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Mirage of the Midnight Sun
A skywalker family fic.Slightly AU, follows the plot of the series but has a few tweeks here and there. Starts with Vader capturing Leia on EP IV. I cant remember much of the dialogue and some names of the officers and stuff, so forgive me if i have to improvise.
Chapter 3: Confrontation
"Lord Vader, we have the rebel ship. it will only be a few moments before they are within reach of our tractor beam."
"Very well, commander. I do not wish to harm our guests. set all weapons for stun. prepare a boarding party to accompany me." the dark lord intoned, then stalked out of the bridge into the docking bay.
Leia Organa walked or rather stalked alone in the now empty corridors of the Tantive IV, she could hear blaster fire somewhere, she felt sorry and afraid.afraid and sorry. she knew her fellow rebel comrades were fighting valiantly, doing everything they can to keep the empire off. Though she knew it was really no use. She hated herself for being like this...hiding when she knew she should be fighting alongside them. She had always despised the way some rebel commanders behave.Especially her nemesis in the alliance high command, Rodes Elrond, who prefer to sit back and relax while his men died for the rebel cause, while those people who truly believed in what they are fighting for wasted their precious lives under the command of such incompetent people like Rodes. Somehow, she had the feeling that Rodes was only there for personal gain, to satisfy his lust for power, as he was a failed Imperial Navy Cadet, Leia snorted in disgust, "if you cant succeed with the empire, then join the rebels.." she almost said out loud. She'd have to deal with this matter when she gets back. But for now as guilty as she felt, she had to hide.That is until she could get the Death Star plans stashed somewhere safe.Perhaps those droids she saw around the ship earlier. she rounded a corner and had the luck to come across an artoo unit, she hurried to approach it, there simply isnt enough time to punch the right codes, the plans must be hidden otherwise they'll have in their hands the blood of millions of people in the galaxy, somehow Leia felt that she had the obligation to prevent those atrocious deeds. she quickly inserted the holovid in the droid's storage unit. and hurried in the other direction. besides the plans there was also a message intended for Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, an old friend, her father had said, hero of the Clone Wars. If he even existed. She heard footsteps behind her, the rebel princess turned swiftly, only to find two storm troopers.."there's one, set for stun." one of them said, she fired her weapon, hitting one of them, but it was too late, she found herself losing her consciousness rapidly. in a few seconds she was lying on the floor, out cold.
"If this is a consular ship... where is the Ambassador?" The Dark lord held the rebel soldier firmly by the neck, lifting him off the ground, the man made a few gurgling noises before his neck finally snapped. "Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans and bring me the Ambassador. I want her alive!" Vader ordered after finally dropping the dead man onto the floor before continuing his advance inside the captured vessel. The Princess was making a good job of hiding from me..Vader thought, both irritated and impressed.He continued walking through the empty corridors of the ship. Doing away with occassional rebel soldiers he met along the way. He glanced at one of Tantive IV's reinforced windows, suddenly he saw, or thought he saw Padme's face..her expression was one halfway between happiness and sadness...what are you trying to tell me? why here? why now?...he questioned the image in his mind. he stopped for a moment and closed his eyes, and when he looked again, Padme's image was gone, as if she had never been there..she wasnt there, you fool! what makes you think she'll be there?!... the Dark Lord reprimanded himself silently.almost laughing out loud at his own foolishness..but he still felt somehow disturbed by what he saw...he had a sneaking suspicion that this has somehow something to do with...but no, this just cannot be..his capture of Senator Organa?..the commlink beeped incessantly..better hurry, if those fools cannot find her...then i will..he answered the still beeping comm.."what is it commander?" he demanded.
"Lord Vader, we have the princess in our custody, she's on her way to the docking bay."..."Well done, Commander. I will be there in a moment."... for the moment he decided to put his personal problems aside. he had to retrieve those plans. for they are crucial to the empire. his master would not be pleased if he could not recover them. he turned around and swiftly headed to the direction of the docking bay...we shall see how will you hold out, your highness...
This is NOT happening!...Leia Organa frantically repeated these words in her mind, as she was being lead to the star destroyer's docking bay.Her head still swam slightly because of the stun blast she received earlier..but she barely noticed it.She could not believe that she had truly been captured, she had many close calls, and those had given her that strange forebodding that, indeed, one day, the empire would truly capture her..but not now! she thought..not now! not when we are so close to...defeating them? she laughed inwardly despite herself..she had stashed those plans on an Artoo unit, but she had no idea where the droid is now, if it even reached its destination, or captured by the empire, like her. but no, she wont give up..she thought feebly. it was so hard not to give up, when you knew that it was the feared Lord Vader who captured you, if an ordinary officer had her she wouldnt even flinch...but now...she suddenly wished her father was here...no! she told herself sternly...Leia Organa, the lives of many people depend on you..at least for this moment..you have to be strong.You knew that this would eventually happen when you decided to join the rebellion, so stop acting like some spoiled brat and face your situation!...that seemed to work, and eventually her thoughts quieted down..her heart had barely began to beat normally when she saw the figure at the end of the corridor and the trademark breathing grew louder as she approached...her knees nearly buckled but she controlled herself, she will not give anything that would please him..never..well, senator organa...there's no turning back now,we might as well get this over with...she decided to put on her haughtiest expression and walked a little faster.
