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These are notes between Leia Organa and Owen. (And yes, I know that Owen’s supposed to be die, but in my story, he doesn’t. Also I have Owen be Anakin’s real brother instead of stepbrother. That’s the first time I get to say that :) I’ll rearrange the story to make Cliegg Lars be Summoner Skywalker).

Note 1
To Luke’s Uncle Owen,

Hello. This is Lissy (Leia). Thanks for coming along when my father gave us the task of going to Alderaan. I’m glad we made it back safely. If there’s blood on this note, sorry, but I had a nosebleed. I get those sometimes when there’s dry air. How old are you anyway? Darth Vader is such a horrible man. Did he question you when we were on the Death Star? He did me. He asked about some Queen…I had no idea what he was talking about. I don’t know if you know this or not, but I think Luke’s a great person. I admire and actually like like him. I was wondering…how old is he? You should be very proud of him.

Leia
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Note 2
Leia (or do you want me to call you Lissy?)

Luke is 19, and I'm very proud of him.

No, Vader didn't question me that much, because he pretty much knows everything is about me, and it's hard to explain why that is. He questioned you about a Queen? What queen? There's no Queen in the galaxy, because that stupid Emperor guy took over.

Yes, Vader is a horrible man. I don't think there's any good in him.

How old am I? 44, why? How old are you?

Don't worry about the blood on the letter, that's perfectly understandable with the nosebleeds and dry air, don't worry about it.

Owen
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Note 3
Owen,

Okay, so Luke’s 19. That’s good. That means he’s the same age as me.

That would be scary to have Vader known everything about you. Does he have a file on everyone or something? He questioned me about one of my father’s friends…Queen Samantha, who is actually at the Rebellion. I don’t know if you know who she is or not, but she was the former Queen of Coruscant before the Emperor turned the Old Republic into the Empire.

I don’t think there’s any good in the horrible man known as Vader either. I wonder what happened to him that he had to wear the mask and things.

Luke and I are debating whether Vader is actually human or not. Do you think he is?

I was just wondering how old you were. I don’t know….I guess I wanted to know how old Luke’s uncle was….I am bad at judging ages, so I was just wondering.

I’m glad you didn’t mind the blood on the note.

So does Luke have a girlfriend or anything? Would you mind if he went out with me?

Well this Death Star battle looks rather dangerous for us. I hope that we can destroy the Death Star.

What did you do for a living on that Tatooine desert planet?


Leia
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Note 4
Leia,

First of all, Luke does not have a girlfriend, and you seem like a nice enough girl, so I don't think it would be a problem if you went out with him.

Is Vader human or not? Hm, I would wish not human, because if he's human then I would HATE to be him in that mask and suit, but to tell you the truth I don't know. He looks human by the way he walks, talks, everything is like a human, except his mask and suit. I have NO clue why he would wear it if he's human.

I don't know if Vader has a file on everyone, but that would be scary if he did. I don't really want to be the one to find out.

I'm 44, and I was a farmer on Tatooine, sold and traded droids with other aliens or humans.

I also hope that we can destroy the Death Star. It should be destroyed.


Owen
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Note 5
Owen,

So Luke doesn’t have a girlfriend…that’s good. Has he ever? I’m glad that you don’t think it would be a problem if I went out with him. I wonder how he would feel about it?

You’re right…I would hate to be in that mask and suit…it would be so depressing. Maybe I can understand why Vader is the way he is. Maybe he’s so ugly that he can’t stand to look at himself in the mirror so he wears the mask and suit. He does walk, talk, and the way he acts is kind of like a human….but I can’t figure out how he drinks or eats with that mask.

I think it would be scary if Vader had a file on everyone too. Can you imagine how angry he would be if he caught someone going through and destroying his files?

So you’re 43? That’s neat. No offense, but selling and trading and farming on a desert planet sounds boring. How can you stand it?

I’m worried about Luke. I REALLY like him, and I don’t want him to die. I hope he’s all right in the battle. I’m worried that he’s one of the 3 left and that he only has 1 minute before the Death Star destroys Yavin, and then that one TIE has been on him tight.

I’m sure you have some funny stories about Luke when he was younger. Would you mind sharing them? It would be funny….it would relieve some of the tension that we all have. Was he a good little boy when he was little, or was he bad? What was he like as a kid?



Leia
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Note 6
Leia,

Why don't you come over here (I'm across the room from you) and I can tell you some of those childhood stories of Luke's. He'll hate it when he figures out I told him, but we're worrying enough about him!

No, Luke never had a girlfriend, though he's tried. So you're the first.

I don't know why Vader has the mask and suit. I would think just to make himself appear more frightening to others when he's ordering them around or something. I don't know why he wears it.

I can't stand farming, but that's the only job you can get when you live on Tatooine. I know it's boring.

I have to go now.


Owen
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Note 7
First Leia and Owen Note written after AOTC came out


Owen,

Thanks for telling me childhood stories about Luke. They were funny and interesting. LOL, don’t worry I won’t say a word to Luke about you telling me those stories.

