"Uncle Hatiri's ship had just cleared Alderaan's atmosphere when the Deathstar dropped out of hyperspace." Xin said as she told the others what had happened to her when Alderaan was destroyed. "And Aunt Soli was starting to make the jump to hyperspace when they turned on those damned powerful gravity well generators. Every ship within five hundred million miles was then trapped." "You were there when the Empire destroyed Alderaan?" Rama asked quietly. "We had a front row seat. We tried to get out of the gravity well so we could make the jump, but we didn't make it. We were actually pulled into hyperspace when the hyperspace tear formed. Then we were expelled when the gases poured into real space. I actually saw the formation of the nebula that sits where Alderaan used to be." Xin sat in silence for a moment before continuing. "Then the Deathstar launched all it's TIE fighters to kill all the ships in the system. One of them found us as we were trying to make the jump again. The ship was badly damaged. The hull was breached and we began losing air. When they opened the suit locker, they found that three of the four environment suits were badly damaged. So they put me in the last one and sealed me up." The girl stood with tears in her eyes, staring at nothing. "I was forced to watch as Uncle Hatiri and Aunt Soli died in each other's arms, suffocating." "How did you get out of there?" Zell asked his sister. "About ten minutes after that damned thing left, a small ship dropped into real space. It was a group of Mandalorians from the Aliit Bessa. That's how I was found by my new daddy, Dex Makee." "Dex Makee?" Ano asked with a slight smile. "He's not related to the Emperor's shuttle pilot, Rex makee is he?" Xin nodded. "He's my uncle." The girl said proudly. "And he tells all the boys of the clan what Peenk Montal did to him and that idiot Naru Tarkin. He wants them to know that there's a price to be paid if you don't treat women with respect." "What did Peenk do to them?" Rama asked, amazed at some of the people her grandchildren knew. "Well it started when Palpatine took a liking to Peenk, and had her sent to the Imperial Palace on Coruscant." Joshua told her as he returned to the room. "Rex and Tarkin were given the task of flying her there. But not long after, they learned of the destruction of the second Deathstar. Well they were going to follow their last order, but Peenk convinced them to let her go." "But the price of her freedom was having sex with the two of them." Baby said grinning. "And they were going to record it. Tarkin said they could make millions. When they landed on Carida, she took them to the home of one of the most hated Moffs in the Empire. While they set up the recording equipment, she claimed she was going to take a bath. But instead, she snuck out of the house and found a patrol of Stormtroopers. She told them that she saw a couple of male naval officers getting intimate at a nearby home. When they saw who the home belonged to, they were more than happy to arrest the two of them. The Stormtroopers hated Moff Ritassa." "The two of them soon found themselves facing several serious charges." Joshua cut in. "And after a quick trial, they were sentenced to death. Peenk found out about it and hired some friends to rescue the two. She felt they'd suffered enough." "So that's why Moff Ritassa was arrested. He was set up." Rama Messet said with a nod of approval. "That was an evil man. He deserved to die." "And on that positive note, I've got to go." Joshua told the others. "I've got to go pick up Peenk so we can go back to the apartment. She's going to tutor me on the president, vice-president, and other important people in the Republic. I'm going to see the Princess tommorrow, and the president the day after. Then once again, I'll be an ambassador. Damn it." Kirk turned to Melee as she floated in her isolation chamber and put his hand on the glass. After a second, he turned and left.