Part one
Han Solo yawned as he blindly made his way to the com-link in the living room. The bright lights reflected off the mirror as he passed, giving him a brief look at himself. By the Force, he looked awful. His hair was tussled and he had great bags under his eyes. He looked as though he hadn't slept for a week, which was not far from the truth.
He rubbed his eyes and answered the call. Before him, Luke Skywalker's face appeared.
If Han looked as though he hadn't slept a week, Luke looked like he hadn't slept a month. His skin was pale and pasty, his eyes bloodshot with large, purple bags under them. Han stared at his brother in law for a moment, astonished at the week's growth of a beard that graced Luke's chin.
"Hi, Han." Luke said, his voice sounding thin and tinny. "How are you?"
Han stared a moment longer, surprised at the unexpected question. "I'm fine," he said, awkwardly. "Leia's away nagotiating a truce between two worlds, and Winter took the kids on a bit of a trip, so I'm all alone. Why? Are you all right? Is there a reason you called so late?"
Luke nodded and spoke, ignoring the first question. "I'm fine. I'm calling because of an odd... disterbence."
Han's brow furrowed. "What do you mean, disterbence? You say it with such hesitation..."
"Well, it's a bit more than a disterbence." Luke concieded. "It's more like the Force is losing strength, or sick or something."
"Losing strength? Sick?" Han asked, confused. "You mean like somebody imported a bunch of ysalamiri to your forests?"
Luke shook his head. "No, it's more like a continuous drain of the Force. I don't know hwat's causing it, but it is galaxy-wide."
Han's eyebrows rose and he refrained a whistle. Galaxy-wide. that could be big trouble. "Do you think it's going to stop on it's own?"
Luke shook his head and shrugged. "I don't know, but we ca't rely on it."
"Well, do you think that a group of jedi might be able to effect it?"
Now Luke nodded. "I do, that's why I called you."
"What do you want me to do?" Han asked, leaning forward.
"Don't broadcast it," Luke started. "That might cause a bit of hysteria. But tell Leia and send anyone and everyone with any talant in the Force to Yavin. Look especially for Kip Durron."
Han nodded. "Do you want Leia to come?"
Luke thought for a moment. "As tempting as the offer may be, no. Her job's to big, too high profile and too important. Send the kids though."
Han nodded and stifled a yawn. "All right. I'll talk to you later, buddy, but now I've gotta get some sleep."
Luke nodded. "All right, then. Good night." Han sighed and turned off the comlink before leaning back in his seat.
"I knew something felt wrong." Han sat up quickly and turned around. Behind him, by the door, stood Leia, who had apparently walked in without his notice.
"Leia," Han started standing and noticing how tired she looked. "How were the nagotiations?"
Leia moaned. "please, let's not talk about that. Besides, we have more important things to speak of. Like making preparations for me to go to Yavin."
Han shook his head. "No, Leia, Luke's right, you've got to stay here."
Leia smiled, shook her head and wandered wearily into their bedroom.
Part two
Leia watched the chatting coucilors for a moment before speaking. "I know it's unprecedent to leave all aides outside, but this information I have for you is vitally important. We can afford no leak." She watched the councilor's expression for a moment before continueing. "It has come to my attention that the Force is losing strength, presumibly by no natural means." The chatter of the councilor's grew defining, and Leia had to shout to be heard.
"Because of this, my brother has called all Force-sensitives to Yavin so as to work together and reverse the process." Leia said. "I have decided to go as well." Once again, the noise of a thousand voices filled the space.
"If you go," the Leeren councilor shouted. "Then people will panick!"
"I agree," another counclor shouted, drawing attention to himself. "Your needed here!"
"I'm also needed there," Leia answered, lifting a hand for silence. "All jedi are."
"But-"
"I agree with her." Everyone turned to stare at Leia's unlikely ally. "While, here, she would be helping the New Republic through diplomatic means," Councilor Fey'lya continued. "But on Yavin she would be fighting for the entire universe. If the Force is gone, life is gone, and that takes priority. It has been proven by Skywalker's students that numbers affect strength, this is important."
Leia smiled slightly at the Bothan. As the bothans joined her side, several other planets did as well, some swayed by the councilor's speech and others because it was the BOTHANS who made such a speech.
Leia turned her face to the rest of the Senate, ready to go as far as resigning if she had to. Much to her suprise, very few senators looked like they were strongly against it... though Leia wasn't the best judge in alien facial expressions.
"Thank you, councilor Fey'lya," she said, somewhat belatedly. "I am afraid to say that the public shouldn't know about this... it would indeed cause hysteria. However, I am confident that I can leave without to much fuss... it has been a long time before my family and I have taken a vacation. While I'm gone, councilor Fey'lya will keep up apperences," Fey'lya looked surprised, but nodded his agreement to the unspoken truce. "Is this excaptable?"
There was a fair amount of grumbling, but no one spoke up against it, not loud enough to be heard anyway.
"Good." Leia said, standing. "I leave for Yavin as soon as possible."
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