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I started these before AOTC came out, and I in my stories, Cliegg IS Vader's real father (as well as Owen's). Also, his real name (in my stories) is Summoner Skywalker...however he had his name changed to Cliegg Lars.


Note 1
Author Note: Summoner thinks that Owen is Luke’s father, because no one ever told him differently.

To my grandfather Summoner,

Hello. It’s me….Luke. I’ve barely gotten a chance to talk to you….I mean I just met you for the first time when Vader kidnapped you.

I’m glad I could rescue you. I’ve never known a grandparent before, and I was wondering if I could get to know you better.

Vader is so MEAN!!!!!!! I don’t understand why he was so mean to you. I don’t think he’s human. He’s mean to everyone. He goes around killing people without caring about anyone. He killed off all the Jedi Knights and was going to kill you, Leia, Owen, Old Ben….and I don’t know….and I know he tortured you guys. How can he do that?

Well I hope you’re having a better time being part of the Rebellion than I have had. I bumped into this lady and caused her to ruin her dress.

I was wondering if you could answer a few questions I have….what was my father like as a kid? What can you tell me about him?

Well I need to put this flight uniform on because I’m going to be flying in the Death Star battle. Yeah….and I’ve never flown before.

I hope that I can get to know you better.

Your grandson,
Luke
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Note 2
Luke,

I want to thank you for rescuing me and the others with me. I'm glad you were able to get us before Vader did kill us.

I believe that Vader is human, and does everything out of hate, of course I've never known a true person that will kill for the pleasure of if, so I don't know.

If I'm not mistaken, Owen is your father. Let you said, I don't know all my grandchild too well, and I was only told that Owen was your father. You should know everything about him, because you're living with him, so why ask?

I'm finding my way around the Rebellion pretty good, though I'm sorry to hear what you did. You've only been here for a few hours, and already got in trouble? Does that happen a lot with you?

Must go.


Summoner
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Note 3
Grandpa Summoner Skywalker,

Vader is a complete idiot!!!!! He actually thought that because I was blond that I was stupid. He also is very prideful and thinks he’s the smartest and most force sensitive person in the galaxy. I doubt he’s the smartest person in the galaxy…and I don’t know about the force sensitivity thing. I just learned about it and it’s pretty confusing. He also is set on killing me…..obviously….but I don’t know if it’s because of the letters to him or if it’s because of lying and rescuing everyone on the Death Star.

I’m glad the Retard named Vader didn’t kill you too. There’s no way I was going to let him kill you, my uncle, and Leia. He already shot and killed my parents, plus all the Jedi in the galaxy.

Well when I wrote Vader I asked him if he was actually human…..so I can’t wait to see his reply. I don’t know if he is human…but then of course I’d say that about the Emperor too. Well whatever Vader is, he doesn’t have any love or consideration for anyone…and he values no one’s life but his own.

Well….actually Owen’s legally my father, but he’s not really my father. You see he adopted me because Vader killed my parents when I was a baby or something. Everyone thinks that Owen is my father, and that’s okay with me because I love him like he was my father. Whoever told you that he was my father didn’t know what they were talking about….they didn’t know our family well enough to know….most people that know our family know that I was adopted, but I guess not everyone that we know does know that. Actually my father was your son Alex. When I ask my uncle about him he won’t say much. I think he took my father’s death hard because he never wants to talk about him. I’m sure it’s probably hard for you to talk about him too…so um….only talk about him if you feel comfortable about it. Were you and my father close?

It was an accident….I did not mean to bump into that lady. I tried apologizing to her, but I don’t think she accepted my apologies. I guess I couldn’t blame her. Yes, I know….I know I’ve only been here an hour and that I already got into trouble. I didn’t do it on purpose though. If I had done it on purpose that would be one thing…but it was an accident. Do I get into trouble a lot? No. I try to avoid getting in trouble, and I usually don’t run into things. I usually have this little warning feeling before I bump into things, but occasionally I get distracted and don’t notice that feeling. Han and Leia and I were just playing around and I wasn’t paying attention to anything or anyone but our own fun. I’m going to try and get the stain out myself, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to…and my hands my break out, but oh well, I’ll at least try. I’m allergic to some soaps and solutions…not all of them…and sometimes my hands bleed from it…..but that’s only after like half an hour of rubbing the stuff into my clothes. My hands break out after like 5 minutes of doing that, but I don’t care. I’ll just deal with it like I always do.

Oh and one other thing…because I was a little nervous about flying (just because I’ve never done it before) I went and took a practice run. I wanted to make sure that I COULD fly. My uncle told me that my father was a terrible pilot (but then Old Ben said the exact opposite…and I get so confused when people tell me different stories. I’m not exactly sure whom to believe), which is why he never let me fly before…so I wanted to make sure I wasn’t a terrible pilot. Well I flew somewhere…to some tiny planet and I decided to get off and walk around a little bit. Then all of a sudden I met this really old guy. He didn’t know anything about the Clone Wars or anything at all because he was taken as a prisoner at the very start of the Clone Wars. He didn’t know what the Rebellion or Empire was…he thought we were still under the Old Republic. I told him that all that stuff happened before I was born…so he had to have been there at least 19 years, but didn’t the Clone Wars start a year before that or something…so that would be like 20 years ago. It’s so strange to think that during my whole existence this guy never knew we were under the Empire. Well anyway, his name is Lowdun Skywalker, and then I told him my last name was Skywalker….and we got to talking….and I told him I was from Tatooine and he told me he used to live on Tatooine, and then he said his children were named Ellen, Brax, and Summoner…..so is he your father? If so he must not have been too close….because he didn’t know who I was…..and he didn’t even know who my father was!!!!! He knew both of my uncle’s names….but he said he never heard of Alex before. Well anyway…if he’s your father, then he’s here at the Rebellion too. He must be 80 or a little over 80.

Well I have to go try and get this stain out before I go and participate in the Trench Battle.


Your grandson,
Luke
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Note 4
Luke,

Yes, Lowdun Skywalker is my father. He disappeared just after the Clone Wars began, and I'm shocked that you just found him, but I'm glad you did.

About your father Alex, I sorry, but I don't know an Alex Skywalker. I only had three sons, Rhun, Owen and Anakin, but that was all. No Alex Skywalker, I'm sure of that. Are you sure you didn't hear names wrong, like instead of Alex it's Anakin, or something like that? If Anakin is your father, then no, I was never close to him, he hated me because of a mistake I made in the past, and do not wish to speak of.

Yes, Vader and his Stormtroopers are idiots. I can't believe that the Empire would hire them to do his work. I think the Empire is an idiot as well.

I'm glad you wouldn't let Vader kill anyone, and I'm glad you were able to get us out of there. I don't like the Death Star.

If that lady you bumped into won't listen to you, forget about it, it's not your fault, so don't worry about it.

Well, I have to go and talk to Owen. Be careful when you fly.


Summoner
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Note 5
Grandfather Summoner,

Okay now I’m REALLY confused. I’ll explain why later.

So Lowdun IS your father. Yes, I was shocked to find him when I was doing that test run too. It was really strange.

All right, I’m now ready to tell you why I’m so confused. You said that the only three children you had were named Rhun, Owen, and Anakin. No, I am sure I did not hear the name wrong. Both my uncle and Obi-Wan Kenobi (he’s a Jedi that’s been living on my planet for years) told me that my father was named Alex. The weird thing is I had to do this project for school…and I had to research a guy named Anakin Skywalker. Is he the only Anakin Skywalker? Is he the same one as your son? If so, then he was a Jedi Knight. Well when I mentioned my project to my uncle, he said he had never heard of anyone named Anakin Skywalker. If Anakin were his brother, why would he have denied knowing of him? It makes no sense to me. And why wouldn’t Obi-Wan Kenobi have told me that Anakin was my uncle’s brother? He KNEW it, yet he didn’t even mention it.

