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Note 1
To the worst person in the galaxy (Darth Vader),

Why did you kill off all the Jedi? And you almost killed Ben and my friend Leia. Well, I don’t know what else to say besides the fact that the Rebellion’s going to beat your stupid self and the entire Empire. Just wait and see. You’ll pay for your crimes against the galaxy.

From A Common Person
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Note 2
To A Common Person,

You small-minded peasant! You have no idea as to the strength of the dark side of the Force. We shall see how your pitiful Rebellion will do against my Death St-I mean, *cough cough* ...new toy, which involves neither Death nor a star.

Signed, Darth Vader
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Note 3
To the Horrible Man Named Darth Vader,

I may be just a common person, but How would you know if I were a small-minded person, or not? I'll have you know that I am the top student in my class at my school!!!!! As to the Dark Side of the Force, someone that knew my father told me how you killed off all the Jedi Knights, including my father!!!!! I hate you! You ruined my family. Don't treat me like I'm an idiot. I know about the Death Star. I was ON it. I rescued my friend Lissy, who turned out to be Bail Organa's daughter, Leia. I'm the one that screamed NO when I thought you killed Ben. Luckily he disappeared on you, so ha! So don't try telling me that there is nothing called the Death Star. Even as I write this, we are making plans to destroy your stupid battle station. You're the idiot, not me.

A Common Person
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Note 4
Dear idiot-head,

Oh yeah!? Well, if I’m the idiot, then how come you just told me about your not-so-secret-anymore plans to destroy my Death Star? Answer me that!!

Sincerely yours, Darth Vader
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Note 5
To Vader the Retard,

You mean you did not know that we were going to make plans to destroy your Death Star????? I overestimated your intelligence. I mean you KNEW we had the Death Star plans, and that we were going back to our base. What did you think we were going to do with the Death Star plans? I assumed you were at least smart enough to figure out that we were going to plan some sort of attack. I did not give you a detailed plan of our attack…now that would have been stupid. All I did was tell you that we were making plans to destroy your battle station. I didn’t see how that would have been a secret. Oh well. I’m still not going to tell you HOW we’re attacking. Anyway, what have you to say about killing off all the Jedi Knights? How could you do that??????? You messed up a lot of people’s lives. You’re a rotten, no good person. After I got on our base I was walking with my friends, and I accidentally ran into this lady and caused her to spill her coffee all over herself, and got it on her dress. She got really mad at me. I tried apologizing, but she wouldn’t accept my apology. I guess I stained her dress that her ex-husband gave her……and then I found out that she’s some queen person from the Old Republic. Why I’m telling you this, I don’t know. It’s just kind of on my mind. The way she glared at me. I think you and she would make a good couple. You’re both rude. I don’t like her, and I HATE you. I can just imagine how you would get along with her! LOL. You would probably get in a fight because she’s so rude and unhappy for whatever reason, and you’re just evil and terrible.

Well anyway, I gotta go so that I can participate in our mysterious plan. Bye bye dumb dumb!

Sincerely, A Common Person named Luke
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Note 6
To…wait a minute, your name’s Luke? Arghh…you Rebels confuse me!!

Anyway, you should know that Tarkin was always the brains of the operation. Which explains why they failed miserably. Trust me, I will be far more careful with whom I put in my inner circle from now on, so rest assured, your pathetic Rebel fighters will go down in smoke. My people have been working on rebuilding the Death Star (again), and it will be bigger and more powerful than ever. But I’m not gonna tell you where it is! So neiner neiner neiner!!!

Darth Vader

PS. Could you tell me the name of that lady you were talking about? And her number maybe? Thanks!
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Note 7
Vader the weirdo,

Yes, my first name is Luke. Why is that so confusing? There are a lot of people who have the name Luke. Maybe us (Rebels) confuse you because we can outsmart you.

Oh, now you’re putting blame on your underlings…Tarkin may have had something to do with the Death Star operation, but don’t tell me you had nothing to do with it! If you detected at any point that the plans were failing, you should have stepped in and did something…so I don’t really think that you saw any problems with the Death Star operation.

Well you and the other Imperials may have a lot of fancy technology, we (the Rebels) have the brains. In the end, the people with the brains always win over idiots.

Oh!!! You’re already in the process of building a second Death Star! Well guess what, now I know, and I’m going straight to my friend Leia Organa. Her father is Bail Organa, the head of the Rebellion, so there!!!!! You don’t need to tell us where it is. You Imperials will slip up somewhere, and we’ll find out all about it…just like we did with this first Death Star, so neiner neiner neiner to you too!

Oh, and why is it that you never answered my question about killing off all the Jedi???? I asked you twice about it, and you said nothing either time. I’ve heard a lot about the Jedi, and there is one Jedi that you should have never messed with!!! You killed Anakin Skywalker, and you’re going to pay for it!

I have another question for your idiotitcy…why do you where that stupid black suit and breathe with that mask? What’s wrong with you? Are you an alien who can’t breathe with oxygen? Are you ashamed of your looks? What are you? Are you human?

Darth Vader, I was only joking about that lady. I was mad at her for the way she treated me and my friends, and so I just made a little joke…I was not being serious. She is a Rebel leader…I doubt she would go out with an idiot like you. I’m not even sure if you’re human, and I doubt she would even talk to you. She doesn’t even talk to anyone except Bail Organa and Leia…I think those are the only two people she even likes. Good luck with her. But just for your own amusement, I’ll tell you what her name is. Her name, if I remember correctly…I only heard her name once, so I could be wrong…is Samantha Jedi or something. I guess she was the Queen of Coruscant during the Old Republic…I don’t like her, and I’m certainly not going to tell you what her # is. I wouldn’t get that close to her after what happened with her. Besides, I can’t see you wanting to go on a date with someone from the Rebellion, so I think your real reasons for wanting to talk to her are because you want to capture her. Due to this reason…even though I cannot stand that lady, I wouldn’t even give you her number if I knew what it was.

A Rebel who’s going to kick your rear,
Luke
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Note 8
Dear Luke,

Hello again, my angry friend. Anger is good. I can use it. Anyway, if you must know, yes I KILLED OFF ALL THE JEDI! For no other reason than that they simply got in my way. But no, I did not kill Anakin Skywalker.

Yes, I am human. And I have asthma. Is that so hard for everyone to get!? I have asthma! Hasn’t anyone in this world ever heard what an asthmatic breathes like?! I wear the mask because my asthma is so acute that I always have to breathe my medicine.

She was the queen of Coruscant??? Really? As I can see, fate is not without a sense of humor.

Signed, Darth Vader
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Note 9
Vader,

Let’s get one thing straight: you’re not my friend!!!!! You killed my father, and I don’t care what you say about that, because someone that knew my father told me that…Old Ben. So don’t tell me you didn’t kill him! I have every right to be angry with you. Yeah, my uncle told me I wasn’t supposed to tell you that you killed my father, but I don’t care. Y

So you are human. Good for you. Well I don’t know much about that Queen Samantha person, but Bail introduced us when he introduced his daughter to Samantha…and since Han and I were with her, to us too. In his introduction, he told us that she asked us she used to go by the name Queen Amidala or something like that, but then she found her real parents, who ruled Coruscant…so I don’t know. Something like that.

Oh, I heard something interesting…I wrote my friend Han and told him about this lady that registered Han and told him about this lady that registered me at the Rebellion…her first name is Shmi…I don’t know hat her last name was…and Han wrote back and told me that he thinks it might be your mother!!! How funny is that!

Guess what, the Death Star is now gone. I’m the one that blew up the Death Star, so there!!!!!! My friend Han’s the one that shot at your ship and caused it to spin out of control.

So you have asthma. Good for you. I have something to tell you…I have it too, but it’s not that bad.

Bye bye dumbhead,
Luke
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Note 10
Dear Luke,

Why so much interest in one Jedi Knight?

You have asthma too…so I see it is hereditary.

I have no mother.

Darth Vader
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Note 11
To Vader the Dumbhead,

Why do I have an interest in one Jedi Knight? I assume you’re referring to Anakin Skywalker. Well let’s see…first of all at school I got this assignment where I had to do a report on a person…my teacher put pieces of paper with different famous people’s names on it. I got Anakin Skywalker…who I had never heard of before.

I tried asking my uncle about him. My uncle refused to tell me anything about him, so I asked my friends. They suggested that I go ask Old Ben Kenobi. I wrote him and asked, but I didn’t sign the note. Ben said he knew of him, and that he wanted to know who I was so that he could give me info. On him. I told him who I was, and I met with him. Then I found out that Anakin Skywalker was my father. So that’s why I have interest in him.

