Title: Star Wars: The Last Kryze
Category: Movies ยป Star Wars
Author: Ziggurat Rolsovitch
Language: English
Rating: M
Epilogue
"And then... they built a new academy for all the force sensitive little children to train to become Jedi and restored the New Jedi order... and all lived... happily... ever... after." The deep soothing voice told the tale to the tiny infant and the child simply coo'd and stared up at the storyteller, head titling slightly as if trying very hard to understand what was being said.
"You tell him that story every night. I don't think he can quite grasp it yet."
Ben glanced up to the doorway where Rey leaned and shifted the infant in his arms an shrugged slightly.
"Well... our son needs a bedtime story... doesn't he?"
"Maybe something a little less violent?" She tried to suggest and he huffed and grumbled under his breath.
"He's going to be a big, strong Jedi when he grows up. He can handle it."
"I suppose..." Rey was skeptical. She wanted to protect their child in the ways that they had never been protected as children. She didn't want him exposed to too much violence. Not yet at least. She knew eventually the life of a Jedi would call him to duty, but for now... he was just their baby.
"Ben!" A voice called out from across the palace.
"What mom?" He waited a bit and then he heard no response and an arggorvated growl left him. "Of course. How typical of her."
"You're not going to tell him the story of how Grandma Leia and Grandpa Lando escapaed the clutches of The First Order?" Rey asked him with an amused smile as she reached forward to take their son from his arms so he could go.
"Rey... that's a very explicit story that even I wish I had never heard. He does not... need to know what they did while they were stranded on that tropical planet." He responded as he leaned over to give her a few brief kisses in parting before walking towards the door.
"Well I don't intend for you to tell him those details!" Rey responded with an amused smile as she knew just how adult oriented that part of the story was. "But it would be important for him to know that Finn is your half brother and his uncle. Family is-"
"Family is the most important thing. I know, Rey." Ben finally disappeared out the door, but he stopped in front of the balcony when he saw a familiar blue figure standing there and looking out over the Naboo lake. "Grandfather..."
"Good evening, Ben." Anakin greeted.
"Hello, Ben." Padme gave her beautiful and radiant smile towards him. It was comforting that they were here watching over them even when they didn't always appear physically. He smiled to himself as he continued on to check in on his mother.
Rey meanwhile put their son to sleep in his crib, made sure he had all he need and was securely tucked away before she made her way out of the room and out onto the balcony where she could view all the green and the water around.
It wasn't long before Ben returned from whatever task he had been set to and appeared by her side.
"What did she need?" Rey asked and he sighed and leaned against the railing.
"Glass of blue milk before bed. The usual." He stretched his neck, tilting his head from one side to the other. "Sometimes I feel like I'm raising two children."
"Maybe you will be."
"Are you suggesting or hinting?"
"Just a suggestion."
"You want to try right now?" That made him perk up. Of course it did. Forgetting about the ache in his muscles he quickly leaned down to pick her up in a bridal carry.
"Ben!" She jabbed him in the ribs as if she were displeased with his suggestion, but perhaps the smile and the humor in her tone gave her away.
He carried her across the palace and to their room in a strangely familiar, yet very different way and the stepped into the room before promptly kicked the door shut with his foot. This was happily ever after if such things really did exist in this world.
~The End~