Luke and Leia - Rebels [2]

29: I Know

Leia was thankful for the small amount of light at the top of the cell because she was at least able to see slightly in front of her, and she was also thankful that her, Han, Chewie, and Threepio were all together because she probably would have gone insane by now otherwise. But, on the other hand, she had to listen to Threepio's complaining while Chewie put him back together.

"Oh... No! Not that way! Chewbacca, my arm is supposed to swing that way!" The droid exclaimed for probably about the third time that day. Leia sighed in annoyance and she felt Han shift next to her as well; she had forced him to try and sleep because she could tell the torture chamber took a lot out of him.

She shushed the two and looked down at Han with a frown, brushing a strand of hair out of his face. Even in slumber he had a small scowl, and that simultaneously comforted and saddened her.

The door slid open for the first time in Leia had no idea how long, and she stared up in surprise as a masked man walked in. He had some sort of Mandalorian armor on that had seen better days, and a jetpack on his back. Based on his intimidating blaster and the amount of gadgets on his wrists, Leia assumed this was the bounty hunter coming to collect his prize.

Leia's eyes narrowed and she slowly stood up, eyeing him cautiously. A squad of six stormtroopers followed in behind him and cocked their guns, causing an angry growl from Chewie. The bounty hunter's helmet rotated towards the Wookiee, then back at Leia. "Wake him up." He ordered in a raspy voice distorted by the helmet.

She scowled but bent down and shook Han awake. The man jolted awake and looked up at Leia immediately in alarm, then at the bounty hunter. She saw the alarm melt away and become replaced by a sort of wild look she hadn't seen before, like a caged animal who had no escape, but only for a split second before it vanished. "What a lovely sight to wake up to." He grumbled, and Leia helped hoist him up off the ground.

"Solo, Skywalker, come with us. And bring the droid and Wookiee."

Leia looked up at Han, then over at Chewie who stood up and slung Threepio behind his back. "Oh my Chewbacca!" He snapped. "Please be careful; I'm very fragile in this state!"

The bounty hunter gestured for two troopers holding cuffs to come forward, and Han protested lightly. "Now wait a minute, we don't want any trouble."

"From what I've heard you're a bit trigger happy, and you," He looked at Leia. "Lord Vader's very interested in keeping you subdued."

"What? Why?" Han snapped.

"My job isn't to ask questions or answer them." He replied flatly. "Now get cuffed."

Han and Leia reluctantly held out their wrists and allowed them to become cuffed. Chewie was cuffed as well for obvious reasons, and the ragtag group was ushered out of the cell and into the city surrounded by the stormtroopers and with the bounty hunter leading the charge.

The door that opened before them once they reached their destination gave way to a darkened and steamy room, a stark contrast to the white halls they'd traveled through to get to it. Leia immediately squinted against the steam that stung her eyes as they were lead down the stairs and into what appeared to be some sort of chamber. She swallowed hard as she glanced at the scene before her.

Lando stood looking up at them with a solemn expression, and even seeing him made Leia's blood boil. But she glanced past him to see Darth Vader standing like a shadow in the already darkened room, the only detailing done to showcase his figure being the orange lights in the floor below him. The entire room reminded Leia of fire, and she shivered.

The group stopped at Lando's side, and despite Threepio's bickering to Chewie about not having him face the right way and wanting him to be careful Leia was able to hear the conversation between Lando and Han.