Alright, got bored here is part 3 for your reading pleasure...



---Chapter 3---

"Alright Jade, explain yourself!" Captain Nokia barked.
Mara sat up and grinned at the captain. She didn't mind being imprisoned since she had that voice out of her mind. She gave him a satisfied smile and said nothing, only looked at the man with her evil green eyes.
"I work for the Empire, I don't have to explain myself to you!" she snapped. "But if you must know, the Emperor himself sent me to kill Luke Skywalker and I have."
"Not yet you didn't!" the captain said, with the same tone Mara had used.
"WHAT!" Mara screamed.
The captain smiled. "Commander Skywalker is far from dead at the moment!"

Luke tossed his head a little. He found the strength to move. His eyes fluttered upon, to gaze upon his sister's, red, tear stained face. Her eyes were lighter from sadness and they were blood shot. He had never seen his twin this way.
"Leia.." he said weakly. "Leia, where am I?"
"Hush Luke, your weak, save your strength," she whispered.
" Where's Mara?" he choked.
Leia glared at the mention of that woman. She had put Luke here. She was the remaining part of all she despised. The Hand of the Emperor. She should be put to death, or hung in public, or locked up forever-
#Don't say that Leia# Luke's voice came into her mind.
She smiled at her brother's nievity. He was so trusting, so innocent and look where it had gotten him.
"Leia, my chest hurts!" he said quietly.
"I know, its because you were shot...by Mara!" she told him.
He nodded, he knew that. He wished it wasn't so. Hopefully everyone was wrong about her. Maybe he could change her... like he changed Vader... his father. He had to try, no he would do, even if it ment he had to die in the process. He closed his eyes and sighed softly, causing his sister to tense a little.
"Don't worry, I'm resting," Luke sighed, not opening his eyes.
Leia bent over and kissed her brother on the forehead. "Sweet dreams brother."


---1 week---
Luke Skywalker looked out the doorway of the clinic room. The coast was clear. He took walked out of the room slowly, than broke into a run. Sneaking past a couple of nurses and a doctor, he made his way to the security building.
When he reached the building he found out from the captain that Mara Jade had been sentenced to death. Luke's heart jumped to his throat. He knew Leia had something to do with this. He had to stop it. He couldn't let Mara die. Worst of all Luke didn't know why he felt this way about a woman who'd tried and almost succeeded in killing him.
He found himself sprinting down the hallway to find Mara! He didn't know why, but he needed to save her life. He needed to keep her alive. Something about her made him excited. He never felt this way about someone before. Her eyes had some affect on him, he couldn't explain. Could it be possible he was in love with her?
Luke entered the cell block where they held prisoners sentenced to death. He went to talk to the captain there. The man was in awe to see Luke. That would make things much easier.
"Excuse me, you have a prisoner here by the name of Mara Jade,' Luke said.
"Yes, she is sentence to death this afternoon," the captain said.
"There has been a mistake and she is to be released to me at once." Luke used the mind trick just in case.

"What are you doing?" Mara screamed at him.
"Will you shut up, I'm saving you life, you could be thankful!" Luke snapped.
He dragged her down the hall by one wrist, she was hidden from the public in a peasants robe, to make sure no one saw Luke taking her.
" Where are you taking me?" she asked.
"To your ship, and sending you out of here!" he told her.
"Then your coming with me." She said.

They reached the hanger where they found Mara's ship, the Jade's Fire. The woman stepped up the ramp and turned around.
"Skywalker, you're coming with me!" she declared.
"Hey, I'm already going to get grilled for this!" he snapped.
"Even better," an evil grin spred on Mara's face.


to be continued--