Thursday, September 29, 2011

Chapter 1

The Rogue Shadow enters the Bespin System from hyperspace. Juno Eclipse pilots the ship. Starkiller sleeps in his quarters, he is sweating, and mumbling words in his sleep.

"No, no, no." mumbles Starkiller.

He rolls side to side in his bed. He puts his hands into fists.

"Vader, no, Vader." mumbles Starkiller again.

He now tries to reach for his lightsaber while sleeping. He tries to reach for it from his left side. But before he can he screams.

"NO !' screams Starkiller. He wakes up, he notice he is sweating by putting his arm on his forehead.

Juno hears Starkiller. She turns the Rogue Shadow's autopilot on. She leaves the cockpit and enters Starkiller's quarters.

"Are you okay ?" asks Juno.

"No, I had a force vision." answers Starkiller now puffing.

"What was it ?'' asks Juno still at the door.

"It was, it was Vader. And the Emperor. I saw Luke, he was dying. He was trying to save Vader but It didn't work.''

"Do you think your vision is right?" asks Juno now walking towards Starkiller's bed.

"I don't know, but force visions are always right." answers Starkiller now worried. "Do you think the Alliance's plan will work ?''

"Hopefully." replies Juno. "If the Alliance fails, this is the end of the Alliance and the victory for the Empire."

Juno sits on the right side of Starkiller's bed. She puts her hand on Starkiller's forehead.

"Juno, stop." says Starkiller, taking Juno's hand off his forehead.

"What's wrong ?'' asks Juno.

"I'm not him. I'm just his clone." says Starkiller looking away from Juno.

"Galen, It is you, I know that It's you." says Juno. She turns Starkiller's head to face her head. "I know It, I can feel It."

"Juno, he's dead. I'm a clone." replies Starkiller. "I'm just a clone."

"You are not a clone, Galen, you are a human being." says Juno. She now stares into Starkiller's eyes.

Starkiller also stares into Juno's eyes. They both lean forward to kiss. But, a rumble interrupts them.

"What is that ?" asks Starkiller getting out of his bed.

"We are in the Bespin system, It must be Imperial TIE Fighters." replies Juno also standing.

Juno leaves the quarters first, then Starkiller. They enter the cockpit. Juno sits in the pilot's seats. Starkiller sits in the shotgun.

"We are going to get ourselves killed !" says Starkiller.

"Don't worry, this plan will work." says Juno.

"Identify yourself." says an Imperial pilot transmission.

"Cargo ship. Transporting to Cloud City." says Juno.

"Type of cargo ?" asks the Imperial pilot.

"Food and water for the city's residents." replies Juno.

Juno turns to look at Starkiller. She notices that he is worried. He does not turn to face Juno. She looks back at the windshield. It takes a few minutes for the Imperial pilot to respond.

"Clearance to land on Cloud City." says the Imperial pilot.

"Thank you." says Juno. She turns to smile at Starkiller. He turns to Juno and tries to smile.

The Rogue Shadow is escorted from Bespin's orbit to a landing bay on Cloud City by two Imperial TIE Fighters.

"Get your clothes on." says Juno focusing on the windshield.

Starkiller gets up from his seat. He goes back to his quarters to put on his Refugee relief clothing. He puts his lightsaber in one of its pockets. He returns to the cockpit after a few minutes. He returns to his seat.

"We are about to land." says Juno.

"Good, we can finally breathe real air." says Starkiller jokingly.

Juno smiles. She lands the Rogue Shadow while the two Imperial TIE Fighters land next to the Rogue Shadow on the landing platform.

"Here they come." says Starkiller. He and Juno get out of there seats to meet the pilots. They open the boarding ramp.

"Here to check ship." says one of Imperial pilots. The two pilots go up the boarding ramp and check the Rogue Shadow.

Starkiller looks at the pilots worried. Juno holds his hand. He looks at Juno.

"It will be fine." whispers Juno. He nods and he lets go of her hand when the pilots return.

"Ship looks fine, permission granted to enter Cloud City.'' says the other Imperial pilot. The pilots walk back to there starfighters and fly back into Bespin's sky.

"Let's go." says Juno as she walks back into the Rogue Shadow to get the cargo.

"I hope Luke's plan will work." says Starkiller.

"It will work, Galen, have hope." replies Juno.

The boarding ramp closes. The two walk off the landing bay to enter Cloud City.

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