AN: Okay People. I said when I finished his story, I would post it and since I'm done writing arc two of Light of Liberty (though it's not posted), I thought I'd go ahead and put it up. This turned out to be longer than I anticipated. What was supposed to be a simple family orientated five part fic turned into a more complicated eleven part fic… Anyway. I hope you like it.

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Wait a minute… Note that this is not a standalone fic and if you haven't read my Dark Ahsoka series you need to go do so.

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Part One

"Admiral Piett. How long before the Enchantress arrives in the Yavin System?"

"Approximately two hours sir," the Admiral said to his new commander Anakin Skywalker… Well he wasn't necessarily new to the ship. He had been on it for five years now, but he was certainly new compared to his co-commander.

"Can't this thing go any faster?" Anakin asked frustrated.

"We're going at top speed sir or at least as fast as we can go to get to Yavin safely," Piett added.

"For you all that is. Let me navigate," Anakin started to go up to the controls.

"Now now love. Patience is a virtue," a voice sang from behind him. "Let the men do their jobs."

"You try being patient when you haven't seen your children, or grandchildren for that matter, in five years. You'd be impatient too Ahsoka," Anakin said beginning to pace.

"Oh I know all about patience," Ahsoka reminded rolling her eyes.

"As I recall you're a very impatient person," Anakin said with a smirk.

Ahsoka's lekku turned a shade of red in embarrassment as she felt his meaning through the force. "Let's not forget I waited nearly thirty years."

"Point," Anakin gave.

"Two hours isn't that long," Ahsoka said starting to walk away from the bridge and into the lift. Anakin followed her. "Especially when you're occupied…"

As the lift doors closed, Anakin looked at her in contemplation for a moment and then shook his head.

"I'm too nervous to do anything else," he said starting to pace in the lift.

Ahsoka raised her eyebrow. "You must be sick. Not even to do that?"

"Yes," Anakin said in a serious tone. "Not even that."

"Wow… You really are nervous Skyguy," Ahsoka said dryly. "Why? Luke and Leia aren't going to be mad again. It's not like you disappeared and they didn't know where you were or if you even existed. They knew where you were. They knew you were okay. They won't resent you for taking a long deserved vacation."

Anakin stopped pacing as the lift stopped. He and Ahsoka headed into the hall.

"That's not what I'm nervous about," he said. "It's you I'm nervous about."

Ahsoka stopped walking. "Me?"

"Yeah," Anakin said and then noticing the flare in her presence he added. "Cool down Pesinoé. I mean how they're going to react to us."

"I still don't get it," Ahsoka said calming down a little. Anakin only called her by her former sith name when she slipped back into the other personality and that was usually when she was angry or her pride had been wounded.

"I mean they know I was with you on the Enchantress exploring the Unknown Regions. But they don't know I'm with you," Anakin said.

"So? What's the big deal?" Ahsoka asked smiling.

"I'm afraid of how they're going to react. They're going to be a little surprised… Really surprised," Anakin muttered.

"Why?"

Anakin sighed. "Let's just say that while Luke and Leia forgave you, they haven't necessarily forgotten."

Ahsoka winced. She knew that. She sensed it when they called her to find their dad five years ago. But surely they had gotten over it by then.

"You worry too much," Ahsoka said pulling him into her embrace and pecking him on the lips. "They wouldn't have wanted me to find you if they hadn't."

Anakin sighed. "They were desperate. Their dad was missing and having a serious brush with the dark side. I would have done the same thing."

"Milady."

"Yes," Ahsoka said not turning to look at the two women.

"All your things are packed and your ship is ready for takeoff as soon as we reach the Yavin system,"

"Very well," Ahsoka said to her remaining two Ladies in Waiting.

Anakin had asked about that as soon as he was on board the Enchantress, and Ahsoka said that the others were on Dathomir running a refugee home for abused women with the help of the witches of Dathomir. Anakin remembered them and the planet well. It was where Han had taken Leia when that mama's boy prince wanted to marry her. Anakin would never tell Han, but he was eternally grateful Han had essentially kidnapped his daughter. Leia had seriously been considering taking up on that prince's offer to marry her. That didn't stop Anakin from trying to kill Han for kidnapping his daughter though.

"It'll be fine. You'll see," Ahsoka assured.

Anakin sighed. Nothing was ever that simple when it came to Skywalkers.

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"This place is so beautiful," Leia said as she went through force exercises with Luke. "I never really got a chance to see it when the rebel base was here."

"Yeah it is," Luke replied. "I'm glad you came. You needed to get away from Coruscant."

"You're right. It's so peaceful here. I may not ever want to leave," Leia replied.

Luke laughed. "The Imperial Republic can do without its empress for a while. It won't kill them."

"If the senate can stop bickering like children… I'd take referring one of Jacen and Jaina's arguments any day compared to that," Leia replied and then sensed her brother's distraction. "What?"

Luke shrugged. "Nothing. Just thinking about dad. We haven't heard from him in a while."