That’s surprising that Luke’s never had a girlfriend. He’s rather…good looking, and he’s very nice and considerate. Well I’m not officially his girlfriend yet. He hasn’t asked me, and he hasn’t told me that he likes me or anything.

Obi-Wan told me that Vader got into some fight or something when he was younger and fell into a lava pit and now has to wear the mask and suit due to injuries (probably burns). I thought that was kind of funny. I also heard that he was 39 years old.

Oh, so you can’t stand farming? Then why didn’t you ever move away to another planet or look for some kind of other job. There must have been other jobs on Tatooine besides farming. So you find farming boring, but yet you did it for years anyway? I feel sorry for you.

I’m really glad that Luke blew up the Death Star. I can’t believe that he was the one that did that!!!! He must be a really good pilot and everything. Han Solo came back and shot the TIES following Luke, and he sent one of them (Vader’s ship) out of control. You must be VERY proud of Luke now.

I’m going to see if I can get my dad to hold an awards ceremony for Luke, Han, and Chewbacca. I hope that he agrees, and that you attend. Having Luke as a nephew must be wonderful.

I’m not sure where our new Rebel Base will be yet. Have you heard anything?

I wonder what Vader thought when his Death Star got blown to pieces. LOL.


Leia
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Note 8
Leia,

I bet Vader's thoughts when the Death Star blew up was something like, "Oh look! They blew up my Death Star! They will PAY...once I finish spinning that is." Or something like that.

I don't know where the next base will be, but I'll tell you if I find out before you do.

Luke is NOT going to like the ceremony, because he HATES having all the attention on him, but we're going to force him, if your dad agrees.

So, that's how come Vader is wearing the suit and all. I thought for SURE that he was smarter than that. Oh well, at least he's not.

I never moved away from Tatooine, because well I've been there all my life and never thought of moving. Stupid reason, I know, but it's true.

I'm SO proud of Luke for destroying the Death Star. I didn't think he could do it, but I'm GLAD he proved me wrong!!!


Owen
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Note 9
Owen,

You’re probably right about what Vader’s thoughts were when the Death Star blew up.

Hoth is a very cold planet. Our move here was fast, and it is probably a good location for a Rebel Base, but I wish the base could have been somewhere else. I’m sure you do to…that is if you know what happened to Luke.

Well Luke was a little annoyed with me for coming up with the idea for the awards ceremony, and I know he didn’t like it. Did you really have to force him to be in the awards ceremony?

Well Obi-Wan told me he heard the story of how Vader and some other Jedi fought…..and he told me that Vader’s not stupid…but that he was so angry with the other Jedi that he wasn’t paying attention to where the lava pit was and ended up falling in by accident when the Jedi did a flip over Vader.

Thanks for telling me why you never thought of moving away from Tatooine. Did it also have to do with some kind of family farm or something? I’m just guessing.

I’m glad you’re very proud of Luke for destroying the Death Star. So you didn’t think he could do it either? I didn’t think he could, but I was hoping he’d be able to destroy it. Obi-Wan seems to have been the only one who thought Luke would destroy the Death Star. I don’t know why Obi-Wan was SO confident in Luke.

At any rate, have you seen Luke ANYWHERE around the base, or have you heard from him recently? No one has seen him, and the last thing I knew was that Luke was still outside checking out some meteorite that hit near him. Luke told me he’d be back soon, but no person I’ve talked to has seen him. Han went out after him. I hope he’s all right. You must be so worried about him. I know I’m worried about him. I can’t even sleep because I keep getting nightmares about him dying out in the cold. Please let me know if you hear anything from him.


Leia
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Note 10
Leia,

Vader seems like that kind of person...if he can be called one. Im sure the Emperor isnt too pleased about it

Hoth IS a good choice...cos the Empire would think that "noone would be stupid enough to set up a base there"

Luke was VERY annoyed...i had to threaten to stop his pocket money if he didnt go...

Interesting stuff about Vader...i wonder who the other Jedi was? From what i heard, its hardly surprising that Vader got distracted...i mean, he goes around choking people!

Yes we didnt move away because my dad owned the farm, and i guess it was an emotional attachment that kept us here.

Yeah im very proud of Luke. But you know, he didnt seem THAT good of a pilot to fly down that shaft and blow the thing up without the targeting computer.. Obi-Wan is kinda crazy, half the time I dont think he knows what hes talking about. Strange though...i wonder why he had faith in Luke too...

No, I havent heard from Luke recently..he sent me a messag two weeks ago, but thats all. I hope hes ok. Hoth seems to be a pretty nasty place. If i hear from him ill be sure to contact you


Owen
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Note 11
Owen,

Yes…Vader doesn’t seem like he’s even human, considering all the killings he’s done! The Emperor is probably furious about the Death Star being blown up. Besides that, I heard that it wasn’t even Vader’s idea. I heard it was some guy named Count Dooku that came up with the plans for the Death Star. Vader did a lot of bragging over something that he didn’t even create.

I hope that we can hold onto this base for a long time before the Empire figures out where we are. I wonder how long this base will hold up. As long as we have heat inside the base, we should be able to survive just fine.

