A/N well here it is, the story that took me ages to think of. It's set
between ESB and ROTJ
Disclaimer: I'm not George Lucas and I don't own Star Wars, so go sue someone else.
Enjoy!
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Chapter 1
Keira Palpatine glanced out of the ball room's window. How long had this ball been going on?
"Ah, Princess Keira, how are you today?"
Keira looked towards the owner of the voice. It was only Mara Jade, another of her father's hands and her current co-worker on this mission.
"Fine Adeline" Keira replied using Mara's cover name. She stopped for a minute and continued. "Please kindly remember that we are both on a mission" She spat at Mara "and we must keep our identities a secret"
"Fine Lady Madison" Mara replied without any emotion using Keira's alias. Keira glared and stood up off her chair and sighed. "If we are to work together, we must keep some civility towards each other. Okay?"
"Whatever you say Lady Madison" was Mara's reply. Mara was only one of a trusted few who actually knew that Keira did missions for her father. After all her mother had been one of her father's favourite concubines and her father was well...the Emperor.
Keira looked towards the huge ornate full length mirror adorning the golden walls of the ball room. She saw staring back at her a young red haired fiery woman wearing a green gown, ears decorated with jewels. Mara, as usual is showing off. She also saw staring back at her an even younger woman of 21 wearing the palest blue dress that she had ever see. The young girl's hair was a chocolate brown colour which had been twirled upwards into a French roll and with brown eyes. I look prettier I think with dyed hair and contact lenses now, that I do when I'm not wearing any. Keira straightened her gown and followed Mara who was already moving towards the target.
"You distract him, while I slip into his apartment" Keira whispered to Mara who smiled. Mara nodded and Keira set off for the exit. She immediately felt her father's gaze follow her from his throne on a raised platform at the end of the room, as she was leaving. If I disappoint him now, he may never trust me again with this type of mission. She noted his approval as he turned away to talk to the ambassador of Correlia.
Their target was Lord Charles Swinton, 9th earl of Aldera of Alderaan. He was suspected of treason, as was many of the stranded Alderaanian people who were off world at the time of the destruction of Alderaan. Her job was to kill him. It didn't matter if he was innocent, all that mattered was that her father suspected him of treason, therefore he would have to die. Keira walked over to one of the Imperial guards, currently stationed at the exits.
"I feel ill, so I must lie down in my apartment" she told them. Her absence as 'Lady Madison' from the ball would be stricken from any records. She would see to that. She smiled as they indicated for her to leave. Yes, this is going to be easy.
Disclaimer: I'm not George Lucas and I don't own Star Wars, so go sue someone else.
Enjoy!
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Chapter 1
Keira Palpatine glanced out of the ball room's window. How long had this ball been going on?
"Ah, Princess Keira, how are you today?"
Keira looked towards the owner of the voice. It was only Mara Jade, another of her father's hands and her current co-worker on this mission.
"Fine Adeline" Keira replied using Mara's cover name. She stopped for a minute and continued. "Please kindly remember that we are both on a mission" She spat at Mara "and we must keep our identities a secret"
"Fine Lady Madison" Mara replied without any emotion using Keira's alias. Keira glared and stood up off her chair and sighed. "If we are to work together, we must keep some civility towards each other. Okay?"
"Whatever you say Lady Madison" was Mara's reply. Mara was only one of a trusted few who actually knew that Keira did missions for her father. After all her mother had been one of her father's favourite concubines and her father was well...the Emperor.
Keira looked towards the huge ornate full length mirror adorning the golden walls of the ball room. She saw staring back at her a young red haired fiery woman wearing a green gown, ears decorated with jewels. Mara, as usual is showing off. She also saw staring back at her an even younger woman of 21 wearing the palest blue dress that she had ever see. The young girl's hair was a chocolate brown colour which had been twirled upwards into a French roll and with brown eyes. I look prettier I think with dyed hair and contact lenses now, that I do when I'm not wearing any. Keira straightened her gown and followed Mara who was already moving towards the target.
"You distract him, while I slip into his apartment" Keira whispered to Mara who smiled. Mara nodded and Keira set off for the exit. She immediately felt her father's gaze follow her from his throne on a raised platform at the end of the room, as she was leaving. If I disappoint him now, he may never trust me again with this type of mission. She noted his approval as he turned away to talk to the ambassador of Correlia.
Their target was Lord Charles Swinton, 9th earl of Aldera of Alderaan. He was suspected of treason, as was many of the stranded Alderaanian people who were off world at the time of the destruction of Alderaan. Her job was to kill him. It didn't matter if he was innocent, all that mattered was that her father suspected him of treason, therefore he would have to die. Keira walked over to one of the Imperial guards, currently stationed at the exits.
"I feel ill, so I must lie down in my apartment" she told them. Her absence as 'Lady Madison' from the ball would be stricken from any records. She would see to that. She smiled as they indicated for her to leave. Yes, this is going to be easy.