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Note 1
Summoner,

I believe I have a kind of threat from the Empire. I’m not sure how to take it. I know I’ve seen that handwriting before, but I just can’t place it. It isn’t from you is it? What you did to me was the dirtiest thing any guy could ever do to his wife. I can barely stand to hear your name, let alone write you.

Well bye,
Shmi (your ex wife, not friend)
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Note 2
Shmi,

If you think I'm so bad why did you spend your time writing to me? And what is the threat about? If you got it from the Empire that's not a good thing. Of course I don't know why you contacted me, but whatever the reason was, I hope this threat is a joke from the Empire, maybe he's just trying to scare you. I don't know.


Your Ex-husband
Summoner
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Note 3
Summoner,

I’m sorry. It was my mistake. I found out who it was who wrote me…it was Darth Vader. I think he’s trying to trick me. He said he LOVED me. Isn’t that disgusting? Maybe he is some guy who used to have a crush on me back when I was a little kid…or maybe he’s just trying to stock me…or…..I don’t know. He’s freaking me out. He said that I was the only person he cared about…as if he could care about anyone!! Why would he write me? He said he wouldn’t blow up Yavin until I left. What does he want me to be alive for? I mean I’m just an old woman who could have no possible value to him.

He threatened me to LEAVE Yavin. That’s what the threat was about.

I don’t know what to make of it…if he’s trying to scare about me….or if he’s just crazy and looked at some Rebel’s name at random and believes that he is in love with that person…or something. He’s scaring me.

What have you been up to these past 19 or so years? I haven’t heard from you in a while. Do you like being in the Maurder Organization….

Wait a second……you are HERE. I just saw you!

Are you going to register with the Rebellion? What are you doing here?


Shmi
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Note 4
Shmi,

Whoever this 'Darth Vader' guy is, don't let him get to you. If he continues threatening, act tough, I know you can do that, because I remember your letters to me a long time ago. Tell me if he keeps writing, and I'll do my best to see who he is.

I'll tell you what I'm doing here and everything as soon as I find you. It's kind of a long story, and it'll be better to tell you in person. Now, where are you? I can't find you anywhere (of course there ARE a lot of people here).

Summoner
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Note 5
Summoner,

I will act tough towards this Darth Vader creep that keeps sending me “I love you” letters. It still disturbs me to be receiving love notes from him.

Have you seen Rhun or Owen around here? They have both registered with the Rebellion. I’m so glad to have seen them. It’s such a shame that I haven’t been able to remain in contact with them over the years. I was glad that I was able to see you and Rhun and Owen after Anakin rescued me. I cannot remember how much I told you about what happened to Anakin, so I’ll pretend I didn’t tell you anything. With the start of the Clone Wars, Anakin took me with him when he went off to go to Coruscant. I never told you what happened to him, or has someone else told you? Well he took the trials right after we arrived on Coruscant and was awarded the level of the Jedi Knight. He came out the hero of the Clone Wars….but he also had the job of protecting his future wife. They fell in love and got married just after the close of the Clone Wars. Unfortunately that was in the period that Palpatine was hunting down and killing the Jedi Knights….and poor Anakin was killed by Palpatine. Anakin and his wife were not even married for a day when he died. He left in the morning after the first night of their honeymoon. That was so hard. I still take his death hard.

Well anyway, at the time I visited you and Rhun and Owen…Rhun and Owen were both married. Obviously you know all this…..that Rhun’s wife was named Marion and Owen’s wife was named Beru. I never did meet Beru because she was away giving birth to a baby. At that time Owen and Beru had 3 children (not counting their new baby) and I remember they were cute. Their names were Shanna, Taran, and Eilonwy, right? I have been looking for them, but no Skywalker’s by that name have registered with the Rebellion. Rhun’s daughters (that I also met when they were very young) were named Nicole and Riana. I HAVE registered both of them, and also Beru, Marion, Rhun, and Owen. I know you already know all of that; I was just trying to set the record straight for myself. Owen asked Anakin to go to Beru and get their new baby to protection, and that’s what Anakin did. He told me that his new baby nephew’s name was Gryvon. I didn’t get to see that baby. I have not seen a Gryvon Skywalker here either. It’s too bad that Anakin never had any children. You do know that he was my favorite child.

It hurts me every time I see a blond haired blue-eyed boy. I have registered a lot of them. There was this one boy that had that color of hair and that color of eyes….and he was even from Tatooine….and had the last name of Skywalker. That really hurt…..he was even 19…Anakin was 20 when he died.

Since there is no way for us to talk to each other with this Death Star battle going on (I heard that it isn’t doing very well and that the Blue Squadron is about to make their attack run, and that they are our last hope) there is no way that I can talk to you in person.

Would you please tell me what you’re doing here and everything? I would really like to know how you got here.


Shmi
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Note 6
Shmi,

Thank you for updating me on the children, because I need to know what's happening with our children.

Yes, you have Rhun and Owen's children's names down correctly, but I don't know where Owen's children are. Good, you've registered Rhun and his family! Have you seen them anywhere? I can't seem to find them.

