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| Entry tags: | ~!game plot: christmas ghosts, ~ex: star wars luke skywalker 1 |
A Skywalker Christmas Carol (complete)
WHO: Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa Solo (NPC by Lena)WHAT: A visit
WHEN: Christmsas Eve
WHERE: Luke's room
WARNINGS: The usual Skywalker/Solo stuff
Luke was sleeping soundly when he felt a nudge in his mind, a nudge he had not felt in a long time. It can’t be? he thought as he sat up and switched on the light. Maybe it couldn’t be but it was, for there in the chair looking back at him with a smirk that only she could give was his sister. The sister he’d last seen on Crait through an astral projection. Was he dreaming?
No he wasn’t, she felt too real, she looked too real, It was definitely Leia, there was no doubt about it.
“How the hell did you get here?” he asked. “And first of all, I guess I should ask you if I’m losing my mind but you’d tell me I was even if it weren’t true.” His words might have been sarcastic but his smile was warm. However she’d gotten here, whatever kind of apparition she was, he was glad to see her. “People here have been telling me that miracles happen on Christmas. I guess they were right.”
Leia wasn’t sure how she’d managed to find herself in this unfamiliar room, but after everything she’d lived through, she didn’t feel like questioning it. She looked at her brother with a fond smile on her face. “It’s nice to see you, too, Luke,” she said, rolling her eyes a little at his gruff words.
“How have you been?” he asked. It seemed like a strange thing to ask since he had no idea exactly when in time she had come from but he didn’t know what else to say. “I have to say that this apartment is a lot more comfortable than the rock I was living on. Although now I work on one.” He waved a hand toward the window where Alcatraz was visible in the bay. “It used to be a prison, now it’s a national monument and a bird reserve. It’s sad but it’s also very beautiful out there.”
“I’m not here to talk about me,” Leia said with a dismissive wave of her hand. How could she tell him that her heart was broken? That she felt like she wouldn’t recover from the loss of first Han and then him, both at the hand of her son, in a way. How could she tell him that she was about to make one final attempt to reach Ben Solo, knowing it would likely be the end of her when she did. She wasn’t here to tell him any of that. What she was here for, she somehow knew without having a single doubt, was to make sure Luke was all right and that he wasn’t going to waste the second chance this place - whatever it was - was clearly giving him. “You look good,” she told him and she meant it. It was clear that this place had been good for him.
He gave a little laugh. “I didn’t when I got here. I was informed by several people that I looked like hell. Even Rey but she said it in a nice way. When I found out I had to get a job, I decided to take better care of myself. It was time.” Luke had come to realize that his self imposed exile was really pointless. He needed to deal with his past head on, the way he always had, even if he made a few false steps. “I’ve met some good people. Everyone’s been friendly for the most part, we’re all in the same boat after all.” He paused for a moment. “There are a lot of different timelines in the universe, did you know that? There’s a woman here who says that in one of them, she’s married to me. We have a son together, ironically his name is Ben. You and Han have three kids, twins and then a single son named Anakin. That’s been a lot to take in, you know what kind of luck I have with women, at least I did manage to find one to put with me in some universe.”
“It was past time,” Leia agreed. “Luke, I know you blamed yourself for what happened with our Ben, but it wasn’t your fault. I’m not sure any of us could have prevented that fall and it’s time for you to stop punishing yourself for it.” There it was, what Leia felt strongly she was here to tell him. She somehow wasn’t surprised by the existence of other worlds and other timelines. There was so much in the universe they didn’t understand, as much as the idea of there being other versions of them out there felt strange, she didn’t doubt the truth of what he was saying.
“I know. Being able to talk to Rey, I can see that now. His fall was set into motion long before we could have possibly known. She believed there was still good in him, so did you. Seems our family always believes that.” He remembered telling Leia that same thing about their father. There is still good in him. He’d been right, perhaps Rey and Leia were right. He hoped so. Luke loved his nephew despite all that happened but Leia spoke the truth, it was time to let his guilt go.
Leia had been prepared to argue the point if she had to and she couldn’t hide her surprise when Luke so readily acknowledged that she was right. “Well, good. I’m glad you decided to see reason.” Her expression was fond and a little teasing, but she truly was glad that Luke was finally able to start letting go of his guilt. It was too late for him at home, but she hoped it meant he would have a good life here. Whatever force thad brought her here, Leia could feel it pulling back again, wanting to return her to her own time and dimension. “I don’t think I have long here, but I’m so glad I could see you, Luke,” she told him. “I hope you’ll make the most of the time you have in this place.”
