Shuttle craft heading towards Bespin
Anakin had been slowly working on getting his hands free from the binders. He learned a few things during the Clone Wars, and escaping from binders was one of them! He smiled as he finally managed to get his hands free, and told Master Windu to turn around so he could get his binders off of him. He then went to work on Ahsoka's binders as well, and then they were free for the time being.
"What's next Anakin? After all, there are two platoons of Imperial Stormtroopers between us and actually being free." Ahsoka told him.
"I know Snips. Hopefully the three of us can get these ysalamiri off so we can use the Force again, and get our Lightsabers back as well." He told Ahsoka with a slight smile on his face.
"And how do you plan to do that Skywalker?" Master Windu asked.
"Easy. I'll just call the guard in here, and have him remove it." Anakin said while thinking of a way to get the guard into the cell.
"How?" Ahsoka wondered.
"Just watch." He told her.
Anakin then had Ahsoka put the binders on his hands again, but not locking them into place so he could get free. He then went to the middle of the room and layed down on the floor as if in pain. He then started to scream out, hoping that one or two of the guards would come in. As the Force would have it, one guard did come in to check on the prisoner! As soon as the guard went to check on Anakin, Anakin grabbed the guard and told her to remove the ysalamiri.
She refused at first, but with Master Mace Windu, and Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano each grabbing her as well, she had no choice but to release the ysalamiri from Anakin's back! Both Master Windu and Knight Tano saw how she had done this, and removed the ysalamiri from each other's backs! Anakin then used the Force on the guard to put her to sleep for a bit, and then they opened the door, and pulled the other guard inside and knocked her out as well!
Ahsoka grabbed two pistols from one guard, while both Anakin and Master Windu grabbed the blaster rifles from the guards! They knew there was one way off of the shuttle, and that was to wait until it landed on Cloud City! The other problem they had was that there was still more Imperial Stormtroopers between them and their Lightsabers! They were going to have to work on a plan not only to get their sabers back, but if there were any prisoners on Cloud City, they would have to be free as well! They were going to have to plan their attacks as they came up, and hopefully no one would be either hurt or killed!
Anakin was then thinking if there was some way to get his son back from the Dark Side, and hopefully Brian would be able to. He prayed to the Maker that his son would return and be accepted by those who know and care about him!
Cloud City – Jillian's Cell
Jillian didn't know what Vader, not Brian, had planned for her! Granted he did demand the surrender of the Republic and if any Jedi that would come after him, they would either be turned to the Dark Side, or 'disposed' of! She wasn't sure what to do now, and it scared her! She wanted Brian back, but didn't want to join the Dark Side or die either!
It was also frustrating that the ysalamiri was out of her reach where could not deactivate the force field, and use the Force once again! She then wondered where her cousin Mara was at! She hadn't seen her since they were separated at the dining room where they met Vader! Hopefully Mara was alright, and giving the Imperials a hard time now!
She kept glancing at a piece of furniture, hoping that there was some way of connecting with the Force to throw at the ysalamiri's force field cage, and get rid of the creature once and for all! As Jillian kept staring at the piece of furniture, the door opened and Mara was brought in and dumped on the floor! The guards then left the two of them alone!
"What happened to you Mara?" Jillian asked in a concerned voice to her cousin.
"I was put into a room with my Lightsaber, and four seeker balls came at me with their settings on very high stun. I could block every shot. I missed several of them because I can't feel the Force! I just started to wake up a short time again before the guards brought me back here." Mara said in a whispered voice.
Jillian held her cousin what seemed like forever before placing her on the bed and covering her with a blanket. Vader had gone too far now, and she was going to make sure that he paid for what he had done to a member of her family! She knows that this wasn't the Jedi way, but Vader, not Brian, had to pay for what he had done to Mara! She didn't know how or when, but she was going to get Vader one way or another!
Netherworld of the Force
He saw that he had made the crack a little bigger, but it wasn't big enough! He kept seeing what the other one was doing, and was disgusted by it! He kept trying to send messages through the Force, but they were stopped by him!
He vowed that he would keep trying, NO! It was Do or Do not, there was no Try! He was going to do his best to escape from this prison that he was put into, and hopefully stop him from doing more harm, and soon! The crack was a little bit bigger, but not big enough for him to escape yet! He was going to have to do his best to keep hitting on the crack until it was big enough for him to escape from! He needed to be with his family and friends again, and importantly, the love of his life! He kept on hitting it, and eventually it will give way to him!