The Dark Lord waited patiently as the frail figure in white flanked by stormtroopers approached him...she looked familiar,too familiar..not only because he had seen her before, but because now that he had a closer look at her features..he couldnt help but notice that she had a striking resemblance to...no, its no use thinking about that now...he told himself once again. but he still took in her appearance...light brown hair, brown eyes, and her face...she did really look a lot like...but he quieted his thoughts immediately, as she was only a few steps away from him..back to work..
"Lord Vader, I should have known. Only you could be so bold. The Imperial Senate will not sit still for this, when they hear you've attacked a diplomatic..." Leia began, but the Dark Lord cut her off. "Don't play games with me, Your Highness. You weren't on any mercy mission this time. You passed directly through a restricted system. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you." Leia decided to use that very old tactic.Deny everything.At least you'll have a chance.or she hoped so... "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan..." she countered, supressing her increasing fear.She looked straight into the Dark Lord's eyes, or where his eyes were supposed to be.he pointed an accusing finger at her, not unlike her father bail when she did something wrong and refused to admit it. "You're a part of the Rebel Alliance... and a traitor. Take her away!"
And the Rebel Princess was marched through the blasted door of the Tantive IV.this is going to be a long day...so much to do...the dark lord thought wearily.He lingered into the Tantive IV's corridor for a while before following his troops.Somehow, he always felt exhausted. He just couldnt figure out why.."Ani?"..he was stunned.he couldnt move.had he really heard that?..enough! this is foolish. he turned around and finally followed his troops into the star destroyer, but in the corner of his eye he thought he saw padme again standing in the Tantive IV's corridor, watching him it seemed, her expression the same as when he saw her face on the window earlier...What is it that you know, padme?...he asked again...but her image was gone now. there was only darkness inside the captured vessel.
Mirage of the Midnight Sun
A skywalker family fic.Slightly AU, follows the plot of the series but has a few tweeks here and there. Starts with Vader capturing Leia on EP IV. I cant remember much of the dialogue and some names of the officers and stuff, so forgive me if i have to improvise.
Chapter 3: Confrontation
"Lord Vader, we have the rebel ship. it will only be a few moments before they are within reach of our tractor beam."
"Very well, commander. I do not wish to harm our guests. set all weapons for stun. prepare a boarding party to accompany me." the dark lord intoned, then stalked out of the bridge into the docking bay.
Leia Organa walked or rather stalked alone in the now empty corridors of the Tantive IV, she could hear blaster fire somewhere, she felt sorry and afraid.afraid and sorry. she knew her fellow rebel comrades were fighting valiantly, doing everything they can to keep the empire off. Though she knew it was really no use. She hated herself for being like this...hiding when she knew she should be fighting alongside them. She had always despised the way some rebel commanders behave.Especially her nemesis in the alliance high command, Rodes Elrond, who prefer to sit back and relax while his men died for the rebel cause, while those people who truly believed in what they are fighting for wasted their precious lives under the command of such incompetent people like Rodes. Somehow, she had the feeling that Rodes was only there for personal gain, to satisfy his lust for power, as he was a failed Imperial Navy Cadet, Leia snorted in disgust, "if you cant succeed with the empire, then join the rebels.." she almost said out loud. She'd have to deal with this matter when she gets back. But for now as guilty as she felt, she had to hide.That is until she could get the Death Star plans stashed somewhere safe.Perhaps those droids she saw around the ship earlier. she rounded a corner and had the luck to come across an artoo unit, she hurried to approach it, there simply isnt enough time to punch the right codes, the plans must be hidden otherwise they'll have in their hands the blood of millions of people in the galaxy, somehow Leia felt that she had the obligation to prevent those atrocious deeds. she quickly inserted the holovid in the droid's storage unit. and hurried in the other direction. besides the plans there was also a message intended for Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, an old friend, her father had said, hero of the Clone Wars. If he even existed. She heard footsteps behind her, the rebel princess turned swiftly, only to find two storm troopers.."there's one, set for stun." one of them said, she fired her weapon, hitting one of them, but it was too late, she found herself losing her consciousness rapidly. in a few seconds she was lying on the floor, out cold.