Well I’m sorry to hear that Luke was so annoyed with the entire ceremony idea. You had to threaten to stop his pocket money if he didn’t go? Hmm…that must have really convinced him. I’m glad you were so pushy with making him go.

I don’t know who the other Jedi was. Obi-Wan didn’t mention the Jedi’s name, and I don’t even know if he knew which Jedi it was. I suspect that it was actually Obi-Wan himself, though. Vader seems to HATE Obi-Wan, and he keeps on saying that Obi-Wan is a horrible person…and going on and on about how he wants him dead. And that actually makes sense, since Obi-Wan isn’t dead himself. I bet Vader tried to kill him, but ended up being burned instead, and Obi-Wan escaped. Obi-Wan is probably the only Jedi Vader hasn’t been able to conquer, and the idea of that probably makes him hate Obi-Wan. He’s so arrogant anyway. He probably cant’ stand to have someone elude him. For that same reason, he probably hates Luke. Luke eluded him in the Death Star battle. Vader chokes people? Really? That’s interesting. I wonder how he does that…

I can understand about emotional attachments. I have a lot of those. How long has your farm been in your family?

So you’re not that impressed with Luke’s piloting skills? He told me that was the first time he had ever flown in his life. Maybe he didn’t do such a good job with flying in comparison with others, but I think he did an awfully good job for his first time. You think Obi-Wan is crazy? He doesn’t seem that bad to me. I’ve been talking to him, and he’s been supportive, and he obviously cares a great deal about Luke. It almost seems like Obi-Wan cares about Luke the way a father would care about his son. You don’t think Obi-Wan knows what he’s talking about half of the time? Well, I’ll admit; that force stuff is STRANGE. I don’t know much about it though, so I don’t feel I have any right to judge it.

You haven’t heard from Luke either? NO ONE has heard from Luke. Han told me that Luke went to go check out a meteorite, but that was a long time ago. It wouldn’t take HOURS to check it out. He hasn’t check in at any of the points either, and I don’t think it’s like him not to do that. Of course, you’ve known him much longer than I have. Would he likely forget to check in? But the fact that NO ONE has even seen him worries me. I haven’t gotten a reply back from him yet. Honestly, I’m worried enough that I would go out looking for him if I could. I can’t, though, because my father needs me to do certain tasks. I have this feeling (I don’t know what it is), but I KNOW that if someone doesn’t go out looking for him that he’ll die. That’s why I’m so worried about him. You haven’t heard from him in 2 weeks? Does he normally contact you more often than that?

I am VERY worried about him.


Leia
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Note 12
Leia,

I wonder if Vader was ever anything other than that monster. Im sure he must have had some good in him at some point...and he wasnt the one who did the plans? This Dooku was? Wow, thats pretty ironic, Vader getting all the credit for someone elses dirty work. I wonder why this Dooku person wasnt the one leading it then...

I hope the base isnt discovered soon...we havent settled here long...the Empire seems to be one step ahead of us at times...

I think Luke enjoyed the ceremony in the end, even though I had to force him to go. All that attention was nice for a change, i think.

Obiwan didnt know the other Jedis name? hmm...strange...i would have thought he would have, there wasnt that many Jedi around, were there? I think youre right about vader being annoyed at Obiwan because he wasnt defeated..ObiWan has one up on him.

The farms been in the family for a few generations, it was passed down from father to son.

Luke hadnt flown a starfighter before the battle, but he has a lot of experience in skyhoppers..i never saw him fly it much, so i cant say really how good i thought he was...i heard he raced a lot down Beggars Canyon, and that takes a lot of skill, so maybe the kids more talented than I gave him credit for...

ObiWans ok, though sometimes that Jedi stuff of his freaks me out. Im sure hes perfectly kind and friendly, but I dont want Luke being affected if that Jedi stuff goes weird...

Lukes not back yet? Oh dear...that kid has gotten into a lot of trouble in his life...i hope this isnt another occasion...yes i hear from him about twice a week...so im starting to worry...


Owen
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Note 13
Owen,

I highly doubt that Vader was anything other than his evil self. You said that you were sure that Vader must have had some good in him at some point. How could that be true? Just look at the guy…he goes around killing thousands of people. I don’t think anyone who had any good in them could do that. No, I forget who I heard that from, but he’s not the one who came up with the plans. I don’t know who Dooku was, but that’s what I heard…that Dooku came up with the plans. I don’t know why Dooku wasn’t leading the Death Star operation either.

It seems as if the Empire HAS discovered us. I know we haven’t been here for long, but my father told me that we have already detected an Imperial fleet close to Hoth. We already have our shield up, and nothing can get through that, but I’m surprised at how quickly the Empire reacted.

You’re asking the wrong person. I wasn’t alive during the time the Jedi were around, so I have no idea how many Jedi were around. I’m glad that Obi-Wan “has one up on Vader” as you said. Vader must be pretty desperate to kill Obi-Wan, since he went to all those extremes.

