Saga A Different Road ( AU OT, H/L L/M P/V etc. ) UPDATED- 12/11

A long time ago, in a Galaxy far, far away............

Star Wars Episode 4 (AU): A Different Road
It is a time of galactic unrest and chaos, a civil war is about to be started. The Galactic
Empire is evil and corrupt and rebellion is on the minds of all. Many years ago a plan
was made that might have helped this ever growing revolution or even bring the
Empire down. But the Daughter of Skywalker was lost, disappeared from destiny's plan
almost 18 years ago, and hope became dream. For in the years that followed Alderran,
would not become an inspiration or driving force behind the rebellion, and it?s leaders
would do little more than talk about the corruption and abuses of the Empire.

But still the Galaxy finds it self on the brink of civil war. The Death Star is almost complete,
and the few rebels that exist are preparing for the worst. The Throne of Alderran has no heir,
and the Galactic Senate is on the brink of fall. The Empire knows of the small rebellion and
seeks to destroy them and anyone who would shelter them. Sabe Organa travels to the senate
to protest recent imperial activities in the outer rim. Emperor Palpatine is suspicious of the
Alderranian royal family's sympathies.

Luke Skywalker is attending the Imperial Academy. Han Solo never had to leave home,
he runs his family business. Obi-wan moved from Tattoine to follow Luke and hope
that they might still have a chance to change things for the better. And somewhere on
the streets of Alderran a young Skywalker awaits the call of Destiny.

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A special thanks to GreatOne for letting me use her version of Han?s background from ?Everything?s Relative?

Summary: What if the princess, wasn't a princess? What if the smuggler, wasn't a smuggler? What if the Farm boy was, at first, an Imperial boy?

Disclaimer: None of this is mine, it all belongs to GL. Execpt this version of Han's family, including Reg, that belongs to GreatOne.

Anybody interested?

 

I am!!!!! Run with it, Starrunner!

EDIT: OK, that was a really bad pun.

 

Go

 

Just do it

 

Count me in! Your premise sounds very interesting. Can't wait to find out why Leia is wandering the streets of Alderaan.

 

This sounds wonderful! Can't wait for more!

 

Thanks guys, and I?m sorry about the delay.
I had about half of this story all written out and was planning to start posting...
But the day after I posted the first part, the story disappeared from my computer,
It was deleted or something I don?t know. I?ve been rewriting, well trying to rewrite it.
So for anybody who still interested, I?ll probably start posting again in the middle of September.

 

I've read the story and so far it's good, so keep up the work

 

GO! PLEASE! CONTINUE!

 

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****The edge of the city of Aldera, Alderaan****

?But I didn?t do anything, [i]We[/i] didn?t do anything?

?Oh really? Convenient timing, but guess what. I don?t care!? The Imperial
officer said as the stun-cuffs clicked closed around her wrists. ?Somebody
did, and as long as somebody pays, I really don?t care? he said smiling.

?Imperial Idiocy just gets worse every-? She was cut off buy the fist
of the closest storm trooper connecting with her jaw. She winced in pain.

?You need to learn to keep your mouth shut,? the officer continued.
?Then things like that wont happen.? He turned to his second in command,
?Take her back to the station, with the other one? and shoved her into
the hovercar.

?Sir, Lieutenant Talos just reported in, he says that they caught the
culprit red-handed two blocks away.?

?Fine,? he unhappily ?tell him we?ll be there shortly, and un-cuff
these two? The officer ordered as he walked toward the other hovercar.

The junior officer did as he was told, mumbling about the lax imperial
rule on Alderaan.

?You got lucky this time? he sneered in Leia?s ear as he released her,
?Next time, you?ll really pay for that mouth of yours, Oh what?s this??
He said grabbing the broken copper medallion that hung around her neck.
?It?s a pity it?s broken?

?Don?t touch that? Leia said swatting his hand away. Broken and
tarnished as it was, the medallion was Leia?s only link to her past,
and her name.

?Like I said, next time you?ll pay? and he walked away.