If Anakin were my father, then why would no one tell me? Why would both my uncle and Obi-Wan lie about it?

Maybe I’m not even related to your family. I have no clue what’s going on here. I was thinking that maybe my father really was named Alex Skywalker, but he’s not related to your family of Skywalkers, and my uncle just adopted me.

Another possibility is that no one knows who my real parents are. Maybe they were just teenagers that had a baby and decided to give me up for adoption. I only was 1 pound 6 ounces when I was born (so I was obviously very premature), so it’s possible that my parents were teenagers.

As you can tell, I’m all confused.

So in any case, you weren’t close to Anakin? That’s weird. I haven’t heard everything about him, so I guess I’m a little shocked that you weren’t close to him. He hated you because of a mistake you made in the past? I know you said you would rather not speak of it…but why would Anakin hate his father? I mean families are supposed to be loving.

I don’t know….I guess being a stormtrooper doesn’t take much intelligence, so they figured they could use idiots to do their dirty work. (I’m talking about Palpatine and Vader.) I don’t know if the Emperor is an idiot or not, but the pictures I’ve seen of him sure scare me.

I didn’t like the Death Star either.

Did I tell you that Vader killed my parents? Well when I was a baby Vader questioned my parents about some information. They gave him nothing, so he shot them. Isn’t he just mean!!

Yeah well I tried and I tried to get that lady’s stain out of her dress, but I had to leave before I could get it all the way out. I hope she can get it out of her dress.

I am trying to be careful in this battle…but it’s kind of hard when there is a TIE fighter right behind you that is TIGHT on your tail and one that you cannot lose. I think it might be Vader (I thought he just killed people. I didn’t know he could fly.), and I’m really scared. He shot down my best friend’s ship…my friend since I was very little. His name was Biggs Darklighter. His death really hit me hard. There are a lot of other people that have been killed in this battle….I’m still alive, but I’ve been hit twice and I just cannot lose Vader. I know he’s going to kill me soon unless I find some way of losing him.

I really cannot stand Vader…he killed my parents, my best friend, he captured you and my uncle and Leia, and he killed off all the Jedi Knights. I wish he would just die.


Luke
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Note 6
Luke,

I'm sorry, I made a mistake. Anakin's first name is Alex, but some (me for one) call him Anakin. So, his name is Alex Anakin Skywalker, ok? I don't know who this Anakin Skywalker fellow that you're doing a project on is, but he's not Alex. I'm sorry I confused you. Both Owen and Obi-Wan called Alex, Alex, but I called him Anakin, because I just do.

Yes, families are supposed to be loving, but things happened in my past with my family, that would make children in the family hate each other. Trust me, the mistake I made was a terrible one, but I cannot change it now, so I must live with it.

Yes, Vader is mean, and he will kill more people if you do not destroy the Death Star, before he destroys us. Please be careful, and get that Star. We're all counting on you.

I must go.


Summoner
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Note 7
Grandfather Summoner,

Okay, I understand now about your mistake about my father’s name. That’s all right. My uncle told me the exact same thing that you did, so I believe you. You weren’t used to people calling him Alex. I’m sorry that I confused you, but I didn’t know that you called him by your middle name.

About the Anakin Skywalker guy that I had to do the report on…it was on this famous Jedi that Alex knew (according to Obi-Wan). I KNEW he couldn’t be my father because of how great a Jedi he was. Thanks for telling me that Anakin (the project one) and my father Alex were two different people.

Was Anakin a popular name on Tatooine back when my father was born?

Okay……so my father hated you because of something terrible you did? It must have been pretty bad. So my father never forgave you…even before he died? That’s sad. Well whatever you did, I’ll forgive you for it. I think my father would have been proud if I made everything up between you and him. I’m sure he would have wished that he could have done that.

Yeah well the Death Star has now been destroyed. The battle was scary, and a lot of people died. I’m glad that I came out of it unhurt, but I still feel bad for all those people who died (on both sides). I’m glad that our pilots were able to destroy the Death Star. It doesn’t matter who destroyed it, but it was destroyed and the Rebel Base was saved. It took every pilot to destroy the thing, and some pilots just happened to be in the right time and place to destroy it.

Do you have any idea where the new Rebel Base will be? I know we’re going to have to move out of here because the Empire knows we’re here.

I also heard that there might be an awards ceremony to honor the “heroes”. I hope that’s not true….because…never mind.

Or wait….you know I destroyed it didn’t you? You knew in your last letter…somehow you knew it because you were telling me that everyone was counting on me, and that I had to destroy it…you must have known I was the last one left. That stinks because I was hoping that I wouldn’t have to tell very many people. I HATE it when I’m singled out like that, and I don’t like to take credit for things that I do….even at school…..because somehow I don’t feel that I deserve all of that. I didn’t destroy the Death Star alone…..and it was by more luck than anything that I destroyed it. Ben told me to use my feelings…and I did….or tried to. I didn’t use that targeting computer because it was off….and I tried to go off of my feelings. I have no clue how I did it, but somehow I did it.

The only thing I ask is that you not make a big deal about it. Please don’t tell other people that I was the one that did that….and I REALLY don’t want to be honored at some awards ceremony.

Oh just for the fun of it, I found out that Darth Vader’s name was Nigel Reklaw. Don’t you think that’s funny?


Your grandson,
Luke
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Note 8
Luke,

I won't make a big deal out of you being the hero, ok? Yes, I too have heard of the news that there may be an award ceremony, so be happy about that. :-)

I wouldn't say that Anakin was a popular name, but it was popular enough.

Don't worry about confusing me, I'm sorry that I confused you about your father's name. I'm truly used to calling him Anakin and not Alex, so I forgot that you may not know his middle name. Sorry about that.

Vader's name is Nigel Reklaw? I would have NEVEr guessed!!!

Summoner
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Note 9
First Luke and Summoner Note written after AOTC came out


Grandfather Summoner,

Thanks. I know that the news will eventually spread that I was the one that destroyed the Death Star, but I just want to hold off everyone finding out for as long as I can. Uh…I don’t really like awards ceremonies, and I HATE being singled out like a person always is when they receive an award. I did survive it though…even though I was terribly embarrassed the entire time. The only good thing was that Leia Organa was the one that put the award around my neck. She looked very beautiful at the awards ceremony…and….I wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to put the medal on me.

I figured that Anakin would have been a fairly popular name since that was both my father’s middle name and the first name of the guy I was doing a report on.

That’s all right. At least now we’re both clear on what we were talking about. I didn’t know what my father’s middle name was, and then you told me…and you didn’t know that when I was talking about Alex I was talking about a person you knew only as Anakin. We’re both clear on that now, so don’t worry about it.

I do have a couple of questions to ask you regarding my father. Dr. John wants to know if my father was sick or anything because he said it could help him better understand my health or something like that. (See I had really crooked legs when I was born and I couldn’t walk for a long time, I also have very weak lungs and bad asthma. But I was also only weighed one pound 6 ounces at birth, so I think that might have more to do with it then whether my father was sick or not…but I could be wrong.) Don’t worry about me though because I’m perfectly fine most of the time. He just wanted to know so that he could understand my stuff better…maybe.

The other thing I wanted to ask you was about your father Lowdun. He said he still never heard of my father…even though I gave him my father’s full name. I was wondering how come he heard of my uncles and not my father. I know he was gone for a long time, so was my father the youngest or what? I know that Rhun is a year older than Owen, but I don’t know where my father fit in. He must have gotten lost before your wife was pregnant with my father or something, right?