I'll try and make the long story of me coming here short. Well, I was visiting Rhun and his family when they said that they were going to visit Owen, so they invited me to come along, which I did. When we were there, I went to the back room to get something when Vader (who I have no idea got there) caught me and dragged me to his ship. After a while we landed on the Death Star, and he began questioning me and torturing me. When Leia (Bail's daughter) and Owen were thrown into the same cell as mine, and also questioned and tortured. Everyone refused to answer, so Vader decided to have us killed. Before he could we were rescued and brought here. So now you know my story. Nothing interesting.

So, do about you? How you get here?

Well, if that Darth Vader creep won't buzz off, if you want me to, I can tell him to leave you alone.

Well, I must go. After the battle, do you think you'll have any free time that we could meet?


Summoner
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Note 7
Summoner,

I only thought you should know what’s happening with your own children, and you are welcome for telling you.

Okay, I’m glad I have Rhun and Owen’s children’s names down correctly. I don’t know what happened to Owen’s children either. I asked Owen about them and he told me that Darth Vader kidnapped them or something because he wanted to find out if they were Force Sensitive. Owen said none of them were, so I don’t know what Vader did with them. He probably killed them all. Sigh…..I fear that only Nicole and Riana remain of our grandchildren.

Yes, I just saw Rhun and his family a few minutes ago. Would you like to see them? I’m sure they’d be happy to meet with you again.

What was Vader doing in Owen’s house? That’s scary. I’m really glad that Vader did not kill you. That man has too much blood on his hands already. I’m glad you were rescued.

How did I get here? (Author Note: this is being written before I saw AOTC, (I avoided all information on the movie) and it follows my predictions, so if this is wrong, that’s why.) Well remember how I told you that Anakin made a promise to me that he would come back and free me someday? Well Anakin came back when he was older….before the Clone Wars started and he freed me along with the rest of the slaves. He took me to Coruscant because he had to go talk to the Jedi Council….and then the Clone Wars started and later I got taken to the secret Rebel Base and stayed on and helped start the Rebellion Organization. That’s how I got here.

Well….that Darth Vader creep wrote me AGAIN. He says he’s going on a hunt for the person that destroyed the Death Star and tried to justify his killing of the Jedi Knights. I don’t know if Darth Vader will listen to you, especially if he was going to kill you, so maybe you shouldn’t try to contact him because I don’t want you to get killed. I KNOW he killed Anakin, yet he denied it. He also told me that everything that happened to Anakin was Obi-Wan Kenobi’s fault. Obi-Wan was Anakin’s Jedi Master, and Darth Vader said that Obi-Wan almost killed Anakin. I don’t know what Vader’s talking about because I KNOW Obi-Wan wouldn’t have done that. Vader is such a loser. He thinks he can lie to me and try to convince me that Obi-Wan is bad so that we will want to kick him out of the Rebellion or hand him over to Vader to kill. Vader is such a CREEP.

About free time….I don’t know. There is an awards ceremony (which I’m not going to) so I will be working during that time frame. I need to get all my paperwork organized so that the move to Hoth will be relatively easy. Hoth is going to be our new base in case you hadn’t heard. It’s an ice planet in the middle of nowhere. It think it will take some doing before the Empire will even think to look for us there.

Of course the Death Star got blown up….I’m glad that our pilots were able to do that. I was a little worried.


Shmi
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Note 8
Shmi,

So, you proved Vader wrong about Obi-Wan, huh? Well, that's good. Yeah, Vader IS a creep! Sometimes, he'll do stupid things to try and make it bend his way (like telling you Obi-Wan almost killed Anakin), but I would hate to break it to him, but things don't work that way. Anyway, I'm glad you know the truth.

So, Anakin rescued you from Tatooine, and you went to the first Rebel Base and ended up here? Well, I'm glad it was Anakin that rescued you and not someone else. I'm happy you were able to get free, and join the Rebellion.

I have NO idea how Vader got into the house without anyone knowing. I mean, you would think that someone would hear his breath, but NO he just HAD to capture me! I truly don't understand that man.

Thanks for telling me that Hoth is the next base. That's a cold planet, right?


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


Summoner,

I sure did prove Vader wrong about Obi-Wan! Vader claimed to have known me from my past…but someone wrote to me and told me that Darth Vader’s real name was Nigel Reklaw, and I NEVER knew anyone by that name. That proves that Vader was lying and trying to get at Obi-Wan. He wanted me to hate Obi-Wan and turn him over to Vader. I was right!!!!!! I KNEW it.

Actually what happened was that after the start of the Clone Wars, before going to Naboo to get married, Anakin went back to Tatooine and picked me up. I was the ONLY person that went to his wedding…besides the two droids (R2-D2 and C-3PO) and the minister that preformed the ceremony. I was so glad that I got to see him get married. Poor Anakin was only able to spend that night with his wife before he had to leave and go back to Coruscant. I don’t know if he ever saw her again or anything. When he went back to Coruscant, he took me along too…and I became close friends with Bail Antilles (now Organa) and other people that started the Rebellion. So yes, it was because of Anakin that I became involved with the Rebellion and went to the first base.

