Star Wars : Arise In The Future

The Death Star had achieved orbit over Yavin, and Tarkin and Vader were oberserving from the bridge.

"Orbiting the planet at maximum velocity." The deck officer reported. "The moon with the Rebel base will be in range in thirty minutes."

"This will be a day long remembered." Vader said proudly. "It has seen the end of Kenobi, and it will soon see the end of the Rebellion."

Tarkin agreed, but still maintained a healthy amount of concern. He hadn't reached his current position without a generous amount of doubt to keep him grounded.

The audience frowned at the Dark Lord for his declaration, but nonetheless placed their hopes onto Luke, in stopping the huge monstrosity from wiping the last hope of the galaxy that is the rebellion.

Anakin glared at the two who had caused the suffering of two people that he had gotten attached to, his son and Princess Leia. They had already killed Luke's family and taken away his mentor, and they had obliterated Leia's home planet as well as the deaths of Bail Organa and those who fought the Empire'a tyranny.

Now with Obi-Wan gone, he couldn't imagine what had happened with the rest of his friends, Rex and Ahsoka in particular. Because if the Empire and Vader had anything to do with lack of presence in this dark future, there will be hell to pay. And no one will stop him.

A few minutes later, Luke now dressed in a flight suit and holding a helmet of his own, turned a corner to see Chewie and Han loading boxes of credits onto an armored speeder.

"He's leaving, is he?", Ahsoka asked in a worried tone.

"I wouldn't expect less if he does.", Mace answered.

"So," he said, walking up to Han, "You got your reward and you're just gonna leave?"

"That's right." Han replied, brushing off Luke's anger, "I got some old debts I gotta pay off with this stuff. Even if I didn't, you don't think I'd be fool enough to stick around here, do ya?" he put another box on the speeder and turned back to Luke, "Why don't you come with us? You're pretty handy in a fight, we could use you."

"He's not like you, Solo!", Anakin growled at the man's mannerisms.

"Just as I was going like him. His skill and cunning inside and outside the ship is what I admire about him.", Kit Fisto admitted about the smuggler.

Ki-Adi sighed. "But you cannot blame him since he was only caught in the crossfire."

"It is still unnerving that he valued Credits over the freedom of the galaxy.", Shaak Ti added in a disappointed tone. The rest felt the same at the course Han chose.

"Come on! why don't you take a look around.", Luke replied in a harsh tone. "You know what's about to happen, what they're up against. They could use a pilot like you, but you're turning your back on them."

"What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station ain't my idea of courage. It's more like, suicide.", Han finally said.

"Yeah, well, take care of yourself, Han. I guess that's what you're best at, isn't it?" Luke walked off in a huff.

"Luke!" Han called out, stopping him. "May the Force be with you." Luke nodded at the wink that Han gave him and waved at him in return, before moving on. Chewie growled at his partner at seeing this.

"What are you looking at?." Han asked, grabbing another box. "I know what I'm doing."

A few minutes, later, Luke and Leia met in the hangar.

"What's wrong?" Leia asked.

"Ah, it's just Han." Luke said, trying to play it off, "I don't know, I really I thought he'd changehis mind."

"Luke, Han's got to follow his own path. No one else can choose it for him." Leia said.

"I only wish Ben were here." Luke said sadly. Leia smiled and kissed Luke before heading off with the other leaders.

Luke had finally reached his ship when a familiar voice called out to him. He turned to see Biggs Darklighter dressed in the same pilot outfit he was wearing.

"Biggs!" Luke said, wrapping his old friend in a massive hug that was returned in kind.

"I don't believe it! How are you?" he said happily. "Are you coming up with us?"

"I'll be right up there with ya, and boy do I have some stories to tell you."

"Are you Luke Skywalker?," another pilot asked, Garven Dreis, "Have you checked on the Incom T-sixty-five?"

"Wait a minute, I know him somewhere!", Anakin pointed out, receiving a look from his master.

"You do, Anakin?", Obi-Wan asked.

"Garven Dreis. We flew together during the Battle of Virujansi."

"Sir, Luke one of the best push-pilots in the Outer Rim territories." Biggs vouched for his friend.

"I met your father once when I was just a boy, he was a great pilot. You'll do all right. If you got half your father's skill, you'll do better than all right.", he encouraged Luke.

