Disclaimer: Ok to start off with, My friend (Mary) and I wrote this
together through AIMs, she was the one that said I could post it here.
Second off, We don't own any of the SW YJK characters but Mia, Charisse,
and Pekeh. This is a story based of Jaina and Zekk, not Jacen and Tenel Ka.
Though you will find a blooming romance there.
Chapter 1
Coruscant. Jaina Solo brought her ship down gently, thinking of how long it
had been since she last saw her home and family. A fight between her uncle,
brothers and her had caused the young Jedi to leave home years ago. She had
rejected her Jedi training and taken the road of the smuggler, which
actually made some sense. The girl was a mechanical whiz, having been able
to work on the Falcon when she was only nine years old. Not that she was
much of a girl anymore. Nineteen years old, Jaina had grown into being a
beautiful young woman.
She shut down her engines and stood, walking off the ship and into the
hanger. Jacen was standing there waiting for her. Being twins and in tune
with the force, they always knew when the other was near. He walked over to
meet her and the two embraced, locked together. "How are you?" Jacen asked
as they pulled away.
"All right, considering I'm wanted in four star systems and have a price on
my head three times the size of the one placed on Dad." The two of them
began walking towards the palace entrance. "I'm wanted alive though."
"Alive?" Jacen looked at her. Usually it didn't matter if they were alive or
not.
"Zekk…he ordered the price of my head. I'm betting there will be one on
yours soon." The twins fell into silence walking up to the presidential
suite. Neither of them wanted to talk about Zekk what had happened after the
fight with Luke. They weren't even sure they would know what to say.
Finally reaching the suite, the door open and the two stepped inside to find
their parents, Anakin, and their uncle.
Leia smiled as she saw her daughter.
"Welcome Home Jaina," she said and stepped forward and hugged her daughter.
"Welcome back," Luke said. "I hope you're here to stay for a little." he
said with a smile, not sure if he should embrace his niece or not.
Jacen rolled him eyes. ~Don't go on any pressure Jaina. This is your
homecoming.~
"I'm here for a bit." She nodded. "Until the heat dies down?"
"Heat?" Han looked at her suspiciously.
"There's a price on my head. Order of the new Empire."
"Damn! That's more then dad had on his head!" Jacen said.
"Watch you mouth!" Leia snapped, but Jacen brushed it off.
"It would figure someone would try to bring the Empire back," Luke said.
Jaina just nodded, saying nothing. If they didn't know there was no use to
bring it up.
Luke frowned and looked to Jaina, Leia was now standing with Han.
"Tell me Jaina, what ever happened to your friend, Zekk?"
Jaina swallowed and looked from her parents to Luke and then to Jacen,
trying to draw strength from her twin. "He's the one that put the price on
my head."
Jacen's face was a mask of Jedi calm.
"What?" Leia said.
Luke just nodded.
Han looked at his daughter, "Jaina..."
"He...the dark side won over...eventually...he tried to fight it...that's
why we left...we figured if we got away...were alone things would get
better...there wouldn't be as much pressure. But there was and in the
end...he's been gone for almost 4 months now. The bounty...he wants me
alive, which means he just wants me found. But I..." Her bottom lip began to
quiver, it was obvious this had taken a lot out of her. "I want to go to
him...but I can't...the baby..."
"The baby!" Both Jacen and Leia said at once.
"Ok," Jacen started. "I know I've been keeping it secret that you have been
contacting me over the last few months, but a Baby!"
Leia was speechless.
Han stared at her. "You have a child?"
She shook her head. "I'm GOING to have a child...in five months. I'm
pregnant. He doesn't know."
Anakin stared at his sister.
"And he won't damn find out!" Jacen said, before he started to laugh. "I'm
going to be an Uncle"
"Jaina, you not joking are you?" Leia asked almost scared. "We're here for
you, I hope you know that."
Jaina smiled at Jacen. "Yes, you are. So is Ani."
Anakin grinned. He was gonna be an uncle...and a damn good one too...just
like Luke. He stood and hugged Jaina. "Congratulations."
She smiled at her younger brother. "Thank you." She whispered. "You don't
know how much I needed to hear that."
Jacen came up behind Jaina after Ani had hugged her and gently picked her up
and hugged her. "Congratulations Sis!"
"Yes, Congratulations are in order!" Leia said smiling.
Luke was the only one that didn't look happy about this.
Even Han managed to seem happy about this.
Jaina looked at Luke and then away quickly, looking back to Jacen. "I think
I wanna lay down for a bit. Walk me to my room?"
"Sure," Jacen said.
She smiled and followed him down the corridor. "He needs to know, Jacen."
"Zekk? Why?"
"It's his child."
"I know, but can't it wait until we try to get him back from the dark side?
I mean I've heard Mom telling me who her and Uncle Luke's real father was, and how they were each hide so the old Empire and Darth Vader
couldn't find them. Jaina, like it of not this baby's a Jedi in the making."
"Jacen...don't...you know how I feel about the Jedi."
"I know, but you know it's true. Like it or not, Zekk will want it, want it
for the dark side if you told him right now."
"Good night, Jacen." She slipped into her room and closed the door, leaning
against it as the tears began to well. She missed Zekk...missed him
terribly. She reached her hand into her shirt and pulled out a chain...a
chain that held a ring. She absently played with it, tears running down her
cheeks.
~Jaina...~ Jacen sighed and went to his own room.
*****
Far off into the universe Zekk was on an unknown planet, preparing to crush
the Republic.
"Ok, Mia." he said to a young woman with silky black hair. "You may begin to
configure."
He walked out of the control room, his mind wandering a little to Jaina,
then he shook it away.
Zekk though, thought he was in love with Jaina, wasn't about to be faith to
her. As Mia worked on, Zekk went to his on quarters. Hitting a buzzer he
said, "Charisse, get over here." A few moments later a tall dark haired
woman walking into his room.
"Lock it," he said. She did his bidding. He nodded and got himself a drink.
As he turned he found the woman naked on the bed.
*****
A little later, Jaina sat in the cool dark of her room, leaning back against
the headboard of her bed and thinking. She was tempted to reach out with the
force...to find Zekk. Her mind began to wander, looking for him.
Jacen's mind melted with Jaina's. ~Don't, you too tired.~ Softly.
