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Saga - OT Nobi: An AU....without Obi

Discussion in 'Fan Fiction- Before, Saga, and Beyond' started by Amber Kenobi, Apr 4, 2016.

  1. Amber Kenobi

    Amber Kenobi Jedi Padawan star 2

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    What if Obi had been defeated by Anakin on Mustafar?

    STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A LOST HOPE

    The children of Anakin Skywalker are in jeopardy, as well as the Rebel Alliance. The Galactic Empire's forces grow only stronger as the entire galaxy is threatened, without hope.

    I

    Luke was fatigued. The Tusken Raiders had left him for dead. He lived, yet he would have taken death in a heartbeat, make all of the pain that was attacking him disappear.

    Luke was delirious. He hallucinated of cloaked saviors, of Jawas, of Imperial troopers, but he was always brought back to his deathbed.

    Luke was annoyed. If only R2 was skilled in medicine. R2 was proficient in almost any skill—except bringing back the dead.

    Luke was peaceful. He would lay into Death's arms. Then, an explosion sounded in the distance, and he knew all was lost.

    Luke was dead. The only hope for the entire galaxy was gone, along with the broken legacy that could have followed; if only he had lived.

    II

    Han Solo fingered with his blaster. As if Greedo would have stood a chance against him. Was this day any different from another? No. It was the same as always. But Han couldn't help thinking that something was to happen. Han knew something would change his life of a scoundrel.
    It was déjà vu.

    Nothing particularly exciting had happened that day, and nothing truly exciting would ever happen to him again.
    He lived the life of a smuggler. It was rather dangerous.
    Was a bit of adventure too much to ask for?

    III

    Leia stared blankly at the troopers. Until one mentioned something about blowing up Alderaan. Leia let out a gust of air. She rattled her chains in despair. She had let her planet....leave her. A dangerous mission—that she'd already failed; but her planet would have failed either way. Leia couldn't give up, but she had nothing to fight for. No reason to try at all. But Leia would try one more thing. "I—I'd like to speak to Vader," Leia said, her voice cracking. No. She could not give herself up. Not yet.
    But it was the only thing to do.

    Leia squared her shoulders and said, strongly: (she hoped) "You are ruining..."
    She faltered. This was an embarrassment, but she had no idea whatsoever about what to say. Darth Vader stared at her....under his mask. Vader rose. Vader held out his hand. Vader twisted his fingers, ready to strike.

    Vader's fingers relaxed.
    "Escort her body to the trash compactor." he flicked his hand to a nearby Stormtrooper. "For now, I have a job to do."
     
  2. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    Now, that's depressing! o_O

    Also, with all you do to Obi-Wan, I'm pretty sure you have a very interesting fan club by now! Now, I hope that most people don't take it the wrong way, as I think we tease only those we like. :D
     
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  3. Amber Kenobi

    Amber Kenobi Jedi Padawan star 2

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    Hee hee hee. Actually, I am an Obi fan. My cat is even named OBI! Actually, I wrote this because SO MANY THINGS in Star Wars happen...all because of Obi.
     
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  4. Findswoman

    Findswoman Fanfic and Pancakes and Waffles Mod (in Pink) star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    Wow. This is an AU of a sort I've never seen before, and it gets one thinking about how truly important Obi-Wan really is to the progress of the Saga—he's at least as much so as more "main" characters like Luke, Leia, Anakin, Padmé, etc. (who tend to be the focus of most AUs). Heart-wrenching three vignettes that are almost like prose poems: Luke living and dying uneventfully on his desert dustball, Han living the dangerous but unexciting smuggler's life, Leia's quiet but brutal murder by Vader ( :_| ). Sad, indeed, but well done!
     
  5. Amber Kenobi

    Amber Kenobi Jedi Padawan star 2

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    Thanks, Findswoman and Ewok Poet!

    I might add on to this fanfic, in fact. Maybe add some original characters. The problem is, the title says 'complete.'

    Does anyone know a possible way to change the title? Or should I just make another thread?
     
  6. Findswoman

    Findswoman Fanfic and Pancakes and Waffles Mod (in Pink) star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    There is indeed a way! Go to the first post of the thread, click "Edit" and then "More Options," and there at the top of the resulting screen you'll be able to edit the thread title. :)
     
  7. Amber Kenobi

    Amber Kenobi Jedi Padawan star 2

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    Yay! Part II is finished! Original characters coming soon.

