Naboo: Four Days later:

Anakin awoke feeling Pooja's warm body sprawled out on top of his.

The love that they had shared in their four days together had almost reminded him of their time on Coruscant together. However this was much different. Now it was real love and Pooja's heart was filled with joy. He smiled at her and kissed her lips as she opened her eyes, "Ani How long will we stay on Naboo For?"

Anakin smiled upon hearing his nickname as he placed a hand on her stomach as she rolled off of him and down to his side, "Until our baby is born. I don't want my pregnant wife on the run with me."

Pooja smiled, "I doubt that they will look here right now."

Anakin nodded with a smile as he kissed his wife. Pooja smiled, "I am so lucky. In fact I think out of all the women alive in the Galaxy that I am the luckiest."

Anakin smiled at her and ran a hand through her hair, "And I am the luckiest man. I have been given a second chance. Something that I don't deserve not to mention all of the children that I have and how I love them."

Pooja nodded, "That is one thing that My Mother likes about you."

"What do you mean?"

"How you don't favor one over the other and how you treat each one the same way."

Anakin nodded, "And it will be the same for our little Padme."

Pooja nodded with a smile, "I can't wait for her to be here."

Anakin smiled, "You are a month along right?"

Pooja nodded, "And I don't want anymore after her. Two is enough for me. Is Four enough for me since you already have Luke and Leia?"

Anakin nodded with a smile. "If for some reason our plans are altered though I always have love for another."

Pooja smiled as he pulled her down close to him, "I am so sorry for how we started out."

Pooja shook her head, "It is all the past and you gave me a beautiful son and now I have a little girl on the way. I can't wait for her."

Anakin smiled and kissed Pooja as she cuddled up against him.

He frowned, "I just wish that your father would have lived to see all of his grandchildren."

Pooja nodded, "Me too at least he saw Jay."

Anakin nodded, "I am glad that he is now legitimate in your grandma's eyes."

Pooja smiled, "She really was so withdrawn last night after the attack that Auntie Padme made."

Anakin nodded, "Whatever Padme said it must have been harsh."

Pooja nodded, "She was real angry at her for trying to control Luke and for telling me that she would rather never have Jay breathing and that she would rather have Padme alive."

Anakin frowned hating the thought of having to choose such a thing himself, "I know what Padme would choose."

Pooja nodded, "I have to say that I wouldn't be able to choose between either myself."

Anakin nodded with a smile at Pooja as his grip around her tightened.

Pooja smiled, "Can we stay like this a bit longer?"

Anakin smiled, "Why not the entire morning?"

Pooja smiled as she ran her fingers through her lover's hair.

Luke awoke noticing that Jay was snuggled up in his bed. Luke smiled down at his brother as he got out of bed and scooped him up. Jay looked at him as he opened his tired eyes, "Luke I miss Mommy and Daddy."

Luke nodded, "I know you do buddy, but today we are going to get to see them."

"We are?" asked Jay.

Luke nodded with a smile at his brother as he opened the door of his room and walked out with Jay in his arms after dressing. He realized that it was late in the day as he walked down the stairs. He at the same time noticed his grandparents sitting at the dining table.

Ruwee smiled, "No training today?"

Luke shook his head, "I am taking today off. I pretty much am just going to lay low until I get back to Varykino."

Ruwee nodded as Luke sat down. Luke at the same time noticed that his grandmother was holding her tongue for once and that was fine with him.

Ruwee then spoke, "So how long will you stay on Naboo for?"

"Hopefully until the baby is born."

"Do you think you can get off unnoticed?"

"Certainly, I doubt that the Empire knows that we are here."

Ruwee nodded in silence.

A few hours later well into the Afternoon Luke headed up to Varykino with his twin sister, his brother and mother as well as Han, Chewie and Ben.

WHen the arrived at Varykino it was around an hour and a half past noon and to their amusement they noticed Anakin and Pooja just coming out of their bedroom still in their nightgowns.

Sola smiled, "I am guessing that you slept a lot. Or to be realistic a lot in the day and very little in the night."

Pooja frowned, "Mom don't say anything in front of Jay he his only three for goodness sakes."

Sola shook her head as Jay looked at Luke, "Luke why did they only sleep in the day and not at night?"

Luke glared at his mother, "Look what you just did."

Sola frowned but was grateful when Pooja moved forward and picked up her son, "Mommy is very happy to see you again."

Jay smiled happily in response.

Pooja at the same time noticed a baby blanket and some other baby clothes that Sola had gathered, "I went shopping for you before the wedding. I can't wait for you to have your little girl."

Pooja nodded with a smile at her mother.

