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lazykbys
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Remembering Anakin (ANH AU / C-3PO, R2-D2, Luke, OC) [8/3: completed]
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Title: Remembering Anakin
Author: lazykbys
Timeframe: several days during and after ANH
Characters: C-3PO, R2-D2, Luke, OC, etc.
Genre: slightly AU, drama?
Keywords: memories
Summary: A tech discovers Artoo's secret backup memory after the Battle of Yavin, leading to the eventual resurrection of Threepio's PT memories.
Notes: Inspired by LordTarr's Forgotten Memories.
Remembering Anakin
When the Rebel Alliance first settled down on Yavin IV, Mandi Kage had claimed as her own a room that was as far away from the starfighter hangar bay as possible. She had hoped this would put a stop to her habit of taking work home, so to speak, but it was only a matter of weeks before she turned it into a second workspace for projects that didn't quite fit with her official duties.
Maybe I'll stop pretending I have a private life and sleep with the X-wings at our next base, she mused. If nothing else, it would mean less to pack when the Empire discovered where they were hiding. Like, for example, right now. Word of the Rebels' victory had to be speeding towards, if not already at, Coruscant. In a matter of days a fleet of Imperial Star Destroyers was sure to come demanding vengeance.
Don't think about that, she scolded herself. Concentrate on the job in front of you.
The job in question was an R2 astromech unit with half its damaged components on display on top of the work table that dominated Mandi's quarters. Its owner, the pilot Luke Skywalker, was peering worriedly at a diagnostic tool. Up close, he didn't look like a Hero of the Rebellion. But he was the one who'd killed the Death Star earlier that day. All the Rebels were talking about it.
All except for Mandi, that is. And, as far as she could tell, Skywalker himself. Unlike a lot of pilots she'd met, he didn't exhibit the planet-sized ego that seemed to be part of the package. On the other hand, she had heard about his "womp rat" boast made prior to the Death Star mission. Maybe his quiet demeanor was just because he was worried about his droid.
"Anything?" she asked him.
Skywalker shook his head. "I'm not getting anything. I think the shot completely fried Artoo's main circuits."
Mandi switched the wiring on a few logic boards. "Better?"
"No."
"How about if I do this?"
"No - wait, I'm getting a signal! It's weak, but -"
"Hold on to that thought. I think I can . . . aw, shoot!" Mandi leaned away from the astromech, fanning the acrid smoke away from her face. "Where'd you get this droid, anyway? Some of the parts go back before the Clone Wars!"
"We bought him used from Jawas," Skywalker said softly.
Mandi winced as her tragic past sensors detected another family torn apart by the Empire. She never knew what to say in these circumstances. She decided to go on as if nothing had happened. "It might be easier to replace the memory core and the central data processing unit."
Skywalker's face became alarmed at the suggestion. "Wouldn't that make Artoo . . . well, different?"
"Maybe. But I think it's due for a memory wipe anyway."
"No. I won't let it happen. Artoo and me . . . we've been through a lot together."
Mandi shrugged. "Whatever. I guess we can bend the rules for a Hero."
Her vocal capitalization of the word made him blush. She had to admit he looked cute when he did that. It was too bad he was still young. Mandi liked older men. And while it was true that fighting the Empire made people old before their time, Skywalker had yet to age prematurely in that fashion. If only he was ten years older . . .
"You and this droid -"
"Artoo."
"Right, you and Artoo. You've had him a long time, huh?"
Skywalker did a double take as his whatever he was about to say got ambushed by arithmetic. "Just a few days, actually. But it seems longer."
Mandi laughed. "I know what you mean. Sometimes you meet people and it's like you've known them since forever. . . . Okay, let's see if this works."
She ran a simple program through Artoo's logic units. For a few seconds it looked like the droid had been successfully resurrected from the realm of the dead. Then a module burned out from excess power, and he began to smell like he'd been brought back unsuccessfully.
"So much for technomancy," she muttered.
"You mean that's it? There's nothing more you can do?"
"No. Not unless you just happen to have a magic - hold on, what's this?"
