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princess-sari
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I'm feeling suspicious of Simon, too. What *was* he looking at while he was talking to Leia? Nothing...or something?
Poor Leia. I hope she doesn't have a nervous breakdown or something when Han returns--she already seems to be (justifiably) on the edge!
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Marie_Jadewalker
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More tonight would be fantastic! And I agree with juwannajedi; long stories are great! :-)
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Marie_Jadewalker
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Sorry for the double post. Stupid computer!
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Bria
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Okay, it's night now! Where is it? Not here? Hmmm... I'll check back when Dawson's is over. 
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LadyCallie
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This needs to be up'd!!!
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MORE!!!!!!!
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oooooooo great job! i'm so excited--what will Lando say to Leia?
but is bobba fett really dead?
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StonedRose
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Aw man, *bites nails*, I had reservations about posting this one tonight. But I can revise this until my fingers bleed and not be happy, so I'm just gonna cut this loose as is. I hope you enjoy.
And thanks again for all your comments. Seriously, one of the main reasons I am just going ahead with this one is because you're all so nice that I don't want to keep you waiting.
Awright, enough out of me. Here you go you ol' pirates
Half-way across the galaxy from the weeping princess, Lando Calrissian was pacing his ship restlessly; fruitlessly trying to walk off the shock and amazement that emcompassed his body. His mind was reeling, all signs of alcohol pushed away by the adrenaline now pulsating through his body. //Han! Alive!// It was all too unbelievable. No, more than that. It was a *blastin' miracle*.
The two other men sat in silence, patiently waiting for the spacer to calm down. Malcolm quirked his mouth in amusement. He had never seen a man so thrown for a loop before in his entire life. Calrissian's sudden turn of face had been an amazing thing to behold. When Malcolm had first told the ex-general that he just may have some information regarding the whereabouts of his dear friend, Lando had scowled at him in disbelief. But he had been intrigued inspite of himself. Malcolm eventually got the skeptical gambler to follow him. The spacer was wary, and didn't waste any time in reminding the two men that he *had* killed before, so they had "better not try anything funny."
But it was that look on Calrissian's face when he first rested his eyes on the slab of carbonite that Malcolm would never forget. Lando's face had drained of all its color; his mouth gaped open in shock. He had rubbed his hands against his head in disbelief. "How-?" was all he had managed to utter at first.
When the men had been loading up his ship, Calrissian had been reluctant to even touch the carbonite. It was as if he was afraid he would reach out and it would dissolve before his very eyes. And after his initial shock wore off, Lando seemed to have trouble even looking at it as well. "Just put him with the med unit," he had requested softly.
The spacer's peculiar behavior had even continued during the negotiations, when Lando had abruptly gotten up from his seat and went into the backroom to sit with his friend. Perplexed by his odd departure, Malcolm had approached the doorway and saw the ex-general silently sitting vigil by the cold slab of carbonite. He looked pained. Remorseful. But what surprised Malcolm was that he also looked *scared*. It was then that Malcolm had realized that he had the upperhand in this situation--and the older man had every intention of taking advantage of it.
Calrissian had since returned to the room. His energy and disbelief were once again radiating from him. Lando's brain was having a hard time processing what had occurred this evening. It was obvious to Malcolm and Xavier that the spacer was beyond shocked. Lando looked over at the two men responsible for this astonishing turn of events. His face was still wide-eyed and stunned. "What-what should I do now?"
Malcolm's mouth tugged up in amusement. "Let him out? But only after you have finished dealing with us of course."
Lando's gaze automatically strayed in the direction of the med room, where the cold carbonite slab of his friend was presently stowed. "Do-do you think I should? I mean is it safe?" Lando resumed his pacing. "I mean, maybe he should have special medical attention. Oh-gods!" Calrissian's mind was spinning at a million parsecs per minute. "What about Han's friends? Should I call them?"
Malcolm smiled. "Yes," he said evenly, "they might be interested to know that the person whom they have been mourning for several years is actually alive."
Lando paused mid-stride and turned towards Malcolm. "But what do I tell them? I don't even know where to start."
Malcolm crossed his arms and leaned back in his seat. "To be honest General Calrissian, how you work this out does not concern me. What I am most interested in is that you remember your end of the deal?"
Lando nodded numbly. He was still understandably blown away. "Of course, I'll take you anywhere you would like to go." Lando licked his lips nervously, "But I need a little time coming up with the credits you requested."
Malcolm cocked an eyebrow, "Not too much time, I hope."
