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Note 1
Obi-Wan Kenobi,

Forgive me for asking this, but I must because of something someone said. A certain Imperial has been writing me (Darth Vader), but I don’t know why he’s been writing to me. He said that he loves me, and all this other stuff about knowing me from the past and a bunch of other things. I’m not sure what his purpose in doing this is…do you think he’s insane? I was wondering if he was a boyfriend from my past or something. I do know that is a Sith and was the one that killed off all the Jedi Knights, including my son.

I wrote Vader and told him how cruel he was and told him how Anakin was my son and how he was my treasured jewel, and asked Darth Vader how he could claim to love me when he killed my son.

He said he didn’t kill Anakin, but that you almost did and that Anakin’s death was all your fault or something. I’m sure that Darth Vader said that to make me want to turn you over to him so that he could kill you or something…but Vader sounded almost as if he were upset about what had happened to Anakin. I’m sure that was just an act, but to make sure that it’s not true, I’m going to ask you to explain.

I’ll quote him: “Another thing, I DID NOT KILL Anakin Skywalker, okay. I did nothing to him. If you want someone to blame for what happened to him, go to Obi-Wan Kenobi. What happened to Anakin is all Obi-Wan’s fault. You can tell him that I said that too. I want to see what he has to say. Obi-Wan ALMOST killed him, but he didn’t. What do you have to say about that? Do you even know who Obi-Wan is?

Anyway, yes, I did fight a Jedi Knight…..I fought a lot of Jedi, but this one stupid Jedi I did not kill. He is the Jedi that truly deserved to die. So Anakin was your treasured jewel. I’m sure he would be glad to hear that. Like I said, what happened to him is ALL OBI-WAN’S FAULT. Do not blame me for what happened to him.” (end quote)

If you could just tell me it’s all a hoax….or if it is true (although I can’t imagine that to be the case) I would really appreciate that, since you know how much Anakin meant to me.


Thanks.


Shmi Skywalker
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Note 2
Shmi,

I'm sorry to hear that Vader is writing to you like this. I don't like it one bit. I don't know why Vader would tell you what he had, besides the reason that he wants to kill me.

Now, Shmi, you know me better than that and you know that I would kill or try to kill Anakin. He was a like son to me, and I could NEVER do that to my son. I'm sorry that Vader made you think otherwise.

I don't think that this 'Vader' person is a boyfriend from your past, because I'm writing to Vader too, and he IS Darth Vader. If you don't want him to write to you, just don't reply to any of his letters. Yes, he may send some more afterward, but if you don't reply, he'll figure it out sooner or later, being as 'smart' as he is. Or I can tell him to leave you alone if you want me to.

If you need me I'll be talking with Bail for a minute, and afterward I can talk to you, if you want. By the way, have you seen Samantha? Last I heard she was mad at some boy that spilled coffee on her dress. I think that boy is scared out of his wits of getting kicked out of here. Hopefully Samantha will calm down, before something else happens. Anywhere, have you seen her? She said she wanted to talk to me, but I was busy when she said that, and now I can't find her. Well, if you see her before I do, could you tell her that I'm talking with Bail and will be able to talk to both of you afterward? Thanks.


Obi-Wan
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Note 3
Obi-Wan,

Yeah, Darth Vader is a dirty, no good….old….whatever he is. That is exactly what I thought. He is writing to me because I am in charge of registration so that I will want to kick you out of the Rebellion and hand you over to him. He had the nerve to try and use my own son as a reason to put me against you. How dare him!!!!!! Well I will assure you that I will not have you handed over to him.

I am sorry that I ever doubted you. Please forgive me. It was just that Darth Vader sounded so….almost convincing, almost like he truly believed what he said….that I had to ask you about it. I should not have even asked you.

Ah!! So Vader isn’t a boyfriend of my past! Very good! I knew he was just trying to use me as a way to get rid of you. I will reply to him if he writes me…because I think it’s rude not to, no matter how evil the person writing to you is.

All right, thank you. Yes, Samantha and I are having a good time in my office. Neither one of us likes to hear about battles because they remind of us too much of our dear Anakin. I’m surprised that you’re watching the battle…seeing how close you and Anakin were. I believe that neither of us will go to the awards ceremony either…again…too much of a remembrance of Anakin. Yes, she’s still mad at the boy that spilled coffee on her dress, and I do think that boy is scared out of his wits about getting kicked out of the Rebellion too.

Well it looks as if our pilots blew up the Death Star. I don’t know who was responsible, but it does not matter. The only thing that matters is that the Death Star is gone. We will have to move our base though…because the Empire already knows where here.

I think that we should go to an ice planet named Hoth. The Empire would never even think to look there.


