Dear Readers.
Hello again, we're finally there... at the church and it's almost show time... what's gonna happen... Will our boys make it? Will Leia be able to go through with this? We'll all finally see! I want to thank all of you who reviewed... For you guys are really what kept me going this entire time!
SoloKenobi – Thank you for your compliments. You think those women have nerve now... wait till you see them in action in the chapter.
Sweetdeath04 – Let's just all say it together... POOR LEIA!!! I feel better now! Well, things will get better for her, a little bit in this chapter!
((AN: BY THE WAY! Sweetdeath04 and her partner in crime Thorney are working on their first Star Wars Fanfic called Sabacc... and it's great! I can't wait till you guys finish it! Everyone go read it! Keep those chapters coming guys!))
dm1 – It's not what Leia did to her hair... It's what those two witches and their mouse happy beautician did to her head! Glad to see you enjoyed the Moonstockers, the race for time, and, yes, the suspense too... even though I know people are probably ready to ring my neck for not getting to the goods sooner! Thank you so much for your reviews! Let's see if our boys can do it!
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This chapter is dedicated to Hannah, because she loves to leave ya hangin!
The Loveless Bride
Chapter 5 – Shotgun Grooms
Mon Mothma and Ta'a were enjoying their breakfast together as the handmaids were dressing Leia. This should be an easy thing... if only the dress Leia was being squeezed into wasn't at least three sizes too small for her, and had been the one she'd picked out! So Leia was raising-cane; screaming for both women, who she knew were responsible! Finally tired of her behavior, Ta'a stood up to silence her. Mon Mothma reached out and grabbed her wrist. "Let me do it, I know how to handle her. She'll just argue with you."
Then she walked a couple of rooms over to see Leia standing in front of three full-length mirrors. Wearing a bright - almost fluorescent - green dress, with no back, no sleeves, straps, just a long skirt, with a huge slit up the front, baring her left leg, with a very low cut front. Leia had her arms crossed, glaring at the woman, saying, "I am not going out there, dressed like this!"
"What do you mean, you look lovely." Mon Mothma said smoothly.
"I feel like a slave-girl again! I am NOT getting married like this! I want MY dress, the one I picked out, or I am not getting married today!" Leia said as calmly as she could. Feeling tired of this whole situation, the last minute changes, deep down inside she wanted to cry!
"We can't do that-"
"Why not! It's MY wedding day; I should be able to do what I want too! You're all acting like this is Isolder's big day! It's mine too!" Leia cried out in frustration.
"We know that Leia, but your dress was-"
"What, white, normal?"
"Not for a woman of the Hapes culture! Leia, your dress had an Alderaanian style to it. This ceremony is based entirely on the Hapes system's cultural ways, your dress would clash terribly!"
"So you mean to tell me that this is how brides dress on Hapes? All of them dress like this on their wedding days? I look more like a pleasure slave than a bride! You can't be serious!"
"I'll only say this one more time, Leia. We-can-not-let-you-wear-the- dress-you-chose!" Mon Mothma spoke as if she was talking to a small child. "You would be totally out of place in your own wedding, and that's just not acceptable. The whole universe will be watching this ceremony. Everything must match and go along with the Hapes culture. Don't you want everything to be perfect today?"
"No wedding or marriage is perfect; it would be boring if it was!" "Do you think it's wise to have that kind of attitude when you're about to get married? What if the Queen got insulted by your behavior or your new husband did?"
"Do you really think I care at this point?! If they're insulted by my dress, then we don't have to get married, walk away from the alter! This is one thing you will not talk me out of, Mon! I mean it, either I get to wear the dress, I picked, or I'm not going up that aisle! I don't care if I clash or not, I want to wear MY wedding gown and that's final! I'll not marry anyone dressed like they're a whore!" Mon Mothma was about to try and further talk her out of this stubborn streak. When suddenly a blaster's stun bolt knocked Leia to the floor. Mon Mothma looked up to see that Ta'a Chume had a strange looking blaster in her hand. "TA'A HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND!?!?!?"
"No, it's not what you think. Now she'll do whatever we tell her to. I brought this along just in case this was to happen. Just in case she started doubting, or getting cold feet. I should have warned you, but I'm just so tired of all of her complaining. This way, she'll say and do what ever we tell her and she'll probably be on her honeymoon, before it wears off!" Ta'a Chume explained to a panicked Mon Mothma.
