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The first trooper fired his weapon, and a blue bolt was released from it. In an instant, Mara realized they were stun lasers, not actual lasers, and a wave of hope crashed through her heart. Maybe the Emperor wasn't going to kill her.
Vader heard the sound of blasters being fired, and allowed himself a grim smile. It was a good plan, he thought. Make Organa – and Mara – think that she would be killed, but then only stun her. This allowed for Organa to truly think the girl would be killed, as Mara would truly be reacting as if it were true. Organa was still protesting, and Vader held up a hand, cutting off the senator's air supply for a second, and then releasing it. He wouldn't kill the senator right now. That would be doing him a favor. The senator would wallow in his guilt, thinking he had killed Mara.
Two stormtroopers dragged in Mara's body and tossed it on the floor. "See, Senator Organa?" Vader said with vindictive pleasure. "It's not like last time, where you only thought she was dead." Organa gasped when he saw the girl's lifeless body. Vader took a shockprod from one of the troopers, turned it on, and plunged it into Mara's stomach. He turned it off, however, just before it touched the girl's flesh. The shock would most likely wake her up, if she had been exposed to it. Vader did this twice more, than lifted Mara's body using the Force and dropped it to the floor, hard.
Mara remained unconscious, or to the unknowing observer, dead. Organa looked grieved. "Warn your Rebellion," Vader said. "If you attempt another act against the Empire, the same will happen to Leia." Organa nodded and closed the transmission.
Vader turned and knelt on the ground next to his daughter's best friend. He turned the shockprod to the lowest setting and touched it to Mara's shoulder. The girl's eyes popped open, and she looked up at Vader before scrambling back into a sitting position. "My lord, please don't kill me," she begged. Vader reached out to put a hand on her shoulder. "I was never planning on killing you, young one," he said. "It was all a charade for Senator Organa."
Mara evidently relaxed. "What about Leia?" she said. He sighed. "Do you not trust me to not kill my own daughter?" he asked, knowing he sounded threatening. Mara quickly backtracked. "No, Lord Vader, I didn't mean to say that." Vader felt a smirk grow on his face. "And where is the Jedi?" he asked. "On the detention level, cell AT42," Mara said quickly. "If you'd like, I'll show you – " "No. I will deal with this Jedi myself," the Emperor said, walking out of the room, past the squad of stormtroopers that saluted to attention, and into the turbolift that would take him into the hull of the ship.
Ahsoka Tano had no clue how she had gotten herself into this mess. One minute, she was living peacefully on Alderaan. At least, as peacefully as a fugitive of the Empire could. The next, she had to open her big mouth and try to apprehend the Imperial Princess. Now she was stuck in a cell, probably facing some horrible interrogation or other.
She sensed footsteps coming down the corridor. Good. At least she wouldn't have to wait. She heard a man's voice outside, and then the door slid open to reveal – Darth Vader. But he looked surprisingly like….
No, no, it couldn't be possible. Her master was dead. She had felt it in the Force. And Obi-Wan had told her. Then how was he here? The HoloNet was deceiving in its pictures of the Emperor, she thought wryly. She was about to say something when a stormtrooper said, "Shall I call for an IT-O, my lord?" Ahsoka held back a gasp. She had heard of the horrors those droids could inflict. "No, we'll be just fine," said her former master. "Yes, Emperor," the trooper said, and he stepped out.
The door slid shut, locking with a hiss. Ahsoka thought fast. Her master seemed to have turned to the dark side, and not only that, but he didn't recognize her. If that were true, then she couldn't reveal her real identity to him.
"Now, Jedi, we will discuss your connections with the Rebellion," he said. He still towered over her, even though it had been fifteen years. He looked intimidating, even more so than before. Ahsoka swallowed quickly and looked up at him. The Emperor asked, "Where is the Rebel base?" Ahsoka stared defiantly back at him and said, "You'll never make me talk." Vader smiled darkly. He took a step toward her and said, "You will tell me your name." Ahsoka felt her mind being nudged with the Force and immediately said, "Atana Ti," in a flat voice, pretending to be affected by the mind trick. "Where did you get this lightsaber?" he asked, igniting it in front of her. "My aunt," Ahsoka said. "Shaak Ti."
Vader smiled grimly, and opened the door once more. Ahsoka was surprised he was leaving, but then realized he wasn't. He was simply making room for a round, black droid that was floating in through the doorway. The IT-O.
Ahsoka shivered and closed her mind, allowing all her memories to disappear deep within herself. The black orb floated closer and closer to her, extending the needle it held in one appendage.
Right before she crumpled to the ground, Vader put his hand under her chin, holding it – and her – up. Ahsoka couldn't take the pain any more. The walls she had put up around her subconscious collapsed. "What is your name?" Vader demanded. "My name," she gasped, "is Ahsoka Tano."
Vader let go of her chin in shock. She fell to the ground and stayed there, staring at his shiny black boots, which took one step closer to her, than abruptly turned around and left the cell. Ahsoka sighed and let the tears overwhelm her.