~I just want to know where he is...know if he's okay~
~I know, but you need rest and I don't want you to hurt my only nephew, of
niece. Which every you have... Lord! You could have twins like mom!~
~Don't say that. I'm nervous enough about handling one on my own...let
alone two~
~On you're own? I like that! You think I would let you traveler the Galaxy
with out me now?~
~You have responsibilities. You're a Jedi
~My responsibilities are to my family first, and that means you. Plus Jedi
or not, It doesn't change my own feelings on love.~
~Speaking of love...heard from Tenel Ka lately?~
~Yeah,~ she feels his blush. ~We talk almost every night...~
~And....?~
~And what? I mean... Oh dear..~
She laughed. ~Is there any sign of a wedding ahead?~
~I wish, but no. She's bound to the laws of the Jedi. No Marriage..But, you
know she is the only daughter of the Hapens royalty.. Maybe..~
~My brother...a prince. Not too shabby.~
~And some male has to carry on the Solo name..~
~Well there's Anakin for that...~
~Ani? He's too much like Uncle Luke for that.~
~True. True.~
~Want do you think though? Do I make a better Jedi or Husband? For Tenel
Ka?~
Jaina grinned and thought. ~I dunno. I can see you as both.~
~Thanks that makes me feel so good.~
~Sorry.~
~It was a joke Jaina...You've been gone to long~
~I've just been stressed lately. I'm sorry, Jacen.~
~It's all cool sis~
~Thanks~
~Welcome~
*****
Zekk woke with the woman still in his bed. "Get up you whore!" he said and
pushed the woman off his bed. He closes his eyes as she left. He thought
went to Jaina, his heart suddenly crying out to her.
~Jaina! Where are you!?~
*****
Jaina tossed and turned in her sleep, dreaming about Zekk. Dreaming about
their last night together. And then she heard it. Startling awake she sat up
and looked around as if expecting him to be there. When she saw she was
alone she realized what had happened. ~Zekk~ She returned his call. ~I'm
here, Zekk~
*****
Zekk heard it, but only faintly. He heard the 'I'm Here, Zekk.' He sat up in
him bed. "Damn! I have to find her!" he got up dressing once more and walked
to the control tower.
"Mia, I'm going off planet for a bit, I'll be back in a few days," he said.
"Where are.." was as far as she could get.
"You dare Question me!"
"No sir.." she said and got back to work. Zekk walked to his ship, the
Lighting Rod and boarded her. Soon he was in hyper space flying towards the
New Republic.
*****
Jaina dressed quickly, slipping the ring back under her shirt and then ran
off to find Jacen.
Jacen, was laying in his bed with the Vid cam on the linked him and Tenel
Ka. She was on her home planet and under her covers to her bed.
"You're never no fun Tenel Ka," Jacen said.
"Jacen, if I was as fun as you would want me to be, I'd be in your bed." She
said. Jacen was only covered to his own waist, his chest bare.
"I still think you should come to Coruscant for a little."
"Maybe."
Jaina knocked on his door. "Jacen...JACEN!"
"Shit!" was what Jaina heard before Jacen's door opened to show him only in
shorts.
"Yes?
"He...he called out to me. In my head. I...Zekk...he's coming."
"No!" Jacen said. "He can't! The baby!" Jacen said. "We've got to hide
you."
"No."
"The baby! Think of the baby or babies. If he knows, then... Jaina I know
you don't like the force and all but you can't like the Dark side more then
the Light."
"Jacen...it was Zekk...the Zekk we know. He's coming back."
"Jaina, it's not our Zekk; it's their Zekk. God Jaina! I can't have you
hurt like this. Hear me out please. I can't lose you to the Dark side, Mom
almost lost Uncle Luke to it, please, don't make me lose you. I'll go over
before I let you."
"Jacen. I will see him. Whether you like it or not." And with that she
walked away.
"Jaina!" He followed her. "I am not saying you can't see him. You can't,
only if he doesn't see you. Think of yourself, and your child. His child. Do
you want to go through the pain of it being made a Dark Jedi by someone you
love?"
"My child will not be a dark Jedi. I will get Zekk back."
"Jaina, Darth Vader didn't become Anakin Skywalker with Uncle Luke's first
battle. And if your not careful, your child will be a dark Jedi."
"I know what I'm doing, Jacen. Trust me."
"No you don't," Jacen said and did something he thought he wouldn't have to
do. He reached deep into her mind, using his Jedi skills and makes her pass
out. He was more of a Jedi then his sister, because she ran off and he finished.
Jaina dropped to the floor, unconscious.
Jacen picked her up, knowing that the black out would last a good 8 hours. He
walked back into his room and sets her on his bed. Turning the Vid Cam back
on he saw Tenel Ka.
"What's wrong?" she said at once.
"I'm sending Jaina to you, Zekk's coming and she doesn't need to be here."
"Why?"
"Because He's a Dark Jedi and want's Jaina as he's Dark Jedi Lover, and he
doesn't know she's pregnant."
"Pregnant!? Send her to me, Tell Lowbacca to bring her here. She won't leave
here until you send message that Zekk's gone."
"Thank you Tenel Ka, love." Jacen said. "I'll talk to you later, Out," and
the Vid Cam went off. Jacen picked Jaina back up and went to Lowie's room.
He was met with a deep roar.
"I'm happy to see you too buddy," Jacen said. Jacen's wookie having
improved.
"I want you to take Jaina to Tenel Ka for me. I got to deal with her lover
that wants her back."
Lowie growled.
"I know, but Tenel Ka well keep her and the baby safe." Jacen give Jaina to
Lowie. "Now go!" He said. Lowie left quickly Taking Jaina to the Hapens
Cluster.
Once taken to Hapens Jaina was given a room next to Tenel Ka's and that only
Tenel Ka could open.
*****
Jaina began to come to, groaning. She sat up slowly, trying to remember what
had happened. She looked around, it slowly registering that she was
somewhere other than her room. She took everything in trying to get her
bearing.
Tenel Ka walks into her room. "Hello Friend Jaina, it's been a long time
since I've seen you."
"Tenel Ka? What are you...where are we?"
"You're in the Hapen Palace. Lowie brought you here."
"What? But ho...Jacen." She growled.
"Calm yourself Jaina, he's only looking out after you and your child."
Jaina looked at Tenel Ka. "He doesn't understand. I have to get to Zekk. I
can help him."
"You can but not with you 4 month Pregnant." Tenel Ka said.
"He needs to know."
"Not right now,"
"Tenel Ka, I appreciate your concern. I do. But...this is my child and I
will decide when and/or if the father will know."
