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Chapter 4
They walked at a steady pace towards the ship, sharp blue eyes always scanning for danger, the desert was never safe after all. Without even speaking Obi-Wan and Luke had arranged the group so that they were between them, Padme and Anakin in the most protected spot and then Jar Jar. Obi-Wan had the lead while Luke watched their backs.
"Uncle Luke?" Anakin whispered, shivering slightly and Luke nodded, he sensed it, there was danger close by.
"Run!" Luke yelled and then leapt, knocking speeder bike and rider off course. Padme hesitated but then grabbed Anakin's hand and pulled him along. Luke rolled free and was back on his feet, green blade humming as he blocked a blow, falling easily into the familiar pattern of Djem So blocking and then counter attacking. It had been many years since he had faced another trained in lightsaber combat and was agile enough to really fight. His fights against his Father had been hard yes, but his Father's fighting style had been limited by the suite, though still very powerful. There had been a few opponents in the last days of the Empire and then he had been teaching others. The last true battles he'd fought had him in the role of the older opponent facing a younger, nimbler adversary.
He heard another lightsaber activate and a blue blade moved to block a strike Luke hadn't fully been able to parry. Luke took a deep breath and really opened himself to the Force, letting it flow through him and enhance the strength of his attacks as Obi-Wan flipped over their opponent only for him to activate the other half of his blade. This was going to be fun. But then he heard the sound of ship engines and saw the silvery ship flying low over the sand towards them. A nudge of enquiry to Obi-Wan and at the last second, they both disengaged and leapt for the lowered ramp, landing in a tangle of limbs.
"I've never seen you fight like that Uncle Luke!" Anakin exclaimed and Luke managed to roll free of Obi-Wan and sit up.
"That's because it's not necessary when teaching." He answered, breathing heavily for a second. Despite his own training, teaching Anakin and work in the shop he was obviously not quite up to his old shape at this age.
"You did very well." Obi-Wan agreed as he stood up.
"Are either of you injured?" Qui-Gon asked, running an eye over them both. He had felt the Dark presence, had seen the swirl of sand, green, blue and red blades and he had truly feared for his Padawan's life. Having both young men on-board and unharmed was a relief. "We've set course for Coruscant. We'll find somewhere for the two of you to sleep."
"I'll see if there's room in crew quarters since the others are all full." Padme promised before leaving them to it.
"You're bring hunted." Luke commented as he finished brushing sand from his hair.
"You assume the attacker was after one of our party?" Qui-Gon countered.
"Anakin and I have been very obvious, easy targets for several years now, going after us with an obvious Jedi presence would be stupid and while he was angry, he wasn't stupid."
"Most likely sent after the Queen." Obi-Wan admitted softly and his Master nodded.
"Show Luke and Anakin where they can clean up Padawan, I'll check in with the Queen."
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Padme walked silently into the main room, heading for a monitor where she watched the Governors message for herself. Jar Jar was stretched out on the floor nearby, sleeping with Artoo off to one side. She was so tired, it seemed weeks since she'd last slept well but she still sensed someone watching her so turned to see Anakin sitting in the corner of a couch, shivering in the cold and looking dejected. She'd thought he was in the room he was sharing with his Uncle and one of the pilots but obviously he had wandered off. "Are you all right?"
"It's very cold." He admitted softly and she slipped her robe off, wrapping him in it.
"You're from a warm planet, Annie. Too warm for my taste. Space is cold."
"You seem sad."
"The Queen is...worried. Her people are suffering...dying. She must convince the Senate to intervene, or...I'm not sure what will happen." It was easy to tell him that, he didn't know anything about politics so couldn't judge her for her fears.
"I'm...I'm not sure what's going to happen to me. I dunno if I'll ever see you again..." he pulled something from his pocket. "I made this for you. So, you'd remember me. I carved it out of a japor snippet... It will bring you good fortune." He handed her a wooden pendant and she inspected it before slipping the cord over her head.
"It's beautiful, but I don't need this to remember you. Many things will change when we reach the capital, Annie. My caring for you will always remain." She smiled softly at the boy.
"I care for you too. Only I... miss..." he couldn't finish, fighting the urge to cry and trying to let the Force sooth him.
"...You miss your mother." She finished for him before hugging him. "You still have Luke, he will not abandon you." She could tell that much about the man.