?What a jerk!? Leia turned to see the young woman standing next to her.
Sharra, was one of Leia?s few true friends. Sharra Caroso and her brother
Kalen were orphaned when there parents were killed for speaking out against
the empire. Leia, on the other hand, was found in northern Aldera by
someone who had become a close friend and guardian and who had been a dear
friend of her mother.Dormé, but she didn?t like to talk about Leia?s
mother much. To Leia it always seemed like Dormé was hiding something.

?Their not even supposed to be here? Sharra said, commenting on the
unwelcome imperial troops.

?Yeah? Try telling that to them.? Leia said rubbing her jaw where
the stormtrooper had hit her.

****The Imperial Academy****

Reme Gan the Headmaster of the Imperial Academy, was dressed
in full military uniform in the middle of the night. He walked briskly
toward the main desk of the IA. The lights shown dimly as he approached
the two figures standing by the desk.

?My Lord,?he said bowing nervously, ?This is most unexpected, if
we had a chance to prepare we would have-?

?I?m not interested in the glories of your academy right now Gan,
I?m interested in only one person.? The Dark Lord of the Sith said
with authority sounding annoyed at the headmaster?s attempt to
please his superior. ?Freshman, Lieutenant Luke Skywalker?

?uh... yes sir, but all our recruits are asleep at this hour-?

?Then wake him up! My patience is growing thin Headmaster, take
me too him.? Vader demanded and pointed down one of the hallways
toward the dormitories.

?Yes sir, this way? The headmaster directed them toward the
southern dormitories.

Vader?s thoughts wandered as he followed the stuck up headmaster.
[i]Skywalker, well it could always be a distant relative, but
I doubt it[/i]. The group turned a corner to another dimly lit black
walled hallway.[i] My son, she stole him from me![/i]

?This should be it sir,? The headmaster said.

?Step out of the way.? the Dark lord commanded, Gan complied and
the Sith opened the door.

****The Imperial Star Destroyer [i] Bloodlust [/i]****

?Admiral, It?s an honor sir,? the captain bowed to his superior officer.

?Captain Sollon, I have a special assignment for you. From the Emperor
himself.?

"Please, have a seat." Sollon said signaling to the grey leather chair.

?The Emperor is concerned with possible support for the rebellion
in business and industry,? the Admiral stated, Sitting comfortably.
?There are several business leaders he is concerned

 

I'm shivering at the way these things are turning out. Very excellent.

 

Wow, Starrunner, not one to waste time getting our Heroes into the thick of things, are you? Sounds as if you have an exciting ride in store for the Trio - sign me up! Apologies in advance if I'm an infrequent poster - DRL takes no prisoners, you know...

 

DarthIshtar : And I'm just getting started...

HanSolo29 : I have a feeling the brother this Imp Officer is talking about is Han. Post more soon. Next post comming tommarow, afternoon in my time zone. I'm going to try to post on Mondays and Fridays but with school I can't make any promises.

rxchiquita : Wow, Starrunner, not one to waste time getting our Heroes into the thick of things, are you? Well, ANH starts with Leia being chased by Darth Vader, Han almost being killed by a bounty hunter, and luke... okay he's not doing much at first, but in this AU things are supposed to be worse than the OT, so they started that way. Apologies in advance if I'm an infrequent poster - DRL takes no prisoners, you know... lol, Yes I'm a recovering lurker myself.

 

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****Aldera, The Ivory Tower Hotel, Room 153****

Han Sollon, or Hannibal, as his mother still called him, sat comfortably on a hotel
room coach, throughly enjoying the relaxation of a rare vacation. Sometimes it didn?t
seem worth it, the meetings, the paperwork, the people, the strict dress codes. He
often wondered what might have happened if he hadn't retuned home. If his parents hadn?t
realized what Reg had done and sent him off to military school? If Han hadn?t gotten
so mad and gone off to the Imperial Academy? If he had refused to accept the help his fathers
offered as Han faced his court-martial for freeing a Wookie slave? If he had never freed him
in the first place?

A knock on the door pulled him back to the present. He stood and hurried toward the door, and
open it to the hotel bell-boy holding a datapad.

