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The people playing the part of Obi-Wan: Celina Jovia and Heather Note 1
Old Ben Kenobi,

I am a student at a school on Coruscant, and I was wondering if you could give me some information that might be useful for a project I am doing. I say this because, no offense, but you are one of the oldest people I know. The project is on some guy named Anakin Skywalker…I never heard of him before. I don’t know anything about him.

A Common Person
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Note 2
Common Person,

I do know of Anakin Skywalker, but will not share any info to you or anyone else, unless I know more about you than just that you're a student who studies on Coruscant. What is your name, and why are you doing this project on this young man?

Ben Kenobi
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Note 3
Ben Kenobi,

You do know of Anakin Skywalker? Good, at least someone does. I asked my uncle about him, and he told me he never heard of Anakin, but I got the feeling that he was lying…I don’t know why he would lie to me about something like that, but I think he did. I knew better than to ask my uncle about it again. I thought I was going to get an F on the assignment, and I was talking to my friends Biggs and Joseph about it, and they suggested that I go to you. They said that you were about the oldest person that they could think of. Oh, you probably think it’s strange that I mentioned my uncle instead of one of my parents. Well my parents died when I was a baby, so my uncle is raising me.

I guess I should probably explain a little about the project first. Okay, see my family is poor, so they couldn’t afford to send me to any other school but the one for all the poor people on Coruscant.

See, the project is for my history class…and my teacher is making us do reports on people from the past. Technically she’s not supposed to do this……we’re only supposed to learn about history since the Empire…it’s against the law to teach anything before that…but he’s making us do this anyway. My teacher made us draw names out of a container….and I got stuck with this Anakin Skywalker guy that I’ve never heard of.

What would you like to know about me? All I’m doing is trying to find information so I can get this project done.

But I don’t understand why my uncle didn’t tell me about Anakin Skywalker…it makes no sense. I told him about the project. He turned pale….and then I asked him if he knew anything….he said no, and that I needed to have the project changed. I asked him why…and that I didn’t think it was possible to get it changed without a good reason. He then got up and walked out of the room. I told him I’d get an F on the project unless someone knew anything. I knew he knew something, but was lying. I don’t think he wanted me to get an F, but he wouldn’t say anything more on the subject. He loves, me dearly, and I know it. I love him too. We just get into fights about stupid stuff sometimes. Sometimes I don’t understand him…..like with this project.

Okay…so I hope that explains why I have to do this project on him.

Now you want to know about me? Well there’s nothing special to say. I’m from Tatooine, my family farms (I hate it, but I can’t do anything about it), we’re pretty poor, ummm…I really don’t know what to say. I’m 19. That’s about all that I can think of. Oh yeah, my name. It’s Luke Lars.

I guess that’s it. I’m sorry to trouble you about this stupid project.

Luke Lars
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Note 4
Luke Lars,

I'm sure your uncle is trying to protect you from what I will tell you about Anakin Skywalker. First let me tell you that you're no trouble, not many people talk to me, I'm surprised you are.

All right, about Anakin Skywalker. He was a Jedi Knight, but he was killed by Darth Vader before taking up an apprentice. All right, now I am not sure what all you want to know, so ask me your questions, and I'll answer the ones I think fit. If you do not ask, you will not get an answer.

Ben Kenobi

PS. What is your uncle's name?
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Note 5
Ben Kenobi,

Why would my uncle try to protect me about information on some guy I’m researching for a school project?

As I told you, my friends suggested that I talk to you. My uncle would kill me if he were to find out…I don’t mean to offend you…..but you kind of have a reputation for being a crazy old hermit. He told me to stay away from you.

Okay, when I asked you, I had no idea who Anakin Skywalker was, so I didn’t have specific questions….but now at least you told me something that I can ask about.

Okay, you say Anakin Skywalker was a Jedi Knight……I don’t know much about them. I don’t know ANYTHING about them. I would assume that they were some kind of warriors, but I don’t know what they would have done. Were they like barbarians? Did they break the law and cause trouble….like stealing and smuggling? Were they gansters? That’s what I’ve always assumed. No one says much about them…I tried asking my uncle about it and he got really really mad at me.

Darth Vader killed him? I’ve heard of him…obviously…he’s second under the Emperor. He’s like really evil and mean. If Darth Vader killed him, that means that Anakin didn’t live like 1,000 years ago….that he lived pretty recently.

Okay, now I have some questions for you. When was he born, and when did he die. How old was he when he died. Why did Darth Vader kill him? Since I don’t know what a Jedi Knight is, I don’t exactly know what he did. Did he do anything special in his lifetime…he obviously did something if my teacher had me research him. Was he human? What planet was he from? How was he raised? I don’t know…I just have to write a report on him, and I think answers to those questions would help.

Well, my uncle just asked my aunt and I to go make deliver some orders from people…see people order from us…and I can’t make the deliveries by myself. I can’t fly…my uncle wouldn’t let me learn…because he told me that my father was a navigator on a space freighter and was so bad at flying that he got killed. He doesn’t want me to get killed…because he thinks I’d be a bad pilot.

I hope to talk to you later.

Thanks for answering my letter.

Oh, and by the way, my uncle’s name is Owen Lars, since you asked.

Luke Lars
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Note 6
Luke,

If that is what you think the Jedi are, then I think we need to teach everyone what the Jedi were. All right, a Jedi was like a protector of the galaxy, he/she/it would be taken from birth and raised on Coruscant where the Jedi Temple was. They were taught how to use the Force (if you don't know what a Jedi is, you most likely don't know what the Force is). Anyway, when they were 13 they would get a master who would train them to their knighthood. If they didn't get a master they were sent away and became farmers.

Now, I do not know when Anakin was born, because I only met him when he was 9. I was a Jedi apprentice, oh yes, I might have forgotten to tell you I was a Jedi. Well, I was a Jedi apprentice at the time, and my master was Qui-Gon-Jinn. Qui-Gon found him on one of our missions, and brought him with us. When Qui-Gon died, I took Anakin as my apprentice, so that is why I know him. In the Clone Wars, Anakin was forced to become a Jedi Knight before he was fully trained. He was killed by Vader after the wars at age 20.

Anakin was a very smart young man, but was short tempered. When he was younger he was very annoying, I almost did not want to take him up as my apprentice. Of course he grew out of it.

Anakin was human, he was a slave before I met him. He was raised on planet Tatoi, and he lived with his mother before becoming a Jedi. The reason why Vader killed him is the same reason he kills anyone, because he got in the way and tried to stop his plans, and of course Vader wasn't going to let that happen, so they had a duel and Anakin was killed.

You do know what a duel is, right? Anyway, if you do, or not, a duel is when two people fight with weapons called lightsabers. Every Jedi and Sith has one. A lightsaber is a weapon that looks like a thin, but heavy tub with mostly two buttons on it. One button would turn it on and a colorful blade would shoot a few meters up, and with that blade it could cut through anything, but another lightsaber. The other button turns down the power, so if two Jedi are working out with the sabers and get stabbed it wouldn't kill them. Understand? By the way, it was because of my former master's lightsaber that Anakin discovered he was a Jedi.

Well, I'm sure I put even more questions in your head, but I'll try and answer them.

What was your father's name, if you know it, and if your uncle will tell you?

Ben Kenobi
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Note 7
Ben Kenobi,

Thanks for telling me what Jedi were. I kind of understand. It’s all new to me…but I think I have a slight grasp on what you mean.

But I have a question….you said that Jedi were raised from birth on Coruscant at that Jedi temple…..but you later said that you didn’t meet Anakin until he was 9, but yet, he was a Jedi. How was that possible?

You’re right…..I don’t know what the force is. What is the force? I’ve never heard of it…unless you’re talking about in science….what force do you mean? I’m very confused.

What is a Sith? You mentioned that word to me, and I don’t know what it is.

So Anakin was a slave? That’s weird that he became a Jedi.

Yes, I understand what you were saying about the lightsaber things.

My uncle told me that my father’s name was Alex.

Thank you for your patience in answering my all those questions. I must cut this short because my aunt wants me for something…….she kind of abuses me sometimes.

Bye for now,
Luke
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Note 8
Luke,

I didn't think you knew much about the Force. Anyway, there are little cells in your body called midi-cholorian. They do not affect us, but with some people, the people that the Jedi called Force sensitive, had a lot of midi-cholorian, which gave them the ability to use the Force to help them do things. Jedi determined that a person was force sensitive when those cells are great in number in the person. Anakin's count was 24,000 the most of a Jedi. Force sensitive people will get a bad feeling before something bad happens, can sense people that they never saw enter the room, and there are powers that the Jedi use through the Force. Understand now?

The Sith is what Darth Vader is. But some Sith are what the Jedi called a dark Jedi. That is when a Jedi falls into the Dark Side of the Force and becomes and does things like Vader, understand?

Yes, about Anakin's age. That was the hard part. You see my former master Qui-Gon sensed that the Force was strong with him, and wanted him to become a Jedi. Now Qui-Gon being the bend-the-rules-until-I-get-my-way kind of guy would not let Anakin leave without becoming a Jedi. The Council, and everyone, even I disagreed, but Qui-Gon won. Anakin did become a great Jedi Knight, but it is too bad he was killed before he could become a master.

Anakin being a slave and then becoming a Jedi may be weird, but not unheard of with me. My former master was always on the lookout for those who needed help, and that's what happened when he found Anakin.

Ben Kenobi
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Note 9
Ben Kenobi,

Okay, thanks for trying to explain this force thing to me. I think I have enough information that I can do the report now.

I do have a few questions…because this whole project thing got me interested…the Jedi sound like they were really powerful. What happened to them? How come they aren’t in the Empire anymore?

Also about this force thing….you said that people with a lot of them are force sensitive. So did a person have to be force sensitive in order to be a Jedi? It kind of sounded that way when you tried explaining it to me. Okay, how do some people get to be force sensitive? I know you said the thing about the midi-cholorians…..but how does a person get a lot of midi-cholorians? It kind of sounds like you had to be born with them…but how does a person get born with them…I guess what I’m trying to ask is why did some people have a lot, and others didn’t?

Anakin then was the most force sensitive Jedi? Okay….that’s a big thing. I’m glad you told me, because now I can put that in my report.

Also, how did someone know if another person was force sensitive or not? How many midi-cholorians did a person need in order to be force sensitive?

I don’t quite get it…so force sensitive people get bad feelings before something bad happens? That’s a little weird. What do you mean by a bad feeling? And they can sense people? That’s a little scary.

I see….so the force was their power. Hmm….I don’t quite get the force, but that’s all right. I think I can still explain it with what you’ve just told me.

Okay….so the Sith were enemies of the Jedi? Is that right?

What’s so wrong with training a kid that was 9? I know you said the thing about the Jedi being raised from birth….but I don’t see why that would be so important. If Anakin was that force sensitive, and if anyone was force sensitive enough to become Jedi, shouldn’t they be trained anyway? That seems kind of unfair that age had so much to do with it. How did Qui-Gon sense that Anakin had a strong force? Why did everyone disagree so much?

All right, thanks for all your help with this project. I think I can finally do it now. Oh, there is one other thing…..Skywalker is a really really popular last name. It’s so common that my school has like 50 of them. Skywalker is actually my family last name….see I have two last names. Lars is my legal last name. My uncle’s last name used to be Skywalker, but he changed it to Lars because he got in some trouble with the Empire before I was born. I don’t know, I just thought I’d mention that because it is kind of neat to have the same last name as someone really important….even if it is a common last name.

I have a question to ask you…regarding someone with the same last name as you. Kenobi is not as common as Skywalker, so I thought that you might know this other person…. this girl I met and I found this droid...and it has a message for some Obi-Wan Kenobi person. I don't know who that is...but since you have the same last name, I thought maybe you could tell me who/where this Obi-Wan person is.

Here’s the story with that:

I don’t really want to bore you, but I just like writing people. My aunt and I just got done delivering these shipments to this planet called Blue Waters. I don’t understand why anyone would live there. Our new customer, someone by the name of Arawn Corta, came out to greet us. He’d ordered some stuff from us. My aunt didn’t really like the looks he gave her, so we kind of left in a hurry.

We then went to the Maurder Base Planet called Anuvuin. The Maurder leaders, Mr. Idiot and Magg Stupid also ordered from us this time…so just as we were about to drop their things off….my aunt and I overheard one of their conversations. They were talking about killing some girl that had gotten through some doorway or something.

Just as we were preparing to talk with him, we overheard the Maurders talking about some girl….they wanted to kill her. I went off to try to find her and help her. My aunt thought I was crazy, but I didn’t care. I didn’t know where the heck I was going…..I just ran. I came to this weird structure place that appeared to be some sort of factory. I went in, not knowing why…I suppose it was just because I was curious. I normally don’t explore strange planets. Anyway, that’s when I saw this girl. I don’t know how in the world I knew it, but somehow I knew it was the girl the Maurders were looking for. We hid. The Maurders came in, but didn’t see us….so they left. As soon as they did, I started talking to her. Her name’s Lissy…and this may sound strange to you…but she appears to come from another dimension….somewhere called Earth. She told me she got here by accident…through some kind of doorway. That Mr. Idiot guy had been at her school, and was chasing her and her friends when suddenly she found herself here. She was all alone, so I asked her if she wanted to come back to my house. That was the only thing I could think of. From what I’d overheard, I knew the Maurders would have killed her if they would have found her. Anyway, the factory was old….and who knows what was inside of it….and I have a few allergies….and I have asthma. It started bothering me… so we were about to leave when we heard this beeping. We decided to go check it out. That’s when we found the droids. They started bugging us about some mission they had…from some leader of the Rebellion…..they said that only some person named Obi-Wan was allowed to hear it. The one…his name was C- 3PO or something, said that he didn’t know any Obi-Wan Kenobi’s……and that his last master was someone named Captain Antilles. I don’t know who that is either.

I’m still in the factory right now, and I’m sure my aunt’s looking for me…I don’t want to bore you with all of that…but I just wanted to ask you about the Obi-Wan Kenobi person…

Well I gotta go. My aunt’s probably looking for me, and I’m starting to get really sick.

Luke
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Note 10
Luke,

You better find your aunt; I believe she's looking for you too.

Now about this Obi-Wan-Kenobi guy, I do know him. I worked with him, and to tell you the truth I am him. Ben is my name that I took up after the Jedi fell. Now, what is the message that this girl wants to give me?

All right, now you were right about only force sensitive people can become Jedi. To know if you're force sensitive you must get a blood sample, because midi-cholorians live in your blood, but they do not harm anyone. If you are force sensitive you will have quite a few thousand midi-cholorian cells. The more cells a person has, the more powerful the Force is with the person. Now, if you want me to explain what the Force does and how Sith become Sith I will tell you, but it is quite confusing, so do you want to me to explain it?

Now Jedi children were taken from birth, because if they were raised wrong and did not know how to control their powers, it would have been terrible. Anakin was 9 and was not raised like a Jedi should be, so it was dangerous to try and train him.

Qui-Gon sensed the Force was strong with Anakin though the Force. You see, Qui-Gon was the best and famous Jedi master there was, and the Living Force (something I never understood) was strong with him. So, he as well as other Jedi were able to sense the Force through the boy, but the other Jedi (me in that group) couldn't get passed the bad feeling we had about training him. Qui-Gon must have, because he forced me to train him when he was dieing, and so I did. Does that answer your question?

Now there was a line that Qui-Gon did not like me saying, it was, 'I have a bad feeling about this.' and he knew that it was most likely the Force warning me. Sometimes he and I would get the feeling, but I was always the one to say something about it. So, yes, if you get a bad feeling and sometimes if you think you know what will happen it could be the Force warning you.

About the sensing people thing, have you ever had someone try to scare you, but you weren’t scared, because you somehow knew they were there? Well, that's the Force telling you that someone else is there. The Jedi and the Sith had/have this thing call Shielding. That is when they tighten their guards in their minds, so that others can't sense them, even if the person is right in front of them.

Now the Jedi and the Sith have been enemies for as far back as there's been the Force. The Sith fell, or so we thought and the Jedi rose. 1000 years since the last Sith was killed Qui-Gon and I had to fight another one, but in that duel my former master was killed. We learned later it was the apprentice, so there was a master somewhere, but we didn't know how close it was to us. The master was Palpatine, when he rose and become Emperor, he destroyed the Jedi, killing all of them. Not many escaped. All the Jedi alive are myself and the head of the Council, Yoda. Palpatine took up an apprentice, which we now know as Darth Vader. Do you understand?

Well, Anakin was a podracer and because he was, that is how Qui-Gon was able to free him. He was the best pilot ever, but he did his best to be safe. I believe all Skywalkers are good pilots. If your father is Alex Skywalker, then I know of him, and yes he was a good pilot. I'm not surprised that you want to become a pilot too. I think all Skywalkers want to do that.

By the way, how did this Lissy girl know me?

Obi-Wan/Ben Kenobi
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Note 11
Old Ben or Obi-Wan Kenobi,

I have found my aunt, thank you. I’m heading back to Tatooine even as I write this.

Wow…so you are the guy that the droids are looking for. You really need to hear this message. When would you like to hear it? My uncle has to go to Coruscant, so maybe I could go visit you while he’s gone. See, my inhaler ran out when I was in the factory…..I didn’t have very much of my medicine left in there. I don’t use it THAT often, and I just kind of forgot about it. But anyway, yeah, he’ll be gone to go get it refilled.

NO, you misunderstood me. The girl doesn’t want to give you the message. The girl, Lissy, she’s WITH me right now. She and I found the droids together. The message is from a guy named Bail Organa….I think it has something to do with the Rebellion, but that’s all I know.

Okay, so only force sensitive people can become Jedi, and you need a blood test to see if someone is or not. I have all that written down. But why do some people have more midi-cholorian than others?

Yes, would you please tell me what the force does and how Sith become Sith?

Yes, that answers my question on why Anakin was trained. Thank you.

But doesn’t everyone get bad feelings? Doesn’t everyone kind of think they know what COULD happen? I mean it isn’t that hard to figure something that might happen…. I don’t understand why that would make someone be force sensitive…unless you meant that they REALLY got bad feelings…..like more than normal people. I don’t know.

If you were a Jedi, that’s fine. But since the Jedi are all dead, except for you and that Yoda person, doesn’t that mean that you’re the only one who is force sensitive that is still alive? Since you say Jedi were identified at birth….there must be no one who is force sensitive now. It must be a thing of the past.

LOL. But that’s true of everyone too. You must be crazy. I mean yeah sometimes I don’t get scared when I knew someone was in the same room as me, but sometimes I do get scared. That’s normal. If I can tell that sometimes people are in the same room, that means that anyone can tell.

I don’t get this whole force sensitive thing. Everything you’ve said about it sounds normal to me. Are you just making it up?

Did you just make up all that about Anakin Skywalker? You really must be crazy.

Not all Skywalkers are good pilots. We’re not all related. There are so many Skywalker families….I told you how many go to my school. You know of my father Alex Skywalker? Maybe I shouldn’t believe you. Maybe you’re just saying that. If you know of him, then you know he was a very bad pilot and got himself killed because he was so terrible. How can you say that he was a good pilot when my uncle told me that he was a terrible pilot? You don’t know anything. You made everything up that you told me!

Lissy does not know you, and she is from another dimension. She doesn’t even know who you are.

Bye. Please stop lying to me about the Jedi and the force.

Luke
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Note 12
Luke,

I am not lying to you about anything, I knew your father, and he was a great pilot. Why would I want to lie about that? I saw him fly ships, everything, and he was great at it. We were good friends, but weren’t able to get to know each other that well before he died. He died when he and his wife Padme, your mother, accidentally ran into Darth Vader. Vader wanted something that he thought they had, and killed your father, because he wouldn't tell. I don't know what happened to your mother, because I never heard from her again after that. Now, do you think that's a lie?

There are some Force Sensitive people in the galaxy somewhere, but there aren't enough Jedi to train them. Yes, only Yoda and I are the only Jedi left, and that's not enough to rebuild the Jedi Order. If there were more, there would be Jedi, but the Emperor knew what he was doing when he killed off the Jedi. If I could find a Force Sensitive child here I would train it, but no one comes here to visit me, so I can't do that.

If everything I'm saying sounds normal to you, have you ever thought that you might be Force Sensitive? Also, when you found the girl, Lissy, how did you know where to find her? Did you get a feeling like you knew where to go to find her? Trust me, the Force has more powers than 'normal' human, or creature could think. Think about that, Young Skywalker, you will get your answer. Also think of it this way, not everything we know, hear, see, do, smell, and touch are normal. Not all feeling we feel are what others feel. Think about that. You just thought, because you had it everyone has it, correct? Mediate on it.

I do know of Bail Organa. I must get that message as soon as I can. Do not give it, or let anyone see it, understand?

Now, the Force has a Dark Side as well as a Light. Those on the Light are called Jedi and those in the Dark are called Sith. When a Jedi is hurt, that leads to anger, which leads to hate, which leads to fear, and fear is the ally of the Dark Side. A Jedi must release its anger, and pain to the Force, and everything will be all right. A Sith is mostly always the short tempered, hurt, or scared Jedi, or person, because they will not release their anger and pain to the Force, they touch the Dark Side, and almost always fall into it, using the Force's dark side against people. Against the people that hurt it, or made it angry. All the Sith wants is power and revenge, and there is never enough power and revenge to fill those who want it. They're always on the hunt looking for more, and killing those who have it, or get in its way. Understand?

Must go, I hope you learn to believe me, and that I'm not lying. What I say is true, but are you willing to believe it?

Obi-Wan-Kenobi
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Note 13
Obi-Wan Kenobi (is that want you would prefer to be called),

All right, you may say that you’re not lying, but that would mean that my uncle lied to me. SOMEONE lied to me….because I have two different stories. Naturally, I tend to believe my uncle….who has raised me since I was born…..over a total stranger that I am not sure is entirely sane.

Here are the two different stories:

Your story: my father was a great pilot that you saw flying ships, and that you saw how great he was. You were good friends with him, but you died before you became very close. Padmé is the name of my mother. My parents died when they accidentally ran into Darth Vader. Vader wanted something that he thought my parents had, so he killed my father because he wouldn’t tell. You don’t know what happened to my mother.

