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Note 1
Jira,

I wanted to thank you for your kindness. I am safely on Yavin, and we’re getting ready to battle the Empire. I just wanted to let you know that I’m okay and everything worked out.

Luke
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Note 2
Luke,

I'm very glad to hear from you, and that you're okay. Are you going to fight in the battle? Please be careful if you are.

Jira
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Note 3
Jira,

Yes, I will be fighting in the Death Star Battle. I will try my best to be careful….but…uh….I’ve never been in a battle before, and I’ve never actually flown before. I did a test run…..so I know I CAN fly the X-Wing, but I’m not sure how good I am. I guess we’ll find out.

Again, thanks for letting me stay with you in your shop while my friend Ben went to check to see if he could find us a ship that would take us off of Tatooine. Thanks for the pictures of Anakin Skywalker. They should help me on my project.

I’m sorry for getting sick…and I hope I didn’t bother you much. I normally don’t have that much of a problem with my asthma. Well that cooling unit that Anakin Skywalker built helped.

I hope I did well on that project on him. Old Ben said he knew him, so I got a lot of information about him from Ben.

I’ve had quite a time of it though. While we were trying to get to Yavin, we got pulled into the Death Star’s tractor beam, and then I found out that my uncle and grandfather and my friend Leia were all scheduled to be executed…and I was still sick because my uncle still had my medicine….but I convinced Han and the Wookiee with me to help me rescue them. I got my medicine back from my uncle, which really helped, and we were able to rescue all of them successfully. Of course by the time we had rescued them, the Imperials were alerted to our presence, so we were chased by a lot of stupid stormtroopers. We went into this garbage chute thing and barely escaped that alive….the walls started closing in, but I contacted one of the droids that had the plans…named C-3PO…and he had the other droid (R2-D2) open the door for us just in time. More stormtroopers chased us, and Leia and I got separated from the others….but we all eventually made it back to the ship.

Old Ben had gotten the tractor beam out of commission, but as we approached the ship I saw that Darth Vader and Ben were fighting with lightsabers. Ben played a trick on Vader and disappeared with the Force…..but it looked like Vader killed him. I screamed no…because I thought Vader killed Ben…and then the stormtroopers started shooting at us. Vader started coming towards me, so I hit the controls with my blaster, and the door came down and blocked him from coming after us. We escaped, but were tracked back to Yavin.

Then I registered at the Rebellion and got a lot of strange looks from the lady registering me….but that’s because she said she had a bad memories of people with my last name living on Tatooine….and she didn’t want to talk about it.

And then my friends and I were walking around and not paying attention to anything or anyone that was around us…and I accidentally bumped into this important Rebellion leader and caused her to spill coffee all over her dress and she got really mad about it. I tried to apologize, but she wouldn’t accept my apology. I’m going to go see if I can get the stain out before I have to get in my ship.


Luke
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Note 4
Luke,

Please be careful in the battle, I know in any battle nowhere is safe. I hope you can fly that X-Wing perfectly, I know it must be scary if you don't know what you're doing.

Wow, you sound like you've had quite an adventure already, I'm glad everyone is safe now.

Are you feeling better by the way? I'm glad that cooling unit Anakin made helped you, it has helped me as well.

Some lady says she doesn't like your like name and that you're from Tatooine, because she has bad memories? Do you know her name, maybe I know the reason of her disliking your last name, but I'm not sure. What is her name?

I must go and get back to work.


Jira
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Note 5
Jira,

I value my life, so trust me, I will be as careful as I can in the battle. Right now I’m in a bad spot…Vader’s on me TIGHT and there is only one minute until Yavin is in range. There are only three of us left…me, Biggs Darklighter (who is my best friend and also from Tatooine. Do you know him? He’s a little older than me.), and Wedge Antilles.

It’s really scary having Vader right on me because I’ve seen how fast he’s destroyed other ships.

I guess I’m doing all right with the X-Wing. I’ve been scared several times, but Ben said some things to me before the battle, and I’ve kept those things in mind. It’s really helped calm me down and keep me on top of things. I don’t know if I’m actually doing what he told me, but I am trying.

Yes, I have had quite an adventure already…a little more adventure than I bargained for. No one will be safe until the Death Star is destroyed.

