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son-of-kenobi Registered: Jul '04	Date Posted: 8/28/08 4:52am Subject: RE: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	man that's so good...Mara saying..took u long enough...priceless... -----signature----- http://boards.theforce.net/Before_the_Saga/b10475/17494741/?0 http://boards.theforce.net/The_Saga/b10476/19281949/?12 Legion of Light : http://boards.theforce.net/before_the_saga/b10475/29212634/p1/?8
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ccp Registered: Apr '05	Date Posted: 8/29/08 5:25am Subject: RE: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	Excellent! Can't wait to see this all pan out. -----signature----- Padwan to Big Fatty If someone says, "Have a nice weekend," I never say, "You too." Because I never know if, perhaps, by the time the weekend rolls around, I will have other plans for that person. Come Friday, I may wish to have them slain. - George Carli
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p_stotts Registered: Jan '01	Date Posted: 8/29/08 11:46am Subject: RE: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	I stumbled on this story, went back and read the prequel, and now I'm back to read this one. Absolutely wonderful! You weave drams, humor, romance, and tension together with just the right mix. I was sorry to see Obi-Wan die, but I guess he knew what he was doing. Now, the unknown in this whole mix is what will happen to Anakin and company. Will they escape the Empire's trap? Or will they get captured and the rest of the family will have to come to the rescue? You've got me on the edge of my seat. Please add me to your PM list. -----signature----- How many of you believe in psycho-kinesis? Raise my hand. - Larry the Cable Guy Proud master to Gkilkenny! Stories in my bio.
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JEDIFLYSWATTER Registered: Dec '04	Date Posted: 8/29/08 8:00pm Subject: RE: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	I am real sure that Mara is curious about what is transpiring between Han and Leia. She proubly sees it as so out of character for Leia but also abit pleased to see the female side of her. Now Mara can tease her about being attracted to a man. Great job and thanks. -----signature----- New Orleans will rise from the ashes! You knew it was a rattlesnke when you picked it up. Kitty cats do not lie about love.
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EGKenobi Registered: Apr '05	Date Posted: 8/30/08 10:44am Subject: RE: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	Just read the first part, and now this. Brilliant stuff. Love to see where this ends up. PM please EG -----signature----- The Shifting Future: http://boards.theforce.net/Message.aspx?topic=24571153&brd=10476&start=25321338 Event Horizon: http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/24429782/p1/?4 Proud master to CrystalSaber_1 and GeneralKenobi7
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voxynking Registered: Apr '05	Date Posted: 10/16/08 4:22pm Subject: RE: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	No idea where I was be it seems I missed a lot of posts. I think the last one I read was chapter five. Just re-reading the first story. Please add me to the PM list. Thanks.
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JediMike2372 Registered: Jun '08	Date Posted: 10/17/08 6:48am Subject: RE: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	Just read the first part of this series and am caught up with part 2. I like the way you have written the characters and have weaved in the extra story lines. Can't wait to read more. Could you put me on your PM list please.
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cggunnersmate Registered: Jul '07	Date Posted: 11/26/08 8:52am Subject: RE: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	UP! Found part one a couple days ago (linked from a rec list) and read it and am now caught up on part 2. I really love your story. So please add me to your PM list. Oh and feel free to update as often as you can. -----signature----- "I got him! I got him!" Chris Griffin as Luke Skywalker "Great Kid! Don't get penisy!" Peter Griffin as Han Solo (Blue Harvest)
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Jedi_Liz Title: Former CR Lincoln NE, USA Registered: Apr '00	Date Posted: 2/4 7:29am Subject: RE: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	I wonder where our author has gone off to......perhaps DWB has writer-napped him? -----signature----- Current Fic: Lightswords of Fury: Special Edition - L/M Romance http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/24270936/ Chapter 19 posted on 7/21/08 Coming SOON: Mara Jade of Chandrila Grove Coming SOON to SAGA Fanfic
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Ocelotl_Nesto Registered: Oct '04	Date Posted: 2/24 12:26pm Subject: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	DWB... I hadnt seen that before... made me laugh
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bkwrm752003 Registered: Oct '06	Date Posted: 3/22 8:31pm Subject: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	I really enjoyed both the previous story and the beginning of this one. Are you coming back? I really want to know how your version of events will turn out. I also want to see more L/M. It was about time! What took them so long? Please, please, please update again soon. And can you add me to the PM list?