My uncle’s story: My father was a terrible pilot, who was a space navigator and died because he couldn’t pilot the ship out of a cross fire shooting. My mother was on that ship with him when he died. My mother’s name was Demetre.

Now those two stories contrast with each other…..I mean my mother’s have different names in your story!!!! What’s up with that? In one story my father was a good pilot, and in the other he was terrible. Obviously those two statements are complete opposites of each other, so they cannot both be true at the same time.

How would my father have known you anyway? You said you were a Jedi Knight. My father was a navigator on a space freighter. How did you meet him? And if you really did know my father, what was he like? What was my mother like?

I don’t know why you would lie to me……other than the fact that you’re crazy and you just can’t help telling me what you believe.

How come I never heard about this force thing or the Jedi until I contacted you? I think they’re just your mind’s creations. Prove it to me that they actually existed.

Another thing…I’m a no body….I’m just a common person. How the heck could I be force sensitive? I can’t be force sensitive. I come from a poor family. My dad was a navigator on a space freighter, and my mother…I know nothing about her, but I’m sure she didn’t come from a wealthy family. The very suggestion of me being force sensitive is utterly ridiculous. Even if the force is something that is real, and even if everything that you’ve told me is true, I would not be the type of person who would be force sensitive. Do you know that I am the least popular person in school? Everyone makes fun of me and is mean. Come on…..I’m worthless.

I just cannot believe that you would actually suggest that I was force sensitive.

I told you how I found Lissy. I told you that I found her by this thing that happens to me all the time…..you know…..like when you know things without knowing how or why. There’s nothing special about that. That happens to me all the time. It happens to everyone….I mean…if it happens to me, it happens to everyone else too. So yes, I felt like I knew where to find her……but like I said, that’s normal. That’s just something all humans get…..that feeling.

I doubt that that is anything more than a normal person would think, so I think you are crazy trying to tell me that I’m force sensitive. The Jedi are dead…..and so there are no more people that are force sensitive. I’m telling my uncle everything that you tell me.

You’ve never even met me. You probably don’t have any clue as to who I even am. You’d laugh if you met me and found out that you had been talking about me. So how can you suggest that I’m force sensitive without even knowing who I am…..how would you know whether I was normal or not?

How do I know that you really do know of this Bail Organa person. I don’t know why he would try sending you a message. Maybe he has no idea how crazy you really are. Still, the droids won’t show the message to anyone except you, so I guess I better give them to you. I have to see what my uncle says first.

All right, I understand the difference between Dark and Light Sides….thanks for explaining that…..if this whole Jedi thing is even true. My uncle told me a long time ago that the Jedi were just myths. That’s why I’m having a hard time believing anything that you say.

You must understand how hard it is for me to believe you…you expect me to, but you don’t consider what my uncle told me….and that what you say conflicts with what he said. What am I supposed to think?

Oh, and just so you know, I’m back from the factory. The plans are REALLY important…..because Darth Vader came over to our house and questioned me about him. I told him a lie, and he believed me. I told him that I sold the droids to a junk dealer on Dantooine, and he let me go. I couldn’t believe it. Then he grabbed my grandfather and left with him. I don’t know why he would have taken my grandfather….it makes no sense.


Luke
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Note 14
Luke,

I would like to be called Obi-Wan, thank you.

Now, how did I know your father, all right, you see when I was a Jedi Padawan, I met your father who was Force Sensitive, and being trained as a Jedi. He didn't care too much about the Jedi, because he enjoyed flying and after he met your mother, he wanted to marry her. Now let me explain first things first. His Jedi master was killed before he was able to become a knight, and he couldn't pass the tests (trials) that a padawan is supposed to pass to become a knight, so he quit the Order. Now, to explain something else. He loved your mother, but Jedi aren't allowed to love, because they must focus on their missions, and not on love. Your father didn't care for that rule after he met your mother, and after his master died, and he wasn't able to become a knight he quit the Order to marry your mother. Alex and I were good friends, but once he quit the order I didn't know what happened to him until the news of his death come to the temple. Understand that?

Now, your mother's name was Padme, she was very independent young lady. I don't know too much about her, because he met her when he and his master were on a mission. He told me that she was very beautiful, kind, caring, and always wanted peace.

How can you be Force Sensitive? Well, if your father was, can't you be? Don't start thinking that just because you're poor, and live on the worst planet in the galaxy that you can't be force sensitive. The force chooses who It will to do its will. So, no, the thought of you being Force Sensitive is not crazy, it's just something you never thought of before. To tell you the truth, I DO think you're Force Sensitive. Your father was, and so there is a very good reason that you could be too. That would explain everything you call 'normal'.

Now, I know Bail Organa, and I know what those droids are. I need them, because they DO have something of great importance with them. Whatever you do, DO NOT tell Vader or anyone else about them. If Vader came to you, and you lied, I'm shocked he would go to you, and that you would lie, but it's good that you did. You MUST get the droids to me.

Obi-Wan
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Obi-Wan,

All right, I’ll call you that from now on.

I’m sorry for not believing you when you first told me…..it was just that it was really hard for me to believe. My uncle lied to me…and that was hard for me to take.

How come you never told me that my father was force sensitive until now? So is force sensitivity hereditary? So my FATHER was a Padawan? But he wasn’t able to pass the Jedi tests? So my uncle partially told me the truth. So my father wasn’t THAT force sensitive then if he couldn’t pass the tests?

Why aren’t Jedi allowed to love? Love is a wonderful human emotion. If Jedi couldn’t love, how could they ever have any more children? How could more force sensitive children be born? Love is very powerful….love is GOOD. I mean come on….if no one loved each other, no one would care about each other. I have a problem with Jedi not being allowed to love. I don’t think that’s right.

You CAN focus on a mission or task while still loving someone.

I wish you knew more about my mother. You’re the first person that I’ve ever met that knows anything about my mother. I don’t even think my uncle knows anything about her. Thank you for telling me about her.

Okay, if I am force sensitive…..how force sensitive am I? What can I do with the force? Am I force sensitive enough to become a Jedi? I did never think of that before….but if I’m force sensitive just because of some of the things I told you…..well Lissy kind of got the same feelings that I did in the factory…..I don’t know if it’s that special….because she felt the same way.

Can you found out if I’m force sensitive or not? Please. I’m really interested in this. You said that because my father was force sensitive there is a very good chance that I am.

Thanks for giving me that lightsaber thing. What do you think of Bail Organa’s message?

I lied to Darth Vader about the droids, but I don’t know how long that’s going to go on believing what I told him. He believed me and left with my grandfather……but…..I don’t think it’s going to take him too long to figure out that I lied to him.

Well do you think this Han Solo guy will be able to get us to Yavin? I hope so.

I have to tell you about what happened with me and the lady that you left me with at the street shop. Her name was Jira….and she had this cooling unit thing. It really helped me feel a LITTLE better, but I really need my inhaler. She told me that that cooling unit was built by Anakin Skywalker when he was only 9 or something. That surprised me. I told her I was doing a project on him, and she gave me a bunch of pictures of him and an old podracing program…she told me that it was the program from the race that he won that won him his freedom. So I got a whole bunch of information from her………but you know the funny thing? She said that she knew him, and that he was from Tatooine. You told him he was from another planet. Could you have been mistaken about which planet he was from? Hey, didn’t you say that you knew him too? Did all the Jedi know each other then? Did my father know Anakin Skywalker then too?

Well after a while I decided to go to the cantina….that I better get over there. I was still really sick, but I decided there was nothing I could do about being sick, so I decided to go in. There was a lot of smoke in there, which made me a lot worse, but I survived. I’m glad we’re out of that place.

It’s a good thing we made it passed those stormtroopers too. Well we’ve only been off the ground for like 5 minutes. I hope we get to Yavin quickly.

Luke
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Luke,

Your uncle is going to kill me when he finds out how sick you're getting yourself. Do try and be careful.

All right I will do a blood test and will see what the midi-cholorian count is. If you're high that means your strong with the force, if your low than you’re not, and if you're in the middle, I guess that would be strong, but not very strong, like me, I guess. You will have powers, that I will teach you if you're force strong. You must listen to everything I say and obey, all right?

Now, did Anakin know your father? Well, actually they did. They loved racing each other with speeders, because both were great pilots. They were good friends, and sometimes acted like each other. I guess all Skywalkers act like each other, and like to fly.

Your father was very Force Sensitive, but it was only because he wasn't able to complete his training before his master died that he couldn't become a Jedi Knight. Think of it this way, if he did become a Knight, you wouldn’t have been born.

Now, a Jedi knight can be in love with another Jedi knight, but it's against the rules if two Jedi pabawans were in love and got married before they were knights. Very rarely did any Jedi marry outside of the Order, because it was hard on both the husband and the wife, because if it was the husband that was the Jedi, than he would be gone all the time, which isn't good for a marriage and if it was the wife the same kind of thing. Understand? Now, if two Jedi married then they would have Force Sensitive children mostly, but sometimes they didn't. If two normal people married and had children, those children could be Force Sensitive, just because the force has a goal for them as Jedi or sometimes as Sith, understand?

Well, have to go, I think this Han Solo guy can help us, so I have to go and see.

Obi-Wan
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Obi-Wan,

It’s not all my uncle’s fault that I’m getting sick, and it’s not your fault either. It’s mostly my fault. I mean I should have noticed that my medicine was getting low…I don’t usually pay any attention to it unless I need to take it…..and I hadn’t taken it for a while….like a month or something, and I forgot to tell my uncle about it. Then I got sick in the factory, which is no one’s fault. Then I had to run after that, again, it’s no one’s fault that that makes me sick. When I got home, I should have asked my uncle for my medicine right away, but I had Lissy and the droids on my mind….and then that thing with Darth Vader….and I totally forgot about it. So I hope my uncle doesn’t blame you for my getting sick. It has nothing to do with you. We had to leave RIGHT AWAY….no matter if there was a sandstorm or not…..no matter if sandstorms make me sick or not….and I HAD to go in that cantina because that was the only way we’d find a pilot….so really I couldn’t help getting sick. I’m sorry if I’m causing you any trouble. I didn’t get sick on purpose, and I certainly didn’t mean to.

Trust me….I usually am careful. It was just the circumstances that were unavoidable. I honestly don’t normally have this much problems with asthma. I’m completely fine most of the time. It’s just that when I run into things I’m allergic to, or when I exercise, it acts up, but I usually can take the medicine and I’m pretty much fine. Maybe I should tell you everything that I’m allergic to so that you’ll at least know. I’m not allergic to all that much, so the list is pretty short. Dust (only when there is a lot of it…like in sandstorms), bees, perfume (only if it’s in high concentration and just after it’s been sprayed), cats, and strange growths….like molds and fungus. That’s pretty much it. So see, I can avoid those things most of the time and I’m fine.

Okay, you gave me that blood test thing….so how many midi-cholorians do I have? How many does a person need to have a low amount, medium, or high? Is mine low, medium, or high?

I promise to listen to everything you say and obey you. (As long as you don’t tell me to walk off a cliff or something. I have common sense LOL).

So my father knew Anakin Skywalker? That’s neat. I wish my father could help me on the project. My father RACED Anakin? But my father would always lose, wouldn’t he? I mean Anakin would have been a much better pilot. They were friends and sometimes acted like each other? Weird. Why didn’t you tell me that before?

No, not all Skywalkers act like each other. Do you know how many Skywalkers are in my school? There are 100, and that’s just in my grade. There are 1,000 people in my grade…..so that means that a 10th of them are Skywalkers…that’s a lot. Trust me, we don’t act like each other. None of the other Skywalkers are even RELATED to me. One of them, a guy named Luke Elliot Skywalker is really mean to me. He is the most popular guy in school. He drinks, smokes, parties……and he has a lot of friends. That’s totally opposite of me. So we don’t all act like each other.

My father was very Force Sensitive? How force sensitive is Very Force sensitive? It’s not very specific. In comparison to who?

How did my father die anyway? I don’t think you ever told me that. How did my mother die?

So Jedi married each other…that makes sense. You said their children would have a higher chance of being force sensitive than other people’s children. How did my father get very force sensitive? Were his parents Jedi? And how come my uncles and grandfather are not force sensitive?

You said that if my father did become a Jedi Knight, I wouldn’t have been born. Why is that?

Thanks for showing me those things with the lightsaber. When I had that helmet thing with the shield down…I could almost see the remote…did I do all right? I’m sorry that I’m sick.

I can’t believe that we were captured by that Death Star!!!!! I wish Han hadn’t gone after that TIE….because we got pulled into that tractor beam, and I’m really sick. This means it’ll take me even longer to get my medicine.

How are we going to escape from this Death Star? I don’t feel like going anywhere…Ben, I can’t breathe that well right now…..and I don’t feel like being captured by anyone.

My uncle’s not even going to know where we are. This really stinks.

Do you have any idea what we’re going to do….I’m sure the Empire has spotted us.

Luke
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Luke,

If your father became a Jedi Knight, he wouldn't have married your mother, because he knew it would be hard on her, whenever he had to go on mission (hard or easy). If he haven't married your mother, than you wouldn't be born understand?

You father was very Force sensitive, close to Anakin. Surprising you are higher than both. You have 29,000 midi-cholorians, which means you're strong with the Force. Being very strong with the Force (which you are), can be good, but dangerous. Vader will be after you to try and get you to turn to the Dark Side, if he finds out about the count. It is very dangerous, but if you know how to use the Force correctly, you can save many, many lives.

Yes, Alex and Anakin raced each other, and most of the time they would tie in the races. They were both very good. I didn't dare race either of them, because I knew they would beat me if I had.

Alex was killed by Vader, when Vader captured him and Padme. When he refused to tell him anything, Vader had him shot. I believe that he also had your mother shot, but we never found a body, so we don't know for sure.

Now, when I tell you this you're going to ask how that is, but your grandfather was a Jedi Knight, but became a Maurder. When he became a Maurder that took away all his Force sensitive, making him 'normal'. Because he did that, your uncles won't Force sensitive, but somehow it managed to skip down the line you Alex, and to you. Confusing, I know, but that's what happened.

You did very well with the lightsaber. Keep working with it, and it will be your best friend and protector.

Yes, being stuck on the Death Star isn't how I planned on getting to Yavin, but there's always a reason why things happen, but I just haven't found it yet.

Obi-Wan
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Obi-Wan,

But love should be able to handle anything….even a separation of a husband or wife going on a mission. I don’t see why there was that rule for love….it seems so unfair. A person can’t control who they fall in love with. I kind of have a huge crush on Lissy. If you train me as a Jedi, are you going to enforce the no love rule……because I don’t think it’s right.

So my father was close to Anakin in force sensitiveness? But I thought you said that Anakin’s was so much higher than anyone’s had ever been? Maybe I’m just confused….this whole thing is confusing for me. How can I be higher than my father or ANAKIN’s? That’s seems impossible. You said he was so high…..and now you’re telling me that mine is higher? I don’t understand. 29,000!!!! That’s a lot. Are you sure that your machine wasn’t broken?

You said that being that strong with the force can be dangerous…..but haven’t I been this force sensitive all my life? If so, it’s never been a problem before. No one’s ever said anything to me about it…..so I don’t think that anyone can even tell. Why would Vader want me to turn to the Dark Side? Wouldn’t he want to kill me if he found out I was force sensitive……...no matter how much? Vader must be stupid if he thinks he can get me to turn to the Dark Side. First of all, he killed my parents, as well as all the rest of the Jedi. How could he think that I would become evil? I don’t like evil things. I wouldn’t be able to hurt anyone, and I wouldn’t want to. There is no way that I would turn to the Dark Side, especially with the influence of someone who KILLED MY PARENTS. Nope, there is no way that I will do the evil things that Vader does.

I just won’t let Vader find out about the count. No one ever has….so it shouldn’t be that hard to hide it for the rest of my life. The only way that he could find out about my count is by taking a blood test like you did, right? I simply won’t let him take any of my blood, no matter the reason. Then he won’t be able to find out…and I should be safe.

Does this mean that I have to be careful with my blood? Whenever I get a cut or something, I’ll make sure that I clean up all the blood. I’ve gotten a couple of nosebleeds, and they happen to me when I’m exposed to a lot of dry air. I’ll have to make sure that if they happen….to clean up the blood thoroughly. Should I do something with anything with my blood on it? Can a midi-cholorian count be taken from dry blood, or is it only from wet blood? It’s a good thing I’m not a girl….otherwise every time I’d have a period, I’d be endangering myself. I have all that right, don’t I?

What kinds of things can I do with this force? How do I use it?

Anakin and my father would tie in races? That’s weird. I checked that pod racing program that Jira gave me…and my father didn’t race on that day…..and I should have been able to figure that out anyway…..because Anakin wouldn’t have been able to win….because my father would have tied him.

Vader’s a mean and terrible person. Is he even human? He goes around killing people when they displease him. I don’t like him at all. He killed my parents!!!! He didn’t care about their lives….he didn’t care that they had a son that was probably very young and needed them….he didn’t care that they were people. He just had them shot and killed because they wouldn’t tell him what he wanted.

He’s going to kill my grandfather, uncle, and my friend now because THEY won’t tell him what he wants. It’s not fair. Can we somehow rescue them? They’re on the Death Star too.

Thanks for telling me how my father and me were force sensitive while my uncles and grandfather aren’t.

Thanks. I tried my best with the lightsaber.

I believe that everything happens for a reason too.

Did I tell you about Lissy? I don’t think I did. Well….my uncle couldn’t take her back to her own world because the doorway is closed forever….but it turned out to be a good thing. My uncle took her back to the base…..and when she registered….she found out that she was Bail Organa’s daughter…..and that her real name was Leia. Isn’t that weird. She told me that the Maurders kidnapped her and took her to the other dimension. Well anyway, she’s on the Death Star right now…and Vader’s going to kill her because she refuses to tell him where the base is.

I want to do something……I want to rescue my uncle, my grandfather, and my friend. I know I’m really sick right now, but I don’t give a care. I’m trying to convince Han to come with me.

I know you already left to go undo the tractor beam. I can’t believe that we were able to get in that one room without much problems. This stormtrooper uniform is a little big for me. I’m only 5’9”, and most stormtroopers are taller than that…..not to mention that I don’t really have a big build….but it worked well enough to fool the other stormtroopers.

Let me know how things go with the tractor beam. I’m hoping that you can fix it so that we can leave without being noticed….although I doubt that’s going to happen. I’m sure we’ll run into some kind of trouble.

I’m still sick…..I’m all out of breath like I have been for a while…..and I think it’s gotten a little worse……but I’m okay. I’m well enough to go rescue my uncle, my grandfather, and my friend.

I finally convinced Han to help…..and we’ve just come up with a plan. I hope it works…we have to go to the detention section…..and do this….and I just hope that I don’t get too much sicker before I’m able to rescue them. I should be all right.

What we’re going to do is put handcuffs on Chewie and pretend that he’s our prisoner, and just hope they go for our plan. Somehow I’ll go do the rescue….and things will be okay…..I’m just hoping that things kind of fall into place.

Well bye for now. Good luck with the tractor beam.

Luke
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Note 20
Luke,

You'll be surprised who turns to the Dark Side and who doesn't. I was tempted by the Dark Side when Qui-Gon was killed, because I was angry with the creature that did it. I could have easily turned, because of my anger, but Qui-Gon sent me calming, reassuring thoughts through our bond, and that pushed my anger away, and I didn't turn.

Let me tell you a short story of something that happened before I was Qui-Gon's apprentice. Qui-Gon had an apprentice named Xanatos. He was smart, fast, had a great sense of humor, a great person to hang around, but he turned after Qui-Gon was forced to kill his father. After he turned Qui-Gon took me as his apprentice, and Xanatos hunted us down, tried to kill us, and all other Jedi. Finally he was killed, but Qui-Gon was hurt badly because his apprentice that was like a son to him turned, and killed many, many lives.

So, yes you may think that you're not going to turn, but when you face Vader anger will arise within you, because you know that he killed your parents. Your anger will control you if you fight him just because he killed your parents and all other Jedi. We are not to attack, but defend ourselves and others. As long as we are defending, the Dark Side cannot win. If we attack, the attack may be caused by angry within you. I attacked the Sith that killed my former master, and attacked out of pure anger and nothing else. I still believe if I hadn't done that, and let the Force guide me, I would have been able to save my former master.

Well, that is the past, just remember you have a weakness that could cause you to turn, and if Vader discovers that weakness, you must focus on the Force and not let anger control you.

There is a line in the Jedi Code, 'There are no emotion, there is peace.'. Now love is an emotion, correct? We can love, but we cannot have it control our actions, understand?

You father and Anakin met on Corsucant while Anakin was beginning his training, because your father was already being trained as a Jedi, so no Anakin and Alex didn't race that one day on Tatooine, because they didn't know each other, understand?

What things can you do with that Force? Well, let me see. You can jump higher than normal humans, ran fast, very fast, lift things heavy, light, huge, small without your hands, have great balance, which is good for fighting, sense things a second or two before they happen, hear others thoughts if they're not shielding their minds, push things without touching them, pull things, without grabbing them, heal some injuries, talk through bonds, or thought messages, and many other things that you will learn.

I'm sure the midi-cholorian machine isn't broken, you have the highest count I've ever seen. Now don't get too prideful, because that can lead to the Dark Side too.

So, Lissy is Bail's daughter? Oh, well this 'mission' has had some interesting twists. I knew Bail had a daughter, but I didn't know she was missing.

Well, I got the ship freed, but I sense Vader's presence, and fear that I may not leave without meeting him, which means we may have a duel of some kind. Whatever happens, I want you to get out of here, and don't worry about me. Just get Lissy and whomever else you're rescuing and leave. I'll be ok, trust me, I have some Force tricks I can do.

One more thing you should know to become a Jedi, there's no such thing as luck.



Obi-Wan
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Note 21
Obi-Wan,

But anger natural just like love is. Were Jedi unable to be human? Okay….these are just my thoughts….but I don’t see anything wrong with anger by itself….and I think there are certain circumstances that it is RIGHT to feel anger. It’s what a person does with that anger that says whether it’s good or bad. I mean if a person gets angry, but doesn’t act on the anger in a bad way, I think it is perfectly fine for a person to be angry. I mean maybe they can do something good with that anger…like say someone abuses a small child….a person that watches could get angry….but that anger could cause them to go try to find some help for the abuser, or they could go up to the child and comfort it. Another thing that a person could do would be to go up to the abuser and shoot them. Now that would be a bad use of anger. But it isn’t anger that is the problem….it’s what the person does with that anger.

