Star Wars: The Alderaan Affair/Part VI - Ghosts Of The Past

Sadvo stopped the vehicle just outside Aldera, and cut the engine.

“So, you were with Princess Leia then were you? What happened, she beat on you too? Getting beat by girls now boy?”, Sadvo asked as he stared straight ahead.

“No sir. She helped me by scaring away Arod and his friends.”, Epin explained. “I wanted to thank her by walking her to the Palace.”

“I see. And what of Leia? You like her? Think she’s pretty?”, Sadvo asked as he opened his door and stepped out. He motioned for Epin to do the same. Epin complied with his father’s request and stepped out of the vehicle.

“Well? You like her, don’t you?”, Sadvo repeated as the two faced each other in front of the hauler.

“Yeah! She’s really pretty and she’s nice to me dad! I like being around her!”, Epin exclaimed.

Sadvo placed his hand on Epin’s head. “Ha ha ha, I remember feeling the same way about your mother. . .” As he trailed off, he abruptly smacked Epin’s face into the front of the hauler. Epin let out a scream as he grabbed his face and fell backward.

Holding his face, Epin screamed in pain as his father lifted him up by the neck.

Sadvo continued his sentence, “. . .And look what happened to me. I ended up getting her pregnant, and she gave birth to twin daughters!”

Sadvo smacked Epin’s hands aside and spit into his son’s face. “You disgust me son. Do you know that I hate you? I always tried to teach you how to be a man, but you wouldn’t listen! Instead, you preferred to go on little errands to the Palace with your mother. Playing dress up, or doing each other’s hair, or whatever it is you girls like to do together.”

Sadvo threw Epin down and kicked him hard in the ribs.

Epin began to cry as Sadvo then took his knee and drove it into Epin’s back.

“Dad! Please, stop!”, Epin pleaded.

Sadvo didn’t respond, instead he took his hand and grinded Epin’s face into the dirt.

“Come on boy. You can’t even protect yourself! How are you supposed to protect the Princess!?”, Sadvo growled.

It began raining, and Sadvo decided he’d had enough. Standing, he kicked Epin once more, causing him to cough up some blood.

“Look at you, you're truly pathetic. Crying like an infant, if only your beloved Leia could see you now. Get up.”, Sadvo snarled, staring down at Epin, as he lay in the dirt.

“I. . .I think something’s broken.”, Epin stated as he struggled to his feet.

“You think? Oh dear.”, Sadvo said, faking concern. “Here, I’ll fix that.” Sadvo delivered a hard left to Epin’s chest, which caused him to immediately collapse.

Sadvo laughed as he stepped into the vehicle and started it up. “There, now it’s broken for certain!”, he remarked as he left Epin on the side of the road.

Alderaan Affair Part V - Part VI