"If this is a consular ship... where is the Ambassador?" The Dark lord held the rebel soldier firmly by the neck, lifting him off the ground, the man made a few gurgling noises before his neck finally snapped. "Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans and bring me the Ambassador. I want her alive!" Vader ordered after finally dropping the dead man onto the floor before continuing his advance inside the captured vessel. The Princess was making a good job of hiding from me..Vader thought, both irritated and impressed.He continued walking through the empty corridors of the ship. Doing away with occassional rebel soldiers he met along the way. He glanced at one of Tantive IV's reinforced windows, suddenly he saw, or thought he saw Padme's face..her expression was one halfway between happiness and sadness...what are you trying to tell me? why here? why now?...he questioned the image in his mind. he stopped for a moment and closed his eyes, and when he looked again, Padme's image was gone, as if she had never been there..she wasnt there, you fool! what makes you think she'll be there?!... the Dark Lord reprimanded himself silently.almost laughing out loud at his own foolishness..but he still felt somehow disturbed by what he saw...he had a sneaking suspicion that this has somehow something to do with...but no, this just cannot be..his capture of Senator Organa?..the commlink beeped incessantly..better hurry, if those fools cannot find her...then i will..he answered the still beeping comm.."what is it commander?" he demanded.
"Lord Vader, we have the princess in our custody, she's on her way to the docking bay."..."Well done, Commander. I will be there in a moment."... for the moment he decided to put his personal problems aside. he had to retrieve those plans. for they are crucial to the empire. his master would not be pleased if he could not recover them. he turned around and swiftly headed to the direction of the docking bay...we shall see how will you hold out, your highness...
This is NOT happening!...Leia Organa frantically repeated these words in her mind, as she was being lead to the star destroyer's docking bay.Her head still swam slightly because of the stun blast she received earlier..but she barely noticed it.She could not believe that she had truly been captured, she had many close calls, and those had given her that strange forebodding that, indeed, one day, the empire would truly capture her..but not now! she thought..not now! not when we are so close to...defeating them? she laughed inwardly despite herself..she had stashed those plans on an Artoo unit, but she had no idea where the droid is now, if it even reached its destination, or captured by the empire, like her. but no, she wont give up..she thought feebly. it was so hard not to give up, when you knew that it was the feared Lord Vader who captured you, if an ordinary officer had her she wouldnt even flinch...but now...she suddenly wished her father was here...no! she told herself sternly...Leia Organa, the lives of many people depend on you..at least for this moment..you have to be strong.You knew that this would eventually happen when you decided to join the rebellion, so stop acting like some spoiled brat and face your situation!...that seemed to work, and eventually her thoughts quieted down..her heart had barely began to beat normally when she saw the figure at the end of the corridor and the trademark breathing grew louder as she approached...her knees nearly buckled but she controlled herself, she will not give anything that would please him..never..well, senator organa...there's no turning back now,we might as well get this over with...she decided to put on her haughtiest expression and walked a little faster.
The Dark Lord waited patiently as the frail figure in white flanked by stormtroopers approached him...she looked familiar,too familiar..not only because he had seen her before, but because now that he had a closer look at her features..he couldnt help but notice that she had a striking resemblance to...no, its no use thinking about that now...he told himself once again. but he still took in her appearance...light brown hair, brown eyes, and her face...she did really look a lot like...but he quieted his thoughts immediately, as she was only a few steps away from him..back to work..
"Lord Vader, I should have known. Only you could be so bold. The Imperial Senate will not sit still for this, when they hear you've attacked a diplomatic..." Leia began, but the Dark Lord cut her off. "Don't play games with me, Your Highness. You weren't on any mercy mission this time. You passed directly through a restricted system. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you." Leia decided to use that very old tactic.Deny everything.At least you'll have a chance.or she hoped so... "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan..." she countered, supressing her increasing fear.She looked straight into the Dark Lord's eyes, or where his eyes were supposed to be.he pointed an accusing finger at her, not unlike her father bail when she did something wrong and refused to admit it. "You're a part of the Rebel Alliance... and a traitor. Take her away!"
And the Rebel Princess was marched through the blasted door of the Tantive IV.this is going to be a long day...so much to do...the dark lord thought wearily.He lingered into the Tantive IV's corridor for a while before following his troops.Somehow, he always felt exhausted. He just couldnt figure out why.."Ani?"..he was stunned.he couldnt move.had he really heard that?..enough! this is foolish. he turned around and finally followed his troops into the star destroyer, but in the corner of his eye he thought he saw padme again standing in the Tantive IV's corridor, watching him it seemed, her expression the same as when he saw her face on the window earlier...What is it that you know, padme?...he asked again...but her image was gone now. there was only darkness inside the captured vessel.