It was true that the Lyrenth was the best ship 23-year-old Aiden Katarn had ever flown. It was also true that it had been stolen from him over four months previously. He had left it in the care of who he thought was a good friend, Wilkie Bebones. Turned out that no matter how close you get to someone like Wilkie, he will use you and steal from you if it is in his best interest. Aiden was still bitter about it. He had lost a lot more than his ship.

He could tell the General didn't like him, and that suited him just fine. She seemed to him as a little brat who somehow got to be in charge of a ship and let it go to her head. Though he hadn't been told, he had guessed she was much younger than he because of her small size. She was probably some boyish looking bossy control freak that had a bad temper. And Aiden always had fun with those who had bad tempers. He could always figure out what buttons to push. And it seemed to him that this broad had a lot of buttons screaming to be punched.

He had checked out the ship at the time he had first seen it earlier that day. He recognized it instantly. It was true what the girl said, she had made some changes on it. Good ones too. Aiden told himself that he would of made those changes too if it had still been in his possession at the time. No runt girl was a better mechanic or pilot than him.

The group entered the Lyrenth as soon as they arrived at the port. The guards and other men immediately obeyed the Generals commands. Aiden sort of laughed to himself as he watched grown men in uniform following the instructions of a little girl.

"C'mon Bas, this could be an amusing ride." Aiden said quietly to his friend as they got on board.

Moments later the Lyrenth was leaving Tatooine's atmosphere. The General was very tired and very much wanted to go to her quarters to rest. After saying goodnight to her crew, she made her way down a hallway for her quarters. She almost immediately bumped into Aiden.

"Excuse me." She said coldy. "I'm trying to make my way to my quarters." She began to try to move past him, but Aiden followed with a grin.

"The quarters in which you speak of are probably the Captains room, which is indeed my room." Aiden told her.

General Skywalker's eyes flashed behind her helmet. She spun around and pushed Aiden against a wall and kept walking.

Aiden found this very amusing. She sure is strong for her size. He thought. He followed her until they reached her room door. "Well if you want me to sleep in their with you, I'd understand of course, but -
"

General Skywalker flung around once more. "You are not sleeping in there with me." She yelled as she pressed the button that slid the door open. "It is my room until we land. You can go sleep at one of the tables. Though I should let you sleep in there with me because under this mask I am horribly disfigured and hideous and you deserve to be locked up with the likes of me for a night to get your ego beat out of you." She had to use all of her lungs to yell at him. The use of her body made her give small jumps at the emphasized words. Aiden almost thought this was cute. He was about to say so when a droid came out of her doorway.

"Oh Miss Rin, I did not know you had arrived. I was powered down for a bit but R2 woke me up just now and I heard raised voices -" The droid began, but Rin interrupted.

"Threepio, would you be so kind as to escort these men to an available sleeping quarters?"

"Oh certainly." C3PO said looked at the two men.

"So your name is Rin, huh?" Aiden asked with another big smile. Rin ignored it and walked into her room, the door slid closed behind her.

"Charming girl." Aiden told Bas-o. C3PO thought that he was serious in this observation and started to speak of her as they made their way down the hall.

"Oh yes, Miss Skywalker is quite the human being. She is very kind to all and is very -" He began, but was interrupted by Aiden.

"Wait, 'Skywalker'? That girl is a Skywalker?" Aiden asked in awe. He knew of Luke Skywalker because Aiden's father was also a Jedi Knight. He hadn't spoken to his father Kyle Katarn in over four years. "Is she closely related to Luke Skywalker?"

"Why yes, she is his own daughter, sir." C3PO replied.

Aiden's stomach did a flip flop. If she was a Skywalker and she was going home, Coruscant must be her home. The Lyrenth was going to Coruscant. His father lived in Coruscant. Aiden knew that his father would sense him the second they land.

When they entered their sleeping quarters, Aiden explained his discovery to Bas-o. "I can't let him know I'm there and just leave." He said. "Dammit! This is going to be difficult."

Bas-o replied in his own language, which Aiden understood. Aiden nodded his head at his response and said, "I do want to see him. I just don't know if he wants to see me."

In her sleeping quarters, Rin was having a bit of trouble sleeping. Damn cocky jerk. She thought. Why does he have to take this ship? I love this damn hunk of metal. She let her mind wander to other things. Like home, her family and friends, a new mission she may have to embark on. But for some reason, she couldn't shake Aidens attractively framed face from her thoughts completely. Damn.