Frowning with concentration, Mandi traced her finger down the astromech's circuits starting with the central data processor. She muttered a mantra of parts specifications as she did so, until both her finger and her incantation stopped at what looked like a standard, if outdated, motivator.
"This shouldn't be here."
Skywalker gave her a puzzled glance. "It doesn't?"
"No. DE-class motivators create feedback ghosts in old systems. Makes droids see things that aren't there. They were discontinued after the Clone Wars."
"Then what's one doing here?"
"My guess is camouflage." She ran a hand scanner over the part and grinned triumphantly at the result. "Ha! See this? There's something under the casing. Hand me those cutters, will you? Let's see what this guy's hiding."
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HandmaidenVeme
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I want to know what the little guy's hiding as well!
Please add me to your PM list if you have one.
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Oooh, wonderful idea lazy!!! Might I also be included to the PM list?
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Great idea! I'd also like to be on your PM list if you've got one! 
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Artoo is actually hiding a lot - This ought to be a fun ride though I think some of what he's hiding will be painful for Luke.
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OOOOOO!!! I bet I know what he is hiding. I bet it is Anakin and Padme's wedding along with a couple of other things such as Mustafar. I can not wait to see. PM list please! 
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wow.. what a great story idea!
Someone who knew I would like this pointed it out when I got home today!
I will keep up with this one
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First - as always, a big thank you to everyone who read this.
Next . . . um, isn't anyone worried about Artoo? I mean, the next post could be Luke & co. watching a holorecording of the wedding while the droid's still a pile of parts. Maybe I need to build a reputation as someone who will kill characters just for the heck of it. 
HandmaidenVeme: I want to know what the little guy's hiding as well!
You'll have to wait a few more posts. First I need to get Artoo up and running.
Healer_Leona: Oooh, wonderful idea lazy!!!
VaderLVR64: Great idea!
Noelie: wow.. what a great story idea!
As mentioned in the first post, the core idea (Artoo making a copy of Threepio's memory) is LordTarr's. The direction I'm going to take it, however, is completely my own - and I'm willing to bet it's not what you're expecting. Hee hee hee.
RebelMom: This ought to be a fun ride though I think some of what he's hiding will be painful for Luke.
According to my twisted sense of humor, pain is part of the fun. 
Padmeshandmaiden: I bet it is Anakin and Padme's wedding along with a couple of other things such as Mustafar. I can not wait to see.
And I can't wait to see your response at how things really turn out.
Noelie: Someone who knew I would like this pointed it out when I got home today!
Really? Thank that someone for me, please. 
I will keep up with this one
Thank you! Updates will be on Thursdays, probably early in the morning (board time).
HandmaidenVeme: Please add me to your PM list if you have one.
Healer_Leona: Might I also be included to the PM list?
VaderLVR64: I'd also like to be on your PM list if you've got one!
Padmeshandmaiden: PM list please!
Righty ho, you're all on the list.
- lazy
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I love this idea. You know, I've always wondered why Artoo never volunteered any information.
Please PM me when you update!
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Add to PM list please....though I wonder if Luke may not like all that he learns....
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Oh, I gotta be in that PM list of yours! So, Mandi found a little something in little Artoo. I wonder what it could possibly, possibly be?
Update on Thursday? Is there anyway you can be persuaded to update before that? 
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jedi_princess18: I've always wondered why Artoo never volunteered any information.
It could be that he forgot. Quite a lot happened to him between RotS and ANH - e.g., the Droids animated series. Oooh, I feel a trip down Memory Lane coming up . . .
Arcalian: though I wonder if Luke may not like all that he learns....
Assuming he does learn it. Those who have read my other WIP (the one I swore I'd update on a more or less regular basis) know that I like keeping things secret from my characters.
Dahlia_Santary: Update on Thursday? Is there anyway you can be persuaded to update before that?
Sorry, but no. RL being what it is, Thursday is the only weekday I can be sure of having time to post stuff.
jedi_princess18: Please PM me when you update!
Arcalian: Add to PM list please....
