Faded - A Luke Skywalker Fanfiction

An Unknown Power

Twelve Years Before (Continued)

I woke up to the feeling of my body submerged in water. Luke set me in a shallow part of a creek with my head propped up against a pile of grass. The sun that was burning my eyes was suddenly blocked by Luke's head.

"You're awake! Wooooo! I thought you were dead!"

My head was sore and hurting badly, like Luke accidentally dropped me off a 10 foot cliff while he was finding water for me. I could barely turn my head to see Luke filtering some water in his shirt.

"Luke, what have you been doing?" He looked exhausted. Dirt all over his face, his bangs sticking to his forehead because of sweat... it seemed like he was at work all day.

"Just cleaning some water for you to drink. It may be filthy." How more protective can he be?

"So, did you ever find out where we are?" I looked over to him with a face of disappointment. "No, sorry Kat. I've been trying." Of course.

"How long was I asleep-or uh-knocked out for?" I had no clue.

"Oh, 18 hours. Maybe more." I shot up.

"It's been 18 hours?! Luke!"

"I've been trying, okay, Kat?"

"Alright. Finish filtering that water so we can head out. Have you seen any sign of people?"

Luke's face suddenly turned down. His lips mumbled the words,"Unfortunately, no. Sorry. I've been walking and wandering. It's been difficult with you asleep. You're the compass. If I was here alone I would be dead by now."

"Luke, I've been asleep for 18 hours or so. How would you be dead? I'm no help."

His vibrant blue eyes looked up at me."You're my motivation, Kat."

Oh, his sweet soul.

We drank the water and set out. We crossed the creek into a wooded area with a path. Luke looked like he didn't get rest for the 18 hours I was passed out. He was probably protecting me and trying different tactics to wake me up. Perhaps he did drop me off a 10 foot cliff.

"Katiara, where are we?"

"Well how would I know, Lukie Pookie?"

"STOP CALLING ME THAT!" We stopped walking through the woods and faced eachother.

"Why is it such a big deal? It's a fun name! Just be happy your mom didn't name you that. Or... your aunt."

Luke looked angry. He never knew his true parents. Even the people who are acting as his parents aren't related to him.

"Yeah well... at least I'm older than you! And taller! And I'M going to be the ruler of the galaxy!"

"We don't know that yet... Lukie Pookie."

"STOP!" He shoved me down. I was at his feet. My shirt got even more dirty, great.

"Why you little..." I grabbed his ankles and pulled him down next to me. We were wrestling over who stood up on their feet first. We rolled around on the ground for a long time, laughing and yelling. I crawled away from his reach and stood up.

"HAH! I WIN! Now take that, Lukie Pookie!"

"Yeah yeah, whatever. I'm still better than you." I put a smirk on my face. Luke was still laying on the ground, I walked over and offered a hand to help him up.

At that moment, I felt a wave of power go through my body. Hard to explain, but instead of Luke standing up, he went down farther. It was a wave of energy, perhaps a wave of victory? I wasn't sure. My hand was facing down towards Luke, he was still clenched against the ground. His expression was shocking. His eyes wide open, his mouth gasping for air. I let my hand free. It was just... power.

"What was that, Kat?"

"I... don't know..." I hung my head in confusion and devastation. What just happened? Luke looked frightened.

"Kat, that was painful. I couldn't breathe!"

What was that?

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Hey readers! It's been forever since I've been able to be on here :( Hope you enjoyed! Again, this chapter is kinda short like the previous one. It's not the beginning of the actual story so I don't want to make it too complex. I'm not sure how I feel about it so far, but it will get better! I'm not going to disappear for a few months again lol. Thanks for reading :)