Yes, I’m glad that it was Anakin that rescued me too. He only rescued me a year after he became a Padawan…and then I didn’t see him again until he saved my life in the Tuskian Raider camp when he was 19. I barely got a chance to look at him at that time…I was almost dead and he took me back home and had doctors care for me…and I saw him at his wedding, but he was killed shortly after that, so I don’t remember what he looked like. That’s sad, I know. Yes, I’m glad I was able to get free and join the rebellion too. (sniff, sniff) Anakin had made the promise to me that he would free me. I am so sad that he’s gone. I have missed him every day since Qui-Gon took him away. I feel like such a terrible mother that I couldn’t provide him with a better life myself.

I heard that Vader could turn his breathing thing on mute. Maybe that’s how he got into the house without anyone knowing. Vader seems to like to sneak up on people and torture and question them. I’ve heard several other accounts of similar things happening, so he must do that kind of thing on a regular basis. I don’t understand why he would want to capture YOU. I mean you aren’t one of the Rebel leaders or anything, so I don’t understand why he would want you…unless he knew that you were my husband and was trying to use you to get at me to get at Obi-Wan. Don’t worry; I don’t think anyone understands Vader.

Yes, Hoth is VERY cold. I’m sure you’ve discovered that by now. How do you think everyone has adjusted to the new base?

I heard that a couple of our people have been left out in the cold and have not come back yet. I hate to admit it, but it looks as if we just lost two of our men. Have you heard anything about them?


Shmi
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Note 10
Shmi,

Don't worry too much about not being able to give Anakin a good life. You did the best you could. I'm sure he appreciated you.

I'll be very careful to avoid Vader. He probably is trying to use me to get to you. And you're right: I don't think ANYONE understands him.

Everyone seems alright about the new base. A little gumpy, sure, but we are on a big block of ice...cold is an understatement.

I haven't heard anything about anyone being lost. Luke said his tauntaun was acting up, but that was all. Maybe he'll run into whoever's out there?


Summoner
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Note 11
Summoner,

I know Anakin loved me and appreciated me. I could tell every day when he would give me gifts, or when he showed his smile, or when we talked. That is why he was my favorite son. But I feel so guilty that I was not there to watch him grow up all the way. Many times I regret having giving him to Qui-Gon to take care of. If it hadn’t have been for the Jedi, Anakin would probably still be alive. He would have been a fine help to our farm, and I think he would have made a wonderful farmer. I also know that he would not have stuck to that job. He was always looking for adventure; always wanting to help people. He would have probably become a pilot of some kind, or possibly a mechanic. I know it seemed the best thing at the time, but I so regret not seeing him grow.

Vader has continued to write me, “I love you notes.” He is trying to convince me that he loves me, but I don’t see how a man like him could ever love anyone. He is so cold hearted, and cruel! If he is using you to get to me, to get to Obi-Wan, he is really planning everything out well. I know I’ve said this before, but why can’t Vader die? He deserves that much, with all the deaths he has inflicted on others.

Yes, I suppose people around here are acting a little grumpy. It’s probably due to the amount of stress we are all under; moving to a new base and all. Cold is an understatement here, but luckily we do not have to be outside. I feel sorry for those poor Rebels who were out in the cold all night.

You know this pilot Luke Skywalker too? He wrote me because he was concerned about his registration here. He also was concerned with bumping into Mon Mothma (Padmé ), and causing her to spill coffee all over her dress. The thing was, that particular dress was the last thing Anakin gave to Padmé. Yes, Padmé was Anakin’s wife. Did I ever tell you that? Anyway, the Luke kid was worried that he’d get kicked out of the Rebellion because he spilled coffee on an important Rebel Leader’s dress. I have to admit, I was a little upset about the incident, but I am okay about it now. But he’s also the person that blew up the Death Star. I was surprised when I found out, because he said he had never flown in his life before. He seems to be a nice enough kid. It’s amazing to think there are so many Skywalkers in the galaxy, but after all, it IS the most popular name in the galaxy. Anyway, I just received word that he was the one that was left out in the cold all night. Luke’s friend, Han Solo, actually found him and saved his life. I heard that he was barely alive when he was found, but he’s okay now. He almost froze to death, and I heard he came down with pneumonia. I really don’t know much more than that. He seems to be a good pilot, and I would hate for the Rebellion to loose another excellent pilot.

Have you heard about the Imperial probe droids that have been spotted all over the galaxy? I’m talking about thousands of drods here. Han Solo saw one and destroyed it, but I’m sure he didn’t get it in time to prevent a report to the Empire. I suppose this means we will have to change bases again. Bail Organa, the head of the Rebellion, has been talking about not having any more bases, and just have the Rebellion travel in a fleet. I’m not sure I like that idea. Do you? At any rate, we should be expecting Imperials at this base any time. The scanning crew has already begun to look for enemy ships in our system.

