Mara stumbled and fell back into the pilot seat of the cramped cockpit, her
jaded eyes wide and staring at her now very conscious prisoner.
"Well?" he growled.
Mara couldn't answer, she was too mesmerized by his tense, angry muscles.
"Answer me!"
Mara was jolted out of her stupor by the barked command. She shook her head to clear her thoughts, and glared back at him.
"I'm taking you to my Master."
The Jedi's eyes narrowed slightly.
"And where is your Master?" he questioned, his voice losing some of his edge, but not in fear as she might have expected- but in amusement? No, it couldn't be.
"Coruscant," she sneered, expecting his amusement to fall.
I did not- I got worse.
He smiled.
"Really? What a coincidence-that's where I was headed anyway."
Mara almost looked surprised- but she caught herself.
"You were going there so you and daddy could betray HIM," she pointed an accusatory finger at him.
He outright laughed in her face this time. Mara balled her fists- if her Master hadn't commanded that she bring him back alive- he'd be laughing in his blood right now.
Luke wiped his watering eyes, "Betray?" He giggled a bit more, "Father and I were going to surprise him!"
Mara's jaw dropped open.
He shook his head, "I wanted to surprise my new Master with my allegiance!"
Mara's eyes widened, Surprise?? Ah, Sith.
Luke looked over his shoulder at his bound hands, "Can I get up now?"
Mara took a deep breath and stepped forward to unlock the binders restraining him-when the binders fell to the floor on their own. She glared at a very self-satisfied looking Skywalker.
"If you could have done that whenever you wanted then why-?"
He shrugged, "Just being polite."
She growled in annoyance and stalked out of the cockpit, Luke smiled at her retreating figure.
All too easy.
~
-Father.
Vader looked up suddenly from the report he was studying.
-Luke? LUKE! Are you all right?
-I'm fine Father, thank you.
Vader went to ask his son another question- but felt his son's desire for him to be silent.
And then he felt it- Luke's shields were down, he was broadcasting the conversation-Broadcasting it towards Coruscant.
Palpatine would overhear this exchange- and that was exactly what his son wanted.
He smiled as his son continued.
-I'm sorry, Father, but our Master, in his omnipotence, has discovered our surprise for him, but it is no matter, for soon I will be with him.
Luke transmitted a false wave of excitement.
-I am with his loyal Hand and will be arriving on Coruscant shortly- please make haste and join us.
Vader fought, as to not allow his thoughts to betray him,
-Son, I will be there as soon as I am able. May the Force be with you.
-And you, Father.
As his son's essence faded, Vader smiled proudly.
His father's son, indeed.
~
Leia stared at the small green creature, he surely must be mad, she thought to herself.
"Mad, I am not, Leia Skywalker."
Leia stepped back into Han's arms, stammering, "You can read my thoughts?"
"Shout at me they do, young one."
"How can Luke and I be siblings?"
"Twins you are."
Leia's mouth dropped open, yes- it did make sense, I did feel right.
"But Vader-"
"Matter not, does Vader. You're father was Anakin Skywalker. A powerful Jedi was he- but have powerful emotions he did-powerful emotions." The wise eyes looked up at Leia, "Consume him, the Dark Side did."
"Does Luke know?" she blurted out.
"That his sister you are? He does not."
Leia crouched before the Jedi Master, "We're going after him- will you come with us?"
Yoda raised an eyebrow and pointed his gnarled walking stick at her chest.
"Learn the ways of the Force you must- or Palpatine's slave you will become."
Han stepped forward, not liking the sound of that, "Now wait just a minute- "
"Grows short, our time does- come with you I will. Teach you all you will require, I will."
Leia smiled gratefully, "Thank you."
Yoda nodded, it was the least he could do-- after the mess he'd gotten her brother into.
~
Luke rubbed his eyes as he studied the hyperdrive cables of the small stolen cargo ship, once again reminded of the Falcon. The ship was still working, but they didn't know how long THAT luxury would last.
He glanced over at the fiery head stuck inside one of the holes he'd cut in the paneling-right then, we wished he were on the Falcon.
Mara pulled her face from the blaring hot compartment and glanced at the fair-haired man sitting next to her. She fought back the urge to continue what she'd started earlier; and he seemed to notice, for his eyes slowly began to narrow- as if in warning.
She glared back.
A corner of his mouth turned upwards as he stood.
"Where're you going?" she snapped.
He turned and raised an eyebrow at her, "It's going to take another hour until the computer finishes the diagnostic readings- I'm going to take a shower," he saw her expression change for just a moment and he smiled, "Why? Do you want to join me?" He laughed as she blushed fiercely and started towards the refresher.
Mara sat there- long enough for him to finish his shower- and then followed after him.
She'd show him-no one taunted Mara Jade.
She walked definitely down the corridor leading to the ships single 'fresher unit and pushed the door open without knocking-and was rewarded with quite a sight.
Luke stood- completely naked- rubbing his hair dry.
He turned and looked at her, "Can I help you?"
Mara inhaled deeply, and then took a step closer to the intoxicating figure. Making a decision she knew she'd regret, she replied,
"Yes, I believe you can."
[Ok, I'm stopping here- because I REALLY want your opinions- should this story go NC-17? Or are you guys ok with just the references? I mean, I could have Mara walk in and fall on her ass- THAT would ruin the romantic moment-hmmmm. It's up to you! (And Luke, of course) The future rating of this fic is now in YOUR hands- which I think is only fair- it's for you after all *grin*. Thank you so much for the reviews-they are a no-fail way to fight writer's block. And I'll make sure I write, write, write- I don't want to trouble Shanno with hunting me down! OH, and I know that the ship would PROBABLY have a "sonic" shower- not water- so Luke PROBABLY wouldn't be drying his hair- but oh well, I was going for erotic, and dammit if I want a character wet, then he's going to be wet!]