"I understand this, but you also must understand that that child is like
your grandfather. A cast of light into dark. Shadows. If Zekk were to know
you and the child could go through things that would be deadly to the both
of you." Tenel Ka said.
"But as you're friend I will take you back, and WE will face Zekk together.
I let you go the first time because He was, or was thought to be on the
side of Light, but I was mistaken. Will you agree? I will only take you back
if I face him with you. As protection for you and the child."
"I don't seem to have a choice."
"That you have. To stay here of let me come and protect you," Tenel Ka said.
"You can come."
Tenel Ka nodded and called for her ship the Rock Dragon. "We can leave
momentarily." she said.
*****
As Zekk's ship landed, Jacen was walking across the platform. Zekk knew
Jacen would be the first challenge to get through, but also the hardest.
"Well, Well," Zekk said. "If it isn't the watch dog."
"You have nerve," Jacen said.
"Really? How so?"
"Coming here and looking for me sister."
"Well, she's my lover and soon to be wife."
"Over my dead body."
"That can be arranged."
On cue, both Jacen's lightsaber and Zekk's darksaber light up.
"Why couldn't you just be the same Zekk I always got along with?"
"Because things change and so do I. I want your sister, I want her with me
as I smash this republic and
build a grand Empire, Greater the Palpatine's!" Their sabers clashed.
Jacen and Zekk's saber's clashed with hate from both sides. Zekk was smiling
though as his battle with Jacen went on.
"You're giving into your hate, this is good." Zekk said.
"Never!" Jacen said and ran at him. Zekk backflipped out of Jacen's way.
"You're hiding her aren't you? hiding her off planet I assume. But no
matter. Let me finish with you and I'll find her. She wants me to find her.
She want to live as my Jedi Whore." Zekk laughed.
"She'll never live as that! I'll kill you before that happens to my sister!"
Zekk reaches out with his Dark Powers. "Ah but you protect something more,
don't you Dear Friend."
"You'll never hear it from me," Jacen said and swung his saber at Zekk.
Zekk dodged it swinging around and only glazing Jacen's arm with his own
saber.
"Give into your hate. You know you want too. Destroy me, or at least give it
your best shot!" Zekk laughed.
Though Jacen was now a Jedi Knight and not one on training, he started to
slip into his hate. He started attacking Zekk where the dark haired man
would least expect it.
*****
Before Jaina knew she was on the back to the place her twin had sent her
from. Tenel Ka look at her from the Co-Pilot's seat. "We should get there in
no more then an Hour. Less if we use the thermal booster Rockets with the
Hyper Drive."
"Let's use the rockets."
Tenel Ka nods and hits the button for the rockets. Before long they were
entering into the atmosphere of Coruscant.
Jaina could feel Zekk close by.
Tenel Ka pointed out of the window at the battle-taking place. "Jacen!" she
whispered. "Let us go." she said moving towards the hanger door.
Jaina was right behind her, hand going for her blaster.
*****
Jacen and Zekk didn't notice the ship, but each could feel the presence of
both Tenel Ka and Jaina.
"No!" Jacen cursed.
"This is wonderful, not only do I get Jaina, but I have a shot at you little
whore you have."
"Tenel Ka's not a whore, and neither is my sister!"
"Oh? Well I can back her one." Zekk sneered. Jacen lunged at him with his
saber, still using both arms though one was badly damaged.
"You're weak! Just like Skywalker!" Zekk laughed as Jacen knelt on the ground.
Zekk circled the young man. "It was wise that Anakin became Darth Vader!
But even he was weak. I am not so!"
But before Zekk could laugh any more, Jacen used his inner Jedi and gave
Zekk a surprise attack.
Shocked by this attack Zekk was throw back, losing his own saber, but easily
calling it back to try and knock Jacen's away.
Tenel Ka reached for her own saber.
Zekk aimed for Jacen's feet but Jacen flipped so that he wouldn't lose them.
Their saber's clashed again.
There they stood for a moment looking at each other.
Jaina ran ahead on Tenel Ka, ready to enter the fight.
Tenel Ka caught up easily with Jaina. "No Jaina, not yet... Let them see
you, not only feel you." she whispered.
Jaina nodded and stood on the sidelines.
Jacen with amazing strength pushed Zekk back and started to hit him
repeatedly with his saber. The dark side oozing its way back into him.
Zekk did his best to dodge or knock the attacks off.
Jaina wanted to go to them.
As darkness fell a pun Jacen, Zekk saw the weak spot in it, and took the
chance. Though he would be putting his self at risk he knocked Jacen's saber
back enough so his own would come flying down onto Jacen's leg.
Jacen fell forward feeling his leg, at the calf was now gone. He's own
lightsaber sliced into Zekk's saber arm, severing it from his body also.
Jaina screamed.
Tenel Ka did also. She couldn't help herself.
Jaina ran to them, not even sure who to go to.
Tenel Ka ran forward to Jacen and Zekk, Both now passed out from all the
energy they put into the battle and now the lose of their limps.
Jaina somehow managed to have enough sense to call for her uncle and her
mother, using the force.
Leia and Luke both can running out. Seeing Jacen, Leia screamed and ran to
him. Luke eyed Jaina and walked over to Zekk and Jacen.
"We can have their limps repaired." Luke said to Leia. She only nodded. Then
she saw Jaina.
"I'm sorry Jaina, We'll hopefully have him fixed up soon." she said, meaning
Zekk, not thinking her daughter cares for her twin anymore.
Jaina was near catatonic...Jacen...she could feel his pain...and then
Zekk...they were bonded by the child. It was an overload. Her eyes glazed
over as she stood still...hardly even breathing.
Luke called a Medic Unit to take both young men to the Medic wing and but them
into a Baka tank, after repairing the limps on them both. Luke would talk to
Zekk later about the Dark side and then have the same talk to Jacen. Jacen
let the dark side into him, and that was his down fall.
Leia went with her son.
Tenel Ka looked from Luke to Jaina, walking back over to her friend. In her
mind played the thought of this was Jaina's fault. But she would not allow
it to be so. "They will be alright," she said.
Jaina didn't respond.
There was something inside Jacen's head, a loud screaming echoed from wall
to wall in his mind. He couldn't awake from the wound he had suffered to
suffer. He felt as though he was falling into a bit of darkness with no one
to help him. He cried out with his mind for his sister, his brother, but he
couldn't hear any answer. He was going through the Jedi Training all over
again, The part were you face yourself. The inner part of you, that will
always is something you don't want it to be.
