Imperial Star Ship Executor – Adm. Ozzell's Quarters
He knew he should not be sending out secret transmissions to the Republic, but felt that he had to in order to stop Darth Vader! He was only doing what he thought best, and he may end up paying the ultimate price if he's caught! As he was about to send the transmission, the door to his quarter's burst opened with Imperial Stormtroopers and Rylo Ordo in the lead!
He gulped as the device he was going to use was snatched from his hands and he was grabbed by the arms and dragged out of his quarter's to face Darth Vader now! He thought about running, only then they would shoot him in the back which may not be idea now for he didn't know how Lord Vader was going to kill him now! They reached the bridge, and Vader was standing near the main windows looking out into space. He slowly turned around to face the doomed Admiral!
"Adm. Ozzell, you have failed me for the last time! You are a traitor and a spy! You will now know what it will feel like to have my wrath brought upon you!" Darth Vader said in a cold, menacing voice!
Adm. Ozzell start to feel his throat starting to constrict, a stabbing pain in his chest, and his head felt like it was going to exploded! He welcomed death now for he had nothing to live for, and he died with his heart bursting, his last breath gone, and his head exploding onto the bridge of the ship!
"You were clumsy as you were stupid Adm.! Get this mess cleaned up now!" Vader ordered!
Several men did clean up the mess, for they did not want to be next on the Dark Lord's list of people to kill next! Vader smiled behind his mask at the example he made now, and hopefully these beings that served beneath him will now realize that he meant business now!
"Capt. Daala, I want you to make sure that this incident doesn't happen again, and to make sure we have a blockade around Bespin once we reach the planet! Do not fail me! You are now in command now Adm. Daala!" Vader said before leaving the bridge.
Both Ordo and Daala let out a sigh of relief that Vader had not released his anger on them! Newly promoted Adm. Daala barked out orders to the bridge crew to prepare for the blockade around Bespin. Ordo then issued orders for the Imperial Stormtroopers to be ready for the fighting that will be taking place on Cloud City as well!
On Board the Falcon
Han still wondered why he had volunteered himself and Chewie like this. Then he remembered that Leia sweet talked him into doing this now. He still wondered what he saw Leia Skywalker, and it hit him! There was something special about her, and that she was a part of his life in a special way like both Chewie and the Falcon are. He then headed to the main hold to see how everyone was holding up.
He saw Luke and Mara going through their Lightsaber exercises, while Leia and Jillian meditated. He saw Padme over by the computer screen to see what their ETA to the Hoth system would be. She smiled at him as he came over.
"Han, I see we'll arrive in the Hoth system in a couple of hours. I hope that we can convince Brian to return to the way that he is meant to be." Padme said in a concern voice.
"I hope so too Padme. I hate the thought of what may happen if you can't." Han said with remorse in his voice.
Han then saw that Chewie and the droids were playing a game of holochess. R2 had made a move that resulted in his piece getting rid of Chewie's game piece! Chewie then yelled very loudly at the move, and 3PO spoke to Chewie.
"Yelling about won't resolve a thing. R2 made a fair move!" 3PO told Chewie.
"Let him win." Han told 3PO.
"But sir, R2 made a fair move." 3PO explained to Han.
"It's not wise to upset a Wookie." Han told 3PO.
"But sir, nobody worries about upsetting a droid." 3PO countered.
"That's because droids don't rip people's arms out. Wookies have been known to rip people's arms out when they lose." Han said with a slight smile on his face.
"R2, for our next strategy, let the Wookie win." 3PO told his counterpart.
Everyone looked at Chewie as he took his hands and ran them from the front to the back of his head with a small smile on his face. As Han was about to say that they had some time left before reaching the Hoth system, Jillian broke out of her meditative state with a scream that startled everyone! Padme was the first to reach her, and held her until Jillian calmed down a bit before speaking!
"I-I saw him kill someone! It was terrible!" Jillian yelled to everyone while her eyes were glazed over!
"Who? Who did you seen kill someone?" Padme asked, but was afraid that she already knew the answer!
"It was Brian that killed some officer in some horrific ways! It was too terrible to watch, but still did! We have to stop him!" Jillian said before fainting!
