Leia picked the lock to her shared two bedroom apartment. She Luke, and Lando quickly ran inside and darted for the bedrooms. Lando abruptly came to a halt when he noticed a stocked up kitchen.
He then turned to the twins, "Hey guys would it be alright if I pack some of this stuff for the road?"
Leia then turned and smiled at him, "Sure Lando, let me just get you a duffle bag to store the food items in." she said as she rummaged through the pantry and pulled out a medium sized duffle bag.
She then handed it over to Lando and then made a B line for her bedroom.
Leia quickly ran towards her closet and pulled out the largest suitcase she could find. Then placed it on her bed.
She turned back to her closet and began to grab armfuls of clothing and stuffed them into the suitcase.
Then she ran down the hall to the fresher and pulled out a small leather bag from under the sink, unzipped it and began to fill it with all of her toiletries.
When she finished, Leia quickly glanced about her room one last time to make sure she was not missing anything. Then began to pick up small knickknacks that were laying around the room such as books, stuffed animals, extra blankets, and her small portable Holovison.
She then plunked the large black suitcase onto the floor and glanced back at her room one last time to see that she had pretty much stripped it dry minus her bed and furniture. She wished that she could bring everything she owned but knew that Han was right, they could not risk it. When they got to Corellia, she could get a brand new bed and furniture alike. But for now, they were on the run and in hiding.
Leia then made her way out to the main living area to find Luke and Lando already packed.
Luke then gave his sister an annoyed look, "That took long enough Leia, we only have fifteen minutes left."
Leia then brushed past her brother and made her way towards the door with Luke and Lando not far behind.
She then locked the door and then they headed towards Kimmy's apartment to see what progress the teenager had made with her packing.
….
As the threesome approached Kimmy's door, Leia could hear a bickering match from inside but knew the voice that was arguing with her best friend was not the Wookiee Chewbacca, no it sounded like a much younger person.
Leia then opened the door to find a confused Chewbacca standing by the door holding a huge pink suitcase, a rather large makeup set, a large Holovision that had most likely belonged to the Wade family not Kimmy and a large pink duffle bag that appeared to be filled with mostly junk food and sugary snacks.
Near the far end of the apartment at the front of the hall Leia saw Kimmy in a childish match with a four year old Aaron Krosby.
"Half pint how did you even get into my house!" Kimmy shouted.
"Your brother let me in Kimberly Wade and he said he was on his way to work. He also said he was looking for the piercing gun and I told him you took it." Aaron spat.
"You little rug rat, why I oughta! But wait Garth doesn't get off until midnight and my mom will be here in like an hour so it's nap time for you, you little terror."
"I don't want to go to sleep. I want to know where you and that furry thing are going Kimberly Wade, you are supposed to be watching me! Don't make me cry! 1,2,3" Aaron stated as he began his countdown.
"That's it Aaron, don't make me sing you another lullaby!" Kimmy threatened.
Aaron's count then came to an abrupt halt as he then stared at the teenager with utter horror, then cupped both hands to his ears, "Oh, no Please."
Kimmy then took a step forward and began to chase the child down the hallway screeching a classic tune, "ROCK A BYE BABY ON THE TREE TOP!"
She then yelled so loud, Chewbacca moaned out in agony because the piercing scream of Kimmy Wade was too much for his ears to bear.
Even Luke and Leia immediately dropped their own luggage to the floor and cupped their ears.
Aaron then made a B line for the room at the back hall or Kimmy's apartment running as fast as his little legs could carry him, "My ears, my ears" he cried out in agony.
Kimmy did not stop though, she continued to plunge forward after the boy until he was in the room.
"WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, THE CRADDLE WILL ROCK!" she spat in the child's direction then stopped at the door when Aaron slammed the door shut and locked it.
Kimmy then smiled with satisfaction and clasped her hands together indicating a job well done. She then made her way back towards the main living area to find a startled group of friends.
"Ok guys, ready to go?" she questioned them plainly picking up some of her luggage on the floor and brushing past them casually.
