(I hope this has become more suspenseful on all who read this, if so don't worry. I am already beginning on the 'What-I-hope-to-be-the-last-chapter)
Luke and R2 sneaked carefully through the deserted corridors, Luke couldn't sense Han's presences anymore, only Leia and Cindel's. Cindel's on the other hand was very weak and empt, that made Luke even more worried about. Suddenly he heard a group of people coming from the side hallway. Luke stands behind the corner of the corridor and peeped a veiw of Boba leading two imperial officers that were pushing what looked like a floating coffin. Turned out it was the encased Han Solo, R2 comes from behind Luke letting out an exciting series of bleeps and whistles. Luke held his hand over the little droid with a silent "Shh" to R2. Suddenly a blaster blew right near Luke's face, he blast back at him but when he ducked behind his hiding place; Boba whisked away with Han. R2 was so frighten by all the commotions that he rubbed himself closely to Luke with all he whistle and bleeps. Luke peeked out from his hiding place and didn't sense the bounty hunter where he was shooting from, he realized that he was obviously gone.
Luke dashed down the hall where all the blast was coming from and as he ran further down he was suddenly being shot at by storm troopers. Each time he peeped from his hiding place, he saw Leia being pulled by an imperial officer along with Chewie roaring at Luke. "LUKE! Luke don't it's a trap" Leia screamed to him as she was being pulled into a hidden doorway, Luke heard her groan in agony "It's a trap". Suddenly everything was quiet, Luke quickly followed where Leia was being pulled into. Once he ran in a metal door closed behind him leaving poor R2 all alone.
With no sense of Leia's presences in the dark room only the entity of Cindel who was more close by then Leia was. Luke walks captiously through hissing and steaming pipes until he saw a light over his head. As he stood under it prepared to jump he suddenly found himself going up into the light. The room he was in was deathly quiet and very little steam came out of the pipes. He recalled Leia's warning that what he was in was a trap but he couldn't leave until he suddenly sighted Cindel laying in the center of another platform sleeping like an angel. "Cindel!" he called out as he ran to her then knelt to her side, his heart raced as he recalled his vision of his friends in pain back at the Dagobah System. That vision include Cindel being in pain as well. "Cindel, are you alright?" he asked as he touched her cheek then lifted her head to his chest, she did not respond to his call or his touch. Luke feared the worst until he sensed that she was still alive, he sighed for relief "Hold on Cindel, I'll get you out of here" he said as he was about to lift her into his arms. "The force is with you young Skywalker, but you're not a Jedi yet" said Vader standing at the top on the walkway above him, Luke stared at Vader as he slowly placed Cindel back on the ground. Luke knew that he was in a trap but there wasn't much for him to so but to except it"If we fight, she stays out of this" he commandedwhile still holding her close to him"No need to worry, I amdone usingher" Vader assured him. Luke took his word as he carried Cindel to the side of the platform where she wouldn't be in the way, Luke stroked her hair over her face and looked at her. He was now ready to do what he came to do.
Once he stood facing Vader for the first time since the battle between his master and Vader, Luke ignited his light-saber and stood in defense stand. Vader ignited his but stood calmly and awaited for Luke to make the first move. Suddenly in a split second Luke lunge at Vader with his saber but the dark lord repels his blow, they begin their saber clashing at one another, while Cindel laid sleeping calmly. Luke did his best not to let Cindel's well-being interfere with his combat fighting. For one thought of her nearly loses his head.
Meanwhile Leia, Chewie and 3PO were on their way to Vader's ship as he ordered but as they were about to reach the platform Lobot and a few of his guards appeared armed with more weapons then the troopers that escorted them. Lando's men held the troopers and the imperial officer at gun point while Lando snatched their blasters and handed them to his silent assistant. Leia was confused about what Lando's present actions after his past actions. "Well done" Lando said as he handed some of the trooper's weapon to his men then snatched two in his hands. "Hold them in the security tower and keep it quiet. Move!" Lando whispered to his Lobot, as the guards took the imperial troops away Lando handed the blasters to Leia. "What do you think you're doing?" Leia asked as Lando tries to free Chewie from the hand cuffs. "We're getting out of here" Lando explained as he got Chewie's hands freed. "I knew it all along it had to be a mistake" 3PO commented from behind Chewie. "Do you think that after what you did to Han and Cindel we're going to trust you?" Leia exclaimed as Chewie roars angrily then starts to ring Lando's neck. "I had no choice" Lando said while struggling to breath, in the mist of all the commotion; Lando wished that Cindel was there to tell Leia and Chewie 'he's not worth it'. But all he had was a droid that was in pieces on Chewie's back "What are you doing, trust him, trust him!" 3PO exclaimed in a panicking voices. "Oh we understand, don't we Chewie? He had no choice" Leia said mockingly while standing by and watched Lando's eyes beg her. "I'm just trying to help" Lando begged now with almost no air left "We don't need any of your help" Leia spat at him again. "Haaa!" Lando was trying to say but Chewie's grip was getting harder for him to breath "What?" Leia asked which would seem ironic to Cindel if she were there. To ask a man for some answers but he can't talk because he is being strangled. "Haaa!" Lando tried to say again "It sounds like Han" 3PO answered to Leia for Lando "There's still a chance to save Han" Lando finally said through his painful situation. "At the east-" he said then took a breath "Platform" he said exhaling, Leia became hopeful and ordered Chewie to let him go. They started running down the hall leaving Lando gasping for whatever amount of air that was deprived of him "I'm terribly sorry about all this, after all he is only a Wookie" 3PO said as Chewie carried him away from Lando.