Hmmm…well what do you think of Hoth? It’s COLD here…but then of course I’ve been out in it for a while. Han and I volunteered to look for life forms, and as our shift neared the end, something fell out of the sky. I told Han I was going to go check it out because it looked like a meteorite, but it could have been an Imperial Probe Droid. I told him to go ahead and get back to base and that I would be there in five to ten minutes. At any rate, that’s what’s going on now. My Tauntaun is acting strange…like there’s something wrong…and I don’t like it when animals act like that because it usually means that there IS trouble. Well the sooner I get over to that meteorite, the sooner I can get back to base and can stop worrying about how my Tauntaun is acting.

Yeah, Vader told me that his name was Nigel Reklaw because when I lied and told him my name was Andrew Smith he called it a stupid name…so I told him that Darth Vader was a stupid name…so he ended up telling me his real name (Nigel Reklaw). There was no way that I was going to give out my real name to Vader…because I know that it would be easier to hunt me down if he knew my real name and because I insulted him, I know that he would be angry and want to kill me (especially if he knew I was the one that lied to him, the one that rescued his prisoners, and the one that blew up his Death Star).


Luke
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Note 10
Luke,

Sure. :-) Although it would be nice to brag about my grandson…(I’m just teasing you. I won’t tell anyone.)

I know that your father was sick for a time and also broke his leg when he was three or four, but it healed well. He always had a limp after that. I would guess some of your problems are related to your father’s health problems, yes. But also probably do to your low birth weight.

Yes, he did get lost before my wife was pregnant with Anakin…but we also didn’t tell very many people that she was pregnant. I would try to explain it to him, but he is very old, and doesn’t understand some things very well anymore, so it would probably only confuse him.

It is very cold on this planet. Be careful! Maybe you should come back inside and go check out the meteorite tomorrow morning.

LOL! Nigel Recklaw. I wonder who thought of that one! What a dumb name!


Summoner
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Note 11
To my grandfather Summoner,

Thanks for trying to keep it a secret for me. It does appear that the news of my destroying the Death Star is spreading rather rapidly, though.

You said that my father was sick for a long time and also broke his leg when he was three or four? And that he always had a limp after that. So my father did have health problems? What was wrong with him?

Okay, that’s what I thought. So he got lost before grandma was pregnant with my father. (It’s confusing to me if you call him Anakin. I know that’s what you’re used to calling him, but it’s still confusing for me because of my report on the Anakin person.) (It would be easier if you could call him by his first name, which of course was Alex).

I don’t think your father is that confused. I know he’s old, but he still seems to have his mind. I’ve talked with him several times, and he understands everything I have told him so far. Of course, you probably have spent more time with your father than I have.

I tried to be careful…but I couldn’t help it that a Wampa Ice creature decided to attack me and drag me to it’s cave. Okay, you’re probably wondering what’s going on, so let me explain…

Yeah, Nigel Reklaw is the dumbest name I’ve ever heard of.

Remember in my last letter when I told you I was going to look for life forms, and that I’d be back soon…well this is what happened:

Bail Organa asked for volunteers to go on shifts to ride out into the cold to make sure we were alone on Hoth…meaning no Imperial presence or anything like that. Han and I signed up for the last shift on that day.

Just as we were finishing up our rounds and getting ready to head back in, I saw something fall out of the sky. It looked like it might have been a meteorite or something. (Remember, that’s one of the last things I said in my last letter.) I had just checked in with Han, and as I prepared to get my Tauntaun moving again, my Tauntaun started acting very strange. I didn’t know what could be bothering it, and as I was looking around, a Wampa ice creature knocked me off of my Tauntaun, and I went unconscious. It dragged me to it’s cave (I still don’t know how far away the cave was from the base.)

When I woke up I found myself hanging upside down on the cave ceiling. My feet were frozen to the ceiling, and I couldn’t move them at all. I looked over to my side and I saw this ugly wampa ice creature chewing on bones from it’s last meal. It saw that I had started to move, and it got up to go after me.

When the creature stuck me to the ceiling, something fell out of my utility belt, and I thought that it might help me escape. I managed to get it in my hand, and I freed myself. I landed on the ground just as the creature started coming for me. I cut off the creature’s arm and took off running.

I wouldn’t have gone outside in the cold normally, because by that time it WAS storming, but I had no choice. I hadn’t killed that wampa creature, and it would have been mad at me for cutting off it’s arm, so if I would have stayed, it would have killed me.

I don’t know about you, but have you ever come close up to a wampa ice creature? That thing was scary! And have you ever become close to being it’s next meal? There was no way I was going to risk it, so I just had to leave. I knew I had to keep going for as long as I could.

To be honest, I was SCARED. I’ve never been that scared in my life. I was panicking a little because I didn’t know what direction the base was, and I knew that if I stayed out in the cold very long, I would freeze.

Luckily, Han went out and searched for me……and found me. He saved my life. He told me he put me inside a dead Tauntaun. I don’t remember that because I was barely alive.

The next thing I knew I was inside a bacta tank, and then lying in a bed in the med center. I almost froze to death, and I came so close to dying…….sigh…but I’m all right. I have pneumonia, though. It’s so boring lying in bed all day, but at least the darts that Mon Mothma gave me help to occupy my time.

Was there an Imperial probe droid found? I thought I heard some talk about that…wait a second…yes…there was an Imperial probe droid! Oh great, that means the Empire will be able to find our new base.

And I’ve just received a letter from Darth Vader. He’s acting VERY strange now…before he found out that I was the one that blew up the Death Star, he was bragging about his intelligence and force sensitivity, and how he hated me and wanted me dead….and he would insult me. On his most recent note he suddenly changed attitude and seems to have some kind of affectionate respect for me. I don’t know if this is for real or if he is just trying to play with my mind for some twisted reason…but here’s a copy of his most recent letter. Tell me what you think. Does he do this stuff to other people? (You’ve been in the Rebellion far longer than I have.)

Luke,
I don't think, I know. You would be wise to follow your own advice and not make any assumptions about me.
I knew "Andrew Smith" was a fake name, which is why I called it dumb. It was a ruse to make you come clean with your real name. I have spies throughout the empire, so I know a lot of things that you wouldn't imagine me knowing! For instance, my coming out of hyperspace was NOT a dumb idea,as you called it. It was my way of determining the extent of your rebellion's detection system and battle strength. I hate to admit it, but I am impressed with the quick response.
I also knew about your illness. I am sorry to hear that, and hope that you will recover soon. You have proved a worthy opponent when you destroyed the Death Star and eluded me. It is a great detriment to me and the Empire that you are not on our side.
I even know about the Wampa ice creature that attacked you. My collegues saw to it that creature won't harm you again.
As for my ambitions, that is for me to know and you to find out, if you dare. I do care about my name, and I am very proud of my heritage. You should be proud of yours, for it is all you have when you were born.
Do get plenty of rest and get well. I would love to have another opportunity to croos sabers with you.

For the Empire!
Darth Vader


And I have been getting nightmares about Darth Vader. He would kill me if he knew that my father was a Jedi, Obi-Wan has told me that much. I’m scared that he wants me dead…he seems to have taken an interest in me, and I don’ t like that. Whenever I fall asleep, I always have a nightmare where Vader comes after me and tries to kill me.

Those probes…I heard that thousands of them have been reported to be going through the galaxy. The most likely conclusion would be that Vader is looking for our base…but in the dreams, he’s always looking for ME. I had a dream where he sent those probes out just to find ME.

I know that’s silly. Vader would not send an entire fleet of ships out to find me, but the nightmares just bother me.

Well the medical personal are giving me nasty looks, so I need to conclude this letter. I hope you’re having a better day than I am.


