Chapter 6 - Aftermath

1.4K 72 221
                                        

Playlist:

❶ "Anakin's Confession"—Attack of the Clones Extended ST

⊘ Silence

❷ "Emergency Powers"—Attack of the Clones Extended ST

❸ "The Cave"—The Last Jedi OST

⊘ Silence

❹ "Padmé's Ruminations"—Revenge of the Sith OST

⊘ Silence

❶ Luke moaned, trapped in a fitful sleep

Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

❶ Luke moaned, trapped in a fitful sleep. White bolts of lightning snaked across his contorting body. The crisp ozone assaulted his nose as he writhed on the floor. "No!"

He struggled against the thunderbolts, curling into a tight ball. "Father, please! Help me!" Each charge scorched his skin, streaking trails of agony along his back and his limbs. With the next charge, a plaintive wail escaped his lips. "Father—"

A rough hand shook his arm.

"Luke! Wake up. Luke! You're having a night terror. Snap out of it."

⊘ His eyes popped open to see his old friend Wedge flying across the square. With a dull thump, his friend hit a tree trunk twenty meters away.

❷ "Wedge. No. No. I'm sorry." As Luke pulled himself up from the rough plank, his stomach churned. He turned to his side and retched on the deck.

Clutching the railing, he tottered across the empty square. He shielded his eyes from the first dawning sun, which did nothing for the vibro-ax lodged in his skull.

Around him, soldiers and pilots slept in corners while Wedge lay slumped, unresponsive.

Luke kneeled beside him. He pulled out his canteen and splashed water on his friend's face. "Wedge, come on, wake up."

The dark-haired man spluttered as he revived.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Wedge."

Commander Antilles ran his hand over the back of his head. "No worries. I've had worse." With Luke's help, he stood up. "Better question, are you all right? Too much last night?"

Luke's eyes glazed over as another vision hit him. He willed it away and pulled his body into control. "I guess."

Wedge wrapped his arm around Luke's shoulder, inducing a wince. "You're soaked right through. What were you dreaming?"

"You don't want to know." Luke grimaced and kneaded his forehead. The two hobbled to the nearest empty bench. "What happened last night?"

The pilot cocked his head and examined the Jedi. "Remember anything?"

❸ Luke groaned as he rubbed his brow. "Han. Leia. Married?"

"That's right. Anything else?"

While clenching his eyes shut, Luke mumbled, "No. It's all a big blur." He jerked his eyes open and his head up. "I didn't hurt anyone else, did I?"

Star Wars: The Jedi Reborn ✓Where stories live. Discover now