And on the other topic. Yes, I have asthma. I don’t know if it’s hereditary. I kind of don’t think so because no one else in my family has it. My uncle thinks that I have it because I was premature and had problems with my lungs when I was born. But it doesn’t really bother me too too much. It only bothers me if I’m allergic to something or if I run or something. Okay, if you’re human, how could you have no mother? You probably killed her too…since you killed all your friends (except Ben).

-Luke
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Note 12
Luke,

You are the son of Anakin Skywalker? Suddenly it all makes sense.

Listen to me. I am your father.

Darth Vader
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Note 13
To the Horrible Liar,

Yes Anakin Skywalker was my father. What do you mean “suddenly it all makes sense.” Tell me what you’re talking about. Give me examples.

Let’s get something straight right now YOU ARE NOT MY FATHER. My father was a Jedi Knight…who was respectable. Don’t you dare tarnish his name by telling me that you are him.

It’d be easy to play it off as my father…….seeing how you must have known him.

It’s impossible for you to be my father!!!!!!

The very idea of you being my father is completely ridiculous.

Since you say you are my father, prove it. (do you have any proof at all?) If you have any proof, please share it with me, then answer the following questions: (and if you don’t have an answer to one of the questions, you better have a good reason for it)
1.) When is my birthday?
2.) What is my middle name?
3.) Who is my mother?
4.) Who was I raised by (and I want exact names)
5.) I have pictures of my father…they were given to me by someone who my father made a cooling unit for. Name that person.
6.) On the pictures concept…I have several different pictures of my father…one when he was 9, one when he was fighting in the Clone Wars, and several other pictures…in those pictures, my father did not wear any masks…and since you told me that you have asthma so badly that you have to breathe your medicine all the time…how come you didn’t have masks in those pictures? Answer that for me.
7.) Old Ben AKA Obi-Wan gave me my father’s lightsaber. What color is it? Are there any distinct markings on it?
8.) I have a birthmark….where is it?
9.) How much did I weigh at birth?
10.) Explain to me how a nice, wonderful person turned into someone like you
11.) List all of my relatives on my father’s side
12.) Tell me about your past…like what your life was like when you were a little boy

That’s all for now. Bye bye, you lying creep!!

-Luke Skywalker
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Note 14
My son,

I am not lying. If you require proof, I shall do my best to provide it to you. However, I cannot answer all of your questions. You were hidden from me from birth, and even I did not know about you. Obi-Wan took you to live with my brother, and I had no knowledge of you until just now. A wise decision.

Answers to your questions:
3. I cannot tell you your mother's name. I believe that she would prefer to be kept private, at least for the time being.

4. You were raised by my brother Owen and his wife Beru, your aunt and uncle.

5. When I was young, I made a cooling unit for a woman by the name of Jira.

6. After I left my home planet of Tatooine, my asthma worsened in the harshness of space. At one time, mine was as slight as yours is now. But I doubt that yours will advance to what my case has become, so don't even bother asking me why you haven't gotten acute asthma after being in space.

7. 10. Not that it is any of your business, but as Obi-Wan has no doubt already told you that I was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. You know little of the power they have.

12. Back on Tatooine, I lived with my mother as a slave. We were owned by Watto, until the Jedi Knight Qui-Gon came along and managed to place a bet with him. If I won a podrace, I would be free, and if I lost, he would take Qui-Gon's ship. I won the podrace, and I left Tatooine with Qui-Gon, his young apprentice Obi-Wan, a Gungan by the name of Jar-Jar Binks, and a beautiful handmaiden whom I called Padme. Soon after we landed on the planet of Naboo, we staged a risky attack on the Imperial ships, who were conducting a blockade. While Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon went after Darth Maul, and Padme was busy taking control of the viceroys, I found myself in the cockpit of a Naboo N-1 Starfighter. With the help of my faithful droid Artoo-Detoo, I managed to pilot it and help destroy the Droid Control Ship, thereby winning the battle.

I hope you will take this to heart, and believe me.

Your father
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Note 15
To the person who is not in the least bit related to me,

Well, Mr. LyingIdiot, Obi-Wan and my uncle both told me that my father was killed by you. In order for you to be correct, then BOTH OF THEM WOULD HAVE TO BE LYING. I tend to believe my uncle, and Obi-Wan obviously cares a great deal about me, so I believe him too. I believe them over YOU!!!!!! You obviously are trying to convince me that you are my father so that you can manipulate me, because you know I’m the son of Anakin Skywalker.

1. If you were my father, how could you not know of my existence…wouldn’t you know that your wife or girlfriend or whatever would have been pregnant? Isn’t hard to miss a pregnant person?


2. And if you didn’t even know she was pregnant…if she was hiding from you or whatever, then why did you leave her, since you cared enough about her to sleep with her? Were you married, or was she just your girlfriend? (I know what Jira told me). Answer that!


3. Since you cannot provide me with my date of birth, due to the circumstances that you described, then when was I conceived? Give me the circumstance (but leave out any disgusting parts). I want to know the day you slept with my mother.


4. What is my age? (You should be able to figure that out, since you should know when I was conceived…unless you slept with her so many times).


5. What would you have done if you had known that my mother was pregnant at the time? What would you have done to me after I was born?


6. Fine, don’t tell me who my mother was….see if I care. She obviously doesn’t care about me.


7. Why did Obi-Wan hide me from you?


8. You could have known that Beru and Owen raised me by simply knowing Anakin’s family.


9. As for Jira…you probably forced that information out of someone, or I don’t know, but somehow you got that information


10. What you said about your asthma makes no sense to me!!!!! Why would it worsen if you got into space. You were already out into space…..you had been out in space for SEVERAL YEARS. 9 years…when the picture from the Clone Wars was taken. If it suddenly got worse due to being out from space (which makes no sense anyway), then how come it waited 9 + years to get worse??? If you were my father, then you obviously had to go out into space a lot because you fought in the Clone Wars? I know you said not to bother asking you about this, but I am going to anyway…how come you don’t think mine would get worse (I don’t think it would either, but that’s just me) if yours did? The entire thing about it getting worse in space just makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Maybe something else happened, and are too embarrassed to admit it.


11. Yes, Obi-Wan told me you were seduced by the Dark Side, but my father was a really nice person. My father would not have turned to the Dark Side…everyone speaks well of him…except this person I can’t stand…who gets mad when I mention my father’s name. Why did you turn?


12. What you said about my father’s life…..that’s pure history. Jira told me all about it. R2-D2 was involved? I know R2.


13. Um, you have something wrong……I know because Obi-Wan told me all about this…there was no Empire back when my father was 9…it was the Old Republic. The enemy ships weren’t Imperials; they were from a group called The Trade Federation. So ha!!!!!! You got that wrong!!!!!


-Luke Skywalker (Anakin’s son, not yours!!!!!!!!)

PS I’m showing your letter to Bail Organa, the head of the Rebellion. We’ll just see what he has to say about that! Then I’m going to take it to Obi-Wan and my uncle!!!!
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Note 16
Vader,

I have some proof that you’re not my father. I just spoke with Bail Organa, who knew the fact that you had a child. He told me that you didn’t have a son….that you had a daughter, so there!!!!! You’re not my father!!!! You of course knew this all along.

Bye bye you dirty liar,
Luke Skywalker
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Note 17
To Luke,

I'm sorry that you don't believe me. Why don't you ever ask people around you? Just ask them quickly and bluntly, if Darth Vader used to be known as Anakin Skywalker. That would end it quickly, wouldn't it? And not your precious Bail. Ask Obi-Wan. Ask him this.

"Obi-Wan, did Darth Vader used to be Anakin Skywalker?"

The old man won't be able to lie to that. He's never been able to lie. That's always been one of his weaknesses.

Darth Vader, your father
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Note 18
Darth Vader,

I don’t really see any point in asking people around me if you were once Anakin Skywalker, because you weren’t. Guess what, Obi-Wan told me about this old Jedi Master named Yoda, so I’m going to go train with him and become a Jedi Knight, so there! If you were my father, Obi-Wan would have told me, because, as you said, he doesn’t lie. I don’t know Bail personally, but I respect him…because he is the head of the Rebellion. Why is it that you never answered my most recent questions? I asked you for the day that I was conceived, and my age…since you didn’t provide either, I assume you don’t know. Besides, what do you have to say about what Bail said…that you had a daughter and not a son? Or are you going to tell me that Bail is lying to me too? Nothing…you have nothing to say. Just so you know, I asked Obi-Wan about why your asthma was so bad…and you know what he told me? He told me that he fought with you on some planet with a lava pit, and that you fell in the hole and got all burned up! How stupid are you??????? I thought it was hilarious!!!