Neither noticed Luke watching them from the shadows before he slipped away to return to bed. Padme had things under control.
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Qui-Gon stood tall in the stately round room, Obi-Wan behind and to his right as befitted a Padawan. Before them twelve Jedi sat in a semi-circle. "...my only conclusion can be that it was a Sith Lord." Qui-Gon finished giving his report.
"A Sith Lord?!" Mace Windu demanded in disbelief.
"Impossible! The Sith have been extinct for a millennium." Ki-Adi denied.
"The very Republic is threatened, if involved the Sith are." Yoda pondered and that silenced the rest for a moment.
"I do not believe they could have returned without us knowing." Mace argued.
"Hard to see, the dark side is. Discover who this assassin is, we must."
"I sense he will reveal himself again." Ki-Adi agreed with the Grand Master.
"This attack was with purpose, that is clear, and I agree the Queen is the target." Mace leant back in his chair. As Master of the Order he had to be carefully to balance the evidence along With Yoda's words.
"With this Naboo queen you must stay, Qui-Gon. Protect her."
"We will use all our resources here to unravel this mystery and discover the identity of your attacker... May the Force be with you." Mace dismissed them, the Council had a lot to discuss.
"May the Force be with you." Yoda echoed. Obi-Wan turned to leave but Qui-Gon remained in place. Obi-Wan had assumed his Master would speak privately with Master Windu or Yoda about Solo and Skywalker, surely not in front of the whole Council? "'Master Qui-Gon more to say have you?"
"With your permission, my Master. I have encountered two vergences in the Force.
"Vergences, you say?" Yoda's ears shifted forward as he leant in closer.
"Located around a person?"
"A young man around my Padawan's age and a boy... their cells have the highest concentration of midi-chlorians I have seen in a life form. It is possible the boy was conceived by the midi-chlorians. The older male has similar levels but appears to have known his parents."
"You're referring to the prophesy of the one who will bring balance to the Force...you believe it's this boy?" Mace demanded.
"I don't presume..."
"But you do! Revealed your opinion is." Yoda cut him off.
"I request they be admitted to the order. The elder, Luke Solo, was trained for a handful of years by a hermit who called himself Ben. He has passed this training on to the boy, Anakin Skywalker." He quickly explained.
The Council all looked to one another, they nodded and turned back Qui-Gon. "Trained as a Jedi, you request for them?"
"Finding them was the will of the Force...I have no doubt of that. There is too much happening here..."
"Bring them before us, then." Mace allowed.
"Tested they will be." Yoda agreed and the two Jedi bowed before leaving the Council to their deliberations. This was very unexpected…one vergence was intriguing but two? There was definitely something at work here.
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The Senate chambers were huge. Thousands of Senators and their aides sat in the circular assembly area. Chancellor Valorum sat in an elevated area in the centre. Hundreds of aides and droids scurried about, staying out of sight as much as possible but the two watching Force users could still feel them. The Queen had sent immediately for new clothing for the two males and Anakin was in awe of the fine cloth while Luke bore it, he was twin to a Princess and ex-Senator after all, she had ensured he knew how to dress when needed. He just hadn't expected to need it, he had assumed they would go with the Jedi, not the Queen's party. Senator Palpatine, Queen Amidala (who Luke had already identified as Padme), Eirtaé, Rabé and Captain Panaka sat in front of them in the Naboo congressional box, which was actually a floating platform. It was nothing like the Senate when he had observed sessions, the Rebellion had taken Coruscant but the seat of government for the New Republic had shifted three times in its existence, first in Hanna City on Chandrila, where Ben had been born, then Quarrow on Nakadia and then Republic City on Hosnian Prime, the first victim of the Starkiller base.
Luke fought the urge to run the older man through with his hidden lightsaber when he leant forward to whisper to the Queen.
"If the Federation moves to defer the motion...Your Majesty, I beg of you to ask for a resolution to end this congressional session."
"I wish I had your confidence in this, Senator."
"You must force a new election for Supreme Chancellor...I promise you there are many who will support us...it is our best chance... Your Majesty, our only, chance." He pressed and Luke's hands balled into fists. He wanted nothing more to unmask the monster in front of him but how? And without risky too many casualties? Could he take a much younger Emperor? Other than his lightning attack he'd never truly fought the man, didn't know if he could beat him.