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Spartan-000 Registered: Apr '08	Date Posted: 8/1 9:18am Subject: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	Just found this series last night and read all of it so far. Awesomeness. Please post soon!!
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Jedi_BMK Registered: Sep '04	Date Posted: 8/25 10:01pm Subject: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 10 8/24/08
	For starters, I can't believe it's been a year since I last updated this and I apologize for that. I hope to have a bit more time to write now that the wedding is done, the wife and I are used to each other and life is settling back into something resembling a routine. But all I can say right now is that I just finished the next post and just need to do a little proofreading before it goes up. And now onto replies: dancing_star: Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. Ocelotl_Nesto: I thought a little humor was called for, even with the usual comic relief removed from the situation. Jedi_Liz: Oops. Thanks for pointing that out. And you are now on the PM list. ZebulaNebula: I'd be lying if I said I didn't remove Threepio from the Falcon in order to pull this off. RebelMom: That line was too good not to use when it came into my head. It's just so Mara. son-of-kenobi: Glad you enjoyed it. ccp: Thank you. p_stotts: Glad you stumbled across this and the prequel. And sorry about the wait. You're now on the PM list. JEDIFLYSWATTER: I'm sure MAra would tease Leis regardless. But this gives her extra ammunition. EGKenobi: Thanks for reading. You're added to the PM list. voxynking: Glad you were able to catch up. Now you're on the PM list. JediMike2372: Thanks for reading. Adding you top the PM list now. cggunnersmate: If someone's linking and recommending this, I feel even worse about the delays. I need to do something about that. You're on the PM list now. Jedi_Liz: DWB and DRL have been working as a double team. Though it was the constant barrage of things to get ready for the wedding more than anything. bkwrm752003: I'm back now. Hopefully things will go more smoothly with posting regularly in the near future. I'll add you to the PM list. Spartan-000: I will be posting soon. Thanks for reading all of this. Current PM List: Darthme1011 ccp ZebulaNebula Ocelotl_Nesto dancing_star DarthVaderette Iverna JEDIFLYSWATTER Darth_Drachonus RebelMom son-of-kenobi alderaanprincess Jedi_Liz p_stotts EGKenobi voxynking JediMike2372 cggunnersmate bkwrm752003 Let me know if you want to be added or removed. -----signature----- Destiny of the Skywalkers II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M H/L A/P) http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/28042042/
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Jedi_BMK Registered: Sep '04	Date Posted: 8/26 7:05pm Subject: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 11 8/26/09
	Chapter 11: Jedi Training Luke ran through the humid swamp, sweat pouring down his face. The muggy air was exhausting enough, but the Jedi Master riding on his back just made things worse. But he had to put his sore muscles aside and draw from the Force. Use its energy to fuel him. Rely on it to sustain him through any challenges he may face. Encountering a fallen tree too large to run over, Luke flipped and landed on his feet, immediately regaining his stride. “Run! Yes. A Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware of the dark side. Anger...fear...aggression. The dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will.” Luke stopped and leaned as he caught his breath. He had learned much about calling on the Force in few years Obi-Wan and his father had been training him. But the more philosophical aspects of being a Jedi still eluded him. With the Rebellion, he hadn’t given it much time. There was simply too much going on. Being isolated with Yoda had forced him to face these issues. And he didn’t always find himself agreeing with the aged Master. “But what about my father? He broke from the Dark Side.” “Hmph.” Yoda remained silent for a moment as Luke’s breathing returned to normal. “The easier, more seductive path the Dark Side is. Tempt your father it will forevermore.” Luke was silent for a moment. Yoda had a point, but Luke still felt that Yoda was preaching about the Dark Side rather than teaching about it. It frustrated him to no end. “But how am I to know the good side from the bad?” “You will know. When you are calm, at peace. Passive. A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack.” Luke