Oh, that’s nice…your farm was passed down from father to son. That’s a nice thing…but you don’t have any children do you? As your nephew, is Luke your closest relative? I’ve never heard you talk of any children of your own…

What is a skyhopper? Is it kind of like landspeeder? Luke made a lot of references to racing with his friends for fun. I assume he was talking about skyhoppers. If he was really good at it, and he was proud of it, how come you never really saw him fly much. Luke said Beggars Canyon is the prettiest place on Tatooine, and that he loves racing his friends there, so I think you’re right when you said you think he races his friends there a lot. Is this Beggars Canyon far from where you live?

Luke is 19, right? I think he’s old enough to know what he can handle and what he can’t. He seems to have good judgment, so I don’t think you have to worry about “Luke being affected if that Jedi stuff goes weird…” Luke seems to be good at whatever he is learning from Obi-Wan, and he seems to like it.

My friend (well he’s Luke’s friend too) went out to look for Luke. I’ve heard he found Luke, and that Luke almost froze to death, but that he’s still alive. Luke wrote to me and told me that he was attacked by a Wampa Ice Creature, and that he also came down with pneumonia. I hope he’s all right.

Have you been in to see him yet? Do you have any idea what all happened to him?

I’m trying to convince Han to go see him soon.

Luke also told me that he has asthma really bad, but that he’s okay most of the time. So is that true?

Han and Chewie went outside and found an Imperial probe droid. It had a self-destruct, but it’s obvious that that’s how the Empire located our new base.

Leia
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Note 14
Leia,

I dont know about Vader, he sure seems like the person who wouldnt have a bit of good in him. But who knows? Rain might happen on Tatooine.

Oh dear...looks like the Empires got another one up on us...

I think Vader has an obsession where Obi-Wan is concerned. And Luke too...all the times hes tried to get those two recently...

No i dont have kids, i would have liked to. Yes Luke is my closest relative. Hes like a son to me, I guess. The son i never had...

Youre kinda right about the skyhopper. Its an airspeeder with controls similar to the x wing. I guess thats why Luke was able to fly his fighter well in his first time. I never got to see him in it much because I was working on the farm. Beggars Canyon is about 50 km from the homestead, and sometimes i worry when he goes out there, cos Sand People go around that area.

Yes Luke is 19, but sometimes he can be so naive. Youre right though, in that he would probably be able to decide for himself. I do worry though.

Oh lords, i hope hes ok. Pneumonia? How long was he out there?

I havent seen him yet, I will do tonight. I dont know what happened, I'll ask him whe I see him.

Yes Luke has asthma. That cold must have made it worse.

Probe droid...hmm...yes that sounds like the Empires work....


Owen
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Note 15
Owen,

I suppose that there might be good in such an evil person as Darth Vader, but I highly doubt it. I think of him as one of the two most evil people ever to have lived. Do you have any evidence to suggest that he has any good in him at all?

Yes, but I think the Rebellion showed the Empire that we can still put up a good fight. With Luke’s plan of tripping the Walkers, I’m sure the Empire knows we’re not just some weak little group that they can destroy with little effort.

You’re right, I think Vader has an obsession with both Obi-Wan and Luke. Poor Luke…he’s been telling me about how Vader keeps writing him letters…of how Vader is saying nice things to him…about killing the Wampa creature that hurt Luke (so that it would never hurt him again), and how he wants to fight Luke for a good challenge.

Mon Mothma mentioned a spy named Arawn Corta to me. Do you know anything about him? Apparently he’s leaked valuable information to the Empire…but I don’t know what the nature of this information is. Have you heard anything?

I’m glad that you consider Luke like a son. I think he’s a very kind boy, and that he loves you like a father. He’s told me several times that he wishes that you were his father because he thinks you love him, and he can’t imagine having a kinder father. He told me that sometimes he gets into stupid arguments with you, and how he regrets it when you two are mad at each other. He really does care about you.

So the Sandpeople are dangerous, I take it. Do they kill humans or something? Luke said he is afraid of them too. Okay, thanks for telling me what a skyhopper is. You’re right; that must be one reason Luke was so good at flying that X-Wing.

Well, if Luke is 19…..then I’m older than him. I’m 20; today’s my birthday. I wonder how he likes being the youngest person in our group of friends. Han was making fun of us because we were both 19, but now I’m 20, so I can really pick on Luke…for the fun of it. And as his uncle and his father-like person, you SHOULD worry about him, because you do love him and you don’t want bad things to happen. Just try not to worry about him very often.

Luke said he’s gotten over the pneumonia, and that he’s feeling much better now. I hope he’s made it to the rendezvous point by now. Have you heard from him? Well Luke was out in the cold for several hours, so that’s why he got so sick, I think.

Tell me what Luke says when you talk to him.

Well hopefully Luke is all right now. Is his asthma still bothering him, or is he okay? He hasn’t said anything to me about that. How often does he get it?

I’d like to hear how Luke did in the battle. He told me he’d be in it, and last I heard, he was in it. I was in the base during the battle, and then Han tried to escort me to one of the transports, but on our way walking through the passageways, a big ice chunk almost fell on me, and Han decided to take me on the Millennium Falcon.

