I truly wished I owned Star wars, but unfortunately I'm not George Lucas.
Unexpected savior,
Anakin is dead, but he isn't completely gone when his family is in need he's there to help. Mild AU, this story will probably be short less than 10 chaps.
The battle of Endor;
Luke Skywalker and his sister Leia turned and headed back towards the others leaving the three spirits of Yoda, Obi-Wan, and their father Anakin behind. Anakin smiled as he watched his children leave his children that still felt weird to him, less than four hours ago he had one son and then he'd learned he had a daughter as well. Anakin shook his head feeling stupid for not seeing the resemblance before Leia looked just like her mother how had he missed it?
Anakin shook his head he couldn't help feeling slightly guilt he'd missed everything during their childhoods and then he'd terrorized them as adults. As the three of them disappeared once more Obi-Wan put a reassuring hand on Anakin's shoulder, "it's all right Ani you can be there now just in a different way." Anakin nodded, "I'll do whatever I can I promise."
Anakin's first step was to confront Leia, he could sense her anger at him and while Anakin could understand that perfectly he knew that if Leia held onto that grudge she could become exactly what her father had been (or worse). Anakin let out a loud sigh of relief when he felt Leia's forgiveness wash over him. As a spirit he could feel when anyone was thinking about him and positive thoughts had soothing quality to them, almost like rubbing a balm onto a stinging wound. The feeling was even greater when Leia overcame her fears of having children because of Anakin's past after discovering more about it.
Anakin and Padmé were thrilled when they became grandparents, but as soon as Jacen, Jaina, and then Anakin were born it was clear their lives wouldn't be easy. Sure enough a few years later Anakin had to intervene to save their lives……..
Coruscant (the twins are 7).
Jacen and Jaina Solo were running through the lower level of the great city-planet Coruscant chasing their friend Zekk who was running towards Pekhum's garage, the other boy had wanted to show the twins the changes Peckhum had made to his ship and Jacen had quickly suggested they race, Zekk had said no at first (he'd grown up on the lower levels and knew how dangerous they could be) but with a little persuasion from his friends he'd agreed.
Now Zekk was running down the street dodging the usual trash and busted droids that littered the ground here on the lower levels with Jacen and Jaina following closely behind laughing. The twins knew they could easily outrun Zekk (with or without the Force), Jacen and Jaina had both visited Pekhum's garage before and knew their way there, but they let Zekk keep ahead of them anyway.
As they turned the corner Jacen shouted, "Jaina did you see that?" Jaina looked around and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, "See what?" Jaina slowed down a little as Jacen spoke again, "I thought I saw someone standing in the door way." Jaina shrugged, "Jacen there's a strange looking person standing in every doorway down here it was probably nothing. Now come on." Jacen glanced back at the doorway which had caught his attention before, and sure enough it was empty. Jacen shrugged thinking his sister was right, it was probably nothing.
Jacen and Jaina quickly caught up to Zekk, but just as he turned another corner a pair of large arms reached down and picked him up. Zekk shouted kicking and punching at the man who'd grabbed him as he shouted, "let me go, put me down!" Jacen and Jaina surged forward determined to help their friend; they hoped they could take down just one guy. At least knock him over so Zekk could get away.
Jaina reached them first the man who Zekk was at least two meters tall with dark hair and nasty looking eyes he had a horrible grin on his face as he spoke, "Oh no kid you're not going anywhere." Jacen and Jaina looked at each other and instantly knew what they we're going to do they reached into the force so they could trip the large man, but just as they came into sight two other men picked them up and soon they were surrounded by twenty different men.
The man who'd grabbed Zekk fell over and Zekk tried to run, but he was picked up by another one of the men in the group who hit Zekk hard on the head knocking him out cold. Jaina and Jacen both screamed hoping someone would here them and come help the man holding Jacen spoke up his voice had a grinding sound to it like to rocks moving against each other, "Don't bother no one's gonna hear ya down here."