Please let me know if you have heard anything new.


Your wife,
Shmi
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Note 12
Shmi,

Anakin was a strong-willed child, was he not? If he truely wished to go with Qui-Gon, you probably could not have stopped him. He would have done what he thought was best, so that he could be able to help many people. That fact that he would do such a thing shows a lot about your parenting skills. He must have loved you very much. Try not to regret your decision.

Vader does deserve death. I don't beleive the man is capable of loving anyone. However, neither do I beleive that he will simply solve all our problems by dying. He's too stubborn, and too powerful. It is quite possible that these letters are all an elaborate plan to get to myself and Obi-wan. Be careful.

It's absolutely freezing here. I can't imagine being stuck outside all night. And people are definetely not in the best of moods. Can't say I blame them.

I think everyone knows Luke Skywalker. He spilled coffee on Mon Mothma? Poor kid, he seems like the type to spend a week apoligizing. I'm glad you got over it. Padme weas Anakin's wife? I think you told me that. At any rate, I know now. He blew up the Death Star wiithout ever having flown before in his life? That's absolutely amazing. And HE was the one stuck outside? Is he gettting over the pnemonia? We can't afford to lose anymore pilots. Make sure he's better before you let him do anything.

Probe droids, huh? Great. We probably will have to move bases. At least we'll get off this chunk of ice. If we just travel in a fleet, how would we get supplies? We can't very well send a ship down to pick up food and such for the entire rebellion and not get noticed. I don't think that's such a great idea, but I'm not the one in charge.

I hope you get off the base safely. Take care of yourself.


Summoner
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Note 13
Summoner,

You are right, Anakin was a strong-willed child. Thank you for complimenting me about my parenting skills with him. He did love me very much…I wish he were still alive. I still love him very much. It was my love for him that allowed him to leave…because I loved him, I wanted him to do what was best for him. I regret not seeing him grow into that handsome man that I saw when he rescued me at age 20. I would have loved to teach him more, and to have watched over him. Sigh.

Vader has continued to write me…saying that he’d like me to join him in his Empire…he has some “Plan” that he keeps referring to. I don’t like it one bit. That man is trouble. For some strange, weird reason, he tried to show me that he loved me, and I believe he does. Of course I don’t return it, but it seems to be genuine. Maybe he’s very good at his game, and knows how to sound genuine though. You said you believe that his letters are all an elaborate plan to get to you and Obi-Wan. I understand why he’d be after Obi-Wan; Obi-Wan is a Jedi, and was the one that burned him, which is the reason he has to wear the suit and mask. But why would he be after you? You have done nothing to him.

I can’t imagine being stuck outside all night either. Yes, Luke Skywalker is the person who spilled coffee on Mon Mothma. Have you talked with him much? He seems to be a nice kid, but I haven’t talked with him that much. Mon Mothma seems to admire him as a good friend. Anyway, yes, Padmé (she’s going by the name Mon Mothma to try to hide from Palpatine) was Anakin’s wife. I spend a lot of time talking with her. She loved Anakin so much; you have no idea how much. We cry over his death together. And yes, this Luke kid blew up the Death Star without ever flying before. I wonder how he blew it up. Everyone’s been telling me that he turned off his targeting computer before he made the shot. He was definitely the person who was stuck outside. He was still quite sick from the pneumonia, last I heard. He’s not going to die though, he’s just really sick. But that’s to be expected. Anyone left out in the cold for that length of time HAD to get sick. He’s been writing me too, and he told me that one of the reasons he got so sick was because he has really bad asthma and his lungs aren’t very strong, so he gets lung diseases easily. I think he’ll be all right. Hey, I’m just a person in registration. I have no control over what he does or does not do. I’m sure he can make up his own mind on whether how he should act. He’s 19 years old.

There is going to be a battle, so prepare yourself. The Imperials came out of hyperspace very close to Hoth, and we detected them. Our shield is up, which will not let any of their fire get through. There will be a ground assault, and of that I am certain. Bail Organa and Padmé have been talking. They decided that with the fastness the Imperials detected this base, they don’t think it would be wise to set up a new base. It would be too risky. We’re going to have stations in the galaxy with supplies, but for the most part, we will be traveling in one big fleet. That’s the plan.


Your wife,
Shmi
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Note 14
Shmi,

You truely believe Vader loves you? I'd be careful. I'm sure this is all an elaborate trick of his. He is, if nothing else, quite smart. This "Plan" cannot bode well for any of us. I am not sure what he would want with me. Maybe he thinks I know something about him? But what would I know? He dosen't make much sense to me.

I haven't talked to Luke very much, but I got the impression that he is a very nice young man. He's probably still worried about spilling his coffee. I'm glad you have someone like Padme to talk to about Anakin. It must be very comforting to share your memories of him.

