Chapter 14: Sink or Swim Part 2: Onboard the Ship
As soon as Exar Kun's ship set in, Luke and A'Sharad tied a life boat onto it, at night, for an escape route for the plan ahead.
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The next day, there was a faux celebration for the ship's victory against the Dominion.
By this point, Leia was much more confident in her juggling.
"And now a tribute to your glorious victory!" Han called out.
A'Sharad, Obi-Wan, and Luke then showed up behind a cardboard cutout of a boat.
We are the mighty Dominion.
We sail the open skies.
No Imperial ship can stop us.
For we are the more wise.
The three then looked forward.
"Uh-oh." Obi-Wan said. "It's the unbeatable…"
"Undefeatable…" A'Sharad added.
"Not real sweatable…" Luke continued.
"Exar Kun the ruthless!" They all cried out as Leia was there with Obi-Wan and Siri's recently rescued dog, Porthos.
"Retreat!" A'Sharad called out.
"Ramming speed!" Leia called out, and the three were knocked over like bowling pins.
After that, Obi-Wan and Luke snuck down to the rowers while Leia and Porthos cornered A'Sharad.
"Wait, I'm an officer!" A'Sharad called out before he was knocked over.
As the soldiers cheered, Leia curtseyed to the audience.
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At the water, A'Sharad quickly swam to the boat while Obi-Wan opened one of the holes for the canons. A'Sharad then handed a bag of food to Obi-Wan, who then handed it to Luke. Luke then slipped into the slave quarters.
"Be careful, Luke." Obi-Wan whispered.
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Luke looked around. All the slaves were sleeping in rags and hunched to make room for everyone. Luke was shocked that anyone could be so inconsiderate of people. He undid the bundle and took out some bread, vegetables, and fruit as he walked around.
"Dad?" Luke called out. "Dad?!"
Just then, a brunette man with tan skin pulled him over.
"What are you doing here, kid?!" The man asked when he saw the food as Luke let him have some.
"I'm looking for my father." Luke explained.
"The only thing you'll find here is trouble." The man said after taking a bite of bread. "Now get out of here before you get us all killed."
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On the deck, as Han was doing various acrobatics, a soldier rushed up to Kun with a scroll.
"Sir!" The soldier said. "One of our ships was captured in a slave revolt! Palpatine orders you to set course at once and capture them before they reach the borders of the empire!"
"Then cast off immediately." Kun said plainly. "Sound the battle alarm!"
As the soldiers sounded the alarm, Han gulped.
"Uh, but the show's not over yet." Han said nervously.
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Meanwhile, Luke had given food to all the slaves.
"Do any of you know my father Anakin Skywalker?" Luke asked, when suddenly, a soldier opened the door.
"All slaves to oars!" He called out, and they went to their posts.
"Wait!" Luke called out as they went off. "Has anyone seen my father?!"
"I'm afraid he's not on this ship, kid." The brunette man said.
"Luke!" Obi-Wan called out soon afterwards as he pulled Luke up.
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At the deck, Siri and the other children, were by the walls, not being noticed by the preoccupied soldiers.
"Obi-Wan?" Siri whispered. "Obi-Wan?!"
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Meanwhile, A'Sharad was trying to stay near the ship until A'Sharad got knocked off by one of the oars as he quickly propelled himself up to cling to the ship.
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"Siri, what's happening?!" Obi-Wan asked as the ship continued its hustle and bustle.
"We're going into battle unless we get off this thing quick!" Siri answered.
They went to the starboard side of the boat, only to find A'Sharad hanging onto a rope.
"Hey guys." A'Sharad said.
The soldiers then arrived and pulled A'Sharad in just before they left the atmosphere. They were all trapped on the ship now.
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On the ship, the gang was tossed into the captain's quarters where the captain would arrive to deal with them.
Everyone then looked around. It was an elegant purple and green colored room with various, expensive, knick-knacks.
"Wow." Han said. "Nice place."
"How can he live like this when so many people are suffering right under his feet?!" Luke asked angrily.
"Yeah." Leia added. "Jesus said we should be kind to people."
"I don't think the captain was listening when Jesus said that." A'Sharad responded.
"I'm afraid he's like the man who built his house on the sand." Obi-Wan said.
"Who?" Leia asked. She'd never heard of him before.
"A man Jesus talked about one day when he was teaching in Capernaum.
"He said to the crowd, 'Everyone who listens to me and does something about it is like a man who builds his house on a rock. Then winter comes, but that house stands up to all because underneath is the rock.
"'But whoever listens to me and does nothing is like a foolish builder who builds his house on sand. Then winter comes. And the rains fall, and the floods come, and the wind blows. And down comes his house with a tremendous crash.'"
Just then, Kun came in and Leia finally had time to notice Kun's gray eyes and black hair.
"So these are the stowaways?" Kun asked.
"Actually, we're-" Obi-Wan began.
"Quiet!" Kun called out. "I don't know why you're still on my ship, but I do know that we're going into battle and every man must pull his weight!"
Kun then tossed a mop to A'Sharad.
"You, clean the ship!" Kun shouted as he turned to Luke. "You, give water to the soldiers!" Kun then turned to Han and Leia. "You two stay here and clean." Kun then turned to Obi-Wan. "And you, what do you do?"
"I'm a farmer." Obi-Wan said. "But my wife and I also bake."
"Perfect." Kun said with a smile.
"My cook makes the worst rolls in the entire navy." Kun said as he took a roll and dropped it on the floor, and it bounced right back into his hand like it was made of rubber. "Absolutely indestructible. The only thing they're good for is ammunition. You, your wife, and the girl are to go to the galley at once!"
"Yes sir." Obi-Wan said as he walked off with Siri and Mara.
Well, that didn't go all that well.