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Galen Marek (star_killer) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2012-01-12 13:58:00

Entry tags:

leia organa, starkiller/galen

Who: Starkiller/Galen, whoever else shows up
What: Starkiller arrives
Where: Downtown Lawrence
When: Late afternoon of the 12th
Rating: Who knows

Blocking the Emperor's lightening had been excruciatingly painful, but Starkiller was use to such pain. Though not all at once. But he had to hold on for Juno's sake. For the sake of the rebels. They were counting on him and he couldn't fail now. He wouldn't fail now. When the pain became too much for him to bear, he closed his eyes and waited to be overtaken by the lightening. He wondered what death would feel like. What would happen to him after death? Kota had mentioned some people becoming one with the Force but with all he had done, Starkiller very much doubted that would be his fate.

Suddenly, the pain stopped. The former apprentice to Darth Vader opened his eyes slowly and looked around. This wasn't the space station. It looked like a planet. But was it real? Spotting a tree, he leapt over to it as quickly as possible and hid in the branches. Exposure in an unknown terrain could mean death. He closed his eyes and focused, reaching out through the Force to try to sense if everything he saw was real. It definitely seemed to all be real. The trees, grass, animals nearby, the people, it was all real. The question now became where was he.

There didn't seem to be an Imperial presence on this planet so that was good for him. Bad if it was a Hutt controlled planet. Deciding to stay close to the shadows until he knew more, Starkiller slowly made his way down the streets, keeping the hood of his outfit up to keep his face hidden. There was something about this world that left him uneasy. He didn't like it.

I still have my lightsaber and access to the Force. I can fight if need be... He just hoped to the Force that Juno and his allies were safe. If anything had happened to Juno... The thought made his heart clench and he forced his emotions down. He couldn't be distracted right now. He needed to focus. Deal with the situation at hand. Then try to find Juno. He could deal with asking for forgiveness from the rebels later.

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star_killer
2012-01-13 01:24 am UTC (link)

Starkiller was grateful that Leia hadn't pushed. Oh he had no doubt that she had sensed or seen his discomfort. But she wasn't pressing the matter. Which was good. Unless it was Juno pressing the matter, he'd close off. But, she was thanking him for being willing to teach her how to fight with a saber. He'd just have to remember to not be as brutal as Vader had been on him.

"...I've never been Galen Leia. Maybe as a kid before Vader but...being Starkiller, Vader's apprentice is all I've known. It's not really the kind of thing you just can change your name with and forget."

He felt oddly touched though that Leia was giving him a clean slate. "But...thanks." He could try to be Galen here. This was his chance to be the man Juno saw him as. He had to take it. If he didn't, he'd just keep being Vader's puppet.

"Any particular time you want to start dueling, let me know."

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rebelliousforce
2012-01-13 01:31 am UTC (link)

"Perhaps you don't think you've ever been Galen, but in that last moment, you were. At least to the Rebels. That's how we remember you. That's how I see you. You're right, you can't just change your name and forget, it will be a part of you. I'm not naive. But here? There's no Vader to be apprentice or tied to. Just yourself, perhaps you can find yourself, find Galen buried deep within the layers of Starkiller. I just know, that to me, that's who you are."

Shrugging for that really was all there was to it in Leia's mind, she simply nodded at his words of thanks. She knew there were plenty of people here who wanted a second chance and weren't given it because people would judge them forever on what they had done in the past, but Leia tried not to be that way. Oh sure, if her father showed up, Anakin or Vader, not Bail, she might have a harder time being so open to such things, but for Galen, it wasn't so much an issue.

"I will. I have to figure out my schedule, but I'll definitely let you know." And it seemed their journey had come to an end as they reached the Complex. So time to explain it as she led him inside. "This is the Complex." Moving to the lobby desk, Leia grabbed one of the spare keys as well as an amulet and handed them to Galen, "The key is to an open room and this is the amulet that will protect you from possession. There's a welcome kit of sorts in the apartment to help you get settled, a gift card for a near by store called Walmart where you can get clothes and food, a computer in order to communicate with others who are displaced. You'll want to filter it against evil as Lucifer, the angel behind the war, and demons are able to read the posts as well if they aren't filtered. Just put filtered against evil in the subject line. You can also filter to specific people that way."