"But what if it wears off, right in the middle of the ceremony? She could put us all away!" Mon Mothma cried out, obliviously only interested in covering for herself!
"That won't happen, as long as nothing shocking happens, she'll be set for several hours." The Queen mother smiled as Leia sat up, like she was in a trance. This would be so much easier now! ((AN: No... nothing shocking will happen... hehe!))
Meanwhile... In the Home Stretch...
Han could finally see Coruscant off in the distance. "There it is! How're we doing on time, kid?"
Luke glanced down at his wrist-crono and announced, "It's gonna be close... very close! If we hurry we should make it!"
'Breakfast with the Moonstockers must have slowed us down.' Chewie reminded his friends, which made both Han and Bail start to chuckle.
"Will you guys let it go?! I mean, come on! It wasn't that funny!"
"He's right Han; it was funnier when Luke was face to face with that look-alike!" Bail laughed along with Han, and gave Luke a slap on the back. "We're just kidding around with you, Luke."
"Whatever!" Luke exclaimed, arms crossing his chest. "We're an awful joyful bunch to be busting a wedding like we are!"
"You're right, that's what we're going to do! Then, Leia'll be laughing along with us, just like the old days!" Han smiled, set his concentration back to getting home. Luke, Han, and Chewie were so busy with their own thoughts they didn't notice how brightly Bail was smiling behind them. After nearly seven years, Bail was going to get to see his sweet daughter again! He wondered if she'd changed much. Did she look even more beautiful than he could remember? He just couldn't wait to see how she'd turned out!
"Alright, gentleman... and everyone else!" Han glanced Chewie's way.
'I resent that, cub!' Chewie barked.
"I'm starting the landing cycle." Han flipped a switch or two and began to come into the atmosphere smoothly. Han prayed that they got there in time; he wasn't sure what he'd say to her when they got there. But he knew he just had to stop her, somehow, someway!
Back to the Church...
General Carlist Rieekan was a proud Alderaanian. Long before his home was destroyed, Rieekan used to spend a lot of time at the Royal House of Organa. He had watched Bail Organa raise Leia to be the woman she is today... and he had to admit, Bail had done one hell of a job! Yet, he wasn't sure if this was a good move or not! Leia had chosen him to do what Bail himself had always talked about doing so proudly, someday. Today he would walk her down the aisle and give her away to the man who would soon be her husband. This was a great honor that Rieekan took to heart... but he just couldn't fight the bad feeling he had about this. He felt like he was giving her to the wrong man.
He had to admit he was just a little prejudice though. He had really taken a liking to Han Solo, and back on Hoth, he used to throw them together a lot on missions. Just so he could sit back and enjoy watching the sparks fly! Han had done all of the things none of those spineless princes before did. He challenged her, wasn't afraid to tell her when she was wrong, made her laugh, and sometimes got her so rattled she could just scream! Wise old Rieekan just knew that he was just the kind of man Leia needed in her life. He felt a genuine protectiveness, over Leia, one of his best friend's children. When she was with Solo, he felt a little relieved. He knew she was taken care of, and that when push came to shove, Han would gladly give his life protecting her... to bad he did.
Rieekan wished Leia could have been with him. Needless to say, today wasn't very easy for him. Handing the last Princess of his home planet, and his best-friend's child, to some pretty-boy prince who claims that Han wanted them to be together. He could claim all he wanted to, but the Han Solo he knew had felt the same way about Isolder as the general himself. Which was he was a slippery, perverted, spoiled-brat, and the worst kind of brat! A Mama's boy!
If this wasn't so important to Leia, and Mon Mothma hadn't threatened to kill him if he said anything, he would beg Leia not to do this. Tell her it was too soon and she could do much better than this guy. But now he knew, saying things like that would only hurt her, and drive her away from him. So taking a deep breath, he plastered a smile to his face, smiling as brightly as he could. He boldly knocked on the door and heard Mon Mothma's muffled reply. "Leia, are you ready?" He asked, walking in
"I believe she is, Carlist." Mon Mothma smiled, Leia turned around slowly, looking at the floor. She didn't seem to be herself at all. She had a slight smile on her face, and unfocused dark-brown eyes.
"Are you alright?" Rieekan asked in a concerned tone.
"Oh, she's fine," Ta'a assured him, another one Rieekan couldn't trust as far as he could throw her. "She just got awfully nervous, and we had to give her some relaxers, to calm her down."
