Chapter 2

Tenel Ka, Jacen, Jaina, and Lowie, all stood looking up with awe as Han Solo skillfully piloted The Millennium Falcon. They saw it land softly and waited for the bottom hatch to open. With a loud hiss the hatch slid open and out walked Han, and Chewbacca. DAD! Both of the twins yelled simultaneously as they ran to greet their father. Lowbacca gave out a large growl as he too ran to greet the visitors. Tenel Ka stood nervous. She was grinding her right foot into the ground with the heel of the shoe. She had met Han before, but she had both arms then and she wondered what the reaction of the twins father would be. Under no circumstances would she stand for pity. Well how are you doing Miss Tenel Ka? Asked Han bowing as he said it. Chewbacca also bowed and then picked up Tenel Ka playfully, letting out loud barks as he spun her around. Chewbacca!!! Put me down!!! Yelled Tenel Ka. Jaina looked at Jacen questioningly. A few weeks ago Tenel Ka would have reacted with lightning speed, whipped out a dagger and that would have been the end of it. Now though, it seemed as if Tenel Ka had begun to take life less seriously. Jaina figured that when the accident happened she realized that if she did not stop being so serious all of the time, she would waste her entire life. OOOKAAAYYYY, Chewie put her down! Trying to hold in the laughter. Han had never once see the girl even change the expression on her face, let alone scream or SMILE! They all walked slowly aboard the Modified Correllian Cruiser. Chewie and Han went straight to the cockpit and began the preflight checks. The kids went into the passenger area and strapped themselves in. Jaina sat next to Lowie discussing the changes her father had made in the ship's computer system. Jaina pushed back her long straight brown hair, and wiped off the left over grease on her face. The grease was from Lowies T23 Skyhopper, a vehicle that the two had been working on before The Falcon had arrived. Jaina was just like her father, a mechanical wizz. She was always taking thing apart and seeing how they worked. Lowie was not great with mechanics, but he was the best one at the academy when it came to computers. Jacen strapped himself in next to Tenel Ka. They both sat next to the holographic game board. Wanna play? Jacen asked quietly. This is a fact Said Tenel Ka, even softer than Jacen had. Han walked past the couple and glanced at the two talking. He kept walking but smiled and shook his head. Amateur. He mumbled under his breath.