This one is for Carrie.
Panic was felt all around the palace as Pooja spoke to the queen,
"You must change Milady. You know how Vader detests our royal traditional garm-"
Master Tahn intervened,
"Milady, I say you retrieve and use one of your decoys. There is no trust we can have in the empire right now."
Pooja walked to the Queen's side,
"Yes, please you majesty. Let me take your place. If this is not a diplomatic stay but a mere visit, surely I can act as your subsitute."
The Queen stood at the panel to her room before turning around,
"Very well, Pooja..."
She gently took her now-decoy's hand,
"I trust you to keep safe."
A short time passed before both women returned Pooja now wearing her hair pulled back in an elegant manner with a large blue and black dress that knotted with her hair. The elaborately worn dress gave away to a formal yet simple cuffs that hung tightly
around the wrists and extended wildly to the floor.
Leia shortly admired the dress before remembering the way in which her mother would often adorn herself in lavished dresses back on Alderaan, but soon enough even that was was taken away as a transport was heard landing near, making Leia immediatelyturned
cold. Her force sensitivity was hightened as she felt those around her stiffen at the very sound.
Everyone took their places, Tahn stood on the right side of the throne Pooja sat on and to her left Leia along side the servant veiled Queen, followed by other servants. The guards lined along the windows and columns of the grand throne room.
The large doors were opened widely by an unseen power and Vader entered with four white stormtroopers behind him, filling the space with his mechanical breathing,
"I could very well kill just you for being so close to a Rebel, Your Majesty."
The decoy dressed queen didn't hang her head in shame, but rather continued to sit up proudly,
"Welcome Lord Vader. We hope your trip here was-"
"The hiding and chasing will have to stop here, Leia."
Leia was quiet beneath her cloak as she studied the masked enigma and the soldiers behind him.
"A rebel dressed as a Jedi knight. A pretentious self righteous child who thought she was a princess."
Leia shrugged off the hood of her cloak and glared at Vader,
"I could be impressed, if a talking droid were anything new."
Vader forced the doors behind him shut, pushing out the troopers and removing every exit possible.
The leather on Vader's gloves grinded together as he spoke,
"No doubt the doing of Bail Organa."
Leia's fist tensed and she removed her light colored brown cloak,
"You don't have the privilege of talking about my father."
A scoff seemed to escape the mask, but a weak voice whispered through the force,
Pooja...Nabberrie.
And before Leia realized Vader had thrust the Queen's Royal guards that had been lined up all around the room onto the walls; knocking them out and killing some of them, amongst them the decoy and Queen.
The only thing heard in that short instant had been soft grunts and screams of terror at a seemingly invisible enemy.
Only Tahn's voice enveloped with the other noises brought Leia back,
"Milady!"
Leia noticed then that only her, Tahn and Vader stood in the vast room.
"You, traitor... I will deal with you in later."
Vader moved his hand unbothered and Tahn was thrownagainst the large window shattering it and falling back onto the ground.
Leia gritted her teeth as she turned back to Vader and ignited her lightsabre.
"You are a faul creature."
"So you have warmed up to talking about your father."
Leia stepped forward with rage and Vader was sinisterly basking in it, now with his own red lightsabre burning in the Noobian palace.
Leia spoke tauntingly as she moved around the room to sense the living pulse from each person,
"I bet all this brings back unwanted memories."
Vader's mask said nothingbut Leia could feel the haunted feelings. Vader extended his hand,
"You will be a great asset to the empire. Join me Leia, my daughter."
Leia hurtled towards Vader and he brought his sabre up protectively deflecting it, again Leia moved and slid behind Vader still holding up her lightsabre against his.
In a swift movement she used her elbow to hit his lower back which sent him stumbling forward and attempting to straighten himself up.
The breathing coming through the mask grew in pace and again Leia attempted to take the advantage by kicking Vader back but failed when she misjudged the distance; making her fall.
"You have become quick to trust in your instincts... So much it has made you blind."
Leia looked at the floor, her palms taking the worst of her fall and the sabre rolling away from Nubian sun's dusk swept in through the large windows casting a shadow onto Leia.
"You can not win."