LEIA
"I have something to tell you Princess." Ben says.
Leia's world had been crushed with the news of her father and mothers' deaths and the destruction of her home world. She felt a deep pain and anger. She also felt a desire for revenge and retribution. After many hours alone Leia emerges from her room and bumps into Han. "Are you alright?"
"I will be." She says trying to sound strong.
"A woman shouldn't be alone during times of grief. There should be a shoulder to cry on."
"And I suppose I should cry on yours?"
"I've been told that I'm a good listener."
"Thank you but no."
"Wow and there it is." Han says as Leia turns to walk away.
She stops and looks at him, "There what is?"
"That down the nose look all rich people and royals are famous for."
"Excuse me?"
"No I won't your worship."
Han walks away and Leia follows him, "Now wait just one minute. I don't look down my nose at anyone."
"Of course you don't."
"You're just upset that your childish boyish charms did not work on me. So there."
"And yet you followed me when I walked away."
She opens her mouth to reply and starts laughing to herself. Then she walks away, "I'm sorry about your family and world." Luke says.
"Oh…yes thank you. Luke right."
"Yes your highness."
"Please call me Leia."
Luke smiles, "Leia."
As they travel Leia and Luke develop a friendship. It is like they know each other already or had been very good friends all their lives. They have a lot in common. It is when Leia interacts with Han that Luke has to play referee. They finally reach the rebel base on Yavin IV
"I get the feeling we were allowed to free you from that base." Ben says in a meeting with the Rebel Leaders. "Vader may be planning to use us to destroy the Death Star and this new Emperor Darth Revenant."
"Does it matter?" Leia asks with a bit of anger on her voice. "This Darth Raga destroyed Alderaan without provocation…We must answer in kind!" Leia says the last part raising her voice. Both Ben and Luke can feel the anger coming from her like heat from a fire.
"We shall." Mon Mothma replies.
LUKE
"Master…" Luke says walking up to Ben, "…Is it my imagination or is the force strong with Princess Leia."
"Yes, it is…You should speak with her Luke."
He frowns, "Why me?"
"You and she friends…Are you not?"
He sighs and later finds Leia standing on a platform watching as the Falcon takes off. "How are you?"
"How do you think?" She angrily asks, "I wish people would stop asking me that!"
"Leia…Leia!" He says it a second time directing peace to her, "The force is strong in you…I can feel it."
She looks at him, "You a Jedi Master now?"
"No, I have many more miles to go before I reach that level…But, do not allow anger to consume you…It can lead to the Darkside."
"And now I guess you will tell me that I need to study the ways of the force like you."
"No…not if it is vengeance you are after. I…" He sighs, "My Aunt and Uncle were murdered by the Empire…"
Leia turns and looks at him, "Luke I am so sorry."
"At first I wanted revenge…Now…I mean part of me still does…But, the responsibility of the force outweighs that…Ben taught me the code of the Jedi…Part of it is…There is no emotion, there is peace…There is no Ignorance, there is knowledge…There is no passion, there is serenity…There is no death, there is the force…"
"No emotion?"
"Your father and mother are now one with the force…I believe that. They would not want your grief to become anger, or your anger to send you on a Quest for Revenge." He kisses her on the cheek, "Think about what I have said.
"There is no emotion…" She whispers to herself as he walks away. "I wish that were true for me." To take her mind off things Leia helps with making plans for the attack on the Death Star.
HAN – TATOOINE
Han Solo returns to Tatooine to pay off his debt to Jabba the Hutt. He lands the Falcon in a hangar at Jabba's palace next to his sale barge. When he walks down the ramp he is greeted by Bib Fortuna, Jabba's Majordomo and chief advisor. "Bib! Long time no see."
"Threeka ni Jabba's mo notta…Solo?"
"Yes, I got his money with a little extra…Twenty thousand creds…Your men can take the money off my ship now."
"Shee voune Solo…Jabba no thi ko rapa hu gess…"
"What! I am hurt…A bounty! Really?"
THE FIFTH INQUISITOR
As Han and Chewie leave to deal with Jabba the Fifth Inquisitor uses the force to enter the Falcon. He disables the security on the ship and activates its Nav-Computer. The Falcon was on Tatooine and reported to be involved with the Droid incident and Princess Leia's escape. The coordinates to the rebel base are not in the Nav-Computer. So the Fifth Inquisitor takes a bio-scan of the ship's hall and returns to his ship a mile from Jabba's palace.
"Initiating bioreading." The computer says, "Analyses complete…The bio-material can be found on the following planets starting with the most recent… Yavin IV, Alderaan, Manaan, Tatooine, and Nar Shaddaa…Ship was scrubbed of previous bio-contaminants three months ago…"
"Gotcha." She says and takes off.
HAN
"So Jabba are we good?"
"Ma co chava…Solo…Mi vuuk ta lango…"
"I appreciate the offer Jabba, but I think I am done with the smuggling business…I am headed for Canto Bight…Make some credits playing Sabacc and retire…"
"Ha do romta faggath…"
"Well I'd appreciate a bio-scub on my ship…"
After the ship is cleaned Han sits in the pilot's chair and his mind goes to Leia. He smiles as Chewie growls at him, "What? Let me check." Han activates the security footage. "Huh…Eight minutes missing…Chewie check the Nav computer." Han had installed a backup recorder in the Nav computer. Another smuggler had boarded his ship to download his Nav and stole a job from him. "Son of a Mynock…"
"Do you think Jabba's men did it?" Chewie asks in his native language of Shriiwook.
"Maybe…If he did then why are we alive…No…The Old man erased the coordinates in the Nav-Computer to the Rebels base…"
"What about a bio-scan? More than one way to track where a ship has been…"
"Right…and if someone scanned our ship…That someone may know where the Rebels are."
"Are we going back to Yavin Four?"
"You bet your fury butt, we need to warn the Rebels…"
