Title: Magnificent Shades of Grey
Disclaimer: Not mine. No profit. Feel free to use my original characters, just let me know.
Genre: A life story
Rating: Dunno. PG 13, I suppose. May go up later.
Author's notes: I guess it's going to be pretty long, and it will take a while to be written. Bear with me. I try to stick as close to cannon as possible, but I'll probably have to twist a few things to fit my ends.
Magnificent Shades of Grey
Prologue
Livia ran. Careful not to use the Force she jumped from one shadow to another, clutching a small bundle to her chest, making her way through the temple, trying to escape unnoticed. Trying to escape the horrid thing that was hunting down the ancient order she once had belonged to and that had called her back from her partially self-imposed exile in these times of need. Now, she tried to leave as quietly as she had come. There had been rumours that the new Emperor had allied himself with the Sith, and now these rumours were confirmed. The temple was being ravaged. She could hear the shouts of the fighting and the screams of the dying. The hum of the light sabres was loud in her ears. Deep in her heart she felt that she should stay and fight like the others. But she had to save her child. A wry grin stole itself on her face.
The Jedi Council had exiled her when she had fallen in love and chosen to follow the object of her affections, forbidding her to use her powers or to carry a light sabre. She didn't miss her weapon, but the ban concerning her Jedi abilities had cut right to her heart, because she was an extremely talented healer. The knowledge that she was able to help but forbidden to do so was a cruel punishment. And the council was well aware of that fact. But then a mysterious warrior had started to hunt them down and suddenly she was called back to help the wounded. She had been reluctant to follow that call, but the chance to help others in a way she had been unable to for such a long time had prompted her return. Her new quarters were in the students section – another blow against her pride, she was back but still not acknowledged as a Jedi – but that was why she was still alive, the attackers went right to the Jedi's quarters. So she was able to slip away unnoticed. To save her child. Yes, her loyalty belonged to her little daughter, not to the Order. Maybe the Council was right for banning her.
So the Emperor wanted the Jedi dead. Dead or turned to the dark side. Livia thought about her lover. She would miss him, but he was a loyal servant of His Majesty, so she had to leave him too.
She had reached her skiff and initiated the take off sequence. She had to leave and to hide herself. But where?