually a system made up of ice planets. I didn’t think that the Rebels would actually be there, but I sent one out just in case. The picture is kind of fuzzy and shows a structure of some kind. I’ll send the file to you, and you can tell me whether you think it’s the Rebel Base or not. That’s the only probe that’s picked anything up. (I only sent probes to the unchartered systems because I didn’t think the Rebels would risk putting normal citizens of planets at any risk.)

That’s all I can tell you right now.


Arawn
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