"Is that safe, I mean, we want her to remember her own wedding day. And I hear if you take the right dosage, you can, kind of, black-out on what you did." Rieekan asked Mon Mothma directly, who smiled coldly. "She'll be fine, Carlist! Don't be such a worrier!"
"I'm ready," Leia said, rather distantly, as if she was in a daze. She walked slowly and took Rieekan's arm.
"Are you sure you're alright, my dear. You're so pale, and dazed, we don't have to do this now, ya know." He tried, quietly.
"Well... everybody's already here... and Han's not coming back, so why not?" She said softly, and still so distantly, as if someone was controlling her or something... but that was impossible! Then Rieekan thought of another point. "Your brother, Skywalker, isn't even here today. Do you really want to go through with this, without your own brother?"
"He could have been here, if he wanted to..." she said soft and slowly, "He just didn't agree with my decision. So, I'll just move on, and hope he can accept it." Leia said with a shrug, acting a little more like herself.
"I hope you know what you're doing, little princess." Rieekan said, still not really convinced and feeling Mon Mothma's glare burning his shoulder. Then he turned her to face him and said, "Whatever decision you make, in there, today, is all yours. No matter what, there's no pressure, and I'm proud of you. Somewhere, your father's looking down on you, smiling at what you've become, and he's proud of you too." Her smile brightened a little, she finally made eye contact with those cloudy, unfocused, eyes of her's, but he could see her tears glistening. She kissed him on the cheek, and hugged him gently.
"I know, wherever Dad is, he's happy to see you give me away." He hugged her a little tighter, and kissed her cheek. When she pulled away, her smile was back to the almost frown it had been before, and her eyes were even more dazed. Then the bridal march began to play and they began to walk, arm-and-arm through the doorway.
FINALLY Grounded on Coruscant...
Han couldn't help but enjoy the looks on the faces of those men; who answered his request to land. Those boys were so happy to see him. They were throwing together a little welcoming committee! Then Han had to explain that he was in a hurry to stop that wedding. So when they touchdown, one of deck officers ran them to an air-taxi that they had standing by. Luke glanced at his wrist, and gasped. "Oh no, the wedding is starting right now!"
'We've GOT to get there!' Chewbacca howled.
"Is there anyway you can make this thing go faster?!" Bail asked the driver.
"I'm going as fast as I can sir." The Mon Calamari driver replied.
"We can still make it guys, we've just gotta get in there before she says 'I do.'" Han reminded his comrades, trying, as always, to stay optimistic. Even though he felt knots in the pit of his stomach and kept asking himself, 'What if we're too late?'
At the alter...
Isolder was standing in front of the alter, watching all the bridesmaids scurry by, and smiled brightly, waiting patiently for his bride to come. When she could be seen, coming his way, Isolder's smile brightened greatly. 'She is gonna be all yours, prince. Just a few words and you'll FINALLY have that beautiful female all to yourself!' He told himself, admiring the view ((AN: doesn't he just make you sick? Don't you just want to beat him?)). Only one thing bothered him, Leia wasn't looking at him. She did have a thin little veil, covering her entire face, so her features were a little hard to make out. But he could tell her eyes were focused on the ground. He glanced at his mother in question, who flashed him a smile and a glimpse of the gun she'd used. Isolder nodded and smiled at his mother, before turning to face the impressive clergyman ((AN: Anyone remembers the movie 'Princess Bride?')). General Rieekan gave Leia's arm to Isolder and smiled at him slightly before sitting down on Leia's side. Then the clergyman began...
"Marriage... marriage is what brings us together... today. Prince Isolder of Hapes and... and... Oh dear, what is her name again?" The clergyman asked in his slow, strange, and loud voice.
"She's Princess Leia-" Isolder whispered.
"OH, yes, now I remember. And Princess Leia of Almania." All of Luke's Jedi Students and Rogue Squadron buddies were having trouble keeping quiet in their seats. This guy seemed to have started the celebration a little earlier in his study.
"No, she's from Alderaan." Isolder whispered.
"OH, I am sorry, Princess Leia... of Alderaan... I am sorry my dear... Today these two people wish to be... joined in holy matrimony. With a life of companionship... understanding... and love... true love...for the rest of their lives. Please turn to each other... and hold both hands." Isolder did as asked, but Leia still was looking at the floor. He knew she was in a trance, but it still would have been nice if he could look in to her eyes as they exchanged vows.
"Isolder... do you take Leah to be... your lawfully wedded wife?"
