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Note 1
Han,

I am disappointed that you didn’t register. The lady that registered me kept giving me weird looks…it made me nervous. When I said my name, she just stared at me, and when I said I was from Tatooine, she made me repeat it and acted the same way. And then she asked me all these questions about the Empire. I don’t think the registration process went well. And that Queen person that I ran into…that worries me, and Han, what if I get in the X-Wing and can’t figure out how to work it? I’ve never flown before. Oh, and what do you think of my friend Leia?

Luke
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Note 2
Luke,

What? You want me to teach you how to work a X-Wing? Well, I might, don't know. Why haven't you ever flown a ship before? You're how old 18, 19? You should know how.

Yeah, I didn't register, because I'm not going to hang around very long. I've got some stuff to do back on Tatooine.

Sorry about that lady acting weird toward you. I wonder what her problem was.

What do I think of Leia? She's a big pain!! She acts like she's the boss of everything, and wouldn't take orders from me. I think she's a spoiled princess. She had the guts to call Chewie a 'walking carpet'!!! He could have killed her for that. She's stubborn and not obedience. I can't believe we have to rescue her from the Death Star. From what I think, I think she's fits there perfectly. Anyway, what do you think of her?

Han
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Note 3
Han,

I didn’t say I wanted you to teach me how to work a X-Wing…I just said I didn’t know how to fly. I wasn’t asking for your help, but if you would like to help, I could sure use it. I took this test run thing….and I guess I did okay. Hey I took off without crashing, and I landed all right. I landed on this really small planet where I met this guy named Lowdun Skywalker, and I think he might be related to me, but I’m not sure.

Why haven’t I flown before? Well I’ve never flown before because my uncle never let me learn. He wouldn’t allow me because he told me that my father was a terrible pilot and that I might have inherited his terribleness as a pilot, but he might have lied. At least according to Ben my father was an excellent pilot. It’s hard to know what’s truth and what’s not…but I guess I did okay. If you would like to try and help me out some more, you could.

And I’m 19, Han. Aren’t you 31?

What do you have to do back on Tatooine? I’m disappointed that you didn’t register. You know you’re a good pilot. They could use you. You’re turning your back on them! You know what’s about to happen, what they’re up against.

Well I wrote that lady and she told me that she had bad memories that had to do with Skywalkers from Tatooine. She said she didn’t want to tell me the story, but that’s why she acted the way she did.

Good…..I’m glad you don’t like Leia that well. I happen to like her a lot. I happen to have a crush on her. You think she’s a spoiled princess? Uh….Han…she hasn’t lived as a princess all her life. It’s a long story….I’m glad she’s stubborn. Would you want her to not stand up for herself and make us decide everything for her? Would you want her to not have her own opinions or decisions? Han!!!! How can you say that anyone belongs on the Death Star? Darth Vader was going to kill her!!!!!!!

Well I’m going to see if I can get that stain out of that other lady’s dress, and then I’m going to get in my ship and go participate in the Death Star battle.


Luke
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Note 4
Luke,

I don't think I'll be able to help you, because I have to get back to Tatooine for some business. I hope the battle goes well for you all.

I'm guessing there are LOTS of Skywalkers in the galaxy, if you landed your X-Wing and found a Skywalker. Well, I haven't ran into many (besides you), so I wouldn't know. Why would you think that guy is related to you? I mean if there's not a lot of Skywalkers in the galaxy then I understand, but if there are...he can be anybody.

Yeah, I'm 31, who told you? So, you're 19, and never flew a ship, because your uncle said you would be a bad pilot if you did? Well, that's a stupid reason why not to fly!! Well, if you were able to take off and land without crashing I think you should believe Ben, because not many people do that on the first try.

I'm a smuggler, and am trying to get back to Tatooine to finish a deal, if that means anything to you.

Well, I don't care about Leia, princess or not, I don't like her at all. She's got a temper problem, and thinks she can boss around any/everyone, but no, I only listen to one person and THAT'S me!!! Hey, if Vader wants to kill her that's better than he wanting to kill me. Like I said, I don't care about her. I have NO idea why you like her. It must be something in the air.


Han
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Note 5
Han,

That was okay that you couldn’t help me. I think I figured out pretty much all I needed…let us hope so. I think I’ve done okay in the battle so far. I’ve been hit twice, but neither was a direct hit, and neither did much damage. I lost R2, though. It’s not looking real good. I’m down to 1 minute, and Vader is TIGHT on me. I’ve tried to use the Force, like Ben told me….but I don’t know if I am or not. He told me to trust my feelings and to use my instincts…and I have tried.

Yes, there are LOTS of Skywalkers in the galaxy. I’m surprised you haven’t run into any besides me. It IS the most common last name in the galaxy. I’m not making fun of your or anything…I’m just a little shocked that you never heard of the name Skywalker until you met me. There are 50 of them that go to my school!

