Keep Your Guard Up (ON HIATUS)

Chapter 11

Leia held her breath as she snuck past the stormtroopers that shuffled through the halls.

She would never complain about being small again.

Because having small wrists and ankles are handy when you are trapped in large restraints.

She wanted to find Alana, but knew that she was now the enemy temporarily.

And that she couldn't save her.

So she continued to sneak towards the escape pods.

And when she went to open them, she cursed under her breath.

They were locked.

Then she mentally smacked her forehead.

She could literally just open it using the force.

She closed her eyes, and swished the door open.

Then she heard it, an alarm.

Shit.

She jumped into the pod, closing the door behind as she heard footsteps running down the hall.

And pressed the button, and the pod shot off into space.

Okay, let's go over this. She thought.

So, they got Accalia again.

And they turned Aunt Ala, so she's not on our side right now.

But, she'll be on our side soon, since I heard them say it doesn't last as long.

I need to tell Mom and Dad, and Uncle Rex.

And Wolffe.

Oh no.

Wolffe.

He's gonna go bad-shit crazy.

Wonderful.

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She jumped onto the ship, out of the escape pod, and into her father's arms.

"Are you hurt?" He asked, checking her all over.

"I'll be fine for now."

"Leia, we h- Where is Alana."

She looked up at him.

"Dad, Sidious got her. They made this new serum, especially for her.

It worked dad, Alana is now on the Dark Side."

Panic was present in his face.

"WHAT! HOW!"

"He made a new serum. One that works on hybrid species!"

He raked his hands through his hair.

"How are we gonna tell the others?" Leia asked, "Wolffe isn't gonna be happy about this."

"And Rex, ahhhhh, Kriff!"

"Dad, calm down. Accalia is low, and the serum doesn't last long on Hybrids. We just need to-"

"Get them one more time and wait."

"Exactly."

Luke, Wolffe, Rex, and Padmé came running down the hall, and engulfed Leia in a hug.

"Where's the step-general?" Wolfe asked.

"They, they got 'er, Wolffe."

"...what? I thought she said the serum doesn't work on-"

"They made new one! One that works on hybrids, even if it's for a shorter amount of time that the serum is in effect."

"..."

"Rex,"

"Yeah, Vod'ika?"

"... do you know a Jesse and Echo?"

"Yes, they were on the 501st, why?"

"...they're imps now."

"...what?"

"But, they still acted like friends towards Aunt 'Ala, and she did as well."

"That's...strange."

Padmé and Luke looked at each other, and back at the small group.

With the Empire now having Alana as an ally, whether willingly or not, was not good.

At all.

Luke looked at his sister, and took her hand in his.

"Things just got a lot, harder."