Beyond - Legends Many waters cannot quench love (SJRS November Rewrite Challenge. L/M VOTF rewrite)

Title: Many waters cannot quench love
Author: Jedi_lover
Genre: romance, challenge entry
Characters: L/M
Disclaimer: I don?t own Star Wars.

NOTE: When the boards moved all of the old stories were full of question marks and cut off after so many words. If you wish to read this story go to: https://www.fanfiction.net/u/729436/Jedi-lover


Author's notes: This fic is my entry to the Skywalker-Jade Revival Society November 2011 Rewrite Challenge:

I remember reading the marriage proposal in VOTF. I then skipped the chapters with all the other characters until I found Mara and Luke again. Imagine my amazement to find Luke trying to carve a hole in the ceiling of the cave. That?s cool, but I would think those two would have something to say about their new romance. It was very disappointing. Anyway, I thought I would rewrite that part.


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?Great, I got both of us killed,? Mara thought somberly. Moments ago, as her lightsaber had cut through the wall of the cave, all she thought about was stopping the sentinel droid from killing her and Luke. Little did she know but she was signing their death warrant. The hole she made in the wall made an opening to the water above and now they were now trapped in a chamber with the water swiftly rising and no way to escape.

The horrible feeling that enveloped her was overwhelming. She could handle her own death but the thought that she was the cause of Luke?s soon-to-be untimely demise was crushing.

?Don?t give up yet,? Luke was telling her. He was always the optimist, but this time Mara could tell he was simply trying to keep her mind from dropping down into deep despair. His words were encouraging but there was no real hope in his voice. ?There has to be a way out of this,? he continued.

?Yeah right, ?she thought despondently.

?It?s too bad we?re going to die,? Mara said sadly. ?We did make a good team.?

?We really do,? Luke corrected her. ?You know, when we were fighting those sentinels down there, something happened to me. To us. We were so close in the Force that it was like we?d become a single person. It was? it was something very special.?

Mara rubbed her temples where a headache was forming. Luke was right, it was special. She now felt closer to this man than any person in the galaxy. It was like he was an extension of her. She knew all of his fears, desires, hopes and dreams. And now she had to face the fact that her actions would soon cause the destruction of all that he hoped for in the future.

Why in the worlds would the Force pull such a horrific trick on them? She finally found a man she could love and now they were going to die. It was like Palpatine himself wrote this particular scene in her life. It was cruel and twisted.

Luke watched her, probably expecting some type of response. When she didn?t say anything he squared his shoulders and continued. ?Mara?will you marry me??

Mara head shot up in surprise. ?Marry you?? She was dumbfounded by this turn of events. Hadn?t he noticed they were about to die? ?Luke, unless Artoo is a ordained minister droid, I really don?t think that?s possible before we drown.?

Luke looked crestfallen.

?Mara, just for a moment, believe that we?ll get out of this alive,? Luke pleaded, ?what would your answer be?? He gave her a hopeful look. She didn?t think there was a snowballs chance on Mustafar that they would live through the day, but she couldn?t break his heart before he died.

?I would say yes,? she said and was a bit surprised when she realized she wasn?t just saying it to make him happy during his last moments, but she really meant it. This realization should have given her some comfort, but the fact that it would never come to pass only made her more miserable.

?Hey,? Luke said as he pulled her into a hug. ?We?ll be alright. I have found the love of my life and there is no way I will let some water stand in the way of our honeymoon."

Mara had to smile. ?Oh really, did you have something special planned for us??

Luke gave her a lopsided smile as he projected through the force his desires.

Mara?s eyes went wide in surprise and yearning. ?Why are we just sitting here, let?s find a way out of this place!?
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After what seemed like an eternity of Luke poking hi

 

That should have totally been the last command, girl.

And you're just like me. I flipped like crazy to the back of that book looking for more romance. I was very surprised when he asked her to marry him. I mean, I thought they might just admit they were in love--didn't expect that!

I love what you've added in here. Too fun and sweet and just them. Love it!!

 

I know what you mean, the original marriage proposal seems a tad incomplete to me. You version works very well.

All that fire kind of reminded me of my second SW one shot which is a missing scene that takes place right after Mara's answer.

 

I love VotF, but I like this version too. Great job. The innuendo was very humorous and very them.

 

Lovely! I love this Jedi_Lover-ed-up version of the purposal scene in VOTF. Much better than the original!

He smiled and then said, ?You will Kriff Luke Skywalker!?

Yeah. I am pretty sure THAT was the real last command.

Wonderful challenge response!

 

I love your version of events. I wouldn't mind kriffing Luke Skywalker as my last command either, teheh! Lovely!

 

I love how Luke's proposal and...other things with Luke got Mara motivated to get them out of that situation. I like this marriage proposal! Very like them. Great viggie!