I mean do Jedi expect that if a person’s parents die that they’re supposed to feel nothing…no anger towards the person who killed them. “Oh I don’t care that someone killed my parents. Life’s just great.” Do you agree with me, or do you have a different opinion?

Why would you have wanted to turn though? I mean come on. The Sith didn’t decide, “Oh I’m angry, so I’ll turn,” did they? Was the Sith you fought trying to get you on the Dark Side….or what reason would you have had for turning? I mean seriously?

Why was Qui-Gon forced to kill Xantos’s father? I mean what did he do?

Yes Vader does make me angry….but just because he does does not mean that I’m going act on that anger in a bad way. I am not a violent person….I have never hit anyone or screamed in their face when I was angry. I have never yelled at anyone…I have never destroyed anything or punched anything because of my anger. I have never gotten in a fight with anyone. I have been angry before…..but I never have acted on that anger in a bad way before. I don’t get angered real easily either…it takes a LOT to get me angry. I am usually a very calm person…even when other people get frustrated or angry….I usually can calm them too….by just the way I handle the situation.

I’ve seen what Vader does…..why would I want to act like him??? He’s so MEAN!!! Why would I break away from my family and friends to join someone that killed my parents? That does not make any sense. I give you my word…I will not turn no matter what.

My anger never controls me. I hardly ever get angry…and when I do….I can always control it. I am a very in control type person. Why do you seem to think that I would turn? Why would you even bother to tell me about the Force or the Jedi if you thought that I would turn?

I would love to kill Vader….but I’m telling you that my anger would not drive me to attack him. You just don’t know me very well. I don’t know what I’m going to do in the future, but I CAN tell you this much……I will NOT turn….and I would not turn if my life depended on it.

You barely know me…..so I don’t know how you can say what weaknesses I have and what weaknesses I don’t have. Vader doesn’t even care about me. He wants me dead anyway. Why would he want me to turn? I mean he obviously wants me dead.

Yes…love is an emotion. But what kind of love are you talking about? All kinds of love are forbidden by the Jedi? If so, then what kind of people were the Jedi…maybe I don’t want to be one. I mean if you Jedi had no love…and you never let it control you….that if you saw a person in need…..in some kind of help…..one that you knew that you could help….like let’s say they were starving or something….would the Jedi go on and ignore what they saw? According to what you said about their code they would. Personally I would stop and try to help the person….why? Because I care. I try to love other people. Why is that so bad? Why is it so bad to stop and help people and care about them just because they are human?

Or is the Jedi Code only talking about romantic love? If so, is it really talking about love or lust? Because I believe that there is a big difference between love and lust. I believe that romantic love is where a person cares about another person of the opposite sex……and cares about the other person’s insides. I believe that lust only cares about what a person’s outsides are and sees the other person as only an object.

I believe that love, romantic or not, in it’s purest form is something really amazing and is one of the best gifts we can give to other people.

And if Jedi aren’t allowed to feel emotion….then they’re not allowed to be human. I think a person’s emotions make them human….they give the person an ability to experience life.

I mean I would hate to go through life feeling nothing….life would be so meaningless. You would care for no one or nothing…and what would your goal in life be?

You CAN feel peace through emotions…and other things. Now I don’t feel emotions all the time, but I feel that they add to my life.

What did you mean by, “love controlling our actions?” Did you mean it in the lust way or did you mean it in the example I gave about the starving person? Love and lust are different….and I’ll stand by that point.

Okay, if my father was a Jedi…..was my mother one too? You haven’t told me much about my mother other than that her name was Padme.

I don’t want to hear other people’s thoughts, and I don’t want other people to be able to read my thoughts. I didn’t think that was possible. I don’t like that. My thoughts are my private thoughts. That means I can’t think anymore without fear of someone reading my thoughts? I don’t like that. I don’t think it’s right. I wouldn’t mind being able to jump higher or faster, or lifting things, or having great balance. I already have pretty good balance, I think. The sensing things before they happen…I think I can kind of do a little of that now. Is it possible that I can do that now…even without training? I don’t like the healing injuries thing either. That just seems wrong to me. Talk through bonds? Um…what? What is that?

I still can’t believe that I have the highest midi-cholorian count that you’ve ever seen. I still don’t see how that’s possible. I mean….I am just a little unimportant nobody who is from Tatooine and used to farm there. Um….I don’t WANT to have the highest count….I don’t want to have it.

I try not to be prideful…and I hope I’m not. I’m certainly not going to go around and tell everyone that I have the highest count that you’ve ever seen. That would be stupid. I mean that wouldn’t do anything to anyone else except make them feel like that had to say something to make me feel special…and I don’t like it when people do that. I don’t even like to be recognized for anything…even if I do something really well….I HATE it when people make a big deal about it. I mean I’m not special or anything. I just happened to do something.

Yeah. Lissy is Bail’s daughter. I have no idea how Bail found that out except by some DNA test or something….but still….it’s still hard for me to believe.

I am REALLY glad that you tricked Vader and escaped. I KNOW that he saw me because he was heading towards me before I blasted the door controls.

My uncle, Lissy (her real name’s Leia so I guess I better call her that), my grandfather, Han, and I all were running all over the Death Star….we ran into some interesting places along the way…..the garbage compactor mainly….where I almost drowned and got sick again…..and where the walls started closing in on us…..but we escaped.

You know what happened after that? We split up. Han, being the crazy man that he is, went with Chewie and chassed this group of stormtroopers. My uncle and grandfather went together somewhere……and Leia and I started taking these hallways….and we took a wrong turn and ended up in this huge room with bridges that needed to be extended to get to the other side. Thinking that the panel that extended the bridge was a lock…..I blasted it…but that wasn’t a big problem. I had this grappling hook thing and I threw it and it wrapped around this big piece of machinery. I held onto Leia and I swung across it to the other side……but Leia kissed me on the cheek. That’s the first time any girl has ever kissed me anywhere….and it felt great.

Well anyway, we all met up with each other and were going to get to the ship when I saw you and Darth Vader fighting. When I thought he killed you, I screamed, “No!!!!,” as you probably remember…..and I think you know the rest of the story.

How did turning off the tractor beam go?

Well now that we are back at Yavin….I registered with the Rebellion. I don’t think the registration process went very well though. The lady that registered me kept giving me all these strange looks. Like…..about my last name….I used the name Skywalker instead of Lars…just because I wanted to….she didn’t seem to like that, or the fact that I was from Tatooine, or that I had asthma….or……I don’t know….I just don’t think it went very well.

I’m going to be an X-Wing pilot….if I can figure out how to fly the thing. Did I tell you that I have never flown a ship before?

Well I have to put my flight suit on and go to the meeting.

C-ya,
Luke
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Luke,

Lets see where to start. Okay, um, lets start with the anger. All right, I agree with you that under certain circumstances anger can be both good and bad. Now, let me see if I can give you an example of both good and bad anger. When I attacked the Sith I did it out of pure anger, and bad anger, I'll explain why I did so, but I did not kill him out of bad anger, when I killed him, but out of good anger. Confused? Thought so, but I'll explain how I did that by answering another one of your questions.

A bond is when a master and apprentice (student) are able through the Force to send thoughts, feelings, many other things, as well as talk to each other through it. Now, when I was at what I thought was my death, seconds before I killed the Sith, Qui-Gon sent me calming thoughts through our bond, and that washed away my anger, calmed me down. That's how I was able to kill the Sith out of good anger, and not bad, as I had begun the duel, understand? Yes, I was still mad at the Sith, when I killed him for slaying my master before my eyes, but when I watched his body fall into two pieces, I knew that was the only way he could pay back, and there was nothing I could do to change the past. Now, does anything I said make sense?

I'll explain now Why I attacked the Sith out of bad anger in the first place. You see, most apprentices when learn to love their masters as their father or mother, because they've never known their true mother or father. I loved Qui-Gon as my father, and when I watched him get ran through when I was blocked behind an inch wide laser wall, I was mad. Mad at myself, because I wasn't fast enough to catch up with them. Mad at Qui-Gon for not slowing the duel and mad that the Sith, for killing my master, which was like a father to me. Understand what I'm trying to say?

The Order allowed romance love and allowed them to get married, IF they were either knights or masters. No padawans (apprentices) could married before they were knighted, or that would be a grave mistake, and they would not be focused on their training to be a knight. A master could love and marry another master, or a master could love and marry a knight, or two knights can be in love and get married, but the padawans couldn't help their feelings if they fell in love with another padawan, but they knew that they couldn't marry until they were knighted.

No, your mother was not a Jedi, she lived on a small planet Noado. She met your father while he was on a mission with his master, and they fell in love, but he knew that he could not marry her until he was knighted, and when he was knighted, because he loved her so much, he left the Order a month after being knighted and got married to your mother, because he didn't want to hurt her whenever he went on a mission. He did that, because he was in love with her.

There is a difference between love and kindness, Luke. Love, I believe is when you've known someone for a long time, and are friends, and never stay angry with them, if angry at all. Kindness is when you see someone starving, and you help them out. I am Jedi Knight, all my Jedi training I spent showing kindness, protecting, helping others. I Do know the difference pretty well. Love grows with time, but kindness is there from the start, understand?

I can't remember the whole story of why Qui-Gon was forced to kill Xanatos father, but most of it was, that his Xanatos father didn't like the Jedi, and didn't want his son to be a Jedi, so he thought killing his son's master would teach him what Jedi are, or what he thought they were. So, when he attacked Qui-Gon, my master, was trying to defend himself, when he killed Xanatos' father, but was nearly killed by Xanatos when he jumped out of nowhere, and attacked Qui-Gon, because he was mad at Qui-Gon for killing his father. Qui-Gon had a chance to kill Xanatos, but because Qui-Gon loved him like a son, he couldn't, so Xanatos got away, and killed thousands of people, trying to make Qui-Gon 'pay back'. Understand the story?

I know that you wouldn't turn if you were tempted, but the Dark Side has its way, and they are mysterious, and creepy, as well as looking right on the outside, but are bad on the inside, meaning, you may think you're doing the right thing, but you really aren't, understand? See, when you face Vader, all the anger you thought you had under control, can suddenly blast and you fight (maybe kill) him out of the wrong kind of anger. Be mindful of what you do, and how, because the Dark Side takes on many shaped and forms.

You don't have to worry about reading others' thoughts if you don't want to, because you can also do this thing can 'shielding'. That's when you shield your thoughts, so no one else can hear them, or sometimes sense you. You can't unless you want to and I train you to, hear others' thoughts. You have to like break into their mind to do so, but I don't think you are going to do it, but it is helpful at times, specially when you must use the Jedi-mind-trick. I'll teach you everything you must know to become a Jedi, that is, if you want to.

All right, I hope I answered all your questions, or most of them. I must go now.



Obi-Wan
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Ben,

I’m glad you agree with me about the points I made about anger.

That’s weird….to send thoughts, feelings, and other things, and talk through the Force. That’s a little weird for me. Maybe after I’m exposed to it I won’t be so scared of it, and I won’t think it’s so weird. I don’t know.

Okay, thanks for telling me about your states of anger you were in when you killed the Sith. But I if you killed the Sith to pay him back for killing your master, isn’t that still bad anger? I mean that’s taking revenge.

Yes….but I still don’t understand why the Sith would have cared what state of anger you were in. I mean he wasn’t trying to make you bad, so I don’t see what big a difference it made.

Okay….but I still disagree with you about the love thing. I don’t think that love and kindness are two different things. I think that was stupid that The Order allowed only Knights or Masters to get married. Yes, I realize that the Padawans were still training and everything…but their wives could live close to where the Padawan was training, right? So why was it so big a deal?

Okay, well thanks for telling me that my mother wasn’t a Jedi and that she was from the planet Noado. But why would my father have quit the Order….I know you said he didn’t want to hurt my mother when he went on missions. But how many missions did the Jedi really go on? I mean…love should be able to handle distances…even if it was like a week that the two were apart. How long did missions last? I’m sure they would have found ample time to be together had he stayed in the Order.

Like I said before, I don’t think there is a difference between kindness and love. In Basic there are 3 kinds of things for the same word love. Love includes romantic love (which I agree does grow with time as you said when you were contending that there was a difference between kindness and love), friendship/family love (which is like the kind of love you have for your family members and best friends. You would give your life for them and you care about them because of how close they are with you.) and then there is something called agape love. Agape love is the kind of love that God (or whatever ultimate reality that you believe in) has with humans. People can also show this love towards each other….which is what I was trying to say when I gave that “kindness” example. I believe that kindness is part of agape love….it is showing love to others. Here, I’ll quote the definition of love from 1 Corinthians….then maybe you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

And

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Here’s another example that my friend Leia gave me. She said it was a poem from her world. It’s called Footprints.

Footprints
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it.

“Lord, You said that once I decided to follow You, You’d walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why when I needed You most You would leave me.”

The Lord replied, “My son, My precious child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”


Here’s another poem from Leia’s world (It’s by someone named Jill Wolf):

Don’t Quit
Don’t quit when the tide is lowest, For it’s just about to turn; Don’t quit over doubts and questions, For there’s something you may learn.

Don’t quit when the night is darkest, for it’s just a while ‘til dawn; Don’t quit when you’ve run the farthest, for the race is almost won.

Don’t quit when the hill is steepest, for your goal is almost nigh; don’t quit, for you’re not a failure until you fail to try.


I just felt like giving you the last poem because I really like it.

Well anyway, I will stand by my opinion that love is something much more than romantic love. And romantic love is something so special….so awesome….that I don’t see how the Jedi could have disallowed anyone to not get married. I still say that’s not right. I am strongly opposed to that rule.

Okay, thanks for telling me why Qui-Gon was forced to kill Xanatos’ father. I understand the story now.

I will try not to have the wrong kind of anger towards Vader, but I promise you that I won’t turn. I would never join Vader or the Emperor because I don’t like what they do. I don’t like their actions, and I know that Vader killed my parents. I would never join someone who killed my parents. The Emperor is just an ugly person…both on the inside and outside. I would not join him for anything. I understand that sometimes a person may do what they think is right, but the person is actually following the Dark Side. I understand that…..but it does not mean that the person will turn to the Dark Side. I’m sure that everyone has done something that they felt that was right at the time they did it, but that they ended up doing something that was wrong. That’s happened to me before. Once I was trying to advise my friend about a love relationship…I told him that I heard that the girl liked someone else…and at the time I said it, I thought I was helping. I’ve been hurt by girls a lot…..and once I thought this girl liked me, but she didn’t like me, and when I tried to tell her that I liked her, she said she didn’t feel the same way about me, and that’s all she said. I found out later that she was going out with another guy, and that she liked another guy. The way I found out was because I saw them kissing each other. I went to this play that she was in so that I could see her in the play…and after the play was over, the two of them kissed. I was so hurt by that…that no one told me she liked someone else or that she was going out with someone, and I was hoping to spare my friend the same hurt….but instead I hurt him by telling him. He was upset with me, and I didn’t realize it until a week later. I felt bad. I was only trying to help, but it turned out to be the wrong thing. Another time I really messed up was when I went on a school trip. I was rooming with this guy who had to take a bunch of medications in the morning, but also did not like getting up early…he was pretty grouchy in the mornings. We’d been up late the night before, so I woke up before he did (I always wake up early…it’s just me) and I considered waking him up, but I decided against it. I thought that he needed his sleep and I didn’t want him to be mad at me for waking him up. Finally after he’d been sleeping a long time I woke him up. He was mad at me because I hadn’t woken him up. He didn’t have enough time to take all his medications, and I felt really bad about it. He forgave me for not waking him up and everything, but I still felt bad about it. He was at least able to take some of his medications. Another time I messed up also was at school. When I was 14 I had a “friend” and a best friend. The “friend” tried to take away my best friend from me….and I had heard him talk about other people behind their backs….and that “friend” had gotten into some bad stuff…like smoking, wrong set of friends, and sex. One day I was waiting for my best friend in a section of the school that we had always met at before….well my best friend never showed up. That happened a couple of days. I was sitting by myself (I never had that many friends) for two days, with no explanation from my best friend. Finally I found out that my best friend had been hanging out with my “friend” while that “friend” was trying to break up my friendship with my best friend. I felt that it was right to write a note to the “friend” to tell them that I didn’t like what was going on. I should never have written that note…but I did. I didn’t call the “friend” any bad words or anything. I just simply stated what I felt was right to tell him….that I didn’t think it was right that he talked about people behind their backs, and that it appeared that he was trying to take away my best friend from me. I also wrote my best friend and mentioned something that I thought the “friend” might use against me (he was telling my best friend lies about me) ….well a year before, the “friend” said that my best friend smelled. I was afraid that the “friend” would use that against me and say that I had said that…so I mentioned it in the note too. I reminded him what he had said……but I didn’t realize something…..I didn’t realize that I have a better memory than most people. I remember everything that happened a year ago….what people said, comments people made….I don’t know…I just have this really good memory, and well….I thought that the “friend” would remember that, but he didn’t. It backfired on me….and well the friend said that I was the one that had said it after all. My best friend ended up breaking our friendship, which was never restored. My ex-best friend and my “friend” started writing me mean notes (notes that said that I was so ugly that I would never meet a girl, that no girl would ever like me or marry me, that I was boring, and all kinds of other mean things) and spreading worse rumors about me.

I still feel that it’s wrong to break into other people’s private thoughts.

I want to learn about how to become a Jedi….but some of this stuff I’m not so sure about. Maybe I’ll be okay with it after I’ve been around it. It just seems very strange to me right now….and…um…..wrong.

Well I’ll be fighting in the Death Star battle, so I have to go put on my uniform now. I’ll talk to you later.


Luke
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Luke,

About the stories you told me about your friends and you thinking you were doing the right thing, well let me tell you that no one, not even a Jedi knows how something will turn out. The future is always in motion, and we must travel its road. If we do one thing, because we think it is right, it may be right, but you may still get yelled at or something, because no everyone enjoys having their problems pointed out. Some people like the dark, for the light reveals their deepest, darkest secrets, which they wish no one to know. So, it's not your fault that they won't happy about the new found information that you revealed to them, it was because they knew it, but wished never to be found out with it. Understand what I am saying? I'm sure that after you told some people that they left, and later were glad that you did what you did. They may have never went to you and say 'thank you', but they still thought it was nice of you to point out something of their wrongs so that they could fix it. Doing something that you believe is right, but in return their reactions are anger, that does not mean you did something wrong, that only means that whomever you told wished not to be found out and yelling at you in an angry why is the only way (that they can think of) to make whatever you said seem wrong. Understand?

Some missions for the Jedi would last a week to sometimes 12 years (or longer). There were times when my Jedi friends went on a mission and never returned, because they were either killed, or the mission lasted throughout their lifetime. Some were still on missions when the Jedi Temple was destroyed, but I believe that Vader hunted and killed them all.

So, you see it wasn't that simple to get married, and go on a mission if you were a Jedi back then. With some missions yes, maybe a husband and wife could go together, but on missions that were violence and bloody there was no way that the husband would let his wife come with him, even if she were a Jedi. Now, Alex enjoyed making peace, and breaking up wars, and so the Council would send him and his master on mostly violence and bloody missions, because both Alex and his master requested that they were sent on those missions whenever a mission like that was sent in. So, you see, Alex knew if he got married the galaxy would be down one of its protectors and peace-makers, for he would not be able to be married and fight at the same time. Padme would have never allowed him to leave their house if he continued beginning a Jedi and went on those dangerous missions, for she knew the dangers and wished her husband not to take part in them. Do you understand now?

I'm guessing you have know idea what it is like to live with your parents and be married at the same time, now do you? If you ever did figure out what it was like, you would understand why the Council would not allow two Padawans to marry. For one master will have to train both padawans, or both master with the padawans would have to train both padawans, or one padawan (lets say the girl) with her master wouldn't be able to live with her husband, and her husband would be sent on missions and...as you can see it would be very hard on everyone. Thankfully most padawans noticed that and did not wish to change it. Of course there were some that did, but the Council never bent to their wishes.

When I killed the Sith, I knew full too well that killing him would not bring Qui-Gon back, so when I killed him, yes I was angry, who wouldn't be? But I was also doing my duty and protecting the Queen as well as the planet. I had to kill the Sith to complete the mission, so I did not kill him out of anger or for revenge. You must know that revenge is not for a Jedi, but the Sith lives on that.

Thank you for the two poems, they are quite nice.

I understand what you're saying about love, but you must understand that after Qui-Gon was killed, and I became a knight, then became a master, and began defending the galaxy, I had no time for love, so that is one thing I never felt. Also, I had to be focused on my mission and put my passion in that and not in someone's love, so I did not go looking for a love. You sound as through you have known about love, but made many mistakes, is that true?

I believe you and that you won't turn, but there is always a chance, and when Darkness hits, the battle is fearsome, and terrible. Every and anyone can fall, no matter how strong in the Light they are, or how they promised they won't, but they can. For a Sith there are always two, a master and an apprentice. If there were more that would be a nightmare. The master's goal is to rule the galaxy, and the apprentice's goal is to kill his master and rule the galaxy. That is one of the reasons why people turn, and they do not care how their masters' look, or what their masters did, they turn for they know revenge.


Obi-Wan
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Obi-Wan,

Well I’m glad you didn’t blame me for the way things turned out when I tried to help my friends. I understand what you were saying, and it makes me feel better…like I didn’t mess up so badly.

Well if a Jedi went on a long mission, couldn’t the Jedi take their spouse, even if it was a dangerous mission? Couldn’t the spouse have gone along with the Jedi…the Jedi could protect the spouse?

I have a huge question for you. I am VERY confused about something. You see, I wrote my grandfather and he had thought Owen was my father, and I told him that Alex was my father, and then he said he didn’t know an Alex. He said that the only three children he had were named Rhun, Owen, and Anakin. So why didn’t you tell me that Anakin was my uncle’s brother? You KNEW I had to do a report on him and you didn’t tell me that! And was I adopted outside of the Skywalker family, or is my father Anakin? Please tell me because I am very confused. If Anakin was my father, then YOU KNEW it and you didn’t tell me. Why? Yes, my uncle was the first person that told me that my father’s name was Alex, but if you knew it was a lie WHY DID YOU REINFORCE IT? Why didn’t you tell me that he was my father? Why would my uncle have lied about my father’s name? Why didn’t my uncle want to talk about his brother? Why did he deny knowing anything about him? If I was adopted outside of Owen’s family, then maybe my father’s name was Alex Skywalker, but why didn’t anyone at least tell me that Anakin was Owen’s brother?