"You truly believe Chancellor Valorum will not bring our motion to a vote?" She asked in surprise.
"He is distracted...he is afraid. He will be of no help."
"The Chair recognizes the Senator from the sovereign system of Naboo." Valorum called.
The Naboo congressional box floated into the centre. "Supreme Chancellor, delegates of the Senate. A tragedy has occurred on our peaceful system of Naboo. We have become caught in a dispute you're all well aware of, which began right here with the taxation of trade routes, and has now engulfed our entire planet in the oppression of the Trade Federation." Palpatine explained and Luke took several deep breaths, tightening his shields, before reaching out with the Force, working to soothe tensions. It was something he'd done often in the years before he'd retreated to trying to recreate the Order.
A second box rushed into the centre of the Senate. It was filled with Federation trade barons led by Lott Dod, the Senator for the Federation. "This is outrageous! I object to the Senator's statements!"
"The Chair does not recognize the Senator from the Trade Federation at this time. Please return to your station." Valorum commanded and Dod reluctantly moved back to his place.
"To state our allegations, I present Queen Amidala, the recently elected ruler of Naboo, to speak on our behalf."
Queen Amidala stood and Luke reached forward to briefly squeeze her hand, offering support even as some applauded the young Queen. "Honourable representatives of the Republic, distinguished delegates, and Your Honour Supreme Chancellor Valorum, I come to you under the gravest of circumstances. The Naboo system has been invaded by force. Invaded...against all the laws of the Republic by the Droid Armies of the Trade..." she was cut off by Dod.
"I object! There is no proof. This is incredible. We recommend a commission be sent to Naboo to ascertain the truth."
Amidala stiffened. "Are you calling me a liar?" She demanded and then pressed a button. Before each Senator played the trap message from her Governor, as well as the sensor records from her ship during their escape. It had been Luke's idea to bring them and now she was very glad she'd listened to the young mechanic.
"Your Honour, you cannot allow us to be condemned without reasonable observation. It's against all the rules of procedure." Dod tried even as mutters began, others looking at him warily.
A third box representing Malastare moved into the centre of the room. Aks Moe, =the Ambassador, addressed the convention. "The Congress of Malastare concurs with the honourable delegate from the Trade Federation. A commission must be appointed...that is the law."
Luke looked around, surely someone would speak up for Naboo. He spotted the Alderaanian pod, although it wasn't Bail Organa within. He seemed disturbed and conflicted so Luke reached out with the Force, not to influence or control him but more to help him do the right thing. His expression cleared and the pod moved forward.
"Alderaan stands with Naboo in this matter. There is enough evidence to act on. The Trade Federation must withdraw from the planet!" Bail Antilles called, shocking many. It was one thing to ignore the calls of an unimportant sector but Alderaan was a core world.
"The point..." Valorum cut off as the Vice Chairman Mas Amedda demanded his attention, turning to confer with them.
"Enter the bureaucrats, the true rulers of the Republic, and on the payroll of the Trade Federation, I might add. This is where Chancellor Valorum's strength will disappear."
"Section 523A must be considered. Queen Amidala of the Naboo, will you defer your motion to allow a commission to explore the validity of your accusations?
"I will not defer...I have come before you to resolve this attack on our sovereignty now. I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die while you discuss this invasion in a committee." She stated angrily.
"Very well. A vote shall be taken on the creation of a commission or the removal of the Trade Federation as put forward by Senator Antilles." Valorum announced, shocking many. Luke smirked slightly as he saw the flash of frustration on Palpatine's face.
"Order! We shall have order..." Mas Amedda called out and things settled even as the vote was sent out.
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Luke and Anakin watched the city flash by as they headed for the Temple. As soon as it came into sight Anakin gasped and even Luke's eyes widened. Palpatine's Palace had been built on the ruins of the Temple and so he had never seen it, it was grander than he'd ever imagined. The galaxy had changed so much form this time to his own, everything seemed greater, shinier, than when he had joined the Rebellion. He felt Anakin's nervousness and settled a hand on his shoulder, feeling him calm at his reassurance. The Jedi either accepted both of them or they would leave, they were family, even if only Luke knew they shared blood. They were led up into one of the massive spires, Anakin trying to see everything while Luke was a lot more controlled in the way he looked around. He took a seat outside the room while Anakin was lead inside. He smiled as Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon joined him, happy to be with his first Master and his Master again. "What will happen in there to Anakin?"