"It's Leia... Leia." Isolder corrected, kindly.
"Oh dear... I've done it again... yes, I am sorry. Do you Isolder... take Leia to be your lawfully wedded wife? To have... and to hold... To Love... Truly love... honor and cherish...For better... or worse... For richer...or poorer... In sickness... and in health...For as long... as you both... shall live?" Clergyman said, taking his time, apparently in no rush; or with all the time in the world. Isolder looked down at Leia and said boldly, "I do."
"Oh... That's just... so beautiful... lovely... And now... Do you Leia... take Isolder... to be your lawfully... wedded husband? To have... and to hold... to Love... Truly love... honor and cherish...For better... or worse... For richer...or poorer...in sickness...and in health...for as long... as you both... shall live?" Leia just continued to stare down at the floor. Not saying a word. The Queen Mother is commanding over on Isolder's side of the church, "Say yes... Say Yes... SAY YES!"
Mon Mothma stands up and says, "She's really, very nervous, she means 'yes.'"
"Then... she must... say yes. It is not... your place... to speak for her. Unless you... want to marry... him." That shut both women up, who sat wondering what to do now. "Leia... do you... accept this?" The preacher asked her kindly.
Suddenly there was a loud, BOOM, sound. Then another, and another, coming faster and faster. They were steadily getting closer and louder, making everything shake. ((AN: Well, have you ever heard a Wookiee running at break-neck-speed through a CHURCH; that must have been hundreds of years old? It's gotta be loud!)) Then suddenly the doors busted open and a very excited Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca came running down the aisle; screaming in both Wookiee and basic, "STOP THIS WEDDING!"
"Ah, Luke Skywalker, I see you made it after all." Isolder said smoothly. "And you're just in time, Leia was about to say her, 'I do's." Luke had stopped only a second to catch his breath.
"Don't do it Leia, he's a liar!" Luke said with an effort. Their taxi had broken down so they had to run ten blocks. Though it had been harder on Bail and Han; than on Luke and Chewie!
"You don't know what you're talking about, Skywalker." Mon Mothma accused in Isolder's defense. "So why don't you take a seat and we can continue here."
"I will not sit back and watch my sister throw all of her hopes, dreams, and future away, on some low life like him." The Jedi Master made clear in his calm, even toned, voice. "And if you gave a damn about my sister, Mon Mothma, you'd be right with me. So you take a seat and wait till I'm finished. I'll be brief, trust me." That is when Captain Han Solo came through the doors, and Leia's entire side of the church erupted into cheers. Leia didn't react at all; she just turned slightly, eyes still glued to the floor. But Isolder, however, didn't miss him. He couldn't believe his eyes as Han came up beside Luke, with determination shining in those hazel eyes.
"Solo..." Isolder said backing up in fear, knocking the alter over and almost knocked the poor old clergyman over. "What are you a ghost, you're dead! I SAW YOUR DEATH!"
"All you did, was watch me black out. I woke up in a dungeon which you, your mother and Mon Mothma had me placed in to shut me out of Leia's life! You didn't think I'd get out did you." Han asked glaring at Isolder and loving to watch him squirm.
"You can't prove that!" Ta'a Chume spat.
"Yes, we can, and we will, right Luke?" Han asked glancing back to his friend, who didn't answer. He was looking at Leia with a critical eye. She had just been standing there this whole time as if nothing was happening. She finally turned towards him and said...
"I'm glad you could make it Luke, I didn't want my twin brother to miss this." She spoke quietly and distant, just like she had spoken to Rieekan... who was now standing up and had joyfully cheered when Han appeared.
"Leia, what's wrong with you. What's wrong with your eyes?" Han looked over Luke's shoulder at Leia, and had to hold back his gasp.
"Oh... nothing's wrong with me, I'm just a little nervous is all." She said just so they could hear her.
"What have you done to her?!" Han shouted accusingly at Isolder.
"It's like she's in a trance or something." Luke observed, "I can't even reach out to her through the Force. What have you got her on?!" Luke said giving Isolder a glare of his own.
"She's not on ANYTHING, she's just different now." Isolder explained lamely.
"Yeah, you've made her a damn zombie!" Han accused, with good reason.
