Epilogue
This is the last chapter for The Hidden Truth. It's been fun writing this story, but now it's coming to its end. I had originally planned to finish this chapter earlier, but right as I neared the end, I came up with two more scenes to add, so it took a bit longer.
Hope you enjoy.
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A small remote planet in the Outer Rim
Mara Jade waited patiently as the transmission to the Imperial Center connected. She gave a respectful bow as the holograms of the Emperor and Lord Vader appeared. "Mara, what do you have to report?" The Emperor asked her.
"I found her ship, Master," Mara replied as she looked to her left. "Or what's left of it anyway."
"What do you mean?" The Emperor asked.
Mara looked at the destroyed remains of the ship she had seen her fellow agent Aeris Bonteri take as she went to track Luke Skywalker. "Her ship is in a rather deep crater here. It's completely totaled and unsalvageable," she replied. "There are signs of heavy impact weaponry on what remains of the hull. My guess is that she did locate Skywalker's ship, but when she tried to engage them, they received reinforcements from their fellow Rebels. Either that, or they had already regrouped with a large group of Rebels when she dropped out of Hyperspace. In any case, she was heavily outgunned and crashed here."
"Do you think that there is a chance that she survived?" The Emperor asked after a short moment of silence.
Mara shook her head. "I don't think so, Master, to be honest," she replied. "I can see the remains of the escape pod among the rubble of the main ship. It obviously tore apart while falling and when it impacted the ground, it was completely destroyed. I don't see how anyone could have such a crash." In truth, that's what she hoped. If anyone was still alive after this kind of crash, it would have been a very painful end.
"I see, how unfortunate," the Emperor said as he studied his Hand a moment. "Then there is nothing more that can be done for her. Return for now, Mara. We will see if we can find out anything else about what happened there."
"Yes Master," Mara replied. She bowed and the transmission ended. She took a moment to look at the remains of the ship again. The death of her fellow agent made her feel a little saddened. With her position as a secret agent of the Emperor, there wasn't really a chance for her to make friends. An agent like her could have made a good friend, but she was gone now. Mara sighed, the life of an Emperor's hand was a lonely one.
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Onderon
Mina couldn't help but smile widely as she walked out of her ship onto the grassland of Onderon. Her sister Aeris and Maris Brood walked off the ramp behind her. A little to their left, the others that had travelled with them disembarked from the Millennium Falcon.
During their flight to Onderon, they had linked the two ships together, so that it would be easier to travel with each other. For the landing, they had separated the two ships.
The flight had been a quiet one. Mina had been able to help her sister out some more and they had spent some time talking to Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker and Barriss Offee. Han Solo and Chewbacca had been there a short time as well, but they had spent more time on working on their ship.
The scanner of Mina's ship had revealed a number of issues with the Falcon during the flight. Issues that they would have to fix before even attempting the landing. Han had been his usual grumpy self about the news, but when he had checked things himself, he couldn't deny that repairs were needed. With a hint of chagrin, he and Chewbacca had gone to work.
Leia looked around the area as she walked off the ramp of the Falcon. They were in the wildlands of the planet Onderon, a place of vast nature outside off the main cities. This place was quiet, in her mind, it was a good place to meet up with someone and then disappear from the eyes of the Empire. Which is exactly what the two Togrutan sisters were planning to do.
While she knew that the two sisters were planning on disappearing, Leia had no idea how they were planning to do so. Mina had been rather quiet about their destination and if they were going to meet up with someone. She and the others walked up to the sisters and Maris Brood. Even from a distance, she could tell that Mina was very excited about something. She wouldn't need to be a Jedi to tell that much.
Mina smiled as they rejoined the others. "I see that the landing went well?" she asked with a teasing smile aimed at Han. He chose to ignore her comment, but everyone else shared a quick laugh. "Come on, we need to go this way," she said as she pointed in a direction. She started walking and the others followed her.
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The group had been walking for a short time until they reached a large tree. They paused as they saw someone sitting underneath it. Han and Chewbacca cautiously reached for their weapons as the figure stood up, the others watched the figure carefully as well. Mina, on the other hand, smiled happily. She turned to Aeris. "Come on," she said as she took her sisters arm and pulled her along towards the figure.
Aeris was nervous as they moved closer to the hooded figure. However, as they got closer, she could tell that the figure was a female Togruta like them, only older as was obvious by the size of her montrals and lekku. From their current distance, Aeris could see that whoever this woman was, she had an orange skin color and a blue-white pattern in her lekku. She started to feel a familiar presence through the Force.