Zekk was having echoes in his head alike Jacen' but they were when he was a
child. Before the Dark times had consumed him. Thoughts of Jaina and Jacen
echoed in his head, before he became the Dark Lord Zekk. He fought to hold
those memories, but found he was slipping into the dark ways.
Jaina was hearing both of these in her head at one time in surround sound.
She screamed, a blood curdling scream that let out all the anguish and pain
the others were feeling. She collapsed to her knees before fainting
entirely, it was too much.
Tenel Ka knelt and touched Jaina's head. Using a Jedi Mind trick she slowly
began to ease her friends burdens of her brother and lover. But with her
brother she could only do so much, Jaina and Jacen being telepathically
connected sense birth. Zekk's troubles she wiped almost completely out of
Jaina's mind, making Jaina's burden lighter.
Jaina could still feel Jacen and she reached out to him.
Though Jaina heard him, Jacen could hear or see anything be darkness.
Swimming in a sea of black Jacen saw not only his Sister, but also his brother
Anakin, Mother, Father, Uncle and friend turn away from him. This was
starting to be too much for him; All he wished for now was death.
Zekk started to come back into the light, wishing that things were as they
once were, before he found out he was a Jedi. He missed his friends, and
loved ones.
~JACEN!!!! Jacen...no...Come back to me. ~
Luke also heard this. Tenel Ka brought Jaina in to lie next to her twin.
Slowly and very carefully Luke plunged into their minds. Trying his best to
pull them out of the water Jacen was drowning in.
Jaina tried again to reach out for Jacen, to wrap her mind around his just
as her hand was wrapping around his. The twins were truly joined.
Jacen couldn't hear his sister's cry, but when Luke called to him he heard
it.
~Jacen! Where are you going?~
~I'm leaving so everyone can be happy. You, mom and dad have you're Jedi in
Anakin. Jaina will have Zekk at last. Tenel Ka can go on with her life as a
Jedi. I'm not needed. No one cares~ Jacen cried out. This time his' thought
not only reaching Jaina and Luke, but Leia, Tenel Ka and also Zekk.
Zekk, who thought he was the greatest Dark Jedi, felt for his friend. Jacen
was always there when he needs him. Even tried to help him before he and
Jaina left, but he betrayed Jacen and went back to the dark side.
~Don't give into your Hate~ Zekk called. ~I did and look were it lead me.~
~I don't care anymore,~ Jacen said.
~Jacen no...I need you. You're my other half...without you...Jacen, without
you I'm nothing. Don't leave me.~ Jaina pleaded.
~Why?~ Jacen shouted. ~You weren't saying that when you left. You're whole
Jaina, now leave me be so I can find peace.~
~Jacen,~ Tenel Ka's voice enter in. ~Jacen, friend, love, we all need you.
You can't leave us like this. Jaina will need you more then anyone, most of
all now. You know it's not like the women in you family to really became
Jedi. Or even to deeply care about it. You're own mother even hated the Jedi
at some point.~
~The Battle is over you all won, now leave me be,~ But something made him
come to. He liquid brown eyes opened suddenly. He gasped for breath for a
moment and slowly sat up.
~That battle is over be we all won in the end~ Zekk said.
Jaina was still passed out beside him.
He looked over to his sister. "Jaina! Jaina!" He moved as close to her as
he could, his leg still not repaired yet. Clasping her hand tightly in his
own.
~Jaina! Come on Sis, you got to wake up.~
Jaina slowly stirred.
Though Jacen was in pain, the pain of his sister lying there hurt him worse.
He smiled as she stirred. ~That a girl~ He coaxed.
It was like coaxing a small child, the pain and suffering...the fear of
losing her brother...she had retreated into herself. She moaned as she came
a bit closer to the surface, but still stay buried. It was like peeking her
head out of the metaphysical doorway.
~Jaina, Umm what to hear a Joke?~ Jacen tried. Hoping it would bring her
round.
"Not now, Jacen." She groaned and her eyes fluttered open.
Jacen couldn't help but you laugh. "That got you back to me!"
"That's because your damn jokes are determined to follow me to the
grave...maybe even after." She smiled and hugged her brother, holding him
tightly. "Don't you EVER threaten to leave me again. EVER." She was near
tears.
"I won't," He hugged her back. "But you need to learn not to be so
pigheaded for time to time, especially when I'm trying to help you."
"And you need to learn that you can't save every living
creature...especially the human ones." She teased him
Jacen smiled. "Well it's worth a try, isn't it? I mean that's why I wanted to be what I am. To try and save all things living if I could. Especially human life."
Tenel Ka smiled. She was doing that more when she got around Jacen. Zekk was slowly coming to also. Luke was still inside his mind, helping him find his way through the dark training he went through.
Jaina rolled her eyes and laid her head on his shoulder. She was covered in his blood, but she didn't really care.
Jacen smiled and petted his twin. "You know you're getting all bloody. I think I need to repair my leg.. The Medic Droids are going to have a hay day putting it back on."
"A little blood never hurt anyone...especially not a solo. Besides...the blood reminds me you're still alive."
"I'm sorry.." Jacen said softly. "I didn't mean for it... For any of it.."
Leia shooed Tenel Ka out of the room leaving herself. Luke was too busy with Zekk to bother the twins.
"I'm sorry too. None of this would have happened if I had been more careful...and listened to you once or twice."
"So now you say it. Only after I get hurt and want to give up life." Jacen said sarcastically.
"Yeah well...so I'm a little slow on the uptake."
"I still love you though," he kisses her cheek. "You're my only sister I got, and my twin at that. You're baby is as much part of me as it is you or Zekk. I only wanted to protect you. Zekk was crazy when he got here...I knew he would have been, but you were going to stay. I had to send you away.
"And now? Now what do you think...of me...and Zekk?"
"I always thought you a Zekk looked nice together. But when he went back to the dark side, I had to draw the line. You are my sister; He was my friend gone bad. As long as he truly loves you and will walk the right path, I don't have a problem with my soon to be Brother in law."
Jaina hugged Jacen tightly, not saying anything but obviously grateful.
"Ow.." Jacen said. "My arm... I got it sliced but not removed.." chuckles.
"Love you."
"Love you more, or I wouldn't have come back to you."
"No. I love you way more."
"How do you say that?"
"Cause I came back to you too."
"True, but I could have sworn it was the joke that brought you back," Jacen laughs.
"Yeah well."
"Why don't you lie down and rest now."