As soon as we were in the ship, we took off, but what we didn’t realize was the hyperdrive was damaged, and it was impossible to go to lightspeed. The entire Imperial fleet seemed to be following us, but we were far enough ahead of them, and our shields were strong enough that none of their laser blasts really caused that much damage. They didn’t’ seem to be trying to shoot us down…I’m not sure what they were after. I think they could have taken us down if they wanted to. While Han was working on the ship, we entered an asteroid field, and instead of avoiding it, Han flew RIGHT IN the asteroid field. I was scared, but Han’s a good pilot. I knew that if we stayed out much longer, we would get pulverized, even with a good pilot.

So Han decided to take us into this “cave”. It wasn’t a real cave, though…it was a monster’s throat. As soon as we realized what it was, we flew out of it, back out towards the Imperial fleet. Knowing that we had no chance of escaping, Han decided to do something kind of stupid. He moved into attack position and flew right towards one of the big Star Destroyers. But instead of attacking, he attached the ship to the side of one of the sides, and the Imperials could no longer detect us. I’m not sure what Han has in mind, but I intend on finding out. What he did was absolutely insane. Maybe I won’t think so once I understand what he’s doing. I have no idea what we’re going to do/where we’re going to go next.

Are you at the rendezvous point? I hope so. How are things going over there?


Leia
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Note 16
Leia,

Well Im sure Vader wasnt Vader before he was Vader (does that make any sense?) because I was looking at Old Republic history and there was no mention of him in the Jedi.

Lukes plan is good. He'll make a good leader one day.

Vader sent him LETTERS?? He didnt tell me that. I'm going to have to have a talk with Luke when I see him next.

I havent heard about this spy....this doesnt sound too good.

Luke is a good kid. But he's reckless as well. I guess thats just him being a kid still. I hope it doesnt get him into trouble.

Sand People are very dangerous...my mother almost got killed by them...I wouldnt be surprised that Luke is scared of them, he got attacked by one a while back.


Happy birthday! I hope Han wasnt too hard on you and Luke. You could always laugh at him and say hes the old guy and that it wont be long until he gets a pension...

Luke said hes going to meet up with the fleet later...he said he needs to go somewhere else before meeting up...im not sure where..

Luke doesnt get asthma attacks often..only once in a while.

Yeh he was in the battle. He got shot down but went and blew up a walker with a grenade and that saber of his...pretty impressive stuff.

I hope you and Han get out of trouble quickly

Owen
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Note 17
Owen,

Well I found out what Han was planning on doing. He tells me he used to be a part of the Imperial Navy, and so he knows their procedures. He told me that just before a fleet goes into hyperspace, they break up and dump their garbage. As soon as the Imperials dumped their garbage, we floated with it, as if we were part of the garbage. As far as we can tell, the Imperials never detected it. Han decided to drop by an old friend named Lando Calrissian. Lando owns a mining colony on Bespin, (Cloud City). Knowing Han, I wasn’t sure we would be able to trust his friend, and I had a really bad feeling when we landed. No one was out there to greet us, and it seemed too quiet. I don’t know, I guess I was wrong. Lando and his staff eventually came out to greet us, and they fixed Han and I separate rooms. It’s so lovely here, but I don’t want to spend too much time here. I don’t really trust Lando. Han’s admitted that he doesn’t trust him either…even thought they are supposedly friends. And C-3PO turned up missing…Chewie found him in a junk pile and has started putting him back together. I don’t like the atmosphere here. Han thinks I’m crazy. I just don’t know.

I also have come to a conclusion about Han. I am in love with him, and I will marry him. I have this feeling that tells me I will…and I do love him. He feels the same way about me.

Anyway, now in response to your letter:
Hmmm…so there’s no mention of Vader in the history of the Old Republic? But doesn’t that make sense? Aren’t Sith supposed to be mysterious and hidden? Why don’t you try looking up his real name? It’s Nigel Reklaw. Luke told me.

Luke also has told me that he is going through Jedi Training and is not regrouping with the others. I hope he does well in his training.

I think Luke would make a good leader too. Are they thinking of promoting him again in the Rebellion? He’s already been given the title of Commander.

Yes, Vader sent Luke letters. Why does that surprise you so much? He’s been sending a bunch of people letters…me, Luke, Mon Mothma, Shmi, Obi-Wan, and I’m sure there are many others. Don’t be hard on Luke just because Vader sent him letters. Vader’s a crazy old idiot head.

So you haven’t heard of Arawn Corta? I do not know much about him. Luke did tell me that he was the name of one of your newest and most recent customers that he delivered an order to right before he went to Anuvuin and accidentally met me. You must know something about him if he is one of your customers.

I hope Luke doesn’t get into trouble with his recklessness either.

Your mother almost got killed by a sandperson? That must have been terrible. Those things look mean. How did she survive their attack? Luke got attacked by a sandperson a while back? Really? He did not tell me that. What happened?

Oh thanks for the birthday wishes. Wedge and I had a great celebration with Mon Mothma. She took us out of cake and ice cream. Uh…somehow I’m not sure if I could tell Han that it won’t be long before he gets a pension. That’s not exactly what you’d say to someone you’re in love with.

