k00lgirl1808: Does that mean you'll read more of it? *cocks head*

Kazzy: Yes, we all feel sorry for poor Leia (at least for right now). Jacen and Jaina?... We learn about them in this chapter.  No history won't repeat itself. Well, not exactly anyways.

Lala: *turns red* Thank you… *grins*

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Chapter 2

Han and Winter raced into room 247-LX.

"Glad you could make it, Husband." Laedala fairly purred. Han stopped dead in his tracks and Winter's eyes hardened.

"Leia." Han breathed, his chest compressed as he looked into her eyes.... her blazing red eyes.... so unlike the gentle brown that he knew and loved that he felt like crying. "Leia..." His tone was beseeching.

Laedala's voice was colder then Hoth and harder then durasteel. "I am Empress Laedala. Leia is no more."

Han just stood there; un-moving, un-breathing, un-blinking, his eyes fastened on the figure of his wife.

Winter looked from Han to Laedala, and back to Han. "Han,-"

"And Winter," Laedala interrupted coldly. "I'm disappointed." She stood and sauntered over slowly. "Trying to steal my babies. Tisk-tisk." She turned to Han.

"You don't trust me, my husband?" Her gaze slowly slid to her left hand where her slim wedding band rested. "Do you remember the day you gave this to me?"

Han blinked and took a hasty step back. "Uh..."

Laedala pulled the golden band from her finger and dangled it in front of Han's face. "I don't need you."

The sound of the band dropping on the floor was startlingly loud in the stillness.

"Leave." Laedala spat, looking levelly at her husband.

"Lei-" Winter started.

Laedala spun to face the woman she had grown up with and pinned her against the wall with the Force.

"What I wouldn't give to have a million of you to kill." Laedala hissed.

Winter flicked her eyes over to Jacen and Jaina, Laedala's followed. Han had already gathered Jacen into his arms and was moving towards Jaina.

"Han! Run!" Winter cried as Laedala threw a sudden, brief flash of blue Force lightning at him.

Laedala's jaw dropped as the lightning disappeared when it got within a few centimeters of him.

Winter took the opportunity to run for Jaina as Han headed for the door, Jacen wrapped securely in his arms. Jaina cried as Winter lifted her from where she lay and Laedala whipped back around as the door closed behind Han.

Laedala's lip curled. She'd deal with Han later. Winter swallowed and held Jaina close to her chest.

"Put my daughter down, scum."

Winter drew a deep breath. "No, Leia. I won't."

Laedala narrowed her eyes at the resolve in Winter's voice. "Ah, but you will."

Blue lightning streaked from Laedala's raised hand to wrap itself around the white-haired woman. Winter dropped Jaina on the floor as she was thrown backwards by the force of Laedala's anger.

"Leia!" Winter screamed. "Leia, Please!!!"  Laedala's face was serene in the blue light that was crackling in the air.

Memories swept by in Laedala's mind.

The death of her friends in the rebellion………. torture at the hands of Vader……… the realization that she was the daughter of Vader……. the moment that the Senate had announced Luke a traitor……… the awful moment that solidified her turning…… the death of her beloved brother………..

Anger seethed in her as she sent wave after wave of Force Lightening.

Finally, drained, she halted at looked at what had happened.

Jaina lay on the floor, crying. A blackened…. something lay on the bed. It did not resemble any living thing. Let alone the beautiful woman Winter had been.

Jaina cried as she felt her other half, her twin, leave the planet. Laedala walked over and picked her up and looked deep into her daughter's honey brown eyes.

"Jaina Nyx, daughter of the Empire."