"That enough for now, Luke. There is something I need to tell you," Ben said.
Han came back and said, "We'll be arriving at Tatooine in a few days."
"Fine. Fine. You might as well hear this as well, Captain Solo," Ben said.
"Hear what?" Han asked, confused.
Ben motioned for Luke to sit down. Once everyone was sitting, save the droids, Ben took a deep breath to begin his story.
"Luke, when Lina asked what happened to the Jedi Holocrons you jumped to a conclusion that I was hoping you would make. However with Exar Kun running around, that false conclusion could be your downfall."
"I don't understand. You said Darth Vader raided the temples and killed the Jedi. My father was a Jedi and he was killed by Darth Vader," Luke said in confusion
Ben sadly shook his head. "No, Luke. All I said was that your father was a Jedi Knight and that Darth Vader killed the Jedi. I did not say Vader killed your father. Darth is a title saying this person is a Dark Lord of the Sith. Vader is that person's Sith name. Before he took up the name Darth Vader, he was called Anakin Skywalker."
Luke stared in shock at Ben and whispered, "No."
"Yes Luke, Vader is your father. You were handed over to your Aunt and Uncle to be raised in secret."
Han held up a finger. "Excuse me. Having the kid bear the family name Skywalker is not exactly the best way to hide someone."
Ben gave a sad chuckle. "Vader hates Tatooine and never wants to set foot on the planet ever again. His mother and your grandmother, Shimi Skywalker, was taken by the Sand People and..."
Luke and Han flinched.
"I already know where this is going," Luke mumbled. "You don't need to continue with that."
Ben nodded. "I can show you where Shimi is buried if you like, but that can be done later. Moving on, your mother was Padme Amidala and was once the Queen of Naboo. She died shortly after giving birth to you and your twin sister."
"A sister? Who? Where is she?" Luke asked, frantically.
"Your sister is travelling with that wizardress friend of yours," Ben said.
"Leia is my sister?" Luke asked in disbelief.
Han gave a low whistle and put his hand to his head. "Man. I thought things couldn't get any more strange."
"Oh my, Mistress Leia is not going to like this," C-3P0 chimed in.
R2-D2 made a beeping noise that sounded like laughter.
"R2, I do not understand what is so funny," The golden droid said.
Ben pointed to the two droids. "Luke you were allowed to keep your name. Leia was given the R2 unit that your mother owned and the protocol droid that your father built when he was about ten years old."
"Oh my star! I was built by a Sith!" C-3P0 wailed.
R2 just kept up a beeping laughter
"Knock it off Goldenrod," Han said. "Why did you agree to teach Anakin to be a Jedi if he built Goldenrod when he was ten?"
"It was the dying request of my Master, Qui-Gon Jinn," Ben replied with great sadness. "There are many times I wish that Qui-Gon had survived. I think he was the only person who could have taught Anakin without Anakin falling to the Dark Side of the Force."
A somber silence fell over the group, before Ben spoke once more.
"Right now, we need to get prepared for Exar Kun. I sent Lina to study with Master Yoda. Hopefully, Leia is also learning magic from her. Once we get the books and holocrons from Tatooine, we'll be heading to Chewbacca's homeworld to really begin your training Luke."
"At least I know where to set the co-ordinates for the next jump. By the way Luke, where did that Lina girl come from?" Han said.
Luke chewed his lower lip before he nodded and finally told everyone on the Falcon just where Lina came from and how. He went on to explain Lina's primary research was trying to pierce the dimensional barriers, so she could go home. He even told them of the adventures that Lina had told him about.
Ben stroked his beard thoughtfully and muttered, "That last battle of hers in which she controlled a spell that calls upon both darkness and light? Did we make a mistake?"
"What do you mean by that?" Luke asked.
Ben shook his head to clear it. "It's nothing, Luke. It's just something I have to think about."
A few days later, the Falcon landed near Lina's home. Using the spells taught to him by Lina, Luke was able to bring the wards down to allow entry. The guys grabbed everything they could in Lina's home that wasn't growing on its own. They took the books, holocrons, and bags of treasure. Getting a questioning glance from Luke, Ben just laughed.
"Do you know how to put the wards back up?" Ben asked.
"Uh. No," Luke said.
"We're taking everything we can, so it won't get stolen. As soon as we meet back up with Lina, we'll give her her stuff back. She now has the room on her ship to carry it all."
Luke reluctantly nodded.
Han looked at the various bags of treasure is shock. "What did she do to get all this?"
Walking past Han, Luke replied, "Lina killed Jabba the Hutt and then took all his treasure. That's how she got that voucher with your name on it."
"Oh," Han said, with Chewbacca laughing a bit.
After the Falcon was closed, it took off and headed to Chewie's world.
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Darth Vader in his ship and Palpatine on Courscant were listening to a Storm Trooper reporting from Tatooine.
"We have asked about the person who owned that cave. The locals theorize that the girl is a princess from a family that you have found displeasure with."
"What is the name of this girl?" Vader asked.
"Her name is Lina Inverse and we are...."
"That is all we need to know," Vader interrupted.
Palpatine said, "Continue your investigation. I want to know where she comes from."
"Yes, your Majesty," The trooper said, before signing off.
"You are troubled, Lord Vader," Palpatine said.
"That girl greatly disturbs me. If you'll excuse me, I need to plan for my next encounter with her."
"Vader, if we work together, we should be able to turn her to the dark side," Palpatine said.
Vader remained silent.
"I see. You don't believe she'll fall. Very well, I'll let you plan her destruction," Palpatine said, before cutting the communication.
Vader turned and walked away. He pulled out a small holo of the 'fight' he had with Lina, that he downloaded before the Death Star's destruction.
The holo was a three-dimensional image of Lina Inverse holding a sword of black energy in her hands.
"She won't turn," Vader whispered.
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