Bad Dreams, Brought to You by Boba Fett
Jul. 10th, 2006 08:44 pmBonzo wakes up, and looks around. He's no longer in the room Fett's been holding him in...he's now in a cell. His hands are still tied up, now in electrobinders, but his legs are free. He paces in the cell for a bit, when the door opens and a contingent of stormtroopers appear outside.
Two of the troopers come in, blasters drawn, and grab him by the arms. He walks out the door, led by them, and looks around.
"Lord Vader wants to see the Jedi now."
With that comment from one of the stormtroopers, Bonzo swallows hard as he's led down the hall, taken up in an elevator, and brought into a larger room further up in...wherever he is. In the room, standing at the far end, is a man in a black helmet, black cape, etc.
"Release him," Vader says, and a chill goes down Bonzo's spine.
The stormtroopers comply immediately, letting Bonzo stand on his own but not releasing the electrobinders.
Someone forget the keys?
"Leave us."
With that, the stormtroopers leave the room, shutting the door behind them.
"Jedi scum. Fett said he found you in a bar, but wouldn't say more."
"Let me go, Vader."
Vader shakes his head, and suddenly Bonzo finds it hard to breathe. Then he looks down, and he's not touching the floor, either.
"Do you think your power is anything next to mine?"
"Please...Vader...let me go..."
"Tell me where Obi-Wan Kenobi is, and I may be merciful."
You know that game, where someone says 'don't think about banthas' to a little kid? The first thing he'll do is think about banthas, no matter how hard he tries not to. That works here, too.
"I'll never tell you anything, Vad...aaahhh..."
"He's on Tatooine. Betrayed by your weakness."
"No....ahhhh..."
Bonzo's head rears back in pain, as Vader's hand makes a slowly closing C. He struggles, but Vader keeps squeezing.
"You...have...a son..."
"That's not possible."
In spite of that, the grip is released suddenly, and Bonzo collapses to the floor, gasping for breath.
"You lie."
"No, you do...you lie to yourself, Vader. About everything."
Vader draws his lightsaber and ignites it. Bonzo, defenseless, struggles to his feet.
"Go ahead, kill me. It won't change a thing."
Vader steps towards Bonzo, lightsaber drawn and pointing at him as Bonzo forcibly avoids trembling visibly.
"Your fear betrays your weakness...you are weak, like all the other Jedi who tried to betray the Empire. And like them, now you shall die."
Bonzo struggles against the electrobinders, trying to break loose, but it's to no avail.
"Go ahead. Strike me down unarmed...I won't even be good practice that way."
Vader's non-saber hand is extended again, and Bonzo finds himself lifted off the floor.
"Then practice with the Force it will have to be."
As Vader's hand closes again, Bonzo feels his throat tighten.
No, please, no...
"Please...no...Lord Vader..."
And then Bonzo hears a sickening crunch, and feels his body go limp.
With that, Bonzo wakes up from his sleep in a cold sweat. He nearly screams at the dream, and as it is, he's breathing heavily, calming himself down.
Can't let that happen...gotta be a way out of here...
Two of the troopers come in, blasters drawn, and grab him by the arms. He walks out the door, led by them, and looks around.
"Lord Vader wants to see the Jedi now."
With that comment from one of the stormtroopers, Bonzo swallows hard as he's led down the hall, taken up in an elevator, and brought into a larger room further up in...wherever he is. In the room, standing at the far end, is a man in a black helmet, black cape, etc.
"Release him," Vader says, and a chill goes down Bonzo's spine.
The stormtroopers comply immediately, letting Bonzo stand on his own but not releasing the electrobinders.
Someone forget the keys?
"Leave us."
With that, the stormtroopers leave the room, shutting the door behind them.
"Jedi scum. Fett said he found you in a bar, but wouldn't say more."
"Let me go, Vader."
Vader shakes his head, and suddenly Bonzo finds it hard to breathe. Then he looks down, and he's not touching the floor, either.
"Do you think your power is anything next to mine?"
"Please...Vader...let me go..."
"Tell me where Obi-Wan Kenobi is, and I may be merciful."
You know that game, where someone says 'don't think about banthas' to a little kid? The first thing he'll do is think about banthas, no matter how hard he tries not to. That works here, too.
"I'll never tell you anything, Vad...aaahhh..."
"He's on Tatooine. Betrayed by your weakness."
"No....ahhhh..."
Bonzo's head rears back in pain, as Vader's hand makes a slowly closing C. He struggles, but Vader keeps squeezing.
"You...have...a son..."
"That's not possible."
In spite of that, the grip is released suddenly, and Bonzo collapses to the floor, gasping for breath.
"You lie."
"No, you do...you lie to yourself, Vader. About everything."
Vader draws his lightsaber and ignites it. Bonzo, defenseless, struggles to his feet.
"Go ahead, kill me. It won't change a thing."
Vader steps towards Bonzo, lightsaber drawn and pointing at him as Bonzo forcibly avoids trembling visibly.
"Your fear betrays your weakness...you are weak, like all the other Jedi who tried to betray the Empire. And like them, now you shall die."
Bonzo struggles against the electrobinders, trying to break loose, but it's to no avail.
"Go ahead. Strike me down unarmed...I won't even be good practice that way."
Vader's non-saber hand is extended again, and Bonzo finds himself lifted off the floor.
"Then practice with the Force it will have to be."
As Vader's hand closes again, Bonzo feels his throat tighten.
No, please, no...
"Please...no...Lord Vader..."
And then Bonzo hears a sickening crunch, and feels his body go limp.
With that, Bonzo wakes up from his sleep in a cold sweat. He nearly screams at the dream, and as it is, he's breathing heavily, calming himself down.
Can't let that happen...gotta be a way out of here...