"The Council will test him. How was the Senate?"
"Ridiculous. They eventually took a vote but the results won't be announced until tomorrow."
"Even computers take time to count." Obi-Wan grinned. Actually, the counting would be done pretty quickly, but the results had to be analysed in-depth and options written up for consideration.
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Anakin stood before the Council, Mace holding a small hand-held viewing screen. In rapid succession, images flashed across the screen.
"A ship...a cup...a speeder." Anakin finished and Windu turned off the viewing screen before nodding to Yoda.
"Good, good, young one. How feel you?"
"Cold, sir." He answered honestly. Luke had always insisted it was important to know what you were feeling and not trey to deny it, but to accept the emotion and then release it into the Force. It was hard but he was improving.
"Afraid, are you?"
"A little Sir."
"Afraid to give up your life?" Mace asked this time and Anakin cocked his head to the side, thinking.
"I don't think so." He thought it over. "I'm not afraid of dying if it's for a good reason. I miss my Mom but she's getting married and he's alright."
"A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind. I sense much fear in you."
"I'm a kid, kids get scared." That's what Uncle Luke always said.
"Then continue, we will."
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Luke entered the Council room and bowed in respect to the Masters before him. Anakin had emerged, a little shaken and thoughtful, but otherwise alright. Something told him his testing may be different due to his age. He suddenly dropped and rolled as he sensed the danger, a lightsaber slicing through where he'd been standing. He leapt to his feet and drew his own blade, blocking and counter attacking, as the human male pushed him. He'd never seen a purple lightsaber before and the man's style of fighting was one he hadn't faced either but he was nothing but adaptive. He had to be when much of his learning had been through research. But it was much more….vicious than he would have imagined from a Jedi. They fought across the room, Luke struggling to not be pushed solely on the defensive. And then the other man started attacking through the Force as well. Luke tightened his shields, shields that had hidden him from Vader and the Emperor as they hunted him, had hidden him from everyone while in exile and then returned the favour of flinging small objects at the other.
"Enough!" A familiar voce called and Luke leapt back before disengaging his blade, breathing deeply and calling on the Force to refresh himself. "Impressive your skills are young Solo."
Luke turned to face the second being he had called Master and bowed to him. "There is always more to learn Master." He responded, unable to hide his deep respect for the contrary old troll. He hadn't liked being made a weapon aimed at his own Father, but he well understood their reasoning. He had been very careful not to do the same when training Rey to face Ren and Snoke. Just like him, she had been able to redeem one and aide in the destruction of the other.
Yoda studied the young human before him, short sun bleached blond hair and brilliant blue eyes, there were many similarities to the boy. But there was something….a strength of character, a sense of deep loss, of age greater than the body showed that set him well apart from Skywalker. Even he was unsure which was the more powerful, perhaps once Skywalker was fully grown he would outstrip Solo in raw power just as Yoda knew, Solo had more power than he did. How had two such powerful children been missed and remained hidden so long? He was surprised when Solo knelt, bringing them to eye level, allowing Yoda a closer study. How had he known to do that? "Impressive, your shields are. Lower them you will." He ordered.
Luke closed his eyes, lessening the iron grip he held on his shields, and then he opened his eyes to stare at his old Master, wondering what he was looking for.
Yoda reached out to the now mostly unshielded presence, basking in its Light. He had known temptation, as all Jedi were exposed to, and had walked away stronger for it. He was surprised to find the remains of two very weak Padawan bonds, one must have been to 'Ben' but the other... Yoda nudged it and was shocked when it sprang to life between them, seeing blue eyes widen in shock and resignation. How was this possible? He had not had a Padawan since Dooku and yet here was evidence he had taken on another.
The rest of the Council waited in silence, so far, they were impressed with Solo. Attacked without provocation he had remained calm and matched Mace quite well, adapting his own fighting style while in the fight. He had shown proper respect to them and even knelt for Yoda. None of them knew what was happening between the two now but they would wait for Yoda to speak.
"Take Luke Solo as my Padawan I do." Yoda declared and he felt his new/old Padawan's amusement at the various reactions the rest of the Council couldn't hide in time.