Bye bye, you idiot that fell into a lava hole!!!!!

-Luke Skywalker ANAKIN’S SON not Darth Vader’s

PS Answer my questions from last time
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Note 19
Dear Luke,

Why are you such an angry child? Even I was not such a brat when I was little. Why is it so impossible that I am your father? I mean, think about it. Why would I spend so much time trying to convince you that I am your father if I'm not. There is no logical explanation for it! So don't believe me if you want to, I told you what is true, and you won't listen.

Darth Vader
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Note 20
Look, I don’t know how to address you, so I left the header out of the note. I really don’t know what to say…except that I’m sorry for not believing you. I just asked Yoda…and he told me that you were my father…so yeah…

I’m sorry for the way I treated you…it’s just that everyone told me that you killed my father, and what other people told me is the only thing I could go off of…it’s the only truth I knew. If someone had to you how great your father had been…and then that some evil person had killed him…and then that evil person told you they were your father….how would you have reacted?

I have been lied to all my life. For the first 18 years of my life, I thought my uncle was my father…..then he finally told me that he was my uncle. Then my uncle told me that my parents names were Alex and Demetre Skywalker…and that my father was a navigator on a space freighter, but was a terrible pilot…and was killed. Then I met Obi-Wan, who told me that my father had been a Jedi Knight, and I learned a lot about him….then my uncle told my other uncle…right in front of me…that Anakin Skywalker was the name of my father. Uncle Owen told me to never tell you that Anakin was my father, or that you would go after me and try to kill me. Then I met Jira…who told me more about my father….you…….but I truly do not think that she knew that you became what you did (Darth Vader). I think she thinks that you died…as do so many others.

Please try to understand me…my feelings towards you…think how you would have felt had you been in my position.

Then Bail lied to me about the sex of your child, so I was confused there too.

Your words really hit me hard. “Even I was not such a brat when I was little.” I’m sorry for everything that I have said to you, and I do not deserve to be called your son…or Anakin Skywalker’s…..or…I’m so confused. I am not usually a brat, or at least I hope I’m not. I try to do good for others. I’m very rarely angry at anyone…..it’s just what everyone had been telling me. Please don’t judge me off of my reactions and insults to you…even though you have every right to. I’m just asking you not to.

It just seemed so…far out there…that you could actually be my father……I mean…….you were such a nice, caring great person (as Anakin Skywalker), and somehow you became one of the most evil people in the galaxy…..I just didn’t see how it could possibly be…..my father Darth Vader. (Again, please try to understand how I perceived things).

At first I thought you were trying to convince me that you were my father because you were trying to manipulate me. But it wasn’t because you kept telling me that you were my father that got me wondering if you were or not…….it was your attitude towards me. You were NICE to me……kind…….caring….and everything that I have ever heard about Darth Vader has been negative things….like cruel…..evil……hateful. Your attitude towards me changed the minute you found out I was your son. It is for this reason that I asked Yoda. Because of your kindness towards me, I know that there is some good left in you…some pieces of my father Anakin Skywalker. The Emperor has not fully driven Anakin Skywalker out of you. Please come to the Rebellion and be yourself again. Your kindness towards me, and knowing what you once were…causes me to care about you.

Thank you for your kindness, even when I insulted you so harshly. I am sorry for every mean thing that I said to you. Please, be my father….the father that Obi-Wan and Jira told me about.

Your son,
Luke
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Note 21
Luke,

Finally you understand, my son. Words cannot express what this means to me.

Can you tell me about yourself? Everything. Your life on Tatooine with my brother and his wife, when you met Obi-Wan.

And I have one more thing to ask you. Did you say that I had a daughter too?

Your Father
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Note 22
To my father, Anakin Skywalker,

I hope you don’t mind my calling you that…..instead of Darth Vader. I’m glad that it means so much to you that I know that you are my father, and that I have accepted it. Wow……it means a lot to me to actually meet my father…..I mean to me…you seem like Anakin Skywalker, not Darth Vader. I mean you’re so kind and caring, like I said before.

Um, sure….I can tell you about myself. (You have to tell me about yourself too….even if I already know some stuff……my friend Han’s doing some digging for me, and he discovered you were an important good guy in the Clone Wars…I’d be interested to hear all about it from you.)

Well, what would you like to know? I suppose I could start with this: I grew up on Tatooine too…Uncle Owen is a moisture farmer, but we didn’t have much money. Aunt Beru abused me because her own children disappeared after they were born, and I survived. My life was pretty boring….I hated the farming. I had to go to school on Coruscant because my uncle was too poor to send me to the school on Tatooine…I had to go to the poor school that all poor families send their children too. My peers were always mean to me, and made fun of me…just because I didn’t try to be like them. I didn’t try to be popular, and I actually cared about my schoolwork. My uncle wouldn’t teach me how to pilot ships…and he expected me to be a farmer just like him. There isn’t really much to say about my life on Tatooine…..it was pretty boring. I only had a couple of friends, and Tatooine is kind of a boring planet. As I have already told you, I am the top student in my class. My friends Biggs and Joseph sometimes would get in our landspeeders and race each other just for the fun of it. My uncle got so mad at me whenever he found out, but I didn’t care. I could not stand to be at home all the time. I always thought that my life was kind of worthless, and that I was a big nobody.

I assume you remember what I look like…I mean you saw me on the Death Star, but if you want, I can sent you a picture.

Let’s see…what else? My birthday’s September 30, and I remember living with my aunt and uncle as far back as I can remember.

Sometimes we would go on family vacations…we went to a lot of planets. I don’t know, unless you have any specific questions, that’s about all that I can think of in regards to my life with my aunt and uncle.

How did I meet Obi-Wan? Oh…this is a long story, so sit tight. I’m going to have to start way back with when my uncle sent me and my aunt out to deliver people’s orders. We first went to Blue Waters to deliver a guy named Arawn’s order. After that, we had to go to Anuvuin, the Maurder’s base planet. As soon as we landed, we heard the Maurders talking about killing some girl….I had no idea what they were talking about, but obviously that girl was in danger. I went off to find her. Somehow I got to some area with some old factory or something. I went inside. I found the girl the Maurders were looking for…..a girl named Lissy. The Maurders came in, but we hid, and they didn’t find her. Lissy and I then started talking to each other, and I found out that she was from another dimension…somewhere called Earth, and that she had gotten here by mistake. We talked so more, and then, because of the factory…who knows what kinds of things were in the factory, my allergies started bothering me…then my asthma. We were about to leave when we heard some electrical beeping noises. We went to go see what was making the noise…..and we found these two droids…R2-D2 and C-3PO. They were talking about some mission. Well because I was getting sick, and because my aunt would be looking for me, we left with the droids. Lissy came with us. Well back in the factory, my medicine ran out……because I don’t use it that often, and I had forgotten that it was low. Well when we got back home, I told my uncle about Lissy and my medicine, and the droids…he told me not to worry about the droids, and that he didn’t know what to do about Lissy…….but that he would have to go to Coruscant to go get my medicine refilled. During the time of his absence, I decided to go racing with my friends Joseph and Biggs, because no one would really care where I went. See, grandfather….your father, uncle Rhun, and Aunt Marion, plus my cousins Riana and Nicole came over and were talking to Aunt Beru. They pretty much ignored me, so it was okay that I went off. Well I took Lissy with me, but I somehow got lost. I tried taking a shortcut, but I got myself lost out in the middle of nowhere. (R2-D2 and C-3PO were also with us)…while I was trying to figure out where I was, these sandpeople came with their banthas and started attacking me. Lissy and the droids got to safety, but I passed out just as one of the sandpeople was about to kill me. Lissy told me that Obi-Wan (Old Ben) came and made a loud noise to scare the sandpeople off. Then Obi-Wan came over to me and made sure I was all right. He didn’t know who I was, but after I was conscious again, I recognized Ben right away. I asked him if he knew Obi-Wan (R2-D2 wouldn’t let anyone except Obi-Wan hear it). He asked Lissy and me who we were. Obviously he had never heard of Lissy, but when he heard who I was, he was surprised. He took us to his house…and that’s when I started learning about you. He told me about the Force, and Jedi Knights, and all about you, except he lied and told me that you betrayed and murdered my father. Then we listened to the message on R2-D2…..it was from Bail Organa…and he said that the droids had to be taken to Yavin, the Rebel Base…..because R2 held the tactical plans to the Death Star inside of him…and then there was a message about Leia being missing. Well then, I got back home and my uncle arrived too. I told him how important R2 was, and that Lissy really needed to try and get back home. My uncle let me go back to be with Obi-Wan…because he knew it was important, and said that he’d take care of Lissy. Well, when they went back to Anuvuin, they found that the doorway could never be opened again, that Lissy was stuck here forever. With nowhere else to go, they went to Yavin. When Lissy registered for the Rebellion, at Bail’s request, he talked to her. (He talked to every female within a certain age group because he was trying to find his daughter), and he somehow found out that she was his daughter…..Leia. Apparently, the Maurders had kidnapped her after she was born and took her to the other dimension as part of their experiment or something. Then he sent her off on some mission, and you captured her. I met Jira because I got sick…..because there was a sandstorm, and they always make me sick…..well we were passing Jira’s shop, and Obi-Wan left me with her while he tried to find a pilot in the cantina to try and get us off the planet. After Jira found out who I was, she told me all about you, and gave me the pictures of you. Then I went to the cantina myself…..and met back up with Obi-Wan and met Han Solo and Chewbacca. Han took us with him and while we were on our way to Yavin, we came across the Death Star…….and the tractor beam pulled us in……and you know the rest of the story. We escaped and went to Yavin and everything. If you want me to go into more detail about anything, just ask, but that’s how I met Obi-Wan.

