No Hope for the Solos
By: Lilian Anna Solo
Part 1
They were being led into a room that was filled with an orange light. Lilian Anna Solo didn't like this. She knew what was to come. And she was in a lot of pain. Darth Vader had tortured her. He had cut open her stomach and didn't bother to stitch it up. She looks over at her brother Han Solo. He was the one that was going to pay for what happened here. And she couldn't allow that to happen. She looks at him and wished that there was something she could do to make sure it didn't happen. But there was nothing. She was no match for Darth Vader, she would be killed before she could help her brother. But there had to be something that she would be able to do, maybe if she sacrificed herself, but no. Han would never go for that. And she knew it. She starts to cry silently. Tears streaming down her face. She didn't know what she was going to do. She didn't want Han to get frozen. But there was little that she COULD do. She didn't think she could stop Vader from this. But she would let Han know that she loved him, and that she would do her best to get him out of the carbonite. She shook her head, she didn't know what was going to happen when he was gone, but she was going to do her best to make sure he was found and that they rescued him.
Han Solo looked at his sister. He could tell that she was really struggling with this. And that she had known this was coming, and she had done everything she could to stop it. But he was so stubborn and didn't listen to her. He knew he should have. But there was little he could do to help her now. He knew that he was going to get frozen in carbonite, Lando had told them that. But he also knew he wasn't going to allow anything happen to his sister. She was in a lot of pain from the torture. And he wished he could be here to bring her back to health. But he was going to have to trust that Luke would do that. He knew that Luke would do anything for Lily. Luke Skywalker was Lily's fiancee. And he knew that he would do anything for her. He knew that she would be taken care of. And that she knew what was coming, and she was going to do her best to make sure that he was alright and all of that. He looks at her and winks, "Don't worry about me Lils. I just want you to make sure you get out of this alive." He said, he wanted to take her in his arms and comfort her that way. But he wouldn't be able to. He was in a pickle, and he wished there was something he could do for Lily. But there was nothing he could do, and he would have to make sure that everyone around her would take good care of her. And he knew they would.
Lily looks at Han and when he is pulled to the center of the room, to be frozen. She knew that she couldn't let him go in that thing without him knowing how much she loved him. She rushes to him and throws her arms around his neck. She buries her head in his chest and cries. She didn't want this to happen. She wanted to make sure that he got out of this alive. But there was little she could do about it. She looked at Han and shook her head, "I can't let you go Han. I just can't." She says as fresh tears streak down her cheeks. She knew that she was going to have to be brave. But she didn't want to be brave. She wanted her brother, and that was all. She knew that he needed her right now, she knew that she would have to do everything in her power to make sure that he didn't get frozen. But there was little she could do, she had to keep reminding herself this. She knew that Han was going to be alright. He wasn't going to die. She hoped not at least. But she knew that Lando really didn't have a choice in the matters. Lily looks at Han and shakes her head again, "I can't let this happen." She whispers into his chest. She would do everything in her power to make sure that Han was found when they were looking for him. And that he would come out of the carbonite.
Han looks at Chewie and motions for him to come and get Lily. He looks down at her, "I'll be alright Lils, you just have to trust that." He said kissing the top of her head, "Please don't worry about me, your first priority is to get yourself out of here. And nothing else." He said as Chewie came up and took Lily in his arms, "Trust me." Han said again and looks at Chewie and nods his thanks. He wanted to make sure that Lily knew that he was going to be alright, and that she didn't need to worry about him, but how could he get her to see that. He didn't know, but he was going to do whatever he could to make this easier on her. And if that meant that he had to lie a little, then he would lie a little. He smiles and winks at Lily, "Don't worry about me." He repeats. He watched her as he went down to be frozen. He didn't like this anymore then she did. But it was the only way to keep her safe. He smiles at her and then he was gone.