The men raised their hands to knock Jacen and Jaina out when a voice rang out from the shadows to their left, "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Jaina and Jacen jerked their heads to see a tall man in a cloak standing there one of the men spoke up, "Hey back off buddy this don't have nothin to do with you." The stranger moved forward slowly never taking his eyes off of the three children, "oh yes it does. Now you have two choices, one you can drop the kids and run. If you're lucky you'll get away, or at the least you'll be in one peace when you're delivered to the authorities. Option two you try to win, you lose and end up in severe pain and possibly missing a few limbs."
The man holding Jacen raised a hand to the boys neck, "I think we'll take option three you let us go or will snap the kids neck and leave you with three small bodies to explain to their mommies and daddies." The stranger stepped forward as he pulled something out from under the cloak, "Oh, I don't think so." He flipped a switch and a light blue lightsaber came on with a loud 'swish'.
Jacen and Jaina both gasped he was a Jedi eight of the men in the group ran at the sight of the lightsaber, but the others stood fast and the man holding Jacen squeezed his neck harder making the small boy whimper, "look pal I don't care who you are if you don't let us go we'll just kill the kiddies." The stranger moved closer and said in a voice that broke no argument, "no you won't." Jacen and Jaina felt a surge in the force and a moment later the three men doubled over and dropped the children Jacen and Jaina landed safely as the stranger carefully levitated the unconscious Zekk to the ground.
Jacen and Jaina ran to stand behind the stranger, they weren't sure who this guy was, but they knew it was safer with him than with the others Zekk landed next to them. The stranger turned to them, "Stay out of the way." Jacen opened his mouth to speak but the stranger put up a hand as the other 12 men stepped forward.
As the stranger attacked several of the men pulled out blasters and begun shooting, but the man used his saber to deflect them back causing the blasters to buzz out and their owners to drop them as they cursed loudly. The stranger jumped up kicking two of the men in the head and causing them to fall to the ground unconscious as his hood slipped off his head. Jacen and Jaina saw that the stranger was about twenty, tall, with shoulder length dirty blonde hair as the two men the stranger had kicked landed on the ground three of the men rushed forward at him the stranger used the force to knock them back as well.
The stranger used the force to knock the others out and soon all 12 men were lying on the ground the stranger pulled a large metallic object out of his robe. It looked like a larger blaster pistol, but as the man pulled the trigger a net came out wrapping around all twelve of them into confinement.
The stranger swung the rope attached to the net over a nearby ledge and pushed a button causing the net to rise in the air. The stranger threw a small device at the rope, once the device connected with the rope it began to beep loudly. Jaina instantly recognized it as a tracking device of some kind the stranger pulled his hood back up and walked over to the children he turned to Jacen and Jaina, "Are you hurt?" Jacen shook his head, "We're a little bruised, but it's nothing serious." Jaina turned to the stranger, "Is Zekk all right?" the man reached down and placed a hand on Zekk's head after a few moments he spoke, "He should be fine let's get you home." The stranger picked Zekk up and helped Jacen and Jaina to their feet.
The stranger started walking towards a near-by lift and Jacen spoke up, "ah, not that we aren't grateful or anything, but who are you and how did you know we needed help?" The stranger paused at the door to the lift, "You can call me A.J. I was down here." He paused to look around before continuing, "checking up with my family when I sensed your distress." Jaina looked around, "You're family lives down here?!" Jaina knew her uncle Luke would never allow the family of one of his trainees to live in the lower levels of Coruscant he would've gotten Mom and Dad to help relocate them.
A.J. shook his head, "Not exactly, they were just down here visiting some old friends and I came with to make sure they didn't run into trouble. I had a feeling something was going to happen, turns out it wasn't my family who was in danger after all it was you two."
Jacen and Jaina looked curiously at each other this story didn't seem quiet right, but they didn't sense any danger or severe deceit from this man and he had saved their lives after all so they decided not to push the issue too far. A.J. spoke again as he summoned the lift, "After everything your parents and uncle have done for me it's the least I can do." Jaina jerked her head up, "We don't know you."
