Disclaimer: I
don't own any of the characters or places and I am not receiving any payment
whatsoever! All characters belong to Lucusfilm, Ltd.
Author's Note:
This is my first story so please tell me what you think of it, but no bad
comments please, my self-esteem can't handle it.
The Decision
Leia walked
quickly down the corridor of the Imperial Palace. She was exhausted and all she
wanted to do was sleep. Being the youngest human Senator was difficult by
itself but add being a rebel and spy on top of that and you could see why she
just wanted to go to her room and sleep for a few hours.
She stepped onto a
turbolift and let out a sigh as it began its upward journey. Sometimes it
didn't seem worth it. The Rebellion seemed to never to win. Sure more planets
joined but they were always to scared to do more then lend a few supplies.
The turbolift stopped
and Leia continued down the brightly light corridor to her room. She entered
her code and the door whished open. She entered the dark room,
"Lights" she said. The room was flooded with light, the door closed
silently behind here. Leia kicked off her shoes and walked into the bedroom.
She took a long look at the bathroom but she was too tired. Instead she pulled
off her Senator's robe and lied down on the bed and prepared for a long sleep.
Before she could
even close her eyes her comlink signalled that there was a message. She stood
up and looked to see whom it was that was trying to disturbed her well-deserved
rest. She was stunned to see it was Guhtend, her rebel link on Coruscant.
"What could he want?" Leia said aloud. She had been informed that she
would have a break; some people were beginning to get suspicious.
Leia was suddenly
filled with anger. Why can't they just give her a break now and then. She
flicked off the comlink and headed back to bed. "No more." she
whispered. "I'm tired of fighting and never winning." she said. She
dropped down on the bed and within minutes was sound asleep.
Her sleep was
troubled. It seemed she heard thousand of voices crying out in pain. It was
filled with flashes and pictures she didn't understand. She saw her home
Alderaan being blown up. She saw a young blond man, who looked vaguely familiar
but was definitely a stranger. It seemed she heard a voice say, "You can
give hope to the universe. Your sprit can help stop the spread of evil. You
will suffer as all who fight for freedom do but you will be rewarded. Do not
give up." Leia was unsure. It was so hard to continue fighting. "One
single person can make all the difference." A voice whispered.
Leia knew what had
to be done, Palpatine had to be stopped.
She jerked awake
in the darkness of her room, gasping for breath. So many things were clearer
now. She understood she had a role to play in the future. She tossed her hair
out of her eyes and they glinted with hidden steel. She wasn't going to give
up. Not when so much depended on the success of the Rebellion. She was a
princess of Alderaan and she wouldn't give up.
She stood up and
moved towards the comlink to read the message left by Guhtend. She turned the
lights back on and sat back to read the message. It seem there was information
on a secret project that Palpatine had been working on. Leia let out a little
gasp as she read the details.
It seemed that the
Emperor was building a giant space station that could blow up planets. For a
second she seemed to remember something she had saw in her dream but it slipped
away before she could recall what it was. She shook off the feeling of dread
and finished reading the message.
They needed her to
use her diplomatic duties to allow a rebel ship to get close enough to the heavily
guarded planet, where the plans were kept, and intercept the transmission
containing the plans.
She was prepared
to do whatever the Rebellion needed, that one moment of weakness was all she
would allow herself. She sent a transmission saying she was willing to take the
mission and would have everything prepared. After she finished sending off the
coded transmission she leaned back into her chair. Nothing was going to stop
the Rebellion from succeeding, evil was always defeated in the end. A small smile
spread across Leia's face as she felt her renewed faith in the goodness of the
universe. She was prepared to do battle and she could only be defeated for so
long.
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Palpatine sat upon
his throne, too filled with visions of the glory of the Empire to notice the
small tremor in the Force. But a short, green unknown alien living in a swamp
noticed it and felt a flicker of joy; the time was coming when the balance
would be restored. He only hoped they would be ready, one test had been passed
but there were many more to come. Only time would tell, after all the future is
always in motion.