Special thanks to froovygirl, Claytonimor, Zaconator and Zackis, Ia Aira.
froovygirl: Leia's fun to write for those exact reasons you listed. =D
Leia was alone in the cell. She sighed and shut wet eyes.
She found herself in a swamp. A bat screeched. Mists swirled at her feet and around vine-burdened trees.
"Travel to the Dagobah system. Learn ways of Jedi, you must."
"Who is that?" She glanced about.
"Guide you to Yoda, I shall. Last of the Jedi Masters, he is. His days grow short. Time runs out."
A light swelled behind fog. Leia squinted and walked toward the light, her feet sloshing on the terrain. A creature swooped down and brandished its claws at her.
Luke loomed over Leia yet again, creature-like himself. "Two hours of sleep is plenty for our most honored guest. Get up. We have an appointment with Grand Moff Tarkin, who itches to try his own methods at breaking you."
Leia stretched, stood, and brought her hands together in front of her to be cuffed. Luke and two guards led her to the nearest lift, where they were crammed together in a tight spot. The woman eyed the hilt at Luke's belt. They reached their destination in the Death Star's main control room.
Tarkin gazed out a vast view port at the planet Alderaan. He turned and his line of a mouth curled to a sneer. "She looks refreshed, Commander Skywalker. Thank you for escorting her."
"Governor Tarkin," Leia said. "I thought I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on board."
Tarkin's skeletal face hardened. "Charming, to the last."
"Her resistence to hypnotism and the mind probe are supernatural," Luke said. His front was pressed against her back. "Let us see if we can cut through to her soul." He set a hand on her shoulder and squeezed. "The Death Star starves for blood."
"Indeed," Tarkin pointed out the view port. "I'm sure you recognize Alderaan. How many loved-ones are on its surface? How many memories do you hold dear from there?"
"You've sunk to threatening what amounts to a child in the Senatorial planets," Leia scoffed. "Alderaan's a peaceful planet. We gave up weapons a long time ago."
"The Commander and I grow tired of asking, so it will be the last time. Where is the Rebel base?"
Leia stared him in the eyes and clenched her jaw. Seconds ticked by in silence.
Tarkin addressed a man behind a control panel. "You may fire when ready."
Leia struggled against Luke's hold. The station shook somewhat under their feet. A hum filled the air.
"I've waited so long to see this," Tarkin said.
The woman gritted her teeth. Her nails dug into her palms, blood running to her wrists. "Stop. Stop it."
A cold wind gusted in the cavernous chamber. Tarkin and Skywalker exchanged bewildered glances. Officers looked at equipment as though it were malfunctioning.
A shock-wave erupted from Leia. Everyone in a radius of a few meters left the ground and zoomed away. Tarkin slammed into the view port with a crack and slid to the floor.