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| Shadows of Darkness |
| SHORT STORY (1994) |
| Charlene Newcomb |
| West End Games |
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Synopsis:
Stormtroopers bust into the house of Dr. Carl Barzon on
Garos IV, making off with his son Cord. Elsewhere,
Chance and Alex Winger studies the mining complex, where
the shuttle landing platform is almost complete. They
return to headquarters, where they learn of Cord's
kidnapping. The Empire has been cracking down hard on
Garos lately. Alex pleads with her father to take a
stand against what the Empire is doing. She learns the
Star Destroyer 'Tempest' is arriving soon. She and
Chance go on another scouting mission, only to witness a
cargo shuttle arriving to pick up a load of ore. More
bad news awaits them when they return - the Empire has
blockaded Coruscant. They decide on an act of pure
desperation - using her "governor's daughter"
cover, and on the pretence of an inspection tour, Alex
must plant bombs in the shuttle platform.
The tour begins, with Alex, Tork, and General Zakar
examining the platform. She is horrified to spot Cord
being dragged into the platform. She strikes now, Carl's
son will die. She has no choice - she sets the bombs and
leaves with her father and Zakar as the platform
explodes. A short time later, Zakar arrests Carl and
drags him to their secret research facility, ordering
the scientist to finish his research on how to harness
the local ore as a weapon. He holds Cord's life out as
incentive (Carl does not know Cord is dead). At
underground headquarters, Alex tearfully confesses her
act to Dair Haslip. He and Paca refuses to blame Alex
for this death. Then they learn of Carl's arrest. It is
too late to save him - and Alex suddenly realises that
her visions of the mountainside and the brown-haired man
are tied into Carl's arrest. Her destiny is at hand… |
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Chronology:
This story occurs approximately 9 years after the Battle
of Yavin. |
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