The reason I think the guy I found is related to me is because he said that one of his sons was named Summoner, and that Summoner had two sons named Rhun and Owen….and I’m pretty sure that there wouldn’t be any other people with the name Summoner that had the same names as my uncles. Summoner isn’t that common of a name…and Rhun’s not that common either. Owen is more common, but still not THAT common. That’s why I think he’s related to me. The only thing is he said he didn’t know who my father was….that he didn’t know any Alex Skywalker’s. The funny thing is he said his father’s name was Alex. I thought that was strange. Sometimes family names are passed down through generations, though. I wonder why he never heard of my father.

I asked you how old you were; remember? I asked you as soon as I met you. Yes…..my uncle told me that my father was a bad pilot, and that I would be too. Well he never LET me fly. If someone doesn’t show you how, and bars you from learning how, then you can’t very well learn to fly. And it wasn’t easy for me to sneak on a ship and try and learn because I was in a wheelchair until I was 10, and I was on crutches from the time I was 10 to when I was 13…so it wasn’t easy for me to get away from my uncle and go towards ships. All the ships are all the way at Mos Eisley, and it takes too long to get there for me not to have been noticed. I would have had to get myself into a ship all by myself. And, especially while I was in the wheelchair, I would have had a hard time. I would have had to get myself out of it, and do something with it, and then when I was done flying, I would have had to someone get myself out of the ship and back into the wheelchair, and that would have been hard to do alone. I could move my legs normally, but I couldn’t stand on them, and I couldn’t walk, so would have been hard. It would have taken a lot of time and effort…and I could have gotten myself sick from trying to get into and out of the ship. I would have had to crawl and somehow get myself out of the ship. I couldn’t have used the stairs, and I could have fallen in the attempt. Really? Not many people can take off and land without crashing on their first tries? I didn’t think it was THAT hard.

You’re a smuggler? I thought smuggling was outlawed. Can’t you be put to death for smuggling? You’re the kind of person that gives the people of Tatooine a bad image. That’s probably why that Shmi lady didn’t like me. Maybe she knew some Skywalkers that were smugglers?

Han, different people have different tastes in the kind of people they’re attracted to. I like her a lot. I probably wouldn’t like your kind of girl. I find her to be very nice and caring. I feel like I’ve known her all my life…and I don’t know….I just like her. It’s not something in the air. What was that supposed to be referring to?


Luke
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Note 6
Luke,

Never mind about that 'must be something in the air' thing I said. You don't get it, so never mind.

Ok, so you like Leia. I can care less, because I don't. I'm not you so I don't have to worry about it. I'm sure you like her for your own reasons, but I don't like her, so I'm not going to worry about her or anyone else.

All right, I understand your reasons for not being able to fly ships when you were younger. It must have been boring having to sit around in a wheelchair all day while other people went flying.

Yes, smuggling it against the law, and I plan on quitting the smuggling business and to do something else, but I have to pay this person and I'm out of the business, so no, I'm not going to get for doing it.

I did know some people that were Skywalkers before I met you, but I didn't pay any attention to it. So, I'm sure there are a lot of Skywalkers out there.

I don't know what's the deal with you trying to figure out whose related to you. I mean, if it gets too confusing why don't you stop?

Well, I hope that you do well in the battle, and get away from Vader. He's got a great aim and will shoot you down in a moment's notice. Be careful out there. Leia is mad (like always) at me for staying. Sorry about that, but I'm not going to kill myself for something I'm not a part of.


Han
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Note 7
First Luke and Han note written after AOTC came out



Han,

Was the “must be something in the air” remark meant to be in reference to my allergies or something? Did you mean it as only something in the air could cause me to like Leia…like a reaction with stuff in the air, or did you mean something else?

Yes, I do like Leia. If feel so strange around her…I have this feeling for her like I have never had for anyone….almost as if I have known her my entire life or something. Have you ever felt like that around anyone before? Yes, I do have my own reasons for liking her. I’m glad you have no feelings for her, but you shouldn’t put me down because I happen to have feelings for her. You know, Han, that not every person in the universe has the same taste in people of the opposite sex. I would never insult you by saying, “I don’t know how you could like that girl.” I understand that people like others for different reasons, and everyone has different tastes.