Anakin at the same time put his arms around his wife and then looked at Luke, "I am guessing that you have some good sources planted amongst the Imperial Network."

Luke nodded, "Between my Grandfather's friends and Ric's friends I doubt that there is a thing on this planet that we won't know about."

Anakin nodded with a smile.

Super Star Destroyer Executor:

"Are you sure that they are on Naboo?"

"The source claims that he saw Amidala's sister for the first time in three years."

At that moment the young Imperial Hand approached Thrawn. Thrawn glanced at her before speaking to Admiral Piett, "Ok then I will have it looked at."

Thrawn then turned to Mara Jade, "You are still very young Jade and I don't want you to take them on whatever you do the same is for the Emperor. I just want you to scout things out and report back to me."

Mara bowed politely, "Yes Sir."

She then left the bridge and headed for an Imperial Shuttle and headed for Naboo.

Firmus Piett then noticed that his time for lunch was now. It also was an opportunity for him to send a warning to Vader.

He would simply just send a Message to the Naberrie Residence. He slipped into the chambers of a fellow Officer whom he knew was loyal to Palpatine and used his comlink to send a message.

Naboo: Six Hours Later:

"That is the last of it Anakin."

Anakin nodded and looked at Pooja's grandfather, "I am grateful to whoever it was that warned us though I do know that we can take Jade in a fight."

Ruwee nodded, "We are heading down."

At the same time Anakin noticed Jobal look at Luke in near tears, "Luke you should stay."

Luke shook his head, "This is my war Grandma."

Jobal frowned as she left with her husband.

Anakin at the same time felt Pooja's presence and looked at her as she came to his side. "I honestly can say that I will miss Granddad but I won't miss her."

Anakin nodded in agreement.

Luke at the same time came with his last bag of belongings. At the same time Anakin glanced at Luke, "Do you feel that Force Presence?"

"Yes I do."

Anakin nodded, "Mara Jade is here watching us."

Luke frowned, "Do you think that I could take her in a fight?"

"Most likely."

Luke nodded and reached for his lightsaber.

Mara watched from her hiding place as the various family and their friends moved their belongings onto a battered old freighter. At the same time she noticed a lone boy of around three playing with only a protocol droid to look after him. He was no doubt Vader's son.

Deciding to make some use of her scouting trip. She stole out of her hiding place to kidnap the boy.

She hurried towards the boy and grabbed him.

Anakin looked in horror as Mara ran for a Speeder he looked at Luke, "Get in the Falcon I will go after her."

Luke nodded as everyone boarded. He looked to see Pooja in tears of horror as Anakin drove after Jade.

"Don't worry Pooja he'll be alright

Luke ran for the cockpit as Pooja cried out fearfully, "My baby!"

Sola did her best to comfort her distraught daughter as Luke sat in the copilot's seat with Han. "I will focus on his presence you fly."

Han nodded obediently knowing how important the Force was after so many years of being around Luke.

Anakin frowned in dismay, Mara was outrunning him. Her speeder was up to date and his was just an old landspeeder.

He watched as Mara headed for a hidden Imperial Shuttle shuttle at the same time the Falcon came down close to him and dropped its ramp.

He hopped aboard and at the same time he noticed Mara's shuttle lift off.

He hurried to the cockpit where Luke and Han were piloting, "Did she go into Hyperspace?"

Luke nodded, "If the trace is correct the Fleet was on course for us but they stopped."

Anakin nodded, "Of course they did they want us to walk into a trap."

Luke nodded with a frown, "We have no choice dad unless we want to lose him."

Anakin nodded, "I am aware of that. Prepare the ship I am going to focus on his presence."

Luke nodded obediently

Imperial Shuttle:

Mara looked at the little boy in anger, "Please just take me back to my mommy and daddy I want them."

Mara sneered and ignored the boy and headed for the Holocom and watched as the Emperor appeared before her, "Report Mara?"

"I have Vader's youngest brat I am guessing that he is around three."

The Emperor smiled wickedly, "Good very good kill him!"

"Master?"

Palpatine glared at her, "With him dead his father will be weakened and we will be able to have his brother on our side kill him that is an order."

Mara nodded as the transmission ended.

She got up and took out her lightsaber and headed for the room where Jay was locked up at.

She took out her lightsaber and activated the violet blade.

Jay looked at her fearfully, "Y-You have a lightsaber like my daddy. Lightsabers can hut people daddy says. Are you going to hurt me?"

Mara looked at the innocent boy as she prepared to deliver the fatal blow. But when she prepared to do it her hand wouldn't allow her to. She looked down at the child. She looked at her lightsaber and then her victim in tears. She deactivated the lightsaber and threw it to the ground. She couldn't do it. She could not kill the boy. There just was no way that she could.

