After a few moments, Eva leaned back from Toby.
"Why do you care so much about what I do?" she asked. Toby shrugged.
"I don't want you to do something you'll regret, and plus, I feel that Vinco and I should be there for you." Eva hugged him again. "And-." he paused. Eva looked up at him.
"What?" she asked. Toby shook his head.
"Nothing." Eva sighed.
"Okay, but now, you have to tell me what is so important about my sister." Toby frowned.
"Okay, but I have to warn you, it's a little..." He searched for the right word. "Disturbing." Eva shook her head.
"I don't care. I thought she was dead."
"Believe me," Toby said. "You'll care." He paused, hoping that she would change her mind, but she just stared at him, waiting. Toby sighed. "Okay, so, you said that you and her visited Mustafar?" Eva nodded. "Well, the evil fiends that captured her didn't ever leave. They forced her to be one of them, but she soon took over. She soon became, as she likes to call herself, 'The Queen of the Galaxy.' She took over Mustafar, and many more planets. I wouldn't be surprised if she was working with the new Trade Federation on this. We could quickly dispose of the Trade Federation before it begins, but if she is involved, there is little we can do." Eva was pale white.
"Why-" She stopped. "I'm so sorry." She hugged Toby again, and started crying. Toby was afraid this would happen. After awhile she stopped herself and pulled away. She paced back and forth from the garden rail and back to Toby. He watched her silently. "How does she get all those people to listen to her?" Eva finally asked.
"Well, she is very convincing."
"What do you mean by convincing?" Toby shrugged.
"You listen to her, or she kills you," he said. "Isn't that nice?" he added.
"Wouldn't everyone she doesn't kill be hurt though? I mean if she threatens them..."
"Yes," Toby replied. "They're all twisted, but they also have two slit marks on the side of both their cheeks, from their mouth to their ears. Jillian always carries a little knife around with her to do just that. People that survive her, which is rare, have those marks." Eva found that familiar.
"Doesn't Quis Arcana have those marks?" Toby nodded solemnly.
"He was sent to an assassination mission. He failed of course, but he did come back, luckily with his life. He has been different ever since." Eva looked at Toby in horror.
"How long has she been doing this? We are both only sixteen!"Toby shrugged. "About four years. She is pretty frightening for being only sixteen." He studied Eva. "I don't know how you two can be related."
"Hey!" Eva exclaimed. "I can be scary if I want to be." Toby smiled.
"Of course you can." He could tell that Eva was trying to ignore his comments.
"Well, that can't be all. Some people have to be over her. She can't just be convincing." Toby took a deep breath.
"Well, she has been proven to be descendants of kings and queens all around the galaxy. She makes sure that people know that."
"But-" It hit Eva. "Doesn't that mean that I am too?" Toby looked away.
"Yes. That's part of why they were so surprised about you. They thought she was alone, other than..." he paused. "Never mind." Eva gave him a look, but then shook her head.
"Omnium said I reminded him of someone. Is that who he was talking about?" Eva pressed. Toby nodded.
"I've unfortunately had a too close of a call with her once, and she looks a lot like you." He shrugged. "It may just be how scary she is, but in my opinion, you're much more beautiful." He touched her face with his finger tips. Eva smiled up at him again.
"Thanks." She then realized something. "Toby, the council! They're probably still sitting there!"
"Oh, that's right!" They raced back into the building. When they ran up to the door, Toby slowed and stopped. They were both breathing heavily. "You okay?" He asked her. She nodded, and grabbed his hand again. Together, they reentered the room.
They both walked to the center of the room again. Toby could tell that Eva was not going to meet anyone's eyes.
"You have returned," Omnium said simply. His voice sounded different than before. Eva looked ready to cry again.
"I'm so sorry," She blurted out. "I just, have had a really hard time lately. Sometimes, I just lose control. I'm sorry." She looked down. A few Jedi frowned, like they didn't understand. Toby felt a little upset at them. He knew they had all felt that way before. But Omnium nodded his head once.
"I understand young one." He smiled warmly. "I know how you feel." Eva raised her head slightly.
"Really?" she questioned absently. Omnium nodded again.
"Really. Things are difficult sometimes. All of us have felt that way, I know." He scanned the room and all the Jedi nodded. Toby looked at Eva in amazement. She had actually got the whole Jedi council to agree on something. As long as he had been there, he had not seen them all agree. "Well, yes. Anyways, I think that we should start the interview over." Eva flushed a little, but she nodded. "Okay, so you have a sister. Do you have any other relatives, like siblings, that you know of?" Eva thought for a minute, and then shook her head slowly.
"Hmm," Regiman Utvox mused. "I assume that you are well aware that your father, Cade, lives here in Coruscant, correct?" Eva nodded. "Well, he has a son." Eva widened her eyes.