LOL. Tatooine is a boring planet no matter what. It’s the most boring planet in the entire Empire. You have me all wrong though, Han. I did not just sit around in a wheelchair all day. I had my own fun. I went with my friends a lot of places on Tatooine. Since my uncle wouldn’t let me fly, and my friends (who were all about the same age as me) would have had to carry me onto a ship if I had to fly…well that was out of the question. But my friends and I used to race landspeeders for the fun of it. I could get into one of those completely by myself. They’re not that high, and like I said I could move my legs and everything, so I was able to get into landspeeders. I used to get in big trouble with my uncle for going out with my friends all the time. I HATED farming, mostly because it was so boring. I have always wanted adventure, and I have always found some way of finding it, even if it was just my friends and I riding around in our landspeeders all day, or going to strange places on Tatooine and getting lost….and oh….I don’t know…we made life on Tatooine bearable, but still not up to the adventurous life that I wanted. It got so annoying sometimes because I wanted to learn to fly and everything, but my uncle never gave me the chance to learn. I wanted to go and learn about the Rebellion, and I always wanted to go to the Imperial Academy. There was NO way that I was going to be a farmer. I did hate it that all my friends flew ships, but I wasn’t allowed to learn.

So you plan on quitting the smuggling business? How long have you been in it? What are your future plans? What are you planning on doing with your life?

Yes, there certainly are a lot of Skywalkers out there.

Why shouldn’t I try to figure out whom I’m related to? I mean the only people that I knew that were related to me before all this started were my aunt and uncle. I want to know my other relatives. If you were in my situation, wouldn’t you want to meet the other members of your family? Sure it’s confusing, but once I figure it all out, it won’t be so confusing. I don’t mind trying to figure it out. I like figuring stuff out; I find it to be actually fun.

Han, I really need to thank you for saving my life. Without you I could never have destroyed the Death Star. Did you see if Vader’s ship got caught up in the Death Star explosion or not? I couldn’t tell, and I was wondering if you could. I was so proud of you that you came back and actually did something for someone else for a change. You helped save the Rebellion, and I just wanted you to know that. What made you change your mind about your involvement in the Death Star battle?

Do you know I made that shot without the targeting computer? I couldn’t believe it. I’m not sure what exactly happened…I think I might have used the Force or something because I don’t know how else I could have hit it so directly. It was this really strange feeling that came over me…I get that feeling a lot, but this feeling was a lot more intense and…I don’t know…it’s really hard to explain.

Do you know much about the Force?

Yes, I know that Vader has a good aim. It’s really strange…he shot down the other people’s ships the second he got behind them…but with me it was different. I’m not sure why that was. Maybe it’s the Force thing again that helped me avoid the shots or something. The concept of the Force is very strange to me because I thought that EVERYONE felt the way I did about things….like I thought everyone saw things before they happened…but Obi-Wan told me that most people don’t. I don’t understand that because I grew up thinking that everyone was just like me with the feelings and knowing things without knowing why or how, or seeing things that would happen before they did. Anyway, when people shoot at me, I just know that they’re going to shoot at me before they do…or I can tell that they could shoot at me and I just react to it. Am I making any sense to you? Do you have any idea what I’m talking about? Well anyway, it was because of those feelings that I avoided the shots, I think. Although I don’t know….Vader has a good aim, and seeing how other people’s ships were destroyed instantly…well maybe Vader’s weapons system started to fail when he got behind me or something.

Now that you have saved my life, and cleared my path so that I could destroy the Death Star, I don’t think it’s going to be so easy for you to leave the Rebellion. You made a decision to help me, and when you did that, you more or less made yourself involved with the Rebellion, whether you would like to admit it or not. You certainly cannot deny that.

There are rumors going around that there is supposed to be some kind of awards ceremony for us. Do you know anything about it? I hope the rumors are untrue. Please don’t tell anyone I destroyed the Death Star.

Also, have you heard where the new Rebel Base will be? I haven’t heard a thing on that topic yet.

If Vader is still alive, I wonder what he thought when he saw his Death Star get blown up, the Death Star that he had bragged about for so long; the one he had personally designed.

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?


Luke
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Note 8
Luke,

No problem about rescuing you from Vader and the other two TIE fighters, Leia was giving me a hard time about me leaving, so I decided that the only way to make her stop bothering me about being selfish was to help you, so that's what I did. I'm glad you were able to destroy the Death Star, and I had NO idea that you did it without your targeting computer. Are you SURE that you didn't know how to fly before the battle? Because you flew like you did.

The Force? No, I know close to nothing about it...lets just say that I know nothing of it. You say that you think it helped you destroy the Death Star? What is it, some kind of magic, or something?

I've lost count of how many years, I've been a smuggler, but I've been thinking about quitting it ever since I made a deal with Jabba the Hatt. I have no clue to what I'm doing after I quit, maybe I'll...oh I don't know, I'll found something interesting to do.

No, I'm not staying here, if there is an award ceremony, I'll leave right after that.

