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These are notes between Luke and Owen (Luke’s uncle…the man who he was living with in ANH that got killed). (In all my fics I have ever written I made Owen and Beru Luke’s real uncle and aunt because I thought it was fun to make Owen Luke’s real uncle. It’s just a minor change. I KNOW that he’s not really Luke’s uncle in the movie, and I KNOW that Beru is not really Luke’s aunt. I also found a way around killing them off.) Note 1
Uncle Owen,

Hello. As you know, Aunt Beru and I are out making deliveries, and I just felt like writing you. It’s kind of dark in here…I am in some kind of old building…I’ve pretty much concluded that it’s a factory of some sort. It’s a long story, but we ended up having to make another delivery on Anuvuin. The Maurders were after some girl (I have no idea why), and I decided to go find her. Well, as it turns out I did find her. The girl – Lissy – and I are hiding out…the Maurders came looking for her…and maybe even me, though I don’t know what they’d want me for. Lissy’s in danger…we’ve got to help her. She’s from another dimension. We haven’t been in the factory long, and I don’t know how long we’ll be here, but my allergies are starting to bother me a little. I gotta go.

See you soon,
Your nephew, Luke
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Note 2
Luke,

Your aunt wrote to me, and told me that you wanted Lissy to come here. Well, if she is no danger to anyone here, I guess it will be fine.

Hurry back.

Owen
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Note 3
Uncle Owen,

Hey. It’s me again. I got your last note. I’m still in the factory. You see, these Maurders were after us, and I think they would have killed us had they found us.

One of them came in and started looking. We hid in the shadows. No problem…the Maurder left. Lissy and I didn’t think it was safe to leave the factory right away. That’s all. We’ve been waiting a long time in here…..like 20 minutes to a half an hour, maybe even longer. I don’t know. I kind of lost track of the time…but I can barely stand it any longer in here, so I think we’re going to leave soon.
By the time you get this, maybe we’ll be leaving the factory.

Yes, I do think that Lissy should come with us…..at least for now. We need to find a way to get her back home….but I’m kind of sick right now, and I don’t want to bother aunt Beru about trying to figure out a way to get her back. Lissy says she thinks she might be able to figure out how to open the doorway thing again…but she needs this black sword thing that the Maurders have in order to do that.

Now about Lissy. She’s a girl somewhere around my age…..I just wrote her a reply to her letter, but I haven’t gotten the reply back. She’s writing me right now. We could be one or two years apart in age, but it’s close. She doesn’t look dangerous, or I wouldn’t have attempted to talk to her. She seems very nice, and she’s pretty too. She’s from somewhere called Earth.

We’ve got to help her get back.

There are a couple other things that I would like you to be aware of. First off….remember in the last letter how I told you my allergies were bothering me? Well it didn’t take long for my asthma to start acting up. Normally I wouldn’t care as much…..but the thing is…..my inhaler ran out. I’d forgotten it was low….and I forgot to tell you earlier. You’ll probably have to go to Coruscant to go get it refilled since today is a holiday on Tatooine and everything’s closed. So now you know about that.

Secondly, I need to tell you about these two droids Lissy and I found. Well in one of the rooms we heard this beeping noise. We went over to it and found the droids. They’re called C-3PO and R2-D2. They kept on talking about some mission. I have no idea what they’re talking about, but I think they are important to the Rebellion. They have some message for an Obi-Wan Kenobi…..(pretend this is before Obi-Wan’s last letter to Luke). Do you know what he’s talking about? He has the same last name as Ben, so I asked him about it. I haven’t gotten his reply yet, but I thought that maybe he could get the droids to someone. The message is from some guy named Bail Organa…..and that’s all I know. I think it’s something important. I’m taking the droids back with us. I hope that’s all right with you, but I don’t want to leave them here if they ARE important to the Rebellion.

Okay, and the last thing that I want to tell you has something to do with Aunt Beru….uh…she kind of abuses me.

Okay, that’s it. I have to go. Lissy just wrote me.

C-ya.

Luke
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Note 4
Luke,

First let me tell you that Old Ben wrote to me and told me that you've been writing to him, and that you were in the factory. He also told me that you told him that your aunt abuses you, so I asked her and she said she didn't. Now, one of you two aren't telling the truth, and I never saw her abuse you, so care to explain why she would be abusing you?

I believe it will be fine if you bring Lissy and the droids, maybe we could find this Obi-Wan-Kenobi guy and give him the droids.

You're inhaler ran out? Ok, I won't get mad at you for not telling me sooner, because I hope this teaches you the lesson. I'll have to go to Coruscant and get some more for you. I may have to leave while you are still gone, so tell your aunt if I don't get a chance to tell her. By the way, she's getting worried about you. You better get out of that factory and go to your aunt, before she gets too worried. Be careful.