Luke turned off his targeting computer, and still blew up the Death Star? Either he's a very good shot, extremely lucky, or both. I don't think anyone could do that. Well, perhaps Obi-Wan or another Jedi. But no normal person, certainly. And he has asthma? Poor boy, no wonder he's so sick. It's great that he'll be alright, it would be terrible if he died from an illness after such an amazing feat. He's 19, huh? Well, maybe he'll listen to you as a mother figure, if nothing else.

We are going through with the fleet plan? I hope that works out. The Imperials did find us rather quickly, so I suppose this is the best plan. I'm going to go prepare for the battle now. You take care of yourself.


Summoner
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Note 15
Summoner,

I can’t say for sure whether Vader loves me or not, but from his letters, he seems to indicate that he really does love me. I have no idea why, and I still think he’s a former suitor, despite what you and Obi-Wan say. But I never knew anyone by the name of Nigel Reklaw, so I don’t know. Vader has bragged and bragged about his high level of intelligence to everyone he writes (me, Luke, Padmé, and probably many others.) But from what I’ve observed, about how he has helped run the Empire, and from his letters, I do have to agree with you. He IS quite smart.

I agree with you…that his “Plan” cannot mean anything good for any of us. Luke, the poor kid, is scared of Vader so much that he believes that Vader sent the probe out, and attacked our base, just because of him. He’s mentioned his plan to everyone I know of that he writes, and it seems to be some ultimate plan in how he’s going to take the Rebellion down, and bring us all to his knees. I believe that Vader does have some scheme going, and his letters to me might play an unforeseen role. Why would Vader think YOU know something about him? You were a poor moisture farmer on Tatooine, you lost your leg trying to rescue me, you also were once a member of the Maurders. What could you know about one of the most powerful and influential people in the galaxy? I don’t know…maybe it’s another part of his plan, like writing me love letters. You’re right; he doesn’t make much sense.

I think Luke is still worried about spilling his coffee, but Padmé and I have tried to make him not worry. He was worried about getting kicked out of the Rebellion, and asked Padmé numerous times whether she was going to kick him out.

Yes, Padmé and I have become like best friends…like mother and daughter. She does feel like a daughter to me. It’s wonderful to have her to talk to about Anakin, and yes, it is very comforting to share my memories of him. I remember that you and he did not get along very well. I always regretted it. I hope that before he died he was able to forgive you for selling me while I was pregnant with him. That really affected him a lot, and he was very much hurt when he found out. I always wanted you and him to become good friends. I knew it could be done. But, he just didn’t accept it…as far as I know. When I was first kidnapped by the sandpeople, he felt my pain in some sort of Jedi vision, and he at first thought you were the cause of it. He told me how much he hated you then, and I tried to tell him it wasn’t your fault…that you had nothing to do with it, but he was ANGRY. Were you ever able to have that talk that I always wanted to have…the kind of talk where you and he acted like father and son? I hope so.

Yes, Luke turned off his targeting computer, and still blew up the Death Star. He told me he thought that there was an error in the computer’s programming, and it was impossible for it to hit the target. He didn’t say much more than that about it. My guess is that it was both that he is a very good shot, and was extremely lucky, which gave him the ability to do that. You said that you don’t think any normal person could do that, but maybe Obi-Wan or another Jedi. So what are you implying? That you think he could be Force Sensitive? He DID survive a Wampa Ice Creature attack too. I think that you may be right…that he might have special powers. If so, I’m glad that Vader and Palpatine didn’t wipe out all the Force Sensitive individuals, though it is extremely rare to find a Force Sensitive individual…especially in these times. He also did pretty well in the Hoth battle. He found a way to trip the Imperial Walkers using tow cables. Not only that, but he ran along the ground on foot, after his snowspeeder went down, and threw bombs into Walkers. I think he’s very resourceful too. The Rebellion is lucky to have him on our side.

It is under my understanding that that boy has recovered now. Obviously, he had to recover enough so that he could participate in the Hoth battle.

Anyway, yes, he has asthma. As I said, he told me that in one of his letters. Several people I know or have known have had it…including Anakin. If you will remember, he did have it.

Well he was 19 when I wrote you last. I looked in my records, I always check for the days birthdays. I am also in charge of sending out birthday cards to the members of the Rebellion, and today is his birthday. He’s 20 now. I always find it interesting to find out who all has birthdays on the same day. We have several today. Luke, Leia Organa, and Wedge Antilles are all among them. Padmé found out about Leia and Wedge’s birthday, and took them out for ice cream and cake. I don’t think she knew it was Luke’s. He told me he was trying to hide it from people because he doesn’t think anyone would do anything special for his birthday. He doesn’t want to force them to do something they wouldn’t want to do.

Luke is becoming a good friend. Padmé and I both have been writing to him, and I think it’s helping him. You’re right, I could be a mother figure, but I wouldn’t want to take the place of his own parents, who are probably also in the Rebellion.

Yes, we are going through with the fleet plan. I’m sure you know all about it. We were able to evacuate the base fine, but several prisoners were taken. Please tell me you were not among those prisoners! I am on my way to the rendezvous point right now.