And why wouldn’t my mother have let my father leave the house to go on a mission? She would have known that was his job, and she knew it when she married him. What did she do, try and change him? Why would he not do something he had done as his job just because she didn’t want him to? No, I don’t understand that at all.

No, I don’t know what it’s like to live with my parents because they’ve both been dead my entire life. I do know what it is like to live with my aunt and uncle though, and they are acting as my parents. (Although my aunt abuses me sometimes.) Well this is what I say…I don’t think the Council should have made a law against romantic love. Why? Because a person can not help it if they fall in love with another person, and they cannot control who or when they fall in love with a person. If it were so hard for two Padawans to be in love, then wouldn’t separate missions and things test their relationship? And if those two Padawans could still love each other despite the difficulties, and still managed to maintain the relationship fine, then I think those two people would deserve to be together. I think it would demonstrate their love for one another, and if they could handle it, then I say they should have been allowed to have a marriage relationship. By dealing with a relationship like that they would have showed how strong their love was for each other. Do you know what I’m saying? The difficulties alone would have been a lot for any couple to reconsider marriage alone. I don’t think it was fair that the Council made a rule against it. Why couldn’t the Council have honored two people who went to great odds to maintain a relationship, despite the difficulties?

That rule should have never been there in the first place, in my opinion.

I know that revenge is not a good thing. I wasn’t trying to argue that it was.

I’m glad you liked the poem and the verses from Corinthians.

Love should be more then passion….that has been what I have been trying to say! I don’t think that passion is equal to love. I think passion is equal to lust. I was trying to say that I think there is a difference between true romantic love and lust. Romantic love should involve a relationship between the two individuals….a friendship. The two people should be each other’s best friends, and the people should love each other for who the other person is on the inside, not caring about anything else. Do you get what I’m saying and that I feel that lust and love do not mean the same thing? And I don’t think people should go looking for love either. I think if it is meant to be…love will just come to the person at the right time and place.

I sound as if I have known about love, but have made many mistakes? Well to tell you the truth, I have NEVER had a love relationship with anyone before. I have never had a girlfriend, and I have never even gone out on a date. I have never even talked to that many girls. I have had crushes on them, yes…but when I told them that I liked them (not love…love comes from a relationship and it wasn’t lust either because I liked them for who I thought they were on the inside. It’s kind of hard to explain. I wasn’t attracted to them for their looks or anything) they laughed in my face or were just really rude. So no, I have never been in a love relationship…..I just have very strong opinions about what I think love should be.

But you’re talking as if I WILL turn or something. Why do you think I will? Why do you keep reminding me that I could turn and everything? Why do you stress that so much? Well I assure you that I DO NOT want to rule the galaxy, so if that is one of the reasons people turn, be assured that I do not want to rule the galaxy. If you think I’m going to turn so much, why did you even bother to tell me about the Force, and why do you want me trained? Yes, sometimes I do feel vengeful, but not very often. Most of the time I don’t feel that revenge is a very good thing. I know it’s bad.

Anyway, thanks for coming up to me before the battle and telling me to try to use the Force and everything. I have tried, but I don’t know if it’s done very much good. I’ve shot towers and things by trying to go off my feelings, and I’ve avoided things because of my feelings (like I always do). Still….I don’t know….I’ve gotten hit twice, and I think Vader’s the one that’s on me now. He’s on me so TIGHT that I can’t shake him and I’m a little scared. He’s taken down so many ships within the first few seconds of being behind them, and he’s been shooting at me like crazy. I’ve been trying to go off my feelings and everything, but it’s so hard because Vader’s shots happen so much quicker than any other person that has been shooting at me. It’s scary because he’s come so close to getting me, and he is coming at me faster than before. He shot down my best friend’s ship…Biggs Darklighter. Ben, he was my best friend since I was little. I feel like I have so much pressure on me…and I don’t know how much longer I will last with Vader shooting at me like this. The Death Star will have Yavin in range in 1 minute!

How’s everything going back at the base?


Luke
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Luke,

Use the Force, let it guide you. Let go of your feeling all that will do it make it harder on you. Focus and like the Force flow through you. It will guide you, just let it do it. It will help you win this battle, if only you allow it to. Open your feelings to it and use what I've taught you to allow the Force to wash away the pressure and anything that you're feeling. Let it help you.

Everything down here is fine. We're on pins and needles waiting patiently (for me at least) for the outcome of the battle. If you do not hit the target, don't worry. No one is blaming you for anything. And you have not failed, understand that? Don't let those thoughts and feelings hold you back, just release them to the Force.

Let me try to explain this whole 'love against Jedi Order' thing again, ok? All right, as you know, ONLY masters and knights can MARRY!!!! Yes, of course Padawans fall in love before their training is complete, but they CAN'T marry until they're knights. So, yes the two Padawans would get separated when they go on missions and yes that does test their love, but no matter how much they are in love, they CANNOT get married until they're knights. It's not like they were going to stop loving each other before they were knights, and if they did then it was the will of the Force that they not marry. If they least throughout their whole apprenticeship, all the hard, dangerous mission, all the ups and downs the Jedi life holds then YES, when they're knighted, they can get married. It's really not that hard to understand why Padawans don't get married, so I don't know why you're making it harder than it is.

Now, when a Jedi (master, knight, or apprentice) fell in love with a 'outsider' (if you want to call it that), they can marry (if they're a master or knight) that person, but the Jedi knew the 'punishment' and 'hardship' for both of them if they did marry. Most Jedi withheld themselves from marrying because they wished not to put the other through that life. To me, that sacrifice is one of true love, if you understand where I'm coming from. Sometimes, a Jedi would fall in love with a Queen (if it's a male Jedi, of course), a princess, king (if it's a female Jedi), prince, senators, and well anyone that they may have to protect. If the person that isn't a Jedi is in high ranks and very important, both the Jedi and the person know what life they will have, and they may truly love each other, and decide against marrying. Did I just make things harder for you to understand?

Now, about the Council and this rule, yes sometimes two Jedi would wish to marry, but the Council would not allow it, because they may see darkness in the future, which is NEVER a good thing. When a Jedi and a non-Jedi wish to marry, and the Council sees darkness in the future, they will not allow it, for the protect of the other Jedi and the galaxy. Trust me, you'll be shocked to what one marriage with darkness in the future can bring. Of course there were stubborn Jedi and non-Jedi that married against the Order, and sometimes the marriage goes smoothly and other times it doesn't. The Council was mainly protecting the Order and galaxy from any harm, as their job was.

You mother was a senator, and your father was a Jedi as you know. Now, both Padme and Alex knew the difficulties if they married without one quitting their job. Also the Council foresaw darkness in their future, so Alex decided for his love he would throw away his training and dream to marry your mother. That was a brave move for your father, who willingly stepped back from his Jedi training, gave in his lightsaber and became a bodyguard for Padme, to protect her everyday, everywhere, and he can continue protecting people, but mostly the person he loved. Since he quit the Order, he handed in his lightsaber and left.

Do you understand that at all, or do you need me to try and explain MORE???

Luke, I never lied about your father. Alex is your father's REAL FIRST name, all right? Anakin is the middle name, so it's Alex-Anakin-Skywalker. The Jedi were known to have two names like mine 'Obi-Wan-Kenobi'. People call me 'Obi', some (not many) call me 'Wan' and others 'Kenobi'. Some called Alex, 'Alex-Anakin', 'Alex', 'Anakin', or 'Skywalker', just depends on which name the person (that's calling the Jedi) likes the most. Understand? No one lied to you.

Well, I must go, I have to talk with some friends here, because there is some problems building up here, and I wish to kill the problems before they get out of hand.

Be careful.


Obi-Wan.
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Note 27
Obi-Wan,

I have been trying to use the Force and let it guide me. I don’t know if I actually am good at it…even though you seem to think that I am the most force sensitive person you have ever seen. I don’t know what I’m doing with it. You haven’t taught me that much with it, and I don’t even know if I can do it well or not. I THINK I used it when I made the shot…but I’m not sure. It was so weird…it felt like I didn’t even do anything. I didn’t even remember pressing the weapons button or anything. I just closed my eyes…..and tried to use it like you said….and the next thing I knew, Han was yelling at me in the radio like, “Great shot kid, that was on in a million!” Did I honestly do it, or did Han make the shot? I honestly don’t remember doing anything….just like I said. Is that what it’s like to use the Force sometimes. It’s new to me, so I don’t even know...if I used it or not. Han and I got out of there FAST because then the Death Star started exploding.

Here is what happened with that…well Wedge had to pull out because of a bad malfunction in his ship, and Biggs was killed…and the rest of the pilots were scattered around….either dead or their ships were damaged….and well there were three TIE fighters after me. One of them was Vader…I’m pretty sure on that. Well Han stuck around and decided to help me. He tried to shoot down all 3 TIES, but he only was able to destroy two of them. Darth Vader’s ship was hit, but not destroyed. It started spinning out of control AWAY from the Death Star, so I think he’s still alive, but I’m not sure.

I wouldn’t have told you about that shot…except that I thought you might be able to tell me if I actually used the Force or not. And if I did make that shot…I think I did….but it was so weird….like I told you…don’t tell anyone that I was the one, okay. I HATE it when I’m singled out for doing something like that, because I DON’T feel that I deserve it. I even heard that there is going to be some awards ceremony. I don’t want to go. I hope they cancel it. I don’t want the entire Rebellion to be watching me while I go up and accept an award that I don’t really deserve….because no one does anything alone.

By the way, do you know where our new base will be? We can’t stay on Yavin forever because the Empire would come back and try and capture us since they know we’re here.

By the way, how am I going to continue training? I mean it would be weird to do that with everyone staring at me in the Rebellion? Is there a quiet, secluded place we could go? You said you want to teach me…and I’ve decided that I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi, like my father.

I still am in disagreement with you about the Jedi marrying thing. I don’t think that there should be any laws that forbid anyone to marry, no matter what…and in this case…no matter what level they were at their training. I think that it should have been left up to the individual couples to decide when to get married. I don’t think it’s right when any form of government steps in and decides personal matters (such as when to get married, who can get married to who, the number of children a couple can or cannot have, or anything like that). It is the COUPLES decision, not some government’s. I think that right there is unfair. I don’t think that a couple should have had to wait until they were knighted to get married. It’s just….I don’t know…wrong. It’s not as if it’s a part of the marriage vows that two people must be knighted before the ceremony could be considered legal or right or something.

I’m just telling you that I feel that it should be the couple’s decision whether they should get married or not….and not the Jedi Council.

Okay, so Jedi (at any level in the training process) were allowed to fall in love with an “outsider”, and could marry only if they were a master or knight. Yes….but if the Jedi loved the “outsider” so much that they could not be apart, and both people in the couple loved each other equally, then I think it would be wrong NOT to marry. I don’t know…I guess we just differ in opinion over this topic.

I also don’t think it’s right that the Council would go around and tell a couple that they couldn’t marry just because they saw some “darkness” in the relationship. What right did the Council have to decide who could and could not get married? What right did they have to say there would be “darkness” in the relationship? How could the Council see “darkness” in a marriage anyway? I understand that the Council wanted to protect the galaxy…but telling people they couldn’t get married seems kind of….like tyranny or something. I’m sure most of the Jedi were sensible people and would not have made stupid mistakes in marriage.

Okay…..that’s the first thing I’ve heard about my mother ever. I never knew what kind of person she was or what her job was. So she was a senator? I see. She must have been pretty powerful politically if she was a senator. Now all I know about her is that her name was Padmé and that she was a senator. Sigh….it’s taken me 19 years to learn ANYTHING about her…and the same about my father. Yes, you did tell me my father was a Jedi. My father must have been pretty upset when he had to throw away his dream just so he could be with my mother. I don’t think he would have thought it was very nice that the Jedi Council wouldn’t let them get married. I can’t imagine him throwing away his dream and training just so that he could marry the woman he loved. Doesn’t that seem unfair that he had to give all that up? I don’t think he should have ever had to. It was all because of that stupid rule?

So when he handed in his lightsaber….you got it? Obviously the Council gave it to you because then you gave it to me.

I’m sorry that I accused you of lying about my father. I….I….don’t know why I thought that. I guess I was too confused and I didn’t know what to say. Okay…so was Anakin a popular Jedi name or something? Because there was that one Anakin Skywalker guy that I had to do my project on, and then there is my father….Alex-Anakin-Skywalker. Weird….I never heard of that name until my project. It must have been a popular name back then. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Thank you for your patience in answering all my questions.

Oh there is one more thing that I almost forgot to mention (again). I’ve been writing Darth Vader just to see what he has to say about killing off all the Jedi and everything…and because it’s kind of fun to insult him. He’s so prideful!!!! He thinks he’s the most important person in the galaxy. He tried to tell me that he was the most intelligent and force sensitive person in the galaxy. He went and bragged about it. I know he’s a Sith and everything…..so I’m sure that you don’t know his midi-cholorian count or anything…but you said that my midi-cholorian count was the highest that you had ever seen. That means that Vader could be higher than mine, right? Or is mine higher than his? There must be Sith that have strong forces too. (Don’t worry, I’m not stupid. I didn’t tell Vader about my midi-cholorian count….I didn’t even tell him I was force sensitive. I know that he’d go after me and try to kill me if he knew…because you said he did that a long time ago…and he wants to kill you because you’re a Jedi.)

Vader said that intelligence went with force sensitivity or something? You never told me that…so does it?

I have a couple more questions for you. I know Vader is a Sith…and that he has a red lightsaber, and that he kills people with that sometimes. When you told me about how my parents died you said they were shot. Did you mean that they were actually shot, or did he use a lightsaber?

Another thing…how could the people of the Old Republic been stupid enough to put Palpatine in charge? How did that happen?

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 28
Luke,

First of all, Vader did kill your parents with his lightsaber (and your father {unbeknownst to the Jedi Council} had built a second lightsaber just for his and your mother's protection, in case something happened) and you father did what he could to fight Vader, but Vader being as strong with the Force was able to disarm Alex quickly and killed both your parents, or that's what I've heard. Sorry about the mistake earlier, I meant Vader used his lightsaber not a blaster.

Palpatine is a powerful Sith and when the Republic stood the Sith were gone (or so we thought) for a million years, and no one thought that could raise again. Palpatine used that and secretly made a plan to rule the galaxy, by first becoming Senator (of Naboo), then Supreme Chancellor (giving him most of the power in the galaxy) and finally he declared himself Emperor, the order of the New Republic and that the State Enemy were the Jedi. So that is why he had all the Jedi killed. We (the Jedi) didn't know for certain that he was a Sith Lord, but there were times when some of us sensed it, but had no proof. So that is why we were unable to stop it.

Now, about the Force and if you used it, I'll say you did, because the Force works in mysterious ways and ways that you may not know you used it. No one in the whole galaxy could have made such a perfect shot if they did not use the Force. So yes, you used it and you followed my orders perfectly. Sometimes you feel like you didn't do anything with the Force when you did, and other times you will know you did things with it, but you will learn that in the near future.

The next base is going to be on Hoth, and after we move there, I'll take you to see the last Jedi that I know of AND the highest, wisest, oldest, shortest, powerful Council member from the Order, who escaped from the Jedi Purge. You'll meet him (his name is Master Yoda) and you can ask him all the questions you would like about the Force, love in the Order and stuff like that. I'll take you to him and we'll continue more of your training, so don't worry no one will be staring at you when you're training.

Ok, Luke, I've tried to get you to understand the Code and the reason your father left the Order, but you're stubbornly refusing to turn, so I'll let you in on a little secret...I. Didn't. Make. The. Code. Up! Ok? I didn't make it or break it. I mostly always followed the rules, but when Qui-Gon was my master I HAD to break the rules, because he would blindly follow the Force, even if that was against the Council's permission. I HAD to go against the Code to train Anakin, because he was too old, but with love, I have no idea, all right? What you need is an apprentice who is in love with another Jedi Padawan and see how hard it is to keep your apprentice's mind focused on his/her training. Trust me, it's hard! The hardest thing any Jedi Master has to do! Yes, you may be against the rule, but, Luke, when you become a Master, you'll understand why it was there, trust me. Until then, I'm sorry you're against it, but I'm mainly telling you the reason your father left the Order. It was his choice, not the Council's and he left.

The Council was made up of the most powerful and wise Masters in the Order. They all had their own talents in the Force. Master Yoda is very strong with the Force and the Force uses him to guide others. He is the main Jedi and the Force would allow him to see a glimpse of the Force. If it's clouded that was the Dark Side, and if it's clear it's the Light Side. Yoda is almost a thousand years old, so he is very wise and powerful. All the Jedi knew him and he was the main Jedi Council member that would glance into the future. That is how they knew if a marriage would be darkness or light.

Yes, I would say if you're the most Force sensitive person in the galaxy (which you are), you're be very smart, because you'll learn quickly, have swift reflects, and many other things so that is why Vader is bragging about it.

Well, I must go.

Obi-Wan
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Note 29
First Luke and Obi-Wan Note written after AOTC came out

Obi-Wan,

Okay, so Vader did kill my parents with his lightsaber. That makes more sense. Okay, so were Jedi only allowed to have one lightsaber at a time? That’s the way you made it sound in the last letter. So my father kept the second lightsaber after he quit the Order? I see what you’re talking about now. So he tried to fight Vader off then?

You said that Vader is strong with the Force and was able to disarm my father quickly and then kill my parents. So Vader wasn’t lying then, and he has a strong Force and high intelligence?

From the way you described the scene…about “Vader being as strong with the Force was able to disarm Alex quickly and killed both your parents.” Okay, wasn’t my father strong with the Force too? You told me he had close to Anakin’s count (which you told me was 24 thousand, which you also told me was very high), so does Vader have a higher count than that? Or what? Because it sounds like Vader had a LOT higher count than my father if he was able to disarm and kill my father so easily.

I heard that the Republic was only a thousand years old (a millennium), not a million years old.

Okay, I understand better how Palpatine was able to get in charge of the Republic and then become Emperor without having the Jedi get suspicious . Thanks for explaining that.

So you think I used the Force when I blew up the Death Star? Sometimes people use the Force then without knowing it, and sometimes they know they used it? This is a lot to be learning all at once, and obviously I’m still learning about the Force. I’m glad I was able to use it and everything. Can anyone tell if a person uses it?

All right…so the last Jedi lives on Hoth? That’s the way you made it sound. You said that after we moved to Hoth you would take me to one of the Jedi Council members who escaped the Jedi Purge. His name is Master Yoda? Where does he live on Hoth? How could he stand to live in this cold? I’ll be sure to take my questions about the Force, love in the Order, and other things to him. Will he want to talk to me, though? Do you think he’ll care? Good…so only you and Yoda will be around when I train and I won’t have to look stupid in front of other people. So when will you be taking me to him? Obviously it will have to be after I get back from outside.

I’m sorry to have bothered you so much about why my father left the Order. I was only trying to understand why he would want to leave. Thanks for trying to explain it to me. I understand that my father left the Order willingly.

So the Jedi Council members made the rules for the Jedi and ruled the Jedi…kind of, right? So the Force lets you see future events then?

Now I have another question for you. You said that I’m the most force sensitive person in the galaxy…but Vader says he is. Now I’m really confused…unless we both have the same level or something. So is that it? Because you said, “Yes, I would say if you’re the most Force sensitive person in the galaxy (which you are), you’re be very smart, because you’ll learn quickly, have swift reflects, and many other things so that is why Vader is bragging about it.” What did you mean by “reflects?” Did you mean reflexes? Anyway, please explain…because I’m confused. Vader is convinced that he’s the most Force sensitive person in the galaxy, but you told me that I was…so I would just like to know what the story is. Don’t worry, I’m not going to go tell Vader that he’s wrong (if he is) or anything…I’m not even going to tell Vader that I am even Force Sensitive. I would just like to know because you’ve confused me.

I also have a couple other questions that popped into my head when Vader wrote me. I just want you to answer them, because I’m trying to sort everything all out.

Here’s a quote from Vader: “Obi-Wan is NOT a 'great guy' like you said he is. He's the stupid reason I'm in this suit and mask. If it won't for HIM I wouldn't have to wear it. He's NOT the great guy you think he is. Go ahead, ask him what I'm talking about, I'm sure he'll come up with some stupid lie to cover it up.”

I think I know what he’s talking about, and I think he’s just trying to turn the story around. I know that you couldn’t purposely try to burn someone like Vader got burned. (I forget if you were the one that told me or if it was Vader), but I knot that you wouldn’t do that to a person, even if they were a Sith. You told me about the Jedi Purge and how Vader and Palpatine killed off all the Jedi Knights…so I’m guessing that Vader went after you and tried to kill you while you were close to some lava pit…and you started fighting, and you didn’t let Vader kill you, and Vader fell in. Am I right about that? I think he’s just angry because he couldn’t kill you, so he’s trying to turn it around and make it look like you were cruel and did that to him on purpose.

Here’s another stupid quote from Vader, “So, your friend is Han Solo, thank you for telling me that. By the way, the spinning from being shot wasn't as bad as you think, it was like a new way to travel! Yes, I know the Death Star is destroyed, but I'm not worried about it, because I never designed it! Yes, some guy named Count Dooku did when the Clone Wars began. Ask Obi-Wan that too!”

Who is/was Count Dooku? I can’t believe that Vader bragged about designing the Death Star when he wasn’t the one that came up with the plans, and then it got blown up. How stupid is he? So is that true?

And I have yet another quote from him, “Have you ever heard of the Chosen One (again ask Obi-Wan)? Well, the Chosen One HAS to have the MOST Force to balance the Force, and I'm the Chosen One, so therefore I have the most Force sensitivity! Think about it, and ask Obi-Wan. I'm NOT lying.”

