Vader was surprised when she let out a whimper of protest as her head came into contact with his chest plate. Quickly he repositioned her as he remembered the incident in the dining hall, and proceeded to exit the shuttle. Compared to the Enterprise, the halls of the Executor were just gray with no sing of comfort anywhere. Vader's footsteps rang through them as he walked to his personal quarters. The door opened for him to pass through. As he entered the room, Kristen woke and tried to move her head to see where she was. She saw lush dark red carpeting on the floor along with pictures she couldn't even begin to make out on the walls. From her vantage point in Vader's arms she could see that she was in a laviously decorated place that was much more beautiful than anything on the Enterprise. This room was connected to Vader's meditation chamber, but was not known to the crew. They had no idea that he had other rooms other than the chamber. Sensing that Kristen was awake, Vader spoke, "How is your head feeling?" Hearing his deep voice and breathing clearly for the first time since the dining hall, she tried to wiggle her way out of his grasp. She gave up ass soon as she realized she was too weak from loss of blood to do anything, so she tried another approach, "It still hurts and I feel like I've been ran over by a herd of Banthas." She heard herself say. Her voice sounded strange even to her, she noticed that it seemed extremely weak compared to her more commanding tone. Her body convulsed violently and the color completely drained from her face as she went into shock. He decided to put her into a healing trance so her body could heal itself. This way he wouldn't have to risk taking her up to the infirmary.

The next morning Kristen was sitting up in bed when Vader came to check on her. "Father?" She whispered meekly. "Yes daughter it is I." He stated while putting a gloved hand to her cheek. With her hand she grabbed his and began to sob. As she did so, Vader put his other arm around her and allowed her to bury her head in his chest. In doing so he offered a father's protection she had so long been missing and needed. After a few minutes she broke away and looked at the mask that covered his face. "Thank you for getting me off that Force-Forsaken ship." "We need to disable the Enterprise until we can get back home. Are you up to it?" "Count me in, Father." She said with a smile. Vader opened the comm.to the bridge, "Admiral, set an intercept course with the Enterprise." "Yes Lord Vader." Was the reply on the other end. "I can contact them and tell them I have taken over the ship and that I will transport over the information they need to form a true alliance with us. That would force them to lower their shields, leaving them vulnerable." She offered with out being asked. "I think you've also inherited my tactical skills." Vader said proudly. "People have a tendency to over look the obvious about others." The comm. on their end crackled to life with an incoming transmission, "Lord Vader, we will intercept the Enterprise in five minutes." "I better go change for this." Kristen said while running to the fresher in the net room. Two minutes later she came out with a fresh suit of black clothes on and her hair neatly brushed.