Chapter 2: Worries

Leia walked down the corridor to Luke's quarters, she thought about the events of that evening and how Luke was so willing to give up his own life to save the rebellion, but her brothers will to save them brought anger back to her heart. 'How could he give it all up so willingly, he's our only hope.'

She arrived at his door, outside stood her two men. "Tell me, how is he?" She questioned the men.

"To be honest General he hasn't attempted to leave his room." The first one answered.

"Not a peep." Added the other. Leia nodded her head signalling them to open the door. As the doors slid open she was greeted with a heart shattering scene. "Luke!" She gasped stepping into the room trying desperately to find her brother, but the room stood empty. She rushed over to the window that stood open before peering out hoping to see Luke but the ground below was desolate and dark under the night sky.

Behind her came rushing in one of the commanders, "General, x-wing one has just taken off with out permission." he gasped. Leia quickly put all the pieces of the puzzle together, " Commander you need to stop that fighter." She ordered the man before he rushed off followed by the two guard. "What have you done now Luke?" she sighed under her breath before making her way to the control station.

It was a five minute walk through a series of maze like corridors before she came to the room, the doors slid open revealing a squadron of men watching anxiously at the large screen on the wall. "General we have sent out all out best pilots to bring the fighter back down but they have gotten no closer. May I ask who is in the fighter?"the commander asked. Leia looked around the room at the concerned faces, the worried eyes locked firmly onto her, "Luke, he's stole a fighter to surrender to the Empire." The room gasped in horror before returning the screen.

For fifteen minutes they watched as the ships chased down Luke's aircraft. Then suddenly the screen flashed red forcing the fleet to halt in there track ,the commander turned back to Leia, "General if we go any further the fleet will be destroyed." Leia's eyes filled with tears and anger as she sent the command for the troops to turn back. As they watched the fleet turn back and Luke's craft advance to the Star Destroyer the mood of the room fell sour.

"Leia what's happened? I heard about Vader and Luke." Leia turned to find Han and Chewwie stood behind her tailed by the droids. "Han, it's Luke he's surrendered over the Vader. We tried but we were force to turn back." Han's brown eyes filled with shock, whether or not he admitted it, he had grown rather attached to the kid. He turned to Chewwie before returning to Leia. "Don't worry we'll get him back. I promise."