A Han/Leia AU post courtship: What if Xizor had surrvived? "Love is Stronger"

Thanks Kab, LovelyLea and HanSolo29. Heres another post!


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"What do you mean you can't get us a ship?"
argued Luke with the lady at the desk.


She glared at him over her glasses. "Yes sir, thats what I said."

"We don't need a big ship. Just one big enough for two people!"


She gave him a thin, false looking sympathetic smile. "I'm sir, but the New Repulic can't just loan out it ships to just anybody."

Han had been standing behind Luke with his arms crossed the whole time, and now he sighed in flusteration, rolling his eyes at the bercratic attitdue. He almost missed the rebellion. It had been much simpler. If you wanted a ship you just took it.

Not waiting for permission from some politcian which had probably never even flown a ship.


Han leaned over the desk and said sarcatstically, "But were not just anybody. Where the famouse Han Solo and Luke Skywalker."


The secertary at the desk looked slightly flustered at this, but reamained adament. "I'm sorry sir, but it doesn't matter who you are. I just can't give you a ship."


Luke started to protest, but Han threw up his hand in disgust.

"Just forget it Luke. She's not going to listen. Lets just go steal a ship or something."


Luke looked readdy to protest again, and the secertary stared at Han in scandalized shock.

Han glared at them. This was redicolouse. All they needed was a ship! The Republic had lots of ships. What was the problem with loaning them just one?

Just then they heard a smooth voice behind them. "Whats the problem here.?"

Han turned, and slowly a grin spread over his face. Lando.

"Hey Lando old buddy. Your just the guy I wanted to see."

Lando stopped short, his customary smooth smile dimming. Uh oh, Han was being to polite. What did he want now?

Han grabbed Lando's arm and motioned for Luke to follow. "Wheres the Lady Luck Lando?"

"Uh, right over there." he motioned twaord the docking bay, feeling a little confused.


Han headed strait for the Lady Luck. "Good."

Lando hurried after him, "Hey wait! Han!"

But Han didn't pay the slightest bit of attention.

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Flaken finnaly got out of Courscant, and headed out into space.

As soon as he was far enough away, he plotted his course for a hyper space jump back to Courscant.

But when he pulled the lever down and the stars turned into star lines he entered hyper space.

But he didn't notice that when he turned his back, the nava computer had scrambled the numbers.....

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Good post.

 

Great Post

 

Oh no. Han wants to mess with the Lady Luck and even Nava Computers like to act up sometimes.


That was delightful, Princess. I hope too see more soon!



UP!!

 

Thanks Kab, Ginger and Han Solo!

sara kenobi: Thanks! Well you know the falcon, somethings always messing up, and this time its the nava computer.

And it doesn't look like the lady luck is all that lucky after all....


And a miracle has accured.... A update!


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Leia woke up from her nap, feeling slighty disorenated. But then when she saw her surroundings and sat up suddenly. But regretted it a instant latter, it sent her head spinning again.

And in that instant her door slid open, and Xizor walked in.


He was carrying a tray of food.


"So Leia, it appears you have finnaly decied to wake up. How was your sleep?" He set the tray down.


Leia eyed him suspicously. He was just acting to polite, not pushing her or trying to force himself on her.... or anything. Something was up.


Then he sat down on the edge of her bead, she scooted away.


"Still stand offish? Oh well, its your loss."
He stood up agian, obviously attempting to pretend that he wasen't bothered in the least.

And he turned to leave.

But then he turned around suddenly came back to the bed, bending over her. hands at both sides of her head.

"You won't be standoffish for much longer Princess. No one resist me!"

"But I did before."

She glared up at him, trying not to cringe away, holding her knowledge of Han's love to her heart like a shield.


His face contorted with rage for a moment, and he grabbed her face and pressed his lips to hers for a moment, andn backed away.

He left without saying a word.

She shuddered and wiped her lips with the back of her hand.

The food suddenly looked very distasteful,but she had to eat.


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Xizor stormed out of Leia's room, furiouse at himself for loosing control, and furiouse at her for being able to make him do so.

What she said wasen't true, it wasen't! No one had ever defeated him. Not ever.

A tiny voice in the back of him mind said; Oh really? Never defeated? Are you sure about that? Didn't she resist you before? Didn't she and her friends escape? Wasen't both your palace and your sky hook blown up?

He shook his head, as if to dispell the voice. That was silly! He hadn't really been defeated, not really......

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Han got to the Lady Luck before everyone else and started to punch in the axcess code. It didn't work.

"Hey Lando, what did you change the axcess code to? "

Lando stroke up behind him, his blue cape billowing. "Why should I tell you? You have a ship! Besides, how did you know the first one anyway?"

Han shrugged, "I have my ways."

"Your ways! I bet you hot wired your way into my nava computer."

Han looked at him in exaggerated innoccent suprise, "Me? I'd never do a thing like that. Just tell me the code will yah?"

Lando was about to argue again when he realized something. "Han, what are you doing here anyway? Wheres Leia? Shouldn't you two be on your honeymoon? What happend?"