Luke
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Note 12
Luke,

What was wrong with him? I'm not entirely sure... childhood diasese, maybe... but I don't know.

Okay... I can call him Alex, if you really want me to.

My father understands a lot of things, but when you start contradicting things he thinks are true... he just can't handle that. But he is a very smart man, it's just harder for him now that he's old.

WOW, that is an incredible story! I can't believe all that happened to you! No, I've never even seen a wampa, (although I've seen a lot of desert monsters). That was really great of Han, to come out and look for you.

Um, Darth Vader is WEIRD!!! Luke, maybe you should stop writing to him... but I know you'll be able to take care of yourself. Just think really hard about everything he says to you, okay?


Summoner
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Note 13
Grandfather Summoner,

You mean you don’t know what was wrong with my father? But you were his father! You lived with him. How could you not know? Oh yeah…my father was a Jedi. I forgot…I assume he was taken from infancy, so maybe he had something wrong with him while he was away, and you just didn’t know about it. That must have been really hard on you, having him away most of the time. Did you get to see him often? I’m sure he could have visited you during vacations. I think what Dr. John Amidala was trying to find out was whether my father ever had asthma or anything, since I have it so bad. I know it doesn’t have to be hereditary, but he was just curious about it. I’ll ask Obi-Wan and see what he says. He might have known, since Obi-Wan was a Jedi too.

Thank you. It will be a lot easier if you called my father Alex. That’s just because the guy I did a report on was named Anakin, and I don’t want to get them mixed up.

Well…if your father is going to survive, he’s going to have to understand knew stuff that he doesn’t think are true…such as that the Empire is now in charge of the galaxy instead of the Old Republic. I’m sure he can handle it. I don’t think you give him enough credit.

Believe me…sometimes I can’t believe all of the things that have happened to me either. You don’t want to see a Wampa, and you’ll have to trust me on this one. I’m sure you don’t need my saying that, though. Yes, Han is a great friend. He is willing to risk his life for his friends. I wouldn’t be alive right now if he hadn’t gone out after me. Ben is right…there is much more to Han than what had appeared at first. I thought he was just a conceited man who only cared about money. I was glad to be proven wrong.

I agree…Darth Vader is extremely weird. I’m not going to stop writing him though. It’s fun insulting him…and part of me wants to write him…I’m not sure why, because logically it makes no sense. I know, I know…it’s really stupid of me. I will be careful when I write him, though. I know he is probably trying to set me up for something…maybe to get at Obi-Wan, or to get at me for destroying the Death Star.

Since I’m still in bed…would you like to visit me? I have a picture of Darth Vader in my room, and I’ve been throwing darts at it. It’s really entertaining. You should try it sometime. Mon Mothma’s the one who gave it to me.

I heard rumors about some Imperial fleet spotted in the Hoth system. I’m going to participate in the battle…there’s sure to be one. I think I’ll be well enough to fight in it. I’m getting better already. Although, I still do have pneumonia, which is why I’m still in bed.

Han, Leia, Wedge, and Chewie, R2-D2, and C-3PO just came in to visit me. I was asleep when they came in, and they were in the middle of talking about their birthdays. I guess Leia and Wedge found out they have the same birthday as each other. I didn’t catch the date (because I was asleep), and then Wedge left. Han and Leia then started talking about some South Passage thing, and how Han had feelings for her. Leia denied it and called him a scruffy looking nerf herder. (Han’s a little full of himself too.) Leia told him he didn’t know anything about women. She came up to ME and KISSED me!!!! That’s the first time anyone has ever kissed me. Han got annoyed and left. Leia stayed with me a little and I talked to her. I don’t know…we had fun laughing and talking about the Rebellion. Then she had to go, and Ben came in to talk to me. Ben said he was leaving, but he told me that I am supposed to go to Dagobah and find this guy named Yoda so that I can be trained to be a Jedi. That was a little weird. But okay….if that’s what he says, I’ll go there. I DO want to become a Jedi, mostly because of my father. I never knew my father, but I would want to make him proud of me. I’m just a little scared about it because I don’t want Vader or Palpatine to find out. I’m afraid they’d kill me.

I’m really tired now. Maybe I’ll see you sometime. You haven’t come to see me. My uncle, my aunt, my cousins, and my other friends have come.

Your grandson,
Luke
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Note 14
Luke,

I didn’t exactly live with your father…It’s rather complicated, and a little personal. It’s not something I’ve very proud of, either. No, I didn’t see him very much, and I am sorry I can’t help you.

Oh, he knows the Empire is in control. It was terribly upsetting to him when I told him…but it had to be done. I think I know him pretty well, though. :-)

Alright…just be careful, okay? Like you said, Darth Vader is probably up to no good.

Sure! I’ll come visit you when I have time. And throwing darts at Darth Vader’s picture sounds like a lot of fun.

Well, just make sure not to over tax yourself. Make sure the doctor gives you clearance to fight. Sorry, if I sound bossy, it’s just an old man trying to look out for his grandson.

Ah, you’re going to see Yoda. Well…my advice is to be very careful as you travel to Dagobah. And…just…listen to him. Even if it sounds weird.


Summoner
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Note 15
Grandpa Summoner,

I’m telling very few people this, but since you’re my grandfather, I guess you better know…today’s my birthday. I’m 20, but you don’t have to feel you have to do anything for me, okay.

Okay, so you didn’t exactly live with my father. If I would have thought about it before, I would have know that HAD to be true because my father was a Jedi, and Obi-Wan told me that Jedi were raised from infancy, at the Jedi Temple at Coruscant. I can understand how you wouldn’t have felt very good about not being there for your son, but it’s really nothing to be ashamed of. That’s how all the Jedi were raised…well except the guy I did a report on, but Obi-Wan told me that was a special case. I’m sorry you were not able to see him much. He must have been pretty busy with his Jedi stuff. Don’t feel bad that you can’t help me with my question. That’s all right. I understand, and you must feel pretty bad about it because died, and you never saw him much. That would upset me. If my father is too painful to talk about, I’ll drop it. It doesn’t really affect me very much, because my father died when I was baby (or was it before…my uncle’s never been clear about that), so I never knew him. He must have meant something special to you.

Well at least your father knows the Empire is in control now. I understand that would have been upsetting to him, but at least he knows now, and he can aid the Rebellion. Will he be assigned a job in the Rebellion?

Hey…I’m always careful. :)

I’m glad that you were able to stop by my room. Thanks. You and several other people stopped by and saw me. It was pretty boring lying in bed all day. I hate it when I’m sick. There are much more better things I would rather be doing than lying in bed. You have a pretty good aim. Have you been practicing throwing darts? Did you have fun throwing darts at that Vader picture?

Hey…I’ve been sick before, and I think I know what my body can handle. The doctors weren’t exactly enthusiastic about letting me fight in the battle, but I assured them that that was what I wanted. I appreciate you looking out for me. It’s nice having a grandfather that cares about me. I wish I could have gotten to know you before this. How come you never visited us on Tatooine? I didn’t even know about you, or meet you until that day with the Death Star plans. What kept you away? I’m sorry…if it’s too painful to talk about, you don’t have to tell me. I don’t know much about what happened in your life, and I shouldn’t have asked you that question.

Yes, I will be going to see Yoda. You have heard of him? I’ll be careful as I travel to Dagobah. I will listen to him…but have you ever met him?

Well anyway, I’m out of the med section now, as you probably already knew. I did participate in that battle. We went out in snowspeeders, to meet the Imperial Walkers. Those things are huge! Dack was in the other end of my snowspeeder…he was a little younger than me. He was in charge of firing the weapons, while I controlled where we were going.