He got up and walked across the room, leaning down to kiss her on the forehead in farewell, just as he had on Crait although this time it was real, or as real as it could possibly be. “I do have some common sense somewhere in me,” he said with a smile. “I don’t believe we’ll see one another again in this world but I’m glad we had this time. May the Force be with you, Leia. We’ll always be part of each other, you know that.”
Leia wasn’t sure how she’d managed to find herself in this unfamiliar room, but after everything she’d lived through, she didn’t feel like questioning it. She looked at her brother with a fond smile on her face. “It’s nice to see you, too, Luke,” she said, rolling her eyes a little at his gruff words.
“How have you been?” he asked. It seemed like a strange thing to ask since he had no idea exactly when in time she had come from but he didn’t know what else to say. “I have to say that this apartment is a lot more comfortable than the rock I was living on. Although now I work on one.” He waved a hand toward the window where Alcatraz was visible in the bay. “It used to be a prison, now it’s a national monument and a bird reserve. It’s sad but it’s also very beautiful out there.”
“I’m not here to talk about me,” Leia said with a dismissive wave of her hand. How could she tell him that her heart was broken? That she felt like she wouldn’t recover from the loss of first Han and then him, both at the hand of her son, in a way. How could she tell him that she was about to make one final attempt to reach Ben Solo, knowing it would likely be the end of her when she did. She wasn’t here to tell him any of that. What she was here for, she somehow knew without having a single doubt, was to make sure Luke was all right and that he wasn’t going to waste the second chance this place - whatever it was - was clearly giving him. “You look good,” she told him and she meant it. It was clear that this place had been good for him.
He gave a little laugh. “I didn’t when I got here. I was informed by several people that I looked like hell. Even Rey but she said it in a nice way. When I found out I had to get a job, I decided to take better care of myself. It was time.” Luke had come to realize that his self imposed exile was really pointless. He needed to deal with his past head on, the way he always had, even if he made a few false steps. “I’ve met some good people. Everyone’s been friendly for the most part, we’re all in the same boat after all.” He paused for a moment. “There are a lot of different timelines in the universe, did you know that? There’s a woman here who says that in one of them, she’s married to me. We have a son together, ironically his name is Ben. You and Han have three kids, twins and then a single son named Anakin. That’s been a lot to take in, you know what kind of luck I have with women, at least I did manage to find one to put with me in some universe.”
“It was past time,” Leia agreed. “Luke, I know you blamed yourself for what happened with our Ben, but it wasn’t your fault. I’m not sure any of us could have prevented that fall and it’s time for you to stop punishing yourself for it.” There it was, what Leia felt strongly she was here to tell him. She somehow wasn’t surprised by the existence of other worlds and other timelines. There was so much in the universe they didn’t understand, as much as the idea of there being other versions of them out there felt strange, she didn’t doubt the truth of what he was saying.
“I know. Being able to talk to Rey, I can see that now. His fall was set into motion long before we could have possibly known. She believed there was still good in him, so did you. Seems our family always believes that.” He remembered telling Leia that same thing about their father. There is still good in him. He’d been right, perhaps Rey and Leia were right. He hoped so. Luke loved his nephew despite all that happened but Leia spoke the truth, it was time to let his guilt go.
Leia had been prepared to argue the point if she had to and she couldn’t hide her surprise when Luke so readily acknowledged that she was right. “Well, good. I’m glad you decided to see reason.” Her expression was fond and a little teasing, but she truly was glad that Luke was finally able to start letting go of his guilt. It was too late for him at home, but she hoped it meant he would have a good life here. Whatever force thad brought her here, Leia could feel it pulling back again, wanting to return her to her own time and dimension. “I don’t think I have long here, but I’m so glad I could see you, Luke,” she told him. “I hope you’ll make the most of the time you have in this place.”
He got up and walked across the room, leaning down to kiss her on the forehead in farewell, just as he had on Crait although this time it was real, or as real as it could possibly be. “I do have some common sense somewhere in me,” he said with a smile. “I don’t believe we’ll see one another again in this world but I’m glad we had this time. May the Force be with you, Leia. We’ll always be part of each other, you know that.”