Han's face lost its cocky look and he grew seriouse, " Lando, I want to know the same things."

Luke came up behind them both, "All we know is Xizor's got her and the Falcon's been stolen."

Lando gave Han a sympathetic look, suddenly he noticed that there were slight shadows under his friends eyes, and worry lines on his face.

"Ok then, lets go." and Lando punched in the axcess code.

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Flaken came out of hyperspace expecting to see Tatioone out the viewport. But all he saw was starts. Lots of stars.

For a moment he had the crazy notion that it had been blown up by the Empire just like Allderraan. But then he rememebered that the Empire and the Death Star were both gone, destroyed.

That could only mean one thing. He had gone to the wrong place. But how could that have happend?

Then he glanced at the nava computer display and got his answer. His destination numbers had been scrambled, the nava computer was mal functioning.

He sighed in flusteration. Well then, he'd just have to fix it. It couldn't be that hard, he was a space port repair man and parts salesmen after all. He'd

 

Another Good Post-Can't wait for Han and crew to kick Xizor butt!

 

thanks Kab! Don't worry, Xizor will pay.

 

Thanks HanSolo! I should be posting again tomarrow.

 

Ok everyone, sorry I've taken so long to post, but better late then never right?

Anyway, here it is.


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Charless sat in his Cantina, stareing off into space, waveing the buzzing flys away. It was the slow hours, so he didn't have much to do.

Except to try and still his guilty consceince.

He knew he hadn't had a choice, Xizor would have killed him if he hadn't. That didn't make him feel any better about it.

He hadn't wanted to betray the Solo's, he, everyone, owed them to much. If it wasen't for them the Empire might still be in control, and he shuddered to think of what it might have been like by now.

And now the Princess was in the hands of Xizor. Which was not a very pleasant place to be. And Charless knew from experience.


He just wished there was something he could do, some way to take back what he had done, or help to undo it at the least. He sighed. But that would be to much to hope, the price of the life he had lead was his guily conscience. But sometimes it seemed a bitter price to pay.

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Unwatched and unoticed a small sleek ship set down in a dark dank landing bay on Tatioone.


The guard in the bay stood by, waiting for the pilot to disenbark. The landing ramp lowered.

"Hey you!" said the guard,"You wanna rent this bay?"


The pilot strolled down the ramp. "No."

And guards eyes widend and he took a step forward. "Why hello there young lady." he said, he smiled oily smile, "Would you be intersted in-----"

But he was cut off when a delicate looking pair of hands grasped him around the neck. They did not have a delicate grip.

He gave one strangled gasp as his neck was snapped and he crumpled to the floor.

The pilot stepped over him. "No, I'm not going to rent it from you. I don't rent from spies. I steal."

And the pilot emerged out of the docking bay into the blinding light of Tatioone.


Leaving behind on sleek ship, and one dead guard.

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"Its not my fault we're late! Your the one who ensisted on stopping and talking to every other astro droid alond the way!"


Artoo beeped at him.

Threepo looked indignant, " What was that? How rude!"

They walked or, or in Artoo's case, rolled into the Solo's apartment.


"Hello? Master Skywalker? Hello?" called 3-PO.

There was no answer.

He turned to Artoo, "Now you've done it. They're gone who know's where, and now we've been left behind."

Artoo beeped reassureinly.

"No it is not alright! Do you know what can happen to two droids alone without their masters? Horrible things! Get sold to a scrap dealer, dumped in a junk pile, stolen, and...."

Artoo cut him off with a lound shrill whislte.

"I will not shut up! How could you possibly know where they have gone?"

Artoo ignored him and rolled over to a computer terminal.

"What are you doing?"

Artoo beeped quickly, sounding like he was pointing out the obvious.

"Hacking into all of the com lines Master Skywalker or the Solo's might have used? Is that legal?"


Artoo gave a series of tittering whisltes, sounding suspicoulsly like a laugh.

"Its not?! I think you've been around master Han Solo to much! Your starting to entirly ignor the law!"

But then his compaints abrutly ceased when he heard what Artoo had found out.

"They've what? Oh dear oh dear, we must tell someone!"

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Great post!

 

Thanks

 

Great Post

 

Thanks everyone! I can't post tonight, I feel waaaaaaay to brain dead and tired to write. But I'll post tomarrow.

 

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Leia looked at Han with soft gentle eyes. "I love you." she wispered. She laid her head on his chest.

He didn't say anything but replyed by gently running his hands through her silken hair.

She tilted her face to gaze into his eyes, and he traced the outline of her face with his fingers, and then bent his head and their lips met, softly, tenderly seeking....


Then suddenly they were jerked apart, and Han realized they were in the carbon freezeing room on cloud city, everything lit in a unreal red light.

"Leia!" he shouted, and tried to reach out and clasp her hands as she seemed to get pulled further and further away. But he couldn't his hands were bound, and he was being pulled away from her twoards the carbon freezing chamber.

As he was helplessly lowered into the chamber, his vison seemed to narrow to Leia's anguished filled face.