    Note: So I showed this to some of my friends, and they asked me: "If Obi-Wan was killed by Anakin, how did Luke get to Tatooine?"
    I just smiled peevishly and waited for the moment to be over.
    When that didn't work, I tried to pompously explain that "Of course the Rebels helped return Luke and of course I didn't make any mistakes..."
    Happy now?

    Enough with that rubbish. Time for...."Nobi: An AU...without Obi"

    IV

    Owen strained his eyes. Was that Luke?
    He cursed the Sand People, cursed those Imperials who had destroyed his home, cursed his life force: He would rather die than live.

    With great effort, Owen Lars hobbled over to Luke's body, wishing that this whiny kid were still alive.
    Maybe he wished this for a reason.

    Owen knew in his heart, deep down, that the kid had been there for a reason. Mysterious "Old Ben"—oh, things would be suspicious since Owen knew this was Darth Vader's kid, and that was his only secret....

    R2, astromech junk, would be destroyed soon. Owen had carried a message on that droid to tell Luke not to go running off.

    The message had never been given.

    With the greatest effort that had ever cost him, Owen bent his knees, kept them steady, and crouched. He pulled Lukes body up with all of his might and trudged back to town.

    If only Luke could have gone to Tosche Station, one last time...

    V

    "You tell me that Luke Skywalker is now dead," croaked the Emperor.
    Darth Vader bowed his head. "Yes—killed by the Tuskens." Vader answered.

    He could not help remembering that time the Tuskens killed his mother—he had been overcome with fury, and yet—
    He had lost another.

    The Emperor let out a loose cackle. "Good, good...I suggest we send for reinforcements....clones, this time...." he continued throatily...yet Vader froze.

    He was overcome with remorse at the memory: Obi-Wan finding the clone army. Yet a Sith to sympathize with a Jedi should not have existed. Nonetheless, Vader clenched his fists, exhilaration flowing through him. Why, clones would support the Empire to no end!

    Wouldn't they?
     
  8. Findswoman

    Findswoman Fanfic and Pancakes and Waffles Mod (in Pink) star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    Glad you're continuing with this! Cool how in this installment you're looking at two characters considered "unsympathetic" (though in very different ways and for very different reasons). It's all too often that Owen is portrayed as this big, heartless lug who's always crimping Luke's style, so it's refreshing to see a sensitive side of him here—but at what a cost! Though perhaps it takes nothing short of that kind of cataclysmic loss to bring out that kind of emotion in a type like Owen. Some real food for thought there!

    That Vader would draw a parallel between his mother's death on Tatooine and Luke's death makes total sense, and I could see the latter loss affecting him just as much as the former did. Indeed, it seems to be already, with his sudden change to exhilaration at the Emperor's mention of the clones. For myself, I'll admit that I had almost forgotten about Obi-Wan's role in bringing the clone army to be, so this just goes to show how much of a prime mover Obi-Wan was for both sides of the conflict!
     
  9. mavjade

    mavjade Former Manager star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    WOW!
    What a fascinating look at what could have happened. I really like your format, it makes for a really interesting and enjoying read. Short, but full of details!

    The first part (Luke) really got me. Very heartbreaking, but in a beautifully written way.

    Great job!
    =D=
     
  10. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    This universe really, really is a proof that Obi-Wan is the catalyst of the Saga! Like...without him, it turns into a depressing, nihilist black cloud of hopelessness. And this is not a poetic exaggeration, it's just the truth, as it is.

    The idea of Owen showing emotion, being, well, Owen and actually lamenting that he was too hard on Luke is pretty interesting. And R2 being guilty of anything is...curious, to say the least! Now, what I didn't quite get from part V is if this analogy was enough for Vader to realise that Luke was his son.

    Let's see if the upcoming OCs can save the Galaxy!
     
  11. Amber Kenobi

    Amber Kenobi Jedi Padawan star 2

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    Author's liberty: I believe that since Vader became a Sith, he knows he has a son, but the Dark Side pushed away any connection or relation. When Vader thinks of his son, he feels flat, as if Luke were just a stranger. That's my explanation; feel free to make another.

    I'm going to do Jabba next. This will be tough, but I hope I can make it! :)
     
  12. Amber Kenobi

    Amber Kenobi Jedi Padawan star 2

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    Sorry about the double post, mods.