Yes, I’m feeling a lot better, and I’m feeling normal. I stopped feeling sick a long time ago…during our trip to Yavin. I do have pretty bad asthma, but it doesn’t act up on me that often. I am perfectly fine MOST of the time. It only acts up when I’m around something I’m allergic to or if I exercise, and I do have medicine for it, and it usually helps me a lot. The problem was that I didn’t have my medicine and I had been doing a lot of things I don’t normally do. It just wasn’t the typical day. First of all my medicine ran out on me when we were in the factory. My asthma started acting up in the factory because there was stuff in there that I was really allergic to. That place looked like it had been abandoned for a while, and there was a lot of dust and molds and growths in there and we were in there a long time because we were hiding from the Maurders…so I got REALLY sick. I didn’t get any better when we got out because we were in danger and we had to run all the way back to the ship, which made me a lot worse. It got slightly better (but not much) on our way back to Tatooine. I told my uncle about my inhaler running out on me so he went to go get it refilled for me….but the problem was he forgot to give it back to me and I forgot to remind him because that’s when Vader questioned me about the plans, and that’s when I lied to him. I was feeling a lot better by then, but I was still pretty sick. I don’t think it was noticeable to anyone that I was sick…so I don’t think Vader even noticed. Then while Ben and I were on our way to Mos Eisley a sandstorm came up. We couldn’t do anything about it because we HAD to get to Mos Eisley. I got REALLY, REALLY sick then because I’m allergic to a lot of dust (small amounts don’t bother me at all…it’s just when there is quite a bit of it…like in the factory and during sand storms/dust storms). I got really, really sick because I hadn’t fully recovered from before, and I hadn’t taken my medicine after getting sick at all before….so it acted up A LOT. And I stayed pretty sick all the way to the Death Star, and then when we were on the Death Star I was sick until I finally got my medicine from my uncle, and then it got better, but I didn’t fully recover until we were on our way to Yavin. We had to do a lot of running on the Death Star too…which wasn’t too bad after I had my medicine…but before that it was rough.

So anyway, yes, I am feeling perfectly fine now.

I am still amazed that a person that young could have built something like the cooling unit. I don’t think I could even do that now.

Yes, the registration lady’s name was Shmi. I don’t know what her last name was, but you asked me for her name, so I gave it to you. I know if you know the reason of her disliking my last name…but I can guess. Do you think it might have been because of Mr. Whatever? That’s my only guess. He does kill people and he eats them…he almost killed me once….but my uncle arrived and got me away from him. I was 7 at the time and he had me on the floor so I couldn’t walk, so I couldn’t get away on my own. I have heard horror stories about him.

Well anyway, I’ll talk to you later.


Luke
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Note 6
Luke,

My, my, you've had quite an adventure, and I doubt it's over yet. I find it interesting that something like running out of meds can lead you to a battle. That's a rather odd way of getting to where you are.

I've heard Vader has a good aim, so you must be careful. I'm sure it's very scary in battle, and I would hate to be you, because of it. Just be careful and get rid of Vader if you can.

If you can ask Shmi what her last name is, that would be nice, but if you can't, don't worry about it. I'm not sure if it is Mr. Whatever she's talking about, but it could be.

Do I know a Biggs Darklighter? No, but I do know (or knew) of a Darklighter a long time ago. His name was Kitster. He was Anakin's best friend before Anakin went to become a Jedi.

I must go.


Jira
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Note 7
First Luke and Jira Note written since AOTC came out


Jira,

Yes, I’ve had quite an adventure so far…a little bit more than I was expecting. Yes, it is interesting that the fact that I ran out of my medicine led me to the Death Star battle. I suppose that a lot of interesting things lead people to things that they would least expect. I think that kind of thing happens all the time.

Yes, Vader does have a good aim…but something happened when he was behind me and for some reason he couldn’t hit me like he had hit all the other ships. I’m not sure why that was. Maybe his weapons system was malfunctioning or something.

Han Solo, one of the people I was with, was the one that actually got rid of Vader for me. He shot at him, but didn’t make a direct hit. Vader’s ship started spinning out of control, and I don’t know if he was caught up in the Death Star explosion or not. I hope he died in the battle.

