Collision

Problems and Solutions

"Ok." Snatching the paper from the sitter's hand, Luke began to scribble his next Master peace. He was dressed in a blue jacket with grey trousers and boots.

Relived that Luke wouldn't be drawing on the walls for the next few minutes, the babysitter's attention turned to the little girl with her biological mum's sass and her father's love for flying.

Quietly sat next to the window, Leia was fascinated with a new pop up book all about aircraft. She was on a double page spread dedicated to Y-Wings. Seeing her babysitter walk sit beside her she looked up at him. "Do you know about Y-Wings?" she asked. 

"Yes I do." smiled the babysitter. "They were some of the best fighters around during the Clone Wars. They were very easy to use and they were fast. I've always wanted to fly one."

"I'm going to won and fly one when I'm older."  Leia smiled as she imagined herself flying around the galaxy. She looked back at her book and eyed a picture of a clone pilot with his helmet by his side. She looked at the babysitter and then at the picture and back at the sitter. "Are you a clone?"

"You are one smart girl, Leia." he began. "My name is Cody but my birth number is CC-2224. I was a Commander during the war but now I'm just here and there running errands and delivering supplies to those in need."

When Order 66 had been executed, Cody had turned against his General. With Good Soldiers Must Follow Orders echoing through his mind, he had caught Obi-Wan Kenobi off guard. Kenobi was lying on the ground, half dead. Taking the opportunity to destroy the traitor, he found himself with a blaster against Kenobi's head. With most of his free will stripped from him, he was prepared to pull the trigger but the small amount of free will he had left fought off the command. Throwing the blaster away, he couldn't believe what he was about to do.

Fives had been right all along.

The door to the twin's quarters opened, revealing Padme, dressed in a plain white flight suit with her hair pulled back into a tight bun.

Luke and Leia both ran over to her, before hugging her legs.

"Its nice to see you both." she smiled hugging her own children. Thinking about the fact that all three of them had the capability of using the Force frightened her. What is they were captured? What if the twins were used and turned to the dark side? What if Darth Vader found out about his children? Putting the thoughts in the back of her mind, she released the twins. "Go and play for a few minutes. We're going on a trip."

She watched as the twins released their grip from her. They returned to their activities without any arguments.

Cody stood up from his seat and saluted. "Commander Cody reporting for duty, Ma'am."

"At ease, Cody." replied Padme. "There's no need to do formal greetings or titles. We're all equals here."

"Right." nodded Cody, taking in what she was saying. "I'm just glad to see that you and General Kenobi are alive."

Padme gave him a small smile. "Shall we get going?"

"That would be an idea." agreed Cody. "The sooner we go, the more chance we have escaping and tracking down the Rebellion."

"Luke, Leia!" called Padme. They immediately dropped what they were doing and came over to her. "We're going on a trip now." She picked up Luke.

Cody picked up Leia. He liked this little one. "Where are we going?" asked Luke.

"Into space." replied Padme. "Now, lets go." Walking to a wall near Leia's window seat, she pressed a concealed button.  An escape hatch opened. She entered it, as Cody followed.