    Note: Jabba the Hutt is the hardest perspective of all since he is another species. As Bill says in Harry Potter, Griphook has an eniteely different perspective on owning things. Let's take a look at exactly who's going to own what in this chapter. Also: You may notice I made Jabba the Hutt a little...nice. I looked at quotes from the movie and decided altogether that Jabba was more of a nonchalant/greedy type than a shady/evil type. To be prompt, I would say that Jabba's lines are very different than Jabba's actions i.e. chaining up a princess? If you think Jabba the Hutt is too nice in this chapter you are free to judge. I haven't gotten much critique and would love for some discussion to come up.

    VI

    "You! Over there!" Jabba slithered over to that old smuggler, yet again.
    Han looked bored, but even his rancor could tell that Solo was itching to get out of his palace.

    "I can't make exceptions. Why, do you think I should wait for you again? Solo, there's one last chance for you. One last chance! Don't think that there will be any more excuses from now on. Now, go." Jabba ranted impatiently.

    True to Jabba's suspicions, Han scurried out looking rather pleased with himself, obviously to hide from Jabba again.

    Jabba laughed greedily. "He believes he can hide," the Hutt added to Bib Fortuna, "but he is young and cannot go far."

    A nearby Gamorrean grunted anxiously. There were several Imperial troopers nosing around his guests. Jabba flicked his tail and slithered over to the Stormtroopers.

    The troopers glanced at him. "What business do you have in my palace?" Jabba demanded. "There was no invitation. Go! Go! You are distracting the musicians!"

    The musicians stopped playing.

    The troopers chuckled. "Didn't you hear?" one Stormtrooper asked, embellishing his hear with a sneer. The other one asserted, "The Rebel Alliance has fallen. Therefore, all property of Tatooine, Darth Vader's birthplace, belongs to the Empire, as the law states."

    Jabba shifted his weight. He felt uncomfortable, as if the entire planet were crumbling beneath his tail.
     
  13. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    I...didn't expect this. Here where I live, we have a saying that whoever digs a hole for another will fall into it...looks like that's what happened to Jabba. But the idea of there being a law to give Tatooine to the Empire like this is pretty interesting!
     
  14. AzureAngel2

    AzureAngel2 Chosen One star 6

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    A colourful bouquet of flowers... no characters... no opportunities.

    You always think that some old man is not important to the world, to the galaxy even. That they are basically better off without him.

    Wrong thinking!

    Obi-Wan´s non-existence in your short fan fics proves that very well.

    I also did not see the Jabba story coming.

    I wonder how things will be for other famous SW characters without Obi-Wan.
     
  15. Amber Kenobi

    Amber Kenobi Jedi Padawan star 2

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    Time for some serious Yoda drama. That's right: Yoda is slowly being pulled to the dark side.

    VII

    Yoda's face was grim. "Weakness the Emperor has?" asked the last Jedi on the universe (but not the last Force user). The Force spirit of Obi-Wan took place. "Yoda, the Emperor has no weakness. The—the boy who killed me..." the late Jedi trailed off. Yoda raised his eyebrows. "After his grandchildren die, a year passes, and now, tell me you did?"

    Kenobi frowned. "I did not feel a disturbance in the Force until now. Perhaps it was not about the boy but about something else."

    Yoda knew, but Kenobi didn't.
    Kenobi was faced with an easy task once and almost failed.
    Kenobi would have to learn from his mistakes, because he didn't last time.

    Yoda blinked. "Question for you I have," he continued. "Know you did that the galaxy's only hopes, because of you, died they did? Know you did that Anakin Skywalker, because of you, the dark side he fell to? Know you did that mistakes of yours, these are, because of you, the Empire had risen?" Yoda inquired harshly.

    Obi-Wan's face was blank. "Maybe if I were dead, another Jedi should have accomplish what was planned for me to accomplish," Obi-Wan Kenobi finished tartly. The ghost faded away, leaving Yoda alone on Dagobah—with his trusty spaceship.

    VIII

    Vader screamed again as the lava pierced him. "NOOOOOOOOO," Anakin yelped. Obi-Wan watched in silence. The pain was unbearable. With all of his courage, he stepped towards Anakin. "Anakin—" Obi-Wan started. "My name," rasped Anakin, "is Darth Vader."

    Obi whispered. "You don't have to end like this. You can have remorse and die a hero—or live a lie."