Then Chewie quickly collected the rest of her belongs and darted after her followed by Luke, Leia and Lando who shut and locked the bottom bolt of Kimmy's apartment door so that Aaron would be secured at least until Kimmy's mom was to return.
Leia then quickly ran past everyone else to catch up to Kimmy.
"Kimmy how can you do that? He is just a little boy." She questioned.
"Oh relax Leia, he will be fine. My mom gets off of work in like an hour." She stated plainly.
"But Kimmy what if he tells your mom where we are going?"
"Oh please, he knows nothing. I just told him I was on my way to my real job just like Garth. That's why we were fighting, because I told him to go to bed and he refused me." Kimmy stated with a proud smile.
Lando then caught up with them, "Wade? Is that is your last name? Or is that just a name the kid has for you."
"No that's my name." Kimmy answered plainly.
"Nice, I loved your methods with children. That was most impressive." Lando stated with curious smile.
"Ah shucks, well thanks dude. Like I always say, who gets Ds in math class?" Kimmy added with pure pride.
Lando then chuckled. Luke and Leia on the other hand rolled their eyes at Kimmy's antics.
"Please don't encourage her Lando." Luke warned.
Kimmy then began to laugh uncontrollably at the statement letting out some snorting sounds. Then Luke, Chewie and Lando looked to Leia for an answer.
"Uh Kimmy is just laughing to hide her pain." Leia said shooting Kimmy a confused look.
Kimmy then stopped laughing and glared at Leia with an insulted look, shooting her dagger eyes.
Leia then tried hard not to laugh herself, "Or maybe she just though it was funny."
Kimmy them smiled and turned back to front and led the way back to the speeder.
The group behind her however, slowed up a bit to give Kimmy her independence and approached the landing platform at a more leisurely pace.
…
Han Solo sat waited up front leaning on the speeder for support while he glanced at his wrist chrono.
The group had five minutes left, then they would need to get themselves safely transported over to the small spaceport Han was familiar with and get some kind of decent ship that could get them off the industrial planet he referred to as Coruscant.
He then turned when he heard a strange thumping noise and turned to see Kimmy who had now approached the speeder with a handful of items that certainly did not look like necessities.
She then walked up to stand close to him, "Okay sweets, where is this majestic trunk you speak off?"
"Hold it Kimmy, let's wait for the others." Han stated as he glanced over the girl's shoulder to see Luke, Leia and Lando holding a minimal amount of luggage while Chewie lagged behind carrying what looked like a pink treasure trove. "All of that's got to belong to Kimmy." He thought to himself slightly annoyed.
Each passenger then quickly made their way up to the speeder.
"Okay, is everyone ready? Have everything you need?" Han questioned.
Each passenger then looked to one another, "Yeah we are." They all answered in unison.
Han then turned to pop the trunk of the speeder, "Ok we'll take all the small items first, so that we can place them in all the creases an crevices of the speeder's trunk." Han stated.
Kimmy then opened her mouth for a protest when Han held a hand up to stop her and give a fair warning.
Kimmy then stepped back to let him do his job. Han grabbed Luke and Leia's items first and got them situated in the back. Then grabbed Kimmy's miscellaneous mecca of items and stuffed them in the back then closed the trunk, only leaving the two duffle bags of food on the ground.
Luke and Leia then grabbed the snack bags and jumped into the back of the speeder, followed by an equally anxious Kimmy.
Han, Chewie and Lando then jumped in the front and Han started up the speeder.
…..
"Ok now we just need to get the spaceport and get ourselves a decent ship and then we can get started on course to Corellia." Han stated.
Lando then smiled in Han's direction, "Not a problem buddy, I've got a surprise for you."
Han then turned to Lando with a look of confusion, "What are you talking about Lando?"
"Well do you remember a few weekends back when I was missing for a full week from the boarding school?"
Han then looked more perplexed, "Yes Lando I do, you crazy space pirate, you had Chewie and I worried sick!"