"It seems Master Skywalker's fame at being a pilot serves as a lasting legacy for the Rebellion.", Plo Koon said, feeling proud for the Jedi Knight.

"Called the Hero with No Fear for nothing, he was not.", Yoda agreed

Anakin looked down bashfully about Luke. "He doesn't have half my skill. He inherited all of it!",

"Thank you, sir. I'll try." Luke said as Garven went back to his own ship.

"Listen, I've gotta get aboard. But once we get back, you're gonna tell me all your stories when we come back. Alright?"

Luke smiled. "I told ya I'd make it someday."

"You did all right." Biggs grinned, "It'll be just like old times, Luke. We're a couple of shooting stars that'll never be stopped!"

Anakin smiled at the bond that Luke made, a parallel to that of his and of Obi-Wan at some way.

As Luke climbed a ladder to get in his own starfighter, he saw Artoo being lowered into a slot behind the cockpit.

"Hey, this Artlo unit seems a little beat-up." One of the technicians said, "You sure you don't want a newer model?"

"Not on your life." Luke replied, "That little droid and I have been through a lot together. You okay there, Artoo?" the droid whistled in response.

"Not just you, kid.", Anakin smiled before it faded at the realization. "If only I could tell you about my own adventures with him..."

Anakin felt two hands placed on his shoulders, and he turned to see both Padmé and Obi-Wan, giving him a comforting smile.

Luke grinned as he climbed in.

"Hold on, Artoo, you've got to come back." Threepio pleaded as the astromech droid was locked into place. "You wouldn't want my life to get boring, now would you?"

"Despite the odds between them, they formed a friendship like no other.", Luminara observed of the two.

One by one, the fighters began to lift into the air and float out of the hangar, their sub-light engines seeming like fireflies once they broke the atmosphere.

"Luke, the Force will be with you." Ben's voice said in Luke's head as he made his way into the void.

"Always with him, Master Kenobi is.", Yoda mused with a chuckle, knowing that Obi-Wan would still guide Luke in his journey.

Leia and Threepuo walked into the situation room of their base and stood before a large disk. It showed the relative positions of the moon and the Death Star as they orbited Yavin, along with the effective firing range of the Death Star's primary weapon.

"Stand-by alert." A voice said over the intercom, "Death Star approaching. Estimated time to firing range: 15 minutes."

In the void, the strike force broke into squadrons based on fighter classification, with the Y-shaped fighters in one group, and the fixed wing fighters in another.

"All wings report in." Red Leader ordered as they began their approach on the Death Star. One by one they answered.

"Red Ten, standing-by."

"Red Seven, standing-by."

"Red Three, standing-by." Biggs said.

"Red Six, standing-by."

"Red Nine, standing-by."

"Red Two, standing-by." Wedge Antilles said nervously.

"Red Eleven, standing-by.

"Red Five, standing-by." Luke said.

"Here's hoping that Luke is just like his father.", Rex stated in support for his General's son.

"Lock S-foils in attack position." Garven ordered when everyone was accounted for. One by one, the wings of their fighters split down the middle, forming the shape of an X. "We're passing through their magnetic field." Garveb said as they hit a patch of turbulence. "Hold tight! Switch your deflectors to double front."

"Look at the size of that thing." Wedge said as the fighters moved closer.

"Just how much credits do you think required for the construction?", Ki-Adi asked rather curiously.

"Planets or Moons apparently.", Mace answered in a non-chalant tone, as they all watch in sheer silence at the battle that could decide the fate of the galaxy.

"Cut the chatter Red Two!" Garven ordered. "Accelerate to attack speed. This is it, boys!"

"Red Leader, this is Gold Leader."

"I copy, Gold Leader." Garven replied.

"We're starting for the target shaft now."

"We're in position. Go for it, we'll try to draw their fire."

The X-Wings peeled off from the Y-wings and went in closer. They were able to easily dodge the incoming turbolaser fire, darting about nimbly while the Imperial troops inside desperately tried to zero in their cumbersome guns.

"This is Red Five, I'm goin' in." Luke said before angling his fighter down in a divebomb, his X-Wing's laser cannons going full burst.

"Luke, pull up!" Biggs called over the radio. "Luke, are you okay?!"

"I got a little cooked, but I'm good."

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