Part 5
The Solo twins never felt so much ergancy in their young lives. They had to get to their uncle and aunt before it was too late. And like his uncle had he kicked in the landing cycle bringing the ship down to a gentle landing.
"Lets go!" Jaina said rushing down the ramp.
"I'm right behind you." He brother called.
The two of them ran out and into the hanger bay the of the Vong fortress. When they got around a few coral skippers they stopped in their tracks. Across the way stood Mara, her lightsabre and Luke's in hand. She stood there, doing nothing but staring across to Nom Anor. He stood there, missing an arm, the severed limb on the ground beside him. And there was that snake staff between the two of them. Behind Mara lay Luke, broken and bloody, he looked about ready to die. Maybe he was already on his way.
The snake was inching closer, not to Mara but to Luke. Jacen exchanged a glance with his twin. They had the same thing on their minds. They had to get over to their uncle and aunt, and get all four of them out safely.
They ran toward them, lightsabres ignited.
***
Mara's heart was pounding. Luke's voice was beginning to fade. There wasn't a lot of time left. She kept her emerald eyes on the staff slithering toward her, no, her husband. With a slight sneer, Anor watched on, waiting for the snake to send its poison running through the Jeedai Skywalker's veins, riding him of the problem. But another idea hit him instead.
The Vong gave Mara a cold glare and then called off his staff. It came back to a solid nonliving form and back to his hand, just as the twins arrived at Mara's side.
"What are you doing here?" she barked to Jaina.
"We came to get you," she said, swallowing hard.
"What about Cavalli?" Mara said softly, and turned toward the twins.
Jacen smiled. "Mom has him."
Mara sighed and moved her head toward Luke. Jacen hustled over and Jaina stayed by her aunt's side, igniting her own blade. Mara smiled at her. Jaina smiled back feeling great from the praise she had just received from her aunt.
Jacen bent down at his uncle's side and felt in his wrist for a pulse. There was a weak indication that his heart was still beating, but it was hardly noticeable. And his uncle's voice came into his head.
Jacen, take your aunt and your sister and get out. He told him.
"I'm not leaving you here Uncle Luke." Jacen rebutted.
Just get out of here and take care of Cavalli. He needs to be with his mom. Take her home. I'll try to get out of here and if I can't, you'll have to come for me okay. Go Jacen
Jacen nodded. He didn't want to agree. But it was an order. He had to go. He put Luke down after a hug good bye. The boy had a deep feeling he would never see his uncle Luke again. The Senate was getting their wish. He stood up, and watch his uncle lose consciousness. Then Mara spun around.
"Luke!" she screamed.
Before she could get to him, she felt something hit her and the world around her sunk into darkness.
***
Jaina started the ship and took it up into the atmosphere. Amazingly they had no trouble getting out. Tears welled in the girl's eyes. She had betrayed her aunt Mara and her and her brother practically sealed their uncle Luke's death sentence. But it was what Luke wanted. Why?
Jacen came in and sat down next to her in the cockpit. He had put Mara down to rest in the small med bay of his father ship. His tears had already begun to flow. Jaina put her hand on his shoulder. He looked at her, eyes red.
"What do I tell her Jaina?" he cried. "How do I explain I let her husband die, let my uncle be killed."
His sister hugged him as he cried. And he cried all the way home.
The Solo twins never felt so much ergancy in their young lives. They had to get to their uncle and aunt before it was too late. And like his uncle had he kicked in the landing cycle bringing the ship down to a gentle landing.
"Lets go!" Jaina said rushing down the ramp.
"I'm right behind you." He brother called.
The two of them ran out and into the hanger bay the of the Vong fortress. When they got around a few coral skippers they stopped in their tracks. Across the way stood Mara, her lightsabre and Luke's in hand. She stood there, doing nothing but staring across to Nom Anor. He stood there, missing an arm, the severed limb on the ground beside him. And there was that snake staff between the two of them. Behind Mara lay Luke, broken and bloody, he looked about ready to die. Maybe he was already on his way.
The snake was inching closer, not to Mara but to Luke. Jacen exchanged a glance with his twin. They had the same thing on their minds. They had to get over to their uncle and aunt, and get all four of them out safely.
They ran toward them, lightsabres ignited.
***
Mara's heart was pounding. Luke's voice was beginning to fade. There wasn't a lot of time left. She kept her emerald eyes on the staff slithering toward her, no, her husband. With a slight sneer, Anor watched on, waiting for the snake to send its poison running through the Jeedai Skywalker's veins, riding him of the problem. But another idea hit him instead.
The Vong gave Mara a cold glare and then called off his staff. It came back to a solid nonliving form and back to his hand, just as the twins arrived at Mara's side.
"What are you doing here?" she barked to Jaina.
"We came to get you," she said, swallowing hard.
"What about Cavalli?" Mara said softly, and turned toward the twins.
Jacen smiled. "Mom has him."
Mara sighed and moved her head toward Luke. Jacen hustled over and Jaina stayed by her aunt's side, igniting her own blade. Mara smiled at her. Jaina smiled back feeling great from the praise she had just received from her aunt.
Jacen bent down at his uncle's side and felt in his wrist for a pulse. There was a weak indication that his heart was still beating, but it was hardly noticeable. And his uncle's voice came into his head.
Jacen, take your aunt and your sister and get out. He told him.
"I'm not leaving you here Uncle Luke." Jacen rebutted.
Just get out of here and take care of Cavalli. He needs to be with his mom. Take her home. I'll try to get out of here and if I can't, you'll have to come for me okay. Go Jacen
Jacen nodded. He didn't want to agree. But it was an order. He had to go. He put Luke down after a hug good bye. The boy had a deep feeling he would never see his uncle Luke again. The Senate was getting their wish. He stood up, and watch his uncle lose consciousness. Then Mara spun around.
"Luke!" she screamed.
Before she could get to him, she felt something hit her and the world around her sunk into darkness.
***
Jaina started the ship and took it up into the atmosphere. Amazingly they had no trouble getting out. Tears welled in the girl's eyes. She had betrayed her aunt Mara and her and her brother practically sealed their uncle Luke's death sentence. But it was what Luke wanted. Why?
Jacen came in and sat down next to her in the cockpit. He had put Mara down to rest in the small med bay of his father ship. His tears had already begun to flow. Jaina put her hand on his shoulder. He looked at her, eyes red.
"What do I tell her Jaina?" he cried. "How do I explain I let her husband die, let my uncle be killed."
His sister hugged him as he cried. And he cried all the way home.