Owen
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Note 5
Uncle Owen,

Old Ben wrote to you? You know him? I thought you told me you didn’t like him and had nothing to do with him, and that he was crazy. Why would you write him?

Well we WERE in the factory. We’re out of it now…..and I would feel a lot better, except for the fact that I had to run….which made me feel worse. Lissy and I had to run to get back to the ship. With those Maurders looking for us, we figured we’d better get to it fast.

Aunt Beru was out looking for us. Luckily she found us, and all of us are now in the ship on our way back home.

Okay, right now I’m feeling REALLY sick. I’m okay though…..I’ll feel better in a little bit, but right now I feel very sick.

Yes……I did tell Ben that my aunt abuses me. I wouldn’t have told him, except I didn’t know that he knew you and would actually tell you that. When you asked her, did you expect her to tell the truth? “Oh yes, I abuse Luke. I’ve been abusing him since he was really little.” And of course she wouldn’t abuse me right in front of you. Why would she do that? “Oh I’m going to abuse Luke in front of his uncle.” I don’t know WHY she does it. I guess it’s because she doesn’t like me for some stupid reason. Fine……believe who you want. I don’t care. I didn’t expect you to believe me. I don’t even know why I bothered telling you.

Now on to a different subject. Thank so much for letting me bring Lissy and the droids here. Ben wrote to me and told me that he actually WAS Obi-Wan. I have to go write him back….but yeah, how are we going to get the droids to him?

Yes, my inhaler ran out. It really stinks because now I’m REALLY sick and I can’t do anything about it. Well I don’t use it THAT often…..so I kind of forgot about it completely. Yeah, it taught me a lesson all right. I’ll try and be more careful with it from now on. I’m sorry for making you go to Coruscant….I know you probably have a lot of stuff to do. Don’t you have to wait until I get back so that you can have the empty one? Or maybe not….maybe I’m wrong about that. You never let me go with you when you have it refilled, so I don’t know.

Well anyway, we’re on our way back.

Luke
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Note 6
Luke,

I didn't write to Old Ben, he wrote to me. Understand?

Ok, about Beru abusing you. I don't think I believe you. I don't even know why she would. So, sorry, but I don't believe you.

I will be leaving for Coruscant shortly to get your inhaler, so you can have it when you get back, or when I get back. I have to go. Hope you all get back safely.

Owen
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Note 7
Uncle Owen,

Okay, okay…..I’m sorry. So Old Ben wrote you instead of you writing him.

I don’t care if you believe me about Beru abusing me. Like I said, I didn’t expect you to. I don’t know why she does either…..she just does. I mean she doesn’t do anything to REALLY hurt me or anything….she just does little things. Here…..go into the laundry room and look at all the different detergents she has. Have you ever wondered why she has so many? Have you ever wondered what the ones marked with the red tape are for? Those are the ones that I’m allergic to….and she knows it. Sometimes she purposely washes my clothes in it…..except my underwear….and I get these bumps all over my skin…and they really itch. She likes to play around with my allergies because I can’t defend myself when she does that. I can give you other cases, if you want me to. She also kicks me and hits me sometimes when we’re alone together. She doesn’t do that stuff when you’re around because she knows she can’t. Did you give me baths when I was little? No. She did. You never saw any of the marks from her abusing me because of it. I don’t give a care if you believe me or not. I’m just telling you. You can think I’m lying all you want. Why would I lie about it though?

Anyway, what are we going to do about Lissy? She needs to get home. And what about the droids? We have to get them over to Yavin somehow…especially since they are so important.

By the way, were you able to get my inhaler refilled for me?

Now I’m going to tell you something that happened….I know that you’re back from Coruscant….and I was too scared to yell or scream or something…..but someone followed you back from Coruscant…Darth Vader.

I had Lissy and the droids hide in the back because of all the people here…I didn’t think they should be right out in the open…..but I was in for a big surprise. I had to go to the bathroom, so I started to go in through the side door, but someone blocked my way….it was Darth Vader. I guess he heard me tell you about the droids and plans because he started questioning me about them. I refused to tell him……but finally gave him a lie. He actually believed it too!! I told him that I sold them to some droid that was headed for the planet Dantooine. I hope Vader has fun going there because I know from one of my friends that droids are actually illegal there. Vader didn’t even know that!!!!!! It was so funny. But anyway, he let me go….I was too scared to move. He went and he grabbed grandpa and left in his ship.

By the way, what do you think my grandfather and uncle think of me? And my cousins? I don’t think I’ve ever seen them before in my life.

What are we going to do about Vader taking my grandfather? And obviously those plans are REALLY important if Darth Vader came here….to OUR house to question me about the plans. Once he’s figured out that I lied to him…..we’re going to be in big trouble. Shouldn’t we leave or something?

