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Authors: Paul Davids, Hollace Davids
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and looked vaguely like a wedding altar. One by one the other grand moffs filed into the security observation bridge to witness the ceremony.
"I hope Trioculus isn’t making a mistake," Grand Moff Muzzer whispered to Grand Moff Thistleborn. "It’s a bit too soon to know for sure whether Leia has embraced the Dark Side."
"He knows exactly what he’s doing," Thistleborn replied with a nod. "Consider how loyal Darth Vader was to Emperor Palpatine and the Dark Side. We must never forget that the Princess is Vader’s daughter-his flesh and blood."
"Yes, but so is Luke Skywalker," Grand Moff Muzzer replied softly. "And a more nettlesome troublemaker than Skywalker we’ll never find."
Grand Moff Hissa opened the Dark Book of Imperial Justice and began reading aloud. "We are witnesses to a momentous event," he began, "the marriage of our Imperial ruler to Princess Leia Organa, who shall now of her own free will renounce the Rebel Alliance and offer her eternal allegiance to the Dark Side! Thus, Leia will prepare herself to follow in the path of her father, Darth Vader, and at last shall become our queen-the Queen of the Empire!
"But first, some fitting words for this occasion," Hissa continued. He cleared his throat and began reading: "By Imperial law, when the Emperor takes a wife, she becomes his property, obliged to obey his every word and bow down before him whenever he wishes a show of obedience."
The corners of Trioculus’s lips raised slightly in a smile, as he turned to look at Leia.
"What’s wrong, Leia?" he asked. "You look different. Is something the matter?" Instantly, the Human Replica Droid’s eyes glowed bright green, as piercing laser beams shot out of them, meeting at a fiery, sizzling point.
ZZZZZZZZCH!
The lasers burned a hole in Trioculus’s chest.
"Ahhhhhhh! Demon of darknesssss......." Trioculus cried. He curled up on the floor, as blood began to flow with every beat of his heart.
THUMP . . . THUMP . . . THUMP
The grand moffs and those who had gathered were aghast at their leader’s fate. Grand Moff Hissa, furiously gnashing his spiked teeth, dropped the Dark Book of Imperial Justice and raised his laser pistol. He fired at Leia again and again without stopping. The Human Replica Droid fell to the floor alongside Trioculus. Hissa gasped as he saw the artificial skin melting from Leia’s face, revealing her mechanized circuitry. The Leia whom Trioculus was about to marry was only a droid, he realized. The Rebel Alliance had deceived them once again.
Inside the Millennium Falcon, Han Solo and Princess Leia embraced.
"Chnoooch-tzeepch!" Artoo-Detoo beeped.
"Artoo is sorry to have to break up your party," See-Threepio translated, "but we’re still fastened to the top of the Moffship, and that’s hardly an appropriate place for a celebration."
"I have to agree with Threepio," Luke said, turning to Ken and Lando, with a wink. Taking their hint, Han turned his attention to the navigation panel and demonstrated his well-established skills and expertise in interstellar piloting. Within just a few short moments, the Falcon was flying away as fast as its sublight thrusters could carry it, soaring through the upper atmosphere of Tatooine and far from the Moffship. As soon as it reached the threshold of space, Han activated the hyperdrive unit, sending the Falcon on a hasty departure at faster-than-light speed.
"Maybe eloping wasn’t such a great idea," Han said, adjusting the dials on his navigation console. "Maybe having a more formal wedding would have been a better plan."
"I don’t mind the delay," Leia replied. "Now we’ll be able to invite Luke and Lando and Ken and Baji and Mon Mothma and Chewie-"
"Whoa there," Han interrupted. "How extravagant are these nuptials going to be, anyway? I thought we agreed-simple, quick, quiet . . . painless."
"My brother Luke should be there to give away the bride, don’t you agree?" Leia shot back.
"And Chewie should certainly be there as your best
"I hope Trioculus isn’t making a mistake," Grand Moff Muzzer whispered to Grand Moff Thistleborn. "It’s a bit too soon to know for sure whether Leia has embraced the Dark Side."
"He knows exactly what he’s doing," Thistleborn replied with a nod. "Consider how loyal Darth Vader was to Emperor Palpatine and the Dark Side. We must never forget that the Princess is Vader’s daughter-his flesh and blood."
"Yes, but so is Luke Skywalker," Grand Moff Muzzer replied softly. "And a more nettlesome troublemaker than Skywalker we’ll never find."
Grand Moff Hissa opened the Dark Book of Imperial Justice and began reading aloud. "We are witnesses to a momentous event," he began, "the marriage of our Imperial ruler to Princess Leia Organa, who shall now of her own free will renounce the Rebel Alliance and offer her eternal allegiance to the Dark Side! Thus, Leia will prepare herself to follow in the path of her father, Darth Vader, and at last shall become our queen-the Queen of the Empire!
"But first, some fitting words for this occasion," Hissa continued. He cleared his throat and began reading: "By Imperial law, when the Emperor takes a wife, she becomes his property, obliged to obey his every word and bow down before him whenever he wishes a show of obedience."
The corners of Trioculus’s lips raised slightly in a smile, as he turned to look at Leia.
"What’s wrong, Leia?" he asked. "You look different. Is something the matter?" Instantly, the Human Replica Droid’s eyes glowed bright green, as piercing laser beams shot out of them, meeting at a fiery, sizzling point.
ZZZZZZZZCH!
The lasers burned a hole in Trioculus’s chest.
"Ahhhhhhh! Demon of darknesssss......." Trioculus cried. He curled up on the floor, as blood began to flow with every beat of his heart.
THUMP . . . THUMP . . . THUMP
The grand moffs and those who had gathered were aghast at their leader’s fate. Grand Moff Hissa, furiously gnashing his spiked teeth, dropped the Dark Book of Imperial Justice and raised his laser pistol. He fired at Leia again and again without stopping. The Human Replica Droid fell to the floor alongside Trioculus. Hissa gasped as he saw the artificial skin melting from Leia’s face, revealing her mechanized circuitry. The Leia whom Trioculus was about to marry was only a droid, he realized. The Rebel Alliance had deceived them once again.
Inside the Millennium Falcon, Han Solo and Princess Leia embraced.
"Chnoooch-tzeepch!" Artoo-Detoo beeped.
"Artoo is sorry to have to break up your party," See-Threepio translated, "but we’re still fastened to the top of the Moffship, and that’s hardly an appropriate place for a celebration."
"I have to agree with Threepio," Luke said, turning to Ken and Lando, with a wink. Taking their hint, Han turned his attention to the navigation panel and demonstrated his well-established skills and expertise in interstellar piloting. Within just a few short moments, the Falcon was flying away as fast as its sublight thrusters could carry it, soaring through the upper atmosphere of Tatooine and far from the Moffship. As soon as it reached the threshold of space, Han activated the hyperdrive unit, sending the Falcon on a hasty departure at faster-than-light speed.
"Maybe eloping wasn’t such a great idea," Han said, adjusting the dials on his navigation console. "Maybe having a more formal wedding would have been a better plan."
"I don’t mind the delay," Leia replied. "Now we’ll be able to invite Luke and Lando and Ken and Baji and Mon Mothma and Chewie-"
"Whoa there," Han interrupted. "How extravagant are these nuptials going to be, anyway? I thought we agreed-simple, quick, quiet . . . painless."
"My brother Luke should be there to give away the bride, don’t you agree?" Leia shot back.
"And Chewie should certainly be there as your best
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