Chapter 4-I….
Han and Luke's armored feet clattered along the hallway, my own high-tops occasionally causing that squeaky sound. As Chewie and I were 'escorted' my turquoise-blue eyes scanned the space stations construction. I noticed that the air was sharp, too cold for my liking, and left me feeling as if I could only smell grease and blood. I was slightly un-easy as we continued to strut down the passageway. A small, charcoal cleaning droid was coming swiftly down the hall, as it's several black bristles polished the shiny black floor. Chewie let out a roar as the little droid came close to us, the droid mustered what I supposed would be a squeal for a droid such like it as it drove away hastily. I turned my neck, covered in goose bumps and gave Chewie a death stare, the pupils in my piercing eyes shrinking. Chewie displayed guilt in his brown, wookie eyes. We turned and entered a more populated corridor, of which had several officers marching down, their smug noses high. I silently scowled at how revoltingly awful these men were. The four of us made our way to in front of an elevator, chill radiating off its door onto my skin, I shivered my bare shoulders. The elevator's door slid open and revealed a couple of storm troopers; I felt slight anger rise up into my head. Every time I spot Imperial Fleet troopers it wonder if they are the ones who of which murdered my parents.
"Criminals" I muttered through clenched teeth. The storm troopers carefully wedged out, cautiously avoiding Chewie. I smirked knowing we could use the storm troopers fear against them. Luke and Han pulled Chewie and I into the elevator, an officer in a pale-grey uniform tried to join us in the elevator but Luke, being the quick thinker that he is, pointed to Chewie shaking his head. The officer than backed away and went in search for another elevator as the doors to our own sealed shut.
"This isn't going to work" grumbled Han from next to Chewie. Luke went to adjust my binders so if we needed an easy escape we were prepared; Luke then went to do the same to Chewie.
"Then why didn't you make your own plan?" I asked Han, my icy blue eyes shooting daggers. Han raised his eyebrows and opened his wide mouth to speak, but nothing came out, as he had no good response. Luke chuckled as his armored hand gently squeezed my hand before the doors of the elevator opened smoothly. Luke stood in front of me as Han went to stand in front of Chewie, all the while a detention officer in a khaki suit stepped forward towards us, I attempted to hide my revolted face as he had a foul stench of bloodshed.
"Where are you taking this…. Thing?" Asked the officer, his beady eyes staring at Chewie.
"Prisoner transfer from cell block 11-38" Luke stated calmly, his voice sounding more mechanic through the storm troopers armor. The officer's sunken eyes then landed on me, I gulped lightly, I wasn't always the best when put on the spot.
"And what about this one? I wouldn't suggest putting her on a level for dangerous prisoners, she looks as if she wouldn't hurt a fly, there are more suitable cell blocks intruders like herself" the officer said smirking, it pissed me off that he didn't think I could harm a thing.
"The girl is hardly harmless, took down two of our TIE fighters and 9 Imperials" Luke said, though I could here in his voice the main reason as to why he said that was because he was being defensive. I chuckled inside my head.
"I wasn't notified of either of these transfers, I'll have to clear it," said the officer stiffly, turning to a communications console. I then slipped off the binders, feeling a massive weight release off of my wrists. I smiled charmingly at the officer before I snatched the E-11 BlasTech Standard Imperial Sidearm from Luke's gloved hands.
"Goodbye boy's!" I yelled, enthusiasm over riding my voice. I shot two in a flash and Chewie broke free of his own binders thrashing them to the ground.
"Look out! He's loose!" screamed a storm trooper as they reached for their blasters. Luke and I together shot and killed the rest of them as well as the security camera's, smoke billowed throughout the room and the stench of burning flesh filled the air. I scoffed in disgust, wrinkling my nose and squinting my eyes.
"C'mon!" I yelled as I began to run down the chamber, in search for Leia's cell, Luke following closely behind me. As we were walking down against the matt-silver iron floor I heard Han's yells, sounding rather urgent.
