Chapter 15- Prison Break and Detected

Lena stretched out with the Force, keeping her hand firmly on her lightsaber as they walked down the hall. The way was clear, but the dark side emanating from Vader could be hiding the true danger. The Force was clear, but it could be a false clearness. A mouse droid rolled down the hall and stopped in front of them. Chewbacca growled angrily and the droid rolled away as if it couldn't get away fast enough.

"517 to scanner control. 517 to scanner control," an intercom said blaringly as they walked down the corridor to a lift. "316 report to control," a new voice said as they stopped in front of a lift. They waited a few minutes and the lift doors opened.

"I can't see a thing in this helmet," Luke complained as the Imperials on the lift stepped out and Luke, Han, Lena, and Chewbacca stepped in. Using the Force Lena closed the doors and Han pressed the button leading to the detention area.

Vader walked down the corridor when he felt something. Correction, two somethings. One of the feelings was a feeling he had had 20 years ago on Mustafar and he had been fighting Obi-Wan on the day that Anakin Skywalker had died for good. The other feeling was that of someone young. Vader felt his heart quicken. Lena! She was here! So was Obi-Wan too! He could feel the younger one using the Force, stretching out and closing a door. Her thoughts betrayed her. She was thinking that Vader was blocking her use of the Force, considering that she couldn't feel anything but calm. Vader could have chuckled if it still didn't hurt his lungs to laugh. His wayward girl may have been raised a Jedi, but her lack of vision was rather sad.

Vader wondered if she even knew he was her father or did Talon Orran make Lena believe that her father was dead. It must have been the latter as when Vader had seen Talon and Lena on Coruscant years ago Lena would alternate between calling Talon "Father" or "Papa" and would scramble into his arms and kiss his cheek; much like the young Padawans had done years ago at the temple and Talon was the one all the children liked. The Jedi nannies had all said Talon had a gift for calming younglings down and he would have made an excellent father if the Jedi Order had allowed marriage instead of being celibate.

Vader stretched out once more. Obi-Wan and the girl were on the move. Where Vader could only hazard a guess, but knowing Obi-Wan and Lena, they would come to him soon enough.

Lena watched as Luke undid the clasps on Chewbacca's arms. "This is not going to work," Han said plaintively.

"Why didn't you say so before?" Luke asked.

"I did say so before," Han argued as the doors slid open. Behind Chewbacca Lena deftly removed her lightsaber at the sight of all the guards. One of the guards came to them, a look of disdain on his face.

"Where are you taking this...thing?" He asked, his voice dripping with disdain and contempt as he looked at Chewbacca.

"Prisoner transfer from cellblock 1138," Luke said.

"I wasn't notified. I'll have to clear it," the guard said, turning back to his console and motioning two guards forward.

With a growl Chewbacca broke free and Lena ignited her lightsaber. "Look out he's loose!" Han shouted as Chewbacca tossed the guards. Lena lunged as her brother and Han shot the guards.

"He'll tear us all apart!" Luke shouted.

"I'll get him!" Han shouted and shot the head guard as the alarms blared.

Lena tossed her lightsaber into the cameras as the speakers, minus one. "Look out!" Han shouted and Luke shot a guard coming down the block of cells. Han and Luke went to the console. Luke pulled the guard out of his chair and Han looked at the monitor.

"We gotta find out which cell this princess of yours is in. Here it is 2187. You go and get her. I'll hold them here," Han said, swinging his head back to Luke and Lena.

"Come on. Leia will believe this if she sees me with you," Lena said, gripping her brother's armored arm.

"Luke! Lena! We're gonna have company!" Lena heard Han yell down the corridor.

Luke stopped in front of a cell and opened it. He looked at Leia, who appeared to be sound asleep. She woke up at Luke staring at her. "Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?" Leia asked dryly. Lena snorted, putting her hand on her mouth.

"Huh? Oh, the uniform. I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you," Luke said, removing his helmet.

"You're who?" Leia asked, getting up.

"I'm here to recue you. I've got your R2 unit. I'm here with Ben Kenobi and your cousin Lena," Luke said, indicating Lena.

"Lena!" Leia went to her cousin and they hugged each other hard.

"Are you okay, Leia?" Lena asked.

"I'm fine, but Ben Kenobi, where is he?" Leia asked as they left the cell.

"Come on!" Luke said as he followed them.

Vader stood in front of Tarkin as he finished telling him his findings. "He is here," Vader said ominously.

"Obi-Wan Kenobi? What makes you think so?" Tarkin asked, his voice clear that he didn't believe Vader.

"Two tremors in the Force. One of them is the princess's cousin, Lena Organa. I have reason to believe that she's a Jedi. And the last time I felt Obi-Wan was in the presence of my old master on Mustafar," Vader said.

"Surely he must be dead by now and that girl couldn't have been a Jedi without us knowing that she was being trained," Tarkin said, standing up.

"Don't underestimate the Force. And Lena Organa's father, Cail, was the Jedi Padawan Talon Orran. Lena is also the human offspring of Anakin Skywalker. Orran stole her and raised her as a Jedi," Vader said, feeling a sour taste at calling Talon Orran Lena's father.

"The Jedi are extinct. Their fire has gone out of the universe. Kenobi and Skywalker's daughter won't be able to stop us if they are Jedi and alive," Tarkin said pompously. A beeping sound came from Tarkin's desk. "You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion. Yes," Tarkin said, pushing a button.

"We have an emergency alert in Detention Block AA-23," a man said.

"The princess? Put all sections on full alert," Tarkin ordered.

"Obi-Wan and the girl are here. The Force is with them," Vader said, a part of him thrilled at the idea of getting his daughter, the part of him and Padme that he thought had been dead all these years.

"If you're right, they must not be allowed to escape," Tarkin said. Vader had no intentions of letting Obi-Wan or his daughter go. Obi-Wan had stolen Padme and his daughter before. Vader wouldn't allow Obi-Wan to do it again. Once Vader had his girl he could retrain her as a Sith and make her forget all the Jedi ways Orran had taught her.

"I must face them alone," Vader said as he left the room, his cloak billowing out behind him.