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star_killer
2012-01-13 01:49 am UTC (link)

Starkiller couldn't help it. He smiled. "You sound like her. Juno." He looked down some. He missed her. He stilled remembered their parting kiss on the ramp to the Rogue Shadow. Her admitting to having a bad feeling. Him telling her that they must be doing something right finally. And then admitting he'd probably never see her again. She had been his shining light in all his dark thoughts. She still was. And Leia had reminded him of that.

Taking the key, he nodded some. "I'm not afraid of evil." He had lived with it for most of his life. "Thanks though. For everything." He nodded in thanks to Leia and turned to leave before stopping and glancing at her. "You're not planning on conning me into saving anyone here right at the moment, are you? Like on Kashyyyk with the Skyhook?" A faint grin formed on his face at the memory.

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rebelliousforce
2012-01-13 01:59 am UTC (link)

Leia smiled some at the comment in regards to her being like Juno. She remembered her, she hadn't really spoken with her much, but she had liked her. "We spoke some, I liked her. She was a good person." And that really was all there was to it. But if she was someone for Galen to hold onto, someone to give him purpose, then she was all for that because sometimes that's what people needed. Jacen had Tenel Ka and Allana, and she was certain there were others here who had danced the line of darkness and redeemed themselves for love. It was possible and if it was what was needed, so be it.

"I doubt you are, which is good given this place. But you're welcome. I know how strange it can be to show up here...." She still remembered the incident in the library from when she first showed up. Allana coming to get her and both of them telling off the boys who wanted her in the slave bikini Jabba had made her wear. It wasn't something Leia liked to rememberer, even if she had eventually saved herself while Luke was saving Han. And then the comment about conning him into saving people which caused Leia merely to smirk and shrug.

"I can't make any promises, but somehow I don't foresee that being a problem." And she didn't. Because somehow, she had the feeling that Galen would prove a powerful ally, ready to assist when needed without needing to be conned into it. And she managed to keep from retorting that it had been necessary because of the injustice being done to the enslaved Wookies. He knew why she had done it. And it was Leia, she had always pioneered for equality amongst everyone when she'd been Senator.

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star_killer
2012-01-13 02:10 am UTC (link)

"If we're being truthful, I'd rather be here than about to die on that space station. Don't get me wrong, I knew I wouldn't live if I did that. But I just...it felt too soon to be the end for me." He looked around the lobby of the complex and lowered his hood. "Maybe this is the place I have a better chance at proving that I've changed...at least to myself."

A faint grin formed on his face as Leia mentioned not conning him. He had a feeling she was right. He would try to do the right thing from now on without being conned into it. For Juno and Leia, as well as his new blind master Kota. Even if Kota wasn't here.

"Well, I'll see you around then Leia." He dipped his head slightly before turning to the stairs and looking at the key he'd been given. He read the room number and started on his way up. He'd examine the room, settle in some then meditate a bit. He was still on edge after the unexpected arrival and figured that some calming down would do wonders for him.

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rebelliousforce
2012-01-13 02:27 am UTC (link)

"It makes sense, even knowing you're to die, I doubt many people would want to go to it if they had an option to live and prove themselves as changed."

True, Anakin had had a hard time adjusting because he had accepted his death, but he was adjusted now and that was good. And even making friends which Leia was quite happy about. After Tahiri had left, Leia had worried about her youngest son so the fact that he was making friends at school was definitely a good thing. And so she had faith that Galen could adjust here, to become the man he wanted to be and not the puppet Vader had used him as.

"I'm sure you will. Don't hesitate to ask if you need help with something." Smiling to Galen one last time, and then left the Complex to head back to the apartment she shared with Han and Anakin. Seeing Galen made her miss Luke, if only because he was a face from her past, someone she had known, even if it wasn't that long. It made her miss her brother, wonder how he was doing in their own world. She knew he'd be fine but she still did miss him. But no matter, if the Seal brought him, it brought him, if not, well, she'd continue to persevere. It was what she did, after all.

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