(Here is Chapter 2. Sorry I accidentally reposted chapter one last time. I hope you enjoy it. I own nothing but Sadi.)

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The boy sighed as the dusty doubled-snouted alien honked and haggled for his desired price on the landspeeder. "No. Fifteen." Luke tried to press, but his client wasn't having it.

Finally he gave in, knowing they didn't have enough time left to find another buyer. Ben followed along after him keeping an eye out for more Imperial troopers.

"It'll be enough." He said reassuringly, but Luke shook his head. "Look at this. We promised the guy fifteen thousand. He won't take us if we just show up with ten." He protested, pocketing the money into his belt pack as they walked off together back towards the hangers in the Mos Eisley Space port.

"He will. Trust me Luke." Ben just replied calmly as ever. "Besides if the ship's as fast as he's boasting, it will be well worth the price." Luke just sighed as the hot desert wind started to pick up speed, whipping the old man's hood and Luke's poncho as they walked through the alleyways to avoid being seen.

Their two droids toddled along after them with the smaller blue and silver astromech model whistling with worry as they neared their destination.

"Docking Bay 94. Well, here goes." Luke quietly read off the overhead sign as they entered the hanger where a large disc shaped space ship waited for them.

"Oh my." The golden human shaped protocal droid exclaimed quietly as he got a view of their transport.

"What a piece of junk." Luke added, noting the visibly singed pieces of metal that littered the main outer hull of the ship.

Even his T-16 skyhopper didn't have as many dents as this.

"She'll make point five past lightspeed Kid." A voice boomed from somewhere below the ship. "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts. I even made some special modifications myself." It bragged.

Luke turned and spotted the pilot from the Cantina approaching them with a grease rag clutched in a gloved hand. "Oh wonderful." He responded, taking another look at the ship before reaching a hand into his belt pouch.

"Here's some of the money we owe you. Ben says we'll pay you the rest once we reach Alderaan." He nodded towards his elderly companion. Han gratefully took the money pouch, surprising Luke a little since he expected him to put up more of a front about the cash.

"Sounds good and speaking of your destination, we're in a little bit of a rush for take off. So if you'll get on board and strap yourselves in, we'll get out of here." The smuggler steered Luke towards the ramp.

Ben and the droids followed with the latter two chirping a greeting to the pilot as they passed him by.

*Han! We're just about set up here. As soon as your passengers get here, we'll be able to get off of this rock *grunt* for good.* A young girl's voice huffed, crackling through the ship's speakers as Luke and Old Ben entered the main entry way of their transport.

Han merely glanced up over his right shoulder while Luke looked around confused as to who the voice belonged to and where it was coming from.

"All right, I'll be up there in a sec. Come down and show our passengers to their seats will you? They just arrived." He ordered back through an earpiece he wore over his left ear.

Luke started turn his gaze towards Ben, wondering who Han was talking to when a young lady with medium length dark brown hair pulled back from her face and a blaster holstered to one leg appeared around a corridor of the ship.

From her appearance, Luke guessed she was no older than sixteen and her clothes' plain and slightly dirty appearance suggested to a rough, always-on-the-move lifestyle often full of perils.

Then Luke noticed a little gold necklace around her neck which stood out to him compared to the rest of her get up. Before Luke could ask any questions however, the girl greeted them.

"Hi." She spoke to them almost without hesitation while looking over the little group. Her eyes lingered briefly on Luke before resting on Ben.

"I'm Sadi Solo. I'll be looking after you for the duration of your voyage with us. You can strap yourselves in in the lounge area up ahead. There are terminals in there for the droids and a dejarik table in case you get bored. Any additional cargo we need to take care of?" The girl asked, a pleasant smile on her face that was colored only by a hint of wariness as she made the appropriate hand motions then leaned her head to look around Luke as if he might be hiding a stack of crates.

Ben shook his head at her. "No. Just us and the droids. My name is Ben Kenobi and this is my charge young Luke Skywalker. We are grateful to you and your Captain for allowing us passage on your vessel Miss Solo." He introduced himself genteely.

Luke nodded his head both to acknowledge the introduction and mirror his companion's gratitude. Then he offered his hand for a shake. "Nice to meet you."

"Same." Sadi shrugged a shoulder, taking Luke's hand and shaking it once firmly. Or as firmly as she might.

"So..." She released her grip. "Not to be rude, but you guys need to hurry and get settled on board." She gestured with her shoulder. "My brother always gets a little testy if our take off time gets delayed and we have problems of our own around here we'd like to avoid."

Sadi lowered her gaze a bit as she said this, but Luke smiled back at her all the same as Artoo whistled some sort of response of his own.

"We understand." Ben nodded warmly at Sadi as the droids began to roll towards the door she had shown them earlier.

"Lead the way Miss Solo." He responded kindly and Sadi started to smile again at him until they heard an ominously familiar radio-filtered voice sounding from somewhere outside in the hanger.

"There they are! Stop them!" Luke flinched and bumped into Sadi when she started to run back past him at the sound of sudden blaster-fire which seemed to be coming from multiple sides of the docking bay.

"Han!" Luke instinctively grabbed her by her arm to stop her.

"Wait stop! It's too dangerous!" He shouted though the girl was resisting his grip quite violently.

"Let me go!" Sadi snapped in response, stomping on his foot which instantly made Luke release his grip.

"Ow!" He yelped, shaking the pain as Sadi disappeared out of the ship. Just as Luke was about to follow her, their pilot suddenly charged in, closing the ramp with one hand while holding Sadi with the other.

"Chewie get us out of here now!" Han snapped, blowing some smoke off of his blaster before releasing his grip on the girl causing her to land sideways on the floor.