    Anakin's stare was cold. "About—time—you killed," Anakin whispered, wasting away in the lava. Obi-Wan responded, "No, Anakin. A Jedi does not kill. A Jedi chooses his path faithfully." Anakin said something, "Shmi..." or perhaps it was "Padme...." and Anakin seemed to be speaking with not one, but two voices. Anakin's, Mace's, all of the Emperor's slain.

    Obi-Wan knelt. Anakin seemed to be humming something, no, he was speaking. "Join me..."

    Obi-Wan loved Anakin like a brother, but he would not join the Dark side.

    There was only one choice.
     
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  16. Findswoman

    Findswoman Fanfic and Pancakes and Waffles Mod (in Pink) star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    Catching up after a weekend away:

    VI: I don't think your Jabba is unbelievable or too nice at all here, and the situation is here. Of course a Han that had never met Ben and co. would just keep on being his usual scoundrelly self, and would keep on doing scoundrelly things that would keep on getting him in trouble with His Lordship Mr. Bigslug. But I could also see Jabba taking a semi-paternal, "unruly child" view of Han's continued delinquency: "oh, there he goes again," type thing—an attitude that of course would make it child's play for the Empire to basically confiscate Tatooine right back from him!

    VII: I do indeed see hints of the beginnings of dark!Yoda here, and very ominous it is indeed. He almost sounds as though he wants some kind of revenge on Obi-Wan for failing at his task of returning Anakin to the light... and being Yoda, I bet he's powerful enough to do that, too, even to a Force ghost. I'm nervous now! [face_nail_biting]

    VIII: And here we have a fitting climax to this group of vignettes, with Obi-Wan's own point of view in his last moments and his choice of dying rather than joining Anakin in turning to the dark. The mental image of Anakin speaking multiple names, in multiple voices, is just... mindblowing... and it goes show just how much the Dark Side has (a) ravaged Anakin's own sense of self while (b) blurring together all the victims of the Emperor's atrocities into one ultimately voiceless noise. Much to think about there.

    Keep up the fine work! =D=
     
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  17. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    Sorry for the late response. This one job won't give me a break and my brains are mashed potatoes, topatoes, whatever.

    VII
    This is the kind of Yoda that I don't know, the kind of Yoda that I even have trouble imagining. However, given everything else that happened in this warped alternate universe so far and the balance turned into a complete, bizarre joke, I can totally see it happening. The idea of blaming dead Obi-Wan for everything somehow comes across as Yoda's last resort.

    VIII
    I'm actually not sure what you're hinting here. Everything from Obi-Wan dying twice to somebody other than Anakin Skywalker being Darth Vader because, well, Obi-Wan killed him, would fit. So, yes, I'm intrigued. What a trip!
     
  18. Amber Kenobi

    Amber Kenobi Jedi Padawan star 2

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    Thanks for the praise guys. Really. And a happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you!

    To celebrate I have added more chapters as well as an original character. She became a Stormtrooper at a young age, rather like in A Winter's Tale (superdupershort fanfic I wrote about Finn and Rey). She is supposedly Luke's old friend, whoch shows why Uncle Owen prohibits Luke going to the Imperial Academy. And maybe it shows why exactly Luke wanted to go to the Imperial Academy.

    IX

    TM-5762 stared. "Me?" she stuttered. "You!" responded Vader. "Unless you would like another Stormtrooper to complete this extremely honorable task?"
    "No, Vader...."

    TM-5762 tromped out of the ship thoughtlessly. Protect Vader, protect Vader, protect Vader...the words were running through her head, but she willed herself to keep still. She was self-reliant. She had a lot of self-control. This is why she was chosen for this task. Then, a tiny green creature appeared, and she lost it.

    "Coward! Come back at once!" called Vader, but TM-5762 didn't look back. She knew in her veins that this creature—however tiny—had a darkness inside his little ears, his wide eyes, his wrinkled face....

    TM-5762 was on the run. Screams, flashes of light, smoke—nothing could stop her.

    Dawn approached. TM-5762 tromped back to the ship.

    The creature sat on the rock as Vader's sizzling body lay still, facing the little green alien.

    She felt cold. She did not feel like an Imperial Trooper.

    She ran for the spaceship....

    X

    Beru stood. Owen was coming inside their new home with a young woman, but not just any young woman. She was very familiar, she could use the Force—and she used to be Luke's best friend.

