Authors Note: Disclaimer I do not own Star wars.A bunch of other awesome lucky people do . ALso want to thank everyone who's favorited/followed. I know this is a 3rd one. Really soon. But most of this chapter was originally written for chapter two. But I ended up deciding it belonged to a different chapter. and would of made it to long. Sorry for any mistakes. and Language. IT is rated M for a reason. I hope the action sequences aren't to short. I shortened them because originally they were to long and felt long winded to me. one thing I really dislike when reading I being really into it, and then suddenly get thrown into a overly long descriptive fight. It looses me. Hope I didn't make it to short though.
Lalia felt the blaster at her head. Without thinking she rolled, just as he pulled the trigger. Kicking out with her right ffoot she knocked it out of his hands. Quickly grabbing her electric spear She used the end of it to smash up at his helmet under the chin. Throwing him off guard and causing him to fall back. She zapped him with the pointed end.
The commotion alerted the others to her presence. "Fuck" she swerved trying to find an advantage point. Glad her brother wasn't there. It wa ok for him to swear but every time she did. She ended up in big trouble.
"Set your lasers to stun not kill. The general wants anyone from here captured alive."
SHe turned to face them, the trooper she thought she had knocked out however. came up behind her and grabbed her spear and held it to her throat. Grabbing ahold of it she pulled down why kicking up . Swinging behind him and relieving pressure from her neck. Using the momentum to take the staff from him. She swept his legs, and hit another with the troopers blaster.
"Catch her"
She didn't give them a chance. running toward them she avoided the stuns and slammed her spear into the ground. making sure it stuck. she swung. kicking the two hard into the mountain side. She knew this wouldn't be the last of them others would come. Remembering what she over heard. She knelt down by ones body. strippinghim of his armor and donning it herself. It was a pain in the ass. The troopers uniforms were in multi parts but eventually she got all the pieces off and on her. It smelled god awful. She wrinkled her nose in disgust. The smell alone was enough to make her gag. How could anyone see through the helmets anyway.
She had to act quickly, and remove herself from the scene. She was positive this was crazy. Scooping up the dragon, she looked around. Finding something of the troopers. A black bag . similar to her own but wouldn't slid the dragon inside who gave her a look, like he did not appreciate constantly being put in tight confining spaces.
"Sorry boy, but I need to sneak onto one of their ships. If I can find out where the Falcon was last seen going, I may be able to find my idiot brother.
He still looked at her reproachfully but settled down. She swung the bag over her shoulder and slid down the mountain side. Taking one of the Trooper hovers, she headed toward where she last heard of the Imperial troopers were looking for the capital.
She found it funny how often it was often right under their noses and they never found it. She slowed the hover down. seeing one of the smaller ships that would take them to one of the fleet ships, she stopped the hover. She tried to act normal as she inserted herself into one of the lines.
"Three are missing sir." One of the trooper said to a general. She over heard why she entered one of the ships. There were three. Two were ready to take off so she snuck onto one of them. Taking deep calming breaths. She hoped he didn't look to out of place. She glanced back seeing them head toward the direction that she left the bodies in. It wouldn't take them long to figure out a trooper was being impersonated.
She relaxed a little when the doors closed and they took off. She found a good hiding spot and stayed there, trying to avoid given any orders she wouldn't know how to carry out.
She couldn't help but gaze around her. She might not of liked the Empire, but hell they knew how to make damn good ships. She whistled a bit as she took it all in. It was efficient clean, was about appearances. A lot like the empire itself. The presence inside was dark and oppressing. She wondered how the troops could move around like nothing was going on. She felt like suffocating on the oppressive atmosphere. Maybe they didn't notice it or care if they did.
She moved over to the window, looking out at the stars, her body relaxing she always loved being in space. Being grounded never suited her very well. Han tried his best to keep her grounded. She knew his reasoning but, she was her own person and he needed to accept the fact that she was a teenager now. She needed to spread her wings, find out who she was as a person and how she fit into the bigger picture.
Her dragon poked his head out of the bag. Curious to see what she was looking at.
"Look at that boy." She pointed to where they were heading, a triangular ship that was starting to loom over the smaller ship.
She had to be careful with her next steps. Once they were in the landing bay. She left the ship. Acting casual as she went to the security room to find out where the main control room was. Once she found it she made her way there. Either this was incredible good luck, or extremely bad. No one was there at the moment. Which gave her time to examine the computers and start to bypass the systems.
She held her breath as her fingers flew over the buttons and keypad, hacking into the stations database, bringing up any and all information pertaining to her brothers ship. She read over the files. It said that it had escaped with a boy and the princess prisoner and they were last seen heading toward an asteroid field and to the western territories. She didn't have much to go on but it was enough to make her feel better. So he was alive. Now she just had to find a way to get to that asteroid field, and see if she couldn't track the ships signature from there and find out where he was. If the trail wasn't cold already.
She was so concentrated it wasn't until she felt and heard the sounds of blasters near her head that she realized, she had gotten herself caught.
"Remove your helmet."
She slowly removed the helmet and turned around, one of the general's and about half a dozen troopers had her blocked.
The general was female, the only one she would recognize and know by name, her name was Yakna and she was a Twilek. She had actually met her a couple times when she did a job with her brother, but they never got anything on them to hold them for long. She saw her dragon from the corner of her eye enter the ventilation system. Good, he was smart enough to know not to be seen.
Yakna grinned at her. "You can't talk your way out of this one. Take her to the cellblock D-16, i'll deal with her then. I'll inform the others we have a stowaway."