On the East Platform like Lando said was where Boba's ship was at, he stood outside of his ship watching the imperial officers pushing Han toward his ship. "Put Cap. Solo in the cargo hold" he ordered the troops, as they pushed him in Boba walked back wards into his ship with his blaster facing his direction.
Leia, Lando and Chewie raced down the corridors to the E.P., Lando still had a painful trouble breathing after Chewie released him and he had bruises left from the wookie. As they made a turn around a corner 3PO was surprised to see R2 whistling and bleeping excitingly "R2, R2 where have you been" the golden droid asked. Chewie turned to see the little droid "Wait! Turn around you wooly!" 3PO demanded. R2 bleeped questions about everything that was going on "Hurry! Hurry! We're trying to save Han from the bounty hunter" 3PO explained frantically. R2 was trying to pick up the paste with the group "Well at least you're still in one pieces! Look what happen to me!" 3PO exclaimed as the made another turn around a corner. They finally reached the doorway of the E.P. but when the door opened up; Leia was crushed to see they were too late. She stood in a sad silent state as she watched the ship disappear with her true love in it. She was awaken by 3PO's warning to Chewie "OH NO! Chewie they're behind you".Guns started blasting away at them including R2 but once again he seemed to have managed to dodge their blast.
Back at the carbonite facility where Luke and Vader were locked away in a combat to the dead, just when Luke thought he had Vader right where he wants him; Vader shoves him to the ground. "You have learned much, young one" Vader commented as he approached Luke with his saber awaiting "You'll find I'm full of surprises" Luke replied before he charged Vader again aggressively. Vader repels that blow then twirls his saber on Luke's saber until it slipped out of Luke's hand and fell down the stairs. With no light-saber to defend himself; Luke thought he was out of luck. Things got worst as Vader almost tried to take a slice of him with his saber but Luke dodged it only to lose his balance and fall down the stairs. As he struggled to get up Luke saw Vader jumping down straight at him from the top, he rolled out of his way. He slowly and captiously rose up to his feet "Your destiny lies with me Skywalker, Obi-Wan knew this to be true" Vader said as he slowly approached Luke with his saber. "No" Luke replied as he stepped back without knowing the hydraulic elevator cover was opening, Vader halted for a second then swung his saber as a bluff. Luke fell for that bluff and fell into the carbonite pit "All too easy" Vader said to himself as he turned and switched on the carbon freeze with the power of his mind. Luke sensed the machine turned on and with the small amount of time that he had down in that pit, he leaped out of there without Vader noticing it. "Perhaps you are not as strong as the Emperor thought" Vader said looking down at the pit filled with freezing smoke and thinking that Luke was down there. But he learned he was wrong when he hears metal objects banging over his head, he looks up and spots Luke dangling from the carbon hoses and outlet pipes. "Impressive" Vader complimented while looking up at Luke, he sliced a hoes "Most impressive" he added. Luke jumped down from his hiding place, still without his saber Luke relied on the sliced hoes that Vader diced. With that he held it at Vader's face, that repelled him long enough for Luke to use the force to bring his saber into his hand. Once he got it back he ignited it again just in time to spin around to block Vader's launch from behind. "Obi-Wan has taught you well, you have controlled your fear" Vader complimented as he pushed Luke back with his saber. The dark lord thrashed his saber on to Luke's "Now! Release your anger. Only your hatred can destroy me" Vader exclaimed while holding Luke's saber with his. Luke tried ignoring Vader and continue with the combat, suddenly with a quick sword exchange Luke gave Vader a high kick and sent him down to outer rim of the pit.
Then without Luke noticing; Cindel slowly and gradually opened her eyes, to the sight of carbonite smoke surrounding her. Her vision was blurry but she could see a figure standing 10 feet away from her with a blue light-saber deactivating then with a quick glance at her he jumped off the edge. She waved her arms around her face to repel the smoke only to feel an agonizing pain on her arm. "Ow!" Cindel cried softly while still on her back, she realized the pain was from the needle that was injected in her arm. With the use of her good arm; Cindel pushed herself up. With only a small amount of time that she spent shaking the wooziness away; Cindel finally recalled everything that had happen to her before she was put out. "Vader...Han...Luke!" she whispered to herself as she realized the figure she saw was Luke. She tried to get herself on her feet, but the drug in her system would takes some time before it would dissolve.
Further down below the rim; Luke cautiously followed his senses to a dark tunnel with steel gates blocking him. The gates opened up when he approach it, he felt for the switch of the lights. When he did he started walking into the tunnel "Be safe Leia, Han and Cindel" he thought to himself as he walked through the tunnel. When he reached the end of it he found himself in the reactor room, once he was off the tunnel the quickly closed from behind him. Luke soon realized that it was Vader, that he was around just waiting for him. He would soon found himself right when he heard Vader's evil breathing from behind himself, Luke quickly turned and ignited his saber. As the dark lord approached Luke with his lighted up saber; Luke didn't realizes that Vader was using his powers to move a long machinery from behind. He managed to turn around and sliced it in half, he was back to fighting Vader. But the dark lord used every object that was big enough to hit Luke, the young-pre-jedi was unprepared for those moves of defense. One larger machinery came right at Luke but he managed to dodge that one and it broke right through the circled window behind him. A strong mass of wind started to blow everything right through the window including Luke, Vader managed to hold himself strongly. Luke landed onto the rails of the gantry, with all the strength he had in him; Luke claimed onto the gantry.