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Leia awoke to find herself hanging upside down in some kind of ice cave. The carnivorous sounds of whatever had caught her echoed throughout the ice cave. Not feeling like becoming some creature's meal, Leia tried to free herself. The Jedi Padawan clawed at the ice her feet hung by, but it was no use. She was trapped.
That was when Leia saw her lightsaber in the snow beneath her. Leia tried to call the lightsaber to her hand as she heard another roar erupt through the ice cave. Inch by inch the lightsaber drew closer to its owner. Finally, the lightsaber flew into Leia's hand and the young Jedi Padawan activated the blue blade. It was a good thing to. No sooner had Leia freed herself had her captor, a monstrous white furred creature called a wampa, came charging into the ice chamber.
Acting on instinct, Leia cut off the arm of the wampa. The wampa threw its head back as a blood curtailing cry filled the ice cave. Leia ran from the ice cave and stumbled blindly into the surrounding snow. She did not know where she was or where she was going. All Leia cared about was getting as far from the wampa as possible.
A tremendous snow storm began to blow in. Leia pulled her thermals around her more tightly, trying to do what she could to call off the freezing cold. Leia tried to warm herself with a few Force techniques Ahsoka had shown her, but it was too cold for her to concentrate properly. The cold was just too much to bear. How long had she been walking in this storm anyway? Had it been minutes? Hours? Days? She really couldn't tell anymore. All that Leia was certain about was the cold that surrounded her, chilling her to the very bone.
No longer able to withstand the freezing temperatures, Leia collapsed into the snow. The young woman shivered, one last flash of cold consuming her before she fell into unconsciousness.
Luke and Leia crept through the halls of an Empire prison on some uncharted planet. The twin Jedi Padawans remained aware of their surroundings, each with their lightsabers drawn and ready to activate at the first sign of danger.
"This information Han got about the Empire holding a Jedi here better be true. Otherwise this mission would have been for nothing." told Luke.
"Han might not always have the best informants, but I do feel the presence of a strong Force Signature. There has to be a Jedi here. Why else would the Empire have so many soldiers guarding a prison on some uncharted planet with only one prisoner?" reasoned Leia.
The Skywalker twins made their way to the detention block. The twins followed the strange but somewhat familiar Force Signature they both sensed to the correct cell block. Once they were in front of the right cell, Leia cut through the door with her lightsaber. When the door gave way, Luke and Leia entered the prison cell.
"Who's there?" asked a weak male voice.
A man who seemed to be in his late forties with extremely dark blond hair (it almost seemed brown in the poor cell lighting) and blue eyes stepped out from the shadows. Leia and Luke stared at the man. Both twins were shocked when they saw the man's face.
"I'll ask you again. Who are you?" weakly asked the man.
"I'm Leia and this is my brother Luke." said Leia.
"We were sent to rescue a Jedi. Are you him?" wondered Luke.
The man gave the twins a weak smile.
"I am a Jedi. My name is Anakin Skywalker." told Anakin.
The twins were both shocked. This man was their father. Leia and Luke had so many questions, but they would have to wait. Right now they had to get their father off world and back to the Rebel base before the Emperor realised he had let Anakin and his children slip through his fingers.
When Leia awoke she was in a bacta tank in the base's medical wing. She had no idea how long she had been unconscious or how she had gotten back to the base, but at the moment Leia really didn't care. A few of the medics helped Leia out of the bacta tank and gave her some clothes to wear. The medics began to run a few standard procedure tests on Leia, while one of the officers present called up Ahsoka and Luke on his comm. link.
After an hour of basic tests, Leia was left alone by the medics. Leia was glad the medics were finally leaving her be, but she was still nervous by how her Master was staring at her. Ahsoka was muttering something in a language Leia couldn't understand. Gazing at her brother, Leia guessed that Luke understood what Ahsoka was saying. And from the expression on Luke's face Leia could tell what the Togruta woman had to say wasn't good.
C-3PO and R2 walked into the medical wing just then. Leia was glad to see the two droids. Anything was better than being on the receiving end of another of her Master's lectures.
"Mistress Leia, madam, it's so good to see you fully functional again." said C-3PO.
R2 gave a few cheerful beeps.
"R2 expresses his relief also." added C-3PO.
Ahsoka stormed passed the golden protocol droid, standing before her female Padawan. Leia winced, not knowing what the Togruta Jedi had planned for her.
"Leia Skywalker, do you have any idea how worried you had us? I told you to come straight back to the base after planting those markers. I would have expected this sort of thing from Luke, but not you Leia. I am very disappointed in you." lectured Ahsoka.
"I'm sorry, Master. I guess I wasn't thinking." apologized Leia.
"You're right that you should be sorry. You nearly froze to death, Leia. If it hadn't been for Han I'm not sure we would have found you in time." sternly said Ahsoka.