I hope I don’t hurt Luke too badly when I tell him I’m in love with Han. I think Luke has a crush on me, and I did have one on Luke. It was so hard to choose between Luke and Han…but my heart told me to go with Han, so that’s what I did.

Yes, Luke told me about his training on some planet called Dagobah. I hope he’s having a good time.

Okay, so Luke doesn’t get asthma attacks often, but only once in a while? That’s good. He did tell me he had it bad, but if he doesn’t get attacks very often, that makes me feel a lot better about him.

Luke must impress a lot of people. He certainly has impressed me. Mon Mothma seems impressed by him too. She tells me he’s become a good friend now.

Thanks. I hope Han and I get out of trouble quickly too.

You must excuse me right now. Lando has just come into our sitting room and has invited us to a banquet, saying it is in our honor. I haven’t eaten in a while, so I am hungry. This banquet should be a relief after all that we have been through, and give us a chance to relax.


Leia
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Note 18
Leia,

Han was an Imperial officer? Wow, thats surprising. It might be useful though because we need trained officers in the Alliance.

This Lando guy sounds a bit suspicious. Be careful.

Congratulations about you and Han. I'm sure you'll be happy together.

Regarding Vader, it seems he is strong in this Force stuff, or so Luke said, and it seems that Obi Wan taught him before he turned Sith, so I'm guessing any records of him have been deleted.

Ill check that name for you and see what I can find.

Luke's training as a Jedi? Did he tell you where??

I'm not sure if the Alliance might promote him again, I hope so.

Vaders an idiot, sure. But I'm worried he will have an effect on Luke.

Hmm..Arawn Corta....now that I'm thinking more about it, the name does spring to mind. I'm not sure how though. I'll check my logs and let you know.

Luke got attacked by Sand People when chasing after Artoo. He was really scared but he didnt get hurt.

Luke's a good kid, and I think he will not be too annoyed that you and Han are in love. I think the best thing to do is tell him when you're alone.

Enjoy the banquet

Owen
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Note 19
Owen,

Yes, Han was an Imperial officer, but he lost his job. He told me that he saved Chewie’s life, and that’s how he got kicked out of his job. It is surprising that Han was once an officer. He isn’t the type to take orders from others. I agree, though. His knowledge of Imperial procedures could very well aide the Rebellion. It already has…however, we ran into a big problem.

Lando WAS suspicious, and I’m about to tell you that whole story. Let me answer the rest of your letter first.

Thank you, I’m sure Han and I will have a great relationship.

As I have told both Luke and Ben Kenobi, I have no idea what this force stuff is. I wouldn’t know if Vader was strong in it or not. Obi-Wan taught Vader before he became a Sith? Now that is interesting. I wonder what Vader was like before he was Vader. Obi-Wan has told me that he wasn’t always bad. That’s hard for me to believe. You’re right, however, any record of him before he became a Sith would probably have been deleted. I suppose the only one who would know for sure would be Vader.

Okay, thanks for checking the Arawn Corta name for me. Have you found anything? Mon Mothma has informed me that she thinks he’s a spy. She’s not really looking for information right now, though. She’s on some trip looking for her son’s grave. I guess he died shortly after he was born, and she’s trying to locate the site.

Yes, Luke is training as a Jedi. He told me he was training on a planet called Dagobah. From his letters, it seems like his training is going very well.

Well you never know…the Alliance is in desperate need of officers, and Luke is a very promising one. They might promote him to general some day. You never know.

How could the idiot known as Darth Vader have an effect on Luke? Luke hates him, and is scared of him.

Oh, so you do remember the name Arawn Corta? You said you would check your logs and let me know if you came up with anything?

Well I’m glad Luke didn’t get hurt when he went off after those Sand People. They look like they can be pretty mean.

I have told Luke about my feelings for Han, and he seems to be okay with it. You have no idea how relieved I am because of that.

LOL…enjoy the banquet…oh boy…you’ll know why I’m saying this after you read my account of what happened since my last letter.

Vader is a MEAN, TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE nightmare monster. You know what he did? He sent out that Bounty Hunter named Boba Fett after us, and Fett followed us to Cloud City. Of course the Imperials, with their working hyperdrives landed on Cloud City before then.

Remember that banquet I was telling you about? Well guess who was the host of it? DARTH VADER. Lando betrayed us to him, and immediately he started torturing us. The thing is, he hasn’t even asked us any questions! I don’t understand why he is doing this. The man is insane! He has been so mean to us…he made me walk on these sharp rocks (okay, so they don’t bother most people, but they hurt MY feet.) And then he made me walk on these hot coals. He threw me off a ledge really hard and almost killed me…and did so many more things to us. Why doesn’t he just kill us? It’s evident that he wants us all dead. Be glad you’re not here with us. Maybe you can live. I don’t think we will.

Vader seems to enjoy torturing me more than Han…because he thinks I feel pain more than Han does.

Yes, Han and I are an item.

Right now I can’t say much to you because Vader has been torturing us.



Leia
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Note 20
Leia,

Han seems more honorable than i first imagined him to be. He saved Chewies life? That explains the whole Wookiee protectiveness then.

