Don't believe 6

"Han solo to the tower, come in," said Han. A second later the com crackled with static. They were just about to drop out of hyperspace. "Tower here, what's your status?" said the tower person. "Rendevous a success, Luke's injured though, got a native flying him home" said Han "Say again?" said the tower "He picked up some native girl, guess he taught her to fly, because she's flying for him" said Han "What is commander Skywalkers' injuries and why is he unable to fly himself?" said tower. "He lost a hand according to the girl," said Han

The com button beeped indicating that Sam was trying to call through "Hold on a second she's calling me" said Han "Put her on speaker" said a new voice over the com. Han recognized it as Luke's dad. "Sure thing sir," said Han He hit the switches necessary. "Han?" Sam said "go ahead kiddo what's happening?" said Han, "I think Luke's going into shock, he tried some Jed eye trance thing and said he couldn't concentrate enough to do it, also he keeps trying to pass out on me," said Sam

"Its all right babe, we're almost there, can you keep him awake?" said Han "We will have medics waiting on deck for him, just try to keep him from sleeping," said the tower "Ah.. okay," said Sam. She was startled by the new voice. "Hun were coming out of hyperspace now, as soon as we slow down some, I'm releasing the docking clamps," said Han

"Then we will guide you from there," said the tower. Han shut off the link to Sam. "You guys might want to use the tractor beam she has little to no flight experience" said Han "Thank you for your suggestion Captain Solo, I think we'll heed it" said the tower. Han switched off their link and turned on hers. "Okay kid this is what's going to happen. As soon as you're free of the clamps go straight forward into the asteroid belt. Head towards the huge one right in front of us, they'll tractor you in the rest of the way" said Han "Tractor?" said Sam. She was thinking of farming equipment.

"Yes, a huge beam of light that tows you in," said Han "Oh!" said Sam. "I'm going to switch you back to the tower for further instructions, just do what they say and you'll be fine," said Han. "Thanks, Han," said Sam "Don't mention it, kid, see you on the ground?" said Han. He switched the com over to the tower and pulled back on the throttle. Then he released the clamps.

Luke's ship shot forward under its own power. Han watched as she flew it right on course towards the base's docking bay. A few seconds later a tractor beam shot out of the docking bay's entrance and Luke's ship was being pulled in. Han would wait until his ship was clear and then follow.

"Okay kid what's your name?" said the tower "Sam," she said "Okay Sam, just fly towards the huge asteroid right in front of you and we'll tractor you in," said the tower "Ah okay," said Sam. She did as they said and the ship was quickly enveloped in a huge white light. She shut the engines down because they were straining against the beam. "Good girl that's right shut down your engines," said the tower.

Sam watched in total fascination as the ship was guided into the biggest set of doors she had ever seen. She was set down smoothly on a huge metal deck. "Luke we're landing now," said Sam. She received no answer, oh shit he must have passed out. Sam undid her harness and turned around in her seat. She shook Luke furiously and smacked him a few times. "Luke!" she screamed "Oh Gawd! Please wake up, Luke!" she said shaking him. She could tell he was still breathing, so at least he wasn't dead.

She shook him again and yelled his name. The ship touched the ground and she hit the open button for the canopy. It slid open and she screamed for help. Guys in strange gray suits climbed the side of the craft. They had a strange floating gurney next to them. One of them injected something into Luke's arm. They loaded him onto the stretcher and floated it quickly towards the med bay. Sam watched in dismay as they wheeled him away.

"Please don't die on me Luke," she whispered. Tears were in her eyes, she was so scared. She climbed out of the craft and slid down the ladder. Hissing in pain when she reached the bottom because she forgot about the damage her roses had done to her hands. She reached for the helmet latch. She wanted the damn thing off, it was stifling her. The latch, however, refused to give. She started swearing and tugging at the darn thing.

Han landed his ship in time to see Luke's stretcher disappear down the hall to the med ward. He let chewy shut down the engines and headed for the exit ramp of his ship. He started to follow them until he spotted the girl standing by Luke's ship. That had to be Sam, he thought. She was having trouble removing her helmet, so he approached.

Her flight suit was huge on her; he guessed it was Luke's spare. In spite of his worries for Luke, he laughed. She looked quite comical trying to tug her helmet off while swearing the whole time. Han walked right up to her. "Here let me help," said Han. He hit the latch and the helmet gave. He promptly pulled it the rest of the way off. A pile of white, black and red hair fell out and hung past her shoulders.

"Thanks," said Sam "Your welcome, I'm Han by the way," he said. He extended his hand to the girl; she took it and shook it. Guess some hand gestures are galaxy-wide. "Sam," she said. Han happened to glance out of the corner of his eye.

The general was approaching them both. "Stick with me kiddo and let me do the talking," said Han. Sam looked confused until she saw the intense-looking man bearing down on them. "General sir, good morning sir," said Han. The man ignored the greeting "Who is this?" said the general.