No, you don’t have a daughter, unless you slept with someone other than my mother too. I was just confused because of what Bail said. Bail lied to me, and that’s all.

I have a question for you…….I know you said you didn’t want to tell me who my mother was, but can you please tell me something about her? Was she nice? I have no memory of her…because I never knew her. She must have died just after I was born or something.

And one other thing, when did you start suspecting that I was your son? I had the feeling that you suspected it before I told you Anakin was my father…because of what you said about the asthma thing after I told you that I had it too. You said, “You have asthma too…I see it is hereditary.” Why do you think I have it? Do you think I have it because you have it…because it is hereditary, or do you think what my uncle said is true, or what Yoda told me…..Yoda told me that because you had already used the dark side before I was conceived, it had some effects on me….or something like that.

Your son,
Luke
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To Luke,

There's not really much to tell about the Clone Wars. It's all ancient history anyway.

You don't have to tell me that Tatooine is a boring place. I grew up there too, remember? Your aunt Beru abused you? If I could get my hands on my brother for putting you through that...

Your life sounds way too much like mine did when I was still on Tatooine. My old owner (Watto) used to always make me race in the podraces whenever he could make some money off of it. My mom hated it, but I didn't mind because I loved it.

You and Lissy sound a lot like me and my old friend Padme. How is Artoo anyway?

And C-3P0? Is he getting on your nerves yet?

I would write more, but I have to go now.

Your Father
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To my father,

If you don’t want to tell me about the Clone Wars, you don’t have to. It seems like everyone I’ve talked to considers it a touchy subject. It would have been nice to find out what you did in it, but that’s fine.

Yes, I know you grew up on Tatooine, but, if I got the information right from Jira, you left when you were 9, and I was born when you were 21….so that means quite a bit of years passed since your leaving….but I didn’t expect it to be an exciting planet even back in your younger years.

Yes, my aunt Beru abused me, but don’t blame uncle Owen….he didn’t know about it until I told him recently.

Ah, Tatooine’s just a pile of sand. That’s so sad that you were a slave. I can’t imagine what that must have been like. Slavery doesn’t exist on Tatooine anymore, so it’s hard for me to even grasp that it once did. I heard how you became a slave…like your father sold your mother to the Hutts when she was pregnant with you…or something like that. Is that right? I can’t believe that a guy would sell his wife…..especially when she was pregnant!!! How terrible!!!!!

Yeah, Lissy (Leia) is a very good friend of mine.

Hmmmm….I’ve never heard of this friend of yours named Padme…no one has ever mentioned her to me except you.

Artoo is fine. That droid is very well put together. It was that droid that was in my X-Wing when I destroyed the Death Star.

So you knew R2 and 3PO….tell me about that.

They told me that, although they knew Obi-Wan, their last master that they could remember was someone by the name of Captain Antilles, but they belonged to the royal family of Alderaan, didn’t they. That doesn’t make any sense because Antilles is not the royal family from Alderaan’s last name; Organa is. I know someone with the last name of Antilles, but he’s no captain, and he is not from Alderaan….he’s from my friend Han’s planet. His name’s Wedge. I don’t know…is Antilles a popular name or something? I’d never heard it before 3PO’s mention of it, and then I met Wedge. I asked Wedge about it, and he didn’t know anyone that was called Captain Antilles. Am I just confused?

See-Threepio provides some humor, and at times, yes he can be annoying, but helpful too. He’s a droid.

Well that’s it for now.

Your son,
Luke
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Dear Luke,

Obi-Wan said that I murdered your father? Well, he always was melodramatic.

OK, so I don't have a daughter. No, I didn't sleep with anyone else but your mother, thank you very much. That's strange though. I met Bail a long time ago, and he didn't seem like a dishonest person.

Your mother...I can tell you a little bit about her. She went by two names: Padme and Amidala. She was very sweet, but powerful too. She was a queen, you know. At least when I first met her. Then she was a senator for her home planet of Naboo. Boy, that woman could fire a blaster. I remember once, when I was studying with Obi-Wan, I was assigned to protect her because of a rumored assassin, but it wasn't like she needed any protection.

I actually didn't find out that you were my son until a bit before you did. I knew that I had a son, and all the clues just fit together. And then when you told me that Anakin Skywalker was your father, I knew for sure.

Your Father
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Luke,

The Clone Wars aren't as much a touchy subject as they are harsh memories. It scared everyone so much to go through that, and not many people want to talk about it, even after all of these years. Not many of us really knew what we were fighting for; all we knew was that this bounty hunter named Jango Fett--you might have heard of his "son", Boba--was creating all these evil clones.

I haven't heard from Padme in a long time, its possible that she changed her name somewhere along the long. She always loved having different identities. She thought that was the only way to keep herself safe, to never stay in one place or with one name long enough to get attached to anything.

Yes, Artoo is a very good droid. I remember quite a few times when he saved my life. I've known him since Qui-Gon first brought him to Tatooine, right before I left. He was always a good-tempered droid. The first time he met Threepio, he was making fun of him because he didn't have any outer coverings on. I'm actually the one who built Threepio. I was working on him when I still lived on Tatooine, but I never got a chance to finish putting his coverings on. I had to leave before I finished, but when I came back about 10 years later, someone had put on all his outer coverings on while I was gone.

I vaguely remember someone named Captain Antilles, but I can't place the name. Artoo and Threepio said that Obi-Wan owned them? That's a hoot. Obi-Wan's a good man, but he always hated droids. He was always yelling at me to pick up my droids back at the Jedi Temple, because I kept finding bits of them and putting them back together and soon they were underfoot. I remember once I built a droid, dressed it in Jedi clothing, gave it the intelligence system of a kitchen droid, and put it in the hallway. Obi-Wan saw it and actually had a conversation with it for more than 5 minutes before he realized it wasn't a real person! It was so funny. Boy, did I get in trouble for that one.

Your father
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Anakin Skywalker, my father,

Yes, Obi-Wan told me that you betrayed and murdered my father. I guess he was trying to protect me or something. He thought if you knew who I was that you would try to harm me.

Of course his reasons were backed up, seeing how you do work directly for the Emperor…..and all those bad things you did to people.

You seem so changed (at least towards me) since you’ve found out. Do you think if he would have told you about me from the beginning that you would not have turned to the Dark Side?

You said that Obi-Wan was always melodramatic. What was it like to train under him? I’m sure it’s a lot different than the Jedi Training that Yoda’s putting me through right now, but I don’t know, maybe it was the same.

So you met Bail a long time ago? That’s Leia’s father, which I think I already told you. No, he’s not a dishonest person, but maybe he just was confused or something…..and didn’t purposely lie to me. Or maybe he knew that you were my father, although I kind of doubt that based off of his reaction, but he was probably confused. It seems like there are a lot of secrets that people are trying to hide about the past, and because of those secrets, it’s easy to get confused.

