stardust | han solo

v

THEY WERE ORDERED TO exit the ship with their hands pressed behind their heads. Their footsteps feeling heavier with each step and their stomach dropping low. They were met by layers of empire soldiers with their plasters pointed at them. In the middle stood a man in a grey suit, the commander. They were pushed roughly to their knees by one of the soldiers.

Juno looked at her crew. Her eyes meeting theirs, nodding her head as a sign that everything will be alright. Her crew trusted her. A lot more than she'd know. They admired her and they knew she always had a plan.

"Why, isn't it Juno Kaellus. What a surprise." The man before her did not look surprised. "And with her own mini crew. Tell me, how's the smuggling business been doing?"

Juno glared at the man with pure hatred. "It's doing fine. A bit low this year." She replied. Her voice was calm despite her glare.

The man simply smiled at her and turned his attention to the other crew. "Lee A'Koba, Karina Tyrell and who are the new comers?" He bent down and reached out to a Han, who bowed his head, and lifted his face up by his chin. "You look familiar." He inspected his face and then Chewbacca. "Very familiar." He pulled his hand away from Han's face and slapped his face.

"Zann!" Juno boomed. "You deal with me and me only. I am the captain and you do not touch my crew."

Commander Zann smirked at her and gestured to one of the soldiers. A cold blaster was placed on Juno's temple. Her crew screamed at him to stop which made him smirk even more. "Tell me what I want to know and maybe I'll let you free." With a wave of his hand, the blaster was no longer pressed on her forehead. He walked towards her and lowered himself to meet her eyes. He let his fingers trace her cheek. Juno pulled her face away from his touch. His face turned bitter but he quickly recovered by slipping his hand into his glove. "Why were you in Cynda?"

Juno remained silent. The commander repeated the question but she still didn't say a word

"Tell me!"

Juno rolled her eyes. "We decided to go sight seeing." Zann was not impressed.

"You leave me no choice." He waved his hand and before she could process what was happening, five soldiers knocked her and her crew out.

——————

Juno woke up with a terrible migraine. Her head was throbbing from the impact of the blaster. The impact must've caused a concussion. She let out a groan as she sat herself up from a very uncomfortable position. Her whole body was in pain. She figured that Zann had had them  thrown into cells. She rubbed her eyes, her vision focusing with the surroundings around her. Everything was dark except for a dim source of light on the other end of the room. She gingerly brought herself up on her feet and attempted to walk towards the metal bars.

"Lee? Karina? Han?" She croaked out. Her throat felt like sandpaper. She broke into a coughing fit from all the dust dispersed in the air.

"Juno." Someone said behind her. Lee sat on the other end of the room, his body leaning against the wall awkwardly. Juno rushed towards his side.

"Are you alright?" She was inspecting his arms.

Lee nodded. "Where are we?"

Juno looked around at her surroundings. The walls were dry and made of sediment stone made about thousands of years ago. What stood out was the small gape. Dim light rays shined through it, silhouettes of people rushing through the source.