She nodded. "I will." She hugged him one last time before heading up to her room. She had wanted to see Zekk but between the medical Droids and Luke, she would only be in the way. So instead she went to nap, leaving her brother in the hands of the Medic Droids.
Chapter 1
Coruscant. Jaina Solo brought her ship down gently, thinking of how long it
had been since she last saw her home and family. A fight between her uncle,
brothers and her had caused the young Jedi to leave home years ago. She had
rejected her Jedi training and taken the road of the smuggler, which
actually made some sense. The girl was a mechanical whiz, having been able
to work on the Falcon when she was only nine years old. Not that she was
much of a girl anymore. Nineteen years old, Jaina had grown into being a
beautiful young woman.
She shut down her engines and stood, walking off the ship and into the
hanger. Jacen was standing there waiting for her. Being twins and in tune
with the force, they always knew when the other was near. He walked over to
meet her and the two embraced, locked together. "How are you?" Jacen asked
as they pulled away.
"All right, considering I'm wanted in four star systems and have a price on
my head three times the size of the one placed on Dad." The two of them
began walking towards the palace entrance. "I'm wanted alive though."
"Alive?" Jacen looked at her. Usually it didn't matter if they were alive or
not.
"Zekk…he ordered the price of my head. I'm betting there will be one on
yours soon." The twins fell into silence walking up to the presidential
suite. Neither of them wanted to talk about Zekk what had happened after the
fight with Luke. They weren't even sure they would know what to say.
Finally reaching the suite, the door open and the two stepped inside to find
their parents, Anakin, and their uncle.
Leia smiled as she saw her daughter.
"Welcome Home Jaina," she said and stepped forward and hugged her daughter.
"Welcome back," Luke said. "I hope you're here to stay for a little." he
said with a smile, not sure if he should embrace his niece or not.
Jacen rolled him eyes. ~Don't go on any pressure Jaina. This is your
homecoming.~
"I'm here for a bit." She nodded. "Until the heat dies down?"
"Heat?" Han looked at her suspiciously.
"There's a price on my head. Order of the new Empire."
"Damn! That's more then dad had on his head!" Jacen said.
"Watch you mouth!" Leia snapped, but Jacen brushed it off.
"It would figure someone would try to bring the Empire back," Luke said.
Jaina just nodded, saying nothing. If they didn't know there was no use to
bring it up.
Luke frowned and looked to Jaina, Leia was now standing with Han.
"Tell me Jaina, what ever happened to your friend, Zekk?"
Jaina swallowed and looked from her parents to Luke and then to Jacen,
trying to draw strength from her twin. "He's the one that put the price on
my head."
Jacen's face was a mask of Jedi calm.
"What?" Leia said.
Luke just nodded.
Han looked at his daughter, "Jaina..."
"He...the dark side won over...eventually...he tried to fight it...that's
why we left...we figured if we got away...were alone things would get
better...there wouldn't be as much pressure. But there was and in the
end...he's been gone for almost 4 months now. The bounty...he wants me
alive, which means he just wants me found. But I..." Her bottom lip began to
quiver, it was obvious this had taken a lot out of her. "I want to go to
him...but I can't...the baby..."
"The baby!" Both Jacen and Leia said at once.
"Ok," Jacen started. "I know I've been keeping it secret that you have been
contacting me over the last few months, but a Baby!"
Leia was speechless.
Han stared at her. "You have a child?"
She shook her head. "I'm GOING to have a child...in five months. I'm
pregnant. He doesn't know."
Anakin stared at his sister.
"And he won't damn find out!" Jacen said, before he started to laugh. "I'm
going to be an Uncle"
"Jaina, you not joking are you?" Leia asked almost scared. "We're here for
you, I hope you know that."
Jaina smiled at Jacen. "Yes, you are. So is Ani."
Anakin grinned. He was gonna be an uncle...and a damn good one too...just
like Luke. He stood and hugged Jaina. "Congratulations."
She smiled at her younger brother. "Thank you." She whispered. "You don't
know how much I needed to hear that."
Jacen came up behind Jaina after Ani had hugged her and gently picked her up
and hugged her. "Congratulations Sis!"
"Yes, Congratulations are in order!" Leia said smiling.
Luke was the only one that didn't look happy about this.
Even Han managed to seem happy about this.
Jaina looked at Luke and then away quickly, looking back to Jacen. "I think
I wanna lay down for a bit. Walk me to my room?"
"Sure," Jacen said.
She smiled and followed him down the corridor. "He needs to know, Jacen."
"Zekk? Why?"
"It's his child."
"I know, but can't it wait until we try to get him back from the dark side?
I mean I've heard Mom telling me who her and Uncle Luke's real father was, and how they were each hide so the old Empire and Darth Vader
couldn't find them. Jaina, like it of not this baby's a Jedi in the making."
"Jacen...don't...you know how I feel about the Jedi."
"I know, but you know it's true. Like it or not, Zekk will want it, want it
for the dark side if you told him right now."
"Good night, Jacen." She slipped into her room and closed the door, leaning
against it as the tears began to well. She missed Zekk...missed him
terribly. She reached her hand into her shirt and pulled out a chain...a
chain that held a ring. She absently played with it, tears running down her
cheeks.
~Jaina...~ Jacen sighed and went to his own room.
*****
Far off into the universe Zekk was on an unknown planet, preparing to crush
the Republic.
"Ok, Mia." he said to a young woman with silky black hair. "You may begin to
configure."
He walked out of the control room, his mind wandering a little to Jaina,
then he shook it away.
Zekk though, thought he was in love with Jaina, wasn't about to be faith to
her. As Mia worked on, Zekk went to his on quarters. Hitting a buzzer he
said, "Charisse, get over here." A few moments later a tall dark haired
woman walking into his room.
"Lock it," he said. She did his bidding. He nodded and got himself a drink.
As he turned he found the woman naked on the bed.
*****
A little later, Jaina sat in the cool dark of her room, leaning back against
the headboard of her bed and thinking. She was tempted to reach out with the
force...to find Zekk. Her mind began to wander, looking for him.
Jacen's mind melted with Jaina's. ~Don't, you too tired.~ Softly.