"No, it shouldn't take too long." Lando's eyes darted nervously around the controls of his ship, as if searching for inspiration. Where *would* he get the money? The princess? While Lando was sure that Leia would be willing-no more than willing-to cough up the credits to save Han, he still felt awkward with approaching her about this. Maybe it was because he still didn't even know how to break the news of Solo being alive in the first place. It was complicated. And gods forbid Han didn't survive the unfreezing process. Would it be fair to get the princess' hopes up for nothing? Or even Chewie's for that matter?
Lando turned towards Malcolm. "You have to let me unfreeze Han first."
"Excuse me?"
"In a hospital, with a full staff of doctors and equipment." Lando took a steadying breath, "After I know he's all right, then I'll get you your money."
Malcolm leaned foward, his eyes steely with anger. "That was not part of the arrangement." The older man slammed a frustrated fist against his knee, "The agreement was that you give us the credits and passage to the planet of our choice. Then-and *only* then-could you release Solo."
Lando raised his palms up defensively, "You have to understand," he tried to remain calm, "I can't just go up to his friends and ask for this money if I am not absolutely positive that Han is really okay." Lando thought of the princess; her look of utter despair that day in the hangar. "I-I can't do that to them," he said, "I have to be sure. For their sakes."
Xavier looked sympathetic, but Malcolm just shook his head violently, "No way." He pointed a finger at Calrissian, "You drag us to a hospital and I know you'll have the NRI on us so fast our heads would spin. I'm not stupid."
Lando shook his head in denial, "No, I swear. You'll get your money. You have my word."
Malcolm gave him a scowl. "Oh, I'm sure your word is positively binding," he muttered sarcastically, "but you can just forget it." Malcolm was disgusted, he pointed another finger at Lando. "And let me just remind you Calrissian, that I could have just as easily sold your man to a bounty hunter for twice as much as your paying me-so don't push it." Of course Malcolm was partly bluffing. He wouldn't have been able to hand Solo over to one of those villainous scums. The same nagging part of him that had made him take the frozen captain from the abandoned dwelling in the first place would have prevented it. Malcolm was really going to have to start doing away with that part of him. It was a real burden. But even Malcolm's conscience had it's limit. "No way, Calrissian. No hospitals."
Lando was at a loss. He didn't know what to do. And even though it was not his style, Lando found himself uttering an unfathomable word: "Please."
Malcolm looked away. It was Xavier who finally spoke up. The young man was still in awe of the ex-general who had played such a intrinsic role in the rebellion. He would not pass up this opportunity to possibly help out his hero. "Maybe we could reach a compromise," he said hopefully.
The two other men regarded him silently for a moment. "How?" Calrissian finally asked.
"Well, my father was a doctor..." Xavier licked his lips nervously. He hated being the center of attention. "On Tatooine, before the Imperials came."
Lando got excited, "A doctor? Can he help us?"
Xavier reddened in embarrassment. "Well no," his eyes shifted to his lap, "he died a few years ago." Calrissian's shoulders sagged in disapointment. "B-but," Xavier continued, "I did pick up a few things from him. Maybe I could help with...with the unfreezing process."
Lando looked at the young man skeptically. //Was he kidding?// The kid couldn't have been more than eighteen. Nineteeen, tops. Lando wondered if he should really trust Han's life in the hands of some backwater teenager. Of course, then again, how old was Luke Skywalker when he took on the first death star? And wasn't he from the same desolate planet? Maybe that was actually a good sign. Lando finally gave a small nod. "Okay, I could go along with that. Malcolm?"
The older man blew out a sigh. "I don't know," he said, "what if we defrost this guy and then the two of you decide to team up and...." Malcolm shook his head at the possibilities. He wasn't going to have the ex-general and that smuggler joining forces and preventing him and Xavier from collecting their due credits.
"But, sir-" Xavier blurted, "Solo will be in no position to offer up any sort of fight after we free him ." Xavier turned his head to Calrissian, "You said that's carbonite?"
Lando nodded gravely.
The young man was alarmed. "Really?" He shook his head in disbelief, "I've never heard of a human being-" his voice faltered as he noticed Calrissian's stern expresssion. "Anyway, that's not important," Xavier turned to his boss with confidence. "The important thing is that yes, he'll definitely be too weak, I assure you."
Malcolm still didn't look convinced. "*How* weak?"
"Well, his body would be suffering from hybernation sickness for one thing." Xavier rubbed his chin thoughtfully, a mannerism he had picked up from his boss. "And judging from the time that has elapsed since he was first frozen, I would say it would be pretty severe."