That 'something in the air' I was saying it as a joke. You have NO sense of humor, Luke, did you know that? How will I explain this? Ok, Lets say that there one person that makes a stupid mistake and it's COMPLETELY unlike his character, later on in the day someone else makes the some mistake and so on and so on. When that happens people say that there's 'something in the air', because everyone is making the SAME mistake in the SAME day. Understand?

Well, Luke, I'm glad you're different and I don't care if you like Leia. What I think she needs is to get out some more and enjoy herself. But NO she's a princess and bosses everyone around, and doesn't know the being of 'have fun'! That's why I don't like her, ok?

Well, I have to go.


Han
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Note 9
Han,

So you just came back to save me because Leia was giving you a hard time? You had no personal drive to help me? You did it only so that Leia would stop bothering you about it?

Yes, Han. I am SURE that I had never flown before that battle. As I told you before, my uncle wouldn’t let me learn to fly, and I couldn’t sneak out and try it on my own when I was little. Really? You think that I flew like I had flown before? Well thanks…but I can’t be THAT good.

Yeah…I made the shot without a targeting computer.

Well…Obi-Wan (Ben) told me that my father was a Jedi Knight, and all Jedi Knights are force sensitive. He also tested my blood and told me that I was force sensitive too. From what I understand, the Force is where the Jedi get their power. It’s not magic…it’s just something that the Jedi could use, and it helped them. It’s really hard to explain…I still don’t quite understand it. It’s like an extra sense or something. In Ben’s words, “It’s an energy field created by all living things. It binds the galaxy together.”

If you’re thinking about quitting the smuggling business, why don’t you join the Rebellion? That would give you something to do after you quit…and you would be helping a good cause. I’m sure everyone in the Rebellion would be glad if you actually became a part of the Rebellion.

LOL, well, well, Han…it looks as if you DID stick around…long enough to move to the new base (Hoth). What motivated that? I thought you said that you would be leaving right after the awards ceremony.

By the way, what did you think of the Awards Ceremony and our Vader Bashing Party?

A lot of people say I don’t have a sense of humor. I do, Han, honestly, I do. You just don’t know me well enough yet. I just don’t show it in the way that most people do. I have a strange sense of humor, and I do laugh and smile. You’ve just been around me at the wrong times. I had a lot that I went through to get here. Okay, now I know what you’re talking about with the “something in the air” comment. Sorry that I made such a big deal about it.

I’m sure that Leia does get out and enjoy herself sometimes. Your sense of “fun” just might be different than hers…or mine. Maybe she does need to sit back and enjoy life a little more…and not worry so much about the Rebellion, but I’m sure she has a life. As far as bossing people around…I don’t think she does that. She IS a Rebel leader since Bail is her father. She’s adopted to that role very nicely in her short time that she’s been here. I think that she’s a very bright person and knows what she wants…and she doesn’t like it when other people make decisions for her…or when she is not actively involved in decisions that concern her. In my estimation, that’s not a very good reason not to like someone.

So what do you think of Hoth? It’s pretty cold, isn’t it? Well that was nice of you that you volunteered to look for life forms with me. I haven’t come up with anything yet, have you?

It’s near the end of our shift, but something just fell out of the sky and I want to check it out. It looks like a meteorite, but I can’t be sure. I think it might be an Imperial Probe Droid or something. I know that’s not very likely, but I want to check it out to be on the safe side. It hit near here, so it won’t take me long. I’ll meet you back at the base in like 5 to 10 minutes, okay? My Tauntaun is acting weird, so the sooner I get back to the Base, the better. I don’t like being on the backs of animals when they act strangely….it just makes me uncomfortable.


Luke
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Note 10
Luke,

10 minutes? Or so to check out that droid? Man, it's been much longer than that and they're planning on shutting down the base. You gotta hurry. This is very unlike you. We have Ol' Goldenrod and R2D2 out here trying to pick up a signal...that's it. This is not like you at all. I'm going out to find you right now. You're probably in danger. Leia is on my back for going out-says no one can survive. And Goldenrod is giving my junk stats. I'm not listening to them, I'll make it...and if I don't, well it was fun while it lasted.

Han.
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Note 11
Han,
I want to thank you for going out after me. If you hadn’t, I wouldn’t be here. You’ve saved my life twice, and if you ever need your life saved, I’ll be here for you. You are a true friend, and I’m thankful that you went after me, despite everyone’s protests.

Being in that bacta tank was not fun…sigh…but at least I’m alive. I’m going to be sick for a while because I was out there so long, and I ended up coming down with pneumonia. None of this has been good for my asthma.

I suppose you’re wondering what happened, right? Well…let’s see: 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 you, 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. I suppose I had been outside a while when you found me. I don’t even remember you finding me. I must have been REALLY out.

I can tell by your last letter that everyone was worried about me. It’s nice to know I have real friends who care about what happens to me. I’ve never had any of those kinds of friends before.