I’m sorry that I caused this big problem, but I didn’t know what else to do when Darth Vader questioned me. Luckily he didn’t see Lissy or the droids there….but still….

Ben told me that Vader helped the Emperor hunt down and kill all the Jedi. He also told me that he killed the man I was doing the project on…Anakin Skywalker.

You know something else Ben told me? He told me that my father was a good pilot. That doesn’t make any sense because you told me my father was a TERRIBLE pilot. Someone’s lying here, and I don’t like it.

Ben also tried suggesting to me that I was force sensitive.

Is he crazy, or is it the truth? Were the Jedi real? Is the force real? Were people really force sensitive?

Well talk to you later.

Luke
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Note 8
Luke,

To answer the easy questions first. Yes, I got your inhaler refilled. Your uncle and cousins like you, but you haven't been out here much, so they want to talk to you.

Vader came here? Why didn't I see him? It's not like he's a silent, small guy who can creep into a house without being noticed. That man is creepy.

Yes, we have to get the droids to Yavin, but I'm going to take you to meet Old Ben, because he'll take you to Yavin with the droids and will explain all your questions about the Jedi and the Force. All I will tell you is that the Jedi were real, but killed off, and the Force, I guess it's real. The only one I know of who uses it is Vader, and Old Ben. He'll explain everything else, just believe him. He'll tell the truth and everything he thinks you need to know.

Owen
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Note 9
Uncle Owen,

You know something….you forgot to give me my inhaler before you left…..so you still have it.

Thanks for telling me that my uncle and cousins like me. I hope they don’t hate me now that I got everyone in this huge mess because of the plans.

I want to talk to them too….but I can’t until Yavin.

Vader was hiding behind one of our doors…..and he had that breathing thingy on mute so we couldn’t hear him. I agree. He is creepy. He’s scary too…..I don’t like him.

Thanks for letting me take the droids to Ben. He gave me my father’s lightsaber. How come you never told me that my father was a Jedi….how come you lied to me about him? I believe Ben now…..but why did you lie to me? I wish you had just told me that my father was a Padawan. Also, why did you tell me my father was a really bad pilot when he was a really great one?

Well, Ben and I went to Mos Eisley, but I got sick. A sandstorm came up….and I started to have problems with my asthma again. I talked to this street lady named Jira while Obi-Wan was getting us a pilot. Then I came into the cantina and got sicker because of all the smoke in there.

A guy named Han Solo said he’d take us in his ship, which is called the Millennium Falcon.

I should be at Yavin soon. I just wanted you to know that we’re on our way.

How did things go with Lissy? I feel kind of bad that she’s leaving….I kind of liked her.

Luke
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Note 10
Luke,

Vader is scary, for everyone older and younger. I think the suit and mask are just to scare everyone who won't listen to him.

I forgot to give you your inhaler before we left, sorry about that, try to be careful, so you won't get sick.

I'm sorry I lied to you about your family, but I had to. I can't tell you the reason, because I'm not sure if I should, I'm sorry.

Things aren't going too well with what we planned on with Lissy, so we have to go to Yavin.

Owen
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Note 11
Uncle Owen,

It’s weird how Darth Vader would choose to wear a mask and suit to scare everyone….but it does work. I don’t like him at all.

That’s all right….I’m sick, but I’ll be okay. It was partially my fault anyway. I mean I should have checked my inhaler more often to see if it was running out, and I shouldn’t have forgotten to tell you it was low. It’s my fault that I didn’t tell you. It’s also kind of my fault that I don’t have it now. I should have remembered it before you left. I should have asked you for it. I don’t know what I was thinking….I was still a little sick from before….and that should have warranted my asking you for it. Sorry. Please don’t think it was your fault. I didn’t mean to put the blame on you. Sorry if it came across that way.

I do try to be careful…..but Obi-Wan and I HAD to get to Mos Eisley to get off the planet……no matter if there was a sandstorm or not. I also HAD no choice but to go into the cantina. It’s not anyone’s fault that I’m allergic to those things, or that those things make me sick.

You said you had to lie to me about my family. I don’t understand why. You said you can’t tell me because you don’t think you should. That’s fine…..but I wish people wouldn’t keep secrets from me. I don’t like that….but if you don’t want to tell me, okay then.

What do you mean things aren’t going the way we planned? Lissy went to Yavin? Why? Couldn’t you get the doorway open, or what?

Um….well after the cantina we got this Han Solo guy to take us in his ship, the Millennium Falcon. We ran into some problems….and we got trapped in the tractor beam of the Death Star. That thing is HUGE. I’m really sick right now, and I don’t know how we’re going to escape. I hope the Imperials don’t kill us. I don’t want to die….I’m too young. I hope we can get the droids to Yavin before it’s too late.

