What Could Have Been Part 2: Anakin's Trials

Stranger Dangers

Luke

Luke spun around for about the hundredth time in the swivel chair behind his father. So far, this trip had turned out to be anything but wizard. It was plain out boring.

    "There's nothing to do Dad," he complained. Anakin turned around, "Well of course there is! You can play a game with Leia."

   Leia looked up from the long brown strand of hair that she was brushing, "Huh?" Luke groaned, "Boring..." Anakin flicked the auto pilot switch on the control board and spun his chair around. "Well what do you want to do?" Luke perked up, "Can I fly the ship?" he begged.

    Piloting was his favorite thing to do. Even if his father would only let him fly the hover speeder on occasion. But he knew his father wouldn't approve of the reckless activity. He was overly protective all the time. But what was there to need protected from?

    Naboo was so quiet and safe. There was nothing that could hurt him. And he was a Jedi. Or at least a Padawan. But a Jedi none the less! He could handle anything that any planet in the galaxy could throw his way.

    
    Anakin

    Anakin frowned as the words hit his ears. Dangerous. His mind warned automatically. That comments thought ran through his head every minute, filtering out any possible threat to his family.

   "I don't think so Luke. Why don't we just play a game?" he offered. Luke frowned, "That's no fun! I wanna fly!" Anakin opened his mouth to speak but his daughter popped up in front of him.

   "How does my hair look Daddy?" she asked sweetly. Anakin smiled. It always made him smile to hear his daughter ask for his opinion. It made him feel important to her. Like he was the only one for the job. "It looks beautiful Princess," he answered. Leia beamed and twirled around. She had fixed her hair into a long braid that spun around with her like a streamer.

   His daughter was so delicate and fragile. Petite just like her mother, but with the feisty attitude of himself. Luke groaned as his sister continued her solo fashion show. "Boring..." he said dryly. Leia glared, "Well if you're so bored, why don't you do what I'm doing? Updating my look." she said harshly, "You could use a hair cut..."

    Luke scoffed and shook out his shaggy, golden, hair. Anakin laughed as his son proudly showed off the hair style that vaguely resembled his. "I look fine!" he rebutted.

    Leia grumbled as she strutted off in annoyance, "Scruffy looking Nerf Herder..."