NOTE: Because I don't know when to stop. Enjoy.
"What will the princess' choice be? Her life or the life of her beloved husband?" The man who was dressed in a dark cloak asked.
Normally, the situations never got this far. She'd never been given such a choice before since Han always conned his way out of things such as this. How did this guy even find out where to find Han, given that all of this was happening in their living room? The man had a light saber (he must be some sort of Jedi, but weren't all the Jedi good now?) that he hadn't activated yet pressed next to Han's neck.
Han was on his knees on the ground, his hands cuffed behind his back, forced to stare at his wife in humiliation. He had no clue who this guy was or how he knew him. He just somehow got in the house while Han was taking a short nap and trapped him that way.
"Don't listen to this moron. He more than likely just wants some money or something." Han growled out of frustration with the situation. Today he and Leia were supposed to go out on a mission then come back in time to have dinner. Looks like those plans got shot in the foot.
"What I want is a life. If you don't shut your mouth it might just be two I take." The cloaked man snapped back, hitting Han in the back of the head.
"What do you want?" Leia asked with as much of a fearless voice as she could muster.
"A life. Pick."
'Luke, showing up anytime would be a good thing for once.' Leia thought hard.
"Why?" She answered.
"I have my reasons, but I don't have all day. Tell me."
"Fight me like a man you coward!" Han rolled suddenly onto his back and kicked toward the man.
A loud snap-hiss was heard and a orange light saber was out for everyone to see. Leia gasped when the man pointed it toward Han's neck once more. "I suggest you be a good hostage and sit there while the grownups talk."
"Han do what he says!" Leia didn't sound as confident this time.
The man turned his attention over to her.
"Thing about that," Han had slid from under the saber, "I was never good at being good. Or doing what I was told."
Han kicked the man's legs, causing him to stumble slightly.
"Princess," The cloaked man grabbed a handful of Han's hair and making him stand up by it, earning some displeased grunts from Han, "Pick."
"Me! Just don't hurt him!" Leia tried to take a step forward, but the man put his light saber closer to Han's throat.
"No Leia!" Han struggled.
"Let him go!"
The man retracted his saber and released Han's hair, letting him fall to the ground.
"Leia! No!" Han shook away the headache he felt coming on.
By now, than man had pulled out some sort of gun and aimed it straight towards Leia. Before she could brace herself or Han could jump up to block it, the man shot.
She felt the sting just above her right breast, then she couldn't feel anything at all.
"Leia! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!" Han argued. "Take me instead!! Just leave her alone!!"
"You don't have what we need." The man began to walk away from Han and towards Leia's body that had fallen back onto one of the many couches.
"What?!" Han was up now and had pulled out his gun ready to shoot.
The man didn't answer. Instead he lifted his hand, confusing Han. Just as Han began to pull his trigger something hit him in the back of the head.
"Its going to take more than that. Don't lay a finger of my wife!" He pursued the man across the room.
"You really are stubborn." The man waved his hands again and a couch flew across the room pinning Han against the wall.
"Don't touch her!" Han fought against the couch, trying to wiggle free.
Nonetheless, he watched helplessly as the cloaked figure lifted Leia and walked out of the house with her.
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"Han," Luke's voice suddenly woke Han from his sleep. "You okay?"
"Just another nightmare, kid. Is there any news? They couldn't have gotten far." Han sat up from his position on Luke's sofa and rubbed his eyes.
It'd been a whole week since the incident. He hadn't been back to his house since. How could he? If the nightmares were this bad in other place, how vivid would they be where it actually happened? Where he couldn't protect his wife. What kind of husband was he?
"We've got someone searching every place we can. Han, think hard, who could have done this? Were on you anyone's bad side?" Luke sat down next to Han on the couch.
"Kid, was there anyone who I was on the good list with?" Han retorted, shoving his fingers through his hair. "I cant understand why he didn't just kill me and get it over with! Now he has Leia!"
Chewbacca walked in now and muttered something.
"Thank you Chewie." Luke answered as Chewbacca walked to the back of the room.
"Be serious. Is there anything you can remember that would help us?" Luke pressed.
Han continued staring hard down at the carpeted floor, "Had had an orange light saber."
"Light saber?"
"Yeah. Kept it pressed against my neck for the most part."
"He was a Jedi?"
"I don't know! I cant sit here anymore. I'm going out to look for her." Han pushed off the couch and marched across the room.
"You need to stay here! In case they call for a ransom!" Luke argued.
"I cant stay here! I'm losing my mind! Try calling out to her again!"
Luke stood and closed his eyes. Focusing hard on connecting with his sister.
He called her name out several times. But there was nothing in response.
"I cant feel her." Luke let out a heavy sigh.
"I'm gone. Chewie are you coming?" Han snatched his jacket from the hook it had been resting on by the door.
Chewbacca growled an answer and began to follow Han.
"I'm coming too. I might be able to find her if we get near her." Luke followed the pair out the door and to the hanger where the Falcon was located.
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Was this what death was? Being trapped in a room filled with dark colored furniture?
"Princess," A cold familiar voice made Leia sit up from the large dark comforted bed she had been laying on. "You've awakened. I hope you find the room to your liking."
"I like being at home more. What's the meaning of this?!" Leia snapped back, her chest felt sore where she'd been shot.
"The antidote will wear off if you just stay calm and rest."
"Calm? If you want me to be calm take me back to my husband!" Leia demanded.
"Not until you give us what we need." The man still had his hood on.
"I thought you wanted to kill me?" Despite the pain rushing through her chest, she sat up and attempted to stand.
"I wanted a life."
"What in the force does that mean!? Where is my husband?!"
"Therein lies your weakness. Before it took so long to find something to use against you. You were strong and confident, dangerous and untouchable. Until you became involved with someone. You finally had a weakness, one that we could use. We needed you."
"Why me? And who needs me?!" She was getting tired of his riddles.
"You're the daughter of Anakin Skywalker. In your genetics alone lies limitless power." Leia was taken back, but the man continued, "The last strain of the Empire needs you."
"I helped destroy the Empire, why would I help rebuild it?" It felt like her chest was constricting and it hurt like no one else's business!
"An heir from you would be trained up in the ways so, we could have a new leader."
"An heir? I don't have any children!" Leia couldn't restrain her jaw from dropping.
"That's where your wrong. You may not be completely intouch with The Force yet, but I can tell."
"What?" Leia squeezed her eyes shut as her hand floated over her stomach.
"These two have great JedI powers already and they are just in the womb."
"I'm-" Before she could finish her world went black. The pain consumed her and forced to fall back onto the bed.
"I told you to rest." The man turned and exited to the room.
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"Leia!" Luke suddenly yelled out, startling the two captains of the Falcon.
"What is it, kid?" Han turned to face Luke.
"I felt Leia. It was brief, but she was extremely terrified." Luke closed his eyes tight again, trying to pick out the wave length that sent him that signal.
"Was it near?"
"I don't know. Its gone. I'm trying Han. At least we know she is alive."
"And terrified." Han added under his breath, his voice filled with discontent.
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It was my first shot at doing something I might want to continue. Please tell me what you think!!!
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