Not appearing much fazed, Sadi jumped back to her feet and started to follow Han when she suddenly seemed to remember that Luke and Ben were still in the main entryway unsure of where exactly to go.

"The lounge is through those doors! Hurry and strap yourselves in to the first seats you reach!" She ordered, her cheeks flushing a little as she pointed in the appropriate direction then disappeared through another door after Han.

Ben nudged Luke with a hand to his back towards the doors that the droids had already entered. "Let's go Luke." He ordered quietly despite the chaos around them.

Luke nodded and turned to go do as he was told, feeling his heart pounding through his chest as the laser-fire continued outside.

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"Han, I'm picking up readings from our starboard side! Looks like we've got big company." Sadi said tensely, grimacing as she looked over the rest of the readings she was getting on the navigator's side of the cockpit.

"Imperial Cruiser. Two of them." Han responded grimly not turning to face her as he hit a few switches. "Looks like our passengers are hotter than we thought." He snapped just as the door to the cockpit whooshed open.

Sadi bit down on her lip. "Should I head into one of the turrets and fight them off?" She asked though Han didn't seem to be paying much attention to her at the moment.

"No!" The pilot snapped, wrestling with the controls. "Absolutely not! Chewie try and hold them off! Angle the deflector shield while I make the calculations to lightspeed! Sadi! Sit down!" Han ordered turning to point a finger at his sister as he leaned up out of his seat to reach a lever. Chewie growled a response as Luke and Ben popped in on them.

Sadi sighed and did as she was told too since she knew Han had a right to be a little upset with her right now.

"Why haven't you outrun them yet? I thought you said this thing was fast!" Luke asked, popping into the cockpit as laser fire zipped past them.

"Watch your mouth kid or you'll find yourself floating home! We'll be safe enough once we make the jump to hyperspace!...Besides I know a few manuevers, we'll lose them." Han quipped back, muttering the last part to himself before taking the Falcon into a steep climb that threw everyone backwards into their seats.

"Han, we're taking a lot of damage to the main hull." Sadi warned though she was sure her brother was already aware of this.

"How long till you can make the jump to lightspeed?" Ben asked, sharing her concern. Han shrugged. "It'll take a few more moments."

"Are you kidding at the rate they're gaining?" Luke demanded, the disbelief clear in his slightly high pitched tone. Han narrowed his eyes at him.

"Flying through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops boy!" He shouted over the roar of the ship's engines and the screeching noises of the laser bolts. "Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star or bounce too close to a supernova and that would end your trip real fast wouldn't it?"

Sadi suppressed the urge to roll her eyes at another of her brother's ill-timed attempts to insert humor in a tense situation. She was well used to it though Luke and Ben were obviously not.

A flashing red light just above Chewie's right arm drew their attention. "What's that flashing?" Luke asked, pointing a finger at the tiny blinking beacon.

Han slapped his hand away. "We're losing the deflector shields! Go strap yourselves in! All of you!" He barked.

Luke and Ben obediently dashed out of the cockpit and back into the lounge area while Sadi checked her own restraint belt.

A moment later the ship emitted a loud high pitched hum just before it bolted forward, magnetizing everyone to the backs of their seats as they disappeared into lightspeed.

Soon the firing stopped and the crew began to relax as the ship settled into a constant speed. Chewie growled in relief as the all clear signal blinked on the monitor.

"Yeah you can say that again, Chewie." Han muttered, relaxing in his seat while Sadi undid her restraint belt. "How long till we reach Alderaan, Han?" She asked softly, peering around to see if her brother was still angry with her for her stupidity earlier.

"Oh...about 0200 hours. Why don't you go and tell our passengers the itinerary? I'll meet you there after I secure the exact coordinates." Han answered a bit carelessly, waving his arm in a dismissive manner.

Sadi stood from her chair, but she didn't leave right away. "Han?" She asked softly in a way that indicated that she was a bit nervous and hesitant to continue.

"Hmm?" Han turned away from the computer for a moment to give her his attention. Sadi played with the chain of her necklace. "Are you mad?" She asked, shifting her weight from one foot to the other.

Han stared at her for a moment at that before sighing. "No...but you've no idea how much you freaked me out when I saw you running out of the ship like that towards the Imperials. I thought I was going to lose my mind. Not that you never make me lose my mind." He muttered the last part to himself in his usual sarcastic tone, running a hand though his messy brown hair, but Sadi heard the sincerity underneath.

"I'm sorry." She averted her gaze and chewed on her lower lip. "I was just so scared when I heard the blaster fire because you were out there alone and-."

"Hey." Han interrupted, putting his hand under her chin to make her look at him. "You know you don't have to worry about me, Kiddo. Ain't no lousy bunch of stormtroopers gonna take me out that easily. I'm the best of the best remember?" He said with his trademark grin.

This time Sadi had to roll her eyes. "Right...until you get shot." She muttered under her breath. Han playfully tapped her on the cheek with his index finger.

"Not on your life. And besides on the very slim off-chance something did happen, you'd always have Chewie to watch your back. Right Chewie?" He turned to glance at his co-pilot and the wookie growled affirmatively in response.

Sadi smiled at that, unable to help shaking her head a little. "Thanks Pal. I'm going to go talk to our passengers now." She turned to leave the cockpit, checking to make sure she still had her laser pistol with her.

Han shrugged a shoulder in response. "All right. Make sure you tell Farm Boy to keep his distance." He muttered, lifting himself up over his seat a little to reach a switch over his head.

Sadi gave him a dirty look. Without replying, she turned and strolled casually out of the cockpit.

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