"Well I was able to pull some strings with my college buddies that work at the spaceport. And well, I paid them to take me on a mission to Corellia and I was able to conjure up our beauty. She's a little beat and battered, but she ready to take off. I had her cleaned and repaired. She is now waiting for us at the spaceport."
"You mean to tell me you've already had a chance to escape? But you didn't and you are telling me that you brought the Falcon here?"
Lando then smiled and held up a familiar set of keys, "I couldn't just leave you and Chewie here, I knew we would have a chance to escape together. And well, this is the perfect time to take advantage of it. Plus it would be so boring to go by myself."
Han now in shock by his friend's kind gesture let go of the gripping controls of the speeder and reached over to grab Lando into a bear hug, "Thank you so much buddy, you have no idea what this means to me!"
Lando then noticed the speeder was swerving in and out of the traffic lanes.
"I know buddy, but right now your only focus should be to get us to the spaceport!" Lando said as he broke out of Han's grasp to grip the controls to prevent an accident.
Han then took a brief moment to regain his sanity just staring at his best lad who was now letting off a series of curse words while the other occupants in the back were screaming out in fear while Chewie was hollering uncontrollably.
"AHHHH, right sorry." Han said plainly as he immediately gripped the controls and gained control back over the spacecraft.
All of the occupants in the speeder now seemed to be a bit more at ease.
"I guess now was not the best time to drop the bomb on you about the Falcon. But considering the situation we are now in and the friends we have now acquired, I found it quite necessary before we reach the spaceport." Lando said in all honesty.
"That's quite alright buddy, I'm just so glad I have such a trustworthy friend. I honestly don't know what I would do without you Lando." Han said as he placed one hand on the other teenager's shoulder.
"No problem buddy, my college hook ups are there now. Like I said before they work there part-time, and I have already sent them a buzz to let them know we are on the way. But we will need some disguises because they say that place is absolutely reeking with storm troopers."
Luke then catching note of Lando's last statement broke in, "Hey, I think I have just the thing we need. You see, in my suitcase, I packed my special Jedi ropes. I had them hidden away so that my dad would not be able to find them. They are all different colors and are pretty large. We should have no problem fitting into them. I have plenty for all of us."
Leia then turned to her brother, "Oh yes Luke that is a brilliant idea, and those will definitely keep us hidden from any unwanted attention. But where did you get those, Master Kenobi?"
"Yes in fact he had them delivered to our house and left me a note saying that one day he would train both of us and that the ropes where classic Jedi apparel. I then stuffed them into that box under my bed so that dad would not find them." Luke answered.
Han and Lando then turned to the twins, "Very good you guys, those should do the trick, we will be on the outskirts of the spaceport in a matter of minutes. When we get there, Luke I want you to dive into the back and retrieve your luggage. Then pull out six robes for each of us. Then secure your luggage and we will all put on a robe before we get out of the speeder." Han stated.
Lando then spoke adding to the plan, "Yes, and after we have our identities shielded, we will park this speeder in the far lot and get the luggage out. Then I will lead us towards the Falcon. My college buddies know we are coming and are prepping the ship for us right now."
Han then fixated his gaze on Luke, Leia and Kimmy, "Ok guys, that is the plan from here and then once we make in onto the Falcon I will set us on crash course to Corellia. Any questions?"
Luke, Leia and Kimmy then shook their heads in pure silence and nodded in understanding.
Kimmy then encircled Luke and Leia into a deathly hug, "Wow guys, we make such a good team."
Luke and Leia then turned to stare at their goofy friend, "Yes we do Kimmy, Yes we do." they stated in unison.
Han, Chewie and Lando then shifted their gaze in Kimmy's direction and chuckled, "Yes we do Kimmy and we each hold a specific key role in the mechanics of this group and with all of our teamwork we are sure to go far." Lando stated.
"Ok everyone now get ready, we are just moments from reaching the outskirts of the spaceport." Han added bringing everyone back on focus.
Then each occupant of the speeder prepared themselves for landing.