Authors notes: Hello fellow Star Wars! So, this is an idea I got while watching the Empire strikes backs. I hope you all enjoy it! (:

Disclaimer: I own nothing, Star Wars belongs to the incredible and legendary George Lucas.

Frozen
Chapter one - When snow falls.

His vision was blurred, but there was not much to be seen, only the pure white of the snow walls. As Luke came around it did not take him long to discover that he was hanging upside down. He used all his remaining strength to reach his feet, his reach was nowhere near long enough, but any attempts would have failed due to the ice prison that was smoothed along his feet. He let his torso fall heavy and he hung there for a moment. His thoughts rushed around frantically, he could hear some kind of growling noise somewhere within the depths of the cave, whatever it was, it wasn't friendly. He began to feel cold with fear and worry, almost as if his own death was looking at him with his frozen eyes and missing expression. Luke closed his eyes and desperately tried to banish the daunting images that haunted him from his mind.

He was determined to live through this and he hoped that his lack of determination and hope was caused simply because of the cut that caused blood to trickle down his cheek and stain the purity of the snow floor. It was then that he had a rush of hope, he spotted his lightsaber resting of a pile on flakes, he stretched to his arm's maximum length but his attempts to retrieve it failed. There was one last option that he could try, he was sceptical about it, but he had to try. He allowed his body to relax, he extended his closes arm only half way. He tried to imagine his lightsaber moving towards his hand. He began to feel a calm sensation flow through every single limb and cell in his body.

The growling noise became louder and closer. His lightsaber began to wriggle and finally shot into Luke's hand. He swung his body up and cut his feet free and feel onto the blanket of softness. Luke spun around - his saber still ignited. The monstrous creature charged at him, Luke swung wildly at it and removed the creatures right arm. Fear began to take over again and with another sloppy swing the creatures head was removed and it's body fell in the loose pile. Luke dropped to his knees.
"What have I done?!" He questioned himself. A Jedi was not meant to kill, yet he had just used his fear and anger to do just that. "Ben….I'm sorry Ben!" Luke cried. As if replying to the boy's pain, the blue swirling figure of Ben Kenobi materialized in front of him. Kenobi looked at the creatures body and shook his head.

"Luke, you have much to learn."

"Ben….I'm sorry."

"You must go to the Dagobah system, there you will learn the true ways of the Force from Yoda - The Jedi master who instructed me."

He vanished after that was said. Luke would obey him at all costs, he quest was to become a Jedi. He stayed inside of the cave which protected him from the harsh weather. His only ways of contacting the rebels had been destroyed, he could only hope that they would panic to much, he didn't want any of them to land in danger.

*!*

Han's nerves begin to rise to levels they had not reached for a long time. Luke had not returned to the rebel base, that he knew, he was stuck out there somewhere, somewhere in the hash blizzard the occupied Hoth's snowy wasteland.

"Sir!-" A rebel called out to him with desperation in his voice. "-You can't go out there, your Tauntaun will freeze."

His nerves were replaced with rage, he had absolutely no intention of leaving his friend out there to die, he would risk his own life to save that of a friend's.

"Then I'll see you in hell!" Han exclaimed angrily. He repeated flicked his Tauntaun reins and encouraged it to run at it's maximum speed. The snow stung the small parts of his face that was not covered by clothing and the chilling winds made Han feel frozen in the saddle. His vision was almost completely removed by the white cloak created by the blizzard.

"Luke!" Han called. "Luke!" he doubted that his voice would travel far.

He let his Tauntaun trot on a free rein while he squinted to make out any body-like shapes. No such luck. He dismounted and began to scan for any life forms, he walked up and down mounds of snow and ice and did what he could to protect his face. The horizon began to fall deeper and deeper into the abyss of darkness and temperatures that would freeze almost anything.

"Luke! Luke! Can you hear me? Luke!" His voice became quieter as his lips started to go numb like most of his body.

Soon enough his legs gave in and caused him to collapse into the snow. He shivered more and more feverishly as every second went by. It took him every single piece of strength left in his body to get back to his feet. The sky had turned dark grey that was edging closer to total blackness. He stumbled back down the path he'd originally made. A small lump lay in the snow. Could it be Luke?

"Luke? Luke is that you?" Han called out pathetically.

His running was sloppy and out of control due to his lack of strength, but he could still travel, He reached the lumped, it may not have been Luke, but what he found could save his life. His Tauntaun - like the young rebel had predicted, lay lifeless in the snow. He removed the metal bit from the bridle and scruffily cut through the stomach. The smell was horrendous but he knew it would keep him warm. He pulled out his communication devices.

"E….e…c..cho base? Do…Do y…you r…read m…m….me? The only answer he got was static and piercing white noise. Then….everything went black.

*!*

Leia stood stoically next to the falcon, R2-D2 was positioned by the doors trying his best to find any traces of life forms. Chewbacca whimpered silently, petrified of loosing his friend. Leia thought about Luke, the one who was too short to be storm trooper, out there in the storm, alone.

But, no matter how much she tried to think about Luke, Han always came back into her mind - with his usual cocky smile. Han really did annoy her to great lengths, but there was something about him, something that made him seem….okay….alright, almost as if he wasn't as bad as he originally seemed. But the conversation they had in the South passage was what left her puzzled. Han's words echoed in her head.

"Afraid I'm going to leave without giving you a goodbye kiss." That was the true question, was she? Of course she was worried about him while he was out there, but there was something more to her feelings, like when Han wasn't around, something wasn't right. She began to feel scared.

"Your Highness, there's simply nothing more we can do, the doors must be closed." Leia blinked back tears.

"Okay…." She whispered.

"Artoo says that the chances of survival are 725 to 1." Leia scrunched up her face his fear. "Of course, Artoo has been know to make mistakes…..from time to time." The heavy doors began to slowly move closer together, it was like someone was locking Han and Luke away in a torture chamber, like they were being shut out of the world, like they were shut out from her heart.

As they made contact Chewbacca howled and there was a clear scent of fear in his howl. She reluctantly went over to Chewie and half stroked some of the rough and scruffy hair of his neck. The Wookiee continued to whimper, Leia felt like doing the same.

"I'm sure they'll be okay, Chewie-" Her voice began to crack slightly, but she still allowed no tars to escape form her eyes. "-They both know what they're doing, I'm sure they'll return." Chewbacca began to show some rare signs of affection when he rested a paw on Leia's shoulder and allowed her to continue stroking the fur on his face.

It was still Han that swam around her mind.
Please survive Han, please come back, for Chewie, and for me. Please. She said silently.

"Mistress Leia, May I just say again that the odds of survival are-" Leia reached behind C-3PO and shut him down, she couldn't deal with constantly reminded that her friends were probably going to die. Chewbacca let out a slightly higher moan and faked a Wookie smile - which Leia returned.

"And if he isn't back in the morning-" A tear finally escaped and sprinted down her cheek, Chewbacca brushed it away from her. She smiled briefly. "-Then I'll go and find them myself."

Authors notes: Well, that's Chapter one, sorry it wasn't great. Chapter two will be up soon, hopefully it'll be better. I hope you enjoyed that! (:
May the Force be with you.