Chapter 6: Life and Death
Vale was given a military funeral and was laid to rest as a hero. My funeral was known galaxy wide everyone in a state of morning. I had both a Jedi funeral and Military. Both our families were a mess unable to believe what had become of us. We were so young and had our lives ahead of us. My parents were beating themselves up knowing our last conversation had been an argument about how I had disappointed them. Jacen in his eyes had failed both his siblings he was the last of the Solo children.
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My eyes rolled open my whole body in pain, tears streamed down my face as I looked around to find myself in the embrace of pain.
"Shh Jaina I am hear with you…Your not alone."
I looked to my side and saw Ganner next to me hanging.
"I would rather be alone!"
Right than the door opened and a Vong agent walked in. He recognized the look in my eyes the hate I had for Ganner.
"I see you two are not bonded."
I spit on the ground turning my head away from both of them. Ganner was the reason my best friend was dead and the Vong had killed my baby brother.
"Please do what ever you want to me but let her go don't hurt her!"
"Why, the Jedi have survived the embrace of pain alone?"
"It isn't just her!!!"
My head snapped to Ganner.
"SHUT UP!"
"Jaina I have to!"
"Don't you dare! It isn't up to you!"
The Vong latched onto my throat silencing me.
"Tell me and she will get her air supply back!"
I pleaded with him not to.
"She is pregnant with my baby!"
He immediately released my neck and my head fell in defeat. The Vong agent left quickly as soon as I caught my breath I spoke.
"You have destroyed all hope."
"I am protecting my child…the woman I love."
The Vong agent did not return but we both were released and fell to the ground landing hard. I winced as I pulled myself up. I noticed my casts were gone yet my bones were healed.
"While you were out they used some vial I felt your bones reconnect."
I knew right away it had been Verge's tears. I went to the corner curling up against the wall unable to bring myself to look at him. I looked at the ring on my finger and cried.
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Hours of silence passed by us each of us in our separate corners when the door opened again. We saw the Vong coming in, and stood up running to each other. He wrapped his arms around me ready to protect me.
"Relax Yun Harla."
My anger flared at that name and they saw it. The same Vong male stepped forward reaching out to touch my stomach. I latched onto the out stretched arm flipping him my foot on his chest.
"Keep your filthy hands to yourself!"
Somehow this earned their respect.
"You truly are Yun Harla. She did the same thing millenniums ago to a command. Please let us escort you to your new quarters."
I released him letting him scrambled to his feet. We followed and were being escorted through the ships.
"Ganner now!"
Right than we both took off at a run jumping up into a ship locking it down. I slipped into the pilots seat.
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After flying around three months trying to escape from Vong Territory with minimal stops for food and water, we finally broke through. The whole ship shook as we entered a battle zone.
"Oh Force!"
Ships from both sides came targeting us. The Coral Skippers knew we were in their ship and had orders to disable it so we could be captured again but the Republic was ordered to murder all Vong. I went into evasive maneuvers praying someone would know my signature moves.
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Gavin abruptly pulled to a complete stop the Vong ship in the distance catching his eye. He had seen the tricks somewhere before. Yet he couldn't place it. He reached up grabbing his dog tags when he touched the cross I had given him he knew only to people had those moves. Gavin hit his comlink on.
"This is Cornel Gavin Darklighter! Vong Ship being swarmed by both sides has a friendly pilot flying pull off attack! Defend the fighter!"
"This is Control we question how you know this sir?"
"Only two people can pull off those moves and one of them is in the Falcon at this moment leaving only his daughter."
"Wasn't she confirmed dead?"
"Her body was never found just do as I say and get that ship to safety!"
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Two squadrons of X wings formed around the ship batting away the coral skippers and I let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank the Force."
I rested a hand on my very swollen abdomen. One X wing took point and I knew enough to follow it docking on a star destroyer. Ganner stood from the co pilot chair and I followed him to the back of the ship letting him open the door. I jumped to the ground my hair covering my space and stood flipping it back to see everyone looking at me. Jag broke rank running to me and I latched onto him both with my arms and mouth. When Ganner jumped down he broke apart tackling him to the ground punching him.
"No Stop It!"
I went to grab him but Wedge grabbed me from behind pulling me away and I couldn't resist. I was to malnourished and exhausted. He closed me in a conference room leaving me locked there. I banged on the door until exhaustion over took me and I sat on the floor falling asleep…