AN: This is a rewrite and addition of chapter 14. That my new Master BrentusofGath has so eloquently beta-ed. Thank you!

Chapter Fourteen

Corellia was a largely water planet with lush forest and rolling hills. Except for the capital, most of the area was covered in small farming communities. On arriving at Corellia's main spaceport, they called for directions to the Solander Farm and were redirected to a rural area well away from other communities.

Laird and Hanna eagerly met them in the meadow near a large yellow farmhouse in a compound of barns and grain storage buildings. Workers were in nearby fields harvesting grain and others were moving cattle from one meadow to another. This was a peaceful setting anyone would want to live in and the Solanders looked like perfect parents.

Laird walked with a cane from a bad left leg from his last mission and it was evident from his movements that his leg wasn't the only injure injury he sustained. It was apparent to everyone who saw them together that Hanna still saw the dashing Jedi that rushed in to save her and whom she kept alive until help arrived once he was injured, instead of the near cripple who accompanied her now.

Master Ahanu promised to find busy work for him in the Temple but he always was an outdoors kind of Jedi, happier on missions than with paperwork. He chose to resign and marry the young lady that saved his life.

When the news of the children being released by the Sith came to the Council, the Solanders were the first ones they thought of to take care of the children. The farm community was a beautiful place to settle them and a good place for them to see the positive side of life and the Force.

As soon as the ramp dropped, the wild animals swarmed out of the ship before anyone could warn him. They knocked Laird's cane out form from under him, sending him falling to the ground. All the Jedi instinctively caught him with the Force so his landing was almost buoyant. Then he floated back upright and his cane came back to him, creating an unusual 'reverse the film' effect.

Hanna met Maure and Tanacca, who were carrying the infants and just "aaahhed" at the sight of them. "This is the girl and Tanacca has the boy," Maure told her as she scooped the infant into her arms. "We weren't given names for them so we thought you might want to pick them out."

"Oh! Yes! I would love to! She's Kaethe, it means 'pure' in my home language, and he's…" She took him in the other arm and looked knowingly at the boy. "He's Hanson, after my father.

"I didn't get a lot of time to prepare a nursery but I have the basics. Would you like to come in and see it?" She asked Maure and Tanacca.

Bray: "Yes! I would!" Tanacca brayed a little too excitedly when she saw the children were headed to the lake at the edge of the meadow and remembered trying to get the children back on board the ship after the milk stop. It took two standard hours to get the pond water smell out of her fur because she was forced to dive in and drag them out.

As she started in the house, she turned and saw Skyler waist deep in the water, holding a three-standard-year-old choking Pakan by the collar. Yoda spied Lodam the Rodian headed for Skyler's lightsaber and floated it out of the pile of robes and boots just in time. Malu was well pleased to be in water again. The swim earlier was all too brief, and on Kamino she was not allowed to swim for fear of the current; they also knew they would not be able to get her back if she didn't want to come back.

Laird and Yoda never met until this assignment, but he was familiar with stories of the littlest smallest Jedi from the old mission reports and the stories around the Temple. He knew Master Ahanu was formerly his Padawan so that automatically impressed him.

"Help, you will be needing, until Master Reyd arrives," Yoda advised him. "Chances, do not be taking with them. Crafty, they are. Raised by Sith, they were. Very dangerous," Yoda warned.

"Yes! I have heard of some of the things they did from Master Ahanu. Disassembling your droid, calling the Temple to report you for torturing them and ordering fifty deep dish pizzas with extra anchovies to be delivered to the Temple on Master Ahanu personal credit slip." Laird noticed the surprised look on Yoda's face at the last offense. "Yes! The anchovies give Master Ahanu the hives. He was in the infirmary most of the night."

'Hope on a mission Ahava was not, since he too would have been afflicted, so close they are,' Yoda thought.

They both turned and watched the kids dog-pile on Skyler and hold him under the water. Yoda waved his hand and said. "Let Skyler up, you will."

Skyler swished to the surface and gasped for breath. "Thanks, Mas- choke... ter- cough Yoda." He soon decided it was safer to stand on the bank and Force float the children to the surface occasionally for air when necessary than to try to be in the water with them.

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Master Reyd and his Padawan, Selwyn arrived the next day and were a welcome addition to the overseers. Master Yoda met them at the Spaceport and accompanied them to the farm. "Glad to see you, we are. More hands are needed to assist with retraining of the children."

Master Reyd bent down on one knee to greet the diminutive Master. "I am honored to meet the Master to my Master. This is my Padawan, Selwyn. She is from Mon Calamari. I understand one of the children is also from Mon Calamari."

"Yes, a girl named Malu. Not necessary to bend down, accustomed to talking to knees, I am." Yoda said dryly.

Reyd smiled and stood; this was the Master he heard so much about. Master Ahanu warned him not to bend down, but it seemed the appropriate thing to do. "What do you think about splitting the children up and working with them one on one?"

"Humm. Excellent idea. Take Malu, Selwyn should." Yoda said.

"Do you mind if I take the Rodian, I have some experience with them. I was stranded on Rodia for two months when my ship broke down. Interesting people, they are." Reyd said and realized he was mimicking Yoda. "Sorry, it's catching."

"Been told that, I have." Yoda said sternly then let a faint smile escape. "Need for food, we will not have, once perfected his hunting skills are. Lodam, he is. San'ku the Twi'lek, I will take. Pakan, that leaves for Laird; arrange for Skyler to assist him, I will." Yoda said, then worried about pairing Laird with Skyler and the Sith child.

On arriving back at the compound, Reyd and Yoda discussed the new arrangement with Laird who was in agreement. "Skyler, bring Pakan over to here," he called.

Skyler walked over, holding the dripping child out at arm's length so as not to get wet, again.

All the children followed to see what the new Jedi were going to do to Pakan. Something really painful, they hoped.

"Good, all of you came, so we can deal with all of you together," Laird said, to their disappointment. "We have decided to give each of you one on one attention, so Pakan and Skyler are with me."

"Idn't that two on one?" Malu asked dryly.

"Yes, Malu but that is the exception; you are to go with Selwyn. He is going to take you to the coast for a swimming excursion. Lodam, you are to go with Master Reyd; he has a hunting trip planned for you. San'ku, you are to go with Master Yoda; he has a camping trip planned." Laird paired them up with their instructor.

"I don't wanna go wif him, he keeps on wavin' his han' and makin' us go ta sleep." San'ku protested.

"Oh! That's a good idea, we'll remember that!" Laird announced, looking at the other Jedi.

"Shh! Now look w'at ya did!" Lodam and Malu fussed.

Selwyn took Malu's hand and led her to the ship and their big adventure; while Reyd took Lodam to the forest he picked out from the air. Laird chose to introduce Pakan to the equine that he was so fascinated with. Laird told Yoda of some caves nearby for them to explore with plenty of fungus to feast on. Each instructor collected food and supplies and headed out into a whole new world for the children.