"Oh, I have heard enough of this!" Ta'a Chume said standing up. "GUARDS, ARREST THESE MEN UNTIL THE WEDDING IS COMPLETE! Then, we shall deal with you!" She bellowed, making everyone's ears ring. Poor Bail had just made it, up the aisle, only to be ushered back down it. That's when Luke remembered reading somewhere, that when people are in a trance like Leia. Something has to shock them, make them jump; wake them up, like they've been asleep. So, taking drastic measures, Luke grabbed a hold of Han's blaster, and held it above his head, shooting up in to the ceiling! The shot was loud and Leia nearly jumped out of her skin in front of the alter.
She blinked a few times, and asked herself, "Where am I? How did I get here?"
"LEIA!" Luke cried out, finally slipping out of the guards grasp.
"LUKE! What are you doing disrupting my wedding!? My wedding? I don't remember walking down the aisle... Or... This is NOT MY WEDDING DRESS! And we didn't change my hair." Leia said, feeling the concrete beehive still twisted to the top of her head. "Let Master Skywalker, and his assistants go, he is my brother and I'd like to hear what he has to say..." Leia made clear to everyone present and not seeing who was with Luke ((AN: well, she could probably see Chewie... who could miss that!?!?)). "Which better be good, brother dear." She added as an after thought.
"Actually, I have someone with me, who, I think, could explain things much better than me." Luke said stepping to the side slightly.
For the first time in months, Princess Leia found herself, standing in front of Han Solo... ALIVE and well! With that cocky, crooked, half smile of his, a lot thinner than she remembered, but he was a sight for sore eyes, nonetheless! Leia was so shocked she was speechless, her mouth hung agape; she kept trying to say something... ANYTHING, but all she could do was move her mouth, with no words coming out. Han cleared his throat nervously, and says, "Hi there, Princess... didn't think you'd be seeing me, huh? Is this how you're doin' your hair these days? Nice... I think I like the Danish on each ear better... but I guess a beehive works too... but only you could pull it off."
"Han..." Leia finally uttered, "You're alright, you're really here? I'm not dreaming?" She asked, tears in her eyes.
"Yeah, Sweetheart-" before he couldn't say anything else, Leia ran up to him and grabbed him into a tight hug. Han hadn't really been expecting that reaction from her, but his arms still automatically wrapped around her and lifted her into his arms. He had to fight back his own tears as Leia actually began to cry into his shoulder saying, "I thought I'd never see you again! I thought I'd lost you! We even had a memorial service and funeral... how are you here, now- Oh NEVERMIND HOW you got here! THANK GOD you ARE here!"
Luke, Chewbacca, General Rieekan, Luke's jedi trainees and half the Rogue Squadron was in tears at this joyous reunion. When Han put Leia back on her feet she turned back to Isolder, who was suddenly, looking very nervous and cornered ((AN: Like the cat that ate the canary!)). Leia fixed him in place with a furious and hurt glare, "You lied to me! How could you do something so sinister, so deceitful, and sleep at night... Just to get what you want? That's it isn't it? How could I have been so stupid all of this time?! Luke, I'm so sorry I didn't believe you, I should have listened to you-" She said turning back to her brother, who smiled understandingly at her.
"It's alright now, that's not all he lied about, sis. There's a lot more that this bunch has been hiding from you. Take a look at these plans I found on lover boy's desk." Luke said, handing his sister a datapad with all kinds of plans, letters, and such Luke had found and took photos of off Isolder's desk. Leia shook her head in disbelief, and Ta'a Chume stood up, and said, "He can't prove anything, he made those plans himself! HE'S THE ONE TO ACCUSE!"
"Oh really?" Leia asked, "Then why are all of these murder plans, signed by you, Queen Mother, dear? These Assassins are all asking YOU how YOU want it to be done. And why are all of these notices about Han's imprisonment signed by you, MON MOTHMA!?"
"FORGERY, all of it is forgery!" The queen screamed.
"I do believe that is your ink, and your morning caf stain." Leia said holding it to the queen who finally sit down and glared icily at Leia.
"Please don't marry this guy Leia; he's no good for you." Luke pleaded.
"You can marry anyone you want, just please not him!" Han said with the same pleading expression as her brother. "He'll do nothing but ruin your life."
"Don't do it, Princess." Bail said, just a little reluctant about speaking up. Leia took a double take at this man. Ta'a Chume and Isolder looked on confused, never being told who exactly the old man was. Not Mon Mothma, she wore a deep frown, knowing exactly who that was. General Rieekan was studying the man very closely too, if he didn't know any better, he would have guessed that to be his best friend Bail Organa... but that was simply impossible... wasn't it? Han and Luke smiled to themselves, Bail had been wrong, Leia did know him and she was shocked to see him. But what those boys didn't expect was Leia's next question. Bail smiled through teary eyes, and Leia smiled the same way.