Lando's brow shot up in concern. "Hybernation sickness? How severe?!"
"Non-life threatening," Xavier quickly assured him. "Well, as long as everything else goes smoothly." Calrissian suddenly looked visibly nervous. The young man could tell by his pained expression that he was reconsidering this arrangement. "But General," he stuttered, " nothing should go wrong. I-I won't let it." Xavier knew he was making a big statement just then. He took a nervous breath and continued, "His body will be a bit of a shipwreck for awhile, but it's nothing he shouldn't fully recover from in time."
Lando winced at the use of the word 'shipwreck'--his mind briefly flashing to the fate of the 'Slave I'--but then he nodded slowly. "Okay, that's good to hear."
Xavier turned back to his boss. "Sir, what do you think?"
Malcolm shook his head and gave a derisive snort, "You," he turned to Xavier, "weren't you the one who wanted to leave that guy behind in the first place? What was all that talk about him 'demanding his stuff back', huh?"
Xavier reddened in embarrassment, and he threw a quick nervous glance to Lando. His voice was hushed as he looked back at Malcolm. "But sir," he insisted, "that was before I knew who he was!" Xavier rubbed his hands anxiously against the legs of his pants. He swallowed nervously before continuing, "I think that after all that General Calrissian has done for the rebellion, we owe it to him to atleast let his friend loose."
Lando averted his eyes in shame as the kid gave him another awe-inspired smile. //If he only knew!// Lando didn't deserve this open adoration. Not after what he had done. Sure, he had joined the ranks of the alliance and had helped destroy the Empire's final super weapon. But even after Lando had helped end the war it still did not remove the dark spot of guilt that weighed heavily on his heart. He had sought redemption from Han's 'death' by taking up the cause. Only, he realized too late, that he could destroy a hundred death stars and it still wouldn't erase the immense blame he felt. It would not give Han back to Leia and Chewie. It would not give a child his father.
But now. Now he may really be able to do just that. Lando couldn't suppress the pleading in his voice as he turned to Malcolm, "You have to let me do this."
Malcolm carefully studied both of the men. He squinted his eyes thoughtfully and then replied, "Here's the deal: You-" he gave Calrissian a pointed look, "get this ship into hyperspace. Punch in the coordinates to our planet of choice, and *then* you can begin to thaw out your buddy there." Lando broke out into a relieved grin. "But," Malcolm continued, "I want this ship far from this dustball before you even step near that med room. Got it?"
Lando nodded in agreement, "I'll take you anywhere you want to go. But I have to stop off someplace first to get your money."
Malcolm finally leaned back in his seat, "Where's that?"
"Coruscant. I know friends of Captain Solo there. They would be more than willing to pay what you are asking for him."
"Coruscant, huh?" Malcolm smiled thoughtfully as he imagined the thriving planet. It was a prosperous city, flourishing with the latest technology. Probably the greatest contrasting environment from Tattooine there was. The older man looked up at Calrissian, "Actually," he said, "that sounds perfect."
*to be continued...*
All righty, I'm off to write more. See ya.
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Jedi-Jade
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OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hurry with the new post soon!!!!!
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This is truly intense, StonedRose! I'm glad you decided to post it tonight; I for one think it went very well.
I can't wait for Leia-the-emotional-wreck to be reuinited with Han-the-physical-wreck. :-D Just Kidding. But their reuinion is a much anticipated event. (That would be a nice way of asking you to continue your tale at your earliest convenience.)
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-- As long as there isn't a ship-wreck!
Awesome as usual!
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Awesome!!!! Can't wait until Han is returned.
See ya Simon! I hope!
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LadyCallie
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OH!!!! WOWSERS!!!! Wonderful post!!!!! Han's coming home!!!!! I can't wait to see Leia's face!!: )
Lando was perfect! I've never seen him better written!! Great job!
Hasta Manyana Simon!!!!! Boy Voyage!!! Sianira!! All Vetzay! Adue!!
Next post please!!!!!!!!!!
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So I wonder how Lando will handle it… will he make sure Leia’s prepared by telling her in advance, or will he just show up with Han one day? SURPRISE!! That would be SO dramatic.
Enough of my speculation – obviously I absolutely can’t wait to see what happens!! Great job (as usual), StonedRose. Hope for more soon.
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That was great! The best fan fiction description of Lando I have seen. Can't wait for more. How does he tell Leia? Or does he get the credits from Chewie, with the promise not to tell Leia until they were absolutely sure Han was alive?
Ohhhhh.... the suspense!!!!! Please post more!
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