A/N: Thank you one and all for coming and seeing the fourth installment of the second version of Rebellion's Own! Shorter, this chapter is, but fun, it will be. Hopefully. Ahsoka will see an old face, and if any Chuck fans are reading this, see if you can spot the Chuck quote. Or White Collar...seeing as the quote is on both TV shows...
Anyway, please, enjoy this chapter, and I hope you guys are all having an awesome 2012 so far!
Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars, Ahsoka Tano, or any other thing in the world...except a car. That's just about the only thing that is in my name. Not even my horse...oy vey.
Ahsoka was being led away to the detention center. She complied to everything the troopers said, not wanting to make a fuss. Halfway to the center, the troopers were stopped by a captain.
"The Grand Moff wishes to see the prisoner," the captain said, then sent a glare Ahsoka's way. Her blood began to run cold. She hadn't anticipated seeing him…she was growing nervous.
They were escorted to the main bridge. Ahsoka could see the back of a man. His arms were behind him, hands clasped. Outside the viewing screen was vast nothingness….blackness that surrounded everything.
One of her escorts cleared his throat, and the man turned around. Ahsoka recognized him immediately. Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin.
"Tarkin," she said with a scowl.
He smiled at her. "Ahsoka Tano. How good it is to see you; it's been awhile. The years have not been kind," he said, his gaze jumping to the different scars on her face.
"They've not been exactly great on you either," Ahsoka said, frowning. "You're face looks like a crater."
The Moff's smile faded slightly, then he chuckled. "My dear Miss Tano, your tongue is as sharp as ever." He chuckled once more. "Now…tell me; why are you here?"
Ahsoka gave him a fake smile. "Now wouldn't you like to know?"
Tarkin sighed. "Things will be much easier for you if you talk. For the sake of an old friendship-"
Ahsoka cut him off. "We were never friends."
Tarkin let out a sigh. "Take her to the detention level. And keep her away from the prisoner."
Ahsoka mentally perked up. Was it the princess? She didn't say anything as she was led away.
"This is stupid," Han said.
Luke rolled his eyes, glad the smuggler couldn't see him through the helmet. "It'll work."
"This'll never work," he heard the smuggler say.
"Why not?"
"I don't know," Han said, then growled. "If it doesn't, I blame you."
Luke rolled his eyes again. "Just…don't mess up."
"Me mess up?" Han squeaked.
Luke didn't have time to reply; the turbolift doors opened. It was show time.
Ahsoka was being led down the hallway to her cell when shots were heard behind them. The trooper she was with turned around and looked at the commotion. Taking advantage of this, Ahsoka grabbed the trooper's blaster and hit him across the head. He groaned, then fell over.
Ahsoka ran to the other end just as the shooting stopped. Two troopers were left, as well as a Wookiee.
"Chewbacca!" Ahsoka yelled, and she raised her blaster.
"Don't shoot!" both trooper's helmets flew off to show Luke and Han. Ahsoka let out a breath and grinned.
"You guys," she said. They both shrugged.
A beeping noise interrupted them. Han swore, then pulled a dead officer off of the com unit.
"Everything's under control up here," Han said into the com unit.
"What's happening up there?" the com officer asked.
Han made a face as he tried to think of something. "Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you." He paused, then added, "how are you?" The face on his look was priceless.
Ahsoka and Luke both stifled their laughter. It felt good to laugh…
Luke left Ahsoka's side and went in search of the princess. Ahsoka turned back to Han, who was saying something once more.
"Uh, uh... negative, negative. We had a reactor leak here now. Give us a few minutes to lock it down. Large leak, very dangerous."
The com officer demanded to know Han's 'operating' number, and instead of saying something, Han took his blaster and shot the com unit. "Boring conversation anyway." He turned towards Ahsoka and said, "where's Luke?"
Ahsoka glanced over her shoulder and said, "he's looking for the princess."
"He'd better hurry, we're about to have some company," Han muttered.
Ahsoka left Han and went down the long hallway of cells. In one, she saw Luke's back, and he was talking to a young woman, presumably the Princess. Ahsoka was about to say something when she glanced at the princess. The girl looked just like Padmé…it was surreal.
Shaking her head, Ahsoka said, "look, there's no time to be sitting here chatting. We need to leave now. Reinforcements are on their way."
Luke grabbed the princess' hand, and they left the cell, followed by Ahsoka.
"They're coming up turbolift A," Han stated. "I've got both of them sealed off, but they could blast 'em open at any moment."
"Unseal B," Ahsoka ordered, "and go down that one. I'll keep everyone up here occupied."
"What?" Luke and Han said at the same time.
"They won't be looking for you if they think I'm the cause of the disturbance. They won't be looking for you guys," Ahsoka explained to them. "Now go!"
The trio didn't ask for further explanation, and Han unsealed turbolift B. They all slipped in, and the doors sealed shut. Ahsoka let out a breath. They'd be safe. Hopefully.
Ahsoka grabbed a few of the blasters from the ground, then erased any mention that the cell the princess was in had been opened. She closed, and resealed the door. By that time, the troopers had blasted the door open. "Hands up!"
Ahsoka shot a few of them, then dropped her weapons and dashed to the other end of the hallway, dodging the blaster shots. There was a crawlway directly above her, and Ahsoka opted to leave that way. There wasn't any room for blasters, so she'd be safe.
For the time being.
And this is where things began to be really different from the movies. Things will change, drastically, whereas others won't….and other's won't even happen. (No spoilers for you…:)) Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, short as it was.
MLV