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Return of the Empire

Chapter Two

Jaina sighed as she looked out at the desert around her, 'So this is Tatooine, just like Uncle Luke said, it's not much. I have to get Allana back, but how? I could allways go in as a slave dancer and try and free her that way, but there is no way to get out once I'm in, without...'

'without my help.' Zekk finished her thought as he came to stand beside her outside the cave they were staying in. They had been there a week all ready, studying the Hutt's activity before they make their strike. "I bought something in Mos Eisley today, come see." he said before leading her back into the cave. He pulled a skimpy outfit out of the bag on their table and showed it to her.

"Son of a Sith! There is no way I'm wearing that Zekk. You must be out of your mind!" screamed Jaina when she saw the clothing, or lack there of. "I wouldn't wear that if it was the last..." Zekk quicklly put his hand over her mouth and pulled her out one of the caves passages and hid against a wall listening to the bounty hunters walking by below them.

"Yeah Gardega has something real special planned for that brat tomorrow." said one bounty hunter as he passed below before both started laughing as they walked up to the front gate of Gardega's palace.

"Now, either you wear that outfit or you get to go back to Hapes and explain to your twin that you let his daughter die, because you were afraid to wear a slave girls' dress." said Zekk as he let her go and pushed her down the passage.

"Fine I'll wear it! But we need to make a plan before I go in there." said Jaina as she took the outfit and went down a different passage to her room. "No peeking Bughugger!" she yelled before she started dressing. Zekk just sighed and sat down next to the table in the main room, 'Not like the outfit hides much anyway.' he thought as he started writing out a plan for them to try. During the week there, they had gotten alot closer but not as close as Zekk would have liked them to be. He sighed as he thought of what danger the love of his life was about to face. He didn't even notice that Jaina had entered the room, or that she was able to hear all his thought and feel all his emotions. He didn't notice her until he felt arms drape themselves across his chest from behind. He tried to school his emotions when he felt her press against him, resting her chin on his shoulder.

"So what's the plan?" she asked as she looked at his face

"Um...you get caught and are made a slave, you find out what you can and find Allana while I sneak in, we take out Gardega, then we leave with Allana." said Zekk as he tried to think of anything but the woman pressed against him.

"You know your wrong about one thing." said Jaina playfully as she gets up

"What?" aske Zekk as he was finally able to breathe easier

"I do love you." said Jaina before she dropped her lightsaber into his lap "and I can think of no one I'd rather face this with."

Zekk was speechless as he watched her leave the cave and walk to the palace. Once Jaina was taken into the palace he got up and went out a different way and began running towards the back of the palace where there was a small enough opening for him to crawl through.

Jaina groaned in disgust as she was brought up to the Hutt princess. Jaina soon found out why Alema always hated seeing slave girls as she was forced to dance for many male bounty hunters. She didn't want to test and see if they had another rancor to replace the one her uncle killed as she danced and looked around. Soon she noticed a bounty hunter in the back nod at her as he left down a corridor, she had to stop herself from smiling when she noticed it was Zekk. She soon sensed something else in the room, she continued dancing as she let the Force fill her and soon she found out what she needed to. Hidden among the bounty hunters was not only her family but Masters Durron, Sebatine, and the Chiss Commander Jagged Fel. She watched as her uncle nodded to Jag and watched Jag go up to Gardega. Jaina soon found herself being droppend into the pit below wondering what had just happened.

"Gardega the Hutt wishes to see how well the daughter of her father's murderor fairs against a rancor." said a protacol droid from above.

Jaina gulped as she watched the rancor come towards her. She looked around for something to kill it with when she noticed that many Jedi were standing next to the viewing gate in the floor. She used the Force to backflip while pulling her aunt's lightsaber from her belt into her hand. Jaina flipped unto the rancors back and drove the lightsaber into it neck and held on as the rancor fell to the floor dead. Gardega ordered guards to go and deal with Jaina while all the Jedi and Han revealed themselves and began fighting the bounty hunters there while Jag ran after the guards going after Jaina. Jaina and Jag quickly got rid of the guards and ran back up to the main level. They were immeadiatly attacked by bounty hunters but Jaina just left them to Jag as she cut her way through before tossing the lightsaber back to Mara and going down to the dungeons.

Zekk soon found his way into a back room in the palace. After killing a bounty hunter and dressing up as him he quickly made his way to the throne room to see how Jaina was. He noticed her dancing and got very upset at the looks some of the bounty hunters were giving her. When she acknowleged him he quickly ran down to the dungeons, killing every guard that came at him. He followed the sound of crying until he got to a cell in which he found a young five year old girl.

"Who are you?" the girl asked as she noticed his lightsaber.

"I'm Zekk, your mother sent me to save you." said Zekk as he took Allana into his arms.

As Zekk was running back up he saw Jaina coming down and smiled at her. Jaina introduced herself to Allana as her aunt and took Allana and her lightsaber from Zekk before heading back up to the throne room. When they got up there they noticed Jag arresting Gardega and a lot of the bounty hunters and having them being escorted out by New Republic soldiers onto the waiting ship. Jaina walked up to her family and told them that she and Zekk were going to take Allana back to Hapes before returning to Ossus.

After a long flight back to Hapes the three went straight to the throne room to see Tenel Ka. Jaina and Zekk smiled as the watched the warm exchange between parents and child. They soon left to the docking bay without anyone noticing. They took off and as Jaina was setting the co-ordinates to Ossus she decided not to.

"What do you think of taking a vacation from the Jedi?" asked Jaina as she turned to Zekk

"What are you talking about, you love being a Jedi, why would you want to stop now?" asked Zekk

"Because they don't trust us at the moment besides I want to go someplace and I never will be able to if I don't go now." said Jaina

"Where?" Zekk asked

"Naboo, my grandmothers home planet. I was hoping to learn more about her, besides I might be able to find something of hers to give to my mom and uncle." said Jaina

"Then let's go." said Zekk

"All right." Jaina said as she set the co-ordinates and they went into hyperspace.

TBC...

AN: Sorry it was short but the next part has to be a chapter in and of itself. Tell me what ya think!