I guess you sure know me well…enough to know that I’m never late. I’m so thankful to you.

Would you like to come in and visit me sometime? I could use some company. It’s a little boring lying in bed all day.

So what have you and Leia been doing while I’ve been sick? Is anything happening in the main area of the base? If so, you have to tell me! I can’t stand being away from everyone else.

The medical people are giving me dirty looks, so I better end this letter.

Your friend,
Luke
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Note 12
Luke,
It was nothing. Truly, it was nothing going out and saving a friend in freezing cold weather, anyone would have done it. Man, when I got to you, you were gone. But you were muttering something about Ben and Dagobah? Yea. See, to save you (and me, once I got out there) my TaunTaun kinda keeled over and died. So I slit it open (Man DID it smell BAD!!) and used its body warmth to heat us up until they came out and rescued us.

So, the bacta tank. I've never personally been in a bacta tank, at least not in my memory, so I couldn't tell you what I think of it. I will say you did look kinda goofy floating around in there. That is, if it was a less life threatening experience, of course. And afterwards, Leia kisses you of course. She's still kind of bossy sometimes, but tolerable. You still like her or not? Sometimes you guys look very alike to me.....like your demeanor, or something. Just something....never mind, probably just me, been out in the cold too long.

Alright, Take care.
~Han
P.S. Never saw a Wampa creature up close.
P.P.S. Dagobah what?
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Note 13
Han,

You’re wrong…not anyone would save a friend in freezing cold weather. Only a true friend would. You risked your life doing it, and I just wanted you to know how grateful to you for saving my life. I was muttering something to you about Ben and Dagobah? Really? That’s weird because I had never even HEARD of Dagobah until Ben came in to tell me that that’s where this Yoda person was, and I am to train under him. But that was while I was recovering. Weird. I wonder if that was the Force or something working…if it works on a person when they are unconscious.

Tautaun’s DO smell bad. I’m glad I was unconscious. I don’t think I would be able to stand consciously knowing I was inside a dead animal, especially one that smelled as bad as a Tauntaun.

You went inside it too? Didn’t you have an emergency shelter? You’re telling me you went all the way out to save me without an emergency shelter?

Ah, yes…Leia kissed me. What was that business you were talking about? The South Passage? I would like to know your side of it. Leia has already told me her side, but I want yours.

You guys were talking in my room before I was awake. I woke up while you, Leia, and Wedge were talking about birthdays. So Wedge and Leia have the same birthday? That’s interesting.

I really enjoyed Leia’s kiss, though. That was the first kiss I’ve ever had in my life.

Yes, I still like Leia. Why wouldn’t I? You think she and I look very alike sometimes? That wouldn’t be the first time someone told me I looked like another person. It happens all the time with me and some of my friends. No one has ever said I looked kind of like a person of the opposite sex though. (I know you’re not trying to imply that I look like a girl. I know what you mean…I just don’t know how to say it without it coming out funny.) Anyway, I have no idea what you’re talking about about…Leia and I having the same demeanor? I don’t know, maybe. But she has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. I have blond hair and blue eyes. No one has said I looked like someone with different color hair or eyes.

Interesting.

So you’re leaving to go pay off Jabba, right? I’ll miss seeing you. I wish you had changed your mind. You are one of my best friends, but I can’t make up your mind for you.

I’m really sad, though, because Leia and I, in the short time we knew each other, grew very close…like best friends. And I’m REALLY going to miss her. Did you see that she got on her transport ship okay?

I’m glad the medical people allowed to participate in the battle. I don’t like laying in bed all day, doing nothing.

I’ll tell you about the battle, and what’s happened so far on Dagobah. While I was sick, Ben came in to tell me that he wanted me to train on Dagobah with some guy named Yoda.

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.

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 swamp.

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.


Your friend,
Luke
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Note 14
Luke,

Right now I'm writing this while I'm flying the Millenium Falcon around in this asteriod field, trying to avoid asteriods. I'm so multi-talented. Just joking. Your battle sure sounds like an epic, while you were fighting, I was trying to get Her Majesty on the Falcon. Much less exciting. The walking goldenrod came along and we already had to switch him off. I just flew into an asteroid. Why am I here? Oh, easy, Vader is just after us trying to kill us. Nothing too new. So now we're hiding in this asteroid, waiting until the lose us and the coast is clear. I'm going exploring.

The ground is...squishy. It doesn't feel like rock. And it sure is...foggy? Misty?? Ah dab nab it something's chewing on the cables. I shot it. They're __________________. (drymocks?) The floor of the cave just moved...hey, wait a minute....I'm going to shoot the ground to see what happens. *pause* The ground spasms everytime......hey.....okay I'm evacuating this cave pronto!! now!!