When they got a little closer, the older Togruta removed the hood, revealing her face. Aeris stared at her in shock. During the flight, she had been looking at that same face on an old picture, the only difference was that this face was older, but still the same. She had great difficulty believing her eyes. "Mom?" she asked silently. She turned to her sister, desperate for confirmation that she wasn't losing her mind. Mina smiled and nodded eagerly. Aeris' eyes widened and she turned back to the older woman, to their mother, who now stood there smiling.
Ahsoka smiled as she saw her two daughters walk up to her. She couldn't help the tears coming to her eyes. Her lost daughter was finally home. She had both of her children with her again.
Aeris started to tear up as well. "Mom!" she cried out as she ran towards her mother. Tears of joy ran down her face as she hugged her mother for the first time in sixteen years. She hugged her mother fiercely, refusing to let go, fearing that she would fade away if she let go. "I'm sorry, mom," she said softly, hoping to apologize for everything she had done.
Ahsoka hugged her daughter just as fiercely. "I'm the one who needs to apologize, Aeris," she replied as she rubbed the back of her daughter's head. "I failed to protect you and Vader took you away. I'm so sorry for everything you must have gone through." She looked up at her other daughter. "Mina, I'm so glad to see you safe and I'm so proud of you."
Mina started to tear up as well and ran up to her mother and sister, joining in the hug. "I never could have done it without your help mom, you taught me everything," she said with a beaming smile of her own.
Ahsoka looked down slightly at both of her children. "I've waited so long for this moment," she said, still tears of joy rolling down her face. "I finally have both of you back with me." She held both of them tightly, immense relief and happiness overtaking her now that she finally had both of her children in her arms again. No one would ever take them away again. She would lay down her own life long before that happened.
The others watched as the two sisters were reunited with their mother. "So that's why she was being so mysterious about our destination," Leia said with a smile. After all of the recent battles and other problems they had been through, this was wonderful to see.
Barriss Offee gasped with shock as she identified the Togrutan woman standing there. She did a double check to be sure, but her eyes weren't deceiving her. "It's Ahsoka," she said softly.
The others turned to her. "Do you know her, Master Offee?" Luke asked a bit surprised.
Barriss looked at him and nodded, her eyes watering a little. "Yes, I do," she replied. "Her name is Ahsoka Tano, she was my closest friend during the Clone Wars. She was your father's Padawan."
Luke turned around and looked at the Togruta. "Did she really know my father before he became Vader?" he wondered. He wanted to ask more, but Barriss had already started walking towards them.
Ahsoka and her daughters finally parted a little bit again. Still, Ahsoka kept her children close. Mina smiled at her mother, she knew she would be happy with their guests. "Come on Mom, there are a few others I want you to see," she told her mother happily as she began to lead her to the others.
Ahsoka nodded and followed as Mina led her towards the people they had travelled with. Aeris walked along with her and she smiled as she held her daughter's hand, memories of previous times came back to her, filling her with a mixture of sadness and joy.
She looked at the group of people that came with her daughters. There were a few Humans and a tall Wookie, from the news reports she had seen, she could tell that they were Rebels. With them were a protocol droid and an astromech she recognized instantly. A Zabrak teen also stood with them, but she had no idea who she was. However, she could sense that the young girl had been through a lot.
It was the last person of the group that made her pause. It was a Mirialan woman, a few years older than her. Despite it having been so many years, she instantly recognized her face and that familiar pattern of tattoos. "Barriss!" Ahsoka said happily as she walked up to her old friend.
"Ahsoka," Barriss replied with a smile, but it faded quickly. "Ahsoka, about what happened before, during the Clone Wars…" she wanted to apologize for the way she had betrayed her friend, but Ahsoka cut her off.
"Barriss, don't," Ahsoka said as she held up her hand. "That's all in the past. I forgave you a long time ago." She smiled at her old friend. "I've missed you far too much these past years. I'm so glad to see that you're still alive. Come here," she said as she held out her arms.
"Oh Ahsoka," Barriss replied as a few tears rolled down her face. "I've missed you so much as well. I always hoped that you would still be alive. If anyone would have been able to make, I knew that it would be you."
They parted a moment later, both of them smiling widely. Barriss looked at the two teenagers standing behind Ahsoka. "So they're your children?" she asked. "That explains why they looked so familiar."
Ahsoka nodded happily. "Yes, they're my beautiful daughters," she replied as she looked at them. "And I'm so happy to have them both back with me."