?A message came for you sir, the man said to say it was from Reg, and refused to say anything
else,? the boy handed Han the datapad, ?The communications manager believes it is from
an Imperial Star Destroyer, most likely the [i]Bloodlust[/i].?

?Thank you, that'll be all,? Han simply said, and returned to the couch across the room.

[i] Dear Oh-So-Wonderful-Big-Brother, (note the sarcasm.)
How have you been? Never mind , I don?t care.
Because all that life of leisure and love is about to
end. You see, the Empire faces a growing threat from
these so-called Freedom Fighters, and they have
sympathizers in many industries including in
Spacecraft Manufacturing. My boss, none other than the
Emperor himself, asked my personal help to discourage
such actions. Simply put, we need to frame someone,
make them suffer, and give then a death sentence as an
example, and you and your court-martial provided the
perfect opportunity. Oh, don?t bother getting alarmed
and trying to run. It?s all been perfectly timed.
They?ll be coming to arrest you for treason, oh about... Now. [/i]

Someone began banging on the door.

[i] Best Wishes,
Reg. [/i]

And the door burst open.

****The Imperial Palace****

The Emperor sat in his vast obsidian black throne room. Surrounded by relics of Imperial
victories of the past twenty years, and Sith history beyond that. He was simply gazing at the
smooth black floor. A familiar presence approached.

[i] Enter Jade, I have work for you.[/i]

The massive black doors swung open.

?Yes, Master??

?Lord Vader rushed off to the Imperial Academy early this afternoon after reading the list of
this years new recruits.? He smiled, ?He thought I had not seen it.?

?He was wrong??

?Yes he was. Darth Vader?s former self has a son. He is a threat to us. If the son of Skywalker
is trained, Vader?s loyalties can no longer be predicted. We cannot allow that to happen.?

?Yes, Master?

?Find the young Skywalker, and bring him before me.?

?Yes, Master?

****The Alderaanian Royal Palace****

[i]It shouldn?t have happened this way. None of it should have.

But I guess, part of that is my fault.[/i]

She turned at the quiet sound of the door opening.

?Are you alright?? Bail Organa said as he stepped out on to the balcony. ?Padmé, You seemed
distracted all this morning.?

?Do you realize what day today is??she turned back toward the horizon.

?I know, it?s their birthday. That can?t be easy?

?I can?t stop thinking about it, I can?t stop think of what could have been, what should have been.?
she sighed. ?And I can?t stop feeling it?s my fault.?

?Don?t say that, you know that is not true.? He joined her at the railing of the balcony. ?Things
happen, and even when we try our best, sometimes we can?t stop the worst from happening.?

?But the crash-?

?The crash had nothing to do with you. It was an accident, you weren?t even piloting. How
could you blame yourself for that??

?Because they never found bodies, and they could well be alive. Both Leia and Dormé. For all
we know, they could have been taken to the hospital, a blood test could have been done and she
might have been raised by her father to serv

 

Nobody?

Well, here's a short one for Luke fans

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*****The Imperial Academy****

The middle of the night was the last time he ever expected a visit from anyone,
he was even more surprised when it was Darth Vader.

?Lieutenant Luke Skywalker, you will follow me,? The Dark lord said in a commanding voice.

?Uh...sir-? he mumbled, still half asleep, and dressed only in his IA undershirt and boxers.

?Get your dress uniform, and follow me. You can finish dressing on the way.?

?Yes sir.? Luke said his voice wavering with uncertainty, grabbed his IA uniform and
followed the dark lord through the dark hallways, almost falling over as he struggled to
put his pants on wile walking. By the time they reached the front desk again he was in
full dress uniform, and begging to get worried.

[i] Did I do something?[/i]

?No, Lieutenant you did not, do something.? Vader said, ?Do not worry young Skywalker,
no harm will come to you.? He paused, ?As long as you obey.?

?I didn?t say that out loud did I??

?You didn?t need to, Luke.? his eyes remained straight ahead.

