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In which Lando and co. (minus Han and Sabe) manage to escape, and Mara walks right into the krayt dragon's lair.
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Author's Notes: Was originally planning to have Padme, Vader, Terminus and Luke accompany Mara, but I figured I'd cut them off. I am a bit disappointed, especially considering that it presents an opportunity for Vader and Terminus to have to fight Ventress, but at the same time, I think it does definitely raise the jeopardy for Mara, having to face Ventress alone. I think it's one of many reasons Empire Strikes Back did that with Luke when he faced Vader -- just to increase that sense of jeopardy. Especially considering that at this point, Luke is skilled, but he doesn't quite have the skills to defeat Vader (including, of course, the new information he has in Return of the Jedi, where he can sort of plant the seeds of doubt in Vader and try and turn him away from the Emperor's influence). So we worry a bit about him. I think that sense of isolation in fiction, having to go up against the enemy alone definitely increases suspense, especially when the villain is a lot stronger than the hero. In Ventress' case, she's pretty good at lightsaber combat and knows how to get under Mara's skin. In Mara's case, she's skilled, but she's still a fledgling Jedi, not quite in control of her emotions, and the fact she just recently started training at twenty two (according to the canonical Star Wars timeline, Luke was nineteen in A New Hope, twenty two in Empire Strikes Back -- as ESB takes place three years later -- and twenty three in Return of the Jedi -- as ROTJ takes place only a year after ESB. Wasn't even intending it, but Mara's age here matches up pretty well with Luke's in canon) probably makes things more complicated. I guess I can also understand a little better why the Jedi separate kids from their parents as infants (even though I still disagree with it. Call me a bit too soft-hearted for my own good here); from their point of view, it makes the Jedi easier to train in order to get their emotions under control (and considering one aspect of the Sith is getting under a Jedi's skin in order to make them lose, turn them, etc., learning to get their emotions under control is no doubt important for a number of reasons), as well as being able to learn all the skills they need (in contrast to, basically, just taking the accelerated course when the trainee is, say, an adult. Revan's definitely an exception along with Luke, and there were some extenuating circumstances revolving around that. And in the case of the Exile training her crew...well, they weren't exactly conventional Jedi in the first place. So there are exceptions, but probably with some extraordinary circumstances behind all that).
Anyway, my apologies for the rambling (call it something I just realized posting this). Hope you enjoy.
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Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Author's Notes: Was originally planning to have Padme, Vader, Terminus and Luke accompany Mara, but I figured I'd cut them off. I am a bit disappointed, especially considering that it presents an opportunity for Vader and Terminus to have to fight Ventress, but at the same time, I think it does definitely raise the jeopardy for Mara, having to face Ventress alone. I think it's one of many reasons Empire Strikes Back did that with Luke when he faced Vader -- just to increase that sense of jeopardy. Especially considering that at this point, Luke is skilled, but he doesn't quite have the skills to defeat Vader (including, of course, the new information he has in Return of the Jedi, where he can sort of plant the seeds of doubt in Vader and try and turn him away from the Emperor's influence). So we worry a bit about him. I think that sense of isolation in fiction, having to go up against the enemy alone definitely increases suspense, especially when the villain is a lot stronger than the hero. In Ventress' case, she's pretty good at lightsaber combat and knows how to get under Mara's skin. In Mara's case, she's skilled, but she's still a fledgling Jedi, not quite in control of her emotions, and the fact she just recently started training at twenty two (according to the canonical Star Wars timeline, Luke was nineteen in A New Hope, twenty two in Empire Strikes Back -- as ESB takes place three years later -- and twenty three in Return of the Jedi -- as ROTJ takes place only a year after ESB. Wasn't even intending it, but Mara's age here matches up pretty well with Luke's in canon) probably makes things more complicated. I guess I can also understand a little better why the Jedi separate kids from their parents as infants (even though I still disagree with it. Call me a bit too soft-hearted for my own good here); from their point of view, it makes the Jedi easier to train in order to get their emotions under control (and considering one aspect of the Sith is getting under a Jedi's skin in order to make them lose, turn them, etc., learning to get their emotions under control is no doubt important for a number of reasons), as well as being able to learn all the skills they need (in contrast to, basically, just taking the accelerated course when the trainee is, say, an adult. Revan's definitely an exception along with Luke, and there were some extenuating circumstances revolving around that. And in the case of the Exile training her crew...well, they weren't exactly conventional Jedi in the first place. So there are exceptions, but probably with some extraordinary circumstances behind all that).
Anyway, my apologies for the rambling (call it something I just realized posting this). Hope you enjoy.
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