Thank you for telling me about my mother. I knew absolutely nothing about her…..I didn’t even know her name until you told me. I don’t even think my uncle knew who my mother was. So my mother was the Padmé person you mentioned in your last letter to me. That’s awesome! You were close friends with her like Leia and I are. How come she went by two names? Was the name Padmé used for something special? What about the name Amidala? Was that used for another purpose? Was she in danger or something? My mother was a queen????????? I know a little bit about the Old Republic history….enough to know that almost every planet had their own ruler, some were elected, and some were born into the position. She was from some planet called Naboo? That’s the planet that the Emperor’s from, isn’t it? Isn’t that also the planet that you saved or something? It seems like all humans….male and female, are good with blasters. Han just told me something about one of the Rebel leaders here. How did you meet my mother? How long did you know her? How did she die?

Wait, you said that you had know knowledge of my existence…and now you’re telling me that you already knew you had a son. How can both of those statements be true? Was it after the Death Star explosion that you found out…because of my last name…the person that destroyed the Death Star, and you just didn’t realize that it was me, or what? When did you start suspecting I was your son? You said “the clues fit together” what clues are you talking about?

Your son,
Luke
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Anakin Skywalker, I like writing that name,

I thought the Clone Wars were started by a guy named Mr. Orange Idiot, but maybe he also went by the name Jango Fett. I’ll just let the Clone Wars topic go.(don’t mention anymore about episode II, because I didn’t know anything about any Jango Fett, and I’m assuming it’s information from episode 2)

There’s this one lady that I brought up with you before you knew who I was…I think…and you acted like you knew her. It’s that lady that I bumped into. After the Death Star battle I had to go take her to Hoth, because all the pilots drew straws, and I got the shortest one. So I had to take her to Hoth, and she was really annoying. She didn’t trust my flying, because I was a new pilot. She kept comparing my flying to your flying……so that means that you did know her. She’d been in your ship before. I don’t like being compared to other people, and she was really annoying about the whole thing. She was rude to me, too. I don’t THINK she knew that I was your son, and I didn’t tell her. I asked about you (Anakin Skywalker), and she got really really mad at me. She wouldn’t talk about you, and she said a few things about her son….like that she didn’t think he was alive. I’m going to be direct about asking this. Is she my mother, or can’t you tell? I already told you what her name was. It’s Samantha Jedi, and she said she used to be the Queen of Coruscant. That doesn’t quite go along with what you said about my mother, but I’m just wondering, because it ALMOST fits. There are a couple things that don’t quite fit, but it seems as if it would make sense.

So you built C-3PO???????? That’s awesome!!!

Your story about Obi-Wan hating droids was very interesting.

You built a lot of things, didn’t you!!!! I’ve never built anything because my uncle never let me.

That’s all for now. I see part of your next letter came through…once I get the rest of it I’ll respond.

Your son,
Luke
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Note 29
Luke,

I don't know...If I knew I had a child, it might have made me stronger, and it would have been harder for the Emperor to take control of me.

Obi-wan was a very difficult teacher. He was always very orderly, and hated doing things that weren't part of his "plan". We always used to get into arguments because I was way more like Qui-Gon, who was more of an adventurer and a risk-taker. Obi-wan could usually be counted on to do something different and bold when needed, which confused his enemies and made him a very strong Jedi. We shared a strong bond, as most masters and apprentices do.

I knew Bail a long time ago, back in the Clone Wars, and he didn't seem like a dishonest person. More than likely he was just confused.

Padme went by two names because, as I said before, she was a queen. She and her handmaiden had a decoy system. Whenever there was a threat to the queen, she would become Padme. Whenever her people needed her, she was the queen, Amidala. I met her the same day I met Artoo and Qui-Gon and everyone, just before I left Tatooine. She was with Qui-Gon for protection, and they had come to my owners shop looking for parts for their ship. She was so pretty, I thought she was an angel!

Naboo is a democracy, so she was elected queen. She was only 14, so that gives you a good idea about the kind of person she was. Yes, the Emperor was from Naboo. But back then he was known as Senator Palpatine. There are a lot of humans on Naboo, but there is also another-----race of creatures called Gungans. They aren’t the smartest people in the world, but they are fearless warriors. They are these big aquatic animals that live in underground cities. I used to know one of them. He was the weirdest person I’ve ever met. His name was Jar Jar Binks.

When I said that I had no knowledge of you, I meant that I didn’t know it was you. Sorry if I confused you.

Your father
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Note 30
To my father named Anakin Skywalker,

It sounds almost as if your Jedi training was different than mine is. I already told you that Yoda was putting me through the training right now. Did you have to train on Dagobah, or where did the Jedi train? Yoda’s having me do a bunch of physical and mental exercises while using the force. It’s hard work, but I like it. Did Obi-Wan have you do the same type of training, or was it different? Although I’m training under Yoda, would I be his apprentice in the same way that you were Obi-Wan’s apprentice?

You certainly were a popular person, weren’t you!!!! Practically every older person that I’ve talked with knew you. I met your best friend Kister….he was Blue Leader in the Death Star battle. Samantha knew you, although I don’t know if she was my mother yet or not. I have to check into that….and you knew Bail? I don’t know Bail very well. Samantha’s good friends with him though, I can tell you that much. They seem very close…..like they almost share some kind of bond, but it’s not in a romantic way…I’m not exactly sure what it is, but even I can tell that there is something between them. I don’t know much about Bail, and he is my friend’s father….so since you knew him, could you tell me a little about him? He seems like a very interesting person.

Aw, so my mother was beautiful…that’s nice to know. Do you have any pictures of her? Wait, if she was 14, and you were 9 at the time….there was some age difference…how did you get her to fall in love with you? I mean most 14 year olds wouldn’t look at a 9 year old as a possible date. You must have stayed pretty close with her after the Naboo battle…if she considered you dating material. I understand that age doesn’t matter in some relationships….like take my friend Leia….well my friend Han and I both kind of have the hots for her…but the thing is she’s the same age as me. Han’s 31…..he’s a lot older than she is. Yet he is attracted to her…and who knows about her feelings…I can’t tell which one of us she likes, or even if she likes either one of us.

I had never heard of Gungans before your mention of them to me.

Well that’s it for this letter. I’ll go look up some information on Samantha….I’ll ask her a few questions, well that is if she lets me.

Your son,
Luke
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Note 31
Luke,

I don't know if that lady is your mother. If you can answer either of these questions, I might be able to tell you. Did she go by any other name before Samantha Jedi? What does she look like? Because your mother's name wasn't Samantha Jedi, but she might have changed it.

Yeah, I built a lot of things. My mother loved it. The people at the Jedi Temple were ummm...less enthused. I was always trying to build ships because I always thought that if I made a good enough one, I could get me and my mother off Tatooine.

Your father
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Note 32
Anakin Skywalker,

My friend Han Solo is doing some digging for me, and he thinks that Samantha did go by a different name, but I’m not sure what it was. I vaguely remember when Bail was introducing her to Han, Leia, and I, and I think he mentioned some of her former names. I didn’t really pay much attention, and I soon forgot what he had said about her. I remember that I wrote you shortly after the introduction, and I may have listed her former names, but I can’t remember them now. If you still have my letters you MAY be able to find out, but if you got rid of them, then there’s no way to know what her former names were. I tried asking her, and she refuses to talk to me.

At any rate, I know that she knew you…I’m sure you knew a lot of people, but you knew her well enough to take her in your ship, so that has to narrow it a little. I’m interested in finding out about her, even if she’s not my mother. She may have had a crush on you at one time, and you didn’t feel the same way about her……or she was just a good friend of yours…..I’m not sure exactly, but I do know that your becoming Darth Vader had a deep impact on her because of the way she reacted when I brought up the name Anakin Skywalker.

I stink at describing people and things, but I’ll give it a try. I would say that she’s somewhere in her forties, but I could be wrong. She has brown hair and brown eyes, and that’s as far as I can go with descriptions.

She’s also going by the name Mon Mothma…but I think that’s just something recent.

Your mother….before you knew who I was, you had refused to say anything to me about her. You told me that you had no mother. I knew you were avoiding talking about her….but I have to know since she is my grandmother…so what was your mother like? Earlier Han had mentioned that the lady that registered me might be your mother…so I’ll bring it up again….what was your mother’s name? I know the first name of the person that registered me, but I need to hear the name from you.

That’s all for now.