Leia noticed the smuggler leaning against the wall for the first time. The smuggler gave a cocky smile as he walked up to Leia, Chewbacca at his side.
"How ya feeling, princess? Don't seem so bad to me." joked Han.
"I'll be fine once you're out of my face, nerfherder." teasingly said Leia.
"Whatever, princess, but you still owe me two now for saving your life." half-joked Han.
Leia punched the smuggler in the shoulder. Han ignored the pain in his shoulder as he turned to face Ahsoka.
"It seems you managed to keep me around a little longer, General." said Han.
Leia was confused by what Han meant by being kept around a bit longer.
"What are you talking about, Flyboy?" asked Leia.
Everyone ignored Leia's question. Luke strode up to Han, doing his best to avoid his sister's gaze. The prince knew as soon as Leia learned that Han was leaving and he had not told her…Luke didn't even want to think about it.
"Master Tano says that no ships are allowed to leave until the barrier is up." informed Luke.
"Just admit that you want a handsome guy like me around." flatly joked Han.
"If you truly believe that, Solo; then you're more of a laser-brain than my sister says you are." retorted Luke.
Chewbacca began to laugh. Han shot the Wookiee a glare, his face hard like he was about to take put his blaster and shoot someone.
"Laugh it up fuzz ball." grumbled Han.
Leia had had enough. She wanted to know what was going on and she wanted to know it now.
"Can someone tell me what in the Force's name is going on?" demanded Leia.
The venom in Leia's voice was enough to make even the hardy Captain Han Solo and Prince Luke Organa cringe, though neither showed it physically. Gathering what little remained of his courage; Luke daringly took a few steps towards his sister. Leia gave her brother a look that reminded Ahsoka so much of the girl's father. Luke swallowed, suddenly feeling as though he made the worst mistake of his life.
"Leia, Captain Solo has decided to depart from the Rebel Alliance. He was going to leave when no word came of your return." spoke Luke.
Luke was grateful that he had managed to keep the nervousness he felt out of his voice. While Luke's luck had managed to hold, that of Captain Han Solo's was starting to grow thin. Leia released the rage and anger she felt into the Force as Master Tano had taught her, but the flood of negative emotions still seemed to overcome the young woman.
"And when were you going to tell me that you were leaving, nerfherder?" shouted Leia.
"I wasn't going to, princess. Why should I have to tell you everything that I plan on doing? You're not my wife." snapped Han.
"Only an idiot would marry you, Flyboy." aggressively stated Leia.
A sly smirk crossed Han's face that Leia didn't like one bit.
"Just admit that the only reason you're mad about me not telling you that I'm leaving is because you care about me." tempted Han.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." declared Leia.
"Ya might as well drop the act, princess. You're brother told me all about your secret crush. So might as well just admit it and kiss me." laughed Han.
"I'd sooner kiss a Wookiee." retorted Leia.
"That can be arranged." replied Han.
Ahsoka had finally had enough of the enough of her female Padawan and the smuggler fighting. Signalling to the medical droids, Ahsoka had Han thrown from the room. Chewbacca left to see if his captain was alright. C-3PO and R2 also left once Ahsoka told the two droids that their assistance was no longer required. Now that she was alone with her Padawans, Ahsoka could get down to business.
"There is something I have to tell you both. I will no longer be able to continue your Jedi training." informed Ahsoka.
"What do you mean, Master?" questioned Luke.
"Why can't you train us anymore?" asked Leia.
"You two have learned all you can from me. I was still only a Padawan when I left the Order. I never completed my training. If you two are to become Jedi you will need to finish your training under a fully trained master." explained Ahsoka.
"Other than Ben, we have met no other Jedi so far. How are we supposed to be trained if there are not other Jedi left?" wondered Leia.
Ahsoka gently smiled at her apprentices.
"There are still a few Jedi left that the Emperor and Vader have not killed. One of them is Master Yoda." told Ahsoka.
"And how are we to find this Master Yoda?" asked Luke.
"Bail Organa told me that Master Yoda is hiding on Dagobah. Yoda was the Grand Master of the Jedi Order before it fell. If there is anyone who can complete your training, it is him." assured Ahsoka.
Ahsoka's comm. link began to go off. The Togruta answered her comm. link, speaking in a code that neither Luke nor Leia understood. When the conversation was over, Ahsoka switched off her comm. and returned it to the proper pace on her utility belt.
"I have to get going. You two stay here. And I better not hear that you tried to sneak out of bed, Leia. Do you understand me?" gently ordered Ahsoka.
"Yes, Master Tano." said Luke and Leia together.
With that, Ahsoka left the medical wing and walked straight towards the command center. The Togruta was determined to find out what had caused the emergency alert to be directed to her comm. even if it was the last thing she ever did.
Sorry about the late update. I'll try to be faster in the future. Comment if you like the story.