"Daddy?" She asked quietly.
"DADDY!?!?!?" Luke, Han, Chewbacca, Ta'a, the entire Jedi academy, Rogue Squadron and Isolder all asked in disbelief.
"YES, I'm asking him..." Leia exclaimed to all around her. "... You are, aren't you? You are Bail Organa of Alderaan, aren't you?"
"Yes," Bail chocked out, "Hi baby." With that Leia grabbed her father into a hug similar to how she hugged Han... except Bail didn't pick her up quite the same way. He held his daughter tightly and kissed her forehead. "You have no idea how much I've missed you, honey!"
"Her father?" Luke whispered to Han, "Did you have any idea about this?"
"Well, somewhat, but he never gave me any, good, solid evidence!" Han tried to explain to his friend.
"You didn't have a clue, did you?" Luke asked flatly.
"Of course I did, but he denied it!" Han told him truthfully.
"Sure," Luke said, his voice thick with sarcasm. Bail set Leia back on her feet and suddenly another blaster went off; and everyone turned to Ta'a Chume standing, with a bunch of her loyal troops. The barrel of the blaster was aimed at Leia and she demanded in a shrill, squeaky voice, "ALRIGHT! I have had it with all of the touching moments, and reunions. All of you sit down, and Princess, you'd better get back to that alter say your 'I do's to my son, or there's gonna be some blood shed here."
Leia stepped away from the protective circle behind her and spoke with confidence. "You will not shoot anyone here today, Your Highness. Unless you want the whole universe to see." Leia pointed all around the ceiling and to all of the press droids with their collective camera lens fixed on them, capturing this whole scene, broadcasting all over the galaxy. Ta'a Chume, and her men began to lower their weapons, slightly, obviously intimidated. Then, in a tantrum, Ta'a screamed, "NO ONE WILL LEAVE MY SON STANDING AT THE ALTER! NO ONE! ESPECIALLY NOT SOME PRINCESS WITH NO PLACE TO RULE, AND HER SORRY LITTLE GANG OF DO-GOODERS!"
Isolder came up behind Leia and put his hands on Leia shoulders and said, "Mom, it's ok, it's all over now. I never really loved Leia, and she always loved Han, I would have married her out of lust. It would have never worked out between us; we really would have destroyed each other's lives." He turned Leia to face him and said, "Leia, I'm so sorry about all of this. I don't know what has come over us. I mean, we're not bad people. We're good people, really we are, and... everything has just gotten so outta hand. I know we won't get married, but can our system still be a part of this Republic?" Isolder asked with a genuine apologetic tone.
"Why of course they can, right, Leia?" Mon Mothma said from behind our heroes.
"I guess it's not fair to punish all of your people for errors. But Isolder, sorry, is not good enough. After all your mother and you've done, I should have you both locked up, and I still might. But right now, everything's happening so fast-"
"I know," Isolder soothed, "You need time to think." Suddenly he punched Leia and knocked her to the ground. Hapes' guards rushed from all sides of the room, securing all of Leia's friends and began to shoot down all press droids. Leia couldn't remember the last time she'd been punched so hard in the face. She could feel her own warm blood, running from the new cut on her cheek. She could hear all of her friends and family panicking, but they sounded far away. Leia's eyes opened to see Isolder standing over her with a large knife in his hands saying. "Shame Leia, darling! You seemed so promising, and you would have made such a pleasurable wife..." he sighed heavily, and dramatically, before punching her again, and again... clearly beating her around a little, then he roughly held her in place and said "Pity!"
He brought the blade far back, holding the knife high, above his head, murder in his eyes. Leia, the poor thing was too weak, literally having the crap beat out of her! She gripped his arm as tight as she could trying to stop the knife, but it didn't help her any! She was so weak, she couldn't even lift her head anymore, and just closed her eyes, knowing even more pain was soon to come. This looked like the end of Princess Leia!
CLIFF HANGER! I know, I'm so bad. Will this be it for Leia? Will Isolder really kill her? Can her friends help her? We shall see next time! Let me know what you think so far, I really love hearing from all of you, and I hope you're all enjoying this half as much as I am! TTFN, Till next time, Bye Bye Bye!
SailorLeia