~I just want to know where he is...know if he's okay~
~I know, but you need rest and I don't want you to hurt my only nephew, of
niece. Which every you have... Lord! You could have twins like mom!~
~Don't say that. I'm nervous enough about handling one on my own...let
alone two~
~On you're own? I like that! You think I would let you traveler the Galaxy
with out me now?~
~You have responsibilities. You're a Jedi
~My responsibilities are to my family first, and that means you. Plus Jedi
or not, It doesn't change my own feelings on love.~
~Speaking of love...heard from Tenel Ka lately?~
~Yeah,~ she feels his blush. ~We talk almost every night...~
~And....?~
~And what? I mean... Oh dear..~
She laughed. ~Is there any sign of a wedding ahead?~
~I wish, but no. She's bound to the laws of the Jedi. No Marriage..But, you
know she is the only daughter of the Hapens royalty.. Maybe..~
~My brother...a prince. Not too shabby.~
~And some male has to carry on the Solo name..~
~Well there's Anakin for that...~
~Ani? He's too much like Uncle Luke for that.~
~True. True.~
~Want do you think though? Do I make a better Jedi or Husband? For Tenel
Ka?~
Jaina grinned and thought. ~I dunno. I can see you as both.~
~Thanks that makes me feel so good.~
~Sorry.~
~It was a joke Jaina...You've been gone to long~
~I've just been stressed lately. I'm sorry, Jacen.~
~It's all cool sis~
~Thanks~
~Welcome~
*****
Zekk woke with the woman still in his bed. "Get up you whore!" he said and
pushed the woman off his bed. He closes his eyes as she left. He thought
went to Jaina, his heart suddenly crying out to her.
~Jaina! Where are you!?~
*****
Jaina tossed and turned in her sleep, dreaming about Zekk. Dreaming about
their last night together. And then she heard it. Startling awake she sat up
and looked around as if expecting him to be there. When she saw she was
alone she realized what had happened. ~Zekk~ She returned his call. ~I'm
here, Zekk~
*****
Zekk heard it, but only faintly. He heard the 'I'm Here, Zekk.' He sat up in
him bed. "Damn! I have to find her!" he got up dressing once more and walked
to the control tower.
"Mia, I'm going off planet for a bit, I'll be back in a few days," he said.
"Where are.." was as far as she could get.
"You dare Question me!"
"No sir.." she said and got back to work. Zekk walked to his ship, the
Lighting Rod and boarded her. Soon he was in hyper space flying towards the
New Republic.
*****
Jaina dressed quickly, slipping the ring back under her shirt and then ran
off to find Jacen.
Jacen, was laying in his bed with the Vid cam on the linked him and Tenel
Ka. She was on her home planet and under her covers to her bed.
"You're never no fun Tenel Ka," Jacen said.
"Jacen, if I was as fun as you would want me to be, I'd be in your bed." She
said. Jacen was only covered to his own waist, his chest bare.
"I still think you should come to Coruscant for a little."
"Maybe."
Jaina knocked on his door. "Jacen...JACEN!"
"Shit!" was what Jaina heard before Jacen's door opened to show him only in
shorts.
"Yes?
"He...he called out to me. In my head. I...Zekk...he's coming."
"No!" Jacen said. "He can't! The baby!" Jacen said. "We've got to hide
you."
"No."
"The baby! Think of the baby or babies. If he knows, then... Jaina I know
you don't like the force and all but you can't like the Dark side more then
the Light."
"Jacen...it was Zekk...the Zekk we know. He's coming back."
"Jaina, it's not our Zekk; it's their Zekk. God Jaina! I can't have you
hurt like this. Hear me out please. I can't lose you to the Dark side, Mom
almost lost Uncle Luke to it, please, don't make me lose you. I'll go over
before I let you."
"Jacen. I will see him. Whether you like it or not." And with that she
walked away.
"Jaina!" He followed her. "I am not saying you can't see him. You can't,
only if he doesn't see you. Think of yourself, and your child. His child. Do
you want to go through the pain of it being made a Dark Jedi by someone you
love?"
"My child will not be a dark Jedi. I will get Zekk back."
"Jaina, Darth Vader didn't become Anakin Skywalker with Uncle Luke's first
battle. And if your not careful, your child will be a dark Jedi."
"I know what I'm doing, Jacen. Trust me."
"No you don't," Jacen said and did something he thought he wouldn't have to
do. He reached deep into her mind, using his Jedi skills and makes her pass
out. He was more of a Jedi then his sister, because she ran off and he finished.
Jaina dropped to the floor, unconscious.
Jacen picked her up, knowing that the black out would last a good 8 hours. He
walked back into his room and sets her on his bed. Turning the Vid Cam back
on he saw Tenel Ka.
"What's wrong?" she said at once.
"I'm sending Jaina to you, Zekk's coming and she doesn't need to be here."
"Why?"
"Because He's a Dark Jedi and want's Jaina as he's Dark Jedi Lover, and he
doesn't know she's pregnant."
"Pregnant!? Send her to me, Tell Lowbacca to bring her here. She won't leave
here until you send message that Zekk's gone."
"Thank you Tenel Ka, love." Jacen said. "I'll talk to you later, Out," and
the Vid Cam went off. Jacen picked Jaina back up and went to Lowie's room.
He was met with a deep roar.
"I'm happy to see you too buddy," Jacen said. Jacen's wookie having
improved.
"I want you to take Jaina to Tenel Ka for me. I got to deal with her lover
that wants her back."
Lowie growled.
"I know, but Tenel Ka well keep her and the baby safe." Jacen give Jaina to
Lowie. "Now go!" He said. Lowie left quickly Taking Jaina to the Hapens
Cluster.
Once taken to Hapens Jaina was given a room next to Tenel Ka's and that only
Tenel Ka could open.
*****
Jaina began to come to, groaning. She sat up slowly, trying to remember what
had happened. She looked around, it slowly registering that she was
somewhere other than her room. She took everything in trying to get her
bearing.
Tenel Ka walks into her room. "Hello Friend Jaina, it's been a long time
since I've seen you."
"Tenel Ka? What are you...where are we?"
"You're in the Hapen Palace. Lowie brought you here."
"What? But ho...Jacen." She growled.
"Calm yourself Jaina, he's only looking out after you and your child."
Jaina looked at Tenel Ka. "He doesn't understand. I have to get to Zekk. I
can help him."
"You can but not with you 4 month Pregnant." Tenel Ka said.
"He needs to know."
"Not right now,"
"Tenel Ka, I appreciate your concern. I do. But...this is my child and I
will decide when and/or if the father will know."
"I understand this, but you also must understand that that child is like
your grandfather. A cast of light into dark. Shadows. If Zekk were to know
you and the child could go through things that would be deadly to the both
of you." Tenel Ka said.