"Well?" he growled.
Mara couldn't answer, she was too mesmerized by his tense, angry muscles.
"Answer me!"
Mara was jolted out of her stupor by the barked command. She shook her head to clear her thoughts, and glared back at him.
"I'm taking you to my Master."
The Jedi's eyes narrowed slightly.
"And where is your Master?" he questioned, his voice losing some of his edge, but not in fear as she might have expected- but in amusement? No, it couldn't be.
"Coruscant," she sneered, expecting his amusement to fall.
I did not- I got worse.
He smiled.
"Really? What a coincidence-that's where I was headed anyway."
Mara almost looked surprised- but she caught herself.
"You were going there so you and daddy could betray HIM," she pointed an accusatory finger at him.
He outright laughed in her face this time. Mara balled her fists- if her Master hadn't commanded that she bring him back alive- he'd be laughing in his blood right now.
Luke wiped his watering eyes, "Betray?" He giggled a bit more, "Father and I were going to surprise him!"
Mara's jaw dropped open.
He shook his head, "I wanted to surprise my new Master with my allegiance!"
Mara's eyes widened, Surprise?? Ah, Sith.
Luke looked over his shoulder at his bound hands, "Can I get up now?"
Mara took a deep breath and stepped forward to unlock the binders restraining him-when the binders fell to the floor on their own. She glared at a very self-satisfied looking Skywalker.
"If you could have done that whenever you wanted then why-?"
He shrugged, "Just being polite."
She growled in annoyance and stalked out of the cockpit, Luke smiled at her retreating figure.
All too easy.
~
-Father.
Vader looked up suddenly from the report he was studying.
-Luke? LUKE! Are you all right?
-I'm fine Father, thank you.
Vader went to ask his son another question- but felt his son's desire for him to be silent.
And then he felt it- Luke's shields were down, he was broadcasting the conversation-Broadcasting it towards Coruscant.
Palpatine would overhear this exchange- and that was exactly what his son wanted.
He smiled as his son continued.
-I'm sorry, Father, but our Master, in his omnipotence, has discovered our surprise for him, but it is no matter, for soon I will be with him.
Luke transmitted a false wave of excitement.
-I am with his loyal Hand and will be arriving on Coruscant shortly- please make haste and join us.
Vader fought, as to not allow his thoughts to betray him,
-Son, I will be there as soon as I am able. May the Force be with you.
-And you, Father.
As his son's essence faded, Vader smiled proudly.
His father's son, indeed.
~
Leia stared at the small green creature, he surely must be mad, she thought to herself.
"Mad, I am not, Leia Skywalker."
Leia stepped back into Han's arms, stammering, "You can read my thoughts?"
"Shout at me they do, young one."
"How can Luke and I be siblings?"
"Twins you are."
Leia's mouth dropped open, yes- it did make sense, I did feel right.
"But Vader-"
"Matter not, does Vader. You're father was Anakin Skywalker. A powerful Jedi was he- but have powerful emotions he did-powerful emotions." The wise eyes looked up at Leia, "Consume him, the Dark Side did."
"Does Luke know?" she blurted out.
"That his sister you are? He does not."
Leia crouched before the Jedi Master, "We're going after him- will you come with us?"
Yoda raised an eyebrow and pointed his gnarled walking stick at her chest.
"Learn the ways of the Force you must- or Palpatine's slave you will become."
Han stepped forward, not liking the sound of that, "Now wait just a minute- "
"Grows short, our time does- come with you I will. Teach you all you will require, I will."
Leia smiled gratefully, "Thank you."
Yoda nodded, it was the least he could do-- after the mess he'd gotten her brother into.
~
Luke rubbed his eyes as he studied the hyperdrive cables of the small stolen cargo ship, once again reminded of the Falcon. The ship was still working, but they didn't know how long THAT luxury would last.
He glanced over at the fiery head stuck inside one of the holes he'd cut in the paneling-right then, we wished he were on the Falcon.
Mara pulled her face from the blaring hot compartment and glanced at the fair-haired man sitting next to her. She fought back the urge to continue what she'd started earlier; and he seemed to notice, for his eyes slowly began to narrow- as if in warning.
She glared back.
A corner of his mouth turned upwards as he stood.
"Where're you going?" she snapped.
He turned and raised an eyebrow at her, "It's going to take another hour until the computer finishes the diagnostic readings- I'm going to take a shower," he saw her expression change for just a moment and he smiled, "Why? Do you want to join me?" He laughed as she blushed fiercely and started towards the refresher.
Mara sat there- long enough for him to finish his shower- and then followed after him.
She'd show him-no one taunted Mara Jade.
She walked definitely down the corridor leading to the ships single 'fresher unit and pushed the door open without knocking-and was rewarded with quite a sight.
Luke stood- completely naked- rubbing his hair dry.
He turned and looked at her, "Can I help you?"
Mara inhaled deeply, and then took a step closer to the intoxicating figure. Making a decision she knew she'd regret, she replied,
"Yes, I believe you can."
[Ok, I'm stopping here- because I REALLY want your opinions- should this story go NC-17? Or are you guys ok with just the references? I mean, I could have Mara walk in and fall on her ass- THAT would ruin the romantic moment-hmmmm. It's up to you! (And Luke, of course) The future rating of this fic is now in YOUR hands- which I think is only fair- it's for you after all *grin*. Thank you so much for the reviews-they are a no-fail way to fight writer's block. And I'll make sure I write, write, write- I don't want to trouble Shanno with hunting me down! OH, and I know that the ship would PROBABLY have a "sonic" shower- not water- so Luke PROBABLY wouldn't be drying his hair- but oh well, I was going for erotic, and dammit if I want a character wet, then he's going to be wet!]