"Get her into the first room on the right! Chewie, get the med-kit from the locker and meet me there!" Han ordered!
Luke and Padme picked Jillian up carefully, and carried her into the room that Han had told them about! Chewie came in a couple of seconds later, and gave Han the med-kit! He took her vitals, and her heart was racing a bit, but calmed down finally after a couple of minutes that she was asleep. Han shook his head and motioned for everyone to step outside now.
"I'm no medic, but she should be fine soon. I just hope Jillian doesn't have another episode like this though." Han said with concern in his voice.
"Leia, did you see what Jillian saw while you were both meditating?" Padme asked.
"I'm afraid not mom. It's like she was blocked from letting me see what the Force was showing her. We've done meditation before where we could see what the other was seeing, but this was different. There was darkness that was surrounding her for some reason." Leia told her mother.
"Mom, maybe there was a reason for that. After all, Brian could be trying to show her where he's at, and Vader is only showing what he's doing." Luke explained to everyone.
"Skywalker could be right about this. The Force works in ways that we still know nothing about. Maybe Brian's trying, and like Luke said, Vader could be blocking him from doing so." Mara told them.
"I just hope you're right about this Mara. Han, is there any port that we can land at that has a medical facility?" Padme asked.
"Let me check for the one closest to Hoth." Han said as he check the navi-computer in the main hold.
He went through the list until he spotted one that wasn't too far away from Hoth.
"I've found one. It's the Bespin system. Cloud City in fact." Han said with a slight smile on his face.
"Never been there before. What goes on there?" Luke asked.
"Tibanna Gas mining. It's run by Lando Calrissian. He and I go a way back." Han said to them.
"Can you trust him?" Leia asked.
"No, but I'm sure he wouldn't help this new Sith Lord and his cronies." Han said before he realized that Leia was giving him a 'Look' that he was speaking of Brian now.
"I just you're right about him Solo. If not, then you both will be dealing with the business end of my blaster." Mara said before leaving them.
"What's with her?" Han asked.
"She cares in her own way Han. Just like she cares about me." Luke said with a smile on his face.
Leia just shook her head, and wondered why he would think Mara would be interested in him for some reason now.
Hoth System
Both Anakin and Ahsoka were making sweeps around the Hoth system to see if there was any trace of the ships that had devastated the 6th planet. There was none from what they could tell. As they were making their finally sweep of the area, another ship came out of lightspeed to join up with them!
"Skywalker, Tano. Can you both read me?" Master Windu comm. to them.
"We read you Master Windu." Anakin told the Jedi Master.
"Gook Skywalker. Where's Knight Tano?" He asked.
"I'm coming up beside you Master. We've done several sweeps of the area, and no sign of Padawan Skywalker or of the fleet that's with him." Ahsoka told Master Windu.
"Master Windu, what brings you out here?" Anakin asked.
"Padawans Piett and Jade are looking for your son without permission from the Council. Just like the two of you are doing right now. Padawan Piett's father thought we had sent her out to bring Vader back to the Light Side. He doesn't know that Padawan Skywalker is Vader. And we have to keep it that way for now." Master Windu told them.
"The less that everyone knows the better master. I just hope we can find Brian and return him to the Light Side." Anakin said with regret in his voice for not spending enough time with his son now.
"Anakin, I know that I've been hard on you since you came to the order, but you're still a good father to the triplets. Let's get your son home, and hopefully restore him to his rightful place as a Jedi now." Mace Windu said in a caring voice that he had not done since the funeral.
As they were going to sweep the area one last time, a ship came out of hyperspace not too far from them, and launched fighters that were the same as the ones that attack the 6th planet of the Hoth system! They were surrounded in no time, and escorted to the nearest landing bay without a fight! They saw the ship looked almost like the ones in the Republic fleet, but had more firepower and fighter craft!
As they climbed out of their ships, Imperial Stormtroopers surrounded them, and took away their Lightsabers, and put their hands behind their backs and used binders on them! They then saw that the Troopers had ysalamiri with them, and put the creatures on the Jedi's backs where they could not reach them! They could not feel the Force around them now, and they were being escorted to the bridge of the ship to see…