••••Fair Trade••••

"Leader, there's been large speculation about General Organa-"

"I plead you to not trust in it. I'm aware of the general's whereabouts and I can reassure you she is safe."

Another man came rushing in, with less formality than the one before him.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Captain Solo..."

The man disregarded the greeting and continued,

"Where's Leia?"

The other man understood it was time to leave and Han finally was able speak his worries.

"There was an raiding on Naboo, Leia has not been heard of since. Whe-"

"General Leia is alright. I wish for you to deal with these subjects with far more discretion in the future."

"You're hiding something, our comminication with Naboo has been cut off, now tell me-"

"Captain Solo, General Leia does not wish to be found."

••••

Even at a distance from the planet Leia could see the volcanic like bursts and as they neared the surface she could feel the tension and perhaps even horrors that had no doubt occurred there.

Tahn!

Leia could suddenly remember his presence so vividly as she set foot off Vader's private transport onto the hell like planet.

The heat was enough to suffacate Leia as she rushed ahead into the unknown blackness and further way from the deathly heat, but not suffice to remove the thought from her mind.

Close behind her, Leia felt Vader rejoin her in the large room. As Leia's eyes got used to the dim light she noticed the still darkness of the grand room, and it's nauseating odd similarity to the world that lay beyond it. Every detail and lack of seemed to set off fear and a feeling of eerie coldness dispite the intoxicating heat.

Leia knew exactly where she was, she'd heard unofficial stories from rebels and even villiany who feared this place besides the fact of not knowing if it really existed or not.

Now Leia stood here and she'd had no doubt that most of the stories, specifically the terror that may have seemed exaggerated at some point was probably a precise if not an undertone of what had occurred.

Her mind was once again focused on the presence she'd remembered and had suddenly seemed to feel moments ago.

"There's a man here. From Naboo!"

"That is not your concern."

"Let him go! Take him back to-"

"He is a traitor and non of your concern."

"You have to let him go. He's done nothing but keep me safe."

For all the anger Leia had initially felt from Vader, she now felt doubt emanate from him.

"He is already dead."

Leia felt anger then, she immediately pulled Vader's lightsabre and swung it with all her strength in Vader's direction but it was not enough. Leia was held up with a simple movement of Vader's fingers and pushed aside.

"He is already dead if you fail to obey."

Leia intended to pull herself of the floor but she was being held down, she intended to speak but not even her lips moved and her vocal cords only made small noises.

"I have lost the ability to defeat the emperor, this equipment binds me to serve him. "

Leia felt the invisible force that had pushed her still, pull her up to stand now.

"Join me. I will train you to defeat the emperor, once that is done you will be free to do as you wish."

Leia felt the force completly disappear as her jaw was released and Vader's sabre was pulled from her hand,

"And you?"

"Your only concern will be that with the emperor gone there will be one less threat. You can secure your life and the other's in this present if you join me."

Leia's brows came together in confusion and before she spoke Vader warned her,

"I will know when you think of betraying me before you can manage to."

Leia inhailed deeply and as she released the air she'd gathered in her lungs, she stood proudly before Darth Vader and bowed her head,

"I pledge temporary alliance to you."

With those words a battered Tahn was brought forward from being a panel and placed before them.

Leia attempted to rushed to the beaten up man but the red king heed figures quickly positioned themselves ready to duel before Vader signaled them to stop.

Leia took her masters worn and bleeding hands,

"Reassure everyone I will be alright. I will finish what my brother started."

Before releasing his hands Leia turned back to Vader,

"How do I know he'll be returned safely?"

Vader stepped aside, the large opening they had entered from revealing his empty ship behind him.

Leia quickly understood and helped Tahn up,

"You must make no effort to find or save me, erase the coordinates."