Luke landed somewhat better than Leia had, the balls of his feet absorbing his fall silencing his landing. He looked up and noticed he was in a hallway that apparently lead to a docking bay as he could hear the ships landing. Following the sound, he found several ships and two in particular landing. Luke's eyes widened as two men came out. One was an older man, around 35 years old, with auborn hair and blue-gray eyes, wearing the traditional Jedi robes. The other was a younger man, around 19 years old, with brown hair with a hint of blonde and bright blue eyes, wearing darker Jedi robes. The two walked together when they noticed the older Skywalker twin watching them. The older man led the way while the younger man seemed reluctant.
"Who are you?" The older man asked. Luke met his eyes and recognized him. It was Old Ben, otherwise known as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Luke took a deep breath and answered,
"My name is Luke. Luke Lars, Jedi Knight." Back in their own time, he and Leia agreed to use their uncle's name to keep themselves a secret. The younger man's eyebrows knite closely together and his eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"I am Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, and this is my Padawan Anakin Skywalker." Obi-Wan answered. Luke's face remained netural but he was excited. His father was in front of him, alive and well.
"What are you doing here?" Anakin asked, his suspicion showing through. Luke quickly thought up an excuse, saying,
"I am here to see Master Yoda." Obi-Wan said as soon as he finished,
"I can sense you are not telling the truth. We shall take you before the council so they may decide what must be done with you." Luke nodded and followed the two, wondering how Leia was doing.
"Senator Amidala, do you know this woman?" A man, obviously the captain, asked. Padme nodded as she and Leia stood up.
"Yes, Captain Typho, this is Leia-" Padme began.
"Lars." Leia interruppted, "Leia Lars. I was the senator's protector on Naboo."
"That's right." Padme added, "She promised when she left with her twin to return to me at some point." She turned to her daughter and smiled, "And I'm glad you came when you did." Leia smiled back as Padme turned back to Typho. "I would like to request her to return to her post as my protector." Typho nodded,
"Of course, milady. Now we must hurry to the meeting." Padme nodded and walked off, Leia and Typho following.
Later that day, Leia was brought into the meeting to discuss her status with Padme.
"I would like to request Ms. Lars to return to her post as my protector." Padme stated, her senator mask in place. Palpatine looked down at the similar women and said,
"Senator Amidala, I understand you are grateful for her help in your rescue but you do not require a new protector." Padme stared up at Palpatine while Leia remained impassive, her anger towards the future Emperor carefully hidden thanks to Luke's teaching.
"Then she will be my personal protector, under my bill and nobody else's." Padme insisted. Palpatine sighed,
"If that is your wish, so be it." The meeting was adjourned with the decision to place Padme under Jedi protection, specifically Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker's. Padme and Leia went Padme's apartment and went into her quarters to speak in private.
"So, how long has it been?" Padme asked.
"7 months." Leia answered, "Luke and I have been training and helping restart the Republic."
"And Han?" Padme asked slyly. Leia looked down at her hands.
"He gave us the silent treatment for 5 months. He wasn't pleased we didn't tell him the truth about us or you." Leia explained, "It took Chewie, Lando, Luke and I tricking him to get him to listen and forgive. If anything's going on there now, he's covering for us." Padme smiled at her daughter and placed a hand on her shoulder to comfort her.
"Come on. It's time for you to meet your true father."
The Skywalker women stood with Jar-Jar Binks, waiting for the Jedi. Padme turned as the door opened, revealing Obi-Wan, Anakin and a hidden Jedi.
Luke followed the technically older Jedi through the temple. His face was calm on the outside but both Jedi could sense his wonderment as they led him through the temple. Anakin found it strange. Luke claimed to be a Jedi Knight and yet he acted like he'd never seen the temple in his life. When they entered the council room, all of the Masters were surprised to see a third Jedi, one they did not know. Obi-Wan and Anakin bowed, Luke following a second later.
