p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"The mechanical whirring and hissing of the breathing apparatus whizzing air in and out of his scorched lungs made me cringe. "Ainsley."/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"The dark Sith Lord towered over me dramatically, intimidatingly. Like a cobra observing his prey before he strikes./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;""You know where they are hiding. Tell me, and you may see Skywalker again, my dear."/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"I grimaced, turning away from Darth Vader. "No. I can't."/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"If he could have sighed, Vader would, and theatrically so. "I em style="max-width: 100%;"know/em you love him, so why not tell me where he is? I would allow you to see him, still em style="max-width: 100%;"alive, Commander."/em/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"The way he spoke my rank set me off. I stood up, obviously not caring that I had a death wish, getting right up in Vader's face./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;""No!" I screamed. "I will not tell you! The second I betrayed Luke, I betray myself as well! And you wouldn't allow me to see him or the others ever again. You would have us all killed!"/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"There was a very uncomfortable silence between us except the hissing of the machinery pushing air in and out of his damaged lungs./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"Vader finally closed the gap between us, if that were even possible./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"I started to panic. I was extremely claustrophobic already, but this was stretching my limits of sanity./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;""Ainsley." Vader began slowly, dangerously./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;""If you do not tell me where the rebels are hiding, I will be forced to take matters into my own hands. Seeing that you belong to Skywalker in a..." He paused here, as if searching for the right words./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"Vader found them, and continued. "Rather em style="max-width: 100%;"intimate/em way, I was hoping that you would see reason here and comply with the Empire."/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"I felt a force unlike anything I've ever experienced before. An unseen grip on my waist was drawing me near him until we were mere inches apart./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"I looked down and noticed Vader making motions with his gloved hands. Was HE doing this?/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;""Please don't hurt me!" I begged./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;""I won't." Vader spoke in his deep, intimidating voice. "If you tell me where they are."/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"The dark Sith Lord towered over me dramatically, intimidatingly. Like a cobra observing his prey before he strikes./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;""You know where they are hiding. Tell me, and you may see Skywalker again, my dear."/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"I grimaced, turning away from Darth Vader. "No. I can't."/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"If he could have sighed, Vader would, and theatrically so. "I em style="max-width: 100%;"know/em you love him, so why not tell me where he is? I would allow you to see him, still em style="max-width: 100%;"alive, Commander."/em/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"The way he spoke my rank set me off. I stood up, obviously not caring that I had a death wish, getting right up in Vader's face./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;""No!" I screamed. "I will not tell you! The second I betrayed Luke, I betray myself as well! And you wouldn't allow me to see him or the others ever again. You would have us all killed!"/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"There was a very uncomfortable silence between us except the hissing of the machinery pushing air in and out of his damaged lungs./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"Vader finally closed the gap between us, if that were even possible./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"I started to panic. I was extremely claustrophobic already, but this was stretching my limits of sanity./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;""Ainsley." Vader began slowly, dangerously./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;""If you do not tell me where the rebels are hiding, I will be forced to take matters into my own hands. Seeing that you belong to Skywalker in a..." He paused here, as if searching for the right words./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"Vader found them, and continued. "Rather em style="max-width: 100%;"intimate/em way, I was hoping that you would see reason here and comply with the Empire."/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"I felt a force unlike anything I've ever experienced before. An unseen grip on my waist was drawing me near him until we were mere inches apart./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;"I looked down and noticed Vader making motions with his gloved hands. Was HE doing this?/p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;""Please don't hurt me!" I begged./p
p style="max-width: 100%; color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 18px;""I won't." Vader spoke in his deep, intimidating voice. "If you tell me where they are."/p
