Part 4
Mara stormed down the ramp and toward the Vong and her husband. She was determined to save him, or die trying. She turned and stared at the Falcon first. She looked at it and concentrated on sending it home with all her power in the Force. Before long the Falcon was taking off. She prayed her son would be safe. That the Falcon would get home, no trouble. It just had to.
She then continued toward the group, clenching her fist so tight her nails cut her palms.
"You!" She screamed out at the Vong. "You are the most pathetic, disgusting excuse for an organism I have ever met! My lord would have found you amusingly quaint!"
Nom Anor turned and shot her a glare all but poisonous. Unphased, she continued to advance forward, like a lion stalking its prey. Nothing would keep her from rescuing Skywalker. He was her farm boy; and she would be damned if some Vong thought he could take him away from her.
Now was time. Mara and Nom would face off, and one would imerge victorious. One and one alone. The prize to be won, dignity, honor and Skywalker. Both willing to give there lives to take him from the other. Mara knew that she would finally have her revenge, and save her husband. She knew she would, because she had to.
She eyed the vong coldly, trying to disregard her husbands crumpled form at the creature's feet. A slow, malicious smile spread across the Vong's face, waiting for her to make a move, taking a breath, Mara stretched out with the force...
She stretched out with the force, lightly tapping into Luke's subconscious trying to get some indication that he was alive, that he was at least in any shape to move if necessary. To her dismay, he was barely hanging in there. She shook her head. She had to stay strong.
"All right Anor, its you and me!" she turned to face him.
The Vong grinned and threw her her lightsabres. She ignited them both and they clashed against the Vongs ampistaff. He threw a blow at her head, then one at her leg, but she blocked them easily. Luke started to get up and it sent her attention to him.
"Luke!"
The Vong whacked her hard over the head. She fell over next to Luke. The Jedi sat on his knees. Anor took this time to strike at him. Mara watched as the ampistaff drove though Luke's back. She barely got the L out when he fell forward unconscious again.
***
Han watched as the Falcon landed gently on the landing grid. He sprinted toward it thankful that everyone was home and his baby was back safe. The ships ramp fell and Han clambered inside. When he entered, he saw no one. He ran toward the commons and there he found Cavalli, strapped into the chair. He was asleep.
He bent over and unhooked him, then took Cavalli from the seat. "Lets get you back to aunt Leia's and uncle Han's."
He took the boy back to his home. The little Skywalker slept the whole way. When Han arrived home, he opened the door and saw Leia waiting on the couch. He came in and got a closer look. He saw Leia was sleeping.
"Sweetheart," he bent down and kissed her.
"What, Han...Cavalli?!" Leia awoke.
"Yeah, someone sent back the Falcon with him inside. No trace of his parents though. I'm worried about them. Its not like them to just take off like that. And not like the Kid to stun someone and steel their ship."
"I know, but Han think of his position," Leia soothed. "You know what his position was. You would have done the same thing. His only child was gone..."
Leia began to trail offand suddenly she screamed in terror.
"Sweetheart, whats wrong?" Han jumped.
"Luke's in pain...horrible pain!"
He wrapped his arms around his wife as she cried. She missed him so much. Han had been doing his best to ease her worries. He'd succeeded for the most part. But every so often, Leia would lose it and break down in tears, wept for her brother and sister in law. But at least Cavalli Jade was home safe. Leia stood.
"Where are you going Leia?"
"I'm sending the twins to find Luke and Mara, and bring them home. Luke will die if I don't do something and I have a feeling Mara will too."
And she had made up her mind. Once she did that, there was no stopping her.
***
Mara picked up Luke in her arms, he was bleeding all over her. She tuned him over so that he faced her belly up and saw his eyes just barely open. He was on the edge of consciousness and darkness. If he lost consciousness now, he may never wake up. Mara had to keep him awake.
Luke, you must stay awake. Whatever you do, don't go to sleep on me! She sent him.
Mara, it hurts so much...I'm so tired Mara...he replied.
"I know you are, but keep talking to me okay, whatever you do don't fall asleep!"
Luke said okay. She set him down, talking to him the whole time. She talked about everything, about Cavalli, the Praxuem, their friends, their family, anything to keep him awake. As they continued the mental conversation, Mara grabbed her 2 sabres and went back to the fight with the Vong.
"How dare you kick a man when he's down!" she snapped.
"Oh, Jeedai woman, such I pity it is I must kill you," Anor barked. "You could have been a wonderful ally.
Mara's lips curled into a sneer as she ignited her sabres. Mara glared at her opponent, thoughts running rampant through her mind. She couldn't fight like this, she had to calm herself, allow the Force to guide her. She took a deep breath, her face noticably changing as it relaxed. "You will pay for what you've done." With that, she lunged, dashing forward with speed, her sabres a blur of light as they twirled in an almost beautiful attack.
But of course Anor was blocking every blow with the staff. All but one. Mara sent one blow in a lovely twirling motion and it sliced directly through the Vong's left arm, sending the arm falling to the ground and Nom to go backwards in shock.
"Now, Mara Skywalker...you will pay for what you've done!"
And the Vong's ampistaff mutated into the snake like creature all the ones she's seen before it had. She looked to Luke, they were still talking in their minds. Then back at the staff slithering toward them. She had to get him out of here. But how?
*Authour's note: Thank you to Slider711 and Justin (JTrekWars13) for the help with my writer's block on part 4. I am in your debt for your inserts into my story.