Mina stepped up to them a bit. "I'm sorry, Master Offee, I wanted to tell you the truth, but I wasn't sure if it would complicate my search for Aeris," she explained.
"Don't worry, I understand," Barriss replied. "I'm just glad that everything worked out for you."
Mina nodded and turned her attention to her friend Maris Brood, gesturing the young Zabrak to come over. She was a bit nervous as Mina lead her to her mother. "Mom, this is my friend Maris Brood. I met her while I was looking for Aeris," she introduced her. "She used to be Master Shaak Ti's Padawan, but sadly, she became one with the Force some time ago. Maris was left alone and confused in the darkness of Felucia. When I encountered her, she was scared and troubled, so I decided to ask her to come with me so I could help her. And if I wasn't able to, I knew that you would be able to help her."
"I see," Ahsoka replied slowly, the news of Shaak Ti's death upsetting her a little. She certainly hadn't been on good terms with the Council when she left the Order, but she did always respect the Togrutan Master. "It's nice to meet you, Maris." She could sense the emotional distress in the young girl and understood why Mina brought her along.
"Thank you, it's nice to meet you as well," Maris replied. "Are you really Ahsoka Tano?" She had heard Barriss Offee say that name, but she wanted to be sure. "Master Ti told me a lot about you. She spoke very highly of you."
Ahsoka chuckled a bit at her question. "It's actually Ahsoka Bonteri now," she replied. "My husband may be no longer with me, but my heart still belongs to him."
Barriss Offee was quite surprised when she heard that. "You married Lux Bonteri?" she asked in surprise. She recalled discussing the code and attachments a few times with her friend, especially after she had that little 'detour' to Carlac and after the battle of Onderon.
Ahsoka turned to her and smiled. "Yes, I did. He helped me out greatly after I left the Order. I stayed with him and old feelings came back," she explained to her friend. "We got together and got married later on. We had Mina and Aeris and we couldn't be happier. Unfortunately, as Mina has likely told you, things couldn't last."
Barriss nodded slowly. "Yes, she told us what happened," she replied. "Except for the part that they were your children."
"Times may be different now, but we can still be a happy family," Ahsoka said as she looked at her children. "We will make the most of every day."
Excited beeping made Ahsoka turn around. She smiled as the all too familiar astromech rolled up to her. "R2!" she said happily as she kneeled down. The astromech stopped in front of her and gave a few happy sounding beeps. "I know buddy, I missed you too." She got up again and looked the rest of the group. "My name is Ahsoka Bonteri, it's nice to meet all you," she told them.
Leia took a step forward to intrude herself and the others, but she was interrupted by a loud Wookie roar before she had the chance.
Chewbacca roared excitedly and almost ran up to Ahsoka. He pulled her into a hug with his large arms and lifted her off the ground.
Ahsoka laughed a bit. "It's great to see you again as well, Chewbacca," she told the Wookie. "But try to take it easy big guy." He gave a few growls and lowered her down to the ground.
"Chewie, do you know her?" Han asked with surprise. Chewbacca replied with several roars and growls, gesturing wildly while doing so. "Really? She's the Jedi that saved you from those Trandoshians all those years ago?" He looked at Ahsoka with surprise.
"Yes, I remember that time," Ahsoka replied with some mixed emotions. "Without Chewbacca's help, things probably would have gone very differently."
Leia stepped a bit forward again. "It's nice to meet you as well," she said with a smile. "My name is Leia Organa. This is Luke Skywalker and that's Han Solo."
"I can tell who you are," Ahsoka replied with a smile as she looked between Leia and Luke. "You look so much like your parents."
"Master Offee just told me that you were my father's Padawan," Luke said. "What was he like? And what about my mother?" he asked excitedly.
"They were both great people," Ahsoka replied. "Your father was a powerful Jedi, but he didn't care much about some rules of the Order. Unlike many other Jedi, he was never afraid to feel emotions and he always ready to help the people he cared about." She paused and shook her head. "We had a bit of a rocky start, but he became like a brother to me afterwards."
She looked over at Leia. "Your mother was a brave and selfless politician, never afraid to speak up for others or take action herself." Ahsoka gave a small amused laugh. "She was always prepared to take risks in order to make things right. On several occasions she dragged me and Anakin into some wild adventures. Those were some fun times."
