Cloud City – Carbonite Freezing Chamber

Vader looked on as the Ugnaughts were prepping the Carbonite Freezing Chamber for whomever Darth Vader wanted to put into carbonite! As he looked on, Lando Calrissian came up to speak to him.

"Lord Vader, if you put Anakin Skywalker in there, it could kill him!" Lando told him matter-in-factly!

"I do not want my prize to be damaged! We will test the facility on both Capt. Solo and Mara Jade!" Vader told Lando.

Lando just nodded his head in disbelief that his onetime friend and a girl were going to be test subjects for Darth Vader to make sure the chamber worked before Anakin Skywalker would be frozen in Carbonite! He hated the thought of this, but there was nothing he could do right now! He had to come up with a plan to at least help the others though! He then watched as some Imperial Stormtroopers left to fetch everyone to bring to the Carbonite Chamber now! He would bide his time for the right moment to make his move, and hopefully redeem himself to everyone involved with what was going to happen here!

Alderaan – Prison Camp 1

Bail Organa and some of the other prisoners had managed to dig a tunnel that would hopefully get them out of the camp, and to free not only themselves, but that of the other prisoners as well! As they started to reach the end of the digging, they saw a light coming from the opening in front of them! As they started to break through the hole they had finally reached a voice called down to them!

"Alright now, come out of the tunnel and place your hands on top of your heads!" The commander of the Stormtroopers told them!

As they came out of the tunnel, they saw one of the prisoners that was missing from the digging detail was battered and bloodied from the beatings he had taken! It was no wonder that the Stormtroopers were able to find them before they had a chance to escape! As they were being led back to the camp, they wondered if they were going to be executed for trying to escape?!

They were led to the Punishment Center for what they had attempted to do! Their shirts were ripped from their bodies and then they were bound to the wall with their backs to the guards! They then heard the sound of a laser whip being activated before one prisoner felt the first lash! Each prisoner was given fifty lashes for what they had tried to do! They had passed out from the pain and then sent to the Medical Center to make sure that they were going to be alright for the work detail that was going to be waiting for them once they were released! Organa vowed that they were going to get freed once and for all when the time was right! He, and the other prisoners were going to have to wait until the right moment was at hand!

Imperial Shuttle heading to Cloud City

It was difficult, but Anakin, Ahsoka, and Mace Windu managed to overcome not only the two platoons of Stormtroopers, but that of the flight crew as well! They tended to their wounds that they did receive, and went into the cockpit to land the shuttle. As they approached Cloud City, they were managed to find the landing pad that they were supposed to land at, and saw that there was no one there! They left the shuttle before anyone came to check to make sure everything was alright, and went to look to see if Vader was still here!

Carbonite Freezing Chamber

Vader watched as the group walked up the ramp with the one droid strapped to the Wookie's back! There was something about that droid that he should know it, but it kept getting on his nerves before he had the droid deactivated and disassembled! The group stopped next to Calrissian, and Han spoke to him.

"What's going on, buddy?" Han asked his onetime friend.

"You and Mara Jade are both being put into carbonite." Was all that Lando told him.

As the Imperial Stormtroopers came for both Han and Mara, Chewie howled and then attacked the troopers! He managed to fling some of the troopers over the railing while his hands were still in binders! Ordo raised her weapon to fire on Chewie, but Vader pushed the weapon down to stop her before the weapon went off! Han went to Chewie to speak to him!

"Chewie, stop! Stop it now! This isn't going to help me or Mara!" Han nearly screamed at his friend!

Chewie started to calm down while trying not to look at Han, for he feared it would be the last time!

"Listen to me! You have to protect everyone else, including Leia! You have to protect Leia!" Han said while finally getting through to his friend!

Leia came up beside Han and Chewie, and looking at Chewie. Chewie knew he was going to do his best to protect Leia and everyone else that Han was friends with, for his Life Debt would not allow otherwise! Han and Leia kissed briefly before they were separated! Leia looked at Han one last time before speaking to him.

"I LOVE YOU!" Leia told him with tears running down her face!

"I know." He told her before he was lowered down into the chamber!

Vader watched as the technicians activated the various switches for the carbon freezing to being! Once the process was over, Mara was placed next on the platform that would lower her to her fate as well! She managed to tell Luke that she loved him as well before she was pulled away from him! Vader watched as the process was repeated again, and then Jade's carbonite body was brought back up and slammed onto the floor next to Han! 3PO commented that they were placed in carbonite, and should be alright if they survived the freezing process! Lando check on both of them and reported that they both survived and in perfect hibernation!

"Reset the chamber for Skywalker and his party. Ordo, you can take both Solo and Jade to Jabba the Hutt. Calrissian, I want the others taken to my shuttle so they can be taken to my ship!" Vader said before leaving the chamber.

Padme didn't know what to do now! She couldn't believe her son, no, not her son! It was someone else that inhabited his body now! Her son would never had done this to anyone he cared about! She heard him complained that wasn't what Vader wanted to do, but for some reason, Vader changed his mind on the deal! Hopefully she can convinced Lando Calrissian to help them escape and prevent Vader from using the carbon freezing chamber on anyone else! And there was still Mara and Han that had to be rescued before they are sent to Jabba the Hutt! They needed more help now, and hopefully it will come soon!