Lalia glared at her. She hated the woman. She gave all women a bad name. She was ruthless, had the morals of an alley cat, and confident, she also knew she was a deadly fighter. She never used blasters, instead she used an electric staff similar to her own spear. She had no choice but to follow the troopers wincing as she was handcuffed rather tight and taken to the cellblock.
She was tossed in, causing her to hit her shoulder rather hard against the wall. she winced and looked around. trying to come up with an escape plan. She didn't have long though. Yakna returned, and tossed her a dress. she made a face when she caught it. It was black and showed off parts of the arms. and was a bit low cut for her taste. (Actually it was just a swoop neck but to her, that was practically going naked.)
"I'm not wearing this."
"It's either that or you go naked or stay in that disgusting strom trooper uniform. Your choice."
She snorted but removed the uniform and put on the dress. She wasn't goingn around in jut her undergarments with troopers around, but she couldn't stand the smell of the uniform anymore.
Yakna laughed "I knew you'd see it my way."
She had the sudden urge to break her nose as she drew closer to cuff her to the chains. But, thought better of it. She was one person. and there was easily several hundred Emperial's on the ship. If she tried breaking out now without a plan she wouldn't get far. But, she swore she'd get Yakna back for this if it was the last thing she did.
Vader marched his way through the corridors of the ship. He felt a strong presence aboard the ship, and headed toward it, even as a general was debriefing him of the information that they had a prisoner aboard. She had disguised herself as a soldier, then preceded to cause havoc. Break into the control room and bypass the security for information on the falcon. Was she part of the resistance? He didn't know, but he was going to find out.
When he arrived at the cellblock she was being kept in. He entered the passcode and the door slid open. He stepped into the room letting his presence known.
The girl looked up defiantly, her eyes narrowing.
"Do what you want to me, but I'm not telling you a god damn thing."
Language girl. He said calmly. He wasn't paying to much attention to her, but more of the presence. The Force seemed gravitate around her and from her. Breathing life into the area she was in. He could feel even himself getting stronger. Just who or what was this girl. He looked her over.
She wore a black gown, probably given to her by one of the generals to replace the trooper suit she had been wearing. She had long wavy dark brown hair that went down to her hips. Honey colored eyes and her skin seemed to glow , it was subtle easily shakin off as a trick o the mind if one wasn't really paying attention. as he looked at her, images, memories flooded his mind. He remembered a young woman that looked similar to her with his beloved wife. The one that held reservations about using Padme as bait and was always quick to her side.
Great first his old teacher, the boy and now this girl. The past seemed to be finally catching up to him. He didn't like it.
she leaned back. the chains on her wrists and ankles not allowing her much movement. Your not going to tell me to talk more "Lady Like" she quoted in the air.
"Wouldn't hurt your case." He held out his hand using the force to crush her into the wall. She gasped and struggled to breath, and move.
Your going to tell me everything I want to know.
Luke woke up with a start. Panting he looked around. Esmerelda as he came to call the hatched dragon was curled up by the window where a very cold breeze sometimes got through, luke shivered. He didn't like the cold a much as she did. Ever since they had arrived at Hoth, he had been having dreams, nightmares of a girl. Most likely younger than him. It always the same. she was covered in blood and was screaming.
Even now he could hear the sobs and high pitched screaming, with the same words passing her lips. "I'll die before you learn anything from me."
He shook his head and grabbed a heavy coat and going to the hanger to work on one of the ships. His mind wandering. The dreams were beginning to feel more and more real. The most recent one left him feeling like the girl could see him. He could still see in his mind. Her pleading look she had given him. as if she knew he was there. It couldn't of been real could it?
"Couldn't sleep kid?" Han asked looking over at him. Han wasn't nearly as bundled up a Luke himself was. He was used to a much hotter climate, so this deathly cold was a big jump for luke.
"The dreams again, they are becoming more frequent. I feel like i'm going insane. I can feel her fear, her pain.. I want to help but I can't.."
"Han shook his head" They aren't real kid they are just dreams. You know most guys your age when they dream of girls its a much different kind of dream. What kind of fucked up life did you have ?"
'He rolled his eyes at the indecation but enjoyed the change of subject.
"Normal tell I met you. But I don't think these are just dreams.. He trailed off, deciding he wanted to learn more about his pilot friend.
"Do you have a girl waiting for you? Is that why your in such a hurry to leave?"
"Naw. I got no time for that kid. "
"But, someone is waiting for you?"
Han went to the other side of the ship, somehow as they talked they fell into a rhythm of repairing. Tossing each other the tools they needed.
"Sort of. "
"She cute?"
"Nothing like that kid. "
"Oh really?" Luke brought out a box. looking for certain wires.
"I Have a sister..." Han hesitated as if he was uncomfortable disclosing even that much information about himself.
'Luke was surprised by that.
"What she like?" He probed trying not to make Han back off.
"A pain in my ass, she's hot tempered, quick to jump the gun, always getting into trouble. doesn't think before she acts"
Luke choked on a laugh. He was describing himself.
"But, she' also sweet, cares for others to a fault and puts them before herself no matter how much it hurts her. really good with animals and is worse than Leia when it come to lecturing and barking orders" He tightened some o the nuts and bolts.
"She's smart for a sixteen year old. One hell of a pilot and Hacker. Sometimes I wish I could do more for her. Send her to school instead of bringing her into this life. She deserves better. She seems happy. But I don't want this life for her. "
Luke was silent. He never realized Han had so much riding on his shoulders. He didn't have any siblings himself he couldn't imagine the pressure Han must feel to take care of her , make sure she was safe but feeling stuck and unable to give her what he thought she needed.
He looked over at Han. Understanding him just a little bit better. He winced and put his fingers to his temple. new images flashing in his mind. The same ones from his dreams. It was definitely real and he needed to help. Somehow.