This is the beginning of Part III: The Plans.

"Death may be the greatest of human blessings." ~Socrates

Leia's POV

"Good evening, fellow citizens of the galaxy. Thank you for gathering at the nineteenth anniversary of the demise of the Galactic Empire dinner banquet. Here, we honor the heroes who fought for our freedom, dead or alive. Now, a toast to the galaxy's savior---Anakin Skywalker," Organa announced before everybody raised their glasses.

"It's great that they're doing this," Mia whispered in my ear.

"I know. If only Dad were here to see this. I wonder how he's doing," I replied.

"I'm sure he's doing okay, wherever he is. By the way, did you hear that Luke went to Tatooine?"

"He went along with the search party?" I raised an eyebrow. Classic Luke, trying to prove that he can handle things. I don't blame him. He and I are nineteen years old. We're still teenagers, yes, but we're also adults. We can totally handle being on our own.

"I sense dark times coming ahead,"

"Why?"

"Don't you see? Anakin was almost assassinated ten years ago. That's why he went into hiding. Same with Obi-Wan, although that was way more recent. And then there's the case of Princess Eden of Alderaan. I think she was kidnapped by bounty hunters. They're also constructing a Death Star,"

"What's a Death Star?"

"I don't know. Eden was sent to retrieve that information." Mia shrugged. "I also sense darkness in the air. Like there's a criminal on the loose..."

"Criminal?"

"Um, we're sure a criminal kidnapped Eden. We're not sure who,"

"Okay, so bounty hunters and criminals are the same thing now?"

"They've always been the same thing," Mia stated. Just then, the large window shattered into a million tiny shards. A woman in black swung inside and took out her gun. Everybody gasped.

"I have a bad feeling about this," I muttered under my breath. By surprise, she aimed her gun at Organa and shot him straight at his chest. Bam! Organa's eyes widened and he lay down on the table.

"We gotta run," Mia whispered in my ear.

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Author's Note: Who's the woman in black? What happened to Organa? Ooh, things are heating up!