A/N- I'm glad everyone is liking this. Believe me, the fun is just beginning. Okay, now, this next chapter was originally supposed to be in the last chapter, but…I decided that the other chapter ended smoother the way I have it now. As for the title of this chapter, I'd like to thank my dear friend, SlinkyAndTheBloodyWands, for making the funny little comment that she did and thus naming the chapter! Okay, so, enough of this…oh, wait, thanks for the reviews!
Chapter 2- Friends: Star Wars Style
Anakin, Luke, and Lorelei arrived on the landing platform outside the main senate building. Anakin had stopped "teasing" his son, and Lorelei was now walking shoulder to shoulder with Luke.
After they showed the security guards their passes and made sure Lorelei was safe to enter, they made their way to the main mess hall. There, they ran into Lando, Threepio, and Artoo.
"Well, hello, Miss Potter. Lovely to see you here," Lando said smoothly, lightly taking the young witch's hand.
Behind Lorelei's back, Luke rolled his eyes, and Anakin chuckled. Lorelei smiled as Lando released her hand.
"It's good to see you, too," she said. Then, turning to the two droids, she added, "And who are you two?"
Threepio was the first to make a reply.
"I am See-Threepio, human-cyborg relations. I am fluent in over six million forms of communication, and my services are at your disposal if…" but the golden droid was cut off by the smaller blue droid, whistling indignantly.
Threepio shook his head. "And this is my counterpart, Artoo-Deetoo."
Artoo whistled a hello, making Lorelei giggle. Luke sighed. Well, at least she found Threepio's and Artoo's interactions humorous. Most found the almost constant arguing annoying, at best. The small group exchanged words for a while, until Lorelei decided she wanted to see Han.
"It was nice to have met you, Artoo, Threepio. And it was nice to see you again, Lando," she said, following Luke and Anakin out of the mess hall.
"Those droids are fascinating. We don't use things like that where I came from," Lorelei commented as Anakin pointed out a mural that had been on the wall since he was a kid.
"I suppose you rely on your magic, right?" Luke replied.
"Yeah, but some of the types of magic I relied on at home can't be accessed here as easily."
"Well, if you ever need the droids, I'd be happy to lend them to you."
Anakin chuckled. His son shot him a glance before returning his attention to the young witch.
"That would be great, but I'd probably have to instruct them on a few things. Artoo wouldn't be able to do much, but I think Threepio would be a great help."
"Great. I mostly use Artoo anyway."
Anakin was now laughing. Luke gave him a questioning glance, as Lorelei smiled confusedly at him. Shaking his head, Anakin simply said, "Here's the ship hanger. I bet Han is in there."
Luke and Lorelei exchanged a glance as they entered said hanger. Sure enough, Han was there, working on the Millennium Falcon. He shot out of the ship like a proton torpedo when he saw that Lorelei was with Luke.
"Long time, no see, Lore. Here to ask about a shipment?" Han said, hugging the girl with the arm that had the less grease on it.
"No, Luke and Anakin are giving me a tour. How's Leia and Bail?" Lorelei said. However, before Han could answer, a loud, animal-like howl was heard from within the Falcon. Lorelei started slightly at the sound and moved just a little bit behind Luke. Han sighed and turned toward the ship's gang-plank.
"Chewie! Stop that! You're scaring Lorelei!" he called.
"I'll never get used to that," Lorelei said, as the Wookiee made his way out into the hanger.
"So, you've met Chewie too?" Luke asked.
"Yeah, he helps Han unload my supplies for the shop," she replied, coming out from around Luke to hug Chewie.
"Anyway, Bail and Leia are great. Bail's with the nanny we hired, and Leia is in the conference room," Han said. Then, with an added smile, "I know you want to see the baby. Go on. I'll talk to you later."
Lorelei turned to Luke, smiling slyly. "Can we go see the baby?"
Luke laughed. "Sure. See you later, Han."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Han said, both he and Chewie reentered the Falcon.
Anakin, Luke, and Lorelei made their way back into the hallway and towards Leia's and Han's apartments. However, as they passed the conference room Leia was said to be in, they heard her familiar voice coming behind them.
"Lorelei! Lorelei, wait! Come back here!" Leia said.
Lorelei and her tour group turned and met Leia back outside the room.
"Nice to see you again, Leia," Lorelei said.
Leia smiled. "Same to you, but that's not why I called. You have a call on my communicator, just in here."
"Really?" Lorelei said, one her eyebrows raising. "Who is it?"
"Dumbledore," Leia responded. "Come in. Would you like us to wait out here?"
"No, that's alright," Lorelei said, walking past Leia.
"How did he know you would be with us?" Anakin asked.
"Doesn't miss a trick, that man," Lorelei said, smiling.
They entered the room to find a large, television like screen with Dumbledore's smiling face upon it.
"Hello, Headmaster," Lorelei said.
"Greetings, Miss Potter. I hate to call you for a favor on such short notice, but I'm afraid there's been a problem," the kind spoken old man replied.
"What's wrong? Is it Harry?"
Luke took a seat at the long, polished table as Lorelei made mention to her brother. He vividly remembered the story she had told him and Han, and how the pain had welled up in her eyes when she got to the part about her brother.
"Yes," Dumbledore said. As Lorelei's eyes widened, Dumbledore threw up his hands. "But it's fine, Lorelei. He's not injured or anything. Voldemort infiltrated the Order's Headquarters while Harry was there. He was almost killed, but he got out. Anyway, what I called to inquire was…this was too close. We need to put Harry somewhere safe until we can secure a new Headquarters. Would it be asking too much if Harry were to come to stay with you?"
Lorelei turned to Luke. "I can't fly, but I want my brother here with me. Can one of you go to get him? I can't leave my store. It'd be too dangerous if someone were break into it."
"I can't leave the Republic right now. I'm trying to establish some new peace treaties, and Han says that the Falcon needs repairing," Leia said, apologetically.
Luke sighed. He couldn't go either. He knew that the Republic might need him off planet at a moment's notice. However, he was spared from having to tell Lorelei this.
"Kitster and I will go and get Harry," Anakin said. "I'm sure my old shuttle still runs."
"Really?" Lorelei asked.
"That would be great, Father," Luke said, aloud. In mind-speak, he was thanking his father for sparing him from hurting Lorelei. Through the Force, Luke could feel his father's smile.
Lorelei turned back to Dumbledore. "Then it's settled. Tell Harry that Anakin will be coming to get him."
"Excellent. Good-bye, dear," Dumbledore said, ending transmission.
End Notes: Okay, not much. Just a smidgen of plot right there at the end. I just wanted to introduce some of the characters that you didn't get to meet in the story before this. Just to show that they're still around. Now, before anybody has a chance to wonder why the subcategory is humor, wait for the chapter after next. Please R & R! Thanks!