When A.J. spoke again this time his voice had a strong sound of humor to it, "You may not realize who I am, but trust me when I say you know me better than you think you do." The lift came down and A.J. waited for Jacen and Jaina to get in before he followed with Zekk in his arms. The lift began to move up quickly as Jaina said, "I don't remember anyone mentioning a man named A.J." A.J. shrugged as Zekk began to toss lightly in his arms once the lift arrived on the level of the Solo's apartments Zekk was awake, "what's going on?"
A.J. spoke gently, "Calm down your fine, I'm a friend." Zekk opened his mouth to speak, but just as he did they arrived at the Solo's room A.J. punched in the security code and the door opened. Jaina raised an eyebrow and turned to see that Jacen also had a confused look on his face this guy must know her parents well to have been given the security code. Jaina's parents only gave that code to people they trusted the most and they changed it so often there's no way someone could've gotten it or guessed it another way.
A.J. put Zekk down on the couch and said, "You'll be all right just take it easy why don't you two go get you're parents? A.J. had turned to Jacen and Jaina as he spoke, but his hood was still up and they didn't get a look at his face the twins turned and ran towards the kitchen shouting, "Mom Dad!" Han Solo poked his head out from behind the wall the smile on his face faltering as he saw the dirt and bruises on his children, "Jaina, Jacen what happened? Are you two all right?"
They both started talking at once, "We went to visit Zekk."
"And we were running through the lower levels when some guys grabbed us."
"They were trying to take us away when this guy appeared."
"A Jedi named A.J. he saved us and brought us back here."
"He's in the living room with Zekk."
Han was used to the twins talking at once and managed to understand most of what they were saying (at least he got the gist of it). Han picked Anakin up from the floor were he was playing and walked into the living room to see Zekk on the couch Han looked around, "What's going on?"
There was no one else in the room Jacen and Jaina looked around, "Zekk where's A.J.?" Zekk turned towards them, "He left, he said he couldn't stay long that we were safe here and everything would be all right, but he had to go home." Han didn't know what was going on, but something about this just didn't sit right with him he pulled his pocket communicator out and turned it on, "Luke, Leia, I think you need to get over here right now someone tried to kidnap Zekk and the twins again."
Luke was on Coruscant discussing some Jedi issues with Leia about ways for 'normal people' to recognize children with Jedi potential. Han cleaned the kids up and tended to their injuries as best he could while waiting from Luke and Leia to arrive. It took them less than ten minutes to get there. Leia came running in shouting, "Han, kids what's going on?!" all three children ran to their mother, "Mom!' Leia gathered her children in her arms noting the bruises on the twins as Luke entered the apartments, "What happened?"
Leia turned back to look at Han and Luke, "That's what I want to know?" Han took a breath, "I'm not really sure Threepio was supposed to take the kids down to see Zekk." At that moment the droid in question entered, "Oh, Master Jacen, Mistress Jaina, there you are." Han turned to him, "all right golden rod what happened?" Threepio's voice became distressed, "oh it was dreadful I was taking Master Jacen and Mistress Jaina to the lift when I suddenly shut down, I just restarted and found myself in a storage closet of some kind."
Han and Leia both gave the twins a look that said, 'care to explain.' Jacen and Jaina smiled sheepishly. They hadn't wanted to bring the irritating droid along so they'd shut him down. Han rolled his eyes, "I knew I shouldn't have let you kids go with Chewie off planet visiting his family." Jacen and Jaina both groaned as Luke asked, "So what happened?" Han bit his lip, "Anyways I was in the kitchen with Anakin and about half an hour after they'd left they came running in shouting for help, they said some guys tried to take them and Zekk, but some man named A.J. saved them when I came out here he was gone."
Leia looked at Han, "Was anyone hurt?" Han shook his head, "I checked the kids over they don't have any severe injuries, Zekk hit his head pretty hard, but everyone should be all right. I didn't see this A.J. person Zekk said he left." Leia turned to her children, "Who was this man?" Jaina shrugged, "I don't know, he was a Jedi and said he knew you." Jacen spoke up, "He even had the code for the door." Jaina nodded, "He kept his hood up and we never saw his face, all we saw was that he was a tall guy with dark blonde hair." The three adults looked at each other while Anakin looked around, "What's going on?" Leia turned to her youngest child, "That's what we're trying to find out sweetie." Luke bent down so he was eye to eye with his niece, "Jaina, are you sure this man was a Jedi?