"Guy's we're gonna have company!" he yelled. Luke and I began to scramble in search for Leia's cell. Ah… let's see, 2184, 2185, 2186, my eye's then settled upon cell block 2187, the Princess's. I pressed a square, grey button and the cell door unlocked smoothly, I ran inside the small, cold cell block as Luke followed me hurriedly. Sure enough a beautiful women with her sleek and shiny brown lock done up into two buns on either side covering her ears. She wore a long white dress and was sleeping on the heavy metal bench. Her eyes cracked open slowly and she leaned onto one arm to sit up slightly, a position used mostly in photo shoots.
"Aren't you a little short to be a storm trooper?" Leia asked Luke, who was currently fully armored. I chuckled by her recognition of Luke's height, I turned to the Princess grinning.
"Sorry you majesty, this is Luke Skywalker and I'm Abigail Colt" I said nicely, slightly shoving Luke to remove his helmet. Luke then pulled it off to reveal his sweaty complexion, his hair slightly scraggy, which I found rather attractive.
"We're here to rescue you" Luke announced cutely, I giggled slightly at him, he seemed rather flustered and not thinking about what he's saying.
"Your who?" Leia said tilting her head in confusion, squinting her chocolate brown eyes.
"We are here with Ben Kenobi and are in possession of your two droids" I stated hastily as we were taking to long. At the sound of Kenobi's name the princess jumped from her position of the iron bench.
"Ben Kenobi?! Where is he?" asked Leia distressed. I ushered her to hurry up behind me as we exited the cell into the chamber hallway, which was being filled with blasts and smoke. I noticed Han and Chewie at the cell door avoiding the blasts coming from the storm troopers at the other end of the room. Luke pulled Leia and myself to the opposite side and hiding just behind a metal frame in front of one of the doors to serve as blast fire protection.
"Can't get out that way" Han said sheepishly, I rolled my eyes dramatically.
"Good work Solo" I remarked sarcastically, dodging a blast at my knee.
"Seems you've managed to cut off our only escape route" Leia said annoyed, I chuckled, I liked her.
"Maybe you'd like to get back into your cell your highness" Han said, glaring at Leia. Luke and I exchanged looks before he went to reach for his comlink vigorously.
"C3PO! C3PO!" Luke yelled speedily.
"Yes sir?" 3PO's robotic voice coming through the other end of the comlink.
"Are there any others ways out of the cell bay? We've been cut off!" shouted Luke into the comlink as I turned to face the Princess who was behind me.
"So your Majesty, you can call me Abi," I said smiling kindly, Leia smiled back.
"Please just call me Leia, I have a feeling we're gonna be good friends" Leia said grinning, shaking my hand as a proper greeting.
"Same" I said, laugh smiling. I then turned my head quickly to see how Luke was going, before my stand out blue eyes landed back to Leia.
"You like him?" Leia asked me, though she seemed to already know the answer loud and clear. I blushed widely as I nodded slightly, turning to take a glance at my farm boy crush. His hand running through his light brown hair, shouting breathlessly into the comlink.
"A whole lot" I replied to Leia, smiling ear to ear.
"There isn't another way out" Luke said stressfully, pulling out his blaster joining Han and Chewie in their blast fire fight.
"I can't hold them off forever, now what?!" yelled Han, avoiding shots at him as he shot back successfully hitting a storm trooper.
"This is some rescue" Leia said, sarcasm drenching her words. "When you came in here didn't you have a plan for getting me out?!" yelled Leia hastily.
"He's the brains sweet heart!" Han shouted gesturing to Luke, Luke smiled sheepishly, I giggled at Luke as I placed a hand on his broad shoulder.
"Well I didn't-" Luke began before Leia snatched the blaster from Luke's hands; Han's face seemed rather disapproving.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Han yelled demandingly.
"Someone has to save our skins!" Leia said shooting whole into the wall. She through the blaster back to Luke. "Into the garbage shoot fly boy!" Leia yelled before hopping in herself. I jumped in after her, landing onto a pile of garbage painfully. A sharp pain shot through my leg, I looked down reluctantly and noticed a piece of glass jammed into the back of my thigh, and I grimaced painfully before getting up. Chewie next came down the chute with a thud, howling grumpily, he clearly didn't want to come down here. "You alright?" Leia asked struggling to walk over to me, she had noticed my grimace before.
