A door slid aside and Anakin found himself again in the presence of his
mother flanked by two armed guards, followed by Darth Vader. She still held
that determined look on her face as she recognised an old and wrinkled man
wearing an Imperial Uniform "Governor Tarkin. I should have expected to
find you holding Vader's leash. I recognised you unique stench when I was
brought on board."
"Charming to the last," Tarkin declared in a fashion that suggested that he was anything but charmed as he held Leia's chin up in his hands. Anakin couldn't help but wince as that thing dared put his hands on his mother and went on "You don't know how hard I found to sign the order to terminate your life."
"I'm surprised you had the courage to take the responsibility yourself." She said eyeing him defiantly.
"Princess Leia" the man began as he turned around "before your execution, I'd like you to be my guest at a small opening ceremony that will make this battle station fully operational. No star systems will dare oppose the Emperor now."
And Anakin couldn't believe his eyes as the whole scene from his mother's past unfolded in front of him and his grandfather. Alderaan, his mother's home planet, was destroyed again. He searched his grandfather's face. Ani wore a determined, yet sorrowful, look on his face, much like his mother's own. Perhaps she and her father weren't so different after all.
Leia Organa Solo woke up with a start. She had had the same dream again. It was the second time she dreamt of being aboard the Death Star, being threatened by Darth Vader and Governor Tarkin. She'd see herself being tortured and Alderaan being destroyed all over again. The difference was that in her dreams, she'd see herself there and also her son, Anakin. He was standing there, watching everything and horrified by what he saw. She could amost feel his anguish and helpelessness. She sensed another presence too, besides her son. She couldn't identify whom though.
Leia sat on her bed, sweat dripped down her forehead and her breathing was still laboured from the nightmare. Han stirred in his sleep and slowly opened his eyes, mumbling "What's wrong, sweetheart?"
"Nothing, Han. Go back to sleep." This didn't have the desired effect as it only contributed to make her husband even more worried. These last few days had been hell for all of them as they had been trying to locate their son's whereabouts unsuccessfully. They were almost having no sleep at all. He sat down on their bed and put his arms around her shoulders. "C'mon Leia, don't make this harder. Did you have a bad dream? About Anakin?" he eyed her worriedly.
She sighed, defeated "Sort of. I dreamt I was aboard the Death Star again." She stopped talking.
"And?" Han elicited from her.
"And that's it." She answered sharply. "I was there, Vad... My father interrogated me and Alderaan was blown into pieces again. Isn't that enough?"
He hugged her tighter "Calm down, Leia" He tried to soothe her. The dream must have really got into her as she was reacting so violently. "What about Anakin?"
"I don't know why but in my dream he was watching everything." She paused for a few moments, thinking "We must find him, Han. Something's going on here."
"Do you think he's in some kind of danger?" Han asked with dread. If something happened to Anakin, it'd be his fault. As Chewie's death had been.
"Don't even go there, Han. I know what you're thinking. Whatever happens, don't blame yourself even more. Anakin is old enough to take responsibility for his actions." She frowned "I don't think he's in trouble though. But we must find him" she insisted. "I'm going to talk to Luke. Now."
Leia disengaged herself from her husband's arms and went to the com to call her brother. Somehow, she knew she needed him.
"Charming to the last," Tarkin declared in a fashion that suggested that he was anything but charmed as he held Leia's chin up in his hands. Anakin couldn't help but wince as that thing dared put his hands on his mother and went on "You don't know how hard I found to sign the order to terminate your life."
"I'm surprised you had the courage to take the responsibility yourself." She said eyeing him defiantly.
"Princess Leia" the man began as he turned around "before your execution, I'd like you to be my guest at a small opening ceremony that will make this battle station fully operational. No star systems will dare oppose the Emperor now."
And Anakin couldn't believe his eyes as the whole scene from his mother's past unfolded in front of him and his grandfather. Alderaan, his mother's home planet, was destroyed again. He searched his grandfather's face. Ani wore a determined, yet sorrowful, look on his face, much like his mother's own. Perhaps she and her father weren't so different after all.
Leia Organa Solo woke up with a start. She had had the same dream again. It was the second time she dreamt of being aboard the Death Star, being threatened by Darth Vader and Governor Tarkin. She'd see herself being tortured and Alderaan being destroyed all over again. The difference was that in her dreams, she'd see herself there and also her son, Anakin. He was standing there, watching everything and horrified by what he saw. She could amost feel his anguish and helpelessness. She sensed another presence too, besides her son. She couldn't identify whom though.
Leia sat on her bed, sweat dripped down her forehead and her breathing was still laboured from the nightmare. Han stirred in his sleep and slowly opened his eyes, mumbling "What's wrong, sweetheart?"
"Nothing, Han. Go back to sleep." This didn't have the desired effect as it only contributed to make her husband even more worried. These last few days had been hell for all of them as they had been trying to locate their son's whereabouts unsuccessfully. They were almost having no sleep at all. He sat down on their bed and put his arms around her shoulders. "C'mon Leia, don't make this harder. Did you have a bad dream? About Anakin?" he eyed her worriedly.
She sighed, defeated "Sort of. I dreamt I was aboard the Death Star again." She stopped talking.
"And?" Han elicited from her.
"And that's it." She answered sharply. "I was there, Vad... My father interrogated me and Alderaan was blown into pieces again. Isn't that enough?"
He hugged her tighter "Calm down, Leia" He tried to soothe her. The dream must have really got into her as she was reacting so violently. "What about Anakin?"
"I don't know why but in my dream he was watching everything." She paused for a few moments, thinking "We must find him, Han. Something's going on here."
"Do you think he's in some kind of danger?" Han asked with dread. If something happened to Anakin, it'd be his fault. As Chewie's death had been.
"Don't even go there, Han. I know what you're thinking. Whatever happens, don't blame yourself even more. Anakin is old enough to take responsibility for his actions." She frowned "I don't think he's in trouble though. But we must find him" she insisted. "I'm going to talk to Luke. Now."
Leia disengaged herself from her husband's arms and went to the com to call her brother. Somehow, she knew she needed him.