Boos was running along the streets not wanting to stay in Alderaan more then nessecary so he started his search for a ship.

Tirué, youngest of Aimee's handmaidens, was scrambling down the street, trying to get back to the palace to report to the Queen before the droids caught her and stole the information she had. However, only being 12 and not a fast runner, she wasn't sure she would make it alone...

Boos ran around a corner and saw a girl in the distance, he ran after her to ask her if she knew if there was any ships left.
He calls out to her "Hey....hold up"

Even though she knew she needed to hurry, Tirué stopped politely and turned to face him, panting. "Yes...sir...?"

"Hey..you wouldnt know where to find a functional ship? We need to get out of here fast." He said in a camly manner to the girl and waited for the reply

Tirué examined him for a moment, thinking. She didn't believe leaving while the planet needed help was right. She bowed her head for a moment, then pointed towards the hanger in the plaza. "If it hasn't been taken over yet, you might find a ship there. However...I'm surprised an citizen of New Alderaan would just leave in it's time of crisis." These were bold words for a 12 year old.

She bowed politely. "I must reach the Queen before she or I am caught. So please excuse me sir." She nodded, then turned to leave.

Boos looked after her as she started to walk. She was right, its better to stay and help the citizen but most had already been captured by the Empire. He's thoughts wondered to the queen, why was she still here, surely she needed to be evacuated.

He catch up with the handmaiden. "Il escort you to the queen, we should better hurry" he said starting to jog a bit

Tirué looked at him, then smiled. "Thank you. Let's hurry...before the Empire troops catch up."

She quickened her pace, heading for the palace gardens. She knew of a way to get into one of Aimee's secret safehouses, where she would probably be hiding....

Boos went slightly behind Tirué letting her lead the way, he didnt know much about the palace area.

He prepared to take out his lightsaber if problems would arise

Tirué leads him through a shrub maze, then comes to a stone wall. She turns back to him. "You must promise to keep what I show you secret. Promise?"

"I promise, I give you my word of a jedi that I will keep it a secret." He said with honesty

She rasied an eyebrow at the word 'jedi', but she turned to the wall and took a pendant off her cloak, pressing it in what appeared to be a crack in the wall. The wall moved back, revealing a passageway. She beckoned him to follow, then stepped inside.

Boos looked a bit suprised but went into the passageway and looked around

"Okay, what now?"

"We have to locate the Queen. She could be anywhere in the secret passages around the palace..it might take awhile to locate her..."

Boos closed his eyes and concentrated see where the queen might be, he didnt see anything but he felt that the queen was safe somehow.

"Yeah, then we have no time to waste, lets go."

She nodded and started down the hallways, searching for the queen. She decided to start a quiet conversation. "So...you're a jedi?"

"Well not yet...just a apprentice, ive just started going out on missions." He said as he was walking looking around for the queen or any dangers there might be

She nodded, looking around. "That's quite interesting. So how did you end up on New Alderaan?"

"I got a mission to go here and get some information from a droid and get back with it. I accomplished my mission and then..then the imperials came" he said as he kept walking

"I see." She thinks about this for a moment. "So..if you dont mind my asking, what was the information you received?"

"Ooh..just some flightlogs from a ship, nothing special, they dont want me to get into trouble on my first mission I guess heh..doesnt matter much now anyways when the imperials came..." He said

"Do you think we will be able to get to your queen and give her your information in time?" he said looking at her seriously

She shook her head gravely. "I'm not sure. For all I know, the Queen could be gone already, or, god forbid, she could have been taken hostage. I do hope we find her though..."

"Dont worry, im sure we will find her safe and sound!" He said trying to inspire some hope into the little handmaiden

She looks at him, smiling weakly. "I hope so. Then again, Queen Aimee is very smart...she knows when to hide and when to run."

Boos nods understandingly as they walk the dark passage "What are you planning on doing if you dont find the queen?"

"I'm not quite sure...." She hadn't thought that far, to tell the truth.....

"Ok, well, I guess we should try and take as many as we can into a ship and evecuate and hope the queen did the same thing. We dont wanna get caught by the imperials, not if youre carrying information" He said seriously as they were hurrying to find the queen

She looked at him. "Sir, I dont plan on leaving my planet. The Queen would only leave if she really needed to, to find help. But I will not desert my planet, and I know many others will feel the same. If you wish to leave, then leave. But you shall leave alone"

"Okay, I wont try and change your mind, im sure the Jedi council is aware about whats happening, I hope they will send help, but...the imperials are many, and the jedis cant take them on alone...I guess il stay, this is where I came from...so...I dont wanna betray my own people."

She nods. "You've made a good choice." She continued to walk down the hall, getting discouraged. Where was Queen Aimee? Was she alive and well...?

Boos walks and is thinking about how long this tunnel/passage really is when suddenly he feels something dark and cold outside of the palace, he doesnt say anything to Tirué but continues on normally. "Where does this tunnel lead to?" He asks her casually not wanting to sound alarmed

"This tunnel connects to all the secret rooms in the palace." She continues walking, sighing.

"Ok..well..we need to hurry. Something disturbing is going on outside the palace. If we dont find the queen soon..." He stopped and just continued walking

She blinked, looking over at him. "What do you sense outside the palace walls...?"

"Something...very dark and I dont like the feeling of it...if that gets in here..."He went silent, he didnt want to think of what could happen.

She frowned. "Something dark...probably the Empire forces outside..."

Boos nods and then stops facing a wall "Hmm, a dead end..or so it seems" He touches the wall "Its not very thick, but thick enought to be able to withstand some small attacks, what do you think? Shall we try and get through it or turn back?"

"There's no point in trying to get through. We didn't plan the halls like that. We musta taken a wrong turn in our haste."

Boos tried to control his emotions and stay cold and not think about the time working against them with the imperials having control over the planet

"Okay, damm...we need to get to your queen..do you know where we are in the complex? we really need to hurry"

(Moved from the New Alderaan section)