"Uhhh, kinda" I said un-wantingly, trying to hide the sharp piece of glass in my leg. I often didn't like to show myself in pain, I hid it best I could. Leia walked over beside me and noticed my wound.
"Oh my god! Abi? You should've told me" she said as she bent down to examine the wound, she cringed at it.
"Sorry…" I said softly, cringing also as I felt her slowly removing it.
"There we go", she said triumphantly as she popped it out, throwing it to the opposite side of the compacter. I turned to look at the cut and noticed blood gushing out of it, it didn't look any better than when the glass way there, though I guess now it has time to heal. I heard someone else land into the trash, I turned promptly, my straight locks flipping around, I noticed it was Luke, his blue eyes scanned the garbage compactor in revulsion, he noticed myself scowling at my leg, he made his way over to see what was wrong.
"Abi, you ok?" he asked charmingly, I watched as he climbed over the trash, his always utterly dazzling smile and dreamy blue eyes. I would always love this farm boy even if I tried not to.
"Yeah, I'm ok, got a cut but it's no problem" I say cheerfully, pointing to my leg subtly, not wanting him to feel sympathetic for me. As he got closer his eyes widened at my laceration, his shiny smile turning into a frown.
"What happened?" he asked protectively, inspecting the mark.
"Uh, you know, just piece of glass sorta wedged into my leg, but it's alright, really" I said warily.
"No it's not, look at all this blood, you don't have to be this brave all the time Abi" Luke said concerned, grabbing my hands. Although it was just holding my hands, I mean we did all it the time as we grew up. But something about it this time, it seemed more romantic then friendly. His thumb rubbing the inside of my palm, his blue sparkling looking into my own, his soft lips pulled into the most gorgeous smile. It seemed as if there was a spark, romance between us two. I had to shake off the feeling, I couldn't let him know. He'd be running for the hills, more rather another galaxy, he just didn't like me that way. I needed to be his best friend, because that was what I was, his best friend.
"Please Luke, it's ok. Now lets get outta here" I said pushing him away, I flipped my head away so I didn't have to look back at his cute complexion. I heard a blast and worried a storm trooper had found us but was relieved that it was just Luke. My relief was long lasted though as the pistol banged up and around all the masher, we all ducked out of reach so we didn't get shot.
"Magnetically sealed, blast it!" Luke concluded, his voice echoing off the walls. I heard another figure falling down the chute, and sure enough it was nerf herder Han.
"Nice of you to drop in" I remarked grinning mischievously, he returned the same grin. I gulped; he was going to get me back for that.
"Ah, but everything in your world is already nice seeing as you got your lover boy by your side" Han said grinning triumphantly. I frowned, he wouldn't let it go.
"He's not my lover boy," I said stiffly, crossing my arms, narrowing my eyes brows. "I hope you remember that last time you did this I shot and just missed, don't make me this time hit the bull's-eye" I finished, I would never do it but that is the perfect kind of threat to send shivers down Han's spine. Han just turned his head ignorantly and glared at Leia.
"A garbage chute! Really wonderful idea! What an incredible smell you've discovered!" Han remarked sarcastically. Leia just replied with a death glare. "Lets get out of here, move away from" ordered a frustrated Han. Chewie moved away from the door moaning.
"No wait!" Luke started, though it was too late. The pistol banged from one side of the masher to the other, everyone ducking into the garbage. Stains of who knows what appearing on my clothing. The fire died down on the wall beside Chewie. "Will you forget it?! I already tried that it's magnetically sealed" Luke yelled flustered.
"Put that thing away your gonna get us all killed!" Leia shouted at Han.
"Absolutely your worship, you see I had everything under control until you led us down here!" Han protested angrily. "You know it's not going to take them long until they find out what happened to us!' Han retorted.
"It could be worse" Leia said, searching for a way to make herself sound less of an idiot. As if on queue, a strange in-human noise echoed through the garbage masher. Chewie howled in terror, Leia climbed up higher onto the garbage, muck pile, Han and Luke holding their blasters at the ready. Myself, I just stood there hopelessly, doing nothing. Whatever it was I would've been an easy target.
"It's worse" Han said blankly.