Is he telling the truth about this Chosen One thing? If so, is Vader more force sensitive than me, since he says he’s the Chosen One…or what…or am I….or what? I’m confused, because you told me I was the most Force sensitive person, and now Vader brought up this Chosen One thing. What does the Chosen One mean? What did he mean by saying “balance the Force.” I would think that it would mean like getting rid of the Sith forever or something…that’s my guess. What does it mean? And if it does mean that, why would Vader claim being it? Or does anyone know what it means? Or does it mean to get rid of the good forever?

Enough about Darth Vader and his stupidness. There’s one more letter I received, so I need you to answer another question. Dr. John asked me to ask you whether my father was sick or anything because he said it could help him better understand why I have stuff wrong with me. I know you said you knew my father a little bit, but I also realize that you might not know the answer. If you do, could you please help me out?

Did you end up going to the Awards Ceremony? If so, what did you think of it?

What do you think of Hoth…now that we’ve been here for a few hours?

Han and I went outside to look for life forms. I found nothing, and as far as I know, he didn’t find anything either. The only thing is that towards the end of our shift, something fell out of the sky. I think it was a meteorite, but I want to check it out for sure…just to make sure it’s not an Imperial Probe Droid or something. I guess I’m a little paranoid. Anyway, it hit near here and I want to check it out. It won’t take long, and in like 10 minutes or something I’ll be back at the Base. My Tauntaun is acting strange.


Luke
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Note 30
Luke,

Your father chose to make a second lightsaber when he left the order, it is not forbidden by the code, it it just not done very often. Vader and Alex were almost exactly alike. Vader was the Chosen One and as such, I believe he should not have been trained. I made a promise to my old master and that was why Vader was trained.

While Vader is strong I believe it was an error in judgment on your father's part that allowed Vader to over come him. Most Jedi can sense another force sensitive person. We are going to the Dagobah System there you will be trained by Yoda.

You are our last hope Luke, you and only you can defeat Vader, you must overcome all your weaknesses and let the froce guide you. Vader senses your power, you have a higher midichlorain count than him, but you are not as strong as him yet. Once you are trained then you will be able to overcome him.

As you know Vader was my pupil, when he left the orderhe thought that I had betrayed him, we fought an he fell into a lava pit, I thought him dead but Palapatine rescued him. Count Dooku was once a Jedi but he gave into the dark side and became a sith. I do not know how Vader will bring balance to the force, perhaps his children would have, if he had any.

I do not htink your father was sick very often. I have a feeling that once you embrace the force completely you will no longer get sick as often as you do know, for through the force anything is possible.

I did not go to the awards ceremony, I meditated instead. Hoth is a cold planet and it can be dangerous, trust your instincts, and be careful.

Obi-Wan
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Note 31
Obi-Wan,

Well I’m glad my father decided to make a second lightsaber. It saved my life, and it is the only connection that I have to my father. Before you gave it to me, I had nothing that was his. How does everyone know that Vader was the Chosen One? Why did you make a promise to your old master to train Vader if you didn’t think he should have been trained? I wish he were never trained. Do you think he would have become Darth Vader had he not been trained?

I know everyone makes mistakes. You said it was an error in judgment on my father’s part that allowed Vader to over come him. I can see how that could work. Sometimes I don’t always listen to my instincts (and you call my instincts the Force), and then I get into trouble. I wish I could have at least known my father a little bit, but he died when I was a baby, and I have no memory of him.

You want me to go to the Dagobah system to be trained by Yoda? What kind of planet is Dagobah? I’ve never heard of it. I would be honored to be trained by this Yoda. And you said you already left. I’ll be there as soon as I recover. What does Jedi Training involve?

What do you mean by, “you are our last hope. You and only you can defeat Vader.” Who do you mean by “our”. And why am I your only hope? Why can’t someone else defeat Vader (like you or that Yoda person)? Is it because you told me that I am the most force sensitive person that you know of?

I am willing to learn about the Force and be trained. I know that I can overcome all my weaknesses. You said Vader senses my power? How do you know? Does that mean that he now wants me dead too? So once my training has been completed I’ll be able to over come him? That’s why you want me trained, isn’t it?

WHAT? Vader was your pupil? You never told me that before! I thought that Vader was raised by the Emperor. The only thing you ever mentioned about Vader’s passed is that around the time of the Clone Wars Palpatine took on an apprentice named Darth Vader. He was once a Jedi? You said he left the order and thought you had betrayed him. (That must be why he made the comment to me about you not being a great person.) Yeah, he told me about the lava pit fight. Well Vader will never have any children. I don’t know anyone in their right mind who would marry a twisted thing like him, so I don’t see how he could have any. (That was in reference to your comment, “I do not know how Vader will bring balance to the force, perhaps his children would have, if he had any.”

Okay, thanks for telling me that you don’t think my father was sick very often. Did he have asthma or anything? Or were you talking about general heath when you said you didn’t think he got sick very often? So you said once I learn how to use the force I won’t get sick as often as I do now. So it will help me when I exercise so my asthma won’t act up as much while exercising?

Yeah, Hoth is kind of dangerous. I know you know what happened, but let me explain the whole thing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I used my father’s lightsaber to cut off the Wampa’s arm. The lightsaber had fallen on the ground and I couldn’t reach it…I was getting really desperate because I know that creature would have killed me. Somehow the lightsaber jumped into my hand. Do you think I used the Force? It felt kind of like the Yavin battle when I made that shot.

Well I’m a little sick right now. I almost froze to death and they had to put me in a bacta tank…and then I came down with pneumonia. I should be fully recovered soon, though. I want to be able to fight in the Hoth battle.


Luke

PS It’s almost my birthday.
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Note 32
Luke,

My master tested Vader when he was a child, he thought that he was the Chosen One so he made me promise to train him. Someone else would have found him and trained him as powerful in the force as he was.

Dagobah is an isolated planet and I don't know what Yoda will teach you, times and the Jedi ways have changed. To my knowledge you are the last of the jedi, so it is important that you do your best.

Vader can sense other jedi, he will try to turn you to the darkside of the force. The force will hill you as you learn to control it, your father was never sick and he did not have asthma.

I am glad you are okay, I have never seen an ice creature and I don't want to. You are beginning to wield the force, which is good. Remember never use your hate or anger, for these feelings will lead you to the darkside. Listen to Yoda and be brave, you can do whatever you set your mind too, I have faith in you.

Obi-Wan
P.S. Happy Birthday
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Note 33
Obi-Wan,

How could someone think Vader would be the Chosen One? Didn’t they think he was all evil? Your master tested Vader when he was a child? Somehow I can’t imagine Vader as a child. (An evil little boy running around trying to kill off little animals…and finding joy in their pain…okay, I guess I can imagine it.) Too bad someone didn’t kill Vader when he was a helpless little kid. That would have prevented a lot of deaths in this galaxy. Even if Vader was “as powerful in the force as he was,” why did people train him? Didn’t they think something bad would come out of training such an evil little boy?

Am I the only person left who is Force Sensitive (besides you, Yoda, Darth Vader, and Palpatine)? You said that, “to my knowledge you are the last of the Jedi, so it is important that you do your best.” Just so you know, I always do my best in everything that I do. I am kind of a perfectionist, I guess. I can’t stand doing things below my best. I put 100% effort into everything that I do. I promise you that I will do my best in my Jedi Training.

Vader can sense other Jedi? How? And why would he want to turn me to the dark side of the Force? I mean; he has to be pretty stupid to think that I would turn. Why would I join a man who killed both of my parents, and murdered all the Jedi in the galaxy? That man makes no sense. Doesn’t he realize that?

All right, thanks for telling me that my father was never sick, and that he did not have asthma. Now I can finally get back to John Amidala about that, because he was wondering that. He was trying to figure out why I was sick, and he asked me about my father. I didn’t know, so I asked as many people as I could about my father’s health.

Well, I’m not recovered yet, but I’m definitely getting better. I also heard that there was to be a battle soon…the Imperials have entered our system, and we detected them. There’s going to be a ground assault…I have already heard the news. I’m hoping that the doctors here will let me fight in it…because I know I’m well enough to do that. I really WANT to do all that I can, and I’m not going to let my recent illness stop me.

So you think I’m beginning to wield the Force?

I don’t get angered easily…it takes a lot to get me angry…so I don’t think I have to worry too much about using my hate or anger.

I can be brave too. I’ve been through a lot in my life where I’ve had to be brave. I can get through this Jedi Training too.

You’ve already left for Dagobah, haven’t you? I don’t see you around this base.

Thank you. I think I’ll have a good birthday. My grandfather (who I just met, and barely know) sent me a check. If felt really bad about accepting it because he’s very poor…and I don’t think my aunt and uncle will get me anything. They can’t afford to very often. Coming from a poor family does not allow birthday presents every year.

Well I’ll talk to you later, okay?


Luke
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Note 34
Luke,

Darth Vader was not an evil child, he was a sweet little boy and I liked as did many others. Imagine yourself groing up as a slave, with only your mother. He had a very difficult childhood but he was always trying to help others. It was when he got older that he started to become corrupted by the darkside.

I am sure there are probably other possible Jedis in the galaxy, at least I hope there are, but we do not have the time or the means to find them. Perhaps if you suceed you will look for them and train others in the ways of the force.

The darkside of the force is easy to give into you would be surprised. So you must always be on your guard. Vader will try to turn you and if your not careful he and his master will succeed.

There will be lives lost in this assault, I would not be surprised if Vader himself leads it. You and your friends must be careful. When the assault is over come to Dagabah, Yoda and I are awaiting your arrival. I hope you get better quickly, because your going to need your strength once you begin to train.

Did the princess get you anything for your birthday? Take good care of yourself and I will see you when you get to Dagobah.


Obi-Wan
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Note 35
Obi-Wan,

So he wasn’t an evil child? That’s weird. I would have thought he was evil. He was a sweet like boy? Hmm…so was a slave and only grew up with his mother. He had no one else? Vader help others?? Why can’t I picture that? So it was only when he was older that he started becoming corrupted by the dark side? How did it happen?

Hmm…I forgot the Jedi were still being hunted down. I can see how it wouldn’t be safe to try to find them.

So Vader wants to turn me to the Dark Side? I’m not going to let him turn me, trust me.

Yes…there were several lives lost in the Hoth battle. I’ll tell you about it further down the letter, since you don’t seem to be here. I am preparing to go to Dagobah right now. I’m running preflight checks on my X-Wing at this very moment.

Yep, I’m much better now. I’m still a little tired from being sick, but I’m fine now.

What is involved in a Jedi’s training? I’m just curious.

Did Leia get me anything for my birthday? Uh…..no…but that’s because I didn’t tell her it was my birthday. I didn’t tell very many people. In fact…you’ll never believe this, but Wedge and Leia have the same birthday as me! (Even the same year.) She actually told me in her last letter that today was her birthday, so I didn’t tell her it was mine. I felt too weird about it. I didn’t want her to feel as if I should be included in all these birthday celebrations…she’s more important than me anyway, and I don’t want everyone to feel like they have to get me something. When I found out they had the same birthday as me, I didn’t tell anyone else. Mon Mothma took Leia and Wedge out to eat and got them ice cream and cake. I doubt that anyone would do that for me, so to avoid all the bad feelings, I didn’t tell her it was my birthday either. Please don’t tell anyone.


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

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

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

Wedge did, and he and his person in his ship successfully downed several of them by following me.

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

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

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

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


Your friend,
Luke

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

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

Don’t you think his comments are strange?
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Note 36
Luke,

I know it is difficult to picture Vader as anything other than the monster he has become. If you had known him you would understand. He started to travel the darkside, when he was probably around 16 or 17, his mother was killed, and he used his anger to avenge her death. That incident was the start and it only got worse. Emperor Palapatine was able to influence him alot when he was younger so that didn't help at all.

You should have told Leia that it was your birthday, she will be upset when she finds out. I am already on Dagobah, Yoda and I are preparing for you arrival. You ask what will be involved in your training. Yoda will probably work you physically first, for you must get in better shape. You will learn how to levitate objects and control the force.

I am sorry that you lost friends in the battle, but do not dwell on the past,only focus on the present.Do not let Vader fool you, he will continue to send you letters and if you let him, the darkside will overtake you without you even realizing it, be very careful Luke.

You say that no one has ever taken you out for your birthday, then I will when this blasted war is over. For I know we will succeed.

I hope you bring R2-D2 with you he can help you train, you can practice levitating him and other objects. What will Leia and Han be doing while you are one Degobah with us. Well I must go and help Yoda, I hope you have a safe journey.

Obi-Wan

P.S.
I meant what I said Luke please don't listen to Darth.
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Note 37
Obi-Wan,

Okay, so Vader got mad just because his mother was killed? He was only 16 or 17 when he did that? Hmm…okay, so Vader was once good. I’ll have to take your word for it.

You think Leia will get upset when she finds out I didn’t tell her it was my birthday? I don’t know…maybe she will. I don’t think she’ll hold it against me, though. Maybe I’ll tell her next year.

I thought I was already in pretty good shape…I do exercise regularly. But if you and Yoda know what you’re doing, if you want to work me more physically, go right ahead. Just remember that I do have asthma, and it does act up when I exercise sometimes. I don’t think it should be much of a problem, though…I’m willing to try anything. If learning to become a Jedi requires me to do a lot of physical things, then I’m up to the challenge.

Anyway, I have landed on Dagobah now, but I can’t seem to find either you or Yoda…strange. And the worse thing is, I couldn’t see when I was landing (it was so foggy), and I landed in the middle of this swamp. I should still be able to take off, as long as it doesn’t sink any further.

As soon as I got off the ship, and unloaded everything, I started to eat my diner. As I was eating, this funny little green guy came up to me. He was short…must be some sort of swamp creature or something. He had a backwards way of talking too. He’s been kind of annoying. He snatched my dinner away from me and started eating it, and then he started throwing my stuff around. I didn’t like that very much. I tried to tell him I had a lot of work to do, but he wouldn’t leave me alone.

He also made strange comments like, “How you get so big eating food of this kind?”

Finally I told him I was looking for a great Jedi Warrior. He seemed to know who I meant because he was like, “Yoda. You seek Yoda. Take you to him I will.”

I don’t know if he really does know this Yoda, but there’s no one else around, so I guess I’ll follow him. He wants me to follow him anyway…

Vader made it clear to me in his last letter that he wants to fight me. I guess he “likes a good challenge.” I’ll be on my guard when reading letters from Vader. I will be careful.

Okay, I’ll try not to think about the friends that I’ve lost in the battle so much…but it does affect me. I don’t think I’d be a very good friend if it didn’t.

You would take me out for my birthday? Really? By the time the war is over, it will probably be long past my birthday, but I would love it anyway. How can you be so confident that we will succeed in destroying the Empire? I thought nothing was certain in the future.

Yes, R2-D2 is coming with me. Thanks for suggesting it, but he’s a good companion when I’m flying by myself. I actually told Han and Leia that I wanted to take him with me, since I was going to an unfamiliar planet. They agreed. Anyway, that little droid and I have been through a lot together.

Levitating objects sounds hard. Are you sure I can handle it? Can all force sensitive people do that?

Actually…Leia has just written to me. She was supposed to go on this Rebel Transport, right? Well Han decided to escort her to it…but on their way a huge chunk of ice fell from the ceiling, and almost crushed Leia. Han decided it was too dangerous to continue on to it, so he took her to the Millennium Falcon. Originally he was going to go to Tatooine to pay off Jabba the Hutt, but with Leia in need, he changed his mind.

Apparently the an entire Imperial fleet decided to follow them. Vader admitted in his last letter that he was among those in pursuit of that ship. Anyway, they tried to go into hyperspace, but found they couldn’t. The hyperdrive was damaged, so they started repairing the ship. As they were working, they noticed something big was hitting them, and when they got to the front of the ship, they noticed they were on the edge of an asteroid field.

The Imperials were behind them, so Han went right INTO the asteroid field…and the Imperials followed them! They accidentally went inside a monster’s mouth, thinking it was a cave, and then when they realized they were inside a monster, they got out of there fast, and went back towards the Imperials.

They went out of the asteroid field. Han got some bright idea of pretending to attack one of the Star Destroyers. After he moved into attack position and escaped their sensors, he attached himself to the side of the ship, I guess it was the garbage opening. The Imperials “lost” them, so they went into hyperspace. Just before they did, they released their garbage, and Han and Leia floated away with the rest of it.

That was pretty smart of Han. Obviously they need to find somewhere where they can land to repair the hyperdrive. Leia said Han’s talking about going to some mining colony that one of his friends from way back is the administrator of.

It looks like they outsmarted the Imperials, and that they’re out of that jam.

I’ll try not to listen to Darth Vader. Strange, you’re the only person I’ve heard who called him Darth.

What have you been doing? Are you and Yoda still talking about my training?

Well, I have to get going. The little green guy wants me to follow him.


Luke
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Note 38
Luke,

I have been eagerly awaiting your arrival on Dagobah and now that you are finally here we will be able to start your training. Trust the little green man, but don't let him know I called him that. He will lead you to Yoda. Be patient, you need to learn to be more patient.

I hope Leia will be alright, you will let me know if you here from her again. If we do not go out for your birthday perhaps we will go out and celebrate our victory. You are right when you say that the future is not certain. But I hope we will win.

I came across some information that I didn't know, remember when you asked me if your Father had asthma, well it turns out he did, I was just not aware of it. Yoda told me. When you meet Yoda remember not to judge him, because anyone can use the force.

Make sure you are careful walking around on the planets surface, there are alot of strange things on Dagobah. Yoda and I are ready for you, I think you will find levitating alot easier than you think it is going to be. Remember size matters not.

I hope Han knows what he is doing, going to this friend of his. I hope he can trust them. I cannot sense anything in the force so I do not know if this stop will help or hinder.

If you don't mind me asking, do you know alot about your mother, do you remember her. I met her a few time and she was a very kind woman. Where are you? I confess I tire of waiting for you, you should have been here by now. Oh well I am going to go see Yoda and wait for you there. Remeber to stay safe and be careful.

Obi-Wan
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Note 39
Obi-Wan,

LOL, yes…about that small green person…

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…you MUST have known that! Why didn’t you tell me?

I followed him to his little house. He already knew who I was…you 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!

Yoda said I was too old…and impatient, and angry…and other weird stuff. And then I heard your voice. You were hiding from me on purpose so I wouldn’t know it was Yoda’s house, right? Anyway, you gave him your arguments, and finally convinced him by saying that I “was your only hope.” (Whatever that means). Eventually he agreed.

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.

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 know pretty much what it was about, since you obviously knew a lot of Jedi. You are a Jedi…so I didn’t want to bore you.

But you say you’re still on Dagobah? Where? I haven’t seen you during my entire training sessions! Of course I saw you when I first went into Yoda’s house. Did you go to a different part of the planet, or did you get lost? I’m serious. Where are you? All right, I won’t tell Yoda that you called him “the little green man,” but I think his reaction would be funny. Nah, I wouldn’t do that to you.

I know I need to be more patient. It’s just so hard for me sometimes because I don’t like to wait around a whole lot. It’s okay, though…I’ll learn.

I have heard from Leia again. Han and Leia are safe now, at this place called Bespin, otherwise known as Cloud City. Han’s friend, Lando Calrissian owns a mining colony there, and he has people that can repair their ship. Hopefully they can get to the rendezvous point soon. Leia mentioned it was awfully quiet there, but maybe she’s just paranoid. Who knows? Anyway, it sounds like things are going great for them. The outsmarted the Imperials, and there is no sign that any of the Imperials knew where they were. Leia closed her letter saying she was going to attend some banquet that Lando has set up for his guests. Leia’s annoyed with how Lando is treating her.

That’s all I know from them. I’m sure she and Han will be all right. They’re pretty good at taking care of themselves.

I thought the whole reason you wanted to take me out was because no one had ever taken me out for my birthday before. Anyway, yes, celebrating our victory would be fun too. Oh, I hope we will win too…but the Rebellion is up against something so tough. It’s not going to be easy.

Yes, I remember when I asked you whether my father had asthma or not. Okay, so he did, and you just forgot about it? He must not have had it that bad then. Anyway, thanks for telling me. I can relay that information to that Rebel Doctor who asked about it.

And “Size matters not”, oh boy have I heard that lesson from Yoda. He really amazed me! Does he have a lightsaber? And has he ever fought in a battle before? I would think because of his size he’d be at a disadvantage.

No, I don’t know much about my mother. All I know about her is what you have told me so far…that she and my father were stopped by Vader, and he cut them down with his lightsaber after questioning them about information they didn’t have. And you told me that her name was Padmé. That’s all I know about her…literally all. I’ve tried to ask my uncle about her, but I don’t think he knows anything about her.

Did you know my mother very well? I tried bringing this subject up with you earlier, and that’s all you said about her (the information that I just listed), and then you seemed to drop the subject, like you didn’t want to talk about her…so out of respect for what I thought you wanted, I stopped asking about her. You didn’t seem to know much about her.

And my aunt and uncle have raised me since I was a baby, so no, I don’t remember her. I have no memory of my mother. I don’t have any pictures of her, and I have no idea what kind of a person she was.

Oh, so you did meet her a few times (I’m responding as I’m reading this), and you said she was a very kind woman. I wish I could have known both my parents.

Where am I? I’m out training with Yoda. Did you get lost on this planet?


And don’t worry…I’ll be careful.


Luke Skywalker
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Note 40
Luke,

I am glad that you have begun your training. I am on Dagobah, but I felt it was important that you needed to spend this time alone with Yoda. I know that Yoda is sometimes difficult to get along with, but he would not be training you if he felt that you were not strong enough in the force.

You said that Leia and Han are on Bespin, with a Lando Calrissian, I hope they know what they are doing. Listen to what Yoda tells you and one day soon you will be a powerful Jedi. Did you learn anything when you went into the cave? I hope you did.

I will not always be here, so you must study hard and prepare yourself. But don't worry I don't plan on going anywhere anytime soon. Yoda is a good teacher and he will teach you well. I will let you get back to your training.


Obi-Wan
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Note 41
Obi-Wan,

I’m glad that I have begun my training too…..I think I am improving. I’ve learned so much so far. But unfortunately because something that happened to my friends, I’m going to have to take a break from my training and go to them.

It was nice knowing you were on Dagobah, even though I couldn’t see you, and you stayed out of view. I’m glad that Yoda at least has enough confidence in me to think I’m strong enough in the Force to train me. Are you SURE though…or did he just want to train me because I’m one of the only Force Sensitive people left, and I am in reality, not as strong in the Force as the past Jedi. You did tell me I had a midi-cholorian count of 29,000. How do I know that’s high enough, though. You said it was very high, but you could have been lying to me to make me feel better.