Dahlia_Santary: Oh, I gotta be in that PM list of yours!
Sent, sent, and sent.
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Luke didn't know what made the hangar bay seem emptier: the lack of people who'd been there when he had returned victorious from the battle, or the lack of X-wings and other starfighters - and the pilots who flew them - that hadn't made it back.
There were only a handful of techs and pilots present, going over the fighters to make sure they were fit to fly. It was anybody's guess when the Empire would come. Hopefully the Rebels would be long gone when it happened.
I should be cleaning up for the ceremony, Luke thought. Helping Mandi with Artoo's repairs had given him and his flight suit more stains than the Death Star battle. By all rights he should be busy making himself presentable so the Rebel Alliance wouldn't be ashamed to give him a medal.
It was strange, being a hero. All his life he'd been just Luke, or Wormie to his friends. He didn't feel like a hero. Now that the initial excitement had passed, he was starting to wonder if he was worthy of it. Sure, he'd saved countless worlds from the threat of the Death Star. But wouldn't a true hero have been able to save people close to him as well?
Uncle Owen, Aunt Beru, Biggs, old Ben -
And, should things go badly, Artoo as well.
"Master Luke," Threepio said, interrupting his thoughts. Again. "How is Artoo? Are you sure he will be all right?"
"Mandi sounded optimistic," Luke replied. According to her, a secondary memory unit had been concealed within the false motivator's casing. Her guess was that it was used to circumvent memory wipes. She had also claimed it should be possible to use that backup memory to reanimate Artoo.
But she hadn't explained exactly how she meant to do this. Nor had she mentioned why she needed Threepio and the X-wing Luke had flown. On top of all that, she had also neglected to say she would be late.
Luke was considering calling her on his comlink when she arrived, pushed a repulsor sled ahead of her. On it he could see Artoo's blue and white form.
"Sorry I'm late," she apologized. "I didn't think it would take so long to put everything back in. You must be Artoo's counterpart."
"Indeed I am, Mistress. I am See-Threepio, human-cyborg relations. I am fluent in over six million -"
Mandi held up a hand to stop Threepio's torrent of words. "That's nice, but all I need to know right now is that you two are counterparts. Ready?"
"For what?" Luke asked.
"Didn't I tell you? Okay, tell me what you know and I'll fill you in on the rest."
"You told me about the backup memory, but that's about it. How are you going to use it? Why here? And why Threepio?"
Mandi flashed him a toothy grin. "One thing at a time. The data in the memory unit is useless by itself. It needs the core algorithms and the default memory - that is, the parts of a droid that survives memory wipes. Are you with me so far?"
Luke nodded. "Go on."
"But, Artoo got his main circuits fried when the TIE's lasers got him."
"So? Can't you just use standard astromech programming?"
She shook her head. "It won't work. Some things are hardwired into the circuits themselves. Things that can't be replicated unless you have a template to work with."
"Oh no!" Threepio wailed. "Does that mean Artoo is dead?"
"Calm down, Threepio. This is where you come in. Since you're his counterpart, I should be able to reconstruct Artoo's core from his electronic imprint on your circuits."
For several seconds, the protocol droid was actually speechless. When he spoke again, his voice was filled with awe. "You can do that, Mistress?"
She shrugged. "Sure. It'll take some time, though."
"And my X-wing? You haven't told us why you need it," Luke pointed out.
"There's a good chance Threepio doesn't have enough data, especially for recent events. I'm hoping Artoo left enough of himself in the X-wing to augment those missing pieces. I figured, what have we got to lose by trying?"
Luke and Threepio exchanged hopeful glances. Then Luke said, "What are you waiting for? Let's get started."
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Hi :-)
Can you PM me with updates?
Thanks
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it's good keep it up
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Thanks for the PM!!
I have no doubt they'll be able to get R2 up and running, but I wonder if when they replay his memories will Luke even know who those people are, and with all the tinkering around will some of Threepio's mememories emerge?
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Interesting. I wonder how Threepio's own memory wipe will affect this...
Thanks for the PM!
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