Ch. 13 Rising
Lania sighed and rolled her eyes as she looked through the window to her base's docking bay, where a Sekotan X-wing was landing and a woman with dark hair climbed out, a lightsaber clipped to her utility belt. When would she ever learn?
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Ben sat on the damp floor of the cell, shooing away the ysalamiri. He had been talking to Aunt Leia for hours now. It was almost as if nothing had happened, as if she had never been away. Suddenly, the door to the cell opened and a Rodian covered with scars and tattoos emerged. He grunted, beckoning for Ben to come. Ben reluctantly left the cell, but he suddenly had a brainstorm. As soon as he left the "bubble" of non-Force created by the ysalamiri, he dug into the Rodian's mind. The Rodian's eyes glazed over and he toppled to the floor as Ben furiously searched his mind. Finally, he found what he was looking for.
He turned to the access panel of the cell, whose doors had already closed, and typed in a code to reopen the doors. Next, he typed in a code that released Aunt Leia from her bonds. She collapsed in a heap on the floor of the cell. Ben rushed in and carried her out, tossing the unconscious Rodian into the cell right before it closed. Suddenly, Leia's eyes burst open again and her mouth opened slightly in awe. She was feeling the Force for the first time in over a decade.
Ben used the Force to assist him in rushing down the sterile hall, Aunt Leia hanging on around his shoulders. She was still weak from her imprisonment, but she held on with surprising strength, both physically and with the Force, although she hadn't been exposed to it for a long time. As Ben carried her, he felt a rush of pride. He was about to save his beloved aunt. Now all he needed to do was find a ship. Suddenly, Aunt Leia, who had been reaching out with the Force, gasped and told Ben excitedly, "Ben, Jaina's here!"
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Lania smirked as Jaina yelled at her. "Just let my mom go!!!!" she shrieked, as Lania chuckled. "Sorry, Solo. Like I said, not until you give me some more secret files from the Defense Force offices. Till then, your dear old mom stays right where she is," replied Lania with a malicious glint in her eyes. Jaina gazed at her furiously. "Alright, I'll get you the access codes to the Kuat Drive Yards mainframe and the new line of Star Destroyers. Lania sneered, "That's fine for now, Jaina. But next time it better be something better." Jaina gazed at her angrily. Suddenly, the red alarm lights began flashing. An electronic voice droned, "Red alert. Two Galactic Alliance Star Destroyers, two fighter squadrons, squadrons, one space yacht, and one Corellian 1300 light freighter emerging from hyperspace and on approach to base."
A/N: Sorry this chapter was kinda short, but I promise the next one will contain a lot more startling revelations, romance, and action. Please continue to r&r. Thanks!