Jaina nodded, "yeah he used the force to catch us and knock the others out." Jacen said, "We could feel the force coming from him he was definitely a Jedi." Luke turned to Han and Leia shaking his head, "I have no idea who this could be." Leia said, "Neither do I."
Han shook his head, "Hey don't look at me kid, Jedi's are your business not mine I don't have a clue." Luke turned to Zekk, "Zekk, did you see this man's face?" Zekk shook his head, "No sir, his hood was low and his face was in shadows." Luke turned to his sister and brother-in-law, "Can I have your permission to check their memories? That way I might be able to find out who this man could be?" Han bit his lip, "I don't know, I don't have a problem with the force stuff anymore, but I'm not sure if I like you using it on the kids."
Anakin leaned onto Leia's shoulder as she turned to Han, "Mom, my head hurts." Leia patted his back gently as she turned to Han, "It's o.k. I got you." Leia gave Han a reassuring smile as she said, "Han I know you don't like the idea of Luke looking at their memories, but we need to know what happened and the kids won't be in any danger." Leia turned to Jaina and Jacen, "kids is it all right with you if uncle Luke looks into your mind?"
Jacen and Jaina nodded Luke turned to them both, "Jacen, Jaina, I want you both to try and focus as hard as you can on what happened and this man named A.J. all right?" They both nodded again as Zekk said, "I'm going to leave." Luke held up a hand, "Zekk wait I want to check your memories to if that's all right?" Zekk fidgeted nervously, "Will it, will it hurt?"
The boy looked terrified, Luke's intense blue eyes softened as he shook his head, "No Zekk, I promise you it won't hurt." Zekk swayed back and forth a few times before finally saying, "all right." Luke gestured for Zekk to sit back down which he did as Luke began to probe Jaina's memories. Luke looked over the event at normal speed then he slowed things down, just as Jaina said there was no clear view of this mans face. Luke even tried changing the angle Jaina saw the man from but nothing worked. Luke pulled back and turned to Han and Leia, "nothing." They both looked disappointed as Luke turned his attention to Jacen and then Zekk, but the result was the same, "I'm not getting anything, none of them had a clear look at his face and I don't even recognize his voice."
Leia turned to her brother, "Well can you show me what he sounded like I might recognize him?" Luke nodded vigorously it was possible Leia might know who this man was, Luke just didn't understand why he hadn't recognized anything about A.J. (although Luke couldn't help feeling there was something eerily familiar about the way this man had fought). Luke had trained every Jedi who had appeared since the emperor died at one degree or another and he just didn't understand how he couldn't recognize this man, but still if there was even a chance Leia could recognize him they had to try.
Luke projected the image of A.J. into Leia's mind, the sound of his voice and the most of his physical appearance Luke had gained from the children's perspective memories. Leia focused on this man and tried to discover who this he was, but nothing triggered her memory. When Luke withdrew Leia shook her head in defeat, "no nothing." Han, Luke, and Leia all looked at each over in concern while at the same time Anakin fell asleep in his mothers' arms.
Soon the communicator in the Solo apartments was being used to its fullest extent all three adults called in every connection they had. They checked the security holos and again there was no view of the mystery mans face. Leia called Coruscant security and found that a tracking device had lead them to an area in the lower level were they'd found a bunch of men in a net with a recording of the attempted abduction (no view there either) to make things even stranger the technology used to apprehend these men was stamped with the label of the Old Republic!
Now all three of them were completely confused, no one had any idea of a 20 something year old Jedi who would have access to or use Old Republic technology of any kind it was a total mystery. Luke, Han, and Leia spent the next three weeks trying to discover this mans identity to no avail and eventually they all managed to move past the incident and for the most part they didn't really think about it too often. Until they heard from A.J. again……
O.k. that's all for now what do you think should I keep going?