I have no clue what Shmi’s last name is. I’ll ask her on my next letter, though. Yeah, Mr. Whatever is a creep. He sometimes gets sandpeople together and encourages them to attack moisture farmers homes. Sandpeople kill people sometimes. They’re a huge threat to us. She said Mr. Whatever was not her reason though….she said it was far from it, so I have no clue what it could have been.

Okay, so you knew a guy named Kitster Darklighter, and he was Anakin’s best friend? Um, okay….thanks for telling me. I’m not sure if I can get that in my report or not.

There’s going to be an awards ceremony to honor the heroes of the Death Star Battle, so I have to hurry up and get ready so that I can attend it. I also need to find out where our new Rebel Base will be.

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,

I'm guessing that you destroyed the Death Star, or is it still floating in space? I wonder if Vader is still spinning, and if he'll keep spinning until he gets into a far, far away galaxy! No matter, I believe if he is still alive that he will return, or you may be in danger.

I'm glad that your friend, Han Solo, was able to step in and save you. That was very nice of him.

Well, if you have any questions about Anakin, I can try and answer all I can, but I only knew him since he was a baby until he was nine, because that was when he was taken to become a Jedi.

If you ever find out Shmi's last name, please tell me, because I knew someone by the name of Shmi Skywalker, she was Anakin's mother. I would like to know if she's still alive or what has happened to her.

Well, I must go.


Jira
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Note 9
Jira,

Where did you get the idea that I was the one that destroyed the Death Star? I never told you I was the last one left or anyone…..but I suppose the word has been getting around. Yes, I’m the one that destroyed the Death Star. I’m very glad that it’s not still floating in space. I doubt that Vader is still spinning….I mean yeah he got sent out of control, but I don’t think it would have taken a person that long to regain control of the ship. I mean a person could regain control by flipping switches or doing something with the engine…or I don’t know, but from the little flying I’ve done…I KNOW that a pilot can maneuver a ship in very difficult situations. I’m sure that Vader has stopped spinning by now.

I realize that when Vader found out that it was me that destroyed the Death Star, he’ll want me dead (since I destroyed his toy and probably embarrassed him). The thing is I didn’t use my legal name when I signed up for the Rebellion…I used my family name, so I should be safe. If Darth Vader got a file on every person named Luke Skywalker in the entire galaxy, he wouldn’t be able to track me down because it’s not my legal name.

Yes, it was very kind of Han to step in and save me in the battle. He tried to tell me it was for selfish reasons that he did that, but I think he just was trying to protect his ego. I suspect that he really did want to help me…because he WANTED to help the Rebellion.

Wait…so you knew a Shmi whose last name was Skywalker, and that was the name of Anakin’s mother? Well the Shmi that I’m talking about…her last name IS Skywalker. I’m going to have to ask her about that. She DID say that she knew Anakin Skywalker well, but she never said ANYTHING about Anakin being her son. I feel REALLY bad about the whole dress incident now. That must have been why she was so upset that I ruined Mon Mothma’s dress…because it was the last gift that Anakin gave to Mon Mothma before he died. Now I understand why she wanted to make sure that I felt bad about ruining the dress. I’m still going to ask her that.

This is REALLY strange…it seems like EVERYONE that I meet knew Anakin Skywalker. Shmi was Anakin’s mother, Mon Mothma was Anakin’s wife, Obi-Wan (Ben) was Anakin’s old Jedi Master, and you knew Anakin when he was a little kid.

So you knew Anakin when he was a baby up until he was nine years old? All right…well what was he like as a child. What did he like to do? I might be able to use that stuff for my report.

I’ll ask the registration lady Shmi whether she was Anakin’s mother or not, but I’m guessing that she is.

Well we’ve moved to a new base (Hoth) and Han and I were sent out to look for life forms. I haven’t come up with anything yet, and I don’t think Han has either. The only thing is that something fell out of the sky near me and I want to check it out. It looked like a meteorite, but I want to be sure…because it could have been an Imperial probe droid…and if that’s what it is, I have to get rid of it. I’ll be getting back to the base soon, and my Tauntaun is acting weird.


Luke
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