He pointed at Sam. "That's Sam sir, she flew Luke home" said Han. The man was scrutinizing Sam so hard, she thought he was peering at her insides. "Where is my son?" he asked Han "They took him to the sickbay," said Han. The man was making Sam incredibly nervous. He glanced at her and then back at Han "She's your responsibility until further notice." said the general.

"Yes sir," said Han Then the general turned on his heel and walked in the direction they had taken Luke in. Han sighed in relief when he was gone. Sam waited until she was sure he was out of earshot. "Who was that?" said Sam "That my dear was General Anakin Skywalker, Luke's dad," said Han "Oh, is he always that intense?" said Sam. Han nodded yes "He's worried about Luke hon, don't let him scare you," said Han. "He's really a nice guy, and speaking of which I want you to meet someone," said Han

Chewbacca was striding towards them and Han didn't want the kid to freak out. "This is Chewbacca my copilot," said Han. He pointed to a huge creature walking towards them. Sam stared in shock, his copilot was big foot's cousin? The creature stopped in front of them and looked down at Sam. It held its hand out and said, "How did she even reach the pedals?" Han started laughing and Sam looked at him funny.

Most likely wondering what was so funny. Han was glad the kid didn't understand wookie. "The general put us in charge of her," said Han. The creature made a weird mewling sound and nodded yes. "C' mon kid, let's go find you something else to wear and get some grub," said Han. Sam was staring up at the wookie. She felt absurdly like a hobbit next to the creature. She only came to its waist; hell even Han was taller than her.

"Oh yeah, good idea," said Sam. She started walking, following the two of them out of the launching bay. She ended up having to hold the thighs of her flight suit so she could walk in it. Han stifled the urge to laugh at her. They did hear several snickers as they passed through.

Han took her to a crew area and stopped at the supply Sargent desk. "Well I don't know if we have anything that small, maybe one of the smaller species?" said the sarge "Ah Han?" said Sam "Well can you check?" said Han "Han!" said Sam "Hold on kid," said Han. Chewy smacked his arm. "Ouch! Hey, what was that for?" said Han.

Chewy pointed at the girl and growled. "All right what is it kid?" said Han "I have clothes underneath this, I just need a place to change," said Sam "Fresher's in there kid," said the sarge. He pointed to a colored panel that Sam had no idea was a door. "Thanks," said Sam. She walked towards it and it remained shut, okay so it wasn't automatic. "Ah, how do you open it?" Sam asked.

Han laughed and showed her which button to push on a panel to its side. Looking incredibly embarrassed Sam said "thanks" and ducked inside. "Where did you say she was from again?" said the sarge "I'm not entirely sure?" said Han

The door closed behind Sam and she sighed. The bathroom was weird, the sinks looked like they were floating and didn't even use water. The toilets resembled fold-down shelves and the doors to the stalls were press closed. Sam undid the strange zipper on her flight suit and slid it off.

The backs of her knees were sore for some reason. The air in there was cold on her bare skin. Sam tilted her leg sideways and looked at the back of her knees. There was some sort of bloody rash on their backsides. "Ouch, what the heck?" said Sam. She pulled off her had a matching one on her elbows and around her collarbone.

She could think of no reason why they were there. Maybe she was allergic to the fabric? Sam put her jacket back on carefully, she was trying to avoid touching the rash at all because it smarted. She draped the flight suit over her arm and pushed the button for the door to open. She walked out.

Han was still talking to the supply sergeant. Chewie made a comment and Han turned to look at the girl. She was wearing some sort of short skirt and matching jacket. Under the jacket was a short shirt that left her stomach bare. A small piece of metal gleamed from her belly button. Her shoes left her toes bare and the nails had color on them.

The kid was cute. He really couldn't blame Luke for bringing her along. Her clothing was a bit strange but he supposed it was normal for her world. She walked up to the supply sergeants desk and handed him the flight suit. She was moving slowly like she was in pain. "Hey kid you okay?" asked Han "yeah just a little sore, got some sort of rash from that thing," said Sam

The supply sergeant looked shocked. "You actually flew in this thing?" said the sarge "yeah why?" said Sam "let me see your collar," said the sarge. Sam turned down her jacket collar. Han looked upset "flight burn I figured as much, who let you fly in this?" said the sergeant "Luke gave it to me, but it was kind of an emergency," said Sam.

The man snorted "tis no excuse to let a young lady get hurt" said sarge "you take her up to sickbay and get those treated, I'll get her one that fits if I have to take her measurements and order her one" said sarge.

"Yeah that's a good idea besides it'll give us a chance to check on Luke," said Han "well you tell that boy I want to talk to him," said sarge. Han blanched the sarge was likely to chew Luke out big time for this move. "C' mon kid, let's get that taken care of," said Han