"There's something alive in here" Luke said worriedly, eyes scanning the murky water.
"That's your imagination" Han said rolling his eyes. Suddenly I felt a slimy, scaly thing move past my ankle. I gulped in fear, slightly jumping as I felt the thing move past it again.
"Something jus moved passed my leg" I said terrified.
"Abi, please be careful" Luke said shivering, giving me a strong concerned look. I nodded scared. Something quickly swiveled through the water, I jumped slightly at the sight of it.
"There! Did you see that!" Luke said pointing to where the creature had just been.
"What?" asked Han, clearly oblivious to the monster thing lurking underneath us. Leia climbed onto a solid piece of garbage out of the water, becoming worried. Chewie howling as he banged against the door again. I pulled out my blaster and scanned the water along with Luke and Han. Everything was silent. I could almost here a pin drop, but not even that because it was silent. Suddenly out of the blue fat tentacle popped out of the water, wrapping itself around my legs, and yanked me under the murky and rubbish water. I dragged vigorously through the clunky, darkly tainted water, even if I attempted to open my sharp blue eyes I wouldn't be able to see anything. I heard the faint sound of screams upon the surface, though I couldn't properly hear what they were yelling as the water was thick. I recalled holding the blaster before I was ripped down here; it noticed it was still held tight in my hands. I shot, but the water had clogged up the muzzle. I let the blaster fall free of my hands, as I was also beginning to feel light headed, I was in deep need of air. I began struggling from the creatures grasp, kicking it widely, punching the hardest I ever have. Suddenly it dragged me up to the surface; I splashed the water as I slapped my arms against it in attempt of escape.
"Abi!" screamed Luke, my blurred vision from the cloggy water made it hard for me to make out where he was standing.
"Kid!" shouted Han, I was trying to grip the surface of the water, but as you can imagine, it didn't work.
"Abi!" Leia squealed frightened, Chewie began to howl.
"Shoot it!" I yelled as loud as I could, not being able to speak much more. I noticed Han's figure in the background readying his blaster, Luke's figure on the right doing it as well. Before anything else, the monster tugged me back into the deep murky water, the screams reappearing above me. I felt my body slam against a hard, iron floor, which I supposed was the floor of the garbage compactor. I then felt a sharp pain in my arm, several teeth pushing into my skin. This is when I realized I was going to die here, either from lack of oxygen or begin eaten alive. Luke would never know how I felt about him, or at least he would never hear it from me. When I die Leia will probably tell him. I hung my head low in sadness that this was it; at least I would see my parents. Suddenly a deafening screech came from all sides of the room, the noise was horrendous! The creature that had bitten me then released my waist allowing myself to scramble for the surface as it disappeared; it's long blue tentacles swishing away swiftly. I kicked my legs as had as I could and burst out to the surface, spluttering and coughing.
"Abi!" I heard Luke yell as he came over to help me up, my injured arm over his armored shoulder, he brang me out of the revolting water and placed me down on a solid piece of rubbish.
"What happened?!" screamed Leia worriedly as she ran to my side.
"I don't know, there was an ear shattering noise and then it let me go" I said softly, terror still filling my eye's. Luke grabbed my hand before he rapped his arms around my waist and pulled me into a hug.
"I thought I lost you" he said sadly, I tightened the hug. I thought I lost him too, I loved this guy to Tatooine and back, and he made me happy.
"I thought I'd never see you again" I said breathing heavily into his neck, happy tears formed in my eyes.
"Did it hurt you?" he asked, pulling away from the hug, giving me a strongly concerned look. I knew I had to be honest.
"It kinda nipped my left arm" I said reluctantly, his eyes scanned my arm and his beautiful blue eyes landed on the terrible wound. I hadn't even had the courage to look at it, but I knew it was bad. His eyes widened in worry, Leia's as well.
"Is that-?" Leia began, her mouth twitching slightly.
"Yes, it's a bite" I said nodding, turning my head to examine the damage. I cringed, there was a fair bit of flesh removed, blood gushing out. Luke's gloved hand went to touch it lightly in surveillance, once I felt it hid the open wound I yelped in pain. He immediately retracted his hand, he helped me up, guilt filled his eyes.