"How many family members is my parents hiding for me!" she asked icrediculously. Regiman shrugged.
"I'm not sure dear, but he doesn't know who he is. He is enrolled in the army, under the name of Luke Roy."
"Luke?" Eva asked sarcastically. "My parents aren't very creative." Regiman smiled.
"He prefers to go by Roy. Well, we thought that you would like to know about him because he believes that he was abandoned or orphaned at a young age."
"Well okay," Eva said, "But why is he in the army? How old is he exactly anyway?" Regiman and Omnium exchanged looks.
"He is fourteen," Regiman said.
"FOURTEEN!" Eva exclaimed. "Please tell me that he is only like a private or something! He cannot be the General!" Toby smiled. Eva was quite protective for just now knowing that she had a younger brother. Omnium laughed quietly.
"Don't worry, he is only a private." His eyebrows gathered. "The General and his second in command actually don't like him. At all." He frowned. "He is quite the trouble-maker." Eva groaned. Toby again smiled. For some reason, he found it quite amusing that Eva was so interested in her extended family that until recently, she didn't know she had. Eva took a deep breath.
"Am I going to be able to meet him, and if I can, how soon would it be?" She asked.
"Oh! As soon as we are done here." Omnium said. "We want you to talk to him, let him know that he has some family, and that he was not abandoned completely." Eva sighed.
"I feel bad for the guy, younger than me caught in this mess. At least he's had some self defense training." She looked up at the Jedi. "He has, hasn't he?"
"Oh yes," Regiman said. "Roy is quite the Jedi." He added with admiration. Eva huffed indignantly.
"Why is it that I am the only Skywalker child that is just now being a Jedi?" Omnium smiled apologetically at her.
"We didn't know about you until recently dear. If we did know, you would already by on Mister Noctis' level." Omnium looked at Toby. He then looked back down at a paper he had been writing notes on. "Well, Miss Skywalker, it seems you are ready." Eva beamed with pride. Toby was starting to get excited. He would actually get to spend more time with her. He didn't think they would accept her for her age. Regiman looked at Omnium.
"Ah, yes. Miss Skywalker, your teacher will be Mister Regiman Utvox over there," Omnium said and Eva smiled. Regiman seemed like a nice man. Regiman looked at him some more. "Oh yes, Cade Skywalker, your father, is back from one of his missions. He feels he has some explaining to do." Eva froze. The last time she saw her dad, he was about to leave her and Jillian to go to Coruscant. But they didn't know he wasn't meaning to come back. Omnium raised his eyebrows. "Is that okay?" He asked. Eva nodded once, barely moving her head. As soon as she moved her head, the double doors opened, and a tall, blond haired man walked in. Eva stiffened. The man continued walking towards Eva, and Toby felt Eva tighten her grasp on his hand. Toby felt her fear. She hadn't seen this man in a long time, and he had just abandoned her. Cade stopped in front of Toby and Eva. Eva let go of Toby's hand. She hugged her father desperately. Cade held on to her tightly. Toby found it so odd that she was hugging her father; he figured that she let go of his hand to slap him.
"I'm sorry," Cade said over her shoulder.
"I forgive you," Eva whispered. She backed up. "I know that you probably weren't thinking straight," She paused. "Or possibly not at all. But I forgive you. I'm here, your here, and that's all that matters." Cade smiled at her warmly.
"That's my girl." He put an arm around her shoulder. He looked over to Toby. "Ah, hello again, Mister Noctis." Toby nodded his head.
"Hello, Master Skywalker." Eva back away from her father, letting his arm drop.
"You know Toby?" She asked. Cade nodded.
"We've met," he said simply, as if he no longer wanted to talk about it. Eva let it go.
"So, I suppose I should go meet Luke." Cade shifted uncomfortably. Eva turned to Toby. "You are coming with me, aren't you?"
"Of course." He smiled down at her. Eva couldn't help but smile when he did. Omnium cleared his throat.
"Now since that is covered, I shall tell you what is to become of you, Miss Skywalker." He looked over a paper. "I believe I have told you that your Jedi Master will be Master Utvox," He paused to look up, and Eva nodded, "Your training will begin as soon as you return from visiting you brother. If he wants, he may come back here with you and train some more. The only things of the Force he know is from his former, um, babysitter. She is a Jedi knight, the captain, and second in command in the clone army. Her name is Dana Amorla. You may meet her when you meet him. She is assigned to protect him. As much as she and the General despise him, they must watch over him." Toby smiled. He found the story of Luke quite amusing. "Well you must be on your way. Wouldn't want to keep Vinco and Mister Cassette waiting." Toby saw Eva expression, and based on that, he suspected that she had totally forgotten about the other two. He was glad that he was there with Eva. Utvox nodded at Eva and Toby.
