Dark's Day
Chapter 1
Vivien Nimue
Author's Note: An AU story about basically what if Sidious had a teenage daughter, what if Luke had been raised with Vader? What if they were forced to marry? What if Padme survived and married Bail raising Leia as their daughter? What if Obi-Wan and Han just hung around? And what if Luke had left the love of his life behind on Tatooine? The Answer? Chaos.
The Coruscant under levels lay hundreds of stories below the Skyscraper pinnacles. These areas barely saw the light of day. They were illuminated instead by a seedy, dim, foreboding artificial glow. It was a place mostly inhabited by thugs, vermin and those hiding from the law. Yet it was here that the heroine of our story Lina Dorme had grown up.
She lived in a medium sized apartment with her "uncle and aunt" who her real father had payed to bring her up. She had never met either of her parents, although she had received two holo messages from her father. Her mother, a woman called Dorme had not been married to her father and had died three months after she was born. Lina's father had never personally cared for her and left her in another's care immediately after her mother's death. All she knew about her father was that "he lives in a space station."
After her guardian's had completed her education they had left her to her own devices. Which meant she knew the under levels like the back of her hand, was incredibly streetwise and even more cynical. It wouldn't have been safe her to be otherwise.
The galaxy had been taken over by the New Empire and the old "Jedi knights" had been made extinct. Lina however didn't give a damn about politics; she really just wanted to just get on with her own life without worrying about the state of the universe.
She had far more important issues to deal with; like what to wear that evening for example.
Lina sat in front of the bar at the "Outlander" nightclub. She self concisely brushed down her strappy red dress and drained her glass of bright green liquid as she looked around. All the usual punters were in, criminals, dancers, death stick pushers and people like her, just out for the evening. She turned to the girl sat next to her, her best friend Cia.
"So, how's the olds?" Cia asked pushing her long blonde hair out of her eyes.
"Impossible as usual." Lina replied brushing back her own red hair. "They keep going on about my father."
"What? The one who dumped you?" Cia asked one eyebrow raised.
"Yeah, they think as I'm nearly eighteen he'll want me to go and live with him."
"So where does this dude live?" Cia asked draining her own glass.
"Some space station, but I don't think I'll ever see him." Lina smiled, as she turned back to the bar tender. "I'll have another comet dust please."
The bartender nodded "Anything for you love?" He asked Cia.
"I'm fine thanks." Cia replied, as a giggle sounded behind them. The two girls turned round to see their friend Marcus stood there, a girl on each arm, as usual.
"Hi Lina, Cia. These two lovely ladies are Lulu and Sabbi." He announced beaming.
"Lulu and Zerry." The second girl corrected him giggling and slapping him playfully on the arm, before they both slinked off back across the dance floor.
"Sheesh Marcus. At least learn their names." Lina said smiling at her friend.
"What can I say, I have a talent with the ladies." Marcus replied laughing and dusting his nails on his jacket. Lina snorted and kicked him under the table.
"Can I have a zest blaster with a hint of starshine?" Marcus asked the bartender who'd just handed Lina her drink.
"So how's life gals?" Marcus asked sipping his current drink.
"Lina's olds are obsessed with her long lost father again." Said Cia wiping some spilt juice off her purse.
Marcus rolled his eyes, "Do they ever change that record?"
"Nope"
"Lina, a holomessage arrived for you." Her "uncle" yelled at her the moment she came home to the apartment.
Lina sighed and went up to her room. (Which was at the very top of the apartment and painted a glittery silver colour with gold moon and stars stencilled on the walls. She'd decorated it herself.)
Lina picked up a silver Holo pad and pressed the transmission button. Immediately a hologram of a man appeared. He was wearing a cloak covering his face but Lina recognised him as her father.
"Lina, I require your presence immediately. I will have somebody pick you up this Wednesday, your Birthday." The image flickered and was gone.
"Your presence is required immediately." Lina snorted. This from the man who abandoned her when she was three months old? She hated him and she was NOT going to leave the under levels and her friends. Her father could go boil is head and dance naked for the Hutts for all she cared.
"What was the message about?" Her "aunt" screeched up the stairs at her.
"Apparently my father is taking me away next week. I wont go." Lina yelled down.
"Oh yes you will." Replied her aunt.
"Oh no I wont." Lina whispered under her breath.