Hello everyone! I'm back, after a short hiatus! Sorry for such a long wait! Like my other story, "The Legend Master," I'm going to try and update weekly! Let's get to it! I made this chapter short, good for trying to get back into it! Enjoy! :)
Leia was currently getting her broken wrist mended by a medical droid. She was still terrified from the incident with her new father. She had always thought that fathers were kind to their daughters. After all, she had been a handful back on Alderaan, and Bail had never even raised his voice to her. He had always had a calm tactic for dealing with her behavior. She started to realize that Darth Vader was not Bail, and could be quite dangerous. Frankly, the child was scared for her life.
The droid said in a monotone voice, "This will heal quickly, in part to your Force sensitivity." Leia didn't respond as it finished the process. It started to leave, before Leia spoke up.
She said to it, "Can I please have some water?"
The droid turned back to her, "My apologies Miss Vader…"
Leia whispered softly, "My name is Leia Organa." In the girl's mind, Organa would always be her surname. She would not share the same last name of her monstrous father. She wanted her family back.
The droid ignored her, "My orders come from Lord Vader. My commands were to only provide medical assistance. Anything else you require, you will have to ask him." Without another word, the medical droid left the little girl in the detention cell.
Only a couple minutes after, did Leia start to grow bored. Her wrist was still in pain, and the medicine wouldn't help for awhile. The detention cell was very small, and all black. There was no furniture except for a hard bench, extending from the wall. This was supposed to serve as bed. Leia already hated it, and didn't know what to do. As she looked around, she also noticed a small notice by the door. Excited to have something to do, she looked over and read it.
She said aloud, "Cell 2187." Leia knew that number sounded familiar. She racked her brains, trying to remember of where she had heard it. Then, she thought back to Alderaan. She recalled one of her daddy's men came back from dealing with the Empire a couple of years ago…
"Leave Leia," Bail Organa said to his daughter. Leia looked up, and saw a frantic-looking man, with a small, scraggly beard walk towards them. He was very thin, and had a look in his eyes that scared the little girl. Breha touched her husband's arm.
Leia's mother said, "Bail, it's Giles." Leia knew Giles. He was a very nice man, who often piloted many ships for her dad. He would always be looking his best, giving Leia a flower whenever he saw her. Now, he didn't look like Giles at all. Giles never had a beard, or such messy hair. When Leia thought about it, she hadn't seen Giles in weeks.
Giles turned to Leia, watching her for a moment. All of a sudden, he grabbed the little girl by the shoulders, and started screaming, "2187! 2187! Horror…dark…monster…pain…memories! 2187! The breath of the man was horrible, and his teeth were yellow. Leia cried out, from the pain of being shook, and the feeling of terror. He kept yelling nonsensical words at her that she didn't understand. Finally, Bail rushed over and pulled the insane man off her. Bail tried to comfort them both, but they were both screaming. Bail and some Alderaan guards gently pulled the man out of the room they were in.
Before he left, the man screamed again, "2187! Burns! Invasion!" Leia quickly ran to her mother. Breha enveloped her daughter into a hug, trying to appease her.
She asked, "Mother, was that really him?" Breha stroked Leia's hair.
She replied, "Yes, dear. That was Giles."
Leia shivered at the memory. Bail later explained to her that Giles was interrogated by the same man who was now her father. When she asked what the number was, Bail had not responded. Now, with horror, she realized this was the number that Giles was screaming about! 2187 was a torture cell!
Leia backed away from the sign, and noticed something on the far wall. Her eyes widened, as she saw it was dried blood. They hadn't cleaned this part! What if it was Giles' blood? The little girl cried out, and ran towards the door.
She started banging on it with her unharmed arm. She cried, "Let me out! Let me out! Please!" No one answered her pleas.
All of a sudden, a voice asked her, "Will you finally learn the ways of the force?" She immediately stopped her crying and hitting. She nervously looked around, and didn't know where the voice had come from, but she only knew it was her father's voice.
Leia gulped, "Hello?"
Darth Vader replied, "You must be confused. It is easy to enter minds when they are upset. I am speaking through yours. I will ask again; will you learn the force?" For awhile, she thought of agreeing to her father's demands. As she was about to give in, her view settled upon the dried blood. Darth Vader did that. Darth Vader did that, with his powers…. The powers that she had too! She would not do that!
She angrily yelled, "No! I will never be a monster!" Ignoring the voice in her head, she ran to the wall, and sat down, covering her ears. It was rather hard with her wrist, but she managed to ignore the pain. Darth Vader started to scold her, and she did her best to shield his angry commands. Finally, this voice stopped, and Leia was alone again.
The child thought of all her old friends, and remembered a promise she made to someone. She sighed, and called out sadly, "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi!" She felt as if she would be swallowed by the darkness that would ultimately claim her. The little girl felt very frightened and alone.
Obi-Wan Kenobi felt something stirring in the force, as he was sitting in his home on Tatoonie. He mediated on this, wanting to know what had happened. The Force wanted to tell him something. All of a sudden, he felt someone needed his help.
"Did you feel that too?" Obi-Wan jumped at the all-familiar voice. It… couldn't be. He turned, and saw the spirit form of his old master; Qui-Gon Jinn. While not surprised that his master would be a Force Ghost, he was surprised to see him, after all these years.
He stuttered, "Master?" Jinn smiled at his former apprentice. After his death at the hands of Darth Maul all those years ago, Kenobi was sure he would never see his smile again.
Jinn replied, "The Force has been telling me something, Obi-Wan. It's telling me there's a little girl in danger of falling to the Dark Side."
A lot of people don't like Jinn, but I don't see why. He's awesome! Anyway, I tried to base Leia's cell off of the one from New Hope. By the way, Giles is just a random man :) Hope you like it!