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

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 Han and Leia right away. As soon as I got a clear image…I saw a City in the Clouds…Yoda said it’s Bespin…and Han and Leia were there. They were together, but they weren’t safe. They were in a lot of pain and suffering. I actually felt their pain…Han’s pain hurt me some, but Leia’s pain REALLY hurt me, and I couldn’t take it, so I fell over. Yoda told me that it was the future that I saw.

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

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

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

Yoda called you…and you both tried to convince me not to go. I told you that I had to.

Obi-Wan, don’t you understand…they’re my friends, and I’ve got to help them. Why are you and Yoda so against my going? If I don’t go, Han and Leia will die. I know I can help them, and if they died, and I didn’t do anything about it…when I could have…what kind of friend would I be? I’m not going to let Vader kill my two best friends.

I’ll come back to finish my training; I promise. I feel the Force, and I know I can help them. I promise that I’ll come back. You have my word.

When I told you that I was going, you and Yoda both had looks of defeat on your faces. Why? Why do you have so little faith in me?

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

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

On top of that, the following quotes are from Vader’s most recent 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.

Anyway, as you can tell from the rest of my letter, yes, Han and Leia were on Bespin. I can’t believe that they trusted Lando! He led them directly to Vader.

Of course I learned something when I went into that cave. I’ve learned a lot since then!

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’m on my way over to Cloud City now. I forgot to mention something in my last letter. I asked Leia about how she felt towards me. You know what she said? She said she didn’t have romantic feelings for me, but that she did for Han!!!!!!! How can she love him? He’s so much older…he’s 11 years older than us! I’m the same age as her. And you know what else she said? She said she had a kind of feeling like she knew she would marry Han. How in the galaxy does she know she’ll marry Han? She said she still looked at me as her best friend and cared about me, but she wants Han as her lover. It’s so frustrating! The moment I actually thought someone liked me, and that I found someone that I thought was worthy, she tells me she likes someone else! I should have known…it always seems to happen. I wonder if any girl will EVER like me. Sigh…am I ugly or something?

PSS 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 42
Luke,

How I wish that you would not go running off to face Vader, you are not ready not yet. I fear that you will discover many things when you face him. Just remember I will always be here for you, trust me that in the end it will all be fine.

I am sorry to hear that you got sick while traing, but I am glad you are getting better.Do not call Yoda a troll, I think that would upset him. You are becoming a Jedi but you are not powerful enough to control you emotions, that is why Yoda and I tried to talk you out of going to Bespin. But you are so stubborn, just like you Dad, when he got a thought in his head he had to go through it.

Do not worry about Leia not you as anything more that a brother and best friend, be that for her, because she needs it. I am sure when the time is right you will find the woman for you.

Be careful and watch out for traps, I eagerly await word from you regarding your trip. I hope it is a safe one.

Obi-Wan
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Note 43
Obi-Wan,

Well so far, the fight’s not all I thought it would be. I thought it would be easy to take Vader down, and I felt so brave…and like I was doing the right thing…going after my friends. I see now how stupid of me that was…but I thought…I don’t know…

The fight isn’t over yet, and I’ll tell you more about it later on in the letter. If I’m not ready to fight Vader now, will I ever be? He seems so powerful…such a good fighter. And I HAVE discovered many things so far in this fight. I discovered that I’m far from being a Jedi. I felt I had come so far, but I realize how far I have yet to go. I found out I couldn’t handle Vader, and I fear that my mistake will cost me my life. How can you say that I have to trust you that everything will be fine in the end. He’s going to kill me!

I’m sorry for calling Yoda a troll, but I didn’t know what his species was called. I did not mean to disrespect him, and I would never call him that to his face. You say that I am not powerful enough to control my emotions. I CAN control some stuff, but maybe you would not think so. I have been able to control my fear and anger during this fight…or at least I think so. That should count for something.

You are right though, I AM stubborn, and I have always been that way. Sometimes it is a good thing, but it can also get me into big trouble (like with this whole fight.) So my dad was stubborn too? I guess that’s where I got it from. I wonder what my father would think of me if he were alive. He probably would be embarrassed with me. If the Jedi Order still existed today, I think all the current Jedi would probably laugh at my attempts to become a Jedi. Am I hopeless in ever become a Jedi?? If so, why did you even want me trained. Surely you must have known what a failure I would be.

How can I not worry about Leia when I feel she is in pain? She is one of my best friends, and I never let a friend down. I have not had that many friends in my lifetime, so I treasure a true friendship all the more. You remind me of Han when you said, “Do not worry about Leia not you as anything more that a brother and best friend, be that for her, because she needs it.” Han continually calls Leia, “sister.” It’s funny that you would suggest the same thing. I suppose you could call close friends brothers and sisters. I know a lot of people do that. So if Leia and I are called that, than so are Han and I (well brothers), and so are you and I. I consider you a good friend…even if you are much older than I am.

I hope you’re right…that I will find a woman someday.

LOL…watch out for traps? Oh, um…yeah…I kind of fell into one. I arrived on Cloud City safely, though, and my trip over hear was uneventful.

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

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

Anyway, nothing in the galaxy would have stopped me from going to save my friends. He probably would have continued to hurt them until I came, so I hope I helped them in some small way…though I didn’t get to rescue them. I hope they’re all right. You somehow knew Vader wanted me for the Dark Side, right, and that’s why you were trying to keep me from going. I don’t think you wanted harm to come to Leia and Han…but I guess you didn’t think I’d be able to handle Vader…and thought that I’d turn.

Okay, I’m kind of annoyed right now. I felt that I had to write someone…and I don’t know where Han and Leia are right now.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I fell off that platform and landed hard…and wrong on my arm. It happened so quickly…but if I hadn’t fallen, Vader would have tried cutting off my arm…his lightsaber was Anyway, when I fell, I dropped my father’s lightsaber. My arm broke…it was a long fall, but I was okay. It was my right arm too…and I’m right handed…so it’s harder for me to write you. I hope you can read this.

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

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


Your friend,
Luke
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Note 44
Luke,

How I wish that you would have listened to Yoda and myself, we did caution you about running off to this fight. I do understand why you did though. Han and Leia are your friends and I know you were only trying to help.

I am glad that you realized that you are not yet ready to face Vader, and don't worry you will get the opportunity to defete him one day. Did Han and Leia get to safety I hope they did. When you get away from Vader you must come back to Dagobah like you promised, so that Yoda may complete your training.

I also consider you a close friend, but I must admit I have more fatherly feelings toward you and I hope that is okay. I know Han considers you a good friend and I think it is a good thing that the three of you are so close.

The reason why Vader wants you so bad, just be patient one day you will learn why you are so important to us all. I hope you are able to escape, just be careful. I will look after your friends and your droids for you, but I think you will be just fine. I will see you on Dagobah.


Obi-Wan
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Note 45
Obi-Wan,

I wish that I would have listened to Yoda and you….more and more. Especially after the last part of my fight with Vader. He…he is such a liar! I could never be disloyal to my friends, especially after all that they have done for me. I have never had such true friends.

Vader confuses me. You’ll understand and be as appalled as I was with something that he tried to claim, once I tell you about the entire fight. I don’t even want to think about fighting him again right now.

To answer your other question, Leia got away safely, but Han did not. According to Leia Vader froze Han in carbonate as a test before freezing me. (He planned on doing that as I told you in the last letter.) He gave Han to a bounty hunter named Boba Fett, who took him to Jabba on Tatooine. Don’t worry, we’ll go rescue him.

Don’t worry…I will return to Dagobah to finish my training…as long as what Vader said was a lie. Otherwise, I don’t think I could be a Jedi. It would be too much to bear. I’m sorry for doubting you, but Vader has me confused. I know you would never lie to me like this…but the way Vader said it…I don’t know. Please accept my forgiveness for even thinking you would do something like this. I think he’s just trying to get at me.

I am glad that you consider me a close friend too…though I hope my doubting you doesn’t change anything. Please don’t get mad at me for being tempted to believe Vader over you. I just don’t know what to believe, and I’m confused. I need someone’s help. Please tell me what he said isn’t true. You said that you admit that you have fatherly feelings toward me. That is completely fine with me. My uncle has been the only father I have ever had. I never knew my real father…and now I’m confused about that. I think Vader knows that he killed my father, and that I am an orphan, and he’s using it as a way to get at me. Vader is so cruel.

You said, “The reason why Vader wants you so bad, just be patient and one day you will learn why you are so important to us all.” What do you mean by that? Everything that people are saying is confusing me right now because of Vader’s lie.

I was able to escape, and I’d be glad to tell you all about it. I’m not on Dagobah right now. I’m back at the fleet. I broke my arm…so the medical people are tending to it. I’ll be okay.


Well the fight’s over…and I’m alive.

Oh Vader makes me so angry! He tried to claim something that is complete ludicrous.

Oh I’ll tell you all about it in just a second.

Well Leia and this guy named Lando were the ones that rescued me…oh I have so much to tell you.

Well Vader is an idiot…I think he’s going crazy. I suppose you could say what he tried telling me would be terrible…if it were true.

Han was frozen in carbonate…and Boba Fett, a bounty hunter, took him to Jabba’s…according to Leia and Lando. We’re going to have to go rescue him on Tatooine. We’ve already come up with a plan.

I think Vader really is crazy! He didn’t even try killing me…he just tried beating me up. So the fact that I decided to fight him didn’t turn out to be too bad…except now Vader’s after me because he thinks something about me which isn’t true.

I got worn out during the fight, but I’m all right…except for my arm.

After I broke my arm, that’s when Vader started to go really crazy. I jumped up from the ground and started walking away from him. He followed me. At that point I didn’t care about fighting him…I just wanted to get OUT of the fight.

Then he did something that made me REALLY annoyed. He tried to get me to join him…to turn to the Dark Side. I told him that I’d never join him! Why would he think I would want to join him? I mean come on, he killed all the Jedi…he killed my father…and he just finished beating me up in the fight. How could he possibly think that I would want to join him?

I told him that I’d never join him. Then he asked this question…in a really mean way too…he was like, “Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father, did he?” The way he worded that just made me angry!! How dare he even bring up my father…especially after the fact that I knew he killed him.

I was like, “He told me enough! He told me you killed him!” I didn’t want to hear Vader tell me how he killed my father! Why would he think I would want to hear it from him…I want to hear it, but not from Vader.

Then Vader tried to suggest something that made me want to puke. He said, “No I am your father.” How stupid does he think I am? He actually thought that I would believe him? I’m not even sure Vader is human. Obviously he was just trying to manipulate me so that I would want to join him.

How dare he suggest such a thing! It doesn’t make any sense either. I mean…what woman in her right mind would sleep with/marry Darth Vader? What a creep! He actually thinks that I’ll believe him! I don’t even know if he knows who my father was…he probably does…and he obviously knows he’s dead, since he killed him. He was just trying to take advantage of the fact that my father is dead. But to suggest that he is my father…that’s beyond crazy. I know a lot about my father, and I know that he was a great man…so the idea that Vader would suggest that HE is my father…that just makes me sick.

Again, Vader tried to get me to join him…just after he tried telling me that. I told him no, and I jumped from the platform.

I fell a long way, I ended up falling into a tunnel and I kept going down tunnels until I fell into a trap door that took me to the underside of Cloud City.

I ended up hanging onto the weather vane thingy…barely holding on. I tried using the force to contact you…but you must have been too far away. Having no other ideas…and thinking about my feelings for Leia…the fact that we like each other and that she obviously cares about me…I didn’t know where Han was, and I didn’t know Lando…so I tried reaching out with the force to her. I didn’t know if I could contact people that weren’t force sensitive or not, but I figured I’d try…so I did. It must have worked…or maybe it didn’t…maybe the Millennium Falcon had just taken off and Leia or Chewie saw me…I don’t know…but whatever the reason, they came for me just as I was about to fall off.

We went to the Rebel ships that you sent. The medical people took care of my arm…and Leia told me about what happened to Han. That’s when I also met Lando.

Lando’s going to Tatooine right now…Leia and I are going to go get costumes so we can sneak into Jabba’s palace to rescue Han.

None of this would have ever happened if I hadn’t been stupid and gone off to rescue Han and Leia. They would have escaped on their own…my arm wouldn’t be broken, and Vader wouldn’t have my father’s lightsaber right now…and he would have never tried to get me on the Dark Side. That fight was the worst experience of my life.

Well, I better go now. I don’t know if you’re on the ship I’m on now or not…but everything is so confusing right now.

Yeah, the fight was horrible. I still can’t believe that Vader would expect me to believe his stupid lies. Actually, I think Vader’s just grown really crazy since he killed all the Jedi…he must be pretty old…like maybe he’s 80 or something. The reason he didn’t kill me is probably because of his craziness. He’s still good at fighting, but he’s messed up in the mind.

At least I know that Vader’s crazy now…but I don’t think I’d ever fight him again. He’s way too hard. I got beat up enough during this fight. Vader certainly is a nutcase! I is completely wacko. Can you imagine him claiming something like that? It’s kind of hard to ignore what he said though…I mean, I think the idea of it is disgusting and crazy…but a tiny part of me wonders if you, Yoda, and my uncle could have lied to me. I don’t know. I’m so confused. What if Vader is telling the truth and everyone just decided to lie to me? Ah!!!! I hate my life. It’s so confusing. Everyone keeps telling me different stories, and I don’t know which one to believe.

See for 18 years I believed that my uncle and aunt were my real parents. Then my uncle told me he was really my uncle, and that my parents were named Alex and Demetre, and that my father was a navigator on a space freighter. Then I met you, and he told me that my father was someone totally different. My uncle later confirmed Ben’s story, and Yoda seemed to too. Then I fight Vader and he tells me that he’s my father. Oh, I don’t know what to think! I am just so confused. Most of me thinks Vader’s crazy and just lying, but a little bit of me wonders if it might be true. See how messed up this whole thing is.

I wish people would stop telling lies, especially Vader. I wonder if that’s how he killed off the Jedi…by telling them he’s related to them and trying to get them on the Dark Side. Actually, Vader didn’t really have a chance to kill me because I jumped before he could do anything…

I’m not leaving to go find Han for a few more days. I kind of need to get my thoughts straightened out first. I am just so confused right now. Nothing is making any sense.

Sorry if I sound like I’m angry…please don’t take offense to it. I’m just in a bad mood. How would you feel if Darth Vader tried telling you he’s your father? Or what if he took away something precious to you…like your father’s lightsaber. How would that make you feel? What if he went up to you and told him you were his son, after hurting you. I keep going to sleep and waking up with bad dreams of Vader killing me, or telling me he’s my father…and it’s really getting me angry. I can’t get it out of my head. What would you do if he tried to get you to turn evil…after claiming a relationship with you, when you well know that he killed your parents?


Well if I have to trust someone, I certainly don’t trust Vader. I trust my uncle, you, and Yoda.

I’m sorry. I keep forgetting that I’m not the only person in the world that has been hurt by the Empire. Darth Vader hurt so many other families. I forget how many Jedi there probably were in the galaxy, and how many families that had been hurt because of it. I forget how much you must have gone through. When I put my problems next to yours, mine seem so insignificant. I need to just dismiss the whole fight…I wish it had never happened. I can’t let the fight bother me. That was probably Vader’s intent…to say something that would make me really bothered. I’m lucky that I broke my arm instead of getting my whole arm cut off. I’m lucky to be alive after that fight. The reason why Vader probably did that was because he knew that I wasn’t that force sensitive and he didn’t consider the killing worth anything. He likes to hurt people, so he probably just thought that up. He’s probably laughing at the whole thing right now. Okay, I’m over it now. I’m sorry that I was so upset over something so stupid.

Okay, the doctor’s going to look at my arm now. The doctor’s name is Dr. Que… My arm REALLY hurts. I hope after the doctor’s done looking at my arm he can give me some pain medication or something. I know I’ve never taken any before (because I haven’t needed to), but this time, I need it. This is the first time I’ve ever broken anything.


Your friend,
Luke

PS If Vader WAS telling the truth, how could you have lied to me? Why didn’t you tell me?
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Note 46
Luke

I wish that I could be their to talk to you in person, I am glad that you are okay. What I am about to tell you will make you upset, but please give me a chance to explain.

Vader is you father, you ask how anyone could ever love him, well it was not difficult to love the boy and the man that Vader once was. I lied to keep you safe. Your parents real names were Anakin and Padme Skywalker, and it was wonderful to see them togather.

At one time before Anakin was corrupted by the darkside Anakin loved your mother very much, he always loved her even when they were children. Do not think of Vader as your father, he is just a machine mostly, you father was a good man and a great Jedi. I loved him very dearly and it nearly destroyed me to loose him to the darkside. I could not bear it if I lost you also.

I best try to explain what happened. Long ago jedi were not supposed to marry, so your parents were wed in secret, did you know that Artoo belonged to your mother and your father buit C-3PO, they were also present at the wedding. Ask R-2 he may have recorded the wedding, so you can see what your parents were like together.

I did not know but at the time Emperor Palapatine was already working on Anakin to turn him, I am sorry to say that non of the Jedi myself included knew that he was a Sith Lord. I have told you many things, please think about what I have told you and then come and see me on Dagabah, I will wait for you their.

You are good person and I am sorry I had to lie to you, it was the only way I could keep you safe, because the Emperor would have had you killed. It was what your mother wanted also, although it killed her to let you go.

Stay safe when you go to rescue Han, I know you will suceed.


Obi-Wan
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Note 47
Obi-Wan,

Now that I am on Dagobah, can we please talk? You said you wanted me to come here. I have just landed.

In your last letter you said, “What I am about to tell you will make you upset.” Of course what you told me made me upset. You made my father out to be a really great person, and then it ended up to be Darth Vader. You knew this all along! Why did you even bother to train me? You knew I’d meet him and find out. You should have told me the truth from the beginning. Do you know what it felt like to fight someone that you thought killed your father, and that you had learned to dislike from the very people who knew he was your father?

You could have at least warned me and told me before I went off to fight him. You had to have known that he would tell me the truth. How could you have lied to me like that?

And Vader really is my father? That……..that alone is hard for me to take, especially with all that everyone had been telling me. It’s hard to handle. I don’t know what I’m going to do now.

I don’t want to be a Jedi anymore. I’m afraid I’d mess up, and there is no way I can fight my father again, or anyone bad guy…it would remind me to much of my father. I certainly cannot kill my own father.

You said you lied to keep me safe. How was that a way of keeping me safe? It wouldn’t have changed the fact that he was my father. You told me before that my mother’s name was Padmé…but why didn’t you at least tell me my father’s name was Anakin Skywalker when I came to you for help on my report?

Mon Mothma told me that she was married to my father at one time. She also implied that my father raped my mother so that he could have a force sensitive child, because I couldn’t be Mon Mothma’s son…because she told me her son died, and so she reasoned there must have been another woman. Is that true?

Why did you or anyone even allow me to live when I was a baby? I feel so worthless. I was created just so Vader could have a powerful off-spring. Neither of my parents must have loved me. I wish I would have never been born because now I don’t know what to do. I feel wrong fighting against my father.

How could someone who raped my mother love her? He couldn’t have cared about her. Please don’t lie to me again, and tell me the truth about my parents. I don’t understand how I could have such an evil father, and how he could have ever been a good person. The person in my report was opposite of Vader. How can I not think of Vader as my father? He IS my father.

I do remember you telling me that Jedi were not supposed to marry. R2 belonged to my mother, and my father built C-3PO?

But my parents were married? How? Vader already had another wife…unless Mon Mothma changed her name from Padmé to Mon Mothma……but that still makes no sense because she seems sincere about her belief that her son died after his birth. Or did he marry her again? I don’t understand anything. I’m just so confused because everyone keeps telling me different stories.

JUST TELL ME THE TRUTH! I’m tired of trying to guess what is right and what is wrong.

Hang on, I just received a letter from Mon Mothma…

Okay, I’m back now! Do you know what she told me? She told me she was wrong in her assumption that Vader raped my mother because she IS my mother. She thought I died shortly after I was born, because apparently I was really sick or something?

I’m sorry that no one realized Palpatine was a Sith until it was too late.

We cannot take long on Dagobah because I have to go help rescue my friend Han from Jabba the Hutt. He’s still frozen in carbonate.

I still don’t understand how my knowing the truth would have affected the Emperor’s knowledge of me. It would have made no difference.

I’m sorry if I sound angry or upset in this letter…it’s just this is all so much to take in. I had always thought that my parents were both dead, and now I find out that they’re both alive.

Another thing…how come you didn’t warn me not to take the pain pills when I was telling you that I would be taking them for my arm? My mother told me that she has something called the Royal Force which has a reaction with pain pills, and causes anyone who has the Royal Force to get really sick after taking them. I was sick for quite a while, throwing up all over the place. I’m feeling much better now, but you must have known that about the reaction…or maybe you forgot? I don’t think you wanted me to get sick on purpose.


Luke
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Note 48
Luke,

I know you are very upset with me, but you must try to understand. If the Emperor had known about you he would have turned you into a Sith Lord, or had you killed. Mon Mothma lied to you, your father loved your mother very much. I wish you could have seen them together.

We first met Anakin on Tatooine, he was a slave and my old master was able to free him. When Anakin and Padme first met , Annie new right away that he would marry Padme one day. Do not feel worthless, you were and still are loved very much.

I can understand why you do not want to become a Jedi now, but it is very important that you finish your training, I want ask you to kill Vader, if you can't face him again, I am afraid that I will have to try. I wish I didn't have to face him, but he must be stopped. I loved your father very much Luke, I wanted to stop being a Jedi myself when he turned to the Dark Side.

Your mother loved you, it was my decision to take you to Owen and Beru, I thought you would be safe there. I hated taking you from Padme, she was never the same after you left, and she loved you so much. You were not created for Vader, Anakin was not aware of your existence until you were older.

I would never let anything happen to you on purpose I am glad that you are well again, please come and see me so we can talk face to face.

Obi-Wan
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Note 49
Obi-Wan,

Mon Mothma told me that she is my mother? Is that true? She told me that the name Mon Mothma was a cover up…but with everyone lying to me, I don’t know whether it is true or not. She also said that Leia is my twin sister. IS that true? And if so, why didn’t you tell me that when I told you I had feelings for her? I could have fallen in love with her!

