Chapter 4: Chapter 4
They entered the administration building and heard gunfire ahead. Chewbacca growled something that sounded like Leia. They snuck around the corner and into a firefight. Lando and Leia were shooting at two guards. Lando had obviously tried to rescue her, though it wasn't working out so well. Fortunately Isis and Chewbacca had come out behind the troopers.
"Stay here" Isis, ordered
Then she activated her saber and joined the fight. She chopped the guard's rifles in half and then chopped them in half as well. Leia and Lando stared at her in shock.
"Aunt Loren?" said Leia in shock.
"Hi Baby girl, how are you doing?" said Isis
"You, you're a Jedi?" said Leia in shock
"Oh shit, seriously?" said Lando.
"Yep, I'm assuming this wookie is a friend of yours" said Isis
"Yes of course he's Han's copilot" said Leia sadly
"Speaking of which we must go rescue him" said Leia
"We will sweetie but first we have to stop Luke from walking into a trap" said Isis "Vader's back there, he was using us as bait" said Leia
"Yeah and he threatened me with a garrison to get me to cooperate" said Lando
Isis sighed "right now I need you guys to get your ship, we're going after Han" said Isis "but first I'm going to go deal with an old friend" said Isis.
Her voice was grim and both parties looked at her in fear. Chewbacca started to follow her like he intended to help her.
"Chewbacca I need you to keep an eye on Leia for me, I don't trust Lando, can you do that for me?" said Isis
.the wookie made a growling sound, so Isis assumed he felt the same way.
"Get the ship and meet me "said Isis
"Meet you where?" said Leia
"I'll call, just listen" said Isis
Lando and Leia both looked confused as they watched Isis walk towards the building that had Vader in it.
"Come on we might be able to catch Fett before he takes off" said Leia
Lando and Leia raced to the spaceport, hoping to intercept Fett before he took off with Han.
Luke was here already; she could feel him in the force. Didn't Yoda teach that boy how to shield? Isis snuck into the building and past the guards watching the door. She silently approached them. She could hear Vader and Luke were fighting. Then Luke screamed in pain. Isis crept closer for a better view. Luke was inching across the platform. He was trying to get away from Vader. He crawled out onto a catwalk and clung to its edge.
The boy was in serious pain.
"You killed my father!" Luke yelled.
Isis closed her eyes, oh gawds Obi- wan what did you tell the boy? She thought,
"I am your Father!" Vader yelled back
"No, no you can't be your lying" said Luke
"Search your heart child you know what I'm saying is true" said Vader.
He was moving towards Luke. Luke was running out of walkway rapidly.
"No, no it's not true it can't be" Luke said.
He was to the point of babbling and Isis could literally feel his heart breaking. His dreams were shattering and there was nothing he could do about it. She knew what it felt like to be lied to; the order had done it to her.
"Now stop being a silly child and come here" said Vader
He made as if to lunge towards Luke. It triggered a defensive side in Isis she didn't know she had. She reacted and force flung Vader backwards into a wall behind him.
"Guess that is effective isn't it," she murmured.
Then she quickly climbed down to a support strut across from Luke
"Luke it's ok, listen to me" said Isis
"Aunt Loren?" he said in shock
"Yes Luke it's me, just reach out your hand to me" said Isis
"I can't" said the teen
"Yes you can just try" she said softly
She could feel Vader was stirring above them. It gave their situation a sense of urgency she didn't like. Luke held up his hand, to revel a stump where his hand should be.
"I can't" said Luke
"I'm slipping, help" said Luke
"It'll be ok Luke just let go, I'll catch you I promise" said Isis.
Isis gathered her feet under her for a force jump.
"Isis?" said Vader's voice above them in shock.
Luke let go and she jumped towards him. She caught him around the waist and they hit the wall of the shaft.
They immediately started plummeting down the shaft
. "shit!" yelled Isis
They were sliding on the wall all the way down .if she didn't find a way to stop them they would keep falling all the way to the planets surface.
"Isis!" yelled Vader as she disappeared from view.
Vader grabbed his com, "get my ship ready for take off right now" he yelled into it and ran for the spaceport.
Isis tightened her grip on Luke and used the force to slow their fall. With one hand she grabbed a grappling line from her belt and made a loop. She slid it over a strut before the shaft ended. They were now hanging underneath Cloud City. On a communication strut and a thin cable. Vader was coming after them she could feel it. She reached out with the force and called Leia for help. Luke was crying on her shoulder.
Isis' hands were going numb from the strain and the cold by the time the millium Falcon came into view. They hovered beneath them. Leia opened a hatch in the top and helped Luke climb inside. Isis followed him into the ship.
"Lando get us out of here now!" yelled Leia.