Leia scoffed. A while was an understatement. It had been five years. But she wasn't at all angry about it. Her father needed some time away and at least he had the decency to call and tell them after a few days that he would be gone for a while, traveling the Unknown regions. That was a lot more than Ahsoka had done when she took off for seven years…

"At least we know he's fine," Leia said. Soon after he had told them where he was going, he opened back up their bond and the twins kept a watchful eye on him in the force. He seemed more content again.

"Ahsoka Amidala Skywalker Solo, get your little spoiled self back here!" they heard Han shout.

Leia sighed. "And there goes the moment."

Both she and Luke got up and headed back into the Praxeum. When they stepped into the hall, they narrowly missed being run over by a blonde blur with Han skidding around the corner. One of the lights fell from the ceiling, narrowly missing falling on Han's head.

Han swore a string of obscenities and Leia sighed as she reached out with the force and stayed her daughter in place. It was a difficult feat though. Not only had the eight year old girl inherited her grandfather's looks, she also inherited his force talent. The girl had a knack for the force that not even Luke and Leia had at that age, and Luke was thrilled to have such a talented potential student. But the girl had one small problem.

Leia managed to get to the girl and grab her by the arm before the girl broke out of Leia's force hold and tried to run off again.

"Hold on a minute young lady," she said.

"Let me go," the girl snapped.

"Ami," Leia said to her. "What is it?"

"I was fixing the Falcon and I did something on it daddy didn't want me to do," Ami said glaring at her father. Ami was her nickname. Leia never wanted to put pressure on her daughter that she had something big to live up to being named after two very powerful women in the galaxy so Leia preferred to call her Ami. "I was only trying to fix it."

"I had already fixed it sweetheart," Han said exasperated. "Now you messed it up again."

"Only because you broke my concentration," the eight year old snapped. "The force was guiding me through it and you ruined it."

"Are you sure it was the force or was it your own desires?" Leia asked Ami softly. She expected the girl to sigh and admit yes, but Ami was never that relenting.

She snatched her arm out of her mother's grasp and screamed. "I can't stand you all. You treat me like I'm a child!"

"You are a child sweetie," Leia said trying to comfort Ami.

Ami rolled her eyes and stomped her foot. "Ugh!" With that, the girl took off down the hall in a force induced run down the hall before Leia could try to stop her again.

Luke, feeling Leia and Han's dismay in the force smiled sadly.

"Everyone has a problem child. She'll grow out of it soon."

Leia sighed as she went over to make sure Han was okay.

"I just don't know what to do with her anymore Luke," Leia replied. "I didn't expect any of the attitude and anger issues until she was a teenager and hormones were going all over the place. I just don't know what do," she said with tears in her eyes. "I've tried everything, even taking time off and taking her out of school to go on vacations. Nothing's working."

"Hey," Han said embracing Leia. "It's okay. Don't get yourself sick over this. We'll figure it out."

"Have you tried asking her why she's so angry?" Luke asked.

Leia sighed. "It's no use. She won't tell me. She's so secretive…"

"Well, I guess that means we should blame all of this on Dad," Luke said jokingly. "She got it from him."

"Don't remind-." Leia stopped and blinked. Luke started to ask her what was wrong until he did the same thing. Han looked between them and shook his head.

"Alright. What's going on? You're both doing that freaky force twin thing again," he pointed out.

The twins ignored him and exchanged an excited look before they too dashed down the hall in a force induced run ignoring Han's shouts that if they were going to run to at least do it without the force so he could keep up with them.

The two dashed into the hanger and barreled into Anakin, just as he and Ahsoka stepped off the ramp of her shuttle.

"Dad," they both said hugging him.

"Hey kids," Anakin said smiling.

Ahsoka laughed. "You'd think you two were five years old with the way you all came running to see your father like that."

"We've been so worried about you," Leia said carefully when she pulled back.

"Yeah," Luke agree standing next to his sister. "Are you alright?"

Anakin exchanged a subtle glance with Ahsoka and smiled. "Yes son. I'm fine."

"That's great," Luke said. "Now come on. You've got to meet the new students and-."

"And I'm not here at all," Ahsoka said rolling her eyes. "I'm just the girl who found your dad after he went missing and took care of him for the last five years. But don't worry. I'm just peachy."

"Sorry Ahsoka," Luke said looking back at the woman with a grin.

"Nice to see you again," Leia said carefully as she looked back and for the between her father and Ahsoka. She hadn't missed the look they exchanged.

She decided to investigate later and went to her father's other side.

"Your students can wait Luke. Dad hasn't met Ani yet," Leia said.

Anakin looked at her. "Ani?"

Leia smiled. "Yes. Anakin, my fourth child."

Anakin then remembered that Leia had been pregnant when he left. He stared at his daughter fondly.

"You named him after me?" he asked surprised.

"Why not?" Leia asked. "Mother had a namesake, two actually. So should you."

"Yeah, but that was only because she was so mad at Mara and Luke at the time so they decided to pacify her," Anakin pointed out.