Your son,
Luke
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Note 33
Luke,

When I had my Jedi training, the Jedi trained on Coruscant, in the Jedi temple. My training was probably different from yours, because I was a lot younger when I started my training. I imagine that Yoda just wanted to teach you the basics, so you could be of as much help as possible. I don't know, I suppose you could consider Yoda your master, even though usually he trains younger children.

I didn't really know Bail, I just met him once or twice. I'm afraid that I don't know that much about him, except that his past was very complicated. He seemed like a nice guy though, and very determined.

Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of your mother, she hated having her picture taken. She didn't, in all honesty, look at me the way I looked at her until I was about 19. 9 and 14 might seem like a big age difference, but 19 and 24 seems a lot less.

Your father
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Note 34
Anakin Skywalker,

Yeah, the training does sound a lot different. Yoda makes my training so hard, and when I think that I’m finally getting something, I totally mess up in another test that he throws at me. Honestly, I probably am not very good with this Jedi stuff, and if they had the system that they had when you were growing up, I’d probably not even be considered to be a Jedi. It probably was extremely easy for you, since you seem to be good at everything. I still don’t understand everything about the Jedi. Obi-Wan urged me to learn, and he told me about you, and I wanted to train so that I could kind of do something that my father did…but I’m probably no good at it. Yoda rarely says anything positive, and I feel like such a failure. You’d probably laugh at me if you saw me train.

I agree……9 and 14 seems like a huge age gap….while like 18 and 23 is the same difference……..and so is 19 and 24….but it seems like a lot less.

Well that’s all I have to say.

-Luke
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Note 35
Luke,

Your Samantha lady does sound a bit like Padme, with your description of her personality and her looks, but I don't know for sure. It might be, for all I know.

My mother...I haven't seen her since I was little. She was very strong, and even though she was a grown woman who was owned by a little flying Toydarian, she had a lot of dignity. Even though we needed it to get on Watto's good side, she would never let me pod race unless Watto made me. Her name was Shmi.

Your father
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Note 36
Anakin Skywalker,

Yes, but a lot of ladies have dark brown hair and brown eyes. I don’t know….everything is so confusing to me.

Shmi was the name of your mother??????? That’s the name of the lady that registered me!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hang on, I’m going to see if I can’t find out her last name….there could be more than one Shmi in the galaxy.

Well, I just got back from finding her, and I asked her what her last name was. She looked at me strangely, but finally told me what it was…..and you know something? She told me it was Skywalker. I really think that it is your mother!!!!

While I was talking to her, I happened to accidentally see something…a few papers she was holding…and noticed the name on it. It was the name Bail’s file, but it wasn’t the Bail I knew…….but it had a different last name…..it was Antilles. So does that mean anything to you? Is that a different Bail than Bail Organa, or is it the same Bail? Shmi noticed that I saw it, and she got mad and told me to go away. I think she was actually trying to hide it from me as I was leaving, hoping that I didn’t see the last name.

Your son,
Luke
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Note 37
Luke,

You can't be that bad. I'm sure you weren't any worse than I was when I was training. In fact, I heard once that Obi-Wan was one of the last people to be chosen as an apprentice and almost ended up being a farmer. That's what he told me, anyway.

Your father
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Note 38
Luke,

My mother is still alive? She'd be so old...I always assumed that she died a long time ago. I haven't seen her in years, so I guess she could be.

I don't know about Bail. When I met him he went by the name Organa, but I didn't meet him until he was older, probably in his 30s or so. It's possible that he went by another name when he was younger. You should ask Obi-Wan. He was a lot closer to Bail than I ever was.

Your father
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Note 39
Anakin Skywalker,

Well, I suppose I’m not TOO bad at the training. Yoda wanted me to go back to the rest of the rebels for a while. I’ll stay there for a little bit, and then go back to finish my training. He thought I should check with the Rebel leaders to make sure nothing bad is happening……to kind of see how things are.

Isn’t it kind of funny how it is always the people that are supposedly “bad” at something…always turn out to be really accomplished people in that same thing….like your story of Obi-Wan….no one thought he would be chosen as an apprentice…and he ended up being a great Jedi. That happened to me at school too. My peers always made fun of me because I was unpopular; they said that I would never find any friends, and no one would ever want me around.

I THINK your mother is still alive, although I can’t be 100 % sure. Her name is Shmi Skywalker, at any rate….and she’s somewhere in her 60’s…or maybe older.

Do you know how long Bail has been the ruler of Alderaan??? Obi-Wan was friends with Bail too? It seems like everyone knew each other. I don’t know where Obi-Wan is right now, and I just got a notice from Shmi…..she’s been looking for me. She didn’t know my name, but I think it might have something to do with the papers I saw. She told me that Bail wanted to see me…..so I’m in big trouble. I will talk to you soon.

Luke
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Note 40
Luke,

I know exactly what you mean. Everyone was always making fun of me because I spent more time with machines than I did with humans.

I'm not sure how long Bail has been the ruler of Alderaan. Like I said, Obi-Wan knew him a lot better than I did. Yeah, they were close, in a way because they felt almost on the same level.

Be careful. If that lady is my mom, and you're in trouble with her...Let's just say that she's got a short fuse.

Your father
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Note 41
Anakin Skywalker,

You were made fun of too? Isn’t that weird…..you became such a great Jedi Knight when you grew up, and all those kids made fun of you when you were little. My peers make fun of me because, as I’ve said, I don’t try to fit in. I am my own person. I don’t try to be popular…I don’t drink, smoke, take drugs, steal, have sex, or try to fit in in any other way. I suppose the price for that is to be kind of an outcast, and made fun of.

I found out a few things about Bail…but I’ll save it for the story.

I found out that your mother DOES have a short fuse….oh she was so angry when she found out you were my father. Your poor mother doesn’t know that you became Darth Vader…

Okay, now for my interesting story. Well, I went over to Shmi, and she took me into a conference room with Bail. As soon as I got in, they shut the door so that our conversation would be private. Okay, imagine how I felt when they did that. The following conversation took place, and I will try to describe the events that took place as accurately as possible:

Bail went over to me and said, “It was brought to my attention that you saw confidential information…do you deny this?”

I was scared, and I didn’t know exactly what to say to that, or how to act, so I said, “It was an accident. I was just trying to find out Shmi’s last name, because my friend Han told me something.”

Shmi then approached me and demanded to know why I cared what her last name was.

I swallowed hard and thought quickly, “Because he thought you might be my grandmother.”

Shmi must have remembered my registration then….she must have remembered that I was a Skywalker too, and remembered that I was from Tatooine.

Bail looked at Shmi for an explanation. Shmi said, “Oh, he is either Owen or Rhun’s son then. I hadn’t realized that when I registered him.”

I was going to tell her differently, but something told me not to. Bail must have known who my father’s brothers were, because he nodded.

Shmi then said, “You are my grandson if one of them is your father.”

Bail then said, “All right, but next time don’t go around snooping at papers you shouldn’t be looking at.”

I said, “But it was an accident. I didn’t mean to look at anything. It caught my attention because of the last name, that’s all. I have a friend with that last name, and I was just wondering…”

Bail then asked me, “A friend?”

I nodded and said, “Yes, Wedge Antilles.”

Bail turned very pale when he heard the name, so I knew he knew something about Wedge. Shmi looked at Bail too, and I saw that she saw his reaction too…..it must have surprised her.

No one said anything for a minute…but then Shmi did. Forgetting that I was even there, she directly asked him, “Is he related to you, Bail?”

Bail didn’t say anything, but he gave her a look that told her that it was information not to be discussed in front of anyone.

I couldn’t help it, so I asked, “Hey, so that WAS about you on the form……I was wondering….since you had the same first name as that person.”

Bail’s reaction was quick, and he told me, “Keep that information confidential. It is NOT to be discussed with anyone. Yes, my real name is Bail Antilles. It is imperative that you keep this information in this room. Don’t talk to anyone about it.”

“What about Leia, is she aware of her real last name?”

Bail said, “You’re one of her friends, aren’t you? Keep this information ESPECIALLY away from her. She is not to know that. And don’t go talking to Wedge either.”

I asked him, “Is Wedge related to you?”

He finally gave in and said, “Yes, he is a relative, but he isn’t to know it, you hear me?”

I asked him why, and this was his response.

“For protection. There are things you cannot understand. No one was even supposed to know this. Since you discovered it, I must tell you why it is so important……if anyone finds out either of those two things…..it could put your friend Leia’s life in danger.”