"Sorry" he said, regarding to the pain he just caused.
"It's alright" I said truthfully, finally reaching my feet. The awful noise then filled the room again, the sound of screeching metal. I then noticed the iron walls moving towards us. I gasped in terror.
"The walls! Their closing in!" I screamed, knocking everyone out of their trance. Leia immediately ran to a metal pipe, the murky water splashing the bottom of her once beautiful white dress.
"Don't just stand there! Brace it with something!" Leia yelled demandingly, she attempted to lift the object but she struggled remarkably. "Help me!" shouted Leia in defeat, Han ran to assist her in lifting the large pipe. Chewie began to howl, un-helpfully. Luke and I began to scramble in search for something to brace it with. Everything they used would bend or snap, the walls continuing to close in.
"Hey wait a minute" Luke said, he pulled out his comlink. I turned back to a large metal beam, I shoved my hands underneath it and attempted to lift it. It was extremely heavy and collapsed from my aching hands.
"3PO! Come in 3PO! Where could he be?!" Luke yelled, annoyance and worry filling his words. I sighed, giggling slightly, I thought I was going to die only 5 minutes ago from that beast, now I'm probably going to die from this compactor! I looked over to Chewie who was pushing against the compactor's closing walls with all his mighty strength.
"Get on top of it!" Han commanded Leia, Leia's face full of distress and fluster.
"I'm can't!" She replied, somehow louder then Han. She was strongly struggling with her attempts to climb on top, Han gave her a little push but it was no use. I looked over to Luke who was still screaming into the comlink in utter desperation.
"Where could he be?! 3PO! 3PO! Come in 3PO!" Luke yelled once again into the small device.
"Well one things for sure, we're all gonna be a lot thinner" Han said as he pushed against the inclosing walls.
"All I've ever wanted!" I said, sarcasm drenching my words. I struggled to walk over to Luke who was stuck in the garbage trying to reach the droids. I climbed over a pole and finally got to his side.
"Get on top of it!" Han yelled to Leia from behind me.
"I'm trying!" shouted Leia annoyed. Luke's face suddenly lit up with hope, I supposed 3PO had finally come through.
"3PO!" Luke exclaimed into the comlink, I joined by his side, if we were going to die, I had to tell him.
"Sir we had some problems" 3PO said from the other side of the comlink, I rolled my eyes. We needed his to listen.
"Will you shut up and listen to me! Shut down all garbage mashers on the detention level will ya? Do you copy?!" Luke basically screamed into the comlink. "Shut down all garbage mashers on the detention level!" Luke continued frantically as we were running out of time. We were all going to be dead soon enough, I had to let him know now or never. I grabbed Luke's hands and pulled him so he would turn to face me. His hair was sweaty, his face was anxious, but his eye's were always gorgeous.
"Luke?" I asked him, trying to reach eye contact. He immediately turned to look into my own blue eyes.
"Yeah?" he questioned, flustered. I took a deep breath.
"Luke I-" I began softly, but then suddenly the walls stopped. We all looked around the masher stunned for a couple of seconds before we realized what had happened. We all screamed in triumph, running to give each other a hug. I first ran to Leia whose face was overwhelmed with happiness. We embraced each other with an ecstatic hug before running to accompany the others. I next ran to Han, no matter how rude he was, he was super helpful before. I enveloped him in a hug, he returned it smiling widely. Next was Luke, suddenly, I felt slightly awkward. I was just about to tell him. If the walls had stopped 5 seconds later then they did then Luke would've known forever. I ignored the feeling and felt that I would rather celebrate with him. I ran as fast as I could through the trash and water and jumped into his arms, he lifted me high into the air and span me around. As he levered me down we embraced each other in a big hug, happy as ever.
"We're safe!" I exclaimed to him, smiling ear to ear, I noticed the same smile on his face.