Well early on in the battle I figured out that the blaster’s weren’t working…so I knew we had to come up with another plan. I decided to try using the tow cables and tying up the Walker’s legs so that we could trip them, and then destroy them. I figured they were bulky enough, and that the people controlling them wouldn’t notice until it was too late. My ship was able to take one down.

We came into some heavy fire, and one of the blasts killed Dack. That was REALLY scary…looking back and seeing him dead. I felt so bad…like it was my fault. Well I couldn’t fire the tow cable from my section of the snowspeeder, so I contacted Wedge. I asked him to follow me on the next pass. Wedge did, and he and his person in his ship successfully downed several of them by following me.

Then Wedge and his person went after the fallen Walkers and destroyed them. Wedge certainly can do good work!

Then I encountered some more fire, and it damaged my snowspeeder so badly that I could barely control it. I knew that I needed to crash land it. I tried to do it as gently as possible, but the landing was still rough.

There was this huge Walker coming towards me, and I got another idea. I grabbed some thermal detantors from the snowspeeder, and I jumped out just as the Walker was about to smash it. It did smash it…another near death experience. I seem to be good at getting in near death situations. Well anyway, I knew I wouldn’t survive long on the ground, so I through this grappling hook on the underside of the Walker. That pulled me up. I cut some insides of the Walker out…small holes, and through the detanoators in. I grabbed the grappling hook and jumped. Because of the long fall, and the cold, the fall made me go unconscious, but uninjured. I woke up a few minutes later…when the battle was over, and made a run back for the base.

That’s basically what happened in the battle. I hope to see you sometime soon. I must go and do my pre-flight checks on my X-Wing.

Have a wonderful rest of the day. You ARE having a good day, right? No one is allowed to have a bad day today, because I won’t allow it.


Your friend,
Luke


PS I have just received a letter from Vader. That man makes no sense, and he is scaring me. In his most recent letter he has suddenly had a change of attitude towards me. In all his letters before the Death Star was destroyed he was talking about how he hated me, he insulted me, and he was always saying how much better he is than me. Now that he’s learned that I was the one that destroyed the Death Star, he suddenly has a lot of respect for me. He told me how he regretted that I did not work for the Empire. I don’t know what his intentions are with acting like this…I don’t know if he’s secretly plotting my death, or if he is genuine in his letter. When I read it I get this warm feeling that he does respect and care about me…but how could he? He killed my parents! He killed all the Jedi, and he’s pure evil. I just don’t know what to think. Does he do stuff like this to people? To make them think that he has a high respect on someone?

Here are a couple lines from the letter:
“ I also knew about your illness (pneumonia). I am sorry to hear that, and hope that you will recover soon. You have proved a worthy opponent when you destroyed the Death Star and eluded me. It is a great detriment to me and the Empire that you are not on our side. I even know about the Wampa ice creature that attacked you. My collegues saw to it that creature won't harm you again. Do get plenty of rest and get well. I would love to have another opportunity to croos sabers with you.”

Don’t you think his comments are strange?
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Note 16
Dear Luke,

I’m sorry that it’s all so complicated about your father. There’s more to the story, but I really can’t tell you. Let’s just say that I wasn’t a good father to him…But maybe I can make that up to you.

My father will probably be given some sort of quiet assignment in the Rebellion. He contracted some sort of strange malignant disease (but luckily currently not dominant) while he was “lost,” so they need to run some tests on him.

It was very fun to throw darts at Vader, I might get picture for my own dart board. (Yes, I have been practicing. It’s a great stress release, when you don’t hit anyone...)

Again, chalk it up to an old man looking out for his grandson. And, as I said, I wasn’t the best of fathers…or the best of people. I’m trying to do better this time around, though.

Yes, I have met Yoda. I doubt he’ll be what you expected, but he is the greatest Jedi.

Take care of yourself!


--Your grandfather
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Note 17
Grandpa,

I have no idea what you might have done to my father, and why you consider yourself not a good father to him, but it really doesn’t matter to me. That was the past, and I know that people can change for the better. All I know is that you seem like you’re a very good grandfather right now, and you seem like a good person. Nothing’s going to change that opinion of you. Whatever it is that happened with my father, I would like to make up the difference. Can you love me as you would if I were your son?

Oh…I didn’t know that your father had contracted a disease while being lost on that planet. Make sure you tell me how he’s doing. It can’t be good for him to have a disease like that. I mean, he’s got to be almost 90 years old.

I’m glad you had fun throwing darts at Vader. Listen, if you ever need someone to throw darts with, I’ll be around. I just thought of something…you know how Darth is Darth Vader’s first name? Well take off the h and look what it is. LOL. Oh, it sounds like you were speaking through experience…I mean when you said, “it’s a great stress release, when you don’t hit anyone.”

As I said before, I don’t care what kind of person you were in the past. Since I wasn’t there to see it, it would mean little to me anyway.

So you have met Yoda? Maybe you could be more help to me in locating this Yoda than this little green swamp creature is. Can you describe to me what Yoda looks like…I mean what color of hair does he have, in what direction his house might be…that kind of thing. I’m kind of lost here, and the only thing to keep me company is this little swamp creature that talks funny.

I’ll try to take care of myself. Listen, you take care of yourself too.


Now I need to tell you about Dagobah…..so here goes:

I set the course for Dagobah, the ship indicated that it actually did exist, even though I had never heard of it before…the flight was good.

Finally, when I got there, I encountered a lot of swamp fog and trees. I had trouble landing…I couldn’t see anything because of the fog and trees. I ended up crashing into a When I got out, I started to unload the ship. Dagobah sure is weird. It gave me a strange feeling…almost like there was something familiar about it…but that’s stupid. I had never heard of it in my entire life.

Not long after I landed, R2 and I met this little green troll like creature. He started getting into all our stuff, so I got annoyed.

He talks really strangely. He asked me why I was there. I told him I was looking for a great Jedi master, although I couldn’t see why a Jedi Master would want to live on Dagobah. It was so swampy. I had my doubts that Yoda even existed, but the creature seemed to know who Yoda was, or maybe he just was being stupid.

The creature told me he could take me to Yoda, but that we had to eat. So as I write this, I’m on my way to the funny looking green troll’s house.

Well I gotta go. The green guy wants me to follow him.



Luke
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Note 18
Luke,

I haven’t cried in a very long time, but when I read your note about making up for my son, I did. Thank you for believing in me. I know I can love you as a son.

Great news. They have a drug for my father. The drug is a little rough to your system, though. We’re going to have to watch him very carefully to make sure he’s not allergic to it.

When I was a young man, I went to a club-type-place and threw darts with a few friends. I accidentally hit this girl in the face…she had to have plastic surgery to make I tlook okay. I felt really bad…but I still like to throw darts.

I don’t know where Yoda lives in the swamp; I’ve never visited him in Dagobah. He’s small and green and he um, doesn’t have that much hair.

HEY! That green guy is Yoda!! He’s the Jedi Master!!

I’ll be careful if you will!


Cliegg
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Note 19
Grandfather,

Thank you for letting me know how much my last letter meant to you. It really helps to get reactions from the people you write…it makes me feel like I am doing this for a purpose. I think our relationship is really starting to grow, and I’m glad.

Did you ever see me when I was younger? Because I never remember you coming around…and you did think that I was Owen’s son at first…but that doesn’t mean you never saw me when I was a baby or something.

At any rate, you’re very welcome for believing in you. I believe that no matter what someone did in the past they can always become a better person…..in fact EVERYONE can always strive to become a better person. I’ve done some bad things in the past…everyone has. Thank you for telling me you can love me as a son. You have no idea how much that means to me.