I do understand that if the Emperor had found out about me he would have killed me…but I still don’t know why that justifies lying to me about the whole situation. I have recovered…but you did hurt me by lying to me like that, and in not telling me the entire truth.

Mon Mothma, my mother, she told me that she was confused because she thought that I had died shortly after I was born because I was really sick or something. Is that true? Anyway, she said she told me what she did because she was trying to process the fact that I could be her son, and she was having trouble handling it…thinking all these years that I was dead and then finding out that I was really alive.

My father has also assured me that he loved my mother very much. Thank you for confirming that. I wish I could have seen my parents together too…though the thought of my father being Vader sickens me.

I…I cannot imagine the little boy that was my father…a mixture of Vader as a little boy and the guy I did a report on….it’s so very strange to me. My father must have had a terrible life growing up as a slave. I have no idea what that would be like. You said that when my parents first met Anakin knew right away that he would marry Padmé. How did he know that?

Thank you…I know my mother loves me…and I know you do too…….and I have this feeling that my father does too, deep down, considering the contents of his last few letters.

As you know, I already went to Dagobah. When I reached Yoda’s hut, I found Yoda sick in bed. He must have caught whatever I had (remember my mentioning about getting sick on that day that I had the Jedi vision. I think it was the flu or something.) Anyway, when I talked to Yoda, he said, “No more training do you require. Already know you that which you will need.” He also told me that the only thing left in my training is to confront Vader again.

But the is my father! I can’t do it…I can’t kill my own father. No…I don’t want you to face him. I guess I’m okay with the idea of facing him again…because I think there is still good in him. I felt it. I could turn him back to the good side. I’ve got to do it…for my father…for everything he once stood for. I cannot view him as an evil thing that has no hope. He does have hope. Everyone has hope.

But my mother told me that everyone thought I would die…and both my uncle and my mother have told me that I was only one pound six ounces when I was born. So did you think I would die too? So it was your decision to take me to my aunt and uncle? And my father wasn’t aware of my existence until I was older? Well my mother said she got pregnant with me on the night of their wedding, and that he had to go off to fight in the Clone Wars, so he left her, not knowing…….she also told me that she lived with Bail on Alderaan. Is all that true? Can you tell me as much as you can concerning those circumstances?

I know you wouldn’t let anything happen to me on purpose. I admit I was pretty bitter when I wrote that last letter…I am sorry for accusing you of wishing me harm.

I have received word from Leia, and she’s having some problems at Jabba’s. Apparently their plan failed and they got caught by Jabba. I’m going to have to go in there and see what kind of damage I can do at Jabba’s palace. For this reason, I’m going to have to leave Dagobah right now.

Please tell me whatever you were going to say to my face…tell me in your next letter. Thanks.


Luke Skywalker
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Note 50
Luke,

I am glad that you realize that we were all trying to help you and keep you safe. I can't tell you wether or not to trust Vader, I don't think there is anything left of the man we once all new. Please be careful before you decide to trust him. I would hate to leave you to the darkside as I did Vader.

As for Leia being you twin sister, yes she is. I am sorry that I did not tell you, but again it was to protect you both. I did not want the Emporor to find out about either one of you.

Remember Luke just because you must face Vader, that doesn't mean you have to kill him. Follow your heart and your instincts they will do you justice. You mother stayed with Bail for awhile so she could oversee the growth of the rebellion and to look after your sister.

You were a sick baby, but luckily you have always been a fighter, you overcame those illnesses, just as you have in the past and present. Be careful when you face Jabba he is not to be trusted. Be careful and good luck. I hope to see you soon.

Obi-Wan
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Note 51
Obi-Wan,

I noticed that when I left Dagobah, you were getting in a ship too. Did you go back to the fleet? Well, I’m now on Tatooine, at my house. It sure seems lonely here…no one’s around. You can tell that no one’s been in the house in a while. It’s messy and kind of dirty. I’m changing my clothes here, and I gave Leia a spare key to my house so that she and Lando could get in. They left their clothes and stuff here before going to Jabba’s.

Leia told me in her most recent letter that she was in trouble. You knew they were rescuing Han, right? Well Boba Fett was also at Jabba’s palace, and got suspicious of Leia. He knew she was pretending to be a male bounty hunter, but he could tell from the way she walked and moved that she was female. He alerted Jabba, and they pretended to be asleep while Leia went to Han and unfroze him.

Jabba’s now taken Leia as his slave…one connected to a chain around her neck, and Han has been put in a cell with Chewie. I must go and help them. Jabba will not spare their lives. I hope to see you again soon.

I know that both you and my mother say that Anakin is gone for good. I don’t believe it. If he was once as good as everyone says he was, then he MUST have some good in him somewhere. He couldn’t have just lost it. Besides that, he did not kill me when I know he could have. That should say something for him. I want to try to turn him back to the good side. No matter what I’m up against, I have to try…because he is my father. And for the sake of what my father once was, I’m going to do my best to get him back on the good side.

He has to be Anakin underneath all of that evilness. I do believe he cares for me, and that he loves me, even if he would never admit to it. A truly evil person does not have the ability to love. He loves me, and that’s why he could not bring himself to kill me during our fight on Cloud City.

Those letters that he wrote me, after the Death Star battle…I think they were an expression of his love for me. And even though I came close to hating my father before, I do have feelings for him. He is my father, after all, and everything I have heard about him only makes me love him. I don’t think I could go on living without at least trying to get him to turn back to the light side.

One thing I will assure you, though, is that I will not turn to the Dark Side. I know what evil can do to a person. I trust my father because I have faith that there is still good in him. I have felt it, and I believe that he loves me. I may be wrong, though. If I am, it’s not going to make me turn. I’ll see my father for what he has become, but I need to try to get him back to the good side first.

I wish there could have been a way for Leia and I to have grown up together, without threatening our safety. I would have liked to have known I had a sister, who I could have talked to, who could have been a friend, and who would have understood me. For a long time I wished that I had a sibling. I have always thought twins were really neat, and imagined what it would be like to have one.

But I do admit that I do not know the circumstances which existed at the time of our birth. Maybe it would have been dangerous to grow up together; I don’t know. I’m glad that I found my sister. I understand that you didn’t want the Emperor to find out about either of us, but he had to have learned about me…because Vader told me that he meant to take me to the Emperor, and that I was the Emperor’s prize. So do you know when Palpatine first found out about me? Was it when I was a baby? Did he know my mother was pregnant?

But you told me when I was on Dagobah that I had to face Darth Vader again. Doesn’t that imply that you wanted me to kill him? If you really think that he is evil, and there is no way of turning him back to the good side, then don’t you want me to kill him? When I said I didn’t want to kill him, you said, “Then the Emperor has already won. Luke, you were our last hope.” If, by your last hope, you meant someone who could destroy the Dark Side, then wouldn’t I have to kill both Vader and the Emperor? Because as long as they are alive, the Sith are alive, and the galaxy is not free. So you wanted me to kill my father, right?

But have you altered your opinion now? Because you just told me that facing Vader does not mean I have to kill him. What is it do you want me to accomplish by facing him then? Do you now think that there is still good in him too? You told me to follow my heart and my instincts in my last letter.

No, but my mother told me that she stayed with Bail BEFORE she gave birth…to hide her pregnancy, and that you took Leia away shortly after we were born…but that I stayed with her on Dagobah for several months before you took me to my aunt and uncle’s. So did she lie to me…or did you? I’m confused because you have conflicting stories.

Okay, thanks for confirming that I was a sick baby. It looks like I surprised everyone by surviving, though :) Good thing.

I have not yet left for Jabba’s, but I am preparing to right now. I’ll see you in a little bit…back at the fleet, if that is where you are.


Your friend,
Luke Skywalker

PS I have decided to send you Vader’s most recent letter, just to keep you posted on what he’s been telling me.


My dear son,

Please forgive my hasty judgement of your mother. I thought that she was spreading lies to get you to hate me even more. And I accept your apology for your hasty judgement of me. It appears we have both learned a lesson this day. And I honestly forgotten about the Royal Force side effect. Again, accept my apology for the oversight.

I mentioned my asthma because this ailment is genetic and that it may help. And yes, that battle and my fall into the lava pit did do serious damage to my lungs as well as the rest of my body. I don't quite remember the battle itself, possibly a side effect of the injuries.

I shall level with you, Luke. I was not there at the exact time of your birth, but I did hear through my... contacts, that my dear wife did have a baby. Knowing that she may not let me see the child, I slipped into the nursery and looked for the "Skywalker" name on the bassinet. That's when I picked you up, and though it was merely a baby's reflex I'm sure, you punched me in the nose. I had to quickly put you down and leave before the night nurse made her rounds.You were indeed a tiny baby, I was able to hold you in one hand, but since I had such little time I couldn't weigh you or be more specific about you. I do know, of course, that you were born on Tatooine. I blocked out the knowledge of you so that my enemies couldn't find out about you.

You are NEVER to blame for your abuse, my son, do not make that mistake! I will, for your sake, spare your uncle and aunt, but be warned that they best stay out of my sight! I may be evil, but I do not tolerate the abuse of children, especially my own.

Yes, my real name IS Anakin Skywalker. I see you're finally letting the Force guide you! Good work! As I mentioned before, I went to the Dark Side because of a promise of greater power, not realizing the consequences. And yes, I was a slave, your grandmother was right. Which was another reason for my going to the Dark Side. I was determined to not become a slave again.

Forgive my brief letter, but as you have also determined, I am working on a new Death Star. You should see it, my son. It is a magnificent work of genius, and it has all the comforts imaginable! There is, among other things, a holographic training room, a meditation room to build you inner Force strength, even a simulation room that can create the exact replica of one's home planet or any planet they choose! It can even replicate your loved ones if you wish! Now if you on the Empire's side, I could give you unlimited access, even show you the fantastic weaponry.


Fare well, my son. I shall keep in touch.
Darth Vader
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Note 52
Luke,

I can understand why you may be confused, I am sorry to say that I have confused myself as well, forgive me for I am an old man an I cannot rember everything exactly as it happened so many years ago. Your mother is right, but I took you from her to Tatooine to your aunt and uncle, I was not aware of the fact that your father knew of you. Perhaps it is a good thing that I took you to Tatooine, for if your father had found out about you I am surprised that he didn’t know about Leia.

You were right in assuming I went to join the fleet, I await you, Leia, and Captain Solo eagerly. I know you will be able to save them but please do be careful for there are many dangers on Tatooine. I know that you will have to kill the Emperor, I truly hope that you are able to turn Vader back to the light side, for he was once my best friend and greatest ally. If you are unable to turn him back please contact me and I will come and help you defeat him. You are right when you said no son should have to kill their own father.

Once you free Leia and Han the three of you must join the fleet on Yavin. We are planning an attack on the Death Star and we need your help in disabling the force field that surrounds the Death Star. Stay safe and remember don’t forget the droids, I bet 3-PIO had a fit when you gave him to Jabba.


Obi-Wan Kenobi
Jedi Master
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Note 53
Obi-Wan,

Now to what’s happened so far at Jabba’s. Okay, mom and I got in fine (my mom wouldn’t let me leave for the palace without her). I used a Jedi mind trick to trick Bib Fortuna, Jabba’s top advisor thing. Jabba was MAD that I got in. He’d told Bib Fortuna not to admit me. As we walked in, I noticed that Han’s body was not in the carbonate thingy, so that means that Leia did unfreeze him, like she said she had.

I saw Leia chained to Jabba. He had her wearing almost nothing…except this really skimpy outfit. That made me really mad that Jabba would use her in the fashion. She is one of my best friends and a great girl, not to mention my twin sister. I tried not to let that bother me very much.

I tried to tell Jabba to release Han and his friends by using a mind trick. It didn’t work. Then Jabba hit this switch and I fell through the floor into this ditch. One of Jabba’s guards fell too. Then all of a sudden this huge creature called the Rancor came out and started heading towards me. That thing was the biggest animal that I have ever seen in my life…..and it was nasty looking too!

The rancor grabbed the guard and ate him. That was a little scary. I knew I had to do something quickly. I saw this bone on the ground and all of a sudden got this idea…I picked up the bone and let the rancor grab me. As the rancor was about to throw me into his mouth, I threw the bone in it’s mouth. The creature dropped me and I started running to a corner. The rancor followed me. It reached it’s arm in, and I picked up this rock and smashed it’s hand. Then I ran to the other side of the pit.

I had seen a door control when I first landed, and I hoped that it was a way out. It wasn’t. The creatures watching me tried pushing me back. I knew that I would be dead if I didn’t do something…so luckily there was this rock at my feet. I picked it up. As the rancor got closer and closer to the door, I prepared to throw the rock. When it was directly underneath the door, I threw the rock at the controls, and the door came smashing down on the rancor. I killed it.

Just as I was being led away, the caretaker of the rancor entered and started crying. I guess he loved that creature. Too bad.

Then Jabba got really mad because I hadn’t died. He was mad that the rancor was dead…it was his favorite pet. He ordered that Han and Chewie and mom and I all be brought before him. Then Jabba told us that we would be sent out to this creature called the Sarlacc…..I’m a little familiar with it…it’s this creature that lives in this pit…it likes live food, and I’d heard about it before.

Well anyway, Jabba ordered that all of us would be killed by being fed to the Sarlacc. I’ll assure you that he won’t kill us.

I have a plan…kind of …I’m not exactly sure how he’s going to try and kill us, but as we were being lead out to his sail barge, I noticed a board. I think he’s going to have us walk the plank. I saw R2-D2 and gave my lightsaber to him…and Lando still has not been discovered as a guard. As long as the board’s not too heavy, I think I can work with it….I’d have to be the first person to walk the plank, but I think things will come out okay.

That is all right that you were also confused. The events surrounding my birth seem so complicated that no wonder you might not remember it to the very detail. No…no…did I give you the impression that I was told that Vader knew about me as a baby? If so, that was not the way it was supposed to sound. Both of my parents have told me that my father didn’t know that my mother was ever pregnant until he found out about me…which was just after the Death Star battle. That’s why Vader didn’t find out about Leia too…because he only found out about me recently, and whoever told him that I was his son didn’t tell him that I had a twin.

Okay, so you did join the fleet? That’s what I thought. Can you keep me posted on what’s going on there for me? As soon as we can get out of this Jabba mess, we’ll get to the fleet as soon as we can.

Thank you…I hope that I can turn my father back towards the good side too. But when I talked to you before about it, you seemed to think that there is little chance. How do you feel about that now? I would like to hear your true feelings on it. I know what I want to do is risky, but I have to try because he is my father. Perhaps if I can get my father to turn back to the good side he and I can kill Palpatine together. If I can’t get my father back to the good side…wouldn’t it be hard for you to show up on the Death Star too. I mean…how would you be assured to get there in time to save me? If my father won’t turn back, then surely he would kill me. I couldn’t hide from him forever….and there is also Palpatine to consider. I have accepted the fact that for the galaxy’s own good, if my father won’t turn back, I’ll have to kill him. I appreciate your offer of help, but I see it as too risky to try to help me defeat both of them.

The fleet is on Yavin again? But I thought they were at that rendezvous point that we received, and that we weren’t using a base anymore. Was there a change in plans?

You said the Rebellion is planning the attack on the Death Star right now. How is everything going? You want me to help you disable the shield protecting the Death Star? But I don’t even know what’s going on. How are they planning on attacking the Death Star, and why do you need me specifically for helping disable the shield protecting the Death Star?

LOL. I’m sure Threepio did have a fit when he went into Jabba’s palace. Don’t worry, I won’t forget the droids, but thanks for reminding me.


I have to get going. We’re being led to the transport platforms by Jabba’s guards.


Luke Skywalker
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Note 54
Luke,

I am glad that you were able to defeat the rancor. I hope you know what you are doing, I have heard of the beast that Jabba speaks of and it sounds very dangerous.

How is Han doing I have heard that awaking after being frozen in carbonite is not a pleasant experience. Is your mother well, I should have know she wouldn’t let you go by yourself.

We are not on Yavin we are at the randevous place and we are waiting for your mother and sister to get here before we make final plans.

Have you heard from your father lately, has he gave you and indication that you may be able to turn him back to the light side of the force. I know that I probably would not be able to get there in time to help you with Vader should you need it, so I will focus on keeping your sister safe.

Let me know when you get away from Jabba so that I can inform the others of your arrival. Take care.


Obi-Wan
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Note 55
Obi-Wan


Wow, I didn’t get a chance to send this before the sail barge assault. Now I get to tell you about that.

Okay, now about the sail barge assault. Well we arrived at the pit. Jabba did some talking, and I made a comment which I was pretty sure would make Jabba want to make me be the first one to walk the plank. Just as they were about to throw me in, I used the force to kind of use the plank as a springboard. I did a flip when I jumped…I grabbed onto the board before I did the flip, and I landed on the sail barge thingy again.

That’s when everything started to go wild. Even though Han couldn’t see very well…because of his hibernation sickness, he, Lando, and I started attacking Jabba’s men. I wanted to get to Jabba, but in order to do that, I had to go jump on several of the sail barge things before I got to Jabba’s. I was hoping to rescue Leia and kill Jabba.

But when I got up there…I found that Leia had somehow already killed Jabba. I have no idea how she did it…somehow she got the chain around Jabba’s throat and strangled him.

So she and I started fighting people…R2-D2 and C-3PO also started escaping….we set some explosives….the ones that my mother gave us before we left, and we took one of the sail barge things…..and got out of there…all of us……me, Lando, Leia, Han, mom, C-3PO, and R2-D2.

I’m so glad we got out of that mess!

We FINALLY made it back to the rendezvous point again. It looks like we’re getting ready for battle again. Vader told me about the Second Death Star. He’s been bragging to me about it. From what I’ve heard, there’s no big weakness this time…but it’s incomplete, right? We’ve got to get it before they put it into operation.

I don’t know if you heard this or not, but Han said that he would be the general in charge of the strike team on Endor. Leia and Chewie also said they would like to go with him, and be a part of the command crew for the shuttle. When Leia said that, I just HAD to go with her…to be there for her to make sure everything would be all right. After I said that, my mom said she would be a part of the strike team, but there wasn’t enough room for her up front, so she couldn’t be part of the command crew for the shuttle. I hope all goes well and we get that shield down without any problems. As long as we can do that before the fleet arrives, I think we should be okay.

Oh yeah, defeating that rancor was definitely a good thing, or I wouldn’t be alive.

Hey you were talking to me…I never know what I’m doing until a few seconds before I do something. I know that’s kind of bad, but hey…that’s how I work. Well that is to say, I DO plan ahead, but the plans don’t fully form until seconds before I actually do the task. Anyway, as you could see, it worked out fine. I do have to admit though, that Scarlacc was dangerous. It ended up eating Boba Fett. Han accidentally hit his rocket, and he flew into the Sclaracc pit.

Han’s doing a lot better now, thanks for asking. It took a while for his eyesight to come back…but it eventually did. He said he was feeling a bit sick from it at first.

My mother is doing very well, too. You have no idea how happy she was to find out that I was alive.

Yes I have heard from my father recently. In fact, here is a copy of his most recent letter. Well, I don’t know if you can tell, but his love for me comes across as very clear to me when I read his letters. That alone is an indication that he is not completely evil. There is still hope for him, otherwise he would have killed me back on Cloud City. But he didn’t, and I don’t think that he could. Because he is not completely evil, I still have a hope that he can turn back to the good side. I’m going to try no matter what, as I told you before. I don’t know if you’re aware of this or not, but he actually knows that Leia is my sister now.

I hope you didn’t mind that I was unable to write you again before we left Tatooine, but I just did not have the time. I would have liked it if you could have informed everyone that we were coming.

Well, I’ll see you later. Han wants me to get in the shuttle right now, and we’ll be leaving in a few minutes. I hope to see you again after the battle.


Luke Skywalker


PS

Here’s Vader’s most recent letter:
v My dear son Luke,
What's this? My daughter is chained to that slobbering pile of excrement? How DARE he! I commend you for keeping your head and not charge headlong into the fray and holding your temper in check. I sometimes have a problem with that. That's what happened on Tatooine. You see, my mother, your grandmother, was captured by the Tuskan raiders. My father was injured and could not help her, so I went alone to find her. And I did. She was.. forgive my not able to speak of her condition, my son, but understand that she was almost dead. When I emerged from the tent and saw the Tuscans laughing, I was comsumed in rage. Before I realized what was happening, I had killed the entire camp! No, I did not brag about it. In fact, your mother was the only one up till now that I revealed this to.
Speaking of your mother, you asked how it was like when we met. Well, when I first saw her, I thought she was an angel who has come to save my mother and me. She was beautiful, Luke, inside and out. You have not sent recent pictures of her to me, but I am sure her beauty has not faded with age. When she first kissed me, I felt so blessed to be touched by such an angel. When she went back to Naboo, my heart went with her. Mother told me I was only a child, and it was just a crush. I believed her at first. But then I found myself thinking of her night and day,dreaming of her. Make no mistake, my son. The power of a woman is far greater thatn ANY Force, light or dark! You'll find out when you meet that special lady.
I know I hurt her, but she also hurt me. After what I told her on Tatooine, she should have KNOWN how I feel about family! That's why I always clashed with Obi Wan and the Council. They wanted me to put the Knights first, family second, but I disagreed. Family is ALWAYS the most important thing in one's life. A family's love should guide the Force and strengthen it. But no, they just were too close-minded to see that. Qui Gon Jinn was the only man who believed in me.
Qui Gon. Now there's a Jedi master to look up to. He, like me, didn't always go by the book, but went with his heart. He's the one who secured my freedom and told the Jedi Council to let him train me. I've always admired and respected him.
You misunderstand, my son. The new Death Star is not luxurious, only the living quarters are. The rest of the Star, designed by Palatine,looks like a giant took a bite out of it.
I know you'll never join me, but I DID tell you I would persuade you any way I can. As for my plans for Palpatine and what I'd do with the Death Star, you'd have to join me first (see what I mean?).
I have faith in you, son, and I am sure you can escape the Sarlacc and free your sister. And thank you for the letters from your mother. They help me understand her side of the story and help me realize that if I decide to come back to the Light, she may just be waiting there for me. Thank you also for having faith in me. After you beat the Sarlacc and save Leia, do come visit. I must go to my doctors. They say that there may be a way to heal my burnt body and restore me to normal so I can get out of this blasted suit!
Farewell, my son.
Anakin Skywalker
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Note 56
Luke,

I am glad that your mother and Leia will be helping you get the shield down on Endor. All of your need to please be careful. I was not aware that your father new about Leia think you for telling me.