Later-
OKay, now I got everyone inside and we're off again. That was no cave. We were in a a giant worm, I must of accidentally flew into it's mouth. Well, we're safe now, escaped from Vader. I can't pay Jabba off now, I have to get Leia somewhere safe, now that Vader is scouring the universe for us. I'm thinking of a remote city where my friend Lando might be able to house us. I can't trust him, but he has no love of the Empire so he surely won't trust them. It'll be safe until Plan B comes up. You better be a good Jedi fighter, and if that green guy gives you any lip, why you better...........................shut up and follow him, if you're lost on that planet and have no idea where to go.

~Han
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Note 15
Han,

It sounds like you and Leia have had some pretty interesting adventures while I was away. YOU FLEW INTO AN ASTEROID FIELD? That makes no sense. Leia’s with you, and you’re endangering her life too. Sure, I like to take risks when I race my friends, but I would NEVER fly into an asteroid field. Okay, so Threepio is with you? I was hoping that he was.

I see why you’re in the asteroid field now. You said Vader’s after you and trying to kill you? Why didn’t you just go into hyperspace instead of going into an asteroid field? It would have been a lot less risky.

And if Vader is after you, I have a very bad feeling about this. For some strange reason, I’m convinced that Vader as after me, trying to kill me. He probably thinks I’m on the ship with you, since he knows I was on the Millennium Falcon before.

I hope that’s not the case.

Sounds like you love those Mynocks. Your cave that you were hiding in moved when you hit the floor with a blaster? I’m sure you came to the same conclusion that I did…that it was some kind of animal.

I see that you did come to that conclusion now. (I’m answering your letter as I am reading it.) I’m glad you got out of that thing’s mouth. Being in that “cave” must have been quite an experience.

Where does this Lando friend of yours live? You say you can’t trust him. How can he be your friend if you can’t trust him? But you believe he has no love for the Empire, so you’re going to trust him because of it? Han, I hope you know what you’re doing. Remember, it’s not only you and Chewie and C-3PO that you’re responsible for. You’re responsible for Leia too. Take good care of her.

I’ll try my best to be a good Jedi fighter. The training is pretty intense. The little green guy? Oh wait until I tell you about him.

Well, Vader’s last letter was a LITTLE better, but he’s still acting weird. At least he didn’t make any statements about recruiting me or anything like that. He wants to fight with me, because he seems to like challenges. I’ll quote him: “It gladdens me to know you'd love to cross sabers with me. I well look forward to it. Just be sure you are up to it, for I expect you to be as worthy an opponent as I suspect you are.”

Okay now to tell you what’s been going on in my life since the last time I wrote you. You’ll never guess this, but the little green guy I was telling you about IS Yoda…can you believe that?

I followed him 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, if you’d like…but I figured you’d probably get bored with it.


So, how did you get out of that asteroid field? And you were able to go into hyperspace, I assume. Why are you even going to see that friend of yours? Wouldn’t it be safer if you just went to the rendezvous point? How do you like being alone with Leia? I can imagine that it must be pretty interesting…with all the disgust you’ve been telling me you had for her.

Yoda’s asking me to train some more. I have to go.


Your friend,
Luke
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Note 16
Luke~

Well it's just this darn Empire...really can't keep it's hands and business to itself, you'd think they'd never heard of personal space. Ha. Well Cloud City, that's Lando's city, is quite alright. Nice quaint little place. We're keeping up the friendliness, altho he claims the Millenium Falcon is his, altho it's really mine. I can see why, it's a sweet little craft. Yoda sounds pretty strict and harsh, fancy him being the shriveled little green dude all along.

I kissed Leia. It was while she was trying to fix the Millenium Falcon with me. She accused me of me a ____________, and said she liked nice men. I am a nice men. I saved her, didn't I? I really don't understand women sometimes. I landed on Cloud City. Yes, I know it sounds stupid, not trusting Lando, but the Empire has posted Troops everywhere else. I called in Lando, and he let me land. After some gentle bantering, he gave us a place to stay. He says he owns a mining business up here, safe from the Empire. Tonight there is supposedly a banquet. I'm going, along with Leia, and C3PO. Wonder what it's all about.

I still don't believe that much in the Force. I think it maybe a cool sleight of hand card trick, but I wouldn't trust my life in it. But I'm happy for your progress there, if you have any. You sound pretty discouraged.

~Han
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Note 17
Han,

You ARE at Cloud City right now, Han, right? You’re in pain right? I had a Jedi vision. I’ll tell you all about it later, but I just want to hear that you are all right.

If it’s the Empire, I’ll come for you as soon as I can. If it’s the Lando guy…he’ll have something coming for him. I have a feeling it’s Vader, though, because I saw him in the Jedi vision.

