Well, I got enough reviews for inspiration for a second chapter!

Nope, I don't own anything at all. If only, right? I wish I owned some of the weapons in the game because they're awesome, but I don't even own a Mieu plushie...do they even make those?

Luke's sky blue light sword clashed with Van's own crimson one as they dueled on the catwalk, both of them gritting their teeth and glaring daggers. Luke allowed his determination to flow through his veins as he pressed on. There it was, an opening! Smirking ever so slightly, Luke nicked Van's shoulder, eliciting a hiss of pain from his former instructor.

Not one to be bested, Van decided then to go in for the kill. Five seconds later, Luke's light sword was plummeting down into the abyss beneath them, and unfortunately, his right hand went with it.

As his hand was sliced off like a piece of cake, Luke shrieked in agony and clutched the cauterized stump, curling in on himself. This wasn't supposed to happen! He was supposed to beat the bad guy, go make out with Tear, and them the two of them would ride off into the sunset on Tokunaga...right? That was how the plays supposedly went, according to Guy and Natalia and pretty much ever civilized being he had met on their journey, only he was pretty sure heroes didn't ride on cutesy puppets.

Van, oblivious to Luke's derailing train of thought, loomed over the poor boy. "There is no escape. Don't make me destroy you," he murmured ominously. He paused briefly, and Luke took advantage of the break to back away from Van and onto a slender extension of the catwalk, stepping farther and farther away until he could only stand on a sliver of metal mere inches wide. "Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy!"

Luke, defiant as always, shouted shakily, "I'll never join you!" He glanced away from Van to gaze into the chasm below them. Geez, that was a loooooooong drop...

Van raised a clenched fist toward Luke. "If you only knew the power of the Seventh Fonon! Guy never told you what happened to your father."

An utterly bamboozled Luke blinked. "Uh, he's back home in Baticul..."

"No," Van said, raising his voice to increase the drama. "I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former room mate."

Okay, now Luke didn't have a freaking clue what the heck was going on. "What's that make us?"

Van shrugged. "Absolutely nothing."

Not seeing what else he was supposed to do, Luke decided to take the higher road and jump off the platform instead of join Van. As he fell to his doom (he winced when he realized how horribly his body would splatter against the metal down below), memories of his real father flashed before his eyes:

Jade spoon-fed a seven-year-old Luke some oatmeal, his usual smile on his face as the oats simply dribbled off Luke's face and onto his lap...

Jade cheered from the stands as Luke batted a home run ball that collided with Dist's face...

A teenage Luke sobbed into Jade's shoulder while Pokemon: The First Movie played...

Jade petted young Luke's hair when Luke came home with his first ever B on a report card...

Luke rocked back and forth, eyes wide with terror, as Jade gave him the Talk...

With sweaty palms and quickened breath, Luke snapped up in bed, his eyes suddenly open wide with horror. His head swiveled to Jade, but fortunately the older man seemed to be asleep.

Luke sighed with relief and laid back down in bed, though he refused to fall asleep again out of fear that the nightmares would worsen this time. They hadn't even brought up his mother yet!

Me: Yeah, I know, the ending is pretty lame, but it makes me want to write another chapter! At least you got references to Star Wars, Spaceballs, and Pokemon! And, as promised, here's Jade in a miniskirt petting a chibi hamster while on camera.

Jade: (Pulls down miniskirt) Have I mentioned how much the world despises you?

Luke: (Snaps picture) Wow, he actually sounds angry.

Guy: Yeah, we should probably start running now.

Tear: (Eying the hamster) But what about him? He's so cute?

Luke: (Eyes widen and jaw drops) Jade? Cute?

Tear: T-that's not what I meant!

Me: (Sweatdrop) So...did I just make my author's note into a skit? Oh well. By the way, reviews motivate me!

Anise: ...Could you be any more obvious?

Mr: Oh, shut up!