"They sound like they were great people," Leia replied as she looked at Luke. "Although, if I'm honest, I'm having a hard time believing that Vader was once a nice guy," she thought to herself. "But, there's something I don't understand," she said as she looked back at Ahsoka. "You made it sound like you were describing my mother, but we're not related at all."
Her comment took Ahsoka by surprise. "You mean that the two of you don't know?" Ahsoka asked them a little surprised. Her reply was a confused look from the two. "I suppose I shouldn't be that surprised. They probably thought it was better or safer that way."
"What are you talking about?" Leia asked confused. The fact that this woman she had never met before knew something about her that she didn't made her a little worried. She could tell that Luke felt the same way.
"Anakin Skywalker and his wife had two children, a boy and a girl. They were separated after birth, to protect them from the Empire," Ahsoka explained. "The boy was brought to his family on Tatooine, but the girl was adopted by Senator Organa, to be raised as his own daughter." She saw the look of shock on their faces. "Yes, you are twins."
"W-what? That… That can't be true," Leia replied in shock.
"It is," Ahsoka said. "Search your feelings, you'll find that it's true."
"What do you mean? I'm no Jedi like Luke or the others," Leia replied between shock and confusion. "I can't tap into the Force like they can."
Ahsoka nodded. "Yes, you can," she said with a comforting smile. "You are strong in the Force, Leia, just like your brother. " She gave a glance at Luke. "Because the two of you have been kept apart, you're not aware of the bond that you two share. However, that will soon change. If you learn about the Force, you'll find it can greatly aid you."
"H-how do you know this?" Luke asked, still stunned by the news that they were twins. He had to wonder, had Ben known the truth?
Ahsoka took a deep breath. "Some time after the fall of the Order and the Republic, I got in contact Obi-Wan, he told me everything," she replied. "It… was quite hard to take the news. I could feel that terrible had things had happened, but to hear the truth about it all was painful."
"S-so, Bail…wasn't my real father?" Leia asked with a hint of sadness in her voice. The mere thought made her feel quite disturbed. Especially since her real father was apparently the 'man' that had seen her tortured on the Death Star before they blew up Alderaan.
Ahsoka gave her a comforting smile. "He may not have been your biological father, but he did love you like you were his own," she replied. "And I'm certain that you loved both him and his wife as if they were truly your parents. In the end, that is what truly matters."
Leia nodded and gave a small smile back before looking at Luke. Her parents may not be with her anymore, but she did have a brother now, as well as a family of sorts in the Rebel Alliance and, of course, whatever Han was.
Luke smiled at her as well. Having been alone on Tatooine, the news that he had a sister made him feel a lot better in these dark times. However, he was still very curious about Ahsoka. She had been his father's Padawan and most likely knew him just as well as Ben had, maybe even better. "What are you going to do now?" he asked her. "Will you join us in the Rebellion?" He hoped that she said yes, it would give both him and Leia more opportunities to learn about their parents. The other Jedi certainly hadn't told him much. "Probably because of what happened to him, what he became," he reasoned.
Ahsoka shook her head. "No, I cannot," she simply replied. "Right now, my daughter needs me the most." She turned around and smiled at Aeris. "Also, my other daughter's new friend is looking for help as well, but I'm sure that Mina will be able to help her greatly." She gave those two a smile as well before turning back to Luke and the others.
"Besides that, it would be bad for all of us if the news that I'm alive gets out," she explained to them. "Right now, Vader believes that he killed me sixteen years ago." As she said this, she opened her outer robe, revealing the white-gold robes she wore underneath, as well as the large scar that ran down vertically on her chest and stomach. Everyone in the group looked in shock at the scar, especially Aeris looked in horror at what Vader had done to her. "If Vader learns that I'm alive," Ahsoka continued. "He will likely spare no expense in trying to hunt me down. It would make things even more dangerous for all of you."
"I understand," Luke replied a bit saddened. He had hoped for a different answer, but he knew she was right. It would be too dangerous for everyone.
Barriss noticed his reaction. "Don't worry Luke, if you really want to know more about your father, I can tell you a couple things," she told him. "The other Jedi didn't want you to know much about him, but I guess you know the worst already now. The least I can do is tell you more about who he was before, to make up for never telling you the truth."
"Thank you Master Offee," Luke replied with a little smile.
"So what now? We part ways, you go wherever it is you're going and we return to fighting this crazy battle against the Empire?" Han asked a little arrogant. Leia immediately shot him a warning look. "What, you know it's true princess," Han continued. "Especially with the things that she told us," he said as he pointed at Aeris.