Then she got a med kit and treated Luke with some painkillers.
Lando made the jump to hyperspace just as Vader came into view.
"No!" Vader yelled and crushed a panel on his display board with a punch.
Isis was trying to regain the feeling in her hands when Leia reentered the cabin.
"How is he?" said Isis
"About as well as can be expected" said Leia
"Now would you mind explaining everything that's going on because I'm a bit confused" said Leia
"I imagine you would be" said Isis
"How come I never knew you were a Jedi?" said Leia.
Isis sighed
"Well I suppose I do owe you some sort of explanation, please sit down Leia" said Isis.
Leia took a seat at the game table.
"So?" said Leia.
Isis frowned how exactly did one explain all this?
"Leia how much do you know about your mother?' said Isis
"Quite a bit why" said Leia
"Not the Organa's Leia but your real mother" said Isis.
Leia's mouth opened in shock.
"No I'm not if that's what your thinking but I did know her" said Isis
"So who was she? Dad would never tell me her name, everything was always a big secret where it concerned her" said Leia
"Yes it was and with good reason Bail was protecting you for us" said Isis
"You?" said Leia
"More specifically the Jedi order or what remains of it" said Isis
"But Vader and the emperor wiped them all out" said Leia
"Thus the reason I never shared that part of my life with you" said Isis
"Dad knew didn't he?" said Leia
"Yes he did he was there when you were born, we all were" said Isis
"You? You were there? Who is she please tell me" said Leia
. She sighed the child did have the right to know.
"She was Padme Amidala, and at the time she was senator of Naboo but she had been its queen before that," said Isis
Leia's hand went to her mouth in shock. "I will tell you the rest when Luke is able to hear the story too, believe me it's a doozy" said Isis.
"How come you never joined the rebellion?" said Leia
"Cause he would have found you very easily with me around" said Isis
"Who?" said Leia.
"Vader, he has kind of an obsession when it comes to me" said Isis
"Why?' said Leia
"I'll explain that later" said Isis
"You aren't my aunt are you?" said Leia
"No and my names not Loren either" said Isis
"What is it?" said Leia
"Isis Morningstar, now if you'll excuse me I 'm going to check on Luke" said Isis.
Leia stared after her in total shock.
Isis walked to the back of the craft. Luke was lying on a small cot. He was wrapped in blankets but he was shivering. He was talking in his sleep and murmuring, no over and over. Isis touched his forehead and carefully entered his mind. Vader was messing with him. Trying to find out where he was going no doubt. So Isis cut the signal and put up some shields for the boy.
"There that outta keep him out until you can on your own," said Isis softly.
The boy opened his eyes and stared at her.
"Aunt Loren?" he said in shock.
"Surprise! Kiddo how are you doing?' said Isis
"Sore a little upset but I'll be ok," said Luke
"What are you doing here?" said Luke.
Clearly the boy was as confused as Leia had been. She smiled at him.
"That would be rescuing you," said Isis.
"Ah Aunt Loren I'm a Jedi now I don't need to be rescued" said Luke
Isis started to laugh
"If I had a credit for every time Obi wan said the exact same thing I'd be a richer woman" said Isis
"You knew Obi- wan?" said Luke in confusion.
"Very well actually" she said with a smile.
"He never mentioned you," said Luke
"No but I bet he mentioned an Isis Morningstar" said Isis with a grin.
"No way! You're in like history books!" said Luke
"Gee thanks what a way to make a girl feel old" said Isis.
Luke turned red and stammered an apology.
"Yoda said someone else would finish my training, is it you?" said Luke
"Guilty as charged" said Isis
"The teacher will appear when the student is ready indeed" said Isis.
Luke grinned at her, "you told Leia you had something to say to both of us" said Luke
"I do but it will wait until you're healed" said Isis
Luke looked at his missing hand forlornly.
"If it's any consolation your the only one to survive an encounter with him" said Isis
Luke looked at her as if he wanted to ask her something.
"Later honey when you're ready for the answer" said Isis.
He nodded in ascent he knew he would eventually get his questions answered.
"Vader knew you," said Luke
"I know we have a complicated history," said Isis.
Luke frowned "complicated how?" said Luke
"Guess he can't decide if he wants to kill me or marry me?" said Isis with a shrug.
Luke looked surprised then confused
"Yeah I guess that is complicated" said Luke.
He sighed, "so where are we headed?" said Luke
"To a med center run by rebels" said Leia she walked into the room.
Luke looked at the floor.
"Leia I'm sorry, I really botched things up this time" said Luke
"Its ok farm boy we'll get him back, we have two Jedi to plan a rescue now" said Leia. Both Luke and Isis glared at her
"What was it something I said?" said Leia.