"I wish you luck and success in your mission." He smiled. Eva and Toby turned to leave.
"Bye, dad," Eva whispered to Cade. Toby and Eva made their way to the door and walked down the hall into a small side-room with a great view of the city. Vinco seemed to be informing Logan about something.
"Why, yes, sometimes that does happen. But other times, it just-" He saw them. "Oh, well welcome back. I trust it went well?" Eva nodded.
"Hey Evie," Logan welcomed. He got up from where he was sitting, and gave Eva a hug. "How did it go?" He asked. Eva shrugged.
"As well as to be expected. They accepted me, and they're sending me on my first mission," Eva replied. Vinco nodded slightly.
"I'll assume they told you about your brother?" Eva took her turn to nod.
"That's my first mission. They want me to not only meet him, but talk to him, maybe convince him to come here." She shrugged again. "They want to make good use of his talents."
"Ah, well, I wish you luck in your mission." Vinco turned to Toby. "I gather that you are going with her."
"Yes, and we should probably go." Toby looked at Eva. "We do have a limited time. He is in the army, therefore he is probably moving around a lot. If we don't leave soon, he will have left his station."
"Hmm, you have a point." Eva turned to Logan and Vinco. "Toby's right. We should go." Vinco smiled and nodded.
"Best of luck, young lady," he said.
"Thank you," Eva said gratefully. She looked at Logan expectantly. "What is to become of Logan while I'm gone?"
"Oh, don't worry, young one; he will stay with me." Vinco turned. "That is to say if he wants to."
"Oh of course!" Logan exclaimed. "We can finish our conversation." He looked back at Eva. "Say 'hi' to your brother for me." He hugged Eva again. Eva smiled at him. Toby was trying to get used to that. Every time she did that, he felt a ting of jealousy. A man from the Jedi council that Eva recognized came into the room with them.
"Mister Noctis and Miss Skywalker, your transport is ready." They both nodded once.
"Thank you," Toby told the man. Eva waved to Vinco and Logan and they left the room.
Eva was holding on tightly to Toby's hand. She had been holding on to him ever since they left the Jedi Temple.
"What's the matter Eva?" Toby finally asked her. She turned to him, her face as white as chalk.
"Not...Noth... Nothing," she stammered. Toby laughed at her.
"If that were true Eva, I wouldn't have asked." Eva sighed.
"Okay fine." She looked around their transport. "I'm afraid of heights," she whispered. Toby tried his best not to smile. Eva buried her head in his shoulder.
"Its okay-" He was going to say something else, but stopped, unless he wanted to let her see that he was laughing. Eva leaned back enough as where she could see with one eye.
"Are you laughing at me?" she asked suspiciously. Toby bit his lip so he wouldn't laugh again.
"No." In truth, he wasn't laughing at her; he just thought it was a bit funny that she was afraid of heights. He also felt bad for her since she would be doing a lot of flying. Eva studied him for a second, and then leaned back on him. Toby put an arm around her small shoulders to remind her that he was there for her. Toby was quiet for a few minutes. He wondered what Eva was going to say to Roy when they got there. He sure didn't know what he would say, if he was in her position.
"Hey, Eva?" He asked her what he thought in his mind. Toby waited patiently for her to answer. The only answer he got was the soft breathing in and out of her as she slept soundly next to him. Toby had forgotten how tired she must be after this. He pulled his arm back and got up to go to a different room. Toby left her to get some rest, for he guessed well that she would not get much sleep at any other time.
After what seemed like hours later, Toby found himself beginning to get tired also. When he had previously told Eva he didn't sleep well at night, he was telling the truth, just not all of it. He didn't sleep much because a lot of the time, he busied himself with other things to do. He thought that he didn't need sleep, and indeed went on for at least four days without any sleep. Toby also didn't want to admit that, as little as he wanted to say it, he had an over-excessive ego. Usually he thought better of himself than need be. Every time Toby blinked, he felt his eye lids close for longer, and eventually, he fell asleep.
Toby woke to someone violently shaking his shoulder.
"Toby!" He heard them call. They continued shaking.
"I'm up," Toby said, his voice thick. He looked up to the man standing in front of him.
"Good," the pilot said in response, "Let's go." Toby got up and stretched. Eva walked into the room casually. She smiled at Toby.
"Hi," she said. Toby returned her smile.
"Hi." Together, Eva, Toby and the pilot walked out onto the landing platform. Toby saw a huge group of people fighting and talking in the dusty distance of Tatooine. He also noticed a young woman and a man frowning over a hologram. Toby turned to Eva. "Let's meet more of your extended family, shall we?"