I know you want to believe that your father loves you and for your sake I hope he does, but please be careful. Vader is right about one thing Qui-Gon Jinn was a great man, he was my master and my best friend. I loved him like a father.

Will you tell your sister the truth while you are on Endor, please be patient with her when you do tell her, it will probably be a big shock. I am glad that you were all able to get away from Jabba. The force can be a great ally.

I am not going to be going anywhere nere the new death star, I will stay on the base with Admiral Ackbar. Please all of you be careful and trust you instincts.


Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Note 57
Obi-Wan,

I’m not sure I’ll be able to write you everything I want to say at this moment. If I have to break and write more, that is exactly what I will be doing, though you’re reading it all at once, so it won’t matter much to you.

On the shuttle, Han, Chewie, Leia, and I had a hard time sitting comfortably. I am pleased that you decided to be part of the strike team, though. At least we get to be together.

This is what happened on our way:
Han is too busy trying to guide the shuttle, and figure out how to run the thing. I’m just sitting back, thinking about everything that’s happened so far.

Well we approached a Star Destroyer….and I could feel that my father was on it. I know he felt me too, which made me feel really bad. I’m endangering our mission, and I didn’t even think about the fact that Vader and I would be able to sense each other……since we both used the force around each other, so we know what each other feels like through the force. I got a little worried.

Han thought I was crazy when I said that Vader was on that ship. Leia cried at the mention of his name…..and it made me feel really bad for her because she hasn’t had the time to take it all in like I have. Han’s reaction was kind of funny. He told Chewie to stay away from the Star Destroyer, but not to look like we were avoiding it. Chewie asked him a question…it must have been like “how do I fly then?” or something like that. Han’s answer was, “I don’t know, fly casually.” I would have laughed if I hadn’t been so worried about Vader and endangering our mission.

Just as I thought they were going to do something….like not let us go because it was taking a long time, they cleared us. Obi-Wan, Vader knows I’m on this shuttle….and he probably knows that I’m not alone. I feel like I’ve let the entire Rebellion down. I’m not sure why he let us go. I’m sure I’ll be meeting up with him.

After that, Han landed the shuttle, and everyone got out.

Now to tell you what’s gone on in my life since the last time I wrote you. Well, we landed on Endor with no problems. We started walking along…..it’s really pretty there. There are trees all over the place. Well we weren’t walking long when we spotted a group of stormtroopers.

Han went off to sneak up on one….while Leia and I stayed behind. That was the first time I had been alone with Leia since Hoth. It was really weird. I would have tried to talk to her, but I couldn’t because of the stormtroopers. Han stepped on a twig, and the stormtrooper turned around. The other stormtroopers started going on speederbikes to get more help.

Leia jumped up and started running for a speederbike. I followed her. I kind of feel that I have to protect her now….since she is my sister. Well I jumped on the back of the bike.

I think she probably has as strong a force as I do….because she was really good at controlling the speederbike, so I think she’d be good at flying and all the other stuff.

Well anyway, I told her to move up beside another speederbike. I threw the stormtrooper off of it, and I jumped onto that bike. Those bikes are kind of hard to control……..they go really really fast. That’s why I’m saying Leia probably has a strong force too.

I don’t know what happened with her, but somehow she must have fallen off. I fought a couple , and then ended up jumping off my bike before it ran into this tree.

I assumed Leia would be back by the time I got to where we had left Han, but she wasn’t. That really worried me. We started looking for her. I came across her helmet…..but she was no where to be found. I know she’s not hurt or dead or anything…..because I know I would have felt that through the force. I’m just worried about her…….

Then Chewie saw this dead animal….and I realized that it was a trap too late….and tried to stop him from pulling it. Well we ended up getting in this net thing……and that’s where we are now.

I hope I can find Leia soon. I don’t want anything to happen to her.

Now to answer your letter:
I know that my father has made a commitment to the Dark Side, and the chances of him coming back would be hard, and that what I want to do is dangerous. I will be careful. Thanks. I hope that my father really does love me too. His letters could just be an act.

Qui-Gon must have been a wonderful person. It would have been nice if I could have known him. If you’d like to tell me more about him, I’d really like that.

I have already told my sister the truth about everything…I told her that back when we were on Tatooine. I must have neglected to mention that to you. But she knows. She’s taking it kind of hard, and I don’t blame her. It took me a while to accept it all too. Yes, I’m learning that the force can be a great ally.

Okay…but I thought Admiral Ackbar was going into the battle on one of the big ships. But at least now I know you’re with him. I promise I will be careful and I will trust my instincts. You must excuse me, but the Ewoks have captured us. I’m not going to have a chance to close this letter until later. I’ll let you know what happens.

I’m back. R2-D2 had a saw inside of him and cut us loose from the net. We all fell to the ground. No one was hurt…but before we could move these cute little fuzz ball….kind of like cute bear creatures came towards us and started pointing their weapons at us. (I later found out they were called Ewoks, and their babies are called Woklings).

When C-3PO sat up…..all the Ewoks started acting really strange. They started worshipping him. It was so funny!!!!! They thought he was a god and tied Han, R2, Chewie, you, and mom up and started taking us on sticks to their village.

Once we got there, they started preparing to burn us. We were supposed to be the main course of a banquet in C-3PO’s honor. All of a sudden Leia came towards us. She tried to stop the ewoks…and told C-3PO to let us go. They didn’t listen…and started lighting fires.

That’s when I knew I had to do something. The Ewoks were far to friendly to hurt or anything….so what I did was…..I got an idea. I told C-3PO to tell them if they didn’t let us go that he would use his magic.

C-3PO tried telling them, but they didn’t believe him.

That’s when I used the force to pick up his chair and move it into the air…..I had it spin around……and had it way off the ground. C-3PO was scared, and so were all the Ewoks.

Finally, the Ewoks started untying us…..so I let C-3PO down.

But it was around that time that I sensed an evil presence on Endor…..

It’s Vader. He’s come for me….I must go to him. If I stay, Vader will be able to sense me, and I’ll lead him to the entire strike team. I can’t put our mission at risk.

Because of this, I have decided to go face him. I just told Leia….briefly….and of course I upset her. I also told Han. I do know that the Ewoks are going to help the strike team with the shield……but I cannot help. So now I’m on my way to confront my father again. I must go….I can sense that I am very close now.

I hope that I can come back alive. I will try with everything I have in me to get my father back on the good side. I cannot tell you what he will do. If he takes me before his master (Palpatine), then I hope to die on the Death Star when the Rebellion blows it up. My primary concern is my father. I want to turn him back, and nothing will stop me from this cause.

I’ve just been captured by the stormtroopers, and again, I can not close the letter. I’ll probably not be able to do that until the upcoming confrontation is over. If I die, you probably won’t get this letter.

Now about what happened. Well I started heading towards where I sensed Vader was. Some Imperial troops found me and led me to Vader. I talked him a little. He saw my new lightsaber, and seemed to be impressed with it. I tried telling him that he still had good in him, and that he could come back with me to the light side. I told him that I accepted the truth that he was once Anakin Skywalker, my father. He told me that that name no longer had any meaning to him. He had me taken to the Death Star, where he told me I was to meet with Palpatine. Vader met the troops and me at the elevator door to the Emperor’s throne room….and then he and I walked in together.

This is what happened once we got inside:

I saw the Emperor. He is UGLY. He has all these wrinkles all over his face…and yuck….he’s scary looking.

Anyway, Palpatine turned to me and asked the guards to leave. They did. This left the three of us totally alone….me, my father, and the Emperor.

Palpatine tried to tell me that he was my new master. I told him he wasn’t, and that he wouldn’t convert me to the Dark Side as he did my father. The Emperor is way too overconfident, so I told him that to his face. He laughed and said that my faith in my friends was my weakness.

Then he had me watch the battle from this big window in his throne room. He said things to make me angry….he WANTED me to be angry so that I would use the Dark Side powers. I watched the battle….and the unfairness of it DID make me angry. The Emperor told me how the fleet was flying into a trap, and that my friends on Endor were too. He told me that all my friends would die. This REALLY made me mad, because Leia was included in the group he was talking about.

The Emperor kept tempting me to get my lightsaber, and strike him down with all of my hate…that he was defenseless and unarmed.

Finally I got so sick and mad at him that I did grab my lightsaber and attempted to strike at him. Darth Vader was watching me carefully, so as soon as he saw that I went for the lightsaber, he ignited his own and our lightsabers met.

We started fighting. I knew that I had improved since the last time I faced my father, and I think he knew it too. We fought a lot. Finally, when I was on top of these stairs, I turned off my lightsaber and told him that I wouldn’t fight him. I was determined not to use the Dark Side. I still felt that he could be turned back to the good side, and that I could save him.

Vader came at me anyway with his lightsaber ignited and swung at me. I sensed it and turned on my own just in time to block it. He said I was “unwise to lower my defenses.” We continued to fight some more.

Palpatine was sure enjoying it…he kept on trying to encourage us, and was laughing the whole time.

I saw this ledge thing in the room, so I did a flip and landed on the top of it. I again told my father that I wouldn’t fight him, and that he’d have to kill me because I would not turn. Vader said, “If that is your destiny.” He threw his lightsaber at me, but I jumped out of the way just in time. His lightsaber hit one of the major supports of the ledge, and the entire ledge collapsed. I fell all the way to the ground, but I was unhurt.

I crawled to a corner of the space….hoping my father wouldn’t find me. He knew I wasn’t dead or anything, because he would have felt it. He came after me, but couldn’t find me. He keeps trying to get me to fight him, but I keep refusing.

There’s something else that is REALLY bothering me right now. Leia’s hurt. I felt it through the force, and it really is hurting me. I don’t know exactly how badly hurt she is, but I felt it. I don’t know what to do. I hope she’s all right. I’m trying to sense her, and feel exactly how badly hurt she is, but I also have Vader to think about. I know I should probably try and hide the feelings I’m getting from Leia right now, but I just CAN’T. I need to protect her and not allow Vader to know that Leia is on Endor. If he senses that I’m sensing something extra, and figures out what it is, I’d actually be glad. Maybe it would help him turn back if he knows he had two children, and that she and I care for each other. I know he already knows about Leia…but…maybe he never thought about it carefully. If he doesn’t pick it up, I’m not going to tell him. But anyway, that’s what’s going on right now.

The Emperor also insulted me and called me a cripple because I used to have crooked legs. That man thinks of nothing but insulting others and watching their pain.

If I do not write to you again, know that I died defending what I know is right. I will never turn to the Dark Side no matter what the outcome of the battle is. Palpatine mentioned traps. Do you know what he was talking about…I mean I saw the blockade for the fleet…but what about on Endor? I’m sure that has to do with the reason Leia is hurt.

Well, I’m hiding from my father…….but he just said something that again prevents me from closing this letter.

Now…..to tell you what’s happened……Well my father tried to get me to join the dark side, although he wasn’t being very convincing. I think he knew I was distracted too. He said, “It is the only way you can save your friends.” He must have sensed something….because he was like, “Yes….you have strong feelings for them. Especially for…” He had to know I was thinking about Leia. He was like, “Sister….so you and she really are that close. If you won’t turn, then perhaps she will.”

That just made me REALLY mad. I didn’t want him to use the information that way. I was hoping that maybe it would make him stop and think about you, think about his old life, and think about his children….and what he had done. But the way he said it…….

I jumped up from my hiding place and screamed, “No!!!!!!!!”

We started fighting some more….and I admit…..I was angry……I was using my anger and I knew I shouldn’t have. I was actually winning the fight….and I forced my father back, and he fell and couldn’t get back right away. I held my lightsaber right up to his body.

The Emperor, who had been listening to the whole thing, started laughing in his evil way. He said, “Good, good. Finish him off and take your father’s place at my side.”

That’s when I knew that I was dangerously close to the Dark Side…..that I could have killed my father….that I could have become him……that scared me….and it stopped me in my tracks. I turned to face Palpatine and said, “Never, I’ll never turn to the Dark Side. You have failed your Highness. I am a Jedi like my father before me.” I threw my lightsaber in another direction as I was saying that. I was prepared to die, but I wouldn’t turn.

Palpatine then said, “So be it, JEDI. If you will not turn, you will be destroyed.”

He then started zapping me with his force electricity. I tried using the force to repel it, but after a while it got so strong that I couldn’t hold it back. I knew he would kill me.

I saw my father get up and watch. I knew he’d heard the entire conversation….me refusing to turn to the Dark Side, the Emperor telling me to take my father’s place….and the Emperor saying he would kill me.

I turned to him and said, “Father, please help me.”

The Emperor, being the overconfident guy that he is, was confident that Vader would back him up and help him kill me. Palpatine wasn’t even paying ANY attention to my father.

My father must have finally seen what the Dark Side was…..that Palpatine cared for no one…..that he only cared about my father’s power…..that he would have been willing to have him replaced…..and he told me later that he found out that Palpatine had tried to kill me and Leia after we were born…..all of these things….and thinking about his family and what he had done to the galaxy, what he used to be……and the fact that the Emperor was trying to kill me……all these things moved him to do something…..

My father…..the man that had killed off the Jedi, the man that had ruined so many people’s lives, went over to the Emperor. He picked him up and threw him into this big shaft in the Emperor’s throne room.

MY FATHER SAVED MY LIFE AND KILLED THE EMPEROR.

I went over to him…..he and I were both exhausted from the fight, but I KNEW that the fleet would soon come to destroy the Death Star…..somehow I knew that the shield was down and that the fleet was going to destroy the Death Star…

My father, Anakin Skywalker, begged me to leave him. I told him that I wouldn’t. I told him that I had to save him. He said, “You already have.”

He wanted me to take off his mask so he could really look at me. I didn’t want to do that….because I didn’t want him to die. I told him that. He told me that he could have the mask off for a minute and he’d be fine. So I took off his mask.

He has all these scars on him….and he has no hair…..but he does have those blue eyes from the pictures. I helped him put back on the mask.

We then left quickly. Neither one of us is too badly hurt. We took off just in time….the Death Star exploded just as we were out of it’s range……and I’m taking my father back to Endor.

I don’t know what to do with him because everyone’s going to hate him. I’m taking him into the woods far away from everyone else. Do you think you could send some Rebel medical people over to him to see if they can remove his scares, have his hair grow back, and make him so he doesn’t have to breathe with that mask?

If so, then people wouldn’t have to know who he was……they wouldn’t have to know he’s Darth Vader. He’s scared that people will try to kill him or hate him because he was Darth Vader. I don’t want that.

You know something? He said, “You were right….tell your sister you were right about me.” I had told him that I told Leia that I was trying to turn you back…..that I thought there was still good in you.

Would you like to see him? He doesn’t want that many people to know about it, so only bring people you can trust.

Oh, and I have my lightsaber back. I got it just before I left the Emperor’s throne room…..in case you were wondering.

Yes, I do like someone in the Rebellion. But I can’t just go talk to her…she probably doesn’t even know I exist. I’ve never really talked to a girl like that…but maybe you know her. I have never actually talked to her. I’ve just seen her around. Her name is Kirsten. Do you know her?

Well I didn’t die in the fight, thanks to my father.

Well, I’ll talk to you later.



Luke
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Note 58
Luke,

I am glad that we arrived on Endor safely, be careful I am sure there are probably many unkown dangers on the surface. I hope your sister is safe, but you shouldn’t worry to much after all she is a Skywalker and I know you can always manage to get yourselves out of a jam. I bet Chewie was mad about falling for such a primative trap.

You said I could tell you about Qui-Gon Jinn.

When I first met him I was a young boy and I was afraid I wasn’t going to get chosen as anyones padawan, and then he chose me. I looked up to him a lot and I respected him. I admit when I got older are views differed, at first I didn’t think your father should be trained, but eventually I gave into Qui-Gon wishes and I trained Anakin. I do not regret it.

I do not think it was funny at all I am to old to be falling out of Ewok traps. I will admit I did think it was funny when the little ones started worshipping C-3PO, I’ll bet Han didn’t like that one bit. He does not seem to like Thereepio very much, but he better get used to him if he plans to marry your sister.

I wish you did not have to go but I understand please be careful Luke and goodluck. I will miss you grately if anything should happen to you, but I will look after your sister for you ands I will train her so that she may be the Jedi that you are.

You had me worried I am glad that you were able to overcome your anger do not give in Luke. Do not worry about your sister as I said I will watch over hesr, she was hurt in our battle but not badly.

I am so proud of you Luke I should have never doubted you. I will come to see Anakin myself and I will bring medical supplies. Perhaps you and I will be able to heal him some with the force. Do you want me to say anything to Leia? Let me know, I will be there as soon as I can.


Obi-Wan
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Note 59
Obi-Wan,

It’s been a week since the battle, and I am already seeing the beginnings of a wonderful government. With the Emperor dead and the Death Star blown up, the Empire was finally defeated. Finally after all that work we can have peace.

Chewie might have been a little mad about falling for the Ewok’s trap, but all turned out well. Leia is safe. She and I both just moved into our mother’s family palace. The place is so big…and certainly is big enough for both my family and Leia’s, as well as both our parents, and even grandparents.

Thanks for telling me more about Qui-Gon Jinn. You were lucky to have such a wonderful man as your Jedi master. Were you surprised when he chose you? (How did that process work anyway?). It’s hard to have two people with the exact same views as people get older. Even though my father turned, I’m glad you trained him…if you hadn’t I wouldn’t even exist, and neither would Leia…and he is a good man. He just made a bad decision.

I wonder what my father’s opinion of the Ewoks worshipping C-3PO was. I did tell him about it too. He never commented on the subject, though. No…you’re right. Han certainly did not like the Ewok incident one bit. Threepio really gets on Han’s nerves sometimes.

Have I told you that Han proposed to Leia? And guess what…I plan to get married too…remember that Kirsten girl I was talking about? Well we’ve done some serious talking, and we love each other, so we’re going to see if we can get married on the same day as Han and Leia.

I am so glad that I did go…because it was all worth it. My father is on the good side again. I have also talked to Leia a great deal, and she told me that she planned on being a politician instead of a Jedi. She said she has thought it over carefully, and that is her decision. I was relieved to hear that Leia was not hurt badly in the fight.

Have you seen my father yet? Have you gotten a chance to talk to him? He hasn’t said a word about it, but I suspect that he might have made his amends to you. I’m sorry that I was not able to wait for you, but the doctor came while I was waiting, and he wanted to work on my father right away.

Dad said he had a doctor who said that he could heal his scars and burns, and get him out of that suit. Luckily the doctor was able to heal him with special procedures, and he no long has the scars, and is actually beginning to grow hair. The scars in his lungs (from the burns) have now been healed too, so he doesn’t have to wear that suit anymore either. He finally looks like a regular human.

I’ll talk to you later.


Luke Skywalker
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Note 60
Luke,

I am glad you are well, I am glad all this conflict is over I have grown weary of all this war. Maybe now we can all be at peace. I am glad that you and your father are getting along, I am sure all this is a big change so don’t expect to much from him.

You say Leia and Han are getting married, and you to, I am glad, perhaps your father and I will be able to teach your children the ways of the force. I went to speak to Anakin, I must say I didn’t know what to say to him, sometimes I feel that if I had been a better master he would not have turned.

Has your mother been to see him. I can imagine it will be an emotional reunion for them. I know that they loved one another so much. I am going to try and rebuild the Jedi Order along with your father if he will help me. I want you to know that if you wish, I want you to come and help us seek out and train new Jedi.

Let me know what you think. In the mean time, be happy and congratulation on your marriage.


Obi-Wan
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Note 61
One year later:

Obi-Wan,

It has been a whole year since the destruction of the Empire. The galaxy is at peace, and the new Republic is doing well. I was honored that you chose me to help you look for new Jedi recruits. The Jedi experience has been a success so far, don’t you think?

So much has happened in this past year. What do you think of my children? Or have you seen them yet? My wife, Kirsten, got pregnant very early in our marriage and she had a set of twins…a boy and a girl…just like Leia and Han….and our children are about the same age.

As for my parents…their love for each other is strong, and I might guess that it is as strong as it might have been around the time of their wedding.

Have you had very many good conversations with my father? Are you and he becoming great friends again? From the way you two appear to act around each other, I would say yes. But maybe I am wrong. I need you to tell me.

Do not ever blame yourself for my father’s turning. It was his fault and his choice. The mistake has been corrected, and my father is again on the good side. That is all that matters.

My parents are living together, and acting like any other normal married couple. (They never officially got a divorce.)

Because everything is going well, I do not think that we need to write each other any longer. There is no longer any fear of the Empire discovering us, and we can now see each other as often as we like.

Before I close this letter, however, I wanted to tell you how much I appreciated your kindness to me all along. Thank you for taking the time to help me with my project, and for believing in me. I do not think that I have ever met a finer man than you.


Luke Skywalker
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Note 62
Luke,

I am glad that we are finally at peace. I have visited with Anakin often, it is good to have my best friend back. I have seen your children they are beautiful, and so strong in the force. I will enjoy training them once they come of age.

I visited Han and Leia recently, their twins are really cute, I can already tell that they will be a handful.

I am glad that you decided to help me surch out and train new Jedi, you have made a wonderful Jedi Master and I am proud of the man you have become.

I know it was not my fault that Anakin turned, but sometimes, I do feel that way. I have permission from Leia, and I am going to buil a school for the Jedi on Yavin. We have been very successful and I want to be able to devote my time to teaching the new recruits.

I will still come to visit you and your family quite often for I want to see the Skywalker and Solo twins’ grow up. I didn’t think that I would ever feel at peace again, you were able to turn your father back to the light and that burden was lifted from my shoulders. I thankyou for that.

It wasn’t kindness that made me be so nice to you Luke, you are good person and it has been an honor to watch you grow. Now that the war is over I will be coming to take you out for that birthday dinner I promised you years ago.

Take care of yourself and your family.


Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Heather (Obi-Wan)


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