Yay for new updates, right? Right? After what...years? Yeah...I have an excuse. I've been backing up on math so I can be DONE WITH IT! So that has been my first priority...And more writing for 'school'...but anyway. Here is this chapter!

Disclaimer: All mistakes are mine, and that's all.

The trip from the empty space that once was Alderaan to Coruscant was long, especially if you were being hunted by every person and droid in the station. Ahsoka had to give up her air duct; she had heard several reports of droids being sent through the ducts to look for her.

Dropping from the duct, Ahsoka wildly looked around, but thankfully she was in an empty room. Gazing the room, she looked for any computer console; if she found one, she could figure out where she was. However there weren't any computers.

Ahsoka gripped her blaster tightly and carefully probed outside of the room with the force. There were….three cleaning droids and a stormtrooper in the adjacent room. Ahsoka hid in the shadows and used the force to open the door.

She smiled when the stormtrooper came to investigate. As soon as his back was turned to her, she lifted her blaster and shot him. The trooper fell to the ground. Ahsoka left her hiding place and walked into the other room. The droids beeped and whirred at her, but offered her little resistance.

Thankfully, this room was not lacking when it came to computers. Ahsoka strode to one and began looking for a map of the station, and maybe learning where she was.

It took a few minutes, but she found one. She was in one of the main computer rooms. Which meant that more troopers would be coming soon; however, even that thought didn't deter her from searching the room for an empty data chip. When she found one, Ahsoka inserted it into the computer and began to download all of the information she could about the deathstar.

While the info was downloading, Ahsoka locked both doors. It wasn't long after that that she heard voices behind the second door. Ahsoka didn't bother to try and figure out what they were saying; she needed a place to hide.

Eventually finding a spot, Ahsoka waited for the troopers to break through the lock, which wasn't long.

"Nothing seems out of the ordinary here," the lead trooper said. "Except for the door being locked-maybe that was a malfunction when I-8886 was here with the droids."

"But sir," a second trooper said. "The droids are here. Where is 86?"

Ahsoka groaned. She hadn't hid the body of the trooper; if they looked in the adjacent room, they'll know she was near. Ahsoka concentrated on the force. She knew stormtroopers were weak minded, but she had never tried it this far away. She wasn't sure it would work…why wouldn't it work?

Ahsoka concentrated on the lead trooper, and in her mind, said, we will search for him elsewhere, over and over.

Eventually, the lead trooper turned to his men. "Uh….I think we should look for him….someplace else…."

"But sir," the third, and thus far silent trooper said. "We haven't checked the supply room yet. 86 could be in there."

"We should look other places first; it's doubtful he's there. You know how forgetful 86 is. He probably forgot the droids," the leader said, and marched the troops out of the room.

Ahsoka let out a huge sigh of relief and left her hiding place. They hadn't noticed the data chip in the computer. It was ninety percent filled up. She had to wait a few more minutes.

Padawan.

Ahsoka jerked her head up, all senses on high alert. She looked around the room, but she was alone. Ahsoka looked back at the chip. "Upload already!"

Padawan.

Ahsoka felt a shiver go down her spine. She was thinking about taking the chip as it was and leaving, but she knew everything she could get on this station.

Answer me, Padawan.

Ahsoka ignored the voice invading her head. Her mental shields were still strong, and she was still hiding her presence in the force. But he was still calling to her.

I know you are still on this station, Padawan.

Ahsoka watched the chip like a predator, willing the upload to hurry up. It reached ninety-nine, and then stalled.

Do not think you can hide from me, Padawan. Run.

Ahsoka frowned. Vader was telling her to….run? Surely it was a trick…but Ahsoka felt the force warn her. Stormtroopers were heading her way. Ahsoka pulled the chip out of the computer and then unlocked the supply room. She probed the airducts above her; they were clear. She jumped into the duct and closed the lid just as a group of stormtroopers entered the computer room.

Ahsoka carefully placed the chip in a specialized hidden pocket. It was vital that it reach the rebels. And in the meantime, she needed to hide. Again.

Luke had left his solitude in the gun turrets and rejoined the group in the Falcon's main hold. Leia had since woken up, and was making Luke some tea to help calm him down.

"Here you go," she said, handing it to him. He took the mug and wrapped his hands around it, breathing in the steam.

Leia sat down across from him. "Had you known him very long?"

Luke shrugged. "I've known him all my life, I guess. But we've not…My uncle didn't agree with Ben on….anything…so It was only when I got in real trouble did I see him."

"Oh," Leia said quietly.

Luke looked up at her and frowned. "Oh force Leia," he said, groaning. "I'm such a jerk."

Leia looked up, tears threatening to brim over. She then sat up straight and held her head high. "What?"

Luke let go of his tea and moved to sit next to her. "I was told by someone who would know that it's okay to cry."

Leia looked at him, and one single tear slipped past her defenses. Luke reached up and gently brushed his away. "You've got another family now, Leia," he whispered.

Leia chocked back a sob, then her defenses fell. She began to sob violently, falling into Luke's open arms. Together they cried over lost family.

Han watched the two weep together, then walked back into the cockpit. Chewy grunted.

Han shrugged. "I don't know. I think maybe we should stick around a little while….you know, make sure they make it out okay."

Chewy made a questioning noise.

"Yeah, I know it's not like me, but I think that we shouldn't split after we get the reward money," Han said, sitting down on the pilot's chair.

Chewy let out an annoyed growl.

"Chewy," Han said in a musing voice. "Don't you ever wonder what it would be like to not be looking our for only ourselves?"

Chewy let out an amused noise. Han chuckled as well. "Yeah, I know. It's all emotional in the other room and it's wearing off on me."

Chewy put his paw on Han's shoulder, then turned around and made sure they were on their way to Yavin IV.

Han didn't move and had a contemplating look on his face.

I hope Han doesn't seen too OOC in this chapter; he'll be back to his normal self soon. xD

And those of you who might be scared of the LukeLeia scene, it's more about two people who lost everything they cared for in one day. So it's not really the whole freaky romance aspect. And I can give you a spoiler-due to the changes Ahsoka has made in the galaxy, there won't be the whole Luke/Leia/Han aspect like in the first part of ESB. You'll see why soon enough. :)

Anyway, and onto a poll-Is it sacrilegious to write a chapter of Star Wars while listening to the Star Trek soundtrack?

Why this random poll? Uh….I have no idea really…just…er….popped into my head.

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