    "Golissa..." Beru started. "If you were ever part of the Empire—"

    "I've reformed," the young woman responded. "Was assigned to go on a dangerous mission with Vader, and he was murdered. I'm...on the run now."

    Beru looked at Owen and he nodded. "Look...we got a message from a little green man recently." Owen began.

    Golissa flinched.

    Beru continued. "He recalled something obscure...about...a disturbance? And he told us to go to Dagobah, I think it was called?"

    Golissa shuddered, then swallowed, and finally spoke. "I think there has been a misconception. This...little green man, you say? He is the creature who murdered Vader. It's a trap."

    A/N: FINALLY, SOMEONE ELSE THAN ADMIRAL ACKBAR!!!:p

    Beru stared. Finally, she stood. "I think you should be introduced to the people of our new town. Come, come."

    XI

    Sidious's throat was dry.

    He was the only one left.

    As the Emperor himself, he had more power than any other, even Vader.

    Yet he had lost himself along with the younger Sith.

    He looked at the sky. There was an empty space where Alderaan had been.

    Then his eye caught on Dagobah—

    Coming from it was a small, rusty spaceship.

    It was an old prototype of a TIE fighter.

    The Emperor knew something was up.

    He did want Tatooine.

    But he did not want its sand.

    He had a new idea: a planet, being used as a new Death Star.

    But this would take up both time and money.

    The Emperor watched the TIE fighter, wondering what was to happen next.

    He felt dark forces coming from the TIE fighter.

    Darth Sidious grinned in delight.

    Note: I am quite sorry if you are getting a bit bored woth these tales. I am running out of good characters, at the very least, and I want to limit my original characters. Any suggestions? Any ideas on how the story will go? There was a scene with Anakin and Obi-Wan on Mustafar. Could there be another scene? Thaks for the feedback if you give any?
     
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  19. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    There is absolutely nothing that could bore me about this concept. You have taken an unique format and you're pulling it off. In many cases, regardless of the medium, stories with short chapters that are not drabbles are in danger of looking like a bunch of notes for something bigger. But this looks great, even with this kind of a structure. Calling it boring would be like calling trees useless, I dunno.

    IX
    This girl, she is pulling a Finn. Would that mean that she is to save the Galaxy, given that everybody else is dead? And err...YODA.MURDERS.VADER. Then again, that was about the only option left.

    X
    I...don't think Owen and Beru are capable of understanding something like this.

    XI
    So, as Yoda plans to get rid of the Emperor and become the Emperor himself, the Emperor wants to pull a Snoke. This keeps on getting trippier!
     
  20. Findswoman

    Findswoman Fanfic and Pancakes and Waffles Mod (in Pink) star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    Ohmigosh, YODA AS VADER'S KILLER?! CAPS LOCK! CAPS LOCK! CAPS LOCK! :eek:

    Though the li'l fellow's definitely got the gumption to do so. I don't blame TM-5762 (Golissa) for turning tail, and for shuddering at the mere mention of a "little green man" by the Larses once she's witnessed the events of chapter IX. Who, as EP points out, of course are failing to see the much bigger picture!

    I'll admit that I'm going to need to process a bit what's happening in chapter XI, but it's rather intriguing to me that Sidious is reacting to the newcomer (and by we know who that is...) with glee rather than fear. I guess he's gotten to the point where "sensing dark forces" equals "potential ally"? Oh, little does he know, because I have a feeling this dark!Yoda is going to out-dark even him! :D
     
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  21. Amber Kenobi

    Amber Kenobi Jedi Padawan star 2

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    Findswoman - "I guess he's gotten to the point where "sensing dark forces" equals "potential ally"? Oh, little does he know, because I have a feeling this dark!Yoda is going to out-dark even him!"
    Gah, you ruined it! Well, it's okay. I try to keep my writing as unpredictable as possible as to keep my readers (thx Ewok Poet and Findswoman) on their toes. But I guess a little predictability is okay if it takes that long for the truth to sink in.
    ("Ohmigosh, YODA AS VADER'S KILLER?! CAPS LOCK! CAPS LOCK! CAPS LOCK! :eek:")
    I'm going to keep the story going down on Tatooine. I will use up the my last reserves of major SW characters to use as vignettes as well—I never do the same perspective twice. May the Force be with us all if I have to come up with some more original characters :/