They have a drug for your father? Great! Has he been taking it? You said that you’re going to have to watch him very carefully to make sure he’s not allergic to it. Is he allergic to stuff, or did you say that because “the drug is a little rough on your system.” I’m allergic to lots of stuff myself. Are you allergic to anything? My uncle and aunt have no allergies.

Yikes…you went to a dart club and accidentally hit a girl in the face, and she had to have plastic surgery to recover it? I think that would cause me to not want to throw darts ever again. I bet she didn’t think too highly of you. I’ll have to remember to stay away from you when you have a dart in your hand. Just kidding. That must have been terrible.

Well…I got your response a little late and discovered myself that the green guy was Yoda. Thanks for telling me though… You said, “I’ve never visited him in Dagobah.” That means that you visited him before, right? And you knew what he looked like (you described him so perfectly.) So when did you get the opportunity to meet Yoda?

Sure I’ll be careful :) You should know that about me so far, LOL.

Any news from back at the fleet?

Okay now to tell you what’s been going on in my life since the last time I wrote you.

I followed Yoda to his little house. He already knew who I was…Ben must have told him to watch for me. After I got inside, he offered me some food. It wasn’t what I was used to, but it was still good. He asked me why I wanted to become a Jedi. I told him that it was mostly because of my father. Yoda must also know who my father was because he said that he was a powerful Jedi. That annoyed me because I didn’t think that he really did know my father, and was just saying that. Then I got a tad annoyed with him…because I didn’t know he was Yoda yet, and I wanted to see Yoda right away. He kept telling me to wait…and that I’d see Yoda soon. Finally I couldn’t stand it anymore and I demanded to see him. When I did that, I bumped my head on the ceiling. That hurt, and it gave me a tiny headache. The ceiling was so low in there!

Then Yoda started talking to someone besides me. I was confused at first. Then I heard Ben’s voice. I turned around and saw him in a corner of the room that had been hidden from my view when I first came inside. Ben arrived before I did!

They got into this big argument about whether to train me or not. Ben was for me, and Yoda was against me. Yoda said I was too old…and impatient, and angry…and other weird stuff. Finally Ben convinced him by saying that I was their only hope, whatever that means.

Yoda seems so against me…(even now) and I don’t understand it. He asked me if I would finish what I begin…and I told him I wouldn’t fail him. Finally Yoda agreed…but I could tell he wasn’t happy about his decision. It was mostly because of Ben.

So the training started the next day. He got me up early in the morning, and he started teaching me things. He made me do all these physical exercises, and mind exercises too. The first couple of days I had a hard time with some of it because of my asthma, but I’ve learned to use the force more, and that makes things so easy.

Although I think I’m getting better with everything…relying on the Force, and using it…every time I think I’m doing well, I always mess up with something. I don’t think that Yoda thinks I am force sensitive enough to train or something, because he keeps making me do new things, and I keep failing. He hardly ever praises me for anything. About the only thing he’s said that’s been a praise has been, “Stronger do you grow.” And that’s it.

He led me to this strange cave thing that was strong with the Dark Side…and against his suggestion, I brought my weapons inside. After I got deep inside the cave, I imagined seeing Darth Vader…and fighting him…cutting off his head. The thing was when I cut it off, his helmet came off and I saw my face instead of his. That was a little scary.

The Jedi Training is a lot of work, but I actually think it’s fun. Yoda’s been telling me old Jedi Stories too. He’s a good story teller…and he’s lived a long time. He’s almost 900 years old! He was the head of some Jedi Council a long time ago, strange, huh?

The thing that really amazed me…while I was practicing lifting things with the force while standing on my head, my X-wing was sinking further into the swamp. I lost my concentration because R2 beeped at me. Yoda was sitting on my feet, so when I fell, he fell too. I hope he wasn’t hurt. Anyway, Yoda tried to tell me that I could use the force to move the ship to the land. I thought he was crazy. I mean a ship…that’s huge, and it ways a lot. Yoda urged me to do it…so I tried…I was able to get it up a little…but I lost my concentration and it fell back into the swamp. I went back to him…I was tired…it took everything out of me to attempt at moving it. I told Yoda it was impossible. Yes, I was a little annoyed with him.

While I walked angrily away, Yoda was using the force to my the ship himself. R2 started beeping wildly, so I walked back over to Yoda…I was amazed at what I saw! Yoda brought my ship all the way back to the land. Yoda wasn’t even sweating! He hardly put any effort into it.

Well, that’s as far as I am with my training right now. Sorry that I haven’t written in a couple days. Yoda’s kept me on a pretty tight schedule, and this was the first chance I’ve had to write anyone. I can give you more details from my training, but I didn’t want to bore you.

I have to go train some more.
I gotta go.


Luke
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Note 20
Luke,

Oh…you’re welcome. I’m glad as well that our relationship is growing stronger.

I never saw you when you were younger. I was very hardworking. However, that’s no excuse. Someone sent me a picture of you one year, when you were 7, I think. You were a cute little kid.

No, I don’t’ have any allergies. I’ve always been pretty resistant to things like that; sickness, allergy. My father does have minor allergies, like to dust, pollen and animal hair, but I was actually referring to the fact that it’s just a rough drug.

I love playing darts…I did feel bad, though, but I just consider it part of the risk you take when you play the game. I’ve never hit anyone before or after that event, though.

I met Yoda on Coruscant once when I traveled to settle the affairs of my own grandfather’s will. I had to go to the Jedi temple to pick up some papers. I was younger then..I never did find out what was contained in the papers. I returned them to my father. I spoke very briefly with Yoda, but he’s left quite an impression on me.

Nope…no news. Nothing very interesting.

LOL, so you didn’t know it was Yoda at first? Well, I’m sure it turned out alright in the end. And I’m glad that Ben was for you. It sounds like it’s really tough training though. You have your inhaler, right?

Hearing details about your life would never bore me.


Cliegg
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Note 21
Grandpa,

I totally despise Vader!! He is a no good, very bad, horrible, loser, and a big creep!!!! I can’t stand him. You’ll understand why after I tell you what happened over at Cloud City.

I wish that we could have gotten to know each other before now, but at least we have some time now for doing that. Someone sent you a picture of me when I was 7? And that’s all you saw of me as a kid? I’ve had a lot of pictures taken, so I’m not sure which picture that was. You probably don’t happen to still have that picture? That was a long time ago anyway. You said I was a cute little kid? Well thanks. I wonder if you just the top part of my body, just my face, or my entire body, so I don’t know if you know this or not…but before I was 13 I couldn’t walk because I had really bad crooked legs. They were able to fix them with braces…but it took a long time. I had to wear braces on my legs until I was 17. I think they might be slightly crooked now, but it’s only VERY slight, and I don’t think anyone can even tell.

Okay, so you don’t have any allergies? That’s good. But your father has minor allergies…you said to dust, pollen, and animal hair. Hmm…well I have allergies too, and am allergic to some of the same stuff your dad is, but mine are real bad. I’m guessing your father doesn’t have asthma. I’ve already told you that I do.

Anyway, it was just a rough drug. Well I hope he’s feeling better now. You have to let me know how he and everyone back at the Rebellion is doing, okay?

I haven’t played much with darts, but it was fun throwing them at the picture of Darth Vader. I only wish it was his real face instead of just a picture of him. I’m glad you don’t hit people with darts very often. It’ll make me feel safe to be around you. :)

You went to Coruscant to settle the affairs of your grandfather’s will? And you had to go to the Jedi Temple to have that done? That’s weird. You wouldn’t think the Jedi would have taken care of it…unless your grandfather had something to do with the Jedi. Did he? I wonder why my uncle or Obi-Wan never mentioned that to me.

Yeah, Yoda certainly WOULD leave quite an impression on anyone that he met. I don’t think I’ll ever forget him!