"But as you're friend I will take you back, and WE will face Zekk together.
I let you go the first time because He was, or was thought to be on the
side of Light, but I was mistaken. Will you agree? I will only take you back
if I face him with you. As protection for you and the child."
"I don't seem to have a choice."
"That you have. To stay here of let me come and protect you," Tenel Ka said.
"You can come."
Tenel Ka nodded and called for her ship the Rock Dragon. "We can leave
momentarily." she said.
*****
As Zekk's ship landed, Jacen was walking across the platform. Zekk knew
Jacen would be the first challenge to get through, but also the hardest.
"Well, Well," Zekk said. "If it isn't the watch dog."
"You have nerve," Jacen said.
"Really? How so?"
"Coming here and looking for me sister."
"Well, she's my lover and soon to be wife."
"Over my dead body."
"That can be arranged."
On cue, both Jacen's lightsaber and Zekk's darksaber light up.
"Why couldn't you just be the same Zekk I always got along with?"
"Because things change and so do I. I want your sister, I want her with me
as I smash this republic and
build a grand Empire, Greater the Palpatine's!" Their sabers clashed.
Jacen and Zekk's saber's clashed with hate from both sides. Zekk was smiling
though as his battle with Jacen went on.
"You're giving into your hate, this is good." Zekk said.
"Never!" Jacen said and ran at him. Zekk backflipped out of Jacen's way.
"You're hiding her aren't you? hiding her off planet I assume. But no
matter. Let me finish with you and I'll find her. She wants me to find her.
She want to live as my Jedi Whore." Zekk laughed.
"She'll never live as that! I'll kill you before that happens to my sister!"
Zekk reaches out with his Dark Powers. "Ah but you protect something more,
don't you Dear Friend."
"You'll never hear it from me," Jacen said and swung his saber at Zekk.
Zekk dodged it swinging around and only glazing Jacen's arm with his own
saber.
"Give into your hate. You know you want too. Destroy me, or at least give it
your best shot!" Zekk laughed.
Though Jacen was now a Jedi Knight and not one on training, he started to
slip into his hate. He started attacking Zekk where the dark haired man
would least expect it.
*****
Before Jaina knew she was on the back to the place her twin had sent her
from. Tenel Ka look at her from the Co-Pilot's seat. "We should get there in
no more then an Hour. Less if we use the thermal booster Rockets with the
Hyper Drive."
"Let's use the rockets."
Tenel Ka nods and hits the button for the rockets. Before long they were
entering into the atmosphere of Coruscant.
Jaina could feel Zekk close by.
Tenel Ka pointed out of the window at the battle-taking place. "Jacen!" she
whispered. "Let us go." she said moving towards the hanger door.
Jaina was right behind her, hand going for her blaster.
*****
Jacen and Zekk didn't notice the ship, but each could feel the presence of
both Tenel Ka and Jaina.
"No!" Jacen cursed.
"This is wonderful, not only do I get Jaina, but I have a shot at you little
whore you have."
"Tenel Ka's not a whore, and neither is my sister!"
"Oh? Well I can back her one." Zekk sneered. Jacen lunged at him with his
saber, still using both arms though one was badly damaged.
"You're weak! Just like Skywalker!" Zekk laughed as Jacen knelt on the ground.
Zekk circled the young man. "It was wise that Anakin became Darth Vader!
But even he was weak. I am not so!"
But before Zekk could laugh any more, Jacen used his inner Jedi and gave
Zekk a surprise attack.
Shocked by this attack Zekk was throw back, losing his own saber, but easily
calling it back to try and knock Jacen's away.
Tenel Ka reached for her own saber.
Zekk aimed for Jacen's feet but Jacen flipped so that he wouldn't lose them.
Their saber's clashed again.
There they stood for a moment looking at each other.
Jaina ran ahead on Tenel Ka, ready to enter the fight.
Tenel Ka caught up easily with Jaina. "No Jaina, not yet... Let them see
you, not only feel you." she whispered.
Jaina nodded and stood on the sidelines.
Jacen with amazing strength pushed Zekk back and started to hit him
repeatedly with his saber. The dark side oozing its way back into him.
Zekk did his best to dodge or knock the attacks off.
Jaina wanted to go to them.
As darkness fell a pun Jacen, Zekk saw the weak spot in it, and took the
chance. Though he would be putting his self at risk he knocked Jacen's saber
back enough so his own would come flying down onto Jacen's leg.
Jacen fell forward feeling his leg, at the calf was now gone. He's own
lightsaber sliced into Zekk's saber arm, severing it from his body also.
Jaina screamed.
Tenel Ka did also. She couldn't help herself.
Jaina ran to them, not even sure who to go to.
Tenel Ka ran forward to Jacen and Zekk, Both now passed out from all the
energy they put into the battle and now the lose of their limps.
Jaina somehow managed to have enough sense to call for her uncle and her
mother, using the force.
Leia and Luke both can running out. Seeing Jacen, Leia screamed and ran to
him. Luke eyed Jaina and walked over to Zekk and Jacen.
"We can have their limps repaired." Luke said to Leia. She only nodded. Then
she saw Jaina.
"I'm sorry Jaina, We'll hopefully have him fixed up soon." she said, meaning
Zekk, not thinking her daughter cares for her twin anymore.
Jaina was near catatonic...Jacen...she could feel his pain...and then
Zekk...they were bonded by the child. It was an overload. Her eyes glazed
over as she stood still...hardly even breathing.
Luke called a Medic Unit to take both young men to the Medic wing and but them
into a Baka tank, after repairing the limps on them both. Luke would talk to
Zekk later about the Dark side and then have the same talk to Jacen. Jacen
let the dark side into him, and that was his down fall.
Leia went with her son.
Tenel Ka looked from Luke to Jaina, walking back over to her friend. In her
mind played the thought of this was Jaina's fault. But she would not allow
it to be so. "They will be alright," she said.
Jaina didn't respond.
There was something inside Jacen's head, a loud screaming echoed from wall
to wall in his mind. He couldn't awake from the wound he had suffered to
suffer. He felt as though he was falling into a bit of darkness with no one
to help him. He cried out with his mind for his sister, his brother, but he
couldn't hear any answer. He was going through the Jedi Training all over
again, The part were you face yourself. The inner part of you, that will
always is something you don't want it to be.
Zekk was having echoes in his head alike Jacen' but they were when he was a
child. Before the Dark times had consumed him. Thoughts of Jaina and Jacen
echoed in his head, before he became the Dark Lord Zekk. He fought to hold
those memories, but found he was slipping into the dark ways.
