Hey, I'm back. Thank you for the lovely, supportive (and vaguely threatening) reviews. Finally got round to updating (sorry, sorry, sorry). I'm kinda in the middle of GCSEs and I'm revising a lot which means it's hard to update… but I promise updates will be more frequent, starting June 26th (woo, 10 week holiday!)

Thanks again and here's Chapter 14 (obviously) Oh yeah and sorry the chapters are short I just find it's easier to build suspense that way. And I also cant think of anything more to write!

Chapter 14

Han Solo woke with a start. His head felt oddly heavy and his limbs felt ridiculously painful. He tried to move but found it difficult. He felt cold and it took him a few moments to realize that he was lying on the cargo bay floor, with his arms and legs bound in thick, black tape.

His mind, still fuzzy with sleep, slowly formed as memory which became more vivid and striking and vivid as his senses began to sharpen and he began to wake up.

He remembered Bria, her blaster trained on Leia.

"Get the engines started Han. Or I'll shoot." Bria had said in an unsteady, near hysterical voice. Han had had no idea what was going on, so he remembered trying to reason with her.

"Bria., look, you don't have to do anything. Whatever has happened I'm sure it'll be resolved if you put the…."

He was cut of by Bria screaming "Don't make me kill her Han!"

He remembered looking at the Princess. She looked scared, genuinely scared. He'd been in some scrapes with the Princess, running around the Death Star. But he had never seen a look like this in her eyes. Like… Like she thought Bria was so unstable she actually would shoot.

Han had begun to wonder if this woman, standing in front of them with a blaster in hand, was actually the same Bria he had known. It was like she'd had a personality transplant. If she cared so much about the damn Rebellion, why was she trying to kill one of it's Leaders?

So Han had reached out and flicked the engines on. He eyed Bria as she motioned for him to sit down and guide the ship out of the hangar.

He began to ease the ship out of the hangar and turned to Bria just in time to see her shoot the Princess and then turn the gun on him and say "I'm so sorry about this, honey" and then he heard the bolt and then……

Stun bolt, He realized. She'd stunned them both, and flown the ship off Yavin herself. And then she'd tied them up and dumped them here . He suddenly remembered Leia and began to move around, but felt pain flair through his joints. After being bound so tightly for so long, his muscles didn't really feel like moving. He could feel burning in his elbow, shoulder and knee joints but he somehow managed to sit himself up.

He could see that Leia had been dumped next too him and that she had not yet recovered from the effects of the blaster bolt.

Han surveyed the room, grimacing as pain shot down his spine. The cramp in his legs showed no sign of letting up, at least while he was still tied up so tightly. Han noticed, with a rising optimism that Bria must have been in a hurry to get back to the controls of the ship, or to simply lock them in. She hadn't thought to tidy away any of the tools Han kept in the cargo bay for opening crates.

Tools like thick wire cutters that would cut through black tape easily. He began to crawl across the room, while trying to ignore that every movement sent waves of pain through his nervous system. He reached the work bench and pulled himself up and then, with his tied hands, picked up the wire cutters and angled them so he could cut through the bonds that held his hands together.

After a few moments of struggling, he was rewarded with the freedom of his hands. It felt weird to have blood pumping freely around them, but he didn't wait around to enjoy the feeling. He cut the bonds on his legs as well and then he went over to the Princess.

It was funny. She looked like the Princess in the story. Sleeping Beauty.

Han realized that now was not the time to focus on his feelings for Leia which were confusing at best and down right impossible some of the time. She had been trussed up in a similar way, so he cut her bonds as well and checked for injury. She'd hit the floor pretty hard when Bria had shot her.

She seemed unaffected and she began to stir, slowly coming out of the blaster induced coma.

He decided to wait for her to wake up before he formulated a plan in his head. There were two of them and one of Bria. But Bria had the added bonus of being completely crazy on her side. She also had control of his beloved ship…

Bria had put the ship into hyperspace. She found the waves of streaked light across the cockpit window rather comforting. She found being on board Han's ship again rather comforting. It was just like it was supposed to be… almost.

For one thing, she shouldn't have to shoot Han to get him to go anywhere with her. Also that Princess Leia shouldn't be with them. Oh well, Bria figured she'd have enough time to sort her out.

She grinned as she felt the weight of the blaster on her thigh. She felt sure it wouldn't always be set to stun.

Bria sighed as her thoughts took a different track in her head. Leia knew that part was obvious. And pretty soon they would both be awake and Han would know as well.

Bria shook her head. Han would understand. He'd know that Bria had only done what she'd had too for the good of the Rebellion. What was the cost of a few lives against the victory of the whole the Rebellion?

No, Bria had only acted in the best interests of everyone. She'd only killed those men as they were insubordinate. They didn't care about the Rebellion. They only cared about their pay package and their ration packs. They didn't care about the future of the Rebellion.

That's what Bria told herself when she felt the anxiety rising in her throat. She couldn't believe she'd been given a dishonourable discharge. It made her blood boil. The Rebellion needed her! And she didn't need help. She didn't need any of those psychiatrists.

She needed the Rebellion and she needed Han Solo. And she was prepared to do anything to have them both. Even kill again….

Sorry about the wait guys. But when I got handl4eva's review well, it shoved me into action. And it made me laugh! Please review xxxxxxxxyz