Chapter 2: News
Jaina Solo Fel was a woman in her mid- forties who, despite her increasing age, was not showing the typical signs of age, physically or mentally. She had no graying hairs and was still in the peak of her physical condition even after the birth of three children. She was currently pacing back and forth across the living area of her home on Bastion, much to the annoyance of her husband Jagged Fel.
"Look Jaina, I know you're nervous, I am too, but all you're succeeding in doing at the moment is wearing out the perfectly good carpet." She stopped and glared at him slightly, but, realizing he was right, plopped herself on the loveseat next to him with an exasperated sigh. He put his arm around her and she leaned her head against his shoulder.
After a moment of sitting like this in silence, Jaina spoke. "Jag, what if they refuse to acknowledge that we're their parents? What if they don't get along with Terrian? What if they don't like…" She was cut off by a look from Jag that said Shut-Up-And-Relax. She fell silent and leaned her head back against his chest. He stroked her hair.
Jaina took in the room before her. Even though this had technically been their legal home for 18 years, neither she nor Jag got to see it very much. She was busy with Jedi business, Jag was busy with Empire business, and Terrian, their eldest son, spent most of his time away with the Jedi as well.
She thought back to the situation at hand. Very soon, possibly at this very moment, her twin son and daughter, as well as the twin son and daughter of late Jedi Knight Tahiri Veila, were on their way. Jaina hadn't seen them since they were one year old, and no doubt they had changed dramatically since then.
When Jaina had been pregnant with twins there had been thousands of disputes threatening to boil over into war all across the galaxy. When it had been brought up that the Jedi were to go one a mission much like the Outbound Flight, she and Tahiri had been the first to volunteer. She wasn't really sure what she had been expecting from it, but what she really wanted was a better home for her children, away from everything she had grown up learning so early.
What they came across was a planet, blue and green, with swirling white clouds that looked similar to planets like Kashyyyk or Endor from space, but looked much like a mixture of worlds on the surface. There were cities like on Couruscant, deserts like Tatooine, Ice and tundra like Hoth, Forests like Endor, and Swamps like Dagobah. The list of comparisons to other planets went on and on.
She and Tahiri had been fascinated by the planet and, having brought their children with them, had decided with much uncertainty that if there was a place for their children to grow up in a different way it was here. The only one that stayed was Terrian who was two years old and old enough to not want to leave his mother.
Finding four capable families near each other they tearfully gave their children up while giving the parents memories of a birth to make it seem more real. They had left, but deep inside she had made a promise to herself and them that she would see them again.
Many times she had begun to regret doing that but had to tell herself that there was nothing she could do about it. Now she was getting them back after 14 years and was as nervous as she'd ever been.
The beep of her comlink jolted her out of her reverie. "Jedi Fel," she said into her comlink. "Mom!" Terrians voice made Jaina relax just the slightest bit. "What is it Terrian?" she asked, remembering that he had insisted that he go on his brother and sisters retrieval mission. "We got them! They're unconscious, but we got them." he said. Jaina opened her mouth to say something. "Yes mom, they're fine." he said, answering the unasked question.
Jaina smiled. Finally, she would have her children back. Tahiri's soul could rest in peace. She leaned back against a sleeping Jag and closed her eyes. A few more weeks and they would be here. I'm ready for you Katana, Kato, Kinge, and Althea she thought and smiled before the welcome blackness of sleep engulfed her.