Chapter 23: Warnings and Dangers
Han screamed in agony as he was forced into the room. Sim stared at him with utter shock, partly from his resistance and partly from the scream. Han fought back furiously as he tried to leave but Sim used the Force to stop him.
"Han, you aren't going to get this done any faster," said Sim, "If you like Leia, your going to have to talk to Padme. She's been here for two days, and you still haven't talked to her. Yeah, you were out but still you should talk to her now."
"Come on, you know how the mothers-in-law try to kill the son-in-law," said Han with big eyes, "I'll be murdered."
"Don't worry, if you do get murdered, at least I'll have it on camera for us to watch and laugh at in the future, but that's besides the point," said Sim with a big smile. This obviously didn't make Han feel any better.
Finally Sim gave up and used the Force to haul Han into the room. Padme was seated on a cushion as she waited for her daughter's Romeo. She was eager to meet him after what Sim had told her about him. He had told her that he was a prince from a foreign galaxy that bravely saved Leia from Darth Vader. Sim also said he was well brought up and very well-kept.
Suddenly a man flew through the door as she saw the body get up. He was a ragged, older looking man. His clothing was all messed up along with his hair. He also had a crooked smile that he flashed at Padme, who found it kind of weird.
"Hello, are you okay?" asked Padme.
"Yes, I'm fine, Mistress," said Han as he bowed before Padme and greeted her.
"Sir, do you know where Han Solo is? Sim said I would meet him today," said Padme.
"Maim, I'm Han Solo," said Han with a grin, but it soon faded away at Padme's face. It was a face of surprise, disgust, and something else that he didn't know about.
"What? Didn't Sim tell you about me," asked Han curiously. Padme's face shook in horror. Suddenly anger filled her as Han took a step back.
"That Sim! How dare he lie to me," said Padme fuming, "When I get my hands on him..."
"Uh, you know I'm right here," said Han, "Anyways, Sim told me to meet you and actually forced me. What a piece of work, huh." Padme shook her head in agreement as she got up and shouted, "SIM!"
Sim was walking through the halls as he parted from the room. He had finally literally thrown Han into the room with Padme. Yeah, she might be surprised that he was lying but he only did it so that she could actually meet him. He knew that if he had told her about who he really was, and then she would never give Han a chance at Leia. Suddenly a shout pierced and echoed through the hallways. Sim heard his name along with an angry Padme. This was not good.
He leaped up to the second floor as he made his way to the room to find Han cowering behind a sofa with Padme glaring at him as if she was getting ready to kill him. Sim backed away, fully knowing that an angry woman was ten times more powerful than a Jedi Master of his skill.
"Sim, you dirty devil," shouted Padme fuming, "Why the hell did you lie?"
"Uh, because I knew you wouldn't give him a chance," replied Sim as he slowly backed away further but Padme shot up her hand and halted him.
"That's my decision to make!" said Padme before storming out of the room and shoving Sim to the ground. Han got up from behind his sofa as he checked to see if the coast was clear.
Suddenly the door slammed open as Lando and Chewie jumped in with blasters flaring,
"Don't worry guys, were here to help," said Lando with Chewie barking a "yes" in return. They looked at the scene and saw Sim limping up as Han got up from the back of the sofa.
"I don't think a blaster will be effective against an angry woman," said Sim as he shook his head from his dazed facial expression. Lando instantly pulled down his blaster and nodded,
"Yep, we'll need something bigger," replied Lando as he made his way out to find something else to use.
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Vader's shuttled soared through hyperspace as space warped into many different colors. This was the trademark look of hyperspace and one Vader loved to watch.
"Lord Vader, we have just entered hyperspace. We will be arriving near the destination within the next couple of days," said an officer as he walked into Vader's office.
"Very well, captain. Make sure we are undetected and I am undisturbed," replied Vader coldly and a threatening pulse underlying in each word.
"Yes, sir!" said the officer as he saluted, bowed and left. Vader snickered as he spoke to himself, "Let the plan begin." He instantly pressed a red button and smiled slyly.
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Sim walked through the hallway as Leia came running toward him. She stopped in front of him.
"Master, I hear you had a problem with mom," said Leia with a snicker.
"Oh yes, I barely escaped with my life," replied Sim scratching his head, "Remind me to never play match maker."
"Sure thing, master," said Leia with a gentle smile.
The two made their way down the hallway as they neared the balcony and instantly spotted Myrenia and Tosh having a mock saber duel. Leia motioned to go over and watch but Sim suddenly stopped dead in his tracks. He seemed to somehow just disappear, though, his body stayed right there. He was looking afar but at nothing. She went over to her master as she looked at him concern.
Sim watched as a man flew through the air and was slammed against the wall. A red blade appeared out of nowhere as it swooped down and stabbed him in the heart. Sim screamed at the site but nothing came, the red blade just withdrew from the dead body and the cloaked murder turned. Across the floor was a litter of a couple of other bodies. The place seemed familiar, though, to Sim but the darkness of the vision wasn't allowing him to see it with any great detail. As it started, the vision ended and Sim found himself looking at a concerned Leia once more.
"Master, are you okay?" asked Leia as she looked at him. Both Myrenia and Tosh also came over, interrupting their fight to see what was happening.
"Oh, nothing. I just need to go do something," said Sim as he bolted away before they could ask anymore questions.