She felt more tears stream out of her eyes. Her Master was supposed to be a good man and further more was from what she had been told by him a savior to the Galaxy. But why did so many people want such a wonderful man dead.

Why would such a wonderful man order her to kill an innocent child.

She looked at the Boy who was now cowering in the back corner as more tears came out of her eyes. She noticed tears in his eyes. She moved forward, "Don't worry I won't hurt you come on out."

Jay looked at the redheaded woman and obeyed immediately.

At the same time he noticed her reach out and take his hand. Mara smiled at him, "Its ok."

Jay nodded as Mara left him.

Mar then knelt before her master in shame, "M-Master I can't do it."

"Than a true Sith you can never be."

Palpatine in rage used the Force to send lighting upon his servant, Mara cried out in pain as Palpatine ceased the attack, "If you don't kill him then I will kill you. Is that clear?"

"Y-Yes Master."

Palpatine smiled wickedly as the transmission ended.

Mara then headed for the room that Jay was in but once again she didn't have it in her to kill him. She looked down at the fearful boy and realized that she just couldn't do it. She couldn't kill him.

She was weak she knew it but there was something in her being that wouldn't allow her to do it.

She recalled her first mission, She had been ordered to kill a man and his wife and child was well but had let the woman and child go. This was no different, She could never kill a child.

She frowned and took the ship out Of Hyperspace as she began to think of how she would get out of this situation.

She frowned, "I will just take him back to Naboo."

She then headed for Jay's room and spoke, "Come on I am taking you home"

Jay nodded obediently and followed Mara out of the room and towards the Cockpit.

Mara set course for Naboo and then headed back within moments.

Millennium Falcon:

Anakin looked at Han in shock, "Back to Naboo They are heading back I can sense it."

Han nodded obediently. As Anakin went to comfort his wife, "Pooja they are heading for Naboo for some reason."

"Why would that happen?"

"I think that Mara doesn't have it in her she is still very young."

"In her for what?" asked Leia.

"To kill the boy," stated Obi-Wan grimly from his seat. Leia nodded uneasily as Luke came into the Cockpit, "We are out of Hyperspace we will be in the atmosphere in moments."

Anakin nodded in silence.

Naboo:

Mara landed her shuttle and took Jay to the Speeder and drove back to the Lake estate.

She looked at the child, "Listen Jay I am going to leave now. Stay with your daddy and watch out for others like me."

Jay nodded fearfully.

Mara then noticed the Millennium Falcon above her head as well as the boarding ramp lowering. She noticed a young boy of around eighteen on the ramp. She recognized him instantly as Luke Skywalker and at his side was Darth Vader.

She watched as he activated his Green lightsaber and force jumped towards her. She activated his lightsaber as he landed and attacked.

Luke attacked in a fury that he had never known. He chopped relentlessly as He drove Mara back. Mara couldn't stand up to him as he continued to push her back. She watched as he pushed her towards A nearby deck that overlooked the beautiful lake as he continued to Chop. Luke was oblivious to his surroundings as he attacked the one woman that had dared to threaten his little brother.

Mara struggled and then to her horror her lightsaber was knocked from her hands and it fell into the victor's hand.

Luke then advanced on her, "What were you going to do kill him?"

Mara trembled in fear as Luke pointed the lightsabers at her throat. A the same time she noticed Vader coming up at his son's side. I am done, she thought.

Anakin looked at her and then spoke, "Luke step aside."

Luke looked at his father for a moment and then obediently nodded.

Anakin then approached Mara, "You didn't have it in you to kill him did you?"

Mara shook her head, "I-I didn't."

Anakin nodded, "In return for giving you mercy I am gonna give you a piece of advice. Don't have anything to do with the Emperor."

"But he has given me everything."

Anakin shook his head, "He took everything from you Mara, You are seventeen and you do not live like a typical seventeen year old because of him. He killed your parents and he stole your life from you."

Mara looked at Vader in shock as he spoke, "He had Darth Maul for an apprentice but he tossed him aside when he had no need for him. Then he had Count Dooku. He was present as I fought Dooku and he told me to kill him. He had no more use for Dooku so he had me kill him. He will do the same to you in the end you are only a tool Mara he has no compassion for you. You deserve much better."

Mara looked at him in shock and horror as he left her. She deserved better? What did he mean by better"

Anakin then headed back to his heavily relieved wife and kissed his son as he boarded the Falcon. Luke looked at his father in shame, "I almost killed her."

