Chapter 5: Chapter 5
They docked at the med center base and Luke was taken directly into the back. The doctor was taking measurements for a prosthetic. Fortunately this base saw a lot of mining accidents so they had prosthetic limbs already on the shelves. It was only a simple matter of finding one that fit.
Isis had urged both Leia and Luke to still call her Loren. She had no idea how many of the people on the base might be empiral spies. She didn't want to take any more chances; it was bad enough that Vader had already seen her. Guess she no longer could play dead, now that the cat was out of the bag. So she opted to join the rebellion or at least as far as it kept her near Luke.
Yoda had gotten quite far in his training but no far enough. Plus the boy was emotionally shaken by Vader's revelation. She would have a lot of damage control to do. She was almost angry at Obi wan for lying so thoroughly to the kid, but she saw his purpose in doing so.
As soon as the med droid left she walked in. she hated waiting rooms anyways. Leia was talking to her rebel contacts here, so it gave her some free time to talk to Luke privately. They were alone but Isis cast a quick spell under her breath to insure they stayed that way. Luke looked up at her and flexed his new prosthetic hand. He must have felt her use the force.
"We need to talk kiddo," said Isis
"You aren't my aunt are you?" said Luke
"No, no I'm not but you do have Jedi in the family" said Isis.
He looked uncertain.
"You can ask me you know" said Isis
"I have so many questions I don't know what to ask first" said Luke
"Ok why don't you start by telling me what you do know and I'll fill in the blanks with what you don't" said Isis.
"Uncle Owen said my father was a pilot on a spice freighter, that wasn't true, was it?" said Luke
"No not entirely, he was a pilot, yes a very good one in fact but never on a freighter" said Isis
"Why did they lie to me?" said Luke.
He sounded sad and a bit hurt.
"Probably because they were afraid you would try to find him," said Isis
Luke looked at his lap and shifted somewhat so she could sit on the bed next to him.
"Luke I know this is all confusing to you and I'm sorry if you were lied to in the past, I will try to sort that out if you let me" said Isis.
"You were a Jedi the whole time weren't you?" said Luke
"Yes but its no longer safe to be so" said Isis
"Ben hid how come you didn't?" said Luke
"Oh I did, this is a disguise Luke" said Isis.
She let the glamour drop for a little while.
"Whoa, how did you do that?" said Luke
"The force, someday I'll teach it to you" said Isis
"Who was my father really?" said Luke.
Isis sighed; guess he had to know sooner or later.
"He was a Jedi, their chosen one in fact and my teacher," said Isis.
Luke looked at her strangely.
"What happened to him did Vader really kill him like Obi-wan said he did?" said Luke
"In a manner of speaking yes or at least from Obi- wan's perspective" said Isis
"I don't understand" said Luke
"Vader is his dark side, after your mother died he lost it so to speak" said Isis
"My mother died?" said Luke
"Yes their were complications it was a difficult pregnancy hampered by the fact she was carrying, twins" said Isis
"Twins?" said Luke in shock
"Yes Luke you have a sister" said Isis
"Does she know about me?" said Luke
"Not yet but she will shortly" said Isis
"Leia, Leia is my twin?" said Luke.
He picked the information from her mind before she said it.
"Yes she is, why did you have to inherit that annoying ability?" said Isis.
Luke looked uncomfortable.
"Sorry dear but it gets kind of annoying not being able to finish a sentence" said Isis
"I'm sorry, Master" said Luke
"Oh please don't call me that if you must use a title sensei works better and makes me feel less old" said Isis
"Sensei, what does that mean?" said Luke
"Teacher" said Isis
"So he wasn't lying to me?" said Luke
"No, and I'm sure there probably is still some part of him that does love you, unfortunately it's quite buried under all that malice" said Isis
"Why did he hate Obi- wan so bad?" said Luke
"That's a bit complicated, you see Obi wan was his teacher" said Isis
"And his friend but your father's marriage to your mother was against the rules" said Isis "did he turn them in?" said Luke
"No I wouldn't let him but Obi- wan was perhaps scared of your father" said Isis
"Why?" said Luke
"I'm not completely sure perhaps it was because he was so strong in the force as compared to Obi- wan or maybe it was something else, I don't know" said Isis
"He scared you too didn't he?" said Luke
"Only his ambition and his obsession" said Isis
"Obsession?" said Luke "yeah he had this fear of losing the ones he loved, because he lost his mother the month before we met" said Isis
"He lost his mom?" said Luke
"Yes and he had visions of losing Padme, your mother" said Isis
"Her name was Padme?" said Luke
"Yes, Padme Amidala the senator of Naboo" said Isis
"You used to live on Naboo" said Luke
"Yes I did, I took her body home after she gave birth to you two" said Isis.
"The memory makes you sad, why?" said Luke
"Tragedy should always make you sad kiddo" said Isis
"Why was it so tragic?" said Luke "because if he had only listened to her he might not have gone mad with grief and you both would have been raised by your real parents" said Isis.
Luke looked pained for a second
"Oh! Yeah I guess that is sad' said Luke.
"He hurt you when he turned" said Luke
"Yeah he hurt us all, but yeah he broke my heart kid, just as badly as he did hers" said Isis "you loved him," said Luke.
He said it as though it was a statement. She nodded yes in answer.
"I'm sorry, what exactly did he do?" said Luke
Isis sighed her throat was getting tight and she found herself fighting back tears.
"He killed everyone I ever cared about and in his anger he almost killed your mom," said Isis.
Luke looked completely shocked by her words. Isis had tears coursing down her cheeks.
"I'm sorry," he said softly.
He reached out and touched her hand. She patted his with her other hand.
"Its ok kiddo not your fault" said Isis
"Do you mean to kill him?" said Luke
"Only if I have to and if it's the only way to save him or you" said Isis
"You'd do that kill him even though you love him?" said Luke
"Kid sometimes the greatest act of love is to save someone from themselves" said Isis.
"I don't know if I can do that, Yoda and Obi-wan wanted me to but I can't" said Luke
"I just can't he's my father Isis how do I do that, I just can't," said Luke
. "Then the emperor has already won and his soul is forever his, can you live with that Luke?" said Isis.
The boy had tears in his eyes.
"Why me? Why do I have to do it?" said Luke
"Would you rather it be your sister who does it instead," said Isis
He wiped his eyes with the back of his hand.
"No, no I can't let her do that either she would never forgive herself if she did" said Luke
"So it's hopeless then, I have to kill him?" said Luke
"No nothing is without hope, your mother thought there was still good in him maybe she was right, who knows" said Isis
Luke stopped sniffling and wiped his eyes. The boy looked determined and like he was planning something.
"Fortunately both of your parents were insanely stubborn," said Isis with a smile.
"Can I ask you something personal?" said Luke
She nodded yes.
"Did you ever sleep with him?" said Luke
"Yes but it was unintentional" said Isis
"I see" said Luke
"Now if you don't mind I'm going to go make sure Lando isn't selling the ship, you might want to clue your sister in before you kiss again" said Isis.
Luke turned bright red and Isis laughed as she left him in the med ward.
