Leia sat by Luke's side as they continued heading back to home one. She held his hand hoping he would wake up soon, it scared her to think he may not wake up at all. In three hours they would be reaching their destination, Mon Mothma and the rest of the Advisory Council agreed to meet them half way as her father and brother needed immediate medical attention, she was grateful to them. She looked down feeling her brother begin to stir, she felt pain coming from him. "Luke?" Leia whispered with hope.
"What happened? Where are we?" Luke questioned forcing his eyes to focus, he noticed they were on his mothers ship. "How long have I've been out for? How's father doing? Is mom ok? How are you doing? Is Palpatine dead?"
Leia shook her head to her brothers' questions as she reached over and brushed some hair out of his eyes. "Father killed Palpatine, I managed to distract him long enough that father decapitated him but not without a price." She saw fear in Luke's eyes with that last statement. "He's in bad shape Luke, but you're in worse shape I fear. You've been out for three days. Mom's ok, and I'm doing ok but you've had us all worried."
Luke felt shock when she told him that, unconscious for three days? No wonder everyone was worried. He stretched out with the force and brushed Anakin's presence to let his father know he had awaken, he felt nothing but relief over the force bond. Well at least his father doesn't have to worry too much for him now. He wanted to put his father at ease a little.
Luke watched as his mother rushed to his side and bending over the bed she gave him a kiss on the forehead. "Thank the force your awake." His mother said with relief showing in her voice. The rebellion has agreed to meet us half way so we can get you the medical attention you need as soon as possible."
Luke nodded as he went to say something but his mother stopped him, "save your strength son, you'll need it. Try to get some rest."
"I want to see father." Luke said despite what his mother told him.
"No, you and your father are in no condition to be out of bed."
Luke kept himself still fighting back the pain he was feeling, he stretched out with the force and willed the pain away. He looked at his mother as he sat up, she was ready for him gently pushing him back down. "I said no."
Luke shook his head as he gave up for the moment, he had a feeling his mother was used to telling his father the exact same thing.
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Anakin watched as Leia walked up to his bedside and reach for his hand. He felt Luke wake up a few minutes ago and felt nothing but relief, he had a feeling his son would recover with time and care. "How's Luke?"
"He's in some manageable pain but I have a feeling with time and care, he'll recuperate." Leia replied with a frown. "How are you feeling? Do you feel you need another dose of pain meds? We'll be meeting up with Home One very shortly."
Anakin shook his head, "give them to Luke." Anakin said with a grimace feeling pain beginning to rack his body again.
"Mom was giving him another dose when I left them." Leia said. "We have more then enough to go around."
Anakin sighed realizing he couldn't win, he nodded his head in agreement willing the pain away. He watched as Leia walked over to a storage space where his wife kept the med supplies, he grimaced watching as Leia produced another needle. He really hated those things, wasn't there a pill form he could take or something? But realized why he couldn't do it that way, he hasn't eaten anything that way in over 20 years, there was no telling if he could digest anymore or not, the machinery did it for him. He felt a slight prick in his arm as Leia injected more painkillers into him. He felt the liquid rush through his veins as pain began to ease a bit. "Thanks." Anakin said as he sat up. "I want to go see Luke."
"Like father like son." Leia quoted pushing Anakin back down. "Your in no condition to be up, and you need to let the medics look you over anyways."
Anakin sighed laying back down on the bed, as soon as no one was looking he would get up himself. He was really worried about Luke, that hit Luke took against the tree terrified him. "Ok you win, for now."
Leia watched him wearily as she rolled around the for now in her head, she knew she would have to watch her father twenty four/seven to make sure he stayed in bed. Leia knew she would have to get some sleep at some point, she began to wonder if she could ask Han and a few of their other friends to help her keep an eye on him.
"Leia, we're coming out of hyperspace, can you join me in the cockpit?" Leia sighed looking at her father who had a grin on his face. She shook her head using the force to tie the bed sheets in place to keep her father from getting up, she kept her force grip on the sheets as she walked out of the room. "Leia wait a minute, your not going to leave me like this are you?"
She turned her head and said with a smirk, "only until we dock and the medics take you into their care will I release my force grip then."
Anakin shook his head, "I can't win can I?"
"Nope." Leia replied as she walked into the cockpit and sat down beside her mother. Leia reached for the lever, "three two one." She called out pulling back the lever, the lines receded back into dots as she looked at Home One floating through space. "Welcome back Star Glider, you may land in bay 1."