"Who is this?" Mace Windu asked.
"Jedi Knight Luke Lars." Luke answered.
"Not from here, you are." Yoda said. Luke nodded,
"I have traveled very far to come here." They sensed the truth in his words but they also sensed he was hiding something.
"What are you hiding, Young Lars?" Mace asked. Luke looked down before meeting the Jedi Master's eyes.
"I cannot tell you. It is a secret nobody here must know." Luke answered. The Masters were silent, sitting thoughtfully when Yoda spoke,
"Work with Obi-Wan and Young Skywalker, you will." Luke nodded as did Obi-Wan, while Anakin protested,
"Master Yoda, how do you know we can trust him?" Yoda met his eyes, answering,
"Trustworthy he is. Sense this, I do." Anakin nodded. Mace then instructed,
"You three are now assigned to protect Senator Amidala, under Chancellor Palpatine's instructions." The three nodded and left with a bow.
Padme smiled at the Jedi, still not able to see the third.
"Master Obi-Wan, it is good to see you again." Obi-Wan smiled and bowed in respect.
"Senator Amidala." He greeted.
"I hope you can get to the bottom of these assasination attempts." Padme said.
"We're here to protect you, Senator, not to start an investigation." Obi-Wan said. Padme nodded and smiled at Anakin,
"Ani, it's great to see you." Anakin nodded and stepped forward, revealing the third Jedi.
"Ah, where are my manners." Obi-Wan said, interupting Anakin. "Senator, this is Luke-"
"Luke Lars!" Leia cried and ran towards her brother, hugging him tightly. Luke smiled and hugged his sister just as tightly. "Where were you?!" Leia cried as she pulled away from her brother.
"The Jedi temple." Luke answered calmly, turning to Padme. "Nice to see you again, Senator Amidala." Padme smiled and walked towards Luke, hugging him tightly. The blonde returned the hug as tightly as he hugged Leia.
"Luke I've told you a hundred times." Padme scolded, "Call me Padme." Luke chuckled lightly,
"Alright, Padme." Obi-Wan cleared his throat and the unknown Skywalkers turned to him.
"Padme, how do you know Luke and who is this young woman?" He asked. Padme blushed,
"Where are my manners! Obi-Wan, Anakin, I would like you to meet Leia Lars, my former protector from my reign as queen of Naboo and my current protector." Leia bowed in respect to the Jedi, though both caught the way she looked at Anakin.
"I am also Luke's twin sister." Leia added.
"What?!" Anakin cried looking from one twin to the other. "Why did this not come up?!" Luke shrugged,
"It didn't seem important." Obi-Wan looked at Leia thoughtfully.
"And yet you were not trained in the ways of the Jedi with your brother?" He asked. Leia shook her head,
"I grew up on Naboo for the first 15 years of my life before joining Padme's court as her protector. Luke came when I was 17 and once it was discovered we were twins, we left Naboo after Padme's rule ended. He began to train me but I wanted to fine Padme again and make sure she was still safe. We split up in Coruscant."
"And who trained you Luke?" Obi-Wan asked. Luke smiled wistfully,
"I grew up on Tatoonine and was trained by an old hermit who was once a Jedi master. He taught me everything I know and then sent me to Naboo to find Leia." Padme knew that if the interrogation continued, the twins would be found out, so she said,
"Excuse me but Leia and I have to leave." Obi-Wan nodded and the two Skywalker women left. Anakin sighed as Obi-Wan left as well, not paying Luke any mind.
"Whatsa wrong, Ani?" Jar-Jar asked.
"Oh it's nothing, Jar-Jar." Anakin sighed, "It's just...I thought about her everyday for 10 years. And when I finally see her again, she appears to not miss me as much as I missed her."
"Yousa kidding?" Jar-Jar cried, "Thatsa the happiest anybodies seen hersa in yearsa!" When Luke heard that, he couldn't help but think, Is it because of Father, Leia and I or both?
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