Thanx, Luke
Mara stormed down the ramp and toward the Vong and her husband. She was determined to save him, or die trying. She turned and stared at the Falcon first. She looked at it and concentrated on sending it home with all her power in the Force. Before long the Falcon was taking off. She prayed her son would be safe. That the Falcon would get home, no trouble. It just had to.
She then continued toward the group, clenching her fist so tight her nails cut her palms.
"You!" She screamed out at the Vong. "You are the most pathetic, disgusting excuse for an organism I have ever met! My lord would have found you amusingly quaint!"
Nom Anor turned and shot her a glare all but poisonous. Unphased, she continued to advance forward, like a lion stalking its prey. Nothing would keep her from rescuing Skywalker. He was her farm boy; and she would be damned if some Vong thought he could take him away from her.
Now was time. Mara and Nom would face off, and one would imerge victorious. One and one alone. The prize to be won, dignity, honor and Skywalker. Both willing to give there lives to take him from the other. Mara knew that she would finally have her revenge, and save her husband. She knew she would, because she had to.
She eyed the vong coldly, trying to disregard her husbands crumpled form at the creature's feet. A slow, malicious smile spread across the Vong's face, waiting for her to make a move, taking a breath, Mara stretched out with the force...
She stretched out with the force, lightly tapping into Luke's subconscious trying to get some indication that he was alive, that he was at least in any shape to move if necessary. To her dismay, he was barely hanging in there. She shook her head. She had to stay strong.
"All right Anor, its you and me!" she turned to face him.
The Vong grinned and threw her her lightsabres. She ignited them both and they clashed against the Vongs ampistaff. He threw a blow at her head, then one at her leg, but she blocked them easily. Luke started to get up and it sent her attention to him.
"Luke!"
The Vong whacked her hard over the head. She fell over next to Luke. The Jedi sat on his knees. Anor took this time to strike at him. Mara watched as the ampistaff drove though Luke's back. She barely got the L out when he fell forward unconscious again.
***
Han watched as the Falcon landed gently on the landing grid. He sprinted toward it thankful that everyone was home and his baby was back safe. The ships ramp fell and Han clambered inside. When he entered, he saw no one. He ran toward the commons and there he found Cavalli, strapped into the chair. He was asleep.
He bent over and unhooked him, then took Cavalli from the seat. "Lets get you back to aunt Leia's and uncle Han's."
He took the boy back to his home. The little Skywalker slept the whole way. When Han arrived home, he opened the door and saw Leia waiting on the couch. He came in and got a closer look. He saw Leia was sleeping.
"Sweetheart," he bent down and kissed her.
"What, Han...Cavalli?!" Leia awoke.
"Yeah, someone sent back the Falcon with him inside. No trace of his parents though. I'm worried about them. Its not like them to just take off like that. And not like the Kid to stun someone and steel their ship."
"I know, but Han think of his position," Leia soothed. "You know what his position was. You would have done the same thing. His only child was gone..."
Leia began to trail offand suddenly she screamed in terror.
"Sweetheart, whats wrong?" Han jumped.
"Luke's in pain...horrible pain!"
He wrapped his arms around his wife as she cried. She missed him so much. Han had been doing his best to ease her worries. He'd succeeded for the most part. But every so often, Leia would lose it and break down in tears, wept for her brother and sister in law. But at least Cavalli Jade was home safe. Leia stood.
"Where are you going Leia?"
"I'm sending the twins to find Luke and Mara, and bring them home. Luke will die if I don't do something and I have a feeling Mara will too."
And she had made up her mind. Once she did that, there was no stopping her.
***
Mara picked up Luke in her arms, he was bleeding all over her. She tuned him over so that he faced her belly up and saw his eyes just barely open. He was on the edge of consciousness and darkness. If he lost consciousness now, he may never wake up. Mara had to keep him awake.
Luke, you must stay awake. Whatever you do, don't go to sleep on me! She sent him.
Mara, it hurts so much...I'm so tired Mara...he replied.
"I know you are, but keep talking to me okay, whatever you do don't fall asleep!"
Luke said okay. She set him down, talking to him the whole time. She talked about everything, about Cavalli, the Praxuem, their friends, their family, anything to keep him awake. As they continued the mental conversation, Mara grabbed her 2 sabres and went back to the fight with the Vong.
"How dare you kick a man when he's down!" she snapped.
"Oh, Jeedai woman, such I pity it is I must kill you," Anor barked. "You could have been a wonderful ally.
Mara's lips curled into a sneer as she ignited her sabres. Mara glared at her opponent, thoughts running rampant through her mind. She couldn't fight like this, she had to calm herself, allow the Force to guide her. She took a deep breath, her face noticably changing as it relaxed. "You will pay for what you've done." With that, she lunged, dashing forward with speed, her sabres a blur of light as they twirled in an almost beautiful attack.
But of course Anor was blocking every blow with the staff. All but one. Mara sent one blow in a lovely twirling motion and it sliced directly through the Vong's left arm, sending the arm falling to the ground and Nom to go backwards in shock.
"Now, Mara Skywalker...you will pay for what you've done!"
And the Vong's ampistaff mutated into the snake like creature all the ones she's seen before it had. She looked to Luke, they were still talking in their minds. Then back at the staff slithering toward them. She had to get him out of here. But how?
*Authour's note: Thank you to Slider711 and Justin (JTrekWars13) for the help with my writer's block on part 4. I am in your debt for your inserts into my story.
Thanx, Luke