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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Adults
- Theme: Science Fiction
- Subject: Science / Science Fiction
- Published: 02/16/2026
THIS TIME YOU HAVE NO CHOICE
By
BEN BROWN
Born 1988, M, from ENGLAND, United Kingdom
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The Millennium Falcon had finally left Cloud City and was travelling safely through hyperspace.
Luke, who was lying down again, was still in terrible pain after the loss of his hand.
That was bad enough, but it was nothing compared to the disturbing thoughts swirling round in his head.
He had just learned that Darth Vader was his real father.
Furious he was with Obi-Wan for not revealing the truth.
RD-D2 and C3-PO had no such matters to worry them.
They were having a very competitive game of holochess. The former was making loads of unfair moves.
As for Princess Leia, she had troubles of her own.
She was seated in the cockpit, fuming inside. Chewbacca was by her side and Lando was flying the Falcon.
Leia could hold her anger in no longer.
“You’re a real piece of work, Lando,” she said severely.
“What are you talking about?”
Lando was confused.
“You set us all up. You betrayed us. You had Han brutally tortured and frozen in carbonite.”
“I told you I had no choice.”
“Oh here we go again,” Leia said, raising her voice. “Your famous excuse. I had no choice.”
“I’m telling you I – “
“Had no choice. Everybody has a choice, Lando.”
“Well I didn’t.”
“Oh, give me strength,” Leia screamed.
Chewbacca growled and gave Lando a hard cuff to the head.
“Hey, take it easy,” Lando said.
He was getting very agitated.
“Can you blame him?” asked Leia.
“Look, Vader forced me into it. What could I do?”
Chewbacca growled again and gave Lando a harder cuff to the head.
“I’m telling you Vader forced me into it. He told me the Falcon was going to arrive at Cloud City and that he was going to set a trap for Luke.”
“And look what happened. Han was tortured and trapped in carbonite and Luke ended up dangling from a weather vane with a severed hand.”
“Look, I never wanted any of this to happen. I don’t know why Vader wanted Luke.”
“But it did happen, Lando. It did happen.”
Chewbacca growled again and cuffed Lando harder.
“If I could go back and change everything, I would.”
“But you can’t go back, can you?”
“No! I can’t go back and there’s nothing I can do about it now.”
Chewbacca growled louder and cuffed Lando harder.
“Oh yes there is.”
“Well, tell me then. What do you want me to do?”
“Here’s what you’re going to do. You are going to find Han. I don’t care how long it takes. I don’t care what troubles you end up in. You are going to find Han.”
There was no way out of it for Lando.
“Very well.”
“And Chewie will go with you, to make sure you don’t screw things up. Won’t you, Chewie?”
Chewbacca nodded and cuffed Lando even harder – causing him to let go of the controls.
“Alright, alright.”
Lando had reached breaking point.
Leia got up to leave the cockpit.
“And one more thing, Lando.”
“What is it?”
“This time, you have no choice.”
Luke, who was lying down again, was still in terrible pain after the loss of his hand.
That was bad enough, but it was nothing compared to the disturbing thoughts swirling round in his head.
He had just learned that Darth Vader was his real father.
Furious he was with Obi-Wan for not revealing the truth.
RD-D2 and C3-PO had no such matters to worry them.
They were having a very competitive game of holochess. The former was making loads of unfair moves.
As for Princess Leia, she had troubles of her own.
She was seated in the cockpit, fuming inside. Chewbacca was by her side and Lando was flying the Falcon.
Leia could hold her anger in no longer.
“You’re a real piece of work, Lando,” she said severely.
“What are you talking about?”
Lando was confused.
“You set us all up. You betrayed us. You had Han brutally tortured and frozen in carbonite.”
“I told you I had no choice.”
“Oh here we go again,” Leia said, raising her voice. “Your famous excuse. I had no choice.”
“I’m telling you I – “
“Had no choice. Everybody has a choice, Lando.”
“Well I didn’t.”
“Oh, give me strength,” Leia screamed.
Chewbacca growled and gave Lando a hard cuff to the head.
“Hey, take it easy,” Lando said.
He was getting very agitated.
“Can you blame him?” asked Leia.
“Look, Vader forced me into it. What could I do?”
Chewbacca growled again and gave Lando a harder cuff to the head.
“I’m telling you Vader forced me into it. He told me the Falcon was going to arrive at Cloud City and that he was going to set a trap for Luke.”
“And look what happened. Han was tortured and trapped in carbonite and Luke ended up dangling from a weather vane with a severed hand.”
“Look, I never wanted any of this to happen. I don’t know why Vader wanted Luke.”
“But it did happen, Lando. It did happen.”
Chewbacca growled again and cuffed Lando harder.
“If I could go back and change everything, I would.”
“But you can’t go back, can you?”
“No! I can’t go back and there’s nothing I can do about it now.”
Chewbacca growled louder and cuffed Lando harder.
“Oh yes there is.”
“Well, tell me then. What do you want me to do?”
“Here’s what you’re going to do. You are going to find Han. I don’t care how long it takes. I don’t care what troubles you end up in. You are going to find Han.”
There was no way out of it for Lando.
“Very well.”
“And Chewie will go with you, to make sure you don’t screw things up. Won’t you, Chewie?”
Chewbacca nodded and cuffed Lando even harder – causing him to let go of the controls.
“Alright, alright.”
Lando had reached breaking point.
Leia got up to leave the cockpit.
“And one more thing, Lando.”
“What is it?”
“This time, you have no choice.”
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Shirley Smothers
02/18/2026
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