I Lost My Little Girl
Ahsoka stopped the speeder in front of her home, and put a hand over her mouth, gasping. Tears came to her eyes when she saw that her house was on fire. "Mina!" she yelled, running inside. "Mina!" Ahsoka called again, dashing to the hiding place just to find the door thrown open.
Ahsoka sank to her knees, sobbing. Her Mina was gone, they had taken her! She screamed in frustration, crying out to whoever had given her such bad luck. She had lost everyone else! Must she lose her daughter as well?
She cried for what seemed like hours, though it was only a short while. Then she got up and went outside. She prepped her small shuttle and went to track down the pirates who kidnapped her only daughter. They would pay for this.
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Mina woke up stiff in their cell after an uncomfortable sleep on the steel bench. Nicolette was used to it by now, and stood up to stretch. Mina yawned, and followed her lead.
Five minutes later, a lot more awake and less cramped, Mina and Letta were called away. They were brought to a huge room where other girls and several boys, ranging from their age to young adults, were lining up for a meal, which resembled a bowl of sewage. Starving, Mina didn't realize she had eaten it until it was gone. Surprised, she looked to Nicolette, who had barely started to eat. When she saw Mina looking, Letta shrugged. "Everyone does that the first day. You're appetite will shrink, though, and you'll assimilate." Mina wasn't sure she liked the sound of that.
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After the meal, they were returned to their cell, where they sat idly, talking of the galaxy and what was going on in the empire. With nothing else to do, they passed around Mina's shoe, starting a game of catch in the tiny area and playing like the kids they were, giggling slightly. They were almost having fun in the confinement area, and Hondo sent a guard to shut them up. Their laughs echoed through the cell and into the security booth where he stood, and the racket was giving him a migraine.
The guard was the same one who had caught Mina, and he burst in on their conversation, unannounced, and pulled Nicolette away. "You're getting a new cell, pet. Hondos orders."
"Nicolette!" Mina cried, tears welling in her eyes. How could they take away her only friend? She could not let that happen.
Centering the force, she lifted him into the air, causing him to drop Nicolette in surprise. Then Mina slammed his skull into the roof, effectively knocking him unconscious.
She walked to her friend and helped her up. "Come on," she said, "let's get out of here."
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From a high vantage point, a helmeted figure watched them go, running out and freeing other prisoners, who made their way to escape pods. They left only one, which, he assumed, was for the girls. The girls appeared to be lost, however, and were running the wrong way, towards the bridge. He sighed and went in the same direction. It was time to stop them before they did something they would regret.
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The girls giggled, running down the halls towards what they hoped were the escape pods. They had not made in far when a man in a red and white helmet appeared in front of them. Mina shied away, fearing the new arrival, but Nicolette's face lit up. "Daddy!" she cried, running to the man and giving him a big hug.
When they let go, the man took off the helmet, revealing dark brown hair and pale blue eyes. "Dad," Letta told him, "this is my friend Mina. She arrived a few days ago."
The man winced slightly at the name, but smiled broadly, his sparkling white teeth all showing. "Thank you for taking care of my daughter." A shocked look came over him as he surveyed the young girl in front of him. "How old are you?"
Mina smiled proudly. "I'm six and a half!"
The man's mouth gaped open slightly. "Who taught you to use the force?"
Mina shrugged nonchalantly. "Oh, I just figured it on my own when my mom wasn't around. I mean, she probably knew, and she even got hold of some lightsaber diagrams, but mom doesn't use the force. I don't even know if she even has the ability!"
He nodded. "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mina. You can call me Nick."
Mina grinned broadly. "Cool!"
"Now, then," Nick said, ruffling his daughter's hair, "what do you say we get out of here?"
So, yeah. What do you think? And now there's a new character, Nick? Do you like him?
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