At that, Luke decided it was best not to comment at all. The Dark Lord of the Sith was
commanding him on a first name basis, that couldn?t be a good sign. He knew the stories of
the purges and the beginning of the empire. He heard plenty of rumors of events of years
since then, they had been one of the main reasons he had agreed to wait so long, as his
aunt and uncle asked, but after two years of waiting, he had gotten fed up and left without
telling anyone. Now he regretted that, he never intended to be an imperial patriot, he
didn?t like the Empire, but also had never known the Republic. He?d gone to the Academy to
escape the heat and sun and the endless sand. The loneliness of empty horizons, but the
crowded horizons of the Academy hadn?t been half of what he had hoped, and now Darth Vader...

If given the opportunity, he?d be going home.

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A/N: for anybody who doesn't know, Dress Uniform has nothing to do a dress, it's the formal and fancy verison of a regular uniform.

 

Luke is finding that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Kid didn't know how good he had it.

 

AHHHH! I missed Chapter 2 somehow! EEK! Let me know when you update..

Great posts! Reg is just so... evil. Wicked. I HATE Reg! Grrr....

Post more soon! (and SOMEONE better rescue poor Han!)

 

Hi! I;ve decided to add my two cents. Interesting story so far.

for anybody who doesn't know, Dress Uniform has nothing to do a dress, it's the formal and fancy verison of a regular uniform.

LOL... Luke in a "dress" uniform... that puts funny but rather disturbing pictures in my head.

 

This is very interesting.

 

To much Homework, no time to relpy tonight, but next post should be sometime monday afternoon.

Welcome new readers!

 

RebelMom: Yeah, we never seem to know what we've got, untill it's gone.

GreatOne: Let me know when you update. Will do. Reg is just so... evil. Wicked. I HATE Reg! Grrr.... Yes he is, Evil, Twisted, Wicked, little creep! Always picking on Han, but he'll pay for it... eventually.

HanSolo29: Darn that Reg - always picking on Han. I just hope he finds a way to get out of this one. When does Han Solo not find a way out of things? Oh, wait this is Hannibal Sollon...


mixza: lol, yeah I have a bad habit of taking things too literally. I was proof reading that post and I realized I know what that means cuz i have relatives in the military, but there are lots of people here who don't and/or who are from other contries. LOL Taken literally... Bad mental image.

StarFighter5: Thank you!


This prolly isn't what you waiting for but, I had to cook dinner and finish my essay for Science Fiction Lit.

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****The Imperial Senate****
It was early morning on Coruscant, the first session meeting of the day
was about the ?Dantooine Incident,? Sabé Organa had been the first to speak,
explaining the events and continued to the grotesque details, by the time she
reached the conclusion the room was deadly silent. ?Their was no threat,
no reason for what happened, and no punishment for those who carried out this
despicable offence, this atrocious excuse for an attempt to hide the pain and
hunger and crime. The murder of these people who, I remind you, were not even
protesting the Empire or any imperial activities. They were protesting the crime lords.
And those who were not slaughtered by the emperor?s legions, were mutilated by
the crime lords.? Sabé paused, the silence of the senate chamber was unnerving.
?We should have at least been listening to these people, if not helping them!?
She finished, no one spoke, if not from slight shock or regret, then because they were
to afraid speak . The emperor would not be happy. Sabé Organa was well awear of the
possible consequences, diplomatic immunity could only be stretched so far.
The emperor wouldn?t do anything, this time.

****Lars, Family Moisture Farm****

It was the sixth sunrise she had regretted, the sixth she had awoken to and
wished it was all a dream. The sixth sunrise after Luke had disappeared, the sixth
sunrise after Luke Skywalker had run away to the Imperial Academy.
There didn?t seem to be much hope left at all. Leia had died in a crash years and
years ago. It had scarcely started and plans had already gone astray, now eighteen
years later they were even worse. The rebellion was little more than talk and dreams, it
was more than that, but not enough. And now Luke was gone, joined the Empire, just like his
father. There was no hope now, no future for the jedi. The days would linger on, as they
had these past 18 years. Full of darkness and lost dreams, and the occasianal reminder
of what might have been.
Beru Lars got out of bed, during the sixth sunrise she regretted.

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Next Post [i]should[/i] be friday.