revenge of the empire [ original triology au ] chapter 12: frightening visions
RATING: M SUMMARY: Leia enters the cave and finds some confusing yet disturbing scenarios she cannot seem to fathom. WARNING: As this is a manifestation of Leia's fears and the darkside, there will be violence and disturbing imagery. PLEASE READ WITH CAUTION. NOTES: Welcome to what is one of the funnest chapters I written in this story so far, because shit is going to be different now that Leia is going in the cave things are going to be different. Prepare for angst.
EXCERPT:
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the sound of a child crying. A child? Poe? Was it Poe? No. For one, Poe was an obedient child. Kes always was boosting about how he would never have to punish him for disobeying him. He knew better not to run out here without Han or Chewie watching him. Two, despite the boy rarely ever crying, Leia knew what Poe’s voice sounded like, and she was sure it wasn’t Poe crying out.
So it was someone else. She was pretty sure at this point no intelligent life form was on this planet. But if she learned something since getting off Tatooine, always expect the unexpected when landing someplace new.
Despite not being sure whether or not it was part of the test, she decided to follow the sound. If it was a child alone on the planet then they needed to find their parent. Especially if they were on a dangerous planet such as this. The closer she got, the louder the cries became.
“I’m coming sweetie!” Leia cried out. She continued to follow the voice, she knew she could pinpoint it just by sound at this point. She closed her eyes and tried to pinpoint where she could find the crying child in the cave. “Tell me where you are, please.”
The response caused her to abruptly open her eyes.
“I’m here mommy.”
