When they reached the hangar bay, Kristen was about to lose the
fighting struggle to stay conscious. However, the loud and raspy sound of
Vader's breathing jolted her awake once more. "Lord Vader, I apologize for
the delay. We stopped over at her quarters to pick up a few items," Wesley
said as he handed over the data pad, "this contains information on the
Rebel base."
"I trusted you Wes, how can you do this to me?" She pleaded.
"Kris do you honestly think that after you lied to me after all these
years that I had would trust you enough to do as you ask? It doesn't work
that way."
"But we can work through this."
"No we can't, not this time anyway. In the future, maybe I'll
forgive you for this. I have to turn you over; it's the right thing to do.
If you ever return we'll set the wedding date so keep the ring. If you
don't it doesn't matter either way to me." Wesley finished, ending the
conversation they had practiced many times in order to make it look
realistic.
"There is something else." Vader said while interrupting the
heartbreaking betrayal of the girl's fiancée.
Wesley picked Kristen up like a baby, and reached fro the lightsaber
as she was making incoherent protest. He handed the weapon to Vader and
put Kristen back on her feet. At that moment, Kristen started to cry.
Wesley stepped away from her and offered no support. Vader looked at the
craftsmanship carefully, noting how it was almost an exact copy of his.
For a few minutes no one spoke until Wesley broke the silence.
"Is there something the matter?" He asked. He received no reply.
"I was thinking about how much the weapon is similar to the one of
Jedi Skywalker, a person whom I haven't seen in a long time." He wasn't
about to tell them he was Skywalker because it would reveal his weakness
and he couldn't tell them Kristen was his daughter because that would ruin
everything.
"That's strange," Picard said stepping forward to intervene, "her
last name is Skywalker. What will you do with her?"
"Hearing the question, Kristen gathered her remaining strength to
shout, "He'll kill me as he did my father!"
"No more outbursts from you!" Vader said. In order to keep her
quiet he put her into a deep sleep with the aid of the Force. As it took
affect, she fell to the cold metal floor with a thud. Picard jumped as the
sound echoed throughout the docking bay. Vader gave the order for her to
be put on his shuttle. As soon as it was carried out, he dismissed the
crew by using another mind trick telling them to go about their business.
Vader stalked up the ramp to the shuttle in long quick strides with his
black cape billowing gracefully behind him. He gave the order for take off
and headed to the seat where Kristen was sleeping. He sat on the red
velvet seat across from her, just watching her for a moment. Before he
could continue, the pilot informed him that they had arrived on board the
Executor, Vader's flag ship.
"My Lord, do you want me to call in the guards to escort the prisoner
to the detention block?"
"No. I will see to her personally."
The pilot, confused by why Vader would decide that now was the time
to handle prisoners himself, raised an eyebrow to question him. "Are you
sure that is wise?"
"Don't question me again. Is that understood?" He smiled under the
black helmet he wore. No one but the Emperor and he knew about Kristen's
true identity. By making her appear as a known Rebel they were able to
gain information so they could quickly destroy the Alliance and bring peace
back to the galaxy.
"Yes Lord Vader."
"You are dismissed." Vader said. As soon as the pilot was out of
sight, Vader lifted Kristen off the seat and into his arms.