"Master?" Mace questioned.
"Will of the Force it is. Denied I will not be. Wait outside Padawan, with you I will be soon."
"Yes Master." Luke stood and bowed to them all before leaving the Council room to find the other three waiting.
"Uncle Luke?" Anakin asked, seeing he looked shocked.
"I have a new Master." He admitted with a small smile.
"Really?" Anakin blinked. "Who?"
"Master Yoda." He watched Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's reactions to that announcement in amusement. He hadn't expected it, had hoped their bond too far gone for anyone to detect but he would not say no to more training. The four quickly re-entered the room when called, Qui-Gon in the lead as the only Master among them.
"Decided the Council is, continue to train Solo and Skywalker will." Yoda announced.
"Master Yoda has taken Luke Solo on as his Padawan." Mace said for those who hadn't been present.
"And Anakin?" Qui-Gon asked of his friend.
"He shall be tested further and then admitted to the appropriate classes. He is below the average Padawan age and could benefit from the exposure to the other Initiates." Mace explained.
Luke was relieved though he was curious if this was how it had happened originally. After all Obi-Wan had referred to Yoda as his Master, there had been no mention of Qui-Gon Jinn. Was this an alternate timeline then?
Obi-Wan was happy for the two, they would be safe in the Temple. And his Master hadn't had to go against the Council which was always nice.
Qui-Gon was relieved they had both been accepted, although he had expected Anakin to become a Padawan as well. Mace was right, he was young, but how would he react to the other Younglings after being raised a slave and as an only child?
"The Senate is voting on how to deal with the Naboo crisis. Queen Amidala is returning home, which will put pressure on the Federation, and could widen the confrontation." Mace explained to them.
"And draw out the Queen's attacker."
"Events are moving fast...too fast."
"Go with the Queen to Naboo and discover the identity of the dark warrior. That is the clue we need to unravel this mystery of the Sith."
"Young Skywalker shall remain here, my new Padawan accompany you will." That shocked everyone, including Luke.
"Protect the Queen, but do not intercede if it comes to war until we have the Senate's approval." Mace managed to regroup, he was not impressed with Yoda's enjoyment of shocking them all today.
"May the Force be with you. Come Padawan, speak we must before leave you do."
"Yes Master." He glanced at Qui-Gon.
"Meet us on the landing platform we arrived on." He answered the unasked question and the group broke up. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon escorted Anakin to the quatermaster and then to the Initiate dorms.
Luke followed Yoda into his rooms, easily ducking and moving about as the roof was higher than the Dagobah hut. He took a seat when told and watched his Master prepare tea.
"Who are you?" Yoda asked and Luke took a sip of tea. "Or perhaps, form when are you?"
"The future, Master." He answered and Yoda hummed thoughtfully.
"Your Master I was."
"My second. After Ben died he sent me to you to continue my training but it was interrupted and… you died, of old age after naming me a Jedi Knight. I've never really felt like one with how little formal training I received and most of that was combat related."
"Impressive your skills are, more to teach you I have. Needed on Naboo I sense you are. Quatermaster you must see, personalise your uniform you may. See your lightsaber I wish." Yoda held his hand out and Luke unclipped it, handing it over. Yoda turned it over in his hands, studying it through the Force. "Well-made it is, served you well it has?"
"Very well."
"Good. Kneel here." Luke knelt in front of him and felt him go to work on his hair. "Where trained did we?"
"Dagobah Master."
"The cave you faced?"
"Yes." Luke whispered.
"Hmmm. Done I am, look there you can." Yoda indicated a mirror and Luke went over to look, his hair had been shortened further, all except a section behind his right ear. It had been lengthened with the Force, that had been what he had sensed, and a few beads placed on it. It wasn't anywhere near as long as Obi-Wan's but his hair had been pretty short to begin with. "Much to do you have, little time in which to do. Go now, Padawan Bant waiting outside she is." He handed the lightsaber back and Luke stood, bowing, before going to the door to find a young Mon Calamari waiting for him.
"I am Padawan Bant Eerin." She greeted the stranger who had arrived with Obi-Wan.
"Padawan Luke Solo, pleased to meet you."
She glanced at his clothing and hair. "Quartermaster first and then medical to make sure your shots are up to date. Last thing you need is to get sick on a mission."