Luke
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Note 12
Luke,

Well, Lissy and I went to Yavin, because that doorway thing won't ever open. The good thing is, that we don't need to open it, because Lissy is Bail Organa's daughter, Leia, so she'll be staying here.

After we learned about that, we had to go get something that Bail forgot, but we accidentally went to the Death Star. So, if you're here, than well, we might meet up, and I'll give you your inhaler.

I'm glad you're not forcing me to tell you everything, because I don't know what to tell. Obi-Wan knows almost everything that I know, and he's a Jedi, so he knows what is right to tell you, so go to him. Thanks for understanding.

Well, until I give you your inhaler, be careful, and don't do anything stupid.

Owen
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Note 13
Uncle Owen,

Don’t you think it’s weird how Lissy is Bail Organa’s daughter? They did a DNA test and found out?

I’ve been writing Leia….and she just told me that Darth Vader was going to execute you, grandpa, and Leia…..so I know about that. Don’t worry, Han Solo, the guy that piloted the ship we took, and I are going to go and rescue you. I’m NOT going to let Vader kill you! Obi-Wan told me that he shot and killed both of my parents….which makes me already detest him, and there is no way that I’m going to let him kill you. You’ve been like a father to me. Even though I know I’m only your nephew…do you love me like you would a son? If you don’t, can you please try? I have no one else to love me.

We WILL meet up….because I’m going to rescue you. As soon as I rescue you, you can give me my inhaler so that I can go take it…..because I really need it. I’m REALLY sick right now….but I’ll be okay. I’m well enough to rescue you and the others.

So hang on….we’re coming to rescue you.

I will go to Obi-Wan to ask about stuff that has to do with the force…..thank you.

I’ve been careful….but we had to do some sneaking around….some fast walking and a little running, so I got a little worse, but I’m okay. Obi-Wan went off to try to turn the tractor beam off so that we can leave. You’re coming with us.

Hey….I’m not going to do anything stupid. I do have common sense…and I do have a little intelligence, so I know not to make a lot of noise. Han on the other hand doesn’t seem to be too careful. I don’t know…..but it’s a good thing that I’ll be the one doing the rescuing….because he is blaster happy….and he almost gave us away earlier.

Bye until I am able to get to you and rescue you…..tell grandpa and Leia that I’m coming.

Your nephew,
Luke
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Note 14
Luke,

I want you to be very careful. Sneaking around in the Death Star isn't the smartest thing in the galaxy, but I know I can't make you change your mind.

Remind me to give you your inhaler, because I believe I might forget, and I don't want you to get any worse, so remind me.

Is this Han guy helping you rescue us? This is going to be an interesting rescue team from what you have told me about him.

Well, please try not to run into Vader (or anyone else for that matter) because they'll kill you if they know you're coming for us.

Yes, Luke, I love you as my son, that is why I lied to you about what happened to your parents. I didn't want you to get hurt, or anything, do you understand?

Must go, see you whenever you're here.



Owen
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Note 15
Uncle Owen,

I know sneaking around in the Death Star wasn’t real smart, but what else were we supposed to do? I really HAD to rescue you….and had we stayed where we were, we would have never been able to escape, and it would have only been a matter of time before they would have found us and scheduled us to be terminated too.

So what did you think of our escape? The garbage chute part wasn’t fun…because I got sick again in there because of all the crap that was growing in there…..and because that disgusting creature tried to kill me…and then the walls started closing and we almost died. Luckily we came out okay.

What did you do while Han and Chewie chassed those stormtroopers and Leia and I went off to get to the ship via another route? Where did you go? I mean eventually we met up while Darth Vader and Obi-Wan were fighting, but how did YOU catch up to us? Well what Leia and I did was interesting. We just kept running down different halls and we got to this one area where we were supposed to extend the bridge….but the thing was I blasted the controls before I realized what they were. I thought it was a lock to the doors. Well it turned out all right. I got out my grappling hook and threw it around this piece of equipment above us and I grabbed Leia….we swung across to the other side, and then managed to catch up with Han and Chewie and you and the droids. Leia KISSED me on the cheek before we swung across. That surprised me. No girl has ever kissed me before….and yeah….I know it’s not a big deal….it was on the cheek and everything……but still…..it felt so good. I like her, Uncle Owen. I like her a lot.

You know that even if you hadn’t reminded me about the inhaler that I would have asked you for it anyway. You saw how sick I was when I rescued you…as soon as I got to you, I asked you for it, and you gave it to me. That really helped!!!! I felt a lot better after that, even if I did get sick in the garbage chute and from the running on the Death Star…..but at least I had my medicine…..and it was much better than it would have been if I hadn’t had it. I feel REALLY well right now. I feel almost back to normal, so I’m perfectly fine now.