Did you fight in the Hoth battle? I didn’t know…

I do love you. I hope you have known that for a long time. I want you to take care of yourself too.


Your wife,
Shmi
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Note 16
Shmi,

Who's to say Nigel Reklaw is Vader's real name? There's nothing to compel him to tell the truth, even if he does have some sort of fixation on you. You say he's scaring Luke now? Poor boy. I wonder why he's sure that Vader is after him alone.

I really have no idea what Vader wants with me. His plans are way too complicated to unravel from a distance. Maybe he thinks the Maurders were more powerful than they actually were? He's so insane, I'd believe anything from him.

I'm glad that you are so close to Padme. I'm sorry that Anakin felt that way his whole life. We never really had a father-to-son talk. Perhaps if we had I could have set his mind more at ease...

Luke could very well be Force-sensitive. Such extreme luck is indicitive of such powers. I'm glad he is apparently able to utilize those powers, at least to a certain extent. He is certiainly no Jedi yet, but I agree that the Rebellion is lucky to have him.

There certianly are a great deal of people there with the same birthday. Luke was hiding his? He seems like a very shy boy. It's good that you and Padme are becoming his friends. I suppose he needs those more than another mother.

No, I have not been imprisoned. I fought in the battle and came away safely.

I have always loved you. Take care.

Love,
Summoner
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Note 17
Summoner,

Well…I don’t know…Vader told the Luke kid that his name was Nigel Reklaw, when the kid asked him, so I assumed Vader was telling the truth. Why would he lie to a Rebel pilot about his name?

Even if Nigel Reklaw isn’t Vader’s real name, I can guarantee that I’ve never met the “man” before in my life. I’ve never met anyone like him…never anyone so cruel. Maybe he saw me before while I was a slave…many people often used the Mos Espa spaceport coming to and from bigger places. Maybe he saw me…but I have never met him before. I think Vader’s either crazy, or he’s trying to use me for his ultimate plan.

The thing is though, it wasn’t to me that he said his name was Nigel Reklaw. It was to the Luke kid…and the Luke kid’s the one that told me about it. So Vader had no way of knowing that I would learn of his name, so what reason would have to lie to a little Rebel pilot?

And you know something? Luke told me that Vader is treating him the exact same way that he is treating me. As if he has some kind of feelings for both of us. Because of that, I am inclined to believe that it’s part of Vader’s ultimate plan, or he thinks that we would be both good on the Empire. He has mentioned several times how he wishes I were on his side, and he has done the same to Luke. He showed me.

The poor boy (Luke) is probably scared of Vader because of all the horror stories he’s heard, and because of Vader’s letters to him. Luke told me that Vader killed his parents because Vader thought they had information that he wanted. That…and the fact that Vader came so close to shooting down Luke’s ship in the Death Star battle. Wouldn’t all those things make you scared of Vader? So I don’t think Luke is really “sure” that Vader is after him alone. I think he’s just paranoid.

You’re right…Vader is far too insane for us to even try to understand his actions. He probably does think you’re still with the Maurders, and that you pose a threat to him. However, I heard that the Maurder leaders, Mr. Idiot and his assistant Magg, were killed by Boba Fett because they tried to cheat him or something. Since they’re the leaders of the Maurder organization, I heard that the entire thing fell apart anyway. I don’t see why Vader would think you were valuable enough to want dead…unless he saw that you were the only intelligent member of the Maurders.

Yes, I am grateful for Padmé every day. Sometimes I feel that there is something deeper that she is hiding from me…but I don’t know what it could be. She seems to be so hurt. Maybe it was another source that was too horrible for her to even tell her mother in law.

Oh, so you were never able to have a father to son talk? I had always hoped you would. That is so disappointing. I wish that he could have accepted you, even with your faults. He never saw you for who you truly were. He was blinded by the action you took so long ago. He didn’t really give you much chance…but did you give him much chance? When you found out that he was angry, did you try to talk to him? Or were you afraid of rejection, so you never talked to him?

So you think that the Luke kid might be Force Sensitive. You’re right though, he is untrained, and is only able to use his powers to a certain extent. That’s the way Anakin was while he was a slave. He had powers, but he was untrained, so he was limited on the extent of what he could do with them. I’m sure that is true for all Force Sensitive individuals. Anakin was the only Force Sensitive person I spent much time with, so I don’t know how unusual it is for a Force Sensitive person to be able to use a little bit of their powers while untrained. (like in racing and battles.) But if the Empire were to discover that he was Force Sensitive, they would try to kill him. You know what they did to all those Force Sensitive individuals they found at the time the Jedi were being killed. Would it have been noticeable to the Imperials in the Trench battle? With Anakin, I could tell…but that’s because I lived with him. I don’t know about some Force Sensitive person in a battle.

Yes, Luke was hiding his birthday, and I think he is a little shy.

A lot of people don’t seem to realize how lonely that boy must be. He only has a few friends (Han Solo and Leia Organa, and that Wookiee), and then Padmé and me…and I think he is in a desperate need of friends.