"Good point." He agreed as they walked through the Temple, looking around and trying to memorise things.
"It takes a while to learn the layout. You're from Naboo?" That was where Obi-Wan's mission had been.
"Tatooine actually, they had a stopover there."
"Ah, so they got shot at again."
"Happens often?" Luke grinned and she laughed.
"Definitely. Here we are." She ushered him inside and he was quickly being measured and then shown what they had in his size. He wasn't overly tall like Master Jinn but he wasn't exactly short for a human either so there was a good selection. In the end, he chose black leggings and boots with a shorter than normal overtunic with tighter sleeves in a deep blue and a short black tabard. He kept his own utility belt and settled on a black outer robe. It was rather similar to the clothes he had worn to Endor and for several years after so he was comfortable in it. As a pilot, he didn't like the longer inner layers the current Jedi seemed to favour, they would just get in the way in a cockpit. Another set of robes would be sent to his quarters while he was gone so they left and walked to the Halls of Healing where a senior Healer quickly whisked him away.
Word had already filtered down about the new Initiate and his Uncle, Master Yoda's new Padawan. Vokara Che wasn't one to listen to rumour and yet here he was, a newly made Padawan braid hanging by his ear. "Take a seat and please give your name as well as list all major illness and injuries." She indicated the bed and Luke sat on it.
"Padawan Luke Solo, born on Tatooine. Twenty-three years old. I had a few colds when I was serving on freighters…blaster shot to the left leg, treated by bacta. Caught the Corellian mumps off a friend but only a light version. Had the bad luck to be struck by lightning once." How else was he to explain what Sidious had done? "Oh, got mauled by a Wampa, don't suggest that, some frostbite. That meant another stay in a bacta tank." He paused to think and Vokara was honestly shocked by the list so far, he had been lucky when it came to diseases, not so much when it came to injury it seemed. What had he been doing on Hoth? Luke hesitated, he knew he couldn't hide it but he also knew prosthetics weren't as advanced as his in this time. But there was no way to hide it so he held out his arm and pressed into the pressure sensors, causing the access panel to snap open, shocking the Healer.
She was looking right at it and yet other than the open panel, revealing highly sophisticated inner workings, there was no sign of a severed limb. "How high does the injury go?"
"Here." Luke touched a short way up from his wrist.
"I have never seen such prosthetics before, especially from a rim world."
"I received the injury off-world. I'm a good enough mechanic I can service it myself for the most part. I was unconscious when the replacement was fitted so I don't know who did it and we were on a space station at the time."
"How did you lose the limb."
"An idiot playing with laser cutters, at least a lightsaber cut would have been quicker. It was still partially attached but they couldn't save it, so I was told." He really had gotten a lot better at lying since he'd joined the Rebellion as a teenager. He couldn't exactly tell her he'd lost it fighting a Sith.
"I'd like to do some detailed scans when you return, perhaps we can duplicate it for others. For now, I will give you the standard inoculations and the Naboo specific ones. I want to see you within a week of your return."
"Yes Master." To her surprise he remained still and quiet as she worked, unlike many of her patients.
"May the Force be with you Padawan." She farewelled him and he bowed to her before leaving. She tuned to the droids to have them run full bloodwork, just to be safe and for his records.
By the time Luke made it to the landing platform Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan were already there. He bowed to them and they bowed back, taking in the new look. It was traditional enough for the sterner Masters and yet also personalised. Before they could talk two speeders pulled up with the Queen and her entourage.
"Your Highness, it is our pleasure to continue to serve and protect you." Qui-Gon greeted her, a Padawan to each side of him.
"I welcome your help. Senator Palpatine fears the Federation means to destroy me for ruining their plans." Thankfully the vote to have the Federation withdraw had passed, even if by only a narrow margin.
"I promise you, we will not let that happen."
She nodded and entered the ship, her handmaidens surrounding her.
"Wesa goen home!" Jar Jar cheered as he rushed up the ramp and Luke choked off a laugh as they walked on board behind him.
TBC….
Bigger chapter to make up for the wait. Luke's uniform is styled off what he wore in Return of the Jedi but with a blue shirt to break up the black. Figured in Anakin could wear dark colours when still a Jedi then Luke could get away with it.