"I know!" He said excitedly. I suddenly wanted to kiss him, kiss him like no tomorrow. I wanted to interlock our lips and throw my arms around his neck. I wanted to feel his finger twirl my hair behind my ear. I wanted to feel his hand on my cheek and pull me in. I wanted to rub my nose against his. But it would never happen. I sighed sadly, but attempted to hide it with a fake smile. I didn't want to ruin this happiness for anyone else. "3PO we're alright!" Luke yelled into the comlink happily, it seemed like nothing could wipe that gorgeous smile off his handsome face. I over heard Han and Luke exchange a short conversation, though I had zoned out. I was thinking how I almost died twice in 10 minutes, suddenly all this adventure since leaving Tatooine had turned from exciting to scary. And I had a feeling there would be way more coming.
"Good job Abi" Grandfather said, his voice was happy, most likely because I was alright.
"Grandfather I'm alright!" I replied excitedly.
"Yes I see.."
"Grandfather what's wrong?"
"I feel that there is a problem within you, so what's wrong should be asked of you"
"Oh, it's just nothing"
"I sense something, romance?" Grandfather said questiongly, boy he was good.
"Oh Grandfather there is nothing between us two!"
"But there is something inside of you?"
"Yes I feel very strongly for him"
"In love?" He asked seriously.
"Yes" I replied truthfully.
"Abi, love is sometimes danger, it could bring to the dark side of the force"
"But Luke is going to be a Jedi as well" I said defensively.
"Darth Vader was once a Jedi, but it was his love for his wife that made him turn to the dark side"
"How?"
"You will learn one of these days"
"Why not now?"
"Because now is time for you to escape with your friends, now go, I will always be here"
"Ugh, alright.." I said grumpily before closing my mind barriers. I turned to see that they had opened the door and that Han was climbing out, followed by Chewie, Leia and Luke.
"Abi, come on" Luke said standing in the exit door way from the trash compactor. I climbed over objects that I did not wish to know what they were, I managed myself over to the door way where Luke pulled my arm so I could get up. As he tugged my arm I winced in pain, I noticed that he was pulling on the arm that the creature bit into. I then realized that the pain was not coming from my wounded arm and that it was coming from my knee and ankle. My knee was bruised badly; a cut also went right across it, blood dripping out. My ankle was twisted; luckily there was no blood.
"Ah, ah.." I said cringing, squinting my eyes.
"I'm so sorry Abi, uh, just wait a second" Luke said guiltily as he knelt down. He put one arm underneath my knee's and then tipped me so my back rested against his other arm. I noticed he was holding me like a princess, I giggled as I thought it was cute but his face was full of concern. "How did you manage to get injured so badly?" He asked me as he began to walk after the others, myself still in his welcoming arms.
"Who would know?" I asked grinning; I ignored the pain as best I could as we continued to make our way through one of the many corridors aboard the death star. Once we had arrived in a smaller passageway, which was deserted of any Imperials, Luke placed me down softly on the bleak glossy black floor.
"Are you ok?" Luke asked anxiously, observing the wounds once again. Luke's concern caught Leia's attention, she quickly scrambled over to me and cringed at the awful sores.
"How did you manage that?" she asked, half seriously and half jokingly. I smiled slightly at how she and Luke both said the same, they were strangely alike.
"Garbage just doesn't like me" I said grinning, "neither did that thing," I added. I shivered at the memory of the beast, those moments tattooed into my head.
"Could you help her while I'm changing?" He asked Leia hopefully, his exquisite blue eyes twinkled. I had to put in all the energy I had remaining to halt myself from swooning.
"Of course" Leia said kindly smiling, ushering for him to be quick. She turned to me, her deep brown eyes full of concern.
"I'm alright! Really" I lied, laughing as I said this at how worried everyone can get so easily. She laughed as well, she then looked at my hair with a slightly disgusted look appearing on her face.
"Here, turn around" she said sort of smiling, gesturing for me to turn my back to my new princess friend. I did so, trying not to injure my ankle anymore than it was. Once my back was turned I felt her fingers through my hair, her long perfect finger nails untangling the knots that had formed in my brown, mucky locks.