Anakin nodded, "She still has good in her Luke I wouldn't be surprised if she changes. She is young and everything that she has ever believed has just been challenged."

Luke nodded in silence.

Luke then looked at his father as they headed into Hyperspace.

Pooja smiled at him, "I am just grateful that it was a woman. She didn't have it to hurt my baby and I am grateful to her for that."

Luke nodded as he held up Mara's lightsaber, "I took it from her. She won't be having much to threaten us with."

Pooja nodded with a smile.

Mara looked fearfully at her surroundings before heading for her Shuttle. She had to disappear. She couldn't be around Palpatine. Not now, She had just had everything she had known challenged. She headed for the bunk in her shuttle and closed her eyes hoping to catch some sleep. She would sleep for two hours and then leave for some planet and disappear.

As she slept she saw a strange man in her dreams in a dark robe, "Everything that you have believed child has been challenged. Is that not the case?"

"Y-Yes who are you?"

"Come to Bespin after you ditch your ship and we will talk more. You believed yourself to be doing good in the Galaxy did you not?"

Mara nodded, "Y-Yes."

"Come to me and I will teach you the real ways of good and you will become a great woman with a real destiny I promise you."

"Who are you?"

"We will talk more when you arrive."

Mara then opened her eyes and headed for the Cockpit and set her course for Tattooine where she would ditch her ship and obtain transportation to Bespin as she was ordered to do.

She would meet this strange dark man and find out what he was exactly there. From what she could tell of the robes he looked to be a Jedi Master but it didn't matter she needed help and she had no one to go to so she would go to him.

Merrana:

Anakin and Luke arrived on Merrana the next day with their family and friends. Anakin and Pooja both took Jay off to play while Luke and Han got to work on the Falcon. Sola headed for the kitchen with Leia to cook dinner in the meantime.

Leia looked at her Aunt as they cooked, "Aunt Sola do you think that my Dad is right about that girl?"

Sola nodded, "If your father was redeemed why can't she be?"

Leia frowned, "But she almost killed Jay."

"But didn't. Remember that your father killed children before and is he not a different man now?"

Leia nodded as she got to work realizing that her Aunt was right.

Anakin and Pooja smiled at one another in joy as Jay played with them. "Daddy that girl had a lightsaber like you."

"Yes she did."

"She turned it on and held it above my head but she was crying. Why was she crying?"

Anakin frowned and felt grateful that his son had such an innocent mind, "She was sad because of the Emperor and she didn't want to hurt you so she disobeyed the Emperor.

Jay nodded in silence.

Pooja then looked at Anakin in shock, "I wonder if she is on the run now?"

"Most likely. I doubt that we will ever see her again."

Pooja smiled, "If we do I want to thank her for bringing him back to me I was so scared."

Anakin nodded as he kissed his wife.

Luke looked at Han as they worked on the Falcon, "I am so grateful that she couldn't kill Jay."

Han nodded, "I think she is just a kid Luke she looks younger than you."

"She is only seventeen according to my dad."

Han looked at Luke in disgust, "What the hell were your dad and I thinking? That sick old Emperor has kids to his dirty work? What a scum bag!"

Luke nodded as he continued to work on the Falcon with Han.

After working on the Falcon Luke Headed inside with Han and Chewie noticing that Obi-Wan had set the table, he noticed how Pooja was clinging to Jay, no doubt it would be that way for awhile, Luke mused with a smile as he sat down to eat the meal that his mother had prepared.

Anakin looked at Sola, "This is my favorite dinner."

Sola smiled, "I knew that you would like it the first time I served it because it is Luke's."

Anakin smiled and looked over at his son and then at Sola, "Thank you so much for taking him. You did a wonderful job with him."

Sola smiled in response as she looked at her son with love in her eyes.

Luke looked back at her with a smile, "I can't imagine not having you Mom you mean so much to me."

Sola smiled as she ate, It was such a wonderful choice that she had made to buy her son from that wretched slave market so long ago and it had changed her life forever.

Luke smiled a long time later as he finished his dinner, "I am going to crash I am exhausted."

Sola smiled, "Did fighting that girl make you tired?"

Luke shook his head as Anakin spoke, "The anger that you had towards her did no doubt."

Luke nodded, "Goodnight Dad."

Obi-Wan then spoke, "We are going to be training in the morning and your father is starting Leia's training so sleep in."

Luke nodded and left the room and headed for his bedroom where he removed his tunic and boots before falling down on the bed after taking of his pants and closing his eyes in exhaustion as sleep overtook him.

Any Guesses on the Mystery Jedi? If you are successful in Guessing I will update again this weekend. Thanks for reading and reviewing.

-Fallen Jedi 79