Leia wanted to reply to that, but didn't. Even if he was being a little arrogant again, Han did have a point. The Empire had so much surprises left in store for them, including a great many agents and operatives trained in the Dark Side. Not to mention the fact that they still had two more Death Stars. With the intelligence they had received from Aeris, they had more of an idea of what they were up against, but that wouldn't make it any easier.
"Don't worry too much," Ahsoka said when she noticed Leia's reaction. "Mina and I could both feel it before she set out on her journey. Things in the galaxy are changing. Your actions are inspiring many and hope is returning. The tide of this war is changing. I have no doubt that if you remain true to your purpose, you will come out victorious over the tyranny of the Empire. Their evil will be their undoing."
"Are you really sure about that?" Leia asked in surprise. "We have been able to recruit people a bit more easily, but the Empire still has a great control over the galaxy."
Ahsoka nodded. "That's true, right now the Empire still stands strong," she replied. "But I think you know that doing the right thing is never easy. You will face great challenges, there is no escaping that, but in the end you will succeed. Light will return to the Galaxy one day."
Leia and the others smiled a bit at that. They had a long road ahead of them, but they knew that everyone in the Rebel Alliance was more determined than ever. She wanted to reply, but was interrupted by a familiar mechanical voice.
"Princess Leia, I apologize for the interruption," C-3PO said as the protocol droid walked up to her. "But we need to leave soon in order to regroup with the Alliance in time."
"I see, thank you Threepio," Leia replied a little dejected. She was still reeling somewhat with everything that she had learned here, about her being Luke's twin sister. She would have wanted to talk to this woman more, to see what else she knew, but their time had been short. They were needed elsewhere.
Ahsoka chuckled a bit. "Don't worry, I understand," she said as she looked at Leia's reaction. "As I've often told my husband in the past, don't forsake your duties for me." She smiled with the memories. "There are still a lot of people counting on you, so go and do what is best for the galaxy."
Leia smiled as well. "We will, you can count on it," she replied confidently. "It was great to meet you. Misses Bonteri."
Ahsoka nodded. "It was great to meet you as well," she said as she looked between Luke and Leia. "I wasn't sure if I would have ever met the two of you. I'm glad that we had this chance."
Luke nodded as well. "I'm glad to have met you and your daughters as well," he replied. "Even though our first meetings were a little… different," he said as he looked at Aeris. "I hope everything works out for you."
"Thank you. And… I…uhm… I'm sorry," Aeris said softly.
"Don't worry about it, you just didn't know the truth," Luke replied. "I can't hold anything against you for that."
Ahsoka smiled and turned to Barriss. "It was wonderful to see you again Barriss," she told her friend. She walked up to her and pulled her into a hug. "I'm really glad to know that you're still alive."
Barriss returned the hug. "Same here Ahsoka, I'm incredibly relieved to know that you're still here," she replied with a smile. They separated again. "Force willing, we will meet again some other day. I certainly hope so."
"I hope so too, Barriss," Ahsoka replied. "I'll pray to the Force for your safety."
R2-D2 rolled up to her and gave a few beeps. "Look after them for me, buddy," Ahsoka told him with a smile. She patted him on his dome and he rolled back towards Luke and Leia. With that, the group started making their way back towards the ships.
After a short walk they were back at the Millennium Falcon and Mina's ship. They said their final goodbyes and wishes of good luck before Luke, Leia, Barriss, Han, Chewbacca and the droids boarded the ship again. Ahsoka, her daughters and Maris stood there and watched as the Falcon took off and flew away. When the ship was finally out of sight, Ahsoka turned around. "Come on, let's go home," she said with a happy smile. Mina nodded eagerly and led her sister and Maris back on the ship, Ahsoka following behind them.
Once onboard, Ahsoka made her way to the cockpit and sat down in the pilot's seat. Mina, Aeris and Maris sat down behind her. Both Aeris and Maris were quite surprised when Ahsoka started flying low over the surface, instead of leaving the planet. "We have a hidden home on Onderon," Mina explained to them. "This was dad's home planet, so we both wanted to live here." She looked out of the cockpit, taking in the green plains with a smile. Both Aeris and Maris joined her in that.
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"Here we are," Ahsoka said as she opened the door and led everyone in the house. "Home sweet home." They moved to the living room and set their bags to the side.
Aeris looked around in amazement. After they had landed the ship in that hidden hangar, they had walked towards the house. It was difficult to spot at first, but from up close it looked wonderful. It had looked like the home she always wanted. The inside looked great as well. While the place was hidden away in the wilds, it looked like a warm, comfortable home.
