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This was started before AOTC came out. Until that point, I had Padmé's father named Tim. Pretend that the first few notes say "Ruwee" instead of Tim, since that is her father's name. The notes written after AOTC will reflect this change.


Note 1
To the older man (Tim),

I have no idea who you are, but someone told me to go to you for a pre-flight check on my ship. I’m Blue Five.

Luke Skywalker
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Note 2
Luke Skywalker,

Thank you for telling me your number. I'm supposed to keep check of all the fighters that go out and come in. That way we'll know who died and who didn't.


Tim
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Note 3
Tim,

It’s a relief to know that the Rebellion values life enough to keep track of all the fighters and to make sure that they are alive or to see if they’re dead. That way at least the fighter’s families would know what had happened to their relative. I feel confident flying with that kind of record keeping. At least my uncle and aunt and friends would know if I had died. Just so you know, I’ve never actually been in a battle or ever flown before…..except I did this test run, but I still have never really flown.

Do you tape the comlink conversations too…so that you can have an audio record of the battle and what went on?

Has any battle like this ever taken place in the Rebellion’s history?

Have you been in the Rebellion for a long time?


Luke Skywalker
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Note 4
Luke,

Yes, everyone's lives are valuable even if they're not fighting. Yes if you're killed (let hope that doesn't happen) your aunt and uncle and friends will learn about it.

Yes we tape the comlink conversations that go on between pilots, so that we know what happened, and are constantly up to date with the battle.

Well, I'm glad you were able to fly that test run, because you need to know what you're doing when you're fighting.

No, no battle like this has really happened in the Rebellion history. This is pretty big.

I've been a part of the Rebellion ever since it was formed. Since the Empire took over, and the Old Republic was destroyed my daughter helped formed the Rebellion, so once she joined, my wife, and father joined also. So, I've been here for a long time.

Must go.


Tim
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Note 5
Tim,

I just found out that Sally was your wife and John was your father. That’s pretty neat.

I hope I’m not killed either…but Vader’s on me pretty tight right now and I just can’t seem to shake him. The good thing is his weapons system must be down because he keeps missing me, which is a shock considering all the other ships he’s destroyed instantly. I’m glad that IF I do get killed my aunt and uncle and friends will learn about it. They must be so worried about me because of the number of ships that have already been destroyed.

My best friend for years just died…Biggs Darklighter. Make sure that his parents get notified. I can’t believe he’s dead…he was my best and only friend for so many years.

Did Wedge Antilles make it back to Yavin safely? He had to pull out because his ship was badly damaged and I didn’t get a chance to see if he got shot down or anything.

There is less than 1 minute left now…and I feel like it’s all up to me…well it IS all up to me. I’m the only one left.

I’m sure you were all aware of that, but I was just worried. I’m glad that you tape the conversations too.

So this IS the biggest battle so far. I hope I don’t mess it all up by getting killed or messing up when I make the shot because there isn’t enough time for another attack run, and I would be killed for sure.

Who’s your daughter?

You said that when the Empire took over your daughter helped form the Rebellion and then the rest of your family joined in.

Well I hope I can destroy this thing because I’m the last hope…not that that makes me feel any better.


Luke
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Note 6
Luke,

Yes, I've been listening to the battle, and it doesn't look like it's going well. I'm sorry about your friend, but know he died in line of duty and protecting others. I'm sure he would want you to remember that.

Wedge just flew in, and he's fine, but wanting to rejoin the battle. Of course he can't, so we have to get him to calm down.

Yes, it IS up to you, but don't push yourself. If you do that, then you'll get stress and all the pressure will hit you, and you won't be able to finish this battle alive. If you don't win and Yavin does get blown up, no one, get that, NO ONE is blaming you. Get rid of Vader if you can, and if you can't, pray that all his shoots miss you.

Yes, Biggs' parents have been notified of their son's death, and they're not very happy about it. It's quite sad.

My daughter's name is Samantha. Have you met her as you have Sally and John?

Just come back alive and safe. That's all we ask.


Tim
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Note 7
First Luke and Tim Note written after AOTC came out. I also read the book, and because of that I found out what Padmé’s parents names were so I have changed their names from Tim and Sally to Ruwee and Jobal. I have also decided to no longer use the name Samantha and to use the name Padmé. Her family’s last name will no longer be Jedi, but it will be Amidala. Instead of being the royal family of Coruscant, they will be the Royal family of Naboo. They do not rule anything though. The elected Queen of Naboo still does that.


Ruwee,

I suppose since you are in charge of keeping track of the pilots in battles you know that I am the one that blew up the Death Star. There’s no point in hiding it from you. Could you please not tell anyone unless it is absolutely necessary? I hate being singled out. I don’t like it when people treat me like I did something special. It just makes me feel strange and uncomfortable, and I don’t feel that I truly deserve all of that praise. I would appreciate it if you wouldn’t tell very many people. Thanks.

I’m not exactly sure how I did it either…I got this really strange feeling….more strong and intense than I have ever gotten. You know what feeling I’m talking about, right…the one a person gets when they’re going really fast and kind of know things. At least I hope that’s normal and not one of those weird things again.