Yes, Han helped me rescue you. I noticed you were laughing a few times during the rescue…especially when Han and Leia were talking. I thought what they said to each other and the way they acted around each other was funny too.

So what did you think of our rescue team?

Did you actually think that I would TRY to run into Vader? I mean come on…I know what the guy’s like. I know he kills people and get angered easily. I wasn’t going to go up to Vader and say, “Come and get me.” I’m not a fool. I didn’t even see Vader until the fight that he had with Ben….oh he makes me so mad!!!! He killed off all the Jedi, and he was trying to kill off you and grandpa and Leia!! Well during the fight, I thought that Vader had killed Ben, so I got a little upset. Han told me to blast the door……so I hit the controls to the door.

I know Vader saw me, and I think EVERYONE saw me…because of what I did when I thought Ben died. I yelled no…and I don’t think anyone could have missed that. Well he looked like he was going to head towards me and everyone else….so I hit the control just in time….and Vader was trapped on the other side of the door.

You didn’t have to tell me that Vader would kill me if he would have found me. Believe me, I was well aware of that.

Thank you for saying that. I just wanted to make sure. I love you as if you were my father….you’re the only father I’ve ever known.

Well what did you think when me and Han destroyed those 4 TIEs outside the ship? That’s the first time that I had ever used a weapons system on a ship before. I think I did well. I was able to get half of the TIEs. What do you think?

I think I might have had a few problems registering at the Rebellion. That lady that was doing the registration kept giving me weird looks and kept making me feel uncomfortable during the whole registration. Um…..you know what I did…..I hope that you don’t kill me for doing this…..but I didn’t use the name Lars when I registered. I used the family last name of Skywalker. I did that because I like the last name….and because it was my father’s last name….since I’m new to the Rebellion, I wanted to have a new identity. I also did that because I’m pretty sure that Vader knew my name was Lars….and if I ever did something in the Rebellion…and he got a hold of the Rebel names…he wouldn’t find my name….so he wouldn’t be able to find me. I hope you don’t mind that I did that. Sorry if you do…..but there’s no way to change it now because I already registered.

Maybe the lady knew that I was lying about my name when she registered me. I hope the fact that I lied doesn’t cause them to kick me out. It’s not really a lie…..I mean it is, but it isn’t. I mean, I think Skywalker SHOULD be my last name…since that is our family last name. Yeah, legally it’s not my last name, but oh well.

I wonder if she had anything against the last name Skywalker? I mean I don’t think she would…..since it is the most common last name….but she did give me a strange look when I said it. When I told her I was from Tatooine, she gave me another strange look, and she did it again when I told her I had asthma.

Well I’m all registered for the Rebellion now. I’m registered to fly an X-Wing. Yeah, I’ve never flown a ship before in my life, but that didn’t seem to be a big problem. No one seemed to care. They just need pilots.

Well what else has happened since I got here? Well I accidentally bumped into this lady and got coffee all over her dress. It has a stain on it. Do you think we can get it out? I feel really bad about it.


Well that’s all I have to say. I’ll talk to you later.

Your nephew,
Luke
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Note 16
Luke,

I don't know what that lady's problem is either. If she doesn't like the name Skywalker than tough. It IS your last name! Don't worry, I think you did the right thing about using it.

Now, about our rescue team, um, I think it's interesting. A pilot, wookie, Jedi Knight, droids, Bail's daughter and us Tatooine people. That's an interesting team.

No, you're not a fool, but I should tell you not to try and run into Vader. I can't really help myself worrying, when my nephew is walking around the Death Star when Vader could be anywhere.

We caught up with you, because we didn't really run into too many stormtroopers. Those we did run into were stupid. I believe they were all after you or Ben.

Leia kissed you!!! Ok, so you like her. How long have you two known each other again?

You're going a good job with handling weapons. I know you never shot blasters or anything, but you did a great job!!

I think Han and Leia don't like each other. Just by the way they talk, and act around each other. I think they're annoyed. Maybe because Leia doesn't like being bossed around and Han is used to bossing around? Of course I don't know Han or Leia very well, but that's what I'm guessing.

You said you thought Ben was killed. He is/was? Care to explain so I understand what you mean by 'thought'?


Owen
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Note 17
Uncle Owen,

Thanks for supporting me on the Skywalker name thing. Well I wrote the lady and she said it was nothing except some bad memories with the name Skywalker and Tatooine, and that I shouldn’t worry about it, so that’s good.

Yes, and our interesting rescue team was still able to outsmart Vader and his pack of idiots (stormtroopers). I agree with Leia in thinking that they let us go, but still…

What do you think of Wookiees?

