Luke Skywalker sat in the spaceship. He was a troubled young man. Recently, he had learned that his whole life had been a lie. He was not the son of poor farmers on Tattooine. He was the son of Anakin Skywalker, one of the greatest Jedi Knights in the galaxy. Once, the Jedi were the guardians of peace in the Old Republic. A time when people from many worlds came together and democracy was the ruling principle in galactic civilization.
Luke had met an old Jedi Knight named Obi Wan Kenobi. Obi Wan was once one of the great Jedi Knights. He told Luke of his origins. Luke's father was the master of evil known as Darth Vader. Darth Vader was the one responsible for hunting down the Jedi Knights after the fall of the Old Republic. He led the genetically engineered clones collectively known as the Stormtroopers across the galaxy in a Jedi hunt.
The Jedi were hunted down and wiped out. The Jedi were gone forever. Obi Wan told Luke of the mysteries of the Jedi. There was a great energy field created by all living things in the universe. That energy was known as the Force. Some individuals from all over the galaxy were born with Midi-Chlorans, a genetic predisposition that gave them the ability to use and control the Force.
Many among those born with Midi-Chlorans were called upon to become Jedi Knights. These men and women were trained by Jedi Masters in the ways of the Force. They started out as Jedi Padawans and eventually became Masters. The Jedi were respected throughout the galaxy. It was a great honor to serve as a Jedi. Luke Skywalker had heard tales of his origins. Once, a woman named Shmi Skywalker lived on the planet Tattooine. She had a son named Anakin.
Anakin was only a child when he met Jedi Masters Qui Gon and Obi Wan Kenobi. Tagging along with them was the young Padme Amidala, the legendary Queen. They discovered that Anakin had many special abilities. He had the potential not only to be a Jedi but the greatest of all the Jedi. They took Anakin to Coruscant, the planet that served as the Seat of the Old Republic's political leadership. Anakin was brought before the Jedi Council where he met Mace Windu and Master Yoda, the legendary leaders of the Jedi Order.
Anakin Skywalker was trained as a Jedi in spite of Master Yoda's warnings. Many Jedi were fascinated with Anakin's emerging abilities. They thought he might be the chosen one of Prophecy. There was a prophecy that a young Jedi Knight would come and bring balance to the Force. He would forever change the ways of the Force and the future of the Jedi Order. Many Jedi believed that Anakin was the Chosen One of Prophecy. Obi Wan was among them.
Anakin Skywalker fell in love with Padme Amidala and they married, against the wishes of the Jedi Order. For some time, Anakin and Padme enjoyed a love like no other. Anakin's Jedi abilities attracted the attention of Senator Palpatine, leader of the Old Republic Leadership Council. No one knew that Palpatine was more than a meek old politician. He was actually Darth Sidious, the legendary leader of the Sith. The Sith were the sworn enemies of the Jedi. They were those who embraced the Dark Side of the Force. The Sith were dangerous and craved power. Long ago, the Jedi fought the Sith and the Sith were defeated.
Many thought that the Sith were destroyed forever. They weren't. They merely went into hiding. The Sith plotted their revenge for centuries and manipulated their way into seats of power in the grand scheme of galactic politics and power play.
Anakin Skywalker became a Jedi in turbulent times. The Old Republic was at war with the Separatists. The Separatists were a group of worlds that separated themselves from the Republic and wanted to conquer others through warfare. The Old Republic couldn't fight them because there weren't enough Jedi to fight the legions of Separatist armies. That's when the Stormtroopers came into play. The Stormtroopers were genetically engineered super-soldiers manufactured to fight the wars of the Old Republic. The Jedi originally led the Stormtroopers into battle. Anakin Skywalker and his friend and master Obi Wan led Stormtrooper armies into battle against the Separatists, as did many other Jedi.
That was before a surge in the dark side. A rogue Jedi Knight named Count Dooku turned over to the dark side. He allied himself with Darth Sidious. Count Dooku sought to convert Obi Wan to the dark side but Obi Wan refused. Anakin and Obi Wan later faced Count Dooku in battle but Dooku was too powerful. If it hadn't been for legendary Jedi master Yoda, Count Dooku would have killed both Anakin Skywalker and Obi Want Kenobi.
Anakin Skywalker and Obi Wan lived to fight another day. The Separatists still threatened the Old Republic. Anakin was growing darker as time went by. He no longer believed in the ways of the Jedi. He became violent and impulsive. He was extremely dangerous. This was noticed by Palpatine, who befriended him. Later, Palpatine would reveal himself to be Darth Sidious. He seized power and declared himself Emperor. Anakin became his loyal servant and apprentice of the dark side of the Force. Anakin Skywalker led the Stormtroopers in a galaxy-wide hunt for the Jedi. He crushed them.
He destroyed every last remnant of the Jedi. He even betrayed his former Master and friend Obi Wan and tried to slay him. Obi Wan hurled Anakin into a lava pit. Anakin survived. He was rescued by Palpatine's people. They saved his life. They placed him in a machine to repair his severely damaged body and mind. Anakin Skywalker died that day. He became something dark, sinister and ruthless. Something cold and evil. The most dangerous of Palpatine's servants. Before Anakin became Palpatine's ally, there was Darth Maul and Count Dooku. Darth Maul was killed by Obi Wan. Count Dooku was destroyed by Anakin Skywalker. Emperor Palpatine, now known as Darth Sidious named his newest ally Darth Vader. Darth Vader became the most powerful of the Sith Lords in history.
Luke Skywalker's life changed the day he met Obi Wan Kenobi. He also met his sister Princess Leia and her lover Han Solo. He met Chewbacca, the toughest Wookie in the galaxy. Luke joined the Rebel Alliance. The Rebel Alliance was the coalition of people who opposed the evil empire. They wanted to destroy the evil Palpatine but could not get to him because of his numerous army, superior technology and mostly because of his dark servant, the evil Sith Lord known as Darth Vader.
The Rebel Alliance fought the Empire for a long time. Luke Skywalker fought against Darth Vader and almost lost his life. He was tempted by the Emperor Palpatine, who wanted to turn him over to the dark side. Palpatine pitted Luke Skywalker against Darth Vader. Luke won and stood over his father, lightsaber in hand, ready to destroy him. The Emperor urged him to. Luke refused and Palpatine used dark force energy in an attempt to destroy him. The dying Luke begged his father to save him from the emperor.
In that moment, Darth Vader left the dark side. He wanted to save his son. He killed the emperor. Darth Vader had saved his son's life. He did as Vader what he was supposed to do as Anakin Skywalker. He destroyed the Sith once and for all. He brought balance to the Force. Shortly after, he died in his son's arms.
The Rebel Alliance celebrated the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire's greatest weapon, on the world of Yavin Four. Luke Skywalker found himself the only Jedi in the galaxy. It was his mission to find others like himself. Men and women born with a high quantity of Midi-Chlorans, the definite sign of an ability to use the Force. He left. When he left, his sister princess Leia had married Han Solo. They were forming the New Republic with the veterans of the War against the Empire. Luke had his work cut out for him. He was the one who would create the new beginning.
He would become the teacher of the new generation of the Jedi. He would create a benevolent fighting force that would fight for justice in the universe. He would honor the memory of the Jedi Knights of old.
