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12: I Owe You One

XII: I Owe You One

Turning his lightsaber to face him, "where's Han?" he hissed, stepping forward. The emperor laughed, his voice ringing throughout the pit. Evaan stepped out of the shadows. "You've fallen for our trap, Skywalker... Your friend is dying. There is only one way to save him."

"Anything," Luke said sternly.

"You join us and Han goes free." she smiled, snapping her fingers, a bright light shines on a disoriented Han, disheveled, broken and injured. "Han," he gulped. The smuggler looked up.

"Luke?" he groaned, blood still dripping from his side.

"I'd die for him than join you!" he cried back, swinging his laser sword. Evaan smiled "oh, you'd do anything for love, won't you?" she signalled the emperor to be calm, she pointed to Han. This was his chance, Chewie and Luke ran to him. He kneeled down, looking at the brown eyes he had fallen in love with.

"Luke..." Han choked.

Luke put a hand on his wound and closed his eyes, he could heal him... "Luke," he said, he opened his eyes and looked at out hurt Han was. "Don't heal me, kid." he croaked.

"I have to. I don't care if this takes away my life, as long as you live, I'll be happy." Luke said shakily, placing his hand on Han's wound. He focused on the feeling, one the atmosphere. Slowly, Han was getting stronger and better. Han gasped, "Luke, thank you..." Chewie got a knife and cut the ropes. Evaan stood there, smiling.

"You think you can get away that easily?" she cackled. Luke stood, holding his lightsaber strongly.

"We'll beat you any day." he said, Chewie helping Han to stand. Evaan smiled "if it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get." said the Emperor, standing from his throne, he stuck out his hands.

Not again Luke thought, he ran quickly with his other friends, trying to find the exit. He fell and lightning ran through his body.

"LUKE!" Han cried.

"Go!" Luke screamed in pain "Chewie, take Han to the ship, leave me here!"

"I won't let you!" Han refused, watching his friend wither in pain.

"I SAID GO GOD DAMMIT! I'LL HOLD THEM OFF!" Luke shouted, pain coursing through him, Han turned the other way, running with Chewie by his side, hearing the screams of Luke's voice made him hurt. His voice was breaking, he tried getting up but his legs were weak, at least Han is safer now. He gripped his lightsaber and turned sharply, sensing that Evaan was there. He fought off the lasers that were thrown at him, bouncing off his weapon.

Sweat dripped from his face as she shot him in the leg. "Argh!" he cried, battling face-to-face with the snake girl.

He ran further away into the darkness, hoping he can escape. "Leia!" he called into the comms "Han is safe, I'm being chased through!"

"Do you need backup?" she asked, worried.

"I'll be fine! Just make sure Han and Chewie get to the base safely!" he cried, running and panting for his life.

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Han groaned, he was connected to the IV machine, although the stab wound was gone, the other injuries were partly healing. Chewbacca put an icepack on his bruised eye and patted his friend's head. "Is Luke here yet?" Chewbacca shook his head, but knew that if Luke was in trouble, they'd have to leave without him. Han was breathing steadily, wondering where Luke was now.

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He dodged the lightning from Palpatine and flipped onto a higher surface, rocks crumbling down as Evaan missed a few shots. "SKYWALKER!" she screamed "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, I'M DOING THIS FOR MY FAMILY!"

Luke didn't give any sympathy for her screaming, he climbed faster, trying to reach for the top. "Chewie, I'm almost at the top, get ready to go."

The wookie growls an 'okay, standing by' as a response. More rocks fell, he almost lost his grip. One more hit from the blaster and he's done for. Evaan kept on firing, he kept climbing, she almost shot him near the leg. He looked up. He was at the top. He groaned, climbing up, almost there. Evaan fired, the laser burning his hand, he fell down onto the rubble, rocks collapsing on top of him. He groaned in pain, trying to get his lightsaber, more rocks fell on him. The Emperor was trying to crush him to death.

"Chewie," he said, almost breathless "I'm down. Go without me." he groaned, as another pile of rocks were thrown down in his pit of darkness.

The wookie groans, he can't leave his friend behind...but if that's what he had to do. Luke felt the rocks crushing his body, he could barely breathe. He closed his eyes, feeling the Force within him. The Falcon started it's engines. Han sighed, the kid saved him... Luke saved him, because he loved him.

"Chewie, is Luke okay?"

The wookie stays silent, driving ahead, the ship now above ground.

"NO, CHEWIE, WE CAN'T LEAVE LUKE BEHIND!" Han screamed, sitting up and setting down the ice pack, his wookie friend told him to back down. Han ripped off the IV cord from his wrist and ran to the entry of the ship, he pushed the button and looked ahead at the deep dark pit Luke was trapped in. He moved slowly and gripped on the pole, Chewbacca screamed for him to go back inside.

"LUUKE!" Han screamed, tears falling from his face "CHEWIE, WE CAN'T LEAVE HIM!"

Chewbacca got off from the pilot seat and dragged him back inside, closing the door. Han was sobbing, "Chewie, we can't leave my best friend!" he choked. He looked out the window of the Falcon as Chewie connected him to the IV machine. "I'm sorry, Luke...I really did owe you one."