did his best not to scream at hearing yet another platitude from the Jedi Master. “But tell me why I can't...” “No, no, there is no why. Nothing more will I teach you today. Clear your mind of questions.” Luke was tempted to ask why there is no why, but held back. That would get him nowhere. Instead Luke sat down on a nearby log so Yoda could more easily return to the ground. Luke grabbed the gear he had removed for his run and had his jacket halfway on when he Artoo’s beeping caught his attention. Luke found himself looking past the droid at a dead, black tree. It looked like the rest of the trees in the swamp, yet somehow different. It seemed almost sinister with its dark bark and sagging limbs. The twisted roots disappeared into the mud of the swamp. Luke took a step closer and caught sight of what appeared to be the entrance to a cave behind the tree. “There’s something not right here.” Luke took a few cautious steps forward and felt a chill run down his spine as his Force sense seemed to crawl. Turning to the Jedi Master, Luke found Yoda simply poking at the dirt with his gimer stick, not meeting his pupil’s gaze. Luke returned his gaze to the eerie tree before him. “I feel cold, death.” “That place...is strong with the dark side of the Force. A domain of evil it is. In you must go.” Luke turned slowly to meet Yoda’s eyes. He was uncertain and hoped to see something of that reflected in the Jedi Master’s visage. But there was nothing. Yoda simply continued to poke at the dirt. “What’s in there?” “Only what you take with you.” Luke gave the tree a wary look and bit his lip. He thought for a second about just walking away. The cave just felt wrong. But instead he reached for his belt. “Your weapons. You will not need them.” Luke hesitated for a moment and stared at the tree. There was no way he was going in there without anything. Ignoring Yoda’s advice, he strapped on his belt and placed his hand on his lightsaber for reassurance. Luke expected to hear Yoda chastise him as he stepped toward the cave, but the swamp was unnaturally silent as he stood in the mouth of the cave. With a deep cleansing breath to center himself in the Force, Luke dropped into the cave. Each step he took led Luke into a deeper cold, a greater feeling of darkness. Luke's eyes darted from side to side, scanning for some hidden danger. All he saw was lizards and serpents among the vines, but he knew there was something evil in here. Something of the dark side. The distinctive snap hiss of a lightsaber caught Luke by surprise and he turned on his heel to face the threat as he called his own blade to his hand and ignited it in turn. The silhouette stepped forward through the fog, tinted an eerie red by the glowing lightsaber. As the figure stepped out of the mist in a calculated stride, Luke could see the garb of Darth Venix, but his eyes were all that he could see under the Sith's hood. The sickening sight of blue eyes rimmed with yellow. The thought of Obi-Wan and what the Sith had done to his mentor, pushed Luke into action. He struck first, but the Sith parried his first strike. Luke did not let up though, pressing his attack before the dark figure could gain his bearings. His blue blade a blur in his hands, Luke slashed at the Sith's head, decapitating the man. The Sith's body slumped over and Luke shut off his blade. He wanted to exit the cave, tell Yoda it wasn't safe here anymore, but something stopped him. Instead, he found himself staring at the decapitated head. But instead of the tatooed face of Venix, Luke was his own, twisted into an expression of cold rage. Luke blinked, not believing what he saw. This destroyed the vision and the young Jedi found himself alone in the cave once more. Luke reattached his lightsaber on his belt and scrambled out of the cave. He was unable to speak as his breath trembled when he reached the mouth of the cave. All he could do was watch Yoda, still poking the mud with his stick, a look of sadness on the old Master's face. After his failure in the cave, Luke had redoubled his efforts. He was determined to make sure that he never became that thing he fought in the cave. To do that he needed to find the peace to tell the light side from the dark. He had to make peace with Obi-Wan's death. But Luke was having a hard time not blaming himself. He shouldn't have run from the fight, even if Obi-Wan sent him away. They could have held off Venix together and called his father. The Sith Lord never could have taken on all three of them at once. Luke