Hey eyes immediately caught a small cabinet on one side of the room. She made her way towards it and looked at the pictures that stood on it and hung on the wall. There were pictures of her mother and Mina from over the years, as well as some older pictures of her and their father. As she looked at an old picture of the four of them, her mother walked up behind her.
Ahsoka hugged Aeris from behind and looked at the pictures as well. "We can finally add some new pictures of you," she said softly. "I've been waiting so long to have you back here." They stood there for a moment, just staring at the pictures. Then Ahsoka pulled back again. "Come on, let me show you the rest of the house." Aeris nodded and followed her mother.
A couple minutes passed as Ahsoka showed her daughter around their house. They had just arrived at the last room that Ahsoka wanted to show her, the room she was most excited about showing her.
Aeris followed her mother inside the room and was quite surprised to find it was a bedroom. It looked similar to her sister's bedroom that they had passed just before, except this one was a bit emptier and had an old picture of her by the bed. She looked back at her mother for some explanation.
"I made this room for you a long time ago," Ahsoka said with a smile. "I always knew that you would be back home one day."
"Thanks mom," Aeris replied with a large smile. She was overcome with emotion, she couldn't say anything else. They stayed there for a little while before rejoining Mina who was showing Maris around.
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Later that day
Mina sat in front of her father's grave along with her sister Aeris. After the tour of the house and a long lunch, she had gone to visit it as she always did and asked Aeris to join her.
Mina smiled as they sat there. "I did it, dad," she said happily. "I found Aeris and I brought her back home." The promise she had made at the start of her journey was now fulfilled.
Aeris sat quietly next to her sister. Being here at her father's grave made her feel some mixed emotions. She had known that her father was dead, but she had been lied to about how he died and the truth hurt so much. "I'm still having some difficulty to process everything," she said quietly. "Haven't you ever wanted to take some form of revenge against him for doing this?" The question plagued her mind and she just had to ask it.
"There were times when I wanted to," Mina replied. "But I would have been a very bad idea. You know how powerful the Empire is, just the two of going against it would have been impossible and if we had, we would never have been able to find you. And besides, you heard what mom said, Vader would have stopped at nothing to get us."
Aeris nodded. Her sister did have some good points. She knew exactly just how ruthless and merciless Vader could be. "You're right, but… I just feel like… I have to do something," she replied.
Mina nodded as well. "I know what you mean," she told her sister reassuringly. "I've had those feelings for a long time myself. But Mom and I came up with a good way to try and make things right again."
"Really? What?" Aeris asked. "I would love to help with that." She knew that taking the fight to the Empire now would be bad for them, but her family had a different solution. That thought made her smile a little, despite the mixed feelings she now had.
Mina smiled at her. "The Empire will fall one day," she replied. "When that happens, a new Republic will take its place. A new Jedi Order will be born as well. The Empire sought to annihilate the Jedi, so we will go there and help to restore the Jedi to what they once were, before the Clone Wars. Think of it as our form of revenge for what they did."
That surprised her quite a bit. "Rebuild the Jedi Order?" she asked with a bit of shock. She had to admit, it did have a good ring to it now. There are plenty of people in the Empire, including the Emperor and Vader themselves, who would absolutely despise the mere idea of it. "But…" she paused. "All I know is the Dark Side… I know nothing else about the Force…"
Mina wrapped her arm around her sister. "Don't worry sis," she replied with a smile. "Mom knows a great deal about the Light Side and she taught me everything. We will help you out. Everything will be alright now."
Aeris wrapped an arm around her sister as well and smiled. "Thank you Mina," she said softly.
"That's what family is for sis," Mina replied happily.
The two of them kept sitting there until the sun started to set. Then they made their way home again. They were back together and wouldn't be separated again.
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And that's the end of The Hidden Truth. Both sisters are safely back home with their mother again.
With this chapter, The Hidden Truth is now over. I will be returning to my other stories now. First I'll update Tale of a Togruta again. After that, I'll likely write a new chapter for Rebirth of Light, followed by a double update for Tale of a Togruta and A Mirialan's Story.
On that note, a little request from me. Ahsokanerd has unfortunately left fanfiction. I've tried to contact him, but was unsuccessful. If anyone still has a copy of his story The Time Left to Leave, please contact me with a PM. I can use it for my story and maybe keep it alive on my page as well.
I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. If you celebrate something else, I hope you enjoy that too.
Until next time.