Lily watches as her brother gets frozen, the tears streaming down her face like a river. She did not want this to happen, but there was nothing she could do about it. She shook her head, she would have to find him and unfreeze him. She didn't know how she was going to do this, but she was going to, and she was going to make sure he was alright. But things were moving again, and she knew that she was to stay here with Vader. She didn't know why he wanted her to stay here. Well she had an idea, maybe Luke was going to see her and get mad and attack Vader. She hoped that wasn't going to be the case. But she was going to make sure that Han was alright, and that made her feel better when Lando announced that he was fine. Lily looks at Lando, she didn't really hate him, she just felt the need to be mad at someone. And since she couldn't vent her anger on Vader, she was going to do it on Lando. But Chewie held her firmly in his arms, he wasn't going to allow her to hurt herself anymore. And he was going to get them out of this. Lily looks up at Chewie, and stops struggling. Something else was going to happen, she just didn't know what it was.
Vader smiles behind the mask, he makes his way over to Lily and looks down upon her. "I have one last parting gift for you." He then lifted her leg up and snapped it. He then turns around and motioned for the guards to take them away. He would have Skywalker, that much he knew. His fiancee was in a lot of pain, and now he had him. He smiles again behind the mask, this would be fun to watch. He hoped that Skywalker wouldn't prove too hard to train to the darkside. He was hoping that this would set him off. But he wasn't sure, he knew he had to be careful with this lot. They were unpridicable, and they were always getting out of tight spots, so he had to get them to his ship. He smiles and tells the troops to do so. He looks at Lily, "I will have Skywalker." Were his last four words to her. He then turns around and gets ready for Skywalker. He knew that he had become powerful, so he would have to be careful. But he knew he was going to do his best to turn him to the darkside. He would have his prize for the emperor, and he would make sure that he knew he had his wife.
Lily watches Vader, and then cries out in pain when he breaks her leg. She could hear Chewie snarl at the dark lord of the Sith and then he had picked her up in his arms. She looks up at him, he was going to make sure she was safe. And she knew that she had control of the Falcon she had always known that if something happened to Han, then she would have the ship. It was not a happy time. She knew it wouldn't be. But there had to be something that they could do, something that could get them out of this. She needed to get back to Han, she had to free him. It was a good thing that Vader didn't give her to Boba Fett. She didn't think she would be able to handle that ball of slime. But now she was with her family and friends, and they were going to get out of this. She just didn't know how. And there had to be something that they could do to get Luke back. He shouldn't have to face Vader, if he knew they were alright. She had seen this too, and she knew that Luke did not come out on the winning side of this. And that was something that she wasn't going to allow. She couldn't lose both of the men that she loved in the same day. Han was gone, and if Luke was gone too. She didn't know what she would do. She didn't want to lose either one of them, but if she could save Luke from his fate, then things would be alright. Though she doubted very much that she could do anything. If she could only get the gang to the Falcon then things would be alright. But right now, they had to think of something else.
Leia had been watching Lily for the past couple of minutes. She could tell that she was hurt. Leia was hurt too. Han meant so much to the both of them. And the bad thing for Leia, is she just figured out how much Han meant to her. And now he was gone. But she knew as Lily knew that Han would be rescued, that when Luke got here they could take care of this problem. There had to be something that they could do. She knew that they had to get to Fett's ship, but that was going to be impossible. They were surrounded by stormtroopers. Leia had no idea what they were going to do. She just hoped that Luke hadn't fallen for the trap. She didn't want him to get hurt, just as much as Lily did. She knew that Luke was going to come and try to rescue them. He would when Lily was in trouble. They had known each other for thirteen years, they were best friends, and then they got engaged. He would come for her, maybe for just her. But Leia knew that Lily was going to do her best to make him turn away. She didn't want him to get hurt.
Lily looks up from Chewie's arms and saw a figure move in the shadows. She didn't need to reach out with the force to know that, that was Luke. "No Luke! You have to go back!" She screamed, she then started to struggle in Chewie's arms, ignoring the pain in her leg. She had to get to Luke, she had to stop him. But then a trooper came up to her and pointed the blaster at Chewie. Lily would never put Chewie's life at risk like that. No matter what. She wanted to make sure that Luke was going to be safe, but not at that cost. She would make sure that Luke got out of this a different way. They just had to find it. She didn't know what was going to happen, but she had a feeling that the carbonite on Han was just a test to see if it could be used on humans. And that meant that she might lose Luke to the same fate. But she wouldn't be able to rescue Luke, Luke was going to the emperor, that much she knew. She was barely a match for Jabba, she would never get Palpatine to let go of Luke. She shook her head, she would think of some way to get her family back together.