Rescue the Farmboy: Liberation 01

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Liberation is the first story in my much talked about Rescue the Farmboy AU series. You can read it on Ao3. This series was inspired by a comment I had read, "Now I want a Star Wars AU where Luke went to the Imperial Academy and his name set off all kinds of alarms." And my muse wanted that too, and added "What if Luke became the damsel in distress; the one who needed rescuing from the Death Star?"

“Off the starboard, you can see the Imperial Palace. Our route today doesn’t take up any closer, but cadets are given a guided tour eventually.”

Luke and Biggs both craned their necks but so was everyone else on the airbus. The other buildings pointed out to them had been graceful domes, the Palace was a colossal trapezoidal block as big as the Senate Chamber. Spotlights illuminated the long red banners stretched in multiple places down the walls. The white Imperial crest was in the center of each banner. Five smooth spires rose up from the base to touch the sky. A landing pad jutted out over a duracrete canyon like an offering plate.

A wave of cold as frigid as a night desert wind rolled over Luke. He leaned back against the seat as his gut seized up. Stay away! Danger there! Yeah, that was different enough to pay attention to. He focused on the buildings from the port window until he thawed.