I'm sure that Vader wasn't bad before he was a Sith, but he might have not been that good either if he went Sith, so maybe there was an evil streak in him...

Arawn Corta...ah yes...he appears to be a spy, I remember him when we met. A shady character.

Lukes on Dagobah? Wheres that?? Is it far from Bespin??

VADER was the host of the banquet?? AND LANDO BETRAYED YOU???? oh my GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He made you walk on hot coals??? This is barbaric! Vader is evil. Period. How badly hurt is Han? What did Vader do to him?? Do you know why theyre doing this??

Hope you get out of this ok.


Owen
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Note 21
Owen,

I’m all right. I’m very sore though. The torturing really hurt, and he was a monster. But we have escaped, well that is all of us except Luke. Luke came to Cloud City to rescue us…and now he’s in danger, battling that horrible Sith.

I feel so bad about telling Luke about Vader torturing us…I didn’t find out until after I wrote you the last time that Vader was only torturing us to bait Luke. Vader set a trap for him. I don’t know how he knew he would know we were in pain, but he seemed to think Luke would know. After Lando told us that Vader wasn’t after us at all…that he was just after Luke, Lando led us to the carbon freezing chamber room. You never guess what they did!

They put Han into the chamber and threw him into the freezing pit. Owen, they froze him. We HAVE to get him back. Vader gave him to Boba Fett, who said he was going to give him to Jabba the Hutt on Tatooine. But Vader said he was going to freeze Luke too…to take him to the Emperor. He called Luke “The Emperor’s prize.” I hope Luke Watches out for the freezing chamber. I don’t want to see my two best friends frozen.

It really hurt me to see Han frozen. How could Vader be so cruel? I LOVE Han. Before he was lowered into the chamber, I told him I loved him…and he said, “I know.” I could hardly stand that.

The weird thing was Vader seemed to save C-3PO. You know how protective Chewie is of Han? Well C-3PO (who was halfway put together) was on Chewie’s back. Chewie made a move at the stormtroopers who were putting Han in the chamber. Boba Fett, who was standing right next to Vader pointed his gun at Chewie. Vader reached out…almost instinctively and held Boba Fett’s arm so he wouldn’t hurt Chewie. That was the WEIRDEST thing I’ve ever seen Vader do.

I’m glad I was able to kiss Han before he was put into the chamber…but it did break my heart. Vader stared at us the entire time. Does he have no heart? Has he never been in love before? How could he do this to us? To Luke? To the entire galaxy?

I hope Luke is careful and doesn’t let Vader kill him.

Don’t worry about us, though…because after Vader was done freezing Han, someone reported that Luke’s ship was landing. Vader had the stormtroopers take us prisoner and made us walk in the pathway where we would encounter Luke. He came along…and when I saw him, I tried to warn him. I tried to tell Luke it was a trap. I shouldn’t have said that, because that only made him want to follow us all the more, didn’t it?

Vader’s going to kill Luke! I should have been on top of things and made sure that Luke understood what was happening. Why does he have to fight that horrible monster?

Yes, Lando did betray us to the Empire. He is supposed to be Han’s friend…but I don’t think they were what I call true friends. Lando might have betrayed us initially, but he also has helped us.

Right after we went through that door…the one that was supposed to bait Luke (the door is locked. I don’t want Luke to go in the room next to it. That’s where Vader is, and that’s where he wants Luke to go.) Lando had all his men gather around us, and we took the guns away from the stormtroopers. His men took them to the security tower…but the Empire is taking over the city. Lando asked them all to leave.

Lando also suggested that we could still save Han from Boba Fett. We went out to that landing platform, but just as we went out, his ship, Slave I, was taking off.

Lando’s coming with us in the Millennium Falcon, and he’s going to join the Rebellion. I hope that you can get out of Bespin soon too. I’ll see you at the rendezvous point. We just took off.

I’m sorry that Luke had to interrupt his training because of the ultimate creep (Vader) had a plan for him.

Han does appear to be very honorable. The first time I met him I didn’t think that he would be like that either. But he was. I hope Han knows how much I love him. He’s still alive underneath that frozen covering. Lando checked, and confirmed that to Vader. Han said that they were going to torture or kill Chewie, or something, and he just couldn’t stand to watch them do it, so he stepped in and saved Chewie’s life. By doing that, it cost him his job, though. At least that’s what he told me. It’s an impressive story, but I believe him.

How can you be so sure that Vader wasn’t bad before he was a Sith? Weren’t Sith raised from infancy the way Jedi were supposed to be. (Luke and Obi-Wan explained that to me.) How could anything that was ever once good end up so bad? It makes no sense.

You met Arawn Corta face to face? Then you know what he looks like! Great. My father will be interested in knowing if you happen to see him around. Report it immediately. We don’t want spies wandering around the Rebellion for obvious reasons.

Well Luke WAS on Dagobah, but now he’s on Bespin, as I have just told you. I don’t know where Dagobah is…and I have no idea how close it was to Bespin. I just know that that’s where Luke was training.