    XII

    Chewbacca frowned as the human-lady pursed her lips, apparently paying attention to Han's inevitable introduction. "But you do know that parsecs are measures of space, not time."
    Han grimaced, then his face brightened. "It's still the Kessel Run," he said. "It's still a 'major achievement'."
    Chewbacca growled. Who cared that Han Solo wanted an adventure? Han Solo was his colleague, but also his friend. And they were smugglers.
    So why would Han need a relationship?
    The human-lady stuck her hand out for the millionth time, and Han took it. This is the kind of human-lady Han calls 'past light-speed', Chewbacca thought. "The name's Golissa. Ugly name, right?"
    Han raised his eyebrows. "I could call you Lissa, instead," he offered.
    She giggled. "That's what my old friend, Luke, called me. I hated it. But he got killed by Imperials, so...."
    Golissa glanced at the omnipresent Stormtroopers, stationed at every bar on Tatooine, including the Mos Eisley cantina. Chewbacca turned back to her, sneaking a glance at Han, who was still under her spell.
    "...but you can call me Lissa," she said hastily. "Anyway, I need to make it out of here, quick. I need to access the Rebel Base. Before Owen and Beru, nice people but witless wonders, figure out what happened...."
    Han would sympathize whether he had been in the same experience or not. Which he has been, more times than there are hairs on my head. Okay, not THAT many...
    And he was snapped back to reality as Lisaa finally, FINALLY continued. "...before the midday sun. Let's say..."
    "—at eight?"
    "Ha ha ha."
    "So where's the Rebel Base stationed? I thought the war was lost!"
    Is it still going? Is it on Kashyyyk? Please? Something to do with me, for a change?
    "Nope. What's left of it is in orbit on a forest planet. Actually, a moon of Endor."
    "I'll get you there."

    A/N: I love making evil plans in my work, and I definitely think this will become one, judging from how much I've written :)
     
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  22. Findswoman

    Findswoman Fanfic and Pancakes and Waffles Mod (in Pink) star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    I'm sorry if I spoiled (spoilered?) anything that I shouldn't have in my last review—no harm was meant. @};-

    Now on to the current chapter, in which I'll try not to give anything awa... fun stuff! I enjoyed the sendup of the whole "Kessel Run parsecs" business, which was always a head-scratcher to me too. :p And we have not only (a) Han infatuated with a former girl-next-door-type friend of Luke's but also (b) about to make another "you got yourself a ship"-type deal with said friend... to... Endor! :eek: Boy, I just hope that this trip won't be as abortive as the original "you got yourself a ship" deal was... in other words, that the planet he's transporting her to will still be there when they get there. But in this AU anything is, of course, possible... which is at once [face_nail_biting] and :cool: .
     
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  23. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    Chewie seems a bit more irritated with Han than in A New Hope, so let's see how this goes. Lissa has the same plan as Obi, so I wonder if he somehow influenced her from the netherworld of the Force and if she's aware of what she's doing.
     
  24. Amber Kenobi

    Amber Kenobi Jedi Padawan star 2

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    Don't worry, Findswoman.....Endor won't be going anywhere....(cruel smile)

    XIII

    C-3PO groans as Golissa says, for the millionth time, "You're not staying put." With that she hefts him over her shoulders like he's a feather (where are those muscles?) and starts tromping off to town.

    C-3PO sees Han Solo. He has seen this man before. He has seen this man being chained up by the Mos Eisley County Police. He has seen this man staggering about, walking out of bars.

    He can't help saying, "Oh, dear."

    "Shut up," says Golissa. "As far as you're concerned, you don't exist. Han doesn't like protocol droids one little bit. But he likes to keep an astromech droid handy."

    C-3PO stares in dismay at R2-D2, trailing happily.

    Then, Golissa flips a switch on C-3PO. He cannot move. She flips another switch...

    ...and flips one again. They are in a forest and some Ewoks are chanting, "Fight for our rights with all the forest's might," C-3PO repeats this upon Han Solo's request. "They never had any brains," Solo says dismissively.

    C-3PO peers out the window of the Millenium Falcon, the name he quickly locates. The Ewoks are chanting that for a reason. The Emperor is blasting one with Force Lightning. No one does anything to save it.

    Endor is there, but the Rebels are gone.

    C-3PO winces.
     
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  25. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    Jul 31, 2014
    EEEEEEEK. The possibility of something like this never crossed my mind, maybe because I'm too pro-Ewoks compared to an average individual. But the idea of Han not trusting them and the Emperor literally frying them is entirely possible in this universe.