I am so glad that you have not been imprisoned. You fought in the battle? Wow. I didn’t know you had signed up for active duty. You are quite a bit older than most of the other pilots, and you only have one leg. Your courage impresses me. How did the battle go, from your personal experience?

Luke told me in his most recent letter that Obi-Wan asked him to be trained as a Jedi. You’ll never guess who is doing the training. Get ready for this…Yoda! Yoda will be training him. I guess they were afraid that the Empire might discover that he is Force Sensitive, and want to kill him, so they’re going to train him so he can at least defend himself. He went to some planet called Dagobah, and that is why he is not at this rendezvous point.

Leia Organa and Han Solo, the only two other members of the Rebellion who have not reached the rendezvous point yet, were chased by an entire Imperial fleet. Their hyperdrive was damaged, so they could not go into lightspeed, and they flew right into an asteroid field! From what I hear from Leia, they got out of that safely, by tricking the Imperials into thinking they were part of the garbage. I don’t know how that worked, but I’m glad they’ll be all right. I guess they’re going to one of Han’s friends so they can repair the ship.


Your wife who loves you,
Shmi Skywalker
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Note 18
Shmi,

Maybe he's trying to hide his true identity. Why, I don't know, but it's definetely a possibilty. I wouldn't consider anything Vader says as fact.

I certainly hope he only saw you when you were a slave, because that could mean he picked you at random for whatever reason. If he picked you for a reason, he'd know more about you and be more persistent in keeping tabs on you.

Vader has an attachment to Luke, too? I wonder why. Maybe he's trying to get at you through Luke, or at Luke through you? I really don't know. What do you mean, he showed you?

It probably is just paranoia on Luke's part. The only reason I can think of for Vader to concentrate on him is to get revenge for the Death Star. As far as I know he has no other ties to the boy.

The Maurders fell apart? That Boba Fett is a real nuisance. I wonder what they cheated him on. As to why Vader is after me...the man is insane. That's the only other theory I have, if he isn't after me as a Maurder.

I hope Padme eventually tells you what hurt her so deeply. They say you have to admit that something happened before you can heal, and that it helps to share with someone. I wonder what could have happened to her that was worse than losing Anakin?

I have to admit, I was a bit fearful that Anakin would never accept me. I figured that it would be better to let him spend a few years settling into life before I confronted him. I waited too long, though. I wish I had talked to him as well.

I don't know much about how one Force Sensitive detects another. I've heard that they can feel when someone taps into the Force, but that could be mere hearsay. I certainly wouldn't notice anything unless, liker you, I lived with the person, or at least saw them most of the time. From what I can tell, most of the clues are very subtle, even more so to non Force Sensitives. Let's hope Vader dosen't somehow find out that Luke may be Force Sensitive.

It's good that Luke has at least a few friends. He's a nice boy, I'm sure he'll easily make more once he opens up a bit. Maybe you shoud all throw him a birthday party sometime to introduce him to new people. Or would that embarass him too much?

I fought mostly on the fringe, and the other pilots and I cover each other's backs, so it isn't too difficult. The battle was chaotic, as most battles are. I just concentrated on doing as much damage as possible while keeping myself alive. Believe me, I'm glas I didn't get captured either. I'm not too enthusiatic about a face-to-face meeting with Vader.

I'm glad Luke will be receiving training. If he runs the risk of disovery anyway, he might as well utilize his talent. Yoda's training him? That's fantastic. Have they started yet? I hope Luke does well. It'd be great to have him on our side as a Jedi.

They pretended to be garbage? I think I understand. Imperial ships always dump their gargabe before going to lightspeed, it's standard procedure. They must have hid among the waste. Must have been a big ship chasing them. I hope they can repair the Falcon quickly. Where did they go to get it repaired? Do you know Han's friend?


Forever your husband,
Summoner
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Note 19
Summoner,

I suppose it is possible that Vader is trying to hide his true identity, although that makes no sense. Wouldn’t you think Vader would WANT people to know his identity so he could brag to other people? But then again, he is a Sith. Sith were pretty much hidden until they wanted to be shown. I heard about Darth Maul, Darth Tyrnaus, and Darth Sidious from Obi-Wan and Anakin. The same would be true for Darth Vader, I suppose. He must have been some underground thing that was hiding until the Empire came about, because neither Obi-Wan or Anakin were aware of Vader.

But still, what would Vader have to fear by hiding his identity? He wouldn’t have recognized by anyone, since he was in hiding anyway.

I have decided that he is trying to use me for his ultimate plan, trying to get at Obi-Wan, since Obi-Wan is the last live known Jedi. I hope Vader doesn’t find out that the Luke kid is Force Sensitive, because then Vader would want to kill him too. I guess since I am the mother of Anakin, and since Anakin was Obi-Wan’s apprentice, he can get to Obi-Wan by getting to me.