Okay…no news then? Well still…keep me posted on how everyone is doing back at the fleet.

No, but I never expected a Jedi Knight to be a little short swamp creature! It has turned out all right, thank you. Oh yeah…if it wouldn’t have been for Ben trying to convince Yoda to train me, I don’t know what would have happened. Jedi training IS pretty tough, but I’m getting better at it. Jedi really take their training seriously…and I can see why. Yoda told me that one of Obi-Wan’s former apprentices was Darth Vader. Can you believe that? I guess something went wrong and he turned to the Dark Side. Yoda kept on repeating this, “anger, fear, aggression, and hate” lead to the dark side thing. If a Jedi is trained wrong…they can be a horrible enemy, like what happened with Vader.

And yes, I do have my inhaler. I’ve needed it several times here. It’s not very often that I don’t have it. The time when you visited, and Uncle Owen had to get me some more of the medicine…well I ran out of it because I forgot to tell him I was getting low on it, and then he forgot to give it to me, and I forgot to ask him for it when he came back…so I didn’t have it on the Death Star until I rescued Leia (Owen had given it to her to give to me). There’s been a couple other times…but I have it with me most of the time.

Thank you. I would like to hear more about your life as well.

Okay, now to tell you about what’s been going on recently. Well I got sick yesterday…like it was the flu or something, so Yoda let me stay in bed. He pretty much left me alone, but he did come in to feed me a couple times, and clean up some barf. Sadly, I miss my aunt… Yoda’s okay, but my aunt’s better at taking care of a sick human…than a troll. Well anyway, I was feeling better in the afternoon, so Yoda made me get up and do some training.

Yoda had me do the head stand again, but this time he didn’t make me move anything…he had me try to see things through the force…he had me focus on my friends…I thought of Han and Leia right away. As soon as I got a clear image…I saw a City in the Clouds…Yoda said it’s Bespin…and Han and Leia were there. They were together, but they weren’t safe. They were in a lot of pain and suffering. I actually felt their pain…Han’s pain hurt me some, but Leia’s pain REALLY hurt me, and I couldn’t take it, so I fell over. Yoda told me that it was the future that I saw.

That really scared me. I feel that they’re in danger…probably because of the Empire. Stupid Vader’s probably the cause of it…

How dare he hurt my friends? Especially Leia…she’s a woman…and I felt that she was in more pain than Han. What kind of living thing would hurt a female more than a guy. Oh I’m just so mad at the Empire right now!

I asked Yoda if they would die. I don’t want my friends to die. I feel that I MUST go after them and rescue them.

Yoda called Ben…(Ben had been staying on the other side of the planet) and they both tried to convince me not to go. I told them that I had to.

Ben and Yoda are afraid that the Emperor wants me for my powers, but I’m not going to turn to the Dark Side. I tried assuring them that I wouldn’t turn. I don’t think they were convinced. They kept on trying and trying…and Ben told me that if I chose to face Vader, I have to do it alone…that he can’t interfere. I promised them that I would come back to finish my training after I had rescued Han and Leia…they still didn’t look convinced. It was almost defeat that I saw in their faces.

You wouldn’t believe this, but Leia and Han’s pain is so intense that it is making me physically sick. I have to go and help them. And to top it off…I just received a letter from Leia. (This was after that vision thingy), Leia wrote to me and told me that Lando betrayed them to Vader and other Imperials. Apparently Vader put a bounty on them after they “lost” the Millennium Falcon, and Boba Fett took the job. He located the Millennium Falcon and notified Vader where the Millennium Falcon was going. Because the Imperials had working hyperdrives, they arrived before Han and Leia…so the Imperials hid. Leia and Han then showed up and Lando pretended like nothing was going on. Then he invited them to this banquet, and Vader was the host!!!!! He captured them and has tortured them extensively. Leia said that Vader hasn’t even asked them any questions. She doesn’t understand why Vader is doing this. I don’t understand it either.

I only hope that when I get to Cloud City I’m not too late. I don’t want them to die; they are my best and closest friends. How can Vader be like that?????? It’s pure cruelty. Why doesn’t he just kill them since he seems to want them dead so much. What pleasure could he possibly get from watching people suffer?

Well I’m getting ready to head off to Cloud City…so I must end this letter now.

In a few moments I’ll be taking off…see you later.


Luke
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Note 22
Luke,

What happened with Vader??

Here, I’ll just attach the picture of you. No, I didn’t know you were crippled. See, you’re sitting down in the picture. I certainly couldn’t tell your legs are at all crooked.

Yes, my father has allergies, but you’re right, he doesn’t have asthma. I’m sorry that you do, and happy that he doesn’t. He sure doesn’t need anymore health problems.

Everyone at the Rebellion is doing fine…they’re talking about some kind of secret information that was uncovered, however, and they’re going to have a meeting soon. I’ll keep you posted on what that’s about (if I even get invited).

Thanks, I’m glad you feel safe around me (now that I don’t hit people with darts). It’s something I try for.

Back in the old days, people used to settle affairs like a will or such with the Jedi because they were trustworthy, and people thought they lived forever. After the Purge, we knew that wasn’t true, but at the time my grandfather thought it was the best thing to do.

Yes, I know that a Jedi can turn so evil that he can’t be recognized as a human being. It’s a terrible thing. That’s why Jedi training is so important.

Well, I’m glad you have your inhaler. Let me know if I can send you more medicine or something.

GROSS! I’m sorry you were sick. It sounds nasty. And it was nice of Yoda to let you sleep in for a short while. So Han and Leia re in captivity? Does her father know about this? Vader is a creep.

Be careful, Luke. Remember that Ben and Yoda have been alive a lot longer than you have, and they know a lot. But I believe that you are wise enough to know what to do.

PLEASE, please be careful. And keep me posted if you have a minute. I’ll let the fleet know what’s going on with you all. I don’t want to lose another son.


Cliegg
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Note 23
Grandfather,

Well…I’ve made it to Cloud City…and um…things aren’t turning out the way I expected them to. I thought Vader was hurting them for his pleasure…but actually he used Leia and Han as bait to get me to come to Bespin. He tried telling me, “Your destiny lies with me, Skywalker. Obi-Wan knew this to be true.” He’s trying to take me to the Emperor so that I will turn to the Dark Side. What a creep. Why does he think I’d turn?

I can’t believe that he has gone to so much trouble to get to me. That’s probably the whole reason he went after the Millennium Falcon…because he thought I was on it. But why does he want me so badly? Aren’t there other Force Sensitive people he could try to hunt for? I know Force Sensitive people are kind of rare. Why doesn’t he just kill me off instead of trying to corrupt me? He killed off all the Jedi Knights, so why is he trying to get ME on the Dark Side.

Anyway, nothing in the galaxy would have stopped me from going to save my friends. He probably would have continued to hurt them until I came, so I hope I helped them in some small way…though I didn’t get to rescue them. I hope they’re all right.

Yes, both Obi-Wan and Yoda begged me not to go. Somehow they both knew Vader wanted me for the Dark Side, and that’s why they were trying to keep me from going. I don’t think they wanted harm to come to Leia and Han…but I guess they didn’t think I’d be able to handle Vader…and thought that I’d turn. You want to know what I said to them before I left?

Yoda said, “Luke, you must not go.”

I said, “And sacrifice Han and Leia?”

Yoda said after a moment, “If you honor what they fight for, then yes. If you go now, if you choose the quick and easy path as Vader did, help them you could, but you would sacrifice all for which they fight for.”

Both Obi-Wan and Yoda were convinced that if I went to go help them, I would turn to the Dark Side. That made (and still makes) no sense to me. Absolutely none.

