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Sunday, January 30, 2022

Luke, Leia, Han and Chewie - The Reunion that Wasn't (A Rosie's Revision Essay)


We all are well aware of one of the biggest missed opportunities was to have an on-screen reunion of "The Big Three".  Well, here is an alternative that would have reunited Luke, Leia, Han and Chewie while passing the torch (well, the lightsaber) to the next generation.

Imagine TFA in which the Starkiller attack happened AFTER Leia rescued Han, Chewie, Finn and BB-8.  

The First Order realize that The Map to Skywalker is in New Republic hands, so they ready the weapon.

Rey had just been taken by the First Order.  Finn begs them to go after Rey, but Leia says it will have to wait until the find Luke.  Leia, Han, Chewie, Finn with BB-8 and Threepio warp to Luke's hidden location.  They reunite with Luke, but he tells them he still can not help them.  He has been and must continue to mediate on The Force.  He tells them The Force guided him to this place to keep him safe until he was needed.  They tell him he is needed now.  He tells them they must trust in The Force.  

At this point, Luke notices Finn.  He says that he feels something in him...a great destiny awaits.  Finn offers Luke his lightsaber.  Luke smiles and says, "I no longer need that.  That is yours to carry...you must let The Force tell you where it's Destiny lies. I can sense you are connected to another who is in great danger.  Go to her.  I have foreseen that you will save each other."

Then Luke says his farewells to Han, Chewie and Leia..  "I will be here when I am needed."

Luke looks at his sister and his best friend.  "Our road has always been difficult, and the path ahead is no different.  The road ahead will be filled with Light and Dark, but never lose faith in The Force.  It is up to us to choose how we react to whatever our destiny becomes.  Remember, The Force controls our actions, but it also follow our commands.  I can see The Force flowing through us and keeping us connected.  Nothing can change that."

The group departs.  While in hyperspace, Starkiller Base attacks and Leia and company return to one of the only remaining hidden bases and they regroup for the counterattack and rescue.

The movie ends the same with the advanced team sneaking in to lower the shield and to rescue Rey, Han getting killed, Finn incapacitated with Chewie at his side.  But Rey and Leia both return to Luke feeling hopeless and desperate.  Luke sees them, and says, "I wish there had been another way, but this is the path The Force has laid out for us. It is time to begin."  And that is the end of the movie.
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Side note.  In my version, Leia begins the movie as Supreme Chancellor, there is no Resistance at first, and Han (still happily married) had stepped down as General to lead the Top Secret Elite Operatives who had been searching the Galaxy for Luke.  His top field operative had been Poe Dameron, the best damn pilot in the Galaxy (Although Han still says he is the best.)

So, after the Starkiller attack wipes out the New Republic and their Fleets, the remnants becomes the Resistance and Leia becomes a General to rally the remaining Free People of the Galaxy.
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Image credit: Daekasu
https://www.deviantart.com/daekazu/art/Star-Wars-Past-and-Present-588964943

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