As I'm constantly reminding everyone, I don't own starwars. And thanks to Jas the Madd Texan for reviewing, I forgot to mention you in the last chapter – hope you like this one. attempts to duck from flying object – ends up knocked out
Luke sucked in a deep breath. A moment ago he had been meditating, but now, he saw something completely different. A patch of colorful flowers, a stream, a waterfall, and endless stretches of green – rolling hills, seas of grass – the most beautiful countryside he had ever seen. And then suddenly, images of cold stone, slabs, and memories of pain.
"Leia?"
"Dack?"
"D..Dack?"
Voices from the past, a vision of Imperials walking, a grate, an orange and blue room…it all came together, and then everything went white. At the center of the white, was a small grey platform and on it, was his "dead" gunner.
"Luke." Before Luke could respond, he recognized voices.
"Luke!" This time the voice was different; urgent, feminine, and somehow…familiar. His eyes snapped open, and he fell off the rock he was sitting on. He got up and shook his head. In the few months that he had been on Dagobah, the Force had sometimes given his small visions, sometimes of the past, sometimes of the present. But when it came to the future, he only saw bits, mostly of the very near future. This had been long. He looked up towards the sky, wondering for the millionth time how long Jedi training was going to take.
"Naboo. That's got to be it." Crix Madine slapped his datacard onto the table.
"But why in Sith's name would Palpatine put two prisoners – and high profile prisoners at that - on such an out-of-the-way world?" Admiral Ackbar looked dubious.
"Naboo's not as out-of-the-way as it may seem," said General Rieekan calmly. "As I recall, it has played quite an important part in history." The High Command and Chewbacca turned to look at him. Mothma seemed to shoot him a warning glance. Rieekan gave the slightest of nods.
"As I'm sure all of you know, Palpatine's hometown of Rhysvéà is located on Naboom and Se…"
"…Was." Mothma interrupted. "Palpatine had it burnt down shortly after he took power."
"Indeed, Naboo is very secure. It would be unwise to attempt a rescue operation." Madine put his hands down on the table with an air of finality. Chewbacca growled.
"Chewbacca says that he will not allow Han and Leia to suffer. He's going to get them, with or without your help." The High Command looked around from the droid, to each other, and then finally to Chewie.
"Chewbacca, I understand that it took you many months to locate us. And I know that our spies have been doing the best job they can to find Han and Leia. Thanks to this new information, we can finally do that. However, it would be…unwise to rush into this without some careful planning. We don't even know that Han and Leia are being held there for sure. They could have left long ago. With more time we can…" Before Mothma could finish, Chewie stormed out of the room.
"Then you leave without our help!" Madine called out to the retreating form. Rieekan leaned forward.
"We tried. He didn't listen. Now only fate will tell what's to happen."
Mothma nodded, then set her jaw. "Well, if that's all, then I think we'd best be going."
Chewbacca growled a last order to Threepio, then marched out of the Falcon, and onto Naboo.
"But how am I supposed to make contact with Master Luke if I can't get a signal? Oh bother." Threepio went back to the console. He jabbed a button, not knowing what to do. Wrong one. That was the autopilot. Then he heard a terrible strangled yell, a Wookie cry, cut short, and the ship took off. Threepio ran to a viewport, but already the clouds obscured his vision.
"Master, I have to go." Luke ended the discussion sharply, and finished stuffing his equipment into the back of his x-wing. "I just know those visions were true – and they were disturbing. I know I can put a stop to this. Then, taking one last look at Yoda, hearing voices in his head telling him that anything he faced he would face alone, he jumped in and took off.
Chewbacca marched out of the Falcon and onto Naboo. He had not gone more than fifty feet when he approached a set of ruins. Hearing nothing, he walked on – and straight into a group of waiting Imperials. He saw Dack and gave a low rumble of anger.
"Hello Chewbacca."
Chewie had time for one last, powerful yell, heard for miles around, before a stun net took him from the back. Dack didn't move as the mighty wookie crashed at his feet.
Dack smiled evilly. "The trap is laid, my friends. Take him back to the carbon freezing facility. No doubt the…cheese," he said, kicking Chewie, "will bring the rat." Then he turned and walked away.
Not even Dack noticed, hidden in a tree some yards away, someone else was smiling. As she saw Dack glance her way and then jump into his speeder, she grinned. Then Mara Jade leapt out of the tree in pursuit.
Well, that was a short chapter, but hey. I'll be back with more of…Dack's Revenge!
