CHAPTER 7: WHAT'S NEXT?
"Rise and shine, sissy!", Luke opened the window across Leia. It made the sunlight go inside the room and fall to Leia's eyes directly.
"Oh. Luke, when will you ever do nice things to me?", Leia rose to her feet and searched for her slippers.
"Uh. I just did, Ma'am. Because if I didn't wake you up, you'll miss the trip your boyfriend prepared for us", Luke said while arranging his things for the trip.
"What?", Leia asked.
"Oh, man. Just prepare, sis", Luke went out of the room with his bag.
Leia stopped for a moment to absorb everything that is happening. A trip. Why would Han arrange a trip for them?
"Hey. Who said you have the right to do stuff like this?", Leia marched outside the room while looking for the prince.
"Hey. You're not prepared yet? Come on, we'll be late!", Han gave his most soothing voice to Leia.
The smuggler shiver for some reason she herself doesn't know.
And for some other reason, she smiled and prepared for this said trip.
Mara, Luke, Chewie, together with the two droids are sitting at the back of the car, while Leia is beside the driver's seat where Han is sitting.
"Uh. Where are we going again?", Leia said still figuring out what is happening.
"Just trust me. It's a surprise!", Han said while driving in this forest-like place in Endor.
After driving for an hour and a half more. They finally stopped and everybody in the car, including Leia got awake.
"Hey, stop! Where is Darth Vader!", Luke said this punching in the air.
"Seriously, Luke? Up until now?", Leia said this while slapping his brother's face.
Luke rose to his feet like nothing happened. "Haaay. I really think it gets old when I always does this", he said while acting like he is so disappointed that no one believed him this time.
"Uh. What is happening?", Han interrupted. His brows meeting each other.
"Just Luke playing tricks again. He always does that. Pretend that he is dreaming and having a traumatic scene with Vader. Just don't mind that kid", Leia said, almost annoyed.
"Hey!", Luke shouted while Han just nodded. He seemed convinced though.
"Are we going to go out or..?", C-3PO asked.
"Uh. Oh yeah. Here we are guys!", Han said while opening the door and letting the others in the car go out.
Leia saw a large burned spaceship. Its others parts are now turned into ash but the body of the spaceship is still recognizable. She went nearer and nearer until she realized, it was the same spaceship she saw five years ago, with the body of his best friend, attached to its neck is the silver necklace that brought so many memories.
Tears formed on Leia's eyes. The burned spaceship is still there, but the body is gone, she remember being on Robert's funeral. She brought his necklace with her and threw it nowhere. He's gone, what is the purpose of that necklace, anyway?
"I don't think this is a wonderful trip, man", Luke get beside her now crying sister while giving Han a look.
"What is this place?", Mara finally spoke up.
Metal legs started to walk and stopped beside her. "This is where the final battle of the alliance and the empire took place. It happened five years ago and this is where Robert, Leia's best friend's body was found. Beside that burned spaceship", C-3PO explained.
R2D2 produced a worried beep.
Han went beside Leia who still has her eyes stoned on the burned spaceship.
"Leia", he called.
Leia looked at him and the sight of seeing her crying because of him made him so guilty. But now is the time for this.
Han put his hands in his pocket and gets a silver necklace.
Leia was shocked to see the necklace he gave to Robert on Han's palm.
"Is this a joke, man?", Luke said. His voice now rising.
"Are you..", Leia was interrupted by a man's low voice.
"Come with us!", a group of men in their soldier uniforms came and acted that they will shoot Leia together with the others if they didn't come with them.
The last thing Leia saw, was them, Han, Luke, Mara, Chewie, and the two droids, entering a large spaceship with those men who arrested them.