Like I said before, of course I wouldn’t TRY to run into Vader. I know if he finds me he’s going to want to kill me, so why would I try to run into him? It’s nice to know that you were worried about me when I was on the Death Star rescuing you, grandpa, and Leia. I don’t think I was at that big a risk of having Vader find me….I mean first of all he’d have to recognize me as the person that had lied to him, and I don’t think he really would have chassed after me. He would have sent his stormtroopers to get me, and I’m sure he had other important things to do then to wait around to find passengers from the Millennium Falcon.

I’m glad you didn’t run into too many stormtroopers. Most stormtroopers are complete idiots.

Yes, Uncle Owen, Leia kissed me, but it wasn’t on the lips or anything. It was on my cheek. Uh…yes, I like her…I like her a lot. I have this feeling for her and…I just can’t help it. What do you think of her? I know….I haven’t known Leia very long, but I do like her. When you were young didn’t you ever get feelings for people of the opposite sex…..not lust…..but a kind of feeling that makes you want to get to know the person well? Like kind of a friendship….possibly a future relationship with them? I know I’m not attracted to people for their looks. Remember when Biggs was going out with that one girl that I said was REALLY ugly? Well almost a year later after I had gotten to know her better I started to like her. When I like someone….it’s this feeling that I get….and I think it might be the Force or something. Ben told me I was Force Sensitive and some of the feelings I’ve been having all my life are from being Force Sensitive, so I kind of think that those are too.

Well thanks for saying I’m doing a good job with handling weapons. It actually was a lot easier than I thought. I hope I can do as well in the Death Star battle.

Yeah…..I hope Han and Leia don’t like each other because I like Leia.

I thought Ben was killed, but actually he used some Force trick thing and disappeared on Vader before he could kill him. I didn’t realize it at the time until we were back on the ship and Ben reappeared. That’s why I said that I had “thought” Ben was killed.

Well the Death Star battle has gone badly for us so far. Did I tell you that I was fighting in the battle? Well if I didn’t, now you know. Blue Leader just informed us that it’s just about time for our attack run, so wish me luck. So far I’ve done okay, I’ve been shooting at towers, and so far I’ve had a pretty good aim. It’s that feeling again that helps me…I think it’s the Force.

I have to get going…..here we come!

Oh, yeah…one more thing, how much did I weigh at birth? I have to know that for one of my classes at school and I’d forgotten to ask you earlier.


Your nephew,
Luke
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Note 18
Luke,

I noticed that you like Leia and I have reason to believe that she likes you too. I believe she's a nice enough girl for you, she seems to care for you a lot. I want you two to get to know each other a lot better, before you two think about anything, understand?

I didn't have many feeling for girls when I was younger, because well, when they Clone Wars began I met your aunt Beru, and she's the other girl that I've ever liked and loved. But first of course we were best friends before getting serious about anything. You understand what I mean?

Yes, Vader's stormtroopers are idiots! I can't believe that Vader would hire them to do HIS work. That's stupid.

Well, I'm just glad we're all here and safe. When you're out there fighting you back your watch, never let your guards down, understand?

Your weight at birth was 1 pounds 6 ounces, quite small for a child.


Owen


PS. Wookiees are very hairy creatures. They smell too.
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Note 19
Uncle Owen,

You have reason to believe that Leia likes me too. How? Yes, I do like here a lot.

Uncle Owen, I have morals. I’m not going to have sex before marriage because I think that having sex before marriage is wrong. Is that what you were talking about when you said, “I want you two to get to know each other a lot better, before you two think about anything, understand?”

Or were you talking about a relationship? If you were talking about a relationship…well of course I’m going to try to get to know Leia better. I think a relationship should be founded on friendship…so that’s how I’m going to handle it.

I’m glad that Aunt Beru is the only female you have ever cared about. Yes…although I have never talked to you about relationships before (there was never any need because all the girls that I knew were mean)…I do know what I am looking for in a relationship. I do believe that true love relationships are built on best friend relationships. I do think I know what you’re talking about, and it IS the way I feel.

Yeah….well maybe the Emperor and Vader figured that it would be easier to get stupid people to do their dirty work than it would be to get people who actually had intelligence. That might be why Vader has those stupid stormtroopers. What do you think? So technically…..the stormtroopers might not be the smartest people in the galaxy….but it is smart to use them if you want something done fast that must be done by several people….without any questions asked or anything. Think about trying to get a group of people with intelligence to do as you wished…it would be harder.

Yes, Uncle Owen…I have tried to watch my back and never let my guard down…but it is hard when so many ships are shooting at me. At this moment, Vader’s behind me tight…..and I can’t shake him, no matter how hard I try. I’ve been able to lose the other TIE fighters easily, but I just can’t seem to lose Vader…he shots are very quick and precise….he almost got me a couple times, but I pulled away at the last second….and he has hit my ship twice. Biggs died……and we only have a minute left. I’m scared of Vader….but I HAVE to destroy the Death Star because otherwise it will destroy Yavin….and I will feel like I failed everyone.

