Coruscant, Solo Suite
Leia awoke ten minutes after the departure of her husband to find it very quiet in the suite. She crawled out of the bed and went into the lounge to see if anyone was there. She eventually found Anakin in his room on his computer.
"What you up to, Anakin?"
"Hard at work," he said. "I've got to get this thing to work by the end of the day, or I won't be able to contact Dad and Chewie."
"Where is Dad and Chewie anyway," she asked.
"Oh," Anakin said sheepishly. "Didn't dad tell you? Someone stole the Falcon last night and Dad and Chewie took C-3PO and went after it."
"If the Falcon was stolen, how are they going to go after it?"
"They said something about renting a ship from the public shipyards."
"I wish your father would tell me these things before he just runs off," she said as she headed back down the hall.
Suddenly, a sharp pain struck her abdomen. She fell to the ground, more in shock than in pain. She felt sick as she crawled back through the bedroom door, where she fell upon the bed in pain. Screaming for Anakin to call a medical droid.
Coruscant, Public Shipyards
"It's the fastest ship on all of Coruscant," the owner of the public shipyards said to Han as he examined the ship.
"My old ship was the fastest," said Han quietly, "And she will be as soon as I get back with her."
"Roar," Chewie said.
"Master Solo," C-3PO said in his prissy voice. "Might I remind you that we are at an obligation to return this ship as soon as we finish with it."
"I know, Threepio. What did you say its name was? My friend Chewbacca would like to know."
"The ship is called the Silver Hawk, and…" the owner stopped and stared. "Well, bless my soul, if it isn't General Solo of the Republic. Tell me, what are you doing in a public shipyard? Why not take one of the ships of the fleet?"
"I need something inconspicuous to go and find my ship. Something that won't draw much attention. Something like this Silver Hawk. How much is rent on it?"
"200 hundred republic credits," he said. "But don't you want something a little bit more modern. Something with a few more features."
"No," Han said. "He handed over the credits. "We'll take it."
"Very well, then," said the owner in a flustered voice. "If that's really what you want, then she's all yours." He turned and walked back to his office, counting the credits.
"I suppose you will not be needing my services any longer, Master Solo," Threepio asked.
"Shut it, Goldenrod. You're coming along with us."
"Oh dear. I was afraid you would say that."
The three of them boarded the ship. "It's in extremely good order for being in one of the public shipyards," Threepio mentioned.
"Let's go," Han said. "I don't want our little friend to get to far away, and we have another stop we have to make before we can go right after him."
"Oh dear, it isn't Tatooine is it?"
"Roar," Chewie growled in a concerned voice.
"No, no, no," Han assured them. "We're going to Bespin to visit an old friend of mine. You might remember him, Goldenrod. His name's Lando."
Skywalker Traverse Shuttle
Jedi Master Luke Skywalker continued to pilot his ship towards Coruscant and to his sister Leia. As they flew along, a sharp pain came into the back of Luke's mind that made him lose the train of his thought. A small cruel voice echoed in the back of his head.
Let me out to the air.
No, thought Luke. I must be just imagining things.
Let me exit this dormant shell. The time of the dark side has arrived.
"I got to stop this," Luke said aloud.
It is impossible to resist. The voice in his head continued. You do not know the true power of the dark side. It lives and breathes within you.
I am not the dark side. The dark side is dead with the emperor. There is no dark side anymore. The voice stopped.
Luke let out a sigh of relief, as the ship sped onward towards Coruscant.
The Lunar Quadrant
"Soon," Darth Nadir said, "I will have complete control of the one they call Jedi Master Skywalker. He can barely resist the power of the dark side now. It will not be long."