Yeah…Vader was torturing them extensively without asking any questions. I guess the reason for that was that he knew I’d feel their pain through the Force, so it was his nasty way of getting me to Bespin. What did you mean when you said, “How can this be happening? After all these years…never mind. I’ll contact Obi-Wan about this immediately.”

Okay, I’m kind of annoyed right now. I felt that I had to write someone…and I don’t know where Han and Leia are right now. You listen to me, and we’ve shared a lot of deep things, so I immediately thought of you as the person to write.

I’m in the middle of a fight right now. I hope Vader can’t find me. Before I went to Cloud City, I was all for fighting Vader…now it’s different…now I want out!!! I suppose I should tell you what happened to me as soon as I got to Bespin.

All right, here goes:
Well I arrived at Cloud City fine. I landed with no problem. The minute I got out of my ship I knew that there was something wrong…the place was too quiet. I went into the main building, and again, everything was all quiet. I didn’t see anyone for a long time. I kept going further into the building…and then I saw Leia and Chewie and C-3PO being led by Imperials. I tried to stay out of view, but some of the Imperials saw me and started shooting at me.

The Imperials were dragging a table like thing…I couldn’t see what it was…I started to follow them. I couldn’t see Han. Eventually Leia saw me and tried yelling at me not to follow…that it was a trap. Being the stupid person that I was, I didn’t listen. I followed after her. I wanted to rescue her…but when I got to the hall that they had rounded, the door they went in was locked, and I had no choice but to continue down another hall.

As soon as I stepped into it, the door shut behind me. That was a little scary, but I didn’t have much time to think because I heard the breathing of Darth Vader. I looked around and saw him on the top of these stairs. I went over to him. I ignited my lightsaber…and he ignited his. We started fighting. To be honest, I thought fighting Darth Vader would be really easy. Oh was I wrong! He’s tough!!! He was too hard for me.

He pushed me backwards…and I fell down the steps. Then he jumped down…he tried jumping on top of me, but I got up and moved away quickly. We locked lightsabers again, but he pushed me backwards again. This trap door opened up and I fell in. The second I landed, I knew I was in danger, so I flipped out of the pit with the force. Vader didn’t realize that until after he shut the chamber. He made a comment about me not being as powerful as the Emperor thought. I made a comment to him, and I guess he was impressed that I had jumped out of the pit.

We started fighting again. The room started filling up with this gas, so Vader took the fight to another place. He jumped down to another hallway. I followed. I can’t believe how stupid I was…I would have tried running away…but no I had to go LOOK for him. I really wanted him to pay for all of his crimes against the galaxy…especially the one where he killed off all the Jedi.

I heard his breathing down the hallway, so I followed it. I found myself in a room with a large circular window. I ignited my lightsaber again…like I was going to fight…and Vader did too…except that he raised his lightsaber and started using the force to throw things at me. He threw large pieces of equipment at me…really fast too. I tried my best to deflect them, but objects came from all directions. I started getting all these bruises and cuts and things…that was the worst fight I’ve ever had. ( Okay, so it was the only fight I’ve ever had…but still) I think he enjoys hurting other people. Well, one of the large pieces of equipment broke the window, and this violent wind came through…it pulled me out of the room. I somehow managed to grab onto something on the side of Cloud City…so I was okay. Another near death experience.

That’s where I am right now. Vader’s probably looking for me. I want out of this fight now! I didn’t know it would be like this. I wonder if this is how my father died…with Vader beating him up during the fight. Vader could have killed me by now…and I know it. I think he’s just playing around. He seems to like to do that.

I’m afraid that if Vader finds me right now…that he’s going to kill me. If anything happens to me, let Leia and Han and Wedge all know that I was thinking about them before I died. If by some miracle that I escape…then I’m never going to want to fight Darth Vader again.

I’ve been good at escaping near death experiences so far…but this is pushing it. I had no idea how powerful Vader was. Obviously, he’s more powerful than I am. Vader was trained as a Sith…probably for a long time. I’ve only been training as a Jedi for a few days. Why couldn’t I have listened to Ben, and Yoda?

Okay, I’m back from some more fighting with Vader.

All right, now you’re probably wondering what happened, right. Okay, here goes. Just after I finished writing you the last time, Vader showed up and we started fighting again. He still controlled the fight, and he took the fight to this long narrow platform. Soon after we were on that platform, I slashed at Vader…and caught him unprotected…I hit him in the shoulder with my lightsaber. That angered him…a lot…and it probably hurt him because he said ow…and screamed in pain for a second. Because of his suit, it didn’t hurt him much. It probably got to his skin, but not enough to do any real damage. He was angry with me for being caught off guard though…so he tried to distract me by having this piece of equipment fall. I turned to look, but when I did, I lost my balance.

I fell off that platform and landed hard…and wrong on my arm. It happened so quickly…but if I hadn’t fallen, Vader would have tried cutting off my arm…his lightsaber was almost touching my arm when I fell…his lightsaber was so close that it burned my arm a little.

Anyway, when I fell, I dropped my father’s lightsaber. My arm broke…it was a long fall, but I was okay. It was my right arm too…and I’m right handed…so it’s harder for me to write you. I hope you can read this.

Well before I could get up, Vader jumped down to my platform. Obviously I couldn’t fight anymore because I was hurt. Vader then did something that made me MAD. He grabbed my father’s lightsaber from the ground and hooked it onto his belt. That was my FATHER’S lightsaber…the only thing I have of my father’s, and he took it! What a creep! I tried to ask him to stop fighting…because I was hurt, and asked for my lightsaber back. He asked why…and I told him why…that it was my only connection to my father that I had. He laughed at me, but refused to give it back. There was nothing I could do about it.

So, the fight’s not over yet, but that is everything that has happened so far.

Thanks for the picture. I remember it…it was when we were on a family trip to a mountainous planet. (I forget the name of the planet.) Yeah, well, now you know that I was crippled. I’m not any more, but when I was little I was.

Hmm…well it’s a good thing that your father doesn’t have asthma. You said he doesn’t need any more health problems, so I’m assuming he has some health problems of some sort. How is he doing now?

I’m glad everyone at the Rebellion is fine. Have you heard from Mon Mothma recently? She told me that she was going to Tatooine and then to Blue Waters to go look for the grave of her son that she said died after birth. I’m just a little worried for her. Blue Waters is the same planet that the spy lives on. I hope that she knows enough to stay away from him. The spy’s name is Arawn Corta. Yes, please do tell me about that meeting (if in fact you do get invited). I would like to hear what’s been going on with them.

Oh, okay, that makes sense. So people used to come to the Jedi Council to settle their affairs. I cannot imagine that…but then I do not live in a time of Jedi. Was anyone in our family ever a Jedi? Because I think that would have been neat…Ben said something about the Force being hereditary.

Did many Jedi turn evil? I guess I can understand now why the Jedi were so careful with training. Getting something awful like Vader would certainly NOT be a good thing.


I have to go. Vader’s chasing me. I’ll write you again, probably after I finish the fight.

Uh…well I guess you could send me more medicine…but I don’t think I’ll be needing it any time soon. It’s expensive stuff. Are you sure you can afford to send it to me? I have enough right now…but just for future references. Yeah, there aren’t very many places that I go without my inhaler.

Yeah, well I’m better now. I just hope that I didn’t get Yoda sick too.

Yes, Han and Leia are in captivity, and it’s my fault! I should have been able to stop it from happening…and now I can’t get to them because I’m in the middle of a fight! I don’t know if her father knows about all of this or not, but I think that he does. Don’t worry; you won’t lose me unless Vader kills me. I hope that doesn’t happen.

Yeah…don’t worry about me. I’m always careful.


Your friend,
Luke
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