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Plot synopsis - what would have happened if Jade had returned from Corruscant during her vacation? She returns to the Death Star before the Battle of Endor and takes part in the fight against Luke Skywalker. Jade's sent in to battle Luke between Vader fight and when the emperor decides to kill him, and manages to incapacitate her without killing her through diversions and clever force tricks (force push). She's concussed severely enough not to be able to fight anymore, but witnesses the death of the emperor. His last command - to kill Skywalker - is fulfilled when Vader dies. She's captured and left in the custody of the New Republic - & Luke.

Plot points:

- Her service transferred to Vader - thus, she's got antipathy towards Luke and loyalty issues, considering Vader offed the emperor.

-Jade is kept in captivity for her role in the Empire as Hand. She escapes, and Luke tracks her down of the course of several years and multiple encounters. Luke is always dogging her, even as he struggles to rebuild the Jedi order.

- She keeps escaping, even though the New Republic has a hefty price on her capture. She's wanted for the information she could potentially provide about the Emperor's operations, and to stand trial for her crimes as an assassin. Unfortunately, anyone outside of Jedi is unqualified to catch her.

- With each meeting, Luke attempts to get her to give herself up/turn herself in. He knows/can feel her force sensitivity, and wants to be able to train her. But doing so requires that she be willing to stand trial.

- They finally meet up on Mykry, the planet with yasilarmi, after 5 years and multiple encounters. She's working for Karde, & Thrawn has just put out his feelers - he's after Luke - Luke's hyper drive gets blown while escaping the interdicter cruisers, and Jake and the Wild Karde stop and pick him up.

- She, of course, has a very negative attitude, as he's been "harassing" her for years. Thrawn arrives, and they escape into the woods as per the book (canon), but the relationship is much different due to the long history they have together. no force training. She hates that she finds him competent - they talk about vader, the emperor, and 5 years of running away. During their time in the forest, they have a heated tryst - very much a grudge fuck.

- fueled by pent up anger, lust, danger, and wild animal attacks.

- Jade promises it won't happen again, but every time they meet up it always starts out as an escape that devolves into a physical tumble.

- When Luke's fighting his clone, they do the force connect thingy and they realize they need each other for balance.

chapter 1

- vacation ends

- Rebel Strike force assembles on Endor

- Fight with Vader

- Fight with Jade

- Fight with Emperor

- Flight from the star

Chapter 2 - Captivity

-interogation

- escape (with no fatalities)

- first run in with Luke - she gets away only because Luke lets her go due to a feeling in the force

- Stealing a ship - an old shuttle

CHapter 3 - odd jobs and odd encounters

-check wikipedia - where did jade go?

-run in w/ Luke - escapes usually because Luke is there for another reason/mission, and can't compromise. But they briefly tussle.

Chapter 4 - year 2 - mechanic

Chapter 5 - year 3 - body guard

Chapter 6 - year 4 - exotic dancer (good meat here!)

Chapter 7 - year 5 - Beginning of Thrawn Saga

Chapter 8 - forest romp

Chapter 9 - Morning after

Chapter 10 - Rescue from C'boath

Chapter 11 - last command -

- Luke and Clone fight

- Does she kill clone?

- Luke kills C'boath, but with her help

- Luke gives her light saber?

- she goes back to Karde, but conflicted

Chapter 12 - Many years later - Mara tracks down Luke - ready to start a life together.