Yes, Vader was the host of the banquet. Han tried to shoot him with his blaster, but Vader must have used the Force to grab it from him, because he reached out his arm and it flew right into it! He said, “We would be honored if you would join us.” And Lando did betray us, but he felt bad about it. Like I said, he’s going to be helping us now. I hope Luke’s all right. He has his own ship, and if he survives the flight, he can probably leave.

Yes, Vader did make me walk hot coals, along with other forms of torture. That man is so very cruel. I don’t think anyone in the galaxy likes him. You’re right, it is barbaric, but that’s what evil people are like. And that’s exactly why I think Vader HAD to have been raised in evilness. No normal person could just become that evil suddenly. Well since Han is frozen right now…I’m not sure how his injuries are doing. When Vader first tortured him, he was weak. He told me that Vader shocked him with a weird device. I don’t want to think about what Vader did to him.

And yes, as I told you earlier in the letter, I do know the reason Vader was torturing us. It was only to bait Luke so Vader could kill him.


I must go now. The Millennium Falcon is taking off.


Leia
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Note 22
Leia,

Im glad you're all right, and that you escaped. Luke...? He's on Bespin? Oh no! And this whole thing was a trap to get him. This is horrible.

The Imperials froze Han?? Why would they do that? And why Luke?? The Emperor's Prize?? Whats the Emperor got to do with Luke??

Vader stopped Fett from shooting at Chewie...hmm...I wonder why...

I hope you get Han back soon. And before Jabba gets his hands on him.

I have a holo of Arawn for you, I'll pass it to your father when I see him.


Vader...grrrr...that man..no...monster...if i get my hands on him, he'll wish he was never born.

Owen
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Note 23
Owen,

Luke was on Bespin, and did get into a fight with Vader, but the fight’s over now. Luke was somehow able to escape from Vader, though he was pretty beat up. He told me that Vader threw objects at him during the fight, and that Vader tried to beat him up. At one point, Vader even tried to cut off Luke’s right arm, but at that moment, Luke lost his balance and fell from the ledge. (I guess they were fighting on the ledges on Cloud City). He ended up hurting his arm. Luke thinks it’s broken. I guess we’ll find out once Luke can get to the med center on the ship. Except for his injuries, Luke is all right.

Vader tried to get Luke to join him on the Dark Side, but Luke chose not to, and jumped from the platform he was on (this was after he broke his arm and everything.) He told me he lost his lightsaber when he broke his arm.

From the jump, Luke ended up hanging upside down on a weathervane. Don’t ask me how that happened, because I don’t know. We rescued him when he was in that position. I’m not sure how…but somehow I KNEW where Luke was. I made Chewie go back and get Luke. It was through some kind of weird feeling I had. I’ve had those weird feelings before, but this was more intense. I cannot explain those feelings.

Luke was so beaten up, and I cannot believe that Vader did not kill Luke. He has cuts and bruises all over his body. We managed to meet the fleet at the rendezvous point. Luke went to the med center, but I don’t know how he is doing yet. Have you seen him yet? You’re with the fleet, I know.

As soon as Luke is treated, we’re going to Tatooine to rescue Han. I would rather not have Luke go with us when we rescue Han, though. He needs to finish his Jedi training. I felt bad about cutting it short on our account.

Mon Mothma told me she was captured on a planet called Blue Waters, and that the Imperials are going to kill her. We need to send someone from the Rebellion to rescue her! She is one of our leaders!

Um…I have a question to ask you about Luke. He told me that during his fight with Vader, Vader told him that he was Luke’s father. Is that possible? DARTH VADER is not your brother, is he? And how could Vader have any children? Surely Vader must be lying about this. Luke is convinced that Vader is his father. You HAVE to talk to him and tell him that it’s not true. I thought Luke’s father’s name was Alex Skywalker, not Darth Vader. I also thought that Vader’s real name was Nigel Reklaw. (That’s what Luke told me Vader had told him earlier. He said the Force was telling him that Vader was telling the truth.

Luke said that he’s packing to go to Dagobah. He’s going to finish his training as soon as the medical people here let him.

Yes, the whole Cloud City experience was a setup for Luke. I’m glad Luke made it out alive, even though he was a little beat up.

And yes, the Imperials froze Han. They froze him to test the freezing chamber before using it on Luke. Luckily Luke was able to escape from the freezing chamber. He told me all about it.

I guess the Emperor is a Sith, and he and Vader want Luke to become a Sith too, because of Luke’s Jedi powers. I’m sure that Vader’s “relationship” to Luke was just a way of trying to deceive Luke into joining him.

Yes, Vader did stop Fett from shooting Chewie. I still have no clue why he would have done that. It was almost as if he were trying to save C-3PO or something.

Unfortunately we will be unable to get Han back before Jabba gets his hands on him, but we will certainly rescue him.

Have you given my father the holo of Arawn? And if so, what did he say? I hope it proves useful to our cause.

I wouldn’t recommend going after Vader. Look at what he did to Luke…I’ve heard many horror stories about Vader killing people, choking them or something with his Sith powers. That would be enough to scare me from ever wanting to mess with him.


Leia Organa
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