Anakin’s mother,
Shmi
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Note 4
Shmi,

Padme informed me that the next base will be on Hoth, so be prepared for freezing weather.

Of course I forgive you for doubting me. I'm sure Vader was just trying to make you kick me out or something, and I'm glad you asked me if it were true or not, or else you would never know. Don't worry about questioning me about it, because there are some things that need answers, so if you ever have a question you may ask me, and I'll do my best to answer it.

No, Vader isn't a boyfriend of yours from the past, so you can continue writing to him and know that he isn't.

I'm not sure what kind of head Vader has on his shoulders, but you must be ready for anything, because no one understands the way he thinks or works. So he'll use the most unlikely things to get to you (like using Anakin against me). That's what I've learned ever since I've known him.

I didn't think that you would kick me out anyway, but thanks for reassuring me.

Well, I have to go.


Obi-Wan
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Note 5
First Shmi and Obi-Wan Note written after AOTC came out. Yes, I know Shmi is supposed to have died in AOTC, but I’m changing the events so that she can be alive in ANH, TESB, and ROTJ.


Obi-Wan,

Well Padmé was right…Hoth is VERY cold. A couple of Rebels went out into the cold and haven’t come back yet. They’re most likely dead. It’s always a sad loss when young people die like those two men did. They were both quite young. One was 19 and the other was 31.

Someone told me that Darth Vader’s real name was Nigel Reklaw. I KNEW IT! I knew that he lied to me. I NEVER knew anyone by the name Nigel Reklaw.

Yes, that’s exactly what I was thinking. Vader just said those terrible things because he wanted me to hand you over to him. I still cannot believe that anyone dared to use my sweet and kind son’s name in that way!!!!! He used Anakin’s name to get at you!

I never just believe what other people say (especially someone like Darth Vader). I always must find out the truth for myself…I never believe anything without proof. Yes, although I felt bad about asking you, I’m glad I did too. Thank you. I will be sure to ask you any questions that I may have in the future. It must make you angry that Darth Vader used your old Padawan’s name to try to capture you.

Thank you for your reassurances about Vader not being a boyfriend from my past. I’m glad that I learned his real name because that proves that I never knew him!

Yeah…Vader is a weirdo. That’s funny that no one understand the way he thinks or works. I’ll be extra sure to have my guard up around him, and thanks for the advice. Now that I know how he lies and tries to use things against people (like Anakin) I’ll be on the look out for his stupid tricks.

You seem preoccupied with something…and a little worried. Are you all right?


Shmi
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Note 6
Shmi,

I’m all right, I too have heard about the two missing rebels and so I guess that is what is on my mind. Hoth is a very cold place, and I hope the two come back safe.

Honestly Shmi, it doesn’t surprise me that Vader used Anakin’s name to try and get to me. Evil works in many ways and Vader knows how to get to people. That is why he used Anakin’s name because he knew it would get me. But I just have to be prepared for his next move.

You can ask me anything Shmi, don’t hesitate to ask. I may not have all the answers you are looking for but I want to help you as much as I can. Just know that I am here for you all right?

I must go now, but write back soon.


Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Note 7
Obi-Wan,

I have gotten a report back that the two rebels were found. The one, the one that was out longer in the cold (someone named Luke Skywalker) was barely alive. He was treated with bacta and is recovering. I also heard that he came down with pneumonia. Poor kid. I hope he gets better soon. According to my records, he is also the one that destroyed the Death Star. I would hate to lose such a good pilot for the Rebellion. He did ruin Anakin’s last gift to Padmé…that engagement dress. I heard that he bumped into Padmé while she was wearing it and made her spill coffee all over it. I’ve been trying to make him feel guilty about the incident. (He has been writing me).

He also asked me for information on Anakin! He said it was some report he had to do for school! Can you believe the nerve of it? He found out I was Anakin’s mother and wants information on Anakin! He has no idea how much it hurts to talk about Anakin.

You are right! Vader sure knows how to get to people! He has continued to write to me to tell me how much he loves me and cares for me. I demand to know how such a person as himself could use the word love. He has continued to try to get me to hate you by saying how horrible you were. However, he did admit to killing Anakin, yet he still says that he loves me. How can he even think that I would fall for him, after what he did to my son! I will never betray you to him. He is insane to think that keeping this correspondence up will make me turn you over to him.

Thank you for your continued assurances that I can ask you anything.

By the way, I heard about the Imperial probe droid that was discovered. I cannot believe that the Empire sent out thousands of probes to try to locate our new base, and that they found it so quickly. The Empire acted very stupidly by coming out of hyperspace so close to Hoth. Didn’t they realize that we would be alerted to their presence when they did that? Our shield is now up which will prevent any fire power from getting through.