"A fish braid" I said smiling, understanding what she was doing. I could tell she was smiling also as I felt her tugging at several stands on my head. Eventually she had finished braiding my long, chestnut hair. I pulled it onto my shoulder softly and glanced down onto it, and it looked dazzling. I then attempting to singe out my shorts of garbage water, once I did the best I could I moved to do the same of my top. I glanced over to Leia who was doing just the same with the hem of her soft white dress. I heard a door open heavily, I held my breath and prayed it was not Imperials. I slowly turned my aching neck and sighed in relief to see it was just Han and Luke who were now out of the storm trooper's armor.
"I would like to avoid anymore female intervention if we are gonna get outta here" Han said obnoxiously, giving Leia a stare of shooting daggers. Jeez, we were just about to die and now he just treats us like crap. I death glared at him, my eyes piercing.
"Well let's get moving" Luke suggested, leaning down to lift me up again. I gushed at what a gentlemen he is, my thoughts were interrupted when Chewbacca growled and ran to the other side of the room in fear.
"Where are you going?" Han asked Chewie, his eyebrows knit in confusion. But as Han, the idiot we all know he is, pulled out his blaster and shot into the hallway. I frowned at him, rolling my eyes annoyance.
"Now wait, they'll here!" Leia castigated, though she was too late. She raised her hazel eyes to the grey ceiling as if she was in deep thought. I presumed her thought had something to do with slapping the crap out of Han, I turned and gave her a knowing look from Luke's tepid arms. She pulled her face into a smirk before she looked back to the pilot who was now walking over to his wimpy, wookie friend.
"Come here, ya big coward!" laughed Han, Chewie shook his head, Han's face turned serious. His recently smiley face turned into a miffed frown. "Chewie, come here" Han demanded as Chewie shook his head again, ashamed.
"I don't know who you are or where you came from, but from now on you listen to me" Leia said to Han, stepping forward so she could be face to face with him. I snickered at Han's stunned expression; Leia then turned to me in triumph and began sashaying off. I idolized what she just did, smirking at Han who still hadn't managed to say a word.
"Look your worshipfulness, I only take orders from one person, me" Han spat grumpily. I crossed my arms and nodded at Luke to ever me down, Luke nodded, though he had his protests, I stood on one leg which was not injured and placed my hand on Luke's broad shoulder as I limped towards Han. I took my place beside Leia, a stare of shooting daggers.
"It's a wonder how your still alive" I said smirking, Leia snickered at my comment and gave me a applauding look. Luke then assisted me as I tried to limp away, Leia following me.
"Will someone get this big walking carpet outta my way?" Leia demanded, breathing in annoyance as she shooed Chewie. I frowned in dis pleasure; I understand her rudeness towards the nerf header but I thought Chewie was all right. Han's face was purely speechless as he watched Leia flounced away, her elegant feet pounding against the polished floor in pique. I waddled over to her side as brisk as I could, though I needed Luke's assistance.
"Turn it down a notch, Chewie isn't that bad" I muttered to Leia, my pleading blue eyes stared into her dignified brown.
"Yeah… your right" she breathed, glancing back at the scruffy pilot and his wookie co-pilot.
"No reward is worth this" Han frowned, gesturing towards the princess un-happily; oblivious to the short conversation Leia and I had previously shared. We then rushed to the viewing deck, myself still leaning onto Luke aching in severe pain. Every 15 seconds Luke would ask if I was all right, a perturbed look filled his striking eyes. I would only nod, trying not to pull my face into a cringe as I was in an attempt to be courageous and strong. "There she is" Han announced proudly as we found ourselves looking upon the Millennium Falcon from a look out passageway, Luke pulled out his com link.
"C3PO? Holly? Do you copy?" Luke said into the device calmly.
"For the moment" reported 3PO, Holly's voice then appeared over the comlink as well, I was glad to hear her voice.
"We're in the main hanger across from the Falcon" Holly added clearly.
"We're right above you, stand by" Luke said before putting the comlink back into the socket in his black leather belt. Leia then put her delicate hand on Han's arm, her eyebrows knit in thought, her chocolate eyes wide.
"You came in that thing? Your braver then I thought" Leia said, her voice rising as she continued the sentence. Han's eye's slightly glinted, you could tell it had boosted his ego, though the insult then kicked in as well.