banished that thought once again as he felt his balance waver ever so slightly. He recentered the Force flowing through his supporting right arm and returned to the task at hand. Holding his balance with a single arm was simple. Moving nearby boulders with the Force at the same time almost broke a sweat. Keeping Yoda balanced on his left boot in the process added next to nothing. The Force listened to his commands. As long as he was able to concentrate. But that was the true challenge. He was always getting lost in his thoughts and having to recenter. How neither Yoda nor Luke had ended up in the mud was something of a miracle. Luke was balancing two meter wide boulders on a third when his concentration finally broke. He was lost in his thoughts once again when Artoo began squawking. Luke was surprised by the noise and when the boulders crashed, so did Luke. Yoda whacked Luke on the arm with his now muddy stick. "Concentrate!" Choosing not to respond to the Jedi's reprimand, Luke turned to where Artoo continued beeping in alarm. Curious, Luke looked beyond where the droid teetered back and forth to see that his fighter was disappearing beneath the water. He knew he should have taken the time to get it out earlier! He turned to Yoda. "We'll never get it out now!" The old Jedi shook his head in disappointments. "So certain are you. Always with you it cannot be done. Hear you nothing that I say?" Luke looked at the murky water and then back at Yoda. "Master, moving stones is one thing. This is totally different!" "No! No different. Only different in your mind. You must unlearn what you have learned." An incredulous look came over Luke's face. He could not believe that Yoda was being serious. He had never seen a Jedi lift anything the size of a fighter, even his father. The Force could allow him to do things he could never have imagined before, but there were limits. "You want the impossible. It's too big." "Size matters not. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm?" Luke looked down at the mud, suddenly very ashamed and shook his head. There was certainly more to Yoda than met the eye and Luke knew that all too well. "And well you should not. For my ally in the Force. And a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. It's energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter." Luke reached out and pinched the skin of Luke's arm, causing him to flinch. "You must feel the Force around you. Here, between you...me...the tree...the rock...everywhere! Yes, even between this land and that ship!" Luke stood there for a moment, just staring at Yoda, trying to process everything the Jedi Master had just said. After a long silence, Luke nodded and turned his gaze to the fighter. "I'll try." "No! Do or do not. There is no try." Luke turned his head to Yoda, took a deep breath and nodded. He understood that much at least. He could not doubt what he was about to do. Calling the Force to him, Luke reached out a hand, searching for the ship in the water, sending tendrils of energy toward the craft. Closing his eyes, Luke started to picture the craft as no more than a toy in his hand. Just like the ones he played with as a child. He lifted his arm, feeling a sensation just like a toy rising in his hand, Luke opened his eyes to see the fighter floating over the water, but the ship started to sink as disbelief sunk in, but Luke quickly refocused himself and started moving the ship through the air to solid ground. Once the ship was back on the ground, Luke released the Force energy he had called an felt exhausted. But it didn't stop the wide smile from spreading on his face as he stared at the ship, tuning out Artoo's wild chirping. "A good job you did today. But beware your pride. The downfall of many Jedi has it been." Coming Soon (I think): Chapter 12 Escaping the Web -----signature----- Destiny of the Skywalkers II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M H/L A/P) http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/28042042/
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ccp Registered: Apr '05	Date Posted: 8/27 4:36am Subject: Destiny of the Skywalkers Part II: Splintered Paths OT AU (L/M A/P H/L) Ch. 11 8/26/09
	Great update -----signature----- Padwan to Big Fatty If someone says, "Have a nice weekend," I never say, "You too." Because I never know if, perhaps, by the time the weekend rolls around, I will have other plans for that person. Come Friday, I may wish to have them slain. - George Carli
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