A/N: Hello all! This story is actually a later section of the story I previously was writing titled Forces of Love. In true Star Wars fashion, I have decided to write the later story and then the stuff that comes before it. I will be writing this story for the time being before I return to the earlier times. I hope you enjoy the story!
Sanya Kenobi stalked across the airstrip towards the Distrix, her friend Sam's ship. He had said that he wouldn't be long, but he had been gone for quite a while now. Sanya could sense something in the force that she couldn't identify, and it was making her uneasy. She wanted to get off this planet as soon as possible.
When she arrived at the ship, she made her way up the ramp, pulling her hood up and latching the front across her face. This planet was too cold for her liking. It was nothing like her home planet of Takodana. The wind blew a cold draft that went right through her and chilled her to the bone. It didn't do anything to help her already frayed nerves.
The unknown feeling she had sensed suddenly grew stronger. It had transformed into a physical presence that wasn't too far from her. She stood from her co-pilot seat and touched her light saber on her belt. Using the force, she reached out to the area outside the ship. The presence she sensed was both foreign and familiar to her. She had felt this presence before in her life, but something about it was different. It was so different that she was unable to place where she could remember it from.
A sudden crash alerted Sanya to the ship being shot at, nearly knocking her over where she stood. She rushed to the window to see what on earth was going on outside. The sky was filled with tie-fighters accompanied by a menacing larger black ship. The First Order was here.
Sanya swore under her breath and reached out with her mind again in an attempt to contact Sam.
Sam! We need to leave! The First Order is here!
Hoping Sam got her message, Sanya started to power up the Distrix. She could hear shouting outside and blasters being fired. Once the ship was almost ready for travel, Sanya made her way to the back of the ship. She looked outside and sighed with relief when she saw Sam's form running towards the ship. He was about twenty feet from the ramp when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Sanya was startled when she felt the presence again, but much stronger. She could feel the force wrapping around Sam's body, holding him in place. She tried to lessen the hold on him, but whoever was holding him in place was very strong. Sanya was about to run down the ramp towards her friend, but stopped herself when she saw a tall figure make his way into her field of vision. The figure was cloaked in black and had a mask covering his face. He was focused on Sam's still form and didn't seem to notice Sanya standing at the top of the ramp.
"You can't run, so I suggest you stop trying," a deep mechanical voice murmured from behind the mask.
Sam stopped struggling against his invisible bindings and focused his attention on the dark figure before him.
"I have nothing of interest to you or the First Order. I'm just a smuggler."
The dark figure raised his gloved hand towards Sam and Sanya could see Sam wince as the force closed even tighter around his body.
"You would be surprised how many smugglers are working with the Resistance," the man said evenly, "now, tell me where your base is."
Sam shook his head in response, which only seemed to provoke the masked man. He lowered his raised hand to his belt where his light saber was. Sanya knew that if she didn't do something, Sam would soon be dead. Grabbing her own light saber, she ran down the ramp towards the two men. She leaped above Sam's head and landed neatly between the two men, her double bladed light saber igniting in her hand.
The masked man almost seemed startled by her presence. He took a step back, but soon regained his stance. He pulled his light saber from his belt and ignited it.
"I see you have a friend, smuggler. I will finish off both of you then."
The man stepped towards Sanya, his red light saber glowing fiercely. Sanya raised her weapon and defending against his oncoming attack. He was very strong, his blow nearly knocked her light saber from her hands. She pushed back against him with all the force she could muster. The two of them shared a few blows before she was able to get the upper hand.
"Sam run!" she yelled over her shoulder in Sam's direction.
The man seemed to have lost his focus on Sam, so he was no longer bound with the invisible force. Sam turned and ran up the ramp to the cockpit. Sanya focused all her energy on the man before her.
He had stopped attacking her and was looking at her with his head cocked to the side, almost like he was trying to recognize her. She took advantage of his distraction and flew at him with her light saber. He blocked her attack and returned with some blows of his own, lightly singeing Sanya's arm.
She hissed in pain and took a step back from the fight. She felt a force press against her mind, attempting to gain access to her thoughts. Sanya pushed back against it with all her strength.
"Stay out of my head!" she shouted at the masked figure before her.
She raised her left hand and felt the force flow through her in his direction. His feet skittered backward slightly before he retaliated with a much stronger force. His blow knocked her off her feet and sent her flying onto her back. The impact with the ground caused her hood to fall backwards from her face. Scrambling to her feet, Sanya resumed her previous stance.
The man had started to advance on her but suddenly stopped in his tracks when she stood and faced him.
"Sanya?" he asked in disbelief.
Confused, Sanya looked at him suspiciously. She closed the distance between them and kicked out with her feet against his chest, knocking him backwards to the ground. Taking her chance, she started running back towards the Distrix. She could hear Sam shouting from the cockpit for her to hurry. She was almost at the ramp when she felt her feet stop running. It felt like she had stepped in fast drying glue. Soon she couldn't move her entire body.
Turning her eyes, she could see the masked man walking towards her with his hand outstretched. As her got closer, Sanya knew there was no hope for her escape.
"Go Sam! Leave me here!"
She saw Sam shake his head in response but he listened to her. The ramp closed in front of her and the Distrix started to ascend into the sky. She watched the ship fly away before turning her attention to the masked man that was now right next to her.
He circled her until he was standing directly in front of her. Raising a gloved hand, he reached out and softly touched her face.
"I finally found you…" he said softly.
Sanya looked at him with confusion. She suddenly felt the invisible bindings release from her body. Before she could do anything, the hand on her face sent force waves through her mind, knocking her unconscious.
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter! Please review!