Yoda is pretty strict and harsh, but I’ve learned a lot from him. Obi-Wan and Yoda don’t want me to leave, but I HAVE to. I know you’re in danger, Han, and you and Leia are my friends. I have to go to you. Just hang on. I’ll be there as soon as I can.

It IS funny that Yoda was the little green dude all along, but it was a lesson in itself.

Han, women are something that I don’t think any guy will ever have a grip on. But you kissed Leia? What? Are you two in love?

How was the banquet? I hope you had a good time.

I was pretty discouraged with me training, but I know I progressed. I can use the Force now, so that is something. I can take Vader down…which is what I’m going to have to do in order to rescue you.

I totally despise Vader!! He is a no good, very bad, horrible, loser, and a big creep!!!! I can’t stand him. I can’t believe that he is causing you and Leia so much pain that I can feel it in a Jedi vision.

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…about the only time she’s nice to me is when I’m sick. She actually does care for me then. 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 you 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 you and Leia were there. You were together, but you weren’t safe. You were in a lot of pain and suffering. I actually felt your pain…your 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 you’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 you. 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 you would die. I don’t want my friends to die. I feel that I MUST go after you and rescue you.

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 you 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 your pain is so intense that it is making me physically sick. I have to go and help you.

I only hope that when I get to Cloud City I’m not too late. I don’t want you to die; you 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 if Vader’s trying to recruit me for the Imperial Navy, he’s not doing a very good job. I’ll never join anything that has ANYTHING to do with the terrible thing called the Empire. But you said you personally didn’t buy that. I don’t know why he’s taken such an interest in me either. He seems like he’s obsessed with me! He’s starting to REALLY scary. I mean, in his last letter he indicated he knew stuff about me that I have never even MENTIONED. Why can’t he just leave me alone and stop writing me stupid letters?

I’ll write down quotes from his last letter.

“If I left you alone, you and your pesky Rebellion would mess everything up. What, you think I have nothing better to do than chase a bunch of mismatched rebels, namely an overbearing thief, a princess without a throne, a growling rug,a trash can, a golden girlie-bot, a Jedi wannabe, and an old fool who doesn't have the common sense to stay dead?? I'd rather be home planning other things, like... well, never mind, none of your business anyway.

As for worrying, I'm not the least bit worried. My plans are falling into place nicely.

So the old relic Yoda is still alive, is he? I'm glad to hear that he has taken you on as a pupil. Yes, I know of your training. Don't worry, I wouldn't dream of interfering. I'm actually proud of you, and hope you grow stronger in all things. Now I am certain that you shall make an excellent challenge for me. I do love a challenge. Scaring and beating the rebels can be so boring.

Learn well, and take care that the swamp's humidity doesn't flare up your illness. I want you in top shape when next we fight.”


How in the galaxy did he know who all my friends are? I haven’t mentioned all of them to him…and he seems to know more about all of us than he should. And I never even told him I was on Dagobah…I just told him I was training with Yoda. He knew I was on Dagobah, though! And why would he want me to train? I mean doesn’t he get it that we’re enemies, and if I train I’ll have a better chance at betting his stupid, no good self? And that’s about the first time he mentioned his “plans” to me. And I have no clue how he found out I had asthma, because I have not said a word to him about it…so he seems to be obsessed with me and my friends. I don’t like that at all. It’s scaring me. That man is a creep, and I don’t like it that he seems to know so much about me…or my friends. I truly do not understand the man.

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


PS I’ve been thinking a lot about all the stuff Vader knows. I think some of it might be from his own spying. I forgot that he overheard the conversation I had with my uncle when I first brought back the Death Star plans. At that time, my uncle had just gotten back from a trip to Coruscant to get me my inhaler medicine. It ran out on me when I was in the factory where I found Lissy, so he got me some more, but he had to go all the way over to Coruscant to get it. (Everything was closed on Tatooine because it was a holiday.) When he heard me tell about the plans, that’s when he knew I had the plans, and in the same conversation my uncle told me he got my medicine…so I think he overheard that too. That must have been how he knew I had asthma.
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Note 18
Luke

This message must be brief. We're being tortured, and there are only a few minutes left before I must go in for my turn. It's awful, I barely have strength to write...

The banquet was a sham, all a sham. They tricked me, Chewie, and Leia alll to go into a hall with no escape. Vader overpowered us with the Force. All this pain, I can't think straight and remember anything else at all.

I can't believe Lando tricked us. I thought we were friends, man. Well, so what if that game of Sabacc won the Millenium Falcon from him, I didnt' think he'd call Vader in on us. I just decked him, and I got beat down by Imperials. Can't stand looking at his foul face.

I do love Leia, Luke. I kissed her aboard the Millenium Falcon. I'm trying my best to protect her, but it's just not working. I'm not sure how things willl turn out for any of us. I'll still fight, in the end...all in the end...