I had know idea why it would be so important for Leia’s protection, and I wanted to ask more questions, but I knew I couldn’t.

It looked like we were all done in the conference, and we all got up and were about to leave when Shmi asked me who my father was…..if it was Rhun or Owen.

I have been okay about this whole thing with Darth Vader being my father…..but at that moment, I fell apart.

Both Bail and Shmi noticed this, and they asked me if I was all right.

I sat down…..and although I had tried to guard against it…..I tried to fight it…..tried to fight telling them that you were my father…..I couldn’t. I don’t know how it happened, but somehow I ended up very quietly letting it out. I answered her with, “I can’t take this anymore.”

They looked at me strangely, but I didn’t care. I said, “Neither one of them is my father……Darth Vader is my father.”

Poor Shmi must not have known what happened to Anakin, because she screamed at me, “You tricked me!!!!!! I knew I shouldn’t have let you register! You are really working for the Empire, and you are just spying for your father!!!! You horrible little…”

I cut her off with, “If I was working for the Empire, why would I have destroyed the Death Star?”

Shmi, who must not have known I was the one who destroyed it said, “Don’t lie to me.”

Bail had reacted very differently to the news. He looked at me in disbelief…but he was calm about it. Shmi went to go punch me, but Bail got between me and her. He said, “Shmi, don’t. This is all a misunderstanding. Vader CAN’T be his father anyway…it’s impossible, so I think it’s time for you to leave. I’ll talk to the boy more and get him to understand that he’s wrong.”

Shmi, not liking it, left. I was then alone with Bail.

Bail said, “Now, whatever it is that caused you to think that Vader is your father is wrong…I know for a fact that he can’t be your father….”

“But he IS my father.”

Bail didn’t stay calm long…..we got into an argument about whether you were my father or not.

Bail said, “Do you know what it means to say that Vader is your father? Do you understand all the complications it would present…do you even know who Vader was before he turned bad?”

I nodded and said, “All I know is what several people have told me…..including Vader himself. I know that Vader used to be Anakin Skywalker, my father.”

“Anakin can’t be your father, because that would mean two people that I trust dearly kept a secret from me for so many years. Vader’s wife would not do that to me.”

“But he is…I…I don’t have much proof with me….but all I know is that he is my father.”

“Quit saying that because it’s not true.”

We argued for a little bit more, and finally Bail got up and said, “Wait here. Since you will not listen to me, I will prove you wrong. Vader can’t be your father.”

Bail left and came back with a little machine thing…

Bail then said, “I’ll have to check your blood…..that’s the only way I can prove that he’s not your father. It is POSSIBLE that he is your father, but highly unlikely, because, as I’ve said, two of my best friends would have had to have hidden information from me.”

He then demanded to know when my birthday was. I told him, and he said, “I don’t know how you got that…”

I looked at him strangely. But anyway, he asked me to give him my finger. I knew that it was some kind of blood test….so I gave it to him.

Well he pricked my finger and put the blood sample into that machine thing…and waited for the results. I watched him very carefully. That machine must be able to tell genetics or something…..it must hold everyone’s information in there…..because I remember that Leia had told me that it was the blood test that made Bail know that Leia was his daughter.

The readings must have come in because Bail went very very very pale. I asked him if he was all right. He glanced back over at me and didn’t say anything at first. Finally the only thing that came out was, “I can’t believe your mother didn’t tell me…or Obi-Wan.”

“So now can I go, since you believe me?”

“Who raised you?”

“My uncle Owen.”

“And why did he tell you Vader was your father?”

“He didn’t…he told me Anakin Skywalker was my father….and that’s what everyone else told me too. I told Vader that Anakin Skywalker was my father, and then Vader told me…”

Bail said, “All right, but be careful. Who all knows that he’s your father?”

“Only you and my two best friends…Han and Leia.”

“Leia knows your father’s Darth Vader? I wish you hadn’t told her, or your friend Han.”

“I had to tell someone.”

Bail nodded and then said, “Well remember, don’t tell anyone about anything we have discussed. I have to go find someone.”

We then left.

What do you think of that????? So Bail is Bail Antilles, and now he knows you’re my father. I expected him to kind of act in a different way than he did when he found out you were my father.

-Luke
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Note 42
Luke,

She really acted like that? Wow...I mean, she was stern to me, but still. Aren't grandmothers supposed to dote over their grandchildren and continually tell them how special they are? Oh well...my mother was never exactly normal.

I would have loved to see Bail's face when you told him about me!

I never guessed how much trouble it would cause everyone just to know me. Now I wish I didn't do it. I gotta go lie down.

Your father
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Note 43
Anakin Skywalker,

Well, Shmi had no idea who I was when I first met her, because she had no way of knowing. I didn’t have any reason to tell her that Anakin Skywalker was my father, because I didn’t know who SHE was at the time that she registered me.

Like I said, I don’t think that she knew that you (her son Anakin) became Darth Vader. She thought that I was either Owen or Rhun’s son….at the beginning of the conference, then when she found out that Darth Vader was my father, she totally dismissed the possibility that I was related to her. She still doesn’t get it that you became Darth Vader. The idea of having a the son of Darth Vader at the Rebellion was so repulsive to her that she didn’t even think that Anakin Skywalker could have became Darth Vader. I mean she’s at the point where I was when you first told me you were my father. She only knows the good parts of you….the Anakin Skywalker……and she thinks you died. I don’t know who’s going to tell her that you became Darth Vader……she won’t even get close to me, and I wouldn’t feel comfortable telling her anyway.

Yeah, Bail was VERY shocked. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him like that….from the little I’ve known of him. But still, he didn’t get angry at me or act in the way that I thought he would…..I mean he IS the leader of the Rebellion. He was pretty calm about it, but only after he did the DNA test thingy. I’m a little confused…Wedge is related to him, so that means Wedge is related to Leia. Han thinks that Wedge is Bail’s son……which would mean that Wedge and Leia are brother and sister. Wedge and Leia have the same birthday too……I know because after I got left out on Hoth, all my friends came to go check on me, and Wedge came…..and Leia happened to be there at the same time…..along with a few other people……and well….Wedge presented me with an X-Wing…..he joked that it was a birthday present. I told him my birthday was a long time from then….and we somehow got into a discussion about our birthdays. So if Wedge and Leia have the same birthday, and are brother and sister, that means they’re twins. Why would Bail not tell Leia this? It doesn’t make any sense…..why would he try to hide the fact that Wedge is his son. Of course…that is if Han is right.

I noticed that you had stopped signing your name as “Darth Vader” for sometime….and your kindness towards me has been the actions of Anakin Skywalker, not Darth Vader. If you regret becoming Darth Vader, then why don’t you join the Rebellion? Go back to being Anakin Skywalker….come away from the dark side. You have a lot of good inside of you. You could do it. With your help the Rebellion could get rid of the Emperor…even you could get rid of the Emperor….and then the Empire would be all gone. You have a lot of influence in the Empire, so you have the power to do so many things!!!! You were once a great Jedi Knight. I love you, father. Please come back.

I know nothing about my mother, but you hinted that she was still alive. Is that true? I still don’t know if she’s the Samantha lady or not……but I do know she was one of your good friends. Obi-Wan, Bail, Samantha, Kister, Jira, Shmi, Owen, Rhun, R2-D2, C-3PO, and me….we’re all part of the Rebellion. Please join us. It would mean so much to your friends and family. I don’t want to lose you. I love you so much.

Your son,
Luke
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Note 44
Luke,

The reason I stopped signing my letters as Darth Vader is because you were obviously uncomfortable with it. I can't come back now, Luke, I can't.

I don't know whether or not your mother is still alive. She could be. I haven't kept in contact with her, so unless she didn't die of a natural death she would still be alive.

Your father
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Note 45
Anakin Skywalker,

Yes you can come back to the light side. You have to be able to. I mean…..think of the person you once were. If you continue to work for the Emperor, you’re going to have to kill me, and all the rest of your old friends. Can you really do that?

Can you continue to work for him, knowing that your work is supposed to kill the Rebellion…that the Rebellion works for the good of the galaxy, and that the Empire is evil…and leaves everything in ruins.

People will respect you, and I’ll respect you a lot more if you come back.

Well…I approached Samantha…She doesn’t really like me, but somehow I convinced her to listen to what I was saying. I didn’t want her to get all mad at me…so I didn’t ask her if you were once Anakin Skywalker. I didn’t mention the names Darth Vader or Anakin Skywalker.

