Love Conquers All(Sequel to I Love Him(Anakin Skywalker Love Story)

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Silence. The room is deserted, only the awful debris of the alien celebration giving mute witness to the activity here before. Several drunk creatures lie unconscious around the room, snoring loudly. Four shadowy figures move stealthily among the columns at the perimeter of the room and is revealed to be Boushh, the bounty hunter. He picks his way carefully through the snoring, drunken monsters. Han Solo, the frozen space pirate, hangs spotlighted on the wall, his coffin-like case suspended by a force field. The bounty hunter deactivates the force field by flipping a control switch to one side of the coffin. The heavy case slowly lowers to the floor of the alcove. Boushh steps up to the case, studying Han, and then turns to the controls on the side of the coffin. He activates a series of switches and, after one last hesitant look at Han, slides the de-carbonization lever. The case begins to emit a sound as the hard shell covering the contours of Han's face begins to melt away. The bounty hunter watches as Han's body is freed of its metallic coat and his forearms and hands, previously raised in reflexive protest, drop slackly to his side. His face muscles relax from their mask of horror. He appears quite dead. Boushh's ugly helmet leans close to Han's face listening for the breath of life. Nothing. He waits. Han's eyes pop open with a start and he begins coughing. The bounty hunter steadies the staggering newborn Next to him are revealed to be Jillian, Rosie, and Leia in other bounty hunter outfits.

"Just relax for a moment. You're free of the carbonite." BOUSHH. Han touches his face with his hand and moans. "Shhh. You have hibernation sickness.

"I can't see." Han said

"Your eyesight will return in time." BOUSHH said

"Where am I?" Han asked

"Jabba's palace." BOUSHH said

"Who are you?" Han asked again

The bounty hunters reach up and lift the helmet from their heads, revealing the beautiful facesof Abigail, Princess Leia, Jillian and Rosie.

"Someone who loves you." Abigail siad

"Gail!" Han said and kisses Abigail

"We gotta get you out of here." Rosie siad

As Abigail helps her weakened lover to stand up with Jillian, the relative quiet is pierced by an obscene HUTTESE CACKLE from the other side of the alcove.

"What's that? I know that laugh." Han said

The curtain on the far side of the alcove opens, revealing Jabba the Hutt, surrounded by Bib and other aliens. He laughs again, and his gross cronies join in a cacophony of alien glee.

"Hey, Jabba. Look, Jabba, I was just on my way to pay you back, but I got a little sidetracked. It's not my fault." Han said to Jabba

Jabba laughs. "Soong peetch alay che da, Solo. U may have been do good ulwan, but ateema u're Bantha poodoo." Jabba said

"Look..." Han started

"Take him neechu" Jabba siad

The guards grab Han and start to lead him away.

"Jabba... I'll pay you triple! You're throwing away a fortune here. Don't be a fool!" Han shouted back to him.

Han is dragged off, as Lando quickly moves forward and attempts to lead Rosie, Jillian, Abigail and Leia away.

"Koose doe leader tah je!" Jabba said to Lando

Jabba chuckles as Lando and a second guard drag the beautiful young jedi towards him. Threepio peeks from behind a monster and quickly turns away in disgust.

"We have powerful friends. You're gonna regret this..." Rosie said to him

" Mee'm sure" Jabba said.

Inexorably her lovely face moves to within a few inches of Jabba's ugly blob of a head, and Leia turns away in disgust.

"Ugh!" Rosie said

"Ohhh, I can't bear to watch."THREEPIO said looking away

INT DUNGEON CELL The heavy metal door of the dungeon whines and slowly creaks open. A guard throws the blinded star captain into the dark cell and the door slams shut behind him, leaving only a thin sliver of light from a crack in the door. Han is trying to collect himself when suddenly a growl is heard from the far side of the cell. He jumps back against the cell door and listens.

"Chewie? Chewie, is that you?" Han called

The shadowy figure lets out a crazy yell and races toward Han, lifting him off the ground with a big hug that carries them into the light, revealing Chewie.

"Ah! Chew--Chewie!" Han called

The giant Wookiee barks with glee.

"Wait. I can't see, pal. What's goin' on?" Han asked

Chewie barks an excited blue streak.

"Ariana? Luke? Ariana and Luke are both crazy. Luke can't even take care of himself, much less rescue anybody. " Han said

Chewie barks a reply.

"A...Jedi Knight? Arianna a Jedi apprentice? I--I'm out of it for a little while, everybody gets delusions of grandeur." Han said

Chewie growls insistently. He holds Han to his chest and pets his head.

"I'm all right, pal. I'm all right." Han said

~Huttese translation~

Mee'm sure~I'm sure

Koose doe leader tah je!~Bring the leader to me!

Take him neechu~Take him away

Soong peetch alay che da, Solo. U may have been do good ulwan, but ateema u're Bantha poodoo.~It's too late for that, Solo. You may have been a good smuggler, but now you're Bantha fodder.