Jaina was hearing both of these in her head at one time in surround sound.
She screamed, a blood curdling scream that let out all the anguish and pain
the others were feeling. She collapsed to her knees before fainting
entirely, it was too much.
Tenel Ka knelt and touched Jaina's head. Using a Jedi Mind trick she slowly
began to ease her friends burdens of her brother and lover. But with her
brother she could only do so much, Jaina and Jacen being telepathically
connected sense birth. Zekk's troubles she wiped almost completely out of
Jaina's mind, making Jaina's burden lighter.
Jaina could still feel Jacen and she reached out to him.
Though Jaina heard him, Jacen could hear or see anything be darkness.
Swimming in a sea of black Jacen saw not only his Sister, but also his brother
Anakin, Mother, Father, Uncle and friend turn away from him. This was
starting to be too much for him; All he wished for now was death.
Zekk started to come back into the light, wishing that things were as they
once were, before he found out he was a Jedi. He missed his friends, and
loved ones.
~JACEN!!!! Jacen...no...Come back to me. ~
Luke also heard this. Tenel Ka brought Jaina in to lie next to her twin.
Slowly and very carefully Luke plunged into their minds. Trying his best to
pull them out of the water Jacen was drowning in.
Jaina tried again to reach out for Jacen, to wrap her mind around his just
as her hand was wrapping around his. The twins were truly joined.
Jacen couldn't hear his sister's cry, but when Luke called to him he heard
it.
~Jacen! Where are you going?~
~I'm leaving so everyone can be happy. You, mom and dad have you're Jedi in
Anakin. Jaina will have Zekk at last. Tenel Ka can go on with her life as a
Jedi. I'm not needed. No one cares~ Jacen cried out. This time his' thought
not only reaching Jaina and Luke, but Leia, Tenel Ka and also Zekk.
Zekk, who thought he was the greatest Dark Jedi, felt for his friend. Jacen
was always there when he needs him. Even tried to help him before he and
Jaina left, but he betrayed Jacen and went back to the dark side.
~Don't give into your Hate~ Zekk called. ~I did and look were it lead me.~
~I don't care anymore,~ Jacen said.
~Jacen no...I need you. You're my other half...without you...Jacen, without
you I'm nothing. Don't leave me.~ Jaina pleaded.
~Why?~ Jacen shouted. ~You weren't saying that when you left. You're whole
Jaina, now leave me be so I can find peace.~
~Jacen,~ Tenel Ka's voice enter in. ~Jacen, friend, love, we all need you.
You can't leave us like this. Jaina will need you more then anyone, most of
all now. You know it's not like the women in you family to really became
Jedi. Or even to deeply care about it. You're own mother even hated the Jedi
at some point.~
~The Battle is over you all won, now leave me be,~ But something made him
come to. He liquid brown eyes opened suddenly. He gasped for breath for a
moment and slowly sat up.
~That battle is over be we all won in the end~ Zekk said.
Jaina was still passed out beside him.
He looked over to his sister. "Jaina! Jaina!" He moved as close to her as
he could, his leg still not repaired yet. Clasping her hand tightly in his
own.
~Jaina! Come on Sis, you got to wake up.~
Jaina slowly stirred.
Though Jacen was in pain, the pain of his sister lying there hurt him worse.
He smiled as she stirred. ~That a girl~ He coaxed.
It was like coaxing a small child, the pain and suffering...the fear of
losing her brother...she had retreated into herself. She moaned as she came
a bit closer to the surface, but still stay buried. It was like peeking her
head out of the metaphysical doorway.
~Jaina, Umm what to hear a Joke?~ Jacen tried. Hoping it would bring her
round.
"Not now, Jacen." She groaned and her eyes fluttered open.
Jacen couldn't help but you laugh. "That got you back to me!"
"That's because your damn jokes are determined to follow me to the
grave...maybe even after." She smiled and hugged her brother, holding him
tightly. "Don't you EVER threaten to leave me again. EVER." She was near
tears.
"I won't," He hugged her back. "But you need to learn not to be so
pigheaded for time to time, especially when I'm trying to help you."
"And you need to learn that you can't save every living
creature...especially the human ones." She teased him
Jacen smiled. "Well it's worth a try, isn't it? I mean that's why I wanted to be what I am. To try and save all things living if I could. Especially human life."
Tenel Ka smiled. She was doing that more when she got around Jacen. Zekk was slowly coming to also. Luke was still inside his mind, helping him find his way through the dark training he went through.
Jaina rolled her eyes and laid her head on his shoulder. She was covered in his blood, but she didn't really care.
Jacen smiled and petted his twin. "You know you're getting all bloody. I think I need to repair my leg.. The Medic Droids are going to have a hay day putting it back on."
"A little blood never hurt anyone...especially not a solo. Besides...the blood reminds me you're still alive."
"I'm sorry.." Jacen said softly. "I didn't mean for it... For any of it.."
Leia shooed Tenel Ka out of the room leaving herself. Luke was too busy with Zekk to bother the twins.
"I'm sorry too. None of this would have happened if I had been more careful...and listened to you once or twice."
"So now you say it. Only after I get hurt and want to give up life." Jacen said sarcastically.
"Yeah well...so I'm a little slow on the uptake."
"I still love you though," he kisses her cheek. "You're my only sister I got, and my twin at that. You're baby is as much part of me as it is you or Zekk. I only wanted to protect you. Zekk was crazy when he got here...I knew he would have been, but you were going to stay. I had to send you away.
"And now? Now what do you think...of me...and Zekk?"
"I always thought you a Zekk looked nice together. But when he went back to the dark side, I had to draw the line. You are my sister; He was my friend gone bad. As long as he truly loves you and will walk the right path, I don't have a problem with my soon to be Brother in law."
Jaina hugged Jacen tightly, not saying anything but obviously grateful.
"Ow.." Jacen said. "My arm... I got it sliced but not removed.." chuckles.
"Love you."
"Love you more, or I wouldn't have come back to you."
"No. I love you way more."
"How do you say that?"
"Cause I came back to you too."
"True, but I could have sworn it was the joke that brought you back," Jacen laughs.
"Yeah well."
"Why don't you lie down and rest now."
She nodded. "I will." She hugged him one last time before heading up to her room. She had wanted to see Zekk but between the medical Droids and Luke, she would only be in the way. So instead she went to nap, leaving her brother in the hands of the Medic Droids.