A/N: 3 reviews for one chapter! New record!Whichissad. Pleeeeeaaaase spend and extra few seconds sending a review! Thank you JediPirateElfyDude, Dante-Raven and Emily for all the wonderful reviews! In answer to your questions... JediPirateElfyDude-I thought about it, but then I realized that, assuming Luke chose to marry someone roughly his own age and not someone ten years older than him (ew), Mara is about ten right now, and still in training. I might throw her in during one of the Palpatine scenes, but nothing important to the plot. Dante-Raven-the Jedi were 12 at the time of Episode III, and its 10 years later, so they're in their early 20's now.
Talon Karrde knew that it was the end of the road for him. The agent who had arrested him had hidden his gun when he had taken him back to the tourist center, despite the fact that everyone was in bed at this time of night, instead placing it in a pocket, which he kept pressed up against Karrde as a reminder of his presence. Not that Karrde needed it. His mind was already spinning, trying to determine a way to get out of this situation. But there just wasn't one.
Suddenly the man stopped. Karrde took an extra step, but then stopped as well. He didn't want the man to shoot him.
The man leaned in close to him. "There is a refresher 3 meters to your left. Go into it and find a stall. Stay in for exactly 5 minutes. Then come back out here. I'll be waiting."
Karrde did exactly as he was told. The refresher was empty, as was to be expected after dark. He walked into one of the stalls and sat down on the toilet.
He heard the door open, and two people walked in. He couldn't see them, but he could hear them conversing in low whispers. Until the door opened again then they abruptly stopped.
Then Karrde heard something that nearly made him jump out of his skin.
Blaster fire.
He heard the thud of a body hitting the ground, and then-
"You can come out now."
It was a different voice than the one belonging to the man who had escorted him here. Swallowing, wondering what was going on and if he was about to be shot dead, Karrde opened the door and stepped out.
For the second time that day, he found the business end of a blaster stuck in his face.