You mean I only weighed 1 pound 6 ounces? Wow….I was REALLY premature. The average birth weight is 7 pounds….and anything under that is considered small. How come I was so small? Was I born really early or something? Or did it just happen that way? Do you even know who my real parents are? I’m really confused about that right now because grandpa said that he had never heard of my father….and that he only had 3 children….Rhun, Owen, and ANAKIN. How come you didn’t tell me that Anakin was your brother? You KNEW it when I told you about the project, but you denied knowing him. Why? And Obi-Wan lied to me too….you both said my father’s name was Alex. So was Alex my father? Was Alex not related to your family? Was my father Anakin? Were my parents teenagers? Please tell me. I really want to know the truth. If Anakin was my father, how come you did not tell me that when you found out I had to do the project on him, and how come Obi-Wan didn’t tell me.

Yes, Wookiees are very hairy creatures. They do kind of smell. I’m glad I’m not allergic to them or anything.

I also wanted to ask you about my lungs. I had to get examined because I was new to the Rebellion. Of course I knew my lungs were a little weak, but I didn’t know how weak they were. I also didn’t know they were underdeveloped. Did you know that? And did you know how bad my asthma was…..because I didn’t. I knew that it got bad sometimes…..but I didn’t know it was actually considered bad asthma.


Luke
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Note 20
Luke,

About your father's real name. His name is Alex Anakin Skywalker. Some call him Anakin and others Alex, ok? Your grandfather called him Anakin more than Alex, so that's why he said it. Ask Obi-Wan, I'm sure he will tell you the same thing. You see, we did not lie about anything.

We didn't know you are as 'sick' as you are, but with the bad asthma we could have guessed. You were just born 1 pound and 6 ounces, for no reason. And your parents won't teenagers as I already told you.

I think any person (male or female) could get to know each other before saying 'I love you', or 'I REALLY like you a LOT', that's what I mean.

No, I'm not going to tell you why I have reason to believe that Leia likes you. Sorry.

Well, it IS a good idea to have dumb people do your work, but the bad thing about that is, that they're most likely won't do it right!! I don't even want to know how Vader and the Emperor gets the stormtroopers to obey orders correctly. I bet it's HARD!!

Luke, if you can't destroy the Death Star before it destroys us, know that you never failed us, understand? We know that you are doing your best, so if you can't do it, don't live the rest of your life thinking you failed, because you never did.

I must go.


Owen
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Note 21
Uncle Owen,

Okay thanks for telling me about my father’s real name. The name Anakin must have been popular back then….since that was his middle name and the guy I did a report on first name. I’m sorry for accusing you of lying to me….it’s just that I was confused.

Okay, so you didn’t know the details about my lungs either. Yeah, well now we know. Dr. John Jedi told me that my lungs are a 4 or a 1-10 scale with 1 being the worst and ten being the best. He also told me that my legs were at a 9, and my asthma was a 3. Well I guess now we know how bad my asthma is…we knew it was bad before, but we just didn’t know how bad it was. Okay…so I was just born 1 pound 6 ounces for no reason. That does happen sometimes. I know some other people at school who weighed very little at birth with no reason.

Oh trust me….I wouldn’t go around and tell a girl that I loved her or liked her a lot without REALLY meaning it. I think people should know each other well to before saying that they love each other because I think it’s important that they really do love each other.

Fine, don’t tell me why you have reason to believe that Leia likes me. I’m sure if she does she’ll tell me.

That’s true….stupid people might not do the work right, but I’m sure if you threatened them enough they would make sure to do the work right. The Imperial officers and Vader seem to know how to motivate them…otherwise I don’t think they would be still working for the Empire. I’m sure Vader and the Emperor get the stormtroopers to obey orders correctly by giving the stormtroopers fear. That seems to be the way they hold the Empire together….by fear.

Well um…..the Death Star has been destroyed and I’m back from the battle now. Fortunately Han Solo was still around in the area and shot down TIE fighters for me, but he missed Vader, and Vader started spinning out of control away from the Death Star explosion. He made it all clear for me to destroy the Death Star. I don’t even know how I did it. I think I might have used the Force a little bit. Ben’s been teaching me how to use it a tiny bit, and he told me to trust my feelings and things BEFORE the battle, and I tried to do what he said. I turned off my targeting computer before I made the shot….so I did it all off of my feelings…..and I even closed my eyes. After I made the shot, Han and I got out of there FAST and the Death Star exploded. I think Vader made it out alive because I he was spinning pretty fast away from the Death Star, but I don’t know for sure. I HOPE he was destroyed in the explosion, but I doubt it.