Anyway, Han Solo came back and shot down the TIES and sent Vader out of control. Do you know if he actually died or if he was clear of the Death Star explosion?

Thank you…I know…it’s just hard to take in that my best friend died. I’m glad that he had an honorable death, but I know that I will miss him. I know that Biggs would want me to remember him for dying in the line of duty and protecting others….as well as remember the old times that we used to spend together back on Tatooine.

I’m glad that Wedge came back all right. I hope he’s not too upset that his ship was damaged and he had to pull out of the battle.

I know that no one would have blamed me had I failed in blowing up the Death Star, but I would still feel like it was my fault.

I would like to speak with Biggs’ parents. I know they would appreciate it if I contacted them. Do you think it is safe for me to send a message to them?

Okay, so your daughter is Mon Mothma? Uh….yes….I’ve met her….um….there’s no point in lying to you about it. I bumped into her and caused her to spill coffee all over her dress. I didn’t mean to do it on purpose, and I’m sorry that it happened. I tried to get the stain out, but I had to go fight in the battle before I could get very far with the stain. I hope she got it out. Do you know if she did?

Yes, I also have met Jobal and John. I wrote Jobal about smoking and Death Sticks; I met John when I had to get examined by him because I was new to the Rebellion.

Well I’m alive, and the Death Star is in a billion pieces right now.

Do you know where the new Rebel Base will be? And I heard there was supposed to be an awards ceremony. Do you know anything about it?

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


Luke
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Note 8
Luke,

Ok, I won't say anything about you being the hero, but that's not going to remain a secret, even if I don't tell.

I'm glad you were able to destroy the Death Star and return safely. I think that Vader is still alive, and watched the Death Star blow up!

I think it would be all right if you contact Biggs parents and explain things. They're most likely wondering what really happened. You should talk to them.

Wedge is calm now about leaving when he did. I think it's because he knows you safe and the Death Star is gone.

So, you've met my family. You're the boy that my daughter was so upset about, eh? Well, just as a warning, be careful next time.

Next base will be on Hoth, and the award ceremony will take place. Sorry about that.

What do you mean 'weird things again'? What's been happening to you?


Ruwee
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Note 9
Ruwee,

I am no idiot. I do realize that even though you’re not telling anyone that I blew up the Death Star, everyone will find out eventually. I was just hoping that by your not telling we could slow down the spread of the news a little. Thanks for agreeing not to tell anyone.

Yes, unfortunately Vader still IS alive. He wrote me, so that’s how I know.

Thanks for allowing me to contact Biggs’ parents. They were glad to hear from me, and as you can imagine, they are quite heartbroken. Due to Biggs’ death, they’ve decided to leave Tatooine and join the Rebellion. They should be arriving any moment. I gave them the coordinates of our new base on Hoth. I hope they like it here.

Good, I’m glad that Wedge calmed down.

Yes, I’ve met your family. Again, I apologize for running into your daughter and spilling the coffee on her dress. I’m sorry that I was the cause of your daughter being so upset. I am usually careful…..very careful…but sometimes I get distracted. I’ll explain later when I explain about the weird feelings.

Yeah, well….I survived the Awards Ceremony. Did I look really stupid up there in front of all those people?

Okay….since you asked….well by “weird things” I mean these weird feelings that I get pretty often. The feelings are hard to explain…and I thought that they were normal…that everyone got them. I found out VERY recently that that’s not the case. Sometimes I can kind of feel danger or I get this feeling that something bad is going to happen, sometimes I somehow KNOW something that’s going to happen just before it does, sometimes I can predict what would happen in the future unless I take some kind of action, and sometimes this feeling comes over me and I do something without thinking about it and then later it turns out that whatever I did I did it correctly. That’s the best way I can explain these weird feelings. Do you have any idea what I’m talking about? Anyway, I’ve had those feelings my entire life, and they happen every once in a while…they just kind of come through sometimes when I’m not distracted by something else. I grew up believing that those feelings were normal and that everyone experiences those. My aunt and uncle never said anything about it, and I never mentioned it to them because I thought it was normal.

Then I met this guy named Ben Kenobi (who was once a Jedi Knight and went by the name Obi-Wan Kenobi) and he told me that those feelings weren’t normal, and that I got them because I am Force sensitive. I have no idea how that is….I guess it’s because my father was Force sensitive too. He was a Jedi Knight too, and his name was Alex Skywalker. Have you heard of him?

At any rate, Han and I volunteered to go outside and look for life forms. He and I split up to search separate sections of the planet. Our shift is about over, but something just fell out of the sky, and it might be a meteorite….maybe….but I’m worried that it could be an Imperial probe droid. Just to satisfy my curiosity, I’m going to check it out. It hit near here, so it won’t take me long to check it out. Han’s already heading back to the base. It shouldn’t take me too long. I should be back in 10 minutes. My Tauntaun’s acting strange though…which has me wondering…


Luke
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more coming....

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