This is what happened:
I went looking for her. When I found her, I said, “Can I please talk to you alone? It’s REALLY important.”

“Why are you trying to take up my time?”

“Because I’m trying to figure something out. I think I may know what happened to your son. Please let me talk to you.”

She looked at me weirdly, and asked, “You think you might know what happened to my son? “

I nodded.

So we went into a conference room.

As soon as I got inside, she demanded, “What is it? Be quick about it. I have important things I have to do.”

I then said, “My father is Anakin Skywalker.”

She looked at me shocked, and didn’t say anything. She went very pale.

I asked her, “Tell me the truth…were you married to my father, and are you my mother? I know what happened to Anakin…that he became Darth Vader.”

She started crying.

She said so quietly that I could barely hear her, “How do I know that I can believe you?”

I then told her about my meeting with Bail.

She went pale again, and said, “So that’s why Bail brought it up. Bail did mention taking a midi-cholorian count on a guy…and he told me that it was identical to Leia’s. Then we got into a fight, because he insisted that you were alive, and I insisted that you weren’t…and I wouldn’t believe that he actually took a midi-cholorian count. I accused him of lying, and that he was making it all up. I should have known…I should have been able to guess it was you. How could I have been so stupid? How could I have not told that you were my son?”

Then she asked me, “Do you know about Leia?”

I looked at her strangely, “Sure, she’s one of my best friends. She’s Bail Organa’s daughter.”

Samantha shook her head. “No…she’s your twin sister. In order to keep you both safe, we had to separate you at birth, but no one thought you would live. I had no idea what happened to you….who Obi-Wan gave you to.”

So that was kind of weird.

Then we called Leia into the room and she explained everything to her…that I was Leia’s twin, that Bail wasn’t her real father, and that she was our mother….and Vader was our father.

Wedge is Bail’s son, and that he was traded with Leia for Leia’s protection.

So there you go, father. Now you know that I have a twin…and that it’s Leia.

We talked a little bit more, and then I tried telling her that I had written you. I told her that you were nice, and I showed all your letters to her. She started crying. She recognized your handwriting. There was nothing that anyone could do for her.

She still loves you, dad. She needs you. Please come here.

Your son,
Luke
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Note 46
Luke,

No, I can't. There are some things even you can't understand. I won't kill my own son, for as long as I live I swear to that. But I can't come back.

You have a sister? What is she like?

I really wish you wouldn't press this issue any further. I can't come back, and that is that.

Your father
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Note 47
Dad (Anakin Skywalker),

Explain to me what “things even I can’t understand.” Okay, if you won’t kill me, and you swear to it, then you’re going to have to understand something.

I am part of the Rebellion, and I am training to be a Jedi. You work for the Empire….and for Palpatine. Eventually you’re going to be put into a position in which you will either have to kill me, or you will have to join and come back to the good side.

Because you love and care for me so much…you’re going to eventually have to make the decision to come back. You CAN’T continue to oppose the Rebellion when I’m part of it. The Emperor will eventually order you to kill me……and you’ll have to choose me over the Emperor……and once you’ve made that decision, you will have come back to the good side.

Yes, I have a sister….in fact I’ve known her for some time. You know her too. It’s Leia…Lissy…the girl I told you about. I just found out about it…

I’m sorry, but I have to press this issue further. I love you, and I want you on the good side. You can’t prevent yourself from going back to the good side….you’ve already made that decision by loving me.

Luke
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Note 48
Luke,

You seem to think that it'll all be over if I come back. It won't. The Emperor will find another person to go in my place, and everything will continue. My life is insignificant. As to the day when the Emperor commands me to kill you, I meant what I said. I will not hand you over. But as to my return, I don't know. I just don't know.

Your father
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Note 49
Anakin Skywalker,

No, I’m not saying that just your turning back would make things all over. What I was trying to tell you (maybe I wasn’t clear enough) was that some day the Emperor will force you to make a decision…either you kill me and obey him, or you will have to kill the Emperor…because he’s GOING to put you into that position. You’ll have a choice to make…either you kill me, or you kill the Emperor. You cannot have it both ways because it simply won’t work.

I don’t know if the Emperor knows about me yet or not, but I’m sure he will. I think he knows about my birth….just from what Ben told me. I was kidnapped after I was born, and he tried to kill me and Leia. Luckily Ben rescued us, but a Maurder fought him…

I don’t know if he knows if I’m alive now or not. I say this because he kidnapped me right after I was born…and my uncle, Ben, and my mother…your wife, all say that I was really really sick when I was born and no one thought that I would actually live. The Emperor would have seen me when I was sick, so he might have assumed that I died too.

But I DID blow up the Death Star, and I’m sure the Emperor will find out the name of the person that destroyed it…if he hasn’t already…it shouldn’t be too hard. Ben said that the Emperor knows my first name…so I’m sure he’ll figure out that I’m your son.

Ben also told me that the force runs strongly in our family. Ben said that I am very force sensitive...even more so than you…not that much more…but still. I’m sure the Emperor knows about this too. Once he finds out I’m alive, he’s going to want me dead.

Your life is NOT insignificant. If it were, why would you matter so much to everyone around you. Think about your mother, your wife, your best friend, your other friends, your brother, and your children.

The Emperor will kill you if you refuse to hand me over. Why? Because the Emperor will be scared…he would then know that some of Anakin Skywalker is still in you and can never be driven away. The Emperor knows about your force sensitivity, and he won’t allow you to live. Your life is only insignificant to Palpatine. Palpatine cares for no one…he only wanted you because of your power.

I have a proposal to make to you. It seems as if the only thing holding you back from turning back to the good side is your fear of people’s reactions….that no one will want you. What if I were to get one of our Rebel doctors to look you over. I don’t know the extent of your injuries, maybe your scars can be fixed. I don’t know about your asthma. Maybe that can be lessened. If you could breathe without your suit, and if all your scars were removed, would you be willing to come back to the light side? Are you willing to have a Rebel doctor look you over?

Luke
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Note 50
Luke,

I suppose you're right. I hate it when that happens. See what you can do to arrange a Rebel doctor. But pick someone who can keep a secret. This needs to stay under wraps, at least for the time being.

Your father
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Note 51
Anakin Skywalker,

Thank you for taking my idea seriously and deciding to try it out. I sincerely hope it works. This would mean as much to me as it meant for you when I believed you when you said you were my father. You said it meant a lot to you…well this means a lot to me.

All right, I talked to my mother, but I didn’t tell here what it was for…when she asked, I told her it was for a surprise. She looked at me weirdly, but I didn’t care. Anyway, I asked her for the name of the best Rebel doctor that she knew, and one that could keep a secret…one that was trustworthy.

She gave me the name of a guy named Dr. Que. Dr. Que’s the doctor that delivered me and Leia…he never told anyone that she had any children. He is familiar with our family situation…since he delivered me. He was able to keep that secret, so I am confident that he can keep our secret too.

I can also say that he is very good. He kept me alive after I was born, so he has to be good. See I was really sick when I was born (I think I already told you that), and no one thought I would live. He kept me alive…so…he’s good.

I went up to him and introduced myself. He looked at me strangely. I told him what was going on, and he said he’d keep it a secret, and that he’d go to you right away.

He’s already left, and if he hasn’t arrived at your doorstep yet, he will be there soon. You HAVE to tell me the results of your examination…and let me know what’s going on.

I REALLY hope this works.

Luke
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Note 52
Luke,

Dr Que arrived awhile ago. Since you were so curious about how it went, I won't make you wait any longer.

He told me that he could give me surgery for all my scars. And there is a special medicine that I can take so I won't have to wear the mask anymore. I don't know why I never thought of that before, it's really not that rare of a medicine. I'm getting surgery later today, and the next time I write I'll tell you how it went.

Your father,
Anakin Skywalker
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Note 53
To my father Anakin Skywalker,

Thanks for telling me what’s been going on. I’m glad that everything will work out! Your scars will be gone, and you can take medicine so you don’t have to wear that mask any more. That’s wonderful!

Yes, be sure to tell me how things go…how the surgery goes, and how the medicine works.

There are a couple other things that I need from you. If the rebellion is to defeat the Empire, we’re going to need to know the location of that second Death Star that you told me about…..and about any weaknesses. We already know that the Emperor is personally on it, but we’ll need your help. Once we destroy it, we should be all right. The Emperor will be dead, and a lot of the top Imperial officials will also be. Then we can make a new Republic. Doesn’t that sound great?

Luke
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