Um….please don’t tell anyone that I destroyed the Death Star. Everyone will think I’m a really good pilot if you do that, and I don’t want them to give me more credit than I deserve. I would prefer it if no one even knew I destroyed it. I HATE it when people come up to me and try to congratulate me for something I did….even at school. It feels so wrong. I don’t think I deserve the recognition because I never do anything completely alone. I feel that other people should be recognized to. I hate being singled out, and it makes me feel so weird. I don’t like people staring at me or coming up to congratulate me. I’d rather hide.

I was just lucky in destroying the Death Star….I just happened to be at the right time and place. It could have been any pilot of any other squadron. Please don’t tell everyone that your nephew destroyed the Death Star.

I heard there was supposed to be an awards ceremony or something? I hope that’s not true, and if it is, I hope not very many people go.

Do you know where our new base might be? Obviously there has to be a new base because the Empire knows we’re here.

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


Your nephew,
Luke
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Note 22
Luke,

I understand what you mean about being singled out and everything, and I won't tell anyone that you were the one that destroyed the Death Star. There is a problem, lots of people here were watching and listening to the battle war on, and that knew you were the only one left, so they know you destroyed it. No doubt that the word will get around, but I'm just not sure how fast. I'm just giving you a head warning, so be prepared. I won't tell anyone, so don't worry.

Thanks for telling me what Dr. John told you about your health, he sounds like a good doctor, and I'm glad he gave us the reason of your weak lungs and asthma.

Yeah, the name Anakin was a popular back then, so I guess that's the reason why the person you're studying and your father's middle name is the some.

I don't know, I would think if you got someone REALLY stupid (like the stormtroopers) they would obey without question, and even if they were afraid, I believe they would be so afraid that they would mess up on their duty. Well, I'm pretty sure Vader and the Emperor have a good grip on them, and if scaring them will do the trick, it can't be that hard, because just look at Vader, he looks scary enough for anyone to want to obey him.

I heard some of the word that there will be an award ceremony, so sorry you'll have to live through that.

I don't know where the next base is, but when I found out, I'll tell you.


Owen
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Note 23
First Luke and Owen Note written after AOTC came out


Uncle Owen,

Thanks for being understanding about my feelings in respect to not wanting people to know that I was the one that blew up the Death Star. I do realize that a lot of people were at the Awards Ceremony and that a lot of people were listening to the battle…I know that everyone will eventually find out. I was just hoping that I could hold off on other people finding out for as long as possible. Maybe by the time everyone finds out people will less likely to come up to me and say, “You’re a great pilot.” “You did a great job.” “Congratulations.” “You’re a wonderful person.” “You did so well.” Or whenever they see me… “Oh look! That’s the person that blew up the Death Star.” I don’t like that kind of attention.

You’re welcome for telling you what Dr. John told me about my health. I thought you SHOULD know since you are my uncle and everything. He is a good doctor, and he’s been really nice about explaining stuff. Yeah, I’m glad that he gave us the reason for my weak lungs and asthma.

Okay, so Anakin was a popular name back then. That’s what I thought.

Hmm…I have a question for you about my father. Um, was he sick or anything? Dr. John wants to know because he said that it could help him better understand why I had crooked legs, weak lungs, and bad asthma.

I agree with you about the stormtroopers and why the Empire uses them to do their dirty work. LOL…you’re right…Vader is VERY scary looking.

Yeah…unfortunately there was an awards ceremony…I was completely embarrassed. I mean I’m proud of myself for destroying the Death Star and everything…..but I had to go up in front of ALL those people. They were ALL looking at me. I’m glad Han and Chewie were with me or it would have been a lot worse. The only good thing about the whole Awards Ceremony was Leia. She looked gorgeous and SHE PUT THE MEDAL ON ME. I’m so glad that she was the one that did it and not her father or someone else.

Well it didn’t take me long to find out where our new base was…Hoth is an extremely cold planet, don’t you think?

Han and I went out to look for life forms…and neither one of us found anything. Just as we were about to head back I saw something fall out of the sky. I told Han that I was going to check it out. (I’m worried that it might be an Imperial probe droid or something, but I called it a meteorite.) It’ll only take me a few minutes, and then I’ll head back to the base. My Tauntaun is acting up, and I don’t really like it doing that. Maybe it’s freezing or maybe it senses danger. I would rather have it be the former because then all I’d have to do is get this Tauntaun back to base…but if it’s danger…well I don’t know about that because I haven’t run into any life forms….so….well I’ll talk to you later.

I have another question for you about my father. How come Lowdun (my great-grandfather) knew your name, uncle Rhun’s name, and my grandfather’s name, but had never heard of my father? He said he never heard of anyone by the name of Alex Anakin Skywalker. I know that Lowdun was missing for a LONG time, but was it so long that he didn’t even know about my father’s existence? I mean was my father younger than you or Rhun or what?

Luke
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