"It wasn't," Luke defended and then added when Anakin and Leia gave him a knowing look, "Maybe partially."

The four headed to the suite in the temple that Luke had fixed up especially for his sister's family. They met Han along the way who was just getting to the hanger after Luke and Leia left him behind. He briefly stopped in surprise at seeing the Skywalker patriarch and asked what he'd missed. Leia rolled her eyes and grabbed his arm guiding him to their suite.

"Hey kids," Han yelled. "Come on out here. There's someone we want you to meet."

But Jacen and Jaina were already running out the back room.

"Grandpa!" they yelled and jumped into Anakin's waiting arms.

"You're back," Jaina said kissing him on the cheek.

"So you still remember me?" he asked and they nodded eagerly as he sat them down.

"Grandpa," the youngest Solo said bounding around the corner. "I thought you said-."

Anakin stopped and looked up at his grandfather in awe. "You're a giant!"

Anakin laughed and bent down to tussle the boy's hair. "Hey there little guy."

"Are you really my grandpa?" the boy asked to be sure.

"Yes son," Anakin replied and without hesitation the boy hugged him.

"I've always wanted to meet you. Jacen and Jaina said you were really fun and you always brought them presents. Did you bring us any presents?"

"Anakin," Leia said with a soft laugh.

"They're in the luggage," Ahsoka said to the boy who looked up at her and then backed away shyly.

"Who are you?"

"She's a friend too," Han said to him. "Harmless except for certain dark tend-."

Leia hit Han on the arm to cut him off. Luke gave Ahsoka an apologetic look, and Ahsoka started to say it was fine but the door bust open and in raced strawberry blonde girl with an Artoo unit following closely behind her.

"Grandpa," she said throwing her arms around him. "I missed you."

"I missed you too Mé," Anakin said to the child and then Artoo rammed into his leg. Anakin chuckled. "You too buddy."

"Miss Mé," Threepio said walking into the room. "You do run so fast. Next time remember that I can't go as fast as you and Artoo do. We protocol droids aren't-. Well oh my stars. It's the maker."

"Hello Threepio," Anakin said.

Luke turned to Mé. "Where's your mother?"

"Right here and I brought this little spoiled child with me. If you ask me Leia, I'd…" Mara trailed off when she noticed who was in the room as she guided Ami in.

Ami, who had her arms crossed and was scowling, looked up, eyes landing on her grandfather.

"Grandpa!" she yelled and pushed everyone out the way as she jumped up and latched her arms around his neck. Her presence brightened immensely, not unnoticed by Leia who was concerned with her daughter's anger issue.

"Hey little one," Anakin said as Ami held on to him like she didn't want to let go.

She laid her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. "Why were you gone so long? I missed you."

Anakin felt her sadness and grief through the force. He hadn't felt that kind of grief from anyone since he felt it in Padmé when they decided to separate the twins when they were born. He didn't know it would affect his oldest grandchild so much.

"So this is where everyone went," Mara said as she greeted Anakin as much as she was going to. They still didn't get on well. "A true family reunion."

"No it's not," Ami said letting go of Anakin and running to her room, coming back with a worn necklace in her hands. Everyone saw it was the japor snippet Anakin had given Padmé when they were children.

"Now it is," she said putting the pendant around her neck and looking at it fondly.

Leia looked at her daughter in silent amazement. It was times like these that made her forget that Ami was having problems and made Leia want to help her even more, whatever the problem was. She could be such a sweet and thoughtful child. Leia had never met a child more selfless. She was always willing to give a helping hand, but was prone to anger.

Ami then looked up, having detected another presence in the room standing next to the wall by herself. She took one look at the Torgruta woman and ran to her.

"Ahsoka!" she said.

"Hello young lady," Ahsoka said uncharacteristically shy, not unnoticed by her lover. Ami beamed and Ahsoka smiled. "You remember me?"

"Of course," Ami said and Ahsoka sensed that this girl was much more mature than her eight years. "I told you I'd never forget you. We have the same name."

Ahsoka sensed the bond when she looked the girl in the eye five years ago and it was back again. There was something about this girl…

"Well now that we've all gotten reacquainted," Leia said as she looked at Ahsoka and Ami, a little jealous that where Ami always seemed a little hostile towards everyone including her mother, there was no hostility for the former sith lady anywhere in her. "Let's have dinner."

"I'll tell the cooks to whip up a special feast for the whole Praxeum," Luke added

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So what do you think? This is just the set up. Obviously Ami plays a major role in this, but the adults do too. I loved writing it. In other news, I turned in my Star Wars essay. Please send your wishful thinking out into the universe so I can get an A. My presentation wasn't as bad as I thought. It went fine and I'm glad I got it out the way. More than half the class still has to do theirs because they wanted to wait. So I said, I'll get this over with.

Anywho, there's a lot more of this story to come so give me that motivation to post another chapter (wink, wink). Hope you enjoyed. Review Please!