I'm struggling now. Vader has just sent for me again. I eavesdropped and heard he wants to "test" something out on me. Probably another torture device. I'll try my best to get thru it and back to you later.

If you can rescue us, it would help. At least get Leia out of here, me and Chewie will make it okay. But please watch out, I want you to be safe above all. Maybe you should listen to Yoda, as much as you hate training. And Ben too, I don't think Ben would hurt you intentionally. Take good care of yourself. We've been through a lot.


-Han
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Note 19
Hey Han,


I’m on my way to Cloud City right now. I’m not going to let Vader touch either you or Leia! I know it’s Vader…it’s got to be him! And you said that he pulled a blaster out of your hand? Well he was using the Force, which is the same power that the Jedi use. The difference is he uses it for evil. (Leia told me about the blaster being pulled out of your hand. You just mentioned that “Vader overpowered you with the Force.” That statement alone confused me, but Leia’s letter cleared up all confusion.)

I could never forget my friends…you and Leia are the closest friends I’ve ever had. And you’ve saved my life twice. I’ve got to get to you. That is why I am going to Cloud City. When I know my friends are in trouble, my Jedi training can wait.

You have no idea how much it pains me to hear of what Vader is doing to you! Do not worry; I will be there soon! I am sorry to hear that your “friend” Lando betrayed you to Vader. I guess you should be a little more careful in your choice of friends from now on. I can understand why you wouldn’t want to see Lando right now. If I were in your place, I wouldn’t want to either. I don’t think I ever want to meet this Lando person. If I ever do meet him, he’s not going to walk away without a few harsh words from me.

Han…Vader wants to test something on you? How horrible! Don’t worry; I’ll get to you as soon as I can, all right?

Did I make it sound as if I hated my training? If so, that was not how I intended it to come out. I don’t mind my training…it’s just that it’s so intense…and Yoda’s kind of expects a lot…maybe too much out of me. I WANT to learn to be a Jedi…but the training is hard work.

I am on my way.


Luke
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Note 20
Dear Luke,

So…ok. I am in a bit of pain. I…uh…fell down…some…stairs! Yeah, I fell down some stairs. No need to worry about me. Don’t give up your training!

I’m sure Vader uses the Force. I neglected to mention in my previous letter that he…well, he absorbed five or so blaster shots. That is evil, if I ever saw it. Absorbing an honest mans blaster bolts, it can’t get any worse.

As for Leia, well, she talks to me allot…I mean, she says more than one word at a time now. And, I did manage to sneak a kiss. It was getting very romantic until your stupid droid interrupted. Mmmm, she also seems to be concerned when I came in from the…uh…interview with the stormtroopers. Yes, interview.

Now kid, I mean this. Turn around, and go back to old two foot tall, and finish your training. I mean it…


Han
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Note 21
Now we are into the ROTJ events…


Han,

How are you doing? Leia has just informed me that she unfroze you, and that Jabba now has you all in custody.

And Han, I know all about Vader questioning and torturing you while you were at Cloud City. You really didn’t need to try to hide it from me. Yes, you probably knew that Vader was setting a trap for me, but I got out of the fight okay. I have something very strange to tell you…and you’re not going to believe it…but uh…Darth Vader’s my father.

You must be very confused right now. Let me explain. Vader was after me because he wanted me for the Dark Side, because I am his son. He sent an entire Imperial fleet after me…and he set up that situation on Cloud City just because of me. I don’t like the fact that Darth Vader is my father, and I’m having a hard time dealing with it. I’ll be all right, though. I have something else to tell you…my mother is Mon Mothma. (Her real name was Padmé Amidala Skywalker.) Vader’s real name is not Nigel Reklaw, but it is Anakin Skywalker. Can you believe that?

At any rate, Leia has told me the trouble you are in, so I am coming to Jabba’s palace myself.

And don’t worry about my training. I’ve already been to Dagobah again…(when I left for Cloud City I wasn’t quitting my training…I was merely trying to save my two best friends from someone that I thought would kill them. I intended to finish my training after the fight.) Anyway, when I went back to Dagobah, Yoda told me that I didn’t need any more training…that I already knew everything I needed to face my father again.

Vader absorbed about five blaster shots? Oh wow…that had to be the Force. Although he is my father, he is definitely evil! Can you tell me more about what happened with the blaster shots?

And Leia…she told me that she loves you very much. I’m happy for you…really I am. I admit that I did like her very much, but I would never want to disturb a relationship between my two best friends.

LOL. C-3PO interrupted you and Leia when you were kissing? I bet you were just thrilled with that. I wish you luck with Leia; really I do.

Be sure to let me know how you’re doing in your next letter, okay?


Your friend,
Luke Skywalker
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