Oh no! What if Vader found out that the Luke kid was Force Sensitive, so that’s why he’s trying to get to him. It’s terrible. Yes, Vader has an attachment to Luke. It’s probably because he wants to get him in a good place so he can kill him. I don’t think I have anything to do with Luke. I think it’s just that Vader’s using me to get at Obi-Wan, and getting to Luke separately. He has no idea that I am even in contact with our Luke pilot. Yes, Luke showed me what Vader said by quoting him in his last letter.

I think Luke is being a little paranoid too, though. Who knows what Vader really wants? We have to all be on our guard against him. Luke’s worried that Vader’s trying to take revenge on him for the Death Star. Obi-Wan did tell me that Sith hold grudges against people, and would likely take revenge for actions against them.

Yes, the Maurder organization fell apart. Yes, Boba Fett is a real nuisance. Obi-Wan told me that Boba was a brat as a child, when he was tracking Jango (Boba’s “father”) at the beginning of the Clone Wars. I guess what happened was the leaders of the Maurders tried to cheat Boba Fett and pay him Republic credits instead of Imperial credits. Obviously Republic credits are no good anymore. Fett killed them instantly.

It is very evident that the man is insane. Vader seems to be after everyone…sigh…I just wish he would leaver our family alone. He’s targeting both you and me…and Owen even said Vader’s been writing him.

I’m sure Padmé will eventually tell me what hurt her so deeply. I understand her need for privacy, and when she’s ready to tell me she will. I have always told her that my office is open to her. I have no idea what could have been worse to her than Anakin’s death, but maybe it’s just something little. Maybe she’s having problems with her family. She’s been very stressed with them lately. They want her to marry again, and she doesn’t want to because she still loves the memory of Anakin. Maybe their pressure on her is brining back bad memories?

I’m sorry that you waited too long to have a conversation with Anakin. Maybe I didn’t do enough…maybe I didn’t push him enough to talk with you. It’s partly my fault too. I’m sure that if Anakin were still alive he would have grown to love you.

I don’t know about the sensing things. I don’t think Anakin ever mentioned that to me, but you may be right. And I do think it is hard to tell whether a person is Force Sensitive or not, unless you spend a lot of time with them. However, remembering the conversation I overheard on Qui-Gon’s com link, Anakin was more force sensitive than any other Jedi. That’s why Qui-Gon wanted to free him so much. He knew what a great Jedi Anakin would become. Unfortunately, Anakin never had the chance because he was killed. I saw Qui-Gon test Anakin’s blood, and talk about the reading. Something about Anakin having over 20, thousand on some reading. I’m not sure what that means, and Qui-Gon was confused by it too. From the conversation, though, it was HIGH.

If Anakin really was the most Force Sensitive person in the galaxy, then I might have a hard time with knowing whether other people are Force Sensitive or not. I would be used to Anakin, and how Force Sensitive he was, so I probably wouldn’t be able to tell with a normal Force Sensitive person, like the Luke kid must be.

I’m glad that Luke has a few friends too. He does seem to be a very nice boy. I’ve been getting to know him better and better with each letter he sends me. I’m glad that we have such nice young people in the Rebellion. I’m sure he would like to have a party. He said he’s never had one before, and I’m sure he would like it. If he knew it was his friends that threw him a party, he would enjoy it. He needs to see that he does have friends here that appreciate him.

I am glad that you were able to do such a wonderful service to the Rebellion. Battles are bonding times, aren’t they? It’s wonderful to have other people cover your back, and you cover others backs. I hope we do not have another battle for a long time.

If Luke IS being trained (which he told me he was), that means he’s Force Sensitive for sure, right? Only Force Sensitive people can be trained…am I correct? I’m glad that Yoda and Obi-Wan are risking to train a Force Sensitive person. Maybe he can really do some damage to the Empire. I hope there are more Force Sensitive people that can be trained. Yes, Yoda is training him.

I have just received a letter from Luke. He tells me that his training is going very well. He said it isn’t easy, but he is really enjoying it. He said he’s learning something each day (he’s only been training for a few days). It sounds like Luke is doing very well.

And yes, Leia and Han pretended to be garbage. Leia has told me that she is on Bespin now with Han. They’re visiting his friend Lando while their ship is being prepared. Leia said she didn’t really like it though…the city is beautiful, but she is suspicious of Lando. She thinks it’s too quiet there. I think she’s paranoid, myself. I think they’re going to get away as soon as they can. Let’s see, what else did she tell me? Oh yes, she told me that she is in love with Han, and that he loves her too. No, I do not know of this Lando guy…but we used the name Lando as one of our aliases when we captured the plans to the first Death Star. I’m not sure where we heard of that name from. At any rate, they are going to some banquet now.

The funny thing is that Vader closed his letter saying that he was preparing for a banquet. I guess a lot of people like to eat. I wouldn’t be surprised that Vader is going to a banquet. The high Imperials are rumored to have a lot of fancy dinners.

Did I tell you that Rebel Intelligence has found that the Empire is making a Second Death Star? We’re in the process of retrieving information. I’ll let you know more once I hear more. I would appreciate it if you would do the same for me.


Your loving wife,
Shmi
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