"I love you." she burst out.


He wanted to say it back, but thats not what came out, "I know."

Then, the steam blocked his vison, but just before his view was blocked compltely, he saw the person who had taken Leia away from him was Xizor. He saw Xizor learing, mocking smile.

"I took her, you weren't strong enough, you didn't really love her. You weren't worthy of her after all. She should be mine, I'm a prince after all. The prince and the princess."


"Han!!!!!!" shouted Leia, "Han!!!"


"Leia!" he sat up suddenly, bolting awake.


Luke was talking to him, trying to wake him up, "Han!" "Han! Where here, Tatioone."

He stood up and shook his head, trying to clear away the dream. What if what Xizor had said in the dream was true? What if Leia believed he didn't really love her? Even in the dream he hadn't been able to say the words. "I love you" She'd said it twice, all he said was " I know." He made up his mind that as soon as he found Leia again, he'd say it, a million times over if nesscary. He needed her to know how much he really, truely loved her. He cared more about her then he'd ever cared about anything in his life. He didn't want to think about what life might be like if he lost her forever.


Just then he realized that Luke looking at Han with a anxious look on his face. "Han, are you alright?"

"Yea kid, I'm alright. It was just a dream."


"Oh, ok." said Luke, still looking worried.


Han went up to the cockpit. "You need help landing this thing Lando."

Lando looked up at his and sighed in exasperation. "Han, I am perfectly capable of landing my own ship."

Han shot his the trade mark Solo smile, although the smile seemed just a bit shakey "Whatever you say Lando."

Han turned and stared out the veiw port impatiently. He hated this, he was used to piloting himself. Just standing around doing nothing made him irritable.

When they finnaly landed and they'd payed for a docking bay, they headed straut to where Han and Leia had stayed before. They might as well start the search at the begining.

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Leia listened quietly for a moment, making sure Xizor wasen't approaching the door.


Then she got up and walked carefully over around the room, slowly taking deep breaths and streching.

She was finnaly starting to regain her strength, but she didn't want Xizor to know that. When she was sick he seemed to mostly stay away from her, she preffered to keep it that way.

In a day or two she should be strong enough to try and escape. She'd been preparing for several days. Each time Xizor brought food and water, she had managed to save a little bit of it. She'd need it to cross the desert.

But what if it wouldn't be enough? What if she ran into sand people? But she attempted to still her fears, worrying was useless. Besides, almost anything was better then being Xizors prisoner. Besides, all that mattered was seeing Han again.

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Xizor sat smugly in his chair, running his newest plot over and over through his head like a miser runs gold through his fingers.

He'd ordered that shipyard repairmen to steal Han Solo's ship the Falcon, it was yet another way to humilate Solo. Just

 

Great Post

 

Yeah, great post! I'm looking forward to more!

 

I'd take the scruffy one over a Prince anytime.



Wonderful posts, Princess!

 

Thanks Kab , LovelyLea and HanSolo


Sara: Thanks! And I tottaly agree with you, the scruffy one is much better, but truefully, I don't think he's really all that scruffy looking.



I can't post tonight, maybe tomarrow, but most likely friday. Have a happy 4th of july everyone!

 

Ok, sorry everyone, this ones really short, my room is being remodeled, so I'm haveing to organize my stuff, so I'm tired and fried to day.


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When Han, Lando and Luke walked into the Canteena/hotel, Charless was sure he was halucinating.

What was Solo doing here again? And who had he brought with them? One of his compainions looked like little more then a boy, and the other was looked far to cultured to be in a place like this? Strange company indeed.

Solo strode up to the desk, and Charless backed up slightly, suddenly realizing how short he really was. Could Solo have known that he'd betrayed them to Xizor?

Charless almost cringed, ready for Solo's fist to fly into his face. But nothing happend.

"Hey, you got a couple rooms?" Asked Solo.

Charless stammered in relief, "Of, of course! Would to rooms be enough?"

Solo looked back at his friends, they nodded.

"Yea, that'll work."

Charless handed Solo two keys, "Room's 8 and 10 are yours."

Solo snatched the keys out of his hands, "Thanks, we'll be back tonight." Solo turned to go and then stopped. He turned back to Charless, "And when I get back I gotta ask you somethings. So don't go anywhere."

Charless nodded mutely and gulped. Uh oh, that didn't sound good.

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After leaving the Canteena, Lando gave a disgusted sniff and shook his head.

"What a dump Han. That was quite a choice for you and Leia on your honeymoon."

"Lando,that isen't a nice thing to say....." began Luke, afraid Han wasen't in the mood to take any teasing. Lando wouldn't aprecate a black eye right about now.

But all Han did was give Lando a exasperated stare,"Really? How could you tell?"

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Right after they left, Charless went over to the bar to quench his thirst, and recover from his encounter with Solo.

And well he was gone, a tall young woman with blonde hair slipped behind the counter and ran her finger down the register till it came to Solo. Rooms 8 and 10.

Then she left, leaveing everything as it was before.

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Interesting-Looking forward to finding out who the mystery woman is.