invisible string~luke skywalker

003

       Greyson stood smushed between Han and Luke in the secret cargo hold of the Falcon. It was a tight fit and would be a pain in the ass for her to get out of. She and Han had used the holds for many things but never for hiding people. She held her breath as the stormtroopers walked over them. There weren't very many pairs of footsteps, so Greyson figured it was a crew of some sort. She could hear the muffled voice of one of the troopers before it went silent. Han placed his hands on the panel above them, Luke and Greyson doing the same. They quietly pushed the panel away. Han had his blaster ready if he needed it.

       "Boy, it's lucky you have these compartments." Luke said as Ben pushed his panel away.

       "I use them for smuggling. I never thought I'd be smuggling myself in 'em." Han said looking around.

       "And I'd appreciate it if we could avoid doing this in the future," Greyson said as she pulled herself out and rolled her shoulder. "They're not exactly a comfortable place to be." Han rolled his eyes and Luke gave a small laugh.

       "This is ridiculous," Han remarked as he turned to face Obi-Wan. "Even if I could take off, I'd never get past the tractor beam."

       "Leave that to me." Ben replied.

       "Damn fool. I knew you were gonna say that."

       "Who's the more foolish? The fool, or the fool that follows him?"

       Han looked over at Greyson, who just shook her head and shrugged. 'Ignore it.' She mouthed. Chewie let out a small roar, and Han leaned over to pet him.

       Footsteps came from the entrance and two men carry a heavy box appeared. Han hit both men and then yelled, "Hey down there! Can you give us a hand!" Two stormtroopers came up and Han shot them both. Han turned to Luke. "Well? Put it on kid." He said as he took the helmet off the dead stormtrooper.

       "TK-421, why aren't you at your post?" Luke froze. "TK-421, do you copy?" Greyson pushed Luke froze, who put the helmet on, and exited the ship. Greyson watched Luke who looked up and knocked on his helmet.

       "Idiot." She muttered to herself. Luke then motioned for his friends to go.

       Once they were safely inside what seemed to be the control room Luke took his helmet. "Between his howling and your blasting everything, it's a wonder the whole station doesn't know we're here." Luke complained angrily.

       "You are so whiny. I get that you're a kid, or whatever, but wow." Greyson laughed. "Tone it down blondie."

       "We found the computer outlet, sir." 3PO said abruptly.

       "Plug in. He should be able to interpret the entire Imperial network." Obi-Wan said.

       "He said he's found the controls to the power beam that's holding the ship here." The gold droid said. "He said he'll try to make the precise locations appear on the monitor." Images began to appear on the monitor. "The tractor beam is coupled to the main reactor in seven locations. A power loss at one of the terminals will allow the ship to leave." C3PO informed.

       Ben looked at the group. "I don't think you three can help. I must go alone." He said. He looked at his daughter with a knowing look. Greyson looked away.

       "Whatever you say. I've done more than I bargained for on this trip already." Han agreed.

       "I want to go with you!" Luke wasn't willing to give up as easily as Han had.

       "Be patient, Luke. Stay here and watch over the droids. They must be delivered safely or other star systems will suffer the same fate as Alderaan has. Your destiny lies along a different path than mine." Ben dropped his voice to a whisper to make sure the other wouldn't hear. "And keep an eye on Greyson, especially while we're in here. She can be easily manipulated. Don't let anyone get into her head."