"Nice" Han said sarcastically, giving Leia a fake smile. "Come on" Han demanded standing up from his previously crouched position. He turned and led us around a corner, stumbling into the path of 6 or so storm troopers. I froze in terror, I know what these Imperial fools can do, I watched it in agony.
"It's them! Blast them!" ordered one of the storm troopers, pointing at the group with his gloved finger. I felt Luke's arms slip underneath me, lifting me up.
"Get back to the ship!" ordered Han, his voice thundering down the passage. He and Chewie then ran down the passage after the storm troopers, Leia running after them rapidly. I watched as the 3 sprinted bravely after the storm troopers, though I doubted it was a great idea.
"Well he certaintly has courage" I admitted truthfully, looking up at Luke.
"Yeah, but what good will it do if he gets himself killed" Luke said rolling his eyes at the pilot. I suddenly worried, Leia, she had followed, she could get killed, Leia, should we go follow them, they might need help. I said repeatedly through my head, my eyes overwhelmed with worry. Luke noticed my hesitations to leave, he sighed, a laugh escaped from it. "She'll be fine, she seems to have pretty good self control" Luke comforted; another chuckle escaped his soft lips.
"You're probably right, c'mon lets go" I said, a Luke began furiously running, myself still in his muscly arms. Muted alarms began to go off down the hanger deck. Luke fired his blaster hastily with his left arm, his right arm struggling to hold me by itself. Regardless Luke continued to rush down a narrow hallway, several storm troopers hot on our tail. Luke's running was slowing down because of the extra weight, his right arm trembling while his left still clutching onto his blaster tight. Blasts echoed through the passageway violently, smoke and sparks filled the atmosphere, the smell of crashed bullets whiffed up my delicate nose. I noticed the storm troopers gaining on us, worry overwhelming my system. We couldn't escape; it was either Luke and I or just I. I understood what I had to do immediately. "Luke" I said, it came out quietly, as quiet as a whisper.
"Yeah?" asked Luke, who was still attempting to escape the Imperials. His head looked back and forward, he shot from his blaster occasionally.
"Put me down" I demanded softly, I felt scared as I said so, but it was what I had to do. Luke's eyebrows knit in confusion as if I was crazy.
"What?" he asked me bewildered; the storm troopers were getting closer.
"Put me down Skywalker!" I yelled, he needed to let me go now or never.
"But-" Luke began, I put my finger on his smooth lips to stop him. I looked into his tremouring blue eyes and spoke softly.
"Luke, we will both get captured if you continue to struggle holding onto my weight" I started "you have to run now Luke, there is no use trying to carry me" I continued, his before tremouring blue eyes now filled with liquid, he held it back bravely. "I promise, I will get away from them" I lied, I had no idea how to escape them, I had no plan, but I had no intentions on letting Luke be captured.
"C'mon, we might still find safety" Luke suggested hopefully, though his eyes knew this to be false.
"Luke, put me down" I said for the last time, my piercing blue eyes ordering him to listen. He looked down to his feet in heartache, his gorgeous blue eyes looked gloomy. He softly placed me down on the iron, silver matt floor, looking at me miserably. He then turned away to go, reluctantly. The storm troopers running footsteps clattered against the floor of the narrow sub hallway, Luke began to pick up his pace before it turned into a run. "Luke run!" I screamed to him, my voice echoed off the walls. Luke then began to sprint away; he quickly turned his handsome head to look at me, worriedly. His blue eyes looked into mine in anguish.
"Be safe!" he yelled, before turning to run again and before I could even reply he had disappeared around a corner. Tears suddenly formed into my eyes, I closed my eyelids softly in sadness, clutching my grubby hands together, interlocking my fingers. My long brown braid fell onto my back, goose bumps formed onto my bare neck.
"You too" I muttered through my breath as I hesitantly opened my eyes to see several storm troopers crowd around me, their armor rattling terrifyingly. One with a green shoulder pad clutched his gloved hand around my wounded arm tightly, jerking me up. I winced in ultimate pain; a cry escaped my wincing mouth. I closed my eyes for a long second in extreme torture, I clenched my teeth together in agony, I whispered through my teeth,
"Oh god".
Hey!
So I finally updated this chapter I know it's been a while but it's quite longer then my previous chapter.
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