He neared the entrance of the prison chamber as he stopped. He entered the dimly lit hallway and climbed down the stairs to the main prison chamber. Inside a black figure meditated as the darkness surrounded him.
"Luke, how are you doing?" asked Sim as he sat down on one of the benches near the prison hold.
"Good," replied Luke," Besides the fact, of course, that I'm stuck in this prison hold."
"Good to hear," said Sim with little caring in his voice for Luke's situation.
"Why are you here?" asked Luke.
"Tell me, why you continue to hold on to the darkness in here?" asked Sim.
"Because it gives me focus and I am a Sith Lord," said Luke.
"Well, you make it sound like you are born that way. From what I remember, you were once a boy who showed only kindness, the very boy that I saved 20 years ago on Tatoinne," said Sim with a grave expression.
"Yes, well that was a long time ago. I've since grown from that," added Luke.
"No, you've just suppressed your true self. Let go of the darkness Luke, remember family. Your family is not Darth Vader it is Leia and Padme Skywalker," said Sim, "And us."
"Shut up, what do you know? My father is more family than all of you. He doesn't keep me in a prison hold," said Luke venomly.
"No, but he keeps you on a slave chain," said Sim as he got up and left the Sith before he could answer. It was obvious that Luke, even after being kept for 3 months in prison, would only convert on his own terms. Sim could only help him along with his mother and sister.
Sim walked out of the chambers to find that everyone was back to whatever they were doing beforehand. He needed a breather and decided it was time for some meditation. He leaped to the meditation chamber were he gently plopped himself down on. He let out a sigh and closed his eyes. Using the Force he called on for a presence he hadn't talked to for a while. The presence answered as Qui-Gon appeared before him, ghostly blue.
"Master, it is a joy to see you again," said Sim as he bowed.
"As it is to you, my former apprentice," answered Qui-Gon, "What can I do for you, Sim?"
"Master, I had a vision. It was a cloaked figure attacking a man and killing other people. It was in a place that felt familiar yet I couldn't see it. What does it mean?" asked Sim. Qui-Gon thought for a moment.
"I'm not sure. This is quite strange. I would believe that this cloaked figure is of course part of the Empire, even Darth Vader himself," said Qui-Gon, "But we can not be sure of this. What I do know is that things are beginning to fall apart in the Force. Something is happening and the Living Force is telling me, but I'm not sure. It is a similar disturbance in the Force to the one at the fall of the Old Republic and the Jedi Order."
"Yes, but I must figure it out if I'm suppose to help these people out. Something indeed is out of place and I intend to find it out," said Sim.
"Beware Sim, dark times are coming again. I sense something is going to happen very soon. Watch yourself and the others, for even your full mastery of the Force can not stop what is meant to happen," said Qui-Gon. Sim shook his head in despair. He knew that those people that died in his vision would die no matter what he did but he just hoped that he would never have to see who they were. He always had a problem of letting go for the people that he loved and knew when they died.
As Sim got ready to leave suddenly he felt Leia enter the room and sit down to meditate. He immediately opened up the communication link with his padawan and asked her, "Something wrong?"
"No, master it is just that I'm having a bad feeling about something, but I can't figure out what it is," said Leia slightly exhausted.
"I understand, but do not think this over too much. Leave that too me," said Sim with a gentle pat on her shoulder.
"Yes, master," said Leia, "I always do since you usually have a knack of figuring things out before others do."
"Well, that is attributed to a special skill of mine," said Sim, "Have I ever told you about what my true Force skill is?"
"No, master, you haven't," said Leia with increasing interest.
"The reason that I always seem to win at a battle I command or fight in is because of one the Force and one ability of mine. It is extremely rare but during battle I have visions of what my opponent or others will do before they actually do it," said Sim intently, "That is how I always counter what someone does in a lightsaber duel or in a pitch battle."
"Well, that explain a lot," said Leia with a grin, "Do you know what my special ability is, master?"
"No, I'm sorry but only you will know that," said Sim. Leia just nodded in disappointment but continued her meditation on her own. Sim got up but suddenly he felt a vibration against his thigh and checked to see what it was. He put his hand into his pocket as he found the source to be his comlink.
Leia entered out of her meditation as she saw her master looking at something, but put it back when he noticed that she was walking over to him.
"What was that?" asked Leia.
"Oh nothing, just some business. Leia I'll have to take a little leave as I have some business to take care of," said Sim as he left the room with Leia right behind him.
"Master, why can't I come?" asked Leia.
"This is something personal and besides I need you to stay here and help out your mother through this period, after all her son is a prisoner and her husband is a lunatic," said Sim as he pulled on his cloak and made his way to the hanger bay.
"Very well, but I have a bad feeling about this," said Leia as Sim jumped into his space fighter.
"Don't worry about me," said Sim as he saluted to her and closed the canopy behind him. Within a minute he was soaring through the sky into space, a mere speck to Leia at the point.
Yet something was plaguing her. She couldn't help but think thatSim was about to get himself involved in a disasterbut she pushed the thought back into her mind and went back to the balcony to meet up with the others.
Authors Note: Sorry about not posting frequently but I'm trying to plot out the story. I hope you guys like this new update (a bit fast but still leading up to the real fun) and please review on what you think. Thanks.