And as a worker in the registration department, I noticed that you took leave. You also indicated that it was for an unnamed amount of time. Your destination is Dagobah? Why would you go there? I know that it was our first Rebel Base; the first planet we used as our secret place to gather our troops to resist Palpatine…but that place has been deserted for 20 years…at least I thought.


Shmi
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Note 8
Shmi,

Don’t give Luke a hard time, he has honest intentions and doesn’t mean to offend you in any way. I am very glad to know that he was found and will be okay though, the disappearance was on my mind.

I have no idea why the Empire came out so early, even if you do have the shield up it is best to be on your guard for awhile. It isn’t the smartest thing to lower down your guard, there are other ways of getting in.

I must attend to personal matters on Dagobah, I really do not wish to go into detail about it.

Anyway, I must go, talk to you soon


-Obi-Wan
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Note 9
Obi-Wan,

Perhaps I was a little hard on the Luke kid. I know he doesn’t know how much talking about Anakin hurts me, and he wasn’t trying to purposely hurt me. I hope I didn’t offend him.

The Luke kid has fully recovered and participated in our Hoth battle. He and his friends figured out a way to trip the Imperial Walkers with tow cables. He ended up crashing his speeder on the snow, but jumped out in time and put a bomb in one of the Walkers. I have no idea how he got the bomb in there, but he did. He seems to be very resourceful, which is good for the Rebellion. I wish every member of the Rebellion were like him. We would have less deaths that way.

As you can tell, we ended up having a battle. The Imperials prepared for ground assault, so our pilots had to go out in speeders. Our shield generator was eventually knocked down, but most of our people escaped safely. I have no idea where Luke is though. He hasn’t reported to the rendezvous point yet, and neither have his friends, Han and Leia. I wonder what has been keeping them. They’re among our best heroes, so I hope nothing bad happened to them. Leia is Bail Organa’s daughter, and Han is the guy that saved the Luke kid from being killed in the Death Star battle, as well as saving his life again when Luke was out in the cold. All in all, I think the Rebellion put up a good fight.

Vader told me that the reason the Empire came out of lightspeed so close to our system was because one of his officers made a mistake, and is now dead because of it.

You went to Dagobah? So that’s why you’re not here. That was the place we all gathered at the beginning of the Rebellion, wasn’t it? The swampy place? You and Yoda lived there for a while to hide from Vader and Palpatine, right? I can’t imagine what you would be doing THERE, but if you wish not to talk about it, that’s fine. I’ll just leave it at that.

Vader has continued to write me letters. He keeps talking about this “wonderful plan.” I have no idea what it is, but he is convinced that I will join him once I learn “certain information.” That man is out of his mind! How could he even think that I would join someone that killed my favorite son, along with all the other Jedi in the galaxy? I think he still thinks he can get you by writing to me. He is such a loser.


Shmi
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Note 10
Shmi,

No offense, but I do not wish to tell why I went to Dagobah. It is a personal matter that I really don’t want to talk about. You know however that I would talk to you about anything; and I want you to know that I will always be there for you to talk to.

Be mindful of Vader, he is manipulative and will do anything he thinks that would bring him success in his plans. You may not think you would join with him because of him killing your son but the dark side of the force works in mysterious ways and always remind yourself of that.

I must depart for now, but talk to you soon.


-Obi-Wan
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Note 11
Obi-Wan,

It is strange…you, Yoda are on Dagobah, and now I have learned that the Luke kid is also on Dagobah. He wrote to me, telling me of this. I know you wish to keep activities on Dagobah a secret, but I can’t help but wonder what all of you are doing on a swamp planet. Did you know that this young pilot was also going to Dagobah? Is it some kind of retreat that I didn’t know about? I know that it was the Rebellion’s first base when the Emperor first came into power…

However, I respect your wish not to talk about it. I understand personal matters well. I would not want to offend you.

I do hope that all of you come back to the Rebel fleet soon. We need you. Han and Leia are still missing, however, I have heard from Leia. She informed me that she is being chased by an entire Imperial fleet. The crazy Solo pilot flew them directly into an asteroid field, and as of their latest report, Han tricked the Imperials into thinking that they had disappeared, but they plan to float away with the rest of the garbage. She told me that Han knew of some friend in a system nearby, and they plan to go there to make the necessary repairs on their ship. I hope they hurry up. Bail is getting nervous about his daughter being gone so long. Have you heard any news from them.

I know what Vader is like. He is a horrible deceiver who does not deserve to live. He killed my son along with many other Jedi Knights. He had to have some skill in order to pull that off.

Well whatever you may be doing on Dagobah, I wish you luck.


Shmi Skywalker
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